Chapter 126

The Duke of Chen Ting first showed his startled eyes, and then he said angrily, "count Soren, are you teasing me?"

More than a million gold coins? More than a year's tax in the kingdom? How can there be such a business in the world?

Well, there are businesses like this in the world. For example, the gold name of Wangcheng, which is under the banner of Chen Li, can be said to be extremely rich because he has mastered the power to issue gold tickets. His gold coins even exceed the public coffers of the Ministry of finance.

However, the money in the gold name of Wangcheng is not only the property of Chen Li, but also the nobles and princes in the world. Chen Li and Chen Ning are only the managers and the largest shareholders.

He can also be regarded as a rich Duke. He can earn twenty or thirty thousand gold coins in a year, which is very remarkable.

There is no business in the world that makes more than 50000 gold coins a year. So it's no wonder Duke Chen Ting was angry and felt that he had been fooled.

Soren took a bag out of his arms, then slowly poured the salt in it onto the table and said, "Duke, this is the business we are going to do."

"Isn't it salt?" "I know that the luanshi Island you are in originally seems to be a secret salt refinery. He caught thousands of slaves to boil salt on it. However, it's amazing how much salt thousands of salt slaves can cook in a year in a small salt field, and more than one million catties of salt can be cooked. "

Salt is indeed a good business. Everyone in the world wants to eat salt, but there are only three countries that can produce salt: the kingdom of angry waves, the Empire of burning, and the kingdom of Dongli.

There is no other, because there is no well salt or rock salt in the coastal areas of these three countries in the world, so we can only rely on boiling salt. So only coastal countries can cook salt.

As far as the kingdom of angry waves is concerned, there are hundreds of salt farms of large and small sizes, with an annual output of about 2.3 billion jin of salt.

These salts not only supply tens of millions of people in the kingdom of angry waves, but also sell them to the kingdom of Xiliang and dozens of countries, large and small, and even the barbarians in the south.

Yes, the barbarians in the South also need to eat salt. Although they cook salt, they are barbarians after all, and their production efficiency is far less than that of the human kingdom. Although both sides are enemies of life and death, as long as they have money to earn, any business in the world can be done.

What's more, there are many precious minerals in the southern barbarians that human beings don't have, just exchange with each other.

So the salt business, coastal counties, nobles, princes are doing. And this world, has not yet opened the salt and iron monopoly system. Anyone who has a little strength can cook salt, including the Duke of Qiting, who has two saltworks. He also uses slaves to boil salt, just like guixingnegative.

After all, only by using slaves to boil salt can we make enough profits. If we really hire civilians to cook salt, we don't know where the cost is.

However, some nobles who paid attention to fame, as well as the official salt fields of the Kingdom, could only employ professional salt people.

Therefore, boiling salt is a good business, but even if it is a large salt field, it is the highest day to make tens of thousands of gold coins a year.

The largest salt field in the whole kingdom is located in the southeast Province, directly under the governor's office. It is tens of thousands of Mu in size and tens of thousands of salt people. The annual cooking salt is less than ten million jin, which is far from comparable to the well salt field in ancient China.

"How big is your saltern?" the Duke asked

Soren said: "for the time being, there are only 10000 mu, but as long as there are enough people, I can open up 50000 mu, 100000 Mu saltworks at any time."

The Duke of Chen Ting bared his nose and said, "there is no grass on your desert island. The trees on the mountain have been cut down for a long time. Where are you going to cut trees and boil salt?"

This is the biggest problem of this era. Any salt field must meet two conditions. There are enough trees and close to the sea. Therefore, the scale of the saltern has also been limited.

Duke Chen Ting said, "and even if you have enough trees, even if you open a 100000 Mu salt field, it needs at least tens of thousands of slaves. How can you get so many slaves? Even if there are so many slaves, how much salt can be produced in a year in a 100000 Mu salt field, and how much money can be made if there are more than 10 million jin of salt? Ten thousand gold coins are the sky high. "

Solon looked at Duke Chen ting and said, "my salt field, 100000 mu, only needs 5000 salt people. And the yield is not 10 million catties. "

"Not ten million catties, how much is that?" Dukes road of Chen ting.

"More than 100 million catties." Soren road.

As soon as the words came out, Duke Chen Ting was choked by his own saliva. He took out his ears and said in a startled voice, "how much?"

"More than 100 million catties." Soren road.

"No way!" The Duke of chenting sneered: "don't think I don't know anything. There are two salt farms under me. The output of ten thousand mu salt fields is the highest, which is about one million catties, and it needs at least three thousand salt slaves. You only need 5000 salt people for 100000 mu of salt field and produce more than 100 million jin of salt? What's more, how many pieces of wood can you have in your riprap island and how much salt can you cook? "

Soren said, "I know the Duke doesn't believe it, so I ask you to send a confidant to my luanshi island to have a look, and you will understand it all."

The Duke of Quentin was astonished to see that Sauron's face was not a joke at all.

This Soren was in the king's city, but he created amazing miracles, which made Chen Ning and Chen Li suffer great losses. Does he really have any amazing skills?However, an annual output of hundreds of millions of Jin of salt in a salt field is quite shocking.

"What you say is true?" Asked the Duke of Quentin.

"Of course, how dare I deceive the Duke." "In fact, with enough people, my saltworks can produce 100 million, 200 million catties or even more," Soren said. It can be sold not only to the kingdom of angry waves, but also to the kingdom of Xiliang, to Beiting and to the barbarians in the south. "

"What's the cost of a kilogram of salt for you?" he asked, holding his breath

"Almost no cost." Soren said, "because my salt is not cooked. I don't need wood."

Salt in this world is directly coarse salt. Only the fine salt used by expensive people needs to be purified and recrystallized. Therefore, it can be sold directly after drying.

Although the Duke of Qiting couldn't believe it, the salt in this world didn't need to be cooked. But this did not prevent him from calculating in his mind.

If the annual output of 100 million catties can be achieved, it will be several billion copper coins, which will be 100000 gold coins. And if it's 200 million catties mentioned by Sauron, it would be 200000 gold coins.

Moreover, as long as there is salt, the Duke of chenting can sell as much as he has.

If you can't sell out, you can sell it to Xiliang Kingdom, Beifeng Kingdom, southern barbarians and so on.

In the whole Middle Earth world alone, there are dozens of countries, large and small, with hundreds of millions of people.

Well, the world can only boil salt by sea water, and there are only a few saltwater lakes inland. Salt has been in a relatively scarce state, so that sold to the people's hands, the sky high price of eighty or ninety copper coins per kilogram.

So, as long as there is salt, no matter how much the Duke of huting has, he can sell it.

If there were 200 million catties, we would have made more than one hundred and two hundred thousand gold coins in that year. Moreover, this is a long-term business that can be carried on for generations to come.

In this way, more than one million gold coins can be made in ten years, which is really more than one year's tax of the kingdom.

Soren said, "my Lord, I only do this business with you. I am responsible for the production and you are responsible for the sale. Our two families will be divided into five and five."

Suddenly, the Duke of Chen Ting could hardly breathe, and his eyes burst out with incomparable bright light.

"What you said is true, did not deceive me?" The Duke of Chen Ting did not dare to set up a channel.

Soren said, "you are my benefactor and my only supporter in the royal city. How dare I cheat you?"

"Hey, I'm not your only supporter." "But I can't believe that your barren land can produce 1.2 billion jin of salt a year. I can't believe it."

Soren said, "it's very simple. You just need to send a confidant to my rubble island and you will know that everything I say is true."

Duke Chen Ting closed his eyes and pondered for a long time. Then he opened his eyes abruptly and said, "I don't want to send any confidants. I will go for such a big thing by myself."

Soren was stunned and said, "this is going to sea, and you may encounter a fleet of ships that are going back to the line. You..."

"I don't believe it. Dare you do it to me?" Duke Chen Ting sneered: "it's settled. I'll follow you to luanshi Island myself. I'll see how your salt comes out?"

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That night, the Duke of Chen Ting entered the palace secretly.

The next day, the Duke of Chen Ting, who had hardly ever left the Royal City, announced that he would go to the southeast of the kingdom for relaxation.

All of a sudden, the nobles of the Royal City were elated, and the disaster was finally about to go, though it was only for a while.

However, the governors, governors and nobles in the southeast of the kingdom of angry waves were worried. This pest should never come to my territory. The biggest dandy in this city is known for being greedy for money and famous for being hard to serve.

Under the protection of thousands of elite soldiers, the Duke of Qiting took the most comfortable and gorgeous carriage out of the king's city and went eastward along the official road.

It still took seven days to get to chuyun County on the northeast coast of the kingdom of angry waves.

The reason why they choose to go to sea here is that chuyun county is rarely the territory of the Duke of chenting. Zuozhima, the prefect here, was originally a downcast aristocrat. It was only by kneeling and licking the Duke of Qiting that he climbed up to the position of the governor of cloud step by step.

Of course, his official position is over, and Duke Chen Ting's political power is so great.

Moreover, he has two saltworks in chuyun county and needs to be taken care of by Zuo Dao. However, he was completely satisfied with the cloud prefect who was able to sit steadily for a lifetime, and even his ancestral grave was smoking.

As for his kneeling and licking the Duke of the pavilion, he was despised by the nobles in the world? No matter what, fame is nothing compared with glory and wealth.

When he heard that his Lord was coming, he was afraid and excited. He had already arranged everything and prepared the most exquisite food, the most gorgeous manor, the most beautiful woman, and even his wife and concubine.

In this way, he was afraid that he was not well prepared and could not sleep all night.

As a result, Duke Chen Ting did not stop at all when he arrived at chuyun county. He directly boarded a magnificent large building ship and sailed out to sea with a fleet of ships.All of a sudden, out of cloud county magistrate knelt on the ground, almost scared out of urine, completely scared out of his wits and cold all over his body.

"I, I am doing wrong. What makes the Lord unhappy? Am I finished? "

He had been shamed by all nobles, and the only way to rely on him was Duke Chen ting. If he was abandoned by Duke Chen Ting, his family would be completely destroyed.

Not to mention how frightened and desperate Zuo Dao was to return to the sheriff's office and hide in the quilt and cry.

Duke Chen Ting's fleet, full of dozens of ships, full of grain, vegetables and bacon, sailed to luanshi island.

After sailing for hundreds of miles, one day and one night, the riprap island in front of us is already in sight.

But what is that? Luanshi island has been besieged?

Guixingnegative dare to take the world's public opinion and openly send troops to attack and disrupt Shidao?

Dozens of miles away, Soren saw dozens of ships around the luanshi Island wharf.

……

To be exact, it was twenty-five ships, full of 2000 soldiers. The elite of GUI's Navy troops in Linhai City poured out.

Thousands of bowmen on the ship were bending their bows and arrows at the island.

At this time, all the samurai and salt people of luanshi island almost poured out, armed with various aphorisms and weapons, and confronted the army on board the ship.

Looking at the Guishi fleet, soning Bing said angrily, "this is our sacred territory. Anyone who is not allowed to set foot on the chaotic stone island without permission."

"Ha ha ha What's more, your Soxhlet's territory is just a rotten bone thrown out by my family, and I'm sorry that you take this barren land as a treasure. " GUI's leader sneered.

He is guixingnegative's third son, GUI Qinzhong. He is a high-level warrior and also the commander of Linhai City's water army.

"Even so, you have no right to go to the island. Please leave quickly, or..."

"What else?" Guiqin Zhongleng said: "with thousands of cats and dogs, you want to block thousands of troops? A traitor escaped from the city Lord's house near the sea, and many people saw him flee to the rubble island to hide. If you are not guilty, why don't you let me search the island? "

Su Ning Bing's body trembled with anger. This is really the shameless reason of GUI's family. It is clearly for the sake of exploring the truth on the island, but he has made up such an absurd reason.

Immediately, she did not want to talk nonsense, directly ordered: "everyone ready, once anyone boarded the island, kill."

"Yes All the samurai and all the salt people stopped drinking in unison.

Now in the warehouse on the island, there are millions of Jin of salt and the secret of salt field. Once these bandits are allowed to land on the island, all the efforts and hopes of Soxhlet's revival in the past few months will be completely destroyed.

What's more, these salt fields were opened up by all the people on the spot. I don't know how much blood and sweat they shed and condensed all their hopes. They would rather die than be robbed by robbers.

Therefore, despite the great disparity of power, all the people on the island are willing to fight for it.

Looking at the more than 1000 salt people with sticks and forks on the island, GUI Qin Zhong scorned to say with a smile: "rush up, anyone who stands in my way to search for traitors will be killed."

Then, dozens of boats rushed desperately toward the dock. Thousands of bowmen and crossbows are ready to shoot the killing arrow.

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"What will you do if your territory is robbed?" Dukes road of Chen ting.

Sauron said, "can you borrow the Duke's thousands of soldiers?"

"Of course." Chen Ting said, "if what you said is true, the salt field on the island is half of mine. How can bandits get their fingers?"

Soren said, "what if we killed all these people who were sent by the line?"

Chen Pavilion trembled, all killed, then That's a lot of trouble.

Soren said: "guixingnegative can go to sea, that is, thousands of soldiers. If we kill all of them this time, we will probably never attack luanshi island on a large scale from the sea next time. It is once and for all. "

"Can your island really produce so much salt?" he said in a trembling voice

Sauron said, "is it true or not? The Duke will see it in two hours at most."

Duke Chen Ting closed his eyes, pondered, hesitated, and finally his eyes became cold and resolute.

"All the troops are ready to move forward at full speed and kill all the pirates ahead." Dukes road of Chen ting.

"Yes." All the officers on the ship cheered in unison: "all ships speed up, all bowmen, get ready!"

In the dark, Duke Chen Ting's fleet began to speed up and encircle Guiqin Zhong's fleet.

……

"Three childe, if you really kill? What to do? " Asked a general.

GUI Qin Zhong said: "what else can I do? Kill all the people on the island, leaving only Sauron and soning Bing alive."

"But..." "After all, this belongs to Soxhlet's territory, and it is against the law of the kingdom to do so," he said

GUI Qin Zhong sneered: "now Solon is like a dog who has lost his family. It's good not to starve to death on this desert island. Can you go to the King City to complain?"GUI Qinzhong searched the crowd several times, but he didn't see Solon.

Soren, this waste, really came to the critical moment, and did not dare to appear. Thanks to his father has been warning himself, not his orders, not on luanshi Island, to be careful of his intrigue.

Some of my father are really soft and weak. How could he bear to insult my sister's reputation?

In the past two days, it was not easy to meet his father's absence. His sister GUI qinshao stole his father's amulet. Then his mother, tulingsi, came forward, and he was able to lead the 2000 Navy troops of Linhai City to attack luanshi island.

Yan Ting, a fool, was almost scared to cry. He could not stop himself. He immediately left Linhai City and complained to his father.

When his father came back, he had already finished his work. Not only did he find out the truth and falsehood of luanshi Island, but also all the people on the island were killed.

Hum, this family still depends on oneself!

Then, GUI Qin Zhong looks at the Suning ice in the fire. It's really beautiful. The soft figure, the beautiful face and the delicate temperament are all the things men dream of.

"Soren, you dare to insult my sister. Today I will really disgrace your sister and let you enjoy the tragedy of calling heaven wrong and calling the earth ineffective." GUI Qin Zhong's eyes towards soning ice were filled with greed and fanaticism.

"Third brother, where is Soren's thief?" At this time, he heard a woman's voice, incomparably beautiful, but full of incomparable hatred.

Then, a soldier stepped forward and took off his anti arrow mask, revealing a beautiful and suffocating face. Who is GUI qinshao?

Suddenly, GUI Qin Zhong was shocked and said, "sister, you Why are you here? Let my father know that he will skin me

"Why can't I come? I stole the amulet. " Guiqinshao, dressed in military uniform, looked at the direction of luanshi island and said, "I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Today, I'm sure I can't let Sauron survive or die. Give me back the shame he has given me ten times and a hundred times. "

Then, GUI qinshao's beautiful and burning big eyes looked at GUI Qin Zhong and said, "third brother, I don't care what you do next. You don't care what I do."

GUI Qin Zhong hesitated for a long time, and his eyes gradually became evil when he looked at the island. He said, "OK, I don't care what you do to Sorun. But father said, "Sauron can't kill."

"Kill? I'm not going to kill. " GUI qinshao said: "in this world, I don't know how many kinds of torture are more terrible than death."

Then, she directly took over the responsibility and said, "rush up and kill all the people on the island."

At the same time, Soren led the fleet of Duke Qiting. In the dark, like a devil, he opened his big mouth of darkness to GUI Qinzhong's fleet.

He did not know that Gui qinshao was also in the net.

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Note: more than 5000 words of the big chapter sent, in the hotel wrote 6:00 in the morning, I still have business today, Wuwu.

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