"Fengxiao, just in time. I'm planning to go find you after I finish here. Take a look at this."
Xiang Kunlun took out three thin booklets and handed them to Guo Jia.
Refined salt refining method, white sugar boiling method, refined iron smelting method.
This is what the system rewarded after Xiang Kunlun spent 10,000 points to upgrade the system yesterday.
In ancient times, there were actually two types of merchants who were the richest: salt and iron.
Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty followed the advice and implemented the court's salt and iron monopoly, now that the building is about to collapse, salt merchants and iron merchants have already taken the lead.
Even if the Han court knew about this, they had no ability to stop it.
This refined salt is a precious thing, whether it is for ordinary people or for those aristocratic families, and it is also a necessity.
The price of private salt has been rising steadily, and many people can no longer afford salt.
Guo Jia carefully looked at the smelting of this refined salt. There are two methods, one is the most common well salt, and the other is sea salt.
Let’s not talk about Haiyan for now. Bingzhou is thousands of miles away from the ocean.
This process of refining well salt saves a lot of effort compared to the current method, and it can also ensure the quality of the salt.
Once it can be sold, it will be equivalent to a continuous cornucopia.
The effect of white sugar is the same, but white sugar is not aimed at ordinary people, but at those wealthy families.
In this era, sugar itself is a good thing. Generally, only wealthy families have some, and not much.
Yuan Shu liked this, and before he died, he shouted, "How can I get the honey water?"
There is nothing wrong with poor people's money, and Xiang Kunlun is not willing to do such a thing. It is comfortable to hold the money of aristocratic families.
As for the last kind of refined iron smelting, Xiang Kunlun would definitely not be able to sell it, and he would have to keep it for himself.
The most indispensable thing in Bingzhou is probably iron ore, which is found near these two cities.
Whether it is making farm tools or weapons, this fine iron is definitely indispensable.
After getting these three booklets, Guo Jia also felt like he had found a treasure and was unwilling to let go of them.
"My lord, you are really good at knowing things. Now we are refining the refined salt and white sugar, and some people are now doing the mining work."
Guo Jia now feels more and more mysterious about Xiang Kunlun.
After all, people who can easily take out these things can easily rise if they really join the imperial court.
This refined salt refining cycle is the shortest, and there are many salt wells in Bingzhou.
After refining refined salt, on the one hand, it can meet the needs of one's own territory, and on the other hand, it can earn money for development and reduce the market price of salt. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.
No matter which aspect you look at it, it is a great thing that benefits the country and the people.
"Wait a minute, I have another method here."
When Guo Jia turned around and wanted to leave, Xiang Kunlun stopped him again.
"Brewing method? Or refining method?"
"Farming method."
Xiang Kunlun said mysteriously.
"What is the Farming Law?"
Even Guo Jia felt like he had never heard of it.
After all, this farming method was originally created by Boss Cao. The current Boss Cao has not yet led an army, and he is not yet the Prime Minister Cao.
So Xiang Kunlun can naturally say with great fanfare that he created it himself.
"Now we have almost 5,000 soldiers, most of whom are young adults. These people themselves are good at agricultural production."
"If we can get those soldiers to help during the busy farming season and put the army into production, since we can't cut costs, then we can increase revenue."
This method seems simple, but it is really very effective.
Especially under such a high-level military government, being able to manage the people uniformly and generate income has huge economic utility in itself.
After hearing this method, Guo Jia was just confused for a while, and then his eyes lit up.
"My lord is a great talent. It would be impossible to do this in peacetime, but in this period, this is indeed a good choice."
"Then now you go down and make some arrangements."
Xiang Kunlun nodded, and Guo Jia was completely exhausted.
Each of these things Xiang Kunlun brought up refreshed his views more and more.
If it can really be completed, it will definitely improve the strength of your territory by a level.
And even if you continue to expand your territory in the future, you don't have to worry about your rear problems.
Food in this era is very important. If it hadn't been for successive natural disasters, the Yellow Turban Army would not have revolted.
In fact, Bingzhou today does not have a large amount of desert like it did in later generations.
Most places are rich in water and grass, which are very suitable for domesticating horses.
However, these places are not in their hands, but are controlled by Ding Yuan.
Ding Yuan is also old, and the big man may not be able to hold on for long now. Even if the Yellow Turban Army is not a threat to them, then the strong people everywhere will definitely not be able to hold on.
Thinking of this, Guo Jia's probability of Xiang Kunlun succeeding in the future became a little higher.
A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a good minister chooses a master to serve. With such a master, why worry about failure to achieve great success
Zhang Liao watched Xiang Kunlun's actions from the side and admired this lord even more.
There are many heroes in this troubled world, but there can only be one who can end the troubled times in the end.
If such a hero who serves the country and the people can become the person to end the troubled times, it will definitely be a great blessing to all people.
"Lord, I have something to report this time."
Zhang Liao suddenly spoke.
"Wen Yuan, just tell us if you have something to say."
"I have a good friend named Gao Shun. He has a lot of experience in military training. His men are trapped in the camp and are extremely brave. Five hundred people are as good as ten thousand people."
Zhang Liao then said.
Xiang Kunlun had actually been waiting for a long time, and Zhang Liao finally spoke.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun have been friends since childhood. Xiang Kunlun wanted to ask before, but didn't know how to ask.
"If a hero comes to surrender, he will naturally be happy. Wen Yuan said that this person is good at training soldiers, so he is naturally a great talent. I wonder where this Gao Shun is?"
Xiang Kunlun asked.
"Now we are leading troops in Jinyang County to resist the Yellow Turban Army. If we get this person, we can equal ten thousand elite soldiers."
Zhang Liao said again, such an evaluation is quite high.
"When the new soldiers are trained, we can go here to assist General Gao Shun and eliminate those elite soldiers. If they can be conquered, we still hope that Wen Yuan can convince General Gao Shun."
Xiang Kunlun nodded immediately. He was actually quite greedy for Gao Shun.
If Gao Shun can be subdued, then Xiang Bu's two generals will be poached by him, which is a little exciting to think about.
But before that, he still had to stabilize the interior.
Today's Jinyang County itself is Ding Yuan's territory, and Gao Shun is Ding Yuan's subordinate.
Regardless of whether it was for Gao Shun or not, he still wanted to meet Ding Yuan for a while. After all, he was the current governor of Bingzhou.
Now his identity is still unclear and not recognized by Ding Yuan.
If he waits until after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the court begins to settle accounts, if he is still not recognized, he will most likely be labeled a rebel.
When it's time to be stubborn, you must not be stubborn with the court.
Even if the building is about to collapse and the waves are falling, it can easily crush the little ants.
(End of chapter)