Chapter 486 Letter Asking for Help

“What about the salt industry?”

There are many minerals in the Western Territory, so it is not surprising that mining is the pillar industry of the fortress. However, this is the first time I have heard of the salt industry. The fourth prince knew nothing about specialties from various places in his memory. Roland also preconceptions that salt production is done in coastal cities. main job.

"There is a salt well in the Fortress, the Elk and the Honeysuckle family territories each... In fact, the three wells are very close to each other and are basically located at the junction of the territories. I heard that more than two hundred years ago, the civil war in the Western Territory often started in this area. It took nearly fifty years of on-and-off fighting to determine the winner," Barov said, stroking his beard.

Then the three noble families who captured this place became the biggest winners in the Western Territory? He asked with great interest, "What is the yield of these salt wells?"

"In addition to supplying the Western Territory, it will also be sold to Shuilong Ridge and Chishui City, as well as small villages along the way." Barov looked at the records in the book, "It accounts for about 15% of the fortress's income."

"So few?" Roland said in surprise, "The price of salt in the market is not low."

"It's too difficult to get salt out of a deep well," the steward shook his head, "I know a noble in Silver Light City, and he has a salt well in his territory. The mouth of the well is only the size of a head, and even a wooden barrel cannot fit in it. Collecting You must first pour water into it, wait for the salt to melt into the water, and then scoop it up with a bamboo pole that has been opened."

"Why not enlarge the wellhead?"

Barov showed a proud smile and said, "Your Highness, because the salt layer is too deep, if you dig it like a water well, the inner wall may collapse before you dig too deep. According to him, the salt well started from the generation of his grandfather. Mining, the depth of the excavation so far is almost enough to cover a royal capital bell tower."

So, Roland thought, it seems that due to the limitation of excavation depth, people in this era chose the method of brewing brine to collect well salt. This is an effective method, but the process obviously still has a lot of potential for improvement—— Whether it is using the power of Lian to upgrade the salt mine or using a steam engine to extract brine, the collection efficiency can be greatly improved.

If an adequate supply of salt can be obtained, it will not only bring a lot of profits to the city of Neverwinter, but healthier and more delicious refined salt can also be spread to the homes of every territorial citizen - you must know that what they currently eat is still a mixture of various Coarse salt and salt blocks that contain impurities and foreign matter.

"I understand." Thinking of this, the prince nodded with satisfaction, "You go down... Don't slack off in the population expansion work. Just after the evil month, the refugees who lost their land should be in a dilemma of having no food to eat. From now on, It’s a good time to recruit people.”

"My thoughts are the same as yours, Your Highness." Barov stroked his chest, "The new envoy group will set off soon. I think their harvest this time will be far greater than last year."

After the steward left, when Roland was about to plan how to use the fortress's mineral resources, there was a tapping sound outside the window.

He turned around and saw a gray falcon landing on the window grille, with a circle of paper tied to its paws.

The nightingale opened the window and put the messenger inside.

This is a secret letter from Changge District, written by Pero Hermon.

Roland quickly read the contents of the letter and couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that after Nightingale followed him back to the border area, the work of fighting crime there suddenly became difficult to achieve. The information reported by the masses is so diverse that it is difficult to distinguish which ones are the truth and which ones are rumors fabricated for the sake of reward. The number of people applying for jobs is less than half of the original number of rats. As the new Attorney General, Ryan Meder, he is extremely busy every day and cannot suppress the rise of underworld forces. If this continues, there is a risk that public security will deteriorate again.

Perrault wrote at the end of the letter that he hoped that His Highness the Prince could provide manpower and technical help. Although he did not name his name, Roland knew that he hoped that Nightingale and Wade could go and help Earl Elk.

Handing the letter to Nightingale, Nightingale scanned it once and frowned, "Can't you hold on anymore?"

"Because he has no experience in fighting mice at all. He founded the Fire Gang just to enjoy a war game that can be answered by a hundred people. If it were a cat and mouse, he wouldn't be able to do it well." Roland smiled, "In this case, I It has long been expected that combating rats will be a long process, with repeated relapses, but as long as the intensity of the crackdown is ensured and a better way to survive is provided, they will disappear sooner or later. Once you get on the right track, it will be less likely to contract bad diseases. This is true for people, and it is true for cities as well.”

"Are you going to send me there?" Nightingale sighed.

"Don't forget, Changge and Border are now one city, so we don't need to distinguish them so clearly." He shrugged, "Didn't I say it at the enlarged meeting before that one day we can eat in Border District in the early morning? After breakfast, we will handle matters in Changge District in half an hour. As the head of the Security Bureau, you naturally have to travel between the two places frequently to inspect various works in the territory."

"What will you do if I leave?" She shook her head, "Don't say you won't be in danger. Now both Tifeko and the church will regard you as a thorn in their side. If they send a witch to assassinate you, I will be the only one." Only then can we stop them.”

Roland originally wanted to say that he had the Stone of Divine Punishment and that ordinary witches would not pose a threat, but then he realized that this was not what the other party cared about, "Listen to me..."

"I can't agree to anything you say. Wendy and Scroll will definitely be on my side. You are the most important thing in the Witches Alliance -"

"I will go there with you too. "

"Ahem, is that so..." Nightingale suddenly choked, then turned her head in a panic, avoiding his eyes and said, "Since the other party has asked me to do this, I am the only one who can take action."

The prince couldn't help laughing, "Bring Axia with you. It's time for her to learn how to apply her abilities in practice."

In addition, Sylvie and Soraya have to be added. While prospecting, they can also establish an ID system. It would be better if a lower-level city hall can be established along the way. He thought, I don’t know. How are the training of the nobles from Changsong Fortress going?

…

Three days later, Roland led the witches and the fortress nobles and boarded a ship heading to the Changsong District.

Looking at the cement paddle steamer moving slowly in the Chishui River and the coal residue remaining in the gaps between the decks, he sighed helplessly. Arriving at Changsong Fortress in one day seemed almost impossible before, but now it was still too slow for him. After all, as the saying goes, time is money, right? Roland was thinking to himself as he silently included building his own luxury high-speed ship in the production plan. (To be continued.)