Chapter 435 Salt Transport Division

The Dutch were scared away by the fleet, and the atmosphere in this palace was a little warm.

Yang Chengye was the most excited, Xiao Ming said that he was even more happy, and said, "Your Highness, is it true?"

Nowadays, the ports of the Great Yu Kingdom are basically in the south, and everyone knows the important role of ports in a place. If Dengzhou can become a prosperous port, then Dengzhou will soon become a wealthy city in the future.

As the governor of Dengzhou, he naturally likes to hear about it.

"Of course it's true, but this will only happen when General Niu Ben and Yue Yun take down Ryukyu." Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Hearing this, Yang Chengye stood up and said to Niu Ben and Yue Yun: "Two generals, the future of Dengzhou can depend on two generals."

"Yang Inspector doesn't have to salute, this is what we should do." Niu Ben laughed.

The completion of this battleship means that Xiao Ming can control the sea area near Dengzhou, which is another large area of ​​maritime territory for Xiao Ming, he said: "From now on, the place where our battleship passes is our country of Great Yu. Hai Hai, Governor Yang, you can't just see the port, in fact, Dengzhou has a great wealth in front of you."

"Oh? Please express your highness." Yang Chengye was puzzled.

"Ocean fishing." Xiao Ming said softly.

Yang Chengye was overjoyed when he heard the words, he slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, Your Highness, you are right, we have been bullied by Japanese pirates at sea all these years, and the lower officials have forgotten about fishing, now our fishing boats can finally Out to sea to fish."

"It's not just fishermen fishing. This king will allocate 30 merchant ships. After these merchant ships are converted, they will become fishing ships. When you land in the state, you must establish a special fishing team to engage in marine fishing to provide meat for the inland states and counties." Xiao Ming said.

Seeing the Dutch this time is not only shocked by the equipment of the Dutch, but also envious of the strong body of the Dutch. In Dayu, in addition to the big belly and the waist, many people are malnourished. .

In the eyes of Europeans, this is no different from refugees, and is even regarded by Europe as a symbol of poverty.

Xiao Ming also noticed this problem during the war with the barbarians. In the early days, the physical quality of his soldiers was not as good as that of the barbarians, which would suffer in the war itself.

When he came back, he could only allow the army to eat meat for a month, and this was already the limit of Qingzhou's meat supply.

Without meat to eat, soldiers would not be able to enhance their physique to the level of barbarians or even Europeans during long-term training, which he did not want to see.

In modern times, the food of soldiers is also an important standard for the modernization of the army. The training of soldiers requires a lot of physical strength. If they cannot guarantee their diet, the training will be greatly reduced.

The fish caught by the thirty fishing boats may not be enough for his army, but he can at least boil it into soup and let the soldiers drink the broth every now and then.

"Xiaguan, remember." Yang Chengye suddenly felt the burden on his body heavier.

In the past, Dengzhou was only a marginal city, but now it has suddenly become a crucial city, not only to establish coastal defenses, but also to serve as a trading port and fishing industry base.

Xiao Ming nodded, he has explained everything he should have explained, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and after the Chinese New Year, his steps will be heading towards the ocean.

After staying in Dengzhou for a few more days, Xiao Ming inspected the development of the states and counties in Dengzhou, and at the same time checked the implementation of various decrees.

Now he is most concerned about the implementation of decrees in various states. Even in modern times, there are many countermeasures under the policy above. In this era of information blockade, it is more likely that decrees will fail.

Therefore, when appointing Yang Chengye, he must know whether Yang Chengye has responded to the various decrees issued by Qingzhou.

His inspection was a bit sudden, which made Yang Chengye a little at a loss, but after the inspection, Xiao Ming was quite satisfied with the results.

Now in Dengzhou, there is no situation where the wealthy clan oppresses the neighbors. The former wealthy clans have all been divided into businessmen, and they no longer have armies.

The distribution of land in Dengzhou is also very reasonable, and there is no dissatisfaction among the people. In fact, because the land in Dengzhou is sparsely populated, the people in Dengzhou have more land than Qingzhou.

This is the distinction between wide and narrow townships in ancient times. Wide townships have more land and narrow townships have less land.

In addition, he went to check the grain storage in Dengzhou, which was a top priority in ancient times, because the amount of grain meant how long the war could last.

After getting a satisfactory answer, Xiao Ming finally went to the Salt Transport Division in Dengzhou.

Salt will be a big problem after ocean fishing begins, as there is no freezing technology at this time, and only salt and spices can be used to preserve food, which is one of the reasons why ancient spices are so important.

The Europeans occupied Malaysia and other places that sold the most spices.

Now Xiao Ming doesn't have enough spices, so he can only take the method of salting the sea fish to keep the sea fish alive. Although the sea fish is salty, the salt content of the sea fish is not enough to make the sea fish meet the standard of salting.

As he thought so, he needed the Salt Transport Division to remove more salt, and at the same time, he was going to sell the salt to other places in Dayu, but only if his salt was cheaper than other places.

This calls for more efficient salt production methods.

"Your Highness, this is how we make salt in Dengzhou."

The salt transport envoy of Dengzhou Salt Transport Department was named Yao Wenyuan. After learning that Xiao Ming had gone to the salt farm, Yao Wenyuan rushed over immediately.

The place where Xiao Ming is now is a flat beach. There are more than one hundred thatched huts on the beach. At this time, smoke is constantly coming out of the thatched huts.

Some people are carrying the sea water into the thatched hut. Then they pour the water into the gauze and filter it several times, then pour it into the pot, and start heating and boiling to make salt.

"This is your method of making salt?" Xiao Ming frowned, this is the method of boiling sea water.

Yao Wenyuan nodded and said, "Your Highness, yes, the salt transportation department has used this method to make salt since ancient times. Now the salt produced by our salt transportation department is enough for the people of the six states."

"It's not enough now." Xiao Ming said, "This method of making salt is too slow. Now you must replace it with a quick and effective method of making salt."

"Other ways?" Yao Wenyuan looked confused.

Xiao Ming nodded and said: "You have to remember what this king said now, and use this method to make salt in the future."

After all, Xiao Ming told Yao Wenyuan about the modern salt drying method.

"This method is very simple. This area is very large. You can excavate salt fields on this land. When the sea tide is high, the sea water will cover the salt fields and let the sun dry the salt fields..."