Chapter 275 The Rules of Well Salt in Shu
After the meal, Li Chengqi left in a hurry, taking the manufacturing drawings and instructions of the pressure well with him.
As soon as he entered the imperial city, Li Chengqi went straight to Xingqing Hall, where all three prime ministers were present.
Li Chengqi caught someone looking at his clothes and face, and threw the drawing over: "Send it to Wei Zhigu, Minister of Industry."
"I know, King Song." The other party took it and trotted away without even looking at it.
"Brother seems a little anxious?" Li Longji listened to Yao Chong's brief introduction to the general situation of the various state capitals, mainly officials.
After being handed over by the officials, Yao Chong himself gave some ideas and came to report.
Li Chengqi said nothing and looked at Yao Chong and the other three.
"Does the King of Song have something important?" Yao Chong didn't want to leave.
"I earn tens of thousands of dollars every day, what do you think of Yao Xiang?" King Song said, "I earn ten thousand dollars a day, ten million dollars. Tell me, is that big?"
Yao Chong glanced at Li Chengqi helplessly and said to Li Longji: "Since there is such a big deal, I will leave first."
He bit the word Wan Min very hard, which means you, the King of Song Dynasty, are blowing, blow hard.
The three prime ministers left.
Li Chengqi ran to Li Longji and bit his ear: "Third brother, Brother Yi has drilling technology that can drill very deep, and the hole is small, as big as the mouth of a bowl. It is no problem to drill a hundred feet."
"Then dig a well... Well, well, is a salt well also a well?" Li Longji was smart.
Thinking of what his elder brother had said just now, he thought of the salt.
Li Chengqi nodded: "Currently, the low-grade Chang'an sea salt costs fifteen yuan per dou, the medium-grade salt costs twenty yuan, and the high-grade salt can cost up to thirty yuan.
Lake salt in Anyi County, Hedong Road is not much different from Haiyan because it is close to Chang'an.
Yizhou salt costs 20 yen for the lower grade, 30 yen for the medium grade, and 40 to 50 yen for the upper grade. "
He gave a figure and conducted market research. Of course, the salt consumed in Shu is cheap. Good salt only costs ten yuan a dou, or even less.
Because mining salt there is hard work, people have to fish it little by little in the wells in Dakeng, and the walls of the wells will collapse after a while.
In addition to the long distance, the price will be expensive when arriving in Chang'an.
"Drilling a well will make Shu salt cheaper?" Li Longji thought of two questions.
One is to lower the price of salt for the common people, and the other is to impact the market. He understands now.
“Brother Yi has a request to increase wages for salt makers and at the same time set aside part of the money for local education and subsidies for the people.
If other people follow our example, they will have to give us part of the money. If they don't give us, their wells will be sealed.
Yi Dizhi wants half of the profit. If he really wants it, he won't leave it to you like in heaven or on earth. "
Li Chengqi told Li Yi's request that half of the actual profit would be left to the local area.
"How many do you think you have left?" A lot of Kaiyuan Tongbao came out of Li Longji's eyes, flying around.
"10% is enough. It's not like giving money directly. We use this money to educate the people. Only those who can't survive can buy things and give them away."
Li Chengqi stretched out his finger.
"How much should we pay if others do the same?" Li Longji has turned many salt wells into his own, and they are all his own.
Li Chengqi stretched out his finger again: "Twenty percent, boiled salt, five and one."
"We need to send people to watch." Li Longji nodded.
"I just took care of the accounts by the way. I know how much salt is produced, how much labor is used, and who has more money. We can't make ten thousand min a day, but we can still make a few thousand min."
Li Chengqi was satisfied with this number. The money belonged to his third brother. It didn't matter whether he wanted it or not. There were many things to do to make money anyway.
Li Longji nodded and began to consider who to send. The people sent could not accept bribes or be corrupt.
Then they continued to send people to investigate overtly and covertly.
But other benefits must be given, otherwise people's hearts will be unstable.
"Third brother, did you agree?" Li Chengqi asked. He didn't know how to dig a well yet.
"What's not allowed about making money?" Li Longji took a deep breath and felt comfortable.
"I'm leaving. I'll go to Brother Yi tomorrow to talk." Li Chengqi said and went out from the back to see his father in Baifu Hall.
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"Yes, that's it. This well is good. The bamboo pipes and the tops made of bamboo may need to be put on glue to make it easier to handle."
Wei Zhigu got what he wanted, drawings and instructions.
He knew that the well in Li Yizhuangzi was made of iron, and he was going to find someone to replace it, but the manufacturing material he used was bamboo.
The bamboos are connected one by one and are surrounded by soil, so there is no fear of water leakage.
The top is sealed with bare leather, and the big-belly bamboo made out of it is smeared with glue. Natural wood can also be used.
"It solves a big problem. It's cold in the north in winter, so you have to wrap hemp rope around it to keep it warm and expose the part above the ground.
In order to prevent the frozen soil from squeezing the bamboo pipes below, try to use sand and gravel around them when repairing. "
Wei Zhigu continued to read the explanation, taking into account the winter in the north.
Putting down a pile of paper and taking off his flower glasses, Wei Zhigu muttered to himself: "I hope the Qintian Prison will make mistakes and there will be no severe drought."
At the same time, Li Yi looked at the sky and said worriedly: "If you don't give me even half a profit, can I hand over the technology?"
"Proprietor, you can't. His Majesty is easy to talk to now. If he doesn't give you any benefits, you won't get better technology from outside next time."
Taohong persuaded Li Yi that she knew who his majesty was.
"Really? Actually, I don't care about the money in the salt well. I have ways to make more money, but I just feel at a loss.
Give me half of the profit, it doesn't matter if I donate it casually, but it must be my money, and I am willing to donate it.
Now that new technologies have been introduced, Big Brother's well-drilling team should update their technology and not just rely on manpower. "
Li Yi decided to go outside, UU reading www.uukanshu.net Drilling requires dozens of tools and hundreds of operating plans.
If a good salt well is dug in Sichuan, a huge wealthy family can be formed in a hundred years.
Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, and the Republic of China.
However, no matter how big a family is, it will be abolished after a national crisis, unless it is the one from Shandong who is a grassroots and takes advantage of culture and education to harm the people.
Smuggling, selling intelligence, providing convenience to the enemy, and setting a trap for one's own country's army...
‘Don’t mess with me, or I’ll deal with you. ’ Li Yi thought, and his mood improved by the way. With him here, Datang was stable.
It is difficult for people all over the world to use heating, but it is easy to kill some people.
"What do you want to eat tonight? I can cook one by myself." Li Yi turned to ask the palace maids and eunuchs.
"Is there only one proprietor?" Cuiliu asked mischievously.
"One spoon per person, make a big bag, and I'll treat you." Li Yi waved his fist.
The eight people gathered together and whispered, and finally reached an agreement.
"Proprietor, let's have something simple, snowy bean paste." Taohong said.
"Okay, dessert will be dessert." Li Yi agreed. It is true that there are not many steps, but the control of oil temperature is a little higher.
Li Yi didn't even dare to cook it in the kitchen of the cafeteria, for fear that the children would see it, so he wouldn't have to rest tonight.
Make it in your own yard, make a big pot, and bring it out...
"Li Lang, are you making this for us?" Xinyan stood face to face with a group of orioles and swallows behind him.
"Yeah, you guys eat first and I'll make some more."
Li Yi looked at the number of people, then looked at the fried red bean paste buns in the basin, and found that one for each person seemed not enough.