A group of noble people in rich attire came slowly from a distance.
Fang Jun, dressed in a straight green dress without official uniform, walked ahead. Kong Yingda and old man Yu Ming walked beside him with their hands behind their backs. A group of nobles and merchants who had purchased shares in the salt farm followed behind, like stars over the moon. Fang Jun surrounded them, looking like leaders of later generations inspecting...
It can be seen from this that flattery and flattery are the same in ancient and modern times.
Fang Jun walked along, pointing and introducing various facilities in the salt field, but more often than not, he explained to the old man Kong Yingda and Yuming beside him the purpose and purpose of various alms. As for the nobles and merchants, it's interesting enough to show you what they bought with the money. Isn't it possible for me, the chief manager, to personally explain it?
Along the deserted beaches along the seaside, countless salt ponds line up row upon row.
The salt pools are dug one by one from top to bottom, with a height difference of about three inches. There are doors between the upper and lower pools to allow water to flow downward. Two or three large trenches, called salt trenches, are dug around the salt pond to receive tidewater and store water. On the ditch embankment facing the sea, open a water gate and set up a gate to prepare for opening and closing.
When the tide rises, seawater is poured into the salt ditch, and the seawater in the ditch is drawn with a ladle or water truck and poured into the high brine platform, where sediment is deposited; the next day, the seawater in the high brine platform is put into the secondary brine platform, and then the high brine platform is poured into the salt ditch. The platform is filled with seawater; on the third day, the seawater in the second halogen platform is put into the third halogen platform, the seawater in the high halogen platform is put into the second halogen platform, and then the high halogen platform is filled with seawater. By analogy day by day, sunlight is used to evaporate water and increase the concentration of brine. The third layer of brine platform is the crystallization pool. At this point, the seawater is basically saturated. It will continue to evaporate in the saturated state. It will take only a few days for the flowers to crystallize. A few days later, Get the salt and return it to Tuo.
Not all brine will crystallize into salt, there will always be some remaining, and this remaining liquid is called mother liquor, also known as "bitter brine". Fang Jun knows that multiple chemical raw materials can be extracted from it, but how to operate it, he is His eyes went dark...
Arriving in front of a crystallization pool, Fang Jun stopped and ignored the saltworks manager who nodded and bowed in front of him. Instead, he waved to a tall and sturdy man not far away.
Zhao Si was flattered. This was the Marquis of the Empire, the Son-in-law of the Emperor, a person like a god in the sky. He quickly trotted up to him, bent down and saluted: "That... the big boss, the big boss, the little one will give you a gift!"
Fang Jun likes such a simple and strong man the most. He can work when thrown into the fields, and he can be a good cannon fodder when brought to the battlefield...
He patted Zhao Si's shoulder affectionately and asked with a smile: "No need to be formal. I wonder what your name is, brother?"
Zhao Si almost knelt down...
The chief manager actually called us "Brother"?
The guy was so excited that he felt his mouth was dry. He quickly licked his lips and then replied with a trembling voice: "The younger one's name is Zhao Si."
Fang Jun's face froze and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Haha... this is a good name, this is a good name..."
Fortunately, this is Jiangnan, not Tieling, a big city...
Does Zhao Si think there is smoke coming out of his ancestral tomb? Such a powerful figure in the south of the Yangtze River actually patted himself on the shoulder and called himself brother-in-law. This was a great honor! It is said that the general manager is a big stick, murderous and brutal, but the young and handsome man standing in front of him is heroic and friendly, and there is no trace of vindictiveness at all?
Sure enough, they are all lies. If I had known this earlier, I shouldn't have kicked my daughter home, or showed her around in front of the chief manager. If he fell in love with her, she would be able to live a good life and not end up marrying someone else. The bitter taste of boiled sea salt haha...
How did Fang Jun know that his image had rapidly changed in Zhao Si's eyes, and that he had become a "good son-in-law to the people"?
He pointed to the crystallization pool in front of him and asked: "What is the concentration of the brine now?"
When he mentioned his job, Zhao Si quickly gathered his mind and concentrated his energy, and replied respectfully: "When I return to the general manager, the concentration of the brine is nearly 100%. According to the requirements of the general manager, it won't take long for the salt to be produced."
Fang Junqi asked: "So accurate?"
Without professional testing equipment, how can the brine concentration be so accurately measured by visual observation or hand testing?
Zhao Si laughed innocently and said: "My naughty girl was playing by the salt pond the day before yesterday. The lotus seeds in her hand accidentally fell into the pond, but she found that the lotus seeds did not sink to the bottom, but floated flat on the brine. I was deeply surprised. , I experimented with lotus seeds one by one, and found that if the lotus seeds floated diagonally in the brine, they were 70% to 80% brine, and if they floated flatly on the brine, they were 100% brine. There were already salt flowers appearing in the pool of brine the day before yesterday, but it was just at night A heavy rain will dilute the concentration of brine. Fortunately, it was sunny yesterday, and after being exposed to the sun for a day, the concentration of brine has reached 100%!"
Use lotus seeds to test the concentration of brine?
Fang Jun thought for a while. The higher the concentration of brine, the greater the specific gravity, and the lotus seeds will float on the water. The theory is not wrong, but it is wrong...
Fang Jun was greatly surprised that a simple farmer could create such a simple test method. However, Fang Jun's rule has always been "rewards for merit and punishment for demerit", especially in the aspect of invention and creation. The craftsmen must not stick to the rules, but constantly discover and invent new techniques and improve products. To improve the quality and manufacturing speed, there must be a strict reward system.
It is said that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. When the money reaches a certain amount, you can even sacrifice your life, let alone inventions and creations?
Fang Jun nodded happily and praised: "Well done! Someone come!"
Behind him, an official from Huating Town trotted over: "What are the orders from the chief steward?"
Fang Jun pointed at Zhao Si and said: "Zhao Si worked conscientiously and fulfilled his duties, and was promoted to the deputy manager of the salt farm. In addition, he also created a method to detect the concentration of brine, and rewarded him with hundreds of dollars. This story was spread throughout Huating Town. Workshops and production teams at various locations should work hard to learn and be inspired!"
"No!" the official responded and remembered it firmly. The leaders will naturally not bring any money with them during inspections, and will send the rewards to Zhao Si after they return.
Zhao Si stared blankly for a long time, then suddenly he knelt down with a bang, kowtowed with a bang, and cried with joy: "A small commoner, everything he does is within his scope of work, how dare he be rewarded so generously by a general manager?" Never dare, never dare..."
One hundred strings!
Even in the fertile land of Jiangnan, this money can buy five acres of paddy fields, build a two-bedroom house, or buy a storefront in the most prosperous area of Suzhou...
For a poor commoner who has to count the grains of rice even when cooking, a huge sum of money can transform the entire family into a middle-class family in an instant! But a good thing like pie in the sky, for a simple farmer, means not only joy, but also incredible fear...
A merchant next to him was a little impatient and scolded: "Since the general manager rewards you, you can go home and enjoy yourself secretly. Why do you pretend to be humble? You have delayed the general manager's time. Even if you have a few heads, you can't make up for it." !”
Zhao Si trembled with fright and broke into a cold sweat. He quickly paused and said: "Yes, yes, I thank the chief manager for the generous reward..."
Fang Jun frowned and glared at the merchant.
I'm here to be "friendly to the people" and I'm managing my own image. What the hell do you mean by interfering in this? The merchant was so frightened that Fang Jun glared at him, he quickly shrank and hid behind others...
Fang Jun helped Zhao Si up with his own hands and said seriously: "I reward you because of your contribution to the salt field. This contribution has far exceeded the scope of your responsibilities. There are deserted beaches everywhere in Huating Town. There is no fertile land. I am rich and well-fed, but how can I feed everyone? This is not only my fiefdom, but also the home that everyone depends on for their livelihood! I should work with you to run Huating Town into a The pearl of the south of the Yangtze River, every household lives a worry-free and contented life! I hereby promise that as long as you can regard Huating Town as your own home, I will treat you as my own family, share hardships, and share wealth! If you violate this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth. !”
After these words, the nobles and merchants present were certainly shocked, while the local residents burst into tears. They immediately fell to their knees and shouted: "The General Manager is kind, and the General Manager will be a prince for generations!"
Fang Jun laughed and waved his hand: "Now that the brine is saturated, let's start raking the salt. Let me see what brine entry means. Sea salt is better than snow!"
"promise!"
The workers in the salt field roared in unison, jumped up with excitement, and rushed into the salt pond!
