After learning about the local work of the two Yun Jiajun, Yun Chao expressed his satisfaction.
Encourage them to keep up their efforts and continue to bring glory to the Yun Family Army.
Being praised by Yun Chao, the two Yun family soldiers were so excited that they could hardly contain themselves.
Then, Yun Chao began to ask the common people.
Ask them what they do for a living, ask them about their local industries, ask them about their living standards...
Yun Chao was a man of two generations, not a god. Even if he knew some knowledge about Laizhou Bay in later generations, he only had a little knowledge and was not sure whether it would be suitable for the Dawu Dynasty.
After understanding it, Yun Chao realized how big the gap was between today's Laizhou Bay and the Laizhou Bay of later generations.
Due to the invasion of sea water, it is almost impossible to grow food within a certain range of the seaside.
Even if they cultivate hard, the crops will not grow well.
People living by the sea generally have two ways of making a living.
One of them is fishing.
After detailed understanding, Yun Chao realized how hard it was for fishermen in ancient times.
In later generations, fishermen gave the impression of being relatively wealthy.
In the Dawu Dynasty, fishermen were synonymous with poverty and danger.
Due to backward fishing methods, it is very difficult to catch a large amount of fish even if you live by the sea.
Even if there is a harvest by luck, it will not be sold for much money.
The people nearby are poor and can't even afford food. Who would spend money to buy fish?
If we could transport it farther, we might still be able to make money, but unfortunately there are no refrigerated trucks now, so fish and shrimp can't be transported far at all.
Only in winter can the fish and shrimp be frozen and sold to a slightly farther place.
However, even if it can be sold, it is not the fishermen who make the money, but the fishing tyrants.
As for pickling salted fish, don't even think about it. If you think too much, you will be killed.
Dawu Dynasty specializes in salt and iron.
Only with permission from the government could the salt and iron business be conducted.
What do you want to do by salting the fish so salty? Do you want to take advantage of it and sell fish in name but actually sell private salt?
Not to mention fishermen, even fishermen don’t dare to sell salted fish.
Those who can run the salt business are all big officials and businessmen. How can a small fisherman offend them?
Not only can the fish be sold at a low price, but fishing is also very dangerous.
There is no weather forecast these days.
Every time fishermen go out to sea to fish, they risk their lives. Maybe if they encounter bad weather, they may not be able to come back!
If you feel that fishing is not cost-effective, local people have a second way of making a living, which is to boil salt.
Fill a large pot with sea water and boil the water over firewood to obtain crystallized coarse salt.
However, ordinary people cannot sell these salts privately and must sell them to the government.
It is conceivable to what extent the government will lower the price of salt.
The common people worked hard to cook salt for a month, and it would be good to have an income of two to three hundred cash.
Moreover, there is a big drawback to the work of boiling salt.
Brine is toxic, and if you boil it for a long time, your body will be damaged.
Many people who cook salt are haggard and old in their thirties, and die in their forties.
"Everyone, you are all boiling salt, no one is drying it?"
"Sun salt?"
All the people looked at each other.
"Sir, we don't know how to dry salt. I don't know if it is available in other places. Anyway, we boil salt here..."
"Sir, twenty miles to the south, there is a court salt farm. You can go there and have a look. I heard that salt is boiled there, but there seems to be no drying of salt."
"..."
After getting to know it, Yun Chao found out that the Dawu Dynasty had a salt farm by the sea.
The reason why Yunchao chose Laizhou Bay as his first stop was because he had heard in his previous life that there seemed to be a large salt field in Laizhou Bay.
Yes, Yunchao came to Laizhou Bay to tinker with salt.
Dawu Dynasty specializes in salt and iron, and table salt is not that expensive.
The Yun Jiajun controlled such a large territory, and the cost of buying salt alone was a huge expense.
That's why Yun Chao was eager to open up an outlet to the sea.
One of the very important reasons for coming to the beach is that Yun Chao doesn't want to get stuck on salt.
"Let's go to the imperial salt field and have a look!"
After thanking several people, Yun Chao led the people along the way and soon arrived at a salt field.
Because of the arrival of the Yun Family Army, the saltworks has been suspended.
The steward was nowhere to be found, and all the salt cooks had escaped, leaving only a desolate salt field.
The Yun Family Army's power has expanded here, and Wu Er quickly found the Yun Family Army who was working in nearby villages.
Just like before, the Yun family army also brought a group of common people.
After some understanding, Yun Chao knew what was going on in the imperial salt field.
To put it bluntly, it was similar to a mine, except that the court sent officials to manage it and watch the diced salt being cooked in the salt field.
Compared with the common people Yun Chao met before, Yan Ding's life was even more miserable.
They have no freedom. As Salters, they will be Salters all their lives. Even if they die, their sons will take over as Salters and cook salt for the court from generation to generation.
This kind of miserable life makes the life span of Yanding generally very short. Very few people can live past forty, and they usually die in their thirties.
Compared with Yanding, the officials in the salt field are simply people living in another world.
They have fat heads and big ears, their families are wealthy, they make huge profits, they break bones and suck out marrow...
Therefore, the Yun Jiajun's work in this area was carried out quite smoothly.
As long as the officials of the salt field can be caught and a public trial is held, the local people's hearts and minds can be gained!
After understanding the specific situation, Yun Chao had an idea.
The salt production technology of the Dawu Dynasty was relatively backward. Even the salt fields of the imperial court used boiled salt instead of sun-dried salt.
Yun Chao asked the Yun Family Army, which was operating locally, to mobilize more people to prepare for the renovation of the salt field, changing the traditional boiled salt to sun-dried salt.
Regarding sun salt, Yun Chao also knew little about it.
So, he organized many experienced salt collectors to study how to dry salt.
Sun salt may sound simple, but it's not.
Yun Chao remembered that he had watched a program on TV in his previous life, which introduced the traditional salt-drying process left over from a certain place. There seemed to be many steps involved.
Yun Chao didn't remember exactly how it was done, but he knew one thing. It was to build a lot of big pools, and take advantage of the big tide to move the seawater into some high pools.
Wait until the sea water has dried to a certain extent, then put it in the pool below.
Wait until the sea water becomes thicker after being dried, and then put it into the pool further down.
Then there is the pool further down...
In this way, the salinity in the seawater becomes higher and higher, until finally the water completely evaporates, leaving crystallized coarse salt.
Of course, this is just a general process, and the specific operation requires further research by professionals.
After assigning the task, Yun Chao left it alone.
Now with the size of the Yun family army, Yun Chao no longer needs to do small things like drying salt himself. As long as he keeps explaining, someone will naturally take care of the matter.
"Wu Er, let the brothers rest for a day. Let's go to Jiaozhou Bay tomorrow."
