Early the next morning, Liu Mo dressed alone in the morning light while listening to the gentle breathing of his sleeping wife.
She is dreaming, he thought to himself, Lin Shiqi was murmuring in her dream - calling me!
Liu Mo couldn't help but kiss her forehead gently, and then Lin Shiqi turned over.
I have a lot of troubles waiting for me to deal with today!
He put on his shoes and got out of bed.
The maids who took care of the couple's daily life had been waiting outside the door for a long time. When they heard the noise, they immediately opened the door and entered. One of them was carrying a basin.
"Uncle, let me help you wash up," the maid said.
"No, I'll do it myself!"
"Okay, uncle!" the maid said, "By the way, uncle, Uncle Lin sent someone to find you early in the morning."
"Which Uncle Lin? Could it be Lin Yu?"
"Yes, in addition to Uncle Lin, there is also Third Master Lin who also sent people!"
So early! Liu Mo frowned.
While washing his face, he began to think about how to reject these two people.
The title of "red-top businessman", coupled with the official business, is comparable to the multi-billion-dollar cross-sea bridge mega project built by the government on Earth.
These two people will definitely not give up easily, and they may put pressure on Mrs. Zhou.
I, Liu Mo, am a surrogate son-in-law. No matter how capable I am, I am still an outsider. They are flesh and blood.
There is no mother in the world who does not love her son.
When Mrs. Zhou speaks, should I agree or not?
Instead of doing this, it is better to go to the old lady to explain the matter first and explore her tone. Anyway, I planned to discuss it with her from the beginning.
Just do it.
"I'm going to find the old lady. The others will not be seen for now!"
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Found the old lady, she was walking in the garden. Surprisingly, there was another person beside her at this moment.
His own father-in-law, Lin Yuan!
Meet Liu Mo. Mrs. Zhou immediately said: "Mo'er, did you come to my old lady to discuss how to complete the mission of 'Red Top Businessman'?"
Liu Mo glanced at Lin Yuan and was speechless for a moment.
Lin Yuan snorted coldly, "You boy, I am Lin Yuan who is in charge of this house. Shi Qi has not separated from me. Why, is there anything else that you can't let me know?"
Good guy, what you said does make sense, but the key is, can you do it?
You don’t say anything about your abilities, but you still let it slip easily. I don’t trust you very much!
"Mo'er, my son is right." Mrs. Zhou, uncharacteristically, supported Lin Yuan's statement, "I agree to discuss such an important matter with my son."
this…
Could it be that because the old lady's other two sons were around, she could forcefully bypass Lin Yuan and discuss the matter with herself alone.
As the head of the family, he was not consulted on major matters. An old woman, a new son-in-law, and two "outsiders" not named Lin made the decision!
Then Lin Yuan's old face was really lost...
Okay, this is to give the old lady face!
Liu Mo cleared his throat and told the story in detail.
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou was half surprised and half worried. "Mo'er, my old lady believes in your business skills. However, making salt is an extremely delicate job!"
"Old lady, please be patient. I, Liu Mo, never do anything I'm not sure about!" Liu Mo replied, with confidence in his eyes.
"Then what do you need me old woman to do?"
Liu Mo smiled and then revealed his plan one by one.
According to the classification of source, salt can be divided into four types: sea salt, lake salt, well salt and rock salt.
What Liu Mo plans to do is to dry sea salt.
China's sea salt production technology has a long history, originating in the Spring and Autumn Period, developed in the Han and Tang Dynasties, revitalized in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
There are four ways to make sea salt: boiling seawater directly to make salt, making brine first and then frying it to make salt, making brine first and then drying it to make salt, and directly drying seawater to make salt.
Before the Tang and Song Dynasties, the production of sea salt was very primitive. The salty soil from the seaside was scraped, and then the seawater was absorbed with plant ash as the raw material for making salt.
When making salt, the raw materials are rinsed with water to form brine, and then placed in an open container with a fire underneath to evaporate the water. This method is called brine and decoction.
The biggest problem with this method of making salt is that it requires a lot of labor and a lot of firewood, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Moreover, the quality is not good either.
After the Song Dynasty, the sun-dried salt production method appeared, which was used to dry water in the sun. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, my country began to abolish some pots and stoves and build salt fields.
The most commonly used salt-making method in the Daxia Dynasty was to boil the sea to make salt, which was a relatively primitive method before the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The reason why Liu Mo dared to go to Haikou was because he understood the backwardness of the salt-making technology of the Great Xia Dynasty.
What he wants to experiment now is the more advanced sun salt.
When Liu Mo told all the plans, Mrs. Zhou frowned.
The Lin family has a great business, but salt production is an area it has never touched.
"Boy, you have such ambitions and you are not in vain for my mother's love for you." Lin Yuan said, "However, the risk of making salt is too great."
Liu Mo was very pleased that Lin Yuan's tone at this time was much gentler than before.
Obviously, since last night, he has gradually accepted his son-in-law in his heart.
"As the saying goes, you can gain wealth with risks. No business is guaranteed to make a profit." Liu Mo said, "Besides, in my plan, I only need to produce a small number of 'samples' in the early stage, which does not require much cost."
"Tell me, what do you need my old lady to do?"
Liu Mo bowed again and stated his needs one by one.
First of all: he needs a "test salt field" near the sea.
Second: manpower. It is impossible for Liu Mo to do every aspect personally, and at the same time, he cannot inform others about such an important technology of salt drying (to prevent leaks).
Therefore, he needs trustworthy manpower. According to the management method of the earth factory, each 'production workshop' only masters a corresponding technology and performs its own duties.
In this way, unless all the 'workshop leaders' unite to betray, there will be no leakage of secrets.
Third: start-up capital. For the early experiments, Liu Mo had enough money. It’s just that after the experiment is completed and it is put into large-scale production later, the funds will definitely be far from enough.
Another thing, even if it is enough, it makes no sense both emotionally and rationally for Lin Yuan to not be a shareholder in such a large project and to go it alone.
After hearing this, the old lady was silent for a moment, then raised her head and looked at Lin Yuan: "My son, what do you think?"
Lin Yuan hesitated and said after holding back for a long time: "It's all up to you, mother."
"Either refuse or agree, as you are, no wonder the old lady is so disappointed." Liu Mo thought to himself.
The old lady was not surprised, "Then from now on, you will listen to Mo'er completely when it comes to making salt." She said, "Whatever he asks you to do, you do it. Don't neglect it."
Lin Yuan's expression became extremely complicated, but in the end he reluctantly said "Yes..."
Liu Mo also had a headache. This was the real "father" in the legend!
