In the next two days, with the help of Cao Li, Myolie quickly purchased and transferred the ownership of two nearby houses.
Chunxi also followed Zhao Bin's instructions and led several craftsmen to set up a dozen stoves and iron pots in the yard.
After preparations were made, Cao Li had almost gathered all the young men he had chosen. Although Yancheng had a sparse population, it was still easy to find about 200 young men.
After Cao Li ordered people to post the notice, it can be said that the number of people who came to apply for the recruitment was overcrowded, including young and old, men and women.
Because there are so few places to make money in Yancheng, people heard that they not only gave money but also took care of food, so they came to sign up one after another.
However, according to Zhao Bin's wishes, this time only young, strong and reliable people were selected, and Cao Li also carefully selected them.
In fact, Cao Li didn't know who was reliable and who was unreliable. He had no choice but to use a unique skill in the world - face-to-face.
Oops, this eye is crooked, that mouth is crooked, and you, you, have angular eyes, which are not good things at first glance.
In this way, after four days, Cao Li finally selected 200 young and strong people who liked him.
In the palace, fifty guards formed a large circle. Zhao Bin stood in the circle. Seven or eight tools were placed on the ground: whittling knives, pickles, bamboo poles, wooden ladles, hooks, dustpans, plywood, turning pickles, Broom. Zhao Bin explains how to use these tools one by one.
In fact, these tools are very simple, or it can be said that drying salt is very simple. It is nothing more than setting up a flat place, surrounding it, and pouring seawater into it. When the salt water evaporates, what is left is crystallized salt.
Then just collect the salt.
After roughly explaining how to dry salt, Zhao Bin said loudly to the fifty guards: "Brothers, this job is a bit tough, but if this thing is done well, our palace will have meat to eat every day, understand. Yet?"
"It's the prince," the fifty guards shouted in unison.
"Okay, let's go back and get ready. Xiao Chu, Xu Ling, you and me, come in." After saying that, Zhao Bin turned around and walked towards the house, and then the two of them followed.
After arriving at the house, Zhao Bin asked the two of them to sit down and asked Xu Ling: "Are the materials and tools ready?"
Xu Ling hurriedly stood up and said: "Go back to the prince..." Before Xu Ling could finish speaking, Zhao Bin immediately waved his hand and said, "Sit down and talk."
Xu Ling is the captain of the second team of the escort team. This is also the second time he has officially entered Zhao Bin's meeting. This method really makes him a little restless.
Fortunately, Xiao Chu informed him in advance, and although he was a little embarrassed, he did as he was told.
"Back to your lord, the grain and grass for ten days have been loaded onto the carriage. The marching battalion commander of the escort has also allocated sixty pieces. All the tools and equipment have also been loaded onto the carriage according to your instructions."
"Well, it will definitely be a chore for you to lead the team to dry salt at the beach this time. There are a few things you should pay attention to after arriving at the beach.
First of all, don’t set up camp too close to the coast, otherwise the rising and falling tides will easily flood the camp.
The second leveling of land to develop salt works,
Third, after settling down, bring salt back every ten days. At that time, I will have people prepare the follow-up food and fodder for you.
Fourth, the two hundred young men given to you are all the people of Yancheng. They must not be whipped at will, but at the same time, they cannot relax their vigilance, and those who cause trouble will not be leniently punished.
The main points are these four points. If you encounter other problems and you act on the spot. If there is really no way to solve it, send someone to send a letter back immediately. "
"It's the prince, and my subordinates will definitely live up to the prince's instructions."
In the early morning of the fifth day, the sky turned white, and a convoy of more than 200 people slowly drove out of the east gate and headed towards the eastern sea.
