Chapter 119 Fish Oil and Salt Pans
There are many benefits to keeping Li Heng in Yanzhou! He knows too many secrets about the Yandi aristocratic families. We have the leverage over him, so we don't have to worry about him betraying us.
Because if someone betrayed him, he could just kill him, without any psychological burden. The money he embezzled from the nobles could be used for border city construction. He was now equivalent to the mouthpiece and money bag of the King of Li.
In short, keeping Li Heng is much better than sending a new governor to the court! Jin Sui said solemnly to Gu Changxiao:
"Not only can we not replace Lizhou Mu, we also cannot allow him to resign, so that he can sit firmly in the position of Yanzhou Mu."
Thinking of something, Jin Sui couldn't help but smile secretly. She glanced at Gu Changxiao, but she didn't dare say it out loud.
Gu Changxiao said for her: "Master Xiao Ji is thinking that if Li Heng wants to break the impasse, the best way is to marry the King of Li and send a beautiful daughter to the King of Li's harem. This will save his life and his wealth and status. Is that right?"
Jin Sui said seriously: "You said it yourself, I don't think so."
Gu Changxiao glanced at her and then laughed: "So, this King Li is inhumane, which really saved me a lot of trouble."
Jinsui quickly turned his head away and didn't respond. This guy actually didn't care about his reputation in that aspect. He really had a strong mentality.
When he could smell the salty sea breeze, Jinsui became excited again:
"Let me tell you, when it comes to doing business, the city is just doing small business. If we can open up the sea merchants and do business overseas, we will really make a lot of money. Not to mention supporting a border town, we can even support an army of 100,000!"
Gu Changxiao said in a deep voice: "The imperial court has banned the sea for many years. If the ban can be lifted, the trade in the coastal cities will surely flourish."
Jin Sui blinked at him and said, "Do you still want to stick to the rules? This sea area is the fief of King Li."
She didn't say it more bluntly, but she planted the seed of "sea merchant" in Gu Changxiao's heart. When he needed a large sum of gold and silver, he would naturally take this path.
At this time, a wisp of thick black smoke came from not far away, and the fishy smell in the air became stronger.
Captain Liu asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, is the camp ahead on fire?"
All the soldiers who saw the burning of the border town with their own eyes had no worries when they saw such thick smoke.
Jin Sui said hurriedly: "Don't worry, it's not on fire, it's just simmering something."
Captain Liu didn't ask any more questions and sent two people to the Donghai camp to report.
Gu Changxiao asked her in a low voice: "Do you know what they are cooking?"
Jin Sui did not intend to hide this from him. Cheng Yu and Han Xing knew about it, and fish oil firearms could not be used for business purposes. They could only be used to make weapons for border towns.
She nodded and said, "You saw the power of the wildfire they used to fight the Tartars that night. That's what they brewed."
Gu Changxiao was shocked: "How can such a sharp weapon be forged on the edge of the East China Sea? There are few people here, and the defense is poor. What if someone steals it and learns it?"
In his opinion, military equipment must be strictly guarded. Why did Taoist Xiao Ji not attach importance to confidentiality? Jin Sui said hurriedly: "This is a semi-finished product. It must be taken to the border town to be completed. Don't worry, even if someone sees it, they will only think it is food, and it is impossible to think of it as a weapon."
Now Gu Changxiao became even more curious. The sound of the explosion that night was like the arrival of thunder, and the raging fire burning the sky was like the advent of the fire god.
How could such a magical weapon be made by just a few dozen people on the East China Sea?
He never asked Taoist Xiao Ji about the weapon because he was worried that Taoist Xiao Ji was afraid that he would try to take it away. He was patiently waiting for Taoist Xiao Ji to tell him the truth.
Without waiting for Jin Sui to say it himself, Gu Changxiao said, "This weapon secret recipe is also a family heirloom of the Ji family, right?"
Jin Sui turned his head away embarrassedly: "Yes, it is indeed a family heirloom!"
Gu Changxiao smiled and said, "When Taoist Ji comes, you two can discuss it. As long as I can give it, no matter what you want, I will grant it to you."
Jin Sui chuckled twice. This big boss is quite open. She hates bosses who only promise but don't deliver. In a way, it's not bad to work with Gu Changxiao.
Soon they arrived at this rough camp, where a dozen soldiers were fishing in the shallows, and several were disemboweling people.
The whole fish is dried and salted, and the internal organs of the fish are placed in a bucket. When the bucket is full, it is poured into a large pot and boiled to extract the oil.
In order to prevent being discovered, Jin Sui specifically instructed that the boiled fish oil be mixed with fish soup and packed into barrels and sent to the border town, and then refined once more and bottled.
Seeing the prince coming, the soldiers were very excited and washed their hands and faces and came forward to salute.
They had already learned about the battle at the border town from the soldiers who delivered supplies, and felt guilty that they were unable to help.
At that time, the brothers were fighting the Tartars at the risk of their lives, but they were fishing and drying salt here in the East China Sea.
Upon hearing that someone familiar had died in battle, the soldiers knelt down and wailed, cursing the Tartars and the Yanzhou army.
Jin Sui said sincerely: "We can win this battle because of the courage of our soldiers and the fish oil you made."
"Without those firearms, we won't be able to defend the border town, and the entire border will be ravaged by the Tartars."
"Although you didn't directly participate in this battle, you still made great contributions. Only when everyone performs their duties can the border town grow stronger."
Gu Changxiao was looking at the bubbling pot, not caring about the stench at all. He thought of the traces of the stove he saw on the river bank.
He asked hurriedly, "Does it mean you can use any fish? Can you use river fish or sea fish?"
Jin Sui nodded: "We used river fish before, but the quantity was too small, so I kept the soldiers in the East China Sea under the pretext of drying sea salt. On the surface, it was drying salt, but secretly it was boiling fish oil."
When he came, what Gu Changxiao was most curious about was the salt fields. He had seen sea salt and knew how important it would be if the border town could have a large amount of sea salt.
But now he cares more about the fish oil. It is estimated that the Tartars will never think until their death that what took their lives was just the oil made from fish intestines.
It's amazing! Taoist Xiao Ji's talent is unprecedented!
Gu Changxiao looked at Jin Sui again with such a burning gaze that she dared not meet his gaze.
Don't look at me like that! If Yan Shiyi sees this, she'll start making up rumors that we're having an affair.
I quickly whispered to him, "Don't worry, I have taught Cheng Yu and Han Xing how to make firearms. Even if I leave Border Town, you won't be short of firearms."
Gu Changxiao suddenly said, "Xiao Ji...Ji Sui, are you willing to become my sworn brother? We can call each other brothers from now on."
Jin Sui was so scared that he waved his hands repeatedly: "There's really no need to do this! I've taught everything I know to the Black Feather Camp. I really don't keep anything to myself."
Gu Changxiao said hurriedly: "I do admire your talent and want you to stay in Border Town to assist me. But I also sincerely want to become sworn brothers with you. Taoist Ji's character and talent are admirable."
Jin Sui laughed and said, "Let's talk about this later. After you see the fish oil, I'll take you to see the salt fields. That's the point."
Now you admire Taoist Xiao Ji's character and talent and want to become sworn brothers with him.
But if you knew that Taoist Xiao Ji was a woman, would you be so ashamed that you would kill me to vent your anger? In order to retain talents, big bosses in the start-up period can really do anything! (End of this chapter)
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