There were quite a few people in Gu Nian's lab today.
Almost all of the Gu family members who were at home were gathered around, including Huo Junhao, Qian Liangduo, and Hu Liang.
As time passed, Gu Xin suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "It really is salt!"
Grandpa Gu stepped forward, picked up a little and tasted it: "Hmm, fine salt."
Gu Nian turned her head to look at Gu Shouxin: "Father, you need to send people to guard the salt lake. Boiling salt with salt stones is one method, but you can also mine it directly. If we find a few more salt lakes, the price of salt in the Great Zhou will definitely drop."
Grandpa Gu nodded: "That's right, a person can't go without salt, otherwise they won't have any strength."
Gu Shouxin pondered for a moment, then looked at Gu Xin: "Xin Xin, how did you discover that lake?"
Gu Xin then explained the situation.
To be honest, she just thought the place was pretty and wanted to go see it; she even wanted to catch some fish.
Unfortunately, there are no fish in the salt lake.
Salt lakes are not like the ocean, where fish can survive.
After listening to this, Gu Shouxin made a plan in his mind.
He immediately went to the Peng family to borrow people, but even though the emperor had sent people to him, it wasn't enough.
General Peng was extremely excited when he heard that a salt lake had been found.
It should be noted that the salt of the Great Zhou Dynasty all came from the seaside. It was only after someone in the previous dynasty used the method of sun-drying salt that fine salt was produced.
Kuncheng is located in the western part of the Great Zhou Dynasty, quite far from the sea. The cost of transporting salt here is very high each time. Some civil officials in the court even think that since there has been no war in recent years, perhaps less salt can be transported here.
The emperor was a good emperor, and naturally he would never let his soldiers go hungry or cold.
Apart from the Peng family army guarding the border in Kuncheng, the soldiers guarding the border in the north were in a similar situation.
With salt transported to these two places, the price of salt in the Great Zhou Dynasty increased, and the people usually bought coarse salt to eat, and were very frugal.
If there were more salt lakes, everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty could afford to eat as much as they wanted without worrying about the price or having to conserve food.
General Peng knew that eating too little salt could be bad for your health.
Therefore, without saying a word, General Peng immediately ordered his eldest son from the second branch of the family, Peng Erlang, to lead a group of people to accompany the Gu family.
This time, Gu Xin and her sisters naturally accompanied them as well. Gu Nian had to go; she wanted to tell people that the things by the lake were useful.
It wasn't until I walked through Gu Nian's place again that I realized, that little koi really is a lucky koi, able to find even such an inconspicuous place.
Not only Gu Nian had this idea, but Peng Jiajun's men also shared it. They had been traveling back and forth to this area over the years, because just two more days north was Izumo Province.
Unfortunately, no one has discovered that there is a lake here.
I guess someone noticed but didn't say anything. There are plenty of lakes around here. When soldiers are marching or fighting, as long as they have enough water, who cares about the lakes?
Like Gu Xin, she simply thought the scenery there was beautiful and the lake was pretty.
To be honest, Kunzhou is not as prosperous as other prefectures, but the Gu family has been going out of the city frequently lately, and they have found that the scenery in Kunzhou is absolutely beautiful.
With Peng's army guarding the area, Gu Shouxin immediately wrote a letter to the emperor to report that, just as Gu Nian had said, their family's second princess was not far off. This salt lake was discovered by Gu Xin, and Gu Shouxin also mentioned this in his letter: "My daughter is naughty. She discovered a lake in the mountains. There are no fish in the lake, and the water is salty. When the stones by the lake are boiled, fine salt is produced."
The communication channel used was from the Peng family, and it arrived at the palace in half a month. That was truly an urgent delivery!
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