Chapter 923 Snowflake Salt
The two villages drove the horse team directly back to the threshing ground at the entrance of Lijia Village.
Jiang Xiaoxiao understood that Lin Dawang followed along because he was probably embarrassed. He actually asked for credit. After all, these were horses and carriages, and everyone would be jealous. After getting off the carriage, he did not let Lin Dawang and the others unload the goods. Originally, each family had purchased the goods with their own money, and there was no need to distribute them equally.
"Village Chief Lin, this time we all worked together sincerely and the results were very good. Since it is everyone's contribution, let's divide these horses and carts. There are ten horses and 12 carts in total, so how about each village taking half?"
Lin Dawang was a little unhappy, as there were 38 people from their village this time.
Lijia Village only sent out 18 people, which was almost half less than theirs, but they could still share half of the credit. This seemed a bit unfair. If it weren't for me, could these people defeat the 200 bandits with only the people from Lijia Village?
"Mr. Jiang, your allocation is not appropriate!"
Li Tieniu glared, "Lin Dawang, why is it inappropriate? If it weren't for Master Jiang's efforts, do you think you can defeat these two hundred bandits? Master Jiang spent a lot of effort to train everyone, so that everyone can save their lives and survive.
Although half of the horses and carriages were given to our village, our village only took half of the half, and the other half belonged to Mr. Jiang. They have contributed their labor and money, so why can't they get these benefits?
Besides, your village was able to transport salt back smoothly this time because of Master Jiang. We made it clear before we left that 10% of the profit from this trip would be given to Master Jiang."
Li Tieniu is truly grateful to Jiang Xiaoxiao.
They were very helpful.
No deaths means strength.
When Lin Dawang heard this, he thought this damn reason was strong enough.
If he really said that, he still felt a little guilty.
Every time their village went to sell salt, people would still die even if they relied on their large numbers.
This time, only 1/3 of the able-bodied laborers in the village contributed, not even half of the previous number, yet they were able to earn such a generous income and no one died. We should indeed thank Master Jiang.
No one even mentioned this credit, and even when dividing the horses and carriages, they only mentioned their two villages. This made him seem a little narrow-minded.
He laughed loudly, "Mr. Jiang, please don't be so polite. I am a rough man with a stubborn mind. I really overlooked you in this matter. Let's divide these horses and carriages into three parts, one for Mr. Jiang, one for our Linjia Village, and one for Lijia Village.
In any case, this matter is the work of Master Jiang, and the people of our Linjia Village are not the kind of people who are ungrateful. "
This is a very generous statement.
Jiang Xiaoxiao agreed with a smile. Although she didn't mention what she wanted to get from this matter, it would seem fake if she didn't ask for anything.
At first, she really wanted to help Li Tieniu.
Li Tieniu and his sister were indeed nice people, and now with Lin Dawang joined them, they were pretty good too. Since they were interested, she naturally wouldn't refuse.
Obviously, 200 taels of silver is not the capital that Jiang Xiaoxiao needs to gain a foothold in this chaotic world.
When did money or silver become a necessity for survival?
Of course she wasn't worried about not being able to survive.
I just feel that there is still a long way to go and I can’t just focus on the present.
After everyone divided the things, Lin Dawang drove the carriage back to the village with the people of Linjia Village expressing their gratitude.
Of course, Li Tieniu was also very kind. He sent the young and strong men in the village to use their own horse-drawn carriages to help them transport the salt back. Otherwise, Lin Dawang had a lot of salt, and their few carriages would not be enough.
When the villagers saw so much salt, they all smiled instantly.
The salt can be sold in exchange for silver. After paying taxes, the people in the village can survive.
At least there is no need to worry about the elderly and children in the family being conscripted.
Jiang Xiaoxiao pulled Li Tieniu to sit down in the yard.
"How are you going to sell this salt?"
Li Tieniu touched his head and said, "In recent years, we will pack them separately and sell them along the way along the village."
They did the same thing in previous years, and even if they spread out to dozens of surrounding villages, this amount was still not enough to sell.
Especially if they carry the salt directly down the road, the city over there will be even more short of salt, of course, if they are a little braver.
Then exchange it with the herdsmen on the grassland. They are in even greater need of salt. Both humans and horses need salt. When the salt arrives there, the price will go up further.
But the rest of the things are easy to handle. Compared with the journey back, these are nothing.
"Isn't there any risk in going through all this trouble?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao absolutely didn't believe it.
"There are definitely risks. The government investigates strictly and those caught will be beheaded. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers are greedy for money. With just some silver, they can be bribed and will not be put to death. Compared to bandits, officers and soldiers are much easier to deal with."
Li Tieniu sighed, "We can't compare to those big salt merchants, so we have to work harder."
"What if we sell this salt to the rich people in Yanmen Pass? Or if we sell it inland, we should be able to get a good price!"
Li Tieniu smiled bitterly, "Master Jiang, the rich don't want our salt, and we don't have a way to get snowflake salt. This is already good enough, and we are content."
Jiang Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "Let's talk about it when you come tomorrow morning."
Called Li Tiehua over.
The little girl is very willing to follow Jiang Xiaoxiao to do things.
Li Tieniu touched his head and left in confusion.
No words were spoken that night.
The next day, Li Tieniu arrived on time.
Then I saw my sister Li Tiehua yawning and bringing out a box.
Jiang Xiaoxiao followed out, "Tie Niu, take a look."
Li Tieniu took a look at the box, then paused, rubbed his eyes hurriedly, and moved closer in disbelief.
"This is... This is snowflake salt!?"
It is as white as snow, delicate and soft, and looks like white silver snowflakes.
"Yes! I have already taught Tiehua how to purify snowflake salt. As for the rest, as long as you work harder, process it in advance, and transport it to the capital, you should be able to get a good price!"
Ten taels of silver per pound, how can you not make money?
Li Tieniu knelt down and pulled his sister, and Li Tiehua also knelt down.
"Master Jiang, 70% of the profits belong to you. Thank you Master Jiang for giving us a way to make a fortune."
Yesterday he went back and discussed with the elders. This time they only had fifty taels of silver. Even if they could earn fifty taels from the sale, that would be luck. However, there were more than one hundred and twenty people in the village, so the tax would probably be more than one hundred taels of silver.
It's still not enough.
The family assets have been emptied.
If it were sold as snowflake salt now, the price would increase tenfold.
Fifty taels turned into five hundred taels in seconds.
This is all Master Jiang’s ability.
"Tie Niu, Tie Hua, get up quickly. I'll give you half of the profits, and the rest will go to the villagers of Lijia Village. But remember, when you go out to sell salt, you must never reveal your background or reveal Lijia Village, otherwise you will get into trouble."
She doesn't want to do something bad with good intentions.
Bringing fatal disaster to the villagers.
Li Tieniu nodded hurriedly. The clan elder was right. They would definitely live a good life after following Jiang Xiaoxiao.
What matters is that their friendship is different from others.
The important thing now is not to disappoint Mr. Jiang.
They do whatever Mr. Jiang says.
Just be obedient and work hard.
(End of this chapter)
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