Chapter 2889 confidant

Man Bao took a sip of water first and asked him, "How's the county magistrate?"

Bai Shan said: "He agreed."

Of course the magistrate of Lu agreed, otherwise if Bai Shan and Guo Cheng were to join forces, it would be as Bai Shan said. Guo Cheng is a man who values ​​interests and power. They are both in Qingzhou City, and there will definitely be conflicts. As a prefect, his power is still very high. big.

At that time, if Bai Shan forms an alliance with Guo Cheng, it will be the worst for him.

Man Bao thought for a while and said, "In the past two days, I will first take Wen Tiandong to get acquainted with the county seat, and then take him to the countryside. When Governor Guo arrives, I will talk to him about the development of the medical department."

Bai Shan nodded, "Be careful when you go to the countryside."

Man Bao should go down.

However, Bai Shan wanted to take Zhou Liwei to get acquainted with the county government these two days, so he took him by his side to handle various government affairs, mainly to let him get acquainted with the county magistrate Dong Xianwei and others.

Fang Xiancheng couldn't help but read Zhou Liwei's words, and felt that he was not here to be Master Bai Shan, so he couldn't help but ask, "Where do you want to put Zhou Langjun?"

Bai Shan smiled and said, "Let's get acquainted with the county government first."

Wei Dongxian felt something, and couldn't help but glance at Bai Shan.

Sure enough, within two days, Bai Shan took Zhou Liwei and Dong Xianwei to the countryside and took them directly to the new salt field in Dajiawa.

Many salt fields have been opened here. The village chief listened to Bai Shan's instructions and led the villagers to dig a deep gully to extend out. When the sea water is poured back, it can flow into the various salt fields along the gully.

Even if the sea water cannot flush the sea water, it is easy for them to pour the sea water into the gullies.

But at this moment, not only the salt field was opened in the front, but the sunny land on the hillside at the back was leveled and ridged, and it became a divided field. At this time, the field was also seawater, but it was thinner.

No, it can't be said to be thin, but there are white crystals underwater, which seem to raise the ground a little bit, making it appear that there is less water.

When the village chief saw him, he excitedly greeted him, "Your Majesty, come and see if we are drying like this, do you think there is salt in this field?"

Bai Shan stepped forward, stretched out his hand into the field and twirled it. He rubbed the white crystal on one finger and twirled it. Then he put it in his mouth and tasted it. It was a bit bitter, but it was salty. He nodded with satisfaction, "Yes. Salt."

The village chief had long known that it was salt, so he was so excited. He never thought that the sun would be able to dry out the salt.

Bai Shan asked, "Have you used the salt here?"

The village chief said quickly: "No, none of us dare to move without the order of the adults."

Bai Shan smiled and said, "I just wanted to compare the difference between the salt that you basked in and the salt that you boiled."

There are still some. The salt that comes out from the sun is less bitter than the salt that is boiled. Bai Shan eats two kinds of salt and thinks, "Why is boiled salt more bitter?"

He looked back and forth on the water in the fields, and finally looked at the two salt fields in the front and back thoughtfully.

Wei Dong didn't think about why the salt was less bitter. He only felt that the innocence of Beihai County was about to change. He was a little excited and couldn't hold back his emotions and asked Bai Shan, "Sir, these salts are of better quality, aren't they? Can you sell it for a better price?"

Bai Shan returned to his senses, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile, "Naturally."

He asked Lieutenant Dong, "Who do you have a better relationship with for the two inspectors in Beihai County?"

Wei Dong's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately lowered his head and said, "Xiaguan and Luo Xunjian can chat more easily, and occasionally have a drink together."

Bai Shan nodded and said to him, "I'll invite him out for a drink when I go back."

He looked deeply at the lush hillside road not far away: "Although the new salt farm does not need firewood to cook salt, it is not good for a fire to break out in such a good place. I will order when I go back, and let Patrol Luo bring someone here. He was stationed at the new salt field, and Wei Duoduo of Dong County was there to assist him."

Lieutenant Dong Xian responded immediately, "Yes."

Bai Shan was satisfied, so he introduced Zhou Liwei to the village chief, "This is the steward of everyone's salt farm, Zhou Liwei, you will listen to his dispatch in the future."

Then he said to Zhou Liwei, "If you don't understand anything about the salt farm, you can ask the village chief. I'll go back to the old salt farm to find out if I can find two helpers for you."

Zhou Liwei responded.

Zhou Liwei wants to manage the salt field, so he can't go back to the county town. He lives directly in the village, and Bai Shan said, "I'll give you a sum of money, and then you can choose a plot to build a house near here, not only if you want If there are long-term workers who are drying salt in the future, they will also need to live there.”

Zhou Liwei responded.

The village chief on the side looked anxious and hurriedly said, "Sir, everyone in our village will work hard."

Hearing this, Bai Shan smiled and said, "Under the same conditions, people from the village will naturally be admitted first, but as the salt field expands later, this number of people is obviously not enough."

This piece of land is vast and sparsely populated because there is not much food to grow. This area of ​​Dajiawa is basically a fishing village, and some of the further inside are mountain forests. The villages are also very small. There are also villagers who go to the sea to fish, and their life is not as good as that of Xiaowa Village.

Even if it is just for the salt field, he needs to recruit a large number of people, and some people will definitely migrate over by then.

Bai Shan rubbed his chin thoughtfully. The population of Beihai County is still too small. It would be great if some people could migrate from other places.

Looking back to find out if there is a way to increase the yield on these lands, I dare not say how high the grain output will be. As long as it can be the same as the Central Plains area, it will be able to feed a lot of people.

With a plan in mind, Bai Shan whispered to Zhou Liwei: "Pay attention to appease the emotions of the villagers. If you have time, walk around the neighborhood to find a suitable place to build houses and live in. If you want to build more salt fields later, you must Has a house."

Zhou Liwei responded and asked, "Little uncle, do you want to find brine by the sea?"

It was also the first time he saw the sea. He had only seen well salt, but not sea salt. He asked, "Is there salt brine under the sea?"

Bai Shan had already memorized the booklet given by Man Bao, and thought about it, he said, "Some places have it, some don't, I don't know if there is one in this sea, you can find one if you have time. Look, maybe there will be."

"By the way, the sea is different from the river at the entrance of the village. Don't swim in the sea and be swept away by the waves. I am not responsible."

Zhou Liwei: "...I'm not a child."

I'm a little older than you, do I need to tell him about this?

Bai Shan left with confidence. The new salt field had salt, and he let go of his hands and feet to deal with the old salt field.

Wei Dong asked in a low voice, "Sir, do you want to tell Fang Xiancheng about this?"

Bai Shan pondered for a moment and said, "No hurry, wait until the old salt field is settled."

Dong Xianwei felt that he was Bai Shan's first confidant, no, he was the second confidant, and the first confidant should be Zhou Liwei, who just took office.

However, Zhou Liwei was only a small official, and he couldn't compare with him. Wei Dong felt that he was still the number one confidant in terms of the county government.

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