Chapter 2889 Confidant

Man Bao took a sip of water first and asked him, "How is Magistrate Lu doing?"

Bai Shandao: "He agreed."

Of course Magistrate Lu agreed, otherwise if Bai Shan and Guo Cheng unite, as Bai Shan said, Guo Cheng is a profit-loving man, and they will definitely have conflicts in Qingzhou City. As the governor, he still has a lot of power.

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If Bai Shan forms an alliance with Guo Cheng at that time, it will be the most detrimental to him.

Man Bao thought for a while and said: "In the past two days, I will take Wen Tiandong to get familiar with the county first, 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 responded.

Bai Shan wanted to take Zhou Liwei to get acquainted with the county government these two days, so he took him with him to handle various government affairs, mainly to let him get acquainted with Fang County's Prime Minister, Dong, County Lieutenant and others.

Fangxian Cheng couldn't help but look at Zhou Liwei's calligraphy and felt that he was not here to be Master Bai Shan, so he couldn't help but ask, "Where do you want Mr. Zhou to be placed?"

Bai Shan smiled and said, "Let him get familiar with the county government first."

Lieutenant Dong County felt something in his heart and couldn't help but glance at Bai Shan.

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

Many salt fields have been opened here. The village chief followed Bai Shan's instructions and led the villagers to dig a deep gully and extend it. When the sea water flows back, it can flow along these gullies to each salt field.

Even if the seawater cannot be flushed up by the intrusion of seawater, it is easy for them to pour seawater into the gully.

But at this time, not only the salt fields were opened in front, but the sunny land on the hillside in the back was also leveled and ridged, turning into divided fields. At this time, the fields were also filled with sea water, but it was thinner.

No, it cannot be said to be thin, but there are white crystals under the water, which seem to raise the ground a little higher, making it appear that there is less water.

When the village chief saw him, he excitedly came forward and said, "Lord County Magistrate, please come and see if we are doing it right. Do you think there is salt in this field?"

Bai Shan stepped forward, reached into the field and twisted it. He picked up a white crystal on his finger and twisted it, then put it in his mouth and tasted it. It was a bit bitter, but salty. He nodded with satisfaction, "Yes."

Salt."

The village chief knew it was salt, so he was so excited. He never thought that the sun could produce salt like this.

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

The village chief said quickly: "No, none of us dare to move without an adult's order."

Bai Shan smiled and said, "I just want to compare the difference between the dried salt and the salt you boil."

There is still some. Sun-dried salt is less bitter than boiled salt. Bai Shan ate the two kinds of salt and pondered, "Why is boiled salt more bitter?"

His eyes looked back and forth on the seawater in the field, and finally he looked at the two salt fields in front and back thoughtfully.

Lieutenant Dong Xian didn't think about why the salt had a lighter bitter taste. He just felt that Beihai County's innocence was about to change. He was slightly excited and couldn't suppress his emotions and asked Bai Shan, "Sir, the quality of these salts is better, isn't it?"

Can it be sold at a better price?”

Bai Shan came back to his senses, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "Of course."

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

Lieutenant Dong's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately lowered his head and said, "Xiaguan and Inspector Luo get along better, and occasionally we meet for drinks together."

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

He looked deeply at the lush hillside not far away and said: "Although the new salt field does not require firewood to cook salt, it is not good to have a fire in such a good place. I will give an order when I get back and let Inspector Luo bring people over.

He was stationed at the new salt field, with Dong County Lieutenant Duoduo assisting him."

Lieutenant Dong Xian immediately responded, "Yes."

Bai Shan was satisfied, and then introduced Zhou Liwei to the village chief, "This is the manager of Jiawa Salt Farm, Zhou Liwei. From now on, you will follow his orders."

Then he said to Zhou Liwei: "If you don't understand anything about the salt field, you can ask the village chief. I will go back to the old salt field to look for you and see if I can find two helpers for you."

Zhou Liwei responded.

Zhou Liwei had to take care of the salt farm, so he couldn't go back to the county town. He lived directly in the village. Bai Shan said: "I will allocate a sum of money to you. Later, you can choose a piece of land to build a house nearby. Not only do you have to

If there are long-term salt workers in the future, they will also need to live."

Zhou Liwei responded.

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

Bai Shan smiled when he heard this and said: "Under the same conditions, people from the village will naturally be given priority in admission, but as the salt field expands later, this number of people will obviously not be enough."

Because this piece of land cannot grow much food, it is vast and sparsely populated. This piece of land in Jiajiawa is basically filled with fishing villages, and the areas further in are filled with mountains and forests. The villages are also very small. They don’t get much from farming, so

There are also villagers who go to the sea to fish, and their lives are worse than those in Xiaowa Village.

Even if it is just for the salt farm, he will need to recruit a large number of people, and some people will definitely migrate here.

Bai Shan touched his chin thoughtfully. The population in Beihai County was still too small. It would be great if some people could be moved from other places.

I will look back to see if there is a way to increase the yield on these lands. I can’t say how high the grain yield will be. As long as it can be the same as in the Central Plains, it can feed a lot of people.

Bai Shan had a plan in mind, and quietly said to Zhou Liwei: "Pay attention to appeasing the emotions of the villagers. When you have time, walk around the area and find a place suitable for building houses and living. We will build more salt fields later. We must

Those with houses.”

Zhou Liwei responded and asked: "Little uncle, do you want to find salt brine at the beach?"

It was also his first time to see the sea. He had only seen well salt, but not sea salt. He asked: "Is there any brine under the sea?"

Bai Shan had already memorized the booklet Man Bao gave him and thought about it. He said, "I have some of this, some don't, and I don't know if it exists in this sea. You can go look for it when you have time."

If you look for it, you might find it."

"By the way, the sea is different from the river at the entrance of the village. Don't go swimming in the sea randomly. I will be irresponsible if you get swept away by the waves."

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

I'm a little older than you, do you need to warn him about this kind of thing?

Bai Shan left with peace of mind. The new salt field had produced salt, and he was free to deal with the old salt field.

Lieutenant Dong County asked in a low voice: "Sir, do you want to tell Prime Minister Fang County about this?"

Bai Shan pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry, we'll wait until the old salt field is finished."

Lieutenant Dong Xian felt that he was Bai Shan's first confidant, no, his second confidant. The first confidant should be Zhou Liwei, who had just taken office.

However, Zhou Liwei was just a minor official and could not be compared with him. Dong County Lieutenant felt that he was still the number one confidant in the scope of the county government.

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