Today, the Yue Kingdom is not the beautiful girl in later generations, with small bridges and flowing water everywhere, and talented men gathering in Jiangnan at any time; the gentle southerners in later generations are now regarded as the Southern Barbarians, three hundred miles east of Kuaiji City, and there will be new corpses every day in Hangzhou Bay in the future. In the blood-red rivers and sea water, not only are there terrifying pigs (crocodiles) dormant, but also human-eating sea fish. They often fight to snatch the bodies of Yue people.

Wu Zhuan was happily a student in Fengming Academy, but the people of Yue were aimlessly launching wars. Some doctors in Guiwei were doing their best for the country and the rise and fall of the nation, and some were like the temple family who relied on their strength to fight without asking for reasons, splitting into military affairs. The officials of the political group were singularly staged a feast of human flesh, and they were all red-eyed. They fought with interests and had no interests. The reason may be that they didn't like the other party.

When he first arrived in Yue Kingdom, Zhao Liang was helpless. He thought that after Bai Dong was valued, Meng Xibai and other old clans were resolved, the Bai Zuo would let him return to Lao Qin. He relaxed his heart in this great cause of reform and power, and lived up to what he learned in his life. He was not in vain to be a real man. He didn't expect that he was sent to Qi to assist Xu Gong, and then Xu Gong was sent to Yue Kingdom to preside over the opening of a salt farm to collect and sell sea salt. Now the salt farm has been getting bigger and bigger, and the more salt it is collected and sold, and the more money it is lost, he felt sorry for Bai Dong and Xu Gong. He naturally had to make a profit in doing business. He understood this truth, but he had never seen a purpose for losing money. Is this crazy?

The climate of Yue Kingdom in spring is warm and a little humid. Especially this humid air also has a salty, stinky salty smell. It makes Zhao Liang, who was once a famous scholar in Jingnan, feels uncomfortable. Sitting in the "jingshe" next to the salt field, pour a bowl of Wen Chunqi wine brought from Qidi, stuffed himself into his stomach, and let out a long breath, which barely diluted some of the salt smell in the air, making him feel a little more comfortable.

Zhao Liang was never afraid of hardship when doing things, otherwise he would not have traveled all over Jingshui to write his own strategy for water control. He was afraid that he did not understand. Therefore, smart people are like him and could do things. But they must know the purpose. Later generations of a brilliant figure who was like a wild person in Yue Kingdom was born, leading his eighteen Arhats to build an online business empire and become the richest man in China. Success is that he sets a clear goal from the beginning, so that those who follow him can see their dreams, and even if they experience countless difficulties and setbacks, they will not be shaken at all. Zhao Liang was depressed that he didn't understand anything, and felt that he was doing something very stupid every day.

When he first arrived in Qi, Mr. Xu valued him very much. He first asked him to participate in the construction of various salt trade bases of the Xu trading company, and then asked him to study at the Xu family salt farm. Zhao Liang was overjoyed about this. He thought that Bai Zi saw that Lao Qin's salt industry was not prosperous, so he intended to let him learn the Qi people's salt treatment methods. He made contributions to Lao Qin in the future... But Lao Qin was not close to the seaside. Could Bai Zi want to join Qi and Xu Gong to handle salt trade? This would solve the problem of Lao Qin's "salt wasteland" and will last forever!

Before the inland salt sea was popularized and developed, Guanzhong area, which had the world's largest yellow soil, was good, but it was a shortage of salt. This problem could not be fundamentally solved by the Tang and Song dynasties. Zhao Liang was a truly applied talent. He had traveled all over the Jingwei and Wei shores and had seen the sufferings of the people. He was extremely supportive of the "late-education" policy advocated by Bai Dong and the Qin Yue people. He believed that this move could effectively increase the population of Qin within 20 years. At the same time, he also believed that if the problem of eating salt was solved, the Qin people could definitely extend their lifespan by five to ten years!

Because in Qin, except for the aristocratic class, ordinary people could not eat much salt in a year, which not only greatly affected labor efficiency, but also caused the Qin people to die prematurely. In the "On Water Control" he mentioned that the rampant water disaster caused the old Qin to be a harm, and it should be cured. If salt is not supplied, it is often caused by Lao Qin, and it is even more severe than the flood. Only by enriching business, it makes Lao Qin rich and strong. Lao Qin cannot produce salt, so it buys a large amount from the Qi State of Yan. If all the people in the country can be enough salt, it will take less than three years, the Qin people will be strong and the Qin army will be invincible!

Xu Gong had two large salt fields in Qi State, and the number of salt trade strongholds that he had participated in the construction increased to dozens within half a year, half of which were still located in Zhao State. Zhao State is not a salt-producing land, but is located in the middle of Shandong countries. Because of its strong national strength, it is more suitable for establishing salt trade strongholds than the Lu State, which has a better geographical location. However, Zhao Liang felt that the salt trade strongholds were established a little too much and seemed unnecessary.

The so-called salt trade stronghold is that merchants purchase salt from salt-producing countries such as Yanqi and then resell it through these strongholds, which not only satisfies the use of the world, but also resolves various conflicts between countries. For example, the salt farms under the official control of Qi will first be transferred to the private strongholds of salt merchants, and then sell them in various countries. Even if Qi and Chu and Wei fight, it will not prevent these enemy countries from purchasing their own salt from salt trade strongholds. This is a thorough private selling system of salt industry, and it is more in line with the salt trade laws of Qi and Yan and other countries.

The reason why there was such a decree in Qi and Yan was because these two countries depended heavily on the salt industry. Yan State was still better. Qi State's wealth was simply in the salt industry. In this era, today and tomorrow, we can't delay making money just by tearing our faces. Therefore, the result of the country being a fugitive merchant but still a good friend was born. Business giants like Xu Gong were also born.

Zhao Liang is an economic talent who has applied what he has learned. Naturally, he understands the truth, but he still cannot understand why Mr. Xu suddenly added so many salt trade strongholds. In his opinion, this was a huge waste, because in the past few decades, the salt trade strongholds established by merchants from Yan and Qi have been sufficiently turned over. This move is really unnecessary. Mr. Xu burned his head out of nothing because he had too much money, just like Bai Zi who spent millions of gold a day and night but only wanted to exterminate Nan Mo.

Soon Zhao Liang understood Xu Gong’s purpose, and Wei State began to buy large quantities of Yan Qi’s salt!

The Wei people needed a large amount of basic salt to produce a higher quality salt. He was fortunate to eat this salt once. Not only did it have no bitterness, but his stomach would not hurt if he had eaten too much. He just put a little in a stew, and that taste... Talented men and celebrities are born to enjoy it, and they feel that they can no longer live without this salt.

Qi was very happy at first. They hoarded too much sea salt, so as much sea salt as Wei wanted, it was resold through the salt trade base... However, Qi's sense of smell was not much worse than Zhao Liang, and soon discovered the terrible "high-quality salt" of Wei! The sea salt hoarded by Yan and Qi was sold in large quantities by Wei. At the same time, the salt of Wei was going to Qi against the current, and the price was only 50% higher than that of Qi's sea salt. Not only could the nobles afford it, but the rich people of Qi could also afford it. Moreover, Wei salt seemed to be more expensive, but it was more pure and delicious. It was not much more expensive than eating Qi's sea salt!

Not only in Qi, but now in Shandong and Chu, all the countries in Shandong have begun to eat Wei salt. The people of Wei are too cunning. They just turn their left hand and right hand. Not only do they make profits from it, but they also have to control the world's salt profit! Qi is shocked by it. Who in the world doesn't know how rich Qi is half of Shandong? But what is the wealth of this wealth? That's the world's salt profit, but now they have become a supplier of Wei. When the people of the world are used to eating Wei salt and hate Qi salt, how much Qi salt is sold at that time is not the Wei people's words? They have to face the competitor of Yan!

Found that his economic lifeline was controlled by others, and it was Wei State, which was already powerful enough. Yan Qi could no longer sit still. First, the salt farm controlled by the Qi State Government raised prices, followed by Yan State, and the salt prices of major salt trade strongholds rose one after another. Wei Ying was angry. Pang Juan had 100,000 soldiers on the border of Wei and Qi, and the war was about to begin. However, everyone in the world was laughing at Wei State. This battle was obviously impossible to fight. Wei State itself is not a salt-producing country. It is almost the same for self-sufficiency. If you want to control the world's salt profit, you have to rely on the support of a salt-producing country like Qi State. This move is just to bow your head.

Unexpectedly, although Tian Wu, the Duke of Qi, was almost sick, showed an unprecedented tough attitude. Qi Yan would never be sold to Wei even if it was rotten in the salt field! Hearing this news, Zhao Liang couldn't help but shouted "Hello" and looked at the sick Qi King with admiration. This man was cowardly all his life, and he didn't expect that even the contemporary Bian Que and Qin Yue people gave up on him, but suddenly became strong. It's really necessary to think about the toughness of Qi State, Wei State wants to fight.

However, Zhao Liang soon found that he was too early to applaud. The day after Tian Wu, the Duke of Qi angrily rebuked the Wei people, a large amount of Qi salt poured into the major salt trade strongholds recently built by Xu Gong; Tian Wu played a strong role in the front desk, and Xu Gong sold Qi salt to Wei in the back desk, and the price was 10% lower than before! However, these were all sold secretly, especially the salt trade strongholds built in Zhao were simply sold to Wei in the name of Zhao people. People in the world were laughing at this farce, but no one could accuse Qi of Qi as a corrupt, because Qi and Qin and Wei were different, so they had already opened the salt market. Not to mention that Xu Gong was selling Qi salt in secret, it was obvious that as long as Qi was not changed, the Qi people would only criticize him behind the scenes, but could not blame him in person.

Zhao Liang was extremely despised by Mr. Xu's actions, and he could not understand the so-called major events between Mr. Bai Dong and Mr. Xu. At that moment, Bai Dong asked to turn back to Mr. Qin, but was directly rejected by Mr. Bai Dong. The reply only said that he would do his best to assist Mr. Xu, which was the greatest loyalty to Mr. Qin. If you achieve great achievements in the future, I will help you fulfill your wish. The dangers of the Jingshui River should be determined by Mr. Gong...

Anyone can sell it, and Zhao Liang is no exception. He was very happy after seeing this letter. No matter whether he is Xu Gong or Qi Zhong or Qi Jie, he is not a big plan. With Bai Dong's words, his many years of wish to control water will come true.

Thinking of this, it seemed that the damp, salty and smelly air was not so annoying. When he heard familiar footsteps outside the door, Zhao Liang smiled and said, "Is it Miss Luzhen? Why do you have to come here in person? Could it be that there is another letter from Qi?"

"There is a letter, but I'm afraid the gentleman will not be happy again. This time it was Bai Zi who said it himself, and Xu Gong also discussed it. Bai Zi said that the price of salt sold to Wei needs to be reduced again..."

"So they surrendered! Could it be that they are really crazy?"
Chapter completed!