The shipping department is the most profitable department in the entire Bohai Bay.

The balance in September exceeded 80,000 taels of silver, and it will definitely exceed 200,000 taels in October. His expectation for Bohai Bay is a minimum of 3 million silver taxes a year.

In addition, next to the Shipping Department is the Salt Administration Department, which is the second most profitable department in the Bohai Bay.

In more than three months, Qin Mo dried out 2,400 shi of sea salt. What is the concept?

Last year, Daqian as a whole produced 14,000 shi of salt, while Qinmo produced 2,400 shi in three months. If we continue to expand the salt drying ground, 20,000 shi a year will not be a problem.

In this way, the price of salt can be brought down, and the extra salt can be exported to increase revenue.

Countries such as Nanfan, Murodan, Jihe, and even Japan (although surrounded by the sea, are not suitable for drying salt, let alone ancient times) are all short of salt. The excess can be exported in large quantities to earn silver, or replaced food.

Of course, in Daqian, salt and iron are all franchised, and smuggling salt is illegal!

After Qin Mo reconciled the accounts from the Shipping Department, he came to the salt drying factory.

"General Manager!" Si Bao hurriedly greeted him.

"Are you getting used to it here?"

"It's okay. I just need to patrol every day to prevent them from taking away the sea salt." Si Baohan said with a smile.

Qin Mo patted him on the shoulder and entered the salt-drying factory. It must be said that the emergence of sun-drying salt has solved the problem of salt shortage. Even if the number of people increases tenfold in the future, the Bohai Bay can still handle it.

Qin Mo looked at it for a while and saw that a new salt drying plant was still being developed over there.

At this moment, the captain who was guarding the salt drying factory ran over quickly and said, "I have seen the senior supervisor in this humble position."

This captain's name is Chen Qiniu, an old man from the Thunder Army who was promoted by Qin Mo.

"What's wrong?"

"I have something important to report to you!"

"explain!"

"There have been a lot of people spying on the salt drying field recently. Last night, a group of villagers came together. If we hadn't been vigilant, they might have rushed in." Chen Qiniu said: "I beg you to send more people!"

"What villagers are they? They are all dogs from aristocratic families!" Qin Mo said coldly.

Why are the villagers so brave, daring to come close to this place, let alone in groups?

"Build a wall 500 meters away from the salt drying factory. Anyone who approaches without permission will be given a warning. Three warnings and they will be killed on the spot!"

"Yes, General Manager!" Chen Qiniu said: "Also, there is one more thing. I don't know whether to talk about my humble position or not!"

"explain!"

Chen Qiniu said: "Three days ago, General Zhang came here personally and took away a batch of sea salt, which was a hundred and fifty stones!"

Qin Mo's expression changed, and he lowered his voice and said, "Then why are you saying it now!"

Chen Qiniu said: "At first, he said he was sent to the dock, but our people followed him and indeed got on the dock and boarded the ship, but they landed again fifty miles away from the dock!"

"unambiguous evidence?"

Qin Mo said: "Doesn't every batch of salt have to be registered and then sent to the warehouse?"

"There is no evidence, but our people did see it with their own eyes. I don't dare to talk nonsense because I am in a low position, and I am afraid that I will guess wrong!"

Chen Qiniu said with a grimace: "I don't know, but after checking the account, it's indeed quite a lot!"

Qin Mo narrowed his eyes and understood immediately. It seemed that there was a mole in the salt drying factory!

"Then why are you saying it again now?"

"General Zhang sent someone over again in the morning and said that he would send someone over to deliver salt in the afternoon!" Chen Qiniu said.

"Okay, I understand!" Qin Mo nodded, "From now on, except for the people who work in the salt factory and me, no one else is allowed to enter. Anyone who doesn't listen will be shot directly. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand!" Chen Qiniu knew that if he didn't tell Qin Mo, Qin Mo would find out one day, and then he would be finished.

Qin Mo did not leave the salt drying factory and told Chen Qiniu not to stop those people from delivering salt.

After explaining, we drank tea in the newly built bungalow next to it.

Fang Chun frowned, "He first took the waterway and then went ashore. Doesn't that mean he is enriching his own pockets?"

"yes!"

Qin Mo nodded, "It seems that I underestimated Lao Zhang, and also underestimated the people behind him!"

Think about it, two thousand stones of fine sea salt in three months is much better than the coarse salt from the salt well.

The coarse salt that ordinary people eat is bitter and contains many impurities.

Salt is not cheap either. People in poor areas can only use vinegar cloth. In addition to the small output of salt, it is also related to the high price of salt.

A dou of salt in Da Gan is equivalent to one hundred Da Gan Tong Bao, ten dou is equivalent to one stone, and one stone of salt is equivalent to one tael of silver.

More than a hundred stone salt may not seem like much, but the price of this fine fine salt is at least three to five times that of coarse salt. If it is smuggled out of the country, the price will be twenty times as much, or even higher.

"These people are so greedy!" Fang Chun held the hilt of his sword in his hand, "It is because of these corrupt officials that hundreds of people will live in poverty."

"That's not the case. In fact, private salt is not only more expensive than official salt, but also of higher quality. If you eat too much salt with many impurities, you will get sick." Qin Mo said: "That's why I opened a salt drying factory here. I just want all the people to eat sea salt with low price and high quality!

If the price of official salt is lower than that of private salt and the quality is good, do you think there will still be a market for private salt?"

Fang Chun said: "People are not stupid!"

Qin Mo smiled and looked outside, "Here he comes!"

Fang Shun turned around and saw a group of people coming from outside, and even the escort vehicle was ready.

The two of them watched as they carried the salt away.

Qin Mo didn't waste any time and said directly to Chen Qiniu: "Seal down the salt drying factory. No one who came in today is allowed to leave. Take the roster and roll your name. If there is one missing, I'll take it from you!"

"Yes, Chief Steward!"

Qin Mo left with a cold face, and immediately asked the people from the Six Gates to follow that group of people, and then transferred 300 people from the Thunder Army in the name of training.

These people were quite smart. They boarded the official ship directly and didn't send them off immediately.

I waited until it was almost dark before leaving.

In the middle of the night, the ship stopped forty miles away from the pier at the mouth of the sea.

It's not a dock there, and there's not even a road there. There are quite a few people on the shore, and they're deftly taking small boats to pull goods there.

One hundred stones of sea salt is only a matter of two or three trips.

"There are one hundred and twenty rock salts here. Tell him, he has taken too much in the past few days. If there is more, something will happen. Wait for a while!" said the man at the head of the boat.

"No, there is a lot of demand over there. We must collect a thousand rock salt within this month!" The man on the boat said helplessly: "Excuse me, I am also ordered to tell you!"

The man cursed angrily: "Do you know how much a thousand stones is? If this continues, I will be killed by you sooner or later. If it is exposed, we will all die!"

The man on the boat said: "Hey, I brought the message. I'm going back first. Pay attention to safety!"
Chapter completed!