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Although Mo Yu has always been idle and idle, he is still very concerned about his family. If Wang Jian makes his family attack because of his own affairs, he will be sorry for his parents, brothers and sisters. Now, Wang Jian's subordinates have been killed, and they will definitely not give up after they go back. It is very likely that he will take his anger on his family. To avoid tragedy, he can only send his family to Fushan first.

Zhang Zhun continued: "Actually, what you have to do is very simple. You just need to publicize the military households and tell them what benefits we have here. As for whether to come or not, it is entirely up to them to decide. I believe that with such good conditions, they cannot not come. I can give you all the laws we promulgated. With your ability, since you can escape from Lingshan Guard, I believe that you can still escape next time you are in danger."

"My warship is divided into three periods a day to pick you up in Hulu Bay. As long as you get on the boat, you don't need to take care of the rest. You can arrange for your family to board the boat and come to Fushan Station at any time during these three periods."

Hulu Bay is opposite Mawan, and is also a natural port, and is under the jurisdiction of Lingshan Guard. From Hulu Bay to landing at Queqiao Bay, it only takes less than an hour to make it easy and quick. Lingshan Guard itself does not have any warships, so Zhang Zhun does not have to worry about being attacked in Mawan.

Mo Yu finally made up his mind and said firmly: "Okay! I've done it!"

Zhang Zhun nodded, took out a silver ingot from his arms, which was about five taels, and threw it to Mo Yu. Youran said, "This is a deposit for you, so that you won't think I'm fooling you."

Mo Yu hurriedly took the silver ingot and put it carefully.

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "If you take the money, you have to do things for me, so there is no need to mention the rules."

Mo Yu hurriedly said, "I understand, I understand, I will never swallow the adult's money..."

He looked around carefully and said with some contempt, "My lord's muskets are so powerful, I will definitely not seek death."

Zhang Zhun nodded.

This kid is a sensible person.

Mo Yu took his two partners to the sampan, went out to sea again, and headed west.

Watching the sampan slowly leaving, Zhang Zhun said to himself: "This kid is a bit interesting!"

Yang Guohua said, "Sir, we..."

Zhang Zhun nodded and ordered: "Every morning, noon, and evening, you go to Hulu Bay to pick up people. When sailing on the sea, you will train. It is also good to let those foreign military households see the combat effectiveness of our navy. Short muskets will be equipped for you after a while."

Yang Guohua quickly agreed.

After returning from Queqiao Bay, Zhang Zhun came to the craftsman workshop and summoned a few backbone craftsmen to discuss the production of short muskets with them.

Sure enough, craftsmen all felt that the technical difficulty of short muskets was not high. Even the production of short musket barrels was much simpler than that of Hu Ben. The barrel of Hu Ben was 33 inches long. The barrel of short musket was only 6 inches long, less than 20% of that of Hu Ben. Using existing technology, the barrel of short muskets was basically free of waste.

Zhang Zhun quickly determined the specifications of the short musket. The barrel length was 6 inches (about 200 mm), and the barrel diameter was also 0.36 inches (about 12 mm). The Minnie bullet continued to use the Huben gun, and there was no need to change it. Flint firing was used. Brigadier Zhang named this short musket "Eagle Eye Gun" to distinguish it from the existing Hawk-beak gun.

After the specifications of the Hawkeye gun were determined, production was put on the agenda. However, the biggest problem was still in the manpower. Now there are not enough people to make the Huben gun, so where can we make the Hawk-eye gun? No, the Hawk-eye gun can only be hung on the wall for the time being, and then start manufacturing after enough manpower is enough. The current craftsmen must do their best to produce the Huben gun.

After returning from the craftsman's workshop, Yang Ruifeng came to find Zhang Zhun.

"Brother Feng, long time no see you." Zhang Zhun said with a smile.

During these days, Zhang Zhun was busy with military affairs and Yang Ruifeng was busy with Jingyan business, and the two had few opportunities to meet. Because they were busy with Jingyan affairs, Yang Ruifeng had not attended the meeting of Shengxia Zong twice. Zhang Zhun himself did not have time to go to the Jingyan processing plant. He entrusted all the affairs of Jingyan to Yang Ruifeng. Facts proved that Yang Ruifeng was capable of doing this job well, so he had no need to worry.

After the Battle of Baishahe, the salt cubes in the Salt Inspection Department were basically cleared, and there were almost no salt cubes in each level. So all the salt oxen suddenly became active and ran around the world. The fine salt business in Yangjiatun naturally had no resistance. All the fine salt that Zhao Laoba had accumulated was wiped out. Yang Ruifeng, who had received a lot of silver, was naturally more motivated to work.

"Yulin, I'm here to ask for help." Yang Ruifeng said straight to the point.

"Sit down and talk." His brother-in-law is an honest person, so Zhang Zhun naturally has no politeness.

Yang Ruifeng was not polite in front of Zhang Zhun and directly expressed his intention. The problem he wanted to ask Zhang Zhun to solve was actually something he had encountered before, that is, the output of coarse salt was insufficient and he was not full. The raw materials could not be guaranteed, and the output could naturally be guaranteed. If you want to expand production, you must have strong support from Zhang Zhun.

It turned out that each village in Fushan Institute still produces some coarse salt, which is about 1,000 kilograms per day. However, now, with the implementation of the land distribution policy, each household is busy cultivating its own fields or reclaiming wasteland, and fewer and fewer people are willing to cook salt. In recent days, Yang Ruifeng has purchased less than 300 kilograms of coarse salt from each village in Fushan Institute every day, and there is a tendency to continue to decrease.

The coarse salt sent from Lingshanwei every day is only a thousand kilograms, and the two are only about 1,300 kilograms. However, Yang Ruifeng's current processing ability is more than 3,000 kilograms per day. In other words, relying solely on one Lingshanwei, Fushancheng is no longer full. It is quite unfilled. We must find a way to buy a large amount of coarse salt from other places.

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Do you have any contact in Jimo County?"

Yang Ruifeng said cautiously: "There is a lot of coarse salt over there, and the salt owl is willing to sell it to us at a low price. However, we fought a battle with the officers and soldiers in Baisha River. The salt owls were worried that the officers and soldiers would continue to attack Fushan City and would not dare to do business with us publicly..."

Zhang Zhun said disapprovingly: "I will deal with the problem of officers and soldiers. People die for money and birds die for food. As long as it is profitable, the salt owls will not come. They have a large amount of coarse salt and cannot get a penny. What are the benefits for them?"

Yang Ruifeng nodded and said yes.

At present, the backlog of coarse salt around Jimo County is indeed very serious. Due to the war outside, the coarse salt from Shandong cannot be transported and exported. At the same time, a large amount of coarse salt from JAC Salt Field began to seize the market in Shandong. In terms of cost alone, the coarse salt from Laizhou Bay Salt Field cannot resist the JAC Salt Field. What's more, there is a larger Changlu Salt Field in the north of Shandong.

Under the attack of two super-large salt fields in the north and south, the Laizhou Bay salt fields are getting worse day by day, and the coarse salt produced is in large amounts of backlog. Nowadays, salt dealers are anxious to get rid of the coarse salt in their hands. At this time, Yang Ruifeng can not only reduce the price but also ensure a steady stream of goods.

Yang Ruifeng emphasized: "Zhao Laoba has privately contacted some salt owls and learned that the coarse salt in Shandong is very serious. A salt field in Laizhou Bay has accumulated hundreds of thousands of kilograms of coarse salt. If all these coarse salts can be converted into refined salt, the profit will be great."

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Do you want to swallow all the coarse salt?"

Yang Ruifeng said affirmatively: "This requires the support of the guard."

His meaning is to absorb all the coarse salt around Jimo County, process it into fine salt, and then sell it again. Ordinary coarse salt, one pound of silver, can be sold for sixteen taels of silver at one turn, and the difference between the two is fifteen taels. If the fine salt processing plant continues to expand its scale, the profit can continue to increase.

The coarse salt production in Jimo County is also very large, and it is no problem to absorb three to four thousand or even tens of thousands of kilograms a day. In fact, everyone knows that most of these coarse salts come from the official Laizhou Bay Salt Field, and are not pure private salts. However, no one will break the matter, and everyone is tacitly aware of it.

However, this will bring serious consequences, that is, Fushan City will receive the attention of countless people who are interested. Turning coarse salt into fine salt will make a profit of dozens of times the price in one go. It would be strange if others are not jealous. A man is innocent and bears a treasure. This fine salt business, a hen who can lay golden eggs, will definitely attract the covetousness of all parties. These days, for money, for money, and for money, any kind of thing may be caused. Violent means are the most common.

Without strong force support, the profits of Jingyan business will be enough to razed Yangjiatun to the ground. The last time the officers and soldiers came to attack Fushan City, a large part of the reason was for Jingyan's huge profits. The next time the officers and soldiers came back, this is inevitable. Therefore, the premise of Jingyan business is Zhang Zhun's guard team. Only powerful force can shock all parties. On the contrary, if the guard team is insufficient, Jingyan's business is better to maintain the existing small scale to avoid attracting the covetousness of giants from all sides.

Zhang Zhun measured carefully for a moment and said decisively: "Do it!"

Yang Ruifeng's spirit was suddenly greatly boosted.

Zhang Zhun stood up, paced back and forth, and said, "You set up a purchase point on the south bank of Baisha River to specifically receive coarse salt sent from Jimo County. Be careful not to let private salt dealers cross the Baisha River. I will ask the guards to set up a checkpoint in Baisha River and station a small team of troops. If your people are attacked, the guards will actively interfere."

Yang Ruifeng agreed one by one.

The two carefully measured some other details before Yang Ruifeng left.

Zhang Zhun continued to pace, thinking about the various consequences that might have brought about.

【Today's second update is delivered ~~~~】
Chapter completed!