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Chapter 213 Looking for a shield

On the mottled ancient road, a man and a woman were walking in the city.

The man is handsome and unrestrained, and the woman is dressed in white, with a smile on her lips and no extra pendants on her head, but she is already stunningly beautiful. No matter where he goes, people around him can't help but look at him more.

And these two people were Lin Xiaofan and Wen Yue.

Lin Xiaofan was worried at this time, not knowing where to start making salt. Going out for a walk is also to find some inspiration.

"Master, what do you want to do when you come to our Lifeng Town?"

Wen Yue asked with some confusion.

She couldn't understand that Lifeng Town was not large in area, had a small population, and did not have any particularly developed industries.

Apart from being close to the ocean, there seemed to be nothing special about it. Why did Lin Xiaofan come here?

"I came here naturally for the things in this sea."

Lin Xiaofan kept looking around, as if looking for something.

"The sea? What's so good about this. I've been at this seaside since I was a child, and I know the sea best. Except that I can catch some fish, shrimps and crabs, there's nothing special about it."

Wenyue is still puzzled. In her opinion, isn't the only purpose of this sea to catch some fish from it? And what can be caught is limited. Even those old fishermen don't have much left after paying taxes all year round.

With the wisdom of the master, there should be no need to fish for a living.

And it is even more impossible to make a fortune from this.

"There are a lot of good things in this sea. But now, we have explored too little of it."

A smile appeared on Lin Xiaofan's lips.

The technological development of this world is too poor. On weekdays, it just hangs around the coastline, and the only way to develop the ocean is to catch some fish and shrimps. What the real deep sea area looks like, none of them may have been to it.

As for what the bottom of the sea looks like and what's there, they don't even know.

"There are not only fish and shrimps in this sea, but there are also many rare things buried under the sea."

Just talking about sea water, there is a lot of salt in it. Moreover, there are a large number of resources on the seabed, such as large amounts of oil, natural gas, manganese, iron, copper, aluminum and other metals, which are all available.

"Master, besides fish, shrimps and crabs, what else can be found in this sea?"

Wen Yue was puzzled.

In her understanding, apart from water and some plants, there are only fish, shrimps, crabs and other food left in the sea.

"For example, iron, copper and other items."

Lin Xiaofan briefly introduced two types, both of which are already in use in this era.

"It's just that these are buried under the sea, or in deeper waters, and are difficult to develop."

Wen Yue's pupils shrank, with some doubts in her eyes. Is there copper and iron in the depths of the sea?

How can this be? Isn’t the bottom of the sea full of sand and stones?

Moreover, it is impossible for the master to have been to the bottom of the sea. How does he know what the bottom of the sea and the deeper seas are like?

But looking at Lin Xiaofan's serious look, it didn't look like he was lying.

Lin Xiaofan said without further explanation:

"But the purpose of my trip is to make salt."

"Salt making?"

Wen Yue was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then quickly shook his head:

"Master, I don't think this is feasible."

Doesn't work?

Lin Xiaofan frowned slightly and asked:

"Why? Anyone in Daqian can make salt, right?"

He had investigated before coming. In Daqian, no matter who you are, you only need to pay a certain amount of money to get the right to make salt for one year.

Many big families will rely on this to make profits.

"Master, you may not know something. In our town of Lifeng, the officials and the Qing family all make salt to make profits. Therefore, the salt merchants in Lifeng County will also buy salt from them. Now you even Even if you can make salt, you can’t sell it.”

Wen Yue opened his mouth to explain.

Isn't salt something that relies on the wind and sun, or is steamed and roasted with fire?

Sea water is free and costs little, so the price is also low.

It is almost impossible to lower the price on this basis.

When the selling prices are about the same, they have already formed a fixed partner. As long as there are no problems, they will definitely not look for other people to cooperate.

"Furthermore, according to the regulations in Daqian, no matter who pays five thousand silver taels, they can get the right to make salt for one year, so some big families near the lake and the sea can make salt. But what we need in Qingzhou There is only so much salt, and the more families involved, the less money each family will get. If you step in, the official family and the Qing family will definitely not be happy either."

The reason why the Wen family and the Jiang family don't make salt is because the Guan family and the Qing family gave them benefits elsewhere.

After hearing this, Lin Xiaofan breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that he thought it was because the government had some new regulations, so his salt production would not work. If it's just a competitor issue, then that's fine.

The first is the market issue. For others, this may be difficult. After all, the salt produced is pretty much the same, and the cost of this kind of thing is not high, so the price cannot be lowered. Therefore, it is difficult to get involved.

But what he wants to make is refined salt, which is very different from the coarse salt made by others.

When the time comes, as soon as it is born, countless wealthy families will try their best to get it.

As for touching other people's cakes, he had just started selling the salt at a high price. By then, only some wealthy businessmen or wealthy people could afford it, and presumably it would not have any impact on their interests.

After he made a lot of money, he started selling on a large scale.

However, he still has to be cautious and find someone to act as a shield in front of him, so as not to be exposed prematurely.

It's just that the Wen family is definitely not a good candidate for this aspect. They have an agreement with two salt-making families. It would be treachery to ask them to do this. As for the people he brought, they must have been remembered by others, and it is almost impossible for them to take action.

"Master, it doesn't matter. Even if making salt doesn't work, you can still make money in other ways."

Seeing that Lin Xiaofan had not spoken a word, Wen Yue thought that the latter was in a low mood.

"Don't worry, the two problems you mentioned are nothing to me. It's just that I ask you to keep my salt production a secret. Just tell the outside world that I will take care of it."

Lin Xiaofan said confidently.

But, who should I use as a shield?

Let Wang Fugui come? But he didn't know where Wang Fugui was and couldn't find him. Moreover, Wang Fugui's power is not at the same level as that of the housekeeper and the Qing family.

Trouble Jianfeng and Jianbai? Both of them are on the front line and can't spare their time to do these things.

Just when he was in trouble, he glanced around and a somewhat familiar figure appeared in his field of vision.