Rebirth of Lu Bu, the tyrant of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 232, White Elephant Edible Salt Comes Out

Chapter 232, White Elephant Edible Salt Comes Out
Zhao Zilong is carrying a gentian silver gun on his back, and the Zhaoye jade lion is galloping all the way under his crotch.

If you are hungry, you can eat dry food, if you are thirsty, you can drink some river water, and go straight to Xuzhou.

At this time, Lu Bu was training the Black Mountain Army in Xuzhou.

After several months of adjustments, the Montenegrin Army has already drawn out the old, weak, sick and disabled, or those who repeatedly violated military regulations.

Of the 30 Montenegrin Army, only 20 horses remained.

In the big tent, Lu Su said with a headache, "General, the 25 Black Mountain Army has settled down now.

However, the daily expenses of the 25 Montenegrin Army are like running water, which is a bit beyond their means.

The armor and weapons on their bodies are often damaged, so if they practice normally, it will be fine, but if they go into battle to kill the enemy, they will definitely suffer a lot."

Lu Bu nodded with a deep expression.

The 25 army is comparable to the population of a capital city. Even if they can farm food and be self-sufficient, other expenses are also a huge expense.

"Isn't Zijing good at managing internal affairs? I don't know if he has any good strategies," Lu Bu said.

Lu Su said, "I have carefully analyzed it before I came, and we can start from three aspects.

First of all, the Qiongye Yuye wine that the lord transformed before. The taste of this wine is really undeniable. If he can sell it well in Bingzhou, he will definitely be able to sell it well in Xuzhou.

However, this Qiongye Yuye wine was transported from Wuyuan County, the journey was long, and the cost of manpower and material resources was eliminated.

Our net profit will be greatly reduced, and I plan to establish a branch factory in Xuzhou to brew Qiongjiang Yuye wine.

Then, according to the general's previous method, carry out publicity in various counties of Xuzhou, and it will definitely sell well."

Lu Bu responded, "Of course there is no problem with this, I have thought about it before."

Lu Su went on to say, "Secondly, I have roughly analyzed that all dynasties traded mainly on grain, salt, cloth, iron, and livestock.

The development of the salt industry that my lord asked me to study before, I have roughly drawn up a plan, and I don’t know if it is feasible.”

Lu Bu slightly raised his hand, motioning for Lu Su to continue.

Lu Su continued, "At the moment of war, the price of salt is high. A catty of salt is equivalent to a hundred catties of grain, and there is no market for the price. Most of the salt is controlled by the princes of all walks of life."

Lu Bu looked slightly shocked, it was so expensive.

Lu Su continued, "I have studied the method of sun-drying salt proposed by the lord before, and I have been able to produce table salt, and the output is several times higher than before.

There is a ready-made sea of ​​salt next to Langya County. I plan to expand the scale and produce salt to meet the needs of the army as much as possible.

The surplus will be used for commercial purposes, and will be sold under the control of the states and counties, and each person will buy a limited amount, and the price per 100g of salt is 50 yuan."

Then he took out a piece of wrapped kraft paper from his chest.

Slowly open the kraft paper,
"Look, my lord, this is the table salt we have recently exposed."

Lu Bu took a closer look, wiped some of it with his fingers, put it in his mouth, and frowned slightly.

This table salt is pure and flawless, no different from the table salt from the previous life.

Salt is an essential element for the body. If you do not eat salt for a long time, you will experience symptoms such as weakness, nausea and vomiting, headache, lethargy, and muscle cramps.

Moreover, Lu Bu's method of drying salt is actually no different from the ancient method of drying salt.

Salt can be obtained by planning the salt pan and scooping seawater into the salt pan for exposure.

More importantly, Lu Bu added a filtering process.

Filtered table salt is not only free of sand, dust, but also as white as snow.

In ancient times, only the royal family could enjoy this white and snow-like salt.

Lu Bu paused, and then said, "This is not enough, we have to give the salt a name, just like the fine nectar and jade liquid.

After we become famous, people will remember the name of this table salt, and they will only think about buying this table salt, so we will have the initiative in the market.”

Lu Su understood in an instant, and said with joy on his face, "My lord is really powerful. Not only is he brave in fighting the enemy, but he is also good at business.

"I also ask the Lord to give you a name," Lu Su said in a respectful tone.

Lu Bu frowned and thought for a moment, everyone in the previous life should have taken iodine-free food.

However, iodine should not have appeared in this era, otherwise iodine can be produced.

"Then let's name our table salt White Elephant Table Salt."

White elephant edible salt?
"There is no problem with the last three words, but Zijing doesn't understand why he uses the name Baixiang. I remember that elephants should be brown," Lu Su said with a puzzled expression.

A smile appeared on the corner of Lu Bu's mouth, "Zijing probably forgot that although an elephant is brown, his two tusks are as white as snow.

I named it after White Elephant, which means that our table salt will be as white as white ivory."

Lu Su was thoughtful.

However, it doesn't matter what name you choose, as long as the quality of the salt is good.

"Okay, then our table salt will be named White Elephant, and I will arrange it to be mass-produced by the common people," Lu Su said.

Lu Bu nodded, and then said, "Didn't Zijing just say that we should start from three aspects? You just mentioned two aspects, so what about the third aspect."

Lu Su was stunned and said, "Did I say that just now? Oh, I was so excited just now, I also forgot what this third aspect is, and come to the lord when I remember it."

Lu Bu laughed softly, "It seems that Zijing has been really busy recently, but he must take good care of himself.

I'm really too busy, I can ask Chen Gong to come over to assist you."

Lu Su smiled and said, "Haha, I'm busy, but it's okay to support, I, Lu Su, can handle it."

Just took three steps, and then turned around abruptly and said, "My lord, when I just went out, I remembered that the third aspect is mining.

Since the death of Emperor Ling, most mining industries have been in a state of suspension.

The five counties of Xuzhou hold a large amount of iron ore, we can mine iron ore and forge weapons."

Lu Bu said, "Okay, we never said to stop mining, we just want to use it rationally and arrange trustworthy people to operate it.

As for forging, we can let Cao Ji come over and let him lead the forging of weapons to meet the needs of soldiers."

Not long after, a guard rushed in at the door, and said in a respectful tone, "General, there is a young general with a damaged armor at the door who came to visit the general."

Lu Bu said calmly, "Did he say his name?"

"Changshan Zhao Zilong!"

Hearing this name, Lu Bu couldn't help trembling slightly, and went out to greet him in person.

He said happily, "Is that you, Zilong, Zilong?"

Zhao Zilong lowered his head and said, "Thank you General for remembering me, Zilong came alone this time to ask for help from Lu Bujun!"

(End of this chapter)

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