From the fusion of Tongbei Quan to the Longevity Martial Saint

This table is actually very simple to draw; it just lists the dates when the salt bandits attacked the salt fields and the dates when the Fang family came to conduct the year-end inventory.

Finally, the time difference between the two was also listed in great detail.

Almost consistently, during the ten-year period, the time it took for salt bandits to raid the salt fields and for the Fang family to conduct year-end inventory checks on the salt field accounts and inventory did not exceed one month.

It's impossible to call it a coincidence.

The calculation method Fang Qing used could be easily performed by anyone on Earth who knows how to use office software.

Unfortunately, this is the Great Qian Dynasty.

Martial arts are highly developed, but the humanities are lacking.

These fragmented pieces of information are even less likely to be noticed or organized by anyone.

Fang Qing had Yang Zhi find several experienced salt farmers during this period, and that's how they carefully gathered all this information.

This table was created by summarizing and organizing this information.

Holding the form in her hands, the incredibly intelligent Fang Lingsu knew perfectly well what Fang Qing's "major discovery" meant.

At this moment, Fang Lingsu's pretty face was already icy cold.

Li Zaotou felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and a look of extreme fear flashed across his face.

He wished he could personally kill Fang Qing right then and there.

Otherwise, if Fang Qing were to lift the lid, he definitely wouldn't be able to escape.

At this moment, Fang Qing's voice drifted over:

"I have meticulously investigated the number of salt bandits who raided the salt fields each time."

I started by reviewing the data backward from 10 years ago and found that each time the salt bandits came, the largest number was only a dozen or so.

"Even if the salt bandits were highly skilled in martial arts, it would be impossible for them to take away 4000 catties of salt at a time, and sometimes even 5000 catties of salt."

"The only possibility is that the salt field was already heavily in debt before the salt bandits attacked it."

"Someone is trying to use the salt bandits to settle accounts."

"As long as the salt bandits loot the salt fields, then all the huge losses can be pinned on the salt bandits, and that person can wipe all the accounts clean."

"To be completely clean, without a single leaf clinging to one's clothes."

Fang Qing even deliberately made a smoothing motion with her hand.

Standing behind Fang Qing, Yang Zhi looked at Fang Qing's action and immediately felt it was somewhat familiar.

Suddenly, as if he understood something, he turned his head in surprise to look in the direction of Li Zaotou.

After Fang Qing's explanation, Guard Lin looked enlightened and turned to look in Li Zao Tou's direction.

Li Zaotou's face was deathly pale.

Fang Qing directly lifted the last lid that was pressing down on the salt field.

Each time, at most a dozen or so people come, and even if each of them has practiced body tempering techniques...

Even carrying it on your back or shoulder, it would be impossible to carry away 5000 jin of salt.

No matter how Li Zaotou explains it, this loophole cannot be easily repaired.

As the highest administrative official of the entire saltworks.

Li Zaotou wanted to decline, but he knew that no one would believe him.

Li Zaotou thought to himself, "It's over." He felt as if all his strength had been drained, and he slumped to the ground.

Fang Lingsu now knows about this lid herself.

Li Zaotou already knew what he was about to face.

Fang Qing, however, did not intend to end things there. He was about to drop an even bigger bombshell.

The next moment, Fang Qing reached into his robes again and pulled something out.

Even Fang Lingsu couldn't help but twitch her eye when she saw Fang Qing taking something out again.

Fang Qing just pulled this piece of paper out of his pocket.

This piece of paper records all the activities of the salt bandits going back ten years.

This thin piece of paper was enough to nail Li Zaotou firmly to the coffin.

Now Fang Qing has pulled out another object from his pocket, and who knows what kind of trouble this will cause this time.

Li Zaotou was sweating profusely.

He was terrified that Fang Qing might pull out something that would lead to the extermination of his entire family.

The next moment, Fang Qing pulled out something wrapped in high-quality Xuan paper from his pocket.

After presenting the item to Fang Lingsu with both hands, Fang Qing explained:

"I still have this item here, which proves that I have no connection with the salt bandits!"

"This is a method I discovered by chance over the past two months when I was crystallizing salt at Zhuhaifang, which can improve the quality of salt."

"The salt produced by our salt factory is called 'Qing salt' on the market."

"Because the salt we produce tastes somewhat bitter and has a bluish color."

"The method I've been researching can improve the quality of salt, which I call refined salt."

Fang Lingsu took the paper package from Fang Qing with some confusion.

Upon opening the paper package and seeing the pure, snow-white refined salt inside, I gasped sharply.

Her previously composed expression vanished completely.

The quality of this salt is simply too good.

It was comparable to the high-quality salt used in the homes of these villagers.

Guard Lin also hurried over, and when he saw the refined salt in the paper package that Fang Qing handed over, he also gasped.

He gently pinched a little, put it in his mouth and tasted it slightly, then his eyes lit up:

"Second Miss, this salt has a very mild bitter taste, but a very strong salty taste."

"Its exterior is snow-white, like the surface of snow, and is extremely fine."

"It can be called high-quality salt."

In a flash, everyone's eyes were focused on Fang Qing.

Even Li Zaotou, who knew that the cover-up couldn't be kept up this time, snapped out of his daze and looked up in Fang Qing's direction.

The salt merchants of Lianghuai had twenty salt fields.

It can be said that 90% of what they produce is green salt from their Jinsha Saltworks.

High-quality refined salt requires extremely expensive tools to extract its salt content, making it very costly. Unless one is a high-ranking official or a nobleman, refined salt is simply unaffordable.

Where did this salt farmer's son get this kind of salt from?

At this moment, Fang Qing directly cupped his hands in front of Fang Lingsu and said:

"After two months of careful research, I have mastered the method to mass-produce this refined salt that only high-ranking officials and nobles can afford."

"Compared to the current cost of producing green salt at our saltworks, the cost has only increased by about 10%."

"Production can be maintained at almost the same level, and the yield is quite abundant."

With a bang, the crowd erupted in uproar as soon as Fang Qing uttered those words.

All of us here, including Fang Lingsu, make a living from the salt produced at this saltworks.

Fang Qing said that he had mastered a method that could produce refined salt in large quantities with only a slight increase in cost, which was a groundbreaking achievement for everyone in the salt field.

How could they not be shocked?

Even Fang Lingsu could not maintain her original calm.

It's important to know that the refined salt Fang Qing brought over is extremely expensive on the market.

It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as "more valuable than gold".

If Fang Lingsu could master this method of producing refined salt, it would be tantamount to her directly taking the lead in the family.

The pressure from the clan elders to arrange a marriage between her and other prominent families was always put on hold.

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