Chapter 452 Check out the Salt Lake
Chapter 452 Check out the Salt Lake
After strolling along the river for a while, Shen Nuo had two more lanterns in his hands.
This was given to him by Qin Yan, and Shen Nuo likes it very much.
The lotus-shaped lantern is extremely delicate, and each petal is lifelike, just like a real lotus.
They emit a faint warm light, and Shen Nuo likes them just by looking at them.
Shen Nuo bought two more small ones to give to Suisui and Niannan.
The two played for the whole day until Shen Nuo felt sleepy and let Qin Yan carry him back to take the carriage.
Zhang Hua was already waiting for them at the place where they got off the bus in the morning. Qin Yan put all his things into the space and now he was only holding Shen Nuo.
After getting on the carriage, Zhang Hua drove it home.
When they got home, Shen Nuo was already asleep, and Qin Yan carefully carried him back to the room.
When Shen Nuo woke up, it was already the next day.
Qin Yan massaged his legs.
"You walked too much yesterday. Is Nuonuo's leg feeling uncomfortable?"
Shen Nuo held the bowl and ate breakfast, shaking his head.
"No, you pressed it for me yesterday."
And last night, Shen Nuo also felt Qin Yan massaging his feet, probably because he was afraid that he would be tired.
Shen Nuo felt that there was no better man in the world than A Yan, and he seemed to have really found a treasure.
"I'm glad you're okay. Don't hold the baby today. Just let me do it."
The two children can already crawl on the ground, but they will act like a spoiled brat from time to time and ask their grandma to hold them.
Qin Yan would always take them from Shen Nuo's hands to prevent Shen Nuo from tiring himself.
At this time, the two children were playing on the ground, holding the rattles that Shen Nuo bought for them yesterday.
There is also the Nine Rings game, but neither of the two children knows how to play it.
Nian Nian even put the Nine Rings in her mouth, but it was quickly snatched away by Song Siyan.
"You can't eat this. This is for fun every year."
Song Siyan quickly snatched the food from Nian Nian's hand and stopped him from eating.
"Song Zhen and the others have gone up the mountain. I told them about the salt lake this morning. I will teach them how to make salt later."
Qin Yan said to Shen Nuo.
Shen Nuo had no objection, as it was originally agreed that they should take over this matter.
"If we cooperate, we'll take 50% of the salt we sell."
The business was originally run by several people, so even 50% is a lot, and this is their salt lake.
"That's what I thought. Just think of it as asking them to do some work."
Those who participated in the salt lake included not only Qin Yan, Shen Nuo, and Song Zhen, but also Liang Zhaokang, Su Cheng, Lan Jiu, Zhao Chuan, the Qin Yue brothers, the Qin Zuo brothers, Lin Ping, Lin An, and Chu Che.
The salt lake is very large, and more people are needed to get involved, not to mention that they have families behind them.
As long as it is done, even the emperor can't interfere.
What's more, Liang Zhaokang himself also had a share. Their salt was still official salt, but they were the ones who made money.
And they still have to pay taxes to the court every year. In this way, Qin Yan and Shen Nuo can collect money without any effort, and they have a huge backer so they don't have to worry about being targeted.
The most important thing is that with the salt lake incident, Liang Zhaokang couldn't persuade them to return to the capital, and he could even persuade the emperor not to interfere in their affairs.
This can be said to kill many birds with one stone.
Sure enough, after they came down the mountain in the afternoon, they were all extremely excited.
They couldn't wait to let Qin Yan teach them how to make salt. Although there is a salt sea on the coast of the south, it is different from this salt lake, and it is also difficult to make salt on the coast.
The most important thing is the salt mine. This salt lake is the first time they have seen it.
And it's such a large salt lake, how long will it take?
Especially Liang Zhaokang. The people were short of salt, but salt was a necessity. Their court was troubled by this issue every year. It was so hard to get such an opportunity to solve this problem, and they were instantly excited.
"As long as it can be done, you can propose any conditions."
Liang Zhaokang looked at Shen Nuo and Qin Yan seriously.
Qin Yan told them what he had discussed with Shen Nuo in the morning.
They even took out a contract and asked Liang Zhaokang and others to sign it and stamp it with their private seals.
Liang Zhaokang and his men were dumbfounded. It seemed like they had made a profit, but they could no longer take care of Qin Yan and Shen Nuo's affairs, and they also had to resign from their posts.
"That won't do, General Qin. My brother will not agree to your resignation."
"Really? Then we can't tell you the method of making salt."
The method of making salt is very important. If it can be used on the southern coast, Liang State can even sell salt to other countries, which is the best way to make money.
Liang Zhaokang frowned.
"This won't work either."
He knew that neither of these were the results his brother wanted, and he also had his own selfish motives. He wanted these two people to protect the State of Liang.
If he doesn't become an official, then he will have nothing to do with Liang State. Shen Nuo can even go directly to another country to be a national teacher.
Ever since the incident in Japan, other major countries have been eyeing Shen Nuo covetously, wishing to kidnap him.
This is also the reason why they insisted that these two people go to the capital. The capital is the imperial city, and no one would dare to attack them in the imperial city.
Besides, Shen Nuo is just a boy. No matter how strong a boy is, he is still weaker than a man. This is natural.
Liang Zhaokang and others fell silent. They had no way to agree.
"So you want us to work like slaves for the Liang Kingdom without asking for anything in return, or even denying us our freedom?"
Shen Nuo said it directly, which would be considered as treasonous words if said by other people.
But towards Shen Nuo, Liang Zhaokang didn't show any temper at all.
"No, Brother Shen, this matter..."
Shen Nuo's eyes turned:
"It's okay to keep the official position, but we won't go to the capital. You just want us to help Liang State all the time, so just give me the position and don't interfere in other matters."
Shen Nuo actually just wants to stay here forever. He doesn't like dealing with those people in official circles.
"I can promise this. I will explain it to my brother when the time comes. But you still have to be more careful. I see that someone from other countries is asking about you."
Shen Nuo was not surprised that Liang Zhaokang gave in.
"Don't worry, it's okay."
Shen Nuo wouldn't be unable to protect himself.
Several people signed the contract, even Shen Nuo and Qin Yan signed.
He made many copies of this thing and each of them took one.
After signing the contract, Qin Yan didn't waste time talking to them and directly took out the salt-making recipe.
"When the time comes, you can bring your own people up the mountain to mine, but don't open a road near our home. It's best to go around to the other side."
Shen Nuo doesn't like noise, so naturally he can't allow anyone to run to their house.
Liang Zhaohong understands:
"Okay, I'll take care of this myself then."
Liang Zhaokang didn't want to offend the two of them, so naturally he had to go along with everything they said.
Now that he had the recipe, he couldn't wait to find someone to do it.
Immediately send a message to the capital, asking them to send someone, preferably an imperial envoy specifically in charge of this area.
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