After a round of discussion, the relationship between the two sides was brought closer.
Qiushou and Tian Feng did not stay idle either. They directly wrote a letter and asked their relatives and friends in Jizhou to send the books to Changshan so that the library could copy them.
The two of them even jointly wrote a letter to Cai Yong, requesting to borrow books to copy, and at the same time, inviting them to come to Chang Shan Country.
With the current reputation of Jushou and Tian Feng, they naturally couldn't move the world-famous scholar Cai Yong, but this sincerity still made Liu Chen very satisfied.
Compared to those ignorant great clans, Qiushou and Tian Feng were the ones who practiced what they practiced.
"My lord."
Just as Qushou and Tian Feng had sent out the letters, Zhao Yun returned with a complicated expression.
"Zilong, did something happen?" Liu Chen asked with concern.
" My lord, some of the mine hunters have returned…"
Zhao Yun's words surprised Liu Chen. He interrupted and asked,""Have you found the iron ore?"
Zhao Yun said with a regretful expression,"No! They searched the southeast of Chang Mountain but did not find any iron ore. However, they found salt mines and coal mines.”
The first half of Zhao Yun's words instantly extinguished Liu Chen's excitement. However, the second half of the sentence surprised Liu Chen once again!
"Salt and coal mines!"
Although he did not find any iron ore, salt and coal mines were also what Liu Chen urgently needed.
Looking at Liu Chen's excited expression, Zhao Yun said hesitantly,"My lord, mineral salt is difficult to dry, and the salt produced is poisonous. If people eat too much of it, their bodies will have problems.”
"My lord, the imperial court has used skilled craftsmen to study it many times, but they still can't make non-toxic salt. Therefore, most of them are edible sea salt and well salt."”
Seeing Liu Chen so agitated, they were afraid that Liu Chen would use the salt mine. At that time, the lives of the soldiers and the Chang Shan people would be in danger.
"Don't worry, I have my ways.”Liu Chen said in surprise.
The ancient salt refining technique was only mastered in the Song Dynasty.
The salt in the late Han Dynasty was actually coarse salt. It was mainly obtained by drying sea salt or burning well salt. It was not as purified as later generations.
Because it was not completely purified, the toxic substances in the mineral salt were not filtered. Eating too much would cause damage to the human body.
They had no choice, but Liu Chen did!
He remembered that there was a complete salt refining technology in the research institute, and the price was not high!
Zhao Yun, Qiushou, and Tian Feng were slightly shocked!
The imperial court had paid a huge price to summon skilled craftsmen and talented people to filter the toxic substances in the mineral salt, but none of them could do it.
Could Liu Chen really do it?
Qiushou and Tian Feng were still a little confused, but Zhao Yun was convinced. Because of the changes in Chang Shan during this period of time, it gave Zhao Yun great confidence.
"With the salt mine, the people of Chang Shan no longer need to buy expensive sea salt. With the coal mine, Changshan would no longer have cold winters.”Liu Chen said excitedly.
In this era, because of the inconvenience of transportation, the price of salt was very expensive even if it was sold by the government. It was not like a few yuan per packet in the future.
Coal had been discovered a long time ago and was already used as fuel during the Western Han Dynasty. The winter in the north was extremely cold, and with this, it could be said that there was no cold winter anymore.
The only thing to be careful about was that burning coal would produce toxic gases such as carbon dioxide. Inhaling it into the body would also cause harm to the human body.
"Every household needs to build chimneys. Oh right, we can also modify the brick bed to keep warm…"
Liu Chen's thoughts were like lightning, bringing benefits to the people of Chang Shan.
He quickly woke up and looked at Zhao Yun in surprise."Zilong, where are the mine hunters? This is a great merit. This king will personally reward them!”
"My lord, among the mine hunters who returned this time, their family members were sentenced to prison for stealing the money bags of local tyrants.”Yun Zhao said with a complicated expression.
Liu Chen frowned and his face darkened.
Now, the people of Chang Shan were living and working in peace and contentment. Not long ago, they had a bumper harvest of three times the amount of grain. Every household could be said to be rejoicing and reaping a bountiful harvest.
At this time, someone was actually imprisoned for theft, and it was the family of the mine hunter.
When Liu Chen first selected the mine hunters, he had gone through a household registration check. They were all locals, and three generations of them were honest and good people.
Was this considered slapping his face? Or was he insulting his intelligence?
Tian Feng and Ju Shou's eyes narrowed as they sensed a conspiracy.
"If Zilong knows about this, tell me in detail.”Liu Chen said with a serious expression.
" My lord, after this person returned home, he found out what had happened and came to plead with me. He complained that he was wronged, but I don't know if it's true or not…"
Zhao Yun roughly explained what had happened.
A local tycoon, Zhang, reported that he had lost a purse made of exquisite sheepskin. After searching for it several times, he found it in an old farmer's house.
However, although the sheepskin purse was found, the six thousand stalks of money in the purse had already disappeared.
State Minister Yuan Fu personally tried the case. After the State Minister's discerning eyes, the old farmer finally confessed that he had stolen.
Because the old farmer had already used up the 6,000 stalks of money, the State Minister awarded the 20 Mu of land to the despotic Zhang.
"Zilong, bring all the relevant personnel and evidence here. I want to personally investigate this case. This king wants to see if this king's taste is too bad.”
Liu Chen said coldly.
Zhao Yun immediately agreed to leave.
They were the ones who had chosen the mine hunters, but there was a thief in the family. Whether it was his reputation or the rewards later on, it was a slap to Liu Chen's face!
It was an award, so people would definitely point fingers at it. Who would work for Liu Chen in the future if he didn't get a reward?
"Gongyu, Yuanhao, I've made a fool of myself.”
"My lord, you're too serious. There's clearly something fishy about this matter. We're also very curious!”Qiushou and Tian Feng looked at each other and smiled.
At this time, the strategists needed to step in.
At that time, if the case was easily decided, he would presumably be put in an even more important position by Liu Chen. At the same time, he would be able to find the black sheep for Liu Chen!
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