Li Si and the other two observed for a while.
"We don't have much time. Let's go to the next place." Song Yuan said.”
The three of them, who had no interest in farming, naturally nodded.
Song Yuan also skipped the village and headed straight for the saltworks at the back of the mountain.
When they arrived at the saltworks.
The saltworks occupied a large area. It was a basin behind the village. The saltworks were divided into many areas, of which the salt-drying area was the largest.
In the salt drying area, one could see large areas of coarse salt that were divided into squares to be exposed to the sun.
On the other side was the purification area, where many villagers were processing.
Compared to the coarse salt that was exposed to the sun, the purification work was more attractive.
Li Si and the other two excitedly walked towards the villagers and watched the salt making.
However, he could not understand it even after looking at it for a long time. After a few operations, the coarse salt that could be seen to have obvious impurities turned into fine white salt in the blink of an eye.
Meng Yi scratched his head and asked the villagers,""Do you know how to turn coarse salt into refined salt?”
The villager shook his head with a blank expression and said,"We don't know either. This is the method that the young master gave us. We just followed the steps.”
The villager's reply caused Meng Yi and the other two to fall silent.
Song Yuan's method made it very difficult to steal from others. Perhaps the craftsmen would need to stay here for a long time before they could slowly figure out the technique.
Meng Yi and the others looked at it a few more times, but they could not see any principle. In the end, they chose to give up.
Song Yuan looked at the three dejected people and said with a smile,"How is it? My private saltworks are not bad, right?”
The three of them nodded. Although they did not understand the principle, this salt pan was not bad.
It was located in a deep mountain basin and was not easy to discover. Moreover, the speed of salt production was very fast and the output was sufficient. It could completely supply the entire imperial court.
"Very good!"
The three of them said in unison.
Song Yuan also heaved a sigh of relief. He was afraid that his father-in-law's retainer would not be interested in the Song Manor. As long as they were interested, these three would be his future helpers in persuading his father-in-law.
" Alright," Brother Zheng said." There's nothing much to see in this salt pan. Song Yuan, take them to the workshop and the drill ground."”
Song Yuan nodded.
They turned around and arrived outside the workshop.
The clanging sounds of metal hitting filled Li Si and the other two with curiosity. They had long missed this workshop.
After all, according to the Emperor's secret order, Song Yuan's iron-smelting skills were much better than Great Qin's, and the quality of the steel he produced was extremely high!
Especially after forging, the weapons could even be comparable to some ordinary bronze weapons.
Out of curiosity, Li Si and the other two followed Song Yuan into the workshop.
The thick smoke and dust made the three of them choke and cough non-stop. Then, the unique furnace, pedestal, and air blast fan made the three of them curious and puzzled.
Fortunately, there were craftsmen working on the iron at the moment, so they knew the entire process of iron smelting after observing for a while.
However, knowing the process did not mean that they understood the reason.
But this time, they didn't ask the craftsmen of the Song Family Village.
Because according to his previous speculation, he probably wouldn't be able to get anything out of her.
Seeing that the three of them were not interested, Song Yuan said,"From today onwards, I will start building the steel factory. This is just a temporary small workshop. The future steel factory will definitely give you a new lease on life!”
The three nodded thoughtfully. Li Si said,""We're looking forward to the steel factory that Mr. Song mentioned!”
"Compared to the steel factory, I'd rather see the ironware that Mr. Song has forged.”
"If that's the case, then I'll bring everyone to the drill ground to take a look." Song Yuan chuckled.”
Hearing that they were going to the drill ground, Wang Jian became spirited too.
As an old general, he was not interested in refined salt and steel. In his opinion, these were not the key to the prosperity of the country.
Only with a strong military force could one be considered a true strong country!
Song Yuan also discovered Wang Jian's change. He could not help but ponder in his heart.
Along the way, Li Si and Meng Yi were considered to be more active. Only Elder Wang was very dull.
However, Elder Wang's spirits were lifted when he mentioned the drill ground.
It seemed that Elder Wang might be a capable person in the military like Butler Ji. He could pay more attention to him later.
After making up his mind, Song Yuan didn't waste any time and brought everyone to the drill ground.
Brother Zheng and Meng Tian were very familiar with this place. After all, they had stayed in the Song Manor for seven days and spent most of their time here.
When the two of them arrived at the drill ground, they snatched the job that Song Yuan had introduced them to and brought Li Si and the other two to watch.
Song Yuan was also happy to see such a scene. After all, his father-in-law had taken the initiative to introduce him, which could be considered as expressing his stance.
Brother Zheng and Meng Tian brought Li Si and the other two to observe the outside of the drill ground. After Meng Tian finished introducing the various facilities and training programs of the drill ground.
"What do you think?" Brother Zheng asked.”
"I can't see the pros and cons for the time being." Wang Jian said in a deep voice.”
"I feel that their training intensity is even greater than the Meng Army's, and it seems to be more reasonable?" Meng Yi also said.”
Li Si did not say anything. He really did not know much about this.
Meng Tian agreed." It's indeed more reasonable. I've already tried it during this period of time. The effect is better, and the burden isn't that great.”
When Wang Jian heard that, he said,"Looks like Song Yuan really has some skills."”
However, Wang Jian added,"However, whether the army is strong or not, it depends not only on the training method, but also on the quality of the soldiers themselves and their weapons."
Before he could finish, what happened on the drill ground left him dumbfounded.
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