Xu Shu swept his gaze around and took a step forward, leaning close to Lin Nan's ear.
He said softly in a voice that only Lin Nan and Chen Dao could hear.
"My lord, in the few days you left Wuyang, I sent people to explore the surroundings of the city.”
"I found a salt mine in the east of the city.”
When Lin Nan and Chen Dao heard this, their bodies trembled.
The two of them looked at each other, their faces filled with ecstasy.
Salt mine!
What did he think this meant?
In ancient times, salt and iron were strategic resources.
Iron was a war resource, while salt was an important living resource.
Without iron, no matter how good a craftsman was, he would not be able to forge a good weapon.
Without salt, it was easy to fall seriously ill during the march. If the farmers did not eat salt, they would not have the strength to work!
All the dynasties had implemented salt and iron official camps.
A few large salt mines and iron mines were firmly controlled by the provincial governor.
For example, Liu Yu, governor of Youzhou, Dong Zhuo, governor of Liangzhou, and Han Fu, governor of Yuzhou.
The forces of these few places could be so powerful in the early stages of the Three Kingdoms.
To a large extent, it was because of the existence of salt and iron ore.
Now, on the territory controlled by Lin Nan, a salt mine was actually discovered.
This was definitely a huge surprise.
It was the foundation for him to participate in the world's hegemony in the future.
Lin Nan let out a long sigh of relief and calmed down. He lowered his voice and said.
"Who else knows about this?"
Killing intent flashed in his eyes.
The existence of the salt mine must be kept a secret and must not be known to outsiders.
A man is innocent, but he is guilty of holding a treasure.
Although his swordsmanship was superb, his overall strength was still relatively weak.
The aristocratic families were all a pack of wild wolves. If they were to covet Lin Nan, they would probably be able to eat Lin Nan up in just a few months.
Xu Shu smiled indifferently.
"Don't worry, my lord. Yuanzhi naturally understands the stakes.”
"As soon as I learned of this, I 'invited' the family members of the discoverer to the county government.”
"The government took care of their families and gave them a lot of money to keep their mouths shut.”
"In addition, I have also sent people to seal off the surrounding dozens of miles of the salt mine. Without the lord's instructions, no one is allowed to approach.”
"There will definitely be no news.”
Lin Nan nodded his head in satisfaction. As expected of Xu Shu, he was steady and reliable in his work.
"I've already secretly hired a specialist to investigate. The reserves of this salt mine are extremely huge, worth about a million gold.”
"This one million gold is enough to buy steel, forge two hundred thousand sets of armor, and two hundred thousand long sabers.”
Lin Nan was shocked.
The salt could be exchanged for so much armor and weapons, enough to arm an army of 200,000 people.
In this era, to have 200,000 armored soldiers.
It was a strength that was enough to make the three races fear!
After Chen Dao heard this, he was so excited that his entire body trembled.
At this moment, he was extremely grateful for his decision. Choosing to follow Lin Nan was the wisest choice in his life.
"However…"
Xu Shu sighed softly, his expression somewhat troubled.
"After all, the salt mine still needs the old salt craftsman to handle it.”
"There aren't many such talents in Yuzhou.”
Speaking of this, Xu Shu was also very helpless.
Some special craftsmanship techniques were in the hands of craftsmen, and these people were in the hands of the government.
Lin Nan pondered for a moment, and an idea suddenly flashed in his mind as he said with a smile.
"Yuanzhi, you don't have to worry. I'll solve this problem.”
Xu Shu was stunned. How to solve it?
He couldn't be going to snatch people, right? Worry couldn't help but appear on his face as he hurriedly opened his mouth to advise.
"My lord, the development of the salt mine is important, but now is the time to hide our strength and bide our time.”
Lin Nan laughed and waved his hand.
"Yuanzhi, what are you thinking?”
"It's just craftsmanship. It's simple!"
....
"Father…"
"Father…"
Lin Nan had just walked into the residence when the little girl in the middle hall flew over and plunged her head into his arms, acting coquettishly.
As he played with Nan Nan in the hall, Lin Nan's hard work over the past few days was instantly swept away.
In the blink of an eye, it was night. After Lin Nan and Nan Nan had dinner, he brought her around the city.
Seeing that Nan Nan was a little sleepy, he carried her back to the county office.
Before Nan Nan fell asleep, she kept calling out for her father.
Lin Nan could not help but sigh. It was better to have a daughter.
Then, he walked back to his room and summoned the Wordless Heavenly Book.
5,000 had submitted for two days and received a total of 10000 points of divine power. The remaining divine power was 17000 points.
" Deduction: Fine Salt Refining Technique "
Consumed 1000 points of Divine Power. Obtained Fine Salt Refining Technique. Remaining Divine Power: 16000 points.
" Deduction: 2 sets of Gold Silk Soft Armor."
Consumed 2000 points of Divine Power. Obtained 3 sets of Gold Silk Soft Armor. Remaining Divine Power: 13000 points.
[Gold Silk Soft Armor: Wears on the body, invulnerable to swords and spears. All body defense increases by 100%.]
" Deduction: Curved Plow Crafting Blueprint "
Consumed 2000 points of Divine Power. Obtained Curved Plow Crafting Blueprint. Remaining Divine Power: 11000 points.
[Curved Plow: User can save 50% of physical strength. Can introduce one labor force.]
"The remaining 12000 points will be used to deduce the Six Treasury Immortal Thief.”
Consumed 12000 points, Six Treasury Immortal Thief realm raised to the seventh level.
[Six Treasury Immortal Thief Seventh Level Realm: You will be constantly absorbing spiritual energy, spiritual energy recovery speed 500%]
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