"How the Salt Bank will expand next depends on Brother Yu Nian's ability."

After listening to Wang Qing's words, Wu Liang smiled calmly and continued, "Our salt store is only engaged in the snowflake salt business for the time being. This can avoid competition with other salt stores. It can also be considered as a new way to quickly occupy Yanzhou's high-end salt market.

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"If Chenliujun encounters any obstacles, you can go to Governor Cheng Yu. I have informed him and he will definitely support me."

"As for Dongjun and Jiyin counties, you can go find Prefect Xiahou Dun and Prefect Xun Yu. I have also passed the Qi of these two people and will definitely give you some necessary help."

"The rest... we'll talk about it later."

For other salt shops, this is actually like boiling a frog in warm water.

On the surface, it seems that the business scope of "Cao's Salt Company" is only the high-end salt market, and other salt companies still have a way to survive. But in fact, this is just the preliminary paving work. Once the paving is completed, "Cao's Salt Company" will have control over it.

In large salt fields, the five-step salt production method can be put into production immediately, making it easy to produce snowflake salt in large quantities.

At that time, those salt companies will suffer a devastating blow in an instant, and there are only two ways in front of them:

One is to voluntarily be merged by "Cao's Salt Company", so that the loss can be barely stopped;

Second, it was completely squeezed out by the "Cao's Salt Store" and closed down ever since.

And if you want to get to this point, Boss Cao is the key...

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As far as Wu Liang knows, if North China wants to expand its salt industry, it can only use the two major salt producing areas as the basis.

Hedong County (today's Yuncheng, Shanxi Province) to the west of Yanzhou has a salt lake with a long history. It is also the birthplace of the "five-step salt-making method" that appeared in the Tang Dynasty and was used by Wu Liang to make snowflake salt.

The second is Qingzhou. Qingzhou was originally the territory of Qi State during the Spring and Autumn Period. Because of its geographical advantage by the sea, sea salt was one of Qi State's important resources as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, and it was also one of the main pillar industries for Qi State to become the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period.

And these two places.

Now one control is in the hands of Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi.

The other one is controlled by Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou, who also has Liu Bei and Kong Rong under his command.

If you want to get any of these two salt producing areas, you need Boss Cao to fight with real swords and guns, and you have to station troops and horses to defend it. This is the process of Boss Cao's success in "Cao's Salt Company"

the role that really needs to be played.

Therefore, it is not excessive at all for Boss Cao to occupy more dry shares in "Cao's Salt Company".

Moreover, if Wu Liang's share is included in Boss Cao's income, Boss Cao will get 70% of it, which is much higher than the proportion of salt tax collected by the previous court, which is equivalent to once again realizing the salt tax.

Industry official camp.

Once such a stable industrial chain is formed, the price of salt will stabilize and there will be fewer layers of exploitation. By then, the pressure on people to use salt will also be reduced.

After all, Wu Liang still has a lot of say in the pricing of snowflake salt...

"Understood, I will arrange manpower to apply for market coupons in these places as soon as possible and open branches to sell snowflake salt."

Wang Qing nodded solemnly, looking like he was gearing up.

Putting aside the benefits, wherever the Cao's Salt Store opens? Where will the Wang family's reputation spread? This is also something Wang Qing never dared to think about before. No one knows how deep his heart is.

Excited.

But after agreeing, Wang Qing suddenly realized something and couldn't help but ask more: "Young and talented brother, are you going to travel far away recently?"

Otherwise, Wu Liang would not have informed Cheng Yu, Xiahou Dun, Xun Yu and others in advance... let alone let him go directly to these prefects to contact them if he had any questions.

This is obviously an arrangement made in advance.

"Huh?? I have to go out for a period of time recently, maybe a month or two, or longer than that."

Wu Liang smiled and nodded.

Taking advantage of the fact that the "farming system" is still in the preparation stage recently, there are still two or three months before sowing... The "locust plague" will not appear until the summer and autumn, and the "Cao's Salt Bank" is also managed by Wang Qing...

Most things did not require his personal intervention, and Wu Liang planned to set off again.

The target this time is Bo Gu?? That is the place where Qi Aigong was secretly buried according to the "History of Qi".

As for whether he could find the tomb of Qi Aigong during this trip, Wu Liang had no way of confirming it. However, it was still necessary to try his luck.

If you really can’t find it? Just think of it as a trip to relax.

As for Wang Qing and Cao's Salt Shop?? He is not worried at all.

Not to mention what kind of person Wang Qing is, Wu Liang has made it clear to him before that if he still has some brains, he will honestly manage Cao's Salt Store for Wu Liang instead of taking the opportunity to turn against customers.

Because in today's current situation, only Wu Liang can keep this industry and get the full support of Boss Cao.

Without this premise, no matter how big Wang Qing makes this industry, he can only make wedding clothes for others in the end, and there is a high probability that the entire Wang family will be involved.

"Don't worry, dear brother, I can assure you that by the time you come back, the signs of Cao's Salt Store will be all over Yanzhou."

Wang Qing patted his chest and vowed.

"Brother Yu Nian is doing things, so I can rest assured."

Wu Liang nodded and smiled.

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After sending Wang Qing away, Wu Liang called Thyme into the room again: "Xiang'er, have you done what I asked you to do?"

"Do it, it's done..."

Thyme's pretty face suddenly turned red.

Recently, because she has to teach almost every day, she has had a lot of contact with Wu Liang. In fact, she is no longer as shy as before, but this time, she has returned to her previous state, and it is even worse.

"Bring it to me and take a look?"

Wu Liang smiled.

"Please, please wait a moment, Master. The maid will go get it right now."

The sound of thyme was like mosquitoes, and he hurriedly ran out without finishing his words. When he came back, he brought a small cloth bag with him. When he handed it to Wu Liang, he didn't even dare to raise his head.

Then, seeing Wu Liang about to open the cloth bag, Thyme blushed quickly and bravely said: "House, Master, can you please step aside for a moment..."

"Go ahead."

Wu Liang knew that the little girl was thin-skinned and didn't want to embarrass her, so he nodded.

"Many, thank you very much, Master, I will take my leave!"

Thyme immediately felt as if she had been amnesty, and ran outside as if running for her life, until she ran to her room, and then she finally covered her red and hot face and took a breath: "I'm so embarrassed, I'm so embarrassed that the head of the house actually asked me to give him

Do that kind of thing..."

"I can guarantee that Jingjing will love this gift."

Wu Liang, on the other hand, carefully checked the contents of the cloth bag.
Chapter completed!