"What about the salt industry?"

There are many mines in the west, so it is not surprising that mining is the pillar industry of the fortress, but it is the first time that the salt industry has heard of it, and the memory of the fourth prince does not know anything about the specialties of various places, and Roland also has a preconceived idea that salt production is the main business of coastal cities. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"There is a salt well in the stronghold, elk, and honeysuckle family domains...... In fact, the three wells are very close to each other, basically at the junction of the territory, and I heard that more than 200 years ago, civil wars in the western region often started in this area, and they fought intermittently for nearly 50 years before the winner was decided. Barov said, touching his beard.

And then the three nobles who took it became the biggest winners in the West? He asked with great interest, "What is the yield of these salt wells?"

"In addition to supplying the western borders, it will also be sold to Falling Dragon Ridge and Chishui City, as well as to the small villages along the way," Barov flipped through the records in his notebook, "and it will take up about half of the income of the fortress." ”

"So little?" Roland said in surprise, "the price of salt in the market is not low. ”

"It's too hard to get salt out of a deep well," the steward shook his head, "I know a nobleman in Silverlight City, and he has a salt well in his domain, and the mouth of the well is only the size of a head, and he can't even fit a wooden barrel. When collecting, you must first fill it with water, wait for the salt to melt into the water, and then scoop it up with a bamboo pole that has been opened. ”

"Why don't you enlarge the wellhead?"

Barov showed a smug smile, "Your Highness, because the salt layer is too deep, if you dig it in the same way as a well, I'm afraid that if you can't dig deep, the inner wall will collapse." According to him, the salt well was mined from his grandfather's generation, and it has been dug almost as deep as a bell tower in the royal capital. ”

It seems that due to the limited depth of excavation, people in this era have chosen the method of soaking brine to collect well salt, which is an effective method, but there is obviously a lot of potential for improvement in the process - whether it is using the power of lotus to lift the salt mine, or switching to a steam engine to extract brine, the collection efficiency can be greatly improved.

If an abundant supply of salt could be obtained, not only would it bring a lot of profit to Neverwinter, but healthier and more delicious refined salt would spread to every citizen's home, knowing that they still consume coarse salt and salt lumps mixed with various impurities and foreign matter.

"I see," thought of this, the prince nodded with satisfaction, "you go down...... We should not slack off in the work of population expansion. Just after the evil moon, the refugees who have lost their land should be in the predicament of having no food to eat, and this is a good time to recruit people. ”

"I think the same as you, Your Highness. Barov stroked his chest and said, "The new envoy group will depart soon, and I think this time they will gain far more than last year." ”

After the steward left, Roland was about to plan how to use the mineral resources of the fortress when there was a lapping sound outside the window.

He turned his head to look, and saw a gray falcon landing on the window grille, a circle of notes tied to its paws.

The nightingale opened the window and put the messenger into the house.

This is a secret letter from the Changge District, written by Perro Hermon.

Roland finished reading the contents of the letter quickly, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly. It turned out that after Nightingale returned to the border area with him, the work of fighting crime there suddenly became incapacitated. There are so many reports from the masses that it is difficult to distinguish which ones are true and which ones are rumors fabricated for bounty. The number of people applying for jobs is less than half of the original number of rats, and as the new attorney general, Wren Med, is too busy every day to suppress the rise of the black street forces. If this continues, there is a risk that law and order will deteriorate again.

At the end of the letter, Perrot wrote that he hoped that His Royal Highness would help him with human and technical assistance, and although he did not name names, Roland knew that he hoped that Nightingale and Vader would come to the aid of Count Elk.

Handing the letter to Nightingale, who swept it over it and frowned, "Can't hold it so soon?"

"Because he didn't have any experience fighting rats, the Blaze Gang was just a game of war to enjoy. Instead of cat and mouse, it won't work well. Roland smiled, "I expected this situation, fighting rats is a long process, there will be repeated in the middle, but as long as the strength of the blow is maintained, and at the same time give a better way to live, they will disappear sooner or later." Once you become regular, you will not be able to get sick again, both for people and for cities. ”

"Are you going to send me?" said the nightingale with a sigh.

"Don't forget, Changge and the border are now one city, so they don't need to be so clearly distinguished. He shrugged, "Didn't I say earlier at the enlarged meeting that one day we can have breakfast in the border area early in the morning, and take care of business in the Changge area half an hour later." And you are the head of the Security Bureau, so naturally you have to go back and forth between the two places often to inspect the work in the territory. ”

"What are you going to do if I'm gone? She shook her head, "Don't say you won't be in danger, now Tifeko and the Church will see you as a thorn in the eye, and if they send witches to assassinate them, only I can stop them." ”

Roland originally wanted to say that he had a divine punishment stone, and ordinary witches could not pose a threat, but then he realized that the other party's plan was probably not this, "Listen to me......"

"I can't agree to anything you say, Wendy and the book will definitely be on my side, you are the most important thing in the Witch Alliance-"

"I'll come with you, too. ”

"Ahem, yes, is that so...... Nightingale was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head a little panicked, avoiding his gaze and said, "Since the other party has asked for this matter, I am the only one who has come out." ”

The prince couldn't help but laugh, "Bring Asha with you, it's time for her to learn how to apply her abilities in practice." ”

In addition, Sylvie and Zoroya must be added, and at the same time as prospecting, the ID card system is also set up, and it would be better if the lower-level town hall could be established by the way, he thought, I wonder how the nobles from the Changge Fortress are trained.

......

Three days later, Roland led the witches and the nobles of the fortress and boarded a ship bound for the Changge District.

He sighed helplessly at the cement paddle steamer moving slowly in the Chishui River and the coal scum left in the cracks on the deck. Reaching the fortress in one day seemed almost impossible before, but it was still too slow for him now, after all, as the saying goes, time is money, isn't it. Roland thought to himself, and silently included the creation of his own exclusive luxury high-speed ship in the production plan. (To be continued.) )