Release that Witch - Chapter 493

[Chapter 486]

“What about the salt industry?” There

are many mines in the western region, so it’s not surprising that the mining industry is the pillar industry of the fortress. However, this is the first time I’ve heard of the salt industry. The fourth prince’s memory is ignorant of the local specialties, and Roland also has preconceived ideas. Salt making is the main industry of coastal cities.

“There is a salt well in the territory of the fortress, the elk and the honeysuckle family… In fact, the three wells are very close to each other, basically located at the junction of the territory. It is said that more than two hundred years ago, civil wars in the western region often took place in this area. It took nearly fifty years of on and off fighting to decide the outcome.” Barov stroked his beard and said.

Then the three nobles who captured this place became the biggest winners in the Western Territory?

He asked with great interest, “What is the output of these salt wells?”

“In addition to being supplied to the west, it will also be sold to Zhuolongling, Chishui City, and small villages along the way,” Barov flipped through the contents of the notebook. Records, “Almost accounts for about half of the income of the fortress.”

“So little?” Roland was surprised, “The price of salt in the market is not low.”

“It’s too difficult to get the salt out of the deep well,” the manager shook his head, “I know a nobleman in Silver Light City. He owns a salt well in his territory. The mouth of the well is only the size of a head, and it can’t even hold a wooden barrel. When collecting, you must first fill it with water, wait for the salt to melt into the water, and then Use a bamboo pole that has been opened to scoop it up.”

“Why don’t you expand the mouth of the well?”

Barov showed a smug smile, “Your Highness, because the salt layer is too deep, if you dig it like a well, I’m afraid you won’t be able to dig too deep into the inner wall. It will collapse. According to him, the salt well has been mined since his grandfather’s generation, and the depth it has dug up to now is almost less than the clock tower of the capital.”

So, Roland thought, it seems limited by the depth of excavation. People in China have chosen the method of soaking brine to collect well salt. This is an effective method, but there are obviously many potentials for improvement in the process—whether it is to use the power of lotus to lift the salt mine, or use a steam engine to extract brine , can greatly improve the collection efficiency.

If a sufficient supply of table salt can be obtained, not only will it bring a lot of profits to Neverwinter, but healthier and more delicious refined salt will also be popularized in the homes of every citizen—you must know that what they eat now is still a mixture of various kinds of food. Coarse salt and salt cubes that contain impurities and foreign matter.

“I see.” Thinking of this, the prince nodded with satisfaction, “Go down…don’t slack off the population expansion work. Just after the evil month, the refugees who lost their land should be in a predicament without food. It’s a good time to recruit people.”

“I have the same thoughts as you, Your Highness.” Barov stroked his chest, “The new envoys will be leaving soon, and I think their gains this time will far exceed those of the previous ones.” Years.”

After the manager left, when Roland was about to plan how to use the mineral resources of the fortress, there was a slapping sound from the window.

He turned his head and saw a gray falcon landed on the window grille, with a circle of paper tied around its paw.

Nightingale opened the window and let the messenger into the house.

This is a secret letter from the Long Song District, written by Pei Luo Hermon.

Roland quickly browsed through the contents of the letter, and couldn’t help laughing.

It turned out that after Nightingale returned to the border area with her, the work of fighting crime there suddenly became difficult.

The information reported by the masses is varied, and it is difficult to distinguish which ones are true and which ones are fabricated rumors for bounty.

The number of people applying for jobs is less than half of the original number of rats. As the new Attorney General Ryan Meade, he is so busy every day that he can’t suppress the rise of the black street forces.

If this continues, the law and order may have the risk of deteriorating again.

At the end of the letter, Pei Luo wrote that he hoped His Royal Highness could provide manpower and technical assistance. Although he didn’t name him, Roland knew that he hoped that Nightingale and Vader could go to help Earl Elk.

Handing the letter paper to Nightingale, the latter frowned after scanning it once, “You can’t hold it any longer?”

“Because he has no experience in fighting mice at all, and the Fire Gang was established in the past just to enjoy the popular war games. If it is replaced by cats and mice, it will not be able to do it well.” Roland smiled, “In this case, I will It has long been expected that cracking down on rats is a long process, and there will be repetitions in the middle, but as long as the crackdown is guaranteed and a better way of survival is given, they will disappear sooner or later. Once they are on the right track, it will not be easy to contract serious diseases again, yes This is true for people, and it is also true for cities.”

“Are you going to send me there?” Nightingale sighed.

“Don’t forget, Changge and Borderland are now one city, so there is no need to distinguish them so clearly.” He shrugged, “Didn’t I say in the enlarged meeting that one day we can eat in Borderland in the early morning?” After breakfast, I will be in Changge District to deal with business in half an hour. And you are the person in charge of the Security Bureau, so naturally you have to go back and forth between the two places frequently to inspect the work in the territory.”

“If I leave, what will you do. She shook her head, “Don’t say you won’t be in danger, now Timothy and the church will regard you as a thorn in the side, if they send witches to assassinate, only I can stop them.”

Roland wanted to say I have the God’s Stone of Retaliation, and ordinary witches can’t pose a threat, but after thinking about it, I realized that the other party’s concern might not lie in this, “Listen to me…”

“I can’t agree to anything you say, Wendy and Scroll will definitely stand by me .”

Here, you are the most important thing in the Witch Union—”

“I will go there with you

too. He tilted his head in a panic, avoiding his sight and said, “Since the other party has asked this matter, I am the only one to do it.” The

prince couldn’t help laughing, “Take Axia with you, it’s time for her to learn Let’s figure

out how to apply my abilities in practice.”

In addition, Sylvie and Soraya have to be added. While prospecting, the ID card system should also be established by the way. The town hall would be even better, he thought, wondering how the nobles from Longsong Hold were training.

…

Three days later, Roland led the witches and the nobles of the fortress and boarded the ship to the Longsong District.

Looking at the cement paddle steamer moving slowly in the Chishui River and the coal slag left in the crevices of the deck, he sighed helplessly.

It used to be almost impossible to reach Longsong Fortress in one day, but it was still too slow for him now. After all, as the saying goes, time is money, right?

Roland was thinking in his heart, and silently included building his own exclusive luxury high-speed boat into the production plan.

(To be continued.)

[End of this Chapter]