"So you are from the Salt Gang, so we are not outsiders!"

"Um?"

Kong Mingyue was a little puzzled, and Guo Hao smiled and said, "You are the Salt Gang, we are the Beggars' Sect. You are all poor people, and we are even more pitiful..."

Guo Hao looked at Kong Mingyue with a smile. Kong Mingyue couldn't help but frown when she heard the word "Beggar Gang".

"Aren't you an official in the court? What's the relationship with the Beggars' Sect?"

Guo Hao laughed when he heard this: "Guo is not talented, and he is in the position of deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect!"

"Deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect!"

Kong Mingyue was surprised. He might not care about Guo Hao's other identities, but the leader of the Beggars' Sect is not a simple character.

The Beggar Gang has developed very quickly in the past two years. Although it is the Beggar Gang, it is spread all over the world, and the disciples of the Beggar Gang can often be seen in the canal transportation.

The power of the Salt Gang is not that big, mainly distributed on the coastal maps of Houshu and Jiangnan, and there are two routes of activity.

One is from east to west, all the way to Dangxiang, Dali and other places, and the other is from south to north, along the canal, and all the way to the Khitan border.

The same gang and the same travels all over the world, the Salt Gang is incomparable to the Beggars' Sect. If Guo Hao is just an official, he will kill him, but the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect dies here. If someone knows this, the Salt Gang's business will not be done.

"It turns out it's Gang Master Guo. Mingyue has no idea about Mount Tai. Please don't blame him!"

Guo Hao waved his hand when he heard this and said with a smile: "This is called "no fight" and no acquaintance. In fact, I have always been very interested in the Salt Gang, but your whereabouts are hidden and you will never meet them."

By the way, I remember that the salt gang’s salt gang dishes are quite famous. Do you usually eat them?"

When talking about the salt-dressing dishes, Kong Mingyue smiled and said, "Although the salt-dressing dishes are delicious, not everyone can afford it. A salt merchant has a plate of dishes and a salt worker has half a year of grain. In our salt-dressing dishes, we will only make salt-dressing dishes when we meet distinguished guests.

It’s a pity that I am in the Central Plains and do not have the right ingredients, so I can’t make authentic salt gang dishes to entertain Gang Master Guo. If Gang Master Guo is interested, I can go back to Shu with me."

After Kong Mingyue finished speaking, Guo Hao waved his hands repeatedly. In the Five Dynasties period, he didn't want to go to any of the ten countries except the Central Plains and the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The main reason is that now is not the time. The situation in the court has changed rapidly. For the sake of glory and wealth for the rest of his life, he will defend the Central Plains in the past few years.

"Thank you for your kindness. I will go if I have the chance. Now the girl already knows my identity. If you have anything to say."

Kong Mingyue hesitated for a moment and said, "I wonder if you are going south this time for our Salt Gang?"

Guo Hao shook his head when he heard this and said, "It's not for you, but it has something to do with you."

"It has something to do with us?"

Guo Hao nodded: "I was ordered by Your Majesty to go to Yizhou to make salt. This matter is not very urgent, so I took a tour while I was there, but I didn't expect to meet you."

"Yizhou? It's near the seaside. Is it sea salt that Lord Guo wants to do?"

"Yes, your salt gang mainly makes well salt, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and is far less effective than sea salt."

"But sea salt is also toxic and cannot be eaten without careful processing."

"That's because you didn't find the right method. If you can find the right method, sea salt is much cheaper than well salt."

"Can adults have the right way?"

"I……"

Guo Hao was almost tricked. Guo Hao had eaten the salt gang dish several times in his previous life, and the taste was really good. In addition, the salt gang has always been mysterious, so Guo Hao was a little excited.

"No, the court asked me to solve this problem. I don't have a mature method yet."

Guo Hao said it very seriously, but Kong Mingyue couldn't tell that he was lying. From ancient times to the present, we have known that the sea water is salty, but no one has come up with a good idea.

In ancient times, sea salt, lake salt, and well salt were generally used as raw materials, or tormented by firewood, or tormented by wind and sunlight, and the water evaporated to obtain salt.

The production of sea salt before the Song Dynasty was entirely done by refining. Sea salt was made by scraping soil and pouring it into the brine, and boiling salt.

The methods and utensils of sea salt pan were replaced by the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and there was no obvious difference.

It was not until the 27th year of the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty that the salt people used the method of ditch and beach to change the decoction to drying, thus ending the history of decoction.

Frying salt consumes a lot of firewood and is labor-intensive. Since the Northern Song Dynasty, sea salt has been drying. Due to technical reasons, the effect is not very good, so the fried salt is still more than drying salt.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty, most of the sea salt production areas changed to the method of drying and the technology was gradually improved. The burning and salt-frying equipment set up along the coastline for thousands of years naturally became historical records.

What Guo Hao has to do is dry salt, which saves the steps of decoction, and naturally saves costs. However, Guo Hao still expects to make money, so he will naturally not tell Kong Mingyue.

"It turns out that my grandson doesn't know. Actually, I'm looking for my grandson to help us. The years have not been good, and it's really hard for me. I can't feed those officials with hard work. If we continue this, our salt gang can't hold on..."

There are people in the world. If the Salt Gang had such a big battle, if there were no background, it would have been found out long ago.

"Well..."

Guo Hao pondered, hesitating whether to care about this matter. What he needs most now is to keep a low profile. If a few corrupt officials were dealt with on the road, would it attract Chai Rong's attention?

Sometimes things are just such a coincidence. Ang Lee thought he was Chai Rong's person, and Guo Hao also thought about how to hold Chai Rong's thigh, but the premise was that Chai Rong could not be suspicious.

"Guo may be helpless in this matter. Although Guo is an official, he has no real power. However, after I return to Beijing, I can talk to Lord Li."

Kong Mingyue was a little disappointed when he heard that Guo Hao could not control it, but Guo Hao wanted to tell Li Gu about this, and Kong Mingyue was a little worried.

"Mr. Guo, Mingyue is a woman, I have nothing to ask for. I hope that the Lord will let us live for the sake of our poor brothers."

Guo Hao saw her concern and smiled and said, "Don't worry, Guo knows what to say, and he will never implicate you."

"Thank you, Mr. Guo, Mingyue."

The two agreed, Guo Hao offered to say goodbye, Mingyue sent Guo Hao out of the warehouse to the shore, but Li Hui and others were tied to the shore.

Guo Hao couldn't help but feel a little strange when he didn't see Qiu Nan's figure. When Li Hui's expressions were intertwined, Kong Mingyue's men all showed strange faces.

"I have already told you that Lord Guo will help us solve our predicament. Lord Guo is the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect. I believe he will not go back on his word. I will misunderstand it. Head Li, please let the person go!"

Kong Mingyue ordered his subordinates, but no one moved. Li Hui kept struggling, but unfortunately his mouth was blocked and he couldn't hear clearly what he said.

"Miss Mingyue, what do you mean?"

Guo Hao felt something was wrong and turned around and asked Kong Mingyue. This was the boatman Li Tou before. He walked over and said in Kong Mingyue's ear. Kong Mingyue's face changed drastically.

"how so!"

Guo Hao noticed the strange atmosphere and stepped forward to take down the cloth on Li Hui's mouth: "Young master, save your wife quickly. Madam, she fell into the river due to injury, and her life and death are unknown!"

Thumb!

A sentence seemed like a bolt from the blue, shocking Guo Hao took a few steps back and was stunned.

Qiunan fell into the river due to injury, and his life and death were unknown. A few words pierced Guo Hao's heart like a sharp sword.

"Where is Qiunan, take me there!"

Guo Hao said that, pulling out a knife and cutting off Li Hui's rope. Before he could find the salt to settle the score, the master and servant ran to the river.

After running about four miles, the two of them arrived at the river where the accident happened. There were still blood on the shore, which was very conspicuous under the sunlight.

"Qiu Nan——"

Guo Hao shouted, but there was no response. With a plop, Guo Hao ignored the coldness of the river and jumped directly into the river last time the fear of the sea water.

Li Hui couldn't do water, so he could only stand on the shore and work anxiously. After a while, Guo Hao floated to the water to ventilate and dived into the bottom of the water again.

After repeating this several times, the exhausted Guo Hao sat on the shore in a daze.

"Without a corpse, Qiunan is likely not dead. The river flows southward, Qiunan is likely to be washed away by the river."

Guo Hao kept comforting himself in his heart. The sky gradually darkened. The early spring evening was still a little cool. Guo Hao shivered. At this time, a cloak was covered with him.

"Young Master Guo, don't worry, I have sent someone to look for it along the river bank. Mrs. Zun is lucky and life is great, and there will be no trouble."

The person who spoke was Kong Mingyue, but Guo Hao didn't want to see her. This woman was smart and thought she could control everything.

Little did they know that some things were not something she could control.
Chapter completed!