They say your illegitimate child is worthless, yet you rebel with seven wives?

"Young Master, what brings you here?!"

A middle-aged man hurried out, and upon seeing the young man in the brocade robe, he immediately bowed: "It's just some salt. If you need it, young master, I'll have it delivered directly to the prefecture..."

This middle-aged man is Cheng Feng, the manager of Tianyun Trading Company in Yunhai Town. Although he is just a manager, he holds a very high position in Yunhai Town.

Even the town mayor, Xie Yaoguang, treated him with utmost respect.

However, in front of the young man in the brocade robe, Cheng Feng adopted an extremely humble posture, bowing and lowering his head, even showing a hint of ingratiation.

Because this young man in brocade robes was none other than Ye Changfeng, the third young master of the Ye family, the actual controller of the Tianyun Chamber of Commerce.

Upon hearing this, Ye Changfeng shook his head and said, "Manager Cheng, I understand your good intentions, but this matter is of great importance. Let me take a look at this so-called fine salt first."

Cheng Feng nodded and immediately led Ye Changfeng into the warehouse, where he found a small bag.

The moment Ye Changfeng saw the small bag, he frowned. It looked like it weighed at most five or six pounds. Wasn't that a bit too little?

For a moment, Ye Changfeng felt a pang of regret.

His brows furrowed. If things in Qingzhou hadn't been so urgent, he wouldn't have rashly come to such a remote corner as Yunhai Town.

However, since he was already there, Ye Changfeng had no choice but to open the bag.

The next moment, he was extremely surprised.

"This this……"

Ye Changfeng almost lost his voice: "This, is it really salt? And, it's pure salt?!"

Cheng Feng immediately said, "That's right, this is salt, and it's incredibly pure. I've tested it myself, and this salt is not only fine, but it doesn't even have a trace of odor."

Upon hearing this, Ye Changfeng reached out and gently stroked the fine salt, his eyes filled with surprise.

"White as snow, fine as sand, Manager Cheng, you're right, this is indeed a superior product, even better than the tribute salt from the imperial palace..."

"Such salt would fetch a high price, not to mention selling it among ordinary people, even if it were transported to the capital."

"No, this isn't about money..."

Ye Changfeng's voice was filled with excitement; at this moment, his earlier regret had vanished.

But after a moment, he shook his head and said, "It's just a pity that there's... too little salt!"

"By the way, who exactly is this person? How did they get such good salt?"

Cheng Feng said, "Young Master, these are just gifts from them... They said they are samples."

"He promised us that more than a thousand catties of fine salt would be delivered in seven days."

"Moreover, if the subsequent effects are good enough... this salt can be supplied for a long time."

In fact, the time that Su Luo and Tianyun Chamber of Commerce set was the same as that of Sinan Trading Company, which was ten days.

But now that three days have passed, only seven days remain.

Upon hearing the sound, Ye Changfeng was stunned, and his breathing became rapid.

"Thousands of kilograms?! Long-term supply!"

"Hiss! Just who is this person?! Why do they have such good salt?"

"Does he even know what this salt represents?!"

Ye Changfeng was truly agitated. "Where is he? Is he still in Yunhai Town? Could you have him come over so I can see him?"

Upon hearing that this refined salt could be supplied long-term, he couldn't wait to find Su Luo and have a long talk with him.

As long as Su Luo can guarantee the quality and quantity, then as he said, money is not a problem!

The Tianyun Chamber of Commerce has no shortage of money!

More importantly, a bold idea popped into Ye Changfeng's mind: "If we can guarantee a long-term supply of salt of this quality, wouldn't that mean..."

"They might possess a salt-making method that is even more superior than that of the Great Xia Dynasty?!"

"If... Tianyun Trading Company could obtain this salt-making method, not only would the problems in Qingzhou be solved, but even if problems arose in the imperial capital!"

Cheng Feng said, "Young Master, it seems the other party isn't from Yunhai Town. He left after we signed the agreement..."

"However, if the young master wishes to see him, I can have someone investigate and bring him here as soon as possible!"

Ye Changfeng quickly shook his head: "No, don't disturb them... lest they develop a bad impression of our Tianyun Trading Company."

"Anyway, he said he would send over a thousand catties of refined salt in seven days, so I'll wait for him here!"

As he spoke, Ye Changfeng couldn't help but frown deeply and muttered, "Fine salt? What a terrible name! This salt is even of a higher grade than tribute salt. In my opinion, it should be called Snow from Heaven!"

……

Xiaoyun Village.

Since Liu's mother left in a panic, Su Luo has been enjoying a period of leisure.

I thought the Marquis's mansion would definitely continue to cause me trouble, but to my surprise, there has been no movement at all during this period.

Meanwhile, Langya Mountain was deathly silent.

Su Luo was somewhat dazed. Was it all just a dream that he had killed the two leaders of Wolf Fang Mountain?!

Or is it that the legendary, incredibly ruthless leader of Wolf Fang Mountain is even more patient than a ninja, and has simply forgotten about it?

Su Luo knew this was impossible. Whether it was Langya Mountain or the First Madam of the Marquis's Mansion, they might both be plotting something bad.

In conclusion, we still need to improve our abilities as soon as possible.

Of course, although it was supposed to be a leisurely time, Su Luo didn't really have any free time.

The most immediate benefit was the increased salt production rate. With improved tools and more manpower, the salt production rate increased sevenfold!

Now, more than 2,000 kilograms of snowflake salt can be produced every day!

The snowflake salt promised to Sinan Trading Company was ready in two or three days. In the following days, Su Luo focused on producing a fine salt that was a grade higher than snowflake salt!

Of course, he didn't intend to cheat the Sinan Trading Company just once; he also prepared several thousand kilograms of snowflake salt, ready to kick them while they were down at any time...

The promised thousand catties of refined salt from Tianyun Trading Company were also quickly resolved!

Besides salt production, although the composite crossbows have not been fully mass-produced, eight have already been prepared in Xiaoyun Village!

Su Luo handed it over to Ye Hu, asking Ye Hu to select a group of elites and use the composite crossbow as their trump card!

In crucial moments, this is something that can turn the tide of a game!

Another issue is manpower.

The thirty-odd young people from Xiaoyun Village naturally stayed, and these people, having experienced the bear hunt, were extremely loyal to Su Luo.

Therefore, this group of people can be trained as personal guards.

In addition, when Ye Hu spread the news that Su Luo was recruiting men, the response from the surrounding villages and towns... exceeded Su Luo's expectations!

On the first day, more than a hundred people from outside villages came to answer the call!

The next day, there were more than 150 people!

On the third day, there were two hundred people!

Su Luo looked at the longing on the faces of the people and fell silent.

The extent to which the people of the Great Xia were exploited exceeded his imagination; they were willing to risk their lives for a full meal.

Moreover, in order to stay, some people are so competitive that they say they don't need wages, just meals!

Su Luo even suspected that as long as they were promised enough to eat, all they had to do was shout "Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?" in various places, and they could simply start a rebellion!