Dengzhou, Qinggang.
The Xiao family made a fortune through trade with Izumo, a fact known to all.
But what was unexpected was that the Xiao family's flagship product turned out to be the ordinary—salt.
Even though Izumo is surrounded by the sea, the development of the salt industry requires a high evaporation climate and demands flat terrain and good soil quality in beaches and coastal areas.
Izumo possessed none of these, thus their salt resources were extremely scarce, with domestic production only meeting one-fourth of the demand.
And yet, salt was an indispensable raw material for modern industrialization.
It was also for this reason that the Xiao family, which controlled the private salt trade in the Deng-Lai region, made a huge profit.
However, today, the Xiao family had to face a calamity.
