I can't let Earl Stamfort waiting for my answer for too long, especially this salt matter seem very important to him.

"Sorry Uncle Edward…there's no new salt mine found in Harvard territory"

"No new salt mine? Really?"

As I predicted, he looks dejected when I explain to him there's no new salt mine

'That's true uncle…we don't have any new salt mine here"

"Then…how come salt is no longer a problem for you?"

"That's because….we can make salt on our own. We no longer need to wait for any salt supply from the merchants. We produce our own salt, and I'm predicting within 2 months we can self-sufficient on salt demand in our territory"

"HENRY!!...did you just say…Do you make your own salt? Self-sufficient in 2 months? How? After two months, there's should excess production, right? Can you sell to us? Can you tell me how you make it?"

Earl Stamfort back to his excited expression, this time is more excited than before. He even grabs my hands and squeezes it hard. Ugh! It would better if your daughter who grab my hands and squeeze it, uncle Edward.

"Calm down, uncle…my hands hurt if you squeeze it so hard like that"

"Oh oh…forgive me…I'm getting over excited over this news, please enlighten us"

"Sure…then, why not see the product first for the start?"

"Yes, please show us the salt that made in Harvard territory"

My father takes one jar of salt that kept in his office and give it to Earl Stamfort.

"Please check our salt product, Uncle Edward"

Earl Stamfort opens the jar and looks at the content

"This….it's looks like salt from good quality. It's whiter and not mixed with dirt….really a good quality salt. And you say this salt produced here?"

"Yes, the three days trial production just finished three days ago and resulted in around 20 kilos salt in amount"

"20 kilos at three days…there're would be about 600 kilos in one month, right?"

"Yes, but need many fire woods to make it. I still trying to produce more quant.i.ty without using fire woods, although the quality may be decreased and still in the trial process. If this trial succeeds, we can use the process on a larger area and of course, will produce more salt as the result"

"Henry…tell me…how much salt you can produce if your trial succeeds in a month?"

"Since I don't have the trial result yet, I can't say how much, but maybe in tones?"

"WHAT?? In tones? …. Henry, you will not ignorant with your uncle right? Can you share the salt processing secret to me?"

"Well…I don't mind tell uncle Edward the processing method, but unfortunately, your territory doesn't have the source to produce the salt. That will be a waste if I tell you the processing method because you can't use it."

"Eh? I don't have the source to make salt?"

"Yes, rather than tell you the process, how about take a look at the processing site instead? Although it took half a day to reach there by using carriage and the road might b.u.mpy and uncomfortable"

"Can we? I want to see directly with my eyes about your salt source"

"If uncle Edward doesn't mind, we actually will send more people and supplies there. We can go along with them…wait let me ask my uncle Jason about the departure. Uncle Jason, when will second batch supplies send to the camp?"

My uncle who still playing Go with Anthony, thinking a while before answering

"Well…if all ready, it would be the day after the banquet or two days after the banquet. But Henry, if you're going there by riding the horses, would it be faster than go with the carriage convoy?"

"Oh that's true…but can uncle Edward go there with riding horse?"

"Why don't you ask me, Henry? I don't mind going there on horses. I also used to be a soldier you know? I can ride a horse for one or two days without rest in my younger days, you don't have to worry about the journey will comfortable or not"

"Umm…I do not doubt that Uncle Edward…but you see, this production site is just recently made and there's no proper accommodation for you there. I also only sleep in a tent when I was there"

"Sleeping in a tent also doesn't matter for me. More important is how the security in that area, is that area safe or not?"

"Ah, about that, I can say that area quite safe. We're regularly patrolling our area and make bandit subjugation mission to drive those villains out of our territory, Uncle Edward. I can say there's no bandit dare to roaming in our territory right now"

"Good to hear that. If only all my va.s.sals also thinking like that, this southern region surely becomes more prosperous. So, since there's no problem with security, is that alright for me to come there, right? I also not going alone thou, I'll bring some guards with me"

"Well…if uncle Edward is okay with riding a horse and sleep in a tent, there's no problem with that. And for your information, the birds nest ingredient also comes from that place too, along with the seaweed. My question is whether if Uncle Edward will just make a quick visit there or spend some amount of time there"

"You're coming with us, aren't you? If you come with us, I don't mind spending a night there because you can make me a new dish from ingredients that only can be found there, right? And let me tell you this, if I see that place has a prospect to develop, I will not mind investing in that place"

Haha….His only concern is only about food. My future father in law is such foodie, that unexpected! But he also wants to invest in that place if he finds that place has a prospect to develop, this is a rare chance! I must not miss this chance.

"Sure! There're many foods I can make there. Uncle Edward, you rarely eat seafood, right? You can have a seafood fest there"

"Hahaha! That's what I want to hear from you, Henry. Don't forget to show me that birds nest harvesting place too. I still want to become your sole distributor for that ingredient"

"No problem, uncle Edward. Actually, that place I want to develop not just for salt production site but if possible I want to develop it into a town or even a city later. The main product will not just salt but there're will be also food product and other product as well"

"I do not regret come this far here. Maybe this is the best trip I ever make in my life. Not just I can see my future son in law is a good man, it turns out he also a very capable man! Very good…very good"

Ugh…I'm not used to be praised like this and can't say anything but only scratching my head after hearing such praise.