Jiang Yi heaved a sigh of relief.
Although he didn't think much of this fifteen-year-old servant girl, he couldn't be served by someone else.
Now that she was sure that she was a clean little girl, she was still very happy.
In the quiet little house, the light was dim, and it was the first time for a man and a woman to sleep with the opposite sex. They couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
The main reason was that Liu 'er was too young. She was only fifteen years old, and she was like a baby. Jiang Yi lifted the blanket and just as his legs crawled into the warm blanket, Little Liu' er was so scared that her entire body trembled. Her already tense body tensed up even more.
The servant girl had always warmed the bed at the other end of the master's sleep.
This was still good. Some rich families had two little girls on the bed. When the old man in his sixties or seventies slept at night, the maidservants who warmed the bed had to hold one leg each to warm up the old master.
The evil old society!
This kind of girl from a poor background had no human rights. If the main family wanted you dead, it was simply a matter of a word.
Jiang Yi, on the other hand, was calm. He wasn't a saint, and he really wasn't interested in this vigilant little girl. The movement of his feet under the blanket scared Liu 'er so much that her body trembled. If he really did something bad, this little girl would be scared to death.
Boring!
"Liu 'er, when did you enter the palace?"
Jiang Yi placed his hands on his head and stopped thinking. The salt production tomorrow was the key.
"My daughter…My daughter entered the palace at the age of eleven to serve the Empress. It has been four years since then.”
As they chatted, Liu 'er's nervous expression gradually relaxed.
Jiang Yi fell asleep very quickly. After listening to Liu 'er's nagging, he closed his eyes in a short while. At this moment, he no longer lamented about the evil old society. He turned over, and Liu' er put down her left foot that was warming him, then slowly picked up her right foot and hugged it in her arms.
The little girl had just arrived at the Jiang Mansion and was really timid. She was afraid that she would make Jiang Yi happy if she was unhappy, so she slept in fear the entire night.
Jiang Yi could not be bothered to follow her. After a drowsy night, when he woke up, the servants in the courtyard had already started to work. They cleaned the courtyard and trimmed the plants in the garden.
After dinner, Jiang Yi went to the back room. The tools for brewing wine had been set up. There were two to three large stoves with thick chimneys. The servants woke up early and steamed the broomcorn according to Jiang Yi's request.
At this moment, the thick smoke had already spread in all directions. The sorghums had to be steamed for a few hours before they had to ferment.
Just as he was arranging some simple brewing procedures for the butler, Crown Prince Li Chengqian and Cheng Chumo rushed in from outside and pulled Jiang Yi away.
Outside the courtyard, there were several carriages with a large pile of tools behind them.
After getting on the horse, the three of them discussed as they walked. Li Er handed the salt production process to Li Chengqian. This old man was not stupid. He knew that his son would be promoted in the future and had to bring out a few achievements that benefited the country and the people.
"Jiang Yi, all the tools you need are in this carriage.”
Li Chengqian rode his horse in the middle and slowly walked on the Vermilion Bird Avenue."However, Imperial Father has repeatedly urged me not to delay the salt production. Now that the Turks had invaded the territory year after year, the salt from Shandong could not be transported over, and the trade route was cut off. The soldiers in the army were now short of salt, resulting in a lack of physical strength. They used coarse cloth as seasoning. Even if those damned Turks break through, our Great Tang soldiers will only be able to defend the city, unable to pursue.”
"Is it that heavy?"
Jiang Yi really didn't expect the early Tang Dynasty to be so dangerous. In the end, he, who didn't understand history, underestimated the use of salt.
In ancient times, salt was equivalent to oil that was fought for internationally in the future. It was even more precious than oil.
It signified the strength of the country and the future of the country.
How could Li Er not be anxious?
Jiang Yi could understand it when he thought about it.
"Your Highness, what kind of salt is used in the army now?”
Only then did Jiang Yi remember that he had never seen the salt used by the people of the Tang Dynasty. Cheng Chumo, who was at the side, took out a cloth bag from his pocket and opened it quickly. He took out a yellowish-brown crystal that looked like old rock sugar and handed it to Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yiyi looked at the two of them with black lines in his head. He really wanted to ask if they were edible.
But in the end, he still stretched out his tongue to taste it. F * ck, what the hell is this? Not only was it salty, but it also had a strange rancid smell. She really wanted to throw it away.
"Brother Jiang, what are you doing?"
Cheng Chumo saw that Jiang Yi was about to throw the salt away and snatched it over in fright."Do you think that everyone has such a good life like you? Even the Emperor has never seen that refined salt, let alone the soldiers in the army. If the soldiers in the army had the salt in my hand, they would be able to survive for at least half a month.”
Was this the Great Tang?
Was this the prosperous Tang Dynasty that the literati in history boasted was the most developed city in the world?
Jiang Yi had a headache. Damn it, it was a good thing that he didn't study history. Even if he did, he would probably be scammed.
He didn't dare to delay. Li Chengqian was now under the emperor's orders. After returning to the palace tonight, he had to report to his father.
With a whip, the three of them quickly left the city. The carriage behind them followed quickly under the command of the servants.
Chang 'an City was located in the inland area. There was certainly no sea salt, but there were many well salt and salt mines, all of which were located by the river.
But here, although there were salt mines, no one dared to collect them.
Why?
Of course, this kind of salt was highly toxic. There was no high-tech purification method like in the future. Eating it was equivalent to courting death. How could one not die when all kinds of chemicals were mixed in it?
However, when Jiang Yi said that the salt in this salt mine was edible, even Li Er was shocked. However, after tossing and turning for a few nights, he finally decided to believe Jiang Yi. Only then did he ask the crown prince to prepare enough materials and tools for Jiang Yi and leave the city.
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