When they arrived at the salt mine, they could see a snow-white crystalline hillside from afar.
Surrounded by mountains, this place was already very far from Chang 'an. It took four hours for the warhorses to arrive, which was much farther than the place Jiang Yi had passed through.
Many people came. Cheng Chumo mobilized his lieutenant army. If this place could really produce green salt, it would be heavily guarded and mined overnight. It was equivalent to being surrounded by the royal family.
Outsiders wanted to barge in? That was no different from courting death.
After getting off the horse, Cheng Chumo still looked at the salt mine worriedly."Brother Jiang, this salt is highly toxic. Can you really detoxify it?”
The salt was the crystal of the salt mine. Everyone knew that the salt on it couldn't be eaten.
"Your Highness, Chumo, just watch carefully.”
Jiang Yi didn't want to be in charge of supervising the production of salt here. He said indifferently,""I will only do it once. After teaching you, I can leave. I won't be responsible for the rest."
"Knowing that you are unwilling to stay here, Imperial Father sent someone to be in charge of the development of official salt.”
Li Chengqian was very respectful towards Jiang Yi now.
The items in the carriage were unloaded one by one. The sieve, iron hammer, metal drill, linen, wooden bucket, charcoal, iron pot, and several hand-operated stone grinders were placed according to Jiang Yi's instructions.
Several soldiers carried hammers and went to the mine to dig a bucket of coarse salt. Two people carried it over.
Jiang Yi began to work. He smashed the large pieces of coarse salt and stuffed them into the stone mill. Cheng Chumo began to shake the stone mill. This idiot was very strong. The two thick grinding stones turned quickly, and the yellowish-brown mineral powder slowly overflowed from the edge of the lead.
Then, he collected the mineral powder into a wooden bucket, added water, stirred, and let the salt blend into the water. When the solution was saturated, he poured it into another bucket covered with two layers of linen.
The entire process looked orderly and Jiang Yi seemed very confident.
However, he was the only one who knew that he was not confident. This was all from books. No one knew what it would look like.
A thick layer of residue was filtered on the linen. After removing the linen, the solution in the wooden barrel had already turned light brown, and there were still many impurities.
He thickened the linen cloth again and filtered it repeatedly. When it was time to detoxify, he took a very large funnel and made a fixed frame to fix the funnel on it.
He asked Cheng Chumo to wrap the charcoal scraps and fine charcoal particles with linen and stuff them into the hole. Soon, a light green solution flowed out. Jiang Yi reached out worriedly and took it out. He tasted it. It was salty and not bitter anymore.
It seemed that the effect was not effective, but his confidence was back.
On the other side, a few soldiers had already set up a stove according to the requirements. They began to pour the solution into the pot and boil it.
While boiling the salt, Jiang Yi repeatedly instructed a few soldiers to learn from them. When they were familiar with the operation, the salt in the pot on the other side was ready.
He opened the steaming pot lid and scooped out the cooked salt. Cheng Chumo couldn't help but rush over and taste it. His eyes popped out."It's done! Success! Your Highness, the soldiers of the Great Tang will never have to worry about salt again.”
"Really?"
Li Chengqian also ate a bit and excitedly hugged Jiang Yi.""You truly are a god of the Great Tang. Jiang Yi, just you wait. I'll definitely ask my father for credit for you!”
As he spoke, he ordered a few guards to quickly wrap up the ripe salt and send it to the palace at an urgent speed.
He had to be fast! He had to be fast!
The two guards held the salt in their arms and pulled the reins with one hand. They jumped and whipped their horses. The horses neighed and rushed toward Chang 'an.
"Brother Jiang, accept my bow."
All of a sudden, Cheng Chumo threw his saber back, cupped his fists, and knelt on one knee."Recently, Longyou has been in a state of emergency. Our soldiers have the heart but not the strength. Salt is their life. The people are tired and the horses are tired. My father has been worried for many days. A few days ago, because Brother Jiang was busy with his residence, we couldn't urge him. It's also because this brother had the heart of a villain and thought that Brother Jiang was just saying it. I didn't expect Brother Jiang to truly have the skill of a god, and it's truly the glory of our Great Tang. If we can pacify the Turks this time, my father and I would like Your Majesty to take the credit for Brother Jiang!”
This sudden change gave Jiang Yi a fright.
Cheng Chumo had always given him the impression of a boorish man, but he was also a hot-blooded soldier.
"Chumo, get up!"
Jiang Yi was a little touched and reached out to pull him up.""Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Moreover, I'm a hot-blooded man of the Great Tang, so how can I sit back and watch the Outsiders invade my country?”
"Jiang Yi, I thank you on behalf of my father.”
Li Chengqian was also affected, and the three of them began to be pretentious.
After he was done being pretentious, he had to start supervising. At least before dark, he had to let the soldiers here learn how to make salt and ensure that the entire process was foolproof.
One had to know that if any of the procedures were messed up, it would lead to poisoning.
On the other side.
Two guards riding tall horses rushed into the Black Tortoise Gate and shouted,"Good news! Good news! God Jiang has succeeded in making salt, and the soldiers of the Great Tang will have green salt to eat…"
This phrase…was taught by Li Chengqian.
This was clearly encouraging the hearts of the Chang 'an people and winning the hearts of the people for the Li family.
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