When Nicole went to ask for help, Liu Feng learned from An Li how much salt was lacking in this era. It was like a lack of food.
Many commoners could only eat a little salt after a long time. They had never heard of salt mines. How could they not lack salt by relying on the salt cooked in coastal cities?
In this era, there was no method to dry salt. A long time ago, there was a great sage who accidentally discovered the existence of salt after boiling the seawater dry, leaving behind gray crystals.
This was especially true for cities in the west like Xiyang City that did not rely on the sea. If it were not for the waterway, the cost of transporting salt from the coastal city would be terrifyingly high, and then the grain merchants would sell it at a higher price.
A catty of salt cost at least 30 copper coins. How many commoners could afford such a price? Most of the commoners bought a catty of salt through a joint venture of a few families and then divided it equally.
Beastmen like Mina and An Li had a hard time eating salt. They only ate wheat that was as light as water. Otherwise, how could Liu Feng's delicacies be so attractive?
Soon, Nicole returned. Niu Ben came with her. He rushed to Liu Feng and shouted," Young Master, is the salt mine a salt mine?”
"Of course. Do you know where the rocks and soil are salty?”Liu Feng said with certainty.
"Yes, I know a place where the stones are salty.”
Niu Ben quickly nodded, but at the end, he started to stutter," It's just, it's just that Young Master, there were people who ate that stone like salt in the past, but in the end, their entire bodies turned purple and they died of poisoning.”
What else could Liu Feng say? He would give a thumbs up to anyone who could eat salt like this.
"Of course it's poisonous. You have to use a special method to extract the salt.”
Liu Feng said unhappily. To turn a salt mine into salt, it had to go through several steps. First, it had to be crushed, dissolved, filtered, and analyzed. Only then would the green salt be non-toxic.
"I'll immediately go and pull a few carts of salt mines back!”Niu Ben turned around and immediately ran out. His family rarely had salt because salt was too expensive.
When they were eating in the City Lord's Mansion, Niu Ben would always lament that his young master was a prodigal. Who would cook with so much salt? It was also salt that was as white as snow. This was unbelievable in the past.
He had never doubted whether his young master could make salt. He only wondered what else his young master could not do.
In Liu Feng's eyes, the era where salt was more expensive than people was a sad era. A slightly stronger slave could be sold for 20 copper coins, which was not even as expensive as a catty of salt.
Slaves were also a feature of this era. Many refugees were captured and branded by human traffickers, turning them into slaves to be sold.
Liu Feng recovered from his thoughts and saw Mi Na, An Li, and Nicole staring at him.
"Is there something on my face?" Liu Feng touched his face.
"No!" X3。
The three of them said in unison. Then, their faces turned red and they looked at each other.
The three of them were really in sync. As for what they were thinking, only the other party knew.
"Alright then! The salt mine hasn't returned yet. We need to make some preparations. The backyard should also be tidied up. Only when winter comes will we have a place to enjoy ourselves.”Liu Feng stood up and stretched.
"What do you want to do in the backyard?" Nicole asked curiously.
There seemed to be nothing in the backyard other than the strange flowers and plants that could maintain their green in autumn.
"You'll know when you go and take a look. Get more people to work.”Liu Feng ordered.
The group of people went to the backyard of the castle, followed by some servants. Among them was Lu Jiangtou, the person who helped burn the cement and begged Liu Feng to take him in as a servant.
The back garden of the castle was huge, bigger than a football field. There were also some mountain rocks and a stream flowing from outside.
Liu Feng looked at the garden full of green flowers and plants. Soon, he saw the most lush green flowers and plants. He pointed at that place and said," Get someone to dig that place until you see water."”
The servants immediately began to work. Since their master had spoken, they did not dare to say anything. They would not hesitate even if they were asked to jump into the river.
"Young Master, why did you dig up the flowers?”An Li frowned. She was thinking about the young master's intentions. The young master would never do useless things.
"Hot spring!" Liu Feng smiled mysteriously.
In fact, this was just his guess. The reason why leaves would fall in autumn was because of the change in climate and temperature. He thought of temperature.
The backyard could remain green in autumn, so the temperature played a key role. He had to try it boldly. If he really dug out a hot spring, his life would be too decadent.
"Hot spring? What is this?" Mi Na said in a daze. This was the first time she had heard of this term.
" Water!!!"
"Wow! The water is hot, so hot!"
The servant who was digging suddenly shouted.
Liu Feng's eyes lit up and he immediately ran towards that place. Soon, he saw a two-meter-wide pit with spring water slowly rising from it.
"There really is a hot spring!" Liu Feng couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.
"This is a hot spring? Can it be used to drink?" Mi Na scratched her cheek.
"Usually, the spring water is cold. I didn't expect it to have a temperature.”An Li asked in surprise.
"You will know in the future. You will definitely fall in love with this place.”Liu Feng only shook his head. No matter what he said, these three girls would find it very difficult to understand. Therefore, he decided to make a hot spring bath so that everyone would understand.
"Chief Lu, we need to build a house here. I'll give you the blueprint later.”Liu Feng ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
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