Qin Feng looked towards the source of the voice. The one who spoke was none other than the future generation's door god, Yuchi Jingde. No wonder he became a door god. He was truly a simple-minded but well-developed master.
"Look at these charcoal blocks. Some of them are very small. If there is no cotton cloth, they will flow down directly, and the impurities will increase.”
Only then did Yuchi Jingde come to a sudden realization and said with slight embarrassment,""I didn't think it through."
Qin Feng dipped his finger in it and licked it gently with his tongue. There was only a salty taste and no bitterness. Although some salt was lost during the cooking process, it could guarantee that the cooked salt was absolutely edible.
To be on the safe side, Qin Feng filtered it three more times with a funnel, finally making the solution infinitely close to being transparent.
He had just asked the guards to set up the iron pot and start a fire. At this moment, the fire was burning brightly. Qin Feng quickly poured the solution into the pot to boil.
Everything was ready. All they needed to do was wait for the salt to come out of the pot.
The firewood crackled as it burned. The fire burned brighter and brighter, and the water in the pot burned less.
The more critical the moment was, the more nervous Li Er became. His fingers were clenched so hard that they turned white.
The attentive Qin Shubao saw that Li Er was nervous and asked on his behalf,""Will it work?"
Qin Feng was a little dissatisfied with Qin Shubao's suspicion. He said,"Please remove the word 'mo'. According to a conservative estimate, the salt produced by this method is not inferior to green salt.”
"Hiss…"
The sound of gasping rose and fell, and everyone could not believe their ears.
Yuchi Jingde obviously didn't believe it and questioned,""Little child, don't lie to us. Do you know how precious green salt is?”
Green salt was the best salt that the Great Tang could produce. After thousands of years of salt production, only coastal areas like Shandong could produce it. Moreover, the process was cumbersome and the output was extremely low.
Qin Shubao, Yuchi Jingde, and the other founding heroes also had it at home, but because the amount was small, they only used it to rinse their mouths every day.
Even in the imperial palace, where all kinds of supplies had to be given priority, not every meal could use green salt. After all, there were as many high-ranking officials and nobles in the palace as there were hairs on an ox, and the daily consumption was also a huge figure.
Qin Feng shrugged and pointed at the iron pot."Isn't it just green salt?”
The Tang bones, led by Li Er, tightly surrounded the iron pot, as if they were afraid that it would grow legs and run away.
As time passed, the water in the pot began to gradually evaporate, and crystals began to appear at a speed visible to the naked eye.
With the crackling sound of the flames, the water completely evaporated, leaving behind a thick layer of a very faint green shell at the bottom of the pot.
Li Er immediately ordered the iron pot to be removed. He couldn't care less about the heat and broke off a piece from the pot, wanting to throw it into his mouth.
"Your Majesty, let Old Cheng try it for you.”
Cheng Yaojin was the closest to Li Er and stopped him when he saw his actions.
After all, this was made from poisonous salt. If the poison was not completely removed and the Emperor made a mistake by testing the poison with his body, they would be hard pressed to escape the blame.
However, Li Er was completely unaware of it. He paused and said,"I am not testing salt for myself, but for the millions of people of the Great Tang.”
After Li Er finished speaking, he stuffed the salt into his mouth. Even the Emperor had done so, so the others naturally followed suit.
The corner of Qin Feng's mouth twitched. Wasn't it just eating some salt? It was as if he was taking poison. However, he couldn't help but sigh. This Li Erzhen was indeed a leader. He was able to bribe people's hearts as easily as he could.
It was soft in the mouth and had a thin throat. No, after it entered his mouth, he instantly felt that it was very authentic and very salty. It was even a grade higher than green salt.
He didn't know if it was because he used too much strength or something else, but he broke a particularly large piece. At this moment, his salty facial features twitched, and tears flowed out, but he didn't dare to spit them out.
Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth and swallowed. After a long time, he said,""Nephew, you are not lying to me. This salt is better than green salt.”
Everyone looked at him and could not help but laugh.
The guard carefully scooped out the salt from the pot and placed it on the scale. It was a total of three catties. The salt from before was about fifteen catties, which meant that five catties of salt produced one catty of salt.
It produced more salt than boiling seawater, and the production process was faster. It did not require too many tools and places, and many tools could be recycled.
More importantly, the salt was made from the useless poisonous salt mine, which could be found everywhere.
It could be foreseen that this would be a business that was countless times more profitable than making ice. Ice would only be used in summer, but salt was a necessity.
Everyone stared at Qin Feng with burning gazes, as if they were staring at a huge fat sheep.
Qin Feng felt a chill run down his spine from being stared at." Why are you guys looking at me like that?”
The civil official's brain worked quickly. He immediately smiled and went forward to get close to Qin Feng, wanting to cooperate with Qin Feng in the salt business.
For a moment, Qin Feng was adored by everyone and became a hot potato.
Cheng Yaojin didn't care if the iron pot was hot or not. He hugged the pot and the salt that he had just made and said to Qin Feng,
"Nephew, did your Uncle Cheng meet you first? Besides, we even cooperated in the liquor business. Look at the salt business…"
Qin Shubao: " Old Cheng, what do you mean by this? You already have a liquor business and you're still not satisfied. Give us the salt."”
Yuchi Jingde patted Qin Feng's shoulder and said in a gentle voice,
"Little Brother Qin, if we do this salt business together, we will become brothers of the opposite sex. If anyone bullies you in the court, you can tell me. I have the golden whip bestowed by His Majesty.”
"What's so great about it? I still have the golden jian.”
"Can you compare to my golden axe?”
"What's wrong? Do you want to fight?"
"Come on, who's afraid of who!"
A good cooperation had turned into a fight. The civil officials were so anxious that they stomped their feet, but they did not dare to scold them.
"Ahem."
Li Er coughed softly, but the scene immediately quieted down.
"Qin Feng, the horseshoes that you offered, this emperor's treasury can only guarantee one set per horse, but you insist on three sets per horse, what should we do?”
Li Er didn't even mention the salt-making business. Instead, he seized Qin Feng's cautious character and started with the fact that the national treasury didn't have enough money to build three sets of horseshoes.
Everyone present was a shrewd person. After hearing Li Er's words, they naturally understood that His Majesty wanted to take this deal. They could only be jealous.
Qin Feng naturally wasn't someone who didn't know his place. He said,"Your Majesty, I feel that Your Majesty can cooperate with me in the salt trade to fill the deficit in the national treasury.”
Li Er seemed to be in a difficult position." But all these capable men around me want to cooperate with you. What should we do?"”
"Your Majesty, why don't we let the lords join us?" Qin Feng asked after some thought.”
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