Huh?
A big question mark appeared in the minds of everyone present. This was the fine salt used by Second Emperor Li. Qin Feng actually asked if it could be eaten? Where did these words put His Majesty?
Li Er was also angered by this ungrateful Qin Feng. He pulled a long face and said,"Qin Feng, do you know what you're saying?”
Cheng Yaojin saw that Li Er was angry and couldn't care less about eating. He said,"This is already the best salt in the Great Tang. Don't say that.”
Qin Feng thought for a moment and replied in a neither servile nor overbearing manner,"Your Majesty, this salt contains impurities such as nitre, phosphorous, and potassium. Long-term consumption will do you harm.”
Qin Feng originally didn't want to say it. He had already brought the salt over. Everyone was looking at him. It was inappropriate not to eat it.
However, eating it would be harmful to the body. With Qin Feng's cautious personality, he would definitely not be able to accept it. After all, he still wanted to live to a hundred years old in this era. That was why he said this.
Nitric acid, phosphorous, potassium, impurities, these were all terms that they had never heard of before, so they didn't understand what they meant.
However, he understood the second half of the sentence. Eating it for a long time was harmful but not beneficial.
Hearing Qin Feng's words, Li Eryou also fell silent.
Although the war since the Sui Dynasty had ended, the people were far from living a peaceful life. They could not meet the needs of the people. Not to mention anything else, just salt alone was a huge shortage.
Today's Tang Dynasty still mainly used the method of drenching salt and frying salt. Starting from Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the country's beaches, salt wells, and salt lakes were opened to the people to freely produce and sell, but the supply still exceeded the demand.
Most of the common salt mines were poisonous and could not be eaten. If one ate that kind of salt, they would die of diarrhea, not to mention that eating it would cause their entire body to turn purple.
People could not afford to buy clothes, but they had to eat salt. The salt production process in the Tang Dynasty was backward, and the salt produced was far from enough to consume. This also led to the sale of illegal salt becoming a profitable industry.
Those who couldn't buy or couldn't afford salt could only try their luck at the poisonous salt mines. After all, very few people found non-toxic salt, and countless people died every year because of it.
Those who could afford salt were mostly those yellow-brown blocks of salt with all kinds of strange flavors. Eating too much would also cause a reaction.
Over the years, Li Er had been used to leading troops to fight, but there was nothing he could do. There were very few edible salt mines.
In addition, in recent years, the Turks had repeatedly invaded the border, committing all sorts of heinous crimes. Trade routes were often cut off, salt from the coast could not be transported in, and salt on land was poisonous.
It was not only the common people who did not have salt, but also the army. The soldiers could only rely on vinegar cloth to make food. Not only was the taste difficult to swallow, but the effect was also much worse than salt.
In the long run, the soldiers 'physiques would deteriorate, affecting the war against the Turks.
Every time he thought of this, Li Er would feel heartbroken.
Li Er wasn't in high spirits, and the others were even more silent out of fear. All of them looked down, and no one knew what they were thinking.
Qin Feng opened his mouth to break the silence," Your Majesty, are you worried about the salt?”
Li Eryi's eyes lit up when he heard that. He asked in surprise,"Did your master teach you how to make salt?”
"En, not only that, but you can also purify the salt from those poisonous salt mines into edible salt.”
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, shocking everyone present.
They all knew that the supply of salt was limited by the abundance of toxic salt mines and the scarcity of edible salt mines. If the toxic salt mines could be turned into edible salt, the people of the Great Tang would no longer have to worry about salt.
"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. If you can't do it in front of His Majesty, it's the crime of deceiving the emperor.”
Cheng Yaojin was worried that Qin Feng would boast because he had just been conferred the title of Baron. No one could protect him from the crime of deceiving the emperor.
In their understanding, the salt from the poisonous salt mine could never be eaten. Even an old Chinese doctor with excellent medical skills could not make it non-toxic.
Could it be that Qin Feng knew more about medicine than the old Chinese doctor?
Qin Feng had a calm and composed appearance. Seeing the puzzled gazes of everyone, he said,
"Poisonous salt mines mainly contain impurities such as nitre, phosphorus, and potassium. Eating these will kill people. The poisonous salt ore was crushed, dissolved, filtered, and analyzed. The final crystallization was edible salt.”
"This is just like how some herbs are poisonous, but after being processed by some specific methods, not only are they not poisonous, but they can also treat illnesses.”
"It's the same for salt production. All things reinforce each other. As long as you find the right method, you can turn waste into treasure.”
All kinds of new words made everyone confused and confused. However, in summary, Qin Feng had a way to restrain the poisonous salt mine.
Even Li Er's breathing became heavy. Salt was the most important thing for the people's livelihood, and it was also a hindrance to the development of the country.
A long time ago, Li Er had been looking for a new method of making salt. Among them, there were many capable people who claimed to have a method of making salt.
However, when Li Er summoned him, he found that the other party did not have any real talent. He only wanted to use this to obtain wealth.
Originally, he thought that Qin Feng was like the talented person who was fishing for fame previously. However, when he suddenly thought of how Qin Feng had created ice like an immortal in Ming De Hall today, hope ignited in his heart.
If Qin Feng could really make salt, the army would no longer lack salt, and the rebellions of the Qiang, Tubo, and Tuyuhun would not be a threat.
The humiliation of the Wei River Alliance brought by the Turks would be repaid tenfold, and they could even attack the Turkic royal court.
There was even someone who could take down Goguryeo, which even Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had to retreat in defeat. To achieve the unification that the previous emperors could not achieve.
"The salt used in this official's household is extracted from a poisonous salt mine. Compared to the salt in His Majesty's box, it is even better. Yesterday, Uncle Cheng's dishes were filled with that kind of salt.”
Everyone looked at Cheng Yaojin, but the latter blushed and revealed a rare embarrassment. He scratched his head and said awkwardly,
"Your Majesty, I was only focused on drinking yesterday and didn't remember the taste of the dishes.”
Everyone present looked at him with disdain. However, for such a glutton to be able to make him concentrate on drinking, it could be seen that the wine was definitely not ordinary.
Qin Shubao looked at Qin Feng's calm face and said,"Your Majesty, in my opinion, Qin Feng doesn't seem like a liar. Why don't we imitate the ice making process from before and let him make salt here?”
Li Er deeply agreed and looked at Qin Feng.
Qin Feng knew that if he didn't show off his skills today, they probably wouldn't believe him. He said,
"Your Majesty, I have this intention. I wonder if the palace has the poisonous salt mine's salt?”
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