Chapter 32-Not for Self-interest, but for the Country! (New book!)
Salt?
Hearing Li Si's words, Ying Zheng, Wang Li, and even Qi Yi could not help but lower their heads to look at the rice bowl in their hands.
This snow-white, distinct grain like fine sand was salt?
Ying Zheng knew that Li Si would not lie, so he stretched out a finger, dipped it into the fine snow-white salt in the bowl, and took a sip.
As soon as it entered his mouth, Ying Zheng's eyes shone brightly.
Yes, the thing in the bowl was indeed salt.
And the taste of salt
There was no other strange taste, no bitterness, only pure saltiness.
As an emperor, Ying Zheng naturally could not eat the same kind of coarse salt, bitter salt, or even poisonous salt as the common people.
However, even the salt he ate didn't taste as good as the salt Su Mu took out.
There was no sea around the original land of Qin State, so salt could only be eaten by salt wells. However, the color of the salt produced from the salt wells was green and did not look good.
Moreover, this depended on the quality of the salt well.
Most of the salt produced by salt wells had a strange smell.
Only a small amount of salt produced had a pure taste.
The coastal areas were close to the sea, so the color was relatively white, but it was definitely not to this extent.
Moreover, the salt produced by the beach was bitter and mixed with other flavors.
This was only possible with the salt used by some nobles.
If it was in the hands of ordinary people, they would not have such good quality salt.
For example, some inland areas were extremely lacking in salt.
"Where did this salt come from?" Ying Zheng asked as he looked at the snow-white salt in his bowl.
"I made it myself. The salt that was dried by the sea was too unpalatable. Not only was it bitter, but it also had a fishy smell.”Su Mu looked disgusted.
Made by himself?
Li Si, Ying Zheng, and Wang Li were all stunned.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Su Mu looked at the surprised crowd and said,""The method is very simple. Do you want to learn? If you want to learn, I'll teach you!"
Ying Zheng was speechless.
Li Si was speechless.
Wang Li was speechless.
"Wow, Brother Mu is so awesome!"”
Apart from Su Mu's number one brainless fan, Ying Zheng, Li Si, and Wang Li were all dumbfounded.
Do you want to learn? If you want to learn, I'll teach you!
Look, what kind of words are these!
This was bragging!
"Su Mu, do you know what this means?”Ying Zheng looked at Su Mu with the refined salt in his hand.
Su Mu shrugged his shoulders and looked indifferent." Of course I know. Dad, you are a businessman. You just want to know what kind of wealth you can get if you control this technology, right?"”
"Actually, sometimes, you can't just look at a problem from the perspective of benefits.”" In fact," Su Mu said calmly," this method of making salt can not only purify the taste of the salt, but also turn some of the poisonous salt in the northwest into non-poisonous salt, and the taste is the same!"”
Hiss!
Li Si gasped.
This was not a joke.
If what Su Mu said was true, it would solve a huge problem.
The northwest was bitterly cold and the environment was harsh. Salt was a necessity for every family.
However, the northwest did not produce salt. Although there were salt mines in some areas, they were all poisonous salt. Eating too much would kill.
However, in order to survive, many people were forced to eat poisonous salt.
The northern Great Wall would have 300,000 Great Qin soldiers stationed at the border.
Warriors guarding the border needed to fight. If they did not eat salt, they would have no spirit and strength. How could they fight against the enemy?
Therefore, the amount of salt needed to be transported to Yunzhong and Liaodong every year was astronomical.
It was the same for the Bai Yue.
However, if the problem of eating salt could be solved on the spot, how much manpower, material resources, and financial resources would be saved?
This was definitely an immeasurable number. Therefore, Su Mu's words not only shocked Li Si, but also Ying Zheng.
More importantly, Su Mu didn't want to use this method to seek benefits.
"Dad, I know what you're thinking, but we can't do that. Salt production is beneficial to the country and the people. I'm not a saint, but there are some things that must be done. Dad, you know that I've been to the border, and I've seen the suffering of the people!”
Su Mu lowered his head and couldn't help but recall the time when he was in Liaodong.
In order to guard the border and ensure that the foreign races did not invade the border, the empire moved a large number of people to the border.
It was hard to imagine how difficult it was for a human to survive in the harsh environment.
Liaodong and Yunzhong were completely undeveloped areas.
There were no roads, no people, and no suitable climate!
However, there were enemies, ferocious beasts, and countless dangers.
However, that did not stop the soldiers guarding the border and the people who were willing to leave.
Su Mu had seen everything with his own eyes, so he couldn't remain indifferent.
At this moment, Ying Zheng looked at Su Mu with a hint of approval in his eyes.
All along, Ying Zheng had only thought that Su Mu was an interesting young man who would bring about miracles, and had many other opinions about him.
But at this moment, Su Mu in Ying Zheng's eyes had changed.
The admiration in Ying Zheng's eyes also became obvious.
Li Si fell silent.
He felt that he had judged a gentleman's belly with a petty heart.
"Father, I have left the method of salt production in the Liaodong army, and the local people have a grasp of it. I believe that it won't be long before the soldiers at the border of Great Qin no longer have to worry about salt. This is also one of the few things I can do. Father, you won't blame me, right?”Su Mu raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng smiled faintly and patted Su Mu's shoulder.
"My son did not seek self-interest and planned for the country. This is what a national scholar does. Father is happy, so how can I blame him?”Ying Zheng looked at Su Mu with admiration in his eyes.
Wang Li, who had always been reserved, stood up and hammered his chest with his right hand."Brother Su, I, Wang Li, represent Great Qin's millions of soldiers to salute you!”
The little girl Qi Yi also stood up and clapped as she danced."Brother Mu is so awesome!"
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