Shandong Prefecture did not lack salt.
Whether it was lake salt, well salt, rock salt, or sea salt, the Shandong government had a large amount of them!
However, due to technical limitations, the only thing that was developed was sea salt, and the quality was not very high.
Not only were there a lot of impurities in sea salt, but there were also all kinds of heavy metals!
It was fine if the taste was not good, but eating too much could easily cause dizziness, headache, weakness of the limbs, nausea, abdominal pain, and other symptoms!
This was a typical case of heavy metal poisoning!
However, there was also a famous saying in the later generations,"Ignoring the dosage and talking about toxicity is a hooligan!"
The ancients weren't that precious, and they weren't willing to eat a lot of salt.
Therefore, sea salt had a certain market!
The real top-grade refined salt of the Song Dynasty was the pool salt of Anyi in Jiezhou, as well as the well salt of Chengdu and Kuizhou.
These were all tributes specially made for the royal family!
Lin Yuan had checked the county records of Jeju. With the current conditions of Liangshan Lake, the only thing that could be developed was rock salt!
There was a rock salt mine not far away from White Tiger Mountain!
Therefore, after Lin Yuan went up the mountain, the first thing he did was to send Du Qian to White Tiger Mountain to look for salt!
Since ancient times, salt and iron were highly profitable!
As long as Lin Yuan developed the salt mine in White Tiger Mountain, the Liang Stronghold would no longer be short of money!
This was also why Lin Yuan had the confidence to let the canteen satisfy the food of the minions!
Eat as soon as possible, eat as much as you want!
We have mines!
As for the salt management policy of the three departments of the imperial court.
As long as the people of the three divisions had the guts, they could come to Liangshan to find trouble with him!
Liang Mountain Stronghold, Juyi Hall.
Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui, and Wang Yin surrounded a pile of rocks on the ground and pointed at them.
"Big Brother Lin wants to use these poisonous salt stones to make salt?" Zhu Gui asked doubtfully.”
Du Qian shook his head. As for how to make salt, he did not say!”
Wang Yin added," My hometown, Shezhou, also has poisonous salt mines, but that's for livestock to eat! It was not that there were no locals who mined this salt, but in the end, they were all poisoned and died miserably!”
Song Wan was full of confidence in Lin Yuan. Since he sent people to look for salt mines, he definitely had his own plans!”
As the four of them were talking, a cute face peeked in from outside the door.
When Li Shishi saw Du Qian and the others, her pretty face blushed slightly.
"Where's Brother Lin?" she asked.
The four of them looked at each other and smiled. Wang Yin cupped his fists and said,""Reporting to Sister-in-law, Brother Lin went to find someone to get something!”
"Ah!"
Li Shishi's pretty face blushed!
"Master Wang is making fun of me again.”
Seeing this, the four of them burst into laughter.
Lin Yuan came over from afar and saw the four of them laughing happily. He asked curiously,"What's the matter? Why are you smiling so happily?"
Wang Yin was about to speak when Teacher Li suddenly interrupted him.
She pointed at the stone mill and other things behind Lin Yuan and changed the topic,"Brother Lin, what are you doing?”
Lin Yuan smiled and said,"You'll know in a while!”
After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he instructed the minions to put everything on the ground.
Then he said to Song Wan,"Big Brother Song, please use the stone mill to grind these stones on the ground!"”
"Alright!"
Song Wan didn't ask why. He rolled up his sleeves and started working!
Song Wan had nothing but strength.
He pushed the mill and soon, a pile of stone powder was produced.
Lin Yuan reached out and grabbed the stone powder to smell it. Then, he stuck out the tip of his tongue and licked it.
The taste was bitter and there was a faint pain.
It was undoubtedly a rock salt mine!
The corners of Lin Yuan's mouth curled up slightly as he instructed Wang Yin,"Brother Wang, please clean up the stone powder and pour it into the basin beside you!”
"Understood!"
Wang Yin didn't use a broom either. He squatted on the ground and held it in his hands!
The mineral powder melted immediately after being placed in the salt water.
Wang Yin clicked his tongue in wonder, and his hands moved even faster!
In a short while, the entire stone powder was placed inside!
Lin Yuan stirred it with a stick and nodded in satisfaction.
"Brother Zhu, wrap the charcoal that I asked someone to burn outside the door with gauze, and then filter the water in the basin!”
"Understood!"
Zhu Gui cupped his fists and left!
Li Shishi was curious and asked Lin Yuan,"Brother Lin, what are you doing?”
"Refining salt!" Lin Yuan said with a smile.
Li Shishi looked at the water and frowned.""But there's only water here!"
"It's water now, but it'll turn into salt in a while!" Lin Yuan smiled.”
"Big Brother Du, you can fire now!" he said to Du Qian.”
Du Qian nodded and lit the stove that he had just set up.
The clear water quickly boiled, and gradually, white granules appeared beside the pot.
By the time all the water had boiled dry, a layer of white salt had been left at the bottom of the pot!
Lin Yuan dipped a little and tasted it, then nodded in satisfaction!
This was the taste!
After going up the mountain, Lin Yuan kept feeling that the dishes in the dining hall had a strange taste!
There was a hint of bitterness in the sourness, as if it was rancid!
However, he had asked the kitchen. The food in the dining hall was all fresh meat and vegetables, so there was no such thing as spoilage!
Moreover, with the appetite of the Liang Stronghold's minions, there was not enough food for every meal. How could there be any leftover food that went bad?
Since it wasn't a problem with the food, it was a problem with the people!
Lin Yuan asked the others, but they all said that they didn't feel anything!
In the beginning, Lin Yuan suspected that there was something wrong with his taste buds!
It was not until Li Shishi mentioned this problem that Lin Yuan took it seriously!
He searched around and finally found the culprit!
Salt from the kitchen!
The bitter taste in the dish was brought out by the coarse salt!
The people of the Liang Stronghold were used to eating this kind of salt since they were young, so they did not notice the problem!
They can accept it, but you, Lin Yuan, can't!
He had been eagerly waiting for Du Qian to come back. In fact, he was also waiting for the salt in his hand!
Li Shishi also tried a little like Lin Yuan, and then her eyes widened!
"This is refined salt?"
After saying that, she hurriedly grabbed a handful and observed it carefully!
"The quality of this salt is even higher than the pool salt and well salt that the imperial court has offered as tribute!”
After saying that, she grabbed Lin Yuan's sleeve and said excitedly,"Brother Lin, how did you do it?”
"Didn't you see it just now?" Lin Yuan shrugged. It just came out after cooking!"
Just casually cook?
Li Shishi's mouth twitched.
She lowered her head and looked at the eyes in her hands. She still could not believe her eyes.
"I've eaten the best green salt, but no matter if it's the quality or the texture, it can't compare to your salt, Brother Lin!”
Du Qian, Song Wan, and the others were all born in poverty. They had never seen high-grade salt!
When she heard what Exemplary Lee said, she curiously grabbed a handful and stuffed it into her mouth!
Then, their faces twisted!
"So salty!"
"Bah!"
"Eh? This salt doesn't seem bitter!"
"There's no sour taste either!"
Puchi!
Exemplary Lee laughed so hard that her stomach hurt.
Zhu Gui gulped down a few mouthfuls of cold water and asked curiously,"Miss Shishi, is this salt very precious?”
"It's not just precious!"
"This salt is definitely worth more than gold!" Let me put it this way. If our Liangshan Mountain didn't raise the flag of rebellion after the grass fell, this salt could be used as a tribute to the emperor!”
At this point, she turned to look at Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan's expression was as usual, and there was not a trace of abnormality on his calm face.
Li Shishi's face was filled with admiration.
She thought to herself,'Brother Lin has done such a big thing, but he doesn't have a trace of pride. What a magical person!'”
Lin Yuan was indeed not proud.
Because he felt that this was just a normal operation!
A transmigrator doesn't know how to make salt?
The chemistry teacher would probably flip open his coffin if he knew!
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