Zhu Xiong had just arrived at the base and caused such a huge commotion. Naturally, he couldn't hide it from Tie Xuan.
In the Chief Secretary's office, Tie Xuan sat at the table.
There was a small bag of refined salt on the table. He had asked his subordinate to buy it from King Qi's caravan.
Recently, he had heard of the uproar over refined salt. After learning that King Qi's caravan was selling it, he had also ordered some to be bought and tasted.
When the salt was spread out, his eyes almost popped out.
"This is salt?"
He had never seen such beautiful salt before. He could not believe that the shiny thing in front of him was really salt.
At present, the most common salt on the market was coarse salt. The better ones had grains the size of rice grains and were slightly yellow. This was due to the lack of purification precision. It was not pure white.
The cheaper ones were large chunks of solidified salt, which was also the most commonly used salt in ordinary people's homes.
There was also a high-end product, which was fine salt. This was a fine salt that only high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants could afford.
Tie Xuan's mansion also had a large number of people, but even though he was the administrative commissioner, many salt merchants wanted to curry favor with him, and the mansion could not reach the level of eating fine salt every day.
The fine salt he had eaten before was on a completely different level compared to the refined salt in front of him.
Under the sunlight, the fine white salt in front of him emitted a crystalline luster. It was even more beautiful than snowflakes. It was like a work of art, so beautiful that it was suffocating.
He couldn't believe that salt could be refined to such an extent!
He had seen fine salt as tribute before, but it had never reached such a level.
Tie Xuan clicked his tongue in wonder." So this is His Highness King Qi's refined salt. No wonder it's sold at such a high price. It's indeed worth it."”
The subordinate who was in charge of handling the matter chuckled and opened a small bag.
This time, what appeared on the table was fine salt, which had already begun to flood the market. It was also a commodity that King Qi's caravan was promoting.
This was the main source of profit for the caravan. After all, those who could afford refined salt were all high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants. Their customer base was relatively limited.
However, the fine salt in the Qi Mansion was only a little more expensive than ordinary coarse salt. In comparison, it was very cost-effective. Even ordinary people could not help but buy some. Even if they were unwilling to eat it, they would use it for marriage or funeral, or as a gift.
"Sir, this refined salt is really too expensive. Only big shots like you can afford it. As for us, we only eat some fine salt.”
This was the fine salt that his subordinate had just bought for his family. He had the intention of showing off in front of Tie Xuan.
After all, the fine salt was of very good quality and was especially cheap!
Tie Xuan's eyes widened again." I heard that the price of fine salt is only 10% higher than coarse salt. He did not expect the quality to be so good.!”
It could be seen that there was still a difference between refined salt and fine salt.
This fine salt was slightly larger than refined salt, and it did not seem as exquisite. The particles were slightly different in size, but they were relatively uniform.
The entire body was crystal clear and white, but the color was a little dimmer than the refined salt. If the two were not compared together, this fine salt was completely worthy of being called a high-quality product.
However, when compared to refined salt, the difference was obvious.
However, its price was only a little more expensive than coarse salt. This price-performance ratio was already very high!
This fine salt, which was originally only affordable to dignitaries and nobles, had already entered the homes of ordinary people. Although they could not eat it every day, at least they could afford it.
Although the governor was amazed, he did not take it too seriously. After all, King Qi came from the palace and had extraordinary means. He should have the ability to find some craftsmen to process the salt and differentiate the grades.
"Our King Qi has just arrived in Qi and is already busy amassing wealth.”
Everyone knew that salt was extremely profitable. As soon as the news of King Qi's fief spread, he was already eager to sell salt for profit, giving off the impression that he was greedy for money.
This Seventh Prince really loved money!
The subordinate asked carefully,""Milord, His Highness King Qi has been in Qi for some time now. The Ji 'nan Prefecture isn't far from Qingzhou, so should we pay him a visit?”
Administrative Commissioner Tie Xuan snorted and shook his teacup calmly."You probably don't know yet, but our King Qi has been debating national policies in the court, saying that we should place importance on merchants and that we should lift the ban on the sea. His Majesty was furious, and he was beaten up in court, telling him to immediately leave the capital and come to Qi to become a vassal.”
The subordinate who was handling the matter was dumbfounded."Ah? Did His Highness King Qi anger His Majesty and come to our Qi Land in advance to become a vassal?!”
If this was an official, wouldn't it be equivalent to being demoted?!
Tie Xuan calmly took a sip of tea and slowly nodded.""The Chief Secretary and the vassal kings have always minded their own business, so there's no need for us to curry favor with His Highness King Qi.”
As he spoke, he put down his teacup and cupped his hands in the direction of the Ying Tian Prefecture."As officials, we are working for Great Ming, His Majesty, and the Crown Prince. You must remember this clearly.”
The subordinate hurriedly replied,"Yes, sir! My lord! Should we interfere with King Qi's caravan?”
Tie Xuan shook his head." It doesn't matter. Even the vassal kings will interfere in this business. Even if His Highness King Qi doesn't have salt, it's not a big deal to report it to His Majesty.”
The subordinate came closer and said in a deep voice,"This subordinate isn't talking about salt. His Highness King Qi's caravan has signed a contract with many landowners to sow two high-yield crops that have never been seen before this year. It is said that the yield per mu is 100 dans!”
The teacup that Tie Xuan had just picked up fell to the ground with a bang. It shattered, and the porcelain pieces and tea were in a mess.
"What is it? 100 dan per mu?"
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