People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 248 Refining Fine Salt
If it was true what Li Zheng said, Li Tai would not be so lost in his heart.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that, as Li Zheng said, whether it is the former Sui prince Yang Yong or the previous Li Jiancheng, the end is not very good.

It just so happened that these two princes had been assisted by Li Gang.

Thinking about it this way, Li Tai didn't feel so lost anymore.

Life seems to be full of hope and sunshine again.

Let Li Gang stay with the prince.

Li Ke walked up and said, "A team of soldiers and horses came from the court and said they want to see you."

"See me?" Li Zheng stopped grinding the pepper.

Li Ke still nodded, "This army brought some things over, wrapped in black cloth, I don't know what it is?"

Hand over the small millstone in his hand to Li Tai and let him grind the peppers.

Li Zheng washed his hands and hurried towards the entrance of the village.

Five thousand troops stood just outside the village, as well as eunuchs in palace uniforms.

The leading general walked up to Li Zheng and said, "Lord of the county, this is what His Majesty asked me to hand over to you."

"What?" Li Zheng looked at these things wrapped in black cloth.

"Your Majesty explained that there will be more deliveries in the future, and please make preparations early."

After speaking, the five thousand soldiers turned and left in unison.

Only the dozen or so eunuchs remained.

Li Zheng was still in a daze and didn't recover. He looked at these eunuchs and said, "Why don't you leave."

These eunuchs said with a smile: "Your Majesty has an order, let us help the county magistrate."

Opening a corner of the black cloth and looking carefully, it turned out to be huge white crystals.

The eunuch said, "Your Majesty, these are all salt mines."

The color is yellowish and there are a lot of impurities in it. It should be the salt mine sent from Qinghai Lake.

Now that I understand everything, let's look at these eunuchs again.

Just stare at me, stare at me, and keep saying to help me?
Why don't you refine fine salt? Li Shimin is afraid that I will cut corners and materials?

Li Zheng waved to Li Ke and said, "Pull all these things into Princess Changle's fief."

Li Ke called the guards in the village to handle the matter, and all the sixteen heavy loads were taken away.

These are all natural salt mines. Datang has coarse salt, but there is very little fine salt. Even fine salt is a patent that only the rich and powerful can enjoy.

This kind of salt mine is also called green salt. If it is eaten directly, it is easy to cause stomach upset. There are many impurities in it, so it needs to be refined before it can be eaten.

Li Zheng asked Li Ke to circle a place for refining fine salt.

The eunuch in the palace said to Li Zheng: "Your Majesty, let's do the next thing and don't bother outsiders."

Li Zheng pointed to Li Ke and said, "He is His Highness the King of Shu, not an outsider."

"Your Majesty has a purpose, and we can only let the county marquis do it with us."

Li Ke also had no choice but to leave. Before leaving, he said to Li Zheng: "I have seen these eunuchs before, and they are all close friends of the emperor."

A field was enclosed with a fence and a simple greenhouse was built.

The eunuch in a black inner uniform smiled and said, "Master, can we refine fine salt?"

Li Zheng dipped some crushed salt mine with his finger, tasted it and spat it out.

These salts are bitter and astringent, and there are too many impurities in them.

Li Zheng said: "It's not so easy to refine fine salt. Do you think I know magic? If you say refine, refine it."

Coarse salt is still cheap in the market, but many people can't afford it, and fine salt is even more precious.

Even ordinary dignitaries can't afford fine salt. There is a saying that fine salt is comparable to gold.

To refine fine salt, impurities must first be removed. Li Zheng wrote down a list of necessary items for the eunuch to buy.

The eunuch took the thing in his hand and read what was written on it.

"These things are all used by me to refine fine salt, and I will leave everything that is not bad." Li Zheng said.

The eunuch looked at what was written on it, and was a little puzzled: "What does the county lord want fifty cauldrons for?"

"If you want to refine coarse salt into fine salt, the indispensable step is to boil the salt."

The eunuch nodded thoughtfully, and asked again: "There is nothing wrong with the other things, but the old slave doesn't understand why the county lord needs so many snacks and dried fruits, three thousand pieces of silk cloth, thirty sows, and so on. Forty chickens, goji berries...?"

The old eunuch gasped, "This..."

Li Zheng said: "These are all needed to refine fine salt."

The old eunuch said: "But this..."

"Let me tell you, if it's less, I can't refine this fine salt."

The old eunuch had no choice but to nod, left in a hurry, came to the Lizheng Hall, and handed over Li Zheng's requests to Li Shimin.

Looking at the content above, Li Shimin also felt that it was outrageous. What does refining fine salt matter to sows?

The old eunuch said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, the county marquis said that if there is one less fine salt, it will not be refined."

Li Shimin smiled coldly, "Okay, you Li Zheng! You want to take this opportunity to knock me down, don't you?"

Li Lizhi, who was standing behind Li Shimin, glanced quietly, and couldn't help laughing.

Empress Changsun took a look and said with a smile, "This Li Zheng is very real."

"How is it real?"

Li Shimin was so angry that his teeth itched, "I still don't believe it. No one can refine fine salt except him, Li Zheng?"

But after calming down and thinking about it, it doesn't seem right.

Most of today's fine salt is extracted by the gentry by the sea, especially the Shandong gentry near the sea.

Fine salt can be extracted from their sea salt.

There is very little fine salt in Guanzhong.

It seemed that there was really no one except Li Zheng.

Li Shimin took the case and suddenly didn't want to refine fine salt.

You can't live well without fine salt.

Empress Changsun suppressed a smile and said, "Li Zheng didn't ask for gold or silver."

Li Shimin said out of anger, "If it was someone else, I would have killed him [-] times."

Li Zheng seemed to be testing Li Shimin's bottom line again and again.

Li Shimin suddenly discovered that it was a miracle that Li Zheng, a kid, could live so long under his nose.

Putting away the list, Li Shimin said: "Give him everything Li Zheng wants. If he can't produce fine salt, our army will punish him."

Li Lizhi asked in a low voice: "Father, what military law?"

Li Shimin said: "Li is the Zhonglang general of the Longwu Army. If he can't make fine salt, of course he will be dealt with by military law!"

Look at Li Lizhi's worried expression.

She couldn't keep her daughter when she grew up, and even her own daughter stood by Li Zheng's side.

Li Shimin walked out of the Lizheng Hall angrily, practicing Tai Chi to try to suppress his anger.

There are many steps involved in refining fine salt.

Li Zheng was busy crushing these salt mines and putting them in the water to wait for them to dissolve.

After one bucket of water is saturated, change to another bucket of clean water and dissolve until saturated.

Insoluble in water are impurities.

This is the first step in removing impurities.

It only took half a day for the palace to deliver everything Li Zheng needed.

The ability and efficiency of the palace is still good.

　There's more in the middle of the night, maybe a bit late
　　
　
(End of this chapter)