Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 39 Five-step Salt Production Method

Of course, with the experience of buying salt today, the Luoyang shovel and engineer shovel Wu Liang naturally did not intend to go to a blacksmith to make them.

In the Han Dynasty, "salt and iron" were not separated, and they all appeared at the same time in relevant laws and regulations.

In this era, iron is undoubtedly a more important strategic material than salt in the eyes of the gentry class. I am afraid that the hands of relevant parties will only grow longer.

Therefore, Wu Liang intends to entrust this matter to Cao Bing.

In his capacity, it is much easier to think about it, and the quality and quantity are guaranteed, and the consumption of public funds can serve multiple purposes.

It was half an hour after I finished drawing the sketches of Luoyang shovel and engineer shovel.

When Wu Liang turned around to look again, his house, which had been abandoned for some time, finally took on some form.

The half-person-high weeds in the yard have been basically cleaned up, exposing the bluestone ground below, the overturned stone tables and chairs have been placed in their corresponding positions, and the old trees with arms stretched too long have been cut down. The branches look a lot neater.

And his "beauties" are also good at work. They have carefully cleaned and scrubbed the bright and dark places in the house, so that the original paint and wood colors are rejuvenated.

At this moment, Yin, who had gone to help Wu Liang purchase supplies, finally came back.

He walked in front alone, followed by several carriages, all merchants who came to deliver goods.

Needless to say, this guy is a family man after all, and he is indeed a good hand at living. The supplies he purchased for Wu Liang in this circle are very complete, ranging from water tanks, buckets and bedding, to small pots and pans In short, no matter what Wu Liang mentioned or not mentioned, he bought all the cups and utensils.

"Hey, talented brother, living at home is no different than others. You can't do without anything. You are just starting out, and there are many people living here. There are still many things to buy in the future."

Seeing Wu Liang, Yin Jian smiled with the attitude of someone who has experienced it, and he still had a little intention of asking for credit.

"You're still the most promising, let's ask someone to move things in first."

Wu Liang praised with a smile. After the servants of the merchants brought in the items, they quickly turned their attention to the salt iron basin filled with coarse salt.

The servants of the salt shop stood by the basin, coyly refusing to leave.

"What are you still doing here?"

Yin Jian glared at him and scolded angrily.

He had lost face in the salt shop before, especially Wu Liang's, and this guy was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Basin, I have to take this pot back..."

The servant of the salt shop whispered.

"People who live in this kind of house, can they still be ignorant of your family's basin? Just send someone to send it to you later!"

Yin Jian said again.

"This is."

The servant thought about it too, so he had no choice but to leave the house.

Yin Jian looked back and saw that Wu Liang was still staring at a pot of coarse salt in a daze, thinking that he was still annoyed by what happened before, so he persuaded him again, "Brother Youcai, the appearance of this salt is not very good, but it can Just eat it, I have been eating it for more than [-] years, and I also eat... nothing happened."

Yin Jian originally wanted to say "you can't die if you eat it", but this was both unlucky and unpleasant, so he changed his words at the end.

It can't kill people.

Wu Liang admitted Yin Jian's statement that although the Han Dynasty had not developed the "five-step salt production method" of the Tang Dynasty, nor had it mastered the extraction and storage technology, the salt had been boiled anyway, and it was not a primitive salt mine.

Otherwise, the common people of the Han Dynasty would have been killed long ago, so why would the lords fight with each other?
But it's just that it can't kill people at once...

There are too many inexplicable things in these coarse salts, and some bad things are not eaten much. Although they will not be fatal in a short period of time, they will accumulate in the body, and they can kill people instantly when they start to attack. life.

Wu Liang's good life has just begun, so he naturally hopes that he can live as long as possible.

So what should be paid attention to should be paid attention to.

"Captain Dian, come here for a while."

Thinking of this, Wu Liang stood up and waved to Dian Wei who was busy.

"what's up?"

Dian Wei hurried over and asked.

When Yin Jian came back just now, Dian Wei noticed the whole carload of raw meat, live chickens and ducks that was brought in at the end. After seeing the scale of the house, Dian Wei was convinced of Wu Liang's identity while speculating about Wu Liang's identity. He didn't lie to him, he could really feast on tonight.

Because of this, Dian Wei naturally didn't dare to underestimate Wu Liang any more, and became a little more cautious in his words and actions.

Wu Liang smiled at Dianwei and asked, "Can you crush these salt cubes?"

"How broken?"

Dian Wei asked.

"Crush as much as you can, preferably as fine as powder."

Wu Liang said.

There is no mill in the yard, so Dian Wei can only be regarded as a mill, so I just took this opportunity to understand Dian Wei's strange power more intuitively.

"Then can you pay for a bowl of wine in advance, no, three bowls of wine, drink the wine to use up your strength."

Dian Wei turned his head to look at the two unopened large wine jars delivered together, his throat surged, and his eyes shone with anticipation.

"Please."

Wu Liang nodded.

Dian Wei was delighted when he heard this, and his strong body instantly became much lighter. He walked to the front of the wine jar in two or three steps, patted the mud seal lightly, picked up a new bowl next to him, and messed it up on his clothes. After rubbing it twice, he reached into the altar to scoop up the wine.

"Gudong Gudong Gudong..."

Dian Wei drank three bowls of wine in the blink of an eye. Although Dian Wei was still full of ideas, he also abided by his duty. He put down the wine bowl and came back with some reluctance, and picked up a fist-sized salt block from the salt iron basin.

Just hear a crisp sound of "bang" instead of "click".

The block of salt turned into powder in an instant, and the variegated powder of fine sand flowed out from between Dian Wei's fingers.

"Cattle!"

Seeing this scene, Wu Liang couldn't help clapping his hands and applauding loudly.

As expected of a famous general in my fancy, Dian Wei will definitely be under my command, it won't work if anyone comes!

"Ow..."

Chen Jinshui and the others also opened their eyes wide in an instant, and opened their mouths in a big "O" shape, as if they had just swallowed a goose egg, and they couldn't close them for a long time.

……

Then things become much simpler.

Wu Liang ordered Dian Wei to crush all the coarse salt in the basin, and he himself took a pair of scissors to the warehouse, cut out several pieces of linen, took them out, folded them into four layers and covered them on a large vat.

Then sat aside and patiently waited for Dianwei to crush the salt.

"This... talented brother, what are you going to do?"

Chen Jinshui and the others were a little puzzled and asked strangely.

"Boil the salt."

Wu Liang smiled.

"Boiling salt?"

Chen Jinshui and the others looked at each other.

Isn't this iron basin filled with salt?
These guys are ordinary people, and they have never even seen the process of making coarse salt, so naturally they don't understand what Wu Liang means.

And it's not just them, even the salt shops that are engaged in the salt industry still use the relatively backward four-step salt boiling method. Purification" function.

It was not until the early Tang Dynasty that the five-step salt production method with "purification" effect appeared.

Therefore, even the "refined salt" eaten by the so-called gentry is actually just coarse salt that looks a little cleaner on the surface, and there is not much difference in essence.

(End of this chapter)