Great Tang princess

Chapter 447 Salt
While the family in Dongdu were discussing about Li Yuechen, she herself had brought Liu Zihe to the hill next to Yantian.

Looking at the square salt fields, Liu Zihe asked curiously: "Your Highness is saying that as long as seawater is poured into these salt fields, refined salt will be continuously produced?"

As he spoke, he lowered his head to look at the grains of salt crystal clear in the sun in the small cloth bag in his hand.

When eating here in the past few days, I am quite familiar with this kind of salt. It is hard to imagine that it is actually made by sea water.

"Actually, if you travel all over Hainan Island, you can always find some." Li Yuechen smiled, then waved his hand, "In short, this method can produce refined salt on a large scale, and you can start drying salt in May , these days, you should bring someone to study here first."

"Yes!" Liu Zihe agreed.

Looking at the square salt fields below, he was really curious about the process of turning seawater into refined salt.

So from the next day, Liu Zihe brought his subordinates to study beside him.

The people he brought were divided into two parts, one part learned how to make salt, and the other part learned how to burn cement and lay bricks.

Both sides have opened their eyes to the training, not only to learn theoretical knowledge, but also to follow the hands-on practice.

Li Yuechen hoped that they would try their best to learn how to make salt within two months, and then hurry back to Hainan to build salt fields. If everything goes well, they should be able to produce a lot of salt before September today.

Hainan has a hot climate. If there are no accidents, it can produce salt all year round. Not only can it be used to supply the domestic market, but it can also be sold abroad.

Through the Silk Road, all inland countries can come here to buy salt.Of course, I don't know how many times the price will double after shipping back.

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The ban on the cancellation of public money was quickly spread to all parts of the country. Although Qingzhou was not a big city at this time, it also had a history of arresting money.

This person's name is Lu Zhenghao, and he belongs to Fan Yang's Lu clan.

Originally, he also got a share of the private salt industry, and even considered raising the price of salt when refined salt first appeared, but after being warned by Lai Junchen, he realized that this matter might not be simple.

In addition, he himself had a little personal relationship with the governor Jiang Zhengan, so he gave up his plan to collect salt and sold the refined salt he bought back to the governor's mansion at the original price.

The reason why he was willing to give up was because he didn't want to make a big noise at this time and pass it on to the patriarch.

Secondly, this is not his main business, he just wanted to make some quick money, but since it's a bit hot, he just doesn't want to take it.

But this order to cancel the public money made him a little unprepared.

Originally, these money-grabbing orders were all based on the excuse of the company's money, and by the way, they also invested their own money in it, and then made loans and investments in their name to make money.

As the saying goes, leaning against a big tree can enjoy the shade, and with the reputation of public money, there is no need to worry about someone daring to renege on the debt, it can almost be said to be lying down to make money.

But if the public money is canceled now, not only will he not be able to lend money and collect debts easily in the future, but it will not be as easy as before when dealing with court officials.

It can't go on like this!

Ever since Lu Zhenghao received the order, he had been thinking of a solution, thinking about the way out.

The order has already been issued, so it is impossible to cancel it easily. After all, you are not joking, such a result is unlikely to be achieved by the emperor's head.

But since the order cannot be revoked, what should we do in the future?

After thinking about it, he came to the Governor's Mansion with a gift and asked to see Jiang Zheng'an.

Firstly, the two had a personal relationship, and secondly, now that Jiang Zhengan was holding the princess' thigh, he should be able to show him the way.

A friend came to visit, and Jiang Zhengan warmly entertained him, and even took out the wine given by the princess at the dinner table to drink with him.

"Hiss... what a wine!"

Lu Zhenghao put down his wine glass, but the ninja didn't cough up, and said with a surprised face: "I've heard that this immortal who is popular in the Eastern Capital is drunk, and I'm lucky enough to taste it myself today. It's not in vain!"

"To tell the truth, Brother Lu, I was lucky enough to see this wine only last year!" Jiang Zhengan smiled and poured him another full glass, "Nowadays, it is extremely rare for Xi'an people to get drunk in Dongdu. I'll never see you in this lifetime!"

"Brother Jiang is able to share the princess' worries, so naturally he won't be treated badly. It's a pity that I, brother, a first-tier merchant, after all..." Lu Zhenghao shook his head and began to complain with a sigh.

Jiang Zhengan was also the governor of a state, so he could see his purpose, after thinking for a while, he raised his head and said, "Speaking of which, a new batch of officials will come out soon, and I will definitely go to see it in a while. May I ask His Highness, if the princess allows, how about Brother Lu and I going to meet His Highness together?"

As the governor of Qingzhou, he also needs interpersonal communication.

Anyway, this matter is just a matter of asking with a long mouth. If the princess doesn't mind, she can also sell his favor by the way, which is not bad.

When Lu Zhenghao heard this, he was immediately grateful for Dade's salute: "Oh, in this life, Brother Jiang can help you because you have accumulated great virtue in your previous life!"

The two toasted each other politely, and after a meal, it seemed that their relationship had deepened a lot.

Before leaving, Jiang Zheng'an even gave him a jar of white wine, which can be said to have done enough to save face.

Although Lu Zhenghao is only a first-tier businessman, he is backed by Fan Yang's Lu family and has a strong family background. If the relationship between the two can get along well, they will definitely be a great help in the future!
Although I'm holding the princess' thighs, I don't have too many friends.

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As soon as May entered, the salt farm officially started working.

Liu Zihe and a few assistants stayed in Yantian every day to observe and study, and would actively ask questions when encountering something he didn't understand, for fear of disappointing Li Yuechen.

During the period, I still held a pen and paper, and every night when I went back, I would summarize and record the knowledge I had learned.

He was worried about this and asked Li Yuechen if he could keep records.

Li Yuechen asked him to memorize it casually, anyway, this thing must not be hidden, and every student in the military academy in the future will learn the principle of it.

Anyway, with the navy here, it is enough to ensure that no private person is building a salt farm in the future. As for knowledge, it may not be useful if you know it.

For example, more than a thousand years later, E=mc was grandly written in textbooks, but I have never heard that a private institution can produce a finished product.

Li Yuechen told him that as long as no one knows about it in the next few years, it's fine. As for the future, it doesn't matter if they know about it.

Liu Zihe agreed, and then recorded and summarized more seriously.

Seeing his serious appearance, Li Yuechen suddenly felt that maybe he could think about it. After he finished writing the records, he would formally bind them into a book and put them in the National Library if he had the opportunity in the future.

Today's National Library not only collects normal cultural knowledge, but also includes various military books and agricultural books.

Although there are very few borrowers, it can occasionally attract some people to come and take a look.

It is worth mentioning that Princess Yiyang also said in her letter last time that there is a student named Song Yao in the school who has officially started writing a book about Wu Zuo's autopsy.

Song Yao entered the compulsory school run by Li Yuechen to attend classes a few years ago, and now his basic reading and writing skills are no longer a problem, so he can try to write a book.

This is a good sign. More and more books will enter the National Library in the future. Maybe after many years, the collection of books will really reach an astonishing level.

Because the weather is not so hot now, the speed of drying the salt is relatively slow, which makes Liu Zihe very impatient, and can't wait to see how the salt is formed in the sea water.

At this moment, Li Yuechen suddenly received a letter from Jiang Zheng'an, saying that a merchant named Lu Zhenghao wanted to meet her, and asked her to take care of her a little bit later.

The first time Li Yuechen saw this letter, he actually refused.It was not appropriate for the princess to meet with a businessman, and she was still a member of a family.

But after thinking about it, I originally thought about making the business bigger, and knowing a few businessmen may not be a bad thing.

In many things, laymen are laymen after all.Even law enforcement officers after a thousand years often need "informants" to provide information, which is enough to prove the meaning behind the phrase "interlaced like a mountain".

After all, she is a princess, not a professional businessman. There are many ways in this, and sometimes I really don't know.

So he agreed to Jiang Zhengan's request and told him that he could bring it over then.

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A few days later, the brine in the salt field began to crystallize, so Li Yuechen went to the salt field to see how Liu Zihe's records were going.

In fact, this process is quite fast. When I came here in the morning, there was only a little crystallization. However, as time went by, at noon, the crystallization in the pool had become clearly visible, and it was gradually sinking to the surface of the water.

Although the crystallization at this time was still rough salt that was quickly beaten, it still made Liu Zihe feel incredible, and couldn't help asking the reason.

Li Yuechen probably explained it in words he could understand: "This liquid... there are substances in the water that are invisible to the naked eye. By drying the water in the sun, these substances can be revealed..."

And Liu Zihe recorded while listening, these will be used as important information for him to build the sun salt field after returning to Hainan.

However, in the early morning of the next day, when Liu Zihe came over, he saw that the soldiers in charge of drying the salt were pushing the crystallized salt grains yesterday into the next pool with wooden shovels, and at the same time, they were stirring constantly to put those thumb-sized salt grains into the next pond. All the grains of salt melted!

Seeing this scene, Liu Zihe almost screamed in fright, but after seeing Li Yuechen with a calm face next to him, he took out a pen and paper and went over to ask the reason.

Li Yuechen gave a detailed explanation: "It is best not to eat salt at this stage. Strictly speaking, it is poisonous. Although the toxicity is not great, it is harmful to the body after all..."

After her detailed explanation, a few days later, refined salt as fine as sand and white as snow appeared in front of Liu Zihe.

Rao was already prepared, and when he saw the salt piles as high as hills, he was still surprised and dropped the pen in his hand to the ground.

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(End of this chapter)