Daqin Fusu: It is difficult to start the battle

Chapter 14 The money is rolling in
"His Majesty the Emperor is here!"

The shout of a small servant with a clear voice ended Gong Ziyan's inquiry.

"His Majesty!"

After the two saluted, Gong Ziyan asked his own question.

"Boil the salt." Fusu thumped his lower back and said concisely.

Cough, I thought it was a big deal? ...Young Master Yan slandered, and said: "Your Majesty, you need sea water to cook salt, even if you boil Lanchi dry, you can't get salt..."

"Who said that what I want to cook is the water of Lanchi?" Fusu smiled, too lazy to argue with this uncle of the family, he picked up a piece of wood, picked up a little coarse salt from the wooden box, and handed it to Young Master Yan: " Try it."

"Bah..." Young Master Yan spat twice and said, "It's bitter, this is the salt from the east of the river!"

... Are you kidding me? Even if you are His Majesty, I am your uncle! ...Forget it, since you are still young, I don't care about you... Gong Ziyan frowned, looking at the smiling Fusu.

"It's worthy of being a young manor, even the place of origin can be eaten!" Fusu put down the wood chips, and signaled the waiter who was standing by to start lighting a fire in the firewood-saving stove.

"I don't know where the salt comes from, but I can read." Gong Ziyan arched his hands symbolically: "There are words engraved on the wooden box! Hedong rough salt, stone 50 yuan."

"That's right, this is what was cooked!" After Fusu finished speaking, seeing that the firewood in the hearth had been ignited, he began to order the servants to throw coal balls into the fire.

Afterwards, the other two servants poured the Hedong salt in the wooden box into the bronze cauldron, and poured several buckets of water from the Orchid Pond together, and began to stir it with wooden sticks.

"The price of salt in Daqin is 100 yuan per stone for refined salt. In counties far away from the salt field, 20 yuan per stone is added as foot money. For coarse salt, the highest price per stone can only be sold for 50 yuan."

After Fusu finished speaking, he immediately asked: "Do you know why this is so?"

The foolish expression on Gong Shugui's face disappeared for a moment, while Gong Ziyan said bluntly: "Your Majesty has been in a high position for a long time, and he uses refined salt every day. He doesn't know the suffering of coarse salt, and it is harmful to the body. Therefore, the price of the two is naturally very different." Don't!"

... Hehe, I was laughed at by two ancient people! ...Fu Su smiled without saying a word, quietly waiting for the moment of slap in the face.

So, half an hour passed.

"Your Majesty, the salt is out." Han Rang came from the stove.

So the servant who stirred the brine poured out the waste water in the bronze kettle, and then repeated the process of boiling and pouring out the waste water twice under the suspicious eyes of Gongzi Yan and Gong Zhugui.

After a while, the purified wet salt is thoroughly dried, taken out and crushed into powder.

...Well, now it looks a bit like the salt sold in supermarkets in later generations.The waste water will be boiled for a while later, and it will be used as brine for some tofu... Fusu asked Gongzi Yan to taste it again.

Why me again! ... Gong Ziyan had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk over.

"It's so salty!" Young Master Yan vomited a few mouthfuls, then looked at Fusu with wide eyes: "It's not bitter anymore! Why?"

...Because the saturation solubility of magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium chloride and magnesium sulfate is different at different temperatures... Do you understand me? ... Fusu explained a few words in a simple manner according to the understanding habits of this era.

"Your Majesty is truly a man of God! Ying Yan worships you!" Young Master Yan bowed to the ground. As a young man in charge of the mountains, rivers and rivers, he naturally understood what this meant.

Refined salt is charged 15 qian per stone and sold for 100 qian, while coarse salt from Hedong Salt Field.Because it is picked up directly by the salt pond, it only charges 7 yuan per stone and sells it for 50 yuan.

Now you only need to add a few firewood money according to His Majesty's method, and you can double the income per stone!

...Is this a bow?I still have the method of watering and sunning the fields but haven't used it! ... That one is even more profitable, and it doesn't even cost firewood!However, this method requires a long period of preparatory work.

Fusu recalled the display materials he saw in the Salt Industry Museum, and handed a roll of silk script to Gongzi Yan, which recorded in detail how to build water conservancy there, to prevent the erosion of the salt pond by external water, and to plow and irrigate. The detailed steps of drying.

Finally, Fusu added: "Go to Taiwei's Mansion to pass on my edict, and transfer 2000 troops to Yanchi. At the same time, transfer 1000 prisoners and send them to Yanchi in Hedong. Public food (food management) and 6 qian per day (salary). "

"Here!" Young Master Yan saluted and left quickly.

Fusu looked at the public transport rail, pointed to the briquettes still burning in the firewood saving stove, and asked, "What do you think of this thing?"

"Well, in my opinion... Shi Nie burns longer than chopping firewood... and the firepower is strong..." Gong Shugui clasped his hands back.

...Shi Nie... Ma Dan, people in this era also know that coal can be used!Pretending to fail! … Fusu nodded, took the silk book from Han Rang, handed it to Gong Shugui, and said:
"Chuan Shishi Ling (will be an official of the Shaofu, in charge of building stones), find the suitable clay as shown in Antu, and you cooperate with the inner history capital Shuicheng to dig aqueducts on the side of Bashui near Lantian, repair water mills, and build water drainage as shown in the picture."

"In addition, according to the stove construction method shown in the picture, first rebuild the official stoves in the palace and government offices."

...Water row? … Gong Shugui took the silk scroll, opened it and glanced at it, the shock and disparity flashed across his face.

"Here!" Gong Shugui took a few steps back, turned to leave, and thought: the things painted in the picture are exquisite and subtle, who is the descendant of Lu Ban?
……

At noon, after washing his hands, Fusu looked at the food in front of him and sighed deeply.

Fish balls in boiled soup, stewed beef tendon, fried deer tongue...

Although the tofu has been made, under the strict order of the imperial physician, repeated tests are required to confirm that it is non-toxic and harmless.

He recalled Xia Wuqie's beard and staring eyes.

"Let the dog eat first. After the dog is fine, let the servant eat it. After ten months, the servant will be fine, then you can..."

...what did the dog do wrong?
The melodious music sounded, and a group of graceful dancers began to dance.

Fusu picked up a fish ball, threw it into his mouth, and thought: Is this the legendary Huangtong Wujiang Fengzhu that Brother Zheng loves most?

Well, it’s different from what you eat in later generations’ restaurants, let the chef put some meat stuffing in it next time...

Fortunately, I asked in advance, otherwise a plate of ant eggs would be added to the table today!

Fusu shivered, took a piece of deer tongue and put it in his mouth, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, thinking: It is said that venison is great tonic... Is this reminding me to soak in the rain and dew evenly?Why!Being an emperor is really a hard job of the first class in the world!

……

After lunch, visit the side hall of Lanchi Palace.

"Nanhai County Lieutenant Ren Xiao, pay homage to Your Majesty!" Ren Xiao stood still ten steps away from Fusu and bowed in salute.

"No need to be like this, Lanchi Palace just doesn't want to be too formal when I see you." Fusu pointed to a futon in front of him: "Sit closer."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ren Xiao sat down, Fu Su sized up the dark-skinned First Captain Southeast, and asked:

"Someone once said that after the destruction of Chu, the counties in the South China Sea should not be taken. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)