Houmen's concubine

Chapter 127 Sea Salt
A voice in Xie Yuheng's head said: Yes!Definitely is!

No, how could my little girl know how to drink tea?And the tea skills are amazing?

How can my little girl sing?
How could he sing an extremely beautiful ditty that he had never heard before?

Yes, for sure!
Her small appearance, those clever little eyes, her little lips that she never tires of, and her little pearl earlobes...
No, how does she look at herself like looking at a stranger?
Certainly not······
It's her, the little girl is used to pretending!

It's really a good reincarnation, who is the sky bypassing!

So, the next morning, what appeared in front of Emperor Mingzheng was Xie Yuheng, the eldest son of Xie Yuheng with blue eyes and dull eyes!
"what?"

"Xie Aiqing, didn't your soul wander into the underworld last night?" Emperor Mingzheng, who had never joked with his courtiers, teased Xie Yuheng for the first time.

Wu Zhi, who was bowing to the side, tried his best to hold back his laughter, his round face turned red, thanks to his internal strength, otherwise, he would almost fail and suffer internal injuries.

However, he dared not laugh out loud.

First, Long Live God is in front of him, how can he lose his composure in front of him?
Second, who is Xie Yuheng?

Xie Yuheng is a celebrity in front of the emperor, a capable minister who can fight against bandits with horseback riding and shooting, and who can recite poems with Wen Neng!

Even though he is a chief executive, he must not offend His Majesty Xie, Governor Xie!
Tiger body and ape arms, Cheng Xiao, the majestic and majestic commander of the guards, can't see any emotion from his honey-colored cheeks, but what the hell are his slightly trembling shoulders?

Xiaomo: "..."

Xiaoyan: "..."

Just kidding, business matters.

After breakfast, the emperor Jinkou opened his mouth: "Let's go to the saltworks."

"Cha! Yes, please, sir!" Wu Zhi hurriedly bowed to the side. Emperor Mingzheng was wearing a round-necked bamboo green silk brocade robe with black jade hanging from his waist today.His complexion is cold, with a cold and noble air, like a cloud pine standing on the top of a mountain, surrounded by clouds and mist, which cannot hide the oppressive noble air of a person in charge.

Xie Yuheng was wearing a simple, moon-white round-neck brocade robe with bamboo patterns today. He was elegant and handsome, and his silent appearance added a bit of stability and self-control that was rare at this age.

This time, the two monarchs and ministers rode in the same carriage, and went down to the largest sea salt field in Qinzhou under the escort of a few hidden guards including Wu Zhi and Cheng Xiao.

The ancients obtained salt in different ways, such as sea salt, well salt, and pool salt.

Well salt is obtained by digging shafts to extract underground brine.

Well salt and pond salt are all inland saltwater lakes, and the amount of salt obtained is too low to meet people's demand for salt.

In contrast, my country's acquisition of sea salt may be earlier and on a larger scale.

People in ancient times did not regard natural salt as salt, but called it brine.

In fact, boiling salt with seawater should be created by the ancient ancestors living by the sea after long-term exploration and practice.In ancient times, there was no step to directly remove impurities, and sea salt was obtained by directly exposing seawater to the sun.

Use seawater to make table salt, introduce seawater into the salt pan, use sunlight and wind to evaporate and concentrate seawater to make it saturated, and further crystallize table salt.

Yan Nong, who appeared in front of Emperor Mingzheng and Xie Yuheng, was wearing a shirt with bare shoulders and hemp trousers with tight feet.

At a glance, there are about a thousand salt farmers cooking sun-dried salt on the salt flats.

There is a salt workshop with an area of ​​about [-] to [-] square meters in front of it, including salt stoves, evaporation pools, stove sheds, workshops and other structures. The output of boiling salt at one time can reach about [-] catties of sea salt.

Emperor Mingzheng looked at the hot sun-dried salt field in front of him, and really couldn't figure out why so much sea salt wasn't enough for the people of Dazhou to eat?
He didn't know that if one thousand catties of sea salt was exposed to the sun, seven or eight hundred catties would be able to enter the Dazhou market through official channels, which would be considered good.

The output of table salt, which was originally in short supply, was resold by unscrupulous salt merchants privately. It is conceivable that the price of table salt is also high.

Ugh!
Emperor Mingzheng looked at the salt field in front of him and sighed secretly: Whoever can increase the production of sea salt, I will give him an official title!

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Three nights later, Huang Yu, who went to investigate Qin Yu, returned to Yannian Xiaozhu from Laoba Town.

In the past, in order not to affect other people in the middle of the night, he must have used lightness kung fu to arrive at the courtyard with a squeak.

Today, he didn't dare to climb over the wall and sneak into the courtyard without making a sound, but entered through the courtyard gate openly.

The reason is of course that the emperor lived in the courtyard, and there were guards guarding the gate and everywhere around the courtyard patrolling secretly to protect the emperor's life.

Don't make things up for yourself, let the hidden guards act as thieves and accidentally injure them.

When the time comes, destroying one's fame for the rest of his life is a minor matter, but delaying his master's business is a major one!
So, before he got to the door, he gave a fake cough of "huh" in advance.

Sure enough, the courtyard door opened quietly, and a figure quickly flashed out from inside.

"Hey, you guys have worked hard."

As soon as Huang Yu's voice fell, the two figures disappeared into the darkness again. The moment he stepped into the courtyard gate, the gate was closed behind him.

The emperor lived in the main courtyard, and Xie Yuheng lived in the side courtyard.

Huang Yu had just arrived at the door of Xie Yuheng's dormitory, and before he could knock on the door, the lights in the dormitory in the courtyard lit up.

Not to mention, Xie Yuheng's sleep is light and alert.

Xie Yuheng was wearing a jade-colored tunic at this time, with only a blue silk gown over it, and sat on the edge of the bed with a big knife and a golden horse, three thousand hairs were spread out like ink green silk, showing arrogance in his laziness.

"This subordinate has met the master." Huang Yu bowed and bowed.

Xie Yuheng pointed to the armchair beside the desk and said, "Well, sit down."

"Master, this Qin Yu is Miss Tong'er." Huang Yu first told Xie Yuheng the final result of his inquiries.

This is to be Xie Yuheng's most capable assistant, the best IQ, instead of talking about it from the beginning, hanging on the appetite of his master.

"Oh?" Xie Yuheng's voice rose three points before seeing it, and he became energetic in an instant.

"Say, let me tell you in detail."

"Yes, Shi Ziye's subordinates will tell you the news of the investigation slowly."

At this moment, Xiao Mo and Xiao Yan who were guarding the door made a pot of tea and brought it in, put it in front of them, and left quietly.

"Master," Huang Yu took a sip of tea first, and began to describe the details of his investigation.

Qin Yu's origin is obvious in Qinzhou City without any careful inquiring.

When and where did she come from, and someone from the Qin residence went to pick her up somewhere when she fell ill on the way.

Most people in Qinzhou know about it.

Therefore, Huang Yu went directly to Laoba Town.

In fact, no matter who it is, as long as they go to Laoba Town to investigate Wang Tong'er's origin at this time, it is a sure check.

Laoba Town is such a small place, and a few of them outsiders have lived there for nearly half a month, and they must know people in the small town.

　Emperor Mingzheng looked at the salt field in front of him and sighed secretly: Whoever can increase the production of sea salt, I will give him an official title!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)