Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

"Your Majesty, please order us to prepare early!" He Shen also spoke.

Li Kuan smiled and waved his hand, interrupting their conversation.

"Principal Guo, are there any salt mines near Yanyun City?"

Li Kuan asked.

"His Majesty…."

Guo Shoujing hesitated: "Yes, but those salt mines are full of poisonous salt. Only animals can eat it, but we humans can't."

"Hahaha!!" Li Kuan laughed loudly towards the sky, and then sat up straight: "Who said people can't eat it? That's because I didn't take action before!"

"I originally wanted to provide something like salt myself, but I was a little busy before and didn't have time. Since there are so many Turkic slaves now, the timing is just right!"

"Changle, this time the salt production will be left to your Dayan Richang Group."

Li Kuan looked at Princess Changle next to him.

Since the meeting, Princess Changle has been a little transparent. Now that she was mentioned and even entrusted with important tasks, she couldn't help but be a little surprised.

I was about to speak, but!

Li Kuan didn't wait for her to speak, and continued: "Of course, I will guide you! In one month, it is enough to make salt to supply our entire Great Yan!"

"Although salt is necessary, it is not consumed very much. How much can each person eat in a day? How much can be eaten in a year?"

"Simple production is enough for us, Dayan, and then our salt will be dumped directly to Datang. This salt... is a cash cow for the clan, but! I just want to cut down their cash cow with my own hands and let them Go cry on your own!"

"Okay, if nothing happens, let's leave the court and go our separate ways and get busy."

Everyone immediately accepted the order and left in a hurry.

They have a lot of things to do now and are very busy.

Countless things need to be sorted out.

soon.

in the hall.

Only Guo Shoujing and Princess Changle were left.

"Your Majesty, how is this salt... produced?"

"Those are all poisonous salts. People who eat them will die."

Princess Changle asked bitterly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Guo Shoujing frowned: "Your Majesty, I also sent people to search for salt mines before, but in the end nothing was found."

"The salt mines in our territory in Dayan are all poisonous salt mines. There is no edible salt at all. It would be difficult to supply it ourselves."

Li Kuan smiled slightly when he heard this.

He glanced at the two of them and then stood up directly.

"Really? Is it really difficult? Let's go! I'll show you for yourself!"

Li Kuan said.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?" Guo Shoujing stood up in a hurry and asked.

"Go to the nearest salt mine in Yanyun City. I want you to see that there are no poisonous salt mines in the world."

Li Kuan walked outside.

Guo Shoujing and Princess Changle's eyes trembled, and then they hurriedly followed.

After all, they were really looking forward to what His Majesty said.

With your Majesty's intelligence, you will definitely not know the difference between a good salt mine and a poisonous salt mine. Since your Majesty is so confident now, then maybe you really have a way to turn a poisonous salt mine into a good salt mine!

hiss….

This thought overflowed, and Guo Shoujing and Princess Changle's breaths trembled.

The pace of the two became even faster.

Shocked in my heart.

Extremely looking forward to it.

….….….….….….

Outside Yanyun City.

The sky is high and the clouds are wide.

The sun is high.

Occasionally, there are eagles circling and flying in the sky, leaving only a loud cry.

A carriage walked steadily on the official road.

"Your Majesty, there is a poisonous salt mine just ahead. We'll be there soon!"

"But... I have confirmed that the salt mine is really inedible."

On the carriage, Guo Shoujing couldn't help but remind him.

"It's okay, Principal Guo. You'll know when the time comes." Li Kuan looked at the scenery outside the window and couldn't help but tighten his clothes slightly: "The Chinese New Year is only a month away."

"Get ready, this year we are going to prepare a show, a fireworks show that belongs only to our Dayan..."

Li Kuan ordered this.

Guo Shoujing's eyes lit up.

The so-called fireworks were recently created by Shi, and only he, Li Kuan and a few others knew about them.

That thing….

It's amazing!

His Majesty will release him in the New Year, which makes Guo Shoujing look forward to it.

He immediately accepted the order.

Soon, the carriage stopped.

This is a hill, and there is a stream next to it. Beside the stream, there are groups of wild donkeys. They are licking the stream in groups. Of course, there are also some wild donkeys licking the stones beside the river. .

Li Kuan knew it when he saw it. The place should have arrived.

Wild asses are also animals and living things. They also need to replenish salt. This salt is like stream water and is indispensable in their bodies.

"Your Majesty, this is it."

"This hill is a salt mine, but unfortunately, it is also a poisonous salt mine."

Guo Shoujing said.

Li Kuan nodded and jumped out of the carriage.

There are many rocks beside the stream, so walking is not easy.

"Gu Gu Gu Gu..."

"Da da da…."

The wild donkeys in the west, when they saw Li Kuan and the others coming, gave way slightly to one side, and then continued to drink water and lick salt calmly.

Li Kuan lowered his head, but in the next breath, he picked up a stone.

This stone is a salt mine.

have to say,

The salt mines in this place are indeed rich.

No shortage of salt.

Li Kuan squatted down and threw the piece of salt on the stone. It fell into pieces instantly.

He tapped a little with his finger and licked it gently with his tongue.

"Your Majesty! Oh, Your Majesty!!"

"Second brother!"

Guo Shoujing and Princess Changle shouted hurriedly.

His face was anxious.

"Pooh…."

But in the next breath, Li Kuan spit it out.

This salt is indeed bitter and spicy, and of course, it also tastes salty.

"Don't be nervous."

Li Kuan glanced at them and smiled: "This is brine salt, which is what you call poisonous salt. It just has too many impurities, so of course it cannot be eaten directly, but... if it is processed, it will be a very good table salt. "

"This is a chemistry course, but no one has discovered it yet. Of course I believe it, even if I don't tell you. It won't take long before some students will discover this trick."

"But there is nothing we can do now. The situation is urgent and I can only take action myself."

Processing?

Guo Shoujing, Princess Changle and Horseman Xugou also squatted down around Li Kuan. They looked at Li Kuan blankly and seriously.

It seems... is what His Majesty said true?

Chemical! They all know this course and often do some incredible things.

Could it be that poisonous salt can really be turned into good salt?

All three of them had nervous expressions on their faces.

Next, they saw Li Kuan asking them to take down a small basin from the carriage.

Crush these salt crystals directly in a basin with stones to turn them into powder.

Then, dissolve it with water.

Li Kuan directly used several layers of cloth to form a recommended filter and filtered all the turbid liquid.

The water in this basin is a little clearer than before.

....

Then, just light the fire.

Put the pot on top and grill.

Under the puzzled gazes of Guo Shoujing, Princess Changle, Xu Gou and the others, Li Kuan was doing it smoothly.

The fire is big.

There is very little water in the basin.

Soon.

The water is gone.

Li Kuan took off the basin and placed it in front of the three of them.

The three of them looked around hurriedly.

I saw that there was only pure white powder left in the basin.

"Taste it? Try the taste."

As Li Kuan spoke, he already put his finger in, dipped some in it and put it in his mouth.

salty!

heat!

Fragrant!

This is exactly what table salt tastes like, much more delicious than the so-called refined salt from Datang.

You know, the so-called refined salt in Datang was just finding better salt mines with less impurities and then mining them. Selling, there is not much processing in this process. In comparison, the refined salt produced by Li Kuan is already considered to be deeply processed.

"His Majesty!"

Guo Shoujing was shocked and wanted to stop Li Kuan, but Li Kuan had already eaten all the salt on his fingers.

And it’s a look of enjoyment.

Gudong….

Guo Shoujing and the three of them swallowed, you looked at me, I looked at you, and then they all stretched out their fingers, dipped some in their mouths.

The three of them were silent.

They were all savoring it.

Li Kuan looked at them with a smile, waiting for their reaction.

Guo Shoujing's face was originally solemn, but his eyes became brighter and brighter, and the corners of his mouth were tilted up crazily, visible to the naked eye. His eyes were wide open, even bigger than the wild donkey next to him.

The next breath, Guo Shoujing could not wait to coax him out.

"Your Majesty! This... this is salt! This taste is really salt! Moreover, there is no other smell at all, only salty taste, especially when you feel it, it is warm and very fragrant!"

"Hiss... Your Majesty, this is really a salt mine! An edible salt mine!!"

"Your Majesty, this is amazing!"

Guo Shoujing exclaimed.

Princess Changle was beside you, her lips were tightly pressed, and her eyes were full of crystal tears.

This smell made Princess Changle completely silent.

It made her whole body feel warm, as if she was wrapped in something.

This is happiness.

This is also luck.

This taste, this salt, she felt she would never forget it.

If people could eat such salt, they would have no regrets even if they died in this life.

There is some silence here.

Li Kuan looked at the three people and smiled softly.

He sat directly on the shore.

The wind came out and it was a bit cool, especially next to the stream.

In Yanyun City, the wind is really strong in winter, especially since it is located in a mountain stream, which makes it even cooler.

As far as the eye can see, almost everything is yellow. The hill is covered with yellow weeds, and the fallen leaves are floating in the wind, surrounding the entire hill.

But if you look carefully, underneath the yellow weeds. There is a little bug that is struggling to grow.

"This...this salt...gudong!"

Silent for a long time.

Princess Changle, who had always been gentle, actually opened her mouth, widened her eyes, and breathed rapidly.

She couldn't believe it.

"Second brother, this salt is better than the salt in Chang'an city. Could it be said that...all the salt mines here are like this? As long as you process it as simply as you just did, is it good salt?" "

"If this is the case, if it is so simple, wouldn't the people of the world also be able to eat salt?"

"Nowadays, people still use vinegar cloth. Most people in the Tang Dynasty live like this. The lives of our salt people are better, but our families can't eat salt every day because those salt mines are difficult to mine. And they are all controlled by the clan clan, they just use the salt mine as a cash cow, and this time they want to use it to deal with Great Yan."

"But...but..."

Princess Changle looked at the remaining salt in the small basin and was so excited that she didn't know what to say.

"Yes, Your Majesty, can all the salt in the world be processed in this way? If it is that simple, from now on, salt will definitely not be a valuable item!"

"Your Majesty, those people are probably going to hate you to death. This kind of salt is much cheaper than theirs. There are so many poisonous salt mines, no...salt mines! Just next to our Yanyun City, there are many in more than a dozen salt mines.”

"If...if we can do this, it won't be difficult to supply the entire Tang Dynasty, let alone our Great Salt!"

Guo Shoujing's voice was trembling, and he took over the conversation and said.

Li Kuan smiled and nodded.

He took a deep breath, picked up a stone, and threw it into the river.

It makes a crisp sound.

"In ancient times, people's lives have been really sad. Salt like this is everywhere, but people don't know how to eat it."

"It can only be allowed to be exploited by those clan members, using things that should have been common in exchange for the value they have become."

"You are right, supplying the entire Tang Dynasty is not a problem. Even if the salt mines are exhausted, there is still inexhaustible salt in the sea."

"Salt is the most common thing. People should not let others lie to them just because they don't understand. This is an opportunity. The Tang Dynasty wants to use this method to make me bow down. It is simply...ridiculous!"

"Principal Guo, this is also the importance of education. If the people understand it and have wisdom, the world will be truly peaceful."

"Changle, I'll leave this matter to you, okay? There's all salt in the mountains and along the river, just dig it out."

"The process is also very simple. Crushing, dissolving, filtering, purifying, and then the crystals that come out are good salt. There is no need to keep this salt production method secret."

"We, Dayan, don't use this thing to steal people's money. This should belong to the people in the first place."

"A bag of salt costs five cents, and you can eat it for a month or two, or even more than three months. This is the price for people to enjoy life."

Li Kuan narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.

Li Kuan couldn't stand what the noble clansmen were doing!

He really can't stand it!

If they really do something to help society and the people, then that's it.

but,

They are of no help. They will only block the development of the entire society, and even go backwards.

They just want stability, a stable society where people can worship themselves.

Otherwise, it is wrong.

They think it is wrong!

It can be said that all kinds of poisonous methods were used.

Just like this time, they want to cut off the salt of Dayan. Are they going to use sickles to kill the people of Dayan?

Have they never thought about ordinary people?

They really haven't thought about it! (End of chapter)