Da Qin: From a disciple of Fusu to a generation of imperial masters

Chapter 156 Fu Su and Xiao He were shocked. Lin Xuan not only knew how to make elixirs, but also refined fine salt!

"Fine salt?"

Fusu and Xiao He looked at each other after hearing Lin Xuan's words, with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

"Students also know a little bit about cooking. The salt needed for cooking is coarse salt with relatively large particles."

"The fine salt that the teacher just mentioned is the first time the students have seen it."

"Teacher, are you joking with the students?"

Fusu looked at Lin Xuan with a questioning look on his face.

This was the first time he saw such fine salt. Fusu thought the teacher was joking with him.

"Young Master Fusu is right. Brother Lin Xuan, please stop joking with Xiao He and Young Master."

"The white powdery stuff in this package must be related to the elixir you want to refine, Brother Lin Xuan."

Xiao He followed Fusu's words, looked at Lin Xuan and said.

In Xiao He's opinion, Lin Xuan was just joking with him and Fusu, and he knew that Lin Xuan knew how to refine elixirs.

Xiao He thought that the white powdery stuff in the package had something to do with refining the elixir.

Lin Xuan had a look of helplessness on his face when he heard what Fusu and Xiao He said. What he just said was the truth.

Unexpectedly, these two people felt that they were joking with them. It seemed that they could only experience it themselves.

"I'm not joking with Young Master and Brother Xiao He. The white powdery stuff in this package is really the fine salt used in cooking."

"If you don't believe it, you can try it."

Lin Xuan pushed the package on the stone table towards Fu Su and Xiao He.

After hearing Lin Xuan's words, Fusu and Xiao He looked at each other.

Lin Xuan asked the two of them to taste the white powdery thing in front of them.

If other people said this, the two of them would be suspicious and not try.

It was Lin Xuan who said this, so Fusu and Xiao He naturally had no doubts.

Fusu raised his right hand and reached into the package, twisting some white powdery stuff with his fingers.

Xiao He and Fu Su made the same move and twisted a little with their fingers.

The two put the twisted white powdery substance into their mouths, and they instantly felt a salty taste.

Fusu and Xiao He closed their eyes to feel it, and soon they opened their eyes.

There was excitement on their faces. Fusu looked at Lin Xuandao:
"I didn't expect that the white powdery thing was really fine salt. The student just put the white powdery thing into his mouth."

"I just felt a salty smell."

"The salt sold in Daqin now is not only large in size but light in salty taste, but also has a bitter taste."

"Every stir-fried dish has a hint of bitterness."

"The fine salt the teacher brought out is only salty and not bitter."

"Even the salt I put in my father's dishes doesn't taste as good as the fine salt the teacher used."

"Teacher, the fine salt you brought out is really powerful."

Fusu stood up as he spoke, with excitement on his face.

Xiao He on the side nodded slightly when he heard Fusu's words, looked at Lin Xuan and said:

"This is the first time that Xiao He has tasted such delicious salt. Brother Lin Xuan, you have opened Xiao He's eyes today."

"With such fine salt, the dishes fried must be very delicious."

After Xiao He finished speaking, there was excitement on his face.

Lin Xuan looked at the excitement of Fusu and Xiao He, and a smile appeared on his face.

The reactions of Fusu and Xiao He were as expected. No one can resist the delicious fine salt.

"Teacher, from which merchant did you buy the fine salt in this package?"

"I didn't expect that there are salt merchants in Daqin who can extract such delicious fine salt."

"It won't be long before this salt merchant who can refine fine salt will take away all the business of other salt merchants."

Fusu said with a trace of regret on his face. All the salt in Da Qin is in the hands of salt merchants, which is a huge profit.

Xiao He nodded slightly when he heard Fusu's words. He had heard about the salt merchant before.

The richest merchant in Da Qin was the salt merchant, and other merchants could not compare with the salt merchant.

"I didn't buy the fine salt from any salt dealer. The fine salt in this package was refined by me myself."

"Today I just want to let you two taste the taste of fine salt. It seems that you two have a very high opinion of the fine salt refined below."

Lin Xuan looked at Fusu and Xiao He and spoke with a smile on his face.

"Plop!"

Xiao He fell to the ground and stared at Lin Xuan with wide eyes.

The wine bottle in Fusu's hand fell to the ground, and he stared at Lin Xuan with wide eyes.

It took a while for the two of them to react. Fusu stood up and grabbed Lin Xuan's arm with excitement on his face:
"Teacher, the fine salt in this package was refined by you. Did the student hear correctly?"

Xiao He stood up and sat down, looking at Lin Xuan with surprise on his face.

Just now, Lin Xuan told them that the fine salt was refined by himself, and they were very surprised.

The two of them had just tasted fine salt and knew how delicious it was.

Unexpectedly, these fine salts were refined by Lin Xuan.

Fusu couldn't believe it and asked Lin Xuan again.

Looking at Fusu who was a little out of sorts, Lin Xuan smiled and said: "You two heard right, the fine salt in the package is refined here."

After hearing what the teacher Lin Xuan said, Fusu let go of his hands holding the teacher's arms, sat down again and stared at Lin Xuan blankly.

The whole garden instantly became quiet, and the only sound that could be heard was Lin Xuan filling his wine bottle.

After a while, Fusu returned to normal and took a deep breath:

"Teacher, you once again opened the students' eyes today."

"I didn't expect that Teacher, you can not only refine elixirs, but also fine salt."

"The students didn't know what to say for a moment."

After Fusu finished speaking, there was a wry smile on his face.

Every time Fusu thought he understood the teacher, the teacher would always bring him some surprises.

This time take out the fine salt and do the same.

"Young master, what you said makes sense. Xiao He always thought that he understood Brother Lin Xuan, but now it seems that he still doesn't understand him well enough."

After Xiao He finished speaking, there was a wry smile on his face.

Fine salt seems simple, but it is actually very important.

No matter whether they are princes, ministers or ordinary people, they cannot live without salt.

Lin Xuan smiled when he heard the two people's emotions. When Fusu and Xiao He regained their composure, Lin Xuan looked at Fusu and said:
"Young Master must have some knowledge about the salt merchants in Da Qin. Please tell me the news about the salt merchants."

When Fusu heard what his teacher Lin Xuan said, he sat up straight and looked at Lin Xuan and said:
"Before my father unified the six kingdoms, salt was sold by various salt merchants, including the Qin Kingdom."

"Since my father unified the six countries, many salt merchants from other countries have had their businesses annexed due to some factors."

"Now the salt sold in Daqin is controlled by a few salt merchants."

"These salt merchants are making a lot of money selling salt."

"Behind these salt merchants, there are also the protections of some important officials in the DPRK."

"Otherwise, other businessmen would have already taken a share of the pie."

Fusu looked at Lin Xuan and told Lin Xuan everything he knew about the salt merchant.

Xiao He on the side had a hint of anger on his face after hearing this: "Brother Lin Xuan doesn't know something."

"These salt merchants are all black-hearted businessmen. They divide the refined salt into several grades."

"If the quality is good, sell it to the ministers of the DPRK and China at a cheap price, or directly give it to the ministers of the DPRK and China in exchange for the favor of these people."

"Salt of average quality is sold to the people at a relatively expensive price to make a lot of money."

(End of this chapter)