God-level prince of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 231 Turning Waste into Treasure (Part [-])

In the afternoon of that day, Sun Qian gathered more than 1000 people, all of whom were officers and soldiers of the imperial court, to wait outside the East Palace.

In his words, what can be more reassuring than one's own people?Hearing what Li Chengqian said, this matter is very important, so in order to be on the safe side, it's better to be on your own.

So he chose officers and soldiers. Of course, money for these people is still indispensable.

These people formed a large circle, staring at Li Chengqian in the center.

They had heard that Li Chengqian wanted to make salt, but no one believed it. After all, the crown prince was only eight years old. Isn't it the business of adults to make salt?What does he know as a child?
More than 99% of the people think so, but they are officers and soldiers, so they dare not say that to Li Chengqian, they will be beheaded.

Li Chengqian had seen through these people a long time ago, and he didn't pay too much attention to them, because everything was based on facts.

At this time, Li Chengqian asked someone to set up an iron pot, and a large piece of mineral salt was placed in a wooden basin next to it.

How do these 1000 people know what he wants to do?They all expressed surprise. These people also recognized the salt mine, which was inedible.

And that mineral salt was found by Li Chengqian through Sun Qian.

This stuff was called poisonous salt in the Tang Dynasty. Common people would not eat these things, only wild animals would eat a little to supplement the salt.But don't dare to eat too much, you will die.

Mineral salt in nature contains many impurities and toxic metals.

The people of Datang were helpless about this, but to Li Chengqian, it was nothing more than a simple matter.

"Come on, crush this mineral salt!"

When he gave an order, everyone watched Li Chengqian's performance with wonder. Although they had doubts in their hearts, they didn't dare to ask.

Soon after these mineral salts were crushed, they were poured into the water.

Li Chengqian ordered Xue Rengui to stir, and the clear water immediately turned turbid purple.

"Your Highness, can you do this?"

Sun Qian asked suspiciously.

Li Chengqian ignored him, but continued, "Pour it into this bucket."

They had covered three or four layers of sackcloth on the top of the barrel in advance, and the cloudy solution was poured in, leaving a layer of mud-like substance on the sackcloth.

These are toxic minerals, and some impurities, which are insoluble in water.

Looking at the water in the wooden barrel, it was much clearer than before.

"Again."

Xue Rengui filtered it again according to the instructions, and the solution has become very clear, much clearer than clean water.

Everyone is still wondering, what is this doing, why do you have to pour it twice?
Seeing that the water is getting clearer, Li Chengqian feels that it is not enough. It is not enough to bring out high-quality salt. There must be some heavy metals in it, but the content is definitely not as high as before.

So he ordered to filter a few more times.

The final step is to filter the resulting solution with charcoal.

It was a basin of colorless liquid.

Li Chengqian made a little with his hand and was about to put it in his mouth.

But was stopped by Sun Qian.

"His Royal Highness, is this okay? This salt water is poisonous!"

"It's okay, just watch it!"

I saw that he put it in his mouth and tasted it, and there was no bitter taste, only a faint salty taste, which should be filtered.

Everyone looked at what Li Chengqian did with very surprised eyes.

Their eyes were full of shock, they had only heard that Li Chengqian wanted to practice salt, but this was the first time they had encountered this kind of operation.

"Come on! Pour these into the pot and boil them dry!"

The next step is to boil, the salt water was quickly poured into the pot, and the fire underneath began to burn.

Everyone looked at Li Chengqian with strange expressions, what on earth is he going to do?
After a quarter of an hour, the water was boiled dry, and what was left in the pot was fine salt as white as snow.

哗

Everyone was in an uproar, is this pure white thing salt?

You must know that the salt in ancient times had a lot of impurities, and it is rare to see such white salt.

"This is salt! It's actually salt! It's edible!"

Sun Qian stepped forward, excitedly dug out a piece, and put it in his mouth. It was so salty that he frowned, but he couldn't bear to spit it out.

"It's salt! It's actually salt!"

Everyone was shocked, they had never seen a salt maker, and now they have a lot of experience.

Another person came over, held up a thin piece of salt and said, "The quality of this salt is the highest I have ever seen in my life!"

As a result, everyone's shock became more intense.

The prince can produce such quality salt, and the method used is so simple!Let everyone is surprised.

There are more important things right now.

"Do you remember the steps of making salt?"

Li Chengqian asked such a question, and now everyone realized that Li Chengqian asked them to come here to learn how to make salt.

Everyone hadn't woken up from the shock. After Li Chengqian finished speaking, points began to flash in his mind.

"Congratulations to the host, you got ten points!"

"Congratulations to the host, you got ten points!"

"Congratulations to the host, you got ten points!"

……

Getting [-] points is more profitable than anything else. If it wasn't for comprehensive consideration, then he might get more points.

"His Royal Highness is talking to you, didn't you hear?"

If Xue Rengui hadn't reminded them, these people might still be in shock.

"Yes! Your Highness, we understand!"

Li Chengqian said again: "Very well, from now on, the entire salt industry of the Tang Dynasty will be up to you! Your contributions will be recorded in the annals of history!"

As soon as these words came out, the 1000 people were very excited. After all, these words came from the mouth of the prince, and the meaning was different.

Of course, these 1000 people are only the first wave. It is not impossible to solve the current crisis first, and then increase production in the future.

"Also, all those who participate will be subsidized, but you have to remember one thing, this method must not be leaked, or you will be severely punished!"

"Yes"

How dare people refuse to follow suit, leaking will not end well, everyone knows that.

"Okay, it's best for you to remember, I want you to rush to the salt mine now and get the first wave of salt there!"

This wave of salt will fill the gap of the Wang family, and he will not set the price too high, and the quality will definitely be better.

Fine salt is more pleasing than coarse salt. For the same thing, your quality is better than others, the price is lower than others, and it is an official product. If people don’t buy your stuff, they are stupid.

"Yes!"

The crowd responded.

At the same time, there was a little yellow door shouting:
"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness is here!"

What is Li Shimin looking for him at this time?He couldn't figure it out either.

But when I changed my mind, it was probably because of the salt.

"Okay, you all go down!"

"Yes!"

Then everyone retreated and went to the salt mine to deal with it, while Li Chengqian went up to meet Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.

(End of this chapter)