Datang Happy King

Chapter 20 Salt Industry Plan
It is not easy to extract salt. In ancient times, the easiest to extract were well salt mines and lake salt mines.

The salt extracted from these salt mines is the easiest to extract. Of course, the most important thing is that the salt is not poisonous after extraction.

But there is another kind of salt mine. The output of table salt is not less than that of well salt and lake salt, or even more, but this kind of salt mine is poisonous.

That is the halite mine, not to mention the salt produced by the halite mine, and there are many in the interior, but it is poisonous. The halite is poisonous, and this is the most fatal flaw.

Poisonous things definitely can't be sold, even if it's the Wang family, he won't touch it, it's thankless.

The Wang family also has a halite mine. At first they wanted to extract the refined salt, but they couldn't do it no matter what method they used.

On the contrary, just three years ago, the Wang family had killed people because of the halite mine, and finally lost money.

This time Chu Feng aimed at the halite mine, using halite to refine edible refined salt.

The utilization of halite mines is still very low, so there is no need to worry about the amount of halite mines.

Why is the cost of official salt high, the refining technology is not enough, and whether it is well salt or lake salt, they are more located in some coastal areas.

So the transportation cost is also a big problem, which increases the cost.

However, there is no need to worry about the halite mine. Not to mention, it is near Chang'an City. According to Chu Feng's knowledge, there is not only one halite mountain range.

In this way, the transportation cost will naturally go down.

"Chu Feng, do you know that once you make better salt, the Wang family will definitely kill you regardless?"

Qin Qiong frowned. After he knew about Chu Feng's salt making, he called Chu Feng to the room for a secret talk.

"If people don't offend me, I won't offend others. The Wang family has long thought of me as dead. If that's the case, let's see who is more powerful."

Chu Feng knew that Qin Qiong cared about him, so he explained calmly.

"Hey, do everything carefully." Qin Qiong sighed, he was afraid that something would happen to Chu Feng, but he also hoped that the salt industry would not be monopolized by the Wang family.

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The Wang family, Wang Si and the others were still waiting for Li Shimin's compromise, but what they received was the news that the price of official salt had been reduced.

Wang Si shook his hand, "Second child, is what you said true?"

"It's absolutely true. Now many people have already gone to buy official salt." Wang Fen, who was the fat middle-aged man before, said.

"This group of unscrupulous people were full of righteous indignation and condemned the official salt yesterday, but today they are active enough. How can this official salt be as useful as our Wang family's salt?" Wang Ming, the eldest son of the Wang family, said equally angrily.

"Patriarch, why don't we just lower the price back? In this way, the official salt will definitely not be sold." Wang Fen looked at Wang Si and suggested.

"No, if we lower the price, doesn't that mean we have compromised with His Majesty?"

"Once we lower the price, wouldn't everything be in vain? What will others think of our Wang family?" Wang Ming immediately objected before Wang Si could speak.

"What the third brother said is right, we can't lower the price, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted."

"The cost of official salt is higher than ours. Now that they cut the price, they sell it at a loss. How much loss can the court bear when the Tang Dynasty is newly established?"

"The people who told us that there is no need to lower the price, and they have to send people to purchase official salt to stock up. Once the official salt can't support it, it's time for him to beg us."

Wang Si said with sharp eyes.

The imperial power really made him afraid, but if he really wanted to fight to the death, then Yang Guang's end would be Li Tang's end.

"Gao, I'll do it now." Wang Fen nodded immediately upon hearing this.

Wang Fen immediately sent someone to buy table salt from the official salt store, but only after he went there did he find that there was an extra brand with a purchase restriction.

There was no such item in the previous news.

Of course Wang Fen didn't know that Chu Feng was playing tricks on them on purpose.

Besides, even if he extracts the salt from the rock salt mine, it will take time, and it cannot be done in a short time.

So this limit is to a certain extent to prolong the time.

The night in Chang'an City has been tossed by Chu Feng several times, and now no son dares to break the curfew.

After all, they were all afraid of being beaten, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that Li Shimin was protecting Chu Feng now.

Three days later, Chu Feng was called into the palace again by Li Shimin. There was no other reason. All the things Chu Feng asked him to build had already been built.

At this point, the royal craftsman and speed are still very reliable.

Li Shimin also looked at those things, some of which he basically couldn't understand.

"You kid can tell me now, what are you going to do next?"

Li Shimin looked at Chu Feng and asked, he didn't expect that he would have to rely on a young boy for so many years.

"The halite mine, Your Majesty has taken control of Chang'an City and the nearby halite mines."

"Salt Mine?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, "This stuff can kill people, are you really sure?"

Li Shimin is not stupid, so when Chu Feng mentioned the halite mine, he knew that Chu Feng wanted to refine the salt in it.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I, Chu Feng, will not do anything that is uncertain, as long as Your Majesty fully supports me." Chu Feng said lightly.

"I believe you, but there are three halite mines around Chang'an City, two of which belong to the official family, and the other one does not belong to me."

"In the hands of the Wang family?"

Seeing Li Shimin's embarrassed look, Chu Feng immediately guessed it.

"That's right, it's in the hands of the Wang family, and it's the biggest one." Li Shimin nodded.

"No, this rock salt mine cannot continue to fall into the hands of the Wang family. Once we produce salt, the rock salt mine will no longer be poisonous and will become a treasure. We must seize it in advance."

Chu Feng said resolutely, since he wanted to attack the Wang family, he couldn't show mercy.

And once the salt is produced, it will subvert the Wang family and replace the Wang family, so the amount of salt will be very large.

Regardless of whether the Wang family has the technology in the end, as long as he controls the rock salt mine, he controls his own lifeline.

After all, no matter how good the technology is, it also needs raw materials, and it is impossible to make salt out of thin air.

"But now that I have already declared war on the Wang family, how could he hand over the halite mine to me?"

Li Shimin frowned and said.

Chu Feng also knew that if Li Shimin asked for this matter in person, Wang Si would definitely not give it to him.

After all, Wang Si is not stupid, and Li Shimin has no way to directly use imperial power to oppress the family.

If he could, he would have done it already.

The new establishment of the Tang Dynasty absolutely cannot cause chaos, so to deal with the aristocratic family, it needs to be justified and not cause chaos.

"I'll do it." Chu Feng said after thinking for a while.

He absolutely cannot give the Wang family a chance, so now he can only do it himself.

"Are you going?" Li Shimin was a little puzzled, "Do you think the Wang family will let you go and sell you the rock salt mine?"

Chu Feng didn't answer directly but smiled, "Your Majesty, you have to pay for this money yourself."

After Chu Feng finished speaking, he resigned and left. Now that everything is ready, the only thing that is owed to Dongfeng is to take down the halite mine of the Wang family.

After Chu Feng returned, he began to plan the rock salt mine.

First of all, Chu Feng asked people to spread the word, saying that Chu Feng wanted to make salt, and he couldn't understand the monopoly of the Wang family in the salt industry.

Now that the price of salt has risen, this has attracted people's attention, so this topic has also attracted people's attention, and it quickly spread, and it also spread to the Wang family.

"Patriarch, this Chu Feng is really boastful. Just because he still wants to get involved in the salt industry, there are countless people in this world who want to get involved, but no one will end well."

Wang Fen sneered, if it was so easy to get involved in the salt industry and move their Wang family, then His Majesty would not be so afraid of them.

"That's right, this Chu Feng really doesn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. Offending our Wang family is already a dead end, yet he dares to speak wild words."

"Patriarch, do you know what this Chu Feng said? It is said that he said that he wants to extract salt from rock salt mines that our royal family can't do anything about."

"He wants everyone to know the incompetence of our royal family."

At this time Wang Ming also spoke, as if he heard a big joke.

Just as Wang Si was about to speak, someone hurried forward.

"Patriarch, there is a man named Chu Feng who wants to see you outside."

"Chu Feng? He still dares to come. There is a way to heaven if he doesn't go, and there is no way to hell to come in." Wang Fen said immediately.

"Patriarch, I'm going to teach that kid a lesson."

(End of this chapter)