Gu Xun didn't know if what King Jian of Qi was telling the truth. Logically speaking, as the king of Qi, he was a person who clearly knew that the existence of the Canglong Seven Constellations, and it was impossible for him to know some valuable inside information, but... he didn't want to say it, and there was no need to use nothing to perfunctory himself...

The atmosphere of the conversation between the two is quite good now. He can just say it inconveniently, just like Gu Xun answering his origin, and deliberately deceived him with lies, which is a more inferior approach.

After a moment of silence, the atmosphere between the two was a little awkward, and finally Gu Xun spoke first to break the silence:

"Well... Since Your Majesty doesn't know, then forget it. Gu still has a business to talk to you."

"Business?" King Jian of Qi smiled, eased the stiffness just now, and asked with interest, "What business does Mr. Gu have to talk to me? Uh... is it like the drug business that was created in Xinzheng?"

If it's that kind of business, don't say it.

King Jian of Qi did not say this sentence, but the expression in his eyes and the polite smile all expressed this meaning.

It’s not that he is unwilling to make this money. On the contrary, he is very clear about the benefits of the small pill. It is a huge profit for the richest man in Qi, the seven countries. No one is not jealous of it.

But the problem is... I said that the thing is not on the market. If you want to do this business, it is better to go to the people below. It would be a bit unconventional to talk to him, the King of Qi.

King Jian of Qi felt that the attitude he showed should be just easy-going, not casual...

Gu Xun quickly explained, "It's not that thing, the one with limited production and cannot do business."

"Huh?" King Jian of Qi was waiting leisurely for Gu Xun's later words.

"It's salt."

Gu Xun gave the real answer, but it attracted even greater doubts from King Jian of Qi, "???"

"Mr. Gu, are you going to buy salt?"

You can't sell salt with him, the number one salt dealer in the seven countries?

"No, no." Gu Xun quickly explained, "It is a better technology to extract salt from sea water."

"I want to trade with His Majesty, this is the technology."

"Technology..." King Jian of Qi showed an inexplicable smile. Salt making is the largest source of income in Qi State, and the technology for refining salt still needs... "Can you talk about it in detail?"

Well, King Jian of Qi found that he didn't know any technology at all. Isn't salt the thing left after boiling the sea water? How can it be better?

"Uh..." Gu Xun organized the language and roughly explained, "It is almost like precipitating salt from seawater more efficiently, and the quality of salt will also be improved to a considerable extent. Simply put, it is to produce better salt faster and more, and it is more convenient to further refine refined salt."

The fine salt mentioned by Gu Xun is of course not the modern quality salt. However, in today's era, compared with coarse salt with more impurities, it is much more refined. The most straightforward difference is that from the appearance, the coarse salt is yellowed and the fine salt is white. It is mainly obtained by purifying the coarse salt with various stupid methods, which is very difficult to make.

There is no shortage of food in this world, and the spices are unexpectedly rich. Naturally, there is no shortage of necessities such as salt. However, most people still eat coarse salt with an average taste, and the price of refined salt is much more expensive.

Gu Xun used it himself on weekdays or in big restaurants where he ate outside, all the finest salt of the best quality. Basically, it is no different from modern salt. Of course, the price is very touching, and it is almost the same as gold of equal weight...

After hearing the explanation, King Jian of Qi's eyes lit up and shone a light called wealth. As a king, he naturally would not study the issue of salt making, so even if Gu Xun explained, his concept in his cognition was still very vague, but he could calculate the most basic accounts clearly. Not to mention the improvement of quality, just increasing output means that the salt profit can directly increase by percentage.

Even if it can only increase by 10%, it can bring at least tens of thousands of gold extra profits every year!

"Sir, please tell me in detail, how many percent of the output can be increased?"

"Ah...this..." Gu Xun scratched his head. How could this be a secret?

He is not a professional researcher in salt making, nor is he studying history. How could he know the efficiency gap between the decoction method and the salt drying method?

"I don't know how much it will increase, but it must be quite a lot, at least one or two percent." Gu Xun promised confidently.

Although the details are not clear, the salt decoction method is not as good as the salt drying method for thousands of years. Even if the salt yield in this world is already high, the gap is definitely not small, and there is also a quality gap.

To be ashamed, the dozens of "must-have tips for time travelers" he remembered when he was bored, now he has forgotten that the salt making method that is simple and closely related to high school chemistry is the salt making method. Uh... and the simpler saltpeter ice making, so I have to find a customer to sell it back.

"Uh..." Gu Xun's words were too vague, which made King Jian of Qi feel a little confused.

Logically speaking, he felt that Gu Xun would not use such a troublesome method to cheat him from Qi Guo, but after all, he had a criminal record of being cheated by the jade tiger, and this was not a small business, so he could not make a decision casually.

King Jian of Qi wanted Gu Xun to make a proof first, but it was difficult to speak. Fortunately, Gu Xun took the initiative to propose it:

"Let's do this, Your Majesty King Qi, I can tell you the salt-making process first. How effective will you find a salt-making craftsman to experiment with it?"

King Jian of Qi was in no way, and laughed, "Mr. Gu is so generous, so I'm not polite, but don't worry, even if the business is not negotiated, I will definitely guarantee that your technology will not leak out."

In fact, this is a concealed and beautified statement. King Jian of Qi promised that he would not kick Gu Xun aside after getting the skills.

Gu Xun grinned, not saying anything about it.

He didn't care whether Qi Guo would have bad intentions. If you are willing to do this business normally, then Gu would be a serious businessman, with one hand and the other hand, and the money would be paid. If you don't want to... I have a way to collect the final payment.

After saying that, King Jian of Qi began to ask about Gu Xun's charging standards. After all, he looked confident and thought it was reliable, so he could make a temporary decision on the transaction plan in advance.

"I don't know how much this technology is going to cost?"

Gu Xun spread his hand and kicked the ball back, "How much does Your Majesty think this technique is worth?"

King Jian of Qi narrowed his eyes and thought about it, stretched out his hand, spread his five fingers, and replied word by word, "If it is as the gentleman said, it can increase the output by 100% or 20% and the quality will be improved, I am willing to bid at one time - 500,000 gold!"
Chapter completed!