Chapter 57: Be Vigilant
"Father, what I said is true. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it tastes good. Didn't my father and my beautiful sister enjoy the pork sausages they had before?"
That's still pretending to be shit, worse than a chicken butt.
Why does this old guy seem to have forgotten everything?
"Forehead……!"
Ying Zheng was speechless after one sentence of retort.
In retrospect, the chicken butt actually tasted quite good, but when I suddenly heard what part of the chicken it was, I couldn't accept it!
"You're the only one with sharp teeth and a sharp mouth!" Ying Zheng rolled his eyes at him, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea to go away his nausea.
"By the way, Father, I want to show you something!"
Xiao Zhengtai took out a paper bag from his arms and handed it to Ying Zheng.
"What is this?"
Ying Zheng subconsciously did not dare to answer.
I was pranked by this kid just now, and now my alertness has suddenly increased!
"Father, you will know when you open it and take a look. I promise, it is a good thing that will benefit the country and the people!"
Seeing Ying Zheng's cautious look, Ying Feiyu couldn't hold back his laughter.
“Benefiting the country and the people?”
Ying Zheng took it suspiciously and opened it carefully, revealing the snow-white crystal inside, "Is this...?"
He stretched out his finger and put a little in his mouth. Ying Zheng's old eyes widened, "Salt?"
"That's right, this is the refined salt I purified. How about it? It's not bad, right? The fried skewers and the previous stir-fries all used this kind of refined salt!" Xiao Shota bared his teeth and said with a smile.
"What? Did you purify this salt?"
Ying Zheng was even more shocked, it was incredible.
This snow-white color and degree of fineness are unmatched by the fine salt in the palace!
"That's right, it's not difficult at all!"
For people like Xiao Zhengtai, it is indeed not difficult.
But for Ying Zheng in this era, the level of surprise is comparable to seeing a ghost!
"If you really purified this salt, your craftsmanship would be much better than the ones in the palace!"
Ying Zheng looked at the salt as fine as snow, his expression changed from surprise to joy.
If others had such means, they would either be used by the court or lose their lives.
And this purified person is a prince, which is definitely a blessing for Da Qin!
"Father, the current common table salt is really poor. With my purification method, people will be able to eat fine salt in the future!"
Xiao Zhengtai looked delighted.
Nowadays, most of the table salt among the people is sea salt, which can be picked up by natural crystallization at the beach. All salt is in the hands of the imperial court, and ordinary people are not allowed to sell salt privately.
There are also salt mines in inland areas, but there are many harmful minerals in them. Eating them will cause certain harm to the body. There are no advanced purification methods in this era, so no people eat inland salt at all.
This further led to the scarcity of salt, and the slightly better ones had to be provided to the palace and the army, while the common people could only eat bitter salt stones!
"Well, yes, it does benefit the country and the people! I just don't know if the purification method is complicated and how much does it cost?"
If the cost is high, the price of refined salt will inevitably be very high, and ordinary people will still not be able to afford it.
"Father, don't worry, my salt purification method is not only simple, but also very low-cost. In addition to purifying sea salt, it can also purify inland salt. By then, all inland salt mines in Daqin can be used, so that
I, Da Qin, no longer have to worry about salt!"
Young Shota was sitting on a chair, holding fried skewers and saying.
"Can inland poisonous salts also be purified?"
"Of course, after the inland salt is purified, it will turn into this snow-white refined salt, and it is non-toxic!"
People nowadays don't know what minerals are. They only know that eating too much inland salt will kill you, so naturally they call it poisonous salt.
As everyone knows, as long as it is filtered properly, those minerals can be completely filtered!
"Okay, great, haha!"
After hearing what the young lady said, Ying Zheng clapped his hands and applauded, "I'll send someone to take care of this later!"
"Father, if I come up with the refined salt purification technology, I can increase Daqin's annual salt production several times, and the price will also be reduced. When the money is sold in the future, how much should you share with me?"
The young lady was lying on the table, dragging her chin with her oily little hands, and raised her eyebrows at Ying Zheng.
This was inspired by Wang Jian this afternoon.
It was he who reminded Ying Zheng to inform Ying Zheng about the salt, but he did not engage in loss-making business. Since he came to the palace, he had to make some money.
Looking back, he plans to turn the current Pill Supervision into an arsenal and build a Chinese Academy of Sciences. Then he will need money for everything, and he can't always borrow money from that old scumbag Ying Zheng!
It's not easy to look at other people's faces!
"Okay! As long as the inland salt is successfully purified, I will share 10% of the sales amount with you!"
Ying Zheng readily agreed without any hesitation.
Even if this matter is brought to the court, I believe the ministers will not object.
Solving the problem of purifying poisonous salt in the interior will increase Daqin's salt production several times. This is a great achievement, and this achievement should be rewarded in terms of merit!
"Thank you, Father!"
Even though it was only 10%, it was enough to make Xiao Zhengtai feel excited.
The salt of the entire Da Qin Dynasty is in the hands of the imperial court. As long as the production of salt increases, the price will inevitably drop, and the people's purchasing power will also increase. It is unimaginable to earn only 10% of the income!
"Since my father is so generous, I will send you another drawing!"
The young lady took out the drawings of saddles and stirrups that she had drawn for Wang Jian today.
"What is this?"
Ying Zheng is no better than Wang Jian. When he saw the stirrups and saddles, he didn't realize what they were for.
"This is called a saddle. It will be more stable when you sit on it. You don't have to worry about falling off. The bottom one is called a stirrup. When you step on it, you have a point of strength. It is easier for the cavalry to exert force in battle. With the horseshoes, our cavalry of Great Qin can be even more powerful.
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Xiao Zhengtai explained briefly.
Ying Zheng's eyes also lit up. He held the drawings as if he had found a treasure and looked at them carefully, "Good stuff, good stuff! Haha!"
"I will give the blueprint to Zhang Han later and ask him to build it together with the horseshoe and equip the cavalry with it, haha!"
Ying Zheng smiled heartily with a big belly and completely forgot about what he had just eaten.
"Father, don't just laugh at the drawings. Hurry up and eat the fried skewers. They won't taste good when they get cold!"
After everything that needed to be said was said, Xiao Zhengtai concentrated on playing the skewers.
I have to say that there are many types of food in the palace, and the conditions are much better than when they were in Yunyang.
Just tell the imperial dining room what you want and it will be prepared for you in minutes!
"You guys eat first, and I'll take a look later!"
Looking at the drawings, Ying Zheng had already begun to imagine the scene of the cavalry crossing the Yinshan Mountains and killing the Xiongnu. How could he think about eating fried skewers?
"Mom, eat more!"
Chapter completed!