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Chapter 13 The advent of refined salt
Zhu Yuanzhang's embarrassment made Liao Tiancheng laugh.

"Old man, I told you it was salt, but you didn't believe it! How about you, did you reply to the letter this time?"

Zhu Yuanzhang vomited a few more mouthfuls, picked up the salt shaker and turned it over in disbelief, and dipped his finger in it to taste.

"Bah! It's really salt! Why does this salt look like this? It's so white and thin, we really thought it was your kind of white sugar!"

Liao Tiancheng laughed: "The salt I eat should be coarse salt."

"Coarse salt? No, what we eat is called tribute salt."

"They're all the same, and the craftsmanship is pretty much the same. Compared with my refined salt, it's really on earth or in the sky!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly narrowed his eyes and felt a little excited!
He already had a premonition that there would be another big harvest today!
"Tiancheng, you're talking about refined salt. How many people in this world know this craft?"

"how many people?"

Liao Tiancheng laughed again.

"There is no one else but me."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head deliberately: "We don't believe it! This salt has a pure salty taste and is the best among salts. If you really know this craft, you can make a fortune just by selling salt!"

"Stop it, it's illegal to make salt privately. There have been wars in the past few years, and the imperial court exchanges official salt for food. Anyone who dares to sell salt privately is dragging down the military and national plans, and beheading is inevitable."

"Then you didn't waste this salt recipe in vain?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked directly at Liao Tiancheng, his eyes burning.

"Old man, your calculations can be heard by the neighbors next door! Don't worry, since I said it, I am naturally prepared to give it to you. Besides, given our relationship, who will I give it to if I don't give it to you? This donation of salt cubes The credit for this belongs to you alone!”

"hey-hey!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly smiled.

"We like to hear this! Yes, as far as our relationship is concerned, if you don't give me gifts, who will you give them to? But you know, brothers have settled the accounts. If you treat us like this, then we can't let you suffer! We will definitely ask the emperor for compensation later. I want something good for you!”

Hearing that the old man wanted to reward himself again, Liao Tiancheng couldn't help but feel numb.

Is Zhu Yuanzhang's reward so easy to receive?
First he gave me a death certificate, and then he gave me Yang Xian’s house. We are still terrified!

Come now?

Not even daring to think about it, Liao Tiancheng quickly refused!

"Old man, I gave you the salt recipe purely because we have a good personal relationship. As for the reward, I really don't want it!"

"It only took me a few days to go from a commoner to a noble title? That's enough!"

"Rewards are too much and too much is not a good thing. As you are in a high position, you must also understand this truth."

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally understood the truth.

But he didn't expect that Liao Tiancheng, an ordinary citizen, could have such an awakening!
If those noble Huaixi nobles can have this consciousness, then why should we be on tenterhooks and be on guard every day?

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang regarded Liao Tiancheng even more highly.

Not only have talent, but most importantly, know how to advance and retreat.

"Tiancheng, I didn't expect you to be able to understand these principles at such a young age. It's really commendable!"

"We accept your kindness! As for the reward, this time I ask the emperor to remember and save it for you first!"

Liao Tiancheng breathed a sigh of relief. Without saying much, he took out the salt recipe and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Old man, here are the things. Take a look. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me."

Zhu Yuanzhang opened it and saw that the methods of making salt on it were all-encompassing, including well salt, pond salt, and sea salt.The most important thing are the details mentioned above.

“When you make salt with this method, you can finally get refined salt as white as snow and as fine as sand!”

"The speed can be doubled several times!"

"Tiancheng, is this true? If it is true, then this is another major event that will benefit the country and the people!"

Liao Tiancheng nodded: "If this is not the case, there is no need to dedicate it to you, old man! Don't worry, this thing will be presented to you and it will be effective in less than half a year! Within a few years, the price of salt will be as low as At a level that has never been imagined, people everywhere will be able to afford salt!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was excited when he heard this.

When I was a child, my family was poor and we either didn’t have enough to eat. Even if we had a bite to eat, it would often be bland and tasteless.

At that time, I didn’t even want to gulp down sugar, I just wanted to eat salt!

He is like this, and so are the people in the world!

But now, the opportunity to realize your childhood dream lies in your own hands!

Looking at the jar of ready-made refined salt again, Zhu Yuanzhang was even more confident in this salt recipe!
"Tiancheng, we actually want to have sex with you, but this salt recipe is really something extraordinary. For the sake of the people of the world, we have to go back to the palace quickly and arrange relevant matters as soon as possible! Today, we will leave first! "

Before Liao Tiancheng could speak, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up angrily, thought for a while, grabbed another handful of salt, and then hurried out.

The Imperial Guards outside looked confused.

Why does Your Majesty always come here, but every time he comes, he always comes and goes in a hurry?

……

At the palace, Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong were called over again.

Zhu Yuanzhang spread his hands and sprinkled salt on the imperial table.

"Two of you, one is the Prime Minister of the Left and the other is the Prime Minister of the Right. They are the first of all officials, so naturally they should have the broadest knowledge. Tell me, what else?"

Hu Weiyong took a look at it and immediately decided to show off: "Your Majesty, this thing is as white as jade and has grains like sand. It is clearly white sugar!"

"Shan Chang, what about you?"

Li Shanchang smiled and said: "It's white sugar, you can't be wrong!"

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately burst out laughing: "Come on, let's take a bite before we talk!"

The two of them were suspicious for a while, and couldn't help but murmur in their hearts: Could it be that the emperor discovered our evil ways and got arsenic to poison us both?

But Zhu Yuanzhang was staring right in front of them, and the two of them didn't dare not eat.

Li Shanchang dipped his fingers into a few pills, took a nervous taste, and suddenly looked suspicious.

"Why is it salty? It tastes like salt!"

Hu Weiyong saw that he was still eating, so he also dipped a little bit. After tasting it, he also looked surprised: "It's really salty! It seems like it's really salt! However, the shape is not the same as the sugar your Majesty gave you that day." The description in the brochure is the same? Why is it salt and not sugar?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was cheerful and without saying much, he took out the salt recipe and threw it to the two of them.

"Guide to how to make refined salt? Could this be refined salt?"

Li Shanchang looked surprised.

"Yes, this is refined salt! This is the treasure book we just got, and it is still the old rule. You two should immediately arrange manpower and put into production as soon as possible! In the near future, we will make it clear to the people that everyone can afford salt... …and sugar!”

Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong looked at each other with shock on their faces!
I looked through the brochure again and saw that the speed of making sugar could be doubled several times. I immediately realized that if I make salt according to this recipe, the price of salt will definitely fall in the future, and it is really possible that everyone in the world can afford it!

(End of this chapter)