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Chapter 554 A Gourmet Feast

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    A large iron pot, a handful of coarse salt, a few wooden barrels, a few pieces of fine linen cloth, half a frame of charcoal, and some dark stones, this is the 'big meal' prepared by Xiao Yi for the heads of the wealthy families!  ¡¯

    "What does this mean, Governor? Is it used to cook meat?"

    ¡°You don¡¯t need so much salt to cook meat, and what are those black stones used for?¡±

    "I don't understand, I can't figure it out. Could it be that"

    A terrible thought came to mind, frightening everyone to death, especially the heads of several powerful families who were not very active in moving the settlement just now. Their faces were pale with fear, and the three souls and seven souls in their bodies were at least scared away.  Nine and a half years later, they remembered something. According to legend, the Grand Governor had a very special hobby~cannibalism!

    "Is there going to be a feast of human flesh today? But with so many people in the big tent, who will be eating? Does the Grand Governor want to eat the fat and oily ones, the thin and chewy ones, or the picky ones?  I cooked one that didn¡¯t please me~~¡±

    "Today's meal is specially prepared for you. The process is a bit special. I hope everyone will keep it strictly confidential and don't reveal a word, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences. Okay, let's get started!"

    Every time Xiao Yi said something, the heads of the powerful families took a step back in fright. A few of them with poor psychological quality simply collapsed on the ground, with light yellow liquid flowing out of their trouser legs, and a faint heat~~~

    "It's really about eating people. It's a 'special meal'. Who dares to tell anyone about this kind of thing? Woohoo~~ If you eat other people, don't eat me~~"

    Fortunately, things did not develop as everyone thought. Following Xiao Yi's order, the soldiers first blended coarse salt into several wooden barrels filled with water, and then began to stir vigorously. Soon, clean water  It turns reddish brown, that¡¯s because there are a lot of impurities in the sea salt!

    Then the soldiers took a large wooden funnel, wrapped it with charcoal in fine linen, put it at the bottom, then poured the dissolved salt water into it, and connected another wooden bucket at the bottom. After three times, the original reddish-brown  The salt water gradually became clear and transparent~~~

    Finally, the soldiers poured the filtered salt water into the iron pot, lit the fire, and boiled it. They also used wooden sticks to stir it back and forth. For a while, it was steaming and cloudy~~

    After the fire burned, the soldiers no longer added firewood, but threw black stones into the fire from time to time, one after another After a while, the black stones began to turn red.  And emit blue flames, flickering and beating~~

    ¡°Amazing, so amazing~~¡±

    Although they still didn¡¯t know what the governor was going to do, everyone was still surprised. The salt water turned into clear water, and the stones could burn. Maybe this was really a big meal!

    As the fire gets stronger, the water in the iron pot gradually evaporates, and some white crystals begin to appear on the edge of the pot. The particles are uniform and the color is white and bright, which is very pleasing~~

    The heads of the powerful families couldn't sit still. At this time, even the stupidest people could see some clues. Everyone gathered around the iron pot and watched this magical scene with their own eyes. Every time the water content decreased by one point, their eyes  It became even brighter. When the iron pot was completely dried, a layer of white and translucent blue crystals appeared, and everyone's eyes almost lit up like lanterns~

    "Refined salt!~~It's refined salt!"

    Regardless of the heat in the iron pot, all the house owners reached out and grabbed it. Their hot fingers were red and refused to let go. After getting it, they stuffed it into their mouths. They grinned with salty teeth and refused to spit it out. Instead,  Everyone was smiling so brightly that the flesh on their faces twitched~~

    They all know this kind of white crystal, which is refined salt. Most dignitaries use it to rinse their mouths. It is one of the necessities of life. As for folk medicine shops, it is used as a medicinal material, which can clear away heat and relieve internal heat. It is precious.  Very!

    The family members are all rich people, and they usually use this kind of refined salt, so it is not unusual. But what they saw with their own eyes just now was that a few soldiers just used an iron pot, a few buckets of water, and some charcoal to cook the original salt.  Rough sea salt has been turned into high-quality refined salt. The process is simple and does not require many people and materials. It can be produced on a large scale. The profits will make people jealous just thinking about it~~

    Among the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty, people in You, Qing, Xu, and Yang prefectures along the coast are boiling salt. Because the outlet of the Yellow River is in the north, the sea water there is very turbid and is called the Yellow Sea. The quality of the sea salt produced is also extremely poor.  It¡¯s almost half sand and half salt, hard to eat!

    Xu and Yangzhou in the south are close to the East China Sea, and the water quality is relatively clear. The quality of the sea salt produced is also excellent. However, no matter how good the sea salt is, it is still coarse salt. Compared with the refined salt which is as white as powder and as fine as sand.  , the price difference is more than dozens of times, andAnd often the supply exceeds the demand, there is a price but no market, no matter how much there is, it can be sold quickly!

    "A feast, indeed a feast!"

    "We've made it, we've made it, this is a golden mountain!"

    ¡°It¡¯s inexhaustible, it¡¯s inexhaustible!¡±

    The forty-eight family heads, all with red eyes, have a business of purchasing sea salt along the coast. If they use this method to process the coarse salt into refined salt, they can quickly occupy the national salt market and conquer all other three states.  As for the profit, it is absolutely an astronomical figure, enough to feed their children and grandchildren endlessly~~

    "I am willing to die for the Governor!"

    "I am willing to die for the Governor!"

    After understanding the powerful relationship, everyone turned over and knelt down, bowed to Xiao Yixing, and bowed in admiration, "My brother, my dear brother, why didn't you bring out such a feast earlier? If it had been earlier,  Knowing that there is such a magical method, we wiped out the Chen family in Guangling without you having to do anything. Now, whoever dares to oppose the Governor will block their way of making money and will fight until death!"

    "Everyone, are you satisfied with this feast? Coarse salt can be purified, and the price will increase dozens of times. There are many such flammable stones in the mountains around Xuzhou. It is not difficult to mine them and has sufficient firepower.  , resistant to burning, not only can it be boiled with salt, smelted iron, cooked, and heated without any problems, it is also easy to preserve and is not afraid of rain, but it is a divine thing given by the thick soil!"

    Xiao Yi's little face was full of pride. It was just a simple physical dissolution experiment, but it could expand the profit of the product hundreds of times. Not only could it make a huge amount of money, but it could also allow the Han people to eat better and more hygienic refined salt.  , this is definitely a great thing that benefits the country and the people!

    As for those black stones, they are coal. They have been discovered and used in Shanyang County before. It is not unusual. After taking charge of Xuzhou, Xiao Yi sent out his henchmen Huang Shu and his "digger army"  , explored the mountains and hunted for treasures, and it turned out that Xuzhou was really a geomantic treasure land. They found a lot of copper and iron mines, and even several large coal mines. They were open-air and easy to mine. Of course, they didn't have any local ancient tombs.  Don't patronize it, it's all underground anyway, if you don't dig it up, it's useless!

    "The Governor is really the reborn parent of the people of Xuzhou. He is a villain but not talented, so he is willing to take on the task of purifying refined salt~~"

    "What? If you take the responsibility, as long as I'm here, it won't be your turn in terms of qualifications and strength~"

    ¡°If I don¡¯t do it, no one can do it, and I¡¯ll throw the blame on you~~¡±

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    In the secular world, who doesn¡¯t have a big profit on their head? In order to compete for the huge profits of purifying sea salt, a group of wealthy family heads started to quarrel fiercely. Some wanted to take it all, while others firmly opposed it. The smarter ones have already started.  Winning allies in private~~

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    In the end, it was Chen Qun and several other most prestigious family heads who came forward to calm everyone down. After some discussion, they finally made a decision. Such a huge profit could not be taken by one or two families alone. Instead, forty-eight families should join forces.  Everyone works together to make this business bigger. As for the profits, they will be divided into forty-nine shares according to the size of each family's contribution~~

    "Someone said, forty-eight families, why should they divide the profits into forty-nine shares?"

    It's very simple. Governor Xiao, who is sitting in the command position, has to take a share, and it must be a big share. After all, the method is created by others, the territory is managed by others, and most importantly, the military power is in their hands.  Hold it firmly!

    Of course, as a Xuzhou shepherd, Xiao Yi couldn't blatantly get involved, otherwise it would be bad for him to have a reputation of "competing with the people for profit." So a figure flashed behind the tent, and Zhen Mi, dressed in a young master's attire, came out.  She is Xiao Yi's plenipotentiary representative and is responsible for coordinating the refined salt business~~

    In terms of comparison, everyone naturally has no objection. In terms of origin, the "Fifth Young Master" is a member of the family, in terms of skills, he is a leader in business, and in terms of relationships, who doesn't know that she is a member of the governor's account, and the two of them are wearing clothes.  The relationship between a pair of pants, no, the relationship without wearing pants, is the most loyal and reliable~~~

    As for Xiao Yi, there is such a smart and capable woman who can make money during the day and warm the bed at night. All he needs to do is bask in the sun and drink wine every day. At this point in his life, what else can he ask for~~

    When he was feeling proud, Lieutenant Commander Xiao Bin suddenly ran in sweating profusely, holding a Hong Ling Urgent Report in his hand~~"Grand Governor, the Xiqiang people are in urgent need, something big has happened~~"

    "Something big happened in Xiqiang?" Xiao Yi couldn't help but be puzzled. He was in Xuzhou, a hundred and eighty thousand miles away from Xiqiang. If something urgent happened there, what did it have to do with him?

    When he received the emergency report and looked at it, he jumped up from his seat with a whoosh. Xiao Hei's face was sweating like rain, and his eyes were wide open~~ "Something really happened, I'm a father!"  "(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)??  "Xiao Yi couldn't help but have doubts on his face. He was in Xuzhou, a hundred and eighty thousand miles away from Xiqiang. If there was an emergency there, what did it have to do with him?

    When he received the emergency report and looked at it, he jumped up from his seat. Xiao Hei's face was sweating like rain, and his eyes were wide open~~ "Something really happened, I'm a father!"  "(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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