Da Qin: I exposed myself as a time traveler, why are you Zhao Gao panicking?

Chapter 44 This is snowflake salt! ! !
  "How do you get all this salt?"

Zu Long couldn't help but ask.

Qin Chi said with a smile: "I extracted it from mineral salt."

As soon as these words came out, Ying Zheng and Li Si became even more confused.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Green salt is extracted from the ore, and the yield is very low. How could you extract such fine salt as snowflakes?" Li Si was a little shocked and hurriedly denied it. He did not believe that these salts came from mineral salt. extracted from it.

Zu Long was also quite shocked and felt very complicated.

No matter how you extract mineral salt, you can only extract very hard salt blocks.

But these salts in the palm of his hand... Zulong twisted some with his hands and put it into his mouth. It tasted fine and not bitter at all.

How can the meat baked with such salt not be fragrant?
  "knowledge is power!"

Qin Chi has now realized that Da Qin does not have such salt.

He smiled and pointed at his head: "Someone in later generations thought of a way to extract this kind of fine salt from mineral salt, and called it 'snow salt', which is exactly what you eat. "

Zulong and Li Si were both shocked.

"Snowflake salt..." Ying Zheng murmured, his eyes shining brightly.

He and Li Si looked at each other and both realized that if they could master such a technology, not only could they break the clan's monopoly on official salt, but they could also make salt available to everyone in the Qin Dynasty!

Qin Chi is truly a blessed general!
  It’s worthy of traveling from two thousand years in the future!

He actually has such a method of turning decay into magic!
  Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a calm voice, "I hope you can teach this method to my great Qin!"

Li Si bowed slightly behind Zu Long, and raised his hands towards Qin Chi in a gesture of supplication.

Qin Chi smiled and waved his hand: "It's not a big problem. However, I only made this small bag. It is enough for myself. If I want to make more, I may need to give me a few days to prepare it again."

Zulong was overjoyed. As long as Qin Chi agreed, everything would be easy!
  Da Qin will naturally do everything he can to make arrangements for him!

Without Zulong's instructions, Li Si said: "I have a general in the Qin Dynasty who will serve as the young master. Everything is ready in the mansion. You can go to the general's young master's mansion to extract salt. Everything is available there."

Zu Long put his hands behind his back, stood up slowly, and said with a smile: "It just so happens that the craftsmen of my Da Qin can learn a thing or two. This snowflake salt can change the world of my Da Qin!"

Qin Chi did not refuse: "Okay, let's go."

Opening the door, surrounded by a line of soldiers, everyone headed to the general's mansion.

The master of the East Garden, Zhangfu Yamen, and the craftsmen were all there. When they heard that Zulong was coming, they lined up in a row to see him.

Everyone was extremely nervous, bowing their heads, and saw soldiers approaching in formation not far away. Zulong was on top of the chariot and horses, and was helped off by Li Si.

The commander-in-chief and the official craftsmen all bowed down and said: "Greetings to your Majesty! May your Majesty live forever!"

Zu Long waved his hand and said: "No need to pay homage."

Li Si said to Qin Chi, who had followed him and was curiously looking at the things being built in the government office: "Here is the government office of the General Shaofu. If you need anything, just ask me, Great Qin Craftsman, for it!"

Zu Long said: "You must cooperate as much as possible without making any mistakes!"

"only!"

The craftsmen bowed in a deep voice and accepted the promise.

Immediately, they all looked at Qin Chi curiously.

Only the Shaofu Qing knew the origin of this person. Seeing that he was young but not awe-inspiring, he was surprised when he thought of what happened in the court in the past two days.

Is this person the time traveler who claims to be from two thousand years in the future?
  It's really weird!

However, in front of Zulong and the Prime Minister, the Shaofu Qing did not dare to say anything.

Instead, he said: "What do you need? This house has everything in reserve."

Qin Chi said directly: "Prepare some wood, pots and cauldrons for me, and where is your earthen kiln? Take me there. The craftsmen will just listen to my orders!"

"only!"

The craftsmen bowed their hands slightly.

The young minister was even more dissatisfied.

Why does this son have to order all the craftsmen as soon as he comes? What is he going to do?
  Just as he was about to ask, he saw Zulong's majestic dragon eyes staring at him. The young master suddenly woke up, trembled all over, and hurriedly took Qin Chi away.

Come to the earth kiln.

The craftsmen moved a lot of wood from the warehouse.

Qin Chi ordered: "Fill it inside, light a fire with charcoal, and light a stick of incense. If I tell you to stop, then stop!"

The craftsmen did not dare to disobey and lit a fire from the kiln door. For a moment, gray smoke billowed from the entrance of the kiln.

"May I ask what this is for?" The young minister stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

Qin Chi said: "Burning soft charcoal and refining mineral salt."

The Young Master was stunned, mineral salt...refined?
  Did he hear that right?

How can mineral salt be refined from carbon stone?
  The Shaofu Qing frowned and felt confused, but he saw Qin Chi's eyes were firm, his hands behind his back, and he watched the raging black smoke burning inside the kiln entrance without saying a word.

The craftsmen took out the cauldron and took out some mineral salt at Li Si's command.

These salt blocks are huge and hard, and most of them are dark brown in color. Even if you sniff them with your nose, you can smell a strong metallic smell.

The young minister was even more surprised.

He and the craftsmen around him looked at each other.

"Master Fu, how do you refine this mineral salt?"

The young minister shook his head: "How do I know?"

"What does he mean by ordering us to burn charcoal?"

The young minister said impatiently: "Shut up!"

The craftsmen were very puzzled and kept asking questions in their minds, but the young master's face darkened, and the craftsmen did not dare to say anything.

What does this wood have to do with mineral salt refining?

No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't figure out the reason behind it.

He could only watch silently and observe Qin Chi's actions.

Li Si and Zu Long stood not far away, looking at each other with frowns.

While waiting for the charcoal to be fired, Li Si came up and whispered: "Your Majesty, if Qin Chi can refine the snowflake salt, he will be a great contribution to our Great Qin."

Zulong nodded secretly: "I'll spare you the trouble."

"At that time...perhaps we can let those clans..." Li Si was beside Zulong, whispering in his ear.

Zulong's eyes are condensed, his aura is condensed, he is as tall as a mountain, and the emperor's shadow rises and falls.

They were exchanging ideas on how to use this snowflake salt to suppress clan power.

The wood is still burning, and the mineral salt has just been moved out.

Zulong and Li Si have no doubts about this. They firmly believe that this snowflake salt can be refined!
  Because they all tasted it in Qin Chi's house...

Only the general and the craftsmen in the audience were very confused.

After a while, black charcoal was produced in the kiln, with a pure black surface and wood ash carrying white dust. When the carbonization was completed, Qin Chi ordered people to wait for the volatile matter to slowly overflow.

After all, this is just a test and does not require a large amount, otherwise the time will be extended.

Maybe we can let Zulong and Li Si wait until the next morning.

Of course, Qin Chi didn't have that much time to wait for the hot charcoal to gradually cool down and extinguish the fire in the sealed earthen kiln before being taken out by the craftsmen with tools.

These soft charcoals have low hardness, produce a mute sound when struck, and have a soft texture.

It catches fire easily, but ashes quickly, is not durable, and has weak firepower.

But Qin Chi didn't use them to make fire.

(End of this chapter)