Feng Heming

Chapter 278 I Have Two Ways
Jiang Yuanxi shook his head disapprovingly, "Master Xu hasn't been to Guanzhong for many years, right?"

Xu Feng was startled, and answered honestly, "Yes, since I came back from traveling as an official, I have never been to Guanzhong again, and it has been about twenty years."

More than [-] years ago, as one of the few people in the county who could read and write, he lived up to expectations and was recommended by the elders to become the county magistrate. This has been done for more than [-] years.

"It's not like living and working in peace and contentment like here, with enough food and warm clothes, and some young and middle-aged people can bully the market every day, acting like their county bullies."

Jiang Yuanxi said indifferently, it was rare for Xu Feng to burn his face slightly. After all, there will be those thorns in the county because of his arrogance. They are all his juniors who have done something wrong. If he continued to commit crimes, he would never be able to really kill them. As a result, Jiang Yuanxi punished them as soon as he took office, which made Xu Feng feel very embarrassed now.

Jiang Yuanxi said that this was not to embarrass Xu Feng, she continued, "The people here can have a lot of fish and meat, and even the children grow up strong and strong. Many people outside even have an extravagant expectation to eat an egg, and they can't eat enough. It is normal to have dishes on the side.”

Xu Feng's heart trembled, and he spoke with hidden worries, "My lord, has chaos started outside?"

More than [-] years ago when he traveled abroad, what he saw was a Beiliang that was waiting to be rebuilt and united as a city. After more than [-] years, even eating an egg was a luxury. Xu Feng had no doubts about Jiang Yuanxi's words. I realized that if you can’t even get enough to eat like this outside, isn’t it a sign of chaos.

Since ancient times, food is the most important thing for people, and they can't even eat enough. Who knows what those starving people will do?

"Nowadays he is a good fighter in war, but unfortunately he is not a good cook. Governing a big country is like cooking a small dish. He can't cook a table of good dishes, which ruined the good situation left by the late emperor."

Jiang Yuanxi's expression was calm and his tone was calm, as if he didn't know what he said was very rebellious, Xu Feng's expression changed violently upon hearing it.

It was rare for Xu Feng not to answer, and remained silent.

Chang Mingyi glanced at Xu Feng, folded his hands, and didn't speak.

Jiang Yuanxi didn't care, and turned to Chang Mingyi, "Mr. Chang, I wonder if you have a way to improve these rough salt?"

Xu Feng frowned slightly. This Mr. Chang, he only saw him once when he came to visit Jiang Yuanxizhi for the first time, and he was nowhere to be seen after that. It seemed that he was very busy and didn't see anyone all day long. He was in charge of household registration and making books, and Cui Silang accompanied Duan Gong to formulate the rules of the Taiyuan Academy. These people all performed their own duties, but he didn't know what this Mr. Chang did and what it was useful for.

He is not good at inquiring, so as not to leave a bad impression on Jiang Yuanxi of "spying on people around her". When he saw Chang Mingyi by Jiang Yuanxi's side today, he felt strange, and Jiang Yuanxi asked him if he knew how to improve coarse salt , I can't help but despise him.

As far as he knew, they were the only ones in the entire North Liang that were close to the sea. Even those who were born and bred here couldn't think of any way to improve coarse salt, so how could this person do it?

"My lord, Mingyi has two ways to improve coarse salt." Chang Mingyi said lightly.

Xu Feng was stunned, and couldn't help digging his ears. Not only did this person say that he had a way to improve coarse salt, but did he have two ways?

Jiang Yuanxi knew that it was right to bring Chang Mingyi out, and asked with great interest, "Which two methods are these two methods?"

"One method is the fire-boiled salt method."

After Chang Mingyi's words fell, Xu Feng not only curled his lips, isn't this person talking nonsense, this method still needs him to say it.

Chang Mingyi ignored Xu Feng, and continued: "The so-called fire-boiled salt method is to cover the pot with a towel before boiling the sea water in a large pot, pour the sea water from the top of the towel into the pot, and boil it. After dropping half of the sea water, add sea water, pour it down from the top of the towel, and continue cooking. After turning it over three times and four times, when the sea water is about to boil dry, prepare another clean towel, and pour the sea water that is about to boil dry from the clean towel. pour it on a towel, and then wait for it to dry, the salt obtained in this way not only does not have fine sand, but also will not be bitter, which is equivalent to green salt."

There are three kinds of salt, one is coarse salt which is the cheapest and has the worst taste. It is very bitter and has a lot of sand in it. Green salt is better than coarse salt. There is almost no fine sand and it will not be bitter. Green salt is better than coarse salt. Coarse salt is much more expensive, and the best kind is fine salt, which is usually only affordable by the royal family.

Hearing what Chang Mingyi said, Xu Feng could turn rough salt into green salt. He was suspicious at first, but he didn't doubt it when he saw Jiang Yuanxi. Out of his trust in Jiang Yuanxi, he actually felt that Chang Mingyi said that this method should be feasible.

Xu Feng could clearly hear his heart beating violently, and a kind of ecstasy swept over his body. If they can really improve the rough salt into green salt, they will really be sitting on a huge treasure mountain!
Even if this method is very frustrating, Xu Feng is willing to accept it.

"However, this method is very troublesome and requires a lot of firewood. Mingyi has another method that is simple and convenient, and can also get green salt." Chang Mingyi shook his head and said.

Xu Feng's expression froze, and before he had tasted much joy, he froze.

What, is there a better and more convenient way than this?
Now Xu Feng was more anxious than Jiang Yuanxi, and couldn't help urging: "What is the method, tell me quickly."

Chang Mingyi glanced at him indifferently, and continued: "My lord, we can set up a field on the coast and bring seawater into the field when the tide is high, or build a waterwheel here to bring seawater into the field." Here, when the weather is fine, the sun will dry the seawater, and after slowly drying, what remains is coarse salt, and then filter the coarse salt with fine gauze or cloud gauze for wrapping, and you can also get green salt.

This method does not require firewood, and even people do not need it. It only needs to come over for a certain period of time to pick up the dried coarse salt, continue to introduce seawater into the field, and let it dry in the sun, so that the coarse salt can be obtained continuously. "

Xu Feng was startled, "Is this method useful?"

Why does it sound so mysterious, can you get coarse salt just by waiting for the sun to dry the sea water?
Chang Mingyi glanced at him again, Xu Feng clearly saw contempt from this glance, Xu Feng looked embarrassed.

"My lord, this method is very simple. If you don't believe it, you can order someone to dig a field here and try it according to my method, and you will know whether it is true or not."

Jiang Yuanxi waved his hand, "I believe what Mr. said, since coarse salt can be obtained so easily, we might as well split more fields, I will let people open up five fields, and first see how much seawater in the fields needs to be dried." After how many days, we will see if we need to open up more fields."

With salt, it is equivalent to sitting on mountains of gold and silver. Jiang Yuanxi looked at the sea with the inevitability of winning.

　Damn, I wrote until three o'clock in the morning, and I finally wrote today's chapter.

　　
　
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