"It's Mr. Wang, great! Mr. Wang is the biggest salt merchant in our city. He said that if he survives, we can buy salt!"
"It's better to eat coarse salt. Don't eat this refined salt!"
"Hmph! Mr. Wuhou doesn't understand. Don't the people in the Salt Envoy Department also understand?
This is clearly a sign of the court’s inaction, and we are so disappointed!”
"Folks, let's buy coarse salt to eat. We can't eat this refined salt!"
The people said angrily one by one.
The clerk at the official shop was anxious at that time. The sale of this refined salt was handled by Marquis Diwu himself. What would they do if there was a problem in their process?
At this moment, a group of royal guards came over quickly and surrounded all these people.
"Who is causing trouble here?"
Jin Yiwei said coldly.
Flying fish suit, embroidered spring knife, mantis legs, horse peak waist!
Seeing the elite guards in uniforms, the common people were so frightened that they trembled. Some of them even trembled and fell to the ground.
When the salt merchants saw the Jin Yiwei coming, they were naturally frightened, but their knowledge was much higher than that of the common people. At that time, they looked at the Jin Yiwei and said, "We are not causing trouble, it is just normal business competition. Is there anything wrong with that?"
?”
"We have no problem with these people willing to buy salt from official stores, but if they want to buy our coarse salt, is this also a sin?"
Hearing what the salt merchants said, the people immediately said: "Yes! We just want to buy coarse salt, we don't want to buy refined salt!"
"What can Jin Yiwei do?
Can we still buy and sell by force?
This refined salt is ground up from mineral salt, and mineral salt can kill people, so you can’t let us die!”
Hearing what the people said, Jin Yiwei immediately shouted angrily: "What an outrage! Who is talking nonsense here?"
"Refined salt is indeed refined from mineral salt, but after purification, it is cleaner than pure salt and does not contain any toxicity. It is very healthy to eat!"
"Moreover, both coarse salt and clear salt have a bitter taste. When you cook, you need to cook it with miso soup. Refined salt can be used directly for cooking!"
"This kind of salt will become mainstream in the future, and the palace will also eat this kind of salt in the future. Your Majesty can eat it, why can't you eat it?"
During the Ming Dynasty, although the salt-making technology was improved, the taste of clear salt and coarse salt was not improved much.
It can be said that clear salt is not very bitter, but coarse salt is so unpleasant that it cannot be swallowed. Ordinary people cook with salt and eat it with miso soup.
This has resulted in a situation where the food tastes very unpalatable. The introduction of clear salt will definitely change this situation. However, when salt merchants come out to cause trouble, the people cannot accept it for a while.
When the people heard that His Majesty would also eat refined salt, they hesitated in their hearts. Could it be that this refined salt is really edible?
But the salt merchants sneered: "Haha! You also said that the palace will eat refined salt in the future, which means that the palace has not started to eat refined salt yet!"
"Do you think you can deceive us with this little trick?
We will never eat this refined salt!"
Some people among the people said: "That's right! We will not eat this kind of refined salt unless we let Marquis Diwu eat it first. This is what he did!"
"That's right! Let Marquis Diwu eat first!"
The people roared angrily, and Jin Yiwei scolded: "Shut up! Emperor Wuhou, Jin Yiwei was already eating refined salt three days ago!"
kindness!
The people were stunned at that time. Emperor Wuhou and Jinyiwei had started eating refined salt three days ago?
Then, all the Jin Yiwei came forward and took out a handful of refined salt from the salt bag in the official shop. Everyone stuffed it into their mouths and drank the salt.
"This is the evidence. The taste of refined salt is excellent. However, this is salt. You will definitely feel dry and astringent in your mouth after eating it!"
"You don't need to panic. If you buy refined salt, you can go back and cook. If something goes wrong, the court will be responsible!"
Jin Yiwei said in a deep voice.
At this time, the people who had eaten refined salt also spoke up.
"That's right! I sang a song just now and my mouth did feel dry and astringent, but now that feeling is gone. I just feel thirsty!"
"I don't feel anything wrong now. I used to feel stomach discomfort after eating coarse salt, but I don't feel that way now. Instead, I feel very energetic!"
"There is absolutely nothing wrong with this refined salt. I just took a few bites and it tasted very good. Let me just say, how could Mr. Wu Hou do something so disrespectful to human life?"
"I want to buy another pound of refined salt!"
Several people found that they were fine after eating refined salt, so they confirmed that the refined salt was indeed good salt and decided to buy another pound.
Jin Yiwei said: "Refined salt is purified through a special process, which was developed by Emperor Wuhou. Not only mineral salt can be purified, but coarse salt and clear salt can also be purified!"
"Moreover, it takes ten kilograms of mineral salt to extract half a kilogram of refined salt. There is no trace of impurities or toxicity in it. You can buy it with confidence!"
"If anyone dares to spread rumors that refined salt is poisonous, don't blame us Jin Yiwei for being rude!"
After Jin Yiwei finished speaking, he made way for the people to buy refined salt.
In the Imperial Palace of Beijing, above the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Emperor Chongzhen sat on the dragon throne and looked at the officials below. Today, Lin Fan also came to the morning court early. Chongzhen was very satisfied with this.
Zhu Cijiong stood behind Lin Fan. When he looked at Lin Fan, he looked at him with admiration.
The salt problem was actually solved by Lin Fan, and it only took three days. This is amazing!
"Lin Fan, I heard that your refined salt has started to be sold. Is this true?"
Chongzhen looked at Lin Fan and asked.
These days, he was still worried about the salt problem, although he learned from Lin Fan's voice that refined salt was refined from mineral salt.
However, who knows whether this refining method is complicated or not? If the output is very small, wouldn’t the common people still be unable to eat refined salt?
However, within three days, the people's daily needs were produced, which surprised Chongzhen.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the refined salt has started to be sold normally, and the salt price has been brought back to the normal price. Moreover, the response of the refined salt in the market has been excellent!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Ahem! Your Majesty, I have something to say."
At this time, Xue Bingtian, the Minister of Rites, stood up.
This man was over sixty years old, with white hair. He was trembling when he walked, and it was difficult to walk to the center of the hall.
"kindness?
Xue Aiqing, if you have anything to say, please tell me."
Emperor Chongzhen said.
"Your Majesty, according to what I know, the refined salt sold by Emperor Wuhou is refined from mineral salt. Is this too risky?"
"Everyone knows that this mineral salt is poisonous. Although Emperor Wuhou has refined it, who can confirm that the toxicity of the mineral salt has been extracted?"