Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 70 Kosher Salt
The sound of horseshoes shook the sky, the loess rolled, and the sky was filled with dust.

A galloping horse, followed by dozens of armored knights.

Tian Sheng, who was sitting on the carriage, had a trace of sadness and loss in his eyes.

And after the yellow sand filled the sky, thirty riders in plain clothes chased after them not far away, shouting heartbreakingly: "Rescue the son, kill the Qin thief."

When Yao Jia saw this, he immediately shouted to the back: "Speed ​​up and protect the young master."

They are chivalrous men from the state of Qi. After learning that the young master Sheng was about to enter Qin as a hostage, Lei Ting was furious and wanted to rescue Tian Sheng in the name of being a hero.

But they underestimated the combat quality of Qin's army, and after a few seconds, the knight was thrown far away.

In desperation, the knights got off their tongues and shot arrows, but the extremely hard armor of the Qin army resisted.

After Qin Jun left, these chivalrous men of Qi could only watch helplessly as Tian Sheng was "hijacked" by Qin Jun.

Yao Jia frowned, where did this sudden straggler come from?

After pondering for a moment, he immediately whipped the horse's back and shouted to the rear: "Quick! Try to drive into Hangu Pass before sunset!"

Zhangtai Palace.

After Qin Wangzheng learned that Tian Sheng had entered the court, his face darkened, and there was a trace of murderous intent in his eyes.

Of course, Qin Wangzheng knew it well, and Qi State took a dangerous move.

Qi State risked Tian Sheng's death and formed an alliance with Qin State.

If Qin Wangzheng became angry and killed Tian Sheng, it would be Qin Wangzheng's fault.

In order to keep the alliance between the two countries, Tian Sheng had to be protected.

of course.

There are no eternal friends, nor eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

When Qi State has no use value, the alliance between the two countries becomes a dead letter, and Qin State will take Qi State as a knife.

Tian was promoted to Qin, which made Qin Wangzheng feel a little happy.

Childhood playmates, unexpectedly walked together by accident.

However, the friendship between the two gradually faded along with the era of disintegration.

Qin Wangzheng closed his eyes tightly and was about to take a moment to rest when the system prompted again.

[Ding, the little childish slave is back from traveling, and brings a lot of special products, please check it out]

After clicking on the system panel, Qin Wangzheng appeared in front of a slap-sized kit.

After untying the silk rope, inside the kit was a yellow-brown crystal the size of a walnut.

Gently stir it with your hands, but there is no trace of smell. After Xi tasted it, he chewed and said: "Your Majesty, it is coarse salt."

To be precise, it was Xiao Zhinu who brought salt in Qi.

Qi State is located on the coast of the East China Sea and is the birthplace of sea salt.

At the seaside, with the help of the natural power of the wind and the sun, the seawater is evaporated, and the crystallization exposed on the seashore is sea salt.

Qin Wangzheng raised his brows, since the Susha family decocted seawater to extract coarse salt, Qi State took advantage of the geographical advantage of the seaside to use salt as the main source of income.

Compared with the rich well salt in Bashu, the sea salt in Qi State is more pure and tastes better.

The rock salt exposed on the surface is regarded as poisonous salt by this era because the purification technology is not up to standard.

Poisonous salt contains poisons such as nitrate and phosphorus.If you eat them together, not only will your whole body turn purple, but your life will be in danger.

The coarse salt obtained by boiling seawater has low purification efficiency, low precision, and high price, and only royal nobles can enjoy it.

It's a pity that the state of Qin lives inland, so it can only buy the pond salt that is abundant in the salt pond on the east of the Wei state, or the sea salt of the state of Qi along the sea.

Although Li Bing and his son dug well salt from the ground while opening channels, there was not much salt left, only enough for the royal family.
Because the pond salt in Wei State is an inland saltwater lake, although the efficiency of extracting salt is higher than that in Qin State, it is much worse than that of sea salt.

As a holy place for salt production, Qi State has nationalized mountains, fields, lakes and seas since Duke Huan of Qi appointed Guan Zhong.

Relying on the huge amount of sea salt taxation, Qi State was able to become rich.

Qin Wangzheng's face darkened, a murderous intent burst out from his eyes, and he said to himself: "Why can the country of Qi develop and grow edible salt by teaching it with all its strength? But the country of Qin can't?"

From Qin Wangzheng's expression, one can see the helplessness of Qin Wang.

However, it is just that the purification technology is not up to standard.

If it is crushed, dissolved, filtered, and analyzed, the salt that finally crystallizes is the salt that people eat.

Everything in the world is prepared for people, as long as the method is proper, edible fine salt can be extracted.

A few years later, the state of Qin came out to the east, and after gradually encroaching on the princes of Shandong, it was able to turn the coarse salt from all over the place into its own and use it for the state of Qin.

Even if the country is as rich as an enemy, it will eventually be stuffed into the pocket of the lonely king!
After Qin Wangzheng was immersed in the joy of conquering Kyushu, the little childish slave stepped in from outside the palace.

Xiao Zhinu was regarded as a divine beast, and no one dared to challenge the throne and block the divine beast.

The eunuch Lingxi boasted that the young slave was handsome and unrestrained, which drew a smile on Qin Wangzheng's face.

Qin Wangzheng held up the little child slave and said guiltily: "The lonely king is busy with things. It is the lonely king's fault that he failed to go out to greet him!"

Xi's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.

The king of Qin, who was above ten thousand people, actually lowered his posture and pleaded guilty to Xiao Zhinu.

Even a Zhongfu like Lu Buwei was not treated like this by King Qin.

Xiao Zhinu smiled and croaked, as if saying to Qin Wangzheng: "It's okay."

Qin Wangzheng saw that Xi was stunned in place, and said coldly: "Hurry up and prepare food for the little child!"

Xi nodded frequently, not daring to take a breath, and left the hall humbly.

After the food was prepared, Qin Wangzheng smiled, put the coarse salt brought back by the childish slave, and prepared to have a big meal.

Xiao Zhinu is extremely intelligent, so naturally he doesn't eat coarse salt.

After ordinary people taste it, they will run through the intestinal tract in the body to eliminate the poison.

But as an amphibian, the organs in the frog cannot bear the poison, so how can they eat coarse salt?

Xiao Zhinu suddenly stopped Qin Wangzheng with his hands, picked up half a piece of coarse salt, and left the coarse salt on the ground!

The corners of Xi's eyes twitched slightly, and a trace of fierceness flashed past.

The coarse salt brought through untold hardships was thrown to the ground by the little childish slave.

In addition, the price of salt in Qin State is expensive, isn't this a waste of money?
Qin Wangzheng was taken aback for a moment, his brows were furrowed, and there was a faint trace of anger rising.

However, seeing Xiao Zhinu's face, his anger dissipated instantly.

The little childish slave is so smart, he must have ulterior motives for throwing coarse salt on the ground, could it be poisonous?
But Xi did not show any signs of poisoning after tasting, so the coarse salt should be non-toxic.

What would be the reason for that?

Xi restrained the impulse in his heart, bowed his body and picked up half a piece of coarse salt, and said softly, "You didn't hurt the little childish slave!"

After Qin Wangzheng confirmed that Xiaozhinu was not hurt, he breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Xiaozhinu quietly, and said indifferently: "Little Zhinu, you should be more careful next time."

But the little childish slave shook his head frequently.

This made Qin Wangzheng even more curious, is Xiao Zhinu going to work for Daqin again?

(End of this chapter)