The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

There are many people who don't know what is written in the brochure, and they don't even know who is on the list in the brochure.

However, following Li Shan's order, the imperial guards rushed into the crowd of civil officials to arrest people.

"Commander Li, is it appropriate for you to act like this?" Changsun Wuji was very angry when he saw that one of his officials had been arrested, and was about to stop Li Shan from arresting him.

"Mr. Zhao, if you want to stop me from doing things, are you going against the will of the sage? If Mr. Zhao really wants to stop me, the sword in my hand may not necessarily know you Mr. Mr. Zhao." Li Shan said with a smile on his eldest grandson Wuji.

Li Shan didn't have a good impression of Changsun Wuji.

In the past, when he was still in the state of consummation, this eldest grandson Wuji would always ignore him, the commander of Miyagi, and even thought he was the Duke of the country, and he was also a relative of the emperor, ignoring the rules of Miyagi, and even more ignoring him. Li Shan went straight to Miyagi.

But now, Li Shan, who is already in the innate realm, no longer takes Changsun Wuji seriously.

Even if he is a relative of the emperor, he is no longer in his eyes.

After all, Li Shan has already joined the Supreme Unity Sect, and his heart has begun to calm down, and he no longer obsesses about this worldly thing. Whether he does or does not do this commanding post is no longer on his mind.

Conflict with Changsun Wuji is inevitable, and Li Shan just uses this to rectify his responsibility as a leader.

"You..." Changsun Wuji was speechless by Li Shan's expression and smile at this moment.

Although he is not afraid of Li Shan, he is afraid of shadows.

Shadow's words are absolutely rooted, and no one can ignore them, even his eldest grandson Wuji.

Changsun Wuji was silent, but inside and outside the hall, there was turmoil.

It is not uncommon to arrest officials in Miyagi.

But today dozens of people were arrested, which broke the Tang Kingdom since its founding.

It is said that Zhong Wen of Shancheng at this time.

He didn't know anything about what happened in Chang'an City.

After they arrived in Shancheng, they never left for several days.

It wasn't that Zhong Wen didn't want to leave, and it wasn't that there was any big commotion on Tuguhun's side.

It was the guard Li Daliang who dissuaded Zhong Wen and made Zhong Wen suspend taking his men to Tuyuhun.

However, in the past few days, Zhong Wen and the others have already completed what they should add, and the only thing left is horses and other animals for transportation.

One day, Zhong Wen came to the military camp not far to the west of Shancheng.

At this time, Zhong Wen was talking to Li Daliang, "General Li, when did you lend me a horse? It's been a few days, should you lend me some horses?"

"Zhong Shaobao, the matter of entering Tuguhun has to be discussed in a long-term way. I can lend you the horse, but I have to report this matter to General Li Jing, right? If something happens to Zhong Shaobao and you in Tuguhun, then I will But I can’t bear this responsibility.” Li Daliang replied with a smile.

In fact, he was in charge of the Shancheng area. The people of the Tang Kingdom wanted to go to the earth and valleys, so naturally they needed their approval and the issued discs.

But when Zhong Wen came to Shancheng suddenly, even if he was a general, he had to report Zhong Wen's trip to his superiors.

"General Li, we don't need you to be responsible for our trip to Tuyuhun. Besides, we can wait, but the people in Lizhou can't wait. If General Li doesn't want to lend me a horse, then I have nothing to say. Even if we hire some cattle and horses, we will definitely go to Tuyuhun." Zhong Wen said helplessly.

Li Daliang didn't want to lend him a horse, so he had nothing to do.

Although they brought some horses with them on this trip, these horses were unable to let them really enter the Tuyuhun, and they still went to the hinterland of Tuyuhun.

come hard?

It's not that Zhong Wen didn't think about this problem.

But Zhong Wen is considered a civilized person after all, it is better not to do the matter of taking horses by force.

Besides, it's not that Shancheng can't hire cattle and horses, it's just a matter of spending more money.

"Zhong Shaobao, don't be in a hurry, come on, sit down and talk, just right, I have something to ask you for advice." Seeing that Zhong Wen insisted on going to Tuyuhun, Li Daliang hurriedly pulled Zhong Wen to sit down.

"General Li, please tell me, how would you lend me a horse? If you really don't borrow it, we will have nothing to say." Zhong Wen is also very concerned about the matter of horses. If he borrowed it, he could only return to Shancheng to hire him.

"Zhong Shaobao, look, there are still a lot of salt lands in Tuguhun, but as far as I know, those salt lands are occupied by many tribes of Tuguhun. Tribes, if it is true in the future, as Zhong Shaobao said, the salt will be transported to Lizhou after harvesting, it must be a large amount?" Li Daliang asked with a smile.

Zhong Wen looked at Li Daliang's unflattering appearance, which made Zhong Wen's eyes twitch.

"General Li, tell me what you want to do." Seeing Li Daliang's appearance, Zhong Wen wondered if he had any thoughts.

"Zhong Shaobao also knows that our West Route Army is not very rich, and the national treasury is empty, and the soldiers are not full of food. Although there is no shortage of meat, there is a shortage of food. In recent years, there have always been a lot of them in various places in Tang Dynasty. As a result of the disaster, the production of grain has also decreased, and the price of grain has also risen steadily." Li Daliang said avoiding the seriousness.

"Speak directly, don't go around in circles." After hearing the words, Zhong Wen already understood what Li Daliang was planning.

"Hehe, let me just say, Zhong Shaobao is in such a high position at such a young age, you can guess what I, Li, is thinking at a glance. Zhong Shaobao must not only benefit the people of Lizhou for the sake of salt. Once the production of this salt is large, Now, it must be for sale, Zhong Shaobao, or, we teamed up to occupy the salt field in Tuyuhun, do you think this is feasible?" Li Daliang chuckled, showing his two pairs of front teeth.

"Are you waiting for me here? No wonder you have been reluctant to lend me a horse for the past few days. Do you really think that without your horse, we would not be able to reach the land of salt?" Zhong Wen said angrily. .

"Zhong Shaobao, you have wronged me. How dare I set up a trick to deceive Zhong Shaobao? I am really not in charge of this military horse. Besides, there are a lot of military horses. I will lend Zhong Shaobao hundreds of horses. If something goes wrong, you Zhong Shaobao is fine, but my general is probably going to make it to the end." Li Daliang said with a mournful face after hearing Zhong Wen's words.

"Then tell me, what kind of partnership law?" Zhong Wen also knew after hearing the words that it was really not easy to borrow military horses. After all, Zhong Wen just wanted to borrow some consignment horses.

However, there are indeed a few horses in the army, but according to Zhong Wen's understanding, Li Daliang didn't lend them to him, probably because he wanted to join the group.

How could a great general not be able to lend horses, besides, horses never die as soon as they say it, and moreover, there are not many of them, so where is the big deal.

"Zhong Shaobao, let's do this..., and then..., then..." Li Daliang got Zhong Wen's question, and talked about his plan with great interest.

After a long time, Zhong Wen also understood Li Daliang's plan, and at the same time, he also deepened his tactics against the generals.

As a military general, if you really don't have a plan to lead troops to fight, you will naturally not be able to lead soldiers.

However, it is difficult for Zhong Wen to comment on whether Li Daliang's scheme came from himself. It is conceivable that behind Li Daliang, there is also a military adviser or something like that.

"General Li, what you just said is feasible and feasible. If you really want to occupy the salt-producing land you mentioned, Lizhou needs to occupy [-]% of it. Moreover, you need someone to help you pick salt, the saltsmith You also need to look for the person you want." After thinking for a while, Zhong Wen nodded and said.

What Li Daliang proposed, Zhong Wen felt feasible, but he pushed the matter to Li Daliang, and he only cared about the transportation, and he didn't want to care about the rest.

"Zhong Shaobao, that's not okay. I'm the one who sent all the people, and you only care about transportation and account for [-]%, that's absolutely not possible, [-]%, at most [-]%." Li Daliang immediately objected when Zhong Wen said [-]%.

"Qicheng, we only care about the transportation, safety and salt mining are all up to you." The bottom line in Zhong Wen's heart is Qicheng, and Zhong Wen directly suppressed the price at [-]% for the benefit of the state.

Chapter 5 The two sides cooperate to run to the Salt Lake

"No, no, it can only be [-]%, Zhong Shaobao, you have to know that we are responsible for the matter of mining salt and making salt, as well as this safety matter, and you are only responsible for transportation, which is completely unfeasible. Besides, transportation We can do the same thing." Li Daliang still insisted on his [-]% and would not let go of [-]%.

As long as interests are involved, Li Daliang takes it seriously.

With the same appearance just now, it looks like two people.

Zhong Wen stared at Li Daliang, wondering why he dared to take [-]%, but only [-]% for himself.

Besides, the salt in this era is not good except that the salt from the salt well is the best.

Just like the salt boiled out of this sea water, it can be said to be as ugly as it looks.

Moreover, the taste of sea salt is basically unpalatable except for the bitterness and saltiness.

As for whether the salt in the saline-alkali land in Tuyuhun is like this, Zhong Wen has not tasted it yet, so he doesn't know how it is.

But according to what Zhong Wen knew in his previous life, the salt from the Western Regions had to be processed.

Just like this sea salt, it needs to go through several processes before it can be used as edible salt.

However, according to the current level, the bitterness is still too strong to swallow.

However, you can no longer eat it, and salt is also a necessity for the human body.

Just like when Zhong Wen was young, he still used plant ash to make some potassium salt.

But in today's world, the production of salt can be said to be in a terrible situation. It is already rare for the common people to eat salt, let alone the best refined salt.

Zhong Wen sat across from Li Daliang, staring at Li Daliang, wanting to know his general thoughts on salt, "General Li, you should know that Tuguhun produces salt, but you know, the salt in this salt lake is not Anyone can easily eat it, if there is no good method, can you imagine the consequences if you eat the salt in this salt lake?"

At the beginning, Zhong Wen just wanted to do something for the people of Lizhou.

But now, Li Daliang wants to join in, which can be regarded as a cooperation.

Cooperation, of course, is to strive for benefits.

But at this time, Li Daliang suppressed the interest to [-]%, which made Zhong Wen think that this work was inappropriate.

Forty percent, it is impossible to satisfy Zhong Wen's appetite.

What's more, if you really want to find the salt lake, according to your own method, you can get refined salt easily, so why let Li Daliang and the others join in?

Besides, he, Zhong Wen, can still solve the personnel issue, but in terms of safety, it gives him a bit of a headache.

"Zhong Shaobao, I understand what you mean. In fact, recently I have also been asking about how the people on Tuguhun's side make salt. Although the salt made by the tribes on Tuguhun's side is still somewhat unpalatable, I want to come and follow me. Tang Guoneng has a lot of people, so he might be able to find some experts in salt making." Li Daliang listened to Zhong Wen's words, how could he not know.

It's just that he doesn't have a good solution at the moment, but this salt is definitely a great benefit for them. If he doesn't seek it, he can't go to inquire about the news.

"General Li, it's still the same as before. I'll leave it to you to harvest salt and make salt, and I'll leave it to you. As for the method of making salt, I'll provide it. Moreover, if the method of making salt I provided is really used, the salt produced It will definitely not lose to refined salt." Zhong Wen said with a smile.

"What? Refined salt? Zhong Shaobao, don't lie to me. This refined salt is controlled by the imperial court. Ordinary people can't buy it or afford it. I, Li Daliang, have tasted all kinds of salt, and this refined salt is currently the best. Yan, even if you, Zhong Shaobao, have some solutions, if the output doesn’t increase, we still won’t benefit.” Li Daliang was quite surprised at first when he heard Zhong Wen’s words.

However, after he figured out some things, he felt that this was unlikely to happen.

Refined salt, that is the salt produced in the salt well.

That taste is absolutely the best.

However, what Li Daliang was looking for was profit, not refined salt that was so rare and low-yielding as incoming salt.

"If I say I can do it, I can do it. Others may not be able to, but if I put this matter on someone like Zhong, it's just pediatrics. If General Li believes in me, the conditions are as I just said. Do you agree? ?” Zhong Wen firmly believed that he could make refined salt.

Refined salt may be very difficult to put on others in this era.

But for Zhong Wen, who came from the modern age, the problem is not too big.

Have you never eaten pork, haven't you seen a pig run?

It's just making salt, so the problem won't be too big.

"Zhong Shaobao, it's not that I, Old Li, don't believe you, but that what you said is somewhat unconvincing. In this way, I happen to have some salt grains from Tuyuhun here. If Zhong Shaobao can really produce refined salt, and the output is not enough If it is lower, then I, Old Li, have accepted Zhong Shaobao's conditions." Although Li Daliang still didn't believe it, in order to prove what Zhong Wen said, he had no choice but to throw out a question.

"Okay, prepare it for me..." Zhong Wen didn't want to procrastinate any longer, so he responded directly, and began to ask Li Daliang for things.

Afterwards, Li Daliang took Zhong Wen to the kitchen in the army.

"Everyone leave, General Li, you should leave too. This is my method, and it cannot be passed on to others at will. However, you have to go back to the city and call Zhang Cheng, the deputy general of the Lizhou Commander's Mansion, or else, It would be a waste of time for me to do it alone." Zhong Wen instructed Li Daliang.

"This... well, then I'll ask someone to call Zhang Cheng over." Although Li Daliang was a little unwilling, he didn't dare not listen to Zhong Wen's words.

Other people's secret techniques are really hard to watch.

If it were someone else, Li Daliang would definitely order him to speak out, but he dared not put it on Zhong Wen.

After nearly three hours.

Zhong Wen and Zhang Cheng, who looked incredible and excited, got out of the kitchen.

During this time, Zhong Wen kept Zhang Cheng busy.

Either burning the fire or grinding the salt grains into a coarse powder, it can be said that he was exhausted to death.

However, as Zhong Wen started to boil the salt, he filtered it with sackcloth, and then filtered it with some cotton from Li Daliang.

Linen is easy to get, but this cotton is not easy to get.

Originally, Zhong Wen wanted to get some more cotton, but Li Daliang couldn't find any more cotton.

Tang country does not produce cotton, and this thing is not a product of Tang country.

At this time, things like cotton were still in the Western Regions and had not spread to Tang.

Although there were people in Tang who planted cotton as ornamentals, no one paid much attention to it, which made Zhong Wen discover another remarkable product.

After going on for three times, Zhong Wen officially began to boil the salt.

But when the water in the pot was boiled, there was a layer of white salt on the bottom of the pot, which really made Zhang Cheng very excited.

Originally, he followed Zhong Wen to the Western Regions to collect salt, but he never paid much attention to it. He thought that Zhong Wen would take them around at most, and if it was not good enough, he would just snatch the salt from some tribes of Tuyuhun. Salt shortage situation in Lizhou.

Zhang Cheng understood very well that this salt is not so easy to harvest, even if it is easy to harvest, it is not so easy to make. If it is really easy to make, the whole Tang Dynasty will not be short of salt everywhere.

But just now, he witnessed the birth of refined salt.

Zhong Wen and him made a large bowl of refined salt out of a small pot of salt grains in just such a short time.

"Zhong Shaobao, are you alright?" Li Daliang has been guarding outside the kitchen, wanting to witness with his own eyes whether what Zhong Wen said is correct.

Even if there is a mistake, he will suppress the matter of cooperation.

"Let's see if this is refined salt." Zhong Wen handed a bowl covered with a linen cloth to Li Daliang and said.

"This..." When Li Daliang took the bowl, he lifted the sackcloth and saw a bowl of pure white salt, which shocked him beyond words.

However, Li Daliang still didn't believe it at this time, so he twisted some refined salt and put it in his mouth.