Li Shimin

And some common people whose homes were not short of salt looked at the horn in Wuhou's hand with curiosity on their faces.

"Boss Chen, what is the iron gourd in your hand, how can it make such a loud noise?"

"Yeah, this thing seems to have never been seen before..."

"You guys understand very well, this thing is a horn invented by His Royal Highness King Jin, which can amplify a person's voice by more than ten times!"

That Marquis Wu said proudly.

Hearing this, all the people couldn't help being curious.

As for the arrest of all the salt merchants, it has long been forgotten!

People are like this, when there is no salt, their faces are full of anxiety.However, once he knew that there was a lot of salt, he lost his sense of crisis, and his face was full of leisure.

Chapter 253 You Bastard Are Really Talented

There are ten snow grain salt shops in Chang'an City.

And there are [-] squares in Chang'an, and in each city square, there is Marquis Wu, shouting loudly along the street with a loudspeaker.

After hearing it clearly, all the common people ran to the nearest snow grain salt shop with happy faces.

Even the housekeepers and servants of some dignitaries' homes, like ordinary people, scrambled to buy salt.

People with low status need to eat these bitter salts.

When they came to Xueli Salt Shop, all the common people were overjoyed.

Marquis Wu really didn't lie, every snow grain salt shop was full of table salt, and judging by its quality, it was much better than the bitter salt they ate before.

A big man who bought table salt carefully tasted a grain, and suddenly shouted with surprise on his face.

This coarse salt is actually half less bitter than the bitter salt I ate before.

Now, the people lined up outside were full of tears and were extremely excited.

Afterwards, what reassured all the people was that as long as half of the coarse salt in the salt shop went down, there would be a waiter running out of the shop immediately.

Soon, in less than a quarter of an hour, two carts full of coarse salt were sent into the shop, and the coarse salt in the Snow Grain Salt Shop seemed endless.

"God open my eyes, I finally have delicious and cheap salt to eat!"

All the ordinary people could not help but look up to the sky, weeping with joy.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Those unscrupulous salt merchants should all be imprisoned!"

"Evil is rewarded with evil, those descendants of black-hearted salt merchants must have no eyes..."

……

"Did you see clearly? The coarse salt sold in the Snow Grain Salt Shop is lighter in color and much less bitter than the bitter salt we sell?"

In a room, a young man from an aristocratic family stared at the servant who rushed back to report the letter with disbelief on his face.

"Back to my lord, the villain is absolutely right."

The young servant quickly took out a bag of salt from his pocket and placed it on the coffee table in front of him.

"Look, gentlemen, this is the bitter salt sold in the Xueli Salt Shop, and it only sells for three pieces per catty!"

Immediately, all the children of the aristocratic families around stared at Yan in front of him.

At the same time, everyone stretched out their hands, pinched a small amount of salt, put it in their mouths, and tasted it lightly.

Immediately, his eyes widened, his face full of astonishment.

"how can that be?"

"Then Li Er, where did he get the method of cooking salt, so that he can cook such coarse salt?"

As he said that, a man in charge of an aristocratic family thought of something and turned his head to look at the servant.

"Wang Gui, as you said just now, Marquis Wu on the street are shouting, the rough salt in the snow grain salt shop has already stored [-] stones in Chang'an City?"

"Back to Mr. Cui Lang, that's exactly it!"

Wang Gui hurriedly said: "Besides, the villain has also seen that as long as half of the coarse salt in the snow grain salt shop is sold, there will be a waiter in the shop who will run out. In less than a quarter of an hour, the There will be two large carts of coarse salt!"

"boom!"

After listening, a steward of an aristocratic family slapped his hand hard on the coffee table.

On the side, all the aristocratic family managers were full of anger.

"Li Er is too deceitful!"

"Do you know how much salt Li Er boiled in the Hedong Salt Pond?"

"What I'm curious about now is how did Li Er transport the salt from Hedong to Chang'an City without anyone noticing it? You know, we are all covered with eyeliner on all the roads between Hedong and Chang'an City! "

"This matter is quite weird!"

"So, what should I do?"

"Hmph, this matter is no longer up to us to decide! Selling salt for a living occupies at least [-]% of your family's income. This matter is of great importance. We need to send a letter to the family quickly and let the family master decide!"

"Extremely, extremely. Just right, during this period of time, I can also test how much coarse salt Li Er has stored? What if Li Er deceived me into waiting for the coarse salt of more than 1 shi in the city?" ?”

"No matter what, our family must never give up on making a living with salt!"

"Everyone, I will take my leave first!"

Saying that, all the aristocratic families were in charge, and hurriedly took their leave and left.

After returning to the other courtyards, I hurriedly wrote letters and sent my confidantes to travel day and night to the ancestral home.

All the aristocratic families are in charge of affairs, and their faces are full of sorrow.

They found that their family seemed to have completely lost control of this matter.

As for Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo, although they were also very worried about this matter.

However, more than half of his thoughts were put on the tea.

On the contrary, not so anxious.

Moreover, they also vaguely guessed that His Majesty's new method of boiling salt should be given by the King Jin of Lijiazhuang.

……

Lijiazhuang.

Such a big event happened in Chang'an, as the steward of Prince Jin's residence, Li Chang naturally wanted to report it to Li Xuan.

"Hey, I didn't expect His Majesty to be so ruthless that he directly took all those salt merchants into prison!"

After listening, Li Xuan chuckled, not surprised.

For Datang, letting those aristocratic families control the sale of salt is a bomb that could explode at any time.

He originally thought that Li Shimin would face off against the aristocratic family early on.

Unexpectedly, after receiving the method of salt from him, this majesty could bear it for four months before showing his fangs. Sure enough, they are all six old people!

After expressing emotion, Li Xuan ignored the matter of salt, looked up at Li Chang who was standing beside him, and continued to give instructions.

"Now that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, buy more refined salt every day, and put some refined salt in the water when delivering water to the craftsmen and laborers!"

"My lord, is refined salt a bit extravagant?"

Hearing this, a trace of heartache flashed in Li Chang's eyes.

"It's okay, so many people can't even drink a catty of refined salt in a day! They work for this king, and this king will naturally give them the best treatment. Otherwise, they sweat so much every day and don't add more salt water. In a few days, these craftsmen and laborers will get sick!"

Li Xuan explained.

Li Chang looked surprised, "This is the reason, the villain just said, when the craftsmen and laborers worked in hot weather, although there was enough cold water, there were often people who couldn't survive and worked for a few days. will get sick!"

"Remember, although the weather is getting hotter and hotter now, everyone in the Zhuangzi must drink boiled water, and they are not allowed to drink raw water directly!" Li Xuan was stunned, and hastily warned.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, why is this?" Li Chang was surprised.

"There are some small bugs in raw water, and if the small bugs are drunk into people's stomachs, it is easy to make people sick. But in the water boiled by a big fire, the small bugs in the water will be burned to death, so people will be fine if they drink it!"

Li Xuan explained.

"Thank you, Professor Your Majesty!" Li Chang hurriedly bowed his hands.

At the same time, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others on the side also subconsciously picked up the cups in their hands, widened their eyes, and kept looking at them.

"Master, why are there no bugs in here?"

"What bug?"

Li Xuan was dumbfounded.

"Master, the worms in the raw water you mentioned just now, even if they were burned to death, there should still be corpses in the water."

Cheng Chusi said seriously: "Let me just say, I often feel worms crawling in my stomach after drinking unboiled water. Then after defecating, I can still see the little worms pulled out. I drank the water and drank it in!"

"Bah, vulgarity!"

On the side, Li Chengqian and Li Chongyi were full of contempt for Cheng Chusi's words.

Li Xuan looked at Cheng Chusi in astonishment.

"You bastard is really talented!"

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Chapter 254 Master, are they stealing your fish?

"Hey, master, it's rare for you to praise me once. Can I take part in this year's imperial examination?" Cheng Chusi looked excited. "You can!"

Li Xuan nodded seriously and said.

"Thank you, Master, I'll sign up when I get home!" Cheng Chusi said happily.

"My king allows you to sign up now!"

Li Xuan nodded and said.

"Forehead!"

At this moment, Cheng Chusi was startled, and then smiled apologetically.

"Master, I was wrong!"

"What's wrong with you?"

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then understood, his expression was cold.

"You can take the imperial examination, but as my master's disciple, if you lose too badly in the hands of those students, my master will serve you with a whip!"

"Master, I think I am still young, and I still need to follow Master and study for a few more years, so as not to ruin Master's reputation by going out!" Cheng Chusi said hastily.

"Hmph!" Li Xuan couldn't help but snorted coldly, "You bastard!"

Hearing this, Cheng Chusi just laughed and didn't dare to say more.

Li Xuan glared fiercely and continued. "However, there will be white worms growing in your stomach, and there are also reasons why you often eat without washing your hands, and eat fruits without washing them!"

"But my Aye often eats without washing his hands, and eats fruits without washing them. Why is there no such white worm in his stomach?"

Cheng Chusi asked quickly.

Suddenly, everyone was stunned.

Li Xuan couldn't help chuckling, "Duke Su has worms in his belly, and will he tell you, this evil beast?"

Afterwards, Cheng Chusi, who was full of embarrassment, turned his head to look at Li Chang.

"From now on, children in the palace and the village must wash their hands before eating, drink hot water, and wash the fruits before eating!"

"My lord, don't worry, the villain will explain it to me!"

Li Chang responded repeatedly.

"By the way, how are the cement workshops in Xingyang and Qingzhou doing?"

Thinking of something, Li Xuan continued to ask.