Ancient promotion routine

Salt in this era is very precious to ordinary people, but when iodized salt is fully circulated, salt will become a common food that every household can get and eat every day.

But if iodized salt is called snow medicine, it will give people a different feeling. More importantly, people in this era have limited knowledge of big neck disease, but iodized salt can treat big neck disease. With a very mysterious feeling.

Although Zhang Yanjin didn't plan to sell iodized salt at a high price, he could take advantage of this to fully crush the official salt held by Duke Rui Zhou's family.Of course, it can also make the salt factory he and Liu Junyi opened by the seaside justified.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhang Yanjin put on court clothes under the service of Zhang Wuer and others, took the iodized salt he had prepared a long time ago, and followed Zhang Zhongqian in a carriage to the palace.

Perhaps it was Zhang Yanjin's performance in the past that made Zhang Zhongqian feel relieved. This time on the road, Zhang Zhongqian did not tell Zhang Yanjin any more, but took the initiative to talk about what happened in the court during this period, and asked Zhang Yanjin if he encountered a similar situation. how to deal with things.

Zhang Zhongqian sometimes nodded his head after hearing Zhang Yanjin's statement, and sometimes shook his head to give Zhang Yanjin some pointers.

Zhang Yanjin could clearly feel Zhang Zhongqian's expectations for him, remembering that Zhang Zhongqian always instructed him tirelessly when he was in court, and seeing that Zhang Zhongqian took the initiative to discuss issues with him now, Zhang Yanjin felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

If Zhang Zhongqian thought of him at that time as a little boy who didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, he should be a man who can make Zhang Zhongqian feel that he can take charge of himself now.

As for the iodized salt, that is, the snow medicine, they had already discussed it last night, and Zhang Zhongqian also knew that Zhang Yanjin didn't do it because he wanted to completely crush the official salt that Rui Guogong Zhou Qin and the others had. He was listening After learning Zhang Yanjin's plan to dedicate to the emperor at the Mid-Autumn Festival ceremony, he did not object, but supported Zhang Yanjin.

He also saw the rumors spread last time, that Zhou Qin, Duke of Ruiguo, intended to target Zhang Yanjin.He has never caused trouble, but he is not afraid of trouble.

In addition, Zhang Yanjin has now dug out the salt mine and produced snow medicine, which means that he is carrying a treasure. Even if Zhang Yanjin does not dedicate it to the emperor, other people will covet it. In this case, why not hand it over directly? To the emperor, let the emperor decide?What's more, Pingdingshan belongs to the emperor.

Of course, he still doesn't know that Zhang Yanjin is planning to spread the production of iodized salt everywhere, and cast a net everywhere, so that the salt can be completely separated from the official system, and can be sold by private individuals.

During the discussion between the two, the carriage reached the bridge without knowing it, and Zhang Yanjin couldn't take the carriage any further. Zhang Zhongqian simply got off the carriage with Zhang Yanjin and walked slowly.

In the court hall, the emperor saw Zhang Yanjin sitting on the table, and asked about Zhang Yanjin's affairs in Zhongzhou. Zhang Yanjin stood up, and after explaining some things about Zhongzhou to the emperor, he changed the subject: "Your Majesty, it's just a festive season. , I want to present a magical medicine to the emperor."

The emperor leaned on the back, lightly tapped the back with his fingers and said, "Oh? What medicine?"

As far as he knows, isn't Zhang Yanjin producing salt in Zhongzhou for a while?Why did you offer him medicine?What kind of trick is this guy playing?

Zhang Yanjin smiled brightly, took the iodized salt from the eunuch standing behind her, and held it in both hands.

The emperor frowned and said, "Big neck problem?"

Li Mingrui, who was always by the emperor's side, said: "Your Majesty, the big neck disease is that people in some places have thick necks, which are as thick and thin as the head, which is different from ordinary people, so it is called big neck disease."

"Aren't people with big necks of different races in different places? When did you become sick with a big neck?" The emperor was a little confused.

Li Mingrui whispered again: "Your Majesty, in fact, some people in our Guanzhong also have big necks, but such people are generally relatively rare."

The eunuch next to him had just received the snow medicine from Zhang Yanjin. Seeing the emperor nodded at this time, he opened the box to let the emperor see the true face of the snow medicine.

The snow-white particles in the bright yellow silk and satin piled up like a hillock, crystal clear and white, really beautiful.

It has to be said that due to the influence of the salt-making process, the official salt produced during the Wei Dynasty was not as white as the table salt that people ate later, and even a little yellowish.

Therefore, the table salt produced by Zhang Yanjin this time can fully crush the official salt produced by Zhou Qin and the others in terms of fineness.

"My Majesty, among the common people in areas with big necks, there are obviously more mentally handicapped people. It's not that the people there are naturally mentally retarded. It's actually caused by the lack of something in their bodies." Seeing the Emperor's approval, Zhang Yanjin Knowing that there was a misunderstanding, he explained.

In fact, the invention of iodized salt was not early, it was invented after modern liberation. After a lot of investigations, scientists found that the damage of iodine deficiency to human health is not only the iodine deficiency diseases that can be seen usually such as goiter This form of Yamato cretinism is more severe with the motor and intellectual abnormalities seen in "normal people".

In short, it is the intellectual disability of infants and young children.

It is precisely because of this that the government began to implement the strategy of adding iodine to table salt, and it also completely eradicated and controlled endemic goiter and endemic cretinism.

"Lack of something in the body causes mental retardation?" The emperor was a little surprised.

"My Majesty, I invented this when I was producing table salt. This kind of salt can cure big neck disease if taken for a long time, and it is as white as snow, so it is called snow medicine." Zhang Yanjin saw the emperor reached out and pinched a little iodized salt to watch , he took the initiative to explain.

"Salt? Zhang Yanjin, you are so brave!"

Duke Rui's eyes were also fascinated, this Yanjin is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, those juniors are playing around, forget it, is this really annoying and wants to touch them old guys?

The emperor also looked at Zhang Yanjin, as if he wanted to know if Zhang Yanjin knew what this meant.

Zhang Yanjin calmly said, "Your Majesty, I dare not hide my loyalty to the Emperor. This salt can indeed cure the big neck disease, and it can also be used as a medicine?"

The emperor withdrew his gaze, and it seemed that the boy really wanted to touch those old guys. He didn't directly talk about salt, but medicine, but he wanted to avoid the salt method.

He put the salt in his hand into the box, and said with great interest, "How did you find out that this salt can cure big neck disease?"

"Weichen once went to the place of the coastal generation under the order of the emperor. I found that the people of the coastal generation had never suffered from big neck disease. After careful observation, I found that they often ate some sea food. Plants, and in the Guanzhong area, I found that some experienced doctors would let the patients eat some plants in the sea when they saw people suffering from big neck disease, so that the big neck disease would be cured.” Zhang Yanjin said that he had already prepared The reason was stated.

Although he knew that iodized salt was sprayed evenly with a certain amount of potassium iodate in the table salt, he couldn't explain it to the emperor. First, the explanation was too complicated and the emperor didn't like to hear it. Second, it was him who explained it that way. I can't understand it, but it's causing trouble.

He explained it like this, although the principle was not correct, but the explanation made sense, and the emperor could understand it.

"After thinking about it carefully, Weichen thought of mixing these sea plants and table salt evenly to make snow medicine. Since the sea plants contained in the snow medicine are very few, it can be eaten every day and is harmless to the body. , can also achieve the effect of preventing big neck disease. In addition, I have fully explained the value of the snow medicine in this booklet, and I invite the emperor to read it." Zhang Yanjin added.

The emperor asked someone to take the paperwork, and for a while, the court was extremely quiet.

As soon as the emperor closed the booklet, he burst into laughter, nodded in approval and said: "Good! This is really a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and I will reward you!"

The other courtiers were shocked when they heard the words, did the emperor allow Zhang Yanjin to mobilize the interests of the gentry?You know, why the gentry can control so many forces, one is books and talents, and the other is salt and iron.What is on Zhang Yanjin's notebook!They absolutely do not believe in common medicinal value.

Zhang Yanjin didn't show his face at all, he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, as the servant of the Ministry of Industry for Zhongzhou Reconstruction, this is my job, and I dare not ask for rewards."

It's not that he doesn't want it, but that he is afraid that when Liu Junyi opens the salt factory by the sea, he will take the lead and the emperor will settle accounts with him, so it's better for him to accumulate some character now.

The imperial court has already planned to turn official salt into a business that everyone can do, just to slowly disintegrate the interests of the gentry, but after all, it is still just a concept, not a formal implementation, is it?He gave the emperor this method of making salt quickly, which is undoubtedly a timely help.

The emperor paused and looked at Zhang Yanjin carefully.In the past, this kid never refused rewards, why are you still polite with him today?Could it be that there are other plans?

"Do you know what I want to reward you? You just refused?" The emperor was a little displeased.

He has been looking for someone to pay attention to the movements of Zhongzhou, especially the movements of Zhang Yanjin.Not to mention the extent to which he understands everything in detail, but roughly he still knows it.

As far as he knew, Zhang Yanjin had made something called a steam engine in Pingdingshan, Zhongzhou during this period of time. It was so powerful that it could spray out mist automatically, and even made some machines run automatically.

These are all the news he has learned, and from this, he also derived an idea.But he didn't expect that he was about to implement the plan, but Zhang Yanjin didn't even listen to him, so he flatly refused.

Zhang Yanjin was also taken aback when he heard the words, he raised his head and looked at the emperor in bewilderment, isn't it gold and silver treasures, real estate and other things?

But at the Mid-Autumn Festival ceremony, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he couldn't rashly let the emperor not come to the stage, so he could only say: "My humble minister is stupid, please tell your majesty."

"You have reached the age of the crown, and you can be alone. You are the pillar of the court, but you are still alone. I think you have worked hard and made great achievements. I will give you a marriage." Your daughter Princess Yuyang Xu Pei to you."

For Zhang Yanjin, Princess Yuyang, he felt an electric current passing through his back, which made his scalp numb.

Jade symbolizes beauty, and the word Yuyang can be said to entrust the emperor's love for Princess Yuyang.

In fact, in history, the emperor also loved Princess Yuyang very much, not only from childhood to adulthood, but Princess Yuyang rewarded Princess Yuyang with a county just after she came of age, which was called Princess Yuyang County in history.

Later, when Princess Yuyang got married, she went beyond the etiquette system and gave Princess Yuyang a lot of rewards.

These are nothing, but the person married by Princess Yuyang in history is not him at all, but Zhou Qiye, the eldest son of Zhou Qin, the Duke of Rui, who is in the limelight in the court.

In Zhang Yanjin's memory, Princess Yuyang's sensitivity and understanding of government affairs is actually no less than that of Li Rongniang, who later became a great treasure.

During the Great Wei Dynasty, because of Li Rongniang, the idea of ​​male superiority and female inferiority in the palace was not very serious. After the current emperor passed away a hundred years ago, Duke Rui Zhou Qin assisted the next generation emperor to take office. Zhou Qin and Zhou Qiye wanted to control the drama, but it is a pity Li Rongniang and the next generation of emperors were not easy to fool, and the Zhou family slowly collapsed. Among them, Princess Yuyang played an indispensable and important role, because Princess Yuyang personally poisoned her husband and her father-in-law's family.

If it's just like this, it can only be said that Princess Yuyang is ruthless and can give up everything.

Later, because of this great achievement, Princess Yuyang began to raise three thousand faces. Later, it was said that she had an indescribably ambiguous relationship with the emperor, who was also the younger brother of her mother, and this fueled her ambition. The fight between the two women was a mess, and when Li Rongniang's son was about to be made the crown prince, Princess Yuyang actually poisoned the emperor and the crown prince.

He even controlled Gyeonggi to dispatch soldiers and horses to rebel. Although it was unsuccessful, Princess Yuyang was actually even more perverted than Li Rongniang.

Because of this, Zhang Yanjin really didn't dare to underestimate this woman.

He already has a Li Rongniang now, and the emperor will give him a Princess Yuyang, so could it be said that he hit and offended these women with political skills?

Besides, how could he be alone? The emperor had forced him to marry Li Rongniang before, but now it's all right. He has delayed it for so long. Did the emperor choose to forget him when he saw his value?