Space Struggle After becoming a concubine, I just want to farm

Chapter 188 Discussion (please vote o^^o)

Ruyi hopes that everyone will have fur jackets to wear in the future, hahaha, although down jackets are very fragrant, it is not better to keep warm in winter.

But when the old emperor mentioned salt just now, Ruyi remembered a sentence: In ancient times, salt was the foundation of a strong country, just like oil in modern times.

"Your Majesty, where does today's salt mainly come from and how is it made?" Ruyi had never thought about this problem in ancient times.

"During the time of the Yellow Emperor, there was Susha among the feudal lords, who first boiled milk with sea water and fried it into salt. Its colors were blue, yellow, white, black, and purple."

Although Ruyi was a little dizzy, she took the national exam anyway and probably understood the meaning.It is not difficult to see from this that the ancients did have rich experience in making salt.

"Salt and sugar are different. The status of salt is not only edible for the common people, but also related to tax collection by the court." Emperor Qinglong was afraid that Ruyi would not understand, so he explained it to her.

"I know, I only said that sugar can be made uniformly, and I didn't put sugar and salt on the same level. Don't underestimate me." Ruyi snorted angrily and continued to show off.

"The Yellow Emperor defeated Emperor Yan at Banquan, and captured Chiyou at Zhuolu. The two were actually the same thing, but the bloody battle between Yan and Huang actually started over salt."

"There is a large salt pond in (Shuofang) County. The salt is large and green and white. It is called Riqing salt, also known as Rong salt. It is used as medicine. The salt has the benefit of antisepsis and sterilization, and the ancestors used it externally to treat sores. As far as I know, up to now During the Qing Dynasty, they had already figured out how to use different forms of salt to treat various difficult and complicated diseases."

"However, salt is the master of all diseases, and there is no need for all diseases. Therefore, those who take salt soup for nourishing the kidney will return the salt to the kidney, and the medicine will enter the internal organs; those who use fried salt for nourishing the heart will use salt to nourish the heart. That’s why: if you use fried salt as a medicine to tonify the spleen, if it is deficient, it will nourish its mother, as the spleen is the son of the heart.”

Ruyi muttered and told everything she knew. Emperor Qinglong did not expect that such a little girl knew a lot and could see quite far.

"Yes, what you said is correct. Ruyi is such a clever little ghost. In fact, the official salt in the Qing Kingdom is cheap salt, and the profit is very low, but there are tens of millions of people. Although the profit is small, there is still a huge profit to be made."

Emperor Qinglong did not deny that he also had the sole share of the treasury's salt tax.

"I haven't seen how sea salt is made today. I can write down what I know and see if I can improve the production process."

In modern times, salt has been liberalized a long time ago. I think it is related to the production. If the production of salt can be increased now, it will definitely be a good thing.

"Tell me about it." Emperor Qinglong actually went to learn about the production of sea salt.

"The methods generally used to make edible salt are mainly to absorb the tide, brine, crystallize, collect and wash the salt. The first step is to guide the sea water from the sea into the salt field, and then expose it to the sun. After strong The Japanese evaporate the seawater in the salt field. When the concentration reaches a certain level, crystallization will appear. After such a simple production, coarse salt will be obtained. The coarse salt obtained after evaporation is dissolved, precipitated, filtered, and evaporated. Then get fine table salt.”

Ruyi immediately summoned Xiaotian and started the playback function. Xiaotian told Ruyi.

"This is a few more steps than today's salt production. I will write it down later and I will explain it tomorrow."

Emperor Qinglong was shocked. Salt can be a big or small thing. If it can be further improved, it will be a big deal for both the people and the Qing Dynasty.

"Well, the government originally set up a salt transportation yamen. The salt produced in the salt field was transported to various places by the salt transportation envoys. The court unified the distribution and price, and strictly prohibited price increases and hoarding." Ruyi continued, this step is also crucial, just in case. There are criminals out there.

Emperor Qinglong's mind also moved very quickly, and he immediately thought of the key point.

"You little girl, you are really my little treasure. Now it's a sugar factory and an improved salt production. I have to get busy again, or let your brother help me share the burden."

"Brother, my brother has arrived in the capital?" Ruyi jumped up happily.

It has been almost eight years since I entered the palace, and I have never seen my parents once. Although he often conveyed news, the old emperor turned a blind eye, but he was still a little uneasy without seeing it with his own eyes. His brother was back, and his parents were finally around. Someone takes care of you.

"Do you want to meet your family?" Emperor Qinglong felt sorry for the little girl, who entered the palace at the age of ten and was alone in the palace.

I really wish I could have discovered this girl earlier and taken care of her earlier. Thinking of a ten-year-old girl starting to work alone, I couldn't help but feel sad.

"Can I? I don't think the Queen has summoned her family." Ruyi couldn't believe it.

"In the previous dynasty, the harem summoned the mother's family, which caused civil strife. Although it was unkind, it is not okay to summon her in this dynasty." Emperor Qinglong saw Ruyi's face fall, and added: "I can take you out."

(End of this chapter)