Datang: Showdown, your father and I are Li Shimin

Chapter 34 Salt water disinfection
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After hearing what Li Ze said, Wei Zheng sorted out the whole plan in his mind, and couldn't help but gasp.

If all of this really develops as Li Ze said, then I'm afraid it's not just a simple loss of vitality, I'm afraid those courageous wealthy families or merchants will lose all their wealth.

While Wei Zheng was still shocked, Li Ze was already slowly moving towards the village.

"Remember to replenish food and medicinal materials to Du Village as soon as possible, and release news related to salt as soon as possible. Before those guys control the price of medicinal materials, they must focus on salt!"

As soon as the words fell, Li Ze had already walked a long way.

Hearing the voice, Wei Zheng raised his head in horror just now, and couldn't help praising secretly in his heart, the eldest prince did all this to protect the price of herbal medicine from being controlled!

Seeing that Li Ze had gone far away, he didn't have time to think about it.

Immediately rushed to the entrance of the village. At this time, all the food and grass escorted had been unloaded to a square at the entrance of the village. Wei Zhengfei got on his horse and galloped towards Chang'an City.

The entire grain convoy also began to slowly head towards Chang'an City. Wei Zheng rushed all the way, and took the lead in galloping towards the palace.

After entering the palace, Wei Zheng ran towards the imperial study without stopping.

Normally, Li Er would most likely review memorials or read books in the Imperial Study Room. Wei Zheng strode forward and saw Li Er, Du Ruhui and others worrying.

Seeing Wei Zheng enter the imperial study, Li Er immediately spread his hands towards the empty space on one side, signaling to sit down casually.

Then he held his forehead again and fell into thinking.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing this, Wei Zheng excitedly took out a piece of paper from his bosom: "Look, Your Majesty, this is a good strategy that His Highness the First Prince ordered me to offer to His Majesty!"

Li Er frowned, and picked up the paper full of words on the table.

Looking carefully from top to bottom, Li Er looked at Wei Zheng with some doubts: "Salt making? What does this have to do with smallpox?"

Du Ruhui and the others also stood up, put their heads in front of the imperial case, and carefully looked up and down at the piece of paper on the table.

Wei Zheng told Li Ze's plan completely, without saying a single word, and at the same time added a little bit of his own ideas.

After hearing this, Li Er, Du Ruhui and others fell into deep thought.

After a long while, Li Er slapped the table violently: "Okay! It's my eldest prince who actually allowed him to figure out a method of making salt. Once this method is effective, the treasury will never be short of money in the future!"

Li Er couldn't help being amazed, and he didn't hide the excitement on his face.

Fang Xuanling thought for a while, then stepped forward with a solemn expression and said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter is acceptable. Salt is a daily need, not to mention whether all the things His Royal Highness said are feasible, they are just refinements. The method of refined salt is enough to alleviate the crisis of the emptiness of our Datang treasury."

"However, it is only on paper at present. If you want to know whether it is actually feasible, you need to ask someone to try the First Prince's method first."

"Hmm... not bad, we still have to try it first." Li Er also stood up, stroked his beard, and glanced at the confidantes in front of him.

"Let's leave this matter to Xiang Wei!" Li Er finally set his target on Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng hurriedly cupped his hands towards Li Er, and grabbed the salt-making blueprint from the table.

Before leaving, Li Er also added: "Once it is effective, it will be mass-produced immediately!"

"Obey!" Wei Zheng trotted away from the imperial city.

Rock salt is too common for them, but because eating too much of this thing will kill people, almost every mine throws the salt mine aside as garbage.

Now, if you want to use these things as waste, you must hurry up and get them all before discovering their value.

After Wei Zheng left, Changsun Wuji immediately added: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the salt water disinfection method must be implemented as soon as possible, otherwise once they control the price of medicinal herbs, it will be too late!"

"That's right! Auxiliary machine, you should work as quickly as possible to cooperate with medical clinics around Chang'an City and Dr. Sun to promote the salt water disinfection method. At the same time, you should rush to buy some coarse salt. If it really does as Ze'er expected, The price of salt will inevitably rise, and you won't lose money when the time comes." Li Er's mind was spinning rapidly, and he had just finished giving orders to Changsun Wuji, and then looked at Du Ruhui.

"Du Shangshu, you should immediately notify all the localities to collect the herbs that Ze'er asked us to collect as soon as possible. The more the better, as long as the price is right, we must buy them all before those aristocratic families realize it!"

Du Ruhui hurriedly cupped his hands towards Li Er: "Obey!" After saying that, he trotted all the way towards the door.

Later, Li Er asked others to pay attention to the price of salt and medicine at any time, and at the same time pay attention to the actions of Pei Ji and others.

The method of saline disinfection spread quickly.

As expected, many people began to hoard coarse salt in large quantities.

Of course, it wasn't just the ordinary people who began hoarding salt, dignitaries and wealthy families everywhere also started hoarding.

In the face of death from illness, what does this little money mean?
Especially after many people have rumored that smallpox can be cured with salt water, the coarse salt has undergone a qualitative change.

This is such an unusual condiment, it is simply a magic medicine.

There were long queues at the gates of the salt merchants in every square city. In addition to the surnames of the bosses from all over the place, there were also many servants entrusted by their masters to line up at the intersection under the scorching sun.

A butcher walked out of the crowd holding a large bag of coarse salt in a small sack, holding it high above his head.

While moving with difficulty, he yelled: "Hey, don't squeeze, don't squeeze, don't squeeze me!"

"Brother, did you spend a lot of money for such a big bag?" When passing by the side of the line, a man who looked like a junior asked the butcher beside him.

The butcher glanced at the kid who was half a head shorter than him and said, "It's gone up! It used to be twenty cents a dou, but now it's eighty cents. I should have known I had saved more."

The butcher said cursingly while holding the salt bag tightly, and walked towards his home.

After Xiaoer heard this, he was stunned: "Eighty coins a fight? So expensive?"

"That's right! It's too expensive!" Everyone around complained. In just one day, the price has quadrupled, and no one can accept it.

A strong, unshaven man next to him listened to the noisy crowd and suddenly shouted: "If you can't afford it, get out! Why are you making such a fuss!"

After being yelled at by this guy, the people around also consciously lowered their voices.

Xiao Er touched the money in his pocket, and couldn't help curling his lips.

While the crowd was still complaining about the sudden change in the salt price, almost everyone heard an extremely domineering voice: "Shopkeeper, how much do you have here, I want it all!"

(End of this chapter)