Heavenly Dao Formula Chapter 349: Salt of Sand
Waiting for the gap arranged by Xia Fan, Kong Xuanzi leaned against the hostess and said in a low voice, "Master Chi, why didn't you say it directly at the beginning? That is obviously an excellent opportunity."
In the past five years, he accompanied the waiter to explore many cities, and the number of times he was able to meet the local chief official was only a handful. Even if he saw it at the expense of a couple of dollars, he hardly had a chance to identify himself. Since the attitude of the other party is not clear, it is necessary to rack your brains just to test each other. Conversations often go smoothly when you pretend to be big businessmen or children of aristocratic families, but when you mention monsters, progress becomes extremely difficult, let alone marriage. Kind of thing.
Obviously in the age of Penglai's prosperity, the demon can still coexist peacefully with people, and the favor of the dragon is a good thing most people can't ask for.
"I--I think this kind of big event really cannot be hasty." Blazingly replied, "On the surface, he does have no prejudice against demons, but no one knows what he actually thinks."
"You can understand what you think in your heart when you get along day and night..."
"Are you looking for your husband-in-law or me?" He glared at the attendant.
Kora Xuanzi closed his mouth wittily.
"In fact, think about it carefully, don’t we know nothing about him?" Chi embraced his hands and said, "This person’s birthplace, life, background...Why did you fall out with the Privy Council, and how did you get the princess? Appreciation of him. I don’t even know if he has been married or signed a marriage contract. This kind of thing... it’s better to observe for a while."
That's not what you said when you decided to leave Penglai Island.
Kong Xuanzi was slandering in his heart. At that time, everyone had not expressed concern, but you were confident that no one could refuse your proposal and this honor. Even if the other party is already married, it is a matter of divorcing and remarrying.
But this bit of resentment was quickly left behind by him.
After all, the outside world is very different from what everyone thinks. In five years, the hostess may have suffered more setbacks than in the past 100 years. After experiencing all kinds of blows, she can persist until now... She is not easy anymore. .
As a person raised by dragons, no matter what decision Chi makes, Kong Xuanzi will support her.
Chi looked at the crowds on the street in a daze.
She suddenly remembered what Xia Fan had said, hesitated for a moment, and tried to untie the strip of cloth wrapped around her head.
Along with this movement, apart from opening the beautiful hair, there is also a pair of bifurcated velvet horns-the pair of obtuse antler-shaped horns are undoubtedly more eye-catching than the features revealed by the eyes.
Next, she crossed the gate of the courtyard wall and stood in front of the stone steps of the bureau.
Someone soon noticed the strangeness on the top of their heads.
The discovery spread like a trickle, and more and more eyes were cast on her.
But no one showed an expression of panic or fear.
What Chi feels most is curiosity and scrutiny.
There are also well-meaning people, but there are not so many.
There are also some incomprehensible whispers, such as "This time it’s not a wolf’s ear", "Did the bureau change another person to lure the bait?", but in general, everyone did not because of her. People appear to be repulsive or abhorrent, as if it is not uncommon for a monster to appear on the street.
What he said... is actually true.
"Master Chi, Jinxia said that the carriage is ready." The voice of the guard interrupted Chi's thoughts.
She nodded, "Let’s go."
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Xia Fan led a group of people through the East City Gate to the Yantian production area.
The snow season and the gray sky made the output of the salt drying plant drop to the lowest point. There were no people working in the flat and white pools, but these square pools were still visited. The most intuitive visual shock of the reader-the scale of the new salt farm is almost ten times that of the salt cooking farm, and the white ground stretches for miles can be described as impossible to see at a glance.
The convoy stopped in an open space. Xia Fan introduced to everyone who got off the carriage, “This is Jinxia’s new saltworks. The salt it currently produces can meet all the needs of the people in Shenzhou. The production area does have a certain impact, but we still have the No. 2 production area to ensure basic supply."
Chi did not see any traces of firewood burning. The first impression here is that it is clean and tidy. The white bottom surface of the pool looks like snow at first glance, but when you look closely, you will find that it is a layer of condensate like ice crystals.
The problem is that salt production is a large-scale industry that requires a lot of manpower to maintain. There are not even a few people here. Can you really produce enough sea salt?
"My lord, look at your feet!" Kong Xuanzi said suddenly in surprise, "It doesn't seem that all the sand is covered with snow."
Looking down, I noticed the situation immediately.
She squatted down and pushed aside the cold snow. There were a lot of white particles mixed in the brownish-yellow sand, and the snow could not penetrate the cracks through the surface of the sand.
Is it possible that this is—salt?
She tried to pinch a small one into her mouth, and the salty taste suddenly melted on the tip of her tongue.
It turned out to be!
The other attendants did the same thing.
"No way, they let the salt spill on the ground?"
"Look at the edge of the pond, the patch seems to be full of salt!"
"This is too wasteful."
"If you sift the salt out of the sand, you should be able to fill several sacks."
There was a lot of discussion in the team for a while.
Chi walked up to Xia Fan and said with a hint of blame, "Although I don't know how you make salt, but the management is too lax. You may not take a few bags of salt to heart, but yes For ordinary people, one bag is enough to meet the needs of a family of three for decades. When the accumulation is small, it is the salt expenditure of hundreds of households."
Xia Fan did not expect that she would say this, and was a little surprised for a while, "It’s not that I want to waste it, but that this method of making salt will inevitably allow salt to seep into the earth. Instead of spending energy sifting them out, it’s better. Make a new batch."
"Master Xia, the price of salt in Jinxia City...I don't know the geometry?" Kong Xuanzi asked, arching his hands.
"Coarse salt costs one tael for ten cents. The price of refined salt is higher, tentatively set to be one tael for five hundred cents."
"Is it expensive?" Chi turned his head and asked.
"It's quite cheap." Kong Xuanzi shook his head, "The price of salt in other places is basically around six or seventy cents, which is almost six times the difference. It's just this refined salt..."
"Currently, it is only being promoted as a gift~IndoMTL.com~ has not yet been sold to the people. When the tour is over, I can give you a few bottles to taste." Xia Fan smiled, "Now go to the steaming factory. Check it out."
The so-called steaming plant is exactly the No. 2 producing area of the salt field. The moment they stepped into the gate of the factory building, everyone was shocked by the sight inside.
I saw steam surging in the huge pool, making the temperature in the room like midsummer! Hundreds of workers are busy here. They only wear a single coat and stir back and forth in the pool with long pieces of wood pulp. The moment the wood pulp is drawn out of the water, they can already see some salt flowers hanging on it.
If you want to boil such a large pool of water, the fire is bound to be big, but everyone was stunned to see no trace of flame. As if this brick boiling pool has incredible power, it can generate high temperature on its own to make the salt water boil!
The piling area on the other side of the factory even dispelled the last trace of Penglai people's doubts.
There are dozens of "salt mountains", each of which is nearly one floor high. People treat it in the same way as sand and gravel. They gather together and use shovel, bagging and digging with a hoe... A lot of salt just scattered to the side of the road and was stepped into the ground at will. Such an attitude can only show one thing, the salt in Jinxia City is indeed abundant.
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