Chapter 275: Everything in the world can be used by people

When Zhao Chen came out of Tai Chi Hall and returned to the tavern, it was already noon.

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu followed and had dinner in the tavern at noon.

After the meal, the two wanted to say goodbye, but were stopped by Zhao Chen.

The two of them were quite curious.

Normally, Zhao Chen would not leave them here.

Especially at this time when nothing big happens.

"I'll show you something good!" Zhao Chen smiled slightly and waved to the two of them.

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu were full of curiosity.

Zhao Chen is so mysterious, he must have some extraordinary treasure. ??

But what are the identities of the two of them, and what kind of treasures have they not seen before?

The two of them followed Zhao Chen to the backyard of the tavern and stopped under the big tree in the middle of the yard.

Under the big tree, there is a large wooden barrel.

The barrel was newly oiled and shiny.

"Zhao Chen, are you leading us just to look at the barrel?" Cheng Chumo scratched his head strangely.

He secretly wondered how bored Zhao Chen must be to do such boring things.

Qin Huaiyu didn't say anything, walked directly to the barrel, reached out and opened the lid of the barrel.

What caught their eyes was a bucket full of fine white salt.

"Salt! So much salt?" Cheng Chumo's expression immediately changed, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

The Tang Dynasty was short of salt, and the salt that ordinary people needed for daily life was simply not enough.

In response to this situation, the official regulations stipulated that each household was only allowed to purchase salt to meet basic living needs.

You can buy more in some restaurants and the like.

But there will definitely not be as many as what appears in front of them.

There are definitely five to sixty kilograms of salt in this wooden barrel.

Both of them knew that the salt definitely did not come from the government, so they bought private salt.

In the Tang Dynasty, the sale of private salt was prohibited.

It can only be purchased from a limited number of merchants, but the quantity is also strictly controlled.

If caught buying and selling illegal salt, both the buyer and the seller will be punished severely.

Zhao Chen bought so much private salt. If the news spread, even the emperor would not be able to protect him!

Qin Huaiyu swallowed hard.

He didn't expect that the good things Zhao Chen wanted to bring him to see would be so much salt.

These salts, far from being treasures, are clearly life-threatening charms.

"Zhao Chen, where did you buy the private salt? Throw it away quickly, otherwise it will be a serious crime if someone finds out!" Qin Huaiyu said with worry in his eyes.

"Don't you take a look at this salt first?" Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"What's so good about this? Isn't it just private..." Qin Huaiyu said while grabbing the salt in the bucket with his hands.

The words that were about to come out of his mouth suddenly fell silent at this moment.

Cheng Chumo was about to speak when he saw Qin Huaiyu suddenly licking the fine salt in his hand with his tongue.

After that, Qin Huaiyu suddenly looked shocked again.

Cheng Chu silently wondered if Qin Huaiyu had been stimulated in some way.

"Xiao Qin, why are you..."

"Zhao Chen, where did you get this salt? You definitely didn't buy it from a private salt dealer!" Qin Huaiyu didn't look at Cheng Chumo at all and grabbed Zhao Chen's hand tightly, with excitement on his face.

"What's wrong with this salt? The color just looks better!" Cheng Chumo muttered.

"This salt is better than the official salt we eat, let alone those merchants." Qin Huaiyu said slowly.

"What?" Cheng Chumo was stunned for a moment.

At first, he just thought that Zhao Chen had bought a large amount of private salt and was hiding the good news, so that was it.

But who

I know, Qin Huaiyu said that these salts are better than official salt.

They all know that the best salt currently on the market is official salt.

Where does this salt, which is better than official salt, come from?

"Zhao Chen, where did you get this salt? Could it be that you have some private salt..."

"There is a salt mine on the edge of the Wei River. I dug it somewhere!" Zhao Chen explained with a smile.

"Fart, there is a salt mine by the Weishui River. People in the entire Chang'an City know about it, but it is poisonous salt and cannot be eaten!"

"If you eat that poisonous salt, you will have diarrhea and die, not to mention that your whole body will turn purple after eating that stuff."

"The salt in your bucket is better than official salt. Where did it come from?" Qin Huaiyu was very excited. He couldn't hold it back and exchanged swear words with Zhao Chen.

At this moment, Qin Huaiyu's eyes were a little red, and it seemed difficult to accept Zhao Chen's explanation just now.

Zhao Chen smiled, deeply admiring the ancient people's spirit of experimentation.

There is nothing wrong with eating salt, but if you also eat the nitrate, phosphorus, potassium and other impurities in the salt mine, then you are simply seeking death.

If you take nitrate, you may be able to stay strong for a while, but if you take phosphorus and potassium, it would be strange if your whole body does not turn purple.

After all, these things are for plants.

Even Zhao Chen has only heard of people taking calcium and iron supplements, but has never seen anyone taking phosphorus or potassium supplements.

"Who told you to eat salt mines?" Zhao Chen rolled his eyes at Qin Huaiyu, and then smiled and said, "Salt mines have to go through a series of steps such as crushing, dissolving, filtering, and analysis. The salt that finally crystallizes is for human consumption."

"It's like some herbs that were poisonous before, but after processing, they become non-toxic and can even cure diseases. This is the truth."

"The same goes for salt. Everything in the world is prepared for people. As long as the methods are appropriate, everything in the world can be used by people."

"This salt is what I made in my spare time!"

Zhao Chen said

After finishing, Qin Huaiyu's head was still filled with questions.

It was obvious that what Zhao Chen just said was basically playing the piano to a cow.

Qin Huaiyu was like this, let alone Cheng Chumo who was wandering in the world.

Cheng Chumo only heard Zhao Chen say that Zhao Chen made the salt himself.

"Zhao Chen, you mean, you know how to get edible salt out of poisonous salt?" Qin Huaiyu came back to his senses and asked hurriedly.

"I told you in the autumn exam room that we were going to develop fine salt, did you forget?" Zhao Chen smiled and said to the two of them.

Naturally, the two of them have not forgotten it.

But at that time, Zhao Chen was quarreling with the emperor, and they all just thought that Zhao Chen was joking.

Who would really take it seriously?

But now...

Qin Huaiyu's face was full of excitement.

I wanted to open my mouth, but shut up.

His face was red from suppressing it, and he was rubbing his hands in a hurry.

Pacing back and forth in front of Zhao Chen, he was as anxious as an old donkey.

Cheng Chumo was so shaken that he couldn't help but say, "Xiao Qin, can you stop? You're making me dizzy."

"Zhao Chen, do you know how big a storm this salt-making method would cause within the Tang Dynasty if it spread?" Qin Huaiyu looked excited.

He took out a slightly yellow crystal from his arms and handed it to Zhao Chen.

"This is the salt that ordinary people eat, and there are many people who can't even eat this kind of salt!" Qin Huaiyu put the yellow crystal in Zhao Chen's hand.

This is a small piece of salt that he picked up from the salt shop yesterday. Unexpectedly, it will come in handy today.

Zhao Chen didn't dare to eat this salt.

This should be the most common salt block in Tang Dynasty.

Although it is the most common, many people cannot afford it.

Even the tavern has never used such salt blocks.