Zhang Han, who was still a little complacent at first, thought that the gift he gave this time had reached Ran Fang's heart. Unexpectedly, he was disliked by Ran Fang after just one bite.
This beef is so rare that even his young master cannot eat it once a year!
When I brought it to Ran Fang today, he treated it like this!
It’s simply a waste of resources!
Zhang Han suddenly felt a little unhappy, and even his tone when he spoke to others became a little more resentful.
"This beef is precious and a rare delicacy. What do you mean by bitterness, sir?"
After hearing this, Ran Fang was not angry, but looked at the meat with some distress.
"The quality of the salt is not good, but you still need to put in so much salt at once. Did you rob the salt dealer?"
Zhang Han wanted to refute when he heard this, but before he could say anything, Ran Fang continued.
"However, after eating this corned beef today, I realized why the food at home was always so unsatisfactory."
These words not only made Fusu a little embarrassed, but also the others!
After all, the food at Fusu's house can be said to be unpalatable, so what do they call the food they eat?
Zhang Han was still aggrieved about his beef, and his tone was quite displeased: "Sir, you said the meat is bitter because of the salt, but do you know, sir, that there is no salt better than this in Xianyang City except in the palace?" Got it!"
"Many people in our Da Qin can't even eat salt of this quality!"
"The young master's words are quite ungrateful."
"Ahem," Wang Wan coughed lightly, stopping what Zhang Han was about to say, "Sir, you just listen."
But Zhang Han was obviously a little dissatisfied. He snorted coldly, glanced at Ran Fang, and said angrily: "Huh, what you say is not accurate, why don't you allow others to say it?"
"This salt is the most valuable thing in the Qin Dynasty. In his words, it seems like something that cannot be brought to the table."
Wang Wan reached out and pulled Zhang Han's sleeve, with a worried expression on his face. If Zhang Han's words offended Ran Fang, not even His Majesty would be able to spare him.
However, he also felt that what Zhang Han said made sense. The salt was indeed valuable. Ran Fang's statement was a bit excessive.
"Sir, he is very knowledgeable and will not deliberately belittle others. What you said is a bit too much!"
"Besides, I believe that since Mr. said this, there must be something comparable to this salt. Otherwise, Mr. would not have said these words based on his character."
The two of them stood inside and outside, and instantly stood up against Ran Fang.
Ran Fang naturally heard this, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The two of them didn't say anything, they just looked at them quietly.
Seeing the situation, Wang Wan coughed slightly, looking a little embarrassed, "Ahem, what do you think, Mr. Yi?"
Ran Fang chuckled, but rarely blamed them. Instead, he explained slowly.
"This salt has a somewhat bitter taste. It means that your salt extraction technology is not good enough. You did not carefully remove the impurities during the salt extraction process, which resulted in this result."
"If we can improve the purification technology and improve the salt refining technology, the salt will be much better than it is now."
"By then, I'm afraid this beef will taste a lot better."
"Hmph!" A cold snort came from behind Zhang Han!
His words were full of disdain, and he was obviously not convinced by what Ran Fang said!
Suddenly, the eyes of several people shifted to the person who spoke.
Fusu had always been on Ran Fang's side. When he saw someone questioning Ran Fang like this, he immediately became dissatisfied and scolded: "Presumptuous!"
"Who are you? You dare to interrupt, maybe you think your life is too long!"
This man was not afraid at all, and even looked a little unconvinced.
He stood up straight and said in a very arrogant tone: "This young master has such a arrogant tone. Do you know how much effort this official put in?"
"Anyone who can make salt like this in Xianyang City is the best!"
Seeing Fusu asking him angrily, Zhang Han quickly stood up and walked to the man's side.
Then I heard Zhang Han say: "Everyone, this is Gu Siyuan, a salt merchant from Xianyang City. He is a good friend of mine."
"After hearing this from my mouth, I wanted to come and hear Mr.'s opinion. I have no other intention."
"And he doesn't mean any harm. This method of refining salt is passed down from our ancestors. It is the best, so we can't bear to hear some bad words, so I am a little reckless. I hope you can forgive me."
With Zhang Han's words, everyone can understand what Gu Siyuan just said.
Several people nodded slightly and admired Gu Siyuan.
Ran Fang sneered and shook his head, as if he didn't agree with what Gu Siyuan just said, and even looked down upon it.
How could Gu Siyuan endure this? He took a step forward and said in a very unkind tone: "Do you mean, sir, that you don't look down on our salt?"
"Don't you have a better way, sir?"
The sarcasm in that tone was not concealed at all.
Ran Fang was not angry at all. He pushed the piece of beef in Wang Wan's direction and said softly: "What good progress can we make if we just work behind closed doors?"
"You are not alone in the technology of making salt in the world. Even if they are not as good as you now, can you guarantee that no one can surpass you in the future?"
"When the time comes, how long can your salt industry last?"
"How ridiculous!"
Three questions in a row, Gu Siyuan couldn't answer a single sentence.
Now they dare to say that their salt is the best, but it is also researched by their family from generation to generation.
Since they can study it, why can’t others study it?
Obviously impossible.
But he was still a little unconvinced, so he straightened his back to appear more confident.
Ran Fang raised his head and put his hands on the table casually, but his eyes fell on Gu Siyuan.
Facing that look, Gu Siyuan was a little flustered, but at this moment he couldn't understand what Ran Fang meant.
After a moment, he slowly said: "If so, what should you do?"
This tone, coupled with this gesture, was clearly provocative.
Gu Siyuan was suddenly unconvinced and took another big step forward. The next step would be to step onto the table.
He didn't realize that he was going too far and said loudly: "If you can find better salt than mine, then I will give you half of the Gu family's salt industry!"
