Today is the day for Ran Fang to make salt and see the results.
Everyone has received the news and is waiting for this unveiling moment.
Early in the morning, Wang Wan, Zhang Han, Gu Zongmin and Gu Siyuan all gathered at the gate of Xianyang Prison. After greeting each other, they all couldn't wait to enter Xianyang Prison.
At this time, Ran Fang was playing with a pot of flowers in front of him.
These are the peonies that he asked Fusu to send a few days ago. They are very delicate and need to be taken care of.
Fusu stood behind Ran Fang with a very respectful attitude and stopped their words with his eyes.
Everyone looked shocked. They didn't expect Fusu to be so respectful to Ran Fang.
Therefore, everyone in the cell stood there for a while, and no one dared to step forward to urge Ran Fang.
After Ran Fang picked up the peonies and placed them on a shelf, Wang Wan stepped forward, saluted Ran Fang and said, "Sir."
He only said two words, but everyone knew the meaning.
Ran Fang raised a smile and glanced at the four people standing in front of him. When he saw Gu Zongmin, he paused and said nothing.
He gestured to Fusu, who understood immediately, stood up, picked up a jar from the shelf nearby, and placed it on the table.
"Everyone, sit down and watch."
They were surprised at Fusu's attitude, but no one dared to ask. They only bowed and knelt down opposite Ran Fang and Fusu.
After sitting down, the expression on Fusu's face was very calm, but if you look carefully, you can vaguely see some joy in his eyes.
He glanced at Fusu, who was sitting next to him, and when Ran Fang nodded slightly, he reached out and slowly opened the lid of the jar.
In the blue-gray jar, there is half a jar of white and fine "fine sand", which looks very pleasing to the eye.
A trace of doubt first flashed in everyone's eyes, and then they looked at Fusu and then Ran Fang in shock.
Wang Wan was the first to react, pointing to the jar in front of her, her lips trembling slightly, her eyes seeming to be disbelieving but also asking expectantly: "Is this your salt, sir?"
"It's actually... so white?"
Fusu nodded proudly and pushed the jar forward again.
"Everyone, do you want to give it a try?"
Although everyone present eats salt regularly, no one knows as much about salt as the Gu family members.
Therefore, everyone focused their attention on Gu Zongmin.
Gu Zongmin looked at the salt in front of him with deep disbelief in his eyes.
After hesitating for a moment, he picked up a little salt with his thumb and index finger and rubbed it back and forth in his hands. The surprise in his eyes was very direct.
"How can it be so fine?"
After saying that, under the gaze of everyone, he couldn't wait to pick up the small spoon next to the jar, scoop up a little salt, put it to his mouth and dipped it with the tip of his tongue.
After staying in his mouth for two seconds, his eyes changed from hesitation to surprise, and then to deep shock.
He couldn't wait to lick the salt again, and this time his eyes were filled with tears.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
"Being able to see such a magical thing, I will die with no regrets!"
Hearing what Gu Zongmin said, everyone anxiously picked up their spoons, scooped up a little salt and put it into their mouths. Everyone's eyes were full of shock.
"This...is this salt?!"
"Not a hint of bitterness."
"The saltiness is so pure, it's like nothing I've ever tasted."
Ran Fang was expressionless as he sat there. Fusu, who was beside him, saw everyone praising the salt so much, his eyes were filled with pride and some mockery.
When he saw this salt this morning, he was calmer than them all.
Moreover, this salt also had his own handiwork. He was involved in adding fire and stirring. Ran Fang mainly used his mouth.
"How about it?"
"Are you satisfied?"
Hearing Fusu's brisk tone, the surprise on Gu Siyuan's face instantly disappeared, and his expression was even a little ugly.
He didn't dare to look up and didn't know what to say next.
Gu Zongmin naturally knew Fusu, and when he heard Fusu's words, he understood that Mr. Yan Ranfang had already done it, and it was time for the Gu family to fulfill their promise.
"Sir," he bowed his hands to Ran Fang and looked at Fusu, "that day, I was young and energetic, and I bumped into sir. I apologize to you two on my behalf."
There was no expression on Ran Fang's face, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
Seeing this, Gu Zongmin was not embarrassed at all, and he knew what he should say next.
"I heard that my son and my husband made a bet that day, and they even made a written agreement. If my husband can make the only salt in the world, then my Gu family will give him 80% of the profit."
"Since you have done it today, I will fulfill my promise."
After speaking, Gu Zongmin took out a piece of cloth from his arms, unfolded it and placed it on the table.
Originally, Gu Zongmin had prepared a contract written on paper, but when Zhang Han saw it, he asked him to replace the paper.
Although he didn't understand what it meant, he didn't dare to disobey and immediately asked his servants to change the paper into cloth.
He pushed the cloth forward and made sure that Ran Fang's expression was normal before he said, "This is the contract. Please take a look at it, sir."
Ran Fang raised his head and glanced at Gu Zongmin. The Gu family was doing things happily.
He glanced at the contract above and said calmly: "Sir, that's quite refreshing."
"However, sir, you are in so much pain, maybe you are asking for something, right?"
Being worried, Gu Zongmin didn't show any embarrassment on his face.
Thinking of yesterday, Zhang Han came to his house and said that His Majesty meant that if Ran Fang was willing to give the salt-making technology to the Gu family, the Gu family would still be the salt merchants of Daqin in the future.
It's just that the cooperative relationship has to change, but if Ran Fang is not willing, then the salt business will not belong to the Gu family.
At that time, he understood that Ran Fang's salt must have been made.
Moreover, the success or failure of the Gu family depends on Ran Fang. If Ran Fang is willing, the Gu family will naturally rest easy.
If Ran Fang is not willing, then the Gu family will...
He originally thought that if Ran Fang's salt was better than his own, it would be enough to establish a foothold in Guandong.
Unexpectedly, the salt was so fine that he had never dared to imagine, and it was probably a level that generations of his Gu family would not be able to reach.
This time, even without His Majesty's request, he still wanted to keep the salt as his own. Even if he had no money, he would be satisfied as long as he knew about it.
Thinking of this, Gu Zongmin pulled Gu Siyuan, and the father and son stood up and bowed respectfully to Ran Fang, bending at ninety degrees.
"Sir is smart, I do have something to ask for."
"I don't dare to deceive you, sir. Now there is an order from the imperial court to bring all the salt industry in Da Qin under the imperial court. If these old salt merchants want to continue the salt business, they must cooperate with the imperial court and make more changes." Good salt will do.”
Hearing this, Ran Fang raised his head and glanced at Gu Zongmin in surprise. Unexpectedly, the imperial court also issued an order.
In an instant, his expression returned to normal, and he thought for a moment in his mind. With Ying Zheng's decisive approach, it would be a matter of time before he discovered this problem.
I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. It seems that I still don't know Ying Zheng well enough.
Gu Zongmin did not see Ran Fang's expression, and continued: "Our Gu family is a salt merchant, and generations of people have worked hard to make salt. Now that the government has issued an order, we ordinary people dare not disobey it, but we still want to fight for it. one time."
"This contract was made between my son and my husband. We are willing to fulfill the contract and hope that your husband can give this salt to our Gu family."
"I hope it will be fulfilled by showing up."
When Gu Zongmin finished speaking, a smile appeared on the corner of Ran Fang's mouth, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
He said calmly: "Forget this contract..."
Gu Siyuan raised his head in surprise, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
But his father, Gu Zongmin, didn't think so. He had some doubts in his eyes, and when he dared to ask, Ran Fang said: "This salt... the Gu family can also want it, but I have a condition."
