Li Min and Zhu Shan took a carriage to the saltpeter mining area in the east of the city.
Zhu Shan was wondering all the way as to why he went to the saltpeter mining area. It was deserted and there was nothing of value. It's better to sell poems directly and make more money in your own store, so that's great!
Unexpectedly, this move directly changed the entire ice industry in Datang.
It will even set off a consumption frenzy about ice.
There were only two people on the carriage.
The copper basin on the car made a crisp sound.
"Drive, drive, drive!"
There was no one there all the way.
After a long time
Zhu Shan finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Sixth Prince, why are you going here? Are you taking two basins with you?"
"We'll find out soon!"
"No one is here at the mining area. Why not wait for General Cheng in the store? What if he comes early?"
"When he comes, let him wait. It'll be okay!"
Li Min said.
If other civilians dare to let Cheng Yaojin wait, they will risk their lives.
Li Min can be arrogant!
"Ah...this..."
"When will we arrive?"
"It's coming, it's coming. There are still three miles to go."
"Okay, if you see a river, first collect some water in two copper basins."
"yes!"
Then the two found a clear river and filled it with water.
Until we reached a deserted land.
It looks like it hasn't been mined here for a long time.
There are weeds everywhere.
"Sixth Prince, we are here."
Li Min got off the carriage and said, "Take all the basins with you and let's go inside and take a look."
"yes……"
Zhu Shan followed in with some anxiety.
They go inside.
The temperature inside the mine is much lower than outside.
It's quite cool inside, but the environment doesn't seem to be very good.
"Put the copper basin here!"
"yes!"
Zhu Shan did as he was told and placed the two basins on an empty ground.
"Bring me a chunk of saltpeter!"
He took another stone from the wall.
Li Min put the small basin into the big basin.
He took the saltpeter from Zhu Shan's hand and threw it into the copper basin.
As soon as the saltpeter entered the water, it made a chirping sound.
A burst of white water vapor rose up, like the magic of a god.
The saltpeter reacted quickly with the water.
But faced with such a situation, Zhu Shan was frightened.
His body trembled a little, and he stayed there motionless.
What's going on here? Why is this happening! horrible!
Li Min seemed to have no reaction at all.
Are you too sensitive?
After a long time, Zhu Shan's mouth kept trembling.
"This... what kind of magical method is this? Is the Sixth Prince a fairy?"
Maybe this is what he could imagine.
There is no other explanation.
Li Min rolled his eyes at him, it was really strange.
It's just some heat exchange that occurs when the saltpeter meets water, which takes away the heat and turns the water into ice. Is that so?
His old god was watching.
Zhu Shan stared at the copper basin with his eyes fixed on it.
Then, something unforgettable happened for him.
The water in the small basin began to freeze into ice cubes, and it also exuded a hint of coolness.
Li Min felt happy, the browser did not lie to him.
It's really frozen. And the ice in the small basin is actually edible.
The water in ancient times was clean and without pollution.
"Well, sure enough, that's great."
You can make a lot of money in the future.
He thought that he could dabble in smoothies, iced tea, iced cakes... anything related to ice. The profit is more than a hundred times higher! Basically, you are making money while lying down.
In the future, who will be the richest man in Chang'an?
Even the richest man in the Tang Dynasty can do it.
At the same time, the days to come will be comfortable and you won’t have to suffer from the heat.
"Prince Six... Six Six Six... This... is simply a miracle!"
Zhu Shan was already a little incoherent.
It's just a simple chemical principle, why is it so tense?
But having said that, this is the Tang Dynasty, a backward feudal era.
Everything that remains unsolved will be given a miracle.
He could be forgiven for appearing shocked.
"Go and see what's in this little basin?"
Zhu Shan walked over cautiously and stretched out his hand to touch it.
"Is this ice? This is actually ice!"
He picked up a piece of ice and started dancing.
"Sixth Prince, you are a god!"
"Try it and see."
"Really?"
Li Min nodded.
Zhu Shan put a piece of it into his mouth and felt a refreshing sensation.
"Yes, yes. It's just ice cubes, you can eat them!"
Then he asked:
"How do you know you can make ice this way?"
"We are going to make a fortune next! With such a simple method of making ice, we can sell ice! A small piece of ice costs twenty cents, and we can produce at least a thousand large pieces in a day..."
Without an abacus, Zhu Shan calculated with his hands and failed.
"Calm down, we can make some money in silence, and we can't be high-profile. Otherwise, we won't even be able to drink soup in the future."
Li Min interrupted Zhu Shan's words. Some things should be done more and said less.
"Yes, yes, from now on, I will listen to you on everything. I won't ask too many questions."
He expressed his determination.
"By the way, is it true that no one is mining this saltpeter mine?"
"That's right! No one. I've been playing around here since I was a kid, and it's always been abandoned here."
In ancient times, its real use could not be found, so there was no market.
"Don't let anyone know about this in advance. After I obtain the mining rights here, we will fence this place. Our business will depend on this place in the future."
"Yes! That profit..."
Zhushan Pass is fast.
As soon as I found myself talking too fast.
Then he said: "What I mean is..."
"I know what you mean. I said that as long as you do a good job, I will not treat you badly. From now on, as long as you participate, how about ninety-one cents of the money we make?"
This obviously exceeded Zhu Shan's expectations.
One percent he was right there laughing.
"Thank you, Sixth Prince! Go back and I'll close the restaurant. Focus on this!"
"No, you still have to keep it open. You will still need to use that restaurant in the future."
Zhu Shan was puzzled.
But Li Min wanted to do this, so he let him.
"From now on, you will obviously be in charge of everything in the business world. You are in the front, but in reality, I will still control it. Do you understand? If you have any questions, please ask them in time."
"How dare I have any questions? Whatever the Sixth Prince says is whatever it is!"
Li Min also said seriously:
"One more thing, you have to remember that in front of others, you don't have to call me the Sixth Prince, call me Mr. Zili."
"yes!"
Zhu Shan nodded in agreement.
Then, he said: "The weather is hot, why don't we produce more ice?"
"It's up to you."
Anyway, you don’t have to do it yourself, Zhu Shan will do everything.
"Okay."
Zhu Shan continued to operate, and after a while, he created several large copper basins of ice.
These are enough to cool you down in the afternoon.
You can even collect it in a water tank and enjoy the ice water.
At this time, they did not know that someone had been waiting for them in the restaurant for a long time.
