As Chang Lin said this, he asked the little eunuch next to him to show Li Shimin the samples he bought.
Opening these different types of salt and putting them on the table, Li Shimin took a closer look and discovered the differences. For example, the cheapest salt, which cost 1.5 yuan per pound, was very white overall. It was different from the refined salt he had seen before. It's almost there, the only difference is that the particles are a little rough, and a lot of salt condenses into thumb-sized chunks.
Li Shimin picked it up and wanted to taste it, but Chang Lin quickly stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, His Highness said there are impurities harmful to the human body."
"Well, he also said that the food we ate before was not as good as his cheapest one. There is nothing we can do about that. Didn't he say something about the mercury? It's wrong to talk about toxicity regardless of the dose. It doesn't matter. ." Li Shimin waved his hand.
After putting it in his mouth, Li Shimin immediately noticed the difference. This coarse salt did not have a bitter taste, but the taste was very bad, but it was better than the refined salt on the market before.
The salt grains of the 50 Wen salt next to it are also finer, without large lumps, while the 200 Wen and 300 Wen salts are also more delicate. Li Shimin tasted them respectively. After tasting them, although the salt is salty, But Li Shimin still feels that the salt worth 500 yuan per pound is the best tasting.
Sure enough, this kid did something conscientious and provided the best for his father. Li Shimin was somewhat happy. However, Li Shimin didn't believe the cost price of 500 Wen mentioned by Li Ke at all. His cost price was up to 150 Wen, or even only 100 Wen per pound.
Five times the profit, but Li Shimin was not angry, because he knew where all the money he earned was used, so Li Shimin was very happy on the contrary. He thought for a while, and then said: "Chang Lin, draft the edict Li Ke, King of Qin, was thinking of the people and developed impurity-free salt. Because he was managing Xizhou and lacked talents, he was given a special reward. He could select some people from among the scholars who failed the imperial examination or did not participate in the imperial examination, and the court would pay them salaries. "
Chang Lin: "..."
Isn't this the reward given to His Highness the King of Qin for his management of "Datang Weekly"? Although there is no formal edict to form an imperial edict, it is still agreed... Your Majesty, aren't you using His Highness's things to reward His Highness the King of Qin?
"Yes!" Of course Chang Lin didn't dare to refute, he just agreed honestly.
"Moreover, the imperial edict was drafted. In addition, Qin King Li Ke was very filial. He specially developed salt with fifteen filtration procedures for his father and mother. This was indeed an example of filial piety. He specially gave this salt as a royal tribute. Considering that it was not easy for Li Ke to develop it, this tribute External sales are allowed. This edict was published in the "Datang Weekly" and announced to the outside world." Li Shimin added.
"Yes!" Chang Lin silently nodded in agreement. He had opened his eyes with Li Shimin. Aren't these routines the same as those of His Highness King Qin? I bet you, Your Majesty, will learn it soon!
At present, Datang Weekly has started to be published in Chang'an, the western capital, Luoyang, the eastern capital, Taiyuan, the northern capital, Yizhou Prefecture, the southern capital, and Yangzhou, Huainan Province. However, the same content in other cities will be delayed by seven to fourteen days.
But this was extremely efficient in the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that news about Chang'an City was spreading at an unprecedented speed!
The only drawback is that this costs too much money. Other cities each issue about 20,000 copies, while Chang'an City maintains a stable number of about 70,000 copies.
The losses incurred by His Highness alone are not a small number.
But Chang Lin naturally didn't know that the money lost... was nothing at all, not even a drop in the bucket, because as soon as Li Shimin's two edicts were published in the newspapers, the effect brought by it was that the profit of the salt sold by Yuelai Trading Company was estimated to be... At present, the publication of "Datang Weekly" by the ten larger political offices in Datang is only a drizzle.
Yuelai Trading Company also happened to sell salt at the right time, just before the publication of "Datang Weekly".
Tomorrow is the publication time of Datang Weekly. On the next day, "Datang Weekly" will be published as usual. The headline news is the two edicts issued by Li Shimin! The second article is a detailed introduction.
"On the Importance of Salt in the Tang Dynasty"
"Since ancient times, salt has been a must-have in people's lives. Salt is also one of the necessary nutrients for the human body. If you don't eat salt for a long time, it will cause weakness in the human limbs and easily lead to general edema, because salt affects the water and moisture in the human body. Regulation of yin and yang such as blood plays an important role.”
"In addition, it can also lead to decreased digestion, decreased appetite, acid reflux in the stomach, and heartburn-like fever. In severe cases, muscle spasms, rapid heartbeat, and even coma and fainting can occur."
When it comes to these side effects, some people who can't afford salt can probably understand it, because even the most ordinary people know that if they eat less salt, they will have less energy to work. This is what people have concluded from their daily lives.
"However, the salt from salt pools is often accompanied by various impurities that cannot be removed. These impurities have been difficult to remove since ancient times. Although eating a small amount of these impurities does not affect human health, long-term consumption can still be harmful to some frail patients. Affects lifespan.”
"Pure salt has no other taste, only salty taste, and even a hint of fragrance. This is only found in the purest salt. Other salts with bitter taste are caused by impurities contained in it."
"According to His Majesty's order, and for the sake of the people of the world, His Royal Highness King Qin specially developed a brand-new method of making salt, which greatly reduced the most harmful substances to the human body and removed bitter impurities. In order to consider the health of the people of the Tang Dynasty, The method is to make salt affordable to the common people. Your Highness deliberately sells it at a loss. Each kilogram of salt is the same as the current market price, only selling for 1.5 Wen."
"In addition, His Highness has also developed a more advanced filtration process that can filter more impurities. Because the cost of the filtration process is too high, these salts can only be sold at a higher price and earn part of the profit to make up for the cost of developing filtration experimental methods. deficit."
"However, His Highness said that it is hoped that within the next 3 to 5 years, the price of filtered salt will be reduced to the current market price for sale! Currently, the salt has been sold in Youjian Mall, Yuelai Trading Company and other places. Please The general public can purchase at their own discretion."
As soon as this article came out, the news about salt spread throughout Chang'an City instantly! Suddenly even ordinary people knew something about salt.
This was the first time that "Datang Weekly" actually brought goods, and all of a sudden, long queues formed at the entrances of all the shopping malls and Yuelai Trading Company in Chang'an City. Everyone in Chang'an City was stunned.
At this time, some shrewd businessmen suddenly saw some business opportunities. For example, Bai Ling, who established the first chamber of commerce in the Tang Dynasty, was drinking tea with several businessmen and reading newspapers. After reading, he suddenly asked: "You guys said, If we pay His Highness to publish the sales news of our firm in this "Datang Weekly", do you think it's okay?"
All of a sudden, the businessmen drinking tea were stunned for a moment, and then their eyes became brighter and brighter!
