"How much is the salt in Henan Province?" Li Yi thought that the people needed a lot of salt, so he asked the little robot to ask the person in charge of this matter in Zhuangzi.
"Well salt is one coin per catty, sea salt is one coin per catty, and the purchase of coarse salt is doubled. Bitter salt from Hedong Dao Salt Lake is one coin per catty, and the local people no longer ship salt out for sale."
Bi Goo rushed to give the answer and looked at Li Yi with disdain. This old man knows the people's livelihood, you … can't do it!
"Thank you, Old Bi, you're still the best. I've neglected my duty! His Majesty has a group of salt wells in Shu. I've been too busy recently, so I haven't been able to take care of it. With you watching over it, everyone can rest assured. "
Li Yi's gaze was not disdainful, but grateful.
"I didn't, I didn't watch over His Majesty's salt wells. Don't slander me."
Bi Goo was stunned at first, then reacted. You're too bad, why would I watch over His Majesty to make money?
"Oh, oh, oh!" Li Yi nodded, indicating that he understood.
Bi Goo: "…"
You're not in a shallow depression! You're really a scammer!
"Dongzhu, currently the salt is divided into six grades. First grade is the best, 20 coins per catty, made of bamboo well salt.
Second grade is slightly more expensive, 5 coins per catty, white as snow. Zhuangzi's salt is used to mix vegetables.
Third grade is Shu's well salt, calculated by the officials, 18 coins per catty, 1 coin per catty, 1 coin per catty, 1 coin per catty.
Fourth grade fine sea salt, calculated by the bushel, 40% discount for well salt, influenced by the Haizhou Railway, and also influenced by the Tang dynasty's Chao Tianxia Fund.
Fifth grade large grains of sea salt, mostly used for pickling, 50% discount for fine sea salt.
Sixth grade livestock and poultry industry salt, humans should not eat it, the price is uncertain, cheap as it can be. "
Song De answered through the little robot. He had been quite busy recently and needed to familiarize himself with many situations.
"Old Bi, you're amazing!" Li Yi listened and praised Bi Goo.
Song De's report was very detailed. The price was about the same as Bi Goo's.
"Xiao Yi, salt nowadays is becoming more and more chaotic. It's different from how it was in the past. In the past, it was based on impurities. Tell me about it now."
Li Dan didn't know much about salt, so he didn't need to worry about it.
Li Yi nodded and began to explain.
The most expensive salt was to put well salt in a bamboo tube and roast it. How was it eaten? Eat it as a snack and keep it in your mouth.
The salt used in Li Family Zhuangzi's dishes was a little expensive. Other people's skills were not good, but Li Family Zhuangzi's production cost was not that high.
Ordinary people ate fourth-grade salt and fifth-grade salt. The salt used to feed livestock and poultry was bitter salt. The bitter salt in the sea salt could poison people if they ate it.
In the past, the people did not feed salt to poultry and livestock. Only good horses were fed salt.
Now the newspapers tell them to feed them, ration them, don't feed them too hard, just feed them.
Just like a monkey, if you give it a catty of salt, it can eat two taels of it at once. After that, it will crazily look for water to drink.
People in dry areas couldn't find water. There were monkeys there, so they fed them salt. When the monkeys were thirsty, they would go to places with water.
The general method was to dig a hole in a large piece of dry and hard soil, or specifically find a hole in a rock.
Eat something yourself and let the monkey watch. Then, put the thing into the hole. The hole must be the right size and depth.
When the person walked further away, the monkey ran over and reached out to grab something. When it grabbed something, it clenched its fist and couldn't take it out.
When you went to catch the monkey, the monkey was anxious but didn't let go.
At this time, if you fed the monkey salt, the monkey would think that you were good to it and eat salt. It's delicious! It's too addictive! In the past, they would find a little bit of salt from other monkeys' sweat.
After tying the monkey with a rope and helping to take out its hand, the monkey would lead people to find water. In fact, it wanted to drink it.
If you didn't tie it with a rope, it would run away and you wouldn't be able to catch up.
Therefore, it had to be rationed according to what was written in the newspaper.
Otherwise, it was purely a dream to expect poultry and livestock to control how much salt they ate. Even people couldn't control it.
"There's actually such an interesting thing! The people are willing to buy salt to feed pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks. It's easy to get salt from the well salt wells in Sichuan, and it's said that the salt drying by the sea can dry hundreds to millions of catties a day. "
After listening to Li Yi's story, Noble Consort Lu looked at Li Chengqi and said.
Li Chengqi was in charge of sea salt, pearl farming, and other marine products.
Li Chengqi replied, "Yes, sea salt will be produced wherever it is stored in the shallows."
"Xiao Yi, you've worked hard. Keep up the good work!" Noble Consort Lu nodded at Li Chengqi.
Li Chengqi: "…"
You praise Li Yi, but look at me? Ah! There's nothing wrong with you, you're right! If you come over and slap me, I'm afraid that your hand will hurt.
"The people working at the bottom work harder. Only by putting in effort can one get something.
However! The people have something to look forward to in life. They're not afraid of hardship or tiredness.
What they're worried about is the instability of the imperial court, the unrest at the borders, the unclear state officials, the unclear county officials, and the current management. "
Li Yi didn't take credit for himself. It was fine as long as he earned his lifespan. He could give his reputation to whoever wanted it.
"Sigh!" Noble Consort Lu sighed. "Xiao Yi, this child, only knows how to give away the good things to others. He puts in a lot of effort but doesn't ask for anything in return.
As the people say, Xiao Yi is a magnanimous prime minister who wins people over with virtue. He only knows how to silently endure losses. "
Everyone: "…"
Li Longji was surprised. He was puzzled. Oh my god, are you sure you don't know my Brother Yi?
Empress Wang nudged Li Longji and winked at him.
Li Longji instantly understood. Yes, to express the imperial family's attitude and to let the monks and Daoists hear.
When it's time to talk about Dao, these people must know how to help.
Li Yi was also stunned. Are you trying to praise me to death? That shouldn't be the case!
Then he had an epiphany. He quickly picked up two cooked prawns and put them on a small plate. He came to the table next to Noble Consort Lu.
He put them down, held a pair of chopsticks in each hand, and used both hands to peel the prawns.
The prawns were peeled, and the shell was placed there. It looked like a complete prawn.
To him, this was a routine operation. If he didn't have the ability, he wouldn't dare to perform surgery on others.
The monks and Daoists nearby had already stood up. It was the first time they had seen two pairs of chopsticks peel prawns like this.
"Xiao Yi is such a good child. I look at him as if he's my grandson-in-law. Go back and eat. Don't tire yourself out. "
Noble Consort Lu was happy. She could watch a performance while eating prawns.
Li Yi went back. Princess Yongmu and Xiao Lan were working hard to peel prawns. The two of them peeled a prawn with chopsticks. It was almost like inviting the Pen Spirit.
Li Yi waited for the two of them to finish. The efficiency was countless times lower than when he peeled alone.
"Li Lang, you eat." Princess Yongmu and Xiao Lan finally finished peeling a prawn.
Li Yi kissed Princess Yongmu as quickly as possible. In the next moment, he had already lowered his head to eat the prawn.
"Dongzhu, I just received news that many of the monks and Daoists in the open space next to the pear garden are taking over after eating. Some of them are even feverish."
Song De reported the situation to Li Yi through the small robot.
"Huh?" Li Yi was stunned.
He quickly swallowed the food in his mouth. "I didn't do anything! Food poisoning?
No, many people are waiting to watch the show. I'm going to sell tickets to the important viewing platform.
What's going on? Ask them quickly. I'll send someone to take a look. Could it be that their tofu has been left out for too long?
Eating food with spoiled protein can kill people! Other than moldy tofu and moldy qianzhang, there's also fermented tofu and stinky tofu. The situation is different. "
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