"I don't believe that a little salt can melt the snow! In my opinion, the Mo Family is just trying to find a doctor in a desperate situation! " Lu Shuang heard the idler's report and said decisively. Melting snow with salt was simply unheard of in the world. How could he accept such an unheard of thing?
"That's not a little salt, but a whole fleet of salt!" The idler said in his heart, but he did not say this when he saw Lu Shuang's unhappy face.
"That's not necessarily true. According to the rumors, Mo Jiazi is very evil. Things that are impossible in the hands of ordinary people seem to be easy for him." Zheng Chang said with a worried face.
At present, their situation was very good, and he did not want any accidents to happen.
"Whether the snow can be melted or not, we will know tomorrow." Lu Shuang said with a gloomy face. Although he did not believe this, according to Mo Jiazi's evil character, he always felt a dark cloud looming over him.
Lu Shuang and the others might not believe Mo Jiazi, but for the people in Chang 'an City, they knew that Meton never did things that he was not sure of. Since he dared to sprinkle salt on the brick road, he must be very confident.
"Brother Mo is really unpredictable!" In the Chai Family, Chai Lingwu heard the servant's report and could not help but sigh in his heart.
"I knew it would be like this!"
Qin Huaiyu and the other two who were grounded heard the news and said almost at the same time.
The next day, just at dawn! Almost all the servants and some busybodies gathered in front of the South City gate. When the gate was opened, they all poured out of the gate and could not help but look at the scene in front of them in surprise.
On the brick road in the South City, the snow had dropped by half. Even in some low-lying places, a lot of snow had turned into water, which formed a huge contrast with the thick layer of ice on the Vermilion Bird Avenue.
"It's true!" Everyone stared at the scene in front of them with their mouths agape.
"Mo Jiazi is still the same old Mo Jiazi!" In the crowd, someone sighed and said what was on everyone's mind.
Everyone nodded silently.
"Look, it's the Mo Family's carriage!" Suddenly, a man pointed at the official road in the south of the city and exclaimed.
Everyone suddenly raised their heads and saw a huge caravan on the official road in the south of the city. After sprinkling salt and a night of melting snow, the accumulated snow on the brick road was no longer enough to hinder the progress of the caravan. Under the pressure of the heavy wheels, the snow melted even faster, turning into puddles of water with ice shards. Even though the weather was cold, it did not freeze, and the carriage no longer skidded.
"I'm afraid the Mo Family Village is going to fight back!" Many people suddenly realized.
Because of the snowstorm, even the brick road was covered with a thick layer of ice and snow, making it impassable. Only the caravans of the Mo's Village could go to and from Chang 'an City unimpeded. That was to say, before the snow on the brick road completely melted, the goods of the Mo's Village would dominate the entire Chang' an City market.
Looking at the gloomy sky full of snowflakes, everyone sighed inwardly that the heavy snow would not stop in a short time.
The New Year's Eve was approaching, which was the peak season. When the goods of the Mo's Village poured into Chang 'an City, they could not meet the needs of the people of Chang' an City at all. And other shops were blocked by the heavy snow, so they could not ship the goods to Chang 'an City at all. After the last stock was exhausted, they could only watch the Mo's Village gradually encroach on the market. The prosperity of the Mo's Village made people jealous.
"Mo Jiazi!"
With the bad news coming in one after another, Lu Shuang was almost driven crazy. Who would have thought that Mo Jiazi would come up with such a crooked idea?
Zheng Chang was also speechless. Who in the world could be so bored as to associate salt with snow? What a freak the Mo Family was! At this time, he finally believed how strange Mo Jiazi was.
"Send a message to all the workshops. They must transport the goods to Chang 'an City even if they have to send people to pull them." Lu Shuang said sternly.
"Yes!" A servant hurried away and said.
Zheng Chang said helplessly, "Now the roads are blocked by the heavy snow, and it is extremely difficult to walk. I'm afraid that the goods that can be transported to Chang 'an City are just a drop in the bucket."
"As long as we can create obstacles for the Mo's Village, it will be enough. We have spent so much effort, and of course, we can't fail!" Lu Shuang gnashed his teeth and said.
Zheng Chang nodded and said, "Now, that's the only way."
After another arrangement, Lu Shuang suddenly asked abruptly, "By the way, your sister went to the palace to see Consort Zheng again."
Zheng Chang could not help but be stunned, and quickly nodded and said, "Oh! The New Year's Eve is coming, and we are about to return. My sister is going to say goodbye to Consort Zheng. "
Lu Shuang nodded silently. Now the Empress was almost half publicly selecting Li Shimin, and Miss Zheng went to the palace so frequently. How could he not know?
However, he suddenly did not have a trace of courage in his heart to expose this matter. After Zheng Chang left for a long time, Lu Shuang let out a heart-wrenching roar, "Mo Jiazi, it's all your fault for ruining my plan!"
In the face of the imperial power, he did not have the courage to expose this matter. He could only vent all his resentment on Meton.
In the Changle Palace.
Li Zhi and Princess Jinyang surrounded Princess Changle, shouting from time to time.
"What are you playing? You are so happy! "Li Shimin walked into the Changle Palace with a smile on his face.
"Father, we are melting snow with salt!" Li Zhi saw Li Shimin coming and quickly said as if he was presenting a treasure. Princess Jinyang threw herself into Li Shimin's arms, and Li Shimin held her up tenderly.
"Melting snow with salt!" Li Shimin's heart moved. He had naturally heard the news of Mo Jiazi causing a storm in the city, and couldn't help but walk in curiously.
"Greetings to Father!" Changle bowed and said.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities."
Li Zhi pointed at the large patch of snow on the ground as if presenting a treasure and said, "Father, look, this is the snow that I sprinkled with salt just now. It melted so much in just a short while."
Li Shimin looked at the little bit of salt left in Li Zhi's hand and couldn't help but twitch his mouth. Meton used cheap crude salt that was like dirt, and Li Zhi used fine salt from the imperial tribute. He was even more of a spendthrift than Meton.
"I didn't expect salt to have such a magical effect. It's simply unbelievable." Li Shimin saw this phenomenon with his own eyes and was greatly amazed.
Princess Changle covered her mouth and laughed, "This is all because of Meton's Western Expedition. I heard that Tuyuhun's land is bitterly cold, but the salt lake only freezes for a short period of time, and there is almost no snow on the salt flats. Only then did we know that salt water is not easy to freeze, and thus we deduced the salt flats."
Since Meton came up with the idea of using salt to melt snow, he naturally wouldn't hide it from Princess Changle. He had already written a letter to Princess Changle to explain in detail.
"I also took two basins of water to do an experiment yesterday. I put salt in one and no salt in the other. Sure enough, the water with salt didn't freeze." Princess Jinyang, who was in Li Shimin's arms, said proudly.
"I didn't expect Tang Zi to know how to do experiments!" Li Shimin looked dotingly at Princess Jinyang.
Princess Jinyang said proudly, "Of course, I'm the one who solved Mo Jiazi's problem. I'm the real Mo Jiazi's younger brother."
Looking at Princess Jinyang's lovable expression, Li Shimin immediately laughed out loud. However, he felt a tinge of regret in his heart. He originally thought that using salt to melt snow would be a magical method, but he didn't expect it to be so simple.
However, if it was simple, it could be said that humans could overcome nature and unleash unimaginable potential.
"Mo Family! Mo Technique! "Li Shimin's eyes flashed and sighed.
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