C174 Salt and the Lifeline of the Nation (2/2)

”Only,” Zhuge Liang said hesitantly, ”Sir, those salts can be made into ice, but they cannot be eaten!”

That salt was Xiao Wen's way through Heshen, from the west of Han and even from the Qin.

Zhuge Liang knew very well that although there was a lot of salt in the west, it could not be eaten even once.

”That's poison salt, you can't eat it. If you eat that salt, you'll die from diarrhea, not to mention the fact that you'll turn purple from eating that thing.” Zhuge Liang said.

Saying this, he paused before continuing, ”I have also seen the well salt of Shu County, but even that salt is not as pure as the salt that Teacher made.”

Xiao Wen nodded.

Nitrate and phosphorus potassium impurities in salt mines.

If someone were to eat these impurities together, they would be courting death.

Maybe it will last for a while. But it would be strange if the body did not turn purple after eating too much phosphorus and potassium.

Later on, Xiao Wen had seen calcium supplements, iron supplements, nitrate supplements, phosphorus and potassium supplements.

However, Xiao Wen said sincerely, ”Xiao Liang! That salt mine really can't be eaten like this. In fact, the poison salt needed to be crushed, dissolved, filtered, and analyzed. Only the human eat the salt would be crystallized in the end. It was just like some medicinal herbs that were poisonous, but after special processing, they would become non-toxic and could even cure illnesses. This salt was also reasonable. ”Everything in this world is prepared for humans. As long as you find the right method and find the right one, everything in this world can be used. It is just a small path in the art of salt making.”

Zhuge Liang nodded in deep agreement.

In fact, this wasn't the first time Xiao Wen had instilled this thought into Zhuge Liang.

Xunzi Day: A gentleman is born different from others, and is good at things.

In fact, the reason why humans were able to become the top organisms of the food chain was because they possessed the production tools to make themselves capable of doing things that they were originally unable to do.

This was also the reason why humans were able to continuously develop.

Xiao Wen needed Zhuge Liang to understand this principle. It was only with this knowledge that he would know that developing productivity was an important way of promoting national development.

And because of this, only after Zhuge Liang became the Prime Minister was he able to accomplish something great.

”Sigh, what a pity.” After listening to Xiao Wen talk about the secret recipe for making salt, Zhuge Liang didn't have any reaction. On the other hand, Yang Xiu and Sun Shangxiang had regretful expressions on their faces.

”What are you guys sighing about?” Looking at their expressions, Xiao Wen was puzzled.

Yang Xiu looked at Xiao Wen with disdain, as if he was a country bumpkin that didn't care about the world.

Only then did he slowly explain, ”If Sir's secret recipe had been announced earlier, perhaps His Majesty would not have been in a hurry to attack the country. Furthermore, even if we have to beat up Liaoning Province, we will not be controlled by Zhao Kuangyin, that dog, the Song Emperor. ”

On the other side, Sun Shangxiang also said: ”Although salt is a type of seasoning for nobles, it is a good thing for soldiers to strengthen and strengthen their bodies. Unfortunately, although the well salt of the Shu County is good, the output of it is very low. Just the nobles who are satisfied with my strength have already used up most of it. ”Not to mention those merchants who, in order to make money, sell salt abroad despite the emptiness of the domestic salt market.”

”However, most of the salt that our people and soldiers eat is from sea salt cooked in coastal countries like Song Ming.”

”One of the reasons why His Majesty is going to the Kingdom of Liaoning is to raise the domestic economy. On the other hand, it was also for the sake of connecting Han and Song Ming countries so that sea salt could be transported inland more easily. Furthermore, when the Song Emperor was trying to tempt His Majesty, he had proposed to increase his luck by three times every year. For the sake of the bodies of the soldiers, His Majesty chose to go on an expedition to the State of Liaoning. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Wen sighed.

He was just a small technology that could improve his life. In this era where he was behind in productivity, he was actually able to influence a country's lifeline.

At this moment, a voice sounded from outside the camp.

”Listen, people inside, hand over your money. I guarantee you that your lives will be fine. Otherwise, this grandpa will kill all of you! ”