novelhk Chapter 8
Chapter 8
After Qi Cheng answered Li Tai's questions, he began to prepare his dinner.
On the sky curtain, he was seen taking out a piece of meat from a white box, carefully cutting it into pieces on the chopping board, then heating oil in a pan and putting the meat in it.
When it is almost done, add a bowl of water and some other seasonings, then wash a bowl of rice and pour it into a small white pot.
Then he found a place to lie down.
Some old scholars in front of the sky curtain were indignant. They pointed at the sky curtain and cursed, saying that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. How could a grown man cook by himself?
Why is this sky screen still being broadcast?
The world is deteriorating, and people’s hearts are not as old as they used to be!
After cursing for half an hour, the meal made by Qi Cheng on the ceiling was almost ready.
A delicious braised pork rice and a bottle of happy water, this is Qi Cheng's dinner.
Looking at the trembling braised pork, all the audience in front of the screen were drooling. Since they had the means at home and knew how to cook it, they naturally decided to eat the braised pork.
The others could only swallow their saliva and watch Qi Cheng eat.
After Qi Cheng finished eating, he lay on the bed and started watching short videos. The sky screen also changed accordingly, and the entire sky screen was playing the content of the video.
The first few videos were all about a few dancing women with beauty filters turned on, twisting around in yoga pants.
Qi Cheng quickly gave the thumbs up, as he was afraid that Dongyin would think he didn’t like it.
……
This made the old scholars under the skylight even more angry. Aren't these things meant to be watched in private? Playing it so openly on the skylight, aren't they afraid of corrupting the children?
"I want to write a letter to His Majesty, saying that this canopy cannot be viewed casually. Only those who have previously achieved honors can do so. Ordinary people cannot view it casually."
Qi Cheng continued to brush down.
[Required skill for time travel: salt making.]
If you traveled back to ancient times and had a certain amount of armed forces, but lacked the money to develop them, I suggest you go to the seaside and make salt.
Salt production is actually very simple. You level a salt pan on the seashore, use high tide to divert seawater into the salt pan, and then use sunlight to create saturated salt water.
[This salt water is then transferred to the next salt pan, and coarse salt can be obtained after a few days.]
"I've learned it. When can I travel through time? I want to go to the end of the Ming Dynasty and hunt for wild boar skins."
"It's too difficult. We might as well just occupy the Chaka Salt Lake. The salt there is enough for us to eat for more than 1,500 years."
《The armed forces must be sufficient, otherwise they will be wiped out.》
Besides the imperial court, you have also offended the salt smugglers.
盐！
Emperors of all dynasties were stunned. This method of making salt was too easy, and was it a secret that could be made public? Salt tax was a big part of the economy.
Daqin
Qin Shi Huang summoned Li Si and asked him to go to the seaside to try the method written on the sky curtain, and also to find out where the Chaka Salt Lake was.
"Your Majesty, it's easy to make salt by the sea, but this Chaka Salt Lake may not be in our Han territory. Judging from the previous map, later generations also occupied part of the Western Regions."
Qin Shihuang nodded, and he thought about the food that Tianmu had introduced before. It seemed that he should arrange for someone to go to the Western Regions.
"You should arrange for someone to go to the beach first."
Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin's face was full of joy. In the early years of Zhenguan, there were famines in various parts of the Tang Dynasty and the court was in need of money. Tianmu introduced the method of making sea salt.
This is truly a blessing from God.
But he was also very interested in the Chaka Salt Lake.
"My dear ministers, do you know where this Chaka Salt Lake is?" Li Shimin asked. "Write a notice tomorrow. Whoever knows where this place is will be rewarded handsomely!"
"Yes."
The video continues to play.
Although coarse salt is edible, its taste is not very good. We need to filter it further to remove the impurities.
First, dissolve the coarse salt in fresh water to make a saturated salt solution, then filter it to remove the insoluble sand and other substances.
[The filtered salt water is then filtered again with wood ash to remove the magnesium chloride and other substances. This basically becomes the salt we usually eat.]
Looking at the fine salt on the sky, many people widened their eyes. They had never even seen this kind of salt. Even the emperor in the palace could not eat this kind of salt.
How much would it sell for?
The people on the coast have already started to discuss whether to make salt according to Tianmu's method. However, making salt is simple, but they do not have any armed forces.
Should we set up a salt protection team or something?
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang touched his head. This method of making salt was too simple. After Tianmu’s publicity, many people in the world would probably want to try it.
Salt tax is a big expense, and people must not be allowed to make private salt.
"Biao'er, take the craftsmen to the seaside to try it out. Isn't the person on the canopy in Dengzhou? You should go there to make salt," Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly. "Send another order to Duke Xin to inspect. Anyone who dares to make private salt will be executed along with their entire family."
"Father, isn't this... too harsh?"
"Humph, otherwise it will be impossible to stop it. Do you think ordinary people can smuggle salt? It must be those corrupt officials and bullies."
Several princes nodded in agreement.
Qing Dynasty
Emperor Qianlong made an exception this time and did not throw the teacup in his hand. He felt that this was the best knowledge since the Tianmu was invented. He was not afraid of the Yangzhou salt merchants using this method.
Because in addition to paying normal taxes, they also have to set aside a portion of their money as donations. The more they earn, the more they can get, and the more money they have to build the garden.
As for them not giving.
The Imperial Inspector sent there to inspect the salt industry was just there to eat and do nothing.
The current Salt Inspector has been in office for more than a year and should have been almost completely corrupted by them. So let's transfer him back to the capital and find a reason to fire him.
This time, he would send the younger brother of his beloved Concubine Gao.
Qi Cheng had to go to work the next day. Seeing that it was already late, he found a sleep-aid video and listened to it, then lay down on the pillow and fell into a deep sleep.
The common people took advantage of the light from the sky to do some mending and housework, and did not go home to sleep until it got dark.
Everyone is a little confused about the last video. The first half is clearly about an actor, and everyone thinks it is quite interesting, but why does it become windy and rainy in the latter part?
What's the point of broadcasting this thing? I can see it every now and then, and it's no different from later generations.
"I don't know what Tianmu will broadcast tomorrow. If it broadcasts that meat again, I feel like I've learned enough."
"Do you have that much meat? Even if you do, you don't have the seasonings."
"Ugh."