Hu Che'er's arm muscles bulged, and the water tank also rose in response, and the pale yellow salt water poured onto the funnel covered with nitrate.

This time it was slower, and the brine flowed down the funnel and through the nitrate plate into the tank.

As the salt water bottomed out, everyone looked forward to it.

Zhang Xiu was also worried, stepped forward to take down the funnel, and the water tank was also presented in front of everyone.

"Qing, Qingshui?"

"My lord, why is this salt water so clear?"

Xu Shu asked puzzled, in his image, the salt water was yellow-brown, and even the coarse and fine salt were yellow-brown. But the salt water in front of him is crystal clear, like a mountain spring.

"It's done!" Zhang Xiu chuckled.

The process of making salt is relatively simple, and he remembers that the most critical step is that the nitrate plate analyzes the harmful substances in the toxic salt. But it's a joy to actually get it out.

"Lord, this is refined salt?"

Jia Xu raised his eyebrows slightly and said curiously.

"It should be." Zhang Xiu replied, "Make a fire and start distilling and crystallizing." ”

Distillation crystallization is the final step.

After the words fell, several people picked up the firewood and began to distill the water tank.

The process is relatively long, but Zhang Xiu is more comfortable, sitting quietly waiting for the birth of the masterpiece, which is the fruit of the labor of the 21st century.

If nothing else, there is still a sense of accomplishment.

Seeing Zhang Xiu so comfortable, everyone was even more anxious and eager to know the result.

This kind of waiting, is a small half a day past.

No way, the water tank is not a specific distillation prop after all, and the efficiency is very low.

At this point,

Zhang Xiu wiped the grease stains on his mouth, put down the mutton skewer in his hand, and said after observing it for a while: "It should be okay." ”

After the water tank is physically cooled, the lid is lifted, and what is introduced to everyone's eyes is a snow-white and plump salt grains with distinct grains.

These grains of salt are attached to the wall of the tank, like snow, a whole layer, which makes people feel a little dreamy.

"It's... This is... Salt? ”

Xu Shu was stunned, incredulous.

Is there salt like snow in the world? This is not true, ordinary table salt is a little yellow, how can it have such a color?

Jia Xu stepped forward quickly, stretched out his hand and pinched a little and put it in his mouth, although Ou Xin was salty, but Jia Xu's old face was filled with an indescribable smile.

"Yes, yes! It's really fine salt. ”

"With such a color and taste, this is a hundred or a thousand times stronger than the fine salt eaten by the world."

Jia Xu couldn't bear the excitement in his heart, and hurriedly said loudly: "The advent of this salt is a blessing for the people and a blessing for the world!" ”

"This salt is made by the lord, and I think it should be named after the lord's surname, and it can be called embroidered salt!" Xu Shu was also excited, this vat of salt represents too many things.

To put it simply, this vat of salt represents money, represents not having to be controlled by others, and represents that the people of Nanyang do not have to spend most of their money to buy salt.

"Huh!" The corners of Zhang Xiu's mouth twitched.

Embroidery salt? Thanks to Xu Shu's ability to say it, in the future, when the whole hot air balloon comes out, wouldn't it be considered a heavenly embroidery?

"What's that, Yuan Zhi, isn't this too floating, let's be humble!" Zhang Xiu pursed the corners of her mouth and said.

"Also, I think this salt is like a snowflake, why don't you call it snowflake salt?" Xu Shu nodded and immediately smiled.

"Very good, very good!"

"Snowflake salt has been made, when it is mass-produced as soon as possible, Wenhe, you immediately arrange for people to mine, make, refine, distill, and each step is separated."

"In addition, the salt factory must be closed for three years, just like the blacksmith's shop."

Zhang Xiu showed solemnity and said in a deep voice.

The salt ore refining method was too important for the late Han Dynasty, and its influence was no less than that of molten steel. Moreover, these refined salts will be the vast majority of Nanyang's financial revenue in the future.

You know, salt is something that everyone needs, and the average family of five needs one stone of salt a year.

1,500 money and one stone, now there are no less than three million people in Jingzhou, and this share alone has nearly one billion revenue a year, how profitable?

This is only Jingzhou, and it is not difficult for this kind of refined salt to penetrate other states and counties. In this regard, Zhang Xiu has already thought about who to hand over the snowflake salt to take care of, and it is naturally the Mi family.

As one of the four major families of merchants in the late Han Dynasty, the Mi family has long been involved in salt and iron, especially after the collapse of the imperial court and no one controls it, the Mi family Haiyan occupies a large share.

After listening to Zhang Xiu's words, Jia Xu nodded approvingly, and said solemnly: "Xu, let's arrange it." ”

…………

Day

A manor house in the city was expropriated and converted into a small salt factory at great speed, from dissolution to filtration, from filtration to analysis, and finally distillation.

There are several steps.

Each step is divided into labor, and a lot of people are recruited, most of these people are alone, mostly to beg for food and make some money by the way.

The next morning,

Snowflake salt can already be produced in small quantities.

However, this volume continues to increase, and according to Zhang Xiu, the salt factory can now supply at least five million people.

Pickled fish, Xinye and even Chaoyang and other places, under the leadership of the government, a large number of river fish in the polders were fished.

The key is to extravagantly marinate countless river fish with salt, which frightened the group of people, and marinated river fish with refined salt, which is really extravagant.

This pickled fish is delicious at first sight!

Of course, the fish caught in the polder belong to the official family, and the people who participate in the fishing and pickling will send some to varying degrees.

The pickled fish is not low in energy, and it is easy to carry, so you can bring some as military rations in future wars.

…………

In the same year, in the winter of December,

Yingchuan, Xuchang City.

After Xuchang was designated as the Han capital, countless literati and artists gathered, and at this time, the street was covered with a layer of snow, and the occasional passer-by was in a hurry.

In a wing,

Cao Cao was dressed in mink skin, grabbed the fan and shook it gently, boiling the turbid wine in the small ding in front of him.

The aroma of wine was overflowing, but Guo Jia was panicked.

"Fengxiao, the heavy snow came very early this year!" Cao Cao chuckled heartily and personally scooped a glass of wine for Guo Jia.

Taking the wine bottle, Guo Jia shook his head and chuckled: "Lord, can't sit still?" ”

"yes!"

Cao Cao was frank in front of Guo Jia, grabbed a glass of wine and got up, looked at the goose-feather-like snow outside the house, his face was sad, he drank it all, and his face was fierce.

"Nanyang Zhang embroidery, like a sharp sword hanging in my heart, makes me restless, and I want to get rid of it quickly."

Seeing Cao Cao's fierce expression, Guo Jia tried to ask, "Does the lord want to start the spring and move troops?" ”

Cao Cao didn't speak, and chose to acquiesce, because he had been waiting for this day for a long time, if it weren't for the lack of food and grass in the army, why would he wait until the beginning of spring?

"Lord, Jia has a word that I don't know whether to say or not." Guo Jia raised his eyebrows and looked at Cao Cao.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Lord, according to Jia's inquiries during this time, this Zhang Xiu is probably much more powerful than we thought. It has completely escaped Liu Biao's control, and his subordinates are even more brave soldiers, and he is afraid that he will not be less than 30,000 with armor. ”

And this person has Jia Xu's help, it is really like a tiger with wings, this battle lord must go all out, fight quickly, and must not be taken lightly.

In addition, the lord should beware of Xuzhou Lu Bu, his command and the state wolf cavalry is invincible, Gao Shun is invincible, if it takes advantage of the emptiness of our army to attack, our army is in danger. ”

Guo Jia said with a solemn expression.

"Lu Bu's guy is really painful."

Cao Cao had a hint of irritation on his face, but he remembered that he had been defeated by Lu Bu several times, "Feng Xiao can have a good plan to help me?" ”

Guo Jia groaned slightly, and then clenched his fists and chuckled

"Lord, I think that Chen Gui and Chen Deng's father and son can be of great use. The Chen family has a very high reputation in Xuzhou, and the lord can write to Chen Gui and Chen Deng's father and son.

As long as they can find and stabilize Lu Bu and provoke the relationship between Lu Bu and Liu Bei and Yuan Shu, when our army moves into Xuzhou in the future, they can be allowed to take the post of Xuzhou assassin. ”

Cao Cao nodded, stretched out his palm, took two snowflakes, and looked into the distance, his eyes were full of murderous intent.