The external account has been collected, and the internal account has been checked clearly.

Chen Xiao completed the task, and his idle job became more relaxed.

He didn't even bother to go to the household department the next day, anyway, he could go or not.

With anticipation, he went to the salt pond sold to him by the Ministry of Rites according to the address.

Yanchi is in a remote area ten miles outside the imperial capital, and there is no one living near this hundred acres of land, and there is no fertile land, so it is deserted.

After approaching, Chen Xiao saw a salt pond, with some yellowish crystals on the side, these are mineral salts, which cannot be eaten directly, the minerals in them are poisonous and will kill people.

He took a few pieces of mineral salt, put them away, and used the water bag he was carrying to get some brine from the salt lake.

Immediately, he hurriedly returned to the imperial capital and went to the restaurant.

Let people boil a cauldron first, he mashes the mineral salt, puts it in water, dissolves it, makes brine, and then filters, purifies, burns dry, and crystallizes.

The process is very complex and will not be repeated here.

In short, after spending a lot of twists and turns according to the salt-making method he mastered, the pieces of mineral salt finally became white grains of salt.

Chen Xiao excitedly dipped some with his fingers and put them in his mouth, salty, too damn salty, and salty and tasteful, almost no bitter taste.

"It's done, it's done, it's done, Lao Tzu has actually become, I'm really a genius!" Chen Xiao was very happy.

But he looked at the salt, and it was very small!

There are so many mineral salts, just making such a little salt, the process is also very troublesome, so the cost is a bit big.

But think about it again, in the salt pond, those mineral salts and some natural underground mineral salts, basically no one dares to use them to eat, because there are minerals and they will be poisoned.

Most of the people boiled salt in the brine in the salt pond or in the brine in the salt well.

Chen Xiao was able to make use of these mineral salts, and it seems that the cost is not too big.

But it requires labor, and this cost is undoubted.

So, Chen Xiao planned to invest some first and give it a try.

So he found the fat man and asked him to recruit ten people to go to his salt lake to mine some mineral salt and come back, and then Chen Xiao taught them to make salt.

Although the method of making salt may be spread out because of this, there is no way to do it, this thing, no matter how careful it is, it will be passed on, after all, to put it bluntly, it is just a little more complicated, and you will understand the principle if you see more.

Unlike winemaking, a distillation technique and distillation tools discouraged these ancient people from figuring it out.

Ten workers, in one day, mined a large amount of mineral salt, and after returning, several cauldrons were boiled, and finally, ten catties of salt were produced.

According to the current price of salt, the best salt is about 300 wen a catty.

Chen Xiao's salt, whether it is purity, taste, appearance, or safety, almost meets the standard of edible salt, so in any case, the price is higher.

Although the cost is about the same with him, the technology is good, and this has to make some money.

After thinking about it, he decided, five hundred wen a catty, one tael of silver and two catties!

These ten catties of salt are five taels of silver.

Of course, this is just the beginning, so ten catties of salt is inevitably less.

These people have to mine salt in large quantities, increase the workload, and make at least 100 catties of salt a day.

That's fifty taels of silver.

Finally, collect some more seemingly useless salt lakes, and then make a large amount of salt, this high-quality edible salt will definitely not be lower than the income that Baijiu brings to Chen Xiao.

You know, no matter which dynasty, salt, is a necessity, and it is very profitable.

After the fat man learned the result, he was stunned.

Chen Xiao asked the fat man to manage the salt production, and in addition, his own salt was used in his own restaurant, so that the dishes were more delicious.

After the matter of salt was decided, Chen Xiao always felt bottomless in his heart!

Wine is a thing that people who love to drink drink and make money from hobbies.

Salt, on the other hand, is a necessity, it has been regulated for generations, and it is very salty.

If you want to do a salt business, you not only need to report to the household department, but also pay a salt tax, because the salt market is too big, and as soon as this salt tax is collected, it means that all the people who eat salt have indirectly paid taxes to the imperial court.

Everyone has to eat salt, which is a good way to avoid the problem of tax evasion.

However, the product of private salt, which does not pay taxes, has appeared again, and unqualified salt is sold to the people at a low price, without paying taxes to the imperial court.

It's like a cancer.

And now Chen Xiao is worried that he will become a private salt!

Therefore, he had to go to the household department to report to himself, and then pay back the tax to the household department.

In addition, he thinks that if you want to really do such a business, you have to have a backer!

Although he is also an official himself, this business that earns money from people all over the world is too big, it is dangerous.

After all, if this kind of necessities industry for the people is bigger, it is equivalent to grasping the throat of the people, which is the court and the royal family. Absolutely not to be seen.

Therefore, he should find someone from the royal family to cooperate with and dispel the doubts of the royal family.

It's called planning ahead!

So, Chen Xiao decided to pull the dragon nine spirits into the water!

He did it as soon as he thought of it, so he took a bag of salt and entered the palace.

It was in the afternoon, Long Jiuling came back from the palace school, and when she was bored, Chen Xiao's arrival made her smile!

"Jiu'er, I have a profitable business here, I want you to participate, you just need to invest some money, put a name, and in the future, I will give you dividends!"

As soon as Chen Xiao and Long Jiuling sat down, they couldn't wait to speak.

Long Jiuling was stunned for a moment, obviously not understanding what Chen Xiao meant.

Chen Xiao then took out the salt and explained to Long Jiuling for a long time, asking Long Jiuling to be the honorary boss and image spokesperson of his salt industry.

Anyway, she trusts Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao asks her to do it, and she will do it!

The two hit it off, and Chen Xiao was also relieved.

Pull the emperor's favorite daughter into the water, and the salt industry will become bigger in the future, if the emperor has any scruples, when he hears that it is her daughter's nominal industry, it will be more comfortable, so he won't be too worried, right?

After this matter fell, Chen Xiao was in a good mood and played in the Nine Heavens Hall until dark, and then left.

In the imperial study, when the emperor heard that Chen Xiao had gone to the Nine Heavens Hall again, he snorted and said:

"This kid is really idle in his idle job, it seems that this time, it is difficult to make a difference!"

The old eunuch smiled: "Your Majesty, this principal is a dispensable position in itself. Among the officials, Lang Zhong, who is in charge of affairs, and Lang Lang, who is in charge of affairs, almost do everything, and the main thing is naturally idle! ”

"It seems that this kid is also settled. By the way, Hu Guifei has been recently, nothing abnormal, right? The Emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, you haven't been to see her during this time, and she came to see you and was rejected by you, so you want to come...... should also understand His Majesty's disappointment with her, so she is quite peaceful! The old eunuch said.

"En......" the emperor nodded.

The old eunuch hesitated for a moment and said, "However, I am afraid that her hatred for Chen Xiao will be difficult to eliminate, it is said that ...... wrote a lot of letters to the three princes who were far away in the sect to cultivate martial arts......"

The emperor's eyes narrowed, he snorted, and didn't speak!