Chapter 31 Salt Production

The next day, Cheng Wu slept until he got up at about 8 o'clock in the morning, Cheng Wu was not used to ancient time, so yesterday Cheng Wu bought an electronic watch for more than 100 yuan online to wear and watch the time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wash your face and brush your teeth, open your mobile phone and buy two Dali Garden French buns and two cartons of breakfast milk online, and put them in the room for later use.

Eating some bread and milk for breakfast, Cheng Wu looked at the emptiness of his house, such a big mansion, only he lived alone, and it was a little empty, it was time to find a few people, otherwise he was the only one in this family, and he didn't have a little popularity, and he thought it was a ghost house if he didn't know.

After knowing that the population at this time could be sold, Cheng Wu wanted to buy a few lovely girls from the beginning. Thinking about having such two lovely girls waiting by her side, teasing them and eating their tofu in your spare time is also a very beautiful thing.

Think about it, Cheng Wu, who is still the first brother, has a good life like this.

After breakfast, Cheng Wu felt that there was nothing to do now. was walking to the front yard, and suddenly remembered that yesterday when the eunuch was rewarded with a small glass bead by himself, he did not forget to remind himself when he left, don't forget to go to Dianmao tomorrow morning, the so-called Dianmao is the meaning of clocking in to work. Thinking like this, Cheng Wu hurriedly returned to his room and quickly rode his bicycle towards the palace. Cheng Wu was thinking about it along the way, but he didn't expect that he would be late for the first time at work, hey, there was no one around him to remind him, it still didn't work, it seemed that the matter of buying a few people couldn't be delayed.

Finally entered the imperial city, Cheng Wu was stunned all of a sudden, and walked slowly with a bicycle. I don't know where my office is, and I don't know where to ask people. Facing the surrounding high walls and the big palace, Cheng Wu didn't know how to leave for a while.

The last time I came in, I was pulled in in a carriage, and I didn't know how the Taiji Hall had left at that time, and I didn't know how to go if I wanted to ask the emperor. Cheng Wu was stunned for a moment.

In ancient times, civil servants went to work very early, and they had to go to the "office" at five o'clock in the morning to clock in, which was called Dianmao. Cheng Wu knew that he was late at this time anyway, and he was not in a hurry, so he pushed his bicycle and wandered around.

After walking for more than ten minutes, Cheng Wu was suddenly slapped on the shoulder. Cheng Wu thought depressedly, why are the people of the Tang Dynasty so accustomed to patting people's shoulders when they meet, and they are all so heavy. Can't you say hello politely?

I turned my face depressedly, and when I saw that it was an acquaintance, I was overjoyed, and I thought that this time there was someone to lead the way.

"The little nephew saw Uncle Cheng" was the three-plate axe demon king Cheng Biting Jin, who came to Cheng Wu's house a few days ago to eat and drink.

In fact, in Cheng Wu's heart, I don't know why, every time I see Cheng Biting Jin, there is always a little bit of a similar feeling in my heart, a kind of family affection that blood is thicker than water. Could it be that Cheng Yanjin really told his grandfather in his previous life that he was really the ancestor of his Cheng family?

This thought flashed through Cheng Wu's heart.

"Haha, I saw you from afar, so sneaky, what kind of thing are you doing?" Cheng Yanjin was called happy by Cheng Wu's uncle.

I don't know how, Cheng Yanjin himself is too, every time I see Cheng Wu, I always feel that this kid in front of me is a little familiar, but I just can't remember where I have seen it for a while.

"Hehe, I'm not afraid of Uncle Cheng's jokes, my little nephew is here, it's the first time I came, I don't know where I should go, please Uncle Cheng help lead the way" Cheng Wu knew that he was late now, and he was not afraid of losing face, so he confessed directly to Cheng Yanjin.

"What!? Dian Mao, when has this been, now it's already Chen, you just came to Dianmao, I have to say, you are really too bold, aren't you afraid that those sour old men in the Ministry of Rites will know about you? ”

Refer to my book, which means to make a small report to the emperor, hehe, we are really not afraid, it just so happens that we will not do it with the help of this, it is exactly what I want, I still wish they would do it, and the more intense the better, it is best to let the emperor give himself this seven-grade sesame official in a fit of anger, then it is good.

"Participate in my book, okay, whoever doesn't participate is not raised by his mother." Hearing Cheng Yanjin's words, Cheng Wu didn't care.

"Hehe, you're amazing, you have the spirit of a certain year, haha, good, good." When Cheng Yanjin heard Cheng Wu's words, he laughed angrily, and slapped Cheng Wu on the shoulder again, almost slapping Cheng Wu half-through.

Cheng Wu pushed the bicycle slightly, thinking to himself, it is better to stay away from such a fierce man, for the sake of his future happiness.

After that, Cheng Wu told Cheng Yanjin about his official rank, and Cheng Yanjin promised Cheng Wu to take Cheng Wu to Cheng Wu's "office". But there is one condition, that is, they have to invite a few more generals to eat tonight, or it is not high, just like those meals a few days ago.

Since eating the food of the Cheng Wu family that day, in the past few days, when he thinks of those delicious delicacies, as well as the wine as spicy as fire and clear as water, Cheng Yanjin has felt uncomfortable. Cheng Yanjin has been trying to find an excuse to go to Cheng Wu's house to rub it again, but he didn't expect him to give him a chance today, how could Cheng Yanjin let it go so easily.

Cheng Wu thought about it and agreed to come down, anyway, he would be alone in his own house, and there would be more people.

After getting Cheng Wu's consent, Cheng Yanjin happily took Cheng Wu to his own territory.

The two of them had no choice but to turn around and walk outside. Cheng Wu asked Cheng Yanjin to sit on his back frame, anyway, Cheng Wu's bicycle is a mountain-type bicycle with deceleration and shock absorption, and there are gears that can be adjusted, even if there are hundreds of heavy demon kings in the back, it is not too heavy-footed.

The Demon King happily sat behind Cheng Wu, told Cheng Wu to be faster, and stroked Cheng Wu's bicycle, and said with pity: "It's a pity that such a good steel is not used to make a horse poke." ”

It turned out that Cheng Wu's Shanglin Department was not in the imperial city, but outside. Located in the backmost Daning Fang, it is the office space just assigned by the emperor, there are several guards in armor outside the door, holding a long knife in the left hand, holding a horse poke more than two meters long in the right hand, a body of standard equipment, standing guard at the door majestically.

Cheng Wu is here for the first time, even if Cheng Biting Jin leads the way, it is also an investigation, because Cheng Wu came early and anxious, he did not bring the official certificate that Xiao Dezi handed over to him yesterday, and he was only willing to enter after getting Cheng Bitingjin's guarantee.

To make salt, you must first have tools, Cheng Wu ordered someone to find a pen and paper, and wrote out all the tools needed: a cart of charcoal, fine sand, a wooden barrel funnel, and a few gauze.

Cheng Wu later knew that there was no gauze at this time, so he explained to his subordinates and changed it to silk. The funnel was also specially drawn on a piece of paper for people to do, and there was a special organization in the imperial court to make this, and there were skilled carpenters in the prison to do this.

Everything is made in the amount of one unit first, and then they are allowed to make it according to the amount they need.

His men were ordered to hurry and go in four waves, and they were separated, so that they would hurry. Being an official has this advantage, and someone will break his leg when he moves his mouth.

After two hours, everything was ready. Cheng Wu rolled up his sleeves and began the process of making filters.

"Everyone came over to see it, after I did it, everyone will learn to do it in the future, so it's faster." Cheng Wu didn't forget to remind his subordinates before he started. Cheng Wu didn't want to do it himself every time he made salt. That's not my character, I'm not here to be an official, we're here to enjoy life.

Use charcoal to smash the charcoal in strips with a hammer, and wash the fine sand and smashed charcoal with water several times until the water is clear.

Put 4 layers of silk on the bottom of the funnel, put the cleaned fine sand into the funnel, spread a layer, then spread the charcoal on top of the fine sand, and then spread another layer with a layer of fine sand. A funnel is made like this.

The rest is nothing to do with Cheng Wu, it's all manual work, mainly to move the corners of the mouth, and there are people under him to do it.

Tell the people below to crush the salt mine that has long been put aside, pour it into a large porcelain jar and dissolve it with water, and wait until the salt mine and the water in the tank are saturated, pour it on the silk stacked into 4 layers for preliminary filtration, and simply filter out the excess debris, after filtering it several times according to this method, the salt water has slowly become clearer and clearer from the original light blue-green.

The filtered brine is poured into the funnel made in front of it for the final filtration process to remove the toxic substances inside.

After a few times, the salt water was already quite clear, Cheng Wu stuck it to his mouth with his hand, tried it, the taste was enough, so he ordered someone to pour it into the cauldron for steaming, this is the last process of salt making, until the water in the pot is evaporated, and the rest is snow salt as white as snow.

Of course, this can't be compared with the iodized salt that Cheng Wu bought online with his mobile phone, but even so, for the emperor, it is already quite good, this is the best snow salt in the world at present.

A large pot of salt water finally boiled about four or five catties of snow salt.

Watching the water in the pot slowly be steamed dry, and finally turned into a layer of white snow salt under the bottom of the pot, everyone was very happy, Cheng Wu also picked up a little and tasted it, uh, it's not bad, the taste is enough, but it can't be compared with what you eat.

Cheng Wu also invited everyone to taste it, everyone knew the value of the salt in front of them, and excitedly took a little bit and tasted it in their mouths, so salty that everyone twisted their faces, but they refused to spit it out.