Zhao Zihu didn't let Su Shao stay stunned, scooped some refined salt with a bamboo tube, and handed it to the other party.

Su Shao took the bamboo tube and said apologetically: "It's a joke for the honored guest." Let's take a look at this salt ...... first."

Shi Lu on the side saw it, but he wanted to laugh, because this brother's reaction at this time was exactly the same as before.

Su Qing, Su Shao's lips trembled with excitement, and said, "This, such a good salt, really give it all to us?" No, no, no. We can't be too greedy......"

"Honorable guest! You can tell what is the price of this salt? Let's use pearls and jade to play in exchange. He didn't know the true value of the salt.

Zhao Zihu waved his hand lightly and said: "The king's words are serious! You can use the things first. Later, there is another good thing that I want to ask the king to palm! ”

That's quite appetizing......

Su shook himself.

We're just polite!

This refined salt, in our previous opinion, is a rare thing to play with, and it is not of much use to the mountain people in Liaoli.

But the more he thought about it, the more curious he became about what was hidden in another large chest.

Living in the mountains and forests, although you can hunt often, due to the large population, most of the meat is in short supply, and in order to come in handy at critical moments, it is basically made into bacon.

It is rare to entertain distinguished guests, to have a good meal, driven by the swaying again, of course, the mountain people are hurriedly ready to get up, kill chickens, cook sheep, the scene is not to mention how lively.

And Xiang Liyue, Fat Qing'er and others wandered in the middle, assisting the mountain people to smear refined salt and Zhao Zihu's special condiments.

When he first saw this, he frowned a little uncomfortably, how could any guest rush to help prepare food? It's obvious that our master is unpalatable......

He has a calm temperament, and he is not good at shooting cases on the spot, so he can only hold back his depression, eat wine and eat fried beans with Zhao Zihu with a smile, and secretly glance at his old brother Lu frequently.

"What kind of guest is this? I don't understand the etiquette of the guest and the host at all. It's too embarrassing for the king! If it weren't for the sake of saving your life, we would have killed someone a long time ago. Don't you persuade ......

But where did he think that this old brother, who was so good that he could almost wear a pair of pants, had already sold him, and he would deliberately pretend not to understand the meaning of his eyes.

Facing the swaying of his eyebrows while pouring himself wine, Shi Lu played the role of an iron hanhan this time, and asked directly: "Brother!" What do you want to say? Ming said. The proprietor of the tide tiger is not an outsider! ”

"None! Full of drink, distinguished guests are also full of drink. "Don't shake that annoyance! Throwing the bamboo scoop into the wine urn slightly, he smiled faintly on the surface, and there was an urge to shave his brother's ears in his heart.

And the distinguished guest who called himself "Chaohu" also asked in the last sentence, "The king really has nothing to do", which is very embarrassing, and he wanted to ask rhetorically, "Do you say anything", but he had to wave his hand and laugh awkwardly.

You are a businessman and a human spirit with "six eyes and eight ears", can you not see what we are depressed about?

He didn't believe it, but then again, he felt that the businessman in front of him was a little wrong! Although it is slightly fat and slightly dark, it does look like it has been exposed to the wind and sun on the sea for many years, and there are some pampered people.

But these eyebrows, eyes, and sideburns are a little too immature, right?

Two pinches of mustaches, more like glued on......

Those two female dependents, and the rest of the ten, we don't have a problem looking at it.

This doubt was only in the mind of the donkey, gently floating, and then slowly falling, not stirring up any waves for the time being. And soon, he fell into the "law of true fragrance".

Su Shao felt weird as he watched Chaohu summon Chaoyue and Chaoqing to sit down beside him, and asked him to give him two food tables.

Immediately afterwards, a series of delicacies packed in tall bamboo tubes were presented, and he beckoned everyone to break the lid of the bamboo tube first......

Immediately, he couldn't help but twitch his nose twice, and in the next second, even his eyes were straight, it was too fragrant, and the rich salty fragrance was in his nose.

There is also a spicy breath that stimulates the taste buds, and even goes straight to the heavenly spirit cover, making the mouth secrete saliva quickly, and even the tongue can't help but poke out.

The donkey shook the concentration was strong enough, and the other mountain people all stuck out their tongues, licked their mouths, and sucked their saliva directly.

The mountain people don't care about any image, especially Na Alai and Ah Tie, who directly and violently break the bamboo tube, grab mutton and chicken with their hands to eat, and eat sweating profusely, "hissing" and scratching their cheeks like monkeys.

Su Shao looked at the stewed mutton in the bamboo tube, except for the fragrance, it was no different from what he had eaten before, and he no longer hesitated at the moment, he drank the soup when he took it, only one bite, he almost swallowed his tongue on the spot.

What's going on?

Obviously the meat is still the same meat......

The water is also the water......

It doesn't even make a difference in the utensils used to hold the food.

It's because of what refined salt is added......

Sprinkle some powder......

It's just delicious?

With wide eyes, he looked at the tide tiger, and he didn't want to believe it, and unveiled a cup of bamboo to eat chicken, and the chicken was even more delicious, and it also stimulated the sweetness that should have existed but could not be tasted before.

In the past, coarse salt was used, but it was more refreshing with bitterness!

It's not that the food used to be unpalatable, but it tastes extremely unfriendly to the donkey.

If you eat it once, it will be a little greasy......

But now, it's all about the aftertaste!

He didn't care about the reaction of the distinguished guest and Lu, and began to gulp down the delicacies in the bamboo tube, until he had eaten all the seven or eight cups of bamboo tubes, and then he was still full of burps.

"Such a delicacy should be shared with Ah Zhu...... No! No, no, no. These foods have become like this because of the refined salt and other powders! Are we right? ”

Su Shao looked at Chaohu and asked, but suddenly his breath stagnated, without it, this distinguished guest and the two female dependents, as well as Lu, were still chewing slowly. His throat squirmed, and he wanted to eat a few more cups.

But because of his identity, he could only purse his lips and lick it with his tongue secretly, and after a while, he noticed that his eyes were converging on his face, and then he coughed lightly and asked in embarrassment: "Honored guest!" Why is this so? ”

"Nothing unusual! King. Let's use an analogy! This salt is the same as the jade on your waist, there is a difference between beautiful jade and bad jade. The beautiful jade is not only pleasing to the eye, but also more supportive after a long time! ”

Zhao Zihu smiled and shook his head in salute. Do you do business? Of course, he wouldn't be stupid enough to say how bad and poisonous the coarse salt used by the Dongou people was.

However, as soon as these words came out, not to mention that the donkey was shaken, even Shi Lu thought of it and looked at the surrounding mountain people.

Before, on the big ship, this Great Qin Gongzi didn't explain this to Shi Lu.

Shi Lu realized that in this poor ravine, everyone not only did not eat enough and ate poorly, but also ate poison and food problems.

"Dare to ask the honored guest! How much more salt is there? How much more? "As I said earlier, Fu Yao is a person who loves the people very much.

He thinks that if there is only such a box of refined salt, or even many times more, then it is not equal to nothing, and the food will be stopped.

If the supply of salt energy is continuous, it will be ...... than the cost of Dongou self-production.

Even the price of Qin is one or two times higher, and we can afford it.

As for the question of funding, he has no such worries at all......

The land of Baiyue is rich in ivory, jade, and good materials, and the nobles of Daqin are very fond of it, and secretly sell it, which is also a way to make money.

These businessmen eat the world, so they won't disown the Great Qin money......

In fact, if we hadn't known that Qin Law was too strict, Ah Zhu and I wouldn't have been willing to hide in this deep mountain and old forest at all.

Ay! It's all tears when you talk too much......

Zhao Zihu didn't know what he was thinking in his heart at this time, if he knew, he would definitely laugh at himself, why did he toss so much.

You must know that Su Shao is so soft, he will have a direct showdown, indicating that Daqin is gradually changing, and it is getting better and better......

But Zhao Zihu can only answer now: "What is the output of this refined salt?" It's hard to say. But if the king really needs it, he can guarantee that he can sell you 18,000 catties every three months! ”

On the Yantai side, the average daily output is now 4,000 catties.

It's just that this is the initial stage, and it will definitely be higher in the future......

Moreover, after subduing Baiyue, the coastal areas can be carried out.

"Shhh 18,000 catties of refined salt per month. Is this true? He gasped.

I can't help but be shocked!

There are more than 40,000 people in this Dongou compared to Minyue, and there are more than 40,000 people who can really eat coarse salt......

Most of them are boiled fish, and then a little salty fish soup is used to bibimbap, even if it is a meal.

Not to mention 18,000 catties of refined salt, even if it is only 3,000 catties of refined salt per month, it is particularly important for Su Shao, and he is busy asking about the price of this salt.

Seeing that the proprietor of this tide tiger calmly gestured and said the price of refined salt, he was even more stunned, it was actually only one and a half times the price of Daqin salt.

He was so overjoyed that he almost wanted to get up and pull someone up, and immediately go to the salt, and he could take out the eighteen thousand catties of funds now.

Zhao Zihu pressed his hand weakly, telling Don't be in a hurry, and even pointed to the second big box under the stage, the show is still to come.

Yes! We can afford to wait......

The act of shaking can only be turned into pretending to move his buttocks, and the curiosity in his heart is more like a cat's paw scratching, what is the second box.

Could there be anything more appealing than refined salt?

Shi Lu felt the donkey shake and looked at him again, and asked, he stroked his mustache, nodded and smiled.

Virtuous brother! Thou shalt wait......

By night, everything will feel like a dream!

In this way, everyone has their own thoughts, eating and drinking, lacking their own singing and dancing, as well as a thrilling race to climb the knife mountain and cross the sea of fire.

In the blink of an eye, evening came, and the sky in the mountains and forests was getting darker, and the mountain people were about to light torches as usual, and then build a bonfire in the middle of the square.

Zhao Zihu suddenly stood up, raised his hand and said, "Wait! King. This is exactly the time when I show the second box of goods......"

Su shook his heart and jumped suddenly, secretly thinking "It's finally here", so he stared at the big box under the stage.

The box was immediately opened, and inside was a roll of thick cloth wrapped in things, about the length of an adult's palm.

He didn't ask much, but for fear of missing any details, he quietly watched as the man grabbed one of the rolls and spread out the thick cloth.

The dark brown and pink cylindrical thing was immediately exposed, and there was a wick-like cotton rope on the top, which made him look puzzled.

The man then took out the fire fold, blew it, and lit it on the cotton rope, and a flame rose up, and then in the dim sky, it smeared a palm-sized area.

"Huh?"

As soon as Su Shao and most of the mountain people made an unexpected noise, the mountain wind did not give any face, and swept by.

The candle flame was extinguished, and the donkey shook his eyes, smiled in disappointment, and turned to look at the proprietor of the Chaohu who was almost shrouded in shadows: "Honored guest! Is this a joke? ”

"Don't worry, the king!" Zhao Zihu had expected such a situation, his expression was calm, and he nodded to Shi Lu instead.

Shi Lu said to Su Shao: "Brother Xian! Doesn't every house here have to hang a lantern with an oil lamp at night? Tell someone to take one for the brother. ”

"Oh?"

The donkey shook the letter suspiciously, called Alai, and told the other party to bring the lantern.

"Yu you! Don't make a fool of yourself. ”

Alley shoved the lantern unceremoniously, but spat out words of concern in his mouth.

The boatman holding the candle was amused, took the lantern, grinned kindly, turned his back, and did what Gongzi Zihu had previously explained.

In a moment the boatman turned his head again, and in his hand it was a lantern with a flickering candle, which, though slightly trembling in the mountain breeze, was in no danger of being extinguished.

The light of the candle flame shone directly on Alai's sallow face, making him even paler. He opened his mouth wide in disbelief: "You, where did you get the oil lamp?" Why is it so bright? ”

"I didn't have an oil lamp in my hand just now, I lit a candle!" The boatman was still smiling, his brow raised, and he was extremely proud.

On the stage, when Su Shao saw this, his expression also collapsed, and he pointed with a trembling finger: "What is that?" What did they say? ”

"Candle!!"

Zhao Zihu replied.

"Wax, candles?"

The donkey shook and muttered, this time looking at the old brother Lu.

Shi Lu smiled affirmatively.

"Take, take! Alai. ”

After a while, he asked Alley to lift the lantern high, and he held it gently as if he had found a treasure, and touched and touched, and he realized that the candle was good.

True.

The candle is extremely unstable in the wild, and it is extinguished by the wind, and it is not necessarily strong when it is shrouded in the lantern......

But if this kind of lantern is used in a house, not to mention how awesome!

Choose a perfect location and hang it on the roof, and the light can spread out very brightly, and the room will be transparent......

What's more, in the land of Baiyue, there is not much soybean oil available at all.

This kind of thing is abundant in the Central Plains.

So much so that throughout the night of Baiyue, let alone outdoors, even the houses are also dark all year round.

Speaking of torches, they were actually made of rags, broken leaves, and bark with a touch of grease.

Therefore, it is conceivable that for the leaders of the tribes such as Su Shao and Wuzhu who were accustomed to living in the Chu State in their early years......

How deadly is this candle?

(End of chapter)