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- no, 266 salt!
When Huang Junming returned to Tianxian Palace, the sun was just going down. Thinking about what he had done today, Huang Junming laughed secretly. What Qianlie counties and people chanting salt are simply nonsense to the extreme. Fortunately, Huang Junming was just casually quick-witted at the time and didn't bring any trouble to Ru County. You must know that there really was a Ru County in the Tang Dynasty, Linru County in Fuzhou (renamed Linchuan County in the Sui Dynasty). It's just that your county doesn't produce salt.
Speaking of this salt, Huang Junming had to think more. Being in the Tang Dynasty, although this side of the court must be taken into consideration. But your own influence is also indispensable. Throughout the Tang Dynasty, although salt production was much higher than in previous dynasties, the price was still slightly high. Otherwise, today’s joke wouldn’t have happened.
As for why the price of salt was high in the Tang Dynasty, apart from the government’s monopoly on salt prices, it was simply because productivity was low and labor wasted and harmed the people. If the method of making salt is innovated, it is likely that the salt farmers will be the first to suffer losses. If there is no innovation, I am afraid that in the end it will lead to excessive extortion by salt merchants. And all of this needs to be considered.
Huang Junming found someone to find out. The salt of the Tang Dynasty can be divided into four types. The first type is salt formed in salt ponds. It is often called pool salt or grain salt. The second type is cliff salt, or rock salt, that grows naturally on cliffs. The third type is made by boiling sea water and is called sea salt or powdered salt. The last type is well salt formed by boiling water from wells.
Among these four kinds of salt, the common ones that ordinary people eat at home are either pool salt or sea salt. Pool salt is the most convenient to make and the output is not low. Although making sea salt is cumbersome, the advantage lies in the large quantity. Rock salt and well salt are common items in the homes of wealthy officials. Rock salt does not need to be manufactured. Just scrape the salt off the cliff face. It's probably an ancient ocean salt mine or something. Well salt depends on the region, and is made by digging deep wells to collect water and boiling them. It is more delicate than rock salt. Most people use this salt to brush their teeth, and it is considered the best green salt. The so-called green salt is not a specific name, it is just a general term for fine salt. And the water in this well has been filtered through multiple layers of soil. Not turbid, very clear. The boiled salt is also as white as snow, so this well salt is the most expensive.
Increasing the productivity of salt production is the best way to suppress the price of salt. However, if the price of salt decreases, how will the lives of salt households function? Although Huang Junming doesn't know how to make salt. But after living in this complicated modern world for twenty-five or six years, I have never eaten pork and seen pigs running away. There is still some concept.
After some thought, Huang Junming found several Taoists who lived near the salt field. Asked.
"Fang Kao. Guangye, Guangping." Huang Junming learned the Taoist names of these three people from the monk Xiaodao. Zaizai called out one after another on the futon: "I heard that the three of you are from near the salt field in Datang. Pindao has something to ask you."
"It doesn't matter, Immortal!" After the three of them saluted, they stood aside respectfully.
Huang Junming looked at the three people's restrained looks and smiled gently: "Don't be so formal, just think of it as a casual chat." Even so, the three of them didn't seem to be relaxed at all, and Huang Junming didn't care much about it either. A waste of words. He said bluntly: "Pindao came down the mountain today and heard that the price of salt in Datang is expensive. It's funny that Pindao has never paid attention to this after coming to Datang for so long. I wonder if you can tell Pindao about the price of salt in Datang. , salt farm, how to make salt?”
After hearing Huang Junming's question, the three of them obviously relaxed a little. For Huang Junming's interest in Datang's salt industry, the three of them were somewhat prepared. Huang Junming originally found someone to have a rough understanding of Datang's salt industry. They were the ones who asked the question. Now, Huang Junming just wanted them to explain in more detail the methods of the Datang Salt Industry. At the same time, there is a sense of delegating power to three people.
Although Huang Junming is not very familiar with these three people, at least the monk can find them. It proves that they still have a certain ability to do things. Although monks and Taoists are sometimes a bit naive, their hearts are like a clear mirror. This was quite accurate at judging people, otherwise Huang Junming wouldn't have taken him with him.
After the three of them signaled to each other, Taoist Fang Kao first bowed his head forward and said, "Xian Chang, Guan Zi said, without salt, it will become swollen. Although salt is a seasoning on the surface. In fact, it is an indispensable health-preserving thing for us people. Among the seventy-one immortals recorded in "The Biography of Immortals", most of them took food to become immortals, and among the recipes for taking it, there is another thing called autumn food. . And this thing has been verified by Sun Xianchang, and it is actually table salt"
Huang Junming can hear it. This Taoist doctor is a doctor, and he is also quite proficient in health preservation. He first explained the functions of salt thoroughly from ancient research and then to his own understanding. Although Huang Junming felt that Fang Kao's remarks were not useful to him, he listened patiently. No thought of interruption.
"From the Han Dynasty to the present, the price of salt has been variable, but in the end it is inevitable that there will be a pound of salt per pound of rice, a pound of grain for salt, and the people will eat light food. The price of salt has never been lower than the price of grain, and it is even more so during wars. Sgt. Without salt, there is no way to fight, so most of the salt produced is used as military supplies after meeting the needs of officials. As a result, the price of salt among the people is low." Taoist Fang Kao talked about the reasons for the high price of salt from the role of salt. . And this is exactly what Huang Junming doesn't know.
“So, the reason for the high price of salt is that most salt is used for armaments and there is less circulating on the market?” Huang Junming interjected and asked.
"What the immortal said is correct, and because this pool is rich in salt production and is north of the Huaihe River, sea salt is produced along the coast. Transportation is not convenient, so the price of salt often has to add transportation expenses. Similarly, the army asked salt households To collect salt, salt is collected at a fair price. And this expenditure is paid by the state, so in order to make up for the losses in this matter, the court also has to increase the price of salt." Taoist Fang Kao's answer satisfied Huang Junming. . This explains another reason why salt prices are high.
"Oh, Fang Kao, do you think that if there is a way to increase salt production, can the price of salt in Tang Dynasty be reduced?" Huang Junming asked tentatively.
"That's for sure!" Fang Kao answered quite simply. "It's just that the salt farmers suffered a lot." At this point, Fang Kao lowered his head slightly. Obviously thinking about something.
"Yes, Pindao has also taken this into consideration." Huang Junming sighed. It seems that this is really not a solution that has the best of both worlds.
"Master Immortal, the path has something to say." Taoist Guangping seemed to have thought of something and interrupted. Seeing Huang Junming nod in agreement, he then said: "If the immortal really has a way to increase the production of salt, then there is actually a way to solve the problem of hurting the salt farmers."
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