Chapter 343; Promotion

The three of them suddenly realized that they had all eaten the food at Baizhenlou.

Speaking of which, Emperor Hongwen bought most of his daily meals from Baizhenlou in recent months.

Ever since he went to Baizhenlou to taste pork, he had fallen in love with the food at Baizhenlou. He really had no appetite for returning to the palace to eat the same imperial dining room meals that had remained unchanged for decades.

He had also discussed with Wang De at the beginning why the food in Baizhenlou was actually better than the food in his imperial kitchen.

They even asked the top chefs in the imperial dining room to study Baizhenlou's meals painstakingly, and even asked them to cook them too.

But the appearance is exactly the same every time, but there are always some differences when feeding.

Now he realized that it was a problem with the seasoning.

At that moment, Emperor Hongwen and the three of them all began to reminisce about the meals at Baizhenlou.

This aftertaste doesn't matter, I immediately noticed the difference.

Their ordinary meals, even those in the imperial kitchen, always have a subtle bitter taste in them.

This is the taste brought by salt. Even the top-grade green salt from Dongzhou will have such a taste.

But there is nothing like this in the food at Baizhenlou.

Because the smell was very light and they were already used to it, they really didn't pay attention to it without being reminded by Lu Yaoyao.

I just assume that Baizhenlou used some method to neutralize the bitter taste brought by the green salt.

Now it seems that is not the case at all.

At this moment, Lu Yaoyao took out a paper package from his sleeve.

She had already thought about coming to the capital today, so she prepared things early.

Seeing her take out something and spread it out, the three people around her were stunned.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the King of Jin, this is the salt made by my daughter."

Her words made the three people beside them widen their eyes and look in disbelief.

Because the salt in the paper bag is as pure white as snow particles, which is completely different from the light cyan salt they usually have.

If Lu Yaoyao hadn't said it was salt, they wouldn't have even thought about it.

After all, they have never seen white flowers of salt.

"Is this really salt?"

"You'll know if you try it, don't you?"

Hearing this, King Jin took the lead and stretched out his hand to pick up a little bit and was about to put it into his mouth. Emperor Hongwen opened his mouth and wanted to stop him, but then he thought, this is something Lu Yaoyao brought, there should be no

What problem.

Then he stared at King Jin and asked him to put the white salt in his mouth.

"It's really salty, and the taste is pure, not bitter at all."

King Jin looked at Lu Yaoyao in shock and continued to ask, "How did you do it?"

At this time, Wang De also reached out and picked up a little bit, and then he was shocked.

Finally, Emperor Hongwen also tried it and stood up in shock, his eyes shining.

"How did you make this thing? Is it difficult? Can it be mass-produced? How much consumption is required?"

"Your Majesty, Prince, please don't be anxious."

After Lu Yaoyao finished speaking, Emperor Hongwen quickly said, "How can we not be in a hurry? This is a good thing."

Seeing this, Lu Yaoyao could only smile helplessly.

"The process of this thing is not difficult. For mass production, it still depends on the number of tools. Anyway, I can make fifty or sixty kilograms an hour on weekdays, and I don't need much materials."

"Fifty or sixty pounds an hour? How many things?"

Emperor Hongwen's cheeks turned red with excitement.

"A pot."

Lu Yaoyao raised a finger.

Emperor Hongwen became even more excited now.

One pot can produce fifty or sixty kilograms in one hour. Ten pots or one hundred pots can produce hundreds or even thousands of kilograms in one hour. If it takes five or six hours a day, wouldn't it be wrong?

I don’t dare to think about it. I don’t dare to think about it at all.

"Okay, very good. Lord Wanfu County, you are really my lucky star in Dongzhou and my lucky star."

"With your help, why worry about Dongzhou not being able to grow stronger?"

Emperor Hongwen was so excited that he walked back and forth in the imperial study, hitting each other with his hands constantly. After a while, he turned to look at Wang De.

"Wang De has decreed that he will be promoted from the head of Wanfu County to the head of Wanfu County from now on."

Wang De and King Jin were both stunned, but Wang De quickly responded.

"Congratulations to Princess Wanfu."

"Your Majesty, this is"

Lu Yaoyao was also a little confused. Didn't it mean that being a commoner and becoming the county lord was already considered a great honor and that it had come to an end?

Why did he become the princess all of a sudden now?

"Your contribution to Dongzhou is not enough even if I give you a princess."

"If you hadn't been a girl, I would have given you a prince."

When King Jin and Wang De heard this, they weighed it in their hearts and nodded in agreement.

Lu Yaoyao's contribution to Dongzhou was really great, especially his help to Emperor Hongwen, which was like divine help.

They all knew that Emperor Hongwen's biggest concern was the aristocratic family, and every time Lu Yaoyao took action, it was all aimed at the aristocratic family.

In the past, whenever there was a famine, aristocratic families would frantically purchase grain and make a fortune from the national calamity.

Emperor Hongwen was angry and resentful, but he had to lower his head to find the noble family.

For an emperor, this is simply a shame.

However, the emergence of sweet potatoes and potatoes has greatly reduced the occurrence of this type of incident.

Next came papermaking and printing, and the world was peaceful. What the royal family needed most was scholars, who could help govern the country.

In the past, the Dong family had a monopoly on these two things, which was why the Dong family had a leading position in the minds of scholars.

Now the royal family has a great opportunity to gain the support of scholars because of Lu Yaoyao.

In the future, Dongzhou will never look down on aristocratic families because of scholars.

Finally, there is iron, and now salt.

This is one of the most important things for a country.

Iron can arm the country's army and bring security to the country, while salt can gather a lot of wealth. Both are indispensable.

The things Lu Yaoyao contributed are really nothing to a prince.

"That royal brother, I have something I want to discuss with you."

The happy Emperor Hongwen turned his head to look at King Jin with a smile.

"Your Majesty, if you have anything to say, please tell me directly."

"This is the salt business. Can I let my brother take part in it?"

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen was startled, and the smile on his face froze.

"You also know that I didn't ask for a fief at the beginning, and I have been idle at home for many years. The palace's money is quite tight."

"If you don't have to find the princess in the future, you will need money, so..."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Emperor Hongwen's face broke out.

"Hahaha, it turns out that's what happened. You, you, you are finally coming to your senses. Not bad, not bad."

"I'm sure, but this business was proposed by Wanfu. How to distribute it depends on what she says."

"Thank you, my dear brother."

King Jin stood up happily and bowed his hands.

Then both brothers turned to look at Lu Yaoyao.

"Your Majesty, I plan to score one, two, seven points in this business."

"Oh? What is one, two, seven points?"
Chapter completed!