Three Kingdoms: Gou Shen I was overheard by Cao Cao

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Cao Cao's expression froze, food without salt is the worst!

Especially the kidneys and so on, people can't eat at all, after all, salt is the first of all flavors!

You can be salty, but not without salt!

"Then why is the food made by my virtuous brother so delicious? Doesn't it taste bitter?"

"Admit it if you are not as skilled as others! You are typical. If you can't poop, it's because the latrine can't be repaired!"

"Brother, you say yes! Your cooking is the best! Roast a whole lamb for me later!"

Cao Cao smiled obsequiously, and flattered him.

Xia Houzhe curled his lips, sneering again and again.

"You're thinking farts! How hard is it to roast a whole lamb? I'm too lazy to do it myself!"

"However, the bitter taste of barbecue has nothing to do with Lao Wang's technique, it has to do with salt!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao blinked, feeling a little puzzled.

"Don't you also use salt? What's the matter?"

Wang Yue raised his hand and looked at Cao Cao.

"My lord, then... so... can I intervene?"

"Yuanyi uses fine salt, of course our trash coarse salt can't compare with him!"

"Isn't it difficult for you to force others? I will give you a lump of melon and let you make it taste like watermelon. Can you do it?"

Wang Yue couldn't help complaining.

Cao Cao was slightly taken aback.

"Fine salt? Coarse salt? What's the difference?"

"I don't cook, so I've never paid attention to this. I said, why is my brother's cooking so delicious? It turns out...you use fine salt?"

Hearing the question, Wang Yue patiently explained to him.

"Most of the coarse salt we use is yellow lumps, which taste bitter and astringent when licked! If you eat too much, you will be poisoned and have diarrhea!"

"But Yuanyi's fine salt is as white as snow, only salty without bitterness and other tastes! And it's finer than fine sand! It's the best!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help being amazed!

Snow white and non-toxic salt?That is the best of the best!

You know, brine salt is not edible, it is poisonous salt!

Even the official salt circulating in the world is poisonous, but the poison is not so severe.

The salt making technology is not good these days!

How can they not be shocked when they hear that there is non-toxic salt now?

"My lord, you've been with Yuan Yi for so many years, you really didn't notice? Are you... blind?"

Wang Yue looked at Cao Cao's squinting eyes very seriously, and sent out a soul torture!

Everyone coughed lightly, quickly lowered their heads, and ate barbecue on their own, they didn't want to suffer from unwarranted disasters.

Cao Cao's face was dark, he snorted angrily, and kicked him, but Wang Yue quickly avoided him.

"Come on! Give him a fork...Forget it, there is no fork here, I will fork you when I go back!"

"Go roast your kidneys, don't talk so much nonsense!"

After finishing speaking, the expression on his face changed to flattery again after 0.01 second. Cao Cao rolled his eyes and turned to look at Xia Houzhe.

"Hey hey! My dear brother! Teach me how to make fine salt?"

"This coarse salt is really bad! It's so bitter, and if you eat too much, it's easy to be poisoned to death. If you can let me make a lot of fine salt, I'll give you an official title and make you a first-rank official! Look... huh Sample?"

Cao Cao rubbed his hands together, staring at Xia Houzhe intently.

Chapter 669

The salt these days is monopolized by the government and the imperial court. Due to the low production and high consumption, the price of salt is extremely high!

Now that the war is in chaos, salt is still unaffordable in many places, and the food is eaten with a sour taste after wiping it with a vinegar cloth.

The so-called vinegar cloth refers to the strips of cloth that have been soaked in vinegar and dried in the sun, with a rancid smell!

When you want to use it, dip some saliva or water and rub it on the food.

This is not only commonly used by the common people, but also used by the army!

But if you don't eat salt, where will you get the strength to work?False batch!

There are also some places where salt...is used as salary!Or as a material to reward military exploits!

The imperial court's control over salt is extremely strict, and anyone who sells illegal salt is a felony!

Because salt is also one of the main sources of income for the imperial court, even accounting for as much as one-third to half of the total income!

Coarse salt is very precious, let alone the fine salt in Wang Yue's mouth!

Cao Cao has never seen the appearance of fine salt so far, because no one in the court knows how to make it!

Ordinary salt is the size of a walnut, yellowish brown, and the size of a peanut is good salt.

If Wang Yue hadn't mentioned this matter today, he would not have discovered that Xia Houzhe's family had already used fine salt!

It's also because he never went into the kitchen, so he didn't observe such details.

Cao Cao was overjoyed, if he found out how to make fine salt, he could guarantee that his family income would rise rapidly!

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xia Houzhe smiled without saying a word, with playful eyes.

Seeing this, Cao Cao's heart skipped a beat!

Brothers who are so familiar, he understands... there is a pit ahead!

Cao Cao's eyes were resentful.

"Brother! Look at you. You obviously know how to make fine salt, but you didn't tell me. Are you still digging a hole to bury me now?"

Xia Houzhe laughed heartlessly.

He doesn't care if Cao Cao is being pitiful or not, this trick doesn't work for him!

Acting cute and pretending to be pitiful, I've seen her too many times, I'm already immune!

"You didn't ask me! How did I know you needed the method of making salt?"

"And I didn't dig a hole. I'm so honest and we have such a good relationship. Do you think I will do such a thing?"

"However...you have to pay attention to sincerity in everything! Don't you think so? I think I'm the only one in the world who knows how to make fine salt! Cough cough! You understand!"

Looking at Xia Houzhe's constantly writhing index finger and thumb, Cao Cao's entire face darkened into a black boy.

I cursed even more in my heart!

Fuck your sister's sincerity, if you give less, say I am not sincere, if you give too much, I will suffer and feel distressed!

That kind of pain can keep Cao Cao awake for many nights!

This is a hole with an uncertain depth. If you don't insert it in and stir a few times, you won't know whether it is suitable or not!

"My dear brother, I will give you [-]%? You know that I need to pay some of the salt tax to the imperial court, so not much falls on me!"

Cao Cao said tentatively.

Xia Houzhe curled his lips and restrained his smile.

Turning his head to look at the sky, with his back to Cao Cao, he spoke in a strange way.

"Oh! This brotherhood...weakened!"

"I still have a method to increase salt production in my hand, but since this feeling has faded, it's useless to hold it!"

"Forget it! Let it stay in my mind, let's format it together when I die!"

Hearing these words, the corners of the mouths of the group next to them twitched.

Typical rip-off!

So... that's how business leaders negotiate?

Talk about feelings, but actually show your own advantages to maximize the benefits?

Guo Jia rolled his eyes and shouted, I learned it!

He'll have to do the same when he's back with the dog or working with the weather forecast!

Hearing his words, Cao Cao's eyes flashed with joy.

"What? You said that you can not only make fine salt, but also increase the production of salt? You... your credit is comparable to that of Shennong!"

If the production can be increased, wouldn't it mean that a lot more salt can be produced every day?

Then let him get more points... It doesn't seem to have a big impact on him, does it?

"Nonsense! When did I ever tell a lie?"

Xia Houzhe responded.

Cao Cao raised his middle finger!

"When you flirt with a girl, don't you often talk nonsense? You agreed not to get in, but then you slip in! Do you dare to say that you have never said such things?"

This is the only way for men, ninety-nine out of ten men have said it!

"Fart! Am I lying? I'm teasing!"

Everyone staggered!This is so funny.

Seeing his upright look, Cao Cao couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

He even made an expression on his face that he was bleeding.

"Don't talk about those who have nothing, use the two methods together! Fifty percent! There can only be so much! After all, I need to hand it over to the court!"

Xia Houzhe was unmoved.

It is all false to say that it is handed over to the court!

Now the power of court officials has long been secretly emptied by Cao Ying and his group.

The official department, the household department, and miscellaneous departments were all taken over by Chen Qun and others.

It sounds good to hand it over to the state treasury, but it sounds bad to hand it over to another warehouse of Cao Cao.

Even Liu Xie has to spend money according to his face!

"To be honest, I still have a way to make iodized salt. As long as iodine is added to the salt...there will be no more big neck problems!"

"If this salt is promoted, I'm afraid it will win a lot of people's hearts! The sales volume will definitely become bigger! It's a pity..."

Xia Houzhe's words stopped abruptly.

Cao Cao took a deep breath and became even more excited!

Big neck disease is also a difficult and miscellaneous disease. At the beginning, some people got it from Chenliu Suanzao.

In the end, he mixed a lot of seaweed for them to eat well.

He knew that after talking so much, he still felt that the share was too low!

But the income from selling salt is really too big!

Every time he peeled it off, he would undoubtedly pluck the hair on his face, which was excruciatingly painful!

I can't tolerate him being careless!

But the techniques mentioned by the other party really attracted him!

"My dear brother, didn't you say that you don't love money? Could it be...are you bragging?"

"And as long as you give me the method, I will make you a high official? Think about it?"

Cao Cao decided to use a wave of aggressive tactics, after all, this kid loves face.

Unexpectedly, Xia Houzhe was not fooled at all.