Chapter 63: White Salt
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All the way from the foot of the mountain, I vaguely felt that this land was covered with a layer of spiritual light.
He was secretly shocked in his heart and thought that this land was indeed extraordinary. With my current cultivation, the spiritual light I cover is probably several miles away.
But it was a misunderstanding, overestimating Liu Yi. The spiritual realm of Liu Yi now has only more than 100 acres, but it is connected with the original land spiritual realm, and the two are integrated into one body, making the whole stretch longer. But not covering several miles around...
This misunderstanding, the original proud thoughts, were put away. Again outside the temple, I saw that this temple was different from most of the gods in the world, looking very clean and elegant, surrounded by a low wall.
As I walked into the courtyard, the stone pavement was laid on the ground. Last night's rain made it look particularly refreshing. A few clusters of bamboo grew by the side of the house, with a very elegant meaning.
It was just this heroic spirit that had seen it, and in his heart he was completely satisfied. He thought to himself, "This extraordinary being is unlike any I have ever seen before, and already I know that he is no ordinary person!"
A line of slippers, bare feet walking into the temple, without a speck of dust, apparently someone sweeps regularly.
Behind the crimson curtain, a statue of a god standing with a sword can be vaguely seen.
Relying on his spiritual eye to look back, it was a dense cloud rolling, with a deep breath, nothing could be seen. He couldn't help but take another fright.
I thought to myself that I originally didn't think much of you finding this rural little god, but now it seems that your vision is truly not bad!
"It's still early now, it'll be about an hour before dark, let's wait for a while!" Shentu Hu said.
Several strong men just ran errands, without speaking qualifications. The feathered officer heard this and stroked his beard, saying: "Then let's wait, the mountain gets dark early! It will be dark in about half an hour."
Shen Tu Hu has a somewhat sensitive discovery of Yu Shi's attitude change. Originally, when mentioning this land, he was somewhat dismissive. But now he has become so easy to talk to.
Although already summoned by the Crimson Sky Token, it's still a yin spirit. Can't bear sunlight, can't appear during the day. Can only wait.
The shrine was quiet and had an indescribable atmosphere. The few people there didn't speak, and time passed quickly.
Suddenly, the whole room lit up and was filled with light. It was at that moment when the sun had just set that Liu Yi appeared.
When he saw Liu Yi, the feathered gentleman was shocked again. Unlike what he had imagined, the divine light on Liu Yi's body was extremely pure and orthodox, even with some of the grandeur of a great Confucian scholar. This was even more unthinkable!
"I heard that many Confucian scholars were praising the land god, with a gentle and virtuous demeanor. I was skeptical at first, but now that I've seen it, it's truly impressive!"
In this world, the most prominent school of thought is Confucianism. In this world, as long as it is a true principle, it will directly manifest its power.
Confucianism is the most prominent school, which precisely shows that Confucianism has the strongest power, surpassing Taoism, Buddhism, and Mohism. Liu Yi has this Confucian power, although not much, but enough to be recognized by Confucianism. This is formidable!
The underestimation of Liu Yi in his heart was all taken back at this moment.
"Your Excellency, I'm here on Lord's orders. I brought the goods!" Shentu Hu said: "Lord said that recently expenses are too high, some income can't cover the expenditure. Can only take out so much, some can't be taken out!"
As he spoke, he had the box opened, and before his eyes shone brightly. The entire box was filled with gold, silver, jewels, and on top were placed several pieces of jade.
Liu Yi took a glance and saw that many of the accessories were somewhat old, with signs of having been used before. They bore the mark of the Hou Mansion.
It's obvious at a glance that Qi Sheng has actually gathered all the jewelry and ornaments from his own home.
It is admirable that Qi Sheng is willing to spend money to achieve great things, regardless of whether he can succeed or not.
He didn't say much more and then he put away the things in the box. A red light flashed by, and even the box itself disappeared completely.
Originally, Liu Yi estimated that this box could be sold for around 2 million. Even if it was acquired at one-tenth of the supermarket price, it would be worth at least 200,000.
But the amount of money in hand was as much as 50 million yuan, which surprised Liu Yi.
"How can it be so expensive?" The supermarket is discounted by one tenth, and this box of things will cost 50 million?
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the box itself was the most valuable, made of sandalwood. An inch of sandalwood is worth an inch of gold. This box alone is worth tens of millions.
Other jewelry is used by the Hou Mansion, and the craftsmanship is excellent. There is also a piece of jade pendant, which is valuable. On the contrary, things like pearls and corals can't be sold at a good price.
It had never occurred to him before, but now that he saw it, it suddenly reminded Liu Yi. In this world, the most valuable things were not gold or silver, but other things that didn't seem important at all in this world.
Having an idea, he smiled and said: "Coming but not going is impolite! You want to do great things, but you can't without money!"
As he spoke, with a wave of his hand, a shower of white petals came pouring down from mid-air. Like snowflakes, and yet like fine sand, they slid smoothly down, and in the twinkling of an eye, a heap had formed on the floor.
"It's salt!" Shentu Hu stepped forward and lightly dipped his finger in, putting it in his mouth. He immediately looked astonished and said: "How can it be so white!"
After hearing this, even the several big men who followed behind were moved. They all walked up and tried it, and they all exclaimed: "Mr. Shen Tu, it's really salt! The taste is extremely authentic, we've never seen anything like it..."
Na Wushi also couldn't help but take a light taste, and praised: "It's always been said that the salt of Xiechi Pool is better than snow, but in my opinion, even the salt of Hedong Xiechi Pool can't compare to this. This is truly snow salt!"
Liu Yi's face showed a smile, and Huailing County, where Sanhe Prefecture is located, is not a salt-producing area. The price of one stone of salt is around 2,000 coins, which can be said to be worth its weight in gold.
To know this, a stone in this world is roughly about 27 or 28 catties, less than 30 catties.
And a stone of rice is worth no more than two or three hundred coins. The price ratio between the two has been around eight to one for many years.
If it were a bit further away from the salt-producing area, or if it were another year, then there's no need to mention it. The price of salt could even rise to over 8,000. Enough to make one spit blood.
And this salt also contains a lot of impurities such as mud, stones and dust. Some are mixed in during the boiling process, while others are introduced during transportation. Of course, most of them are intentionally added by unscrupulous businessmen.
In short, the 10,000 catties of salt that Liu Yi had sold could have been passed off as 20,000 to 30,000 catties if he had been a bit more ruthless. That would have meant earning back over ten million dollars. Almost enough to offset the value of this box of jewels.
This ten thousand catties of salt was just the fodder salt that Liu Yi bought in the supermarket. One ton is only a few hundred yuan. These five tons of salt are also just over a thousand yuan. Even if this unscrupulous supermarket doubles its price, it's only more than 10,000 yuan.
