69novels Chapter 237
Chapter 237
Inside the house.
Chu Xiaotian was refreshed.
Su Chaqing gave him a coquettish look, which made Chu Xiaotian very excited, and he hugged her with a sense of adoration.
In exchange for tea cultivation skills, crude salt purification, and iron forging, Su Chaqing couldn't wait to take action against the Rong family.
"Your Majesty..."
Su Chaqing hugged Chu Xiaotian's neck, looking delicate.
Chu Xiaotian stroked her back and whispered, "What's wrong, Qingqing?"
Su Chaqing said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, I heard that the Rong family has hundreds of iron mines in Da Chu."
"Yeah, that's right."
Chu Xiaotian narrowed his eyes and smiled, "The Rong family is a money bag, and they have strong casting and smelting capabilities. If the iron mines are handed over to the Rong family, Da Chu can get the smelted ironware first, and can also get a lot of money from the Rong family, and the Rong family can also make money, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."
"Qingqing, why did you suddenly mention the Rong family?"
Chu Xiaotian opened his eyes and asked curiously.
Su Chaqing smiled and said, "Your Highness, I am worried about you."
"You said that Rong Wanyi is from Daqin, but the Rong family is rich enough to rival a country. Will he turn to Daqin one day?"
Su Chaqing was full of worry, "Your Highness, among the seven countries, except for Wei, Dachu and Daqin are mortal enemies. If Daqin pretends to be strong, Chu will be in danger."
Chu Xiaotian laughed and rubbed her little head.
"Qingqing, you worry too much."
"Merchants have no country. They go wherever there is profit."
"The Rong family will not turn to any country, because the Rong family will make people afraid. Only in the middle position, the Rong family is the Rong family. I dare say that if Rong Wanyi really dares to turn to Daqin today, the Rong family will be torn to pieces by the other six countries tomorrow."
"So, Qingqing, don't worry."
"Yeah."
Su Chaqing nodded. She didn't expect Chu Xiaotian to have some brains.
Come to think of it, as a prince, who doesn't have something on him, otherwise he would die without knowing how.
"What's wrong, Qingqing, did the Rong family make you unhappy?"
Chu Xiaotian asked with a smile.
Su Chaqing shook her head, "Not really, I was just thinking that the Rong family controls the economic lifeline of Da Chu. If they have a rebellious intention one day, even if they can be stopped in time, it will still be a great harm to Da Chu. We must be on guard."
Chu Xiaotian took a deep breath, quite helpless.
"Qingqing, father wants to do the same, and so do I."
"But the network of relationships that the Rong family has accumulated over thousands of years is so difficult to attack."
"The most important thing is that the Rong family controls the technology of casting and smelting iron ore, as well as the trading of crude salt and tea, which are all necessities for the Great Chu. Let's not talk about how the Rong family will counterattack. When the time comes, the people and officials will be able to criticize the royal family."
Su Chaqing stood up and said quickly: "Prince, from what you mean, if there is better casting and smelting technology, as well as higher quality crude salt and tea, the Great Chu can take action against the Rong family?"
Chu Xiaotian nodded.
"Yes, tea is secondary. The main thing is casting and smelting technology, as well as crude salt. Both are indispensable. Without alternatives, the Rong family will never be overthrown."
"But the Rong family is so smart that they have long understood the key and invest a lot of money in research every year."
"The forging and smelting technology of the seven countries, as well as the purification of crude salt, are a long way from the Rong family, so we can't offend the Rong family easily unless it is absolutely necessary."
Chu Xiaotian sighed.
The Rong family's status is too special. Ordinary merchants can't raise their heads in front of absolute strength.
But the Rong family is different.
It can easily cause the Great Chu economy to collapse and the country to be in turmoil. Don't do it recklessly.
Su Chaqing smiled, "Prince, then from what you said, the Rong family is not that difficult to deal with."
Chu Xiaotian smiled bitterly.
Just when he was about to explain the reason, Su Chaqing took out a very small box from the storage ring and handed it to Chu Xiaotian.
"Your Highness, this is the crude salt extracted by Qingqing. Try it and see if it is better than the one produced by the Rong family."
Chu Xiaotian's eyes trembled, and then he smiled bitterly.
"Okay, since Qingqing extracted it with great difficulty, even if it is poisonous, I will try it."
Chu Xiaotian opened the box.
Seeing some yellowish and grayish-brown salt inside, his eyes trembled.
He quickly reached out and dipped some and put it in his mouth.
Suddenly.
Chu Xiaotian's pupils shrank sharply, and he tasted a little more.
The salt in the box was finer than the salt produced by the Rong family, and the color was much lighter, and the bitter taste was also very light.
The salt he used every day was extracted by the cultivators with great effort. Although it was not as good as the top salt, it was several times better than the salt sold by the Rong family.
Nowadays, the salt of the seven countries, which ordinary people eat, is directly pulled from the salt fields. Not only does it taste bad, it is also poisonous.The second type is the salt purified by the Rong family.
The taste is a little worse, but it is harmless to the body and is the most sold salt now.
As for the third type, only the royal family can eat it.
Because it needs to be purified by monks, this work is extremely labor-intensive and ordinary merchants cannot afford it. Although the quality is better than that sold by the Rong family, the cost is extremely expensive and it is useless.
But now it is different.
The quality of the salt in Su Chaqing's hand is much higher than that of the Rong family.
"Qingqing, you...you..."
Chu Xiaotian swallowed his saliva and his voice was a little breathless.
As a prince.
With such quality salt, he knows what it means.
Su Chaqing smiled lightly and took out another thing.
"Your Majesty, Qingqing's gift to you is not only salt, but also this ironware. Take a look at how strong it is?"
Chu Xiaotian quickly took the ironware and looked at it carefully.
He squeezed hard, but the ironware didn't change.
Chu Xiaotian looked at Su Chaqing with a shocked face.
Su Chaqing smiled, "Your Highness, how are these two things?"
"Good... really good."
"As long as they can be mass-produced, the economic pillar of the Rong family will collapse completely."
"Qingqing, how did you make these two things?"
Chu Xiaotian was almost crazy with excitement.
In this era, the preciousness of salt and iron is self-evident. With them, it is easy to gather the wealth of the world, not to mention a small Rong family, and it will be a killer for him to fight for the throne.
Su Chaqing smiled proudly: "Your Highness, don't worry, Qingqing has already mastered the skills of these two things, and they are extremely cheap. When they can be mass-produced, everything will be left to Qingqing."
"But Your Highness, don't forget the Rong family."
"Wouldn't it be better to take this opportunity to embezzle them?"