Chapter 801 Heading to Linghe Province
Chapter 801 Heading to Linghe Province
"Use coarse salt to melt snow. Sprinkle the coarse salt on the snow and ice. It can melt the snow quickly. This method is very effective." Ouyang Yunyao said confidently.
"Coarse salt, Princess Jing, you...you mean coarse salt?" Hearing this, General Chen frowned, his eyes dimmed instantly, and he said helplessly:
"Princess Jing, where can I get the coarse salt you mentioned?"
He thought to himself: Princess Jing is really bold. The salt they were given to the army was very little, not enough. The salt they were given in the past few months was just a little more, barely enough, and it was brought by Prince Jing.
Nowadays, many people in Western Chu State cannot afford much salt. How can they use salt to melt the snow?
When the others heard Ouyang Yunyao's suggestion of sprinkling coarse salt on the snow to melt it, they thought the same as General Chen did, that this method would not work and was too extravagant.
Even her father, General Ouyang, looked at his daughter in disbelief, with confusion and worry on his face.
In the Western Chu State, salt could not be bought and sold at will. Salt was very precious and was allocated by the government. It was impossible for her daughter to ask the soldiers to spread salt.
But when Chu Chenjing heard Ouyang Yunyao say that, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He knew that his little princess was going to use the salt in her space.
He heard from Ouyang Yunyao that her space was a bit strange, and the things in the space were inexhaustible, so the salt that originally existed in her space was also inexhaustible.
Prince Chu Chenxiao also remembered that Ouyang Yunyao had reported to his father and himself that their Western Chu Kingdom would never be without salt again. Now he thought that his third brother's wife was really a blessing for their Western Chu Kingdom and also for himself, so that he would no longer suffer from the pain of poisoning.
Ouyang Yunyao saw that everyone had a surprised expression on their faces, and then she remembered that the salt-making technology in ancient times was backward, the salt output was very low, and table salt was very precious.
So Ouyang Yunyao smiled a little awkwardly and said, "General Chen, please find a room. I have brought you some coarse salt." Her tone was nonchalant and she said it lightly.
General Chen opened his eyes wide in disbelief. Others also looked at Ouyang Yunyao, their eyes full of confusion.
Prince Chu Chenxiao saw that General Chen was in a daze, so he said, "General Chen, why don't you quickly find an empty room for Princess Jing."
"Yes, Your Highness." General Chen responded quickly. Then he said to Ouyang Yunyao, "Princess Jing, please follow me."
General Chen led Ouyang Yunyao to the door of an empty room, opened the door, pointed to the small room and said:
"Princess Jing, is this room ok?"
Ouyang Yunyao nodded, then waved her hand, and more than a dozen bags of salt instantly appeared in the room, neatly arranged.
The bags of salt were huge, and more than a dozen of them took up almost two-thirds of the room.
General Chen looked at so many bags of salt stacked in the room and couldn't believe it. He stood there with his mouth open for a long time, not daring to blink, for fear that the salt would fly away if he blinked.
The Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince, General Ning, General Ouyang, Prince Han, Divine Doctor Song, and several battalion commanders stood there, stunned by the sight of so much salt.
Their eyes were wide open, including the Crown Prince Chu Chenxiao, who couldn't believe it.
General Chen paused for a long moment before looking at Ouyang Yunyao and stammering, "Princess Jing, are these all coarse salt? These...are all for sprinkling on the snow?"
"Yes! Is there any problem? You can open it and take a look." Ouyang Yunyao raised her eyebrows and said with a smile.
General Chen walked to the sacks and gently cut a small hole in one of the sacks with the sword at his waist. He then took out a handful of food.
It was indeed white coarse salt, and this coarse salt was better than the salt their army had eaten before, and it was exactly the same as the salt they had just received.
He was stunned. It seemed that the salt rationed in their army was brought by Princess Jing.
The princes and generals present had questions in their minds when they saw so much salt, but it was difficult to ask.
But Ouyang Yunyao's father Ouyang Xiao did not have so many concerns. He asked directly: "Yao'er, where did you get so much salt?" He didn't know that the prince knew about it, and was afraid that the prince would become suspicious. It was a crime to secretly store so much salt in the State of Western Chu.
"Dad, don't worry. These were all done on the Pirate Island. Now there is a large salt field of our Western Chu Kingdom on the island." Ouyang Yunyao had already found an excuse.
"Big Salt Field, hahaha, that's great." Ouyang Xiao laughed happily after hearing this.
At this time, several battalion commanders under General Chen happily rushed to the room where the salt was placed.
One of the battalion commanders said happily, "General Chen, Princess Jing's method is really good. We just tried to sprinkle some salt on the snow, and the snow melted quickly."
Another battalion commander continued, "General Chen, we will be able to shovel the snow much faster this time." They were just worried about the thick ice on the road, which would be difficult to shovel and they were afraid of delaying the work.
Although General Chen knew that this method was good, he still felt reluctant when he saw the bags of salt piled on the ground. How much silver would it cost to spread the salt handful by handful?
He looked at the Crown Prince, Prince Jing, and Princess Jing and assured him hesitantly, "Your Highness, Prince Jing, Princess Jing, let's spread less salt and save some. I will organize more soldiers to shovel the snow quickly, so that the traffic will not be affected."
Crown Prince Chu Chenxiao frowned and said, "General Chen, please don't be reluctant to give up all this salt. Just use it and clear the road as soon as possible. When the time comes, I will give you some more salt so that you have enough salt."
"Your Highness is real."
"General Chen, don't worry. We in Western Chu have a salt field on the Pirate Island, now called Happy Island. From now on, the people of Western Chu can use salt as they please, and there will be no shortage of salt anymore." Chu Chenjing also spoke.
After hearing this, General Chen felt relieved and said excitedly, "Yes! I will ensure that the mission is completed."
Afterwards, the Crown Prince, Prince Jing and their entourage boarded the plane again.
Chu Chenjing continued to sit in the cockpit, operating the instruments skillfully. The plane soared into the sky and flew towards Linghe Prefecture.
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Nearly an hour later, the helicopter landed steadily on an open space not far from the capital of Linghe Prefecture.
It was already night time, and the streets were empty, with only a vast expanse of white.
After everyone got out of the plane, Ouyang Yunyao quickly put the plane into space, and the group quickly walked towards the provincial capital.
They were delayed a little before arriving because on the way here, the plane stopped for a while in a military camp stationed in Linzhangzhou, and the Prince and Chu Chenjing assigned them a rescue mission.
The garrison in Linzhangzhou is very close to Linghezhou, so their task is heavy. They have to clear all the roads near Linghezhou and go to the surrounding villages to provide disaster relief.
Before leaving, Ouyang Yunyao left them more coarse salt and some rescue supplies.
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