Although Li Jue didn't know why Sun Simiao wanted to buy salt, especially salt that cost as much as 300 coins per pound, he was certain that the salt was definitely not as good as Sun Simiao claimed!
Unless Sun Simiao could make salt and pepper!
Li Jue didn't believe it, but many others did.
For example, Li Shimin.
Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he saw the small jar of salt in Sun Simiao's hand.
This salt was made by the immortal Sun Zhenren, and its taste must be more delicious than ordinary salt!
What's even more remarkable is that this thing can also cure diseases!
When Sun Simiao's medicinal salt was first introduced, it caused a great sensation. Many people rushed forward to buy it, but unexpectedly, Sun Simiao had only prepared five thousand jars, which was not enough to meet the demand!
A jar of salt, weighing one pound, costs 300 coins, which is definitely not cheap.
But in Chang'an, there were plenty of ordinary people who could afford that amount of money, and they quickly snapped up all five thousand jars of salt.
Only after all the people had dispersed did Li Jue approach Sun Simiao.
"Senior brother, if you need money, just tell me. I have plenty of ways to help you make money. It's not your place to come out and swindle people!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Simiao immediately blushed with guilt.
"Who...who's swindling people!"
"Let me tell you, this medicinal salt can not only be used for cooking, but also for bathing and brushing teeth. It is a rare and precious product!"
Li Jue rolled his eyes dismissively upon hearing this.
"Edit!"
"Go ahead and make it up, sir!"
"I never imagined that someone as handsome as you would learn to fool the common people!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Simiao immediately pulled Li Jue aside and said with a face full of embarrassment.
"Junior brother, please spare me..."
"I really didn't want to, but the medical academy is spending too much money. Money is flowing out like water every day. Moreover, there are more and more students, and we can't even afford to eat meat every day..."
"Tell me, how can I, someone who's constantly being called 'Ancestor,' not help them find a way to survive?"
"this……"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue felt a pang of guilt. He had been too busy lately and had indeed neglected matters at the medical school.
"Don't worry, senior brother!"
"Once I've finished what I'm doing right now, I'll dedicate myself to helping you develop your medical school!"
Sun Simiao smiled with great satisfaction upon hearing this.
In fact, the reason he shamelessly came to sell salt today was to subtly remind Li Jue that their medical school also needed the strong support of him, the Crown Prince!
Of course, it's true that we're short of money!
Sun Simiao is currently working hard to cultivate penicillin, and has already achieved some success. However, removing its toxins is extremely difficult, and mass production is still a long way off.
Therefore, he needs a large number of people and experimental data.
To achieve all this, massive financial support is simply impossible.
"Junior brother, I'm relieved to hear you say that. If you ever need my help, just ask. I'll always be your strongest support!"
"Um!"
Li Jue nodded, moved by what he heard.
Sun Simiao was specially invited by him today, with only one purpose: to endorse his refined salt.
In fact, a major reason why people in ancient times had short lifespans was that they didn't consume enough salt.
Because ancient coarse salt contained large amounts of fluoride, chlorine, magnesium chloride, and other substances, people in ancient times would experience significant dental problems around the age of forty, and would lose most of their teeth by the age of fifty.
This is just one oral health issue; other diseases caused by excessive levels of these chemicals have led to significant population losses.
Therefore, Li Jue's vigorous development of the salt industry was not only about competing with the powerful and wealthy for money, but more importantly, about improving the living standards and life expectancy of the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Based on this, he set the price of salt extremely low to ensure that every ordinary person could afford it!
It can be said that Li Jue's salt production plan was entirely a benefit to the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Jue chatted with Sun Simiao for a while about medical school-related issues, and then they discussed the processing of penicillin.
"Senior brother, where are you stuck in the penicillin extraction process?"
"Stuck..."
Upon hearing this, Sun Simiao sighed in frustration.
"Every step is stuck!"
"I've managed to cultivate penicillin from rice, but no matter how I experiment, the results are far from what my junior brother described. Sometimes it even kills small animals, adding to my sins!"
"Moreover, the cultivation speed is very slow, the collection method is not good, there is no suitable way to store them, and they always die inexplicably."
"I see..."
"Senior brother, I have an idea. You can try citrus fruits. Penicillin cultured from these fruits should be more effective!"
"Tangerine?"
Sun Simiao nodded heavily upon hearing this, then took out his small notebook and wrote down the words "citrus".
"Junior brother, is there any more?"
Li Jue frowned upon hearing this.
"To be honest, I don't know much about penicillin. I only know that penicillin needs carbon, nitrogen, and salt to grow."
"Salt is easy to find; the high-purity refined salt produced by my junior brother will suffice!"
"I'll have my men send my senior brother several hundred kilograms of specially made high-purity refined salt another day. It's more than ten percent purer than regular salt."
"Carbon is not difficult to obtain... Just grind grains, rice, etc. into powder, then add water and boil it into a thick broth."
"Oh, by the way, sugarcane juice is an excellent carbon source. If I have the chance, I'll have someone get you a few truckloads of white sugar, and then you can cultivate penicillin as you please."
"As for nitrogen, it mainly refers to protein..."
"I remember telling you about protein before. You just need to grind soybean meal and other substances into powder and then boil them into juice."
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