Liu Feng chuckled.
You can't exactly say you're manufacturing gunpowder, let alone whether you even understand what gunpowder is.
If Liu Feng were to spread this information carelessly and others were to discover the secrets of gunpowder, that would be disastrous.
"Of course, it's used for making medicine."
Liu Feng continued to explain.
"Boss Li is also aware that I have a lot of men under me, and the brothers train very hard every day, so it's perfectly normal for them to have some bumps and bruises."
"The consumption of medicinal herbs is very large, and if there is a large-scale battle, even more medicinal herbs will be needed."
"I don't have enough herbs in reserve, so I have to use saltpeter instead."
Li Jianping wasn't a professional doctor; he only knew that saltpeter had hemostatic properties, but he didn't know how to use it specifically.
Therefore, at this point, people still held a skeptical attitude towards Liu Feng's statement.
In fact.
For Liu Feng, saltpeter can be used in many ways, the most important being to make gunpowder, fertilizer, and medicine.
Clearly, for Liu Feng at this moment, using saltpeter as fertilizer would be a complete waste of resources.
Making gunpowder would be the most powerful asset for himself and the Tiger Roar Army, as it could be used to kill the enemy and reduce casualties among his Tiger Roar Army.
With gunpowder, Liu Feng could begin to expand his territory. With enough people and fertile land, Liu Feng could do even more.
Of course, Liu Feng's motivation for doing all this was to bring peace to the world.
All of this is so that ordinary people can have enough to eat and wear.
When Liu Feng came into this world, all he wanted was to live.
But now, he is thinking about the whole world, and he wants everyone in the world to live and work in peace and contentment.
I want everyone in the world to be able to survive.
"In that case, I won't ask for more, Mr. Liu. What do you think?"
"I'll give you all the thousands of stones of saltpeter I have in stock for the price of eighteen cartloads of silver."
"But I want twenty taels of the saltpeter produced later."
"Mr. Liu, how is it?"
When Liu Feng heard the price, he almost burst out laughing, though he was also furious.
That old bastard is a real businessman; he puts profit first and leaves no room for compromise.
It seems that he can't see anything else in his eyes except for silver.
There's no such thing as social etiquette anymore.
However, Liu Feng didn't care about this small benefit.
A stable supply of saltpeter was the most important thing to him.
Having a supply of saltpeter is far more important than saving a few taels of silver.
"Alright, since this is the first time we're working with Mr. Li, we'll do as he says."
Liu Feng readily agreed, and Li Jianping was overjoyed.
"Okay, Mr. Liu, I'll have someone clear out the inventory right away."
"I will inform Mr. Liu as soon as the specific figures are available."
Liu Feng nodded with a smile.
"In addition, I have a very small matter to ask of you, Mr. Li. It would be a simple favor. Please help me."
"Don't worry about helping or not, Mr. Liu, just tell me what you need."
Li Jianping laughed heartily.
Now that he had such a large business deal, he couldn't be happier, as it injected so much money into the Li family all at once.
So, I'll definitely help out, even with small things.
"I have another purpose for coming to Yicheng this time, which is to take someone away. It is said that he is doing hard labor in the salt mine."
"Hehe, okay, that's not difficult."
"May I ask who Mr. Liu is?"
At this moment, Li Jianping was still completely immersed in joy.
They didn't react at all for a moment.
He was somewhat overwhelmed by joy at this point.
In the salt and iron mines managed by the Salt and Iron Bureau, most of the labor force consisted of prisoners sent by the imperial court.
Moreover, many of them had committed serious crimes and were exiled here to do hard labor.
For these people, there is only one destiny: to grow old and die here from exhaustion.
In this way, the imperial court achieved its purpose of punishing criminals, and unless they died in a particularly bizarre way, no one would care whether they lived or died.
But being taken away so suddenly is definitely suspicious.
If the imperial court were to investigate afterward, it would be a huge matter; the disappearance of an exiled prisoner would implicate many people.
"Chun Yuan".
"Pure...pure...pure Yuan...?"
Logically speaking, it's just the name of an ordinary salt mine worker; someone of Li Jianping's status shouldn't know it.
But the moment that name reached his ears, Li Jianping was struck dumb, as if by lightning, and stood frozen in place.
Moreover, his expression changed instantly, as if he was thinking about something extremely difficult and complicated.
"how?"
"This matter? Is it difficult to handle?"
Liu Feng asked.
"This, this..."
"Mr. Liu, do you know who this Chun Yuan really is?"
Liu Feng nodded.
Li Jianping immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Boss Liu, to be honest, someone above has given a death order: this person must die no matter what, and it must be from overwork at the salt mine."
"So, taking this person away is really difficult."
Liu Feng nodded, then his eyes darted around.
"Mr. Li, as far as I know, this Chun Yuan has been at the salt mines in Yicheng for quite some time now, hasn't he?"
"It's been so long, they should have been exhausted by now."
"Even if I were to suddenly die from exhaustion right now, it would be perfectly reasonable."
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