I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 237 Su Le'an Agrees

"Yue'er, I'm willing to do this." Su Le'an was very happy. He could see that his cousin was extremely capable, and he couldn't be happier to work with Xiao Siyue.

"Alright, cousin, then you should take some people to Xiaojia Village in the next couple of days and bring everything back." Xiao Siyue was very happy to see that things had gone smoothly.

"Okay, Yue'er, I'll get ready and we can leave anytime."

"Okay, Aunt, then I'll head back now, cousin and sister-in-law."

Watching Xiao Siyue leave the courtyard.

Aunt Xiao said to her son and daughter-in-law with great joy, "That's wonderful! Now you both have something to do, and we can stay in the capital."

"Yes, my cousin is very capable. Anle, you should work hard with her from now on." Su Le'an's wife, Shu Wenwen, is smart. Although she has not been married to Su Le'an for very long, she has already seen Xiao Siyue's excellence and wants to build a good relationship with her.

"Yes, I know, I will definitely do my best." Su Le'an wasn't afraid that Xiao Siyue would mistreat him; perhaps there would be unexpected surprises in the future.

Aunt Xiao's family is now very happy to have a goal.

Two days later, Su Le'an set off back to Xiaojia Village.

Liu Xiaoyu was in complete charge of the shop, and Xiao Siyue didn't get involved. She was now planning to see if she could find a place to build a workshop.

However, the capital city is a place where every inch of land is precious, and building a workshop would require a lot of space, so it would probably be impossible to build one inside the city.

Xiao Siyue then set her sights on the outskirts of Beijing.

Xiao Siyue suddenly had an idea. She had originally intended to hand over the method of purifying sea salt to the imperial court, but it had been delayed due to other matters.

At this moment, she wondered if she could use this to exchange for a manor on the outskirts of Beijing, so that she could build her workshop on the manor.

Xiao Siyue acted on her idea immediately and went to find Xiao Qinian.

"Father, Father, are you busy?" Xiao Siyue went straight to Xiao Qinian's study, where Xiao Qinian was definitely working.

"Yue'er, come in. What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?" Xiao Qinian waved with a smile.

“Father, it’s like this. I was thinking that the study is about to open, but it’s taking too much time to transport everything from Xiao Family Village. Why don’t we just build another workshop in the capital?”

"Besides, there are more people in the capital, so business is definitely better than in Qinzhou. Relying solely on the Xiao Family Village workshop is simply not enough to meet the demand."

Even the shops in Qinzhou Prefecture were almost unable to keep up with demand, so they eventually expanded their workshops. Now, with the capital city added to the mix, it's probably going to be tough.

"Yue'er, what you said makes sense. Did Yue'er come here wanting me to help you find a venue?" Xiao Qinian asked. He hadn't been very involved in Xiao Siyue's study.

Hearing Xiao Siyue bring it up, Xiao Qinian was still thinking about where to choose the location.

"Father, I think it would be difficult to find a suitable place in the capital, but the suburbs would be more suitable. However, we don't have any connections to buy such a place, so we won't be able to find one in a short time." Their family is still too weak, and there are too many obstacles in everything they do. She has to work hard.

“That’s true, many places in the suburbs are already owned.” Xiao Qinian frowned.

“Father, I have a formula for purifying sea salt. If we present this to His Majesty, do you think he might reward us with a large estate?” Xiao Siyue said, her eyes sparkling.

"Sea salt?" Xiao Qinian immediately sat up straight. He hadn't expected Xiao Siyue to give him another big surprise.

"Yes, it's sea salt." Nowadays, the salt used in the Great Zhou is mostly well salt, but well salt is quite difficult to mine, otherwise it wouldn't be so expensive.

Even so, salt tax was still a major source of revenue for the imperial court, and Xiao Qinian, as the Vice Minister of Revenue, was well aware of this. He knew that if the national treasury had sea salt, it would be even richer.

Most importantly, if sea salt were available, the price of salt would definitely decrease, making it more affordable for ordinary people.

"If that's really the case, then it's definitely possible." Compared to Haiyan, a manor is really insignificant; Emperor Zhou would probably jump for joy.

"Then I'll leave this to Dad." Xiao Siyue handed the prepared prescription directly to Xiao Qinian with a cheerful smile, her voice becoming increasingly cheerful.

"Okay, Dad will definitely take care of this for you," Xiao Siyue said indulgently.

Xiao Siyue left the study with cheerful steps.

Now that the venue is sorted out, it's a risk-free business for Xiao Siyue, as the sea salt purification formula was copied from the system.

In Xiao Siyue's mind, the sea salt recipe was just a piece of paper, but for Xiao Qinian and the Great Zhou, it was an incredible stroke of luck.

Moreover, if Zhuangzi was a gift from the Zhou emperor, then there would be a certain level of security. If anyone wanted to take advantage of the workshop, they would have to think twice.

In the study

Holding the recipe, Xiao Qinian's eyes were filled with excitement. This was salt! He needed to think carefully about how to present this recipe.

As for what Xiao Siyue said, he felt it might be inappropriate for him to bring it up himself, and it seemed he would have to trouble the teacher.

Moreover, salt is such an important commodity that it must not fall into the hands of malicious individuals, or the consequences would be unimaginable.

That might not only fail to help the country, but could actually become something that harms it.

Xiao Qinian put aside everything else, packed the prescription, and went to the Grand Tutor's mansion.

"Teacher, I have obtained a formula for purifying sea salt. What do you think we should do with this formula?" After Xiao Qinian arrived at the Shen residence, he dismissed the servants before the two began to discuss matters.

"A recipe for sea salt?" Shen Junru took the recipe and began to read it carefully.

Shen Junru didn't ask much about the origin of the prescription. Over the years, Xiao Qinian had always come up with unexpected things, and Shen Junru guessed that Xiao Qinian might have obtained some kind of opportunity.

However, Xiao Qinian didn't say anything about these things, nor did he ask. As long as it wouldn't harm the Great Zhou, he wouldn't care.

"This prescription is very important, and we must treat it with caution." Shen Junru's eyes were deep. There were several corrupt officials in the court, and many people were involved behind the scenes.

"Well, that's why I couldn't decide, and that's why I came to you." Xiao Qinian naturally understood Shen Junru's concerns.

"Alright, go back and prepare. We'll go see His Majesty directly later."

“Alright, but I need to trouble you with something else, teacher. Yue’er wants an estate. Could you please put in a good word for her and ask His Majesty to grant her one?” Xiao Qinian said somewhat embarrassedly.

"No problem, I'll just mention it to His Majesty later." In Shen Junru's mind, this was no big deal. Exchanging a Zhangzhuangzi for a sea salt recipe was a huge win for Emperor Zhou.

"Thank you, teacher." Xiao Qinian was very happy.