The Great Tang Dynasty's Trans-Dimensional Conference: Little Rhinoceros Arrives

"Father, Mother, you should try it first!"

Upon hearing this, the two of them dipped their fingers in the salt and put it in their mouths. Li Shimin's eyes widened: This salt didn't taste bitter at all; on the contrary, it had a savory flavor!

Empress Zhangsun nodded in agreement: "Second Prince is right. Even the tribute salt from the palace can't compare. I didn't expect the salt from that place to be of such high quality!"

"Chang Le, this kind of salt must be extremely expensive, right? I didn't expect Lin Fan to give you so much!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Chang Le shook her head: "The price of this salt is not expensive. Brother Lin Fan said that according to the price in the Tang Dynasty, it is probably only about one or two coins."

"How is that possible? Such fine white salt can be bought for just a penny or two? That's practically free!"

Li Shimin found it hard to believe. As far as he knew, the tribute salt of the Tang Dynasty cost at least thirty coins per dou, and the price of salt from the Western Regions would be even higher.

Furthermore, the salt from Changle is of higher quality than both of the others, and should cost at least fifty or even a hundred coins! In fact, it's not even available on the market right now!

"I don't know either, but Brother Lin Fan said this price, so it shouldn't be false!"

Since ancient times, salt has been regarded as a necessity for survival and life. Throughout history, it has been considered the financial lifeline of a dynasty. By controlling the production, transportation and sale of salt, the imperial court could effectively control the flow of people.

Not only to prevent the gathering of refugees, but also to stabilize public sentiment through salt price regulation. In addition to the daily use of the people, the large amount of salt consumed by the army in daily combat is the main source of income.

Furthermore, the salt produced and sold in the Tang Dynasty is currently obtained and sold by private individuals without regular supervision.

Although the price of salt on the market is low and the profit is minimal, the production efficiency itself is not high, making salt a scarce commodity for ordinary people.

"To achieve this level of quality at such a low price, their salt-making methods must be far simpler and more efficient than those of our Tang Dynasty!"

As one of the most prominent emperors in history, Li Shimin could certainly see the problem. Therefore, his first thought was not to buy large quantities of salt, but rather to focus on the new salt-making method.

Chang Le instantly understood what her father meant, and after a moment of silence, she said:

"I haven't asked Brother Lin Fan about this, but if there's a chance, I can ask him for details."

Li Shimin nodded, after all, strictly speaking, this was a major event that would benefit the country and its people.

"If young friend Lin Fan has a solution and is willing to teach it to the Tang Dynasty, I will prepare another generous gift for him. If this method cannot be passed on, Chang Le, you don't need to force him!"

Although he now knows that Lin Fan is just an ordinary person, the fact that Lin Fan was willing to treat Empress Zhangsun is already a great favor to the Li Tang royal family.

Coupled with those amazing methods, befriending the other party is the best approach right now.

"Yes, Father, don't worry, Chang Le will know what she's doing!"

Li Shimin was clearly very reassured about Chang Le, nodding without saying anything more.

Xiao Sizi, who had been unable to get a word in edgewise, suddenly noticed the tablet on the table and quickly stood on a stool to reach for it.

"Oh no! Little Sizi found out!"

Empress Zhangsun looked at Li Shimin with an unnatural expression, but Li Shimin was engrossed in studying the glass and didn't notice what was happening at all.

"Huh, what's going on? Why isn't it lit up?"

Xiao Sizi frantically tapped the screen toggle, but the tablet remained completely unresponsive.

"Sizi, stop pressing! Actually, your mother played with you for a while this morning, and somehow it ended up like this!"

Li Shimin, who was standing to the side, turned his head in surprise upon hearing this. He hadn't expected that Empress Zhangsun would actually take the blame for him. At this moment, his old face turned slightly red.

Little Si nodded, neither making a fuss nor fussing: "No, it's probably just hungry. I'll take it back and let Guoguo feed it!"

Seeing what Xiao Sizi said, the two realized that the thing was probably not bad, but was it hungry? Had it been fed? What did that mean?

"Grandpa and Grandma, this thing is probably like a fan; only Brother Lin Fan can fix it!"

Chang Le had seen Lin Fan charge the fan before. Although she didn't know the underlying principle, she figured it was pretty much the same.

Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun then realized that there must be things they didn't understand, so they didn't ask any further questions. After all, they already knew enough for the two of them to digest the information slowly.

"Sister, let's have some fruit!"

Little Sizi stared at the fruit in the stroller; she had actually been craving it for a long time.

"Okay, I'll get it for you, sis!"

Chang Le wanted to take out all the fruit, but there was too much, so she had to call Wu She at the door to help.

..........

Lin Fan's family had been lying on the sofa since the two sisters left, barely moving, seemingly uninterested in anything, just staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Sigh, I wonder how Xiao Sizi and Chang Le are doing. If Old Li finds out I'm not a god, will he stop letting Xiao Sizi come over again?"

At this moment, various doubts lingered in his mind. If Xiao Sizi really couldn't come, thinking of this, Lin Fan looked at the jade pendant he was holding in his hand!

"Forget it, let's wait and see. Empress Zhangsun needs treatment, and Chang Le knows so much. Even if Li Shimin wants to stop her, she'll probably find a way!"

Shaking some random thoughts from his mind, Lin Fan turned his head and saw the box on the TV cabinet, the very one that Xiao Si had brought over this morning.

"Since we have nothing else to do right now, let's see what treasures are inside!"

Lin Fan got up, took the box, and opened it. Although he had glanced at it briefly in the morning, he was still shocked when he looked at it closely and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"These were all gifts from Li Shimin to Empress Zhangsun! I never expected that Xiao Sizi would just casually send them to me!"

Inside the box were jade pendants and earrings of various colors, several small jade plaques, and several pieces of natural jade pebbles. However, the most eye-catching items were two jade bracelets and a phoenix-shaped jade pendant.

Even though Lin Fan didn't know much about this, he figured that anything that caught the eye of the Tang Emperor must be no ordinary treasure.

He then took everything out and placed it on the table. Looking at the scene before him, he was momentarily stunned and even subconsciously swallowed.

Even just one of these treasures would be considered an immense fortune for an ordinary person. It would be impossible for Lin Fan not to be tempted at all; he didn't consider himself a saint.

"How about we take one item out and buy it to get some money first?"