Under the modern refined salt purification method proposed by Chen Jie, the Ministry of Industry in Huangzhou Prefecture began purifying refined salt, eventually yielding the current refined salt without any bitterness.
This immediately became the second hot commodity in Huangzhou Prefecture besides unexpected cotton cloth.
However, when this product was shown to Shen Wansan, he exclaimed it was great but noted that it couldn't be sold on a large scale; otherwise, it would immediately devalue.
So Shen Wansan directly employed hunger marketing, mixing refined salt into large-scale coarse salt business.
And this refined salt wasn't meant for the common people to consume; initially, it became popular on riverboats in Yangzhou, gradually entering wealthy households. In the end, guess how much a small jar of refined salt sold for.
Eight maces of silver for a small jar less than a pound of salt.
