Prince Han made new salt, and soon the news spread throughout the capital, with the people speculating. Of course, there was the emperor's touch in all this. The emperor deliberately let the people know about the new salt to reassure them.
In the capital's most famous tea houses, storytellers were already talking about the new salt. Though they had never seen or tasted the new salt, they spoke about it as if they had witnessed its production, as if they had tasted it themselves.
The people heard that the new salt made by Prince Han was as crystal-clear as snowflakes, with an extraordinarily pure taste, without a trace of bitterness, and were very curious about it.
"Will the new salt made by Prince Han be sold in the capital?"
"Is the new salt made by Prince Han expensive?"
"Prince Han is truly remarkable, he went to Lingnan and not only survived but also made new salt."
"I heard Prince Han can produce hundreds of pounds of new salt in one or two days. Is it true or false?"
