Chapter 48: In Three Years, You Can Buy Half of Lolan City

“Boss… you said that you refined this salt by yourself?”

Lorne nodded very casually.

“In the past, when I was cooking in the kitchen, I always felt that the salt was too coarse to use. If I was not careful, the entire dish would be extremely salty.

“So these past few days, when I had nothing to do, I took the opportunity to do some research. This pile of refined salt is the result of my research.”

“…”

Kyle could not help but scratch his own forehead. They were both humans. Why was there such a big difference in intelligence between humans?

Kyle was, after all, a human too. He had grown up under the praise of others. He was also commonly known as a gifted child. However, now, compared to Lorne, he was simply an ordinary person who could not be any more ordinary.

Did Lorne just casually say that?

This was because it was not an easy concept to understand, he casually fiddled with it and invented something revolutionary. He managed to create a salt-making technology that had not been improved for hundreds or even thousands of years.

If that was the case, were Lorne to be bored in the future, what else could he create?

“Boss, is it difficult to implement this salt refining technique of yours?”

Kyle had already begun to consider the idea of popularizing this technique to the entire Lolan Empire.

Lorne rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment before saying, “It’s actually not difficult in terms of technique. It’s just that one or two unique techniques that only I know of have to be used. Without the unique technique, even if you try it a thousand times, you can forget about refining coarse salt. It’ll be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.”

Kyle finally understood.

It was no wonder that Lorne said that this was a business that would make a lot of money.

The core technique could not be copied by others. Without the most important step, it would be impossible to refine coarse salt.

Kyle immediately fell into deep thought. To be honest, this was really a good deal. It was full of money, and it was definitely not empty talk.

Since ancient times, things related to salt were the easiest to make a fortune, and they were extremely expensive. Every year, countless people were beheaded and confiscated because they sold smuggled salt.

Even so, with the huge profits, there would still be desperadoes who would gamble their lives to walk this crooked path.

This was enough to show the profiteering of the salt industry. Most importantly, this crude salt refining technology was not competing with the palace for business, because the palace did not even know of this technique.

Refining or not refining would not affect the palace’s monopoly position at all, and it would not break the monopoly of the palace income.

Therefore, this industry absolutely did not violate the Lolan Empire’s laws. This was a good opportunity to make a fortune within the limits permitted by Lolan’s laws.

Lorne watched as Kyle fell into deep thought. He also instigated by the side and said, “Old friend, how about it? Are you in or out?

“I just told you that the process of refining this coarse salt is not difficult. All you need to do is to pass through me and add some things into it. Then, it can be produced in large quantities.

“As long as we hire enough people and rent enough space, we can have as much of this refined salt as we want.

“When the time comes, we’ll get a permit from the government first. Then, we’ll go to the market and buy a large amount of crude salt. Then, we’ll process it.

“The refined salt that we process will be sold directly to all parts of the world or resold to the government. They’ll resell it, and the profits will be in the tens of millions.

“When the time comes, just one exchange of refined salt will be enough to earn you more money than you can earn in your entire lifetime.”

Kyle looked at Lorne in disbelief. His eyelids could not help but twitch a few times, and he felt a pain in his cheeks.

“Lorne, is this business really as big as you say? Is it enough to earn tens of millions in one go?”

Lorne pursed his lips and looked at Kyle and shook his head slightly. His eyes seemed to say that Kyle was a country bumpkin who did not have any experience.

“That’s why I said that you are just a small medicinal herbs merchant. Sometimes, you’re still too timid in the ways of the world. I reckon that you won’t even dare to think about earning such a bountiful wealth.

“Today, I shall cross my heart and tell you sincerely in the name of our brotherhood.

“This business is extremely profitable. As long as we start construction and open up a channel for buying and selling goods, the money we earn would be an endless stream.

“Let’s take the Central Region of our empire as an example. Do you know how many noble families and wealthy merchants there are? The answer is that there are countless of them!

“As long as we promote our refined salt, do you think these noble families and wealthy merchants who hold their own status will be willing to use it?

“Are they willing to continue using the crude salt from the past, or are they willing to increase the price and use refined salt like us to show their status?

“Moreover, this business of ours is not just a transaction between us and the nobles and the rich. Even if we own our own land, ordinary people who are slightly willing to live a good life are still willing to spend money.

“As long as we work for three to five years, I would reckon that I could even buy half of Lolan City.

“In a few more years, other than the King’s treasury, the rest of the entire Lolan City’s finances would not be as rich as you and me.”

This time, Kyle was really dumbfounded.

Ridiculous. These words were too much of a stretch to say. They were much too exaggerated.

After working for three to five years, he could buy half of Lolan City?? Then, after working for 30 years, would he be able to buy the entire Central Region of the Lolan Empire?

Kyle was shocked, but Lorne had not finished performing.

“Old friend, let me tell you, I’m being serious here. When the time comes, let’s not talk about high-end topics like whether or not to buy Lolan City. At the very least, we would be able to live like kings for the rest of our lives.

“When the time comes, we’ll only take four-horse carriages. The color of the horsehair would be exactly the same, because… why not!

“You can even easily buy ten gardens and eight mansions in Lolan City.

“As for the beautiful wives and concubines, you can easily raise up to 180 of them. If you have any other hobbies, you could focus on them tenfold!

“No matter where you go, you’ll be able to spread a red carpet all the way from your home to my tiny tavern.

“This is just the imagination of a poor soul like me. If we really do become stinking rich, it could be more exaggerated than this. You might even enjoy it manifold!”

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“…”

This was rich coming from Lorne!

It had to be said that Lorne did indeed have a very deep literary foundation. He had described the wonders of this opportunity as if it was a heavenly flower.

Even just by sitting here and listening to it, Kyle was somewhat addicted to it.

Although he was the King of Lolan, the richest in the world, and had control over his people, in terms of enjoyment, he was indeed not at this level.

After all, he was also considered a diligent and wise king and was far from the level of luxury and enjoyment.

He only thought about the possibilities, but whether he really wanted to do it, Kyle was a little hesitant.

Even if he could not achieve the unprecedented prosperity that Lorne had described, he could still rely on Lorne’s technique to refine crude salt.

At the very least, it would not be difficult to earn billions from this. This was a real way to make a fortune.

However, what worried Kyle was his identity. He was, after all, the King of Lolan. No matter what, he would be seen as competing with the people for benefits.

As a king, he should not meddle in the commoners’ business. No matter how one would look at it, it just would not feel right. His people would not agree to him doing something like this.

Due to those reasons, Kyle did not dare reply Lorne..