Those people were all arrested, and it didn't have much impact on the common folk.
After all, Lin Tian had prepared enough salt, which was completely sufficient to replace theirs.
In such a situation, even if all their salt was seized, it wouldn't affect the people's lives.
On the contrary, many commoners were happy to see this happen.
After all, compared to the salt sold by those people, Lin Tian's salt was of better quality.
Under these circumstances, they naturally chose Lin Tian's salt.
Therefore, those who slandered Lin Tian, their demise was merely a consequence.
With such a mindset, the arrest of others was considered a good thing by the common folk.
And because of this, Lin Tian's salt sold even more.
Even in many rural areas, people had heard of Lin Tian's salt.
"Is this the salt produced by His Highness the Crown Prince? It's truly extraordinary!!"
"Who's to say it isn't? His Highness the Crown Prince is very different from others, so the salt he produces is naturally very different from others!!"
"Regardless, being able to eat such cheap salt is a happy occasion for us!!"
In fact, what the commoners cared about most was the price of salt.
After all, ordinary people had limited finances.
Therefore, even if the good salt was excellent, if the commoners couldn't afford it, it wouldn't spread.
However, it was different if the salt was cheap.
The salt was cheap and of good quality; when these two factors combined, the commoners would wholeheartedly accept it.
Especially after they bought the cheap white salt, they were utterly amazed.
They had seen salt before, but all the salt they had seen was of very poor quality.
It not only contained a large amount of impurities but also had very coarse grains.
That kind of salt was not aesthetically pleasing at all.
But that was already the limit of what ordinary people could afford to eat.
If they wanted even slightly higher quality, the price was completely beyond their reach.
It was for this reason that they found the white salt exceptionally beautiful.
"Beautiful, truly beautiful, as if it were a treasure!!"
"Is this the salt produced by His Highness? Just looking at it, I feel it's so good, I can't bear to eat it!!"
"Who's to say it isn't? Just a glance at such salt makes it feel incredibly precious. Who would bear to eat such precious salt!!"
Let alone these ordinary commoners, even the high-ranking officials and nobles, when they first saw the white salt, they were reluctant to eat it.
The appearance of the white salt exceeded their expectations.
If they hadn't known it was salt, they might have mistaken it for an artwork and presented it to the King of Qin.
In that case, they might have even received a reward from the King of Qin.
As for the commoners who had tasted this salt, they found it even more incredible.
"This is salt??"
These ordinary commoners had never truly eaten salt; what they ate could only be considered things with a salty taste.
Besides the saltiness, there were other flavors.
Therefore, their saltiness was not pure at all.
For this reason, they couldn't even describe the taste of salt.
But now, they clearly tasted the flavor of salt.
Moreover, it was the taste of salt, with no other flavors accompanying it.
For these commoners, this was an entirely new experience.
At this moment, many commoners felt as if they had suddenly understood something.
"Oh! So this is what salt tastes like!!"
"I never thought salt tasted like this, this is simply wonderful!!"
"Haha! Now I can say I'm someone who has tasted pure salt. The salt produced by His Highness is truly excellent!"
Every single one of these commoners was overjoyed.
The cheap salt felt like it had opened a new door to the world for them.
Even the soldiers were very happy.
Although they could eat salt, they had never tasted such pure salt.
For this reason, many of them kept savoring the taste, pondering what this salt truly was.
While they were lost in thought, Lin Tian ordered the production to be increased.
"Increase the output by another tenfold!!"
"What? Increase the output by tenfold? Your Highness, isn't our current output already sufficient for our common folk? If we increase production further, this salt might pile up!"
"No, the salt we produce is not enough for our common folk. Don't forget, Great Qin is not limited to the lands we see; Great Qin possesses vast territories elsewhere."
"The people in those places also need to eat salt. If that's the case, why should we neglect them? After all, those people represent wealth!!"
Lin Tian naturally did not want to miss out on any potential profit.
Moreover, salt itself was a highly profitable commodity.
If he were to forgo the profits from salt, it would truly be akin to abandoning all wealth.
Therefore, Lin Tian not only wanted to make money but to make a lot of money, money from the slaves.
Initially, the soldiers hadn't thought of this.
Now that they understood, they readily agreed.
"Yes, we need to increase production. With those people out there, let alone a tenfold increase, even a hundredfold increase wouldn't be too much!!"
"Indeed, Your Highness! Why don't we expand production by a hundredfold? I guarantee we can sell all of Your Highness's salt!!"
"Your Highness, leave this to me. I'm very skilled at this. If I handle it, it will be a sure success!!"
Thinking of the numerous slaves and people in Great Qin who still needed salt.
They felt that even if production were increased a hundredfold, they could still handle the task exceptionally well.
Furthermore, with their vigorous production, they wouldn't have to worry about sales.
They had complete confidence in the salt produced by Lin Tian.
It was for this reason that they hoped Lin Tian would increase production by a hundredfold.
However, their request was easily suppressed by Lin Tian.
Lin Tian knew that even with a hundredfold increase in production, all the salt could be sold.
He could even sell the salt at a high price among the slaves, generating more wealth.
But Lin Tian also knew that one must progress step by step, not take too large a leap.
Once one takes too large a leap, it could lead to more losses than gains.
Therefore, Lin Tian remained very calm.
"Just do as I say!"
"What I want is for Great Qin to possess endless wealth, not just a simple sum of money!"