"This honeycomb coal for 2 cents a piece, it can earn a million taels of silver a year, what is going on?"

Emperor Hongzhi also couldn't believe this number, he originally estimated that maybe he would lose money, 2 yuan a honeycomb coal, to be mined from the mountains, but also crushed, mixed with yellow mud, pressed and formed, plus transportation, etc., all aspects of the expenditure is very large, it is good to be able to maintain the operation.

I didn't expect to earn 50,000 taels of silver in just the first half a month, this is 50,000 taels of silver, not 50,000 copper coins, the purchasing power of silver in this era is still very strong, and silver from the Americas has not yet flowed in on a large scale.

"Mr. Zhu, this honeycomb coal sells for 2 yuan a piece, it doesn't seem to make money, this honeycomb coal, our profit is actually not high, but it depends on the quantity, the amount is large, and the profit is very considerable."

"This honeycomb coal is paired with a honeycomb coal stove, which can be used to boil water, cook, heat, and make tea.

"Every household has to use it every day, not to mention anything else, just our Beijing city, there are hundreds of thousands of households, millions of people, this household, even if you burn 2 pieces of honeycomb coal every day, that is, 4 yuan, this day the entire capital will use up hundreds of thousands of pieces of honeycomb coal, nearly a million yuan of business."

"After calculating the honeycomb coal that the entire city of Beijing will use up on this day, it will cost thousands of taels of silver, and it is really nothing for us to earn 50,000 taels in half a month."

"Right now, our production is still limited, coal stoves are not widespread enough, and when everyone uses honeycomb coal and our production can keep up, we will be able to make more money every month."

"Mr. Zhu is waiting for the day to make money."

Qian Youcai smiled, and then began to calculate the account for Emperor Hongzhi with his fingers, just a simple calculation, and everyone present realized that this seemingly inconspicuous honeycomb coal actually had such a big profit hidden.

"I see, it seems that the price is still set a little higher."

Emperor Hongzhi came to his senses at this time, and then thought about it and said.

His words startled Qian Youcai, and he hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhu, this 2 yuan a piece of honeycomb coal is already very cheap, and if the price is lowered again, we may lose money, and we are now relying on small profits to make some money." ”

Qian Youcai said while carefully looking at Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang and others around him, he really didn't understand why this Hongzhi Emperor didn't make money, it was really incomprehensible.

"I'm just saying that~"

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and replied, in the past, he really didn't want to make money from this honeycomb coal, but now he knows that this honeycomb coal can earn millions of taels of silver a year, and he is the major shareholder, accounting for 6 percent, that is to say, this honeycomb coal business alone can bring at least 600,000 silver to Emperor Hongzhi a year.

With such a huge income, he, who is the emperor, is not calm.

There is no way, he, the emperor, is also poor, and the Ming court is even poorer.

He Hongzhi Emperor was the emperor for 10 years, and he only saved a million taels of silver by frugality, and the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty would not exceed 3 million taels of silver a year, and the treasury was actually empty most of the time, and even the rats were too lazy to patronize it.

With an input of 600,000 taels of silver this year, how could he Hongzhi Emperor not be moved, how could he give up easily, this is obviously impossible.

"That's good~That's good~"

Qian Youcai wiped the sweat on his forehead, he was really afraid that this Mr. Zhu would say another word to reduce the price, this is not easy to make a living, and he is still counting on this to save some money.

"Let's go, let's go to Xishan and have a look."

Emperor Hongzhi was in a good mood, with a smile on his face, and after thinking about it, he was also going to Xishan to see Liu Jin, if it weren't for Liu Jin, he wanted to earn 600,000 taels of silver a year, it would be a fool's dream.

Don't look at him as the emperor, he claims to be sitting on the four seas and rich in the world, but in fact, he lives a really hard life, he is reluctant to eat or wear, there is no way, he is really poor.

His own internal funds were not able to save some silver, and the court was staring at them, always trying to get Emperor Hongzhi to take money from the internal funds to subsidize the treasury.

Emperor Hongzhi could foresee that once the news spread, it was estimated that the next day a minister would write to the government to put the money from the coal revenue into the treasury.

This money is not easy to come by, but it is like running water, and it can be more than 600,000 taels of silver a year, whether it is for your own use or occasionally to help the treasury, it can be more comfortable.

"This Liu Jin is really a talent, not only solves the problem of heating the people in winter, but also makes money, which is really rare."

On the way to Xishan, Emperor Hongzhi was in a very good mood, sitting in the carriage, and also smiled and said to Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang beside him.

"It is indeed a talent, of course, what is more important is that His Majesty has the wisdom to know the real gold, knows how to make good use of people, and has a bodhisattva heart, loves the people like a son, and thinks about the problem of heating the people in winter, so there will be the current honeycomb coal."

Liu Jian also nodded with a smile, and then took the opportunity to pat Emperor Hongzhi on the back.

This time, Emperor Hongzhi is still very useful, think about it carefully, it is really because he cares about the problem of heating the people in winter, so he met Liu Jin in the charcoal shop with money, and there was also the matter of honeycomb coal.

Emperor Hongzhi and his entourage walked towards Xishan in a carriage, but when they just left the gate of Beijing, there was a little accident.

It turned out that the weather was freezing at this time, and the weather became very cold, as in previous years, this winter, many people who could not survive would become homeless, and people who were close to Beijing City would rush to Beijing City.

After all, this Beijing city is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, with a large population, and it is a place where the powerful gather, and the displaced people come here, even if they are begging or looking for something to do, buying coolies or something, it is much easier than other places, and they can always get a bite of food to eat and survive this winter.

As long as they survive the winter, when the weather warms up and everything recovers in the spring of the next year, the most difficult winter will be over, and these displaced people will naturally return to where they came, pick up their hoes again, and work hard in the fields.

It's just that this winter's winter is too cold, and this time the number of displaced people is much more than ever, and they can be seen in every corner of the entire Beijing city, and now there are hundreds of displaced people who want to enter the city at the city gate.