The first order of 100 furnaces and 10,000 honeycomb coals was delivered quickly.

Xiao Yu ordered this batch of goods for Li Fei's sake, because it was the first time to use it, it would naturally not be used in other departments, so he left the hundred stoves and honeycomb coal in the household department and subordinate departments.

"What kind of stove is this?" Cao Yuan, the head of the warehouse department under the household department, saw the little official move the stove and asked curiously, "Don't use a charcoal basin?" ”

The charcoal basin has always been used, and everyone is used to it, but this sudden change, some people feel strange.

The little official got the instructions from above, and said while installing:

"This is a stove made by someone introduced by Kokuko-sama, and it is said to be called ...... Honeycomb coal stove, look, this coal is put in like this, and the chimney is facing outward...... Well, to prevent charcoal from hurting people...... There is also this lid, which is swept clean, and can still be used with hot water, which is better than a charcoal basin! ”

The officials taught how to use it one by one, and those who were officials were just curious, after all, there were officials to do these things.

But there are still good people, Cangbu Cao Yuan is one of them, now there are few things in Cangbu, he listened to the introduction of the little official, so he directly found an iron teapot, put water on it, put it on the stove, and sure enough, it was hot after a while!

Cao Yuan poured a glass of water with great interest, rushed to the tea cake, and drank it deliciously!

In this cold winter, sitting in this house and working, now I can have a cup of hot water to drink, that feeling, not to mention how good!

See! The ancients were so easy to satisfy!

Thinking of what the little official said about baking things on it, Cao Yuan thought to himself, will you bring a piece of meatloaf tomorrow, if you are hungry at noon, wouldn't it be beautiful to bake on this stove?

Just thinking about it, a question suddenly came from behind:

"Does this stove work?"

"Easy to use!" Cao Yuan subconsciously replied: "I can eat hot water, I can eat hot, and I don't have to worry about charcoal, but I don't know how much the price is......"

"What if this piece of coal Wuwen?"

"That's so cheap!" Cao Yuan knows the price of charcoal now.

Compared with charcoal, the price of this honeycomb coal is really too conscientious!

After Cao Yuan answered, he suddenly came to his senses, why is the voice of this question so familiar?

He immediately stood up, and when he turned his head, he found that the old man who was asking the question had already walked out of the warehouse, and his back was far away!

Cao Yuan was taken aback!

This person is accustomed to being selfless with an iron face, and this time he sees himself lazy in office, will he punish himself for this?

I remembered that the little official said that this stove was introduced by Grandpa Guo, and I don't know if my answer is in line with Grandpa Guo's intentions?

Xiao Guogong knew that the stove was installed today, so he deliberately took some time to come over and have a look.

After the three departments of the household department turned around, Xiao Guogong found that on the whole, most people were satisfied with the stove.

After all, without the influence of charcoal, it doesn't smell that big.

There are only a few who need to bake boots, and I feel that this is not as convenient as a charcoal basin, so this was directly ignored by Xiao Guogong.

It's just a trifle!

When Xiao Guogong talked about the price, it really caused everyone's surprise: so cheap?

I definitely didn't expect it!

Xiao Guogong was not only proud, but also thinking about another issue.

Charcoal is not just a charcoal merchant's business!

If this problem is not solved well, I am afraid it may not necessarily be a good thing!

Xiao Guogong is thinking about people's livelihood, but some big charcoal businessmen are thinking about their own business!

In the morning, the stove was set up, and in the afternoon, a few charcoal merchants gathered in the Qin Tower in Chang'an City.

The surname of the leader is Wang, and he also summoned people to this meeting.

There are three people in total, surnamed Wang, Li, and Zhao.

The shopkeeper surnamed Wang saw that everyone had arrived, so he asked the little servant to close the door and guard outside, and he said coldly:

"Have you heard of it? Grandpa Hube has newly bought a hundred stoves, what is it called honeycomb coal, and tried it out in the household......"

"Naturally, I heard about it." Naturally, the other two people also got the report from the people below.

Shopkeeper Wang said coldly:

"Although it is only a hundred furnaces, less than one of the hundred in the entire Chang'an City, this matter must be guarded against!"

Shopkeeper Zhao said with a smile:

"Actually, I don't care much about this, my Zhao family's charcoal is exclusively for ordinary people, and I don't have a share in the business in the six official offices!"

That's a little sour when I say that.

After all, among the three, the shopkeeper surnamed Wang is the largest, accounting for almost sixty percent of the charcoal business in Chang'an City!

Even the supply of charcoal in the winter in the six official offices of the three provinces of the Tang Dynasty is the responsibility of their Wang family!

The Li family is dedicated to Ouchi, and they burn high-grade silver frost charcoal and the like, so they don't care about this.

Shopkeeper Wang snorted coldly and said:

"If this honeycomb coal really spreads, do you think you will be spared? I've heard that Xiao Guogong ordered a hundred stoves this time just to test the water! If it is used, it will be pushed away in the government office in the future, and the next thing is the people! ”

Shopkeeper Zhao moved: "It's impossible...... Who has such courage? Which one got into this? ”

Since the king's shopkeeper dared to summon people, he must have inquired clearly, and he said:

"You guessed wrong this time, it's not any of the five surnames and seven wangs, it has nothing to do with the Guan Long family, it's just an inconspicuous poor boy...... What a big business! ”

"Poor boy?" A cold light flashed in Zhao's shopkeeper's eyes, "Isn't it possible to talk about it?" ”

The shopkeeper secretly scolded the fool and said:

"This poor boy has a lot of skills, but in the first few months, he caught up with Princess Yongle, Xiao Guogong, and even the Qu Tu family.

Shopkeeper Zhao is discouraged, this is not easy to do!

But when it came to himself, he was still far away, so he said to the king's treasurer:

"I don't know what the king's shopkeeper thinks?"

Shopkeeper Wang didn't talk about his opinion, he could see that now Li Zhao and both of them wanted to be on the wall, after all, it was none of their business!

Therefore, it is necessary to use heavy medicine to make two people pay attention to it!

"Do you know the price of honeycomb coal?"

Li Zhao and the others just inquired about the news, and they didn't care about the specifics, after all, they didn't step on their plates.

Seeing that the two of them still looked unconcerned, the shopkeeper Wang's hateful teeth itched: "A piece of honeycomb coal weighs two catties, and a piece of five cents!" ”

"What?"

"It can't be! How can it be so cheap? ”

This time, even Shopkeeper Li was moved!

His silver frost charcoal, the best can be sold for hundreds of dollars a catty!

It's a lot of work, but to be honest, it's also very profitable!

Shopkeeper Zhao was particularly surprised: Why is it so cheap?

A question immediately came to his mind and asked:

"Raw material ......"

"It is said that the raw material is charcoal powder, which is worthless!"

"That artificial ......"

"You only need to shape the charcoal powder and water with molds and dry it in the sun, which requires very little labor!"

"Silk ——!"

Shopkeeper Zhao is really anxious this time!

If it's that simple, it's really about itself!

After all, it's so cheap, let's not talk about it in the official office, let the people choose, naturally choose the cheap one!

How much is a pound of charcoal for yourself?

The cheapest one didn't cost ten dollars!

How does this compare?

"How long does that piece last?" Shopkeeper Zhao was lucky, after all, the charcoal burning time is not short.

"It is said that the stove has a lid, and if you don't open the lid, it will burn for half an hour!"

Zhao's shopkeeper is like ashes!

If you can burn your own pound of charcoal for two quarters of an hour, it's good!