"Sir, there is no smell."

After Li Zhaotong explained to Emperor Hongzhi, the honeycomb coal in the honeycomb coal furnace had burned red, and Li Zhaotong added two brand-new pieces of honeycomb coal to the furnace at the same time, and at this time, the two pieces of honeycomb coal on it had gradually burned red.

Li Zhaotong asked Emperor Hongzhi, Zhu Houzhao, Li Dongyang and others to use their noses to smell the smell of honeycomb coal.

Of course, Emperor Hongzhi would not take risks, so it was Xiao Jing who smelled the smell.

Xiao Jing replied truthfully after hearing this.

"Father, the son smelled it carefully, it really didn't smell, it seems that Li Er didn't talk nonsense."

Zhu Houzhao is a very curious person, Emperor Hongzhi will not take risks, he doesn't care so much, Li Zhaotong said that he can smell and see, he was the first to rush to the edge of the honeycomb coal stove, sniffing vigorously, until the carbon monoxide produced by the combustion of honeycomb coal choked him, he did not stop.

Then he turned back to report to Emperor Hongzhi in high spirits.

Of course, Emperor Hongzhi's face was dark, and the prince's risk was really not done by the prince, and it was unseemly.

But he is such a son, and there are so many outsiders present, he is not good to be angry at the beginning, so he has to think in his heart, go back and educate this bastard twice with a dragon stick.

The matter of educating Zhu Houzhao will be talked about later, and the main thing at present is still the problem of honeycomb coal and honeycomb coal stove.

"Virtuous nephew, are you sure that this honeycomb coal is really non-toxic."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Li Zhaotong very seriously and asked.

Li Zhaotong thought about it, but it was better to be cautious, so he explained:

"Master Zhu, to be honest, it is absolutely non-toxic, that is fake, and it is impossible to burn charcoal to be absolutely non-toxic, and it must be ventilated.

Therefore, the little nephew does not dare to guarantee that this honeycomb coal is absolutely non-toxic, because this honeycomb coal, like charcoal, will produce carbon monoxide if it is not fully burned, and carbon monoxide is poisonous gas.

However, the nephew can guarantee that this honeycomb coal is completely different from the coal dug up in the coal mine, and the combustion will not produce toxic sulfur dioxide and other toxic gases.

Its combustion condition should be no different from that of charcoal, as long as the honeycomb coal is lit with the same attention to ventilation as when burning charcoal, it will not poison people. ”

Of course, Emperor Hongzhi did not know what full combustion was, what carbon monoxide was, and what sulfur dioxide was, but he was able to understand what Li Zhaotong said.

Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a moment and asked:

"Virtuous nephew, this means that your honeycomb coal has gone through the coal washing process you mentioned, and the poisonous things in the coal have been washed away, so that it is almost like charcoal?"

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Li Zhaotong bowed.

In this way, the people have an extra kind of warmth, which is indeed a good thing.

And in my opinion, if the people use your stove, they can cook and boil water, but they don't need firewood.

Nowadays, the firewood resources near the capital are becoming more and more embarrassing, and the firewood used by the people has to go to the Bauhinia, Juyong, and Yanmen passes to cut down, resulting in the high price of firewood in the capital.

With this honeycomb coal, it may also be able to lower the price of firewood and charcoal in the capital, so that the people can make a profit.

However, the cost of your honeycomb coal is not low! To say that it can solve the suffering of the people of the world who are invaded by the severe cold and cannot afford to buy firewood and charcoal, I really don't believe it. ”

"It's not expensive, as long as Master Zhu allows you to cooperate with the little nephew, the price of honeycomb coal can be as low as two cents a piece;

The price of a single-eye honeycomb coal stove can be as low as 50 wen a piece;

The price of a three-eye honeycomb coal stove can be as low as 130 yuan per furnace.

The honeycomb coal stove is very durable, and the people can buy it and use it for several years;

This honeycomb coal is also very resistant to burning, and the people use a single-eye honeycomb coal stove, and they use up to five pieces of honeycomb coal a day.

In this way, the people's daily expenses are a little more than ten cents, which is far more cost-effective than using firewood, and it can also be used to heat and resist the cold, so it saves money to buy charcoal.

Of course, the little nephew knows that the people live a hard life and can't afford charcoal, so this honeycomb coal can not only boil water for cooking, but also warm and keep out the cold. ”

Li Zhaotong knows very well that the big coal mine near the capital is the Xishan Coal Mine, and the Xishan Coal Mine is within the forbidden land of the royal mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty, so the land of the Xishan Coal Mine is properly in the hands of the royal family.

In addition, going to Xishan to open a mine may also involve feng shui issues.

In the memory of the soul from the future that Li Zhaotong fused, during the Zhengde period, that is, when Zhu Houzhao was the emperor in front of him, the imperial court ordered a ban on the mining of Xishan coal mines.

At that time, the reason was: "It is close to the imperial tomb Jingshi, and I am afraid of hurting feng shui." ”

Therefore, if Li Zhaotong wants to do the business of honeycomb coal, benefit the world, help the world and the people, and renew his life, he really has to explain the stakes clearly, get the approval of Emperor Hongzhi, and even have to cooperate with him.

Otherwise, this business will not be successful, and this life will not be continued.

Today's Daming is not the 21st century with convenient transportation in the future, and it is unrealistic to go to the Xishan Coal Mine in Shanxi, or to the Datong Coal Mine in Datong Town, North Hebei Province to mine, and then transport it to the capital.

The other small coal mines in the capital had limited roles, and Li Zhaotong could not continue to live much.

"By the way, Master Zhu, if you cooperate with your little nephew to do this honeycomb coal business, your little nephew is willing to open with you, and your seven little nephews are three, and the little nephew can guarantee that it can bring you at least one million taels of profit every year."

Li Zhaotong suddenly remembered that Emperor Hongzhi was a person who picked and searched, and he was very interested in making money and saving money, so in order to make this business happen, he hurriedly added.

"A million taels, hey, Li Gong, I'm afraid that if you sell all the things in your house, it's not worth a million taels!

Ling Lang is so confident, if he can't do it in the future, it will be a crime of deception. ”

After Xiao Jing listened to it, he looked at Li Dongyang and sneered.

He didn't believe what Li Zhaotong said at all.

You know, this honeycomb coal is sold for two cents a piece, and the people use five yuan a day, that is, ten cents, how much honeycomb coal has to be sold to get a million taels of silver!

Not to mention, there is also a cost to make this honeycomb coal! Honeycomb coal for two pennies a piece is not profitable at first glance, and the amount of money that can be earned is absolutely limited.

Xiao Jing often assisted Emperor Hongzhi in handling government affairs, and he knew very well how hard it took to earn a million taels of silver.

The twelve or thirteen-year-old little hairy child in front of him can bring at least one million taels of income to His Majesty.

The items sold are still honeycomb coal, which looks unprofitable.

What is this not a rhetoric?

Of course, Xiao Jing ridiculed Li Dongyang so much, and he also had his own careful thoughts.

He was worried that if Li Zhaotong really did this, it would appear that he Xiao Jing was very incompetent.

Because he is the eunuch in charge of the seal as the celebrant of the celebrant and the imperial family, he is in charge.

He didn't have the ability to bring up to one million taels of silver to the emperor's treasury in a year.

So he wanted Li Dongyang and his son to retreat.

However, Xiao Jing had the wrong idea.

He is a eunuch, even if he has a good reputation, he is naturally opposed to civil servants like Li Dongyang.

He ridiculed like this, and originally wanted to angrily reprimand Li Zhaotong for opening his mouth and telling him to stop talking nonsense, and Li Dongyang, who had stopped talking nonsense and stopped the honeycomb coal matter, now he didn't want to.

"Gong Xiao, I don't know if the dog can bring a million taels of silver to Master Zhu, but the honeycomb coal in front of me is really beneficial to the country and the people.

Therefore, in my opinion, this honeycomb coal business can be done, Master Zhu should do it, if Master Zhu doesn't do it, we will find someone to do it ourselves. ”

Li Dongyang is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and a member of the cabinet triumvirate, although he said this to refute Xiao Jing, but it was also for Emperor Hongzhi.

What he means is that honeycomb coal is good for the people, and it can not only gain a good reputation, but also make profits.

If Emperor Hongzhi doesn't cooperate with my son, then I'll go to the household department and say, let the household department cooperate with my son, and the household department will definitely pass.

I don't believe there is anything that can make the court embarrassed, unless it involves the fundamental interests of the royal family, otherwise this matter can definitely be passed.

This honeycomb coal will definitely not involve the fundamental interests of the royal family, and the money earned from the honeycomb coal will not go into your emperor's internal treasury, but into the treasury under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households.

When he said this, the meaning was clear, but it poked into the heart of Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi, like Li Dongyang, did not expect that this honeycomb coal really involved the fundamental interests of the royal family.

After all, the Xishan Coal Mine in the capital is in the forbidden land of the royal mausoleum, which is related to the feng shui of the royal mausoleum!

Like Xiao Jing, he didn't believe that this honeycomb coal could earn at least one million taels of silver, but he could judge that this honeycomb coal could gain a good reputation and make money.

Why not do projects that can be named and profitable?

And the money is his private, and he can spend the money in it as he wants.

The treasury belongs to the imperial court, although it is also his, but if he wants to spend the money in it, he must get the consent of the household department, otherwise the money is really difficult to take.

He loves money like his life and cherishes feathers, but he is reluctant to throw away this cake.

Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi immediately made a decision:

"This matter is answered! Nephew, tell me, how do we work together? ”