The flotation method of coal washing has been studied, and the next step is to carry out a large number of flotation coal washing, which can also be closer to the assimilation of the noble class.

The coal mines in western Beijing were very vast, and Zhu Shun only controlled part of them, and a large part was in the hands of nobles and bureaucratic squires.

The nobles were to be assimilated into a new class of industrialists, and the bureaucratic gentry were to be completely shattered.

Zhu Shun had already discussed with the three talents of the Strategy Department how to deal with the first wave of dividends of the industrial revolution, and instructed: "Old Seven, each coal washing plant should build at least ten flotation coal washing ponds. ”

"Tomorrow, you go to the workers' hall and ask Li Zhouqiao to bring all the people from the Infrastructure Construction Department over and make every effort to build a coal washing plant."

"Time waits for no one, one more day of delay will kill more people, and I went to the Beiping Machinery Bureau to find Chen Tianqu and asked him to arrange for people to build the steam engine and crusher as soon as possible."

Xu Jixin had long wanted to build a few more coal washing plants, but unfortunately because of the incident of keeping filial piety for three years, he was not treated well by Li Zhouqiao and Chen Tianqu, the two filial sons.

With the orders of the teacher, it is different, these two technicians who have a high status in the industrial faction and are about to be supplied by the factory owners will only do their best to complete the order.

After Zhu Shun explained the next matters, he turned around and left the coal washing plant, and took a merchant ship to the capital.

Capital.

Chenghuang Temple City, Zhanhua Hall.

The guild halls in the capital were first built in the Yongle period, and most of them were the townspeople of the foreign businessmen and merchants, and later gradually became the place where the bureaucrats, gentry, and scholars of the imperial examination gathered and stopped.

During the Chongzhen period, there were more than 400 large and small guild halls in the capital.

The Zhanhua Guild Hall is one of the many squire guilds, the owner is Li Lusheng, who is known as the four surname slaves, and has taken refuge in the four masters of Wei Guangzheng, Cui Chengxiu, Feng Quan, and Wei Zhongxian, who are in power, and are contemptuously called the four surname house slaves.

It's just a matter of changing the court, whenever Li Lusheng takes refuge in a new master, he often falls into the trap of the old master.

Last year, he once again took refuge in the Donglin Party and became a vicious dog raised by the old master Feng Quan, and it was difficult to promote high-yield hybrid rice in Miyun County, so he was the one who made a stalk.

Li Lusheng's character is despised, but the calculation of the city government is very unusual, and in just two years, he has become the right-hand man of the old Zaifu Feng Quan together with Zheng Yuanwai, who has disappeared.

Now it is the backbone of the Donglin Party, which is specifically responsible for targeting the industrial faction and hindering the promotion of high-yield hybrid rice.

Li Lusheng gathered a group of bureaucrats and squires at the Zhanhua Hall today, not to hinder the promotion of high-yield hybrid rice, but to prepare to collect a windfall for his master Feng Quan in this cold winter.

The bureaucratic squires who came over today have a similarity, they all have some firewood workshops and coal kilns in their hands, which supply the firewood of the entire Suncheon Province.

When the bureaucrats and squires arrived, Li Lusheng asked slowly: "Is there a lack of long-term and short-term workers in your workshop?" ”

When it came to long-term and short-term work, the bureaucrats and squires all sighed, and except for the historians who were related to the officials and servants, they sighed and said: "In the past, when long-term and short-term workers were recruited, the rural people could fight in order to compete for a place. ”

"It's good now, there is no way to recruit long-term and short-term workers, and the eight firewood workshops and five coal kilns outside the staff are seriously short of coolies, so they can only let the servants go first."

The complaints outside the historian suddenly opened up the resentment of the bureaucrats and squires, and they resented the changes that Zhu Shun brought to the bureaucrats and squires one by one.

Li Lusheng's words provoked these bureaucrats and gentry with a high status in the capital, making them hate Zhu Shun more and more, and stroked their beards and smiled.

He had long seen through that the industrial faction could not grow, so he did not go to the industrial faction when choosing a new master, and once again took refuge in the old master Feng Quan without skin and face.

The yield of high-yield hybrid rice per mu has reached an appalling more than 1,000 catties, which can greatly increase the grain yield of the land in the hands of the bureaucratic gentry.

That's because in the end it is not the bureaucratic gentry who will benefit, but the common people, and it will destroy the foundation of the bureaucratic gentry.

The bureaucratic squires held a large amount of land in their hands, and there was no shortage of food and drink, and there was no need for high-yield hybrid rice to ensure the food and clothing of the family.

All those who need to ensure food and clothing are all bitter people.

The Donglin Party was able to control the government, not because of how clever the Donglin Party's party methods were, but because the Donglin Party controlled a large amount of land.

Through these lands, the common people are firmly controlled in their hands, and without the bureaucracy and gentry, there will be no land to plant, and the family will starve to death, and the common people can only be obedient and obedient.

Food prices have remained high, which is one of the means used by the bureaucratic gentry to control the common people.

Because potato flour has already caused the price of grain in Suncheonfu to plummet, if high-yielding hybrid rice is promoted in other places and grain increases greatly, the price of grain will also plummet, which is destroying the foundation of the bureaucratic gentry.

Therefore, the price of grain must be high, and the common people must be poor, so as to ensure that the children and grandchildren of the bureaucrats and gentry can enjoy the extravagant life of drunkenness and gold.

This time, Li Lusheng summoned the bureaucratic squires who had firewood workshops and coal kilns in their hands, in addition to taking the opportunity to make a sum of money for his master Feng Quan, he also had a plan to completely destroy the foundation of the industrial faction.

As long as he destroys Shuntianfu, the foundation of the industrial faction, Li Lusheng will be able to prove his ability to his master Feng Quan, and he will also make a great contribution to the Donglin Party, and the vacant squires will definitely have a place for him.

Li Lusheng waited quietly for the bureaucrats and squires to complain about the tea time, which completely aroused the resentment towards Zhu Shun in his heart, and said again: "Do you want to make a lot of money in this winter." ”

Hearing that they had made a lot of money, all the bureaucrats and squires came to their senses and turned their heads to look at Li Lusheng, who was leisurely drinking tea.

Shi Yuanwai usually talks about current affairs with the officials and waiters, comments on current affairs, and quickly understands what Li Lusheng means: "Brother Li means to increase the price of firewood this year." ”

Li Lusheng continued to drink tea leisurely, without saying yes or no.

Sure enough, other bureaucrats and squires raised questions: "The current price of firewood in the capital is secretly finalized by us, and it can just squeeze out the last bit of surplus money in the hands of the common people." ”

"It can also allow the people to bear debts and silver, and firmly control the rural people."

"It's not difficult to raise the price, but the money in the hands of the people has been squeezed dry, and even if the price is raised, they can't afford it."

Li Lusheng waited until the squire finished speaking, put down the Ruyao teacup in his hand, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Who said that there is no silver, the industrial faction has given a lot of silver to the people over the years." ”