Thinking of this Xiaoice River period, Fang Jifan sighed in his heart, such extreme weather, not to mention the chill caused by extreme weather, and the consequent reduction in grain production, were one of the triggers for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, it seemed that he was afraid that Fang Jifan would be afraid of the cold, Deng Jian hurriedly brought a hand stove over, this hand stove was made of copper, and charcoal was burned in it, Deng Jian smiled and said: "This is the carbon that Steward Yang bought this morning, the price of this carbon has skyrocketed recently, there is no market, young master, you don't know, this catty of carbon, now sold for more than forty yuan, but even so, the carbon in the Beijing Division, it is not said that you can buy it, Steward Yang also ordered, this carbon, only allowed to be burned by the young master, don't let the young master suffer from the cold." ”

"Forty dollars!" Fang Jifan was taken aback: "It's just a catty, they might as well grab it!" ”

But immediately, Fang Jifan's eyes flashed with a flash of brilliance.

The price of charcoal remains high, and there is a reason for this, on the one hand, charcoal is not easy to burn, in this era, the average person wants to keep warm, the rich people burn charcoal, and the poor can only burn firewood; Although charcoal is time-consuming and laborious to fire, it is very popular with wealthy people because it burns more fully and does not produce too much smoke. The firewood is different, only once burned, it will suddenly be smoky, and the poor people need to go out of the city to harvest, which seems to be cheap, but in fact, it costs a lot.

So...... No one in this day and age uses anthracite for heating?

Fang Jifan thought of anthracite.

Anthracite is different from ordinary coal, general coal, will produce a lot of smoke, and because there are too many impurities, high sulfur content, burning, it is equivalent to toxic smoke, in later generations, people commonly used honeycomb coal and briquettes, in fact, are in need of refining, commonly known as coal washing. It's just that in this era, if you want to wash coal, the process is too difficult, and there is almost no feasibility.

The reason why the ancients did not use raw coal on a large scale is precisely because of this reason.

However, anthracite is different, anthracite has a very low sulfur content, although the ignition point is high, but this is not a problem, the most important thing is that it burns colorless and smokeless, and burns for a long time, which is an excellent cold fuel.

However, anthracite will also volatilize some deadly gases such as sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide, fortunately, the content is not high, and the buildings of this era are not a sealed environment, so anthracite gas, in fact, is the same as burning charcoal, almost does not cause much harm to the human body.

The reason why charcoal is high is mainly because it requires a lot of labor and manpower, unlike anthracite, as long as it can be mined, it can be continuously supplied to the entire Jingshi.

Of course, this is not important, the important thing is that Fang Jifan remembers that the main production area of anthracite is in Shanxi, and in this Beijing...... It seems that there is only one place of origin, and this place ......

Get rich!

Fang Jifan's whole person suddenly became excited, and he hurriedly said: "Deng Jian, Xishan, do you know where Xishan is?" Go and inquire whose land it is, hurry up! ”

Deng Jian had long been accustomed to the young master's babbling every once in a while, but he just thought about it and said, "Xishan? Xishan this small knows, is Shou Ning Hou and Jian Chang Bo's land, this matter, the Manjing division knows, when their brothers were knighted, there is no land near the suburbs of Beijing, His Majesty gave this Xishan area to Shou Ning Hou and Jian Changbo, for this reason, Shou Ning Hou and Jian Chang Bo also went to the palace to cry, saying that others have given good land, but their Zhang family only gave a barren mountain, the days can not live, to hang, dead clean, in fact, His Majesty is really reluctant to give them the best imperial village, but fortunately, the West Mountain occupies a huge area, It's more than ten miles away......"

It's these two surnamed Zhang again!

All of a sudden, Fang Jifan was a little embarrassed, according to the temper of these two people, if they wanted to buy Na Xishan, they had to open their mouths, damn, these two guys also deceived our Fang family of 30,000 taels of silver!

But Fang Jifan immediately thought about it, Xishan is where the mineral vein is, and Fang Jifan's memory will never be wrong about this. This anthracite is a treasure, and no matter what, you have to buy this mountain.

After all, inside and outside Gyeonggi, millions of households need to be heated. In such extreme weather, whoever can master the fuel is equivalent to owning a cornucopia.

"Let's go!" Fang Jifan greeted Deng Jian.

Deng Jian said excitedly: "Young master, young master, what are you doing here?" ”

"Go to the bookkeeper!" Fang Jifan said without hesitation, time is money, it's money.

Fang Jifan rushed to the account room, Fang Jifan searched for a pass, and almost found all the treasure money in the account room, and now he must complete the transaction as soon as possible, not dragging mud and water, dragging a cart of cash to go, the transaction is too inconvenient, therefore, Fang Jifan still thinks that the treasure money is not enough, his eyes look at several land deeds, and they are also collected, and he rushes out of Fang's house as if flying.

Deng Jian was so frightened that his face turned miserable, and when he saw Fang Jifan like this, he didn't have time to call someone, but he just chased him out as if he was crazy.

In fact, the Shouning Houfu is not far from the Nanhe Bofu, but compared with the Nanhe Bofu, the Shouning Hou Mansion is more magnificent, the Shouning Hou and Jianchangbo, the pair of Zhang family brothers, are the brothers of the queen of the dynasty, and the relationship between Empress Zhang and Emperor Hongzhi is extremely harmonious, naturally, this Zhang family brother is also rising.

As soon as Fang Jifan arrived at the gate of the Hou Mansion, he didn't let Deng Jian report it, so he stepped forward loudly.

This was stopped by Menzi, and Fang Jifan said directly: "I want to see Uncle Zhang, go and report it quickly." ”

The two good brothers of the Zhang family, they got up very early today, they are brothers and sisters, and they are usually tired of being together, but everyone in the Beijing division knows that this Zhang family brother is notoriously stingy, they are not only stingy with others, but also with themselves, but also very stingy, such as today's breakfast, it is just a bowl of gruel, the two of them gasped for breath, and drank it in one sip.

Zhang Heling finished eating, and happily touched his belly: "Look, Trillium, drinking porridge is good for the body, I feel more and more that this porridge water is really a longevity thing, come, do you want to drink more than half a bowl?" ”

Zhang Yanling thought about it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's too bad, save a province, and eat at noon." ”

Zhang Heling smiled and said, "Also, you have to be diligent and thrifty......

The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, but at this time, Menzi came in and said, "Two masters, Nan and Bo ......"

"Nope!" When Zhang Heling heard Nan Hebo, he suddenly showed an annoyed look. The old guy came to the door a few times, and every time he asked for money, hum, his brother cheated the money with his ability, and he had to go back if he wanted to? Don't say that it is Nan Hebo, even if the king of heaven Lao Tzu comes, don't even think about taking away a penny of the 30,000 taels of silver.

Want to make trouble?

Hmph, don't inquire, what is the status of Empress Zhang in the palace today, and who are our brothers Queen Zhang.

"Don't be angry, don't be ......angry," Zhang Yanling persuaded: "Brother, save a little energy, otherwise you will be hungry again later." ”

Zhang Heling felt reasonable, so he twisted his beard under his chin and looked at Menzi with slanted eyes.

None of the people in this mansion are used to Zhang Heling, anyway, no matter which one they are, he feels that they are wasting his food.

Menzi said in anticipation: "It's not Nan Hebo, it's the son of Nan Hebo, that Fang Jifan, a well-known loser." ”

As soon as he heard the word loser, Zhang Heling aimed at Zhang Yanling, and Zhang Yanling was thoughtful.

"See?" Zhang Yanling asked tentatively.

Zhang Heling was scheming for a moment before he said: "I heard that this kid has a brain disease, if I don't see him, he will be so angry that he will kick the door, which is bad, so ...... See you. Chaomenzi said: "Go, call him in, and withdraw the tea in front of him, so that no one can see that we are drinking tea, so that he will want to beg for tea." ”

So Menzi hurriedly withdrew the tea, and then brought the Fang Jifan in.

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling each looked at the beams of the room, as if they hadn't seen Fang Jifan, shaking their legs.

Fang Jifan came in with a smile and said, "Little nephew Fang Jifan, I have heard the names of the two uncles for a long time, and I have come to see you." ”

"Oh." Zhang Heling only glanced at Fang Jifan: "Do you want to drink tea?" ”

Fang Jifan said: "No, no." ”

Zhang Heling breathed a sigh of relief: "It's right not to drink it, drinking too much tea hurts the kidneys." ”

"......" Fang Jifan took a deep breath and said straight to the point: "The little nephew has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, he is here to buy land, Xishan...... I don't know if the two uncles have an impression? ”

originally thought that Fang Jifan was here to seek justice, but anyway, the two brothers also thought about it, if they wanted money, they wanted two lives, who knew that they were here to buy it...... Earth......

Zhang Heling looked at Fang Jifan suspiciously: "This ...... This West Mountain...... Xishan is a good place, there are mountains and water, huh...... yes, this..."