Chapter Fifty-Eight: All Things Are Ready

Wang Jinyuan stretched out his hand, swore an oath, and swore an oath, especially with that look of admiration, even Fang Jifan began to wonder, is there any sign of warming up in his reputation?

In any case, Wang Jinyuan's joining, this 'Zhenguo Coal Industry' is half the success, after all, he has been in business for a long time, has many contacts, and has rich experience, whether it is Zhu Houzhao or Fang Jifan, it is more suitable to retreat behind the scenes and let such professionals deal with problems.

Fang Jifan is the big boss, Wang Jinyuan is the big boss, and as for His Royal Highness the Prince, he has naturally become the most suitable spokesperson for promotion.

Hearing the three words spokesperson, Zhu Houzhao tilted his neck, searching his stomach and thinking about any words and phrases related to the spokesperson, but finally he didn't understand it: "The spokesperson is big, or is it a big owner?" ”

Fang Jifan gave a thumbs up: "It's the same big!" ”

"Oh." Zhu Houzhao was immediately happy: "Although this name is not domineering enough, but this palace thought about it, it's okay to do business, you have to be approachable and talented, and the spokesperson is ...... It's not easy to frighten people when it sounds. Just, what does a spokesperson do? ”

Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao with a smile and said: "Publicizing our coal widely represents the image of our Zhenguo coal industry. ”

Zhu Houzhao suddenly became fierce, and his eyes lit up: "This palace is heroic, this is very suitable, you still know this palace best!" ”

Fang Jifan immediately gave a thumbs up: "Your Royal Highness's image is magnificent, and it is really a good match for our Zhenguo coal industry." ”

I couldn't help but scold in my heart, stinky and shameless!

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The Cabinet sits in an inconspicuous corner of the Forbidden City.

But although it is inconspicuous, it is the center of the whole world.

Countless copies of the music in the world will be sent here first, read by the cabinet scholars, and only after these ministers have drafted the music will they be sent to the emperor for review.

The so-called draft vote is the suggestion of the cabinet scholars, for example, a certain official in a certain place plays a certain matter, and after the scholar has read it, according to his own experience, he writes a suggestion under the recital, and then sends it to the emperor, who first reads the content of the recital, and then looks at the suggestions of the scholars, and makes a final ruling.

Out of respect for the Cabinet Scholars, under normal circumstances, the advice would be accepted, so the Emperor only had to draw a red circle under the recital, and the matter was done according to the wishes of the Cabinet Scholars.

It is precisely because of this proposed power that the cabinet scholars are known as Zaifu in the Ming Dynasty, although they are not prime ministers, they have the same status and power as Zaifu.

Liu Jian, a scholar of the first assistant university of the cabinet, and Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, scholars of the university, would enter the palace early every morning, and then meet the emperor and discuss with the emperor in the warm pavilion.

Then, when it was noon, the three old fellows, who were colleagues and close friends, would go to the tea room next door to the duty room to drink tea, eat some pastries, and talk about their views on recent current affairs.

Outside of this warm tea room, the snow was falling heavily, and the snow was already a foot thick, and it was fashionable in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and such a natural vision was enough to make the three scholars worried.

Liu Jian took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and sighed before saying: "I don't know why, since the ninth year of Hongzhi, every Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather suddenly turns cold, so that spring is not like spring, autumn is not like autumn, and the grain production has been reduced. I heard that many homeless people are still on the streets, not to mention, so many poor people don't even have anything to keep warm. ”

Xie Qian sighed, and he didn't have the heart to drink the tea: "The old man listened to the rumors, is there something immoral about the imperial court?" ”

"Ahem......" Li Dongyang coughed, this Xie Qian is good at arguing, and he has to catch anyone who has to take a quick tongue, and he can't hide things in his mouth, Li Dongyang is cautious: "Xie Gong is cautious, the rumors in the market are not enough to believe." ”

Liu Jian just smiled wryly and shook his head.

God's business is not in the hands of the Cabinet Ministers.

But at this moment, Liu Jian noticed that someone outside the room was probing his brain, and Liu Jian's eyelids were slightly raised, revealing a majestic look: "Come in." ”

The person who came was a little eunuch, leaning over, and when he raised his face, Liu Jian vaguely remembered this person, this person was actually Liu Jin, the prince's companion in front of him.

Liu Jin said with a flattering smile: "I have seen Liu Gong, Xie Gong, and Li Gong, the sky has changed in the past few days, and there has been a sudden heavy snowfall, His Royal Highness the Prince, I am worried about the three masters, so I sent a slave to add some firewood to the three masters for warmth." ”

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were stunned for a moment, looking at each other.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince usually hides when he sees the three of them, and he doesn't say that he took the initiative to get close. What's the matter today, I actually took the initiative to care about the three old guys.

Liu Jian suddenly showed a look of relief, and shook his head: "Okay, good, good, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is sensible." "Liu Jian is not only the first assistant of the cabinet, but also the prince and the prince, although the prince is a vacant position, but nominally, he is still the prince's teacher, as the prince, it is appropriate to honor his teacher.

What does this mean, it shows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has grown up and knows how to hurt people.

Liu Jian's eyes were radiant, and the corners of his eyes were a little moist, the prince is the hope of the country's future, this child, finally sensible, such a considerate courtier, he has the style of a father, which is gratifying.

Xie Qian also grinned, but Li Dongyang seemed to feel strange, he looked as usual, and just said: "Please tell the prince, and wait for His Royal Highness to give it." ”

Liu Jin still refused to leave, and said with a smile: "Your Highness said that you want to see the three masters add firewood before leaving." ”

Liu Jian raised his hand: "Then add it." ”

"Okay, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also instructed the slave maid to personally change the brazier for the three masters."

As he spoke, he happily left the room, and after a while, he and Ma Yongcheng, another eunuch from the Zhan Mansion, came in with a brazier, and the 'firewood' in the brazier was already lit, steaming hot.

"Wait!" Li Dongyang was the most careful, he always felt that things were not so simple, his eyes were staring at the brazier, he frowned and said, "This is not charcoal?" It's coal! ”

It's coal!

All of a sudden, it was like a fried pot in the tea room, burning coal is no different from suicide, it will kill people, not to mention the three old bones of Liu Jian.

Liu Jian's face changed suddenly, this ...... Is it child's play?

Xie Qian was so angry that he almost vomited blood, His Royal Highness the Prince, this is to kill people, lack of virtue or lack of virtue, at a young age, it is like this.

The coal of this era, unlike the coal of later generations, could not be refined, and the sulfur content in this coal was extremely high, and once burned, it would produce a large amount of sulfur dioxide, and if you inhale too much, it will really die.

It is common sense to burn coal for heating, which is equivalent to suicide.

Xie Qian was furious and was about to scold.

Liu Jin said with a smile: "A few adults are worry-free, they won't be poisoned, this is anthracite, it doesn't produce smoke, it's naturally non-toxic, you see, how can there be smoke here?" ”

Saying this, Liu Jian and the others looked at it, and sure enough, when this coal burned, it was not as black smoke as ordinary coal, but it was just a curling white gas, which seemed to be ...... I didn't smell anything pungent either.

Well? Is there such coal in the world?

Xie Qian squinted his eyes and couldn't help but say, "This thing must be extremely expensive, right?" ”

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive." Liu Jin said with a smile: "It's just a few big bucks a catty, anthracite burns for a long time, and it is enough for one day." ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Jian suddenly became excited......

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