Chapter 114: The Woodcutter's Troubles (I)
Soon, many people came to inquire about the continued purchase of honeycomb coal, because honeycomb coal is indeed much more advanced than firewood. And it's clean and hygienic, with high calories and burns longer, so it's much better than firewood. And the price of this honeycomb coal is also very low, as long as a copper plate can get a piece. For the same copper plate, I am afraid that the firewood obtained is far less than that of honeycomb coal, and the heat is not as great as that of honeycomb coal. As for why the cost of honeycomb coal can be reduced to a copper plate, that is, the four dimes of later generations, in fact, this is mainly a matter of raw material costs. Because there was no problem of coal mining rights in this era, coal could be mined as long as there was a need. Shuoxian's generation also has a large coal mine, and the coal seam is very shallow, you can dig it at any time, as long as the government organizes it, it is free.
Therefore, everything is mainly labor cost, there was no automatic machinery in ancient times, so the labor cost is relatively high, which also causes the cost of each piece of honeycomb coal to be three-quarters of the copper plate. And Chen Fei only earned a quarter of the copper plate in this honeycomb coal, that is, each honeycomb coal earned a dime. However, the cost of these honeycomb coals is still lower than that of firewood, and it is convenient for living and cleaning, which naturally arouses the enthusiasm of the people.
But at the same time, the firewood was miserable, and everyone regretted why they had stocked up so much firewood before the winter, and now the firewood was smashed in their hands. Everyone wants to sell the firewood and exchange it for honeycomb coal. But everyone thinks the same way, causing the price of firewood to plummet and suddenly become worthless.
"Brothers, firewood is worthless now. We worked so hard to chop wood, but in the end we couldn't get the money for a meal, what a reason! A woodcutter said.
And the other woodcutter also said, "Yes! Now everyone has taken out all the firewood and sold it, and the price of the firewood we have worked so hard to cut up the mountain is less than half of what it used to be. It's really down so much. None of the firewood we cut down was enough to make ends meet. ”
"Originally, we had the best time to sell firewood in winter, but now everyone is waiting for the honeycomb coal that the government will get out, even if they would rather wait for the honeycomb coal than buy our firewood. Even if the price of our firewood is reduced, it will not be sold. What a bitter thing we are! I have a wife and several children in my family, and they are counting on us to chop wood in exchange for money to support our family, but now that the government has made this honeycomb coal, our livelihood will be cut off. What are we going to do in the future? Someone said helplessly.
The woodcutters sighed one after another. Obviously, I can't be optimistic about my future prospects. Because of honeycomb coal, it can be said that this firewood was eliminated overnight. Many people would rather wait for honeycomb coal than continue to use firewood. And firewood has too many disadvantages compared to honeycomb coal, so everyone is reluctant to use it. In this case, the price of firewood has also plummeted, and now the price has been reduced to half of the past, but there are still very few people who buy firewood, not many at all. After all, with something better, who wants to use those backward firewoods?
"Fellow woodcutter brothers, I am Wei Feng, a scholar from the Hanmen of Shuo County. I heard that you have a hard life, so I came here to take a look! Wei Feng said.
And when everyone saw a polite person coming, they immediately stood up as a sign of respect. After all, there are very few people who read books in this era. The status is relatively high, so they also take the initiative to respect some.
"Brothers, woodcutters, you have no livelihood now because the price of firewood has been reduced to a very low level. And who is responsible for this? This is the new county commander Chen Fei. That Chen Fei made this honeycomb coal, which made you have no life and can't survive. So this was all made by the county order Chen Fei. So you should go to Chen Fei and ask him to give you a way to live. And Chen Fei claimed to be a public servant of the people, but what they did did cut off the people's way of life was really a vicious person. Therefore, you must make a big deal about this matter, so as to attract the attention of the superiors, and then you can let the superiors punish Chen Fei and put an end to the epidemic of honeycomb coal. Wei Feng said.
This Weifeng blamed all the blame on this honeycomb coal, because the popularity of honeycomb coal made the people not use this firewood, so the price of firewood plummeted. After the price of firewood has plummeted, those woodcutters who make a living by chopping firewood naturally have no way to live, and they can't support their families. So these are all to blame on Chen Fei, the person who invented honeycomb coal, so Chen Fei is also a vicious person who cuts off the people's livelihood. If it weren't for Chen Fei, these woodcutters would still be able to survive by chopping firewood, and they could sell firewood at a good price in winter. But now Chen Fei has invented this honeycomb coal, which not only makes woodcutters unable to make money in winter, but also makes it impossible to sell firewood, making it impossible for them to support their families.
These were all forced by Chen Fei, and this Wei Feng made a summary. That is to say, Chen Fei is the culprit who cut off everyone's way of life, so everything is Chen Fei's responsibility. And these woodcutters should make a big deal out of it, and then win the attention of the higher-ups government, so that the higher-ups will remove Chen Fei from his position. As long as Chen Fei's position is dismissed, and the government above prohibits the use, production and popularity of honeycomb coal, then the woodcutter can still rely on the past to cut wood to obtain the wealth of life, and the woodcutter can continue to rely on the ancient profession of chopping wood, continue to support his family, and pass on the profession of woodcutter from generation to generation.
And these woodcutters were all provoked by this scholar called Wei Feng and were very angry, as if everything was caused by Chen Fei, the county commander. If it weren't for Chen Fei, how could they have chopped firewood for many days and would be worthless from now on. If it weren't for Chen Fei, where would they face the situation of cutting off their income as a woodcutter for generations? If it weren't for Chen Fei, then they should have taken advantage of the winter to sell the firewood at a good price now. Therefore, everything is Chen Fei's fault, it is Chen Fei, a ruthless official, who cut off their source of livelihood.
So, they had to make a big deal so that the higher authorities could order the production of honeycomb coal to stop, and then their firewood could be sold at a good price, so that they could take advantage of the winter to make their families live better. (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and updated faster!)