"Hurry up and stir it, put these charcoal powder and yellow mud in the water and stir, and then put it in the mold and press it tightly!" Zhang Feiyang commanded some people and said.

And these people began to mix together the yellow mud powder and coal powder according to a certain proportion, and then it became a kind of dough-like thing, and then put these "black dough" into the mold to press, and then immediately put the pressed coal on the other side, and then it was equivalent to drying these coal balls. Fortunately, it is a cold winter, and the weather is very dry, and the moisture in the coal mass is quickly deprived by the dry air, and the coal dries quickly.

If later generations saw this situation, it would be easy to know that this process is actually making honeycomb coal. Zhang Feiyang found that there was coal in Shuo County, so of course it was impossible to let go of this good thing. Coal is a clean energy source compared to the current firewood, although it is no longer used in later generations, but it is a good thing for people in this era. Especially the honeycomb coal that Zhang Feiyang is going to use, it is a good thing that is very useful for cooking and heating! Honeycomb coal can not only be used for cooking in later generations, but also honeycomb coal is easy to use compared to firewood, the calorific value is high enough, and it is clean and environmentally friendly, which is a much better thing than firewood. Since honeycomb coal has so many benefits over firewood, Zhang Feiyang plans to promote honeycomb coal in Shuo County, so that people can give up using firewood for cooking and heating.

As for the production method of these honeycomb coals, it is actually not a secret in later generations. The simplest and most primitive honeycomb coal production method is to use eighty percent coal, two percent red clay or yellow clay to make it. Such a piece of honeycomb coal is capable of burning for two hours. And this coal, in Shuo County, actually does not cost much money at all. Now in ancient times, coal was used very little, because it was not worth much when it was used. As long as some manpower is mobilized to go to the outskirts of the county to collect, a lot of open-air coal can be collected. Then beat it into powder, mix it with water and mix it with yellow mud powder, stir it together, and put it in a mold.

As for the molds. It's also very simple, a mold can be made by a blacksmith according to a certain standard, and it can be made in less than a day. If you think iron is too expensive, you can also use stone. As for the coal stove of honeycomb coal, you can also use yellow mud to make it according to the size of honeycomb coal, and then it can become a primitive coal stove after drying. Compared with the wood stove in the past, such a coal stove can not only make use of the calorific value of the fuel as much as possible, but also allow him to save fuel and make the meal mature as soon as possible.

"Chen County Order, do you really do this as much as you said?" Yang Jiaxiang asked.

"Of course, this honeycomb coal can be said to be a good thing for cooking and heating. There you have it. Then the firewood can be eliminated, and there is no need to burn any firewood! Chen Fei said.

And Yang Jiaxiang immediately said: "Then wouldn't the people have to spend extra money to buy these fuels?" Will this increase the burden on the people? ”

"You're a completely boring false proposition! If you used firewood in the past, then the firewood was either to go up the mountain to cut firewood yourself. And chopping wood is a huge physical exertion, and doesn't this physical exertion need to be supplemented by eating more food? And it takes a lot of time to chop firewood, so won't it delay the time of farm work? And even if they go to the woodcutter to buy firewood, the final price must be higher than this purchase of honeycomb coal. The physical cost and time cost are very huge. If we directly use honeycomb coal, then the people do not have to consume a lot of physical strength to chop wood. This will save you food. In this way, they have more time to do farm work and can rest for a long time, so doesn't this save food? As for the extra money you said, I think the vast majority of people would be willing. Chen Fei said.

This Yang Jiaxiang's words. Chen Fei reminded him of some so-called rural areas without running water in later generations. Many villages do not have running water, so they have to fetch water to meet their drinking water needs. And some idiots in the city say that they have access to tap water, but they have to spend money to buy this tap water, so they have to spend extra money. These guys are actually unfamiliar with the situation. That's why I say such things. This kind of person is actually similar to the Emperor Jin Hui's Why don't you eat minced meat, and you don't know the actual situation at all, so you talk nonsense.

The reason why many rural villages prefer to spend money on tap water is because of the high physical and time costs of carrying water. If you really carry water, it can be cheaper than using tap water. That's definitely a whole bunch of people who are picking these free waters. However, in reality, not many people are willing to carry water, and they prefer to choose tap water.

Therefore, Yang Jiaxiang's words are very unreasonable, because since there is honeycomb coal, the people will naturally not choose to chop firewood for cooking and heating. Although it also requires the additional cost of wealth, it saves a lot of physical exertion, and it also saves food because of these physical exertions. If Chen Fei is sure that if he can exchange the saved grain for honeycomb coal, then there are still many people who are willing to do it. After all, man is an inert animal, and if the final result of both is the same, then I am afraid that the vast majority of people will choose to save time and effort. As for those more laborious "long roads", I'm afraid not many people will choose.

Therefore, this honeycomb coal is not afraid that there will be no market, but Chen Fei is worried that once honeycomb coal becomes popular, it will cause the problem of insufficient production capacity. Now Chen Fei is also producing this honeycomb coal in a part of the people, and when the time comes, it can be distributed to the people, so that the people can use this honeycomb coal and gradually phase out firewood. As for those who had to eat firewood for cooking, Chen Fei would not pay attention to them. Chen Fei believes that even if some people think that firewood cooking is more delicious, the pressure of reality will definitely make them choose to use honeycomb coal.

"Chen County Order, we have already made 10,000 pieces of honeycomb coal! Chen Xian asked you to see what we should do next? The foreman who made honeycomb coal asked.

"Alright, go get some rest! After the coal is dried, we will go and give charcoal to the people under our jurisdiction! Chen Fei said. (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and updated faster!)