Zhu Youzhen hadn't seen his brother for too long, so he missed it and went to the Forbidden City first.

Zhu Cheng didn't go to the palace immediately, he went back to the children's paradise first. I haven't seen the Emperor of the Apocalypse for a long time, and I've gone out again, how can I not bring some local products as souvenirs?

Hearing that Zhu Cheng was going to take away the things he sent a few days ago, Wei Honglian looked reluctant: "Brother Cheng, the old man of the emperor doesn't stir-fry vegetables or stew soup, why are you sending this to him?" Take this, what stew shall I give you to drink? ”

What made Wei Honglian reluctant to give away was not gold and silver jewelry, but a new-style coal stove. In the past, she used a red peatbox stove to make soup for Zhu Cheng, and it was very troublesome to make a fire, and she had to keep adding carbon blocks. The stove sent by Zhu Cheng burns a new type of briquette shaped like a honeycomb, which is not only powerful and durable, but also can be used correctly, it can not be extinguished overnight, saving the next day to ignite the fire again.

"I'm going to enter the palace now, it's not good to be empty-handed. As for the stove, you don't have to worry. I have just sent the cooking method to Jingxi Huangzhuang quickly, and two days later, Wu Huping will send a new batch of stoves, and when the time comes, you can pick which one you want, and you can choose a few. If you don't believe it, you ask Wei Liangqing, he saw it with his own eyes. ”

Wei Liangqing nodded and said, "Yes, Wu Huping rode a fast horse to send a child to Jingxi Huangzhuang, and he was carrying the furnace design drawing drawn by Lord Zhu himself. ”

"Can't you give a gift two days later? Alas, the stove was sent to the emperor, what should I do with the soup for these two days? I'm used to using this stove, and I don't know how to use other stoves. ”

Having said that, Wei Honglian still didn't dare to delay Zhu Cheng's future, so she washed the stove clean and brought it out.

Zhu Cheng asked the guards to take a few new briquettes and bring them into the palace together.

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The Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled when he saw what Zhu Cheng's guards were holding in their hands and said, "Brother Cheng, you are always so polite, every time you go to the palace, your hands are always empty, which makes me a little embarrassed." ”

said that he was embarrassed, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse hurriedly made his eyes and let the inner servant accept it, and he didn't mean to be polite at all.

Zhu Cheng waved his hand, asked the chamberlain to step back first, and said, "Your Majesty, this thing is not a collection, let me show how to use it first." ”

After speaking, Zhu Cheng asked the guards to put down the stove and honeycomb coal.

Zhu Cheng picked up a piece of honeycomb coal and held it up to show the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse asked suspiciously, "Brother Cheng, what is this?" ”

This thing is called honeycomb coal, which is made of yellow mud and coal, and is named because there are many holes in the middle, which resemble a honeycomb. Because of the hole in the middle, honeycomb coal is convenient for coal burning, so the fire is fierce and long-lasting, and it can completely replace the firewood stove. The stove next to it is a special furnace for honeycomb coal, which is made of yellow mud and covered with iron drums, which is strong and beautiful. The stove is just the right size to fit a piece of honeycomb coal, and of course, if you want to have more firepower, you can also make a three-hole coal stove. There is an air hole under the stove, if you want to keep the fire, you can use the matching lid to cover the air hole, so that the fire power of the stove becomes smaller, and the honeycomb coal can be burned for a longer time, which can last for one night, and there is no need to make a fire again the next day. You can put a pot of cold water on the stove at night, and a pot of hot water the next morning, just right for washing. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse is a little listless, this kind of thing is a dispensable thing for him, an emperor who does not know the price of firewood and rice. Empress Zhang was born in poverty, and she knew the preciousness of this thing, and her eyes lit up when she heard it.

Zhu Cheng ordered someone to light the fire, which was really convenient and easy to use, but it was very inconvenient to use the fire chopsticks to clamp the honeycomb coal, and the tongs could not be inserted into the hole in the honeycomb, so Zhu Cheng mentioned the matching tongs by the way.

Empress Zhang felt the novelty and experienced it in person, and felt that it was really convenient.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't bother, and said: "Brother Cheng, I saw that the toll fees from Shaanxi escort are a lot, it seems that building roads is really a profitable business." ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen has another great fortune to give to His Majesty."

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was overjoyed and said, "Where does the wealth come from?" ”

"When I was building roads in Shaanxi, I heard the old legends in the countryside that there were many coal mines in Shaanxi and Shanxi.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse sighed and said, "What if there are coal mines, the sales volume is too small." ”

Zhu Cheng pointed to the coal stove and honeycomb coal with his hand, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse suddenly came to his senses, laughed, and said, "Brother Cheng, you are really a person who does great things." Promote this coal stove and honeycomb coal, and every household in Daming may have to abandon firewood and use honeycomb coal. When the coal is not enough, our coal mines will be able to make a lot of money. ”

"The road is being built, and it will be convenient and fast to transport coal from Shaanxi and Shanxi to Beijing, and the four-wheeled carriage designed by the emperor will also greatly increase the transportation capacity. In addition, coal mining and coal processing require manpower, which can give people in Shaanxi and other places who have no food and clothing due to drought a chance to work. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse clapped his hands and said, "Brother Cheng, you have solved a big trouble." I heard you say that there will be a famine in the north for more than ten years, and I have been worried about the starvation of the people. As soon as this coal mine is opened, the people will have food and clothing, and they will live and work in peace and contentment. ”

"By the way, Her Royal Highness the Queen, Weichen also has a fortune for you."

Empress Zhang was overjoyed, she had been thinking about her father and brother. Although she was the queen, her father and brother did not receive much material help except for the hereditary title. Zhu Cheng said that he was giving her wealth, but in fact, he was giving her father and brother a way to make money.

Zhu Cheng took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve and handed them to the queen, saying, "This is the design of the coal stove and tongs, and you can make a lot of money by making it." This one is the formula of honeycomb coal, and there is a design drawing of the honeycomb coal maker behind it, and the honeycomb coal of Daming will be the best of the Zhang family. ”

Empress Zhang glanced at the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled and said, "Since Zhu Cheng gave it to you, you can take it, and you can deal with it as you like." ”

After packing up his things, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "I have read your answer sheet, and I personally think it is very well written." I showed it to Master Sun again, and I was shocked by him, and I thought that I was good at writing. It seems that you are the only one who has a civil and military solution in the undergraduate. ”

Master Sun is Sun Chengzong, who was the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites at the time, and he was the eye of the scientific examination back then.

Although Zhu Cheng was a man in two lives and looked down on fame and fortune, he still had a little vanity, and when he heard the praise of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he couldn't close his mouth with a smile: "Where is it, Sun Shilang praised it falsely." ”

Empress Zhang interjected: "It seems that the emperor postponed the meeting and the palace examination for a year. Originally, the general examination will be held in March this year, but because you have not yet taken the township examination, you will not be qualified for the general examination. The emperor used the excuse that there was a shortage of officials in various places during the first emperor, and the admission rate of this scientific examination should be increased, so the examination was postponed until the third year of the Apocalypse. You don't know how much pressure the emperor is under, those officials make trouble in the court every day, and there are also people who cry for the first emperor. The emperor used the East Factory, and it was not easy to suppress the matter. ”

"The emperor is so fond of love, if I don't do well in the exam, wouldn't it be embarrassing."

"Rest assured. The township test should be no problem, and the palace test is the top student, no problem. Will try to trouble a little, you offend too many officials. When the time comes, I will pick and choose some officials who uphold the public will to be the examiners. ”

Zhu Cheng was moved in his heart and slammed it to the ground: "Thank you for the emperor's love." ”

"This time, I recruited you into the palace, firstly, to talk to you about the scientific examination, and secondly, to check the king of Zhu Youzhen. Zhu Cheng, it seems that you are really hated. ”

Zhu Cheng is a little inexplicable, what does this have to do with himself?

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