"Yes, this is a treasure, and it is also a turning point artifact for my Great Xia to become rich and powerful. Facing Cao Meng's question, Liu Hao smiled confidently.

He believed that once coal was promoted, it would be a lot of money.

With money in the treasury, many things can be done, and business can also develop.

"Is this thing so amazing?" the crowd looked puzzled.

"Dig a little bit back, and you'll know why I say it's a treasure. Liu Hao smiled mysteriously, and was ready to surprise them again after returning to the palace in a while.

Soon, the officials dug up hundreds of catties of coal, and Liu Hao saw that it was almost there, so he directly asked them to carry all these coals into the carriage.

Back at the palace, Liu Hao personally instructed Yu Linlang to build an earthen stove, then ignited the wood and put it into the furnace, and then knocked the coal into a fist piece by piece and put it into the furnace.

After more than ten minutes, the firewood burned out, but the coal was also ignited.

When the coal was completely burned, the temperature in the entire room suddenly rose by a few degrees.

"This ...... It can be used as charcoal!" Cao Meng said in surprise.

"Did you find it, it seems that the temperature is much higher than that of the wood fire. Nebu exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, what is this thing called, how long can this furnace burn?" Cao Meng deserved to be a talent with a high IQ, and he immediately understood why the emperor said that this thing was a treasure.

He felt that this thing should burn much longer than firewood, and the temperature seemed to be quite high, and this thing was much better than charcoal when used to smelt steel.

Looking at everyone's surprised looks, Liu Hao also had a sense of accomplishment, and said: "This treasure is called coal, this furnace can burn for at least two hours (four hours) or more, using it to cook rice and heat is only the most basic use, it has many other uses, you will know later." ”

"Your Majesty, you are so wise that you actually know the existence of such a treasure, it is really amazing!"

Nie Bu looked at Liu Hao with admiration, his eyes full of respect.

Although his IQ is not high, he knows that as soon as this coal comes out, this winter, the problem of heating the people will be solved.

The feather linlang also looked at Liu Hao with admiration, they admired this young emperor from the bottom of their hearts.

Excellent martial arts, decisive, and so knowledgeable.

This is the blessing of Great Xia!

Feeling the adoring eyes of everyone, Liu Hao felt a little proud in his heart, but he hadn't forgotten yet.

"Cao Aiqing, you set aside a division, or set up a special division, called the Coal Mining Division, which is responsible for digging coal, and then selling it to the people cheaply, so that they can have a warm winter first. As for the price, it must be within the range that the people can afford. Liu Hao said.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how many coal mines there are, and I think it's better to use it to smelt steel. Cao Meng said.

His suggestion is not unreasonable, he thinks that this kind of treasure will definitely not be too much, so it is a bit big to use them for the people's warmth.

During this period, because of the strong rise of the emperor, although the royal family and the imperial capital were stabilized, there were still seven warlords outside, and they had not yet come to the palace to congratulate the emperor on eradicating the traitor Dong Sancai, which shows that in their hearts, they actually did not take the royal family in their eyes.

Sooner or later, war would surely happen.

Then at this time, it is time to build a large number of high-quality weapons to prepare for future wars.

"Don't worry, with me, coal is inexhaustible. Liu Hao smiled slightly.

Although he knows that coal is a non-renewable resource, in this world, it is impossible to use it up in several eras.

Moreover, he believes that when the time comes, when technology becomes more and more developed, media mines will be replaced by other energy sources.

That's why he dared to say such big things.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and at this time, they really understood why the emperor said that this was a sacred object.

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With the establishment of the Coal Mining Division, Cao Meng discovered that it had invisibly solved the problem of resettlement of some displaced people.

Because the amount of coal is very large, there are a lot of workers to be recruited, and for safety, Liu Hao also told that you can't dig too deep, so you have to open more wells, and more workers will be used.

After Lu Zhi and others learned about the role of coal mines from Cao Meng, they all praised His Majesty for his wisdom.

The news that Liu Hao asked Cao Meng to recruit people to mine coal soon spread throughout the imperial capital, and on the day the construction began, the wealthy families in the city were waiting to see the joke.

The decrees issued by Liu Hao these days have damaged the interests of these wealthy families, and of course they don't have any good feelings towards Liu Hao.

Especially Yang Biao and Yuan Kui, they were the first of the hundred officials before, but now they have all been deposed by Liu Hao, and Liu Hao also wantonly damaged the interests of these wealthy families and merchants, and he has long hated Liu Hao in his heart.

However, they came forward to resist, and the progress of Xungu's policy of measuring land was very slow.

At this time, Liu Hao didn't come to beg them to go back to be officials, and he actually recruited hundreds of people to mine some coal, which was tantamount to a joke in the eyes of all wealthy families.

They all know that the treasury is empty, and Liu Hao's move should be to play tricks, and then deceive the people to fill the treasury.

"Two months, two months at most, the entire imperial capital is probably about to fall into chaos, and it is very likely that his Liu family will cease to exist. Yuan Kui shook his head and said confidently.

Yuan Kui's words made Yang Biao's eyebrows raised, the Yuan brothers can be said to be talents, and they support their own troops in the border passes, is this a rebellion?

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Yang Biao still felt that the Yuan family was really likely to replace the Liu family.

"What Brother Yuan said makes sense, the little emperor has gone against the grain, and sooner or later he will become a sinner of the Liu royal family. Yang Biao agreed.

Yang Biao thought to himself, the Yuan family is powerful, should he stand on the same line with the Yuan family at this time.

In case the Yuan family really gets into trouble at that time, then his Yang family will be the founding of the country.

Yuan Kui's eyes lit up, and he also captured Yang Biao's thoughts.

He deliberately tested Yang Biao just now.

His two nephews are indeed ready, just waiting for him to lay out in the imperial capital.

If there is the support of the Yang family, then the chances of his Yuan family becoming a big thing will increase a lot.

"Master, the spies sent to Xishan have returned. ”

At this moment, Yang Biao's housekeeper came in and said.

"Bring him in. Yang Biao looked out the door, a little curious.

Cao Meng took hundreds of people to dig up treasures in the west, and countless people in the entire imperial capital went to watch, and Yang Biao also sent people to inquire about the news.

Soon a subordinate was brought in, and when he saw Yang Biao, he immediately saluted.

"Master, I found out, they dug up a lot of dozens or hundreds of catties of black stones, I heard that they were going to dig up treasures. The servant told him what he had seen in the West Mountain.

"Why don't you steal one and show it to the old man?" the butler scolded.

The subordinate was shocked, and said weakly: "Master, they have Yu Lin Lang guarding the treasures dug up, and others dare not approach at all." ”

"Alright, you go down first. Yang Biao waved his hand, there were officers and soldiers guarding, and others would definitely not dare to approach.

"Brother Yuan, what do you think the black stone will be, is it really a treasure?" Yang Biao looked at Yuan Kui.

Yuan Kui took a sip of the teacup and said slowly: "How can there be so many treasures in the world, it is estimated that the little emperor made a trick in order to confuse the people." ”

In his impression, there is no black treasure, unless it is black jade, but how can black jade cost dozens of catties as soon as it is dug up, and it is still naked.

Yang Biao nodded and agreed with Yuan Kui's point of view.

"Brother Yang, why don't we go and see for ourselves, I'll see what tricks the little emperor is doing. Yuan Kui suddenly proposed.

Yang Biao's eyes lit up and said, "That's what it means." ”