Today, who is the most tyrant in the world? There is no doubt that the answer must be the coal boss of Shanxi!

What is a local tyrant? Whether it's a Porsche, Porsche, or a Lamborghini, Maserati, or a Rolls-Royce Phantom, or a Bugatti Veyron, you can buy it if you want, but the first car must be a Hummer H2, and you have to get a Big Mac Burger when you step on the accelerator! Whether the house is the second ring, the third ring or Xiangshan in the imperial capital, or Changning, Xuhui or Pudong in the magic capital, as long as it looks pleasing to the eye, you can buy it casually, and it must be paid in full in cash. Visit to download TXT//

The local tyrant pays attention to simple luxury, wearing Armani formal clothes, wearing a thumb-thick gold chain around his neck, and wearing rings on all ten fingers of his hands, what diamonds, sapphires, rubies, jade, cat's eyes, emeralds, everything is given a whole one. By the way, there is also the foot, and the foot must wear Nike or Adidas limited edition sneakers, the picture is comfortable.

The mainstream in my hand is Vertu's Rococo mobile phone, and the last time it has to be iPhone5S local tyrant gold, but you must speak in a pure Shanxi accent, and you pick up the phone and it is: "Ni seems to be broken?" "Whether it's a Japanese meal or a French meal, after eating sashimi, fish roe, truffle, foie gras, you must finally use a big blue-edged bowl to serve a few bowls of knife-cut noodles, mixed with the old vinegar of Ninghua Mansion "snoring" to eat, Bei'er porcelain!

Of course, local tyrants also have low-key times, they never like to use international brands such as LV, Chanel or Prada in their bags, but what they like most is the plastic woven bags all over the streets and alleys, which contain bundles of new RMB. Walk on the road to see who is not pleasing to the eye. He took out a few bundles from his bag and threw them directly, knocking him directly to the ground

But when people encounter these coal bosses, they will only have one sentence in their hearts: local tyrants. Shall we be friends?

Nowadays, the coal boss has unlimited scenery, but he may not have lived a nourishing life at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. Gu Ruyong asked with some doubts: "Speaking of coal, since the 31st year of Guangxu (1905) after redeeming the coal mining rights from the British Fu Company, the gentry of Jin Province raised funds to set up the provincial Baojin Mining Co., Ltd. in Taiyuan, specializing in machine coal mining, and it has been five or six years. Although the company has a surplus, it is said to help Shanxi Lishu get out of poverty. I'm afraid that I can't catch it, right? ”

Sun Yuanqi asked rhetorically: "Then how many tons is the annual output of your Baojin Mining Company?" ”

Zhang Ruiji, the financial secretary on the side, replied: "In the 33rd year of Guangxu (1907), when the Baojin Mining Company was first established, the annual output was 2,215 tons, and now it has increased more than tenfold, and there should be 20,000 or 30,000 tons, right?" ”

Sun Yuanqi sneered: "Baojin Mining Company should be regarded as the largest coal mining enterprise in Shanxi, right?" Even if it's the biggest. The annual output is only 20,000 or 30,000 tons, how can such a scale shoulder the responsibility of rescuing the people's poverty? Here, I might as well list a set of data collected by the China Broadcasting Corporation in recent years to open your eyes.

"Let's start with the production of coal. More than a decade ago in 1900. The world's annual production of coal and lignite is about 750 million tons. It is expected to reach 1.3 billion tonnes by this year, with an annual growth rate of 4%. In 1900, more than 90 percent of the 750 million tons of coal and lignite were produced in Western Europe and North America, and more than 80 percent were produced in the United States, Britain, and Germany, of which the United States alone produced 243 million tons of coal.

"Let's talk about coal consumption. Also in 1900, three-fifths of the world's energy needs were supplied by coal, oil, and natural gas, which are fossil fuels, and this proportion has continued to increase over time. Take the United States, which is now the world's largest economic country. More than 70% of the energy consumed comes from coal, if it is used in fossil fuels. is up to 95%.

"Since the Industrial Revolution in the West, coal has become a universal fuel. It is both a source of heat for households and industries, a source of light when coke is converted into gas, and a power source for driving stationary engines, locomotives and ships, supporting the lifeblood of the entire industrial society. It is also an important driving force behind the smelting of iron ore, the refining of pig iron into steel, the manufacture of chemical products, and in the future, it will be mainly used to generate electricity to provide heat, light and power. It can be seen that the scale of Baojin Mining Company is too small, not to mention the annual output of 20,000 or 30,000 tons, that is, 35 million tons, and there is no market! ”

At the beginning of the twentieth century, coal dominated the use of fossil fuels, and despite the growth in the use of oil in the United States and Russia, the share of oil remained below 5%. For a long time, the ratio of coal to oil in energy supply was greater than 16:1. And in the industrial field, oil is also far from being a competitor to coal, when the world oil industry was in its infancy, and the main industrial use of oil was as a lubricant.

The real reason for the rapid growth of oil demand is the emergence of automobiles and the widespread use of internal combustion engines, which have gradually narrowed the gap between coal and oil use. But until 1948, coal provided 60% of the world's energy needs, while oil accounted for only 28%. It was already in the second half of the twentieth century when fuel use transitioned from coal to oil and natural gas.

In Sun Yuanqi's concept, when the old European powers were covered in bruises after the end of World War I, he used the war dividends obtained to wantonly enclose land in the major oil-producing areas of Asia, Africa and Latin America, whether it is the Persian Gulf coast in the Middle East, the Gulf of Guinea region in Black Africa, or Venezuela in Central and South America, but all oil-producing places will be bought, waiting for a good "oil tiger" addiction in the future!

Zhang Ruiji said: "What you said is indeed reasonable, but what you just mentioned are European and American powers, they have experienced the industrial revolution and established a relatively complete industrial system, and the demand for coal is naturally strong. However, China has always been based on agriculture, and the development of industry has been a recent thing, and it has not yet formed a scale, and the demand for coal is naturally very little. If we blindly expand production, will we suffer the disadvantages before we receive the benefits? ”

Yan Xishan immediately reprimanded: "Why did Mr. Hengyu say this! He has always been thoughtful and measured. How could it be a blind expansion of production? How could it be possible for the people of Jin Province to suffer their disadvantages before they were benefited? ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "Brother Hengyu did not think about victory and defeat first, but also out of love for the people of the province, and should not be blamed. The reason why Sun proposed that Shanxi expand coal production. First, because coal mining is a labor-intensive industry, it helps to solve people's employment and help Shanxi Lishu get out of poverty; Second, because China's industry is about to usher in a golden stage of development, a large amount of coal is needed, and we must prepare in advance; The third reason is that in addition to the large amount of coal used in industry, there are also many places where coal is used daily.

Figures show that 167 million tonnes of coal were used in Britain in 1903. Among them, 135 million tons of coal are used for various industries, and 32 million tons of coal are used for domestic use. The population of the United Kingdom during the same period was about 42 million, and the Chinese population was 10 times that of them. There are as many as 40,000. Although the vast rural areas are currently more dependent on fuels such as wood straw than coal, there are 30 to 40 million people living in the cities, and it only takes one invention to change their habits. Their demand for coal will skyrocket. It just so happens that Sun now has such a very practical invention! ”

What Sun Yuanqi called "invention". In fact, it is the well-known honeycomb coal, which is commonly known as "briquettes". Honeycomb coal is an indispensable fuel for household cookware before the birth of coal gas and liquefied gas, especially in major cities and towns, most of them use honeycomb coal, and even now many places still use it for cooking or heating.

The name of honeycomb coal was first called by Beijingers, but the inventor was a cook in a coal stack in Dezhou, Shandong Province in the early 20s of the 20th century, named Wang Yueshan. Wang Yueshan used to work as a blacksmith, and he poked on the iron stove every day when he got up. With a stab with an iron bar, flames immediately "whirred" out of the hole that was poked open. This common phenomenon gave him a revelation. According to the size of the hearth, he pinched several large briquettes with pulverized coal and poked a few holes evenly in them, and the result was that the flames were strong and the coal was saved.

Later, Wang Yueshan made a model with iron, stirred the cinders with water, and beat them out one by one. This kind of big briquette with holes became popular in Texas. In the early days of liberation, this kind of large briquette with holes was introduced to Beijing, because its shape resembles a beehive, so the people of Beijing gave it an image name, that is, "honeycomb coal".

When Sun Yuanqi first arrived at the end of the Qing Dynasty, charcoal or firewood were used to burn braziers in winter, and at that time, he especially missed the briquette stove he used when he was a child. Later, Jingshi University was built, and the campus was heated, so I forgot about this incident. Today, when I mentioned the use of coal, I remembered it again. If honeycomb coal and briquette furnaces are jointly put on the market, will it lead to an increase in coal use?

Gu Ruyong also seems to be a little worried: "In 1894, I heard that the coal produced in China has a high sulfur content, scattered coal dust, heavy smoke and ash, poor quality, and is very difficult to use; The Japanese ships burned Welsh coal from the United Kingdom, Lorraine coal from France, and Ruhr coal from Germany, which were imported from the West, with high quality, high combustion value and low flue gas. It is said that this is also one of the reasons for the fiasco of the Beiyang Naval Division. If the coal we produce is not very suitable for use, I am afraid that the invention of adults will only cheapen foreigners, not ourselves, right? ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "Mr. Gu doesn't need to worry. Shanxi has abundant coal reserves, and the quality is inevitably uneven, as long as we accurately explore and properly handle coal resources, we can make the best use of them. Moreover, my invention does not require too much coal quality. ”

Although Sun Yuanqi explained this, everyone was still skeptical, lest under the pressure of the governor's will, the project would be launched blindly, which would eventually lead to the loss of the gentry in the province.

Sun Yuanqi had no choice but to say: "Since everyone is still not at ease, it is better to do this, let me contact the major shareholders of Beiping Iron Works and Hanyeping Company, and let them and Shanxi gentry jointly form a 'China Coal Company', with an estimated capital of 10 million yuan, and the first phase goal is to produce 2 million tons of high-quality coal annually." They invested 4.9 million yuan in the purchase of equipment, coal exploration, etc., and they were also responsible for the sales of final products, accounting for 49% of the shares; The Shanxi gentry are mainly responsible for coal mining, accounting for 51% of the shares.

"Since the military government has the right to mine coal, 25% of the 51% shares in Shanxi are held by the Shanxi military government, with 5% of the shares to support the construction of Shanxi University, 5% of the shares to build the Shanxi Coal Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to study coal science and technology, and the other 15% to improve the livelihood of the people in the mining area; The remaining 26% of the shares, estimated to be worth 2.6 million yuan, will be raised for the entire Shanxi gentry. What do you guys think?

"Of course, if the Shanxi gentry are not interested in this, the 26% of the shares will be recovered by the major shareholders of the Beiping Iron Works and Hanyeping Company at the price, and all the proceeds will be paid to the Shanxi military government in a lump sum to solve the living difficulties of the poor people in the province."

The so-called major shareholders of Beiping Iron Works and Hanyeping Company are actually Sun Yuanqi himself. Both of these companies are big players in coal demand, and the benefits are obvious to all, and if they take a stake, they will definitely make a profit. After listening to Sun Yuanqi's proposal, the atmosphere of the scene immediately became lively, and many gentry even shouted immediately:

"My lord, I subscribed for 200,000 yuan of shares!"

"Qiao Yingxia subscribed for 300,000 yuan of shares!"

"Wei Feng Hou Mao Honghan subscribed 150,000 yuan!"

……

In a matter of moments, the shares recruited from the Shanxi gentry had been exhausted. (To be continued.) )

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