The next day, in the court, after the worship of hundreds of officials, the routine is played.

Sure enough, Su Yuanwailang was the first to stand up, "Your Majesty, the minister has a good performance, and he has no way to teach his son, and he made trouble in the worry-free teahouse yesterday, not to mention the extravagance, and also hurt people, this matter is in an uproar, and the people's life is not easy, seeing his arrogant behavior, they have complained." ”

The emperor sat high in a dragon robe embroidered with dragon patterns in bright yellow, and frowned when he heard this: "Is there such a thing?" ”

Imperial Doctor Rong Yuanmiao immediately knelt down and admitted his mistake, "Your Majesty forgives the sin, it is the old minister who has no way to teach his son, so that Rong Yanjun made such a joke and defiled the dragon eye, and the minister deserves to die." ”

Seeing that he didn't refute it, Su Yuanwailang looked at it with some suspicion, and always felt that there was fraud, obviously the emperor also thought so, "Rong Aiqing, your son, why did you sprinkle this time?" ”

Rong Yanjun is famous, the imperial doctor is upright and honest, and he can hardly find fault in court affairs, and those officials who don't like him often use Rong Yanjun's affairs to participate in the palace, and it is not the first time he has heard of it, this is the first time that Rong Yuanmiao has confessed his guilt so calmly, rather than being annoyed and speechless.

Rong Yuanmiao pressed his official hat and glanced at Su Yuanwailang, smiled charitantly, and looked up at the emperor again: "The old minister asks Your Majesty to give the dog a chance to atone for his sins." ”

Su Yuanwailang snorted coldly: "Your son is famous for his extravagance, what else do you want to do?" ”

Rong Yuanmiao took out the straw briquette from his sleeve, which caused everyone to look at him in surprise, and Su Yuanwailang frowned: "Lord Rong, even if you are old and your body is cold, you will not be able to bring the coal to the main hall, what kind of system will it be?" ”

The emperor also glanced at it curiously: "Rong Aiqing, what do you mean by this?" ”

Rong Yuanmiao repeated what his son said to him last night, and finally concluded: "Your Majesty, now the people are suffering from the disaster of cold winter and heavy snow, how many people are hungry and cold, and displaced, all because of the lack of coal resources and uneven distribution. ”

The ministers were shocked: "Is there really such a cheap and cheap thing?" ”

"Can straw be made into coal? Never heard of it! ”

"As soon as the straw is burned, it will be gone after a while, and it will not be durable at all."

"Rong Yuanmiao shouldn't be playing tricks and deceiving Your Majesty to exonerate her son, right?"

"He doesn't have that much courage yet! So many pairs of eyes watching! ”

The emperor was really overjoyed, and walked down from the dragon chair excitedly, looking at the briquette in shock: "Is there really such a material-saving and clean thing?" ”

Rong Yuanmiao nodded: "Lao Chen has already tried it last night, and it is indeed more resistant to burning heat than the current coal." ”

"If this is used for the people, the cost is low, everyone can afford it, and it will be a blessing for the people of the Quartet." The emperor laughed, "If this straw coal can be widely used, Rong Aiqing, you are a great hero!" ”

Su Yuanwailang gritted his teeth and said unwillingly: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, after all, there has never been a previous example, Doctor Yu Shi suddenly took out a piece of coal and said it soundingly......

At this time, Wu Anhou stood up: "Your Majesty, Su Yuanwailang's worries are also reasonable, after all, there is no ancients before and no one after the straw coal taken out by the imperial doctor, if you want to implement the use, you still have to test it first, in order to protect the people's livelihood and health, there is no harm after use." ”

Wu Anhou is more than fifty years old, tall and heroic, and he was also a generation of heroes who went to the battlefield in his early years, and later he was a little less youthful and more round and lubricated, and he was shrewd and calculated when he spoke, and Rong Yuanmiao was a-for-tat rival, so he stood up and said this, and everyone was not curious at all.

"That's what Aiqing said." The emperor glanced at him with a smile, turned around and instructed the eunuch: "Come on, bring the fire, and let the imperial doctor light this straw coal in the court in public, so that everyone can distinguish the truth from the fake." ”

The eunuch hurriedly took the order to get the brazier, Su Yuanwailang snorted coldly, squatted behind Rong Yuanmiao and whispered: "What kind of straw coal, you are here to make a fool of yourself!" ”

Rong Yuanmiao ignored him, and in front of everyone's eyes, he threw the straw coal into the brazier, there was only a burning fire in it, and the rest of the coal was not burned, and the straw coal was thrown in for a while, and it slowly burned red, and the heat was not lost to the original coal.

"It's really easier to light than coal, and it has the scent of grass and trees." The emperor stood with his hands in his hands and laughed, "It's indeed much better than coal, Rong Aiqing, you have made a great contribution." ”

Chen Baixian's smile froze for a moment, and he quickly took the lead to come forward to congratulate: "Lord Rong is worried about the country and the people, and this thing that is beneficial to the people's livelihood is the merit of the people. ”

Seeing the wind and rudder, the ministers hurriedly followed to praise Rong Yuanmiao, and Su Yuanwailang gathered outside the crowd in a sneering manner, not daring to look at the emperor's eyes, for fear that he would remember that he was looking for something to teach him a few more lessons.

The emperor's big award, under the "Book of Benefiting the People", should spread the straw coal to the people, and encourage the people to make straw coal to survive the cold winter and snowy weather.

Rong Yuanmiao went down to the court in high spirits, planning to go back and praise the son who had always only caused trouble, but saw Wu'an Hou Chen Baixian coming towards him.

"Lord Rong, congratulations!" Chen Baixian didn't smile, "I didn't expect you to keep such a hand, in order to exonerate Ling Gongzi, you can be regarded as having a heart." ”

Rong Yuanmiao sneered: "What does Wu Anhou mean by this?" Are you hiding my secrets? ”

Chen Baixian just smiled, very connotative: "I didn't say that, it's just that this timing is really a coincidence, Recently, Your Majesty has been worried about the snow disaster and frost, since Lord Rong knows the existence of straw coal, why did he hold back until now?" It is also said that there is quite a lot of room for interest in this straw coal......"

"Shut up!" Rong Yuanmiao was angry, "Wu Anhou doesn't have to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, this straw coal is a good thing that the dog brought back yesterday, even if there is no Lord Su and Hou Ye singing and pulling the dog today, I have already brought the straw coal to the court, and I plan to play with Your Majesty." ”

After that, he brushed his sleeves away and said indignantly: "The words are not speculative for more than half a sentence, and the smell of copper is unreasonable!" ”

"......" Chen Baixian's smile froze, and he snorted coldly: "Old thing! ”

Chen Baixian had just returned home from the court with a stomach full of anger, and Chen Rongan rushed over when he heard the news, and closed the door mysteriously: "Dad, today I heard that above the court, Rong Yuanmiao offered straw coal to Your Majesty?" ”

Although the "Book of Limin" has not yet been officially circulated, it has a bit of a way, and this matter has long been known and thoughtful, such as Chen Rongan's generation, and they have started their little brains.

Chen Baixian glared at him coldly: "What do you want to do?" ”

"Dad, what's wrong with you? Such a big fire! Chen Rongan was stunned for a moment.

Chen Baixian frowned, took a sip of tea to reduce the fire: "It's not Rong Yuanmiao's old thing, this time he grabbed the opportunity and got His Majesty's reuse, I'm afraid he will crush me in the future." ”

"I see." Chen Rongan didn't care, he was having a belly of ambition to show, and whispered, "Dad, don't be angry!" can't do it, the straw coal is not only available in Rong Yuanmiao, but also in our house. ”

Chen Baixian was shocked: "What? ”

"I only found out by chance, the doorman Xiaoding bought a basket of straw coal from a pregnant woman, and he received the benefits, so he sold this straw coal in front of the master, and I happened to see it." Chen Rongan's eyes were full of pride, "Dad, this is a godsend, although our family secretly interferes in minerals, but after all, the coal mining industry is controlled by the imperial court on the surface, and there are many constraints, and there is relatively little oil and water." While straw coal is not yet popular, let's take the opportunity to get a handful first. ”

Chen Baixian came back to his senses, his face sank, and he reprimanded: "Shut up! This is not possible. Now that His Majesty has issued the "Book of Benefiting the People", it is only a matter of time before straw coal is implemented, and whoever dares to make a small fortune by straw coal at this time will be a slap in the face of His Majesty. ”

He warned: "Don't focus on small profits and lose big profits, these days, don't let Rong Yuanmiao catch the handle." ”

Chen Rong'an's blood was extinguished by cold water, and he wanted to fight for it, but when he saw Wu Anhou's ugly face, he had to be obedient on the surface, "Dad, the child understands." ”

When he went out, the humility on Chen Rongan's face disappeared, and his face became ugly: "Cowardly as a mouse, it is difficult to achieve great things." ”

The personal guard Kuzhu had been guarding the door, and when he saw this, he hurriedly followed: "Childe, what are you going to do?" ”

"You go to Xiaoding to ask about the whereabouts of the straw coal seller, I also bumped into that pregnant woman that day, and there was indeed a smell of coal on her body, so when I saw that person, I used some means to make her never sell straw coal in the future." Chen Rongan's eyes flashed with a ruthless color, and he whispered, "In addition, send someone to inquire about the production of straw coal, I must be the only one who can think of taking the lead, but we want to grab it in front of everyone and make a lot of money." ”

Kuzhu replied: "My subordinates understand. ”

Mingyue Villa, Chen Fuzhong, Sixi'er changed into a plain white filial piety clothes, with a filial piety belt on her head, her spirit looked much better than a few days ago, and she was holding her chin to see Chen Jintong's smoked tea, her big eyes blinking, because she cried a few days ago, and now she is still a little red and swollen.

"Sister, how can you do anything? I saw you teach the workers in the factory to build strange tools yesterday, and Brother Jiu said that it was a straw coal tablet press. Sixi'er was curious, "What's that?" ”

"It's a machine for making straw coal, an exclusive secret recipe that only we know." Chen Jintong touched her head: "But what is built there is just a mold, not a real coal factory." ”

Sixi'er was surprised: "It took so much effort to build, it's just a mold?" ”

At this time, Jiuxing pushed the door in and glanced at Sixi'er.

Chen Jintong shook his head: "You can say it, it's okay." ”

"Miss, the news of the coal mill has been released to Chen Rong'an."

Chen Jintong added a cup of tea to Sixi'er and replied to her words: "Well, to be exact, it's not a mold, it's my bait." ”