Jiang Yan hasn't been out of the house recently, she only knows that Jiafu has used it, and the use of this honeycomb coal is still Xie Jingxing came to tell her. Because Baoyu went to school, Xie Jingxing came over to find someone to pounce, so he said that he would wait for him in the study, and after a while, Jiang Yan came over. Mingyan and several useful little guys all went to school with Baoyu, but there were only two little guys left in the outer study who watched the house, Xie Jingxing didn't need them to serve, Yongan had already taken them to play elsewhere, she didn't meet anyone all the way, and she didn't make excuses.

As soon as Jiang Yan saw him, he asked, "Didn't you say that you have been busy recently, why do you have time to come over?" I haven't thanked you for the honeycomb coal thing. ”

Xie Jingxing was a little puzzled, "You gave me Fangzi, and thank me?" ”

"That recipe is not worth anything, this is what I want to do, after all, you have helped."

"That's not necessary, I've also benefited," he said, "and you don't wonder why so much honeycomb coal appears in the capital at once?" ”

Jiang Yan has no concept of honeycomb coal production, the process is simple, it is estimated that it should be quite fast, and she didn't go out and didn't know that now the whole capital can buy it, and this production speed is by no means a company can do it. Then he said, "What's strange? Your family is fast. ”

Xie Jingxing was speechless by her answer, "This is not only our house, just the hundreds of thousands of households in Beijing, the few Zhuangzi in our house are still too busy, and there are not so many raw materials." It was my father who presented the recipe to the emperor, and the emperor sent someone to take charge of it. He said a little proudly: "You don't know, my father didn't believe in the benefits of this honeycomb coal, and when Buguang came back, he also tried to burn the furnace with his doubts, and the next day he took the recipe to meet the emperor." ”

Jiang Yan was confused by his words, "What does the emperor do about this?" "Doesn't he always pay attention to national affairs? Such a trivial matter can't alarm the emperor, right?

Xie Jingxing knew that she was in the inner house and didn't know about the affairs of the court, so he patiently explained to her, "This year is the first year that the emperor has ascended the throne, and it is not a good sign to encounter a great cold that has not been encountered in recent years." And I read the record five years ago, before it was cold this year, dozens of people froze to death, which is not a good sign, and if someone dies again, it will be a bad omen. The emperor has been busy dealing with this matter recently, and the relief and relief things in various places have been prepared, and when he heard that this honeycomb coal can withstand burning, the amount of coal used is still nearly 20% less, so he immediately ordered the Department of Wood and Charcoal of the Ministry of Industry to take charge of this matter. According to the man from the charcoal division, if this method is followed, there will be enough coal this winter. And the cost is low, and the common people can afford it, so the emperor finally has one less trouble. ”

Jiang Yan understood, it was a coincidence that honeycomb coal appeared, and in the first year of the emperor's accession to the throne, he was thinking about his reputation, otherwise he really didn't have such a good treatment, so that the emperor could personally order it to be promoted. She didn't know that honeycomb coal had such a good effect, but she thought that it could replace other charcoal briquettes in the future, so she thought about getting it out.

"I thank you this time, and my official position has been promoted by one level," Xie Jingxing took out a few silver tickets and five silver ingots from his purse, "If you don't let me tell you, I will bear the reputation, but you still have to accept this reward, and I have already converted it into silver for you." ”

Jiang Yan took it and took a look, four pieces of one hundred taels, plus a total of five hundred taels of silver ingots, the emperor was quite generous, and he was promoted and gave so much silver. She was not polite to Xie Jingxing, she directly stuffed it into her sleeve, and locked it in the box when she was ready to go back.

The two talked some gossip again, Jiang Yan said about her recent service by Baoyu's side, Xie Jingxing was quite happy for her, "Baoyu is very good to girls, and you are not afraid of being wronged in his house." Jiang Yan didn't want to talk to him about the fight between the maids, so she smiled and acquiesced.

Jiang Yan saw that she had been out for a long time, so she went back to Rongqing Hall first, and Xie Jingxing then left Rongguo Mansion, only saying that she suddenly remembered that she still had something to do, and she would come to visit Baoyu in the future.

They don't talk about honeycomb coal here, but Jia Zheng is talking about it on his side.

One day, Jia Zheng was on duty, and returned to the study with a calm face, and the Qing guests who were waiting for him looked at each other, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Shi Weng?" ”

Jia Zheng didn't speak, and his elder retinue said, "The master can't get used to those villains!" The ambassador of the Chai and Charcoal Division is only a minor official of the ninth grade, and this time he was able to meet His Majesty on an errand, but he was stained with the light of Qing'an Hou, he seemed to be so great, and he bragged in the yamen every day about how difficult it was to deal with those coal shops, which was really a villain! ”

Although the Ministry of Industry was responsible for the construction of the project, and there was plenty of oil and water in it from ancient times to the present, the financial power of the project was in the hands of the Ministry of Households, and they were left with only hard work. The so-called "Gongtun Yushui, see ghosts in the daytime", that is, the four divisions of the Ministry of Industry "Gongtun Yushui", no one comes to look for them, and the yamen can "see ghosts in the daytime". There are few people who know about the charcoal division under the Tuntian Division.

Originally, everyone was the same difficult brother and brother, no power, no money, no one, but this time the son of Qing'an Hou made a honeycomb coal, and ordered the Charcoal Division to arrange for those coal shops to also produce according to the recipe, and the merchants were in contact with the oil and water, not to mention that they came with the new method, and those merchants received them more enthusiastically. Seeing that those people in the Chai and Charcoal Division went up to the ambassador and down to the small officials to eat and take, and they looked proud of doing things for the emperor, the people in the other divisions hated it so much, saying that they would be poor and become dogs together? !

It is not easy to be a Qing guest and a prince, and it is also necessary to be clear about these court officials, and after listening to Chang Sui's words, he also has a number in his heart, and immediately scolded the firewood and charcoal division with the enemy. Mere nine grades, usually groveling, once they were so powerful, they dared to get carried away in front of Shangguan, but they are just this time, this matter is over, see what else they have to worry about!

Jia Zheng stroked his beard, "Why should this kind of person bother with them, what I am unhappy about is that this firewood and charcoal are in charge of the firewood and charcoal supply required by the royal family's hundred officials and yamen, and now I only care about dealing with those merchants, but I have forgotten my own duty, how to be worthy of the cultivation of the saint." ”

The Qing guests hurriedly complimented "Shi Weng is far too late to see me" and "Shi Weng is really loyal to the emperor".

Jia Zheng listened to their scolding for a while and finally calmed down a little, he naturally didn't look down on the little money that the charcoal division fished, but he thought he was talented, but he spent time in this Ministry of Industry, and what he did was just some idle work, and now it was finally possible for the Ministry of Industry to show his face in front of the saint, but it was not his turn, and it was inevitable to be depressed. Qing'an Hou has some friendship with their house, so why don't you recommend it!

Fortunately, although he doesn't like the charcoal division, he is still very supportive of honeycomb coal, after all, this is made by the emperor's order, how can it be consistent with the above, after knowing that the family has bought a few cars, and let the housekeeper buy a few more cars, this year will not be used up next year.

Jiang Yan feels a lot more confident with this large amount of flying wealth, and the first thing is to get herself a fur coat, and this is not the time to talk about animal protection. It's a pity that she didn't have a valid reason to go out, otherwise it would be strange for a dress to appear out of thin air. It happened to be Lu Aya's birthday, and she took a half-day off to go home, and when Jiang Yan gave her a gift, she asked her to inquire about where there were furs for sale, if there was a suitable help to introduce it, they were well-informed, and it was much more convenient than them.

Midoriya knew that she had the silver at the bottom of the box, so she agreed to help her ask. She didn't know that the silver had been spent by Jiang Yan when she went out to play, she didn't want to take advantage of Xie Jingxing, she insisted on paying for each one, and the place where she went was not cheap, and the dozen taels were gone after a few times. Fortunately, there is silver again.

Within a few days, Midori Aya's brother went to the back door and asked them to come over, saying that the fur had been found. Jiang Yan hurriedly took the silver and walked to the back door with Green Aya, and when she got there, she saw that Brother Green Aya and a fourteen or fifteen-year-old brother were standing at the door waiting.

Jiang Yan saw that he was carrying a burden in his hand, so he knew that this was the seller, and said hello to Brother Lu Aya, and the two looked at the goods across the threshold. This was introduced by an annoying person, and Jiang Yan felt that as long as the thing was not bad, she would ask for it.

I didn't expect that there are not many types of things in this person, they are all ordinary sheepskin fox skins, but the quality is very good, Jiang Yan has also made fur clothes over the years, and has seen a lot of skins, and some of them are thick grades that can be used by the masters.

Jiang Yan was pleasantly surprised to pick out a few good pieces to buy, and Lu Aya hurriedly pulled her, "You bought these, you won't need money in the future!" Two pieces are enough. ”

Jiang Yan disagreed, "Good fur is rare, how can you miss it if you meet it so easily, and you can slowly save money in the future." "Besides, she has to make a change, she can't stand wearing one for the winter.

She put the fur in Midori Aya's hand, "Just touch it." ”

The little brother who sold things smiled: "Girl has a good eye, these are all picked out by me one by one, if it weren't for my acquaintances in the north, I wouldn't be able to get these good goods." ”

In the end, Jiang Yan bought four pieces, one green and white fox skin, one pearl fur, and two grass frosts, the price was really expensive, but fortunately she brought green silk, she bargained, and finally took it without exceeding the budget price.

Sending the two away, on the way back, Green Aya was still teaching her to spend money indiscriminately, "Now that there is no money, it will save you from spending a lot of money." Fortunately, the house is in charge of food and shelter, otherwise it depends on what you do! ”

Jiang Yan listened to the training honestly, in fact, she was also very wronged, isn't it already very restrained to spend ten taels of five hundred taels in hand? In terms of current purchasing power, it's like if you suddenly won 500,000 yuan and bought yourself a coat of several thousand yuan, is it too much? But she also knew that Green Aya was for her good, after all, she thought that she would only have a net worth of more than a dozen taels of silver at most, and she did seem a little extravagant.

Jiang Yan came in with a baggage, and everyone naturally saw it, this was checked at the back door, and it will spread sooner or later, and she is not afraid of people knowing. She thinks about it, and she can't make herself uncomfortable because she is afraid of gossip.