Fang Xiu looked at the little empress and raised his eyebrows:

"What if the coal mined here doesn't produce toxic smoke?"

Does it produce toxic fumes?

How is this possible!

Wu Mingkong's pupils shrank, then returned to normal, and he said firmly, "This is impossible!"

Fang Xiu: "Why is Your Majesty so determined?"

Wu Mingkong said, "If there really is such coal in the world, how can it not be discovered until today."

Fang Xiu chuckled lightly and replied, "Your Majesty's words are wrong, you must know that the world is so big, there are countless strange things, and there are countless things that have not been discovered, what is a small coal?"

Hearing this, Wu Mingkong fell silent.

Because she thought of cotton, she thought of sweet potatoes......

If someone had told her that such a thing existed in the world, she would not have believed it.

But, believe it or not, these things exist!

In that case, why can't there be coal in the world that does not produce toxic smoke?

That's it.

The little empress looked at Fang Xiu with a solemn expression, and said with a straight face, "I want to take a look."

Fang Xiu nodded and said, "Okay."

Give the guard a look.

A moment later.

Someone brought a stove and coal.

Put the coals in the stove, put dry wood on the bottom, and light them with a fire breaker.

The little empress frowned slightly, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked, "Why don't you just ignite it, and do it more?"

Fang Xiu explained, "This kind of coal has a high ignition point."

The little empress's eyes showed a look of confusion, and she asked, "What is Randian?"

Fang Xiu thought for a moment and said, "It means that it takes more heat to ignite it."

The little empress looked suddenly.

Moments later, the coals in the furnace were ignited, and although there was a faint odor, there really wasn't much smoke.

When the little empress saw this scene, her eyes widened and she was a little surprised.

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Fang Xiu explained:

"This coal is called anthracite, and as the name suggests, it produces less smoke from burning than ordinary coal, and although it is also harmful, the houses of poor people often leak air, and people living in them will not be poisoned."

this era.

The fundamental reason why people do not use coal for heating is that the raw coal mined has too many impurities and high sulfur content, and it is easy to produce deadly toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide or carbon dioxide after combustion.

On top of that, it also produces a lot of smoke, which is fine to burn outdoors, but not so good indoors.

The mine is full of anthracite, which has a lower sulphur content and less smoke from combustion than ordinary coal.

After coming to this world, Fang Xiu did a series of work, asking people to draw a detailed map of the Great Qian Empire, collect information from various countries, and search for various mineral veins......

This anthracite mine is one of the results!

It is also the confidence of Fang Xiu to dare to say that the poor people can survive the cold winter safely!

"If what Fang Xiu said is true, then this ...... Anthracite, wouldn't it be able to replace charcoal and bring hope to the people to withstand the cold winter!"

Thinking of this, the little empress's heart jumped wildly, and it took a while before she gradually calmed down, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked, "How much anthracite can be produced here in a day?"

The cold protection effect of charcoal is no worse than this anthracite, but the yield is low, the price is high, and ordinary people cannot afford it at all.

So.

Whether this anthracite can survive the cold winter depends on the output.

"After anthracite mining, it is used directly without processing...... In other words, as long as there is enough labor, anthracite coal can supply the whole dry industry in a steady stream!"

Fang Xiu's tone was very determined.

When the little empress heard this, her heart began to beat wildly again.

"In that case, is it possible for the local government to recruit the labor of the poor and send it here?

They were given food and shelter and a certain amount of money.

The silver earned from anthracite, paid for it, and the cycle goes on and on, so that the poor people can have a way to live, and they can also mine anthracite coal in large quantities to supply the great dry!"

The little empress's eyes were shining, she looked at Fang Xiu, and said what she thought.

Fang Xiu smiled:

"Coincidentally, the minister thinks so too."

"Not only did he think so, he did it."

The little empress was slightly stunned, looking at the man in front of her who was holding a bowl and lining up, with a sudden look on her face.

"It turns out that in a place that I can't see, he has silently put in so much effort for the court and the people......

Thinking so, the little empress's eyelashes trembled slightly, and a wave of emotion surged in her heart.

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"Fang Xiu ......"

The pleasant voice of the little empress came from his ears.

Fang Xiu turned his head to look at her.

He hasn't spoken yet.

Then I saw her standing on tiptoe and sticking to her.

Before he could react, a warm touch came from his lips.

This is...... Sneak attack again?

Fang Xiu was slightly stunned and looked at the delicate girl in front of him.

Wu Mingkong's big watery eyes blinked, and he looked innocent and innocent, which made people feel inexplicable.

"Let's settle the ...... again."

The little empress's good-looking eyes rarely showed a sly look, as if she was doing sparse and ordinary things, and said with a chuckle.

Fang Xiu's eyes narrowed, and he was about to say something.

Not far away, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps.

This was followed by the sound of the guards drawing their swords, and the sound of scolding.

"Stop!"

Fang Xiu and Wu Mingkong subconsciously turned their heads to look.

I saw several dark-skinned laborers still holding bowls in their hands, standing not far away, looking at this place with burning eyes.

"You're ...... Young Master Fang?"

Fang Xiu was stunned, looked them up and down, and suddenly became vigilant.

Although he built many shops, opened many workshops, and built many mines in various places.

But I've never been there.

Every shop, workshop, and mine is managed by a special person.

The men who work in these places only know the surname of the owner, but they don't know what they look like.

So......

How do these guys recognize themselves?

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The little empress seemed to realize something, her expression became a little strange, and she said softly:

"I heard that the officials and men in the house who raided your house were all sent to mining, so these people should be the enemies of your house, right?"

When Fang Xiu heard this, his heart jumped.

Who would have thought that he would meet enemies in this mine.

Fortunately, he went out with enough guards this time, otherwise these men would have gone crazy, and he might not be able to stop it.

Think so.

Fang Xiu looked at these men calmly and said lightly:

"You know me?"

When several dark-skinned men heard this, their eyes became even hotter.

didn't speak, just stared at Fang Xiu directly.

Fang Xiu was a little furious by their staring, and was about to ask the guards to drive them away.

Several people suddenly bent their knees, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed heavily.

"The owner! If only you hadn't! My whole family is starving to death!"

"You saved my family's life! I'm kowtowing to you!"

Fang Xiu was stunned again, feeling a little inexplicable.

The little empress looked at these people, but found it interesting, and asked:

"How do you know he's the owner?"

The man in the lead raised his eyes to look at the little empress and explained:

"We don't have a store in front of the village or behind the village, and no one else will come to us except the owner......

"Moreover, we have heard from the foreman of the mine that our owner's surname is Fang, and he is a handsome nobleman......

As he spoke, he looked at Fang Xiu and said firmly:

"You're the most handsome boy I've ever seen, and you can't be wrong!"

When the little empress heard this, she subconsciously looked at Fang Xiu.

Well......

It is very handsome.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard the man say in a loud voice:

"The owner is here! Fang Dongjia is here!"

Immediately after, there was a cacophony of noise.

Turn your head to look.

Not far away.

Hundreds of miners boiled over and poured over.

Seeing this, the guards all had their hearts skipping a beat, clenching the long knife in their hands tightly, their nerves tense.

The miners were very measured, and they were still some distance away from Fang Xiu, so they stopped.

He knelt down.

They were all dark-skinned and couldn't see clearly.

With tears in his eyes, he raised his eyes to look at Fang Xiu who was standing there, his mouth open, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to speak.

"Thank you to the proprietor for taking us in, giving us a place to live, giving us food, and at the end of the month, paying us back......

If there were no owners, tenants like us wouldn't know how to survive this winter......

Someone looked at Fang Xiu and choked up and said this.

The rest of the miners, who seemed to be poor at words, did not know how to express their gratitude, so they just knelt on their knees and fell to the ground with tears in their eyes.

The little empress originally thought it was funny.

A few people who had never seen Fang Xiu before, and the first time they saw him, they were kneeling on the ground, shouting loudly, kowtowing, and flattering...... Such a scene is rare to see once in a lifetime.

But.

At this moment, looking at the miners kneeling together.

She couldn't laugh, she only felt like she had been hit by a hammer, and she couldn't say how uncomfortable she was.

These people knelt on the ground, full of tears, and thanked Fang Xiu.

Is it because of how much silver Fang Xiu gave them?

Or did Fang Xiu give them the land?

Neither.

It's just because Fang Xiu took them in and gave them a chance to do coolies!

Although Wu Mingkong has never mined, he knows that it is an extremely heavy punishment to send criminal officials to mining!

It can be seen how hard this mining is.

However, for these people, having the opportunity to work as a coolie to mine is enough to make them as grateful as they are now.

These people ...... They are all the people of Daqian.

What do they want?

Two words, alive!

That's all!

Alive...... What a humble thought!

It is such a humble thought that is so hard-won for these people.

This moment.

The little empress looked at these people and felt a hot pain in her face.

And then......

She wanted to cry again.

The shock brought to her by these people was no less than that little beggar of the Salesian Bureau.

Even more uncomfortable than the little beggar of the Salesian Bureau.

Fang Xiu looked at the miners kneeling on the ground and sighed in his heart.

His face was still light, and he waved his hand and said:

"Okay, let's all go back, eat well, rest well, work hard, and give you a salary increase during the New Year."

Hearing this, the miners' eyes turned red and they had already fallen

Burst into tears.

For them, it's nice to have something to eat and barely survive.

If you live here and feed your family, you will be happy.

After feeding a family, you can still have clean clothes to wear, and eat a piece of meat every year, which is the happiness of happiness.

In the past, as a tenant, he could only barely survive in the fields from spring planting to autumn harvest, cutting firewood, hunting, weaving mats, and selling shoes.

If you can eat two meals a day, one dry and one thin, you will feel satisfied.

However, on this mine, they can eat three meals a day, and each meal has a nest.

At the end of the month, being able to receive a tael of wages is unthinkable for them!

Even when they went to the mine, they wondered if they were dreaming.

How did such a good thing fall on their heads.

Sometimes, I am afraid in my heart, afraid that when I open my eyes, the mine is gone, the nest head for three meals a day is gone, and the salary at the end of the month is gone.

Because of this, they often think about the good of the owner, and they think that the owner gave them such an opportunity to work hard.

When many people are resting, they talk together about what kind of person the owner is.

When I saw the owner today, I wanted to say a lot of things, but when I saw them so handsome and clean, I couldn't say anything, only gratitude......

If you are stupid, you can only kowtow.

Thereupon.

They knelt on the ground, red-eyed, choking back tears, and kowtowing over and over again.

This moment.

Even if it was Fang Xiu, he couldn't speak.

He is the prime minister of Daqian.

These people ...... and his people.

I don't know how long it took.

The miners scattered.

Leaving Fang Xiu, Wu Mingkong, and Lin Wan'er standing in place.

The little empress looked at the miners who had begun to work in a daze, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Until Fang Xiu patted her on the shoulder.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a workshop in this area, take you to see it......