If the use of charcoal is only for heating, it is undoubtedly the greatest tyrannical thing.

"Now that the early winter is coming, the price of firewood and charcoal in the capital has begun to gradually rise and rise. Baoyuan Coal Mill has opened five shops in the capital at the same time, which can be opened to sell the charcoal excavated by Jurong at any time. ”

"As for the safety of the charcoal that the emperor is most concerned about, its essence is to discharge all the soot emitted when the charcoal is burned out of the house, the poisonous smoke is gone, and the people can also use it to heat their homes, and they can even use the iron stove built by our Baoyuan Bureau to boil water for cooking."

"And the price is much lower than firewood and charcoal, even if the people with a meager income buy a tin stove at a time, they can use it for more than ten years, or even decades without replacing it! And the requirements of this iron sheet are not high, and the cost is not high! ”

Wang Siqi introduced, and Zhu Di nodded.

"It is estimated that there will be fewer places in the capital, but if we can extend the preparation method of these iron furnaces and the matter of stone charcoal heating to the north... Not only will the people benefit from this, but the prestige of the imperial court will also be greatly enhanced! ”

The last paragraph is like talking about Zhu Di's heart, the martial arts of culture and martial arts can't withstand the improper position, which seems to have been like a fishbone stuck in Zhu Di's throat.

Zhu Di looked excited.

"Good boy... You are right, if you can bring this thing you said to the north with the coal, then the people of the north will have a much better life than they are now. You don't know, when I was in the north, I don't know how many people would die in the ice and snow every year. ”

"How my heart hurts, and now, the people are my people... How could I watch them still languish in the cold? ”

"This matter! You.. Very well done.."

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"It's better to see than to hear, I don't know if the emperor is willing to go out of the palace with his ministers, go to the Baoyuan Bureau to see the iron furnace with his own eyes, and feel the feeling of using charcoal for heating."

"I'll go with you!"

Baoyuan Bureau used heating very early, as early as when the air just began to cool down, it has begun to be used gradually, but at the beginning, it was more because of the experiment for the large-scale production of this iron furnace.

The carriage slowly stopped outside the Baoyuan Bureau.

When many officials came and went when they saw Zhu Di walking down from the carriage, the consternation in their eyes was difficult to hide, and they hurriedly saluted.

Emperor.. It's time to come to the treasure source bureau!

"I see that this place of the Treasure Source Bureau is much better than when I came here before!" Zhu Di believes that his eyes are far better than his ears... When Zhu Di saw that most of the officials coming and going in the Baoyuan Bureau were in a hurry, and there were even many craftsmen shuttling among them.

Zhu Di already felt that Wang Siqi had definitely not done anything to be a traitor in the Baoyuan Bureau, but was a rare capable and good courtier.

This is simply commendable to the current Daming.

Everyone is an official who can shout slogans, but there are very few officials who can really do something practical.

"Let's go, take me to see the magic of this charcoal."

"Obey."

In a brisk step, Zhu Di raised his feet and stepped into the place where Wang Siqi usually handles affairs, and as soon as he entered the door, Zhu Di's eyes were attracted by the light gray iron furnace placed in it.

"This is the tin furnace you were talking about?"

"Back to the emperor's words... Precisely! ”

"Is it really as amazing as you say?"

"Your Majesty, why don't you get closer..."

Zhu Di, who nodded, tried to take a few steps forward, and the warmth that he didn't feel obvious just now instantly came with the closer distance... Wang Siqi on the side stepped forward, took the tin kettle that was placed aside, and put it on the tin stove.

looked at Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, this stove can not only keep warm, but also cook on fire... In other words, the people's food problems can be solved in the house, not only can there be a sum of firewood money left, but also can make the charcoal have more uses. ”

Zhu Di, who nodded again and again, unconsciously stretched out his hands to the fireside.

"Okay.. All right.. It is really a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, if the people of the world can use such an iron furnace, I don't know how many people will remember the kindness of the court, that is, the price of iron is not cheap now, the price of your iron furnace? ”

In fact, along the way, Zhu Di was most puzzled by how much Wang Siqi wanted to sell this miraculous iron furnace, if the price was high... More than the people can afford, everything that was said before is like a castle in the sky.

If the people can't afford it, then it's not something that benefits the country and the people.

Rather, it is to cheapen those corrupt officials and rich businessmen and gentry.

"Your Majesty, this tin furnace can be bought for only three dollars of silver! The price is not too expensive... And with the acceleration of our production speed and the increase of output, as long as the cost is reduced, then the price of this iron furnace will be reduced. ”

"This is the way to control the cost of the price that the minister has come up with, if the people do not buy this kind of iron furnace in the autumn, but buy it in the coldest winter... The minister estimated that at least he could save another penny! ”

After Zhu Di heard it, he nodded with satisfaction, Wang Siqi's idea has to be said to be very perfect, if a rich person sees something like an iron stove, he will naturally not care about that penny.

A penny is nothing.

But if it is a poor people, they will not miss the things that can save money... When the winter is at its coldest and the price of the tin stove drops, it can also help the people who need it the most.

There is no doubt that Wang Siqi did not want to make money with these iron furnaces.

"But in today's market... Can you buy so much iron? Even if it is the most inferior iron material, I am afraid the price is not low..."

"What the emperor said is exactly what the minister wants to say. Nowadays, most of the iron materials in the Ming Dynasty are allocated by the imperial court, even if the Ministry of Industry wants to use it casually, it is not a simple matter, although the iron furnace is simple to make, and the materials are not much, but there are so many cheap iron materials.."

"Over time... When the cheap iron material is used up, the iron furnace will not only not reduce the price, but will also increase the price due to the lack of iron! ”

"That? What you said earlier? ”

"So! The minister dared to ask the emperor.. Allow the minister to open another workshop and participate in iron smelting, and the minister hopes to reduce the price of iron as well! ”