Chapter 25: The Rise of the Charcoal Seller

Tobe!

"What? Thirty million taels of expenditures? ”

Zhu Guangqi looked at Gonggong Wei holding the token of the crown prince, and there were only 30 million left in his mind to echo. Even Gonggong Wei, who was fearless in the government and the opposition, dared to roar and speak in front of him.

"How can the prince be like this, he went out 50 million taels of silver in one day, and the treasury is not guaranteed!"

"Hehe, Lord Shangshu, let's prepare the supplies quickly, the prince has spoken, the materials and the holy decree must be delivered together, but the holy decree can't be delayed!"

Wei Zhongliang looked at Zhu Guangqi happily, he had long known that Zhu Guangqi was a money fan, and the abacus of the household department was shining, and he did not miss a single thing.

"Well, I see! With Lao Wei commanding the envoy to go back and resume his life, this matter can be handled this afternoon. Zhu Guangqi knew that as long as the prince spoke, there would be no money to keep.

What's more, the soldiers in the north have been suffering for a long time, and it is time to moisturize and moisturize.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" Wei Zhongxian listened to his response, and then returned to his life.

At this time, the three of them sat happily eating together, and they were happy, as if they had forgotten that the second prince was also a family.

"Your Majesty hasn't been able to eat much these days, and today is the most eaten!" Wei Zhongliang stood aside, waiting for the emperor to eat, moved to tears.

When the king and the queen heard this, they also smiled.

"Mouthy!"

The old emperor pretended to be angry, and Wei Zhongliang also hurriedly patted his mouth lightly, and exclaimed: "Yes, the slave has a lot of mouths!" ”

Despite this, the old emperor was not too angry, and everyone understood that these were all their own people.

Because of the old emperor's illness, the fire in his body became weaker and he was afraid of colds. Therefore, a brazier has been lit in the temple of nourishing the heart, and it is eaten with a meal, and the king is sweating profusely in the heat.

However, at this time, King's Landing did not care about sweat, but looked at the charcoal in the charcoal basin and fell into deep thought.

Charcoal for heating!

Naturally, there is no shortage of charcoal for the royal family, and there is no shortage of princes and nobles.

But if it is an ordinary people's home, how can they enjoy such warmth.

Just a small pot of charcoal requires more than ten taels of silver.

The only heating materials available today are charcoal, coal, and firewood. Among them, charcoal heating has the best effect, and the price is the highest.

Due to technical limitations, the cost of burning charcoal is extremely high and time-consuming.

And if you want to burn high-quality smokeless charcoal, you need high-quality hardwood to complete. As a result, the production of this high-quality charcoal is naturally more scarce, and it is difficult for even the royal family to use it for a long time.

Although the price of coal is low, the people do not dare to use it.

It's not that they don't know that coal can be used for heating, but when a pot of coal is burned, the whole family will be sent away at every turn.

How do they know that this coal will produce toxic gases, and how to avoid dredging, is a change in the color of the people's talk.

In addition, coal is used as a fuel for smelting in the imperial court, which is difficult to mine, and it is rarely used by the people.

Thinking of the "Charcoal Seller" that he had studied in the textbook, Jun Lintian couldn't help but feel sad, how good is the life of the common people.

At the thought of this, King's Landing only felt that he couldn't sit still.

"Father, mother, son, minister, have eaten, you two will use it slowly?"

King's Landing stood up suddenly, his words revealing a hint of inquiry.

"Tian'er, what's the matter, is it possible that there is something to do?" The old emperor saw that King Lintian was anxious, and immediately asked.

"Father, mother, son, suddenly a poem was born in his mind!"

King's Landing frowned slightly, intending to settle the matter before it happened.

Hearing this, the old emperor and his wife glanced at each other, I didn't hear that this prince could compose poems!

"Oh, since Tian'er has this Yaxing, why don't you come and listen!" When the old emperor heard this, he was also moved by interest, and wanted to listen to the poems of King's Landing. If you don't do well at that time, after all, it's just a family, so you should listen to a laugh.

"Sell charcoal, cut down and burn charcoal in the southern mountains.

His face was full of dust and smoke, and his temples were pale and his fingers were black.

What is the profit from selling charcoal? The clothes on the body eat in the mouth.

The poor shirt is single, and the heart is worried and wishes for the cold.

At night, a foot of snow outside the city came, and Xiao drove a charcoal cart to roll the ice ruts.

The cattle are trapped and the people are hungry, and they are resting in the mud outside the south gate of the city.

Who are the two riders? The yellow-clothed messenger is white-shirted.

The hand put the paperwork in his mouth, and returned to the car and led the ox to the north.

A cart of charcoal, more than 1,000 catties, the palace envoy will not regret it.

Half a horse of red silk and a zhang of silk, tied to the head of the cow to fill the charcoal straight. ”

But as the poems of King's Landing came out of his mouth, the expressions on the faces of the old emperor and the others changed. It is no longer an interesting expectation, but a meditation on the story in the poem.

This is a matter of people's livelihood, and everyone is also very knowledgeable, how can they not hear the problem in it.

People's livelihood is difficult, and they are reluctant to use carbon for a living.

"Tian'er, what do you think?"

The old emperor has always been conscientious, and when it comes to people's livelihood issues at this time, he naturally won't just let it go.

"Father, charcoal is expensive, and the nobles of the palace can afford it, but the common people can't afford it. In particular, two days ago, the officials of Guantianjian reported that the weather was abnormal this year, and they were afraid that the weather would become unusually cold in late autumn.

At that time, how should ordinary people deal with themselves? I'm afraid that there are not a few people who will freeze to death in winter! ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent.

Even on an ordinary winter day, many people freeze to death every year.

But this is the case every year, it has been like this since ancient times, and it is really because of this that everyone is powerless to care.

The Manchu Dynasty knew everything about its civil and military affairs, but no one dared to speak.

If you don't have a solution, what if you don't have a solution? It's just a matter of annoyance!

The power of heaven and earth can not be changed by manpower.

King Lintian looked at the expressions of his father and the others, and naturally understood in his heart.

"Father, the emperor and his sons know a way to use coal, so as to further popularize the heating of the people. The power of heaven and earth can only be applied to the cold gate, and my people must not suffer such suffering again. ”

The old emperor and others were shocked in their hearts.

Can the power of heaven and earth really be changed by man? This coal is poisonous, how else can it be used?

"Tian'er really has a way?"

The old emperor still found it incredulous.

"Father, just look at it, the sons must have a way to straighten out this dangerous mansion, whether it is the court or the mountains, how can the people of my Daqian Dynasty be killed and injured due to the cold."

"Okay, well, since Tian'er has a way, then just let it go, as long as your father lives for one day, your father will support you for one day!"

The old emperor grabbed the hand of the king's landing, although his body was weak, but the firmness in his words was extremely firm.