Seeing Zhu Ming with coal dust and mud, his family members and others came to watch.

Zhu Ming and three piles, each pile uses a different ratio, and each ratio is also carefully weighed and recorded.

The cook's name is Pan Qiaoniang, a widow in her thirties. bought it from Lu Zai, there were six and a half years left in the contract period, and it only cost thirty yuan.

When she saw Zhu Ming using wood mold to make honeycomb coal, she couldn't help but ask, "Why do the charcoal balls made by Xianggong have holes?" ”

Zhu Ming was stunned: "There are already charcoal balls on the market?" ”

Pan Qiaoniang said: "Yes, there are not only charcoal balls, but also charcoal cakes, made of charcoal chips and mud. ”

"Uh......"

Zhu Ming was stunned in place, his heart suffered a huge blow, and he asked: "Why don't you use charcoal balls and charcoal cakes at home?" ”

Pan Qiaoniang said: "The charcoal balls and charcoal cakes are made very large, and the big stoves of restaurants and blacksmith shops are easy to burn, and the brick kilns and lime kilns outside the city also use this." ”

Zhu Ming understood that there were so many coal scraps, and after being made into briquettes, they were mainly sold to handicraftsmen and smelting places.

As for the lumps of coal, it is naturally impossible to smash them to make briquettes.

It takes labor to smash coal, and it also takes labor to make balls, so it is better to sell coal directly.

Zhu Ming turned his head and asked Bai Sheng: "Did you give any money for the charcoal ash you brought back that day?" ”

Bai Sheng said: "Give the money." ”

"Why don't you say that?" Zhu Ming blamed.

Bai Sheng explained: "Xianggong said that the thing is useless and can be picked up for nothing." I asked the store to give it for nothing, but he didn't do it. I thought that it was not expensive, so I paid for it myself. ”

Zhu Ming: "......"

Forget it, there's nothing to say.

Zhu Ming instructed: "Go buy two charcoal cakes and two charcoal balls immediately!" Go on horseback! ”

The cornucopia has long not resisted Bai Sheng, because the night grass at night, it is mainly Bai Sheng who feeds it.

After a while, Bai Sheng bought things.

This thing is really large, with a diameter of nearly twenty centimeters, and it is suitable for smelting furnaces and large stoves in restaurants.

Moreover, they are all mold pressed, not hand-rubbed.

"Alas!" Zhu Ming sighed secretly.

In the early stage, it was impossible to pick up charcoal chips as raw materials, and once honeycomb coal sold well, competitors could follow suit in minutes.

Business strategy must be changed!

First, to start the brand and establish a reputation, you can use the signboard of "Tanhua Coal". (In the Song Dynasty, the word coal did not specifically refer to coal, and charcoal could also be called coal.) ）

Second, it also does coal furnace business, and "Tanhua furnace" and "Tanhua coal" are matched.

Third, explore ways to improve the ratio of raw materials, so that their own "Tanhua coal" can burn longer than other products.

Fourth, find a long-term coal supplier as soon as possible, as the current Tokyo coal market is in short supply. If there is no stable supplier of raw materials, you can only go to the government office to get the goods at a high price.

For the remaining two days of vacation, Zhu Ming was doing comparative tests, and he would buy coal dust when the raw materials were not enough.

The three-day holiday passed in a flash.

Zhu Ming rode to work again, and handed over the impeachment note by the way.

In the Song Dynasty, there were the Jinju Academy, the Yintai Division, the Dengwen Drum Academy, and the Dengwen Inspection Academy.

Concerts and official documents from all over the country were first sent to the Concert Academy, which then forwarded them to the Gintai Division. Officials in Beijing can be handed over directly to the Yintai Division.

If the Jinsoin and the Gindaiji reject it, it can be presented to the Dengwen Drum Temple. If the Dengwen Drum Institute also refuses to accept it, it can be submitted to the Dengwen Drum Procuratorate. If the Dengwen Procuratorate also refuses to accept it, the officials and citizens have the right to "invite a driver", that is, stop the car on the street and file a complaint. (The operation in this paragraph also applies to ordinary people.) ）

Zhu Ming rode to the Yintai Division, and was only allowed to submit it in the outer hall, and no official was allowed to enter.

"Tanhualang?"

The scribe in charge of receiving the recital reminded him: "If it is not a matter of too much learning, it will cost eighty rods to advance indiscriminately." ”

Zhu Ming said: "Ask for the people's life, and I wish for eighty rods." ”

For things that are not within one's purview, it is okay to forcibly go up and down, but according to the law, you must play eighty boards.

This board, the Song Dynasty generally did not implement it, but instead degraded and dismissed officials.

Therefore, in history, when Wang Ge was the secretary of Dali Temple, he did not impeach Shi Tani, which was not under his jurisdiction. After being transferred to Kaifeng Prefecture Yin, he immediately went to the top, because the price of coal rose and was related to the livelihood of the people in Tokyo, and Kaifeng Mansion Yin had the right to do things.

The day after Zhu Ming handed over the note, he was seen by Wu Shi in the matter.

Wu Shi immediately took it and handed it to Zhai Ruwen: "Gongxun, half of your protégé has just been in school for a few days." ”

Zhai Ruwen is the deputy examiner of the provincial examination, and he admires Zhu Ming's provincial examination strategy very much, and strives to ensure that Zhu Ming's paper does not fall off the list. After reading Zhu Ming's recital, he nodded and smiled: "Sure enough, I am a member of my generation, dedicated to the people and not afraid of traitors!" ”

Wu Shi said: "He is too learned and upright, but he played the impeachment of the Shi Tan Division, which exceeded his duties, and I am afraid that he will be demoted and released." ”

Wu Shi is also not afraid of things, when he was the magistrate of Zheng County, he dared to offend the transfer envoy, and resolutely refused to give the 30,000 grains collected in violation of regulations.

He also served as a student envoy of the Yongxing Army, and the principal of the school reported that the local scholars criticized the emperor, and the courtiers could not bear to listen to it. Wu Shi directly burned the report letter, and said back: "As a courtier, I can't bear to listen to it, so why should I let my father listen to it?" ”

Later, Cai You and Wang Huang conquered Liao, but Wu Shi resolutely opposed it, so he was thrown to manage the Taoist temple.

This person belongs to Zhang Shangying's henchmen, and was implicated in the prime minister's dismissal incident, first demoted to Zhizhou, and then degraded to general judgment. Wu Shi was old, but he didn't want to die on the road, so he simply stayed in the capital and didn't leave.

When Song Huizong learned of the situation, not only did he not punish him, but promoted him to Changping, Hedong. As soon as he went, he encountered a famine, and because of the disaster relief, he was now recalled to the court to do things.

Wu Shi and Zhai Ruwen discussed, took Zhu Ming's recital, and went to Fang Hui to sign.

There are only three people in the matter today, and Fang Hui is the oldest.

Fang Hui has completely laid down, no one wants to offend, and after signing according to the rules, he will no longer be contaminated with this recital.

Wu Shi and Zhai Ruwen each contacted their old buddies and asked those who had the power to impeach to go up together.

In a few days, eight copies were gathered, and they were handed over to the emperor through the process of the provincial government.

In addition to cultivating, Song Huizong took time out of his busy schedule and carefully read the eight pieces of the song.

It was about the livelihood of the people in Kaifeng, and Song Huizong was very surprised to learn about the situation. No matter how mediocre he is, he understands what it means that the price of charcoal is higher than the price of rice. What if hundreds of thousands of Tokyo citizens rebel because they can't afford to buy charcoal rice?

Immediately commented: "Order a division to investigate, if there is a repeat offender, it will be judged as a violation of the imperial pen." ”

Repeat offenders are tantamount to protesting against the decree, and the wording is extremely harsh.

As for Zhu Ming's illegal performance, Song Huizong just didn't see it.

The matter involves the Carboniferous Division, and it is related to the Ministry of Households, Song Huizong was a little upset, and asked: "Wang Huangding is worried about his resignation, and the real person thinks that who can be qualified to be the secretary of the Ministry of Households?" ”

Xue Daoguang replied: "The poor Dao only knows how to practice, and does not pay attention to the affairs of the court. ”

Song Huizong didn't know how to appoint it for a while, so he simply dragged it out, and the responsibility of the head of the household department was temporarily let the household servant act as his agent.

But at this time, it was a critical time to fight against Western Xia, and the salary and rations were originally a confused account. The head of the household was also filial piety to his father, and the head of the household was made very big, and the allocation of money and food was even more chaotic, and even Tong Guan, who was leading the army, could not see the follow-up grain and grass.

In this case, it is either an attack in one go and a quick victory.

Either it will be delayed until next year, and as long as the army does not move, it will be able to save grain and grass to survive.

Tong Guan chose to make a quick decision, first pull out the Western Xia's key rush to the city......

The Yintai Division not only gave to the matter, but also other officials.

The specific circumstances of the eight-person impeachment of Shi Tansi were soon known to Cai Jing. He couldn't do anything with the other seven people, but he caught Zhu Ming's handle for violating the rules.

"This guy is too deceitful!"

Cai You said angrily: "A little Taixuezheng, first dared to refuse marriage, and then came to impeach, is it really my Cai family is paper paste?" ”

Cai Jing shook his head: "Xue Daoguang's holy family is long, and Zhu Ming is also liked by the official family." impeached him for acting recklessly, and at most he was fined for three months, and it was impossible for him to really be demoted from the capital. ”

"Just punish him and impeach him!" Cai You couldn't swallow this bad breath.

Cai Jing said: "You have to start from elsewhere, then Chen Yuan didn't give any more lectures, but he didn't leave the capital, and there will definitely be actions in the future." Staring at this person, he will lose too much talk, he will always give a lecture one day and violate the system, and then he will be arrested in the name of Yuanyou's henchmen! If Chen Yuan is arrested, Zhu Ming can be arrested, and he will be beaten as Yuan You's traitorous party. ”

"Father is wise!" Cai You patted his ass.

is not as wonderful as in film and television dramas, what spit on each other in the court.

Song Huizong was usually too lazy to go to court, and the struggle between ministers could only be in the form of a song.

The trolls raised by Cai Jing impeached Zhu Ming for violating the rules.

The evidence is conclusive and must be punished.

Zhu Ming was fined two months' salary.

Receiving the punishment from the imperial court, Zhu Ming wanted to cry without tears, his two-month salary was more than 70 yuan, how much honeycomb coal he had to sell to earn it back.

Moreover, the first month's salary has not been paid yet!

He became the first new science and technology scholar to be fined before receiving a salary since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty.

It's like a new employee reporting corruption to the leaders of the finance department. Is this your business?

It's already a blessing to only fine your salary, and you should be fired directly!

When the students heard the news, they came to the office to pay their respects to express their admiration for Zhu Ming.

Chen Dongzuo said: "Xuezheng is a model for the people, and he is not afraid of the powerful and asks for the people's lives, I admire it!" ”

Zhu Ming looked at the students and sighed: "The price of charcoal is higher than the price of rice, and I have never heard of such a ridiculous thing since ancient times. Mr. Hengqu said that if we want to make a life for the people, our generation should practice it. ”

Zhang Zai belongs to Guan Xue, is not banned, and can be cited.

Zhu Ming is only seventeen years old this year, and he came to Taixue to do Xuezheng, and many students are not convinced.

When this happened, he immediately won the respect of all living beings, and he was no longer entangled in Zhu Ming's age.

The students couldn't control their mouths and spread the word more and more.

Because it was related to the lives of the public, it soon spread throughout Tokyo, and it was known that Tanhualang was fined his salary for impeaching corrupt officials for using coal for the people.

In the same month, the chief official of the Shitan Division was demoted from the capital, and several officials were arrested.

The director of the tax charcoal farm was arrested and imprisoned, and dozens of government-run charcoal farms were ordered to sell coal at a parity price, and the price of coal plummeted from 10 wen to 5 wen.

Private coal shops were also ordered to sell coal at a low price, but they were buying at a high price because of the heavy losses of this order.

This is deliberate by Cai Jing and his party, taking the opportunity to dump at a low price to grab the market, and then raise the price after the limelight has passed.

In any case, the people benefited at this time, and the price of coal fell by half. They remembered Tanhualang well, because of those impeachers, only Zhu Ming was punished.

Xiao Zhu Tanhua's reputation is even louder in and around Tokyo.

(End of chapter)