"Lord Liu, you ......"

Qian Tang looked at Liu Sanwu in front of him, and his old eyes were unconsciously moistened.

Although Liu Sanwu is not as fierce as him, he is just like him, an intellectual with principles and ideals.

Liu Sanwu smiled and said, "What are you doing in a daze, lighting a fire to keep warm, you want to kill our two old bones?" ”

When Qian Tang heard this, he smiled: "Okay! Let's light a fire to keep warm! ”

After that, Qian Tang blew the fire fold again, and then lit the straw that ignited the fire, and then burned the coal.

Coal doesn't ignite so easily, you have to wait a while.

Liu Sanwu looked at Qian Tang and said with a smile: "Lord Qian, why don't you drink some tea?" ”

"Oops!"

Qian Tang sighed and said with a smile: "Look at me, I'm really confused, the distinguished guests have forgotten to entertain!" ”

As he spoke, Qian Tang took out his treasured tea leaves and put the teapot filled with water on the brazier to boil the water......

"Lord Qian, what do you think of the imperial grandson?"

At this time, Liu Sanwu no longer had so many scruples, and asked straight to the point.

Qian Tang pondered for a moment and said, "Surprised! ”

"Huh?"

Liu Sanwu frowned, obviously not expecting Qian Tang to comment like this: "How can you say this?" ”

Qian Tang said leisurely: "I remember the last time there was a disaster relief in Henan and Shandong, I also stopped Your Majesty and asked him why he ignored the government and ran outside the palace all day long. ”

"At that time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had no clue about disaster relief except for moving money from the treasury, but the imperial grandson raised most of the disaster relief grain almost single-handedly, are you surprised?"

"Hmm."

Liu Sanwu listened and nodded thoughtfully.

He still remembers that when he first met the imperial grandson, the imperial grandson proposed a plan for the management of the southwest toast, which was clear, rigorous and effective, which really surprised him, and he concluded that the crown prince was none other than the emperor's eldest grandson.

Now, the eldest grandson of the emperor has indeed become the grandson of the emperor.

Therefore, Qian Tang's surprising evaluation is not inappropriate, and the imperial grandson always surprises everyone every time, including this time.

Liu Sanwu was puzzled: "Since this is the case, then why do you want to confront the imperial grandson today, and even scold him...... Faint? ”

Qian Tang frowned and said: "To be honest, I think the imperial grandson has talent, but he is too arrogant, and he still needs to polish, the last time he opened the tea and horse exchange market in Annan, he completely ignored our opinions and went his own way!" ”

"Forget it last time, because it doesn't have much impact on the country and the people, but this time, let the people burn coal for heating, this is simply appalling, coal is poisonous, what is the difference between burning coal for heating and drinking water to quench thirst? This is a matter of life and death for the people, the emperor and grandson are too hasty! ”

"As courtiers, we want to support the monarch, what is Kuang? There is a norm on the outside of the word king, which is to prevent the king from coming as he wants, and it also protects the king inside. ”

"Once there is really a big problem with the promotion of coal-fired heating, how can the imperial grandson deal with himself? How should the emperor deal with himself? ”

Liu Sanwu nodded approvingly: "Lord Qian has good intentions, Tan Tanong is convinced!" ”

"Huh-"

Qian Tang chuckled: "Don't say that, I'm just a stone in a pit, smelly, hard, and old!" ”

"Haha!"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

"Oh, the water is boiling, let's have tea!"

At the time when the two were talking, the water on the brazier was also boiling, and Qian Tang lifted the kettle and began to brew tea.

At this time, Liu Sanwu suddenly shouted: "Old Qian, look! ”

Qian Tang was stunned, looked in the direction of Liu Sanwu's finger, and suddenly the whole person was like being struck by lightning, and he stood on the spot.

I saw that the straw that had ignited the fire had already been burned by the time they spoke, and the straw turned into ashes and at the same time fulfilled their mission, which was to ignite the coal.

The originally black coal was burned golden brown, emitting a faint white smoke, and at the same time roasting the surroundings warmly.

The coal of this era is different from the common coal of later generations, and the coal of later generations is processed, otherwise when burned, a large amount of sulfur dioxide will be produced, and it is easy for people to die.

So in this day and age, burning coal for heating is tantamount to suicide.

This is also why the hundred officials led by Qian Tang want to prevent the imperial grandson from implementing this policy that seems to be as absurd as why Emperor Hui of Jin didn't eat minced meat.

But at this moment, Qian Tang and Liu Sanwu were like ghosts, staring at the burning coal in the brazier.

As the emperor said, the coal burned, and there was no billowing black smoke, but a faint white smoke.

"Sniff! Smell! ”

Qian Tang was like an old dog, approaching the brazier and snorting a few times.

No pungent taste!

"This ...... There is such a charcoal in the world?! ”

Qian Tang raised his old eyes and looked at Liu Sanwu incredulously.

Liu Sanwu was also stunned, and slowly spit out two words: "Surprise!" ”

"The imperial grandson said, how much is this coal a pound?" Qian Tang asked.

"It was said that it was three or four copper coins a pound."

Liu Sanwu's answer made Qian Tang's whole person tremble.

Nowadays in the Ming market, the most used for heating is charcoal, but the burning of charcoal is not easy, you need to cut down trees, you need to build a kiln, you need to burn, and then transport it to the city to sell, now a pound of charcoal, has been sold for thirty or forty copper coins a pound, that is, the average family in the city, it is difficult to afford to consume.

Some poor families can only go up the mountain to cut firewood, but first, the heavy snow covers the mountain, and secondly, all the land belongs to you, and they will not easily cut down trees for you, and even pine needles will not let you pick them up.

Therefore, most poor families can only choose to resist the cold, which is why so many people freeze to death.

What's more, even the old cattle that were farming were frozen to death!

Under the severe cold, it can be said that it is not miserable.

And now, the crown prince has taken out this coal, which can be used for heating, and the price is low.

What does this mean?

It means that countless people can use it to keep warm, fight against the cold, and survive the winter.

In other words, this black thing will be able to save thousands of people!

Qian Tang's lifelong ideal is to serve the country and the people, and to serve the society as the monarch, how can Qian Tang not be excited?

A stream of old blood rushed straight to Qian Tang's head, making him a little dizzy.

"Be careful! Put the boiling water down first! ”

Liu Sanwu took the kettle from Qian Tang's hand, for fear that Qian Tang would accidentally fall down and drench himself in the face, so he would be very happy and sad.

Qian Tang gradually pressed his heart that was beating wildly, and said with a flushed face: "Daming has this imperial grandson, Sheji is lucky!" Luck to the people! Your Majesty's Luck!! ”

Liu Sanwu was full of smiles, and he still said the same sentence: "Imperial grandson, surprised!" ”

Qian Tang nodded heavily, and then something sounded, and said, "No, the old man is going to take the blame for the imperial grandson now!" It's the old man who blames the emperor's grandson by mistake, and scolds the emperor's grandson for fainting, it's really damned! ”

Although Qian Tang is in his seventies, he is still so in a hurry, and he is about to stand up and find Jing Tiao.

"Money is old and slow!"

Liu Sanwu stretched out his hand and pressed Qian Tang, and said with a smile: "You don't want to see what time it is?" The emperor's grandson is estimated to be resting! ”

"Besides, we haven't tried this charcoal yet, whether it's really non-toxic, and how long it can burn, I'm afraid we won't know until early tomorrow morning."

"So, early tomorrow morning, it's not too late to go to the imperial grandson again!"

After listening to Liu Sanwu's words, Qian Tang sat down again, smiled like an old child, and nodded: "Tan Tanweng is reasonable, but the old man is in a hurry!" ”

"Come on, come on, drink tea, after entering the house for so long, I didn't let Tantanong drink a sip of tea, it's really not well entertained, this is the tea that the old man has treasured for a long time, let's taste it, talk about it, and wait!"

"Haha, good!" Liu Sanwu nodded and smiled.

Outside, it snowed heavily, but inside the house was warm and comfortable, as if it were not in two seasons.

Next to the small iron basin, two gray-haired old men sat opposite each other, talking and laughing, just waiting for tomorrow......

(End of chapter)