When Zhu Xiongying came out of the Wenhua Palace, he saw Qian Tang kneeling in front of the main hall with a few thorn sticks on his back.

Looked at.

Zhu Xiongying hurriedly strode forward and grabbed Qian Tang: "Old Qian, what are you doing here?" ”

Qian Tang pleaded guilty, to be honest, Zhu Xiongying didn't expect it, at that time Qian Tang scolded him for fainting, in fact, he was angry, so he deliberately asked Qian Tang to go back and try anthracite, and at the same time persuade these ministers, he also slapped Qian Tang in the face by the way.

I don't want Qian Tang to directly take the blame.

An old man in his seventies, Zhu Xiongying naturally would not let him kneel for a long time.

And Qian Tang's spirit of responsibility moved him.

Qian Tang didn't get up, but looked at Zhu Xiongying and said earnestly: "The minister is confused! almost ruined His Highness's big business, the crime deserves death, and please punish His Highness! ”

Zhu Xiongying smiled and asked, "How did you try last night?" ”

Qian Tang hurriedly replied: "Okay! Very good! ”

Speaking of this, Qian Tang began to get a little excited: "Chen tried it with Tan Tanong last night, this coal burns, there is only a little white smoke, and it lasts longer than charcoal, it is really a god of cold!" ”

Listening to Qian Tang's words, the ministers present were suddenly in an uproar.

This coal can really be used for heating!

It simply subverted their cognition, in their cognition, coal burns with thick smoke and is highly toxic, no wonder the notoriously smelly and hard Qian Tang will be guilty.

But where did the imperial grandson get this smokeless and non-toxic coal?

While the ministers were amazed, they were also full of doubts.

However, Qian Tang helped them ask their doubts: "Your Highness, may I ask, where did this charcoal come from?" ”

Zhu Xiongying said with a smile: "If Old Qian can't kneel for a long time, it's not easy to talk if he bends over like this!" ”

Qian Tang was stunned for a moment, only then did he realize that Zhu Xiongying had been bending down to support himself, and he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart: "Your Highness, the minister ......"

"Get up and speak!"

"Minister, thank you, Your Highness!"

Qian Tang stood up with some difficulty under Zhu Xiongying's support......

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was not far away, looked at it with a smile and asked the living note officer beside him: "Have you written it down?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it has been recorded in detail!" The living note replied respectfully.

"Well, let's keep it in mind!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled so much that he couldn't see his eyes, and the scene in front of him may not be a beautiful conversation.

And over there, after Qian Tang stood up, Zhu Xiongying said: "This coal is also called coal, where it comes from, you must be very clear, coal burns poisonous, you also know very well, and what Gu gave to Lord Qian last night was anthracite." ”

"Anthracite?"

This was the first time the ministers had heard of this name.

Zhu Xiongying nodded and continued: "The reserves of this anthracite are not a few, but you need to know how to distinguish them, in fact, they are very simple, just take a thumb-sized piece of coal and throw it into the fire, if it is bituminous coal, it will quickly burn in an open flame, and there will be smoke." If it is anthracite, it takes a long time to burn, there is almost no flame and there is no smoke. ”

I see!

The ministers suddenly realized that coal was divided into bituminous coal and anthracite.

Qian Tang asked again: "Your Highness, how much can this anthracite be mined in a day, and is there really enough for the people to use?" ”

In fact, last night, Qian Tang had been thinking about the anthracite all night, and he could be said to have done his homework.

Zhu Xiongying replied with a smile: "As long as there are enough people, it is not a problem to supply every day." ”

In fact, in the land of China, anthracite accounted for one-tenth of the total amount of coal, and in later generations, the annual output could reach 200 million tons.

And now he has found out on the side of Fangshan that the anthracite buried there is not deep, so it is relatively simple to mine, as he just said, as long as the manpower is enough, the daily output is enough to supply the heating needs of the entire people in Beijing.

As far as the whole country is concerned, coal should be concentrated in Shanxi.

If that piece is thoroughly developed, it will not be a problem at all for the whole country to use.

Zhu Xiongying continued: "Due to the severe cold, there are now a lot of displaced people in Beijing, and Gu has also thought about it, you can recruit these displaced people to dig coal, they are now hungry and cold, and they are on the verge of life and death. ”

When the ministers heard this, they were overjoyed.

The problem of heating the people, which caused headaches from both the government and the opposition, was easily solved by an anthracite coal from the imperial grandson, and the problem of resettlement of displaced people in Beijing was also solved by the way.

However, Qian Tang still has questions: "Your Highness, how much does this anthracite cost, and how much does it cost to sell for a catty?" ”

Although anthracite is good, if the price is too expensive, it will also discourage ordinary Baixin, and eventually become a thing that can only be used by high-ranking officials and nobles, and it will lose its original purpose.

Zhu Xiongying said with a smile: "Three money, only three money, the court has already made a steady profit!" ”

Five bucks?

Once again, the ministers were in an uproar.

You must know that in today's Jingshi, charcoal has been sold for thirty or forty yuan a catty, but this anthracite only needs three yuan, which is simply the well-being of the people!

If it is really as the emperor and grandson said, then this small anthracite can save an unknown number of people.

"Ministers, congratulations to His Royal Highness!"

A group of ministers who were originally summoned by the imperial grandson for a morning meeting were kneeling down in front of the gate of the Wenhua Hall at this moment, shouting His Royal Highness the imperial grandson Chitose.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was not far away, couldn't calm down for a long time in his heart, and whispered in his mouth: "Our eldest grandson can return, it is really the luck of the old Zhu family, the luck of our Daming!" ”

At this moment, the corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were slightly moist.

He Zhu Yuanzhang laid down this Ming Dynasty, I don't know how many people envy him, but who knows, this is not a burden for him Zhu Yuanzhang?

Meng Yuan left behind a dilapidated mountain and river, and he Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to clean her up.

How many nights, he couldn't sleep at night, all he thought about was the Jiangshan Sheji, how many mornings, he got up early, in order to still be this Jiangshan Sheji.

Just like a poem he wrote himself, the ministers have not risen before I have risen, and the ministers have slept before I have slept. How is it like a rich man in the south of the Yangtze River, and the sun is still covered with a quilt.

Sitting on the country, why doesn't he want to enjoy happiness and pleasure?

But there are still so many poor people in this world, and Daming still has so many problems, so he can't rest assured for a day.

Especially in this long winter, every person who froze to death made his heart ache like a pinprick.

So for so many years, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

But today, his eldest grandson, the imperial grandson of the Ming Dynasty, helped him solve a problem that even he couldn't solve by himself, and carried this thousand catties of burden for him.

This made him not only relieved, but also overjoyed.

The future of Daming will be led by a master who is stronger than himself, which makes his heart, which has never dared to let go, at this moment, let go.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was full of emotion in his heart, he saw Zhu Xiongying over there and said with a smile: "All this depends on the wise decision of the imperial grandfather, if you want to congratulate the imperial grandfather, you must also congratulate the imperial grandfather first!" ”

Zhu Xiongying is not hypocritical, but if there is no support from Zhu Yuanzhang, even if he has the heart to serve the country with his fists and all his abilities, he can't be like now, just with simple words and actions, he will really do a good thing for the Ming Dynasty and this era that is enough to benefit the people of the world.

"Congratulations to the emperor! Long live the emperor, long live, long live! ”

The ministers bow again, and shout long live.

"Everyone, please get up!"

Zhu Xiongying raised his hands, a young face was not complacent, but more humble, and said: "Lone just happened to get anthracite, but to really implement it, you also need the full help of your ministers, the key and details of which need to be carefully considered by your ministers, and the full cooperation of local officials, so that anthracite can really bring tangible benefits to the people of our Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Wait, obey!" All the ministers spoke in unison.

Not far away, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the high-spirited Zhu Xiongying in front of the Wenhua Palace, and was satisfied, with a smile on his face......

(End of chapter)