The personal eunuch knelt down, and even said that the Lord Long Live was sympathetic to the people, cared for the people, and was the first benevolent monarch throughout the ages.

The old emperor played with the coal and stone for a while, and then put it down, and the little eunuch had already prepared a warm soup to clean his hands, and at this time, the iron barrel had also lit a fire, and the little eunuch puffed up the wind for a while, and then closed a small door, and the fire only burned in the iron barrel, and the temperature in the study quickly rose.

The old emperor nodded: "This coal stone is much warmer than charcoal." ”

The old eunuch saw that the old emperor was very interested, and said with a smile: "This iron barrel is called a heating stove, in fact, it can also be used to boil water for cooking, and it is best to use it with the coal and stone." The small family burns a stove every morning and can use it all day. ”

The old emperor nodded: "Such a small object is also related to people's livelihood, but I don't know if this heating stove is expensive, and the widow sees that this thing is made of metal, I'm afraid the price is expensive, right?"

The old eunuch knew that the old emperor was familiar with the people's livelihood, unlike some faint monarchs in history, who didn't even know how many eggs there were, so he let his subordinates fool him, and hurriedly said: "It's not expensive, it's not expensive, this stove is made of a metal called white iron sheet, the weight is much lighter than copper and steel, and the price is cheap, you can buy one for a hundred yuan." ”

The old emperor nodded: "This price is indeed not expensive, it can be regarded as a conscience price." It's just that the price of coal and stone is geometric?"

The old eunuch said: "Two pennies of coal, you can burn all day, this is still a good price of coal, there are poor people, you can also use the coal yard to crush cinders, and yellow mud to make briquettes, briquettes, the same can be burned, the price is cheaper." ”

The old emperor nodded, and the wrinkles on his face were full of smiles, like a kind old man next door: "Good, good, good, cheap and good, it is really a good thing, but it adds up to a lot, hundreds of thousands of households and millions of families in the capital, I don't know how much coal and stone will be used in a day, and the businessman who supplies coal and stone will make a fortune." ”

The big eunuch shuddered, and said vaguely: "Yes, yes, make a fortune, hehe, make a fortune, in fact, you can't make a fortune, this mining in the mountains, and then transporting it to the capital, it also requires a lot of capital." ”

The old emperor laughed: "To others, this capital can be regarded as a pillar of wealth, but to you, an old dog, what is it? You let a distant nephew under your name occupy seven coal mountains in one go--what is this black coal, it is clearly white silver!"

The old eunuch was dumbfounded, he thought he was doing it seamlessly, but he didn't expect the old emperor to be clear, this, this must be the secret investigation of the inner factory, his every move is in the eyes of the old emperor, it's not good, among his own family, doormen, and godsons, there are inner factory spies sent by the old emperor!

The old eunuch pounced and knelt down: "Long live Lord, the slave should die, the slave should die--"

The old emperor's face sank like water: "What the hell do you have? Why don't I know? You did a good job, you did a good job." ”

The old eunuch is wet and sweaty, he knows the old emperor's temperament, he can't beg for mercy at this time, he hates people crying and crying the most, and he can only have a glimmer of life if he tells the inside story and the plate.

The old eunuch kowtowed heavily, and hissed: "It's the slave who is obsessed with money, a while ago, there was a subordinate of the third prince who entrusted him to the slave, saying that he wanted to specialize in the business of heating stoves in the capital, and was willing to join hands with the slave, send the slave two percent of the dry shares, and at the same time open a coal and stone mine with the slave." The coal and stone mines are all barren mountains, no one cared about them before, as long as they can occupy them with a very small amount of money, and when the heating stove enters thousands of households, the coal mountain will be worth 10,000 gold overnight. In fact, the cost of the heating stove is more than 100 yuan, and it is deliberately tilted at a low price.

"Stupid, it's dumping. The old emperor said.

The old eunuch's body was soft into a mess of mud, and the word dumping was a term he heard in a private conversation with the merchant, and there were only two people in the room at that time, how, how the old emperor even knew this.

He kowtowed again and again: "Yes, yes, Shengming has no long live master, he has insight into thousands of miles, he knows everything, it is a word that is dumped, and the slave didn't understand it at the time." ”

The old emperor said: "What I don't understand, it's just a trick played by the profiteers, first selling half at a low price and half sending away the stove, and then selling the coal and stone, because if the coal and stone are not used, the stove will be wasted." But this coal and stone are all used in ****, even after this winter, the people are used to the stove, and they will also use it to boil water for cooking. Since then, the barren mountains that were originally worthless have become mountains of gold and silver. This profiteer also knows a little about the art of war, and uses the technique of taking the bait of the willing. ”

The old eunuch burst into tears: "The slave is careful about this, naturally he can't hide it from the Lord of Long Live Lord, the slave should die, the slave should die, and he should not compete with the people for profit." ”

The old emperor snorted: "You dog, do you really think I don't know anything? This coal and stone can be burned, and it is better than charcoal, which is presented in detail in the section on steelmaking in the household." You think I'm so old and stupid that I don't care about these little things, and I actually hit the idea on the coal mine. You must know that this coal and stone is indispensable for smelting good steel, and the widow has secretly issued an order to order the military department to secretly search for the world's coal mines, except for the mines owned by Shangxian, other coal mines must be controlled by the imperial court. The mines in your hands have already been marked on the map reported by the Ministry of War, and if I hadn't secretly greeted you, you dog wouldn't have been able to buy a mine no matter how much money you spend. ”

The old eunuch was completely stunned, he didn't expect that the old emperor was not only clear about what he was doing, but even secretly helped, why is this?

The old emperor suddenly sighed: "Get up, your body is also old, and if you kneel for a long time, it is easy to hurt your body." You monkey cubs, why don't you hurry up and help?"

A few little eunuchs who were trembling next to him hurriedly stepped forward to help the old eunuch, and the old eunuch struggled and kowtowed: "Thank you for the grace of not killing." ”

The old emperor shook his head: "What am I going to do if I kill you? Who in this world does not love money, and even widows like white flowers. You have served me for so long, and you have never been confused about major matters, and you have never taken some silver that should not be taken. After I let me let me, the upper and lower levels of this inner palace will naturally be changed, and your errand is also done, it's time to go home and eat old rice, these coal mines are even if I reward you with your pension money. ”

The old eunuch's heart was beating like a drum, he knew that the old emperor said "the silver that should not be taken" refers to the silver secretly sent by the prince, the prince has always wanted to press his ears and eyes by the old emperor's side, and he is the first trusted slave around the old emperor to naturally fall into his eyes, I don't know how much gold and silver treasures he sent, but he is loyal to the old emperor, and he pushes it again and again. (To be continued.) )