Washing coal

A coal mine found in Jinping is almost considered open-air because it does not require deep digging.

It has a natural cave entrance, from the entrance downward, it is full of carbonite, and it is very close to the surface. Strictly speaking, it is an "open-pit mine".

It is located in Jinlun County, only 300 miles away from Baiya Town. If you don’t stop on the road, you can get there in two days, and the distance is very close.

Even though it was so close, Xiao Jingcheng was not very relieved.

The personal soldiers he sent belonged to his personal vanguard team, and were more loyal to him than to the court.

Each of them used military stents as weapons, with excellent equipment and extraordinary skills.

Let them transport coal and use a lot of money; let them protect Prince Rui Zhun Concubine, this is their mission.

In addition, Xiao Jingcheng also asked Cheng's brothers, Cheng Zhan and the fourth brother Cheng Lanxiao, to accompany him to protect Xue Mei.

Xue Mei's own twenty guards also followed.

In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, Xue Mei left the city before dawn the next day.

Even though the team wanted to be quiet, they still made noises with the baggage truck.

The women in the city also began to pay attention to Xue Mei.

Mainly, Princess Baoqing became a figure that was full of stars, and she admitted that she had a grudge against Xue Mei, which made the female relatives even more curious about Xue Mei.

What kind of person is she that dares to offend the princess?

The princess was short of charcoal, and many generals' wives and daughters gave their own inventory to Princess Baoqing.

They have been in Baiya Town for a long time and each has their own ways. It is impossible for them to rely solely on the military's example. However, everyone's inventory is still not much.

If you give it to the princess, you have to save a little.

Princess Baoqing received nearly 200 kilograms of charcoal in total, but seven or eight families pieced together, which made her so angry that she was half-hearted.

"What's the point?" she scolded angrily, "It'll be gone in a few days. These poor people!"

Thinking of her being so luxurious in Kyoto, Princess Baoqing regrets coming to Baiya Town very much.

It's all for Gui Rong.

In fact, Princess Baoqing thought it was quite beautiful, but Gui Rong surrendered to Daliang and returned to Beijing to live a good life. His tribe was handed over to the officials of the court to manage.

If Gui Rong knew that she thought so and asked him to be a slave to the country, he would definitely have to chop her up with one knife.

In short, charcoal is the most expensive and scarce thing in winter, and Xue Mei left the city as if it was for charcoal.

"I heard that Princess Chengyang has gone to get charcoal. We all use charcoal in the future."

"Carbonite? What is this?"

When everyone met, they asked each other: "Have you heard of charcoal?"

"Can we really transport it back? Our charcoal was given to the princess by 100 kilograms. Now we have saved a lot. We can't use five kilograms a day, so we can only make a hot meal."

“Is carbonite a stone?”

"Princess Baoqing asked us for charcoal again, but what should we do? We can't refuse her."

Everyone was talking and complaining.

After talking for a long time, I still don’t know what Xue Mei is going to do.

Princess Baoqing was also very curious.

"...Since she knows this thing, there must be others who know it." Princess Baoqing said to the guards beside her, "Go and check it out for me."

The guards' way is.

Princess Baoqing snuggled up on the warm kang, feeling a little relieved.

I really can't stand it. Her dignified princess actually wants to sleep in a cold kang, and the house doesn't burn the ground dragon. It's simply outrageous.

She remembered the last detailed work again.

The detailed work of the Huns actually sent a letter to Xue Mei, not her.

Princess Baoqing couldn't think about this, and when she thought of it, she was like ten thousand ants dying her heart. She took several deep breaths and calmed her emotions.

The guards inquired for a long time and did not come back until dusk.

The guards in the Princess' Mansion are all a little capable.

The guard told the princess: "Some very poor blacksmiths can pick up charcoal for use. Carbonite can indeed burn, but the dust is heavy, and the room will be filled with it once it is burned.

The smell is bad and pungent, and most people can't stand it if they use it. The blacksmith in Baiya Town never uses it. Because a blacksmith used it seven or eight years ago, the whole family died of confusion and all of them were unconscious.

That pungent breath must be poisonous. Therefore, no one adopts it."

Princess Baoqing was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and then burst into laughter.

She was so happy.

Xue Mei loves to show off so much!

She was in Beijing and borrowed Xiao Mingyu's name. She had done some unclear business behind her back, and there were indeed many novel things coming out.

Did she think she could do it?

What is missing, what can Princess Chengyang solve?

Princess Baoqing couldn't help but laughed. She even told her about it.

Therefore, many people in Baiya Town who were looking forward to carbonite knew that it was the black stone used by blacksmiths.

Black Stone is very difficult to use and dangerous.

Everyone was disappointed.

"Did Princess Chengyang know that this thing is poisonous?" Deputy General Lu also heard the rumors, "Do you want to tell the Grand Marshal?"

However, no one else dared to say it.

Just as the rumors were being made in Baiya Town, Xue Mei and others had already arrived at the location of the coal mine.

This place belongs to the court and is managed by the county government.

Cheng Zhan went to negotiate, and the county magistrate asked them to dig with confidence, it didn't matter.

"...Where is the largest lake nearby?" Xue Mei asked.

The county magistrate said that there is a huge lake seven or eight miles away, but in winter, there is not enough water and not much water.

Xue Mei: "Can anyone eat the water in that lake?"

"No. There are wells in the city, and there are no families nearby, and almost no one eats them." said the county magistrate.

Xue Mei asked them to surround the lake.

In the future, we won't be able to get close.

Cheng Zhan didn't understand very much, so he asked Xue Mei: "Princess, what do you want to do with water?"

"Wash coal." Xue Mei said, "Although it's a little simpler, at least it can be washed away some of it."

The coal she transported back was not for industrial purposes, so the cost was a little more acceptable.

Coal mines contain gangue, dust, and sulfur. These things can be processed through light processing, that is, water washing.

Washed coal mines can be made into coal cakes, and of course it is even better to make into honeycomb coal.

Xue Mei plans to go back and have someone make a hot-mill coal stove.

"Ah?" Cheng Lanxiao was also surprised, "You have to wash it? What did you do after washing it?"

"It is hard to use it directly if you don't wash the carbonite." Xue Mei said, "No trouble, we must clarify the division of labor. Four hundred people dig coal, four hundred people wash coal, and the remaining more than two hundred people will transport the coals back to me in batches."

Cheng Zhan: “…”

Cheng Lanxiao was very curious: "Princess, how did you know?"

"What others told me." Xue Mei said.

"who?"

Xue Mei: "It's some mysterious person."

Cheng Zhan glared at his younger brother: "Don't ask more questions."

If you ask further, the Cheng brothers will no longer have their IQ, so I guess Erlangzi will have one more.

Fortunately, Cheng Lanxiao was very smart. He subconsciously asked "who" and he regretted it. His brother spoke up and gave him a step. He went to work hard with a smile.

In the next few days, Xue Mei also dug coal in the coal mine, making herself covered in dust, no different from those of her personal soldiers.

She and Jinping can work, and they don’t say anything about hardship. They are not inferior to men in their labor. The personal soldiers advised her not to work hard, and they admired her very much.
Chapter completed!