Chapter 159 Curious
The woman's younger brother was speechless. Balabala explained for a long time just now, but they didn't believe it. But they knew that they would solve it by just speaking the name of Bo Zhongyi.
Why would you spend so much lip and tongue like this if you knew it would be?
But it’s more proud, after all, he is working for the Yang Mansion now!
Then he then said with excitement: "This honeycomb coal is not only not poisonous, but also very cheap, the key is to resistant to burning; now, you can buy ten honeycomb coal for a cent, and honeycomb coal can not only be used as charcoal for heating, but also as firewood;
"A family of five can only burn about five honeycomb coal a day. It can not only keep warm but also be used for cooking. It is so convenient. Even if you open an inn, you only need to use dozens or hundreds of them a day. The cost is only about ten cents. I think you can make some money this year and have a good New Year!"
Zhao Laosi's brother-in-law is also very affectionate and loyal. He is very concerned about his sister's family and explains the benefits of honeycomb coal clearly.
"Is it really easy to use? Our inn had run out of charcoal a few days ago, and now there is not much firewood. Many customers have run away. Even if some of the guests have not left, they are still noisy all day long. We thought we could not survive this winter..." Zhao Laosi choked up.
A big man burst into tears. These days have been so difficult.
The woman's younger brother was also very moved, but he believed that he would get better soon. This was his confusion about Yang Fan, the loyal uncle of Zhongyi.
"Brother-in-law, don't worry, the road is blocked with heavy snow. Where can these guests go? As long as there is enough carbon fire, the business will definitely get better. As for whether honeycomb coal is easy to use, you can try it out!"
Then I explained the use of coal stoves and precautions.
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The timeline returns to two hours ago.
Li Shimin took Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji on the Zhuque Street, stepping on the thick snow, making a crackling sound.
Li Junxian stood behind Li Shimin and watched the situation around him nervously. Once he found any potential danger, he would attack to protect the throne.
At this time, people on the street were constantly walking out of the inn next to them from time to time and walked in one direction, one step deep and one step shallow.
Soon, Li Shimin discovered that every citizen would have a small wooden sign in his hand, but he didn't know what it was, let alone where these people went.
So he asked in a low voice: "Where are they going in such a cold day? What is the wooden sign in his hand for?"
Fang Xuanling took a quick step and bowed and replied, "Report to Your Majesty..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "This time he left the palace in a very small way, according to his previous name, there is no need to stick to etiquette."
promise!
Fang Xuanling responded, straightened his waist and continued, "This is a license plate. The merchants stranded in Chang'an City have no residence and almost all live in inns. With the fish talisman (the ID card of the Tang Dynasty), they can get one. With this license plate, they can go to the prescribed market to keep warm. If there is no license plate, they cannot go."
Li Shimin frowned: "What should we do after these people are forbidden to the night? Isn't it a cold bed again when I return to the inn at night? Besides, doing this would be too unfair to the local people and some unfair."
Changsun Wuji smiled bitterly: "There is nothing to do about this. The charcoal stored by the imperial court is limited and the venue is not very large. If the local people are together, it may..."
Hearing this, Li Shimin also understood the reason for this approach, and the unhappiness in his heart also dissipated.
As the lord of the world, every citizen is his people. Of course, Li Shimin hopes to treat everyone equally, but reality does not allow it!
But I also know that if the problem of charcoal fire cannot be solved as soon as possible, once all the charcoal fires in Chang'an City are used up, there may be major turmoil.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin was even more angry at the families that deliberately purchased large quantities of charcoal fires.
Although Li Shimin was also a family, he now has no favoritism for these aristocratic families.
Every time the world is in turmoil and the people are displaced, most of them are caused by these aristocratic families behind the scenes, or even fueling the fire.
Aristocratic families are simply cancers of the country and enemies of the people.
Li Shimin also knew clearly that these aristocratic families were huge objects that had been passed down for thousands of years. They had already taken root and sprouted on this land, and social relations were even more complicated. It was impossible to eliminate them overnight.
It also made Li Shimin firmly determined to reform the imperial examination, but the more important thing at the moment is to solve the problem of people keeping warm first.
I also hope that this future son-in-law can give me a surprise.
Li Shimin suppressed his unhappiness and his pace couldn't help but speed up a lot.
However, after walking for a while, the two people not far away were attracted.
The two of them were dressed in velvet hats and leather clothes, wearing gorgeous clothes, and walking on the snow path with difficulty. There was a servant next to them. It was obvious that they were merchants.
At this time, one of them said, "I don't know what the hell is that Bo Zhongyi is doing. It's cold and he actually summoned us over and said that he had invented a coal? If I hadn't heard that he could make a lot of money, I wouldn't it be nice to sleep with my concubine in such a cold day?"
Another fellow traveler made fun of him: "That's called honeycomb coal. Brother Fan is really, his eyes are all in the money eye, and he can't even remember a few short words."
The man surnamed Fan disagreed: "We are businessmen, of course we have to look at the money, but I don't know what is unique about the honeycomb coal? If I just make some small money, wouldn't it be useless for me to go there?"
Another laughed and said, "Brother Fan is rich and has a wealthy investment of more than 100,000 yuan a year. I won't have to argue with me after a while... But I heard that this honeycomb coal is used for roasting fire, so I don't know if I can make money?"
The man surnamed Fan was shocked and took it a little more attention. He said in surprise: "It seems amazing. As cold as today, I don't know how long the ghost weather will last. If it is really used for heating, it's a big deal."
Another man was a little surprised: "No, if you can really make a lot of money, Zhongyi Birken will give us a cup of good soup?"
The man surnamed Fan smiled and pointed to the front: "Since we are here, let's go and have a look. Fatty Yang is actually walking in front of us, don't let him take it alone, hurry up, hurry up..."
The two of them talked and laughed, and their paces accelerated a little, and even the servants following them could hardly keep up.
The charm of money is indeed powerful!
However, their conversation aroused Li Shimin's curiosity. Unexpectedly, Yang Fan, the kid, invented another honeycomb coal.
Could this be the key to Yang Fan’s solution to keeping people warm?
Chapter completed!