Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 61, manufacture of briquettes
To the west of Beijing City, there is a Xishan Village only 30 miles away from Beijing City. The entire Xishan Village, including a large number of fields, forests, etc. around Xishan, actually belong to the royal industry.

But now it belongs to the industry of Xishan Coal Industry. Emperor Hongzhi was very efficient in handling affairs. The next day, he asked people to send over the relevant land deeds, etc., and urged Liu Jin and Qian Youcai to act as soon as possible. Get up, let ordinary people use cheap coal as soon as possible.

There is no way, Liu Jin also temporarily gave up his plan to go back to his hometown of Changli County. The Xishan Coal Industry has his own [-]% shares in it anyway, and it is still a business partnership with Emperor Hongzhi.

Some people may think that this coal will not make much money, especially since Emperor Hongzhi has already made a conclusion that this coal must not be sold at a high price, and the Xishan Coal Industry will definitely not make much money.

But Liu Jin from later generations knows that this coal is also a kind of energy, and for a long time, it will be the main energy source for human beings, especially once the steam engine is manufactured, its role will be even more important.

If I partnered with Emperor Hongzhi to do this coal business, I would definitely not lose money, and there would definitely be a lot of money to make.

This is different from refining snow salt, which is shady for making snow salt, but this business with the emperor can be done openly, the bigger the better, the more money you make, it doesn't matter, because the backer behind it is the emperor .

Xishan Village is a relatively large village with more than 200 households and a population of over a thousand. It helps the emperor cultivate a large area of ​​land around Xishan Village. A large part of the emperor's internal income comes from the emperor's own personal income. The land income under his name, there are many Zhuangzi like this.

At this time, Xishan Village became very lively. The main labor force of each household was recruited by Liu Jin and Qian Youcai. Some began to mine coal on the mountain with coal in Xishan, and mine yellow mud on the mountain with yellow mud.

Xishan Village has also become a lively workshop. Temporary workshops here and there are also in full swing. Coal washing pool, mixing area, drying area, compression molding area, coal stove manufacturing area, etc., here, Xishan Village The villagers are working in full swing.

Because it is related to their own interests, both Qian Youcai and Liu Jin are very concerned about it. The emperor Hongzhi gave the land and coal mountains of Xishan, while Qian Youcai kept taking a lot of money. Come out and invest real money in it.

Just for mining coal, making tools, building workshops, etc., Qian Youcai has already spent thousands of taels of silver, so that Qian Youcai eats and sleeps in Xishan Village every day, constantly patrolling in every area , Just eagerly waiting for this coal to go public early to make money back and forth.

As for Liu Jin, although he didn't contribute any money, he was annoyed by Qian Youcai every day, and he also had his own shares, so he became very diligent.

From mining to crushing, coal washing, mixing yellow mud, making honeycomb coal molds, pressing, drying, building coal stoves, etc., Liu Jin personally participated from the beginning to the end.

With reference to the production mode of the assembly line of later generations, all the work has been carefully divided so as to improve efficiency and put honeycomb coal on the market as soon as possible.

"Brother Liu, why don't we feed them?"

"The white flour steamed buns are served every day, and broth is served every now and then. This landlord's house does not have such a day."

Qian Youcai accompanied Liu Jin to inspect the entire honeycomb coal workshop. When he saw the steamed buns piled high in the dining area and the meaty broth, he couldn't help but propose to reduce the meals of the villagers in Xishan Village again. .

"Old money, if you want the horse to run fast, you have to feed the horse well. Didn't you see that everyone is very enthusiastic about working? Once the briquettes are dried, we can transport them to the capital for sale. money."

Liu Jin picked up a piece of briquette and looked at it carefully. Because he had points, he also spent some points to check the complete briquette manufacturing process and process in the system, and soon got out the briquette.

In fact, the honeycomb coal is not difficult at all. The only difficulty is desulfurization, which is the stage of coal washing. As for compressing the honeycomb, it is very simple.

You only need to make the mold, and the mold is actually very simple, and the blacksmiths of the Ming Dynasty could easily make it.

According to the method in the system, Liu Jin first rolled and crushed the mined coal into particles, and then used the method of washing with water to add quicklime to the water. The quicklime will chemically react with the sulfur in the coal, and then the coal Sulfur is removed.

After the sulfur is removed, the coal and the yellow mud are mixed according to the ratio of [-]:[-]. At the same time, in order to make the briquette easier to burn, a small amount of charcoal powder and soil nitrate are added to it, and the mold is continuously compressed to finally make it Honeycomb briquettes that meet the standards of later generations.

"I hope so. It's just that the price that Mr. Zhu asked us to sell is too low. This piece of briquette is only sold for 2 yuan. Whether we can make money or not, I don't have the confidence in my heart. I have already I invested tens of thousands of taels of silver in it, and almost my entire net worth went in."

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Qian Youcai said with a wry smile.

He now has a feeling that he is riding a tiger, and he is no longer allowed to have other ideas when he is on a pirate ship, so he can only go on like a fool, because he already knows that Mr. Zhu, who is partnering with him, has a great background and background. It's astonishing. If you offend him, you probably won't even know how to die.

"I think this briquette will be ready for use in a few days. How many briquette stoves have been built?"

Liu Jin smiled. It was a matter of making money. He never doubted that this briquette was sold for 2 yuan.

"More than 100 have been built now, and the manufacture of this coal furnace is relatively simple. We don't have a kiln yet. If we have a kiln, it can be faster."

Qian Youcai answered without even thinking about it. As a businessman, he is still very qualified. He is also very dedicated to this business, participating in and asking questions in every aspect, and at the same time trying to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and speed up. all his silver.

"The speed is not bad, but we have to step up. After our briquette is on the market, I guess it will not be enough to sell soon. If there is no briquette stove, this briquette will not work well."

Liu Jin thought for a while and nodded and said, Liu Jin is still very confident about briquettes.

　Please collect, please collect~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)