Daming: At the beginning, recognize Zhu Yuanzhang as grandfather!

Chapter 118 I will protect this smile!
Chunhe Palace, also known as the East Palace.

At this time, the snow has stopped, and the palace people are busy cleaning the snow.

Zhu Xiongying got up early, sat in the main hall, and looked at the snow scene in the courtyard.

Under Li Jinglong's operation, the anthracite mined from Fangshan was made into briquettes according to the method given by Zhu Xiongying.

It was already on the market for trial sale yesterday.

With the experience of salt and wine last time, the briquettes sold well this time.

Li Jinglong first promoted briquettes in the upper class, and was loved by the rich and powerful.

Next, Li Jinglong asked his slaves to sell several hundred catties in the market. As expected, the anthracite briquettes were sold out in less than a day.

Especially the pricing of briquettes is very low.

On the first day, the supply seemed to be in short supply, and many wealthy merchants on the street shouted for Li Jinglong to start selling the next batch as soon as possible.

It is conceivable that after the anthracite briquettes are fermented, what a hot scene it will be.

Of course, Li Jinglong sent a batch to Zhu Xiongying immediately, and Zhu Xiongying took it to the old man.

Soon.

Zhu Yuanzhang rushed over in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw the brazier in the hall, which was steaming hot at the moment, and it was burning briquettes.

"This, do you know what it is?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the burning briquettes and asked Zhu Xiongying.

Zhu Xiongying replied with a smile: "Anthracite."

"You sure know!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, and then said with fiery eyes: "According to what we just learned, this thing appeared in Yingtian City only two days ago, and it is very useful. Not only that, it is very popular in the market. It was given to us, we also tried it, the effect is very good, compared to charcoal, it not only keeps warm but also does not cause poisoning, where did you buy it?"

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "Grandpa, do you think this thing is good?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Da grandson, do you feel very warm now? This thing is a good thing. It's cheap and benefits the common people. Well, it's warm and non-toxic. It's very good!"

As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his thigh and said anxiously: "Hey! You brat! You haven't said where you bought this anthracite?"

Zhu Xiongying replied, "But this anthracite is the one I sold."

"What?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked.

wrong.

Coal is produced by your boy?
"Big... Da Sun, don't you want to scare me?" Zhu Yuanzhang mumbled, "We're not kidding."

Zhu Xiongying said indifferently: "Are you kidding? If it wasn't so, how would I know what anthracite is? How could I send it to you as soon as possible?"

All of a sudden, Zhu Yuanzhang shuddered suddenly as if struck by lightning.

The old man's eyes were a little dull, he swallowed, and was dazed for a moment, then suddenly he looked up to the sky and laughed, and shouted excitedly: "Hahahaha... the ancestors are virtuous! Our grandson is a blessing to the people! Hahaha!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was excited!

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his hands, and asked Zhu Xiongying excitedly, "Da Sun, tell us quickly, how did this thing come from?"

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "Do you still remember Fang Shan?"

Fang Shan?

Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback, how could he not remember.

At the very beginning, Zhu Xiongying was cheated out of Zhou Ji, the son of Jiang Xiahou.

It was so!
No wonder this brat was so caring at the beginning.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked suspiciously: "Is this thing growing from the mountain?"

Zhu Xiongying shook his head, and replied: "It didn't grow, it was buried underground, just like a salt mine, this is called a coal mine!"

"Coal mine?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

In fact, coal mines have existed in China since ancient times.It's not that he doesn't know.

It's just that Zhu Xiongying's anthracite is different from ordinary coal.

Ordinary coal will produce a lot of smoke, and because there are too many impurities and high sulfur content, it will be like poisonous smoke when it is burned. In this era, it is mostly used for ironmaking.

According to Fang Yizhi's "Little Knowledge of Physics" in the late Ming Dynasty, in some places in the Ming Dynasty, coal was burned into coke under airtight conditions and used to make iron, and the effect was very good.

In later generations, the briquettes and briquettes commonly used by people actually need to be refined, commonly known as coal washing, but in this era, the process of washing coal is too difficult and almost impossible to do.

This is why people cannot use coal for heating in the cold winter.

However, the anthracite produced by Zhu Xiongying is different now.

The sulfur content of anthracite is extremely low. Although it has a high ignition point, this is not a problem. The most important thing is that it burns colorless and smokeless, and it burns for a long time. It is an excellent fuel for keeping out the cold.

However, anthracite will also volatilize some deadly gases such as sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide. Fortunately, the content is not high, and the buildings of this era are not sealed environments, so the gas of anthracite is actually the same as burning charcoal. It is almost harmful to the human body. Not much harm.

Zhu Xiongying nodded and said: "It's made from coal mines. The reason why our Daming charcoal is so expensive is because it requires a lot of labor and manpower, but anthracite is different. As long as it can be mined, it can be continuously supplied to the entire capital and even the entire Daming! "

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were frighteningly bright: "Where is this anthracite? Let's go buy it! Buy it and sell it to the common people!"

If it is true as what Zhu Xiongying said, it only needs to be mined.

So, if these mountains are found, does it mean that the people of Daming can survive this winter in peace?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Xiongying and asked, "Da Sun, how many catties of anthracite can you produce a day?"

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said: "China is a vast land with abundant resources, and there are thousands of catties of coal hidden underground. As long as there are enough people to manage it, how much can be supplied every day is not a problem!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's hands trembled slightly with excitement.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, Jiangshan Sheji is not a pleasure, but a heavy burden. With so many people suffering from hunger and cold, he can't rest assured for a day, especially when the long and cold winter is coming, everyone who freezes to death , are enough to make him feel bad.

Now that there is anthracite, this year's cold disaster will greatly reduce the number of people who freeze to death.

Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his hands: "Da Sun, you didn't say just now, where is this anthracite?"

Zhu Xiongying replied: "Shanxi, once the coal mountains there are developed, it will be enough for the people of Ming Dynasty to keep warm for more than a thousand years!"

Another millennium!

Zhu Yuanzhang moved back and forth, with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth: "Bless the ancestors!"

Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying, and patted Zhu Xiongying on the shoulder vigorously: "What a great grandson! Our grandson is the one who saves the people of the world! Haha!"

It's freezing outside, but the old man's heart has never been so warm.

The old man had a smile on his face, like a blooming crabapple.

Zhu Xiongying knows why.

Because in the old man's opinion, with anthracite, the people and people of Ming Dynasty will not suffer from the cold.

In fact, the situation is far worse than Zhu Xiongying thought.

With the advent of the Little Ice Age, all parts of Ming Dynasty fell into absolute cold, and news of people's deaths in various places came one after another, all of which impacted the heart of this aging old man.

The old man is more worried and painful than anyone else!
Officials always say that they can sacrifice their lives for the sake of the people, and they take it as their duty to benefit the people, nonsense!

Who can understand the common people better than Zhu Yuanzhang?Feel more sorry for the people?

This world belongs to him, Zhu Yuanzhang, and his old Zhu family. After guarding the country for 24 years, Zhu Yuanzhang managed the world smoothly.

What does he rely on?
Relying on his deep understanding and understanding of the people, he truly regards the people as his own children!
The child is suffering, and the father is distressed.

Now, seeing that his "children" are finally freed from being frozen to death for no reason, how can he be unhappy?How can you be unhappy?
It is said in history books that Zhu Yuanzhang had a brutal and murderous temperament. Yes, the literati said that about Zhu Yuanzhang, and they were right.

Zhu Yuanzhang killed many people in his life.

But who would have thought that Zhu Yuanzhang punished the nine clans who killed the common people?
Why is there no folk storybook handed down to later generations, which is about arranging Zhu Yuanzhang?

Why have the people never said anything bad about Zhu Yuanzhang in any unofficial history?
Zhu Xiongying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was as happy as an old child, and his eyes became moist unconsciously.

"I will protect this smile!"

(End of this chapter)