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

Chapter 133 Surprise!

"Master Liu, you..."

Qian Tang looked at Liu Sanwu in front of him, his old eyes became wet unconsciously.

Although Liu Sanwu is not as staunch as he is, he is, like him, an intellectual with principles and ideals.

Liu Sanwu smiled and said: "What are you doing in a daze, light a fire to keep warm, you want to freeze us two old bones to death?"

When Qian Tang heard this, he smiled calmly: "Okay! Let's light a fire to keep warm!"

After all, Qian Tang blew on the torch again, then lit the straw to ignite the fire, and then went on to burn the coals.

Coal is not so easy to ignite, it takes a while.

Liu Sanwu looked at Qian Tang and said with a smile: "Master Qian, how about some tea?"

"oops!"

Qian Tang yelled, and said with a smile: "Look at me, I'm so old-fashioned, I forgot to entertain the distinguished guests when they arrived!"

As he said that, Qian Tang took out the tea leaves he had treasured, put the teapot filled with water on the brazier and boiled the water...

"Lord Qian, what do you think of the grandson of the emperor?"

At this time, Liu Sanwu no longer had so many scruples, and asked straight to the point.

Qian Tang pondered for a moment, and said, "Surprise!"

"Ok?"

Liu Sanwu frowned, apparently not expecting Qian Tang to comment like this: "How do you say that?"

Qian Tang Youyou said: "I remember the last time Henan and Shandong disaster relief, I stopped His Majesty and asked him why he ignored the government and ran outside the palace all day long. I think His Majesty went to find the emperor's grandson when he came there!"

"At that time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had no clue about the disaster relief except for taking money from the treasury, but the emperor's grandson raised most of the relief funds almost by himself. Are you surprised?"

"Ah."

After hearing this, Liu Sanwu nodded in agreement.

He still remembered that when he first met the emperor's grandson, the emperor's grandson put forward a plan for governing the southwestern chieftains, which was clear, rigorous and effective, which really surprised him. .

Today, the eldest grandson of the emperor has indeed become the grandson of the emperor.

Therefore, Qian Tang's astonishing evaluation is not unreasonable. The emperor's grandson always exceeds everyone's expectations every time, including this time.

Liu Sanwu asked suspiciously: "Since this is the case, why do you still contradict the grandson of the emperor today, and even call him... a faint king?"

Qian Tang frowned, and said: "To be honest, I think the emperor's grandson is talented, but he is too arrogant and needs to be polished. The last time he opened the tea-horse market in Annan, he completely ignored our opinions and went his own way. !"

"Forget it last time, because it didn't have much influence on the country and the people, but this time, letting the people burn coal for heating is simply appalling. Coal is poisonous. What's the difference between burning coal for heating and drinking poison to quench thirst? This is a matter of life and death for the people. It's a big deal, the emperor's grandson is too hasty!"

"As ministers, we want to help the monarch. What is it? Adding a rule outside the word king is to prevent the king from coming as he pleases, and also protect the king inside. I persuaded him with death this time. Why don't I want to protect the emperor? Grandson?"

"Once the promotion of burning coal for heating really goes wrong, how will the emperor's grandson deal with himself? How should the emperor deal with himself?"

Liu Sanwu nodded approvingly: "Master Qian has good intentions, and I am convinced!"

"Ah--"

Qian Tang chuckled: "Don't say that, I'm just a stone in a latrine, smelly, hard, and old!"

"Ha ha!"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

"Oh, the water is boiling, let's drink tea!"

While the two were talking, the water on the brazier boiled, and Qian Tang picked up the kettle and started to make tea.

At this time, Liu Sanwu suddenly yelled: "Old Qian, look!"

Qian Tang was stunned, and looked in the direction of Liu Sanwu's finger, and suddenly he stood on the spot as if struck by lightning.

I saw that the original straws that started the fire had already been burned when they were talking. When the straws turned into ashes, they also completed their mission, which was to ignite the coals.

The originally dark coals were burnt to a golden yellow, exuding a faint white smoke, and at the same time warming the surroundings.

The coal of this era is different from the common coal of the later generations. The coal of the later generations has been processed. Otherwise, it will produce a large amount of sulfur dioxide when it is burned, which will easily kill people.

So in this era, burning coal for heating is tantamount to suicide.

That's why the officials headed by Qian Tang wanted to prevent the emperor's grandson from implementing this policy that seemed as absurd as why Emperor Jin Hui didn't eat minced meat.

But at this moment, Qian Tang and Liu Sanwu stared at the burning coal in the brazier as if they had seen a ghost.

As the emperor said, when the coal burned, there was no billowing black smoke, but white smoke curling up instead.

"Sniff! Sniff!"

Like an old dog, Qian Tang approached the brazier and sniffed his nose several times.

No pungent smell!
"This... there is such a stone carbon in the world?!"

Qian Tang raised his old eyes and looked at Liu Sanwu in disbelief.

Liu Sanwu also looked shocked, and slowly spit out two words: "Surprise!"

"The grandson of the emperor said, how much is this coal?" Qian Tang asked.

"It is said to be three or four copper coins a catty."

Liu Sanwu's answer made Qian Tang tremble uncontrollably.

Nowadays, charcoal is the most used for heating in the market in Daming. However, firing charcoal is not easy. Trees need to be cut down, kilns need to be built, fired, and then transported to the city for sale. Today, a catty of charcoal has already been sold. For thirty or forty copper coins a catty, it is difficult for ordinary families in the city to afford it.

And some poor people can only go up the mountain to cut firewood, but firstly, the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, and secondly, all the land belongs to them. You will not cut down trees for you easily, and you will not even be allowed to pick up pine needles.

Therefore, most poor people can only choose to fight the severe cold, which is why so many people freeze to death.

What's more, even the old cattle for farming were frozen to death!
Under the severe cold, it can be said that it is not miserable.

But now, the emperor's grandson has come up with coal that can be used for heating, and the price is low.

what does this mean?
It means that in the whole world, there are countless people who can use it to keep warm, resist the severe cold, and survive the harsh winter.

In other words, this dark thing can save thousands of people!

Qian Tang's lifelong ideal is to serve the country, the people, and the country as the monarch. How can this make Qian Tang not excited?
A gust of old blood rushed straight to Qian Tang's forehead, making him dizzy.

"Be careful! Put down the boiling water first!"

Liu Sanwu took the kettle from Qian Tang's hand, for fear that if Qian Tang accidentally fell down and splashed his face, he would be overwhelmed with joy.

It was only then that Qian Tang gradually calmed down his beating heart, and said with a flushed face, "It's a blessing for Daming to have this grandson of the emperor! It's a blessing for the common people! It's a blessing for Your Majesty!!"

Liu Sanwu smiled all over his face, and said the same words: "The grandson of the emperor, I am surprised!"

Qian Tang nodded heavily, and then something rang out, saying: "No, I'm going to plead guilty to the emperor's grandson now! It's the old man who wrongly blamed the emperor's grandson, and even scolded the emperor's grandson as a faint king, you really deserve to die!"

Although Qian Tang is in his 70s, he is still in a hurry, and he is about to stand up and look for Jing Tiao.

"Money is old and slow!"

Liu Sanwu stretched out his hand to hold Qian Tang down, and said with a smile: "You don't even know what time it is? The emperor and grandson must have rested!"

"Besides, we haven't finished testing this stone carbon yet. I'm afraid we won't know until tomorrow morning whether it is really non-toxic and how long it can burn."

"So, tomorrow morning, it's not too late to go to the emperor's grandson!"

After hearing Liu Sanwu's words, Qian Tang sat down again, smiled like an old child, nodded and said: "Tan Tanweng is right, the old man is too hasty!"

"Come, come, drink tea. After being in the house for so long, Tan Tanweng didn't take a sip of tea. It's really not good hospitality. This is the tea that the old man has treasured for a long time. Let's drink, chat, and wait!"

"Haha, good!" Liu Sanwu nodded and smiled.

Outside the house, there was a heavy snowfall at some point, but inside the house was warm and comfortable, as if in two different seasons.

Beside the small iron basin, two gray-haired old men sat facing each other, talking and laughing, just waiting for tomorrow to come...

(End of this chapter)