Zhu Di: My fourth son is a great emperor of all time?

Chapter 93 The Industrial Empire Built by Zhu Gaoshuo
Zhu Di meant that since his fourth son had such abundant coal resources, he should use them for even greater purposes.

But he was also very suspicious. Since Lao Si had so much coal that it could be used as a power source for vehicles, why was there no smoke and fire in Xunzhou City?
The combustion of coal produces smoke and contains substances harmful to both humans and the environment. To address this problem, Chung-Tzu established a clean energy development project and invented smokeless carbon!

Smokeless carbon?
What is this?
Smokeless charcoal is now a necessity in every household in Xunzhou. It produces no black smoke and does not cause choking, and its combustion efficiency is much higher than that of traditional coal.

To make cooking more convenient for residents at home and improve cooking efficiency, Xunzhou also has a specialty: honeycomb briquettes!

The sky revealed a dark, round sphere with evenly sized holes, making it look just like a honeycomb.

Is this coal?
Let's see how these honeycomb briquettes are used in the homes of ordinary people in Xunzhou.

The scene then shifts to a traditional courtyard house in Xunzhou.

Zhu Di almost fainted at first sight.

Is this what you call an ordinary person?
This mansion looks even more luxurious than the county magistrate's!

There wasn't a speck of dust on the ground, and the courtyard was planted with many flowers, as well as several pots of vegetables, some of which were varieties that Zhu Di had never seen before.

The male head of the household smiled as he placed the honeycomb briquettes into a metal cylinder, lit them with a tinderbox, and then fanned them with a palm-leaf fan.

From this perspective, it's not much different from burning oil on a stove.

This so-called stove can be seen as a small cooking platform, and the structure is very similar.

Zhu Di, having experienced hardship, immediately understood the intricacies of the situation.

But he was concerned about something else.

If every household uses honeycomb briquettes, then every household has this stove.
This stove is extremely ingenious, with a metal exterior for protection, so you can just carry it around. If it were used for military purposes, it would terrify countless barbarian nations!

But the fourth brother used it to boil water and stew meat at home?
Just as Zhu Di was secretly angry, Gou'er exclaimed in slight surprise.

The woman of the house came out, picked up the burning stove, and headed towards the backyard.

"This stove is so exquisite that a woman could lift it with her bare hands?! Could it be that this woman is also a martial artist?"

As if sensing Zhu Di's question, the camera panned to other households where people were also burning honeycomb briquettes and boiling water to make tea.

It wasn't just women who could lift the stove; even young maids could do it with ease!
In daily life, honeycomb briquettes bring great convenience; in military production, we use more efficient combustion furnaces.

With higher combustion efficiency, we also developed stainless steel. In the Ming Dynasty, ironware was extremely rare and crucial! Because iron could be forged into weapons! This was real military strength!

Zhu Di nodded repeatedly.

Xunzhou is rich in mineral resources. When Prince Qi arrived in Xunzhou, he organized a survey of the mineral resources around the island to understand their distribution and organized the mining of iron ore from the mountains.

With sufficient ore reserves, steel refining began.

This is how stainless steel came to be used in everyday life.

[I know you're all probably wondering, how much of this ore is there? If it's all used for daily life, what will happen in war?]

Yup!

This was also something Zhu Di was concerned about.

Now we know that the fourth prince is not just a spoiled brat who only knows how to eat and drink. In Zhu Di's eyes, everything he does is very suspicious!

Hehe, I'll keep this a secret for now. After all, we're here to learn the truth of history, not to listen to me talk about military equipment and weapons.

Zhu Di was so angry that he kicked the dog.

The dog, in pain, knelt down with a thud, but dared not complain!

He was also curious, how come Prince Qi, who looked like a weak and scholarly prince, seemed to have undergone a complete transformation after arriving in Xunzhou?

And Xunzhou has mineral resources?!

I've never heard of such a thing before!
How could such a remote place like Xunzhou have such rich mineral deposits!
The smelting technology couldn't possibly be that advanced. But... Dog was a little tempted; that stove, those honeycomb briquettes, they looked really useful!
He was born into poverty; his family didn't even have firewood when he was a child, let alone charcoal.

If I could live a life where I could burn charcoal anytime, I wouldn't have to... sigh.

[Dear viewers, please don't criticize me yet, I'll show you something interesting!]

The scene shifted again, moving from the courtyard of a house to inside.

To be precise, it was in the woman's room.

"This...this...this is outrageous! A woman's private chamber! We should not look at such things!"

Zhu Di hurriedly turned his head.

But he is curious!

What's so interesting about a woman's boudoir?

Could it be some kind of private, intimate secret?

Can we show this kind of thing to everyone?
“You, you are not a complete person, you can see.”

Zhu Di nudged Gou'er, making him stand in front of him and watch for him.

He was still curious and couldn't help but turn his head.

Inside the boudoir, on the woman's dressing table, there was a gleaming mirror!

This mirror is amazing!

It reflects every single detail perfectly! Such a clear mirror is comparable to a tribute item from the palace!
This is the Qi Wang Mirror, also known as a glass mirror. It boasts perfect reflectivity and utilizes a silver-plated mirror finish, making it an essential item for everyday home use.

what? !

silver?!

Staying at home?!
Zhu Di was furious.

This kid has so much money, and he just uses it to seduce women?!
Actually, happiness in life is reflected in the details. Besides mirrors, the people of Xunzhou are also wearing cotton-padded coats.

The image showcases various styles of clothing.

There were many colors that Zhu Di dared not wear casually!

Because there's no dye!
The dyes imported from foreign lands are so expensive that a bushel of dye costs as much as a bushel of pearls!

This thing is a waste of manpower and money!

As expected, the fourth son is a spendthrift!
With dyes and an ample supply of cotton, people enjoyed a stable and comfortable life.

Actually, Xunzhou wasn't like this at the beginning.

Let's rewind a little and see what Prince Qi looked like when he first arrived in Xunzhou.

Yes, yes, Zhu Di wanted to see this!

Forget about all that women's clothing; what I care about most is how this kid managed to do it.

Was the place he went to really the Xunzhou he knew?!

When Prince Qi first arrived in Xunzhou, the land was shrouded in miasma, the people were suffering terribly, and the Black-Clad Barbarians harassed the area daily.

[Prince Qi said that seeing the people desperately digging for food in the sea, he himself couldn't eat a single bite of the rice sent by the court.]

He said that as long as the people do not live a life of plenty, he will absolutely not eat extravagant food. He will eat with the people!

(End of this chapter)