I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

"Fang Xiang is planning to let the people who can't survive the winter go to the mountains to mine?"

The little empress looked at Fang Xiu who was at the side, frowned slightly, and asked the doubts in her heart.

Fang Xiu didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically, "Why is Your Majesty worried that the poor people won't survive the cold winter?"

The little empress Liu frowned slightly, feeling that he was talking about him, she was silent for a while, but she also replied as usual:

"Naturally, there is a lack of clothing and food, and they cannot withstand the severe cold."

Fang Xiu stared at the little empress, and asked again: "Why can't I resist the severe cold?"

The little empress rolled her eyes at him, and complained, "You don't treat me like a daughter, you treat me like a child..."

snort!Even children understand the truth, but you still have to ask her!This is treating her like a little fool!

Fang Xiu didn't speak, but still looked at her.

Seeing this, the little empress restrained her frivolity, pondered for a moment and said seriously:

"In the final analysis, it's still a word of poverty. After finishing the autumn harvest, it's okay if you can save enough food for the winter. If you don't have enough, you have to brave the severe cold to go hunting, chop firewood, and subsidize your family...

Even if there is enough food, there is no firewood at home, and the severe cold under the heavy snow, lack of means of heating, can only rely on the body to resist. Some people can bear it, and some people may not be able to bear it... ..”

Speaking of this, she seemed to have thought of something, sighed leisurely, and sighed:

"Speaking of which, it suddenly occurred to me that a crop called cotton has been planted in the south of the country of Wu these years. The bedding filled with that cotton is very effective in keeping warm. Although it is not as good as goose down, the price is much cheaper. People can use it too."

"It's a pity that our Daqian land is not suitable for planting. If we want to buy it from Wu State, the price is too high..."

Don't look at Wu Mingkong sitting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation all day long, reviewing memorials, as if he only cares about the political affairs of the Daqian court.

In fact, she often spends her free time learning about what's going on and what's going on in the nations.

Just like Emperor Zhou's New Deal, the little empress spent a lot of time studying it as soon as it was implemented.

If she hadn't listened to Fang Xiu's words, she would have already started to try to implement it in Dagan.

The same is true for the cotton. Although she hasn't pushed it out yet, she has been coveting it for a long time and collected relevant information.

Unfortunately......

The final conclusion is that Dagan cannot be planted.

"In addition to firewood and cotton, can your majesty think of other ways to keep out the cold?"

Fang Xiu looked at the little empress with a persuasive look.

The little empress pondered for a moment, raised her eyes to look at Fang Xiu, and shook her head gently.

"There are many ways to keep out the cold in the palace, but most of them are built on charcoal fires, such as my hand stove, which is filled with charcoal fires..."

As the little empress spoke, she raised the hand stove she was holding and shook it in front of Fang Xiu.

The so-called hand stove is a small copper stove for warming hands in winter. There is a charcoal fire inside the stove, which emits bursts of heat.

It can be held in the hand and wrapped into the sleeve, a bit like a hand warmer for later generations.

Generally only wealthy people can afford it.

Poor people can't afford to use charcoal fire, not to mention stoves.

The icy cold wind howled past, rolled up the dead branches on the ground, and made the whining sound of ghosts and wolves.

Dressed in fox fur and holding the stove, the little empress still felt a little chilly.

But looking at Fang Xiu who was wearing a cloak in front of her, she suddenly thought of something.

Putting a sticker in front of Fang Xiu, stretched out a slender hand, holding the stove, and placed it in front of Fang Xiu.

"Hold..."

The little empress did not look into Fang Xiu's eyes, and gave orders in a delicate voice for no reason.

Fang Xiu was slightly taken aback, seeing her dodging eyes, suddenly understood her intentions.

Is it because he is afraid that his hands will be cold, so we hold the stove together?

A smile appeared between Fang Xiu's eyebrows, he did not refuse the little empress' kindness, and reached out to hold her tender little hand.

The hand stove emitted bursts of warmth, which passed to Fang Xiu through the fingertips of the little empress.

"It's rare that His Majesty is considerate of ministers..."

Fang Xiu held her hand and smiled.

One must know that the little empress, as the only descendant of the late emperor, can be said to be loved by thousands of people.

From childhood to adulthood, only others cared about her. How could she care about others, let alone being considerate and caring.

There is no such concept in her heart at all, there are only rewards...

Even more so after ascending the throne.

The country is all hers, so why should she be considerate of others?

Whoever is pleasing to the eye and doing things according to her wishes is nothing more than rewarding something.

considerate?

What it is!

nonexistent!

At this moment.

Hear Fang Xiu's words.

That's what the little queen thinks.

She pouted, turned her head away, and hummed: "Don't be sentimental, I just feel a little cold on the back of my hands, I want you to cover them, I'm not afraid that your hands will be cold..."

aside.

Lin Wan'er looked at the two who were holding the same hand stove, wanted to cry, but shouted in her heart: Your Majesty, have you forgotten that there is another person here!

Wu Mingkong felt the warmth coming from Fang Xiu's palm, and his pretty face flushed slightly. Although he was facing the cold wind, he felt his face was a little hot, and his heartbeat also accelerated.

"Cough cough..."

She coughed twice, looked at the miners who were queuing up to receive their meal not far away, and changed the subject...or returned to the topic.

"The charcoal fire needs to be fired, not to mention the poor people, even the richer people may not be able to afford it, so naturally it doesn't count.

Besides, what I can think of is to build the house more tightly.

But it is not easy for poor people to have a place to live in. How can they build a house like a palace, no matter what, it will still be ventilated.

It's fine on weekdays, but it's different when encountering a storm..."

In general.

Although the little empress hadn't been out of the palace much, she still had a good understanding of folk affairs, and there was nothing wrong with what she said.

Fang Xiu held her little hand, and suddenly asked, "Has Your Majesty ever thought about using coal for heating?"

coal......

The little empress was startled slightly, and raised her eyes to look at Fang Xiu.

Eyelashes trembled, sighed inwardly, and fell into silence.

She thought that Fang Xiu could come up with a better solution.

It turned out to be coal...

If coal can be used for heating, why has no one used it since ancient times?

No need to think about it, it must be inappropriate!

"It seems that this traitor's promise is useless..."

"Since this is the case, wouldn't my reward be wasted..."

Thinking of this, the little empress suddenly felt a little lost, and after a moment of ignorance, she realized that it was she who gave the traitor a reward, and she should be happy when she was ruined.

The little empress shook her head, not thinking wildly, and said in a trembling voice:

"Using coal for heating, I have also thought about it, but after burning coal, there will be poisonous smoke. If people smell it, they will faint after a while, and some will convulse all over the body. If you don't treat it quickly, you will die immediately."

Speaking of this, the little empress sighed and looked at Fang Xiu with a slightly complicated expression.

"If Fang Xiang's plan is just to mine more coal mines and let the people use coal for heating, I think it can be ended early..."

"Heaven Comes"

Chapter 160 Alive... That's all

Fang Xiu looked at the little empress and frowned:

"If the coal mined here won't produce poisonous smoke?"

No toxic fumes?

how can that be!

Wu Mingkong's hole shrank slightly, and then he returned to normal, and said firmly: "This is impossible!"

Fang Xiu: "Why is Your Majesty so determined?"

Wu Mingkong said: "If such coal really exists in the world, how could it be discovered until today?"

Fang Xiu chuckled, and replied: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. You must know that the world is big, full of wonders, and there are countless things that have not been discovered. What is a small coal?"

Hearing this, Wu Mingkong fell into silence.

Because she thought of cotton, of sweet potatoes...

In the past, if someone told her that such a thing existed in the world, she would not believe it.

But, believe it or not, these things do exist!

That being the case, why can't there be coal that doesn't produce poisonous smoke?

Thinking of this.

The little empress looked at Fang Xiu with a solemn expression, and said sternly, "I want to see it."

Fang Xiu nodded and said, "Okay."

He winked at the guard.

After a while.

Someone brought the stove and coal.

Put the coal into the stove, put dry firewood under it, and light it with a fire.

The little empress frowned slightly, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked, "Why don't you just ignite it directly, instead of doing so much?"

Fang Xiu explained: "This kind of coal has a high burning point."

There was a hint of bewilderment in the eyes of the little empress, and she asked, "What is Ran Dian?"

Fang Xiu thought for a while and said, "It means that it needs more heat to ignite it."

The little empress looked surprised.

After a while, the coals in the stove were ignited. Although there was a faint smell, there was really not much smoke.

Seeing this scene, the little empress widened her eyes in surprise.

aside.

Fang Xiu explained:

"This kind of coal is called anthracite. As the name suggests, it produces less smoke than ordinary coal. Although it is also harmful, the houses of poor people often leak air, and people living in it will not be poisoned."

this era.

People do not use coal for heating. The fundamental reason is that the mined raw coal has too many impurities and high sulfur content. After burning, it is easy to produce deadly poisonous gases such as sulfur dioxide or carbon dioxide.

In addition, it will produce a lot of smoke, which is not a problem to burn outdoors, but it is not good to put it indoors.

And this mine is all anthracite, which has a lower sulfur content than ordinary coal, produces less smoke and is less harmful.

After coming to this world, Fang Xiu did a series of tasks, asking people to draw a detailed map of the Dagan Empire, collecting information from various countries, and searching for various mineral veins...