Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

The broken stones dug out from the mountains can actually produce anthracite!

This was something Song Zhong had never thought of.

Looking back, when Zhu Yunhuan directly threw 300,000 taels of silver notes to him and asked him to send people to Shanxi to dig coal, his head was full of questions.

Even feel.

Your Majesty is doing this for fun. He wants to stockpile a large amount of coal for use in firing ceramics. This is simply wasteful and unrestrained.

At that time, he had also given some advice in a tactful way.

I was simply intimidated by your Majesty's aura, and out of necessity and no other choice, I proceeded with this matter.

Further back.

Your Majesty has brought up the idea of ​​"coal washing".

It sounds even more ridiculous.

Of course, since the emperor has given the order, he still has to pass on this matter.

From then on, he no longer took this matter seriously. He just wanted to wait for his subordinate Wu Yongliang to dig out the coal by the end of the year, and then he would have accomplished his mission.

But I didn't expect it.

Today, a letter was suddenly delivered from eight hundred miles away, along with a box of black coal.

Song Zhong naturally tested the effect of the box of anthracite immediately, and the result surprised him - it was obviously stone coal dug out from the mountains, but the effect of burning it... was actually the same as the firewood charcoal that only rich families could afford!

Only then did Song Zhong realize it.

This coal... Your Majesty is not using it to burn ceramics, it's not for playing with!

But it’s for warmth!

And what was the purpose of pouring so much money into such a large-scale coal mining? It could only be to keep the people alive through the winter!

therefore.

Seeing Zhu Yunhuan at this moment.

Song Zhong suddenly felt a mixture of emotions.

"Huh? What happened to Commander Song?" Ma Sanbao had a lot of things on his hands and didn't know about the anthracite matter yet. Seeing Song Zhong's excited expression and rushing in and confessing his guilt, he was a little confused for a moment.

Zhu Yunhuan put his hands behind his back, a look of anticipation on his face, and slowly said, "Get up. Ignorance is not a crime. Besides, I have my own yardstick to judge your loyalty. Now that the things have been delivered, let's light it up and give it a try."

Although he had an 80% to 90% guess in his mind, the matter was of great importance and he still had to see it with his own eyes to feel at ease.

Ma Sanbao still didn't understand what the two were talking about.

I became more and more curious.

All in all, he was the person who had been with Zhu Yunhuan for the longest time, and he knew that his master was never the kind of person who would be easily startled.

His biggest reaction was when he found a few sweet potato vines, nearly going crazy. The second was when he learned of the late emperor's death. That was the first time His Majesty had revealed his sword after ten years of concealment. And the third was now...

I don’t know what is in the brocade box.

Under Ma Sanbao's puzzled gaze.

Song Zhong opened the brocade box in his arms, revealing the black coal inside. He then took a brazier from the hall and lit it. A pot of red charcoal soon ignited in the brazier...

Watching the charcoal fire burning quietly.

Zhu Yunhuan nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, no smoke." He then wrinkled his nose and sniffed lightly: "There is a slight pungent smell, but not much. It won't cause poisoning when used for heating in winter. Put it out. I have a clear idea."

Although it is autumn now, it is not yet time to burn charcoal. After checking the results, Zhu Yunhuan ordered the fire to be extinguished.

After hearing Zhu Yunhuan's concise comments, Ma Sanbao finally came to his senses. He gasped, his eyes widening as he asked, "So it was Commander Song who sent people to dig up smokeless and non-toxic coal in Shanxi!"

Of course he recognized the things in the brocade box: coal for burning ceramics and iron.

But these stones can be burned.

When it burns, the smoke is huge and it can poison people to death if they are not careful.