Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 69, Proper profiteering
In the Palace of Qianqing, where Emperor Hongzhi worked in the Beijing City Palace, on this day, as usual, Emperor Hongzhi saw the three elders staying to discuss state affairs. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep or eat well for several days in a row.

"The Tatars and Oirats have always been my confidant's troubles. If I can't get rid of them, my Ming will never have peace. I will rob you today and bite you tomorrow. Once there is a chance, I will even wait for the opportunity to try to occupy you again. My great country in the Central Plains."

Emperor Hongzhi was very worried. The Ming Dynasty had been very passive towards the nomads in the north since ancient times and all dynasties. The nomads had horses and were very mobile.

It can attack and retreat to avoid the edge, and it can also stick to the opponent like a gangrene, like a pack of wolves hunting, slowly killing the energy of the prey, until the prey is finally eaten alive.

Farming civilization is naturally at a great disadvantage in the face of vagrant civilization. It can only choose to build high-walled buildings to passively defend. Even if a dynasty is strong for a while and can subdue the vagrant people in the north, when the Central Plains dynasty weakens, they Will be invading again soon.

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. I have a million armors in the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor guards the gate of the country. The Tatars and Oirats in the north don't want to get involved in the middle land again."

Liu Jian looked at Emperor Hongzhi, the incident at the border had made Emperor Hongzhi haggard a lot recently, so he couldn't help but comfort him.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"My great Ming conquers the world, with strong soldiers and strong horses. Your majesty is as wise as Tang Zong and Song Zu. All the people in the court are sages. The monarch and ministers are united. All the people in the world want to be loyal to the king and serve the country. The mere northern Hulu is nothing to worry about."

Xie Qian followed suit, not only flattering Emperor Hongzhi, but also flattering everyone.

"Oh, I hope so~"

Emperor Hongzhi said undeniably, if he had heard such words in the past, he would have been very relieved. He really felt that the world was clear and the sea was clear, and that he had a great talent to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty.

But now, he is still thinking about what Liu Jin said, the story he told, and what he saw and heard in Fangshi.

He knows that what he has done is far from enough. There are countless crises lurking under the surface of this Ming Dynasty, which seems to be singing and dancing. The external affairs of the Tatars and Oalas in the north are not the most worrying. The internal problems are the big problems. .

While the few people were chatting, a young eunuch came in to replace the coal stove in the room with briquettes. The Emperor Hongzhi was always thrifty. Since he found that briquettes are easy to use and save money, he began to use briquettes instead of charcoal. , and ordered the use of briquettes in the entire palace instead of charcoal, which can be described as very economical.

Seeing the honeycomb coal and the coal stove, Emperor Hongzhi remembered that he hadn't asked about the honeycomb coal for several days, so he asked Xiao Jing, "How is the honeycomb coal selling?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the sales of briquettes are very hot. Every day, many people rush to buy briquettes. Now the prices of firewood and charcoal in the capital have begun to drop significantly."

Xiao Jing naturally paid attention to this matter every day, and when Emperor Hongzhi asked, he was able to answer it immediately.

"Now everyone likes to use honeycomb coal for cooking, boiling water, heating, etc. It is cheap and very convenient. I haven't heard of anyone freezing to death in this capital recently, and the lives of ordinary people are better. All this is thanks to Your Majesty's blessing."

"Finally, I have heard some good news. This credit can't be credited to me, but this Liu Jin is the main one."

Hearing Xiao Jing's answer, Emperor Hongzhi finally showed a long-lost smile on his face, then thought for a while and said: "Why don't we go and have a look together, I haven't been out of the palace for a few days, walking around."

"Follow Your Majesty's will~"

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang saw that Emperor Hongzhi's mood improved, and they were naturally very happy, so they agreed quickly.

Same as last time, Emperor Hongzhi and his party came to the coal shop of Xishan Coal Industry Co., Ltd. in Chongnanfang, Langdong in plain clothes. Emperor Hongzhi looked at the long queues lined up on the street, and then looked at the bustling scene of the coal shop. The smile is even bigger.

For him, the Xishan Coal Industry is not thinking about making money at all, what he hopes is to provide the common people with cheap heating and fire.

Now sales are booming, and the prices of firewood and charcoal have dropped. His goal has been achieved, and he also has a sense of accomplishment, and the smile on his face flows out unconsciously.

"Mr. Zhu, please, please, please~"

When he came to the coal shop, Qian Youcai, who was busy, looked at Emperor Hongzhi and his party, so he didn't dare to neglect him, so he hurriedly welcomed Emperor Hongzhi and his party into the living room at the back.

"Business is not bad~"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Qian Youcai and said with a smile.

"Thanks to Mr. Hong Fu, this business is still good. Take the account book and show it to Mr. Zhu."

Hearing what Emperor Hongzhi said, Qian Youcai thought that Emperor Hongzhi was here to look at the accounts, so he hurriedly asked someone to bring over the accounts. The main persons in charge of the Xishan Coal Industry were Liu Jin and Qian Youcai. The largest shareholder, Xiao Jing also sent a few eunuchs to participate in the management.

Emperor Hongzhi originally just came to take a look, and didn't think about checking the accounts at all, but since Qian Youcai brought the account books over, he naturally took a look at it, anyway, it was his own property, and it was related to his own internal funds.

"Here, is there any way to make money?"

After taking the account book, Emperor Hongzhi flipped through it casually, and then asked Qian Youcai in disbelief.

"Mr. Zhu, there will be no problem with this number. You are also in it. What's more, you will never dare to fake this number. I can only say that this business is really okay."

Qian Youcai smiled and nodded.

"In just half a month, this added up to almost 5 taels of silver. This..."

Emperor Hongzhi was a little dumbfounded. He earned 5 yuan in half a month, and it was almost 10 yuan a month. Moreover, Emperor Hongzhi knew that it was just the beginning, and many people hadn’t used briquettes yet because there were not enough coal stoves. If it is spread out in an all-round way, it will earn even more.

"5 taels of silver, this month is 10 taels, isn't it possible to earn a million taels of silver this year?"

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang were all dumbfounded when they heard this. At first, they thought that what money a honeycomb briquette could make for 2 cents. .

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