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Chapter 89 Kang Stove and Coal
"Boy, the design of your kang is extremely ingenious. It is a good idea to keep the house warm like March in winter without smoke and dust.

But do you need the kang for your kitchen, where people keep burning the fire all night? "In the small courtyard where the dean works, Li Er and Bai Fan sat down as guests and hosts, Li Er asked.

Bai Fan laughed and said, "Why is it so troublesome? The kang burns charcoal. As long as it is well designed and enough coal is added under the stove to burn for one night, then there is no need for someone to watch over the fire all night!"

Coal?Is it the black stone that can burn fire?Aren't you afraid of charcoal poisoning?
What the hell is charcoal?Only then did Bai Fan realize that what you were talking about should be carbon monoxide poisoning!No, not at all, safe, effective and pollution-free!

Li Er seemed to have thought of something, slapped his thigh, and laughed loudly, "Boy, do you know that you have made great achievements?"

Bai Fan was puzzled, where did he start with this?
Then Li Er began to explain that the national power of the Tang Dynasty was weak, and there were more poor people and fewer rich people!Every winter, the rich burn charcoal indoors for heating. The best charcoal is very expensive, and the poor cannot afford it.

In the past, someone discovered that charcoal can be used to heat fires, but many people die every year because of charcoal poisoning, but if they don't use this thing for heating, they will freeze to death, so it is like drinking poison to quench thirst!
Bai Fan thought for a while, and said, "That's not right! Even if you burn good charcoal, there will be charcoal poisoning. Doesn't it mean that rich people are not poisoned by charcoal because of burning charcoal? It shouldn't be! "

Li Er shook his head, "The best charcoal is not easy to be poisoned by charcoal, and rich people will arrange special care every night, generally there will be no poisoning, poor people have problems eating and clothing themselves, how can they afford maids and servants?
Plus it's more dangerous to use coal, so..."

Got it, the point is not the raw material, but the people!

In this way, if the design of my heated kang is popularized in the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't it be possible for many people to avoid the danger of freezing to death in winter?However, the coal used as fuel must be cheap!

"Your Majesty, although the heated kang can solve the problem of charcoal poisoning, the coal used as fuel still needs to be bought with money. Can the poor afford it?"

Carbon charcoal is found in the mountains, and there are many of them. It is not a rare thing in the Tang Dynasty. They are all used by the poor. You can buy a big basket for a penny!

However, that was before!If heated kangs become popular, charcoal will become a necessity for the entire Tang Dynasty, and the price will definitely rise. At that time, the rich will still be able to afford it, but the poor will not be able to afford it!

Li Er nodded, Bai Fan was right, but is there a way to deal with it?

Bai Fan thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "Your Majesty often says that officials don't compete with the people for profit! Today is the time to use these words. All coal mining rights in the world will be nationalized, and private mining of coal will be sold for profit. Sin and go to jail!"

No!Aren't you competing with the people for profit?
No, no, Bai Fan shook his head and said, "The so-called merchants come here for profit, but we are not the court. We control the coal, and then we can use those foreign captives to mine it. After all, this is a dangerous job. Open-pit coal mines are fine. , some of them are underground!
Captives are used for mining and transportation, which is equivalent to the imperial court getting coal without spending money, and then we sell it to the common people at a low price at the current lowest price. Presumably, a penny can be used by a family for several days!

In this way, we are not competing with the people for profit, but the state controls prices to protect people's livelihood!

If there are those poorer families who can't even pay for coal for heating in winter, like some old and helpless lonely old people, local officials will be sent to verify, and then the imperial court will distribute a batch of life-saving coal for free. Every year, a large number of Chinese people freeze to death! "

Yes, good idea, you really have an idea, and you have a kind heart, and you can take care of the weak and weak, very good!Li Er praised!
Why!Without him, Fan was one of these people at the beginning!Just get back a life!Bai Fan sighed and said.

Seeing Bai Fan thinking about the past, Li Er didn't want him to be too sad, so he quickly changed the topic!

"Since you can solve the charcoal poison, do you know something about it?"

"Charcoal poison is actually a kind of colorless and odorless light smoke that is produced by insufficient combustion of coal or charcoal. It is okay to inhale a small amount, but after a long time of excessive inhalation, dizziness and vomiting can range from light to serious. life!

In fact, charcoal poisoning is only found in unventilated rooms. If the room is open and the doors and windows are open, basically there will be no poisoning. But in winter, everyone wants to close the door to keep warm, so there are so many tragedies! "

It turns out that's the case, so according to what you said, you put the charcoal burning in the kitchen, that is, you left the charcoal poison there, and just passed the firepower of the charcoal burning over to keep warm. It really is a good idea!

"Fan also designed a stove with a chimney, in which charcoal is burned, water can be boiled on it for cooking, and then the chimney is used to guide the charcoal poison and black smoke from the charcoal out of the window, so that it will not be poisoned. Bring the blueprints and finished products to His Majesty, since we want to benefit the people's livelihood, then we should simply make this thing, as there is something for heating and cooking in winter, and the common people can live better!"

Good good good good, I remember you a great contribution!

Afterwards, Bai Fan remembered something, and quickly said, "Your Majesty, the benefits of coal are too great, even if we have a penny and a basket, it will be a huge benefit, and coal can be used to make steel, so I think that in our Before there is a complete development and utilization plan, Your Majesty should treat it with caution, if a bad situation cannot be controlled by the court, the people will not benefit, and may even be harmed!"

Boy, just tell me what kind of idea you have, no need to go around the bush!
Your Majesty is wise, Bai Fan said with a smile!
"Carbon charcoal can be found all over the country, but the output is different. At that time, His Majesty will need to sell charcoal to the people in various places. Can this business be handed over to the disciples of the beggar gang? It will also give the disciples of the beggar gang in each place an extra way of life. Don't worry about them taking advantage of this to exploit the common people, everything about the price and goods will follow the imperial court's arrangement, and they will never dare to make troubles for selfish motives!"

You kid is really useless, I can think about what you said, and I will give you the answer after the matter is settled!
Bai Fan said anxiously, "Your Majesty has another advantage in handing over this matter to the Beggars' Gang. Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, I can say without hesitation that there are still good and bad officials in various places. Many places have been occupied by aristocratic families all the year round. Like the emperor of the earth, the people suffer unspeakably.

If because of the charcoal incident, we gave them these excuses to cause harm to the place, it would be our fault, but if it is handed over to the beggar gang, where there are such unscrupulous officials, the beggar gang will have a record, and your majesty will It's time to purge the officials, even if those people are deeply rooted, they dare not openly arouse the anger of the local people! "

Having said that, His Majesty Li Er nodded. It was a good idea. Both of them didn't point it out. They both knew what Bai Fan was talking about!
The so-called, a century-old dynasty, a thousand-year family!Seventy percent of the top officials in the Tang Dynasty were controlled by or entangled with the aristocratic family. Li Er wanted to replace this group of people with his own people, but he had no chance. Now, maybe he has a chance!

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