From the gate of heaven

Chapter 44 [The first step in the career, government and business collusion]

Lin Ze confidently said that he has a way to sell the coal.

This remark aroused the interest of the two officials.

"I would like to hear the details, and Ziyi will try to say it."

Li He spoke.

"Coal itself is non-toxic, but it consumes air when burning coal. People who have been in this environment for a long time do not have enough air to breathe, and they will be poisoned without knowing it."

"So paying attention to ventilation when burning coal in the room can prevent this from happening, and will not endanger your health because of the use of coal."

Lin Ze simply explained.

He didn't say that the burning of coal caused the oxygen content in the space to be too low, and carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide were too high. He just explained the principle of coal poisoning in a way that Dazhou people can understand.

After a pause, Lin Ze continued: "If the coal mine is established, we can publicize the principle of coal poisoning and the methods to avoid it on a large scale, so as to relieve the people from worrying about using coal, and then sell the coal at a low price of five catties and a penny, and then we can ship it on a large scale."

"Compared to firewood that costs a penny and a catty, it is obviously more attractive to buy five catties of coal for one penny."

The biggest reason people don't accept coal is fear of poisoning.

Li He was dubious about Lin Ze's words.

But if it can really solve the problem of coal poisoning, and the price is cheaper than firewood, then it is a matter of course that coal is accepted by the general public.

"Actually, it's very simple to prove this. Find some coal to light and place them in two rooms, one of which is ventilated and the other is not."

"Then put an animal in each of the two rooms. If the animal in the unventilated room dies, it will prove that what I said is true."

At this time, Lin Ze proposed a verification method in detail.

It is said that the two officials present have believed most of what Lin Ze said, and such a detailed verification method is enough to explain many things.

Seeing the two officials sitting across from each other lost in thought, Lin Ze knew that they had been convinced a lot by him.

Next, it's time to bring them in as a protective umbrella to ensure the smooth operation of the coal mine.

At this time, Lin Ze asked Gao Fei, the chief bookkeeper, "Master Gao, how many families are there in Fengping County?"

Gao Fei answered without hesitation: "There are 420 households, a total of more than 62 people."

A household has at least one person, and some households with relatively large populations have a dozen or twenty people in a household.

On average, 62 people are not surprising.

"A family usually eats two meals a day, one cold and one hot, and consumes 120 catties of firewood. More than 1250 households consume at least [-] million catties of firewood every day. This is [-] taels of firewood consumption."

"However, the rich households and merchants in the city use more firewood, and it is easy to use dozens or even hundreds of catties a day. Even if the rural people cut their own firewood, these wealthy households in the city can consume at least 50 catties of firewood every day, which is equivalent to 500 taels of consumption."

"After our coal mines are mined, we can ship them at a low price in the initial stage. After everyone gets used to using coal, we will increase the price of coal. There is no problem in occupying this part of the fuel market, right?"

"Even if you put aside factors such as transportation and labor costs, it is not a problem to earn 100 taels of silver a day? If our coal is sold to Fengping County and sold to the entire Qingyu County, how much profit should we make that day?"

"I would like to cooperate with the two adults to start this coal mine."

"At the time of the introduction, not only the dividends were sent, but the coal mine was opened and huge taxes were paid. That is also the political achievements of the two adults. Maybe in the future, the official career will be prosperous and promoted step by step."

Lin Ze smiled and said some confusing words.

Li He and Gao Fei subconsciously followed Lin Ze's words to think and calculate.

Even if calculated according to the net profit of 100 taels of silver a day, there are 3000 taels of silver in a month, and 6000 taels a year.

Even if everyone shares a part of the profit, it will be a profit of tens of thousands of taels of silver.

And this is not black-hearted money that will be stabbed in the back, but a stable family business that can be passed on to future generations!

You can make money standing up, no one wants to make money while kneeling.

Although being an official is very profitable, no one would dislike their lack of money.

In addition to making money, the political achievements and promotions mentioned by Lin Ze also moved the hearts of the two officials.

With the addition of these benefits, the breathing of the two suddenly became short.

"Zi Yiguo is young and promising."

Li He looked at Lin Ze very kindly, and praised him.

"If it weren't for the lack of outstanding women in the family, I wish I could get married with such a handsome man as Zi Yi."

On the side, Gao Fei also sighed in admiration.

"Speaking of getting married, the youngest girl in the family is twenty-eight years old and has outstanding looks. If he has free time in his life, he can come to the house as a guest."

At this time, Li He said with a smile.

What he said was not a lie, being a Jinshi in high school is a representative of a handsome guy, and the wife he married after becoming an official is not bad in appearance, so the girl in this family is not just good-looking.

And Gao Fei, who was born as a petty official, was almost meaningless.

For a young man like Lin Ze who is both civil and military, and aspires to study in high school, being his son-in-law is a matter of blood for him.

The attitude of the two clearly agreed to Lin Ze's proposal.

Although in theory, after they get the coal mine project from Lin Ze, they can completely kick Lin Ze off and go it alone.

But on the one hand, first-class masters cannot be easily offended, and on the other hand, they don't understand these businessmen, so they chose to cooperate with Lin Ze with peace of mind.

"We'll talk about the marriage in the future. I wonder what the two adults think about this coal mine?"

Lin Ze revealed the matter of getting married, and turned the topic to business.

"If this coal mine is to be opened, Lieutenant Liu Peiliu, who is also the county magistrate in the outskirts of the city, cannot be ignored, and must be recruited."

"These people are not doing enough, but they are doing more than failure."

Li He directly regarded the coal mine as part of his business, and said.

"Ziyi, have you ever thought about it? Once the coal mine is in operation and all the residents in the county buy coal instead of firewood, how will the Zhang family, which runs a firewood shop locally, deal with it? There are children in his family who serve as county magistrates in other places."

At this time, Gao Fei also opened his mouth and reminded Lin Ze.

"This matter is easy. Since they can sell firewood, they can also sell coal. The factory price of coal here is five catties for a penny. He can take it from me and sell it for three catties or two catties for a penny, or even the same price as firewood. As long as it can be sold, I have no problem."

"Those woodcutters can also switch to miners and come to work in coal factories."

Lin Ze opened his mouth casually and answered the question.

(End of this chapter)