She Song

Chapter 195 Saved Three or Four Coins
Looking at the ruins of Liao Palace, it was difficult for Xiao Qian to express all the feelings in his heart at this moment.

At his feet was the once majestic Injeongjeon Hall. Now after cleaning, only a piece of white land remains.

Although this was his most glorious moment, Nuo Da's empire collapsed in an instant, so fast that everyone was caught off guard.

To this day, he still doesn't understand how a huge country with millions of cavalry across thousands of miles can't defeat [-] barbarians who don't even have words?
Of course, he thought of the previous defeat of the Song Army. 20 people collapsed overnight under his surprise attack of thousands of people, and the Song State was more civilized than the Liao State...

Is it possible that in the conflict between civilization and barbarism, the civilization is destined to lose?

However, when he saw the young and handsome Han Xiaoyao, he couldn't find any trace of ferocity.

The gentle and elegant young man seems to be focused on the mud and sand like child's play. Is this the King of Zhenbei who has convinced the Zhenguo Army and the Changsheng Army?

Strictly speaking, what Xiao Qian said is not accurate, Han Xiaoyao is experimenting with a brand new briquette.

There are many coal mountains near Yanjing. As important resources, Wang Anzhong immediately nationalized them after taking over Yanjing.

Of course, it is common sense that coal operations are profitable. Yanshan Mansion and Chang Shengjun had discussed the profit distribution issue of Meishan several times before, but both ended unhappy.

Now, there is no need to argue, Han Xiaoyao has set the rules: purchase system, private operation.

The purchase of Meishan is scheduled for three days. Coal is an important resource for both military and people's livelihood. The Hanji Chamber of Commerce will definitely have it in its hands, but Han Xiaoyao has no intention of breaking the rules of the game.

Since it is a puma operation, making a profit is naturally very important, especially in the land of Yanyun, where people cannot do without cheap and high-quality coal for daily cooking and heating in winter.

It is no lie that if you master Meishan, you will make money every day.

After understanding the people's coal usage, Han Xiaoyao realized the huge advantages of briquettes and completely defeated the original and extensive use methods in terms of cost and combustion efficiency.

Therefore, pulverized coal, yellow mud, and flammable debris were collected, and a batch of coal stoves and portable briquette machines were also built.

Mix different ingredients according to proportions, add water to stir, and then make honeycomb briquettes. This is the test that Han Xiaoyao and Tu Xiong will do today. They determine the reasonable amount of the purchase price through combustion efficiency.

After making a few coal cakes, Han Xiaoyao suddenly smiled and invited the silent guests.

"Prince Xiao, don't you want to give it a try?"

Guests and hosts were invited to do as they pleased, and Xiao Qian did not refuse. He took over the machine and learned to make coal cakes. After making several mistakes, he was able to make some good ones.

Han Xiaoyao invited Xiao Qian to sit down at the small table, poured tea for him and asked: "I heard that King Xiao has the idea of ​​meeting. I have been very busy these days. Please forgive me for delaying it until today!"

Xiao Qian, who was already a prisoner, naturally would not blame the other party in a boring way, but smiled and replied: "Not long after the King of Zhenbei took control of Yanyun with his illustrious martial arts, he naturally had to deal with many things. Xiao, a defeated general, had to be summoned , I don’t dare to complain, it’s just...”

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Han Xiaoyao said magnanimously: "King Xiao, it's okay to just say it. I will never punish anyone for my words."

"It's just that Xiao didn't expect that the king of Tangtang Zhenbei would put the general's important affairs aside, but he was here to do 'honeycomb coal' in a leisurely way. Why?"

Han Xiaoyao looked at the busy guards drying coal cakes in various proportions, and said with a smile: "In my opinion, these coal cakes are a very important military and national matter, related to every ordinary citizen. , Let King Xiao see if this leisure time is worth it later." Seeing that the other party was not angry or annoyed, Xiao Qian didn't know what kind of gourd he was selling, so he could only wait patiently.

There was plenty of sunshine in summer, and the coal cakes dried quickly. Therefore, ten coal stoves ignited the coal cakes at the same time and began to cook food.

In about an hour, the results of ten different ratios of briquettes were produced. The formula of six coals, mud, two impurities and one was the most economical in terms of burning rate and duration.

Han Xiaoyao got the first result. To be cautious, he asked someone to test it again. At the same time, he also had to do a combustion test with the furnace door closed.

Holding the paper sign recording the test results, Han Xiaoyao said to Xiao Qian: "If briquettes are popularized, people can save nearly [-]% of such expenses, and they should be able to save three to four cents a day..."

Xiao Qian was speechless. Three or four pennies were worth less than a hundred pennies a month. How could this be considered an important military matter?
Han Xiaoyao noticed the disdain in Xiao Qian's eyes and asked, "Does King Xiao look down on these three or four cents?"

Xiao Qian maintained due etiquette and said calmly: "In Xiao's humble opinion, if we do some things such as military preparations, farming and animal husbandry, culture and education, etc., it should be more able to demonstrate the benevolence of King Zhenbei who cares about people's livelihood."

Han Xiaoyao nodded, but said: "What King Xiao said is naturally important, but firewood, rice, oil and salt are necessities of life, and any one of them is not trivial. The three or four cents saved by honeycomb briquettes may not seem worth mentioning, but it can Promote the rapid and comprehensive restoration of stability and prosperity in Yanjing and even Yanyun!"

Xiao Qian obviously didn't believe it. If prosperity was restored just like this, where was the ghost?

Han Xiaoyao asked: "Prince Xiao must have seen what the situation is like inside and outside Yanjing, right?"

Xiao Qian's journey along the way, although he only had a quick look at it, he knew that after the Jurchen sacking, Yanjing's vitality was severely damaged, people's livelihood was poor, and industry and commerce were bleak, and it would definitely not recover in ten or eight years.

So Han Xiaoyao told Xiao Qian the story of the town's debt, and finally said: "Don't underestimate these three or four cents, it will leverage the heavy burden of the overall revitalization of Yanyun's industry and commerce."

Xiao Qian was stunned. Although he didn't want to admit it, he didn't know how to refute it.

In Han Xiaoyao's depiction, one penny in circulation can have the effect of ten or even a hundred pennies.

Taking into account the current scale of 100 households in Yanjing, if [-] coins are circulated at least ten times a day, it can generate an economic benefit of [-] million coins, and then radiate to the entire Yanyun territory. This scale is simply unimaginable.

But, how did he know about this strange idea?
Seeing Xiao Qian's silence, Han Xiaoyao said frankly: "As the leader of the Xi people, your real reason for coming is probably because you are worried about the safety of your tribe. Moreover, autumn and winter are approaching, and Jianke Mountain is not a good place to spend the winter..."

Xiao Qian suddenly trembled and raised his head to stare at the other party.

"I will treat the people of Yanyun equally, regardless of Han, Xi or Khitan. Each household has thirty acres of land, one cow, and [-]% of the tax. Your people will also enjoy this policy as long as they are willing to move to Yanjing. By the way, Everywhere in Yanyun needs capable talents, and there will be open recruitment. As long as they meet the requirements, they can be hired without being affected, and they can even join the army."

Xiao Qian asked in disbelief: "What if Xiao joins the army?"

Han Xiaoyao smiled and said: "As long as you finish your hard service, King Xiao can apply for the army on your own."

"What do you want to do?" Xiao Qian really didn't understand why the other party treated him without any scruples.

"I think rewards and punishments are just means, and the most important thing is inner recognition. The country and court I imagine should at least be open-minded, and should be able to eliminate ugliness and injustice to the greatest extent, so that everyone has the right to enjoy the light. !”

(End of this chapter)