Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 633 Stove and Coal Balls

Qin Tian turned and left.

Cheng Yaojin and the others were taken aback.

"What's the matter with this kid? Could it be that he didn't listen?"

"We are also doing it for his own good. It is not a good thing to offend so many people. He is a smart man, so he should understand."

"Leave him alone, drink, drink..."

In Duke Yi's mansion, a group of people started drinking again, but each of them suddenly felt a little uneasy, or rather, a little worried about Qin Tian, ​​because they knew Qin Tian well, and knew that he was not a person who would give up easily.

However, for two days in a row, Qin Tian didn't mention this matter again, as if he had really given up on the recruitment system.

On the third day, at the end of the morning court, Qin Tian entered the imperial study, and when he entered the imperial study, he sent someone to bring in the things he had prepared early in the morning.

It was a stove, plus a cart of briquettes.

When Li Shimin saw these things, he froze for a moment.

"Qin Aiqing, what is this?"

Qin Tian smiled: "Your Majesty, isn't this the stove that I told you about earlier? With this thing, you can save coal, and it's also good for cooking and heating."

Li Shimin looked around, not understanding how to use this thing at all, Qin Tian said: "Your Majesty, I will light the fire, you will know."

After all, Qin Tian ordered people to find something to light the fire, first lit these things under the stove, and then put the briquettes into the stove from above, at first there was only one briquette.

When the fire is almost burned, the coal balls in the stove will turn into fiery red.

Afterwards, Qin Tian put in another coal ball.

The briquettes have holes, so the fire is okay, and a pot of tea is put on it, and it boils quickly.

After Qin Tian finished a series of actions, Li Shimin was greatly surprised.

"Good stuff, no smoke, and saves coal, not bad, not bad."

I don't want to spend a lot of money, and the Yushufang is not good at making charcoal stoves, so I can only use briquettes. After seeing it, Li Shimin really likes it.

"Qin Aiqing, how are these briquettes made? It looks like a miracle."

After seeing the shape of the briquettes, Li Shimin felt incredible, how could a piece of coal be made like this?
Qin Tiandao: "This is made with a mold. When making it, mix coal and water, then shape it, and let it dry before it can be used."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Okay, if this thing is useful, let's mass-produce it so that ordinary people can also use it."

The kang used to be very useful, but it was expensive, and ordinary people would not dare to think about it except for the powerful and rich. Even if it was to burn firewood, it would take a lot of work.

Nowadays, the stove and briquettes are relatively more convenient and cheap, and ordinary people can afford them.

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Qin Tian nodded: "Your Majesty is really kind and considerate of all people. Don't worry, Your Majesty. Soon I will order people to make a large number of briquettes and sell them."

Coal is sold as briquettes, and the price of one yuan may not be a lot, but this thing depends on the quantity. If the quantity increases, the accumulation of less will make more, and there is still a large profit margin.

Although there is no way to compare with a business like Drunken Beauty, it shouldn't be a big problem to make a few thousand dollars a winter.

At this moment when the monarch and his ministers finished talking, Li Shimin ordered someone to warm a pot of drunken beauties. After warming up like this, he ordered someone to prepare a few side dishes for the monarch and his ministers to eat.

"Qin Aiqing, I'm afraid the recruitment system cannot continue."

Qin Tian hadn't mentioned this matter for two days. Li Shimin felt that Qin Tian had given up. He took a sip from his wine glass and said, "Your Majesty, it's not impossible to continue. This kind of thing can be done if you want to."

Hearing that Qin Tian hadn't given up, Li Shimin was slightly surprised, and said, "The ministers object, how can we proceed?"

"My lord, the recruitment system cannot be reformed, so just use the government soldiers directly."

Li Shimin couldn't understand what he said, and asked, "What exactly does Qin Aiqing mean?"

"Your Majesty, now that the Tang Dynasty is in such a situation, strong soldiers are desperately needed. Therefore, Your Majesty can order all the soldiers from all over the country to gather in the barracks and let them train for a period of two years."

"A two-year training?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "Qin Aiqing, if that's the case, who will cultivate the crops? Could it be possible that the crops of these government soldiers will become wasteland again?"

Qin Tian smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, you also think this is not acceptable. If these soldiers receive two years of training, the crops will definitely not grow well. Your Majesty is worried, let alone those soldiers, and those princes, They are afraid and worried, no one farms the land, what do they eat and how do they spend their money?"

Having said that, Li Shimin immediately understood that they were unwilling to reform the recruitment system, so they would use these government soldiers as recruits, so that they would have no one to farm the land, so it's no wonder they were not in a hurry.

To tell the truth, most of the fiefs of these dukes and county dukes are cultivated by the soldiers, and they will be obliged to farm the land for these dukes. In addition, the soldiers' own land must also be cultivated.

But if they are all mobilized, there will be fewer people to farm.

Although most of the princes and counties are engaged in business, their biggest annual income still comes from the land. Who will let them have more fertile land?

In comparison, this problem is more serious.

"My lord, a room is too dark. If you say you want to remove the windows, some people will disagree, but if you say you want to remove the door, they may agree to remove the windows. With comparison, they People naturally want to choose the one that will cause the least damage to them, we just increase the recruitment system and don't use their soldiers, in comparison, this is much better than using their soldiers for a long time."

Speaking of this, Qin Tian laughed again: "What's more, those government soldiers will not be willing. They have complaints, and those dukes have to think about it."

After Qin Tian finished speaking, Li Shimin burst out laughing suddenly: "Qin Aiqing is really amazing, thanks to you for coming up with such a method, um, how should I put it, this method is a bit rascal, but it works."

Hearing Li Shimin's evaluation of his method, Qin Tian almost spit out the wine he drank in his mouth. Why is his method so rogue?

What a pity.

"My lord, do you think this is feasible?"

"It's feasible. You can raise this matter tomorrow morning."

Qin Tian smiled wryly, shook his head and said: "My lord, I have provoked the anger of the public, it is better not to let me bring this matter up, otherwise I will not know how I died."

This method will obviously offend many people, Qin Tian dare not do it again, Li Shimin glanced at Qin Tian, ​​said: "Are you timid too?"

"The minister has always been afraid of death."

Li Shimin pouted: "Then who do you think is suitable?"

(End of this chapter)