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Just when Hua Xiong, Ma Jun and others were all admiring that the stove was easy to use.

What Li Ru said suddenly poured cold water on Hua Xiong.

Indeed, such a stove can be made.

But how many ordinary people can afford it?
Just a coal stove is already prohibitive for many families.

The people here in Guanzhong, although their lives are relatively rich.

But this so-called abundance is only enough to fill the stomach, and there is some surplus food in the family.

I want every family to buy such a coal stove, and then burn coal for heating and use coal as fuel for cooking.

Also impossible.

"Deheng, can you streamline this furnace a little bit more, and lower the cost as much as possible, how much can you reduce in the end?"

Hua Xiong thought for a while, then looked at Ma Jun and said:
After thinking for a while, Ma Jun looked at Hua Xiong and made an offer.

"Three thousand dollars.

The three thousand dollars was as streamlined as possible, and even labor costs were not included in the price.

If you include labor costs, subsequent transportation issues, and sales costs, etc., then it will cost at least [-] yuan. !
Under such circumstances, it is true that what Hua Xiong had considered at the beginning could not be achieved at all, and the problem could not be solved.

Only a very small number of wealthy people can afford this thing.

Except for them, the rest of the family simply did not have the financial resources.

"Can we continue to reduce costs?"

When Hua Xiong asked, Ma Jun shook his head with a bitter face and said:
"No...it can't be done, my lord, this is already the lowest, no matter how low it is, it can't be done at all."

Hua Xiong had no choice but to give up.

What happened so suddenly made Hua Xiong feel that the hot pot he was eating was no longer delicious.

It was originally thought that a solution to the fuel problem had been found.

How could I have thought of it, but now I am stuck on this coal stove.

The cost of this coal stove is indeed high, and the process is very complicated.

Not to mention anything else, just the iron chimney made by Ma Jun is not something that ordinary families can afford.

Moreover, this thing is expensive to make, and it is extremely difficult to make due to the current technology.

Only a small number of people can master this technology.

Not available, the universality of promotion.

For a moment, Hua Xiong didn't know what to do.

At this time Li Ru said:

"My lord, since coal is really easy to use.

If not, promote it in the smelting industry first.

This can also save some firewood, charcoal and other things. "

Hua Xiong nodded, indicating that Li Ru's idea was okay.

In this way, although not much charcoal can be saved, it can improve a little bit.

Ma Jun didn't speak, he stuffed food into his mouth, chewed slowly, with a pensive look on his face.

After a while, his eyes suddenly lit up.

It seemed that he remembered something, and then, looking at Hua Xiong, he looked a little excited and said.

"My lord... I seem to have found a solution, a solution!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiong looked at Ma Jun hurriedly and said:

"Speak quickly."

Ma Jun said:
"My lord, this coal stove is also a stove, and its function is actually the same as our firewood stove.

However, the coal stove designed by the Lord can be moved, which is very convenient.

And it's small, it doesn't take up space in the house, it's exquisite and beautiful.

Can we think of another way.

This coal stove is mainly because of the expensive materials.

It's made of iron.

The final use of the coal stove is actually to burn fire and light coal.

Then we might as well return to the essence.

Just like building a firewood stove, just use mud and earth bricks and build a coal stove.

Then the hole for the smoke can also be made of earth bricks and mud to lead it outside the house.

Like this, the cost of a coal stove is just very low, very low.

Even in many families, if you have skillful hands, you can do it yourself.

Apart from letting them spend a little labor on their own, there is no need to spend extra money at all. "

Hearing Ma Jun's words, Hua Xiong's eyes lit up.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that Ma Jun is right.

yes!When I was before, I did get into some corners.

Coal stoves, which are common in later generations, limit thinking.

Subconsciously, he used the coal stove of later generations.

Now it seems that the method Ma Jun said is more in line with the current situation.

It is indeed possible to use a stove to directly install a coal stove in the house.

The materials used in this way are only adobe bricks and mud.

These things are free of money, and the cost of coal stoves made by this method is naturally very low.

The problem I encountered just now was solved by Ma Jun at once.

Hua Xiong stretched out his hand and gave a thumbs up, and praised Ma Jun:

"Deheng! I really have you, it's a good idea!"

Up to now, Ma Jun has already experienced and practiced.

He is no longer the introverted person who seemed inferior and introverted at the beginning, and he has become calm when things happen.

But who is that? If others praised him like this, Ma Jun would just smile at most.

After all, he had heard too many compliments over the years.

But the person who praised him at this time was his General Hua.

Hearing General Hua's praise at this time, Ma Jun's reaction was naturally very different.

There was a red light on his excited face, and he didn't even bother to eat.

To put it bluntly, he wanted to hurry up and make a stove made of clay.

Hua Xiong asked him to finish his meal before going, and Ma Jun stuffed a few mouthfuls of rice into his stomach in two mouthfuls. .

After wiping his mouth, he said that he had finished eating, and then he couldn't wait to do it.

Hua Xiong looked at Ma Jun's back, and the smile on his face became more intense.

It is really a blessing for me to have someone like Ma Jun under my command!
With Ma Jun, many things from later generations can be realized.

And Ma Jun was able to achieve such a great achievement in the craftsman's profession. Apart from talent, this love is also extremely important.

At this time, Li Ru's food is more delicious.

Because he felt that it was very possible that the problem he was worried about would be completely resolved...

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Two days later, Hua Xiong, Li Ru and Ma Jun gathered in a room.

I saw an earthen stove set up by Ma Jun near the wall of the room.

This clay stove is very different from the usual firewood stove.

Its overall shape is more like the coal stove Hua Xiong made for Ma Jun, which is cylindrical.

It's just that this earthen stove looks two times larger than the coal stove that Hua Xiong asked Ma Jun to build, and it's made of earth and earthen bricks.

A hole was opened at the back, and a flue was built with earth bricks, leading to the outside of the house.

At this time, there was briquette in the coal stove, which had already been lit.

There is a kettle on the coal stove, and the water in it has been boiled and steaming.

There is basically no smell in the whole room.

The smoke was distributed outside the house along the flue.

Ma Jun said:
"My lord, if we had considered the issue of the flue when building the house.

A part of the flue can be directly built into the wall.

In this way, the flue will be more beautiful and easy to use.

Hua Xiongzai looked at the coal stove carefully, and saw its performance.

Then he gave Ma Jun a thumbs up with a smile and said:
"Deheng, this is already very good, you can see if there is anything that can be improved.

If not, then follow your style and start promoting it in Guanzhong. "

Next, according to Hua Xiong's instructions, Ma Jun refined the stove in various aspects and considered various aspects, striving to bring it to the best condition.

Later, he even made several stoves of different shapes for comparison.

In the end, the best performance was left, and it was ready to be made into a construction standard.

At this time, Huaxiong had already begun to let people mine coal in Guanzhong, and began to promote honeycomb coal.

Moreover, in order to operate coal, Huaxiong also set up a coal department directly under the Ministry of Households.

Use the Coal Division to manage and manage coal affairs.

The household department is a new type of department established by Huaxiong.

It is mainly used to manage finances, and to be responsible for all aspects of expenditures and operations.

Under the household department, there are various exclusive departments.

Salt and iron are all government-run.

Hua Xiong plans to add the newly developed coal to this rank.

In fact, in any era, there is a corresponding financial department.

After all, no matter what you do, you can't get around a word of money.

It's just that their names are different.

The reason why Hua Xiong set up the household department is mainly because he thinks these six are easy to remember, and he is most familiar with them.

Moreover, compared with some current official positions, this is more streamlined.

Not only the household department, but also the other five departments, Hua Xiong also intentionally guided them.

Up to now, the results have been produced, and basically a general framework has been built.

Of course, now Huaxiong can be a pioneer in all aspects.

It takes a lot of time to perfect.

It also needs to be adjusted according to various actual situations that occur.

There is no rush on this.

However, after Hua Xiong planned to put these coal businesses under the household department and be managed and operated by the government, Li Ru also put forward some different opinions.

He looked at Hua Xiong and said:
"My lord, this matter is managed by the government, will there be some disadvantages?
I have heard many people say that if the government manages all these things, it will compete with the people for profit. "

Hearing what Li Ru said, Hua Xiong couldn't help but take another look at Li Ru, then shook his head and said:
"Student Wen Xian, you are not very considerate in this aspect.

And don't listen to those people talking nonsense.

Those who say that they compete with the people for profit are those scholars and people from aristocratic families who are well-off and control many businesses in their families.

Real people have no chance to express their opinions.

Can't communicate their needs.

They are the so-called competing for profit with the people in their mouths.

Not referring to ordinary people, but themselves.

The government took control of these businesses.

Then those who are rich in their families and have spare energy to run various businesses will earn less.

So, what they say is to compete with the people for profit! "