Daming: the Bear Child of the Yongle Family

"Have you tried this charcoal yet?"

Yang Shiqi smiled,

"The charcoal should still be burning in the cabinet now!"

"It's very warm, and the prince can also try it!"

When the prince heard this, he immediately shook his head in horror.

No, no, no, I'm dying!

The crown prince waved his hand just as he was about to speak, but at this moment, Little Nose walked in quickly, bowed to Zhu Di and cupped his hand,

"Your Majesty, Prince Liang is here."

"Prince Liang also... also brought two boxes of coal...".

Chapter 114

Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Gaoyu waving his calf upside down, waving his small arms, and ran in happily.

"Father." Zhu Gaoyu called out to Zhu Di as soon as he entered the door.

When Zhu Di saw him, his stern face couldn't help but soften.

He looked at Zhu Gaoyu who ran in and just wanted to reach out and hug him as usual.

However, he suddenly thought that there are more important things to deal with now, he immediately turned his face up, looked at Zhu Gaoyu and said solemnly:

"Little brat, who gave you the guts to sell coal on the streets?"

Zhu Gaoyu smiled when he heard the words, and pointed to San Yang,

"Didn't the three Lord Yang tell you?"

"My coal has another name, it's called anthracite."

Zhu Di pinched his waist and nodded.

"Isn't this talking about you right now, I haven't heard it all yet, and you're here."

Zhu Gaoyu didn't speak when he heard the words, but opened his mouth and smiled at Zhu Di, then clapped his little hands.

As soon as the crisp voice fell, a group of little eunuchs came up with the stove.

Zhu Gaoyu pinched his waist and said:

"Practice is the only criterion for testing truth!"

"Rather than listening to what others say, let's try it out on the spot!"

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and directed someone to take the charcoal and set it on fire.

After the coal was ignited, the indoor temperature quickly rose.

When the prince saw that the stove was suddenly lit, he quickly covered his mouth and nose, shaking his throat angrily,

"Fourth brother, aren't you fooling around?!"

"This coal is poisonous, it's common knowledge that everyone knows!"

Zhu Gaoyu didn't speak when he heard the words, but Yang Shiqi smiled and waved his hand towards the prince.

"Oh, prince, just watch!"

"This anthracite is really good stuff!"

Seeing that Yang Shiqi had said so, the Crown Prince glanced at Zhu Di and was too embarrassed to speak again.

In this way, everyone watched around the stove for a while, and finally Zhu Di broke the peace.

Zhu Di touched his chin and stared at the stove for a moment, then slightly surprised, said,

"When the coal burns, it's not as black as usual, but there are just a few wisps of white fireworks."

"I can't smell any pungent odors either."

After he finished speaking, he shook his head slightly.

"There is such a coal in the world!"

Yang Shiqi smiled when he heard the words, and stood up and praised Zhu Di,

"As a minister of this age, he has always known that burning coal for heating is tantamount to suicide."

"I really haven't heard of anyone who would do such a thing as burning coal for heating."

"But this coal, Prince Liang, really made the minister wait and see for a long time!"

"This anthracite is really not ordinary, it can just solve Daming's coal burning urgency!"

Zhu Di nodded in agreement when he heard the words, but did not speak, but the crown prince who was standing beside him asked with a puzzled expression, "Fourth, your coal is expensive to manufacture, isn't it?"

"Can the people use it?"

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Zhu Gaoyu with doubts on their faces.

This year, there have been many blizzards in Daming. Affected by the extreme weather, the price of charcoal has also risen, and now it has reached [-] cents a pound.

Now this anthracite burns warmer than charcoal, burns longer, and presumably costs more!

Don't the common people still can't use it?

Zhu Gaoyu knew what they were thinking, and saw a smile on his little face, then stretched out two fingers and gestured in front of the prince.

"My anthracite is only sold for two cents a pound."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.

Two cents? !

The prince was startled and hurriedly said,

"Two cents?!"

"Fourth brother, don't be ridiculous, it's not even worth your labor costs!"

"Although this anthracite is for the benefit of the common people, the court can't do business at a loss every day!"

"It's okay for a day or two, but after a long time, how can I afford it?!"

Zhu Gaoyu pinched his waist and shook his head,

"No, no, big brother doesn't know, my anthracite is very cheap, and I can earn half of it for two cents!"

The prince was surprised,

"How...the anthracite is so cheap..."

Zhu Gaoyu smiled and did not speak.

Zhu Di stood aside and pinched his waist in admiration.

"Very good. With the fourth anthracite, the people will be able to live a little better this winter."

"Fourth, you did a good job!"

"Father must reward you well!"

"Tell me, what do you want?"

Zhu Gaoyu tossed for such a day, but he was waiting for Zhu Xi's words. I saw him smile at Zhu Xi, and said thiefly,

"I don't want a reward, I want to ask my father to borrow someone."

Zhu Di looked at him with some doubts, only to see Zhu Gaoyu continue to say,

"My anthracite output is extremely high, and it can produce hundreds of thousands of catties a day."

Everyone present was shocked.

Zhu Gaoyu smiled and then said,

"The premise is that there are enough manpower."

"What I lack most right now is manpower, so I want to ask Dad to borrow some people to use."

"I don't borrow for a long time, just half a month."

Zhu Di glanced at him, then asked:

"How many people do you want?"

Zhu Gaoyu touched his chin and smiled,

"Not much, just give me the soldiers of the three thousand battalion and the Jinyiwei of Beizhen Fusi."

When Zhu Di heard this, he immediately smiled angrily,

"Isn't that much?"

"Why didn't you say let me give you the Imperial Army by the way?"

Zhu Gaoyu was happy and said cheekily,

"So good!"

"The more the better!"

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaoyu with a strange expression.

Just dig coal, so many people?

Zhu Di thought about it while pinching his waist, glanced at Zhu Gaoyu, and finally nodded.

Right now, it is true that the people’s heating is more important!

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaoyu's blinking eyes, thought for a moment, and finally opened his mouth while pinching his waist.

"Then I will hand over the talisman to you.

"But there is one thing. After half a month, you have to return the weapon talisman intact!"