Ming Dynasty: Teaching The Prince Dragon-Slaying Skills At The Beginning

Chapter 623: The Last Universal Energy Source Before The Biogas Energy Era [Please Subscribe, Please

After hearing the words of the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, Yan Changqing did not refuse, but closed his eyes slightly to think.

Because this problem is really not an insurmountable problem for him.

In other words, most of the things encountered in this era, and most of the problems that occur.

In later generations, in the future, and in the lower reaches of the long river of time, most of them have been solved.

And he only needs to find corresponding solutions based on the current things and problems he is encountering, and then find corresponding solutions downstream in the long river of time.

[Before entering the era of biogas energy and natural gas energy, what was the commonly used energy in the last energy era?!!]

This question flashed through Yan Changqing's mind, and he got the answer in the next breath.

【coal!】

【coal!!】

[The most commonly used energy in the last energy era was coal!!!]

If he remembered correctly, coal was called coal at this time.

The earliest large-scale mining and use of coal occurred in the Northern Song Dynasty.

"History of Song Dynasty·Shihuo Zhi" records:

"At the end of Chongning, Guanwan coal sales increased by more than 20 times."

Zhuang Jiyu's "Chicken Ribs" states:

"In the past, there were millions of families in Biandu, all of whom relied on charcoal, because one family only had a living wage."

However, due to the "coal monopoly" policy implemented by the Northern Song Dynasty court, which controlled coal resources and sold them uniformly by the court, the price of coal was still high.

Therefore, even during the Northern Song Dynasty, large-scale mining and use of coal was possible, but after all, it was still limited to wealthy families, and the people at the bottom were still unable to afford coal for heating in winter.

In the winter of the fifth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, "the people in Kaifeng City were short of charcoal, and its price was very expensive, with each weighing up to 200 Wen."

"Scale" was a unit of measurement at that time, and one scale weighed fifteen kilograms.

A price standard for reference: In the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu, in the Northern Song Dynasty, wheat in Xiang, Xu, Jingnan, Kui, Xia and other places was twelve cents per dou, rice was ten cents per dou.

One can imagine how expensive coal was at that time.

At that time, the Northern Song Dynasty court saw that the people really couldn't bear it anymore, so the court had to "give 400,000 charcoal", taking out some of the charcoal it controlled and putting it on the market at half price.

The common people heard the news and rushed to buy. As a result, the tragic incident of "trampling the dead" (trampling to death) occurred.

In the winter of the fourth year of Jiayou reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, there were "cold rains and snow", and the price of fuel and food doubled. According to Ouyang Xiu's memorial, "people in Kaifeng City were killed and injured a lot by the freezing cold" at that time.

Ordinary families who could not afford charcoal and coal had to take desperate measures to keep out the cold, violating the ban by cutting down mulberry and jujube trees, and even secretly cut down trees around the imperial tombs.

Until the Yuan Dynasty, those who could afford coal for heating were still mainly palaces, government offices, officials, and wealthy families.

Ordinary people at the bottom are still excited about coal!!!

Now in the early Ming Dynasty, coal is still following the past practices of the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

Coal is only used for iron and steelmaking, but it is not open to the people at the bottom for trading and use.

If we follow the original history, the people at the bottom still did not have access to coal until the early Qing Dynasty.

It was not until the middle and late Qing Dynasty that due to the introduction of Western coal mining machinery, ordinary people in the capital had the opportunity to burn coal for heating in winter.

Notes from the Qing Dynasty recorded that the capital "set up coal fires on the first day of October and removed them on the first day of February." Coal cakes and briquettes appeared on the market, and "hot kang heads for small households" appeared on the market.

However, it is a pity that because the Qing government repeatedly restricted private coal mining, this phenomenon of "small households heating the kang" was not widespread even in the capital of the late Qing Dynasty.

When Yan Changqing closed his eyes and thought, he saw the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes around him, as well as Xinguo Gong Tang He, the imperial physician Wang Lu, the magistrate of Haizhou City, and all the people of Haizhou City. Native officials and others.

They all held their breath, fearing that they would disturb Yan Changqing's thinking.

After a while, Yan Changqing slowly opened his eyes.

The princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes who were waiting on the side saw Yan Changqing open his eyes, as if he had the answer, and couldn't help but ask in anticipation:

"gentlemen!!!"

"gentlemen!!!"

...

Seeing the expectant looks of the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, Yan Changqing did not mean to whet everyone's appetite and said directly:

“Before the implementation of biogas digesters, if you want to solve the suffering of the common people in winter cold, then the best way is to mine a large amount of coal and promote the use of coal, that is, charcoal!!

After hearing the solution given by Yan Changqing, the expressions of joy on the faces of the princes including Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, etc. gradually converged and frowned slightly.

Carboniferous, they naturally know it.

However, large-scale mining and promotion of the use of charcoal are not necessarily a good choice in their opinion.

Yan Changqing naturally saw the hesitation on the faces of Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, and said directly:

"If you have any hesitations or difficulties, just ask directly. If I can solve it, then you will consider adopting this plan!!!"

"If I can't solve it, then I will think of another suitable solution for you!!!"

After hearing what Yan Changqing said, the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes no longer hesitated to shirk.

Then Prince Zhu Biao bowed his hands slightly towards Yan Changqing and saluted:

"Although mining coal mines can solve the common people's suffering from winter cold."

"But since ancient times, mining has been a life-threatening matter. If you are not careful, miners will die in the mine."

"If the miners are put in danger for the sake of coal mines, this will be just another 'suffering of winter cold'. It is better to maintain the status quo for the time being."

The meaning of Prince Zhu Biao is very simple. The reason why he wants to solve the "suffering of winter cold" of the common people is simply that he does not want the common people to freeze to death.

But if people are allowed to dig pits in order to prevent them from freezing to death, then the probability of people dying in the mines is also no less than the probability of dying in the cold winter.

If this is the case, then why bother asking the people to dig holes? At least the people who are freezing to death don't have to suffer from the fatigue of digging holes.

Yan Changqing glanced at Prince Zhu Biao and asked calmly:

"Your Highness, have you ever thought about why miners die in the mines if they are not careful?!"

"Is it the mine supervisor who treats the miners like nothing, beating, scolding and punishing them at every turn, and even taking human life lightly?!"

"Or are the mine supervisors forcing the miners to dig pits twelve hours a day, and eventually they die in the mines?!!"

"Or are the mining equipment and tools too outdated, causing the mine to collapse and killing miners?!!"

"Or maybe there are other reasons..."

"If the mine supervisors treat the common people like nothing, then how should His Highness think about supervising the mine supervisors to prevent them from abusing their power and taking human life lightly!!!"

"If the miners spend too long digging pits and die from exhaustion in the mines, then system rules should be formulated to stipulate that they can only dig for two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon, and the maximum number of digs per day is Four hours!!!”

"If the mining equipment and tools are too outdated, then I [or other workers from the imperial court and Kangjian will find a way to further upgrade the mining equipment and tools!!!"

"As much as possible, try to prevent the mine from collapsing, let alone burying the miners in it!!!"

“Whenever you encounter a problem, you should work hard to find a solution!!!”

"Rather than saying that I stopped eating because of choking and deliberately avoided this problem, this problem does not exist!!!"

Hearing what Yan Changqing said, Prince Zhu Biao was slightly stunned. After a while, he came back to his senses and bowed to Yan Changqing again:

"Biao, you've learned a lesson!"

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