"Boy, the design of your kang is extremely clever. It can make the house warm as March in winter, and there is no filth such as smoke and dust. It's a great idea.

But does your kang need to burn the fire all night long?” In the small courtyard where the dean worked, Li Er and Bai Fan sat down with the guest and host, Li Er asked.

Bai Fan smiled and said, "Nothing is so troublesome. The kang burns charcoal. As long as it is designed, add charcoal enough to burn for a night under the stove, then there will be no need for someone to keep the fire all night!"

Carbonite? That black stone that can burn fire? Aren’t you afraid of being poisoned by charcoal?

What the hell is charcoal poison? Then Bai Fan realized that what you said should be carbon monoxide poisoning! No, no, safe, effective and pollution-free!

Li Er seemed to have thought of something, slapped his thigh and laughed, "Boy, do you know that you have made great contributions?"

Bai Fan was puzzled, where did he start?

Then Li Er began to explain that the Tang Dynasty was not strong enough, with more poor people and fewer rich people! Every winter, the rich would burn charcoal stoves indoors to keep heating. The best charcoal was very expensive and the poor could not afford it.

In the past, some people discovered that charcoal could burn fire to keep warm, but many people died every year because of charcoal poison. However, if you don’t use this thing to keep warm, you will be frozen to death, so it’s like drinking poison to quench your thirst!

Bai Fan thought for a while and said, "That's wrong! Even if the charcoal is burned, there will be charcoal poison. You said that the rich people are not charcoal poisoned because they burn charcoal? It shouldn't be!"

Li Er shook his head, "The best charcoal is not easy to get charcoal poisoning, and wealthy families will arrange special people to take care of each night, so there will generally be no poisoning. Poor people have food and clothing problems, so how can they afford maids and servants?

In addition, it is even more dangerous to use carbon, so…”

I understand, the focus is not on the raw materials, but on the people!

In this way, if the design of your own kang is popularized into the Tang Dynasty, then every family can use kangs. Wouldn’t there be many people who can avoid the risk of being frozen to death in winter? However, coal as fuel must be cheap!

"Your Majesty, although the fire kang can solve the problem of charcoal poison, it still takes money to buy charcoal as fuel. Can the poor afford it?"

Carbonite is in the mountains, many, many of which are not rare in the Tang Dynasty. They are all things used by the poor. You can buy a big basket for a penny!

But that was the past! If the fire kangs become popular, carbonite will become a necessary product needed by the whole Tang Dynasty, and prices will definitely rise. By then, the rich can still afford it, but the poor can't afford it!

Li Er nodded. Bai Fan was right, but there was a way to deal with it?

Bai Fan thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Your Majesty often says that officials do not compete with the people for profit! Today is the time to use this to nationalize all the coal mining rights in the world. Private coal mining is used to sell money and be sentenced to prison!"

No! Are you competing for profit with the people?

No, Bai Fan shook his head and said, "The so-called merchants came for profit, but as the court, we are not. We control the carbonite and then we can use those alien prisoners to mine it. After all, this is a dangerous job. The open-air carbonite mine is fine, and some are underground!

Captives are used in mining and transportation, which is equivalent to the court getting charcoal without spending money. Then we sell it to the people at the lowest price now. I believe that a penny can be used for several days!

In this way, we are not competing for profit with the people, but the country controls prices and protects people's livelihood!

If there are even more poor families who can’t afford to pay for the charcoal for winter heating, like some old and weak elderly people, they will send local officials to verify it, and then the court will issue a batch of charcoal to save lives for free, so that a large number of Chinese people will freeze to death every year!"

Not bad, good idea. You kid really have ideas, and you have a good heart and can also take into account the weakness of powerlessness. Very good! Li Erpang!

Alas! No one, Fan was among these people at the beginning! He just saved his life! Bai Fan sighed.

When Li Er saw Bai Fan thinking about the past, he didn't expect him to be too sad, so he quickly changed the topic!

"Since you can solve the charcoal poison, do you have any understanding of this thing?"

"Carbon poison is actually a colorless and odorless light smoke that is not burned sufficiently, and finally produces a small amount of colorless and odorless smoke. It is fine if you are inhaled in a small amount, but after a long period of excessive amounts, it can be dizzy and vomiting at a minor level, and at worst it will endanger your life!

In fact, charcoal poison is only found in a non-ventilated house. If the house is bright and the doors and windows are open, it will basically not be poisoned. However, in winter, everyone wants to close the door and keep warm, so there are so many tragedies!”

So that's the case. So according to you, you put the burning charcoal in the kitchen, that is, you left the charcoal poison there, just spread the burning firepower of the charcoal to keep warm. It's a good idea!

"Fan also designed a stove with a chimney, which can burn charcoal inside, and boil water on it to cook. Then use the chimney to guide the charcoal poison and black smoke from the carbohydrate to the window, so that it will not be poisoned. I will give the drawings and finished products to Your Majesty. Since it is to benefit people's livelihood, I will simply make this thing too. There is something to keep warm and cook in winter, so that the people can be better off!"

OK OK OK OK I remember you for your great achievements!

Then, Bai Fan remembered something and quickly spoke, "Your Majesty, the interests of carbonite are too great. Even if we spend a few bucks, it will be a huge benefit. Moreover, carbonite can be used to refine steel. Therefore, I think that before we have a complete development and utilization plan, Your Majesty should be treated with caution. If a court cannot control it, the people may not get benefits, and they may be harmed!"

Boy, just say whatever the hell is going to be, don’t take a turn!

Your Majesty is wise, Bai Fan said with a smile!

"Carbonite is available all over the country, but the output is different. At that time, Your Majesty will need to sell carbonite to the people in various places. Can this business be handed over to the disciples of the Beggar Gang? It also allows the disciples of the Beggar Gang in each place to have an extra way of life. There is no need to worry about them using this fish and meat to the people, and they will obey the arrangements of the court, and they will never dare to make trouble!"

You kid really can't get up early without profit. I can think about what you said and I will give you an answer after the matter is decided!

Bai Fan said anxiously, "Your Majesty has another advantage in handing over this matter to the Beggars' Sect. In the early Tang Dynasty, I can say without hesitation that officials from all over the country are of varying quality, and many places have been occupied by aristocratic families all year round. They are like local emperors, and the people suffer in a vain.

If we give them excuses to harm the local area because of the Carboniferous matter, it is our fault. However, if we hand it over to the Beggars' Sect, there will be no such unscrupulous officials. The Beggars' Sect will have records. His Majesty can start a crackdown on the administration. Even if those people are deeply rooted, they will not dare to openly arouse the anger of the local people!"

Having said that, His Majesty Li Er nodded. It was a good idea. Neither of them pointed it out, and they both knew what Bai Fan was talking about!

The so-called dynasty that has been a century-old, a thousand-year-old family! Seventy percent of the officials in the Tang Dynasty were controlled by the aristocratic families, or they were entangled with the aristocratic families. Li Er wanted to use his own people to replace these people, but he had no chance. Now, maybe it is an opportunity!
Chapter completed!