Chapter 7 This thing is called briquettes
"Damn it! This is a good thing!"
Seeing the reward displayed on the system panel, Chen Wen exclaimed with joy for a moment.
According to later meteorological scholars, the current Ming Dynasty has begun to enter the Little Ice Age, and the temperature gradually drops every year!
And now it is September's autumn, and it will be a colder winter in the last period.
If there is no suitable warming measure, I wonder how many people in the Ming Dynasty will stay in this winter forever!
So this is the most troublesome thing Chen Wen is at the moment.
And after receiving the current reward, his worries disappeared!
The reward given to Chen Wen by the system is a technical material called "Bitcoal conversion to anthracite production"!
This technology is like a timely rain, bringing hope to the people in the dawn of the Ming Dynasty!
It should be noted that when coal is incompletely burned, it will produce toxic and harmful gases such as carbon monoxide.
After these toxic and harmful gases are inhaled by the human body, they will lead to the occurrence of carbon monoxide poisoning.
In the Ming Dynasty, carbon monoxide poisoning was poisoned, but even gods could not save them!
So even if the people of the Ming Dynasty did not understand what chemistry was, they would keep a distance from using coal to keep warm.
After all, only those who can do such things will risk their lives to use coal to keep warm.
As for charcoal, because it is expensive, it makes it difficult for ordinary people to afford it!
The technology of coal converting anthracite is cheap and safe, and as long as Lao Zhu is promoted to the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely benefit the people!
However, without knowing whether this technology is effective, Chen Wen still needs to conduct a series of tests.
Only after ensuring safety can we report this matter to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Girl! Where can I get a lot of coal!"
Thinking of this, Chen Wen asked loudly at Chen Nianzhen outside the house.
"Young Master! Are you looking for that dark coal?"
When Chen Nianzhen heard Chen Wen’s questioning outside the house, she hurried into the bedroom and asked.
"That's right! Master, I want to do an experiment. Where can I find a large amount of coal in Yingtian?"
After hearing Chen Nianzhen's question, Chen Wen nodded vigorously at her.
"Young Master, if you want a lot of coal!"
"Only there is one on the barren mountain outside Yingtian Mansion. I heard that the mountains are covered with black coals!"
Chen Nianzhen also knew the financial resources of his young master, and did not tell him where to buy it.
Instead, I told Chen Wen that the barren mountains outside Yingtian Mansion were everywhere!
"Hmm? Girl, are you sure?"
After hearing Chen Nianzhen's answer, Chen Wen showed a strange expression.
When I was in court today, Lao Zhu gave him more than 100 taels of treasure money, but also the barren mountain outside Yingtian Mansion!
Now that Chen Nianzhen said this, Chen Wen suddenly felt that he had become a coal boss!
"Young Master! What my maid said is absolutely true!"
Hearing Chen Wen’s questioning voice, Chen Nianzhen quickly confirmed.
"Girl! You are guarding at home, Master, I'm going out!"
After saying that, Chen Wen found a bamboo basket in the house and rushed to the barren mountains outside Yingtian in a hurry.
The barren mountain was right next to the city, and Chen Wen arrived not long after.
Looking at the exposed coal mines in front of you, Chen Wen was a little happy!
After some basic observation, he was able to confirm that this barren mountain was a small open-pit coal mine!
Moreover, looking at the exposed black coal blocks, Chen Wen could roughly infer that this coal mine could produce at least 300,000 tons of coal!
However, Chen Wen did not plan to mine at the moment, so he found a coal mine exposed on the surface and smashed some broken coal with his hand knife.
Then all the fragmented coal pieces were collected and put into bamboo baskets.
It was not until he collected a full bamboo basket that Chen Wen stopped his movements and took the bamboo basket back to his home in the city.
"Young Master! What are you going to do if you want these worthless coals?"
Seeing his young master's hands coming back from a coal mine with a bamboo basket on his back, Chen Nianzhen asked in confusion.
"Girl, don't underestimate these coals! This is a powerful tool for heating during winter!"
Looking at Chen Nianzhen's face of confusion, Chen Wen poured out coal blocks while preaching to Chen Nianzhen.
"Ah? Master is ineffective!"
"When this coal is burned, it will release poisonous smoke!"
After hearing Chen Wen's words, Chen Nianzhen was shocked and dissuaded.
After being a maid by Chen Wen for so many years, Chen Nianzhen also knows the common sense of life in some people.
So when I heard Chen Wen, I planned to use this kind of coal that produces poisonous smoke to keep warm, so I would react so much!
"Of course I know that it will release poisonous smoke! What you know, can I still not know about the things you know?"
"But you, my master, I! I have a way to remove the poisonous smoke in my hand!"
Seeing Chen Nianzhen with a disgrace, Chen Wen felt a little funny for a moment.
While preparing tools according to the technical information, he explained to the little girl Chen Nianzhen.
"Forget it! You won't understand even if you tell me!"
"You just need to know that after these coals are treated by the young master, they will no longer be released when burned!"
Originally, I wanted to explain the scientific knowledge to Chen Nianzhen, but seeing the other party's confused look, Chen Wen had to give up.
The technology provided by the system to Chen Wen is very simple and easy to operate, and does not require a lot of additives that are only available in later generations!
After calling Chen Nianzhen aside, Chen Wen conducted his own experiment in the yard.
After a while, the pile of bituminous coal, under Chen Wen's treatment, turned into anthracite that would not produce toxic smoke!
Looking at the anthracite burning in the stove without any smoke, Chen Wen also knew that his experiment was successful!
However, Chen Wen did not stop there, but grind the anthracite produced into powder and mixed it with a bunch of things.
"Young Master! Isn't this coal no longer able to release poisonous smoke?"
"What are you doing?"
When he saw the circular coal block with holes in Chen Wen's hand, he asked.
"This is called honeycomb coal! It is made with these anthracites added!"
"This kind of honeycomb coal will not release toxic smoke, and it will be cheaper than anthracite because of the addition of other burning substances!"
After hearing the question from his little girl, Chen Wen smiled and explained it briefly.
"Wow! That's so magical?"
"If the young master sells these things, we can help more people!"
Chen Nianzhen replied excitedly when she heard this.
Chapter completed!