In a commercial city like Bianjing, you can discuss rewards and everything is easy to discuss!

Zhao Xu gave him a reward, and the enthusiasm of all workers suddenly surged!

In front of Zhao Xu, they demonstrated the production process of honeycomb coal or coal balls.

Sieve charcoal, sieve charcoal, and silt, and make briquettes.

Honeycomb coal has no technical content.

It is nothing more than sifting coal, then using loess and mud, and then using an iron mold to remove it one by one.

Finally, hand over the coal balls to the weather and dry them naturally.

In just a short time, hundreds of workers made thousands of coal balls.

Coal balls were placed neatly on the open space in front of the Bian River embankment.

The scene was quite spectacular, and Zhao Xu was extremely satisfied when he saw it.

In Bianjing City, the price of rice worth 100 coins has been maintained for more than ten years (this is already the Xining reform, and the price has increased by a wave of price before, and Jiayou rice price worth 60 mins).

Similarly, the price of 60 yuan for carbonite has not changed since Xining.

So, a strange scene appeared - rice in the southeast, which was transported to Bianjing thousands of miles away, and the price was as high as in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yangzhou.

Sometimes it's even cheaper!

So much so that Bianjing City is clearly in the north, but its staple food is rice, not wheat!

Carbonite is also average.

Carbonite from Hebei is worth 40 or 50 yuan. After being transported by 300 miles of water, the price in Bianjing is only 60 yuan!

Note that these are all selling prices.

In other words, there are still middlemen who want to make some money.

Even civil servants and officials can’t stand this subsidy!

So not long ago, the Right Censor Wang Ji wrote a letter saying: The official account is so cheap that it is not because it is a merchant... The people in the capital used to eat more wheat, but now they eat more rice, because the rice is cheap... If the rice from the other county is so small, the wheat is too small. How can it be a long-term solution?

So he hopes to increase the price of rice in Kaifeng Prefecture.

That is, the wholesale price of Changping’s position - begging the capital to be a square meter, and the price is set for a hundred coins per bucket.

After Zhao Xu finished reading it, he praised Wang Xu.

Even my impression of Wang Yu has changed a lot - who said that the old ministers were useless?

Look, isn’t this a loyal minister?

I've long wanted to raise the price!

But there is no way to say it!

You are truly loyal ministers!

My mouth is replaced!

And then…and…

Wang Wei was besieged by the entire Bianjing!

I heard that even the owner of the house he rented refused to continue renting a house for him, so he drove his family out!

It was Zhao Xu who kind-heartedly asked Zhang Jun to arrange a house for Wang Xu in the idle mansion of the shop office, otherwise his family would not even have a place to settle in Bianjing!

The people of Bianjing really do not understand the difficulties of the king and father at all!

What's wrong with the price of rice rising?

Yes, the rice price proposed by Wang Lu has risen a little much (the price increase is about 40%).

But Zhao Xu believes that the people of Bianjing should respect market laws.

The rice you eat is neither market nor free.

It is completely a food subsidy, Wang Wei is right - eating subsidized rice for a long time will seriously damage the enthusiasm of grain vendors from all over the north to enter Beijing.

What if there is a severe drought in the future and the Grand Canal is shut down?

If a person has no future, he will have immediate worries!

The people of Bianjing should think more about the court and themselves.

However, Zhao Xu could not say these words, nor could he say them.

At most, he instructed Tong Guan to publish a few scrutiny articles in private, but they were useless.

As soon as those articles were published, the name Hu Feipan became synonymous with swearing.

Until Tong Guan followed Zhao Xu's instructions and quickly issued a document to criticize Wang Wei, which did not ruin the credibility of the Bianjing Xinbao.

Since the price cannot be raised, we can only think of other ways to generate income.

Honeycomb coal is Zhao Xu's powerful tool for generating income.

I watched the production workshop of honeycomb coal in Tianmafang, and Zhao Xu watched the combustion of honeycomb coal in person.

After reading it, he was very satisfied.

He called Jia Zongmin who was accompanying him to him and asked, "Street Department, now the people of Bianjing are all family, how many days can they take for a carbonite in winter?"

Jia Zhongmin is specialized in dealing with merchants and people in Bianjing Xiangfang. He knew about the people's livelihood situation and immediately said respectfully: "I have asked Your Majesty. I asked the officials of the street department. Now the average value of charcoal is in the capital. Ordinary families of five can use it for two to three days."

The first meter is fifteen kilograms, which means that the coal consumption required for the family of five in Bianjing to keep warm and cook is the lowest limit of five kilograms per day, while the upper limit may reach about seven kilograms.

After hearing this, Zhao Xu nodded. What he knew was that this should be the normal consumption of heating and cooking for normal people in winter.

The price of carbohydrate is around 60 yuan, which means that the daily heating costs between twenty and thirty-five yuan.

Considering that the people who contacted and asked about Jia Zongmin were all officials, this was the heating and cooking fuel cost for middle- and upper-class families in Bianjing.

The vast majority of poor people, especially the lower class, will definitely be very saving in this regard.

It’s normal to use it for five days if it’s used for ten days!

He turned to look at Shen Kuo and asked, "Shen Aiqing, how many charcoal balls can be produced by calcium?"

Shen Kuo replied: "I heard from Your Majesty that I have followed the order to verify the method of charcoal balls."

"I have tried it now and it is more suitable for charcoal balls with 70% charcoal and 30% loess. The charcoal balls weigh about half a kilogram (Song jin, about 350 grams). Therefore, by calling charcoal, you can get about 70 to 80 charcoal balls (charcoal screening is required)."

Zhao Xu asked again: "How long can a charcoal ball burn?"

Shen Kuo said: "I know Your Majesty, it depends on the stove used..."

"If the charcoal stove used for cooking is not fired, use three charcoal balls for one stove, which can be kept intact for a whole day..."

"If you open the fire, you will probably have a charcoal ball, which can be used for cooking for a family."

"If you keep heating, use a stove to make it, then the need for one family is enough for three in a day!!"

Zhao Xu quietly made a calculation in his heart.

Take one charcoal and make the lower limit of seventy charcoal balls.

According to Shen Kuo, a family of five, about six charcoal balls a day can satisfy the cost of heating and cooking (the charcoal balls between the stoves can be transferred).

If you count this way, Zhao Xu will already have a clear idea.

The ex-factory price of this charcoal ball can be determined.

So he said to Jia Zongmin: "The street department, the harsh winter is about to enter the capital, and I am deeply worried about the coldness of the people."

"I intend to use this charcoal ball to the people in the capital to relieve the people's coldness and suffering!"

"In this way, the street general told the charcoal foot dealers of Tianmafang that there were charcoal balls in Beijing!"

"Charcoal balls are sold in six groups, each with a price of twelve cents."

"And they sell in Beijing is limited to a group of fifteen ceremonies."

"To encourage charcoal foot dealers, you inform all charcoal balls to be exempted from taxes!"

At this moment, Zhao Xu's face was slightly red, and he was speaking righteously, completely looking like he was thinking about the people and the people of Bianjing.

Just like the anchors he has met in the modern live broadcast room.

It is purely for the benefit of hundreds of families and surnames!

But in fact, he has made a lot of money.

The price of the first charcoal in Beijing is 60 yuan, but the price of the wholesale of the carbohydrate foot vendors in the charcoal farm is always around 50 yuan.

Zhao Xu is now selling honeycomb coal to foot dealers, but there are six groups in groups, one group in twelve citations.

One is called carbonite, after processing, you can get at least seventy charcoal balls, that is, twelve groups, worth 144 ci, which is nearly 9 times more abundant than in the past.

The charcoal ball manufacturing workshop here in Tianmafang was established by Zhao Xu instructed Shen Kuo to learn from Lingjinyuan's advanced experience.

Adopt a piece-based salary system!

Every six charcoal balls are given a salary of one penny. On average, each employed worker can make about one thousand to one thousand five hundred charcoal balls a day, which means that the daily wage can be obtained from one hundred and seventy cents to two hundred and fifty cents.
To be continued...