Manager Zheng said that charcoal is poisonous. Unexpectedly, Manager Yu not only refused to admit it, but instead bit him and said that charcoal is poisonous. This made Manager Zheng almost furious. He pointed to Manager Yu angrily and said, "It's all nonsense. Every winter, wealthy families use charcoal to keep warm. If charcoal is poisonous, wouldn't it have poisoned countless people to death?"

"On the seventh day of last winter, a family of five in the south city of Chang'an died of charcoal poison. The next day, someone in Yongningfang was infected with charcoal poison. A ten-year-old child was in a coma for two days before finally waking up. On the thirteenth, a married couple died of charcoal poison... "

Manager Yu glanced at Manager Zheng, but did not answer him directly. Instead, he listed cases of death due to charcoal poison. As a result, every time he said one, Manager Zheng's face turned pale. He actually forgot that the charcoal was not used at the time, and it would also make people suffer from charcoal poison.

With the example of Manager Yu, Manager Zheng's heart became colder and colder. He suddenly realized that the other party must have been prepared, otherwise he would not have called his name just now. In addition, these cases were all filed in the government and ordinary people could not get them at all, but Manager Yu in front of him could recite it. Obviously, the other party was not only prepared, but also the official figures behind him. He was even sure that the other party was coming for him.

I saw Manager Yu list more than a dozen cases of charcoal poisoning, and then looked at Manager Zheng who was speechless and smiled again: "These cases have been filed in the government, and some things are very big. Many people know, how do Manager Zheng explain this?"

"I..." Manager Zheng found that everyone around him was looking at him, which made him feel hot and even urged to escape. However, he still said with a gritty end, "Charcoal is originally very safe, but some people use it improperly, which will cause these accidents."

"Haha, Manager Zheng really dares to say that as far as I know, there are 60 or 70 people in the entire Chang'an City who died of charcoal poisoning last year, many of which are children or young people. If these are accidents, don't you think there are too many accidents?" Manager Yu stared at Manager Zheng with bright eyes and asked.

Seeing that Manager Yu was so disrespectful and every sentence hit his vitals, Manager Zheng was extremely annoyed. He said unstoppablely: "Even if charcoal may cause charcoal poison, your charcoal is more poisonous than ours. If the whole of Chang'an uses your charcoal, I'm afraid more people will die."

"Haha~, Manager Zheng is wrong. Our charcoal is different from yours. I admit that if you use it improperly, you may be infected with charcoal. In fact, not only charcoal and charcoal, but any burning thing may cause charcoal poison, but we have thought of a solution." Manager Yu laughed proudly at this time. After saying that, he waved his hand, and immediately two friends carried out a strange stove.

I saw that the bottom of this stove was similar to an ordinary stove, but there were two more pipes fired in clay on it, and there was a lid on the entrance of the stove. I don’t know what it was for?

In fact, this furnace is a common coal ball heating furnace in the north in later generations. The exhaust pipe on it can discharge the exhaust gas produced by combustion to the outside, thus eliminating the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. Manager Yu received special training in advance and made the effect of this furnace vivid. He didn't know what carbon monoxide is, but he knew that the pipe on it can discharge carbon toxicity. This simple truth is also easy for everyone to understand.

With Manager Yu's explanation, this type of stove was quickly recognized by everyone. Someone even asked about this type of stove on the spot. However, Manager Yu explained regretfully: "I'm really sorry, this type of stove is used for heating in winter. As for the stoves used in the kitchen, there is no special exhaust pipe at all, so we have only refined a few of this type of stove for the time being. If you want to buy it, you will need to wait for a while."

Many people were a little disappointed when they heard that this kind of stove was not available. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Manager Yu once again promoted his carbonite to the crowd. However, for anything, people will have a process from doubt to acceptance. Even though Manager Yu said something was so vague, it was still difficult to accept carbonite at once, so many people showed hesitant expressions.

"This honeycomb coal is good, and the price is so cheap. My master has long said that no one can stand without frugality, and no one can grow up without frugality. I, today, I will send ten cars to our Duke's Mansion." At this time, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes shouted loudly in the crowd.

Everyone showed unexpected expressions on their faces when they saw this person, because many people knew him. He was the purchasing manager of the Yingguo Duke's Mansion nearby. Although the position of Yingguo Duke's is not very high, he is His Majesty's confidant. His Majesty's trust in him is only under Pei Ji. Naturally, no one dares to offend such a person. The servants in his mansion are quite face outside.

The manager of the Duke of Ying Guofu said in advance that he had bought ten cars of honeycomb coal. Some smart people immediately felt something strange. In fact, even if they wanted to use this honeycomb coal, ordinary people would only buy a little trial first, see the effect before deciding whether to buy it again, but the other party was fine, but they bought ten cars without even trying.

Even if the price of carbonite is cheap, it still costs a lot of money. Moreover, these ten cars of honeycomb coal are almost enough for their Duke's Mansion to use it for a winter, which made many people see that there must be something wrong with it. Some people even speculate that the business of this honeycomb coal is likely to be related to the Duke's Mansion. Even if it is not their exclusive business, it will definitely occupy a certain part of it.

Thinking of the above, many people showed a stern expression. Since this business is related to the Duke Ying Mansion, this face must be given. Therefore, many people, the managers of other nobles, also came forward to the honeycomb coal. There is no need to buy ten cars at a time like the Duke Ying Mansion. Just buy half a car and try the effect first. This is to give Duke Ying Mansion face.

Seeing so many people rushing to beehive coal, the Ying Guogong Manager, who took the lead, couldn't help but smile at Manager Yu, but the two of them didn't say anything, and everything was silent.

The shopkeeper Zheng next to him is also very smart, and the two shopkeeper Yu smiled at each other and couldn't escape his eyes. This made him feel a sudden shock. The incident against their charcoal shop is likely to be involved in the Duke Ying Guo's participation. Although in the eyes of the Zheng family, Duke Ying Guo's rise to a noble family is just a group of explosive households, don't forget that they have real power in their hands, so if the other party really wants to compete with their Zheng family, they must also be careful to deal with it.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper Zheng no longer cared about the gains and losses in business, so he immediately turned around and went to the shop to explain it a few words, and then hurried to the home of a big shopkeeper in the Zheng family in Chang'an. The shopkeepers were responsible for all charcoal-related businesses. Usually, they were the shopkeepers of the Zheng family's charcoal shop under his jurisdiction.

However, what Manager Zheng never expected was that when he came to the shopkeeper's house, he saw that the shopkeepers of several other charcoal shops had already come, and they all looked sad. This made him feel shocked. He chatted with a familiar shopkeeper for a few words, but the other party and him had similar experiences. There was a carbonite shop not far from his own store, and there were some powerful people behind the carbonite shop to support him.

The eldest manager of the Zheng family was also shocked when he heard the report from his shopkeepers and immediately reported to his superiors. As a result, the news was passed on layer by layer, which soon attracted the attention of the core figures of the Zheng family. In addition, they also received some news that not only the Zheng family's charcoal shop was hit, but as long as the charcoal shop in Chang'an was hit by this kind of charcoal shop.

What makes these families feel helpless is that anyone who has used honeycomb coal will praise this fuel, which is clean and convenient, and the most important thing is that it is cheap. Some people even calculated the bill and found that although the price of honeycomb coal is more expensive than the cheapest firewood, a piece of honeycomb coal can make a meal, but firewood of the same price may not be able to make a good meal. If you calculate this, using honeycomb coal is more cost-effective than firewood.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that honeycomb coal became popular throughout Chang'an in a very short period of time. This thing can be cooked and kept warm, and the price is not high. It is simply the best fuel. As a result, this has led to two consequences, that is, the sales of firewood and charcoal have plummeted. Some people who make a living by chopping firewood or burning charcoal suddenly lose their income. But it doesn't matter. Now coal shops are recruiting a large number of people. Whether it is carrying coal to transport coal or driving honeycomb coal, they require a large amount of manpower. So as long as you are willing to change your career, you don't have to worry about being hungry.

Seeing that the value-for-money carbonifer was a hundred times more than his identity in a short period of time, many families were very moved and immediately sent people to look for carboniferous ore. As long as there was carbonifer in hand, the technology of honeycomb coal was very simple, so they could easily get a piece of the pie.

But what no one expected was that Chang'an is a few hundred miles in a radius, and anyone can find the carbonite mines, and this person is Princess Pingyang, which makes everyone feel angry.

If it were someone else, they might have a way to snatch it from here, but the other party was Princess Pingyang, who represented the royal family. If she moved her, it would be equivalent to directly confronting Li Yuan. This would be more than worth the loss. So for a moment, everyone gave up and could only watch the business of their own charcoal shops day by day. Li Xiu, who is the main reason for all this, is now busy with another thing that he had been waiting for for a long time (to be continued)

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