Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 137 A fire in winter, if I don't give it to you, I can't take it

The production of honeycomb coal is actually very simple. The crushed coal is mixed with soil, poured with water and stirred evenly, and made one by one with a mold.

Liupanshui produces a huge amount of coal, and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is also known as the "later plateau", and there is no shortage of raw materials.Red clay is highly viscous and is most suitable for making briquettes.

Crushed coal and red soil are prepared according to a certain proportion. Generally speaking, the proportion of red soil cannot exceed 20.00%, otherwise the briquettes will not be fully burned, resulting in waste and a large amount of poisonous gas.

Zhang Huangyan summoned thousands of craftsmen, and first asked them to produce pottery stoves according to the drawings drawn by the emperor, and then ordered blacksmiths in the city to make matching tools such as tongs, fire hooks, and fire chopsticks.

After more than ten days, the craftsmen made more than 1 small stoves and more than [-] briquettes, and dried them in the sun.

There are 15 people in the Western Expedition Army, and every 15 people are equipped with a stove, which is used in shifts, which is barely enough.As for honeycomb coal, it can be transported to the front line and continuously manufactured.

In addition, Li Cunming specifically ordered the craftsmen to produce a batch of briquettes with a high soil content, and the proportion of laterite was almost 40.00%.

Zhang Huangyan was puzzled and said: "Your Majesty, I have a deep understanding of briquettes and have done experiments. The proportion of red clay is too high, the briquettes are not fully burned, and the smoke is very choking. Why do you let craftsmen produce so much? Defective products?"

"Maybe it will come in handy!" Li Cunming smiled mysteriously.

Li Cunming summoned his courtiers and generals to show them how to use the stove and briquettes, and explained patiently while operating:
"Actually, it's the same as burning charcoal. First burn the wood in the stove, and then put the briquettes in."

"You must remember that the briquettes are stacked together, hole to hole."

"I have improved the stoves made by the craftsmen. You see, this is the fire door. When you sleep at night, put the fire door down, the fire in the stove will become smaller, but it will not go out, and it can keep burning By dawn, there will be a steady stream of heat in the house at night."

"At the same time, sit a pot of water on the stove, and when you wake up in the morning, you can directly wash your face with hot water, which is convenient and saves time!"

The ministers clicked their tongues in admiration, and Xia Wanchun said: "Your Majesty, you know so much!"

Qi Dazhuang said with a smile: "Master Xiaoxia, I told you a long time ago that our emperor is a god descending from the earth, which always shocks people. Do you believe it now?"

Xia Wanchun said: "I believe it, and I am so impressed!"

After the briquettes in the stove burned, the room was suddenly warm.

Zhang Huang said: "The improved stove is smaller than the brazier and emits more heat. If it is popularized, the common people can suffer less!"

Li Cunming said solemnly: "When you promote stoves and honeycomb briquettes as officials, you must warn the common people not to sleep at night blindly in pursuit of warmth and forget ventilation. Poor ventilation can easily lead to poisoning and cause death!"

"Your Majesty loves the people like a child, and I am deeply moved!" Zhang Huangyan and other officials said in unison.

"Where is this? In the future, I will make heating and many things that are convenient for the people's lives!" Li Cunming said with great ambition.

Sleeping in the house that night, the stove has not been turned off, and the house is no longer as cold as an ice cave like the previous days.

Li Cunming finally got a good night's sleep, got up at dawn, and the accompanying maids and eunuchs came to wait for him to wash his face and mouth.

He had a sudden whim, and while the little eunuch was combing his hair, he sang:

"You are like a fire in that winter
The blazing fire warms my heart

Every time when you quietly walk into my side

the fire illuminates me
your big eyes

bright and flashing

Like the brightest star in the sky..."

It happened that Chen Yuanyuan came to the room and heard the novel and unique tune sung by the emperor, so she stood at the door and listened carefully.After listening to it for a while, she felt that although the lyrics were straightforward, they were full of emotion, and she couldn't help but blush.

Coughing lightly, she said shyly, "What song are you singing? Why haven't I heard it before? The lyrics are too straightforward and vulgar, not elegant at all!"

Li Cunming turned his head and said: "How dare you eavesdrop on my singing, how brave you are! What's wrong with being blunt and vulgar, I like it."

As he spoke, he let go of his voice and sang loudly while staring into Chen Yuanyuan's eyes.

Chen Yuanyuan's face instantly seemed to be on fire, red to the roots of her ears. She was embarrassed and angry and said: "You always make fun of others like this, you don't look like a king!"

Li Cunming smiled and said: "Don't be so sentimental, I didn't make fun of you, I sang this song to praise the small stove and briquettes! Hey, why are you blushing? My God, you don't think you are winter A fire in the house?"

Chen Yuanyuan stomped her feet angrily, and said, "I'm not bickering with you, I'm just here to tell you that the nurses in the army are working very hard, can you give us some more stoves?"

"It's really hard work for you women to go out with the army and take care of the wounded. I promise you."

Chen Yuanyuan turned around and left, Li Cunming called out, "Don't you want to thank you?"

……

The weather has cleared up these days, and the army is ready to move forward.Li Cunming had his breakfast, got into the Luanjia, and left Liupanshui with the army.

The army soon entered Yunnan and reached Xuanwei.The envoys sent to Yunnan a few days ago came back with a lot of news.

After listening to the envoy's report, Li Cunming stroked his chin and said, "Oh, Yunnan is so lively. It's the chieftain's rebellion again, and the Great Western Army's entry!"

He asked again, "What did Sun Kewang and the others say?"

The envoy replied: "I caught up with the Daxi Army in Kunming, which showed your majesty's sincerity. According to my secret observation, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu were tempted to return to our dynasty, but after Sun Kewang occupied Kunming City, he became ambitious. .”

"Sun Kewang told me that he is willing to surrender only if His Majesty can make him the King of Qin!"

Li Cunming frowned and remained silent for a long time.

Xia Wanchun said: "Your Majesty, by enshrining Sun Kewang as king, he can win without a fight. If the Great Western Army is recruited, the goal of the Western Expedition will be achieved. I feel that this is feasible."

Li Cunming shook his head and said, "Am I a stingy person? But Sun Kewang's request is too much. I recruited Li Guo and only gave him the title of duke of the state. The same is true for Huang Degong. His Sun Kewang, what virtue and ability, even bargained and expected extravagantly. Be the word side by side king!"

In ancient times, titles had a strict system.There are also several forms of conferring kings, among which the one-word king is the highest title, which is generally only used to reward ministers who have made great contributions during the founding of the country, or the clan closest to the emperor's blood.

Sun Kewang's lion opened his mouth, which made Li Cunming very annoyed.When Li Guo was granted the title of Xingguo Duke, He Tengjiao and other old stubborn people were dissatisfied, which almost caused disaster.

If Fengsun can be expected to be a one-word king, what should people think?
The most important thing is that a loyal and hard-working courtier like Zhou Yuji is no more than an earl now.

How can Sun Kewang become a prince without making any achievements?How should he be rewarded for his meritorious service in the future?

As an emperor, you can't do whatever you want, you must always pay attention to balancing various forces and take care of people's various ideas!

In history, Sun Kewang also had a quarrel with the Yongli court because of the title of knight, and finally because of jealousy, he restrained Li Dingguo everywhere, and later he turned to the Qing Dynasty.

"I'm not Zhu Youlang, the emperor who ran away, and the current Ming Dynasty is not comparable to the small court of Yongli. You can't let Sun May ask for prices!"

Li Cunming thought of this, and made up his mind: "The title is the most important weapon of the country. If I don't give it to you, no one can take the initiative to ask for it! How can I covet my things?"

Xia Wanchun said: "The truth is this, but do we have to meet the Daxi Army swordsman? Now that the various forces in Yunnan are intricate, how will His Majesty break the situation?"

Li Cunming picked up the map, and said with a sneer, "To deal with the Daxi army, use two peaches to kill three soldiers. I'm not interested in Sun Kewang now, let's go meet this little girl Wan Cailian first!"

(End of this chapter)