Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

He understood what Liu Jian meant.

I also know why Master Liu was so excited.

Emperor Hongzhi sternly said: "Can you really replace charcoal?"

"Yes!" This time it was Fang Jifan who spoke.

This made Zhu Houzhao look at Fang Jifan with dissatisfaction.

Lao Fang, you are not kind. When you were just trying to die, you asked me to go there. Now you are going to take credit, why did you get ahead?

Fang Jifan said: "Anthracite can not only replace charcoal, but also has better effect than charcoal. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, just ask Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Houzhao was like a conditioned reflex. As the spokesperson, he had long memorized countless lines and routines, and immediately gave him a thumbs up and said, "My son is protecting his personality."

When I stayed with Fang Jifan, I always heard Fang Jifan say that his personality is safe. After hearing this mantra too much, I blurted out.

Emperor Hongzhi actually didn't have to ask the prince what his son was, and he didn't know what he was. But he believed Liu Jian and others' words.

He couldn't calm down for a long time, so he walked back and forth with his hands behind his back: "Bless your ancestors and ancestors..."

Emperor Hongzhi raised his face and looked towards the void, as if he was looking at the heroic spirits of his ancestors. At this moment, he was excited that the corners of his eyes were moist, and the country was a pleasure for some people all night, but for Emperor Hongzhi, it was a heavy burden of a thousand pounds. With so many refugees, hunger and cold, he would not be able to rest assured in one day, especially as the long and bitter winter was approaching, everyone who froze to death was enough to make him feel distressed.

But now... Fang Jifan's mere anthracite was solved easily.

His eyes were red, and he tried his best to prevent tears from falling from falling from falling.

Seeing this scene in Fang Jifan's eyes, Fang Jifan began to suspect that Emperor Hongzhi was a bit sage-like.

Fang Jifan doesn’t like charlatans, not because of the tendency of charlatans, but because I tried my best to make anthracite, desulfurized the anthracite and promoted it. As a result, you don’t thank me, but you say God’s blessing, what the hell is this?

Emperor Hongzhi angrily said: "If this is true, as Liu Qing said, I wonder how many people can be saved, Prince, Fang Jifan, how many kilograms of coal can you produce in a day?"

Fang Jifan thought to himself that the anthracite reserves of this mine were tens of millions of tons in later generations. Because it was open-pit mining, it was easy to excavate. As long as the manpower was enough, the daily supply would not be a problem. However, Fang Jifan still calculated carefully. Now he and the prince have only recruited dozens of people and tried to excavate first. The daily coal production would be only a few thousand kilograms at most. If the output was increased, as long as the manpower was enough, it would not be a problem to maintain the daily output of one million kilograms. A million kilograms sound scary, but in fact it was only five hundred tons. However, in this era, the market kilograms were used, 16 taels per kilogram.

The cost of mining in open-pit coal mines is too low, and they are kilograms away from the capital. Once they become a necessity, the population in the Jingji area alone will have millions of households and millions of people. This does not include Tongzhou, Tianjin Wei and other places that can easily reach through the canal. In other words, the output of hundreds of tons can be completely digested by coping with the Jingji area alone.

Of course, Fang Jifan can choose to reduce production capacity, thereby stocking up goods and increasing the price of coal, but once this is the case, it will make coal a luxury. Instead of this, it is better to supply it on a large scale.

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, as long as the manpower is sufficient, the number is not a problem, the manpower is not a problem... I have also thought about it and can recruit refugees from inside and outside the capital. They are now hungry and cold and are in desperate situations. The relief from Shuntian Prefecture alone will be of no help. Your Highness the Crown Prince pity them, so he hopes that the more refugees they recruit, the better."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi was overjoyed. This was no longer a solution to the problem of heating. Even the most troublesome issue of refugees was solved. He immediately said happily: "You have finally done a good thing."

Is this a praise? Fang Jifan feels that he needs to improve his understanding ability.

Zhu Houzhao said hurriedly: "This is mainly because my son is worried about the country..."

Emperor Hongzhi glared at him, making Zhu Houzhao dare not brag anymore, so he had to shrink his neck, so he stopped pretending to make money, make money well. He made money horizontally, vertically, and even lie down. When he thought of the endless amount of money, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt that he had grown up. No, he felt that he had finally accomplished a big thing. This feeling was light and proud.

Lao Fang is a capable person, and he can make money by saying that he can make money.

The Hanlin people were stunned, especially the attendant Zhou Chao, whose chin was a little unclosed and looked very unpolite.

Emperor Hongzhi no longer wanted to continue the banquet. This is a good thing. Just one anthracite can solve two huge crises in the court.

However, he still glared at Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan, as if he was afraid that the two brats would be complacent because of this, but he still couldn't help laughing: "Get out."

Obviously, he had something to say to Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan, so he said, "The prince and Fang Jifan stayed."

Liu Jian looked at Emperor Hongzhi deeply, and the Hanlin people had to get up and salute Emperor Hongzhi. The three words anthracite, which had left a deep mark in their hearts.

After leaving, Zhu Houzhao smiled and looked at Emperor Hongzhi. It was rare to do something big, and he could not fall behind when he took credit. He said proudly: "Father, look... the son is still doing things well."

Emperor Hongzhi narrowed his eyes, but reached out to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Where is my "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"?"

"ah……"

Emperor Hongzhi had a stern face: "Your capital was stolen from me, right?"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't smile anymore and suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at him with a serious face with his hands behind his back and said, "Since you don't own the capital, so... Fang Qing's family, I know that your coal yard is 2, 1, 5, so the profit of this other half has nothing to do with the prince. You can send it to the palace on time and fill it with the treasury."

"Father..." Zhu Houzhao never expected that this comedy instantly evolved into a tragedy. This is his own shares, why did it disappear? His father was just ignoring the truth.

Fang Jifan glanced at the prince with sympathy, but it seemed that he had nothing to do with him. Cooperating with the prince was cooperation, and cooperating with the emperor was also cooperation.

"Father, my elder..." Zhu Houzhao said bitterly: "My son is in front of him and horses, and he has no credit, but he has worked hard."

Emperor Hongzhi did not give him any chance to complain. A coal yard with a daily output of millions of kilograms was more than 100,000 taels of silver per month, which did not include future expansion. In the past year, but astronomical figures, how could he be assured to hand over to this unreliable son?

Of course...it has to be left to him for custody, so that it can be reassuring.

"Don't mess around!" Emperor Hongzhi scolded.

Zhu Houzhao was silent, but she was a little unwilling to accept it and whispered: "Old fox..."

The old fox's words were very light, but Emperor Hongzhi did not hear it, but Fang Jifan heard it and couldn't help but laugh.

"Ahem..." Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan with a stern face: "Fang Qing family, why are you laughing at?"

"Uh..." Fang Jifan glanced at Zhu Houzhao and then said, "Your Majesty is wise..."

"What?" Emperor Hongzhi looked suspicious.

Fang Jifan smiled and said, "Your Majesty is so great that I admire you. I have long admired you. Now I think that I am not with the Zhan Shi Mansion, but with the palace, and I am ecstatic..."

"Okay, okay." Emperor Hongzhi now understood. Fang Jifan was so smart that he was dying, but this guy was still dying and insisted on being so slutty.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't like people who flattered and pretended to be like a person. If anyone else had been punished, he would have been punished for a long time. He was a traitor, but at this age of Fang Jifan, he didn't seem to feel much incongruous when he said these shameless words.

Of course, this is also related to Emperor Hongzhi's view of Fang Jifan. He really gradually treated Fang Jifan as a junior. This junior was so mean and flattering. Could he still beat him up?

Emperor Hongzhi was too lazy to pay attention to Zhu Houzhao, but stared at Fang Jifan: "This time, you have made great contributions. This coal yard must start construction quickly. No delays. I will not send additional eunuchs there. I know that you have made great contributions to this coal. I am relieved to let you manage it. The palace and you will still follow the agreement between the prince and you. I will not take you a penny. I will not take you one more cent. What you deserve is yours!"

Fang Jifan said without hesitation: "Your Majesty does not compete with the people for profit, but is a model of a saint. Such a mind has never been seen in the past. Even if the rebirth of Emperor Tang and Song ancestors is not as good as your Majesty, I have only one thought at this moment, that is, I want to sing loudly and praise my emperor, long live long live long live long live long live long!"

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Chapter completed!