At this time, the forests in the northern Ming Dynasty were severely cut down, and various vegetation was used as firewood on the Loess Plateau, resulting in serious environmental problems. +◆+◆Point+◆Small+◆Say,...o&1t;/p>

It is absolutely necessary to prohibit the burning of firewood in the north. Don’t think that the ancient environment was good. Compared with the 21st century, the environment in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty was just no industrial pollution, and the forest coverage rate was not as good as that in the 21st century.&1t;/p>

Honeycomb coal was not available in the Ming Dynasty. People did burn coal these days, but they all processed coal into small coal balls the size of table tennis balls. The combustion efficiency was low, and the combustion was not thorough, so it was inconvenient to control the temperature.&1t;/p>

Honeycomb coal should have appeared during the Republic of China period and then gradually became popular, and officially became popular after liberation.&1t;/p>

Honeycomb coal has many advantages, is completely burned and easy to use. The furnace can control the combustion degree of honeycomb coal, etc.

The only thing that makes people feel uncomfortable is that honeycomb coal has a pungent gas odor that is easy to corrode things.&1t;/p>

But if you endure this shortcoming, you will have no problem.&1t;/p>

Honeycomb coal is too simple, it is just a matter of the proportion of ginseng yellow mud and other combustion-enhancing materials. Zhu Youxiao casually made a lot of honeycomb coal in the palace. The slightly technical one is still a stove. The stove is actually very simple, and the craftsman only took less than half a day to process a stove.&1t;/p>

This kind of furnace and honeycomb coal quickly became popular in the palace.&1t;/p>

Eunuchs and palace maids sometimes have to boil water, open a small stove, etc. With this coal stove and honeycomb coal, it is much more convenient.&1t;/p>

However, honeycomb coal is prohibited in the Forbidden City, and this thing cannot be used around the halls, so as not to corrode the building.&1t;/p>

Royal Mining Company immediately added a new business, which is to mine anthracite and then make it into honeycomb coal.&1t;/p>

The cost of honeycomb coal can be calculated as labor costs. The miner's salary of Royal Mining Company is 1.8 silver dollars per month, equivalent to 30 cents a day, and there is also a year-end bonus of 3 yuan at the end of the year.&1t;/p>

A worker can easily suppress thousands of honeycomb coal in a day. Although it is manually pressed, the machines are pressed in a row. The division of labor in each process is still very efficient.&1t;/p>

Although mining is purely manual, it is perfect for a person to dig 1 cubic cube of soil every day, and almost one ton of coal is dug out.&1t;/p>

From mining, transportation, coal preparation, coal washing and other links, the cost is at most 100% horizontal line. One ton of raw coal is processed into 10 cm honeycomb coal (550 grams), which can process 1,818 pieces. The processing cost of one ton of raw coal will not exceed 100%.&1t;/p>

At present, coal burning is quite common in the north, but it is processed into coal balls for sale. The price of a ton of coal balls is about 300.&1t;/p>

If a ton of honeycomb coal is sold for 300 yuan per ton, then each ton of coal can generate a profit of about 100 yuan from mining to making it into honeycomb coal and selling it.&1t;/p>

The focus is 1 ton of anthracite, which creates a 30-meter output value.&1t;/p>

To calculate the per capita annual consumption of half a ton, assuming that a population of one million, Zhu Youxiao can earn 10,000 silver dollars in a year. If the per capita coal consumption reaches 1 ton, it will be a benefit of 20,000 yuan.&1t;/p>

Generally speaking, it is normal to consume 1 ton per capita, and there is room for growth. Although ordinary families do not need so much honeycomb coal for household use, some honeycomb coal will be used in commercial activities and other activities.&1t;/p>

If 100 million people in the country burn honeycomb coal, wouldn’t there be a profit of 200,000 yuan per year? The per capita coal consumption of 200 million people nationwide increased. Wouldn’t there be a profit of more than 400,000 yuan that year? And coal can also increase prices.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao calculated the cost and profits and couldn't even close his mouth.&1t;/p>

This seemingly ordinary resource-based industry is actually very profitable. However, to monopolize the supply of coal, it requires some brains and means.&1t;/p>

"Your Majesty, I think it is the old method you proposed before that the tax bureau will directly impose the mining tax. In this way, those coal balls are not as convenient as honeycomb coal, and there is no advantage in price, so it will not appear in the market. The coal balls that appear in the market must be tax evasion. We can also add another checkpoint at the entrance of the city gate to completely squeeze out these coal balls." Wei Zhongxian said to Zhu Youxiao. After being with Zhu Youxiao for so long, he has been intoxicated with how to monopolize the market for a long time.&1t;/p>

"Okay, you will preside over the collection of mining taxes." Zhu Youxiao saw that Wei Zhongxian was already well aware of the essence of monopoly, so he directly made an appointment.&1t;/p>

"Yes, my master, I will definitely get things done." Wei Zhongxian patted his chest and promised that Wei Zhongxian's income is constantly increasing.&1t;/p>

Mainly, Wei Zhongxian also received the royal consortium's share capital. In addition to the salary subsidy within the Han Dynasty, Wei Zhongxian's annual income has quickly exceeded 100,000 yuan and is moving towards 200,000 yuan.&1t;/p>

This is the money Wei Zhongxian received openly and without fear. Moreover, it is bound to the interests of the royal consortium, so he naturally wants to make the royal consortium stronger and bigger.&1t;/p>

At this time, Royal Capital had initially formed a consortium.&1t;/p>

The so-called consortium is essentially a monopoly on all walks of life and thus gaining huge profits from monopoly. The goal of this time the royal consortium is obviously aimed at coal mining and sales.&1t;/p>

The scope is the entire Beizhili!&1t;/p>

With Wei Zhongxian taking action, the mine owners in Beizhili quickly complained. Every prefecture, every county, where there are mines and how many mines there are, the East Factory has investigated clearly.&1t;/p>

The infamous mining tax has come back again. What is changing is that the tax bureau that collects mining tax this time is far more formal than the Wanli period and the supervision is very strict. This newly established department does not have much corruption problems. What remains unchanged is that the tax bureau is still governor of the eunuch.ps: The second update is here, please collect it, vote!&1t;/p>&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!