"There's something else?"

It was already shocking to be able to turn the black soil of Hell Mountain into burnable honeycomb coal. Long Chen actually said there was something.

Di Luoxi was very curious about what it was.

Long Chen took out a small jar from the room, which was black and sticky, and it smelled a bit pungent.

Di Luoxi hurriedly covered his nose, and Xuan Yi asked, "Little Dragon, what are you?"

Long Chen said: "This is the coal tar that condenses when drying coal."

Qingyue frowned and asked, "What's the use?"

Long Chen carried the jar and said, "Let's go outside."

After leaving the Ministry of Works, he arrived at the open space outside the palace. Long Chen took out a stick, pasted the coal tar on several pieces of wood, and then lit it with a fire fold.

The coal tar emitted black smoke, burning the wood.

"This thing is better than tinea oil. If you smash it on the battlefield, it will be burned through the body of the enemy."

Long Chen sealed the jar.

"In other words, the coal in Hell Mountain can not only be used as firewood, but also extract weapons?"

Di Luoxi finally understood.

"Yes, that's it. The coal in Hell Mountain is enough for our daughter city to use for hundreds of years. The refined coal tar can also be used as a weapon for defending and sieging the city."

Long Chen asked someone to keep the jar carefully, and this thing would become a magic weapon of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

In fact, there are also the extracted sulfur, which will be of great use in the future, but Long Chen didn't say it.

"Little Dragon, you are so powerful, you should do it!"

Di Luoxi hugged Long Chen's shoulders and looked very intimate.

Zhang Qian ate and slept with Long Chen at these times, and went to the bathroom and took a bath together, and felt a little confused.

Seeing Di Luoxi and Long Chen so intimately, the bump in Zhang Qian's heart finally melted completely.

Anyway, the princess is always holding her arms and Long Chen, so what do you have?

"Thank you, Princess."

"Tomorrow's meeting, we will bring the honeycomb coals and let the ministers shut up completely."

Di Luoxi was very happy.

Long Chen became the Minister of Works, which was also beneficial to the development of Emperor Luo Xi's own power.

The four princesses are all competing for the position of the empress, and each is cultivating his own power. Long Chen has now become Di Luoxi's killer weapon.

....

The next morning court.

The empress sat on the phoenix chair, and all civil and military officials stood in two shifts.

The eldest princess and the second princess were standing on the civil servant's train, while Di Luoxi was standing on the military general's train, but the third princess was not in the court. She went to the north to guard the border.

Long Chen stood on the civil servant's train, and the Minister of Revenue Jing Heng glanced at Long Chen with a squinted look, feeling very unhappy.

Bai Qiulian, the Minister of War, had a plain face, and Bai Li Bing, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, nodded slightly to Long Chen to show.

"Go to court, what's the matter that needs to be discussed in court?"

The empress is wearing a phoenix robe and looks majestic and luxurious.

"The emperor started to listen to the emperor and Shangguan Wei of Nanliang is recruiting recruits and training. It is said that the goal is to attack Linjiang City. Weichen suggested strengthening the fortifications of Linjiang City."

Wang Wei, the Minister of War, was the first to come out to report.

Nanliang failed to send spies to assassinate Long Chen, and many pieces that had been lurking for decades were dug out. Li Chengdao was very angry and ordered Shangguan Wei to step up training troops and make sure to retake Linjiang City.

The empress said, "Accurate!"

Wang Wei, the Minister of War, returned to the train.

Emperor Luoxi walked out and said, "Mother, the Ministry of Personnel proposed that if Long Chengen could solve the problem of using firewood in his daughter, he could serve as the Minister of Works. Now Long Chengen has solved it."

As soon as these words came out, there was a stir in the court.

"Solved? The problem that has plagued us for decades has been solved?"

"How is it possible that a problem that several ministers of the Ministry of Works could not solve was actually solved by a eunuch?"

"Look, the princess said it was solved, so let Long Chengen come up with a practical solution."

Listening to the comments of the ministers in the court, most of them still didn't believe it.

Jing Heng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, sneered: "Luo Xi looks down on this little eunuch too much. The problem of burning firewood has been for many years and has never been solved. He has completely solved it in just a few days?"

Di Luoxi hated Jing Heng very much and ignored his ridicule. Instead, he said to the empress: "My mother, Long Cheng'en used his unique technology to turn the black soil of Hell Mountain into honeycomb coal, which is easier to use than firewood."

After hearing Di Luoxi's words, there was more criticism and ridicule in the court.

"Black soil in Hell Mountain? That thing is poisonous."

"I heard that the Ministry of Works went to Hell Mountain to dig soil, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"The Ministry of Justice regards Hell Mountain as a place to deal with the most evil criminals. Long Cheng'en actually gave us black soil. What does this mean?"

"Only untouchables can use black soil to keep warm, I will never use it."

The ministers in the court again criticized and protested. They felt that coal was poisonous and used by untouchables. They had a noble status and should not use coal.

But the empress said, "Is it better than firewood? Take it and take a look."

Di Luoxi waved his hand, and the officials of the Ministry of Works immediately carried several coal stoves in, and the honeycomb coal inside burned red.

When other officials saw coal stoves coming in, they covered their mouths and noses and spread them.

The poisonous smoke from Hell Mountain has been burning for hundreds of years, and everyone knows that coal is toxic.

Di Luoxi put a kettle on it and said, "My mother, after Long Chengen's treatment, this coal has become a non-toxic honeycomb coal, and it has more heat and is easier to use than firewood."

"The most important thing is, according to Long Cheng'en's estimate, the coal in Hell Mountain is enough for us to use for 500 years."

Officials in the court were shocked by Di Luoxi's words.

Enough for 500 years?

Bai Qiulian, the Minister of War, walked over with his nose and looked at the coal stove. There was indeed no poisonous smoke coming out.

"How did you do it?"

Bai Li Bing, the Minister of Personnel, asked.

Long Chen said: "This is the secret of our dynasty. Bai Shangshu only needs to know that honeycomb coal is unique to our dynasty, non-toxic and harmless."

Long Chen was not sure if there would be coal in Nanliang and other places. If they had it, the coal refining technology would not be spread.

Wang Wei, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Everyone knows that black soil is poisonous. If General Manager Long cannot tell us the refining technology, who dares to use this black soil?"

Some other ministers nodded in agreement, thinking that this is the reason.

Long Chen looked at Wang Wei in confusion and asked, "Mr. Wang, if I say it, I am learning from the Western Xia of Nanliang, wouldn't it be a resource for the enemy?"

Wang Wei was speechless.

The empress got off the phoenix chair, checked the coal stove in person, and looked at the honeycomb coal again. The water had boiled and the speed was very fast.

"Okay, Long Cheng'en has made great contributions again, and he deserves his position as Minister of Works."

The empress spoke, and the ministers in the court were not good to say anything else.

At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Jing Heng opposed: "Emperor, there were two tasks at that time. Long Chengen only completed one, and he could not immediately serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Employment."

Bai Qiulian, Minister of War, also said: "Yes, there is another task to build a city for the northern border, and this matter has not been completed yet."

The empress looked at Long Chen and said, "This... since it's a bet, let's wait until the city is completed."

Long Chen bowed and said, "I obey the order."

With coal, coal ash can also be used as raw material for cement, and building a city is easy.

"Okay, Long Cheng'en is responsible. The Ministry of Works immediately digs Hell Mountain and replaces firewood with coal."

The empress was very happy. Although the ministers in the court were still suspicious, they were not easy to object.

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