The blizzard has stopped, and it is the season when spring is in full bloom.

Jing Hedi's illness was not a serious illness, and he recovered after he was recuperating for about ten days.

In order to prevent future troubles, the imperial physician and ministers also deliberately asked Emperor Jing to rest for more than ten days before he slowly began to make decisions on the court.

The emperor has re-employed the power, so the prince naturally has to retreat temporarily.

Otherwise, if he holds authority, it will easily lead to conflicts.

The prince had no intention of being unwilling to do so, but he felt relieved after the handover.

During this period, he was busy sorting out the blizzard disasters in the six provinces, which made him so busy that he didn't even have the time to breathe all day long.

Only by truly participating can you know how hard it is for an emperor.

This was just to let the prince participate in disaster relief matters, and the rest of the matters in the court were not yet in time.

The prince understood a little why there were so many tyrants and fools throughout the ages.

If you evade responsibility and just want to enjoy the benefits brought by the throne, wouldn’t this become a tyrant and a fool?

The snow removal team organized by Xiong Wenqing and Miao Yan started working frantically when the snow melted part of the road and the road surface became ice-shaped and could no longer be transported by sled trucks.

In less than half a month, more than 500 miles of official road passage have been completely opened. The high work efficiency is simply unheard of.

Right, you read it right, it's five hundred miles.

It takes more than 300 miles to Xinyang to Xiaogan, and more than 400 miles to Xinye to Jingmen.

Five hundred miles means that all the road sections have been cleared long ago, and the official roads are still being cleaned up vertically.

Now their respective teams have been divided into five teams, with a total of ten teams, each with 4,000 people. They do the branch cleaning work of the official road, and then go back to the Gyeonggi area.

Anhui and Jiangxi were also helped by Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the journey was cleared and the transportation of the major arteries of the traffic arteries was smooth.

The same is true in Sichuan. As the water flow of the Yangtze River gradually became richer, they first connected with the outside world from the waterway.

Then most of the passage from Sichuan to Xikang was cleared, but there were three roads with a total of more than 200 miles still closed with ice and snow, so I simply continued to use sled trucks to transport them.

For this reason, the Southwest Governor Ge Songdao also wrote a memorial specially requesting to commend Liu Mingqi for inventing the sled truck transportation.

One-third of Xikang Province is next to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so at least four months a year, the roads are blocked by ice and snow.

Because of the complex terrain in this area, many roads are not official roads, which adds to the trouble of transportation.

In the past, I used to transport the supplies for several months together before the snowstorm closed.

But there are many disadvantages of doing this, and there is no way to respond when encountering an emergency.

Now, with sled trucks, they can be transported at any time. Moreover, after the snowstorm blocks the mountain, transportation will be more convenient - large sled trucks can easily transport 30,000 kilograms, which is not comparable to ordinary carriages?

"This will bring immeasurable benefits to the people, checkpoints and cities of Xikang. His Royal Highness Yu has made great contributions!"

These are the original words on the memorial of Ge Songdao.

If it were another person, the court ministers would definitely scold him for flattery, but the famous Dakang No. 1 Killing God, then no one would doubt his intentions.

But the same thing is said, Emperor Jinghe stayed at the center and did not issue it. He just sent an order to praise Liu Mingqi, and did not give other material or title rewards.

...

In general, as it became warmer, various daily necessities from various affected provinces also began to transport in an orderly manner.

The people's production and life have also begun to return to normal.

The only thing that everyone still thinks is very scarce is honeycomb coal.

Especially in Xikang Province, after years of low temperatures and blizzards, honeycomb coal entered Sichuan with the opened channels, Ge Songdao issued five memorials in succession, begging to escort 1 billion honeycomb coal to Xikang, and in the future, it is best to ensure a supply of more than 100 million per month.

After all, the weather in Xikang is too cold and the wood is wet for many years, so it cannot burn.

With honeycomb coal, they can completely solve the problem whether they boil water, cook, or keep warm.

Especially the garrisons of several cities and fortresses in Xikang, if they have honeycomb coal, their morale will at least triple!

Emperor Jinghe quickly agreed to this matter, and the court was responsible for unified procurement and transportation.

The price of honeycomb coal is only two cents per person. Even if it is transported, it will cost at most five or six cents to Xikang Province, which is much cheaper than coal, charcoal and other things.

Because the court sold coal to the Fengwo Coal Workshop of Prince Yu's Mansion, the court made a lot of money in this regard, so the cost seemed to be cheaper.

The troops stationed in the bitter and cold areas and the people living there are very hard work. On weekdays, the imperial court originally had to give them a lot of subsidies - after all, many of these people living are family members of the garrison, so in order to stabilize the garrison's mood, these subsidies such as food are also normal.

Inspired by Xikang Province, the imperial court quickly ordered an additional 3 billion.

One billion is given to the northwest border such as Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, and Wuwei.

One billion is given to important towns such as Yulin, Shuozhou, Datong, and Zhangjiakou in the north.

One billion is given to Shanhaiguan Fortress in the Northeast, important towns such as Ningyuan and Jinzhou.

Then, 100 million delivery units are also mobilized every month.

Originally, Liu Mingqi thought that the most important level had passed and was about to cut off some temporary workers, but judging from this, she would have to be busy until June.

Even now, hoarding honeycomb coal has become a trend everywhere.

Especially the people in the Gyeonggi area, they all thought that two cents per honeycomb coal was the initial promotion, and the price would definitely increase after this period.

The common people are very sensitive to small prices.

This is also why the housing prices rose by 200,000 to 300,000 yuan in the previous life, and the country did not care about 300,000 yuan. However, when instant noodles said they wanted to raise the price by one cent, the market supervision department immediately summoned them.

The people think that even if the price only increases by one cent, the price will increase a lot, and it will cost dozens or even hundreds of dollars a month.

So they ordered cellular coals crazily, and generally ordered thousands of them, and the most were tens of thousands of them.

Even if Prince Yu's mansion has repeatedly stated that as long as the price of coal supplied by the court does not increase, it will not increase within three to five years, many people still do not believe it.

Anyway, the honeycomb coal will not break even if it is stored for a while. Buying it early can save a lot of money.

It's all like this, what else can you do about Prince Yu's Mansion?

If someone who opens a store comes to buy things, don’t you sell them to others?

So the orders kept piled up until June, and there was even pressure to continue.

Those temporary workers were so happy. After about four months, they got more than ten taels of silver. In addition, they ate and took it in the honeycomb coal workshop. They were so happy!

The wind also spread to the palace.

Jing Hedi asked Liu Mingqi more than once, was he unbearable to lose money?

If this is the case, the imperial court's coal charges a little bit of a symbolic fee, so that the cost can be maintained.

Liu Mingqi directly refused, and honestly, there was still some profit.

Little did they know that as long as the honeycomb coal stove is no longer sent, Liu Mingqi's cost pressure will disappear all of a sudden.

When I produced more than 20 million honeycomb coal a day, the cost was 5 cents per cent. After I dragged it out of the honeycomb coal workshop, the gross profit reached 25%, and the net profit reached 15%.

In modern times, any profit with a profit of up to 15% is definitely a high-profit industry.

Therefore, even though one honeycomb coal is only 2 yuan, the net profit of selling 30 million yuan is 15,000 taels of silver.

Now, 50 million are produced every day, which is the net profit of 25,000 taels of silver.

Tian Rong and Chi San couldn't help but feel extremely shocked when they settled the score.

A mere two cents of business can actually make the most profit of Prince Yu’s Mansion?

The profit ratio of flower essential oil, white sugar and big rabbit milk candy is much higher than that of honeycomb coal, but it cannot withstand the production of others!

You said that with such a high profit, how could Liu Mingqi have the nerve to say that he would reduce the coal expenses?

...

However, Liu Mingqi is still facing one thing that must be solved immediately.

That is the environmental pollution when making honeycomb coal.

The First Honeycomb Coal Workshop is more than 30 miles away from the capital, and it doesn’t matter if it’s polluted for a moment.

[Collect free good books] Follow v x [Book Friends Camp] Recommend your favorite novels and receive cash red envelopes!

But in order to take care of the people inside and outside the capital, the Second Honeywo Coal Workshop is less than five miles outside the city.

The temperature in winter is low and the wind is not strong, so it is still unaware.

But now it is spring, the spring breeze is whistling, and the coal powder in the honeycomb coal workshop is rolled into the air. When it falls, many of them fall on the roofs and ground of the capital.

You can see the roof and ground of Prince Yu's Mansion, even in the palace.

Of course, no one has this awareness, and they don’t know what air pollution is, and they don’t know the impact of coal powder on the respiratory tract.

If this continues for a long time, most people in the capital will inevitably get sick, especially the elderly, who will not be able to bear it.

Therefore, Liu Mingqi must move this second honeycomb coal workshop.

The place is naturally a pioneering area, and it is also about forty miles away from the capital.

It is best to have mountains to block it, so that the coal powder will not float to the capital.

As for whether people in the capital are willing to work, Liu Mingqi has a solution.

Aren’t they divided into two shifts in the morning and evening?

It is best to walk on the official roads in the capital, and you can take one-way route in half an hour.

In this way, they can only spend a little more time on commuting and getting off work, and they will not pay any other expenses, so of course they are very happy.

Although the carriage costs are not low for such a pick-up of tens of thousands of people, compared with the profit of 25,000 taels per day, it is really worth mentioning.

In order to protect the environment, it is normal to sacrifice some economic interests.

...

Although there are only four updates today, it is close to 15,000 words~~~
Chapter completed!