"Your Highness, what are these things for?"

The coal stove was moved into the yard. Wang Ben and others watched it for a long time, then raised their heads and asked in confusion.

"Just watch!"

Ying Feiyu smiled, then asked the soldiers to light a fire and brought over a pot of cold water.

I saw the soldiers first ignited some firewood with flammable materials, and then used tongs to penetrate the small holes of the honeycomb briquettes, clamped two pieces and placed them on top of the ignited firewood!

Open the air inlet and let the wind continue to flow in. After a while, the briquettes will be ignited.

"Okay, put the kettle on it!"

Seeing the briquette fire getting stronger, Ying Feiyu ordered.

"yes!"

The soldiers acted according to orders.

The veterans gathered in a circle and just watched quietly.

The coal stove was not big, not much bigger than the wooden barrels used to carry water in this era.

And they just saw that they only put two pieces of briquettes in. How powerful can this be?

A pot of cold water will probably take a long time to boil!

But to their surprise, after a while, there was a sizzling sound in the kettle. It was obvious that the water in the kettle had begun to heat up.

The veterans looked at each other in surprise again!

After a while, the water in the pot began to gradually boil, and the lid on the top kept beating!

"This...is it boiling now?"

A few old guys stared at the kettle in disbelief.

"Whether it's boiled or not, won't you know if you open it and take a look?"

Ying Feiyu put his little hands behind his back and said with a smile.

"That's right, Lao Kang, you are thick-skinned, come and fight me!"

Zhang Han said with a smile.

"Hey? Who do you think is thick-skinned? They are all military commanders, why should I be allowed to do it? When it comes to shame, you, an old coward, should have a thicker skin, right?"

Hearing him making fun of himself, Kang Anping immediately stopped and yelled back.

"Who do you think is thick-skinned?"

"Let's just talk about you, what's wrong? Are you not convinced?"

"Of course I'm not convinced. Ask everyone, in terms of face, who among us has the thickest skin?"

Just because the lid of the pot was lifted, the two of them started to quarrel with each other.

Ying Feiyu is used to this kind of scene.

Above the court, they should argue without delay in front of the scumbag father, let alone in his other garden!

The same goes for other old guys. Not only did they not stop them, they also watched the fun with relish!

Finally, Meng Tian, ​​who had just joined the team not long ago, spoke up and stopped their quarrel, "Okay, stop arguing, let me open the lid of the pot and find out what's going on!"

Without the obstruction of the pot lid, the water splashed immediately, and the heat was instantly released and rose!

The old guys lowered their heads one by one and glanced into the kettle, feeling the heat waves!

"How is it?"

Ying Feiyu asked with a leisurely smile.

"It's boiling! This water is really boiling!"

"Just two small pieces of coal can boil a full pot of water in a short time? What on earth is going on?"

"That's right! We usually have tea, and it takes us a long time to boil the water. Why is this briquette so fast...?"

The old guys asked questions one after another.

The water was boiling so fast that they watched it with helpless eyes, and there was absolutely no way it could be faked.

I just don’t know why!

"This prince will tell you more about this later!"

Afterwards, he ordered his servants to call the cook to bring the ingredients, and he cooked a few dishes himself.

Faster than firewood in the kitchen!

"The firepower of this honeycomb briquette is so strong?"

As the dishes were cooked one after another, Wang Ben's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The strong firepower is one of them. Haven't you noticed that from the time you started boiling water to now, you are still burning those two pieces of coal?"

"Well! It seems true when you say that!"

After Mengtian said this, the veterans nodded immediately, and the shock in their eyes became even worse.

"It seems that briquettes are much more convenient than burning firewood. Two pieces of briquettes can boil water and cook, and there is no need to add coal in the middle! But firewood needs to be added continuously!"

"That's right! As long as the price of briquettes is not high, it will definitely be good news to the people!"

"Yes, yes, this thing is a consumable item and needs to be used for many years. If the price is high, people would rather go to the mountains to cut firewood for burning...!"

After showing everyone the use of honeycomb briquettes, Ying Feiyu called a few veterans together to taste some freshly fried dishes.

During the dinner, the veterans spoke one after another to evaluate the briquettes.

By now, the veterans have fully understood Ying Feiyu's intentions.

The plan is to transform the coal into briquettes and then sell them to the people!

In this way, it will not only facilitate the people, but also solve the problem of no market for coal mines!

“The cost of each piece of briquettes is just over a penny!”

Ying Feiyu took a bite of the mutton fried with green onions in front of him and said slowly.

"How many?"

Hearing this, several old guys were immediately startled.

Briquettes with such powerful firepower only cost a little over a penny?

This is cheaper than buying firewood!

"The craftsmen have already calculated the cost. On average, the cost of each piece is about one and a half penny. It should be no problem to sell it for three pence. This price is acceptable to the people!"

"In addition, you have all seen the air holes on the coal stove just now. They are opened when in use and closed when not in use. The unburned briquettes will burn at an extremely slow speed and will not be used until next time.

Just open it when the time comes!”

"Used properly, two pieces of briquettes can last all day!"

Ying Feiyu explained with a smile.

"Two yuan can last a whole day? Boiling water and cooking are all included?"

Feng Quji asked in surprise, thinking he had heard wrongly.

As a result, Ying Feiyu nodded firmly and gave him a definite answer!

"That means that only six cents is enough for a family to live for a day! Well! I believe the common people can afford it!"

Nowadays, food production is high, people have many side jobs, their incomes are constantly rising, and their lives are getting better and better. It is no longer the time before when every penny or two has to be calculated.

"Your Highness, do you have to use the bucket-like stove just now to use briquettes?"

Wang Ben suddenly remembered this matter and asked.

"My father-in-law is right, that one is called a coal stove, and it is specially built for using briquettes! The other scissor-like thing is called a fire tong, which is specially used for taking briquettes!"

Ying Feiyu explained the other two things.

"I wonder how much the coal stove and fire tongs cost?"

"free!"

"What? Free?"

This sentence once again shocked the jaws of the veterans.

The workmanship of the coal stove and fire tongs is not very complicated, but they all require costs.

If it's given for free, wouldn't it be a waste?

"Your Highness, if you read it correctly, it takes a lot of iron to make fire tongs and coal stoves, right? Just give it to you for free? Then don't all the people in the Qin Dynasty come to receive it?"

Zhang Han made a sad face.
Chapter completed!