Brother Zhu is a little young, and he was abandoned by his parents at the age of seven or eight. He is a little afraid of being dull. He has been in the mine for a few days and still can't tell the difference between people.

Zhang Yu, who had to claim to be his brother, told him one by one: "The Fourth Family is the one who digs and washes coal."

"Those who step on the mortar and crush the ore are the First Family."

The pedaling is a common artifact in this era and is necessary for almost every family. If it were not for the current conditions, the fifth reunion would like to invite craftsmen to build a few water pellet houses that can be seen by the Zhengguo Canal, so that the power of the stream can be used to crush the coal day and night.

Zhang Yu pointed to the strong men who were pulling human chariots and picking soil from the river: "The one who dug the loess and then mixed the soil with coal ash is the Fifth clan, who is the tribe of Boyu Langguan."

Zhu brother nodded, counted again with his fingers: "Where is the second and third?"

The two brothers were still talking, and the fifth Pingdan, who had been promoted to foreman, greeted them: "Don't be lazy, the work has started!"

The two quickly got up from the straw mat in the hut where they were resting and came to the pile of coal soil with added water. They were spread flat on the ground and were drawn into small grids with shovels. Each grid could be rubbed with a coal ball, and then placed on a long board to dry.

There are also many young men from the fifth mileage who work together, ranging from ten to fifteen or sixteen years old. They all heard that they were sent by their parents when they were in charge of food at the mine.

The people of this era were indeed too hard. The surplus food of each family was not enough. During the slack farming period, they would even drive their children away from home to make a living, just to save a bite of food and avoid famine when the young and yellow were out of control. Guanzhong has a lot of labor and land and fewer jobs. Even food and accommodation can attract many people, which is unimaginable in later generations.

Zhang Yu and Zhu Di felt that there was no simpler life in this world than rubbing coal balls. Just like when they were kids, they played with mud cakes. Although their hands were black, they still felt happy when they looked at the rows of rubbed coal balls.

The coal boss’s fifth reunion is not too strict with them, and they only need to work for more than two hours, finish the allocated amount, and pass the inspection of the supervisor, you can rest and have a meal.

The fifth foreman had a sharp eye, and while he was placing coal soil, he could turn around and order the teenagers who wanted to tiptoe to wait for dinner. Remember to wash their hands by the stream, and don’t eat cinders into their stomachs and stomach, which will affect their afternoon work.

Zhang Yu and Zhu Di have been wandering for two years, and have not eaten the overheated millet rice for several months. The fifth-level boy from the same Shiwu complained: "Zhang Yu is obviously just a little man, but he is even more edible than a big man."

Zhang Yu was not afraid of them. In order to avoid everyone bullying Zhu Di, he often boasted: "My brother and Zhu Di were picked up by the husband himself!"

Compared to the wandering life, the two wild children were satisfied with the status quo, but came to inspect the fifth relationship of the coal mine, but looked at them and shook their heads and felt ashamed.

"It's just a day when you are not a slave to the day when you are a slave. Zhang Yu, Zhu Brother, why are you happy?"

...

The earth in front of the door was gone, and there were no tiles on the house. Ten fingers were not stuck in mud, and the scales were in the building. Miners and child laborers were not allowed to burn coal balls, but burn firewood or crushed coal cut nearby. A group of people squeezed together to keep warm, and even talked and laughed. They were really easy to satisfy.

The fifth reunion did not deceive himself. He admitted that most of the people who came to work in the coal mine could not get their wages, and the mine was just responsible for food and accommodation.

Under the cloak of clan affection, it is extremely serious exploitation. The so-called small sect leader is actually a slave owner and capitalist.

The tribesmen are honest. Although the conditions in the mine are harsh, they work hard and enjoy themselves. It is completely different from the "troubled people" who were frozen in a game in the past life, without food or coal, and they were clamoring for an 8-hour working system.

The more they do, the more irritated they become.

But there is nothing we can do. Only in this way can we complete the original accumulation in the early stage, and we must first ensure that everyone can have a meal and improve production conditions. Only after making the first amount of money can we slowly implement it.

After the actual construction started, the fifth reunion managed the coal mine in Shiwu system, broke up the inherent neighbor relationships in the village, and selected those who were more popular in the Qiu Society to build ancestral halls and share meat as foremen, such as the fifth pingdan.

From mining to loading and transportation, the entire process is clearly divided, and the fifth section of the housekeeper is responsible for supervising the overall situation.

It’s a pity that the farmers have a very poor understanding. They have been in a mess for a few days before they understand what they should do. They have begun to get used to cooperating with people from the other two clans. At present, the efficiency is still barely enough, so they can also blew the “assembly line”.

Seeing that everything was going on in an orderly manner in the coal mine, the fifth relationship was limited and it was not long before it was left. After a few words of explanation, I went back to Chang'an.

Departing with him were more than a dozen ox carts from the First Family, loaded with black coal balls, transported to the warehouse next to the pavilion in the north city of Chang'an City. Thanks to Wang Mang for his anti-corruption efforts, the grassroots officials were all nervous and did not dare to seek benefits from the fifth family for the time being, which saved a lot of expenses.

Many county-level officials were dismissed as "foxes", especially Jingwei County. According to Jingdan, almost half of the officials below the county magistrate were empty.

In the past, most of the firewood and charcoal in Zhongnanshan was trafficked by these people to increase production and profit. Now that they have been attacked with heavy blows, the firewood and charcoal will probably be affected, and they will never be trafficked as smoothly as in previous years.

After November, the weather is getting colder and colder. Once there is a shortage of firewood and charcoal, coal briquettes have the opportunity to compete with these "traditional fuels".

On the seventh day of November, the day when coal balls started to be sold, but unfortunately, the fifth person was unable to escape. He was absent-minded in the Lang Office learning the Spring and Autumn Prison Decision with the Chief Officer. He hurriedly drove out of the city as soon as he came to the warehouse. When he arrived at the warehouse, he saw a group of people with serious expressions, especially the ugly face of the fourth person.

Wu Lun's heart skipped a beat and asked, "How much did he sell?"

Fourth Xian swallowed and said, "Only sell it...thirty kilograms!"

...

The coal balls from Changling were hit as soon as they were launched.

Throughout the afternoon, the children of the Fourth Family shouted so hard that their voices were hoarse. The chariot pulling coal balls circled around the north of the city for thirty miles. In the end, seven or eight people were willing to buy it, all with a try-and-see attitude.

The fourth Xianshen complained: "Boyu, when it sounds like charcoal, even if the price is slightly lower than charcoal, everyone still doesn't like it."

After all, coal has been despising the bottom of the fuel chain for many years, so how can it turn over in one go?

Si Xian began to think of a bad idea: "It's better to say it as charcoal, so that it can be sold more expensively."

"Uncle Zong, although I don't understand the way of merchants, I also understand that business should be honest."

Wu Lun shook his head. The quality of coal in their house is average. Although they washed one with stream water, the taste is still strong when they are burned, and the filling will be exposed as soon as they are burned. If the villagers feel deceived, they will spread to ten or hundreds of them. Before the coal balls can be sold, their reputation will become bad.

The fifth reunion was not in a hurry, so he followed the fourth reunion to see how they sold it.

It is not easy to pull coal balls for donkey carts. There are seven turns and eight turns in the alley, and it is a bumpy road, leaving two black marks under the ruts.

Along the way, I often meet competitors, such as firewood transporters, straw sellers, and charcoal sellers... Although as expected by the fifth reunion, due to the butterfly effect caused by Wang Mang's anti-corruption, the price of Zhongnan firewood charcoal is nearly twice as expensive as October. In terms of price, coal balls have an advantage over charcoal.

With the shouts of vendors, there are quite a lot of people attracted, most of which are the market targets of the fifth family: a family with a wealth of about 100,000 yuan. Only they are qualified to choose what to burn.

Limin first asked why this "charcoal" looks like a horse manure egg, which is different from the charcoal. After learning that it was charcoal, half of the people turned around and left. The rest frowned and asked over and over again, "Is this charcoal easy to burn?" Then they started bargaining, and very few people could finally reach a deal.

Wu Lun knew it in his heart and said after returning: "You can't call a carbonifer ball when selling it. You have to change your name, which makes people feel warm in Yangyang when you hear it."

Fourth, Xianxian deeply agrees: "Yancharcoal?"

Wu Lun smiled and said, "What if the government thinks about Yan Han?"

Si Xian was startled and thought for a long time, and then came up with an idea: "Maybe called the fifth charcoal, Xiaoyi charcoal. I have heard of Boyu's reputation in the market these days."

This is to use his reputation to realize it, but the fifth relationship is unhappy. Burning coal indoors is risky. If something happens, people die and are connected, their reputation will be ruined.

The coal briquette business was still led by the Fourth Xian, and Zusi Lie used his name. He was afraid that he would go on stage and be sued for "using his job for personal gain and increasing his income". In the end, Wang Mang cut off the leeks and cheated four-fifths of his property, so he would take the time to do it.

His reputation is to slaughter a cattle, and he must be cherished, and it cannot be used to kill chickens.

What's more, the reason why coal balls are not only concerned about is the name. The production of mines has kept up, but the sales link is too bad. The Fourth Family's method of selling goods is still at the level of a small cart.

In the final analysis, the sales volume is not much because of insufficient advertising!

I have never eaten pork and seen pigs running. In terms of how to advertise, how can the ancients compare with modern people who are intensively bombarded by countless advertisements every day?

Wu Lun then said: "I won't sell it today. I'll send someone to get a big wooden plaque, nail it on the warehouse, and then put a banner to hang it."

The fourth most important thing is to understand that the shops inside and outside Chang'an City often have very high flags, just to let passers-by see them from afar.

But what should I do to build a large wooden plaque?

The fifth relationship did not explain it, he had to go back to Xuanmingli first.

"By the way, can there be a hundred operas in the north of Chang'an City? "

...

On November 12th, the weather became colder and even Xiao Lianghong, who was sitting in the car, could not help but shed her long snot.

As a father, Liang Rang didn't bother to be dirty. He wiped Liang Hong with his sleeve, and said with a slight reproach: "It's so cold today, you guy, have to go out."

The Liang family had an extraordinary status, and was "Xuyuanbo". Things had to start from the year when the Xin Dynasty was established. Wang Mang followed the ancient system of the Two Kings and Three Ke, and looked for descendants of the ancient kings and wise men, such as Huangdi, Emperor Shaohao, Emperor Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, Emperor Xia Yu, Gao Yao, and Yi Yin, all of them had to get together.

Of course, this was a big catch. As a result, Liang Rang's father was taken a fancy to him and was considered to be the "Shaohao". He was sacrificed to Jin Tian's family and thus was named Bo.

Liang Rang was the second generation Xiu Yuanbo, and he served as the captain of the city gate. He was affiliated with the "Five Powers General" and was in charge of the security of Hengmen and the thirty miles outside the city. Today it was the turn of rest. There was a Chaoshi in the north of the city, so Liang Rang did not have to work. His son Liang Hong was only eleven years old and was bored at home for many days, yelling to leave the city. Liang Rang rarely wore regular clothes and took Liang Hong to the city.

In addition to common things, cooked food is sold on the market, and cooked food is everywhere. It is like this. People in Chang'an are very lazy when working, but they must keep up with the season and taste fresh food. Fry fish and cut the liver, sheep flood the chicken, smelly abalone and sweet gourd, cooked glutinous rice, roasted glutinous rice, and cooked glutinous rice, and warmed with charcoal fire under the food utensils, and steamed hot.

The households in the north of Chang'an City have not much fuel, which has even increased consumption.

The most lively place on the city is a warehouse near the city pavilion. It has now been changed to Silai. You can hear the noise of gongs and drums from afar, which is very lively.

The child is a child who likes noisy by nature. Liang Hong pulled his father over, but saw Si Lie in front of him performing the Manyan drama. This is a folk opera, such as high ropes, swallowing knives, walking on fire, and seeking siege. There are two strong men who are standing in front of him, and there are endless cheers around him.

Liang Rang was a little surprised. Generally speaking, these Manyan plays often appear during temple sacrifices, or when princes and nobles feasted, they were allowed to perform. Now, for some reason, they are gathered together.

Coupled with the constant sound of vulgar music, almost half of the market was attracted. Of course, in the spring of the third year of Yuanfeng of Emperor Wu of Han, the royal family held a hundred operas in the capital, and everyone came to watch them within 300 miles. Today's events can still be done, attracting thousands of people from three miles.

For a moment, the people were flocking to each other and the audience was blocked. Liang Rang's car could no longer drive.

After the people were almost attracted, with the sound of drums, Manyan's play stopped. The fourth Xian stood on the small wooden platform wearing a simple white dress for merchants, bowed to the onlookers, cleared his throat, and began to explain why it was so noisy today.

He started with the shortage of fuel, and mentioned a filial piety official. He thought that the people had no firewood and charcoal and endured the severe cold of winter, so he improved the charcoal to make it more burnable. Now he has the blessing of the man. With this skill, he opened a coal briquette shop in the north of Chang'an City. He usually sells it in 30 miles north of Lu. He hopes that the people will support him.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing who the young man he was talking about was, but Liang Rang knew it.

A few days ago, the fifth reunion, which had become a disciple of Yangxiong, came to visit and opened a serge to open a clan here.

When Liang Rang was young, he admired Yang Xiong's knowledge. After learning for a few days, he saw that the fifth reunion was in charge of official position and was known as filial piety, so he happily agreed.

Due to the anti-corruption situation, the two of them have no money transactions, they just open a convenient door and leave personal favors.

Liang Rang could understand the fifth relationship, all officials and ministers, and there were many people who used their clan members to do business indirectly. Who did not have a certain industry? The fifth relationship was quite good, and he was not stupid enough to come on stage. Now he might be watching secretly in which corner of the crowd.

After the fourth son finished speaking in a slightly nervous voice, with another drumbeat, the cloth covering the Silai gate was torn off suddenly, revealing the three big words of the wooden plaque:

"Warm sun charcoal!"

Next to this big wooden sign, there is also a large wooden board. Using not very outstanding painting skills, I drew some black balls burning in the flames, which is considered to be a way for illiterate people.

Fourth, even the advertising slogans were prepared, and the children shouted in unison:

"The price is lower than charcoal, the fire is stronger than the firewood, and once it enters the stove, it is as warm as the rising sun."
To be continued...