After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

Chapter 116 Construction of the Coal Yard

"We'll build a shed for making honeycomb briquettes next to the coal mine, but we're afraid we won't have enough miners at the mine right now, so we'll have to recruit some more."

"That's no problem at all. Once the houses are built, the imperial court will issue a decree to recruit miners."

In fact, Ye Yuwu was somewhat doubtful about whether she could recruit miners. After all, the work was tiring and dirty, and the wages were low. Would anyone really want to do it?

Ye Yuwu underestimated the number of people at the bottom of society. Even jobs like mining laborers are highly sought after. Even if they can't be recruited in Bianjing, there are many towns and farms near Bianjing that can recruit them.

With Lord Xue's assurance, Ye Yuwu felt relieved.

She considered discussing it with Lord Xue if the honeycomb briquettes proved profitable.

Raise these people's wages a bit, at least enough to cover the basic wage of 500 cash for the people of Bianjing!

After this incident, Lord Xue began to look at Ye Yuwu with new respect. He had originally assigned Ye Yuwu to this matter through the recommendation of the Princess, and he didn't really know her. However, people naturally tend to look down on women.

But to my surprise, Ye Yuwu actually took the initiative to come to the mine for an on-site inspection. He was ashamed that he could remain calm in the face of the dirty and chaotic environment of the mine. As an official who had been in office for more than 20 years, he was not able to remain calm at first when faced with such a scene.

Ye Yuwu had no idea that Lord Xue's opinion of her was rising rapidly.

Now she faces a new problem: sales channels.

Now that there's a chamber of commerce in Bianjing, if she really wants to buy these honeycomb briquettes, she has to go through the chamber's approval, and then the chamber will take a cut of the money, which is quite a large portion.

Is there any way to bypass these people? But who would dare to offend the Fifth Prince? You see, the Fifth Prince is hoping that the Chamber of Commerce can achieve something to prove to the Emperor.

"This fifth prince is the second son of the Imperial Concubine, whom she cherishes most. He is arrogant and will do anything to achieve what he sets his mind to." At night, Ye Yuwu lay on her bed, racking her brains for a solution, but she couldn't come up with anything.

Houses for making honeycomb briquettes are already under construction, and the cold winter is coming.

Ye Yuwu had previously hired two people to make the honeycomb briquettes she used in the teahouse.

Because besides supplying tea houses like Chayun and Yutianxia, ​​and using them among their own staff, they didn't need that many honeycomb briquettes.

So they only invited two people, who were brothers. Everyone called them Xie Da and Xie Er. These two were very strong.

Ye Yuwu had signed a contract with them before this.

Ye Yuwu was very satisfied with the two men, as they were both reliable and capable.

Therefore, the task of making honeycomb briquettes for the miners fell to the two of them.

Ye Yuwu assigned them to work near the mine and gave them extra pay, instructing them to manage the new miners.

Once the houses near the coal mine were built, the two men received a raise and happily went to work near the remote coal mine.

The newly recruited miners were also brought in from nearby villages. With new partners, this group of people immediately rushed to the coal mine.

Ye Yuwu only recruited twenty people initially.

The group of people all looked quite strong and had worked in other coal mines before. When they first came to this coal mine, they found it strange that they only had to work in the building. The working environment here was naturally better than in the mine.

So when Xie Da and Xie Er taught them how to make honeycomb briquettes, they were still completely bewildered.

After teaching for a while, someone suddenly asked them, "Brother Xie, can coal mixed with loess really be used? It won't ignite, will it?"

It's no wonder some of these people raised questions, after all, they had never used honeycomb briquettes before. Xie Da and Xie Er had only shown them the shape of honeycomb briquettes, and they really couldn't understand how adding loess to perfectly good coal could make it burn!

"Of course, people in Bianjing are already using it. Our Manager Ye's teahouse uses this coal." Xie Da and Xie Er's eyes were full of pride when they talked about this.

Fearing these people wouldn't believe him, he continued, "This coal is colorless and smokeless, burns more easily than ordinary coal, and is very cheap. Aren't some of you from nearby villages who go home to sleep every day? Take some back tonight and try it out; you'll see how good it is!"

Then, as if remembering something, he changed the subject, "Of course, if you need to use coal to sleep at night, you have to open the doors and windows. You can't use coal in a poorly ventilated place, or you'll get poisoned and die!"

The men were still shaken when they talked about dying from coal poisoning. After all, many such incidents happen every year. Who would have thought that more people would die from coal poisoning in winter than from freezing to death?

These uneducated farmers, for reasons unknown, preferred to forgo coal and risk freezing to death during the winter.

"Will we not get poisoned if we just open the doors and windows a little?"

"Of course, although I don't know the principle behind it, doing this greatly reduces the risk of death. In the past, we died of coal poisoning in our family because of this."

Then Xie Da and Xie Er said that Bianjing would use this kind of coal, which was cheap and practical, and that every household could have a good winter, instantly rekindling their hope for life.

Is this coal very cheap?

"Will we all be able to afford it by then?"

"That's great, I'll buy some for my wife later."

"If it could really be achieved, that would be wonderful." Among the group of people, a man named Yu Jinbao silently wiped away his tears.

His mother died quietly in the house last year. Because his mother was in poor health, sensitive to cold, and ill, the doctor said she wouldn't live more than two years.

Seeing his mother suffering from the cold in the winter, he spent his savings to buy coal to burn in her house. The house became warm, but his mother passed away. He felt very guilty. Some other villagers had also died from using coal, so people were used to it.

But now someone is suddenly telling him that he died of poisoning because of improper use of coal. How can he not regret it!

The man next to Yu Jinbao was from the same village as him and naturally knew what had happened to him; he also felt sorry for him.

They quickly lost interest in reminiscing and feeling sad.

Because I taught them the mixing ratio of coal, loess, and sawdust.

All they need to do is fill the newly made mold with the mixture, remove it from the mold, place it on a wooden board, and let it air dry.

The process was simple and quick to master. A group of people worked until nightfall, and those who lived nearby were rewarded with several honeycomb briquettes.

They carried the honeycomb briquettes home.