But without looking for Li Min, everything seems to be unresolved.
then what should we do?
The three of them fell into deep thought.
Until Dai Zhou's arrival.
Only then did things take a turn for the better.
But when Dai Zhou came, Li Shimin didn't give him a good look.
He asked:
"Dai Zhou, why didn't you solve the problem of insufficient firewood in the palace first? Now many eunuchs and maids in the palace are frozen, and some are dead. What do you say!?"
Dai Zhou was very aggrieved.
I really don’t blame myself for this.
It’s not like I want to cut expenses!
It's because there is no money in the palace! Now the whole court is tightening their belts and living a life, wishing that every penny should be used as two penny, and they have to save everything. This year is very difficult for the whole palace. And this minister has not received his salary.
"Your Majesty, the snow came earlier this year. Many people are trapped at home and cannot go out to chop firewood. In addition, the court does not have much money to buy firewood recently. Therefore, some people can only be asked to reduce their consumption. I don't know what will happen.
This happens."
Dai Zhou was puzzled by the idea of freezing to death. It shouldn't happen! This was too sudden.
Li Shimin didn't say that the man was drunk.
I just blame Dai Zhou blindly. Who should I blame if I don’t blame him?
Dai Zhou was not happy at first.
I asked myself to come over late at night. I was still asleep just now when I was called over.
Still being blamed!
It's definitely not his fault.
It's not Li Shimin's fault. You obviously borrowed the money, but you used it to invest! How drunk!
Saying this makes no one happy.
But he didn’t dare to say anything! This is why he is so depressed!
"What about Shengtang Group?"
Li Shimin suddenly asked.
How can you compare with the group? What happened to Li Shimin?!
But it is possible to imitate the group. After all, the group consumes more money. Maybe they have ways to save costs?
Use it in the imperial court to alleviate the situation and survive the winter smoothly.
Li Shimin may have thought so too.
"Shengtang Group did not have such a situation!"
"The Shengtang Group is bigger than the Daming Palace, and there are even more people. How come they don't have a shortage of firewood? Now there is a heavy snowfall, everyone should be the same, right?"
Lack of firewood is only one of the reasons, the other is lack of money.
Li Min's expenses are bigger, so he has to spend money. If the unit price increases, he doesn't dare to spend too much.
Although Li Shimin asked this question imperfectly, it also has reference significance.
Queen Changsun suddenly said: "Is it because they use air conditioning? Electricity?"
But Concubine Yang denied it.
"No, if the entire Shengtang Group uses air conditioners, then no matter how many thermal power plants there are, they probably won't be enough. It's winter now, and the power generation capacity of the reservoir has dropped a lot. Min'er once said that air conditioners will only be used when getting bigger power plants.
In the past, it would not be fully promoted because it consumes too much electricity, especially heating, which consumes more electricity than cooling!”
Concubine Yang still knows something.
Because the water surface is frozen, electricity cannot be generated, which is even more obvious this year.
It is also because of the cold winter that the temperature drops even lower.
Li Min was also thinking about building the reservoir in a warmer place!
"What's going on? Let's put aside the money and just talk about the amount. The Shengtang Group must have more workers than the Daming Palace. They have too many workers, a lot of rooms and factories, and no heating.
, is not possible.”
Queen Changsun said again.
Dai Zhou was on the side and finally said:
"This... as far as I know, the Shengtang Group does not burn firewood."
"Not burning firewood?"
Li Shimin repeated it.
Then he asked: "Then how did he solve the problem of heating for the entire group?"
Shengtang Group is not limited to Dongshi, but also to hot spring resorts.
There used to be hydropower plants and breeding plants outside.
These places all need heating.
The breeding plant is a bit better, with improved pipelines.
But what about other parts of the group?
The pipelines in thermal power plants cannot be laid that long.
So, how do they provide heating?
"Coal! It's coal!"
Coal is dark in color and looks like stone, so it has names such as "stone nirvana", "carbonite", "graphite", "black gold stone", and "black pill" in ancient times.
The "Book of Mountains and Seas·Wuzangshan Jing", written at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and the beginning of the Warring States Period, says that "the mountain of Nv's bed", "the mountain of Nvji" and "the mountain of many stones". The mountain of Nv's bed is in today's Shaanxi, and the mountain of Nvji is in Today's Sichuan, indicating that coal had been discovered in these areas at that time. This is the earliest record of coal in my country.
In the Western Han Dynasty, my country began to mine coal mines and use coal as fuel.
But it was widely used after the Song Dynasty.
At this time in the Tang Dynasty, it was most commonly used for smelting.
There is still a little less use in people’s livelihood.
Or even none.
Therefore, Li Min had begun to develop coal long ago.
Therefore, Li Shimin said: "This coal is not cheaper than firewood, and the amount required for smelting is huge. Now the amount required by the railway is also huge. I can't possibly compete with them, right?"
What he said was not wrong.
Now is indeed the peak period for coal consumption, so we can’t compete with them, right?
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the Sixth Prince has obtained the mining rights of a coal mine. Although the amount they mine is not large, it can satisfy the needs of the entire Shengtang Group."
Even if he can't do it himself, why does Li Min mine less than himself, but still have enough?
"Why?"
"This, I need to go check it out too!"
"Okay, you go find out now. You must know how he did it!"
"Yes! Your Majesty, I will handle it now!"
"Go quickly! I want to know the result before noon tomorrow!"
"Yes! Then I will retire first!"
Dai Zhou quickly left the Daming Palace. He did not go to the tenement building, but went directly back to sleep.
At this time, no one can find him.
It's better to have a good sleep and look for it tomorrow.
Only Li Shimin, Empress Changsun and others were present.
Looking at the snowstorm outside.
"Your Majesty, what about the others?"
Concubine Yang was a little worried about other people.
There are people shivering in the room.
"Go down and provide a full supply of firewood tonight. Don't let everyone get frostbite! Let alone die!"
Li Shimin ordered.
The eunuchs then went down to take care of things.
After all this trouble, Li Shimin was no longer sleepy.
Later, he walked to the table and started to approve the papers.
At the same time, Queen Changsun and Concubine Yang had to stand beside him.
Because neither of them is tired.
Then, more than two hours later, the eunuch came in.
"Your Majesty, it's time to go to court early!"
During the early dynasty of the Tang Dynasty, ministers participating in court meetings had to get up at midnight.
The emperor, on the other hand, has to get up at the fourth watch.
That is around three o'clock.
Apparently, my sleep today was a waste.
"Okay, I understand! You can ask the ministers to come back later, it's so cold now!"
"yes!"
Afterwards, the eunuch went down to inform other ministers to come to court later.