So after delaying for a day, he first recruited a group of people, examined their character, and determined that these people were usable.

That's when we decided to let them make briquettes.

Despite this, he still divided the process of making briquettes into several processes.

Each person is only responsible for one of the processes, so the possibility of leakage of the method and process of making briquettes is greatly reduced.

Even if someone wants to find out how to make briquettes in the future, they can delay it for as long as possible. It's not that easy.

On the third day.

Taishi Ci was responsible for recruiting workers. More than 10,000 people had been recruited and all were sent to the coal mines to start digging coal.

And Yuan Yao finally started making briquettes.

With Yuan Yao's guidance, and after dividing the process of making briquettes into several processes, everyone is only responsible for their own process, so there is no difficulty in making it.

Thousands of briquette samples were produced that day.

Among them, there are 5,000 ordinary briquettes and 500 ignition briquettes, which are coals with some wood chips and other flammable materials added to make it easier for everyone to light the briquettes.

After these briquettes were ready, Yuan Yao took out a few and tried them himself. The temperature was indeed very high, and the heat emitted was much better than burning wood directly.

After all, the smell of wood burning in the middle of winter can make people choke.

But these smokeless briquettes don’t have this worry at all.

"Sir, is this the charcoal you made? Why does it look weird, like a honeycomb?"

"Haha, Ziyi, you guessed it right, these things are called briquettes!"

"Bicomb coal? Is it really better than burning charcoal directly?"

Tai Shici no longer needed to keep an eye on the porridge shed for the past two days, so after sending the refugees to the mine, he followed Yuan Yaolai to start the attack.

"Whether it works or not, you'll know if you try it. There are already lit briquettes over there. You can go and have a look."

Yuan Yao pointed to another room, which contained burning briquettes. Taishi Ci immediately became interested after hearing this.

When Taishi Ci pushed open the door of the house and before he could walk in, a puff of thick smoke hit his face. Taishi Ci's expression changed immediately and he coughed twice.

"My God, sir, is it so smoky?"

Seeing Tai Shici's huge reaction, Yuan Yao immediately smiled and explained quickly.

"Oh, look at my memory. I remember wrongly. The room next door is the one that burns briquettes. This room is filled with ordinary firewood."

Yuan Yao pointed to a room next to him.

He actually did this on purpose, just to give Taishi Ci a clear understanding of the difference between burning wood and coal.

Sure enough, when Taishi Ci opened the door of another room in a hurry, a wave of hot air came inside. Not only was there no thick smoke, but the temperature inside was much higher than outside.

It is now late October.

Although it hasn't snowed yet in Huainan in late October, the temperature has gradually turned cooler. An ordinary single coat will definitely not be able to withstand the cold.

The weather was a little cool, and Tai Shici was immediately startled by the heat. He walked in and saw two black pieces of briquettes next to a hole inside. At this time, there were two pieces of briquettes inside the hole.

The burning is booming.

Taishi Ci sniffed the room. Not only were there no fireworks like ordinary firewood, but the burning temperature was not comparable to that of ordinary firewood.

The difference in burning between the two immediately made Taishi Ci decide who was better.

He stayed in the room for a moment, then quickly walked out and returned to Yuan Yao's side.

"Sir, this briquette of yours is really powerful. It burns like charcoal, without even smoke. It's quick to make. If you put it out for sale, someone should buy it."

Listening to Tai Shici's praise of the briquettes, Yuan Yao was quite satisfied. After all, the thing was made. If no one bought it, then his hard work for so long would be in vain.

"Not only that, I have tested it. These briquettes burn at a much higher temperature than ordinary charcoal, and the burning time is much longer. A piece of briquettes is worth at least a pound of charcoal."

Taishi Ci looked even more surprised when he heard what Yuan Yao said.

He suddenly looked overjoyed.

"Sir, if you put it this way, these briquettes will definitely be very popular, and it is reasonable to sell them."

Hearing that Tai Shi Ci thought so highly of these briquettes, Yuan Yao just smiled.

"After all, these things are a new thing. Whether they can be accepted by everyone is another matter. However, I am confident that the rich families in Shouchun City and even the entire Huainan can accept briquettes."

"Tomorrow, Ziyi, you will follow me into Shouchun City and prepare to sell these briquettes to see if he can sell them."

"That's very good. Don't worry, Master. Since these things are much better than charcoal and the price is much lower than charcoal, they will definitely be very popular. I'm afraid we won't be able to produce them by then!"

Yuan Yaoxiaoxiao did not continue talking, but started to prepare to continue processing these briquettes. They planned to start selling them in the city tomorrow, so they naturally had to make preparations early.

On the other side, there is the General's Mansion in the city.

No, today's General's Mansion has become the Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion.

After what happened last time, Zhang Xun's position has been changed from general to cavalry general.

Therefore, it is just an adjustment in official position that can leave Zhang Xun with no room to save his face.

In the past few days, he has been staying at home. Even going to court in the morning was because he was ill.

Firstly, Yuan Yao is now at his peak. It is undoubtedly not a wise move for Zhang Xun to trouble him at this moment.

Secondly, he also wanted to demonstrate to Yuan Shu. If he dared to demote his position, he would simply become a hands-off shopkeeper. See who else could be used by Yuan Shu's side.

But today, Prince Yuan Jing came to the residence of General Chariot and Cavalry.

"Uncle, you haven't gone to the morning court for a few days, and the court has become a mess."

Listening to what his nephew said, Zhang Xun did not show any surprise, but looked like he had expected it.

He sat on the chair and picked up the tea cup next to the table.

While taking a careful sip, he looked at his nephew.

"Your father is still a little too young. Without my support, he would be a shitty emperor!"

"For that boy, if he dares to reduce my official position, I will give it to him. See how powerful I am. Without me, I think he still has a few people he can use."

When Prince Yuan Jing heard Zhang Xun's angry words, he knew that the bad breath in Zhang Xun's heart had not completely dissipated.
Chapter completed!