You found a coal mine?" Lu Peng stood up abruptly and walked forward to stare at the old miner in front of him.
"I don't know if it's the coal that the noble spoke of, but I've always called it charcoal.”
"Bring me there!"
Lu Peng excitedly led a team of people and rushed into the mountains under the lead of the miner.
They listened to the old miner's story along the way. This time, they did not find anything of value for several months. The group was very afraid and did not dare to return. He had been wandering in the mountains, hunting for food and picking wild vegetables when there was no food.
Finally, they found the coal mine because of luck. A young man lost his footing and rolled down the slope due to fatigue and hunger when he was relieving himself. He fell along the grassy slope to the bottom of a valley. The miners found it in the valley when they came to save it.
Lu Peng shook his head." You don't have to be afraid even if you can't find it. I won't blame you."”
Nowadays, finding ores was a matter of luck. He did not expect to actually find it.
Seeing the young man who fell, Lu Peng patted his shoulder and smiled.""Well done!"
The young man's face turned red, and he stammered with excitement and embarrassment.
It was indeed a coal mine, and it looked quite large. More importantly, it was basically an open-pit coal mine with a natural mine pit. There was no need to go deep underground.
After Lu Peng inspected them, he was extremely happy. He asked for the names of this group of people. The old miner who led them was called Tan Liu, and the young man who made contributions was called Wu Shun.
" Well done," Lu Peng said kindly." I'll remember your names. Not only will you be rewarded handsomely, but you'll also be publicly commended next year."”
Everyone was flattered. They had always been at the bottom of society and had suffered discrimination. When had they ever received such treatment? Tan Liu led everyone to kneel down and kowtow repeatedly, sobbing and moved.
Lu Peng quickly helped them up and sighed in his heart. People nowadays did not know the value of energy at all. Energy was the foundation of a rich country and a strong people. Otherwise, why would all the oil countries in modern society be so rich?
However, there was another problem in front of him. The coal mine was located deep in the mountains. Lu Peng had walked for more than half a day to get here. The mountain road was rugged and extremely difficult to traverse.
If they were to repair the roads, the amount of manpower consumed would not be small. He had just finished building the city, so it was not suitable for the time being.
It seemed that he could only repair it next year. He would first mine the mine and transport some coal to see the quality.
The quality of coal was very important. If it had a high sulfur content, it would cause great harm to people after burning it.
Lu Peng ordered the miners to mine while he returned to the city and organized people to go into the mountains to carry coal.
When the coal was transported to the city, the people of Yangquan came over to watch curiously. Whoosh! What was this? Dark and ugly!
Coal was actually discovered a long time ago, but it had never been popularized. The main reason was that there were too many restrictions. It was only until the Tang and Song Dynasties that they gradually used it more.
People in this era rarely saw it, so they didn't know what Langjun had brought back.
Lu Peng found an open space and lit the coal. Everyone's eyes widened. This thing could actually be burned?
After looking at it for a while, Lu Peng nodded in satisfaction. It was not bad. The sulfur content of the coal was not high, and it did not have such a pungent smell and smoke. It could be used directly.
Lu Peng asked the craftsman to build a stove. He carried it back to the manor and looked at Diao Chan with a smile.
"Husband, why are you looking at me like that?”Diao Chan blushed.
"My wife is so beautiful. Come, Xiaochan, I have a gift for you.”
"What is this?" Diao Chan's clear and bright eyes flashed with curiosity.
"The weather is getting cold. Since you're so afraid of the cold, you should warm yourself up by the fire in the future.”
Lu Peng lit the coal in the stove, and the whole house instantly warmed up.
Diao Chan looked at the heater, then looked up at the smiling Lu Peng with a gentle gaze.
"This is for you, Xiaochan. You can call it 'Mink Furnace' from now on!”
"What? Slave Diao? It's too unpleasant to hear!"
"Haha!"
Soon, the whole Yangquan City knew that Lu Langjun had taken those black things out of the ground for his beloved wife.
Langjun is indeed a god!
However, soon, the people began to learn how to use coal and pay attention to safety.
Every household was given ten or so pieces, and they carried them home curiously and carefully.
"Father, can this thing really cook?”
"Damn woman! You dare to doubt Lu Langjun's words?"
"Who suspects? I just don't understand!"
"Shut up if you don't understand!"
After the Yangquan man finished his daily scolding, he suddenly turned pale with fright."Puppy, spit it out!”
The child took a bite, and it was so hard that it hurt her teeth. She immediately opened her small black mouth and cried.
After a while, the coal finally started burning. The red kitchen emitted waves of heat, and the family was pleasantly surprised.
"It's so warm! Father, Lu Langjun is really a god!”
"Don't you talk nonsense!"
All the men in Yangquan are such pure men. They have to say a few words to their wives when they have nothing to do, except for a certain wife-doting demon county magistrate Lu.
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