"Father, the current situation is in turmoil. Isn't it inappropriate for you to go out incognito for a private visit at this time? If there is any danger..." Before Zhu Di could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang with a wave of his hand.
"It is because of the turmoil in the current situation that I have to go out for a walk. I want to see whether the civil and military officials under my command are fulfilling their duties!" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the prince Zhu Di, with a trace of worry in his eyes, but it was very Quickly flashed: "However, this is also a test I give you. It is also time for you to try to take charge of people and things above the court, and you must establish your prestige as soon as possible."
Zhu Di also saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was serious this time: "Yes, father, I will definitely not let my father down!"
At the Yang Mansion, Yang Xiyuan called Luo Wen back. Since Luo Wen was sent to secretly train the ANBU, this was the first time he had returned to the Yang Mansion to see Yang Xiyuan in such a long time.
"Master, what are your orders?" Luo Wen was now wearing a jet black robe, lightly embroidered with golden dragon scales. This was also the ANBU costume designed by Yang Bing.
Yang Xiyuan took out the token representing the ANBU commander: "Give this to Yang Bing. From now on, the ANBU will be directly commanded by him. His Majesty ordered the imperial authority to kill first and report later!"
Luo Wen heard this and his hands were shaking with excitement. Taking the token meant that the ANBU had truly been established and that he could fight side by side with the young master again.
"Yes, sir, Luo Wen will definitely deliver the token to the young master with his own hands!" After saying this, Luo Wen was about to walk out.
Yang Xiyuan stopped him and said, "Wait a minute! You're so impatient!"
Luo Wen came back and laughed.
Yang Xiyuan hesitated again and again, and finally looked at Luo Wen and asked: "Luo Wen, what do you think of the young master's character?"
Luo Wen was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "The young master's character is naturally very good. Although he did some ridiculous things when he was young, in recent times, I believe that I have also seen the young master's abilities."
Yang Xiyuan nodded. In fact, he also thought so, but he just wanted to hear confirmation from other people. Yang Xiyuan turned around and walked to the desk, picked up a long box and handed it to Luo Wen, and asked: "Bring this to Yang Bing and tell him that it is up to him to decide this matter."
Although he didn't know what was in the box, Luo Wen knew that it was more important than the ANBU token.
The Tongtian Pass in winter has now been changed to the City of All Nations, which means that all countries can come here to trade, and conflicts are not allowed, even if there have been conflicts before.
But now there are some more difficult problems before Yang Bing, that is, the heating problem of the people.
Since experiencing Lin Ziren's rebel war, all the supplies in Wanguo City have been almost exhausted. In winter, everyone only relies on the dry firewood saved in autumn.
Already, many poor families have frozen to death.
"Master Yang, this is the only clean coal left in the city." Guan Shiru said to Yang Bing with a sad face while holding the account book.
After escaping from Qiling Mountain last time, Guan Shiru made up his mind to follow Yang Bing, not only because of Yang Bing's achievements in trauma, but also because Guan Shiru saw Yang Bing's strategy and city government. .
So after Guan Shiru learned that Tongtian Pass had been renamed the City of Ten Thousand Kingdoms and that Yang Bing had stayed here to serve, he came to join Yang Bing himself, and Yang Bing also discovered that Guan Shiru had some skills in mathematics. He was talented, so he was appointed as the head of the logistics department.
Guan Shiru didn't understand what it meant when he heard "Logistics Department". Only after Yang Bing's explanation did he understand the importance of this position.
When Guan Shiru took office, he happened to catch up with the cold winter. It was the coldest winter in Tongtian Pass in recent years. He originally wanted to show off his skills and distribute various supplies, but he found that such a large Tongtian Pass There are only forty carts of clean coal left, which is very frustrating for Guan Shiru and Yang Bingchou. You must know that in this era, without clean coal, it is impossible to survive the cold winter. In addition, the geography of Tongtian Pass Location, winter lasts two months longer than in the Central Plains. During this period, many people have been freezing to death.
"Is this all left?" Yang Bing picked up a piece of coal and observed it carefully. It was indeed high-quality coal: "Where are the clean coals usually dug from? Have you checked clearly?"
Guan Shiru replied seriously: "My lord, they are all in the mines to the west of the city. However, according to past officials, more and more waste coal has been produced in the mines in recent times, and almost no clean coal can be seen." .”
Yang Bing was confused when he heard this: "Waste coal? Clean coal? Is this still classified as waste coal?"
Guan Shiru was also stunned, thinking: Doesn't this adult know about waste coal? It shouldn't be.
"Sir, this waste coal cannot be burned. Once burned, it will produce poisonous gas. In the mild case, it will cause coma, and in the worst case, it will kill you directly."
When Yang Bing heard Guan Shiru's words, he suddenly thought of a possibility and immediately said, "Take me to that mine."
Guan Shiru didn't understand what to see in a mine full of waste coal, but since the Lord had spoken, he had no choice but to do as he was told, and quickly ordered his servants to prepare the carriage.
In this mine in the west of the city, half of the mountain is inside the city, and half of the mountain is outside the city and connected with Qiling Mountain. When Yang Bing came here, he saw many miners struggling to dig coal, but one by one With their heads down, they dug out a few pieces of coal and took a look at them, then sighed and threw them away.
Yang Bing walked over and picked up the waste coal that was thrown on the ground and observed it. An old miner on the side saw Yang Bing, a young man in luxurious clothes, picking up the waste coal and thought he was a wealthy man in the city. The rich man came to buy coal: "Boy, don't think about it. It's all waste coal. There is no clean coal in this mine."
Yang Bing did not speak, but looked at the waste coal in his hand with fascination. Guan Shiru on the side said to the old miner: "This is Mr. Yang Bingyang! Be careful what you say!"
When the old miner heard Yang Bing's name, he didn't show any concern but looked indifferent: "Master Yang? Master Yang appeared from nowhere again. He was just sent by Kyoto to gild. What can he do? .”
As soon as the old miner finished speaking, a young miner on the other side heard Guan Shiru's words, glanced at Yang Bing who was squatting on the ground looking at the coal mine, and suddenly shouted: "It's Mr. Yang! It's true!" It's Mr. Yang Bingyang!" After the young miner finished speaking, he came to the old miner and reminded: "This is Mr. Yang Bingyang who retreated 100,000 rebels a few days ago!"
When the old miner heard the young miner's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then his cloudy eyes showed an excited look: "Master Yang!"
Hundreds of miners behind him came over and knelt down.
But Yang Bing still looked at the waste coal in his hand as if he was possessed by a demon.
Everyone looked at Yang Bing blankly. Even Guan Shiru didn't know what Yang Bing was going to do and could only wait for Yang Bing to wake up.
After about a quarter of an hour, Yang Bing suddenly jumped up from the ground and shouted loudly: "I'll go, this coal mine is great! The best among the best! Laoguan, go and order someone to find such a coal mine. The more the merrier!”
When everyone saw Yang Bing's appearance, they were dumbfounded and wondered, is Mr. Yang crazy? Using waste coal as treasure?
Guan Shiru said cautiously: "Sir, this is just a piece of waste coal. What do you want with it?"
Only then did Yang Bing notice the appearance of everyone, and he was also startled: "What are you doing standing there! Hurry up and dig for me! If you don't dig enough, you, yes, yes, yes, just you, I will ask you!" Yang Bing He pointed at the young miner who just spoke.
The young miner pointed at himself, looked around, and immediately felt a sense of pride in his heart. It was obvious that Master Yang had made me an official!
"Yes, Master Yang, please take a look!" The young miner turned around and immediately acted like a dog, picked up a piece of waste coal mine with his hands on his hips and said, "Did you see that Master Yang has spoken? Just look for digs like this, the more the better!”
The miners didn't know why they had to dig up waste coal, but since the adults had spoken, they had no choice but to do it. Only the old miner muttered: "Hey, it seems that Mr. Yang is good at fighting, but he's not good at looking at coal. I thought." He is a shrewd adult."
By coincidence, Yang Bing heard these words and immediately called the old miner over. The other miners were worried about the old miner. After all, most of the generals who were born in the military camp had very bad tempers. They were afraid that Yang Bing would become impatient. Just kill the old miner.
The old miner was not afraid. He straightened his back and walked up to Yang Bing: "What are you doing, sir?"
"You just said that I don't understand coal?"
"I didn't say it myself, sir, you can ask everyone if the coal in your hand is waste coal." The old miner said proudly, with an expression on his face as if he was saying, "How old are you, little kid?"
Yang Bing was not angry either, and smiled slightly, then ordered Guan Shiru to fetch a basin of water, then threw a lot of waste coal into it, rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his hand to wash away the coal in front of everyone's surprised eyes.
Guan Shiru felt that Yang Bing's image would be damaged if things continued like this, so he dispersed the other miners, leaving only the old miner.
After washing for about half an hour, Yang Bing stood up and poured out the water in the basin. The remaining coal in the basin actually shone like clean coal under the sunlight. This scene made the coal that had been dug for decades The old miner was shocked.
"This, this has become clean coal?"
Yang Bing shook his head: "Actually, all the coal mines in this mountain can be used. It's just that the clean coal you dug out in the past had less impurities in it, and the so-called waste coal you call is actually like a waste coal. There are no flower bones, so we only need to use water to wash out the impurities, and then it becomes clean coal."
This is the advantage of time travellers. They can easily use all kinds of knowledge and skills they have mastered to create things that are not available in the current era.
The old miner couldn't believe it and picked up the coal that was not dry yet and wanted to throw it into the fire, but Yang Bing stopped him: "Old man, I know you are very anxious and want to test whether this coal can be burned, but now you can't The only step left is to expose it to the sun. After enough time, the mine you see will burn!"
