Coal is a good thing.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" records: "The mountain of Nv's bed has many red copper yangs and many stone nirvanas on its yin"; "The head of Minshan Mountain is called Nvji's mountain, and there are many stone nirvanas on it." Fifty miles away, it is called the Mountain of Wind and Rain. There is a lot of white gold on it, and there are many stones on the bottom."
The stone nirvana here is coal.
In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the name of stone was gradually replaced by graphite. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was also called coal and coal. In the Ming Dynasty, it was mainly called coal.
As early as the Tang Dynasty, coal coking technology appeared.
By the Song Dynasty, coal coking technology became mature.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, a special "charcoal field" was set up to "officially sell charcoal" and the coal seams were called "charcoal veins". Coal mining was a major industry and gradually replaced firewood and became an important fuel for people's homes.
"Millions of families all rely on coal, but no one can burn firewood." Although this sentence is an exaggeration commonly used by literati, it can also give a glimpse of the prosperity of coal in Bianjing City in the Northern Song Dynasty.
"Yuan Yi Tong Zhi" records: "From Dugu (Valley) Mountain, fifteen miles west of Wanping County, there are more than thirty black coal caves. Fifty miles southwest of Taohuagou, there are more than ten white coal caves."
In order to manage the coal trade, Yuan Dynasty set up a special coal market in Xiuwenfang, Dadu.
In the Ming Dynasty, the population increased, the forests decreased, and there was a certain degree of "urbanization." If everyone wanted to eat hot meals and take a hot bath, we couldn't expect everyone to go to Purple Mountain to chop firewood every day. Coal became The main fuel for people's livelihood in the capital.
The palace and the various supervisory bureaus of the inner government also use a huge amount of coal, especially in winter. Although Nanjing is not as cold as Beijing, Nanjing's winter is not easy either.
The palace also needed coal for heating. Although the Ming Dynasty did not regard palace maids and eunuchs as human beings, they still knew that if they wanted people to work, they should at least not freeze to death.
Take the Huanyi Bureau, which requires 40,000 kilograms of firewood and coal every year; the Queen's Supervisory Bureau, which requires 200,000 kilograms of firewood and coal every year; and the Military War Bureau, which last year required coal, lime, and water for firearms, totaling nearly one million kilograms.
The use of coal in the palace was common, and poisoning incidents cannot be said to have occurred. But this is the first time a mass poisoning incident has occurred on such a scale.
It's no wonder that on weekdays, various palaces and prisons work during the day and basically rest at night.
During the day when I was working, there were people coming in and out to look after the brazier and charcoal stove. Plus there were only a few people, so it was no big deal. There wasn't much charcoal to light at night, and the conditions of the maid's room and the eunuch's room in Datongpu were not good and there was air leakage.
The sleeping area for the queen, concubines and others is large enough, and they are not afraid of small braziers and stoves.
But Chengqian Palace is different. It has become a weaving center for medical gauze. Even at night, there are more than a hundred people weaving. It just so happened that the weather was cold and windy, so the doors and windows were closed tightly, and a lot of braziers were added to keep warm. This led to the poisoning accident.
Zhu Yunwen knew the cause of the accident and thought of a solution.
However, this takes time.
After handling the affairs of Chengqian Palace, Zhu Yunwen and Ma Enhui returned to Kunning Palace. They only rested for an hour before dawn.
Ma Enhui helped Zhu Yunwen put on the court clothes, frowned and advised: "Your Majesty, you didn't get a good rest last night. If you don't take a day off, you will recuperate your health."
Zhu Yunwen shook his head and sighed: "The dispute over the land will not stop for a day, and I cannot rest for a day. Queen, please visit Luo Cairen on my behalf, and also ask the food supervisor to prepare a dinner. King Yan and Princess Yan are here, Let’s hold a family banquet in Kunning Palace."
Ma Enhui nodded in agreement.
The real court meeting is not as neat as the TV dramas of later generations. You say something and I say something, and everyone else opens their eyes and pricks their ears like a fool. If they agree, they will make a second statement, and if they disagree, they will jump out and object.
After the cabinet and six ministries report things, it is time for free debate. You stand with your waist in your hands and your nostrils in the sky, while he tilts his official hat and rolls up his sleeves, just like a gangster on the street.
Literary men should be more or less elegant. They should not imitate military officers. Opening and closing their mouths all the time is just like "the other's mother". Instead, they should ask with concern, "Your father is old and toothless, and his words are vague. Brother, please don't be confused." Years ago, why is it that you are still unclear about the origin of your land and property?"
Well, the literati’s language is vicious.
In one sentence, he not only greeted his father, but also scolded him for having unknown origins. Your father is already eighty, and you are only forty. Either you got a son from old age, or it is related to the next door. Just like the fields at home, the origins are unclear.
I didn't know anything about it, so I thought the other party was concerned, so I smiled and thanked him, but when I turned around and asked, damn, people were scolding me wherever my ancestors were buried.
But the courtier is not a ruffian or a shrew after all.
The scoundrels and shrews were scolding each other, using all kinds of tricks and poisons. There were no rules and no bottom line. After scolding him, he clapped his hands and went home. Then he remembered that he had been scolding him for two hours just because the other party looked at me one more time in the crowd. .
When courtiers greet each other, the technical difficulty is much higher.
No matter how you say it, it cannot be separated from the problem. If you ask Uncle Wang of his family, it must be linked to the land, and you are never allowed to bring only private goods.
All in all, the point of view is clear and the theme is clear.
Jing Qing of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and his colleagues in the Metropolitan Procuratorate advocated the freedom of buying and selling property, which was the so-called "do not disturb the people, and the contract and customary law shall prevail"; Huang Zicheng, the Ministry of Household, led a group of people to support the supervision of property in order to "curb the surrender of property." The wind protects the court and taxes."
Different from the previous debates, the six leaders finally expressed their stance after being silent for several days. Qi Tai, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zheng Ci, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Bao Zhao, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Chen Di, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Ru Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of War. Support Hubu Huang Zicheng.
The boss made his position clear, and the officials who were originally watching the situation also began to take positions.
When you are an official, you are an official with a solid foundation. Wherever your roots grow, you will stand and speak.
Officials without foundation will naturally go wherever the wind blows.
Although the court did not come up with a final conclusion earlier, the overall situation has been decided, and the next step of the court has gradually become clear.
After some officials went to court, they began to write letters and send people to deliver them to their hometowns, asking their families to find ways to stop them from talking about the fields they had grabbed. Farm and sow.
Once the court makes up its mind to rectify the land dispute, it may set a few examples. No one wants to be regarded as a "signature figure" for the land dispute policy, so it is better to deal with it as soon as possible.
Sanshanmen Pier.
Xie Jin, Ru Yu, Xu Huizu and a group of military governors and nobles stood at the pier, preparing to welcome the fleet escorting Zhu Di back to Beijing. The person driving the fleet was none other than Zheng He, deputy chief of the Navy.
On the warship, flags are flying.
Zheng He looked at the news sent by the capital, turned around and entered the cabin, and reported to Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao: "The fleet is about to arrive at Sanshanmen Pier. News came from the palace that the emperor and empress were hosting a banquet in Kunning Palace to entertain Yan. The King and Princess Yan.”
Zhu Di raised his brows, a little surprised.
Yao Guangxiao smiled slightly and said: "That's good."
Kunning Palace is the harem, and the banquet hosted is naturally not a court banquet, but a family banquet.
Hosting King Yan and Princess Yan with a family banquet shows that Zhu Yunqi did not want to overpower Zhu Di because of the difference between monarch and minister, but to reminisce about the past as a family member and uncle and nephew.
Judging from this arrangement, Zhu Yunwen still trusted and respected Zhu Di.
"Your Majesty, prepare to enter the capital."
Yao Guangxiao stood up and asked.
Zhu Di smiled heartily, stood up and walked into the next room.
When Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu saw Zhu Di coming in, they quickly stood up and saluted.
Zhu Di looked at the three veterans who had followed him for many years, with a solemn look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "The capital is here, come with me and ask for forgiveness from the emperor."
