I am Wu Dalang, starting with Pan Jinlian

Zhao Heng stood by and watched for a quarter of an hour. Only half of the briquettes were glowing red, and the remaining half was still black.

"Shopkeeper Wu, can you tell me? I don't understand!" Zhao Heng asked.

Zhao Heng felt that it would be better to call Master Wu, but Dr. Wu was an official title, and he couldn't say it out loud.

Hearing the question, Wu Fei replied: "His Royal Highness, you can see the color of the briquettes, half red and half black, which means that half of the briquettes have been burned, and the remaining half has not yet been burned. "

"It's been a while. If it's firewood, it's been burned for such a long time!"

After Zhao Heng listened, he still looked half-understood.

Seeing that he still didn't understand, Wu Fei had a headache, how should he explain it?
In the end, Wu Fei had no choice but to say directly: "You know, the same amount of briquettes must be more durable than firewood, but the price is about the same."

After Zhao Heng listened to it, he didn't ask any more questions. He just strengthened his determination to start promoting briquettes forcibly!

Wu Fei started to come up with ideas again.

"His Royal Highness, this charcoal is used by every household. Think about it, how profitable is the monopoly of salt and iron. After this charcoal is made into briquettes, it will definitely not be less than that of salt and iron!"

Zhao Heng's eyes lit up, he was short of funds to build cement roads, this hit his weakness!
"Treasurer Wu, you have come up with such a good idea, what do you want?"

Wu Fei was stunned, yes, I have a coal mine, but what should I want?
money?It seems that I am not very short of this, what I am short of is a lot of money!
Beauty?There are already three concubines in the family, and I can hardly stand it anymore!
official position?I am a doctor of Guozi, and my official position is considered very small, so I can have this!
"His Royal Highness, give me an official position!" Wu Fei said carelessly.

"Eh!" Now it's Zhao Heng's turn to be tangled up!

It is better for Zhao Guangyi to make the decision to appoint an official. As a prince, it is not appropriate for Zhao Heng to appoint an official rashly.

"I'll ask His Majesty for instructions, and I'll give you an answer as soon as possible!" Zhao Heng could only promise like this.

After hearing Zhao Heng's reply, Wu Fei bid farewell.

Regarding the transformation of the earthen stove to suit the use of briquettes, Wu Fei decided to wait until he got the official position.

Zhao Heng was in a hurry to report to Zhao Guangyi, so instead of keeping Wu Fei, he sent someone to send him out.

After Wu Fei left, Zhao Heng changed into his official uniform and hurried to the palace.

In the Zichen Palace, Zhao Guangyi was reviewing the memorial, but because he was getting older, the dark wounds left by the Southern and Northern Wars when he was young tortured him from time to time, and he couldn't concentrate.

When he heard that Prince Zhao Hengjin was meeting, Zhao Guangyi immediately agreed.

Bringing two pieces of briquettes into Zichen Hall, Zhao Heng met Li immediately.

"Father, my son greets you!"

Zhao Guangyi stood up and walked around the table.

"Free gift!"

"Thank you father!"

Zhao Heng stood up, and the briquettes carried by the guards behind him caught Zhao Guangyi's attention.

"Heng'er, what is this dark thing?"

"Father, this is a briquette made of coal!" Zhao Heng explained, "A few days ago, the shopkeeper Wu Feiwu once came to the Prince's Mansion, and told me that this thing is a coal mine that can replace firewood! "

"Oh, you have reported this to me!"

"Father, after I got the briquettes today, I used them on the spot. The same briquettes are much more resistant to burning than wood!"

"Treasurer Wu also mentioned that this briquette can be compared with salt and iron, and can become a major source of income for the imperial court!"

Zhao Guangyi was overjoyed when he heard this!

How profitable is this thing that can be compared with salt and iron!

"Recruiting the Prime Minister, Wang Pang will meet you!" Zhao Guangyi decreed.

While waiting for the arrival of several prime ministers, Zhao Guangyi continued to chat with Zhao Heng about this matter.

"Wu Fei made this proposal, what does he want?"

Zhao Heng was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Seeing his tangled face, Zhao Guangyi couldn't stand it anymore.

"Say it, I can bear it!"

"He wants an official position!" Zhao Heng said weakly.

"What? An official position! Didn't he already be granted the title of Dr. Guozi?"

"But he despises the official position is too small, and thinks it is not majestic!"

Zhao Guangyi was speechless, this Wu Fei, did he think that my official position was granted whenever he wanted?

"Let's talk about it when the prime ministers arrive!" Zhao Guangyi had no choice but to say, "If the prime ministers disagree, I can't help it!"

Zhao Heng could only nod along.

If you want to talk about the Song Dynasty, the ministers who have no fear of their lives because they can't punish the doctor are really not afraid of the emperor!Some prime ministers even directly rejected the emperor's will!
In the Great Song Dynasty, after the emperor drafted the decree, he needed to get it to Zhongshu's door and let the prime minister use the seal.

Only the will that has been sealed will be carried out!
This is why Zhao Guangyi said just now that the prime minister's consent is required.

The father and son were discussing, and they had a meeting to report that the prime ministers had arrived!
Zhao Guangyi announced several prime ministers into the palace.

After Lu Mengzheng, Kou Zhun, Wang Dan and other three prime ministers arrived, Zhao Guangyi asked Zhao Heng to tell Wu Fei's suggestion.

To put it simply, it is a proposal to bring charcoal into the official camp and ask for an official position.

Hearing that there is another thing that can be included in the official camp, and it is an indispensable daily necessities, the three prime ministers expressed their views respectively.

First, Wang Dan spoke.

"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, is this briquette made of charcoal really useful?"

"I saw it with my own eyes!" Zhao Heng replied.

"The old minister can rest assured!"

Kou Zhun and Lu Mengzheng then asked some questions, which were also answered by Zhao Heng.

After thinking about it for a while, the three prime ministers unanimously agreed to Wu Fei's proposal.

However, on the issue of sealing officials, they have fallen into disputes.

"Why don't you make him a fourth-rank official?" Zhao Heng suggested.

"That's not right, he was originally a ninth-rank official, but if he was promoted to fourth rank all of a sudden, would he be promoted too quickly?" Kou Zhun raised doubts.

The two prime ministers beside him also echoed Kou Zhun's doubts.

It's not easy for the few of them to get to the present.

First, I went through ten years of hard work, and then I went through the township examination, county examination, and palace examination. After passing the entrance examination, I went to my current position step by step. It took a lot of effort.

But Wu Fei, just by paying tribute to some goods and making a suggestion, he is about to become a fourth-rank official, so isn't the official position too worthless?

"Then what kind of official should be appointed based on what Kou Xiang saw?" Zhao Heng asked.

"Fifth rank official, it's already very powerful to be promoted to three levels in a row!"

"Okay, according to what Kou Xiang said, confer him a fifth-rank official position, the title of Founding Son!"

Zhao Guangyi made the final decision!
The emperor has spoken, so don't stand firm on such trivial matters!

Zhao Heng and the three prime ministers had no choice but to agree!

Seeing that several people agreed with his decision, Zhao Guangyi was very happy.

"Heng'er, it's up to you to announce the decree! Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs take care of the follow-up matters!" Zhao Guangyi said again.

Zhao Heng immediately accepted the decree and went to Wu Fei's mansion to proclaim the decree with the prepared decree.