First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 248 Can we arrange for the retired veterans?

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Seeing Su Jixiang looking at him strangely, Wei Ling couldn't help but laugh, "Didn't I give you the deeds to the land and other things in my house? You didn't even take a look at them?"

He had given Su Jixiang his big box of things before, but it seemed like she had never touched it...

"Didn't I tell you long ago that your husband is not a poor guy?" Wei Ling hugged Su Jixiang's waist and said with a smile, "Can you please pay a little more attention to your husband?"

Su Jixiang...

This is not her fault...

When Wei Ling gave her that big box before, she didn't take it seriously. After all, at that time she didn't know whether Wei Ling was sincere in living with her... Naturally, she would not touch his things.

Su Jixiang bit his lips and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Don't laugh. When you have time, take a look at the things at home. They are worth some money at least..." Wei Ling said with a smile.

In fact, he bought those mountains to give himself a way out. He not only has land in Mangcheng, but also in Beijing.

Although Emperor Longchang did not restore his title as Duke of Guo, he returned all the things that belonged to Duke of Guo to him. So he had fields, hills and villas in the suburbs of Beijing and Jiangnan, and there were several farms alone... But it seemed that Su Jixiang never cared about these.

This made Wei Ling suddenly feel a little frustrated.

He raised his hand and pinched Su Jixiang's cheek, "You are so careless about your own things, what on earth do you want to do!" He said this with a bit of gritted teeth.

Su Jixiang laughed even harder. She slapped Wei Ling's hand away and said, "Are you very proud? I admit that you are rich. But I will be richer than you in the future! Just wait!"

"However much I have is all yours!" Wei Ling shook his head helplessly and smiled.

"What's mine is still mine!" Su Jixiang raised his eyebrows at Wei Ling.

Wei Ling nodded, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Yes, yes, everything I own is yours, and everything yours is still yours!"

"Of course!" Su Jixiang said with a smile.

Seeing her smiling face with a hint of pride, looking so innocent and bright, Wei Ling couldn't help but kiss her hard again. "Bad guy! Wait and see how I deal with you!"

"Don't be silly, listen to me, if you have this coal mine on your mountain, you must make good use of it." Su Jixiang patted Wei Ling, put away his smile, and said seriously, "First, it can generate income, and second, it can also make the people of Houmang City live better. Our winter is cold, and many families can't afford so much firewood and charcoal for heating even if they work hard in winter. Every winter, many people freeze to death. If there is really this coal-burning stove, the heating effect of every household will be much better. You see, this stove has a chimney, which can directly discharge the exhaust gas out of the room, so that every winter, the number of people who are poisoned to death by toxic gas because of burning charcoal pots for heating will be reduced a lot!"

Wei Ling really listened to Su Jixiang's words.

Yes, in the north, winter is long and hard. Many people freeze to death because they are not well prepared for heating. Many elderly people and children close their doors and windows tightly because they are afraid of the cold, and are poisoned by the exhaust gas produced by burning charcoal for heating...

The stove with a chimney painted by Su Jixiang is indeed a good thing.

"Okay, I understand. I'll ask someone to go to the mountains and see if we can mine this coal," Wei Ling said, "and then build some furnaces according to the pattern you drew."

"Aren't you recruiting laborers to build the city wall and expand Mangcheng?" Su Jixiang said with a smile, "I think you can give this stove as a reward to those who do more and better work. Maybe it's a good way to promote coal stoves." Su Jixiang took out another piece of paper, "Look, this is the cost I calculated. Although the stove is free, our coal briquettes are not free. However, the cost of our coal briquettes is much lower than that of charcoal. Even if Mangcheng subsidizes the use of charcoal within a certain weight for the people of Mangcheng, the average cost of charcoal within 50 kilograms is still It costs seven coins per pound, and charcoal over fifty pounds costs sixteen coins per pound. But I calculated that our briquettes only cost four coins per pound, and we can earn one coin per pound. Even for people who burn firewood, the average firewood costs five coins per pound. So if our briquettes are successful, they will still be very competitive. Think about how much firewood and charcoal are consumed in Mangcheng every year? The most important thing is that the heat generated by the combustion of briquettes is higher than that of firewood and charcoal! The effect is even better! This is a win-win situation! Moreover, coal can be divided into grades, and I still calculated the average cost."

Wei Ling's eyes lit up, "Where did you learn this?"

"Didn't I tell you? There are many people in the cold palace! The women in the palace are more experienced." Su Jixiang said with a smile. "Do you think this is feasible?"

"It's feasible! It's so feasible!" Wei Ling only did a rough calculation and became a little excited. It's not about how much money he could make, but he has been worried about how to place the veterans who retired from the battlefield. If what Su Jixiang said could be done, those veterans would have a place to use their skills!

After all, he had been fighting outside for three years, and a lot of veterans had been injured on the battlefield during these three years.

Some of these veterans had families and jobs. They returned with disabilities. It was harder for them to find work in Mangcheng than other healthy people. Supporting their families was a big problem. Before, Wei Ling had been using his own money to support them, and also spending part of the military expenditure to guarantee their basic living expenses.

But this is not a long-term solution.

What Su Jixiang said about coal briquettes and coal stoves gave Wei Ling an inspiration.

If this is accomplished, he will have a way to resettle these veterans who have retired from the battlefield!

Instead of asking others to do things, ask them to…

Maybe they may be slower than healthy people, but at least they are given some security in life.

He immediately told Su Jixiang his thoughts, "These people may not be as efficient as healthy people, but I can guarantee that their sense of responsibility is stronger than those people!"

"That's great!" Su Jixiang agreed immediately. "That's a good thing! I'll do as you say."

"Okay! I will select a few reliable people from the retired veterans tomorrow, and you can help give them some guidance." Wei Ling softened his tone and looked at Su Jixiang eagerly.

"Okay!" Su Jixiang agreed without thinking too much. "Since you assigned this matter to me, I also have a request. The people you send here must listen to me. They can't have any second thoughts!"