Seeing this, Du Qi sighed in his heart. The lives of the people in this world were not as good as those of the later generations. Although the later generations were also full of all kinds of pressure, such as loans, car loans, children, and so on, at least eating meat and drinking wine were not a problem, and filling the stomach had long been solved. In this world, countless people couldn't even fill their stomachs.
After all, the productivity was too low.
Whether it was the level of technology or the standard of living, it was seriously insufficient.
Du Qi wanted to change this situation, but it could not be done overnight. It was a long way to go.
Du Qi chatted with Yue Laojiu again, asking him about his own affairs and the situation of Shangyuan Village. Today, many villagers in Shangyuan Village went out to work, and their homes also planted food.
These people's lives were not bad, much better than in previous years.
In previous years, there were exorbitant taxes.
After paying all kinds of taxes and food, the remaining food could fill their stomachs, which was already quite good. But at the end of this year, many people had stored food and earned some money to save, so their lives were very good.
Yue Laojiu said that he had worked, but his work was slow, after all, he was old. But at least he could earn some money when he worked, so that he could eat some meat.
After hearing this, Du Qi nodded in approval.
This was good.
It seemed that Ye Daosheng was in charge of Jiuquan County, and with the road construction and other things, the lives of the people were rapidly improving.
They could definitely live a good life.
After talking with Yue Laojiu for a while, Du Qi left.
At this time, Yue Laojiu was very excited.
He personally went out to see Du Qi off. After sending him out of the village, Yue Laojiu turned around and walked back. At this time, Yue Laojiu was already holding his head high, his face full of pride.
Ping Xi Wang came to see him.
Ping Xi Wang did not forget the Yue family.
At this time, the village chief and the rest of the villagers came. After seeing Yue Laojiu, they all asked about Du Qi's purpose in coming to Shangyuan Village. When they found out that Du Qi had specially come to Yue Laojiu's house to express his condolences, no matter if it was the Village Head or the villagers, they were all endlessly envious. Because Ping Xi Wang had come to the Yue Clan alone, that was his recognition of Yue Laojiu.
Regardless of whether Ping Xi Wang would come again in the future, Yue Laojiu's place could not be taken lightly and must be treated with caution.
The Muramasa even proposed to renovate Yue Laojiu's house, but Yue Laojiu tactfully refused. The group of people returned to the village amidst the laughter and chatter, as well as the envy of some people.
Du Qi and Guo Xiaozheng went to the next house.
He went to visit Wang Shengli.
Wang Shengli's family situation was even worse than Yue Laojiu's. After all, Wang Shengli was a lonely old man who lived a hard life. After this, Wang ShengLi was extremely grateful to Du Qi and praised Du Qi endlessly.
It was already close to noon.
Du Qi, accompanied by the village chief of Victory Village, had a simple meal in the village. The meal was quite sumptuous. There was chicken soup, mutton, and so on. It was very sumptuous.
Du Qi did not say anything in advance. After lunch, he chatted with the host and was about to leave. Only then did he ask Guo Xiaozheng to give the host some money for the meal, and then left with them.
After leaving, Du Qi went to the last house, Gao Leping's house in Daping Gully.
Gao Leping's house was not bad.
After all, Gao Leping had a family. Although Gao Leping himself was injured and his legs were inconvenient, he knew how to run a business. Plus, he raised livestock, so he could earn money to support his family.
When Du Qi and Gao Leping talked, he found that Gao Leping's house was quite warm.
This was because there was coal burning in the house.
Du Qi saw the coal and asked, "Gao Leping, you are burning coal in your house. In this cold weather, the house is airtight. Aren't you worried about being poisoned by burning coal?"
If it was inferior quality coal, it would produce carbon dioxide, which was easy to be poisoned.
Of course, superior quality anthracite was different.
It could be directly burned.
Even if it produced carbon dioxide, the amount was extremely small, or even nonexistent.
A wisp of a smile appeared on Gao Leping's face as he said, "Your Highness, this coal is different from ordinary coal. It's not poisonous. Believe it or not, I have always used it without being poisoned. It's just that many people are unwilling to believe it, so only my family uses this coal. "
Du Qi asked, "Where did you find this coal?"
Gao Leping replied, "Your Highness, this coal is on Daping Mountain to the west of Daping Gully. There are countless coal on Daping Mountain, all of which are on the ground and can be picked up anywhere. The coal this commoner uses is also picked up from Daping Mountain. However, many people believe that this coal is poisonous and cannot be used, so they are unwilling to use it. "
Du Qi's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Coal!
This was especially true for anthracite that was exposed on the surface of the ground. This was an opportunity. However, the weather was cold and the snow had sealed the mountain, so it was not suitable for mining. When spring came, they would be able to mobilize manpower to mine anthracite in large quantities.
Regardless of whether it was used for heating or for smelting weapons, it could be used. Once coal was used to smelt weapons, the smelting temperature would be greatly increased.
Du Qi chatted with Gao Leping for a while more before finally getting someone to deliver food, wine, meat, and cloth. Finally, they left. Now that he was done with these three places, Du Qi headed towards Mount Daping.
Guo Xiaozheng said, "Your Highness, we have already visited all the places. Are we not going to return?"
"There's no rush!"
Du Qi shook his head and said, "Let's make a trip to Daping Mountain first and take a look at the terrain there."
Guo Xiaozheng had heard about the coal before, so he said in a low voice, "Your Highness, coal is an extremely dangerous item. If you are not careful, you can lose your life. You must be careful when mining coal! "
Du Qi said, "Let's go take a look first."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Guo Xiaozheng did not say anything else when he heard this.
Du Qi's group headed in the direction of Daping Mountain. As it was not far to begin with, they arrived in less than half an hour. Now that the snow had fallen, the entire Daping Mountain was covered in snow. It was covered in a layer of silver, and the outer layer of coal could not be seen.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible to mine coal.
Du Qi did not give the order to mine.
He only had people dig up the layer of snow on the surface and pick up some coal from the ground before giving the order to return. By the time they returned to Jiuquan County and the prince's residence, the sky was already dark.
After all, it was very early in the winter.
Du Qi and Guo Xiaozheng were in the study as the host and guest took their seats.
Guo Xiaozheng said, "Your Highness, after today's visit to Yue Laojiu and the others, I will be preparing to spread the news and let countless people know about it. This will establish Your Highness' position in the hearts of the people."
Du Qi thought for a moment and said, "There's no need to publicize it with great fanfare. We only need to publicize it on a small scale and let the people talk about it on their own. There's no need to be too deliberate. "
Guo Xiaozheng said, "I understand."
Du Qi waved his hand, and Guo Xiaozheng turned to leave.
In fact, although news in this era was very limited, word of mouth spread. Especially when Du Qi went to visit the people, it was simply a first for the people of Jiuquan County.
Soon, countless people began to talk about it.
In addition, Du Qi's previous reforms had brought benefits to the people. With all these added together, the people's impression of Du Qi gradually improved. The people were deeply grateful to Du Qi.
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