During Mu Yunmu's battles against the Xiongnu and the Gan State, the residents of Kaifeng City began to widely use coal as a new fuel for daily warmth. The widespread use of coal undoubtedly brought convenience to people's lives. Coal was more durable and cheaper than charcoal, allowing the people of Kaifeng City and the three citadels to enjoy a warm winter.
However, the safety issues that come with it cannot be ignored. Due to the lack of adequate ventilation facilities and safety awareness, tragedies occur from time to time and some residents die from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Despite this, since this policy was implemented personally by Emperor Chu Fan, almost no one among the people would openly express opposition or criticism.
After all, burning coal for heating is very safe as long as ventilation is good, so while people enjoy the convenience brought by coal, they also silently bear the potential risks and costs.
Of course, if this policy were proposed by other officials, there would certainly be objections and dissatisfaction. Especially opponents of those officials would definitely seize on this matter and use it to attack the other party.
However, it was His Majesty himself who proposed this policy, and His Majesty himself burned coal for heating. This undoubtedly gave the implementation of the policy great authority and persuasiveness. Moreover, this policy did indeed solve the heating problem for the people, allowing them to feel warm and cared for during the cold winter.
This also made it impossible for those who tried to use this incident as an excuse to claim that the State of Wei disregarded the safety of its people and used black stones containing highly toxic substances to harm the people of Wei to speak up. After all, Your Majesty himself was using coal for heating, so would Your Majesty harm yourself?
The impression left by Your Majesty's action in the minds of court officials and the people is: It not only reflects Your Majesty's determination to share the suffering of the people, but also demonstrates Your Majesty's personal practice of national policies.
Under Chu Fan's leadership, court officials also followed suit. They not only promoted the safety of coal heating in public, but also used coal for heating in their own mansions, supporting His Majesty's policies with practical actions.
On the streets of Kaifeng, these people began searching for the families of those who had unfortunately been poisoned to death. They tried to use money as bait to persuade the families of the victims to come forward and publicly accuse the court of inaction.
However, they were surprised to find that although these families suffered great grief in losing their loved ones, their gratitude to the court far outweighed their sorrow for the death of their loved ones.
Because the court not only provided corresponding financial compensation to the people who died from coal burning, but also actively guided them on how to improve the ventilation conditions in their homes and take effective measures to prevent similar unfortunate incidents from happening again, these positive actions and initiatives made the general public deeply feel the court's care and responsibility.
Therefore, those who tried to incite public discontent and create social unrest ultimately failed to achieve their goals, and their actions did not receive the expected response.
Some people even took the initiative to stand up and expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition to those who had ulterior motives and tried to stir up trouble. They pulled those who tried to incite discontent, accused them of being spies, and claimed that they would be sent to the authorities for investigation and punishment.
Chu Fan's policy not only solved the problem of winter heating but also strengthened the trust between the court and the people. This move by the court also invisibly increased the people's satisfaction and support for the government. At this time, Chu Fan began to display his inventions in the palace.
It was clear that Chu Fan was not planning to invent papermaking or movable type printing this time. It was winter, and the people of Wei were facing a shortage of wood. Furthermore, due to the freezing weather, it was inhumane to have them work in the freezing water.
Chu Fan stood in the handicraft department and said to Eunuch Li, "Go to the Ministry of Works to find a few skilled stonemasons and carpenters, and bring them to the handicraft department."
This Handicraft Department was actually the palace where Chu Fan first began refining refined salt and making alcohol. Since Chu Fan had been conducting various scientific experiments and inventions in this palace for a long time, he decided to name this place the Handicraft Department to commemorate and symbolize his efforts and achievements in this world.
After hearing this, Eunuch Li responded respectfully, "As you wish."
Although Eunuch Li was somewhat doubtful, he quickly carried out Chu Fan's orders. After Eunuch Li left, Chu Fan was left with a young eunuch, the former Goudan, now Yuhuatian. After a period of careful recuperation, Yuhuatian was able to move normally, so Chu Fan decided to keep him by his side.
Before long, several skilled craftsmen were brought to the handicraft department. They were all elites who had been strictly selected, and each of them had extraordinary skills.
Eunuch Li returned and reported to Chu Fan, "Your Majesty, the stonemasons and carpenters you requested have been brought here."
Chu Fan pulled a carefully drawn blueprint from his toolbox. It depicted a traditional earthen stove, a common sight in rural southern China. For Chu Fan, this stove held deep memories of his rural childhood, the familiar cooking methods, and people he would never see again.
This earthen stove not only makes better use of coal resources, but when used with a large enough pot, it can cook a large amount of food at one time. This design not only improves cooking efficiency, but also greatly improves the quality of life of ordinary people.
Chu Fan was just an ordinary citizen before he traveled to this world. He knew very well that in that peaceful era, many ordinary people lived worse than cattle and horses. Not to mention how difficult life was for ordinary people in this ancient world with scarce resources.
Chu Fan never really regarded himself as a high and mighty emperor. He always maintained the heart of a farmer. His dream was to return to the modern world with the wealth accumulated in this world and become a free farmer.
He longs to breathe fresh air every day and grow various vegetables with his own hands, instead of losing himself in the hustle and bustle of the city and falling into endless competition and involution.
As for his own system mission? That had nothing to do with the people. No matter how good he was to the people, the power of speech was in the hands of the aristocratic families. If the aristocratic families and ministers did not rebel, he would not be able to complete his mission.
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