When the shopkeeper was selling goods, he repeatedly reminded the buyers not to close the doors and windows tightly when burning the coal stove, and it was best to leave a gap of a palm's width between the doors and windows.
After putting these two things into the outer city, Yinreng kept an eye on the sales.
He also found a group of "water army" in the city to show the convenience of this stove to the surrounding neighbors.
But he was disappointed.
Sales did not increase much due to such publicity.
Yinreng soon realized the problem.
The price of coal stoves is still too high for poor families.
But the technology of making coal stoves is not very mature nowadays, and the cost of materials and forging has reached three cents. Adding transportation and labor, he did not make any money from the people at all.
The price of coal briquettes is not high either.
Yinreng wanted to make a loss to gain publicity, so he sold the things first.
But the Ministry of Revenue was also involved in this transaction.
He had consulted with several important officials of the Ministry of Revenue several times, but no one was willing to give in.
There was no other reason. Yinreng had invested too much money in the early stage, and now a warehouse in the outer city was full of coal stove briquettes, which were about to be unsellable. If they continued to make trouble with the prince, and if they lost more, wouldn't they have to bear greater responsibilities?
In their opinion, coal briquettes, which are good things with long burning time and stable firepower, should be priced higher.
The nobles in the capital will definitely pay for this novelty.
But the prince insisted on pricing the coal briquettes at one penny and three pieces of gold.
Now, the common people think it is expensive, and the nobles think it is cheap.
It would be strange if it could be sold!
But...this coal is indeed a good thing.
When the court's deal fails in the future, they can get involved.
If common people can't afford it, they can sell it to nobles and gentry who can "know the value of it".
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