Among the remaining reports, the more important ones, apart from the fact that the summer harvest in the south has started smoothly, is probably the Qingzhou gold mine mentioned by Yuan Leshang just now.
Qingzhou Gold Mine, you don’t need to think about it to know that it must be the Zhaoyuan Gold Mine that was discovered.
This gold mine cannot actually be said to have been discovered only now.
As early as the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, open-pit gold mines were discovered north of Mount Tai. However, the survey and mining equipment were not perfect at that time, and only small-scale excavations were carried out. Historically, the comprehensive mining of Zhaoyuan gold mines required
to the Ming Dynasty.
This is also due to the fact that ancient smelting technology, exploration technology, etc. were not that developed. Now the Ministry of Industry of the Han Dynasty has already had experience in exploring Nanzhong and Nanyang, so as the Qingzhou War comes to an end, the Ministry of Industry naturally
It is reasonable to launch an exploration of Qingzhou and eventually discover the minerals. After all, this is not a secret hidden underground.
Gold, from ancient times to the present, has been an out-and-out hard currency from the East to the West. The discovery of gold by the Han Dynasty in Nanyang has already caused a sensation, but after all, this gold was discovered by the navy, and the main vein of gold was quickly discovered.
The Imperial Household of Han Dynasty fully took over it, but even so, it also set off a gold rush to the Southeast Asia. Although not much gold was discovered, a lot of other minerals were found.
When gold was discovered in Qingzhou, Wu Huijue, the coach of the East Road, immediately sent troops and horses to cooperate with the navy stationed there to closely protect the gold veins to prevent leakage and cause commotion. At the same time, he quickly sent someone to report to Li Xinchen.
Wu Huijue, as the son of Wu Mingche, inherited his father's mantle. Although he had not made any extraordinary achievements over the years, he did not make any mistakes. He was not an out-and-out minister of the founding of the country like Xiao Shilian, Pei Zilie and others.
On the contrary, when Li Xunchen established his own banner from Bashu, Wu Mingche had always supported Li Xunchen unswervingly and made many moves to create momentum for Li Xunchen, while Wu Huijue had been standing still in Huainan, intending to wait and see which direction the wind would turn.
However, when the father and son did this, they naturally meant that they could not put two eggs in one basket. Wu Mingche had actually lost his real power due to the defeat in the Battle of Luliang, so it did not matter if he cheered for Li Xingchen.
With his great achievements, strong connections and influence in the army, and his constant rapport with Xu Ling, Chen Xu and Chen Shubao were unable to do anything to him.
Ever since Li Xingchen led his army into the south of the Yangtze River and officially replaced Nanchen as the southern hegemon, Wu Huijue has obeyed Li Xingchen's instructions obediently. He has been the mainstay of the Han Dynasty on the eastern front for many years. Although there is no obvious outstanding performance,
The attack was carried out step by step according to the orders of the imperial court and the military, and nothing went wrong. The fact that he was able to react so quickly this time, sending troops to protect the gold mine while reporting to Li Xinchen, naturally showed that this guy was very protective of himself.
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The Wu family is also one of the most powerful generals in the Han Dynasty. Many of the Wu family's children have performed well in military academies or in the army. Therefore, the future of the Wu family can be guaranteed, and Wu Huijue naturally has no other thoughts.
"The report on the gold mine is sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs as soon as possible." Li Xingchen glanced at the memorial and said, "Let the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works make up their minds and organize manpower to mine as soon as possible. However, the amount of mining will not cause turmoil in the market.
Come up with a charter and never act willfully."
Yuan Lexhang hurriedly agreed, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you must not forget that there should be a member of our inner palace here."
"Doesn't the Inner Palace already have gold from Nanyang?" Li Xingchen asked seriously, as if the Inner Palace could want everything.
Not only Yuan Leshang, but Yu Chizhen next to him also looked at him with strange eyes, as if to say, Your Majesty, are you sure?
The inner palace is not so much the inner palace of the harem and concubines as it is the inner palace of Li Xinchen. From Lechang to Yuchizhen, everyone just helps Li Xinchen take care of it. Li Xinchen can take back these powers at any time if he wants.
They will not and have no way to object.
When did Your Majesty become so selfless?
Li Xingchen couldn't help but laugh and said: "The inner government can't ask for everything, it's just enough. Otherwise, I'm afraid someone will have objections."
Yuan Lexhang and Yu Chizhen looked at each other and immediately understood what Li Xingchen meant.
In recent years, the fastest growing area in the Han Dynasty has definitely been the inner government. From colleges to hospitals, the structure of the inner government has been fully established, and it is gradually closely related to everyone's life and even life. Nowadays, the common people of the Han Dynasty and even the rich and powerful families no longer
It is possible to survive without the inner government's industry.
While Li Xingchen was pleased that he had finally used this method to comprehensively develop the Han Dynasty's medical, education and other systems, he was also aware that the vigorous development of the inner government had undoubtedly aroused suspicion and dissatisfaction among many people.
Therefore, Li Xingchen was somewhat worried that the rapid development of the internal government would arouse criticism from the imperial court. Especially since Li Xingchen made the concubines in the harem responsible for this matter, he had actually broken the law that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. But in recent years, the focus of the Han Dynasty has been on
During the Northern Expedition, the entire court was busy with the Northern Expedition, so no one was in the mood to think about it.
In addition, Li Xingchen was accompanied by Chen Shubao and Yu Wenyun, a pair of living treasures "brother-in-law". Even if everyone was worried and dissatisfied, they could only accept it first.
By the time the Northern Expedition ends, someone will inevitably be looking for trouble.
Therefore, while the inner government is rapidly expanding its own strength, it must also keep a low profile as much as possible.
If the lion always speaks loudly, even the Ministry of Finance and others may be dissatisfied with the inner government, and the gold ore veins and so on will fall into the hands of the inner government. Doesn't that mean that everything the Ministry of Finance will do in the future will depend on the internal government?
Why do you act in the face of the government?
It is not that history has never seen harems with hanging curtains and internal servants intervening in politics. The current internal government is certainly full of vitality, but who knows what will happen in the future.
There is nothing wrong with being low-key.
However, Li Xingchen changed the subject: "Of course, the money of the inner government is tight, and I also know that once the gold is mined, it can certainly make up for the shortfall of the inner government, but the details still need to be agreed upon by the inner government and the Ministry of Revenue. The amount needed can be obtained
How much, but not too much.”
Yuan Lexhang and Yu Chizhen both looked relaxed. Although this effectively cut off the possibility of the inner government directly obtaining gold, as long as the inner government and the Ministry of Revenue reached an agreement to obtain the excavated gold according to a certain ratio, they would naturally be able to
Get a share of the pie so you don't have to watch other departments get funding.
"Are you satisfied with this?" Li Xingchen put his hands behind his hands and smiled.