In the imperial study, Prince Liu Lang was wearing mourning clothes and sitting in front of the desk. However, at this time, he was not reviewing memorials, but reading a letter.
As he read, Liu Lang stood up immediately and shouted with a happy face: "Okay, okay!"
Pei Yang, who was waiting by the side, was very curious when he heard the sound, but he knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had not finished reading the letter, so he did not ask out loud, but continued to observe carefully and waited patiently.
The letter was written by Hang Baiqiu, and it detailed everything she and Chai Yan did in searching for gold mines in Lintai Mountain and annihilating bandits.
After a while, Liu Lang finally read the entire letter, and his face and mood became happy and excited.
Liu Lang put the letter on the table and walked to the window, took a deep breath of fresh air, and asked happily: "Pei Yang, guess what was said in Hang Baiqiu's letter to Gu?"
Pei Yang guessed it, so he lowered his head and said, "Look at His Highness, the letter must be great news!"
Liu Lang turned around and said: "Hang Baiqiu said that the group of bandits led by Lu Dan had disintegrated. When Lu Dan fought with Chai Yan, he was shot dead on the spot!"
"Congratulations, Your Highness, Congratulations, Your Highness!" Pei Yang congratulated with his hands in hand.
"Also, Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu really discovered gold veins in Lintai Mountain!" Liu Lang continued.
Pei Yang was stunned for a moment and asked with a slight confusion: "Your Highness, you said they discovered gold veins in Lintai Mountain?"
"Yes, it's Jin Vein! It's written in black and white on a piece of paper!" Liu Lang said loudly.
Pei Yang was still confused and said: "Your Highness, Lintai Mountain is occupied by Lu Dan and his gang of bandits. Is it because they also know that there is gold in the mountain?"
Liu Lang shook his head and said: "No, the rogue bandits don't know about the gold veins. They just happen to occupy Lintai Mountain! Moreover, even if they really know, with the ability of those rogue bandits, it is impossible to quickly extract gold."
"Yes, yes, gold extraction is not easy. It can't be done by rogue bandits who only know how to burn, kill and loot!" Pei Yang agreed.
Liu Lang pointed to the letter on the table and said: "Pei Yang, I just said it casually earlier, but I didn't expect that there is actually a gold vein in Lintai Mountain, and it was found by Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu. Tell me, Is this a coincidence, a coincidence? Hahaha..."
Liu Lang was in a good mood and laughed heartily as he spoke. After all, this golden vein is of great significance to the treasury, and it can be regarded as Chai Yan's best gift to himself who is about to ascend the throne!
"Your Highness's golden words bring great blessings to the heavens!" Pei Yang complimented again.
Liu Lang smiled and said happily: "If you think about it carefully, I didn't just rely on random guesses. Yuntai Mountain is a large mine that produces gold, and Lintai Mountain is near Yuntai Mountain and contains gold veins." It sounds unexpected, but it’s actually reasonable!”
"I think His Highness is right!" Pei Yang kept echoing.
After being happy for a while, Liu Lang said again: "Now I don't know how much gold is stored in Lintai Mountain. If there is a gold mine that can rival Yuntai Mountain, it will be a blessing to our prosperous country and a blessing to the people!"
After hearing this, Pei Yang carefully advised: "Your Highness, since the gold veins have been confirmed, we should send someone to Lintai Mountain to conduct careful surveys and mine them quickly!"
Liu Lang nodded and asked Pei Yang: "Which minister do you think should be sent to take charge of this matter?"
Pei Yang thought for a moment and solemnly replied: "Your Highness, mining and metallurgical affairs belong to the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry should select personnel to take charge of mining affairs in Lintai Mountain..."
"Well, keep talking..." Liu Lang said, turned around, went back to the desk, sat down, picked up the ginseng tea and drank it.
Pei Yang continued: "I thought that the new minister of the Ministry of Industry, Chang Bingkun, could be responsible for this matter, and then some craftsmen who were good at mining gold could be dispatched from the Youlong clan to assist. In this way, it should be safe.
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"What Chang Bingkun said... uh..." Liu Lang read his name, frowned and thought about it.
Pei Yang stood aside, not daring to interrupt Liu Lang's thoughts.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Lang finally made a decision: "Okay, since you admire Chang Shilang so much, I will give him a chance. I hope he will not let down my trust!"
Pei Yang immediately said: "Your Highness, don't worry, Chang Shilang is prudent in his work, and he will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations."
"Well, that's best!" Liu Lang nodded.
Then, Liu Lang added: "In addition, you said that it is not impossible to dispatch skilled craftsmen from within the Youlong tribe to assist Chang Shilang, but I want to find another way!"
"Your Highness, this servant doesn't quite understand." Pei Yang asked.
Liu Lang explained: "In recent years, the gold production in Yuntai Mountain has been greatly reduced. You don't need to ask to know that the gold veins in Yuntai Mountain are about to dry up. Because of this, there was a major turmoil within the Youlong Clan some time ago, causing many casualties.
It was so big that even the mine officials sent by the imperial court were not immune...
After taking a breath, Liu Lang continued: "For a long time, the Youlong tribe has taken possession of their gold mining and refining technology, and has always managed it independently. Needless to say, small things, even in cases of murder and robbery, there are
The local county government can't intervene in the interrogation even though the Youlong tribe is here, hahahaha, this little Youlong tribe has the style of a country within a country!"
Having said this, Liu Lang's face was already very unhappy.
It's no wonder that Liu Lang has always complained about some of the privileges of the Youlong clan. If his father hadn't refused, Liu Lang would have taken action against the Youlong clan.
Pei Yang asked: "Your Highness, what do you mean..."
"Deregister!" Liu Lang said loudly.
"Deregister?" Pei Yang didn't understand.
Liu Lang said seriously: "The first step is to explore the gold reserves in Lintai Mountain as much as possible. If the reserves are rich enough, the second step will be to establish a new county near Lintai Mountain to specifically manage and be responsible for the gold reserves in Lintai Mountain."
Mining and refining of minerals….”
Pei Yang nodded in surprise. The idea of establishing a new county had never occurred to him.
Liu Lang took a breath and said: "Gu Ye said that now that the gold veins of Yuntai Mountain have dried up, many miners will inevitably be left idle. Most of these people are from the Youlong tribe. They do not know farming and do not do farming.
, only know how to mine and smelt, and they cannot live without mining. Therefore, if the gold mines in Laitaishan are excavated in the future, and the court gives high salaries and heavy rewards, these people will definitely flock here! Next, what should you know?
Just do it..."
Pei Yang immediately understood the meaning of the word "denationalization" and suddenly said: "Your Highness, I understand, your plan is that if these Youlong miners want to join the new gold mine, they must leave the Youlong tribe.
Change your household registration to that of our Shengguo!"
"That's right!" Liu Lang nodded with confidence and pride: "Anyone who refuses to leave the Youlong clan's household registration will never want to join!"
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PS: I feel like the long vacation went by so fast, five days passed in a flash...