Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Household Affairs, was the first to come to his senses, and immediately said with great joy: "Your Majesty, where is this copper mine? We ministers immediately organized manpower to mine it!"
No one has any doubts about Emperor Chongzhen's words.
Because it had happened before. Emperor Chongzhen said that there was a gold mine over there in Zhangjiakou and sent people to mine it. Even the locals didn’t know about it, but it turned out that there was indeed a gold mine.
Later, when the King of Zhou entrusted Luzon to Luzon, Emperor Chongzhen also mentioned where there were mines on Luzon Island. As expected, there were mines!
This shows that the news about Emperor Chongzhen definitely came from Emperor Taizu who became an immortal, so that we can tell it accurately!
Now, Emperor Chongzhen actually said that with such a big mine, he would really make a fortune! As the Minister of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't be happier!
After hearing his words, the others were also very excited. They all looked at Emperor Chongzhen and were ready to hear him announce the location.
In their eyes, although copper ore is not as valuable as gold and silver, it is still a valuable mineral. Not to mention making copper coins, it is also very good to use copper to make other utensils, including making copper cannons.
In short, in Chinese history, the application of copper has a very early history and many applications!
Emperor Chongzhen was not surprised by their urgency, but he was not in a hurry. He just ordered the eunuch waiting beside him to take out a map of the world and hang it on the screen for the ministers below to see.
This world map has been marked by Emperor Chongzhen in advance.
I saw a few red circles far away in Nanyang, which were drawn with ink pens.
When everyone saw it, they were a little surprised.
They didn't expect that this copper mine was so far away from the Ming Dynasty! For a while, their enthusiasm subsided a little.
But no matter what, it is a matter of joy to know where and where there is a copper mine with such high reserves.
Fortunately, it was Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. After meeting him, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, if you want to mine such a far place, you may need to invest a lot of money in the early stage. If the mine is not easy to dig, then
More money needs to be invested!”
He said that he would need to invest a lot of money, so the amount of money was really not that small.
However, everyone also knows that since the reserves of copper mines are so large, the court will definitely be able to make money in the end, and make a lot of money!
Emperor Chongzhen heard this and was about to speak when he saw his second assistant, Sun Chuanting, also coming out and reported to him: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the natives in various parts of Southeast Asia have been bewitched by the Dutch and have begun to resist our Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, they also purchased firearms from the Dutch, so it will be a bit tricky for the court to deal with matters there!"
Generally speaking, the focus of the imperial court next year will be to manage Nanyang, because Sun Chuanting, who is in charge of military affairs, has noticed the news in Nanyang, which is related to the mining industry, and promptly mentioned it to Emperor Chongzhen.
Of course Emperor Chongzhen knew the situation in Nanyang. In fact, coupled with the information provided by the factory guard, he knew more detailed information about Nanyang than Sun Chuanting. When considering the mining in Nanyang, he was even more comprehensive
Have considered it.
At this time, after hearing Sun Chuanting's words, he nodded and said: "If those Nanyang natives do not know the general situation and dare to resist our Ming Dynasty, then don't blame me for being rude. I just suppressed it and let them let the prisoners they captured
Go dig. Those who don't resist, let them be the common people of the Ming Dynasty. There is nothing to say about treating these indigenous people with both kindness and power!"
Having said this, he paused and then said: "As for the firearms they have, they are only the firearms that the Dutch have, and they are still behind the firearms equipped by our imperial army. Moreover, they cannot make their own gunpowder, whether it is
It doesn’t matter if you maintain your firearm or use it!”
After hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, the officials in the Wenhua Palace nodded. They agreed with the emperor's analysis.
With such a large copper mine, these things can't stop the court's enthusiasm for mining, they will just add some trouble, or in other words, there will be more things to do in the early stage!
Thinking of this, the Minister of Revenue frowned. For him, before the ore is mined, he needs to spend a lot of money!
While he was thinking about it, he heard Emperor Chongzhen suddenly change the topic and said: "But I am going to refer to the example of the cable phone company and set up a mining company controlled by the court to raise private money for mining! In this way, the court will not have to do this.
A lot of money was invested!”
Upon hearing this, Chief Assistant He Fengsheng was the first to stand up and object: "Your Majesty, for a copper mine with such a large reserve, as long as there is investment in the early stage, it will be a matter of sitting on the ground to collect money in the later stage. How can it benefit the public? It is absolutely okay
The imperial court will do it itself!"
When the other civil servants heard this, many of them nodded. Giving profits to the people for a sure profit without losing money is simply giving money away. Isn't this considered a waste of money?
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "Hey Qing, please be patient. Although the imperial court has money, it still needs a lot of money to do things. Next, the ordnance of the imperial army needs to be replaced.
, this involves millions of dollars, do you know how much money is needed? Military things must not be handed over to the people. There are also rewards for winning the war in Japan, Annan, and the west, which will be a huge expense, etc.
wait."
After a pause, he immediately continued: "Also, the imperial court will continue to use troops abroad in the future. Although the imperial court will definitely make a profit in the end, it will require the imperial court to invest a lot of money in the short term. If the imperial court needs to do things,
If all the money is allocated from the national treasury, then the initial investment will be an astronomical figure. Maybe the national treasury will not have enough money, or it will affect the things to be done next year. I don’t think it is appropriate.
!”
Hearing these words, He Fengsheng turned around quickly and immediately said with sincerity: "Your Majesty, it's Lao Chen Hu Tu who has killed me!"
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen felt happy and comforted him: "Don't worry, He Qing, there are copper mines with greater reserves than this, I know them all!"
Upon hearing this, the ministers in the Wenhua Palace immediately became energetic, especially the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who felt that the court would no longer be short of money in the future!
When I think of this, I feel like the future is bright!
Compared with others, he valued the money spending plan proposed by Emperor Chongzhen, which meant that the court finally no longer had to worry about having too many places to spend money and not having enough money to spend!
By using shares, you can collect the money needed for the initial investment, especially when the amount of money required for some things is particularly large.
But when he thought of this, he suddenly remembered something, frowned, and immediately went out to report to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this issue of shares to raise money may not be as easy as before!"
"Oh? Why?" Emperor Chongzhen felt a little strange when he heard this, so he looked at him and asked.
After hearing this, Ni Yuanlu immediately said: "Weichen is paying attention to the transactions on the stock exchange. The stocks of the wired telephone company that everyone thought were the most profitable have fallen. Many people have been hit by this incident. They are not interested in buying companies controlled by the imperial court."
The shares have lost a lot of interest!”
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately remembered that Liu Weichao had told him about stock trading. It was normal for stocks to rise and fall.
However, according to Liu Weichao's theory, the current Ming Dynasty stocks are of the kind of scarce resources. There are only a few stocks in total, but there are not too many wealthy Ming Dynasty people. Therefore, the stocks will definitely be
The kind that is hotly speculated. This stock that has only been issued for a short time will actually fall?
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately asked: "Why?"
Obviously, Ni Yuanlu also asked such a question, so he could immediately answer Emperor Chongzhen: "According to Weichen's understanding, there seems to be rumors in the capital that the output of wires required by the telephone company is too low and there are many problems, so it is restricted
I don't think I can make much money in a year working for a telephone company."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately thought of another point about stock trading mentioned by Liu Weichao: some stock players, especially the powerful ones, often use methods such as spreading rumors, making trouble out of nothing, etc.
Affect the price of stocks.
Emperor Chongzhen had just received Song Yingxing's report on the production of electric wires. The capital had already learned about the wires before him? And this news was different from Song Yingxing's report. Song Yingxing couldn't possibly tell lies, right?
?That is the crime of deceiving the emperor!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately understood that someone in the capital was spreading rumors to suppress the stock price of the cable phone company!
I remembered that in that world Liu Weichao was being spread rumors. Emperor Chongzhen’s first reaction at that time was to ransack their home.
It's just a pity that in Liu Weichao's plane, Emperor Chongzhen was beyond his reach. However, since in his plane, those who dare to make a fortune by spreading rumors must not be polite!
Thinking like this, he immediately turned to look at Wang Chengen, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and shouted coldly: "Xichang immediately sent me elite troops to investigate. Someone is spreading rumors about the Cable Telephone Company with the intention of suppressing the Cable Telephone Company's stock."
price, and then buy it at a low price. You have found out for me, no matter who it is, dares to spread rumors, I will ransack his home and confiscate his property!"
"My servant obeys the decree!" Wang Chengen never questioned Emperor Chongzhen's decree and immediately bowed down to accept it.
Emperor Chongzhen's murderous words shocked everyone in the Wenhua Palace. They were not only surprised that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to ransack his house, but they were also shocked that Emperor Chongzhen immediately concluded that someone was behind this with ulterior motives as soon as he heard the words of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance!
Judging from Emperor Chongzhen's confident tone and expression, this is certain. Thinking of this, they all couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: The emperor seems to be getting smarter and smarter, and he can even judge this at once!