Datang first village

Cheng Huaimo still sat there quietly, not moving.

Who is Old Cheng? He is the devil Cheng, an expert in making troubles. How could his son be an honest man.

Cheng Huaimo sitting here still doesn't mean his heart is still.

Before coming to Qinwangzhuang, Qin Qiong had told Cheng Huaimo to listen to him. If he didn't let him move, he would never move. If he didn't let him speak, he would never speak. Qin Qiong would naturally ask Li Yuanxing to make a substitution.

When it comes to substitutions, Cheng Huaimo is naturally nervous.

Let's not talk about the Ministry of War first, but only say that among the old generals of the Qin Palace, those who have the qualifications and ability to serve as Tongguan guards, if they line up, they can at least line up from Suzaku Gate to Mingde Gate.

It was a great fortune that it was his turn, so Cheng Huaimo gritted his teeth this time to abide by the rules.

However, generally speaking, Cheng Huaimo is much better than Huai Liang, and he has made a lot of progress in obeying the rules because he is on duty in the Royal Guards.

Li Yuanxing sat back in the main seat, and did not rush to speak.

Li Yuanxing only spoke when Wu Bin and Du Shuangyu came to the living room of the small meeting room.

"Sit down, I have two tasks!" Listening to Li Yuanxing's words, Wu Bin and Du Shuangyu quickly sat down on the lower cushion.

"Let's talk about a small town in the Qinling Mountains first, a small town in the mountains." Li Yuanxing sat there and began to talk unhurriedly: "From the Shennong Hall to the south of the Qinling Mountains, there is a small town called Zhashui Town! "

The Zhashui Town mentioned by Li Yuanxing is the Zhashui County in later generations.

But in the early days of the Tang Dynasty, the population here was not large, and it was just a market place for dozens of villages in the mountains. Later, there was such a town in Shanwozi.

The population of the town is less than [-] households, so it is considered a very small town.

"There are some things there that this king thinks are very important, so there must be people who are beneficial to guard them. In other words, the future security there should be at the same level as that of Qin Wangzhuang."

"Wulang, what's there?" Qin Qiong couldn't help asking.

"Copper mine!" Li Yuanxing said with a smile, and then stretched out a slap: "Every day, if you can dig 50 catties of copper ore, you can't finish digging the copper mine when Du Shuangyu's grandson is born."

What is copper?Putting copper in Datang is money. Datang has official money and private money.

At the level of Li Yuanxing, he has the right to mint money, and it is enough to report to the Ministry of Accounts and file.

Du Shuangyu straightened up and stood up, but was held down by Wu Bin with one hand, and then Wu Bin gave Cheng Huaimo a wink, which means, look at the son of General Cheng, he is as stable as Mount Tai.

What a hurry!

Du Shuangyu took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and sat down in a straight posture.

Li Yuanxing smiled: "Brother Shubao, the copper mine is actually just a trivial matter. The king needs to deploy troops to guard it because there is a silver mine. If he can dig 100 million catties of silver ore a day, Pisces' grandson will run all over the street. Naturally, he can't dig it." Finished."

How much is 100 million catties.

In the modern age of later generations, it is actually a daily output of [-] tons.

In fact, the Zha Mercury Mine can be regarded as one of the largest silver mines in China, with a daily production capacity of [-] tons of ore, and the purity of the silver ore is good, and there are many associated ores, it is a real rich mine.

Pouting, Cheng Huaimo fell to the ground, stretched out his hand to support the floor, and slowly raised his head: "I can't hold it anymore, I can't help it. Your Highness, Huaimo can't stand it. Don't speak, don't move, you're going to die Huaimo would rather be punched by His Royal Highness a few times, but I can't stand it, I can't stand it anymore."

Qin Qiong laughed loudly, and knocked Cheng Huaimo to the ground with a slap.

"You bastard, you don't even have the patience for this, if you dare to let you guard it for a while!"

Qin Qiong's tone was harsh, while Cheng Huaimo just kept his face darkened and lowered his head, ready to be slapped again.

Li Yuanxing waved his hand: "Brother Shubao, I asked Huaimo to guard Tongguan. In fact, I am not guarding the pass. I have other tasks. Brother Shubao will choose another person as his deputy, with a calmer personality, as a supplement!"

"It should be so!" Qin Qiong glared at Cheng Huaimo, who was so frightened that Cheng Huaimo couldn't help but took half a step back.

Li Yuanxing put away his smile, and his tone became more serious: "This silver mine is estimated to be huge. This king has discussed the use of this mine area with the emperor, so this mine area is not included in the national treasury, and it is only used for Qin Wangzhuang. Of course, this king The household department knows how much Zhuangzili adds to the national treasury every year, so the household department will not have any troubles."

"Your Highness, wait for your orders!"

Wu Bin got up to salute, and Du Shuangyu quickly stood up.

"Silver mines are one thing, but the most important thing is to mint coins. This will take a while to talk about. For now, build roads first. At least coal can be transported in. I have other arrangements for road building. Wu Bin, your task It is the silver mine, and if there is a problem with the silver mine, it is your responsibility, you can only select at most [-] elite soldiers among the twelve guards, and you have to distribute [-] to Du Shuangyu."

Speaking of elite soldiers, Li Yuanxing walked up to Du Shuangyu: "Du Shuangyu, you are in charge of training six hundred archers and patrolling the surrounding area."

"Your Highness, who is the general?" Wu Bin asked in a low voice.

"It's you, Wu Bin. This king will appoint Xi Junmai as your deputy. Once the silver mine starts to produce, there will be countless people staring at it. I don't worry about the little ones. What I care about are foreign spies. .”

After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, Wu Bin saluted and asked, "Wu Bin doesn't understand."

"Then I will teach you what will happen if the silver ore is stolen. It is a stone, and one person cannot carry much. If the silver is stolen, it is some silver. But the king minted coins, which will be of great use in the future. This king told you that you will not understand for a while, but what this king wants to say is that the original coins, dies, and coin minting machines are what you really need to protect. Once you find that you can’t protect them, you What will happen?"

Li Yuanxing asked seriously.

Wu Bin took a step forward: "A fight to the death, anyone who wants to grab something, first step over the corpse of a certain!"

Li Yuanxing picked up a stack of papers on the table and was about to hit Wu Bin's face.

But after thinking about it, Wu Bin is such a straightforward person, and being able to fight to the death for himself is also an attitude.

When Wu Bin saw that Li Yuanxing was going to hit him, he didn't hide or dodge, his expression didn't change.

Qin Qiong was surprised. In his opinion, Wu Bin's answer should be correct, but why would His Royal Highness King Qin be dissatisfied?

Li Yuanxing sighed: "Wu Bin, you are too real. If you can't beat him, destroy it!"

"Destroy?" Wu Bin didn't understand at all.

Du Shuangyu stood up at this moment: "The young general understands that some things are his secrets. Only by destroying them can we keep the secrets. Just like when we attacked Liaocheng, the brother who entered the city first said that if it is discovered, He will kill himself to prevent the Goguryeo people from asking him something!"

"That's right, things can be rebuilt, but secrets must be kept!"

Qin Qiong followed suit, and then asked Li Yuanxing: "Wulang, is there anything special about this coin?"

"Brother Shubao, don't ask, I will definitely tell you in detail in the future!"

"If I don't ask, I will forget about it immediately!" Qin Qiong is also a shrewd person, knowing that there are some problems that he doesn't know, but it will be a good thing.

He just felt that Li Yuanxing might have some kind of very big plan, big enough to affect the whole Tang Dynasty.

Naturally, Li Yuanxing can't say that, he will use the coin molds of later generations, and the alloy formula of later generations, even if it is pure silver and pure copper, in fact, other things will be added when minting coins.

The first is the difference in material.Then there is the difference in the degree of sophistication, and finally there are some simple anti-counterfeiting methods.

Li Yuanxing believes that within five years, private money in the entire Tang Dynasty will basically disappear, because whether it is for use or for saving money in their own warehouses, they will choose exquisite new coins instead of old copper coins.

Of course, those who deposit large pieces of gold will still deposit large pieces of gold.At that time, perhaps it is time for the social necessity of banks to appear.The economy is not a joke, and it is not worth the slightest bit of falsehood.

China is a silver-poor country, but Li Yuanxing knows that there is a place that has 30.00% of the world's silver reserves. When the military power reaches it, Li Yuanxing will not let it go.

"Wu Bin, I trust you. If you have any questions or ideas, you can come to me immediately. If you are asked to do something, you must do it well."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Recently, the three of you spent half a month at the Security Department of the Tang Empire to learn about guarding!" Li Yuanxing finished his orders, and then said to Qin Qiong, "Brother Shubao, I'll be busy for half a month."

"Naturally, we will choose excellent instructors and teach them with heart."

"Huaimo!" Li Yuanxing walked up to Cheng Huaimo again, and patted Cheng Huaimo's shoulder lightly: "What's there in Tongguan? There are gold mines there. Don't ask me how many mines I have. You just need to know. Surround it like an iron bucket. Then store the rough gold, and every month, the king will arrange people to bring the rough gold back to Chang'an."

"Gold, gold mine!" Cheng Huaimo's eyes widened.

Li Yuanxing went back to his seat and sat down: "Tongguan is no worse than Qinling, and there are many people with miscellaneous eyes. It may not be easy to guard the mint, so it is placed in Qinwangzhuang. Fortunately, the king still mainly uses copper and silver coins. So the number will not be too much, and the place in Qinwangzhuang is barely enough!"

Gold mines, silver mines, copper mines!

This is said to be a mining area, but it is actually money. If Datang digs these mines, it is tantamount to digging money.

Without Li Yuanxing's detailed instructions, Cheng Huaimo and the other three knew the seriousness of the matter.

"Okay, the three of you step back!" Li Yuanxing waved his hand.

After the three of them went out, Li Yuanxing signaled Qin Qiong to follow him to the desk, then turned on the computer and called up a picture.

"Brother Shubao, this is the approximate location of the Golden Gulch in Liaodong. Based on the area around the small town occupied by Lao Cheng, I speculate that the number of gold mines is enough for me to build a new palace for my brother!" (To be continued. )