Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

"Then, why doesn't your lord think of a way to apply for a Minlu license and open mines by yourself?" Qin Banghua said with a smile: "I have my own iron mines in Linzi, Shandong, and they are easy to mine. www>

He didn't talk about saving money, but about saving trouble. After hearing this, Zhang Shouren understood that even in his own capacity, it was inevitable that he would be exploited by others.

No wonder the output of iron at the end of the Ming Dynasty did not increase but decreased. Especially the copper and iron mines in the north were already in ruins. Years of decline, official miners were abused and fled, and the money invested was lost. After a long time, the imperial court will not spend money on this bottomless pit, so it is a simple word: buy.

Originally, the word “buy” was to solve the problem, but during the Wanli period, the mine supervisors and tax supervisors who were in charge of the world almost messed up the mines.According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, people only need to go to the government to apply for a license to run a mine. However, there are various unreasonable restrictions.

Among them, there are quite a few things that forced people to break up their families, and their wives and children were separated. [

As a result, the mining industry has declined and production has declined.

Zhang Shouren needed a lot of iron, and it was a good idea to open a mine by himself. Even if he didn't make money and lost money, it was better than not being able to buy it.

"Thank you, Master, for reminding me," Zhang Shouren clasped his palms together and said with a smile, "Leave this matter aside for the time being, and we'll talk about it when we have time."

Qin Banghua understood the meaning of this young military officer. Now the opponent's foundation is still shallow, and it is difficult to stretch his hands too far.In Laizhou, Zhang Shouren had a solution. From the magistrate to Jiaozhou magistrate, Tongzhi, there were probably dozens of powerful officials who had dealt with it, and then to Denglai Bingbei Road, and they also had friendship.

But out of the mansion, Linzi is under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou Mansion, and Zhang Shouren's official status is too low, and he is too disadvantaged to deal with officials across the prefecture. It is not easy to build a large network in a day or two Sure enough, the Laizhou net has been weaving for several months.

At that moment, he also chuckled, Qin Banghua saluted, and, surrounded by shopkeeper Li and others, he said goodbye and left.

The negotiation went well, and Zhang Shouren was in a happy enough mood.

After several months, with such achievements and a broader future, he also has enough reasons to be proud and proud!

"Let's go, we should go back to the castle." Looking at several loyal subordinates, Zhang Shouren said with a smile: "The money we earn should be spent!"

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Qu Duan went back to Jiaozhou, Zhang Shifu and Zhang Shiqiang stayed in Fangjiaji, only one Sun Liangdong played Zhang Shiqiang's previous role, a veteran with a small banner, escorting Zhang Shouren back to the fort.

More than a dozen people marched on the official road, although it was rough and difficult, they were full of laughter and laughter.

Many people have been out for many days and have not returned home, so naturally they are eager to return.

This kind of emotion also infected Zhang Shouren, and for a while, his mood was also very good.

"It's a pity that we have too few war horses, otherwise, I, the little banner officer, would have to ride with a horse, right, my lord?"

Tired of joking with his companions, Sun Liangdong rushed to the front, winked at Zhang Shouren who was riding a horse, and said with a smile, "My lord, will you reward me with a horse in the future?"

"I will reward you with a donkey, everyone rides a horse and you ride a donkey, is it okay?"

"Uh, I will resign!" [

"Get out!"

After answering, Sun Liangdong accepted the laughter of the queens contentedly, and followed Zhang Shouren's seven-year-old bay red horse impatiently. After a while, he came out again with his head held high.

These subordinates were all joking and joking, but the matter about the war horse touched Zhang Shouren's mind.

Pig iron is a material that must be mastered in the future. A large number of weapons and armor, plus firecrackers and cannons. When you think about it, the amount of iron used is astronomical. I don’t have resources in my hands, so I just buy it. This joke is a bit big up.

This is still a matter of the future, but there is an urgent need for a good war horse, and cavalry will also be indispensable in the future, and the more the better.

However, although the Ming Dynasty was not short of horses like the people of the Song Dynasty, because it had the Hetao area and its advantages over the Mongols for hundreds of years, there was no shortage of war horses. There are thousands of taels of silver, and the most common one costs six to seventy taels of silver. Generally speaking, a Mongolian horse between three and five years old and about 70 meters six in size costs at least 1.5 taels of silver.

To form a cavalry team of 200 people, at least one person and two horses must have a budget, otherwise there is no maneuverability and load capacity, and the cavalry cannot maneuver, and it is useless.

After doing this calculation, the money came and went like sea water, making Zhang Shouren dizzy.

An income of 10,000+ taels a year may seem amazing, but after removing the money for maintaining the relationship network, the expenses of raising soldiers and people, and the expenses of purchasing various materials, Zhang Shouren knows in his heart that he seems to be rich, but in fact he wants to do a big business. , This amount of money is really not enough.

As far as the imperial court is concerned, the current treatment of the officers and soldiers in Liao Town is similar to that of Zhang Shouren's personal soldiers. However, Liao Town has an army of 10,000+ infantry and cavalry, and the annual cost of raising troops is about 500 million.This sum of money directly brought up the price of goods in Shanhaiguan area, and the price of food soared. The main reason was that the imperial court sprinkled too much silver in the area of ​​Guanmen Ningyuan.

Facing the threat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the prospect of the imminent chaos in the world, no matter how much money is spent on raising soldiers, it is worthwhile.According to Zhang Shouren's plan, he will increase the salary of his subordinates in the future!

The premise is that you need a lot of materials and get a lot of money!