I studied in modern times

Chapter 175 Detour
In June of the eighth year of Yuanfeng, it was already ugly (the third day of junior high school).

The internal minister Liang Congzheng was changed to the defense envoy of Yaojun, and Wu Jingfang was changed to the training envoy of the Yaojun regiment.

This is the so-called 'secret post'.

Not legal, but effective!
Zhongsan doctor, Wang Lingtu who knew Jizhou changed his knowledge to Tanzhou.

Shangshu Zuocheng and Menxia Shilang Zhangdun played on it: I was ordered to verify and recommend Shen Kuo's "copper immersion method in gall water" presented by the Bureau of Armament Manufacturing. It has been verified now, and this method can indeed get copper!If you use two catties of iron, you get one catty of copper!
As soon as the book was published, the court shook.

Right Prime Minister Han Jiang and the new ruling Lu Gong both looked at it with fiery eyes.

铜！
Isn't it just money?
For two catties of iron, you can get a catty of copper!

Isn't it equivalent to latte for copper?

Han Jiang immediately asked: "Is what Zhang Shilang said true?"

Zhang Dun replied: "The lower official saw it with his own eyes in the dedicated military manufacturing bureau..."

"In the past few days, the lower officials have been inspecting the Bureau of Armament Manufacturing every day... and officials have been transferred from the lower provinces to guard and supervise at twelve o'clock..."

"There is no doubt about it! Shen Tiju did use pig iron to soak copper in gall water!"

Zhang Dun's answer made all the officials present blush.

Two catties and four taels of pig iron get a catty of copper?
There are so many copper mines in the world, and the associated gallstones have been dug out over the years, and I don’t know how many have been dug out!
The formed natural bile streams exist in many places.

If these resources are used well.

Not to mention doubling the world's copper production, it would be good to increase it by one-third, or even just one-fifth.

This is at least a million-level fiscal revenue!

So, everyone is happy.

Han Jiang is even more energetic!

At least 100 million more copper coins can flow into the market every year, and the slump in prices and the dilemma of rural household income can be alleviated to a certain extent.

It should be noted that because money is expensive in the Song Dynasty, the price of rice and silk cloth in Bianjing has fluctuated back and forth at the same figure for a long time since the Qingli era of Renmiao.

However, after the excitement.

How to deal with this matter has become the key!
Han Jiang thought for a while, then Chi Fen came out and said: "Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, Your Majesty the Emperor..."

"How to deal with this matter? Beg for an order!"

Wealth is touching!

Not to mention 100 million guan, or even more wealth!
Han Jiang knew what was going on in Da Song's mine.

Situational households, tyrants, local hooligans, desperadoes...

All gather in these places and fight for riches!
Every year, there are a lot of fighting in the major mines!
I don't know how many people died in the mines and mines!

In most cases, the government can't even investigate!
Because there is no proof of death!Also photographed in Rebellion!

Two months ago, Wu Juhou was almost captured alive by miners from Laiwu Prison?
Although the imperial court whitewashed itself and said: Wu Juhou doubled down on harming the people and aroused public anger.

But what kind of people can mobilize thousands of people to besiege the Si Yamen, a transit envoy?
Why did it appear after the Wu Juhou case happened?

Everyone is just playing dumb.

The two palaces pondered for a moment, and the Empress Dowager asked, "How about the ancestral system?"

Han Jiang replied: "The ancestral system, the harvest of mines in the world, has always been divided into [-] points by the government and the people, and then the local mine supervisors will buy [-] points at the market price, and the rest are at the discretion of the people!"

The Empress Dowager was also surprised: "Has it always been like this?"

Han Jiang said: "It has always been like this!"

This is very surprising!
That treacherous official Wang Anshi is willing to let go of this source of income?Incredible!

"Then how about still doing it?" The Empress Dowager asked tentatively.

Han Jiang bowed: "It should be so!"

Lu Gong also held fluoren and worshiped: "The Merciful Saint Long En, the people of the world will be grateful!"

Zhang Dun and Zhang Yu remained silent.

Zhao Xu sat on the throne and watched all this.

"Common people?" He laughed. In the industry next to the Great Song Dynasty, maybe there are indeed common people involved.

But this mine?

Where are the common people! ?

Is this a game that ordinary people can afford?

Ordinary people rushing into this asset-heavy, high-investment game will either be smashed to pieces or be eaten up with bones and flesh!
This is a game that only powerful households and local tyrants can afford!

However, Zhao Xu now has a different understanding of the economy and society of the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, he remained silent and quietly listened to the two palaces making a decision.

"Since it is the ancestral system, let's do it according to the ancestral system!" The Empress Dowager said: "Let's order Shen Kuo to submit the essentials of the 'Brave Soaking Copper Method' to the court. The supervisor posted his law in the mine pit under the rule! Still use the ancestral system to draw [-] points, and buy [-] points for the law!"

"The minister waits to obey the order!" Han Jiang and Lv Gong wrote Chi fluoren and worshiped again.

Zhang Dun and Zhang Yu also saluted with fluorene.

……

After retiring from the court, the two palaces embraced Zhao Xu and returned to Baoci Palace.

Soon, Empress Dowager Xiang noticed that Zhao Xu seemed to be a little absent-minded.

So he asked, "Sixth brother, is there something on your mind?"

Zhao Xu nodded.

The Empress Dowager saw her and asked, "Why are the officials worried?"

Zhao Xu smiled sweetly, and said, "Grandson is thinking about the things discussed at the court meeting today..."

"Ok?"

"The grandson these days, under the guidance of his mother and queen mother, has been in contact with state affairs, and has seen local states and counties play, and there are many things about money and people's suffering..."

The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager both showed gratified smiles.

This child is indeed a benevolent saint!

I am always thinking about the well-being of the people in the world and the suffering of the people!

So, he asked the queen mother, "Does my son have a clever plan?"

Zhao Xu took the hand of the Empress Dowager Xiang and said, "I heard people say that since the ancient emperors, after three generations, there is no one who loves the people more than Han Wendi!"

"Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty was light on corvée, thin on taxation, penalized and thrifty..."

"My son is also very admired, and I am still willing to follow suit..."

"That's why I was in the court hall just now, and my son actually wanted to ask for a favor from the mother and the queen mother, but I was worried that what my son thought was too ridiculous and lost the law, so I didn't dare to speak up!"

Empress Dowager Xiang immediately said: "It is enough for my son to have a heart of benevolence, holiness and love for the people!"

The empress dowager asked: "What kind of favor do the officials want from the old man and the empress dowager?"

Zhao Xu stretched out his hand to hold the Empress Dowager's hand, pulled the two palaces, and said shyly: "Grandson said it, Mother, Empress Do not laugh at me!"

The Empress Dowager immediately laughed and said: "Let's just say it's the official! The old man and the Queen Mother will never laugh at the official!"

"No one dares to laugh at the officials!"

Officials have a benevolent heart, even if they are wrong, they are purely talented and benevolent in nature!People in the world can only praise and be happy!
Where can someone make a joke?
Zhao Xu then said: "The kindness that my grandson wants is...to invite the mother and the queen mother to extend grace to the people of the world...to save the common people from using the copper obtained by the 'Brave Soaking Copper Method' as a tax to the government... "

"In this way, the common people can benefit more, and they are more willing to produce copper! And the government can also get more copper to make money. If there is more money in the world, it should also benefit..."

The two palaces listened, looked at each other, and then reached out to pat Zhao Xu's head.

"It's really a blessing for the country that the officials are smart, handsome and benevolent!" said the Empress Dowager.

Empress Dowager Xiang was even more delighted, and said: "My son will be the great Song Yaoshun in the future!"

Zhao Xu listened and cheered up: "Mother, Queen Mother, do you think my idea is good?"

The two palaces smiled and nodded.

The Empress Dowager was even more emotional: "The official's benevolence and love for the people is even worse than that of the Temple of Ren!"

At least, Renmiao is not willing to make such a large concession to the people!
When the tea law was reformed back then, although the people benefited, the government’s interests were damaged, so it was abolished directly.

Although the two palaces also have some ideas that good fortune is hard to give up.

But, for one thing, this 'copper leaching method' is a new mining method.

It is a source of income for nothing!
Officials want to show kindness and learn from Emperor Wen of Han, and the two palaces are willing to give up part of their income to make it happen.

Second, this was proposed by officials.

The two palaces, especially the empress dowager, knew very well that if she refused, people would say that she was a stingy mother, and it would affect her future status and image in history books!
So the Empress Dowager asked, "How much do you want the government to reduce or exempt?"

Zhao Xu said with a smile: "Emperor Hanwen issued an edict many times, ordering the world to tax one..."

"My son wants to follow suit, why not just halve the class fee!"

The Empress Dowager nodded and asked, "What does the Empress Dowager think?"

The queen mother thought for a while, and said: "The official's intentions are very good! My Da Song is not short of [-]% of the lessons!"

So the two palaces immediately issued a decree to Zhongshu Province in the name of Zhao Xu, and ordered Zhongshu Sheng's Zhongshu Sheren to give grace to the world and reduce the class interest of the "Bile Water Soaking Copper Method" to [-]%, but still ordered the local government Supervisor Bo bought five points.

　Note: The mineral tax policy in the Northern Song Dynasty has always been the mineral tax policy of two officials and eight people, and the remaining five cents.

　　That's why so many copper coins were minted in the Northern Song Dynasty—Xining Yuanfengzhong minted more than [-] million coins!

　　
　
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