I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 268 The Suffering of Copper Lack
Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his thoughts began to wander.

Zhu Youxiao was not in a hurry about copper mining, because he just remembered that the main copper producing area in the late Ming Dynasty, especially the Qing Dynasty, was in Yunnan.

Therefore, it is entirely possible to mine copper mines in Yunnan, but now there are many toasts in Yunnan.Many of them were outwardly deferential to the imperial court, but secretly had ulterior motives, otherwise there would not have been the Shapu Rebellion in history.

Mines can also be set up to mine copper, but only on a small scale.Only after the toast problem is completely solved can large-scale mining be possible.Moreover, transportation in Yunnan is very inconvenient, and the transportation of copper mines has also become a huge problem.

Since Yunnan is not good, we can only place our hope on Japan. After Xu Guangqi's reminder, Zhu Youxiao also thought of his impression of Japanese copper mines in his previous life.

In ancient times, there was no other place like Japan, but there were a lot of gold, silver and copper mines. There were many gold and silver mountains and copper mines.

Before the discovery of America, Japan produced almost half of the world's gold. For two centuries, Japan's Sado Gold Mine was the most productive gold mine in the world.

In addition to gold, there is also silver. Japan's Iwami Silver Mountain has huge reserves. It seems to have been discovered during the Jiajing Dynasty. The silver produced is of extremely high quality and has a huge output, accounting for one-third of the world's silver production.

There are gold and silver mines, and of course there is no need to mention the copper mines. Japan's "Biezi Tongshan" copper mine produced more than 150 million kilograms of copper. It seemed to be one of the main sources of copper used by the Manchus later.

Thinking that Japan has so much gold, silver and copper, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but feel jealous. He had no money to put it here, and the Ming Dynasty had so much money that he had to worry about copper mines even if he could even cast a copper coin.

Look at Japan's wealth of gold and silver, but I have to be shameless to buy it. It's really too troublesome, I might as well just grab it.

grab it?
This sudden idea suddenly made Zhu Youxiao interested. It seemed that it would be good to capture Japan, and he didn't have to pay for it. He could also plunder food for the Ming Dynasty. It seemed that he could make some plans.

However, Xu Guangqi was still looking at him at this time, waiting for his reply. Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao stopped thinking about it, calmed down, looked at Xu Guangqi and continued to reply:

"Xu Aiqing, your idea is good. A two-pronged approach is feasible. In the past few days, you should discuss with the cabinet and Wang Yingjiao and others to see if copper mining can be done in Yunnan and Guizhou to meet the needs of the court. In addition, I will communicate with the Ministry of Household Affairs , to see if we can stipulate a policy of reducing or exempting tariffs on copper mines in the future, so as to encourage maritime merchants to go to Japan to purchase copper."

Seeing that the emperor agreed with his idea, Xu Guangqi immediately bowed his head in agreement.

"Then you go back and discuss it carefully. First put up the structure of Baoquan Bureau, I will discuss it with the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then we can start refining it first. Even if there is not enough raw copper now and the quantity of refining is small, there will always be As a result, when the supply of copper increases later, the number of copper coins will naturally increase."

"I obey your order. I will take this matter seriously when I return and let Baoquan Bureau run first."

"Well, let's do this first. I can rest assured that you can do things alone."

Seeing that Xu Guangqi understood what he meant, Zhu Youxiao didn't want to say anything more, so he just let him do it.

"Then I'll take my leave and go do some work first."

Xu Guangqi had settled the matter and had nothing else to do, so he bowed his head and left.

Zhu Youxiao watched Xu Guangqi walk out slowly. He also shrugged, stood up from the throne, and stretched.He had been sitting in this hall this morning, his eyes were dry and tired, and he was very tired, so he wanted to go out for a walk.

"It's such a beautiful day today!"

As soon as I stepped out of the Dongnuang Pavilion, I felt a lot brighter. It is now the end of April in the lunar calendar, which is already late spring. The weather is not as cold as January or February, nor as hot as summer. It is a good time for an outing!

"Your Majesty, you have been busy all morning and haven't eaten anything. My servant asked the kitchen to prepare some food. You'd better eat some."

Zhang Chang was waiting beside Zhu Youxiao. When he saw the emperor stretching his body in capital letters, he seemed to be in a good mood, so he immediately answered the conversation.

"Okay, let's have a quick bite and then go to Gonghouyuan for a stroll in the afternoon."

Zhu Youxiao had just done a few big things, and seeing the good weather, he was in a good mood, so he readily agreed to let Zhang Chang prepare meals so that he could relax and take a walk in the afternoon.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Chang and others quickly asked the eunuchs in the small kitchen to serve the food, and they worked hard to serve Zhu Youxiao's meal.After finishing the delicious meal, Zhu Youxiao took a nap in Dongnuang Pavilion for a while. Even sleeping felt very comfortable at this time of year.After waking up at the next quarter (01:30), I simply took a shower, and then went to the back garden of the palace.

The palace behind the palace is now the imperial garden. The green pines, cypresses and bamboos in the garden are dotted with rocks, forming an evergreen garden landscape all year round.Zhu Youxiao was usually quite busy. He had visited a few times just after he took the throne. It might have been winter at that time, the weather was relatively cold, and many flowers and plants had withered. In addition, his mood at that time was different, so he felt that there was nothing good to see.After I went to Licaolan Field for military training later, I rarely came here to hang out.

It was rare that he was in the mood today, so Zhu Youxiao sat on the Dragon Boat and walked towards the harem. He passed by the Kunning Third Palace, passed the Qiongyuan Gate, and then arrived at the harem garden.

What is different from the impression is that the current harem garden is full of lush trees, and its ancient cypresses and vines make the garden full of interest. "Now is indeed a good time to visit the garden!"

When Zhu Youxiao saw this, he couldn't help but admire the scenery in the park. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Sure enough, no matter how good the scenery is, you have to be in a happy mood. You also have to choose the right time to come, otherwise you will miss it!So he took Zhang Chang and others and walked leisurely in the garden.

The main body of the Gonghouyuan is the Qin'an Hall in the center. The buildings on the east and west roads are basically symmetrical. The buildings on the east road include Duixiu Mountain, Yujing Pavilion, Lizaotang and other pavilions; the buildings on the west road include Yanhui Pavilion and Sishen Temple. Most of these buildings, such as Buddhist temples, are used for recreation and viewing or worshiping gods and Buddhas.

Being accustomed to seeing the palaces and pavilions in the Forbidden City, Zhu Youxiao was not interested in the buildings in the palace garden. Instead, he was extremely fond of the scenery in the garden.

In addition to these buildings, most places in the palace garden are spacious and spacious, with only a few exquisitely shaped pavilions standing in the garden.The ground is inlaid with various colored pebbles to form symbolic patterns of fortune, wealth and longevity. The garden is full of ancient cypresses and old locust trees, and there are beautiful stone and jade seats, golden lin bronze statues, potted flower piles and other scenery for him to look at. One side has to sigh.

"Have a rest in front."

Zhu Youxiao wandered inside for a while and felt much better. He saw a pavilion in front of him with the word "Qianqiu" written on it, so he thought about walking over and taking a rest.

The sun was shining brightly at this time, and the warm sun passed through the dense trees, leaving little flickering lights in the pavilion.The breeze blew and caressed Zhu Youxiao's face, feeling very comfortable and comfortable.

He leaned lazily on the railing, stretched out one hand outside the pavilion and gently touched it, feeling the coolness brought by the gentle breeze.So I stretched my arms back again, and sat on the pavilion railing with my back against the pavilion pillars, feeling the short-term comfort. Gradually, my eyelids became heavier and heavier, so I leaned on the railings and pavilion pillars and gradually fell into sleep.

Zhang Chang, He Ning and others behind him saw this and quickly whispered to the people behind him to disperse, not to spare Zhu Youxiao's sweet dream. The two of them were still waiting around, waiting for the emperor to wake up.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

A voice from far to near called Zhu Youxiao in the darkness, gradually waking Zhu Youxiao from his sleep, and then a tingling sensation came from his head.

"Ah~ha~"

Zhu Youxiao's eyes were bleary-eyed and he couldn't help but breathe out. This sleep was very comfortable and dull, and it felt like he had had an extremely long dream.

Zhang Ning and He Chang had already prepared a washbasin and towel, and handed them to the emperor as soon as he woke up.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for disturbing my servant. I see that the weather has turned cloudy, so I thought of going to Qin'an Hall to rest. Otherwise, the cool breeze under the pavilion will hurt the dragon's body."

After listening to He Ning's words, Zhu Youxiao did not react. He took a wet towel with one hand and wiped it on his face to wake himself up.

"What time is it?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it's almost time for you (five o'clock)."

Zhu Youxiao looked at the weather and thought it was fine. It wasn't as exaggerated as he said it would hurt him. It was just a little cooler.When he saw this, he stood up and said:

"No need, just go back home and go to Qianqing Palace."

When He Ning saw this, he waved his hand, and immediately a eunuch came over carrying the dragon. Zhu Youxiao didn't want to move anymore, so he sat on the dragon and rested.

Having just slept in the harem garden, Zhu Youxiao felt very comfortable, his fatigue was gone, and his head was much clearer.Sitting on the dragon boat and watching the advancing team, Zhu Youxiao had nothing to do and recalled many major events today in his mind, such as protecting the industrial and commercial regulations, abolishing the craftsmanship and lowly status, and other good things will not be mentioned for the time being. I believe they will be discussed soon. Will tell the world.

There are only two things that make him feel embarrassed today, one is the clan and the other is making money.

Both of them are chronic ills of the Ming Dynasty. If they are not solved, it will be very detrimental to the court, but how to solve them is a big question mark.Zhu Youxiao also has reason to believe that these will be two major problems that he must solve if he wants to implement the New Deal.

The clan issue is a long-standing and difficult issue. Although the Ming Dynasty had extremely strict control over vassal kings, the treatment was still good, especially for the big vassal kings.

But nowadays, the number of people is increasing, and so many benefits have become a burden.Not to mention whether the burden on the central court is heavy, just saying that these vassal kings will cause local headaches if they act recklessly, and they must be managed.

Zhu Youxiao already has preliminary ideas on how to deal with them, but this matter is not urgent. It will not be too late to deal with these people after his authority is further consolidated.

Compared with the clan, the problem of making money worried Zhu Youxiao more.

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