Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 660 Silver Mine
Within five days, Li Tianxi, the magistrate of Xuzhou, sent 37 households of coin minters from Baofeng, among whom were the foremen Chen Qi and Song Da, who were summoned by Zhao Zhen.

Both of them were at the military level. Zhao Zhen asked them about the process of minting coins, and they answered fluently.

Song Dadao: "Lord, although we haven't minted copper coins for a long time, we have never been idle. Several families have partnered to mint copper mirrors for a living, and our skills have never been rusty. As long as there is a mother coin, someone can make the mold, turn the sand, cut the knife, soak it in water, and arrange it."

Zhao Zhen said, "The court is planning to set up three mints. Do you two have any ideas?"

Chen Qi said: "My Lord, most of the thirty-seven families among us are capable of making molds and turning sand. We can do knife cutting, water soaking, and arranging things. We can learn it just by looking at it."

Zhao Zhen nodded, and Jin Dajian beside him had already taken out eight carved mother coins. In five days, Jin Dajian had carved eight carved mother coins. The words were written by Xiao Rang in the style of Cai Jing.

Among the four great calligraphers, Su Shi's calligraphy uses rich ink, and the characters are mostly flat, with light horizontal strokes and heavy vertical strokes. The strokes are stretched, and the characters are distributed in large and small shapes, giving it a sense of rhythm.

Huang Tingjian's calligraphy is cursive, with flying charm and free and unrestrained spirit, tight and sharp brush strokes, thin and strong strokes, vigorous momentum, and varied structure.

Mi Fu's calligraphy is good at forming a graceful and transcendent momentum, calm and refreshing style through the use of vertical, horizontal, vertical, horizontal, turning and stopping. There are often tilted postures in his calligraphy.

Only Cai Xiang's calligraphy is vigorous and dignified, with a kind of beautiful and gentle atmosphere between the lines. Cai Jing learned Cai Xiang's calligraphy.

It is best used for casting copper coins because of its solid and dignified appearance.

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Carved mother coin (four levels, melted purple gold coins, carved, round outside and square inside, coin diameter 1.2 inch, coin front engraved with [Jingze Tongbao], coin back engraved with [Liang], one engraved with two carps, six holes, shiny and rose-colored.)
Effect 1: Carve the mother coin, which can be used to cast the mother coin.

Effect 2: The talisman, hidden in the beam, will prevent the house from collapsing.

Effect three: When paired with it, wealth +3.

When Song Da and Chen Qi saw it, they both exclaimed in praise.

Song Da asked, "Lord, which mother coin should be used to cast the mother coin?"

"The one with the word [梁] engraved on the back will be used. As for the one with the twin carps engraved on it, it will be used to cast gold and silver coins. There is no rush to cast this one. Just make the mother coin first."

After hearing this, the two returned the remaining six to Jin Dajian.

Zhao Zhen clapped his hands with the jade ruyi in his hand, and rose, who served as Zhao Zhen's imperial attendant, stepped forward and unfolded an imperial edict, reading: "[Jade Arm Craftsman] Jin Dajian, listen to the order."

"The minister is here."

"The Ministry of Finance is under the Ministry of Finance, and [Jade Arm Craftsman] Jin Dajian is appointed as the Ministry of Finance's Chief Supervisor. He is also in charge of [Printing Workshop] and is responsible for the casting of plaques and other records."

After hearing this, Jin Dajian thanked him quickly and took his men downstairs to recast the master coin.

In the Qingcheng Palace, everyone was still waiting to discuss the personnel of each department when they saw the leader of the Jinyi personal guards, [God of Dangerous Roads] Yu Baosi, come in and report: "Your Majesty, the Yizhou Military Commander [Jade Rat Fairy] Li Congji is here to see you."

Zhao Zhen was surprised when he heard this: "He just returned to Yizhou, why is he back again?"

As he spoke, he asked someone to invite Li Congji in.

After paying homage, Zhao Zhen asked, "Li Dujian, why did you come here in person?"

Li Congji said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. I was serving in Yizhou. I was restless by nature and could not bear to stay in the military camp all the time. Commander Huyan saw me like this and asked me to lead a team to inspect the mountains in Yizhou. I was originally a tomb robber, and I am good at reading geomantic omen and I also know a thing or two about mineral vein exploration. When I was inspecting Qingyun Mountain, I observed the sky at night and saw a white light rising to the southeast of Qingyun Mountain. According to my experience, there must be a silver mine below, which could be worth millions."

"I dare not conceal it. I have told you about it with my colleague Xu He. I am afraid I cannot explain it clearly, so I am here to report it in person."

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this and asked, "Are you serious?" "Nine out of ten."

When everyone heard this, they were all happy.

Wu Yong said: "Now that we have just established the Mint, we have found a silver mine. This is heaven's congratulations to the king on his accession to the throne. When the Gou Huan brothers conquered Qingyun Mountain, the original stronghold has been sealed. Now we can establish Qingyun Stronghold and appoint a stronghold to guard it. Recruit craftsmen to mine and smelt, and mint silver coins on the spot to supplement the national expenditure."

Zhu Wu said: "Yuanbi Village is also a dangerous place, and we should also set up a Zhizhai to guard it."

Liu Hui Niang said, "Yuanbi Village and Qingyun Mountain are not far from each other, and both are dangerous places. Why not set up a supervisor in Yuanbi Village? Qingyun Mountain is about to open a mine, so we can set up a mine supervisor. In this way, we can transfer prisoners from various prisons and mines, and then allocate some garrison troops."

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Zhao Zhen asked, "Who should be appointed to take charge of these two places?"

Wu Yong said, "My Lord, I have been very busy these past few days and have forgotten something. While you are away, three more people from the south of the Yangtze River have come to surrender. Perhaps we can choose one of them to be the commander of Yuanbi Village."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen sent someone to Fengle Tower to invite the three men.

These three people are [General Flying Dragon] Liu Yun, [God of Sky-holding] Shen Gang, and [God of Giant Spirit] Shen Ze.

Looking at the three people below the stairs, Zhao Zhen was surprised. This [God of Sky-holding] Shen Gang, [God of Giant Spirit] Shen Ze, and [God of Dangerous Road] Yu Baosi were standing together and were actually taller than the other.

Zhao Zhen asked, "Are you two brothers?"

Shen Gang said, "Your Majesty, we are not brothers. I am originally from Fuzhou, while Brother Shen Ze is from Hangzhou."

Zhao Zhen listened and nodded, saying, "It turns out that there are such heroic men among the southerners."

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Name: Liu Yun (Hero)

Nickname: General Flying Dragon (tall and strong, skilled in martial arts)

Race: Terran

Reputation: 100
Occupation: Military officer (formerly the garrison commander of Suzhou)

Sub-professional: Martial Arts Master
Level: Level 5 and Level 2 (Strength 63, Commander 55)

Attributes: Strength 62, Constitution 60, Agility 40, Spirit 30
Skills: Fighting Level 4 (competition in military competitions, Constitution +4), Commanding Troops Level 3 (commanding soldiers, Spirit +3), Cavalry Level 3 (horse combat, Constitution +3).

Command skills: Fighting General Level 4 (fighting generals in front of the battle, morale +4 if winning, -4 if losing), Charge Level 3 (leading by example, morale +5).

Martial arts: Fists and kicks (minor success, using fists and kicks increases force by +5, three-way swimming dragon fist), broadsword (minor success, using broadsword weapons increases force by +5, forty-five-way water and land broadsword techniques), spear and stick (great success, using spear and stick weapons increases force by +6, twenty-nine-step plum blossom spear)
Equipment: Gilded Door Spear (Level 3, the spear is ten feet long, the spear head is particularly large, shaped like a door panel, hence the name.)
Mount: Dawan White Horse (Level 1)
Zhao Zhen saw that Liu Yun's martial arts skills were not much inferior to Shi Baolai. Compared with [Sky-supporting God] Shen Gang and [Giant Spirit God] Shen Ze, he was undoubtedly more suitable.

Zhao Zhen immediately said, "General Liu, the Yuanbi Village in Yizhou is still short of a commander, whose position is equivalent to that of a militia commander. Are you willing to guard it for me?"

After hearing this, Liu Yun immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.

During these days in Fengle Tower, Liu Yun and the other two had a good understanding of Liangshan. If a newcomer was to be taken seriously, he would usually start as a training officer.

(End of this chapter)