Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 160 Daming Mining Industry

Xue Guoguan would not be so rude and vulgar to his colleagues in the system.

But for businessmen, you might as well just say it straight, everyone is easy to do.

"This one……"

"Um……"[

As soon as they said it, the Shanxi merchants were silent again, followed by the sound of shaking fans.

It's very hot today, although the backyard of the Xiangfu is shady and there are ice cubes in the house to cool down, but I can't help my heart is hot...

Speaking of which, these merchants are all well-rounded characters, and they are inextricably linked with the high-level officials of Ming Dynasty, relatives, and eunuchs.

In fact, the people they have the deepest relationship with are definitely not civil servants, but relatives and eunuchs.

Only by clinging to these money-hungry and shameless people can things go smoothly. Civil officials have many rules and airs, and businessmen have hard backs when they are rich.

Furthermore, both the Kang family and the Fan family in front of me have business dealings with the outside world. The Mongolian prince Taiji and the little prince Baylor of Donglu have met secretly. All in all, business is business.

Now that we have made a deal with Mr. Xiang, it's time for everyone to pay back.

"Everyone has something to say, but say it bluntly."

Seeing the merchants' hesitation, Xue Guoguan encouraged them to speak up.

He has a lot of things to do every day, and he doesn't know how many documents and newspapers he has to read, and some letters must be answered by himself. It is thankful that he can sleep at three o'clock every day... Fortunately, the court meeting in the Ming Dynasty is not as perverted as in the Qing Dynasty , the emperor's diligent attitude was too ruthless. Every day at three or four o'clock in the morning in the middle of the night, the military minister had to enter the palace, and the court meeting started at six o'clock on time. At noon, people were sleepy, but they still had to hold on to work and go home In the evening, the Minister of Military Aircraft had to go to bed, otherwise he would not be able to keep up his spirits.

There is also a court meeting now, but it is held every once in a while, and everyone responds to the article.

Chongzhen sees a lot of ministers every day, but he will not force everyone to get up early to go to court. Even this year, there was a regular morning court, and two ministers came, namely Liu Yuliang, the first assistant, and Xue Guoguan, the second assistant.

The rest of the ministers did not attend the court meeting, and Chongzhen was not angry, so he issued an order to reprimand and it was over.

"Recently..." This time it wasn't Kang Shaodong, but Fan Yongdou who came out to wade through the muddy water: "Mr. Ge Rongzhi, the pig iron shortage has been quite large recently..."

"This one……"

Hearing this, Xue Guoguan's heart skipped a beat.

Lin Wenyuan, who was eavesdropping on the side, was more like a kitten scratching his heart, feeling itchy and uncomfortable.

Now the pig iron is the short board of Fushan's development!

Zhang Shouren has a lot of money, as much as he wants, a person with a yearly income of one million, it is appropriate to raise a few thousand soldiers, no matter how equipped they are. [

But there is one case, that is, iron cannot be obtained.

The gold and silver mines in Daming were not allowed to be mined by the private sector, and copper and iron mines were limited to private mining. Of course, during the reign of Chongzhen, most of the previous laws and regulations were abolished, and no one took them seriously.

Iron ore production was originally very powerful in the Ming Dynasty. During the Yongle period, the iron output reached more than 7000 million catties, which is about 16 tons. In the West, it took until the eighteenth century. In Europe, it reached between 550 tons and 14 tons.