"Prime Minister, there are mines in Tanglang County, there are copper mines!"

Three people were fighting the landlord in the hall, and Feng Tubiao threw a bomb.

"Copper mine? Where is it?"

The Han Prime Minister suddenly turned around and asked anxiously.

The great Han Dynasty was short of copper, and the whole world was short of copper.

Nowadays, people in Soochow have begun to cast iron money. Yes, they use iron to cast money.

The big man is not much better.

Although zhibaiqian is still used today, many people don't like to use it.

Fortunately, some of the five-baht coins were later re-minted and used for mixed use, so the people no longer complained.

But there is still too little copper.

Zhuge Liang had never studied anything like monetary economics, but based on his political instincts he could infer certain political and economic conclusions that would only be summarized in later textbooks.

The imperial court holds the power to mint coins, and minting coins that the people are willing to use is not just a matter of convenience for the people's daily life.

The most important thing is that it can facilitate the court to strengthen its control over the people.

Even at certain times, it can make it easier for the court to use hands and feet to replenish the treasury - how much you want to take from the people depends on the appetite of the superiors.

For Zhuge Liang, this is an absolutely indispensable means of governing the country.

If we were to do what Cao Wei did in the north and directly abolish coins and use the most primitive barter trade, it would only make the wealthy families laugh.

Because if it does this, it will mean that the imperial court actively weakens its control over the local area and cedes local control to local powerful families.

It’s not like Cao Wei’s people are all fools. Even if Cao Pi doesn’t know, don’t others know the harm of abolishing coins?

However, once this matter was brought up, it was greatly welcomed by the government and the public, and was even promoted to the whole country with everyone's joint efforts. To say that there is no selfish intention of aristocratic families in this matter, how can you be a liar?

The imperial court doesn't have to worry about the lack of copper coins, and the aristocratic family can completely control the local economy. It's the best of both worlds. How cool is that?

Who knows whether this was because Cao Pi was seeking temporary convenience, trying to win over the hearts of aristocratic families, or making some deals with aristocratic families?

But in the Shu Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang only felt that the court's control over the local areas was not strong enough. He wanted to dismember all the wealthy families in order to strengthen the court's control over the Han Dynasty.

So now that I heard that Feng Yong had discovered the copper mine, why were I thinking about changing my clothes?

How can drinking stool be as important as copper? Holding it in for a while will not kill anyone.

"In Tanglang County, there may be two places where copper is found."

Feng Yong dropped another bomb.

"Two places?"

This time even Yang Yi screamed.

"It's just maybe, maybe."

Feng Yong emphasized it again.

"where?"

Zhuge Liang didn't even give up his usual demeanor, he directly supported the table and stretched his neck to ask.

"There is a place called Nagu in Tanglang County. I heard that someone once mined copper there. From Nagu, you can reach Lushui by climbing over several mountains. Walking north along the valley of Lushui, there is a dumb spring. "Wherever there is a dumb spring, there is copper."

Although Feng Yong's original plan was for Huang Chong to be the county magistrate of Tanglang County, since Zhuge Liang asked him to go to Yuejuan, he must directly drag Huang Chong to go to Yuejuan.

Being the county magistrate under someone else's roof, how can it be so refreshing for brothers to go to Yuejun together to become the local emperor?

Let this fat piece of Tanglang County be left to Zhuge Liang.

"Aren't there several dumb springs in Yizhou County and Yongchang County?"

Yang Yi blurted out.

Then Feng Yong looked at him with a squinting look - if you have the ability, mine it for me!

If you can mine it, I will take your last name; if you can transport it, I will call you grandpa!

The largest transportation arteries in Nanzhong are Wuchi Road and Nanyi Road. The remaining scattered post roads of different lengths can basically be regarded as extensions of these two roads.

There are not even post roads in the south of Yizhou County and Yongchang County. Are they places where people go?

Food cannot be transported in, and minerals cannot be transported out.

Besides, if you really want to go mining there, can you count on those barbarians? Do you have to send a group of Han craftsmen there?

But when the Han craftsmen went there, they still had to go to the deep mountains and old forests to mine. If they could survive half of them after a year, it would be good.

The remaining half will probably have to be played off by everyone.

It’s not like artemisinin is everywhere in the streets. It took a lot of effort and a little bit of luck to save Guan Xing.

Not to mention ordinary people who want to use artemisinin, even those generals in the army are not qualified to use it.

At most, Feng Yong could just get some Changshan prescriptions to suppress his condition, and the rest would be life and death.

Therefore, the possible copper mine in Nagu is the most convenient copper mine that Feng Yong knows so far. After all, there are post roads and waterways.

Although the post road can only accommodate two horses running at most, as long as the number of Yunnan horses can keep up, transportation is not a problem.

As for the dumb spring, Feng Yong did not go there in the end.

But he once tried to lead people over those mountains. Although the straight-line distance was not too far, the detour was not short. The last short section of the road was very difficult to walk, and he did not climb over it in the end.

If you want to mine the copper mine in Yaquan, you must dig a plank road on that mountain road. The money and food cost is easy to say, but the time is a bit long, at least one or two years.

And based on Old Demon Zhuge's searching appearance, if anyone wants to interfere with such a precious copper mine, it is simply asking for death, so why should Feng Yong worry about it?

But if you mine the copper, you have to transport it back to Jincheng, right?

The east wind blows and the war drums beat. If you don't look for me, who will you look for?

Dongfeng Express, your best choice!

Once Nanzhong is pacified, there will be a source of Yunnan horses.

Give Feng Yong two years, Dongfeng Express will fulfill its mission!

The only courier company in Han Dynasty, it is very profitable.

Besides, Yuejun still has the second largest plain in Sichuan and Sichuan waiting for him to develop it.

That's a good place for grazing cattle and horses.

The current ranch in Hanzhong is probably of that size, and it would be difficult to expand it further.

So it is considered a sheep breeding base.

After all, Hanzhong's top priority is food production.

After we take over the Yuejun plain, we can build a cattle and horse pasture.

Are you still afraid that you won’t have enough fun?

Thinking of this, Feng Yong felt relieved at first and then heated.

The abacus in Feng Tubiao's heart was rattling. Thinking that he had taken over Yue Jun, a hot potato, it was either a good thing or not, but he couldn't help but laugh.

Yang Yi saw that Feng Yong first looked at her with an unclear look in his eyes, and then after a while, he suddenly smiled as if he was mocking her, and she felt very angry in her heart.

Shuzi is so rude!

But because the Prime Minister was present, he couldn't say anything more, so he just kept the hatred in his heart.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang also frowned slightly. When he saw the boy's indescribable smile, he always felt a little uncomfortable in his heart - you said that you, a good disciple of the mountain sect, can't be a bit serious?

Picking up the drawing on the desk, it was the map of Nanzhong.

After drawing some drawings on the map, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty was a little surprised to find that most of Tanglang County faced Yuejun County across the Lu River.

What's more important is that the northwest of Tanglang County is only separated from Qianjie County in Yuejun County by Tanglang Mountain.

More importantly, if it is true as the boy said, Yaquan is on the edge of Lu River, wouldn't it mean that the place where copper is mined in the future will also be across the water from Yuejun County?

The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty suddenly had the urge to overturn the verdict: So, wouldn't it be unfair to Yuejun County? Otherwise, how can we mine copper with peace of mind?!

I talked for a long time and agreed to a lot of this guy's requests. In the end, I still had to try my best to help him calm down Yue Jun?

This guy is the most cunning!

However, when he thought of Jincheng's letter, he had to bear it down.

He glanced at Yang Yi and said, "Mr. Wei, please go and see Gao Ding's wife and children first. I'm afraid they will be needed when pacifying Yue Jun. Don't let anything happen to them."

Yang Yi knew that the prime minister had sent him away to talk to Feng Yong alone, and she felt even more resentful towards Feng Yong.

I came all the way to plan divisions and collect grain for the Southern Expedition Army, and gained the Prime Minister's trust. On weekdays, the Prime Minister would not hide anything from me.

But he didn't expect that when this lucky boy came, he would be asked to avoid it?

But now that the Prime Minister had opened his mouth, no matter how much he was reluctant, he could only say it out in frustration.

"Over there in Jincheng, why did you ask people to collect all those poultry feathers?"
To be continued...