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The production method of saltpeter has long been spread in the world, and the saltpeter mines in China are abundant, and there is never a shortage of saltpeter. As for charcoal, even more so, in ancient times thousands of years ago, jungle rafts were almost non-existent, and all kinds of raw materials were inexhaustible.

Only the production of sulfur in Datang is slightly insufficient, but sulfur only accounts for an insignificant proportion of black powder, even if it is scarce, it is enough to take it.

Black powder is not worried about the output at all, eighty catties of black powder, although the number is a lot, but in the face of six alchemists who have mastered the skill formula, and the materials are sufficient, it will not take a day to match.

At the same time, Pei Min also invoked the power of Longyou as an envoy and instructed Jiao Chen to use the name of the Qiao Family Chamber of Commerce to collect saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, so as not to let anyone with a heart find out.

At the beginning, Pei Min borrowed the names of Qiao Feng and A Zhu to open three major workshops of quarrying, inkstone-making, and stone carving, which drove the commercial chain of Taozhou.

Today, the momentum of the three workshops is weakening, and they are no longer as glamorous as they used to be, but their income is just as stable. In just a few years, the Qiaojia Chamber of Commerce has firmly sat on the throne of the richest man in Taozhou.

Jiao Chen, who is in charge of the Qiao Family Chamber of Commerce, mainly takes care of children, and hires a trusted steward to be in charge, and he just checks the account book every month to make sure that it is accurate.

Jiao Chen and Pei Min are not keen on money, except for the construction of a few restaurants and tea shops in Chang'an, they have not developed new industries.

I don't know what to use for a large number of Tongbao, just used to buy and sell saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, and it was transferred to the Longyou Jiedu Embassy through the Qiaojia Chamber of Commerce, and then the Jiedu Embassy paid the money, which was almost equivalent to going through the motions, and ensuring that the formula of black powder was not leaked out by covering people's eyes and ears.

To open Longshan Mountain and repair Wusheling Mountain, it is estimated that the black powder needed will be counted in tens of millions, which is not a small number.

Pei Min also began to select some loyal and trustworthy soldiers from the army to act as the deputy of the six alchemy alchemists, and follow them to learn the configuration of black powder in order to speed up production.

With eighty catties of black powder, Pei Min rushed to Chang'an leisurely.

Now that it is almost winter, there is no need to worry about the spontaneous combustion of gunpowder due to heat, and I have also made preparations for moisture, and the road is extremely comfortable.

Entering Guanzhong through Longshan, Pei Min once again strengthened his confidence in opening Longshan.

Arrived in Chang'an, just in the evening, when Chang'an closed the market.

But Pei Min's identity is special, and the city gate can't close him, so he asked people to say a word to the palace and go back to the house to wash up.

I was going to go to the Sword Pavilion to meditate, but I didn't want to learn that Gao Lishi had come to invite him into the palace.

Pei Min could only give up his intention to retreat and follow Gao Lishi to the palace.

On the way, Gao Lishi said softly: "What Guogong said this time is not the right time. ”

"Please advise the senior waiter!" Pei Min stopped the little chestnut fur and waved slightly at Gao Lishi on the horseback.

Gao Lishi nodded and said softly: "Recently, Su Xiang has been busy collecting bad money, this matter is related to the country's capital and the future economy of Datang, and there is no room for mistakes." Once defeated, it will cause the hearts of the people of the capital to fluctuate, and the court coins will lose their credibility, and they will retreat to the terrible situation of bartering. If there is a difference in the business routes of the Western Regions at this time, it will bring a terrible blow to the economy of our Datang. ”

Pei Min was stunned when he heard this.

The so-called bad money is the money of inferior quality, most of which are private money.

In the early stage of Wu Zetian, in addition to the disadvantages of the military, the economic development was quite stable, but she was at the end of the period, old and faint, and she pampered her face excessively, a few pampered little men, everyone had the power to make coins. In addition, a powerful figure like Princess Taiping also continued to make money and buy people's hearts with money, resulting in bad money running rampant.

After Wu Zetian, it was the incompetent Tang Zhongzong again, which led to the rebellion of Empress Wei, Princess Anle, and Zong Chuke, and caused chaos in the imperial court for many years.

These big people also have the power to make coins, making the world where evil money is rampant even more rampant.

Because there are too many low-quality coins in the world, there are also many merchants who secretly see business opportunities and make private money behind their backs.

All kinds of undesirable circumstances converged, so that there were even more unqualified fake money in the market than real money minted by the imperial court.

Because there are too many unqualified fake money, there is no investigation at all, and there is no place to start.

The only way is to confiscate the unqualified coins all over the world, return the unqualified coins to the furnace and recast, and those who use the bad money will be held accountable, so that there will be no more bad money in the market.

Such a policy, if enacted, would cause great instability. The imperial court will not become a tool for laundering money makers. They return real coins with the weight of real copper coins.

With bad and inferior materials, it is often four or five bad money to exchange for a real Kaiyuan Tongbao.

Some wealthy families can be indifferent, but some ordinary people whose families are not doing well, as well as small traders who are struggling financially, have their few assets destroyed by half, or even more than half, for them, which is fatal.

However, this situation cannot but be stopped, and if it is allowed to run rampant, it will only cause the proliferation of coins, the loss of the credibility of the imperial court, and the disaster will be even greater.

It is in order to minimize the loss that the imperial court will choose to deal with the matter of bad money when the world is stable and everyone is in the heart.

Once the bad money is confiscated, Datang's economy will be greatly affected, and it will take some time to ease and recover.

In this case, the Silk Road must not be sloppy.

Pei Min happened to be at this time and proposed to open mountains and build mountains to block the most convenient Silk Road. What he did was tantamount to hedging against the policies of the imperial court.

Pei Min got Gao Lishi's guidance, and suddenly thought in his heart: "It turns out that there is still this reason, no wonder the Manchu Dynasty Wenchen is so strongly opposed." If you don't solve the problem of bad money, this mountain cultivation may not be possible! ”

Glancing at Gao Lishi, Pei Min said sincerely: "Xie Gao's inner servant for advice!" ”

Colliers smiled slightly, but did not answer.

With Gao Lishi entering the palace unimpeded, he met Li Longji in the Wude Palace.

Li Longji had already prepared the food and wine, and was waiting for Pei Min to arrive.

"Jingyuan has worked hard all the way, I specially equipped you with your favorite winter bamboo shoot fried chicken, which is the first batch of winter bamboo shoots sent by Jiangnan this year, you are blessed!"

When Li Longji saw Pei Min coming, he directly exempted him from saluting, let him sit aside, and then pointed to the seat on the right and said, "Lux, let's try it too." ”

Pei Min and Gao Lishi know Li Longji's temper very well, when this Li Jiazaburo regards you as his own person, if you seem too restrained, he will be displeased, and he will not be polite, so he will sit on both sides.

Pei Min looked at the dishes on the table and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Xie is compassionate, it's not just that winter bamboo shoots and fried chicken are the minister's favorite, this spring bamboo shoots, and this fried shrimp, fish fish, and tofu skin are all the minister's favorite food." The minister likes to drink tea, which is known to the world. But the minister is a soldier, never taboo, no matter how delicious or unpalatable you can eat, very few people know the taste of the minister, Your Majesty has a heart. ”

"Haha!" Li Longji said with a bit of trepidation: "Jingyuan has followed me for five years, how can I not know your taste?" He paid a little attention to the leftover meals eaten in front of Pei Min during the banquet, and roughly understood Pei Min's preferences. Especially for foods such as winter bamboo shoots and dried spring bamboo shoots, there is absolutely no half of it left.

After drinking three glasses of wine first, Pei Min ate the tender winter bamboo shoots and said with praise: "Crispy and not numb, authentic Jiangnan flavor." can eat this meal, and the minister will not come in vain this time in Chang'an. ”

Li Longji said with a smile: "Go back and let the imperial dining room pick some good ones, let you bring them back to Shanzhou, and let Lingtang also taste them......

"That's no better!" Pei Min was even more happy: "I remember that when I was young, the conditions at home were not good. Before the spring and winter, my mother and mother will go to Yanshan to pick bamboo shoots. The land in the north is not as fertile as in the south, and the taste of bamboo shoots is harder and more astringent, but you can eat it with relish every time, and there is not a drop left. My mother must like to be happy. ”

The three of them ate and drank while drinking.

Li Longji also asked about the black powder at the right time: "Jingyuan, is the black powder really as powerful as you say?" ”

"How dare the minister bully the king!" Pei Min said seriously: "The minister also said in the letter that he was conservative, as long as the quantity was sufficient, the black powder could not be said to be a mountain stone, even if the city wall could be exploded and collapsed, forcibly shaking a hole." ”

Li Longji got up movingly and said, "In this way, it can still be used for military sieges?" ”

"Absolutely!" Pei Min said without hesitation: "And it is imperative, the general trend." It's just that how to use it and how to use it still needs to be studied by the masters in this area. Black powder has just appeared, and there are still certain drawbacks. For example, it is easy to get wet, it must explode in a certain closed environment, or it is easy to go out of fire. It is necessary for professionals to understand and study, and to study the invention according to the characteristics and characteristics of black powder...... In the current situation, for actual combat, it needs to be a specific battlefield to come in handy. However, it is enough to open up mountains and build mountains. Your Majesty can look forward to tomorrow, and the ministers will be speechless for those ministers who question them. If you're timid, you might even pee your pants! ”

Li Longji looked forward to it and said, "Then I'll wait and see!" He didn't have the slightest doubt about Pei Min's words.

This is also the biggest advantage and disadvantage of Li Longji, the emperor himself......

"It's just ......" Li Longji hesitated for a moment and said, "Even if the black powder can really open mountains and crack rocks, and can be completed in the shortest possible time, it may not be able to meet the regulations in a short time." Recently, I saw that the time had come to deal with the flood of bad money. The Western Regions Business Road, there can be no problems in a short period of time, so as not to affect the overall economy of our Datang. ”

Pei Min paused and said: "Evil money is rampant, and it must be rectified, and it is imperative." However, the minister felt that he could slow down, and there was no need to be in a hurry, postpone the implementation for a year, and start again after the opening of Longshan and the repair of Wusheling Mountain. ”

How alert is Li Longji's mind? With a move in his heart, he said: "Jingyuan is planning to use foreign big businessmen to stimulate Datang's economy?" Minimize threats? ”