During the Wei and Jin dynasties, it was not uncommon to use coal to make iron, but it was still an exploratory nature. Because compared with the traditional method, this method is more cumbersome, mainly because the resources are different in different places, and some places have no coal at all, but charcoal is everything. Therefore, the use of coal to make iron has not yet been applied on a large scale.

If you really want to talk about large-scale application, you have to wait until the Song Dynasty. Of course, if Li Xin inserts a pole like this now, maybe history will be earlier!

If the unbroken army is equipped with a Mo sword and a crossbow, and if it is equipped with a shield and heavy armor, such a force is definitely not something that ordinary people can support. Especially the soldiers who were selected ~ came out, although the training is very hard now, but they eat very well every day!

Since Li Xin came to this world, he has been tired by his previous habits, so he has to eat three meals when others eat twice. At the beginning, he was laughed at by everyone, saying that he was a rich kid and couldn't stand being poor.

But later, everyone was affected by him. Especially after the establishment of the Huashan Army, even when it was difficult, Li Xin never cut off everyone's food, and three meals a day were provided on time.

Every once in a while, there is meat to eat, and what is eaten on weekdays is full, especially when everyone is training heavily. In this way, the soldiers of the Huashan Army are much better than the soldiers in other places.

For example, the current Unbroken Army and Wyvern Riders, because the daily training is very hard, so, basically there is meat to eat every day. Although such an expense made Xu Fuzi and other household officials look at their hair every day, they didn't say anything.

There is good food and drink, although it is a little hard, but the soldiers have nothing to say. Everyone understands that if you want to eat well, you have to be the best. And for Zhang Hao and Deng Qiang, who saw the training of Huashan Army soldiers for the first time, it was really a big surprise.

After all, in their opinion, if they eat this way, sooner or later they will have to eat the Huashan army. Of course, they finally understood why they would always lose when they fought against the Huashan Army.

The soldiers are dedicated to their lives and work as one, which is the reason why the Huashan Army can maintain strong combat effectiveness. Therefore, although the weather was cold, as the New Year approached, Li Xin began his new round of inspection of the labor army.

Since he basically spent the whole year in Qinzhou and Shangdang, he decided not to go to these two places. He planned to go to Shangluo County and Hongnong and other places, especially Beidi County and Shangjun County.

The first place he went to was Sangaluo-gun, and it seemed that this was the first time he had been to Sanga-nak. In the past two years, he has basically been walking around Guanzhong, except for the southern part.

Shangluo County governs Shangluo County, Taishou Rentong received a notice and heard that he was coming, so he hurriedly took a group of officials to greet him outside the city.

"It's been a good journey! The people are constantly coming and going, especially the merchants coming and going from the south to the north! It seems that Lord Ren has indeed done a good job in the past two years, living up to my original expectations! However, there are only three counties in Shangluo County, and if you count it, it is a small county, so Lord Ren won't blame me for throwing you here and not moving, right!? After entering the city, Li Xin first praised it, and then said half-jokingly.

Ren Tong is the person who was directly awarded the post of Taishou among the people who were assessed for the first time, and it can be said that the starting point is the highest among everyone. But now, people who are at the same time as him, such as Du Kai, are already ranked as the right waiter of the household department, and Li Tian has become the left waiter of the Ministry of Works.

In this way, he has not moved for almost two years, and it seems that he is lagging behind.

"Where did the general come from! Although there are only three counties here, this small Shangluo County controls most of the trade routes of our Huashan Army! There are so many more taxes a day than in any other county! Moreover, this place is facing the left side of the river, and the terrain is important, if it is an ordinary person, I am afraid that it will not be allowed to be appointed here! The general's trust in the lower officials, where can the lower officials be so ignorant! Hearing this, Ren Tong arched his hand.

"Mr. Boyang is really an understanding person! Originally, the last time I opened the mansion, I thought about transferring you to another place. But because of the importance of this place, there has been no one to get it, so I can only let you stay here! I'm glad you think so! Ordinary people will not understand the importance of this place, let alone understand what the relationship between this place and Jiang Zuo, especially Huan Wen, is there. Now it seems that I made the right decision to put you here! Hearing his words, Li Xin was very relieved and nodded and said.

"In fact, only three counties are nothing, after all, time changes, if you want more counties, it's not easy? The key is how to take care of the place, that's all that matters! Since the general took Guanzhong, he has been vigorously developing commerce, this Shangluo County, connected to the Jiangzuo Jingxiang land, water and land, naturally is the first choice for merchants. If there are such good conditions, and the lower officials fail to take care of it, it is better to hang the crown and go back! Ren Tong said with a smile.

It can be seen that although he has been an official for two years, he still retains the open-mindedness and optimism of the past. This kind of spirit is rare in officialdom.

"This is also my first time coming to Shangluo, although there are many things here that you have reported in official documents, but I have never seen them with my own eyes after all. After nearly two years at the helm of this place, do you think there is anything else that should be improved? Li Xin and Ren Tong walked along the street to the palace, and the others automatically lagged behind by some distance, allowing the two to talk. So, at this time, Li Xin asked.

"If it is said that it is perfect, it is naturally impossible, but judging from the following officials, what the general has done in the past two years is well organized, not impatient or impatient, and it is good enough. There are only some places where the general may not be able to consider it under his busy schedule, but this is the responsibility of our subordinates! After Ren Tong listened, he couldn't help but groan for a while, and then said.

What he meant by this was obviously that there was something wrong.

"Let's talk about it!"

"Yes! In general, there is no problem, but there is one very bad point, which is that there is no money! If there is no money, the things circulating in the market will naturally not be able to circulate better. Bartering, or using other things as coins, is actually not good for the development of commerce. If the general has a heart, in fact, we should try to mint money! ”

"Why don't I know what you say? But the problem is that we don't have copper ore in our hands. The most important thing is that in terms of our current territory, it is still a little too early to mint money. If the money flows into Jiangzuo or Yan Country after it is minted, and it becomes a trend of piracy in various places, we will not be able to stop it at all. When the time comes, it will definitely be a disaster for the impact on all parts of our rule! Hearing his words, Li Xin couldn't help but sigh and said.

Minting money is a big deal, and it doesn't mean that you can mint as much as you want. The bottom line is that there's a lot of stuff involved. If you don't do it well, it may make the people under your rule miserable, which is not a good thing.

It's like the kind of treasure money that Zhu Yuanzhang did, and this thing was good at the beginning. However, due to design and institutional problems, it was quickly degraded to almost worthless. It was still a unified dynasty, and the country was strong.

I only have such a lot of territory now, where can I withstand such a method, and I will accidentally kill myself.

Throughout history, during the entire Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was almost no large-scale coinage in both the northern and southern courts. For example, during the Southern Dynasty, Liu Song and Xiao Liang may have tried to mint money, but the result was that the more they cast, the more chaotic it became, and finally they had to stop minting money.

Therefore, in today's world, in fact, the five baht coins left over from the Han Dynasty are still used, which is the strongest currency recognized by the world. In addition, Jiangzuodi also used the big money minted by Sun Wu, as well as the small money that Shen Chong had minted a few years ago, known as Shen Lang money.

However, Shen Chong later rebelled, so it was quickly over. In this way, he naturally can't cast this money. And the five-baht money and Sun Wu's big money are all things that are used less and less, and today's market uses silk and linen cloth and grain as hard currency.

Coupled with the fact that gold and silver were also used in some places, in general, neither Yan nor Jiangzuo had the ability to mint qualified and sufficient coins. With Li Xin's strength, of course, it is impossible to do it. Moreover, if you are not careful, you may even make a wedding dress for someone else!

Therefore, he understood what Ren Tong meant, but he couldn't do it.

"The Great General is very worried! Xia Guan also understands that the time is not now, but at least, we should be prepared first, especially the relevant talents, which must be reserved. In this way, when the time comes, we can take the lead and act immediately! Ren Tong nodded and said.

"That's right! Do you have any other suggestions for coins? Li Xin thought for a moment and asked.

"And the other is the collection of taxes. Many merchants have complained that they paid taxes when they entered the customs here, and as a result, when the same goods entered the customs again, they had to pay taxes again, so that the profits were greatly reduced! If this goes on for a long time, the lower officials are afraid that the merchants will not dare to pass through our territory! Ren Tong pondered for a while before he spoke.

What he said is actually the problem of layers of checkpoints, after all, if it is not peaceful today, there must be many checkpoints along the road. On the one hand, it is to strictly investigate the forbidden things of the spies, and on the other hand, it is also to protect the local law and order.