Xie Yun was born in the nineteenth year of Yongle and is forty-four years old this year.

He has been taught by his talented father since he was a child, and has traveled to various continents, not only talented, but also well-informed.

However, because of the important position of his father, he is still only a member of the cabinet of the sixth grade, and has not held other positions.

Although he was a secretary to the emperor, even if he was a six-rank official, he didn't listen to anyone who dared to underestimate him, but after all, in the Ming Dynasty official sequence, he was still just an insignificant role.

With his talent, such a low position is a bit of a disadvantage to him.

However, Xie Zhenqi is a former prime minister and the current speaker of the parliament. As his eldest son, it is impossible for Xie Yun to ascend to a high position when his father is in charge of the government.

There are more taboos for important officials in the imperial court than for expatriate officials. Even if they are in charge of military power, as long as they are not in one area, the power of the two sides will not have an additive effect.

In the DPRK, if both father and son are in important positions, it will cause a concentration of administrative power, which Zhu Zhanji has been avoiding.

Therefore, even if Xie Yun is talented and capable, he can still only be condescended to a six-rank cabinet with no real power.

Xie Zhen said this now, he has already paid attention to it, and is ready to tell the old man to make way for his son.

When Xie Yun heard his father say this, he did not dissuade his father in a huff. For the old man in the Xie Zhen period, the father and son have communicated many times.

He is seventy years old this year, and he has long reached the age of old age, but he is still in good health, and he has always refused to accept old age, so he refuses to leave.

"Father, why do you say these things when your son is about to leave for him?"

Xie Zhenqi sighed and said, "My father knows that your trip to Xizhou this time will be the beginning of Your Majesty's solution to the problem of Xizhou. This is also the signal that His Majesty released to me, and if I can't understand His Majesty's meaning, it will be stupid.

However, you must be clear that this trip to Xizhou is certainly an opportunity for Your Majesty to give you meritorious service, and you must always remember that you must not be contaminated with the rights and wrongs of Xizhou. ”

Xie Yun pondered for a moment and asked, "It is said that when His Majesty was young, the King of Han had the intention of watching the Great Treasure, is this what my father is referring to?" ”

"Now that you know in your heart, you will not say anything more as a Father. When you come back next year, it will be time to retire for your father. ”

Xie Zhen didn't say much more, Xie Yun glanced at his father, but said: "Father, you have been intriguing with people from the Prime Minister's Office to the Parliament all these years, but you seem to have forgotten that Your Majesty is not a scheming person today. Not to mention that the old Han King has long been riding a crane, just from what His Majesty has done over the years, it can also be seen that the Han Wangfu has not been remembered by His Majesty. Now His Majesty wants to take action against the Han Palace, not because the Han Mansion had different intentions, but because they have now become a hidden danger to the stability of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Xie Zhenqi smiled: "You can see clearly, and my father won't think about it anymore." Today you will travel far away, and the Father wishes you smooth sailing and your return to the country as soon as possible. ”

At the Yuejianglou wharf, more than a dozen warships and transport ships of various types were waiting at the trestle.

Among them are the warships escorting Xie Yun, the yachts that transport the representatives of Europe, and the four are the representatives sent by the two banks of the Ming Dynasty and the silver and copper coins transported.

In addition to the peace agreement, the main purpose of the representatives of European countries to Daming this time is to invite Daming Bank to open banks in European countries and stabilize prices.

European countries have been in a shortage of money for decades. Not to mention the lack of gold and silver coins, even copper coins, European countries are also in short supply.

Because there is no currency, many countries still practice barter for large-scale trade.

But for the common people, bartering is very restrictive.

The Ming Dynasty has been minting a steady stream of copper coins in Crete's trading center, but because the scale is too small, it still can't keep up with the speed of consumption.

Now, European countries have officially become subject countries of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has now liberalized regulations to help Europe establish a stable financial order.

It's not a few hundred years from now, but if it's a few hundred years from now, no country will let other countries control its own finances.

But it is still the era of cash money, and gold, silver, and copper coins are the subject matter of measuring the value of goods, not paper money.

In the era of paper money, I could print a little money and exchange it for anything you were precious.

But not right now.

Gold, silver and copper are the real currency, and if you want anything, you must exchange these resources for these resources.

However, Zhu Zhanji is not afraid, and Daming will not be afraid, because the vast majority of mineral resources in this world are now in the hands of Daming.

Gold, silver and copper can only be used as exchange currency when it is recognized.

These resources are scarce resources for Europe, but for the Ming Dynasty, it is just to arrange thousands of people to dig mines in the Americas to meet the needs of Europe.

And through this exchange, all the productive value created by the Europeans can be exchanged.

Not only that, but it can trap Europeans in this financial predicament.

When they can't find an alternative currency, they will always have to accept the exploitation of the Ming Dynasty.

In Zhu Zhanji's view, the Europeans have absolutely no chance of extricating themselves from this dead end.

This kind of exploitation is much better than the Ming Dynasty's efforts and thousands of people to occupy this place.

The Europeans could not see this now, and begged the Ming to open a bank with them and provide them with currency for exchange.

This made Zhu Zhanji feel very funny, hundreds of years later, when they turned their heads and looked at this period, they would understand that they took the initiative to put their necks in the ropes mastered by the Ming people.

This time, Daming's two banks competed in order to rush to Europe to open a bank.

Even Zhu Zhanji couldn't suppress it, so he could only let them go together and develop on the same terms for the sake of fairness.

The two banks each have 1,500 people, and these 3,000 people will open banks in major cities in Europe.

From now on, the economy of this world will be completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

West Continent. Golden City.

Hou Sunan of Yecheng got up before dawn, and then started a day's training with the guards of the Hou Mansion.

Although he is nearly seventy years old, he has lived in the warm climate of the Golden City for many years, and Sunan's body is still strong, and ordinary three or five young people are still not his opponents.

After the morning exercise, he returned to the backyard, took a bath and changed clothes under the service of his wife Lian'er, and then came to the family canteen.

He has never taken a concubine in his life, and he has a deep relationship with his wife Lian'er. Lian'er gave birth to three sons and four daughters, and these three sons and four daughters have branched out, and now the third generation has fourteen grandchildren, and the fourth generation also has seven or eight great-grandchildren.

Except for the family of the prince who lives in Yingtianfu, as long as the others have not been out, all of them live in the Hou Mansion.

thought that the two were well educated, and although they lived together as a family, they still had a harmonious family.

"Grandfather, my grandson is going to the northwest border to inspect today, and I can't come back for three or five days, and I can't accompany my grandfather to receive the imperial envoys."

Sunan put down his rice bowl, looked at the fifth grandson Su Liang and said: "The Nwato tribe in the northwest was deliberately driven south by the guards of the King of Han, and now they are cornered, you have to beware of them jumping over the wall in a hurry." ”

"Yes! Sun Er brought a thousand soldiers this time, even if it was slightly inferior, it was safe to protect himself. ”

Lian'er wiped her mouth with a three-year-old great-granddaughter in her arms and said, "Liang'er's Xiulan is about to give birth, and you still send him to patrol the border at this time?" ”

Sunan shook his head and said: "This time, there is the second son of the Hu Shilang family of the Ministry of Works, and he is now also the head of the Ministry of Works. When Liang'er was in Yingtianfu, there was a conflict with him, and I deliberately sent Liang'er out to avoid it. ”

Lian'er stopped talking, coaxing the great-granddaughter in her arms, Sunan raised her head again and asked, "The imperial envoy is said to have brought dozens of wireless telegraphs. You've all been in Yingtianfu, have you ever heard of this wireless telegraph? ”

Eleventh Sun Suyuan, who had just returned from Ying Tianfu last year, exclaimed: "Has the wireless telegraph been developed? That's great. ”

Su Yuan's father, Su Changxing, said: "Since you know, let's talk about it with my grandfather." ”

Su Yuan got up and said, "Grandfather, in the past, telegraphs needed wires to get in touch, but wireless telegraphs didn't use wires. As long as there is a shortwave receiving point, all telegraphs can be connected by air if they are at the same frequency. If the wireless telegraph is really developed, as long as a few relay points are set up in Nanyang, Ceylon, and Hanwangfu, we will be able to communicate directly with Yingtianfu in the future. ”

Sunan listened for a while, looked at his wife and smiled: "The world is changing too fast, we are too old to understand." ”

After breakfast, the men were ready to go. As they prepared to go out, the women packed up their tables.

Su Liang was just about to go out, but saw his father Su Changfa come to his small courtyard. He hurriedly saluted, Su Changfa waved his hand and said, "If you want to go out, we will talk while walking, and we will not delay you going out." ”

Su Liang nodded, hurriedly packed himself, said goodbye to his wife, who was eight months pregnant, and walked out of the small courtyard.

Su Changfa saw his son come out, took him out of the front yard together, and asked, "I also know a thing or two about the conflict between you and Hu Yuansheng, and I know that it's not your fault." However, your grandfather is now old, and His Majesty is still undecided about the position of governor, and my Su family does not know whether he can take over. At this time, if you are not afraid of a gentleman, you are afraid of a villain, if you are asked to apologize to Hu Yuansheng, can you do it? ”

Su Liang was stunned, feeling a little aggrieved in his heart. His grandfather was a governor, the Marquis of Yecheng, and Hu Shilang was just a third-grade civil official, what did he take the initiative to apologize for?

If this matter spreads, they will think that they are afraid of a small civil official in the Yecheng Marquis Mansion.

Seeing that his son was a little reluctant, Su Changfa sighed and said, "Think about it when you patrol the border these days, just think about it for the entire Su family." ”

Su Liang thought for a while and said: "Now that the feudal territory is quite calm, the civil system has to rely on the military generals and nobles in order to gain a firm foothold. But in Middle-earth, the struggle between civilian officials and military commanders became more and more fierce because of their control over policymaking.

It is not difficult for the child to apologize to Hu Yuansheng, but if this matter spreads, our Su family will be honorable, and the reputation of the military general system will be ruined! ”

Su Chang's hair fluttered for a moment, and he couldn't make up his mind. He stood there for a long time before he said, "Go ahead, I'll think about it again." ”

Su Liang left the Hou Mansion and came to the school field, where the former soldiers had been prepared, one person and one horse, and their bags were all tied to the back of the horse.

After Su Liang ordered, an order was given, and a thousand athletes left the barracks with thunderous momentum.

In the sixth year of orthodoxy, a super gold mine was discovered in the northern region under the jurisdiction of Jinju City under the exploration of the Ministry of Industry.

This land, which is 400 kilometers long from north to south and 500 kilometers long from east to west, is completely a big gold mine, which shocked the entire Ming Dynasty.

In order to protect this gold mine, the original natives here were all expelled away, and the entire land of more than 20,000 square kilometers became a closed mining area.

Not only are there no people in the mining area, but there are no settlements in the surrounding area, within hundreds of kilometers.

In the tenth year of orthodoxy, the gold mine entered a period of formal development, and all but eight large ore layers were identified, and the rest of the more than 200 ore layers were mothballed.

The Navy and the Young Army formed the United Defense Force to protect this super gold mine.

This gold mine is the Rand gold mine in later generations, and Zhu Zhanji has engaged in mineral development in his previous life, so of course he knows how amazing the gold reserves of this gold mine are.

The Rand Gold Mine in South Africa was discovered in 1866 and was mined shortly after discovery. After 150 years of development, 35,000 tonnes of gold have been excavated, but only two-thirds of the proven reserves have been excavated.

This gold mine alone accounts for 50% of the world's gold reserves.

Therefore, the surrounding area of this gold mine was directly assigned to the imperial court by Zhu Zhanji, and this area also became the dividing line between Jinzhou and Hanzhou.

Each year, more than 50,000 slaves toiled at the eight mines and the gold was shipped back to the Ming Dynasty.

In the forty years of orthodoxy, the annual output here reached 260 tons, equivalent to 8,320,000 taels of gold and more than 80 million taels of silver.

Whether it is the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Ministry of Households, they regard this place as the most important overseas base of the Ming Dynasty.

Located along the Golden River, the Golden City is a completely mineral city, where tens of thousands of square kilometers of land, except for eight gold mines, only a small piece of fertile land has been developed, and after the grain grown can meet the needs of 400,000 people, the land development is no longer allowed. Now there are about 350,000 people living here, including 60,000 Ming soldiers, about 200,000 of their relatives, and the remaining 40,000 are the management of the miners and the black women who belonged to them, and the children they gave birth to the Ming soldiers.

The 50,000 miners have no families or children, they are all castrated black people who have no human rights.

Zhu Zhanji is aware of the gold reserves here, and has always exercised restraint in the development here, and the number of miners has never exceeded 50,000.

At current production, the mine can be developed for at least two hundred years.

Gold is something that cannot be eaten or drunk, and if the production is too large, it will cause the gold to depreciate.

In order to maintain the current financial stability of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji will not vigorously develop it.

On September 30, a train from Qingjiangkou to Golden City stopped on the platform of the railway station in Golden City.

The Qingjiang Estuary is a port on the east coast of Xizhou, almost located in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. It was the closest port to the Golden City, and in the twenty years of Orthodoxy, a railway connecting the two places was built.

The supplies needed by the Golden City were brought in through this railway line, and the gold was also transported out through here.

This time, the imperial envoy not only brought materials for two trains, but more importantly, brought equipment for the construction of a base station in the Golden City.

Sunan is now a super nobleman, of course, he doesn't need to go to the station to greet the imperial envoy in person, but entertains the envoy in the governor's palace.

He was still a little skeptical about wireless telegraphy, but when he saw the holy decree, he fully supported the people who came to build an iron tower on a hill in the Golden City.

The accessories of the tower have already been completed, and now they are only assembled, and when Su Liang came back from patrolling, he was almost assembled.

What made Su Liang feel unexpected was that Hu Yuansheng, who was just a nerd in his eyes, turned out to be the person in charge of this signal tower.

At the beginning, Su Liang, who was in Yingtianfu and studied in Yulin Weixue, was also regarded as a man of the year in the school, and because of his good football, he won the love of many women.

Among them, there is Hu Yuansheng's fiancée, the eldest lady of the Yuan Kejia of the Shaofu of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It's just because this Miss Yuan gave Su Liang a sachet, this Hu Yuansheng was so jealous that he gathered a group of friends and beat Su Liang.

Originally, the young man was jealous and competitive, which was not a big deal, but during the fight, Su Liang did not keep his hand for a while, and beat the son of a head of the Ministry of Rites who beat him to a serious injury and paralyzed in bed.

All of a sudden, things got bigger. Because people are paralyzed, under the fanning of people with hearts, it not only involves jealousy, but also involves civil and military disputes.

In the end, it was Zhu Zhanji who personally came forward and suppressed the matter.

In this matter, Su Liang himself was not at fault. Miss Yuan liked him, but she was also polite, she just gave a sachet, and Su Liang did not respond.

Moreover, it was Hu Yuansheng and the four of them who beat him, and he only fought for self-protection.

Although he was seriously injured and paralyzed, his fault in this matter was not big.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji sentenced the Su family to bear half of the medical expenses and compensation, and the other three beaters to bear half of the medical expenses and compensation.

And because Su Liang was a martial artist, he did not keep his hand, and he was also expelled from Yulin Weixue, and sentenced him to return to the family fiefdom and not return to Beijing for 20 years.

A young man's jealousy turned into a civil and military fight, several parties could not afford such a big responsibility, plus someone was crippled, and both sides were put there.

Hu Yuansheng saw Su Liang again, and although the two regretted what happened when they were young, there was no possibility of reconciliation.

However, there was no tension between the two, and Su Liang was willing to come to see Hu Yuansheng, also to ease the relationship between the two sides.

He also knew very well that Hu Yuansheng knew that Golden City was the territory of the Su family, but he still wanted to come over, and he was afraid that he also had this consideration.

On the day the signal tower was built, when they tried to send a telegram directly to Ying Tianfu, reporting the greetings from the Golden City.

At the time of tea, the telegraph machine rang, and the telegraph room of the Ministry of Industry in the capital sent corresponding greetings.

Everyone cheered excitedly, and the soldiers of the Golden City, who had always thought that they were far away from Daming, knew that they could directly contact Daming, and they all felt a much stronger sense of belonging.

Before, they were kites with broken strings, and they were helpless. But now, this line has been seized by the imperial court again, and they all have something to rely on.

Sunan also tried to let his subordinates go to various borders with telegraph machines, and then report the situation more than 100 miles away, which used to require soldiers to travel back and forth for more than half a day, but now they can be contacted in an instant.

In the future, there will be no longer any fear of indigenous people coming to the border.

After a few more days, when everyone's excitement had passed, Su Liang sent an invitation to Hu Yuansheng, wanting to treat him to a meal before he left.

At first, he thought that Hu Yuansheng would not come, but he accepted the invitation.

A courtyard not far from the Governor's Palace by the Golden River is a high-end restaurant that the big businessmen of the Golden City like to gather.

The two young people who had a deep hatred a few years ago are now fathers, and they have both grown beards, without the flamboyance of their youth.

Su Liang invited Hu Yuansheng into the house, and an apology was on his lips, but he couldn't say anything. Because now it's not just the enmity between him and Hu Yuansheng. If he apologizes, he will become a military commander and a nobleman bowing to civil officials.

Inviting Hu Yuansheng to sit down, Su Liang couldn't help but ask the news of the injured Cai Heng at the beginning. "Cai Heng is okay now?"

Hu Yuansheng, as Cai Heng's friend, was the one who asked Cai Heng to come out to fight and caused this incident, but in fact, his pressure was the greatest.

With a long sigh, Hu Yuansheng said: "Officially, because Cai Heng stood up this year, I will take the initiative to ask to come to Xizhou this time." ”

Su Liang was also sincerely happy. "He's alright?"

"It's not good, after all, I've been lying down for a few years, but it's still much better than when I was half-dead before."

Su Liang groaned and said, "When you leave, I want to ask you to bring some supplements back to Cai Heng." ”

"Then don't look for me, I still have to go to Jinju Mansion, Hanju Mansion, this wireless telegraphy will be set up everywhere in the future. In the future, I will stay in Xizhou and be responsible for maintenance, at least three years in Xizhou. ”

Su Liang paused for a moment, then changed his words and said: "Then I will entrust others, if you want to stay in Xizhou, if you encounter any problems in the future, just say it, where you can do it, it is absolutely incumbent." ”

This was a kind word, but I didn't expect Hu Yuansheng to say: "I really want to ask you for help." ”

"Please."

Only the Golden City in Xizhou is directly managed by the imperial court, and it is also the most trustworthy. I want to take someone overland to Jinju and learn more about the local customs......"

"No problem, I will send one hundred and fifty guards to escort you to Jinju Mansion."

The Yecheng Marquis Mansion only had a share of two hundred guards, and Su Liang suddenly agreed to send one hundred and fifty people, which was already empty of almost all of them.

But Hu Yuansheng didn't seem to be satisfied, and said: "I know that your father is in charge of a fine army in the Golden City, and he has eyeliner in Jinzhou Mansion and Hanzhou Mansion......

Su Liang's face became serious, his eyes looked at Hu Yuansheng attentively, and he felt that his intention seemed to be not so simple.