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Yun Qiao'er blinked her big eyes like stars, looked at Qin Mu, and then looked at Gu Hengbo.

The fate of people is really indescribable, Li Xiangjun and Bian Yujing have already become Zhaoyi, and this Gu Hengbo, after becoming a good man, has experienced a change of dynasty, has been run over by the wheels of the times, and has fallen into the dust again, and has become a trickster on the Qinhuai River.

As for himself, if he hadn't met Brother Qin, where would he be? Will it become a pile of white bones on the side of the road, or will it also fall to this Qinhuai River, make a living by singing, and entertain people with singing and dancing.

Thinking of this, Yun Qiao'er silently hugged Qin Mu's arm, holding it very tightly, very tightly.

"Girl, what's wrong?" Qin Mu looked down and found that her expression was a little strange.

"It's nothing, Brother Qin, I want to hear Liang Zhu." Yun Qiao'er immediately showed a smile and didn't let him worry.

"Okay." Qin Mu said to Gu Hengbo, "Then Miss Lao will play a song and listen to Liang Zhu." ”

"Okay son, if you two still need anything, just ask."

Gu Hengbo was like a willow branch on the waves, Yingying Yifu, withdrawing in small steps, sitting down in front of the piano platform at the bow of the boat, the jade fingers lightly twisted, and a string of pleasant piano sounds flowed to the river, dancing with the jumping moonlight.

The moon is in the sky, the sound of oars and lights, the singing and dancing, and the beauty of the Qinhuai River is like a dream.

Yun Qiao'er took a sip of tea, looked at Gu Hengbo at the bow of the boat, and then said with a smile on her pink face: "Brother Qin, she is very beautiful, her charm is moving, Brother Qin's heartbeat is speeding up, I feel it." ”

", be careful that I beat you."

"Brother Qin dares to beat me, but he is a thief."

"Hahaha, I really have to accept your planting?"

"Yes, don't admit it, I know!"

Yun Qiao'er had beautiful eyes and a clever smile, but Qin Mu felt that she was clearly underbeaten.

He leaned into the openwork porthole, took the girl into his arms, and looked at the beautiful night on the river. Fingers were twisting her ears.

"Oops! It hurts, Brother Qin, lightly, it hurts. ”

"What do you say, be louder, I didn't hear you."

"Okay, people know it's wrong, and they don't dare to plant it anymore, Brother Qin's heartbeat hasn't accelerated, and his heart is like water"

"Hahaha"

Only then did Qin Mu let her go. Yun Qiao'er immediately rubbed her ears, her little mouth pouted, but it was a pity that Qin Mu didn't bring a soy sauce bottle, otherwise she would definitely hang one up.

On the night of August, it was a little cold after the frost, Qin Mu wanted to bring a thin blanket to wrap Qiao'er and himself together, and the two leaned under the porthole and poked their heads out to enjoy the moonlight on the river, like two quails stretching their necks.

Gu Hengbo, who was playing the piano at the bow of the boat, saw it. couldn't help laughing secretly, and at the same time, there was inevitably a trace of envy in my heart, envying that delicate girl for being so pampered.

She is a famous trick of Qin Huai. I have seen countless guests, all of them, either serious or elegant. Or coveted her beauty.

After experiencing prosperity and ups and downs, although it is not the first time she has seen a man bring a woman on a flower boat, it is like the pair in front of her. Definitely a first time;

Watching them wrapped in thin blankets, stretching their necks to watch the night scene, smiling and laughing, as if no one was around, every movement and demeanor was so natural. It reminds people of the mandarin ducks with their necks crossed, or the cranes that take care of each other's feathers.

Gu Hengbo has read all the wind and dust and seen through life, but at this moment, for the two people in the cabin, suddenly tears wet his eyes, so that the sound of the piano is a little scattered. Fortunately, the two people in the cabin didn't care too much about how the piano sounded.

"Brother Qin, why don't we go back to the palace tonight, let's stay on this boat."

"Hehe, why not, it's all up to you"

"Hee hee Qin Brother will not go to that Gu Hengbo in the middle of the night, she is really beautiful."

"What's wrong with this, no, you're using words against me again, ears."

"No, no, it really hurts."

This night, Qin Mu and Qiao'er really didn't return to the palace, so they lay on the painting boat, and fell asleep with the autumn water of the river, the moonlight on the boat, and the ethereal music.

As for whether Qin Moumou secretly climbed into Gu Hengbo's bed in the middle of the night, it can only be imagined

***

Regarding the problem of chasing good money from bad money, Qin Mu and the ministers discussed it several times, but they still didn't want to find a good way to cure the root cause, which seems to have become a historical problem.

On this day, in the Huagai Palace, this matter was mentioned again, and Qin Mu asked Xu Yingjie: "Last time, I remember that Xu Qing said that the current trend of Great Qin's copper and silver is getting bigger and bigger, but is this the case?" ”

Xu Yingjie said: "Your Majesty, that's exactly the case, in fact, since the opening of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty, with the inflow of a large amount of silver from overseas, there has always been a trend of cheap silver and expensive copper, but now it is more obvious." This is mainly due to the large increase in trade with Japan.

Since the opening of Edo Port in Japan, the trade volume between Great Qin and Japan has been nearly ten times that of the Ming Dynasty, Japan is rich in silver, and with the Great Qin expelled the power of Western countries out of the South China Sea, Japan's original trade with Westerners has been cut off, so almost all of Japan's silver flows to our Great Qin.

In general, Daqin's trade with other countries is now in surplus, and Daqin exports a large amount of commodities in exchange for a large amount of gold and silver. On the other hand, the output of copper in Daqin is small, and due to the influence of market supply and demand, the trend of cheap silver and expensive copper may be difficult to change. ”

Qin Mu thought about it, asked the little eunuch to take the globe, drew a circle at the northern foot of Yanran Mountain in Mobei, and then said: "During my Northern Expedition, I happened to hear the Mongols say that there is a huge cave mine where copper is produced somewhere at the northern foot of Yanran Mountain. ”

When Qin Mu said this, he paused, and then said to Song Yingxing, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry: "The Ministry of Industry may wish to send someone to explore here in the spring of next year, I am short of copper in Daqin, and copper is an indispensable and important metal with a wide range of uses." If there is really a huge copper mine at the northern foot of Yanran Mountain, it can greatly alleviate the dilemma of copper shortage in China. ”

It doesn't matter whether the emperor really heard about it or not.

The ministers were convinced that he had a miraculous ability to turn stones into gold.

The Ma'anshan iron mine, the Baguio gold mine in Luzon, and even the asphalt mine in Sichuan were all pointed out by him.

With these precedents, as long as the emperor said that there were mines, everyone would no longer have doubts at all.

Song Yingxing said happily: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will send someone to Yanran Mountain to explore." ”

Yanran Mountain is called Hangai Mountain in later generations, in Erdenet City, at the northern foot of Hangai Mountain, there is one of the world's largest copper mines, located in the northwest of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Outer Mongolia.

According to the scope drawn by Qin Mu and looking for it with your heart, it should not be difficult to find.

Lu Zhenfei stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty, the bitter cold in Mobei is not conducive to farming, and once the people of Mobei are allowed to be nomadic, it is difficult for the imperial court to govern." Now although Mobei has been defeated, it has always been like chicken ribs, tasteless food, and it is a pity to abandon it. After thinking about it several times, there has been no good solution to the problem of Mobei.

If, as His Majesty said, there is really a huge copper mine at the northern foot of Yanran Mountain, then Mobei will have new production as an economic pillar, which will be of great help to our dynasty to consolidate the rule of Mobei in the long run. ”

"Haha, what Lu Qing said is very reasonable, very reasonable."

Qin Mulang smiled, in fact, the cave mine is not only found in Yanran Mountain in Mobei, Qin Muzhi's mention of this copper mine is actually to strengthen the rule of Mobei.

Now Daqin has many pastures such as Liaodong, Monan, Hetao, Longyou, Hexi, Qinghai-Tibet, etc., and Mobei is sparsely populated and located in the bitter cold.

For a territory that has little value, people will inevitably not attach much importance to it, let alone be willing to put much effort into it.

Although the Daqin copper coins have been gradually replaced by paper money, the use of copper as currency has gradually been diluted. However, as an important metal, the demand for copper has always been very large, and now the silver and copper on the market are expensive, but the original domestic copper mines are few and the output is low;

If the Erdeng extraordinarily large copper mine can be developed and there is a huge benefit output in Mobei, then Mobei will no longer be a chicken rib, and the imperial court will spend a lot of effort to increase the rule of Mobei, and there will be corresponding returns.

Sima An muttered: "Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, at present, the copper mines in various parts of the country, the reserves are small, the copper content is low, and the mining cost is high, if Yanran Mountain really has a huge copper-rich mine, you can consider closing some domestic copper mines, in order to reduce waste, and at the same time you can invest more manpower and material resources in Mobei, strengthen the development of Mobei, with huge economic benefits as a link, the relationship between Mobei and the Central Plains can be closer, which is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone." ”

Qin Mu was a little stunned when he heard this, in this regard, the ministers also trusted him too much, right?

He said casually, he hadn't sent anyone to find it, and the first and auxiliary ministers like Sima An had begun to consider closing down those chicken rib copper mines in China, and he really didn't know what to say.

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(To be continued......)