Chapter Fifty-Nine: Loulan Gem One

With the stability of various countries on the Silk Road, there are more and more caravans in the desert, of course, the caravans are not only from the Han Dynasty, but also from the ancient country of Loulan, as well as from the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions.

The caravan is no longer visible in the Gobi Desert, and the ancient country of Loulan is the throat of the Silk Road, where all teams will stop and rest.

The exquisite handicraft of the Han Dynasty has been very mature and perfect, with the stay of the caravan, the handicraft techniques slowly spread to the ancient country of Loulan, the ancient country of Loulan is out of jade, such as agate, opal, etc., are the best ornaments of gold and silver hand ornaments.

In the ancient city of Loulan, the subjects and people outside the city all knew for a while that the agate and other stones that can be seen everywhere on both sides of the local Peacock River are useful, treasures, and can be exchanged for money.

As a result, both sides of the Peacock River were full of people looking for gems with agricultural tools in their hands, and it was really chaotic, and the court officials also took advantage of their rights with the development of the situation, and began to enclose land, occupy territory, and began to control the trading of stones.

The people now have no right to dig gems alone, and the final result is that the people can only exert physical strength, in the enclosure of officials, physical strength, looking for gems, and all the fruits of labor are naturally collected by the officials of the enclosure with the lowest money.

Because the officials quickly saw the huge benefits, they put the government aside for a while, and put their energy and time outside the city all day long, and the interests of the gems were so great that the dispute appeared, and the dispute was from small to large, often because of the conflict over the boundaries of the enclosure, and the small officials wanted to calm down and suppress the other party, and would continue to invite the ministers, and the important ministers went out of the city to suppress the other party, in order to maximize the benefits.

Ministers, important ministers are not idle, they are more capable, more ambitious, in the city began to control or open a hand-ornamented gem workshop, the benefits are even more considerable.

The mining, processing, and finished products of Loulan gemstones, and finally through the replacement and resale of caravans, this process not only gave considerable benefits to the officials, but also made the country's materials more abundant.

Loulan ancient domestic craftsmen are increasing day by day, the craft is constantly improving, all kinds of gemstones have been skillfully added and used, the degree of exquisiteness of the hand ornament has been compared with the craftsmen of the Han Dynasty, and even more than that.

Of course, the heroines in the backyard of the palace had the jewel bracelets presented by the ministers and important ministers, and after receiving the bracelets, they began to compare themselves with each other and show off to each other.

At the same time, it was also necessary to contribute, so the ministers of the faction were mobilized, and all the forces were concentrated on the mining and processing of jade, and there were few political discussions in the court.

Lan Qi'er is clear-eyed in the court, knowing what the ministers and important ministers are doing, she can't live up to the emperor's trust, and she has the right to senate and supervise.

This gemstone thing, is not a faction, the interests are big to the country, because of the processing and trading of gem jewelry, there are a lot more domestic shops for a while, the country's tax revenue is a lot, the officials through mining, processing and trading, the interests are greater, the people through labor, the living conditions are also much better, involving all aspects, no matter how the benefits are distributed, the overall is good, the country has an economic growth point, the economic strength of the people is increasing.

Gemstones are given by nature, natural resources, gemstone resources will be over time, the efforts of craftsmen and craftsmen, become another cornerstone of the country's strength.

Of course, Lan Qi'er is steady, she has not thought about it, she can't take action without a method, her first consideration is naturally the interests of the country, followed by the interests of the people, and the interests of officials are put last.

There is something in her heart, the night is long, thinking about it, not thinking of any feasible results, she knows deeply, she does not put herself in the shoes of understanding, listening to the braids, of course, there is no feeling, there is no facts.