Green Butterfly squinted and smiled, quietly watching a group of children frolicking in front of her, and the other three wives and concubines didn't know what they were talking about, laughing. The eldest sister Bi Niang didn't come, but the third sister Runniang and the twins were also there, this pair of villains was very likable, and even Li Shu was sometimes a little jealous, why didn't she give birth to a girl.

The third sister Runniang has been drilling here all day long because of the pick-up and drop-off of Helan Minzhi and Helan Ping'er during this time, and sometimes she simply sits in the classroom and becomes a student, but this little girl is really smart, and she is worthy of being the sister of the palace maid's sister.

The third sister Runniang pulled the hand of the green butterfly and didn't know what to say, the green butterfly pursed her mouth, and gently slapped the third sister Runniang, with a look of disgust, hesitated again and again, and then picked up a wine cup from the side and handed it to the third sister Runniang's hand, this girl's proud expression seemed to be like a general who had won the battle, and took a sip of it, and the green butterfly whispered something like a very human, very cute expression, when I first saw the green butterfly, the beautiful little girl at the beginning, has now grown up, The original green body seemed to be the same every day, and he was about to catch up with Cheng Luanluan, the tallest of my wives. That time, if I hadn't discovered something wrong earlier, I'm afraid that by now, this dear green butterfly would have ...... Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shudder, well, at least the emergence of coal stoves has saved countless lives, even if I am burdened with polluting the atmosphere, even if future environmental protection organizations draw a red cross on my head as a sign of pollution, I definitely do not regret it.

Li Zhi nodded sympathetically: "That's right, in previous years, in winter, as soon as the charcoal was burned in the palace, my head hurt, but now it's much better." In addition, this also reduces the damage to the forest and keeps the water and land in the Guanzhong area maintained. The following words won my heart very much, and it seems that this prince is still quite attentive to what I teach. There was progress, and I was happy to toast the prince again.

However, Li Zhi was very insatiable and asked me again: "Have you found any other mineral deposits?" "Li Zhi's eyes glowed yellow, and after I used my visual positioning and psychological spectrometer to analyze, I came to the conclusion that this prince was hungry and crazy, and all that came out of his eyes was brass color.

I could only shake my head helplessly: "I didn't find this, even if I think about it, it will definitely not be as good as Luzon, alas, it's a pity to say it, I Datang don't lack anything, it's just that this copper and iron is really powerful, copper is needed to cast money, copper is needed to build utensils, and my Datang Martial Arts Research Institute is almost crazy when I think about copper, but it's just such a pitiful output every year." If this is the case, it would be good if Luzon was in the hands of my Datang. ”

--------------------------------------------------- Su Dingfang also sighed with emotion: "Yes, if the copper is enough, I don't know how many times the artillery of my Datang can be increased, whether it is attacking the city or pulling out the village, or defending the city with heart, this thing can be used tightly, if Datang had this kind of weapon back then, I am afraid that the Central Plains would be able to be pacified in the early years." Su Dingfang's words are suspected of being touted, but I still happily accepted this praise, after all, the emergence of firearms represents not only the birth of a new era, but also the great invention and creation of the gradual tilt of the military superiority from the nomadic people to the agricultural people.

"Bronze ......" Li Zhi gritted his teeth and said hatefully, as if that thing had a feud with him. For the sake of the livelihood of my Datang for thousands of years, I will find a way to ask my father to send troops to Luzon as soon as possible. Li Zhi patted the case with great effort, and it was clear that Li Zhi's expression was no different from that of a gambler who was in a hurry to lose. However, in this era, copper can be called an all-round metal, even if it is an important surname of steel, it is not as good as copper, because copper can not only make living utensils, but also the currency raw material of Datang.

Copper coins are not easy to mint, and coinage from the former Han Dynasty to Zhenguan was a major headache for political axes. The output of copper is not less than that of the Tang Dynasty, but because of the extremely wide range of uses of copper, it has caused a shortage of this base metal, and the cost of the coinage industry is also extremely high, in general, there is only a small profit, Jia Yi of the Han Dynasty pointed out that "the love of coinage, not mixed and coincidental, then you can't win", to the beginning of Zhenguan is also the same, the cost of the government to cast money per thousand dollars is about 700 yuan, that is, the cost rate of 70 percent, which does not include the craftsman's service money, and the Tang Dynasty in addition to Chang'an, Luoyang, Outside of Jinyang, there is also a money supervisor in the land of Jianghuai to cast money, but if the money of Jianghuai is transported from the land of Jianghuai to Chang'an, and the freight is connected, the cost of each money is a total of 3,000 yuan, that is, three times, that is to say, the money is not earned, but lost, and it is a big loss, so someone once wrote to Uncle Li, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the money is not mixed with lead and iron, and the money is evil, which is the so-called inferior money.

The government is in this dilemma. Generally speaking, in the early days of the dynasty, when the economy was running well and the treasury was abundant, the money was often of good quality and weight, and the control of bad money was stricter, but in the middle and late stages, when the crisis was full and the finances were stretched, bad money was often issued as a means to alleviate the crisis.

However, this situation has improved since the year before last, and began to change, now Datang coinage is no longer the previous casting method, but the use of the Martial Arts Research Institute used to stamping armor of the hydraulic stamping machine, the use of this method, not only greatly reduced the cost, the same speed to speed up the coinage, more gratifying is that the cost has dropped from the initial seven hundred dollars to three hundred dollars, after all, copper mining costs money, and it costs money to melt copper and tin lead into copper plates.

But the problem is that there is so much copper, no matter how fast the coinage is cast, it will be a fart, not to mention Li Zhi, Uncle Li is also worried, and the household is also worried, every year Datang's copper coins are in a state of tension, not only because of Datang, but also because of the surrounding countries, they have already regarded Datang's copper coins as hard currency, which is equivalent to Datang's coinage industry needs to support the economic development of dozens of countries, which is of course a good thing, but the problem has also caused Datang's currency tension, fortunately, now Datang in addition to copper coins, silk cloth can also be used as physical currency, Otherwise, Datang is afraid that it will really fall into an embarrassing situation where there is no money to use. This has also formed a strange phenomenon, Datang can be described as rich in flowing oil, but this oil and water is too thick, if there is no fresh water mixed in, everyone will be stunned and stare at the oil into a lump.

"Xiaozhi, your idea is good, but you better don't bother your father with this matter for the time being, if you want to occupy Luzon Island, it is not something that can be done by talking about it, there are still all kinds of things involved here, and the port of Liuqiu Island is also in the initial stage of preparation and construction, so we have to be patient, at least within this year, I think the possibility of developing Luzon Island is not very big." I also have some regrets, but I can't make the same rash thoughts and thoughts as Li Zhi.

--------------------------------------------------- "Why?" Li Zhi didn't understand it all of a sudden, but Su Dingfang narrowed his eyes and looked thoughtful. Don't look at Su Dingfang as a military general, this guy has more eyes than anyone else, and his vision for seeing things and judging things is also very unique. Su Dingfang looked at him with a smile when he saw me, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Prince, in fact, Brother Jun means that when we first handle the affairs in the north, at that time, Your Majesty can also breathe a sigh of relief, and there can be people to do things, and you always need a lot of people to open a mine, right?" ”

Li Zhi patted his head: "Hehehe, I was negligent, yes, with people, we Datang can do these things, right." "The three of us all use a kind of eye contact that can only be understood, after all, this matter is only clear to the senior management of the Tang Dynasty, ordinary people can't talk nonsense, otherwise, it will definitely lead to a storm, although it has little impact on the overall situation, but it always makes the rotten Confucian muttering in the ears, and no one can stand it. Although the slaves still exist in the Tang Dynasty, they all quietly enter the village, and they don't want to shoot.

Li Zhi skillfully interjected the topic: "Brother Jun, this time you are majestic, tsk, at such a young age, you can lead the army with the title of deputy general manager, and you can be regarded as the first person in my Tang Dynasty." ”

"Come on, what am I called the first person in the Tang Dynasty, the whole one is waiting behind the old man's butt to share the dirt." For this point, I still have a clear understanding, whether we are commanding the infantry cavalry or commanding the navy, we are all layman-level figures, but we are lucky to be the leader, besides, our troop arrangement has also been pointed out by famous generals for thousands of years, otherwise, we can definitely lose my face to my grandmother's house.

"Ouch, it's rare, this is the first time I've seen Brother Jun say something modest." On the side, Li Yexu came forward with a drink. I glanced at him: "What you said, when am I not modest, it's just that, generally speaking, I plan and then act, and don't fight uncertain battles, but this sailor, I am really a big girl who has been married, if I am not modest, how can I get benefits from General Zhang?" ”

"Hahaha, I said, it turns out that Brother Jun, you have such an idea, and your mind is enough to be a ghost, well, it seems that Lao Su will have to learn two tricks from you." Su Dingfang also pretended to be on the side.

(To be continued)