Chapter 162 Silver was dug out of the Iwami Silver Mine!Only Chen Han knew about Lao Zhu’s good intentions! After pondering for a while, Xia Yuanji finally began to summarize the current progress of the Ming Chamber of Commerce.
"Your Highness, the foundation for the current establishment of the Daimyo Chamber of Commerce has been completed. According to Master Chen's instructions before going to sea, we are in the advancement stage, but to truly enter the preparatory stage, we have to wait for Master Chen to come back before proceeding further. Only he understands these."
After Xia Yuanji said this, Zhu Biao and the others understood that in fact, many reforms in the Ming Dynasty were based on Chen Han's instructions before going to sea.
And after he left, many people didn't know how to keep this going.
Everyone felt embarrassed.
The Lord of Jiangdu sat in the study and heard the conversation between his father and the others, and then he realized how wise his husband was.
Because many things only exist in his mind, even if others hear a few words from Chen Han, it is difficult to truly copy them. This is the real key magic weapon that cannot be replaced.
But Lao Zhu laughed and said: "These are all trivial matters. Since Chen Han is making good progress with the Japanese slaves, let him finish the work there. He will be back as soon as he can, and let him handle it by himself."
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Meeting the next day.
When Zhu Yuanzhang issued a decree to reward Chen Han, the officials were surprised.
He was a Marquis from the beginning, and this credit was too cheap.
Especially Lan Yu was very unconvinced down there.
After the last meeting with Chen Han, Lan Yu didn't have much good impression of Chen Han.
It was actually because Chen Han didn't give himself any face.
Even if I went to see him in the name of my uncle, I didn't get a good look.
This incident made him lose face with the Huaixi generals, so Lan Yu kept thinking about how to teach Chen Han a lesson.
But I didn't expect that he would now become a marquis.
This is an honor that only military commanders can have, and Chen Han is obviously a civil servant.
Looking at the generals below, all of them looked unconvinced.
Zhu Yuanzhang obviously saw the emotions of these people.
He snorted coldly from above, "Why do you seem to be dissatisfied with making Chen Han a Marquis?
If anyone is dissatisfied, please come forward and tell us! "
Of course, no one said anything below, but everyone was thinking in their hearts, he is your grandson-in-law, you can do whatever you want.
This was what Zhu Yuanzhang was most unhappy about, so he stood up and stopped trying to hide it: "I like my grandson-in-law for the time being, but do you think I am such a pedantic person?
After the reform of the tax system, haven’t you seen the value of treasure banknotes increase?
The shuttle loom has now brought down the price of the entire cotton fabric. Can’t you see it?
The food subsidy policy allows all people to eat cheap food. How many of you have achieved it?
After the restrictions on merchants were reduced, business taxes increased sharply, and your salaries also increased. Isn't it his credit?
Isn't it Chen Han's credit for inventing the telescope that gave all generals clairvoyance? "
The generals below were shocked when they heard that someone else had invented the telescope.
"Chen Han actually made such a powerful thing?"
"No wonder...this is indeed a weapon for marching...but..."
All the generals looked at Lan Yu, who had an ugly face.
Zhu Yuanzhang said as he handed over the memorial to Chen Han and others from the Japanese slaves.
"This time the Japanese expedition was only three months long. They bombarded Tsushima Island and killed three thousand Japanese pirates who had invaded the Ming Dynasty.
Killing an army of 500 Japanese slaves and occupying the six Japanese slave kingdoms, with a loot of more than [-] million taels of silver. Is this an achievement that any of you can achieve?
While eating and spending Chen Han's hard-earned money and enjoying the fruits of Chen Han's reforms, what are you and others thinking in their hearts? Do you think we don't know?
Do you think the assassination of Shen Liqian will be easy? We didn't rush to pursue the case at the time because we didn't want to distract Chen Han. But now, in order to vent Chen Han's anger, we have done too many things like killing people. "
Many people stand on their heads when talking about this.
They thought that the old emperor had become a little kinder as he got older, but that doesn't seem to be the case now.
Whether to kill or not to kill is Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's method.
But now, something may really happen in order to help Chen Han.
When the murderous look in the eyes of the old emperor Zhu Yuanzhang swept across, almost all the officials were frightened by this intimidating look, including Lan Yu.
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Japanese slaves.
March of the 25th year of Hongwu was a good day.
The Daming Castle road paving plan was completed quite well. With the hard work of a large number of prisoners, the road was completely built.
To pave the roadbed with gravel, first lay a layer of cobblestones about half the size of a fist, then a layer of cobblestones about the size of a thumb, then spread sandy loam on top, and then compact them.
Although it is not as good as a cement road, it can withstand the washing and rolling of rainwater.
It is really not easy to build this road. It stretches all the way from Tangli Port. It is a short road of [-] or [-] kilometers, but there are more than a dozen corpses buried under every kilometer.
Although these are all prisoners and little devils, they say that I am here for revenge, but it is really a bloody scene, a fresh life disappearing in front of my eyes, people have some empathy, some Still a little intolerable.
So he was wondering how those little devils and beasts back then could do it, treating killing as a game.
This is probably why Chen Han is not a beast like a little devil.
Of course, this is not what Chen Han is excited about now.
Instead, it took almost four months to finally wait for the first batch of ore to be smelted.
Mining in ancient times was similar to modern times, but with more modern tools.
Chen Han didn't understand very well, so he saw that the craftsmen from the Mining Department only dug the mine holes, used wooden boards and tree trunks to support the top to prevent rocks from falling, and kept the ground as dry as possible.
When the first batch of silver ore arrived, the director of the mining department was excited for several days.
According to him, he has never seen such high-grade silver ore in his life.
The raw ore didn't look good at all when it came up. Not to mention it was stumbling, there was no silvery color at all, it was all silver-white mixed with semi-black stones.
Chen Han and the others couldn't understand it, but in the hands of old craftsmen, this was the most beautiful thing.
On the day the mine came out, Chen Han was waiting at the entrance of the mine. He said he wasn't excited but it was all lies.
But he is the vice chairman of the executive committee and must control the situation.
Muying saw the silver ore being pushed out one by one and sent to the smelting workshop nearby. She was extremely excited and even blurted out: "I'm so excited, tonight." I want to see more little girls!"
rough!
But the words express the idea very well.
The little girl in Muying's mouth is a Japanese slave woman.
In this place, Chen Han even set up a Goulan Courtyard specifically to solve problems for the soldiers.
Craftsmen have to spend money, but soldiers can do it for free.
This is a rare place for craftsmen to spend money on the is no way around it.
War is a sport in which male hormones explode. If they are not allowed to vent, they will cause trouble.
Do not use modern moral concepts to demand them.
After all, they were all Japanese slave women. They knew what kind of situation they would face when they were captured here.
Chen Han specially selected several princesses from the Da Nei clan for Mu Ying.
He also left two women in his own room to serve him, but he did not take in the two women.
It's not that there's anything wrong with those two women. To be fair, those two women are pampered and have tender skin and tender flesh.
The main thing is mental mysophobia.
But if you, as a leader, don't take the lead in doing this, your cadres will be embarrassed, so he asked for two symbolically.
It was also strange that even though the two little ladies were naked in front of him, Chen Han would rather boil two ladles of cold water than endure it, which made the two ladies a bit strange.
But now, a big man like Mu Ying is very relaxed in front of Chen Han.
After staying in the same trench for so long and still being reserved, that's what a little girl is.
Chen Han was so excited that his palms were sweating now, and he followed the trolley to the smelting workshop.
All the configurations of the workshop were planned and constructed by the director of the mining department. He didn't know the specific functions. All he wanted was to get the silver out as soon as possible.
When I got inside, I heard the sound of something being knocked.
Chen Han still knew something. The ancient method of smelting silver required smashing the ore, screening it and washing out the impurities over and over again, and then smelting it.
As for the so-called soot blowing method, the leader of the smelting team of the Mining Department discussed it with him, and Chen Han also expressed some opinions. The team leader was stunned for a moment, and was amazed by Chen Han's erudition.
Chen Han always remembers He Shen's famous saying in the TV series - You can learn without skills, but you can't be knowledgeable!To be knowledgeable but not knowledgeable is to be ignorant.
When the craftsmen heard that Chen Han's explanation of the soot blowing method was very clear and logical, they were immediately impressed.
In fact, they didn't know that Chen Han could only talk about it on paper. To really put it into practice, he needed these craftsmen to operate it.
But this was enough to shock the place.
Mu Ying on the side was also shocked.
By the afternoon of the next day, the first batch of silver was smelted.
After the silver cooled down, Chen Han and the others rushed to the foot of Ishimi Mountain as soon as possible.
The director of the mining department was waiting excitedly at the entrance of the workshop. Next to him, trucks delivering meals for workers from the logistics department were coming in and out. This made Chen Han very dissatisfied.
"Director Lin, do you know that what you are doing is related to my Ming secrets?" Chen Han's words made Director Lin immediately realize the seriousness of the problem.
"Chairman Chen is right. This subordinate deserves to die. Next time he will be sent to the door by someone from the logistics department."
Chen Han didn't want to make a fuss, but said: "The logistics department is not doing it right either. You should count the number of people eating, report it to the project department, and ask them to build a canteen for you on the mountain."
Manager Lin repeatedly said yes.
After arriving inside, Chen Han saw that everything in the huge workshop was in order.
No Japanese slaves can enter, because this is a secret belonging to the Ming Dynasty, and Japanese slaves who dare to enter will be killed without mercy.
Chen Han weighed the two-kilogram silver brick in his hand and began to calculate the price in his heart.
According to the price of one gram of silver, which is five yuan, the value of this silver brick is 5000 yuan.
Things that I could never dream of seeing in the past are now so easily accessible.
The warm silver brick seems to be alive, and you can feel the rhythm of your own heart.
Maybe this is what money smells like.
Ming Dynasty needed these silver bricks to save the precarious reputation of Baobao, and Chen Han needed these silver bricks to consolidate his position.
Mu Ying looked at the silver bricks that were being produced in a daze, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
It has been planning for more than a year, and it has been harvested within half a year. Now it seems that the harvest will be great, and it is worth the trip.
"We know that you were full of grievances when you came out. The assassination of Shen Liqian felt like a stab in your heart.
If you don't avenge him, you won't be able to rest in peace until you die, right? "
Mu Ying's sudden question made Chen Han stunned for a moment.
It seems very clueless.
But Mu Ying seemed to be a roundworm in Chen Han's belly, "We all know your grievances. Your Majesty may not be unaware of your grievances, but you know why he didn't rehabilitate you at that time. Why didn't he rehabilitate you reformers at that time?" support?"
Chen Han was still confused.
Mu Ying played with the silver brick in her hand: "You have to understand Your Majesty, the huge country is supported by him alone, and he cannot place all his hopes on things that he has not yet seen.
Your ideas are all very good, but when we left, none of them had come to fruition.
How can you ask His Majesty to stand on your side if you continue to do this and there is still no harvest? The reason why the emperor sits in the middle is to balance the left and right sides. If he leans to the left, the power on the left will become stronger, and vice versa.
To be an emperor is to keep jumping back and forth between the left and right sides, constantly weighing both sides.
Although it seems that it is easy for him to kill people majestically, he also understands this truth. "
Chen Han understood Mu Ying's words.
What he means is that the emperor is constantly weighing the interests of himself and the conservatives.
Even though he has given so many good policies, in order to balance the world and prevent himself from becoming a powerful minister in the end, he can only balance the left and right.
The most important point is that when he has not let the world see the huge results brought about by the reform, if he rashly kills people to support himself, then Zhu Yuanzhang is not an emperor, but a reckless man.
Politics should never be mixed with emotions, otherwise it will affect judgment.
Zhu Yuanzhang is a very qualified emperor who has gone through a long period of experience, and he already has his own pattern and plan in mind.
Although your position with the old man is very important, the old man understands the principle of balance better.
Then Mu Ying patted Chen Han on the shoulder: "We know you won't stay here for too long. The silver mine has entered a normal stage and can produce silver. We can keep an eye on it. You should go back to Daming to do your job." Something happened.
Let me tell you good news. This time when you go back to His Majesty's side, he should kill a few people to celebrate your success. "
"Huh?" Chen Han didn't understand even more.
Mu Ying smiled: "You will know when you get back."
Chen Han is really anxious to go back now.
Today is February of the 25th year of Hongwu. According to historical records, Prince Zhu Biao passed away in the recent period.
There is no news yet, which means things have turned around. He must go and witness this historic moment.
And Mu Ying seemed to have completely seen Chen Han's anxiety now.
"Go back and bring young people, this place does not belong to you, there is a broader future.
We will complete the meeting with Zhao Shenyan in the south as you said, and then cannibalize the entire Japanese slaves step by step. "
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(End of this chapter)