Zhang Xiaobao's reaction was too intense. Other than Wang Juan, no one else understood. The three old men knew where the Luzon Island Xiao Bao was talking about was. It was the Xinyuan Island mentioned by the imperial court. It was the island with a lot of resources and was very big.
"Xiao Bao, what does selling silver ore have to do with Xinyuan Island when the price of silver rises? How is it violence? "Old Man Pi asked when he didn't understand.
"Of course it has something to do with it. A while ago, I was still pondering why the people from the Four Seas Academy came over. They were buying rice, buying land, and then increasing the price of silver. Now, I know that of all the things they shouldn't have done, they shouldn't have mentioned gold ores.
How many gold mines are there in Japan? They have a lot of silver, but they still have to mention gold ore. Where did they get the gold ore? It can't be that they went to fight North Korea, oh no, Xinluo, right? Then there's only one place, Xinyuan Island. No wonder the people there banded together. It's not right to do that. "
Zhang Xiaobao analyzed for Old Man Pi.
Wang Juan understood. Most of the time, just a little bit of information was enough to reveal the background. She could figure it out after listening to Zhang Xiaobao, let alone Zhang Xiaobao, who was very sensitive to everything.
However, Old Man Pi still couldn't understand. "Why didn't the people from Xinluo come? Must it be the Japanese? "
"Because Xinluo doesn't have the ability. I'm not looking down on them, but compared to Japan, they are far worse. People in Japan need to be treated seriously. As for Xinluo, they are too close. The army can go there just because they want to. They don't dare, and they don't have as many ideas as the Japanese."
Zhang Xiaobao continued to explain.
"Japan is nothing. They can attack them just because they want to. Could it be that they want to start an economic war?" Old Man Yao looked down on Japan from the bottom of his heart.
"They're not preparing to fight a war, they just want to secretly gain some benefits. This race is very studious and very tolerant. Now that they're fighting our dynasty, I think they want to get some good things back. If it was in the past, they wouldn't have spent so much effort. Our dynasty doesn't keep our technology a secret.
Now that they can't learn the good stuff anymore, they should have discovered in the Four Seas Academy that if they want to learn good techniques, they have to spend a lot of money. Moreover, they might not necessarily be able to learn it, so they have to obtain it through other means. I reckon that they have learned a little bit about economics, so they want to use some methods to get the silver ore in the country to sell for money. Thus, they chose Boxin County. "
Zhang Xiaobao had specially analyzed Japan before and finally found that they were actually similar to China. They were both so warlike and sometimes very weak. It was a very contradictory combination. There was not much difference in terms of history. A history was a history of war full of blood and tears and the alternation of power.
If one had to point out a difference, it would be that their living environment was not very good.
At this moment, Old Man Chang nodded in agreement and said, "Oh, I've thought it through. So they want to defeat you, Xiao Bao, so they chose Boxin County."
"Grandpa Zhang, no, why do they have to come for me? They want to be closer to Luoyang, but they can't choose a place that's too prosperous or important. Important places are too strict, and prosperous counties are too stable. It's good that they chose Boxin County. Didn't they come? It's just that in terms of intelligence gathering, they might have overlooked me because they don't have enough people in Tang. "
Zhang Xiaobao was also quite depressed. He was in charge of the county, but someone actually dared to come for him. They really didn't know how to treat bean buns as dry rations.
"Are you sure it's Japan?" Old Man Yao asked.
Shaking his head, Zhang Xiaobao replied, "I'm not sure, but the possibility is very high. From their methods, it can be seen that they don't want to fight a large-scale economic war or currency war. They just want to cultivate a more reasonable hotbed to sell the silver ore, which is the environment."
"They don't want to fight? Then why did they go to Xinyuan Island to organize people to cause trouble? "Old Man Pi asked in disbelief.
"I'm not sure, just a guess. Only they have the motive and strength to do so. They need food and population. They're not in a hurry, and no one can cause trouble. I feel that they're affecting me now. I haven't finished the development of Boxin County yet, but they came."
Zhang Xiaobao was actually very sure that the Japanese were behind it, and they knew what they wanted to do. He thought that he could find Xiaobei and the others in a few days, but it was likely that he would be delayed again.
Old Man Pi and the other two looked at each other and realized that they had nothing to do with it. With Xiao Bao and Cuckoo around, whoever caused trouble would be unlucky. Just wait and see.
The group left the Fengwu Pavilion and returned to the yamen. He Yiwei quickly asked someone to put up today's chart. He stood outside and began to tell the people how much money the yamen had and what it was going to do. The yamen had more money now. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan confirmed the model projects in various places, and the money that should be given to the yamen had been directly transferred to the yamen's account.
He Yiwei finished the story that was supposed to take four hours. He Yiwei finished it in an hour. He did not insert any words of encouragement, nor did he tell any stories. He only said a few words about the future. He then hurried to the room where Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were staying.
The people didn't have enough fun today. They had formed a habit of going to the yamen entrance in the morning to listen to the county magistrate talk. Every time the county magistrate talked about what the county would be like in the future, they would be happy. They were also happy when they saw that the yamen's account had more money.
The people no longer felt that the yamen was very far away from them. They had already treated Baoxin County as their own home. However, today was too short. The people came in a hurry and went back sullenly.
Zhang Xiaobao took out the map and was about to ask Wang Juan when he suddenly saw He Yiwei coming over. He asked him first, "County Magistrate He, what's the map outside?"
"I've finished. I'll give you a general introduction today. I'll tell you the details tomorrow," He Yiwei replied a little diffidently.
"Oh, that's good. County Magistrate He, why don't you come over and make a plan together?" Zhang Xiaobao knew that He Yiwei had something in mind. Since that was the case, he might as well be more generous.
He Yiwei nodded happily, "Good, good. That's good. Oh, it's not a plan. Do you want to catch them and not let them sell their ores?"
"That's not necessary. We just need to destroy the environment. See if there are any places nearby where there are no people and mark them out. It's useful. Cuckoo, is there a coal mine not far from here?"
Zhang Xiaobao opened the map and showed it to He Yiwei and Wang Juan.
Wang Juan pointed two inches above the map and said, "There's a coal mine here. How can there be no coal in Henan?"
He Yiwei also found a place where there were no people nearby.
Zhang Xiaobao was relieved and said, "In a moment, let's go look at the silver mine business and prepare to swallow the goods."
*****
Baoxin County, which was originally a market, was now surrounded by people. There were merchants, people, and scholars curiously watching the people from the Four Seas Academy hawking their wares.
Piles of silver ores were examined by people who specialized in the industry. They were indeed good ores. Just take out a random piece and you could tell that it could be refined into silver. The only thing that made people uncomfortable was that once the ores were unloaded from the cart and piled up into piles, no one was allowed to look at them.
After all, there were many experienced people who could estimate the silver content of a piece of ore based on the weight and volume of the ore in their hands.
When Zhang Xiaobao and his group came over, the people all made way for them, allowing Zhang Xiaobao and his group to easily approach. Xiang 'er also followed beside Wang Juan, holding a glass of grape powder in her hand. This time, it was not wine. Seeing the piles of stones on the ground, she could not see any silver in them.
She asked curiously, "Sister, do you think they will put the stones in the pile and say that they are silver ores? The kind that whoever buys them will be tricked? "
"They wouldn't dare. Now, I can use administrative means to deal with them. They are privately buying and selling silver ores, wantonly making the currency rules, and selling fake goods. Do they want to die?"
Wang Juan hugged Xiang 'er and looked around as she explained.
Xiang 'er took a sip of grape juice and asked, "Then why don't you deal with them?"
"Because our dynasty is short of silver. In Sister's eyes, politics is to make the people live a good life by making rules. Because everyone has different ideas when making rules, it becomes a political struggle. Therefore, when our dynasty is short of silver, we need to give a certain degree of political tilt."
Wang Juan felt that Xiang 'er was a good girl. She was cheerful and eager to learn. Moreover, she did not have the reserved appearance of the children in other villages, so she wanted to teach her more.
How could Xiang 'er understand such a thing at this time? She looked at Wang Juan in confusion.
Wang Juan hugged Xiang 'er tightly and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. As long as you know that Sister is helping Xiao Bao get more silver for our dynasty, it will be fine."
"Can you get it?" Xiang 'er was looking forward to it.
"Yes, first get some taxes. If they say that the silver ores are currency, then Sister will directly seize them. If they say that the silver ores are goods, then they must pay taxes. There is no fixed tax. Sister will give them 10% of the tax and charge them 10% of the 100 strings of coins in the transaction. This is where your Brother Xiao Bao is sinister."
Wang Juan smiled and rubbed her face against Xiang 'er's. Xiang' er looked at Zhang Xiaobao in confusion. No matter what, she could not see the sinister look on Zhang Xiaobao's face.
Because the people in the Four Seas Academy were mixed, not all of them were students who specialized in literature. More foreigners went there to learn technology. There were also people from the Tang Dynasty who mixed in there. Compared to the students of other academies, they were more extroverted and were less affected by the rules of the secular world.
At this time, someone stood in front of a large pile of silver ores and said to the crowd, "The price of silver is getting higher and higher, but the price of silver ores is cheap. Why don't we buy them and refine them? The starting price of the pile behind me is only 200 strings of coins. "
"Can that pile of silver ores be refined for 200 taels?" Zhang Xiaobao turned his head and asked a craftsman that the yamen had once rewarded.
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