Chapter 3512 Extra Story 45

This time when he returned to Beijing, Bai Shan presented the map he drew to the emperor, and the emperor stared at the map in his hand in silence, especially when he saw the places where the triangle symbols were drawn, he was even more silent.

Bai Shandao: "Although it's not very accurate, but there are seven points. If there is no accident, these places should be silver mines."

The emperor pointed to the other two symbols and asked, "Where are these two?"

Bai Shan took a look and said, "It's copper ore and iron ore."

The emperor's heart was ready to move, he looked at Bai Shan, "When did Ai Qing study minerals?"

Bai Shandao: "After digging a lot of flowers, plants, and grasses, you can roughly know the changes in soil quality, and then you can figure out the differences in rocks and minerals."

Fuck, the farmers who farm the land that day can look for mines?

In fact, Bai Shan read more and more books after he retired, and Zhou Man had another channel to get books. Occasionally, he took out a book, which contained texts describing gold mines, and even various methods of smelting gold mines.

As soon as Bai Shan was curious, he looked for gold mines from the description in the book. Gold, who doesn't like it?

The couple once fantasized that they would find a large gold mine in the wild, especially the exposed gold mine with a particularly high gold content, and then carry the gold mine home and refine the gold by themselves...

Unfortunately, they didn't find gold mines in the end, but Bai Shan read more and more books, and finally found a lot of silver mines and copper mines.

Gold and silver are scarce in the Jin Dynasty, especially silver, which is very scarce. This has led to the fact that merchants basically use copper coins for transactions, but copper coins are heavy and difficult to carry, and their purchasing power outside is far inferior to silk, satin and brocade. Vulnerable.

If you accidentally get wet, the value will be greatly reduced.

So the most stable currency in the world is gold and silver.

In recent years, due to the rapid development of Dajin commerce and trade, the mining of gold and silver has also improved a lot, but the domestic supply of gold and silver is still far from meeting the demand, which makes gold and silver more expensive.

In the long run, this is not a good thing.

If you can find a lot of silver mines... even if they are overseas, it is worth a try.

The emperor pondered, "I remember that the Queen of Silla wrote a letter last year asking me to send troops to conquer Baekje and Wa Kingdom?"

Bai Shan didn't say a word.

This year he stayed away from the government and did not know the situation in the court.

Hanlin, who was walking in front of the emperor, immediately said: "Your Majesty, this spring Japan will offer tribute, and request to restore the old relationship with us, and please give us the name Japan."

So have you forgotten, we don't have an excuse to call now.

The state affairs are busy, how can the emperor remember such trivial matters?

But as soon as Hanlin mentioned it, he remembered it, and he felt a little regretful at the time. He answered the watch too quickly at that time, and if he regrets it now, he might lose his style of a great country.

The emperor sighed, glanced regretfully at the location of Wa on the map, and fixed his eyes on Baekje, "Is Baekje still preventing Silla from coming to court?"

Hanlin bowed and replied: "Yes, Baekje and Silla have confronted each other from time to time. In order to prevent Silla and our dynasty from asking for help, Baekje would sometimes stop our dynasty's merchant ships. Governor Guo warned Baekje many times for this."

The emperor nodded, pointed at Baekje and said, "Let Qingzhou and Andong Protectorate contact Silla. If Baekje doesn't repent, then help Silla take Baekje back."

How dare Hanlin respond, as Hanlin, they can participate in politics and give suggestions, but most of them act as consultants, and the three provinces have to discuss together to decide.

Sure enough, Bai Shan reminded: "Your Majesty, why don't you invite your lords to discuss it? And..."

His gaze was fixed on the map of the country of Wa, "The Japanese seek profit. When traveling in the country of Wa, the minister once revealed that he liked the scenery of the country of Wa. He wanted to buy some land there for the elderly, and he could also make it into an industry to attract guests. , the generals of the Wa Kingdom were very happy and rushed to give the land away."

The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked, "Ai Qing took it?"

Bai Shan shook his head, "I don't intend to go to the Wa country often, so I temporarily refused, but if your majesty is interested, I can recommend one or two for your majesty."

Of course not in their real identities, otherwise, even if Wa Kingdom didn't know their purpose, they would know that their purpose was impure.

Bai Shan and the others didn't use their real identities for this trip abroad.

The emperor looked at the map and various signs in his hand, and finally stopped holding on to the fact that they took the princess out of the country privately. Instead, he looked at Bai Shan and asked, "Why don't you come back and help me, love."

Bai Shan immediately became sad, "Your Majesty, I have been traveling for three years, my body is not as good as before, and in recent years, I am easy-going and relaxed, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to discipline myself as usual. Your Majesty's kindness is profound, and in recent years, many talents have been acquired, all of which are above the minister... ..."

Anyway, just one central idea, he doesn't want to come back to work anymore.

The moment the emperor brought it up, he was very moved. In the past few years, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers has eased. He remembered the time when the monarch and his ministers got along with each other.

But after he proposed it, he regretted it a little bit, so after Bai Shan refused, he was both regretful and fortunate. The emperor himself never thought that he would be able to realize such complicated emotions one day.

In the center of the court, there is a radish squatting in a pit. If he returns to the court, which radish will make a pit for him?

Isn't that harmful?

He has already been a prime minister, and he is still a prime minister for a long time. His ambition has been paid, so why come out to attract people's hatred?

Moreover, his two children are now in official positions, and he, as a father, still runs out, isn't that a hindrance to them?

His father is not a tiger, so he wouldn't do such a thing that hurts others, hurts himself, and hurts himself.

So after talking with the emperor and presenting the gift, he went home to thank the guests behind closed doors to recuperate.

To release the news to the people outside, he just came back from overseas, exhausted by travel, not acclimatized, and fell ill.

Those in the court who heard that the emperor wanted him to be an official were tense and then relaxed. They probably guessed that Bai Shan would not be an official again, so they were relieved to see that the emperor gave a lot of good things to the princess's mansion. Anxious.

Zhou Manren sat at home, and the gift fell from the sky, and it was a joy to receive it.

She sent the medical books and herbal books that she had compiled in the past few years to the Imperial Medical Office, "After checking the transcripts, send a copy to the Chongwen Museum and the Bookstore, and remember to return the original manuscripts when they are published."

Imperial Physician Zheng recognized that it was Zhou Man's handwriting, and replied with a sigh, "Master Zhou, I'm afraid that all the doctors in the world will come from your sect in the future."

As far as this unselfish skill and output, who among the doctors in the world can compare to her?

Zhou Man urged him, "Of course the Zheng family can do it too. I heard that the Zheng family has your own medical records and prescriptions..."

Imperial Physician Zheng: ...he knew that she was still thinking about the things in his house.

Doctor Zheng said: "No, you have spent almost all of your money over the years, and the rest are some secret recipes of patented medicines, which are life-saving things for our Zheng family and cannot be given."

Of course Zhou Man would not ask people for the secret recipe, it is something that a person stands up for, and nodded when he heard the words, "We will discuss medical skills later, this time I went to sea this time, and I also saw several rare diseases, some were cured, and some were cured. Not good, I have written the case..."