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Not long after the discovery of copper mines in Huizhou, it was only the soldiers of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate who had discovered some clues, and Li Ye asked the people of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate to look for copper mines near Huizhou.

So then Liu Qi asked people to carefully investigate the vicinity where copper mines might have been found before, and came to the conclusion that there might be large-scale copper mines in Huizhou.

The importance of copper ore cannot be overstated.

At present, the best currency in Datang is copper coins and silk, not that there is no gold and silver, but it is more used as a reward, and the liquidity of the market is not strong.

There are also reasons why silver is not produced in large quantities and cannot be used as legal tender.

This is also the reason why Jiaozi appeared in the Song Dynasty in history, because copper coins and silk were too bulky and inconvenient to carry.

And the real use of silver as legal tender had to be in the Ming Dynasty.

Li Ye naturally knew the disadvantages of using only copper coins, but at this time, Datang's silver output was indeed not high.

He did know about some large silver mines, but unfortunately most of them were not in the area controlled by the imperial court.

Of course, there are conditions for mining, and he is more willing to go to other places to get silver, such as the Iwami silver mine of the devil.

The reason why silver became legal tender in the Ming Dynasty was because at that time, due to the opening of new shipping routes, a large amount of silver from Spanish colonies such as Mexico flowed into the Ming Dynasty at that time.

Therefore, at present, Datang can only use copper coins as legal tender.

However, at present, the Tang Dynasty is very short of copper mines, in addition to the imperial court to make copper coins, the ordnance supervision needs a lot of copper to make artillery.

Liu Qi, as the protector of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, naturally knows some secret things, if there is really a big copper mine in Huizhou, it is not a trivial matter.

However, Li Ye didn't know about the discovery of copper mines in Huizhou at this time, and even Jinyiwei couldn't guarantee that he knew everything.

At this time, Li Ye was thinking about how to annex the Guiyi Army.

"Your Majesty, the minister suggested that the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate be moved to Liangzhou. Liangzhou is the first city in Hexi, guarding Hexi, and the westward expansion of the Dadu Protectorate is in line with His Majesty's expectations, and is also conducive to controlling the entire Hexi Corridor. Li Sizhou suggested.

There is no doubt that Li Sizhou, the king of Qin, has a desire to expand without knowing whether it was stimulated by Li Ye, and among the seven members of the cabinet, his desire for external expansion is undoubtedly the strongest.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is impossible. His Majesty only recently issued an order to let Guiyi Bo serve as the envoy of the Guiyi Army, and now let the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate expand westward, isn't it a change of order? This is not a good thing for His Majesty or the entire imperial court. "The first to oppose was not Pei Rong and a few others, but Sun Ye, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

The ministers present at this time were not only the seven ministers of the cabinet, but also the two Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment, and Li Jian, the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

And Sun Ye's opposition has a certain personal emotion, that is, he doesn't want to see Liu Qi's power expand.

The westward expansion of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate will inevitably include the territory under the jurisdiction of the Guiyi Army, and the strength of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, which governs the entire Longyou, will be strengthened at that time.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed a bit inappropriate for the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate to expand westward now. It has only been two years since the jurisdiction of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate was reincorporated into the Tang Dynasty, and there are more prefectures under its jurisdiction, and the number of sons and daughters of my Han family is smaller, so the existing jurisdiction should be consolidated in a short time. Li Li also stood up and said.

Li Ling is a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, and he is one of the scholars, and his words carry a lot of weight. He went to Hexi again, and he knew more about Hexi than anyone else present, and as soon as he said this, even Li Ye had to think about whether he was too anxious.

"Your Majesty, this chaos in Guiyi is the best chance for the imperial court to recover Hexi, if you miss this opportunity, it will take longer for the imperial court to turn Yumen Pass into a border pass." Li Sizhou said anxiously.

He didn't expect Li Ling to oppose it, and it stands to reason that the other party who crossed the river should support him.

However, he forgot that Li Ling was born as a literati and tended to be conservative, so he naturally sought stability rather than risk.

"Holy Lord, the minister thinks that what His Royal Highness King Qin said is reasonable. The opportunity must not be lost, the time will not come, and now it is the civil strife of the Guiyi army, and the imperial court can take this opportunity to send troops to the four states of Guiyi. If this opportunity is missed, the imperial court will want to wait for such a good opportunity for a long time.

Moreover, Zhang Chengfeng is also an ambitious person, although he did not dare to oppose it because of His Majesty's majesty before, but in the long run, he will inevitably be dissatisfied.

Your Majesty, Zhang Chengfeng and other Guiyi generals, named Han Jiaerlang, but ruled by Tubo for many years, when the Guiyi Army was established, most of the Han Jiaerlang in Hexi could not speak the words of the Tang Dynasty, and could not speak the words of the Tang Dynasty.

If it is not my race, its heart will be different, Your Majesty must not guard against it! ”

Pei Rong did not regard the Guiyi Army as the army of the Tang Dynasty, so he was not very polite in his words, and it could even be said to be very explicit.

"Privy Envoy Pei, if you let the Guiyi Army and those foreign generals who have joined the Tang Dynasty hear it, what will be the consequences? Wouldn't it make the great situation that the imperial court had built up so hard come to naught? Sun Ye's tone was a little excited.

"So what? Pei has only the Tang Dynasty in his heart, and there is only the saint. Even if the Anxi capital expanded westward, did the imperial court ever treat the Guiyi army badly? The Holy Lord even canonized Zhang Chengfeng as Guiyibo, what a glory is this for them?

If they are really loyal to the Tang Dynasty, has the court treated them badly, and if they do not obey the orders of the imperial court, they are the enemies of the Tang Dynasty.

Is there still a lot of lessons to be learned? An Lushan in the Tianbao period has been executed by Li Keyong, who was executed by the saint, and the court is kind to them, but how did the two treat the court? Pei Rong replied.

This has already sparked, and Li Ye didn't expect that everyone would argue about this matter.

But he was indeed moved by Pei Rong and Li Si on Tuesday, and this was indeed a good opportunity.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate can be expanded westward, but how to settle the old Guiyi Ministry, the minister thinks that he should think carefully and come up with a way to appease the Guiyi Old Ministry, so that the resistance will be much smaller." Zheng Congyan said suddenly.

"What good advice does Zheng Shizhong have? You can speak your mind. Li Ye said with a smile, taking the argument of everyone just now to heart.

"Returning to Your Majesty, whether it is a good suggestion, the minister does not dare to guarantee, after all, the minister does not know much about the Guiyi Army, and can only briefly say the minister's opinion. Whether it is good or bad is still up to the Holy Lord's decision. Zheng Congyan arched his hand.

Aiqing said boldly.

"Here, the minister wants to ask Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials and Commander Li of Jinyi Wei about some things!" Zheng Congyan politely saluted Li Ling and Li Jian.

"Zheng Shizhong might as well say it directly!" Li Li and the two replied.

Li Shangshu sent an envoy to Hexi, thinking that he knew more about Hexi, and the old man had some doubts and needed Li Shangshu's help to solve his doubts.

What is the situation of the Rebels? Is there unity internally? How many forces are there? Which forces are interested in the imperial court。。。。。。 "I want to talk about "Rebirth of Tang Zhongxing" with more like-minded people, and pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~