Agarwood is wood, not wood, it is the heart of trees such as white wood incense or agarwood, because of trauma or fungal infection, and then secretes a scented resin, and then after decades of accumulation of people, the spice is produced.

That is, if there is no disease, there will be no spice production, and even if there is a disease, it will take a long time to accumulate, and it is only a small part of the heart of the tree.

Therefore, the production volume is extremely low and the price is expensive.

But this is not what Wang Jue said was difficult, Lao Wang said that it was difficult to do, because it was a business project of the inner library, not only had nothing to do with the Chinese book, but even the three divisions were inconvenient to interfere. Even if it was proposed, it often displeased the emperor. Without him, the vault is a small treasury of the royal family!

Wang Ju called a hall official and said, "You go to the third division and invite the envoy of Li to discuss the matter." ”

After a while, Li Chengzhi was brought, and after Wang Ju showed him this story, he told him about his idea of allowing sea ships to enter Zhuya Port to replenish supplies and rectify the minister's money.

Zhongshu has this right, but it also needs the cooperation of the three divisions.

Li Chengzhi frowned, the previous suggestion was relatively easy to pass, it was a big deal to allocate some money, just build a trading Xiaofang market on the border of the port, or allocate some more money to repair the surrounding roads.

The latter, however, is more cumbersome.

However, it is true that the minister's money has reached the point where it cannot be rectified.

He finally raised his forehead and said: "For the rest, I will go back and check on the non-standard taxation of the salt administration, and if it is really serious, the imperial court can send officials to deal with it." But the matter of agarwood has nothing to do with the three divisions. ”

"I can write to the official family about this. Please deal with it, but I called you to come, and there is one more thing I want to discuss, that is, to rectify the department. ”

The imperial court raised many people, officials, officers and soldiers, relatives of the royal family. Therefore, in addition to taxes, it is also necessary to take money to buy some necessary materials and food, so there is a branch distribution and peace. Branch distribution refers to all kinds of commodities, and harmony refers to the purchase of grain from the south or some grain-producing areas.

Generally speaking, the imperial court set the price of the department and the price according to the market price, but the layers were deducted. Therefore, no matter which merchant or common people, they are apportioned by the harmony and the department, and they will inevitably be sad.

For example, in the past, the people of Duanzhou did not benefit from Duanyan, but became the biggest malpractice, so Bao Zheng wrote a book and banned the relevant Duanyan department.

There is also Suining Frosting, which has not been seen by Bao Zheng in history, so under the injury of Kepei. Suining's frosting industry is shrinking rapidly.

But the data presented by Zhu Chuping is even more shocking, one or two consistent agarwood, the price of science and technology is only 130 Wen!

It is believed that there are similar cruel copies.

Therefore, Wang Ju used this movement to rectify some seriously unreasonable subject allocations.

Although it is not to cancel the subject allocation, at least the businessmen and people who are assigned to the department can barely afford it.

"Zi'an, how should Li Dong deal with it?" Wang Qi asked.

"Prince, these ills, I plan to write to the official family. He asked to send an official to Qiongzhou, and then give Zhu Zhizhou the right to deal with it cheaply. Joint processing. As for the people of Litong...... I sent a letter to the official family and asked the Xifu to allocate an order to send 2,000 officers and soldiers from Guangnan West Road to Qiongzhou to cooperate with Zhu Zhizhou. Then let Zhu Zhizhou negotiate with the leaders of the mountains on the matter of cultivated land and restrain the people. Then make a vow. Forget about the armor guard, so as not to harass the people. ”

That's all there is to it, besides, there are no ills in that area. Can it be completely straightened out?

"Envoy Li, has that account been calculated?"

"Prince, you have to wait."

The accounting is too complicated.

Wang Anshi's change of law was initially an equal-loss method, but in fact he was a big comprador.

After the failure of the average loss method, it was transferred to the South Nine Road Shipping Division.

In fact, before this, there was a shipping division, sometimes placed, sometimes wasted, divided into two places, one is the south of the six roads, two Zhejiang, Jinghu, Jiangzhun. The first is Sanmenxia, which rotates materials in Shaanxi. The latter was only placed once or twice, and for a short time, mainly the former. Its responsibilities are to transport, responsible for transporting materials from the southeast to the capital, and then from the capital to the north and northwest, and the second is to buy, buy grain, buy cloth, but mostly grain, that is, and the basket.

Wang Anshi reset the Ninth Road Shipping Division, and the nature has changed, not only for transportation and purchase, but also for the regulation and control of the Southern Ninth Road, adding two functions of stabilizing prices and saving waste.

Then there is the City Yi Division, its nature is to stabilize prices, crack down on illegal businessmen hoarding, and also clarify a function, that is, sell!

The Southern Shipping Division has not been banned, but it has returned to its previous function and is only responsible for shipping and buying. Part of the remaining rights returned to the various transfer divisions and lifting divisions, and part of them served the municipal trade division.

So it's very difficult to compare this account.

But Li Shouzhi said: "If saving is also regarded as income, then the current Shiyi Division might as well return to the original Nine Road Shipping Division." ”

How can saving not be income?

Moreover, it is also related to the integration of Yunnan Road and Jiaozhi Road.

Wang Ju nodded with satisfaction, there are moderates in the old party, and there are moderates in the new party, such as Li Chengzhi, Wang Zhen, and Zhu Chuping, all of whom belong to the moderate new party.

These people's views are close to Wang Ju's thoughts.

"Envoy Li, continue to investigate, otherwise I won't be able to convince everyone."

"Okay."

"Give another order to allocate some money from Quang Nam to support the four state armies on Qiongzhou Island."

This can't be helped, Wang Ju used the money in the south freely, no one cared, not only the court gave Wang Ju the right, the main reason is that the south spends a lot of money, the court support is not strong, and the rest of the expenses are mostly from the spoils of war, or Wang Ju paid out of his own pocket.

When you arrive at the imperial court, you have to abide by the imperial court system.

In terms of financial turnover, the Chinese book can be taken care of, but it must be implemented by the three divisions.

Zhu Chuping also wrote one thing, the people of Hainan are poor, so they borrow more money from wealthy families, and their interest is doubled every year, and the benefits are expanded, so that they inhibit their children and get out of the future. The usury of the Song Dynasty is really hateful, but this Wang Ju really has no choice.

Li Chengzhi returned to the third division, and Wang Ju wrote down this piece and his thoughts and gave them to Zhao Ji together.

But soon, the attack came.

On the third day, at the court meeting. Sun Gujin admonished: "The Zhongshu proposes to allocate an additional 2,000 troops from the inland of Guangnan to Qiongzhou Island, and Qiongzhou is in chaos? If not, why do you send 2,000 officers and soldiers? ”

The voice of his words is that if Qiongzhou is not chaotic, Wang Ju proposed to allocate 2,000 officers and soldiers, which will be a waste of money and labor. Much ado about nothing. If it's very messy, then what did you do in charge of the military and financial affairs of the two Guangxi in the past!

Wang Ju sneered: "Sun Gong, does the Liao Kingdom have the heart to engulf my Great Song Dynasty now?" If so, why did Sun Gong repeatedly propose to be quiet and do nothing. If not, why would our DPRK station hundreds of thousands of troops on the border of Hebei and Hedong? ”

In fact, Wang Ju proposed to garrison 2,000 additional officers and soldiers, but to deter, but to fight, which is the same nature as the current large number of garrisons in Hedong, Hebei.

With 2,000 officers and soldiers stationed in the deterrent. Only then can we deal with the local Li people in the farmland dispute, otherwise these ills in Qiongzhou will continue to continue.

Sun Gu deliberately pointed to the deer as a horse, so Wang Ju attacked his shield with his spear.

Then Wang Ju said: "Your Majesty, when the minister received Zhu Chuping's recital, some people in the Chinese book were worried that the minister would be impeached because of this. The minister's southward movement was mainly to pacify Jiaozhi, so the focus was on the Guangnan West Road itself, and there was some negligence in Qiongzhou. Of course. It is also a dereliction of duty on the part of the minister. If the court punishes the minister because of this, the minister will have no complaints. But don't insinuate, point to a deer as a horse, or attack your courtiers. If so. I'm afraid that local officials in any state or county will not be able to handle government affairs well. ”

Is Wang Juzhen wrong?

Or can you say that there is, at least it is negligent.

However, Wang Ju went south to destroy Jiaozhi, this is the Lord. As for the governance of Quang Nam, it is only incidental. In fact, after the elimination of Jiaozhi and Dali, it is already very good that Guangnan West Road can be governed like that.

If you have to find bones in eggs, not only Wang Ju, but also no official can do anything.

Sun Gu was speechless.

Zhao Ji said: "Wang Qing and Sun Qing don't have to argue. Because Qiongzhou is far overseas, the imperial court rarely pays attention to it, and there are indeed many shortcomings. Just like the agarwood family, after I received Wang Qing's play, I asked the inner library to check it, and the price of the branch was actually the price of Taizong. If it weren't for Zhu Zhizhou's book, even I wouldn't know about it. There is also a lot of chaos in the minister's money, and it is time to rectify it. If there is one, it will be changed, and if there is none, it will be encouraged, and it will be dealt with according to Wang Qing's performance. Don't fight anymore. ”

After dispersing, return to the Chinese book.

Wang Zhen said admiringly: "Prince, it's good to deal with it like this." ”

He was worried that this piece of music would cause trouble for the repeal of the City Change Law, but Wang put it out generously and was no problem.

"Chief Wang, it's not a big deal in the first place, but it's different if you want to repeal the City Change Law......," Wang Ju said.

Even if the minister's money is rectified, it is only rectification, not the abolition or change of the law. It's just a normal tweaking of the government, so it's not too controversial.

However, it is implicated in the change of the law and the abolition of the law, so let's make trouble.

Wang Zhenhu glanced at Zhang Qi in the distance suspiciously, and Wang Ju said in a low voice: "If it's not Zhang Gong, if it's Zhang Gong, then it's easy to do." ”

The weather is getting cooler.

The court is surprisingly quiet, and they are all waiting.

So much so that one day when he went to the court, Li Chengzhi whispered to Wang Ju: "Prince, these days I feel like sitting on pins and needles. ”

It's all waiting for him to settle the accounts......

"Envoy Li, don't think about it so much, it will be very lively in the future, but it will only come to me, and it has nothing to do with you."

"Why?"

"There are many reasons, I don't form a party, my ideas and things are a little radical and unlikable, and I have military merits. What happened to Di Qing, have you forgotten? When did I become Di Qing when I was five years old in Jiayou, and let me leave the court gloomily, when was it quiet. ”

Li Chengzhi was speechless.

However, Wang Ju got a good opportunity.

On this day, Zhang Quan returned from the south in a simple manner.

Wang Ju was not surprised, but inexplicable: "Brother Changguo, why are you back?" ”

Because Zhang Quanzhi went to the other side and presided over the governance of the other side. When I came back suddenly, could it be that there was an accident on the other side?

"Good news, good news."

Good news, Wang Ju asked Zhang Quanzhi to sit down.

Zhang Quanzhi took a sip of tea and said, "Congratulations to Shao Bao for becoming the chief executive." ”

"It won't be too long."

"Huh?"

"Tell me about the good news?" Wang Ju didn't explain, and asked again.

"Shaobao, the craftsmen who are looking for ore on the other side have found a gold mine, and according to the craftsmen's speculation, that gold mine can mine at least a few million taels of gold, and in the first month alone, with insufficient preparation, nearly 20,000 taels of gold were mined."

This data frightened Concubine Han Yun together.

One tael of gold in the Song Dynasty was equivalent to 20,000 wen, millions of taels of gold, how much is that.

"Why are there so many?" The concubine asked incredulously.

"Big lady, if it weren't for so many, why would I return to the capital at this time?"

You must know that these monsoons have turned into north winds, but so much gold is not a trivial matter, in order to let Wang Ju know quickly, Zhang Quanzhi deliberately risked the danger to sail to Guangzhou Port with a small boat against the wind, and then rode a horse to the capital.

But Wang Ju was not too surprised, because he suddenly remembered a legendary gold mine in his previous life.

I remember that in his previous life, when he was in school, the textbook said that China is vast and rich, and when he grew up, he realized that although China is big, it is really difficult to say. First of all, compared to the topography, the area of the plains in China is only 12 percent, while the area of the plains in the United States is 70 percent!

Maybe the conditions in Oceania are a little worse, although the terrain is relatively flat, but it is mostly a desert Gobi semi-arid plain, but it is more than minerals.

In addition to the few mineral deposits in China, including worthless coal mines, rare earths sold as Chinese cabbage, other mineral deposits are really like that.

Just like pyrite, it will not be mined in Australia in later generations, but it is still regarded as a treasure in China.

And Australia is also rich in gold and silver resources, so there is a legendary gold mine - Kalgoorlie Gold Mine, also known as the Golden Mile, in this mile radius, a total of 1,300 tons of gold have been mined! Folded into two of the Song Dynasty, it is nearly 70 million taels!

Faced with his wife's disbelief, Wang Ju explained.

Gold in nature can be divided into two kinds according to the different formations, one is produced in placer mines, such as gold in rivers, and gold mines in the Song Dynasty are mostly this kind of gold.

There is also a rare vein of gold that occurs in quartz ore or pyrite veins of hydrothermal origin and often becomes a gold vein zone. If you are lucky enough to find this kind of gold mine, you can mine tens of thousands of taels of gold at least, and at most it will be unimaginably large.

"Shao Bao is right." Zhang Quanzhi said admiringly.

The discovery of gold was made during the mining of iron ore.

Later, people in Australia did not pay attention to pyrite, but now, it is still a good thing.

The reason is simple, the technology is too backward.

All that can be mined are shallow ores, and once the depth reaches less than 400 meters, even if black powder is used, they will sigh with joy. But look at Wang Ju's later life, a gold mine in South Africa is less than four thousand meters deep!

Therefore, after the craftsmen found the pyrite, they immediately prepared to mine it by hand, and only after the mining did they find that there was a large amount of gold in it.

When Zhang Quanzhi heard this, he rushed to the gold mine and sent people to continue mining while sending people to guard it, and at the same time asked the craftsmen to make further exploration and estimates, and then hurriedly returned to the Song Dynasty.

After listening to him, Wang Ju was a little ridiculous: "I asked people to look for silver mines in the country of Wa but didn't find them, but I didn't expect to get a big gold mine on the other side." ”

But it's also good news.

If you want to go to the bank, one is to improve the operation system, the second is to have relevant talents, and the third is to have enough reserve principal.

This reserve principal doesn't have to be silver, gold is fine, and it works better than silver.

And compared to the Wa Kingdom, it is completely its own, and it doesn't take so much brains.

Wang Ju stood up happily, walked a few steps, and suddenly said, "It's not good." ”

He thought of the gold, and suddenly thought of another rich mineral deposit in Australia, an incomparably beautiful mineral deposit that can kill people. (To be continued.) )