While Xu Ping and Tan Hu were discussing Kang Gougou's affairs, a public official came in to report that the court's new governor, Huizhou, was accused by the court, had arrived and was waiting outside.

This is an official position that Xu Ping asked the imperial court to set up. Sang Yi's garrison was constantly discovering mineral seedlings. After preliminary exploration, gold and silver and copper were found to have a large reserve. Moreover, sand gold was produced on both sides of the Yellow River near Huizhou, but the population was sparse and nomadic people lived in it and did not develop on a large scale. Xu Ping's impression was that in the northwest of his previous life, there were high-quality large-scale production areas, gold, silver, copper and iron, but the development level was not enough in this era, and many minerals were not discovered. In fact, the earliest developed Central Plains area was not a minority, but it was a civilization center there for thousands of years, and many mines were lighting up. Now the Song Dynasty lacked precious metals, and developing these mines had a stimulating effect on the economy. Xu Ping proposed to set up special officials.

After receiving the letter from the new official handed over by the public official, Xu Ping was stunned. Unexpectedly, the person sent this time was Bao Zheng. After becoming a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tiansheng and Xu Ping, Bao Zheng went home to support his mother and refused to become an official. It was not until Jingyou ten years later that he was appointed as the magistrate of Tianchang in the fourth year of Jingyou. At this time, he was promoted to the magistrate and his official career was really smooth.

After Xu Ping arrived in the northwest, the affairs of the court were basically no longer involved, and he did not know who was working for Bao Zheng now, so that he could jump from the magistrate to the actual magistrate. According to normal order, Bao Zheng should be promoted to the magistrate for two magistrates, and two magistrates could be promoted to the magistrate. He was the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate, and Bao Zheng used the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate to be directly promoted to the magistrate of the magistrate, which was quite a great thing. After becoming the magistrate of the magistrate, he was qualified to serve as most officials in the magistrate. Bao Zheng delayed his adoptive mother at home for ten years, and it took a few years to recover the 10-year magistrate.

Shaking his head and comparing with these famous figures in history, Xu Ping felt that his early official career was really staggering and slow. Due to his outstanding achievements, Xu Ping's official promotion was very fast, but his order of assignment was not very good. It can be said that he had always been rewarded with few merits. Of course, if he had promoted like others, he would have been almost no one to be promoted now.

After changing into the public uniform, Xu Ping went to the front office and saw Bao Zheng standing there quietly. Thinking of the provincial examination that year, he finally met a famous person from his previous life. He ran to talk to Bao Zheng, but the others ignored him. More than ten years have passed, and now he meets Bao Zheng in this capacity, and he can't help but feel a lot of emotion. Of course, that time, Bao Zheng cannot be blamed for being difficult to make friends with. After all, his mentor is the chief examiner and he wants to avoid suspicion. It was just that Xu Ping destroyed his intention to make friends with historical celebrities.

When Bao Zheng saw Xu Ping coming out, he bowed and bowed: "Secretary Bao Zheng, I have met the Protector."

Xu Ping smiled and said, "You and I have passed the imperial examination in the same year. We have brotherly feelings. You don't have to be so polite. Sit down, don't be restricted."

The host and the guest were separated and Bao Zheng said, "The Protector is the commander of the road at this time. The court has entrusted thousands of miles to land. It is not easy to be a matter of time! The commander has the dignity of the commander. Although the subordinates have the same age as the Protector, they dare not make any rash things in the court."

Bao Zheng is actually not a scheming person who is not kind. He has a smooth relationship with others in the officialdom, but he does hate evil. He can pursue bad people relentlessly, but he is still happy with ordinary colleagues. Think about it, he is not from a famous family, and his father is just a middle- and lower-level official. He delayed ten years and was promoted quickly as soon as he became an official. He will not be poor in his ability or character. In history, Bao Zheng was the magistrate of Duanzhou after he became a county magistrate. His promotion speed was even more exaggerated than now. How could such a good thing be with enemies everywhere?

After a few words, Xu Ping saw that Bao Zheng was doing business, so he did not talk about the relationship, but only talked about the affairs. Such people were not uncommon in this era. They only talked about the affairs of the court, and no matter how close the relationship was, they had to talk about it privately.

After drinking tea, Xu Ping said to Bao Zheng: "Huizhou is newly restored, and there are few people under his jurisdiction. In fact, there is no need to rush to set up prefectures and counties. It is just because there are many mineral seedlings found in the territory, mostly gold, silver, and copper. If you need to mining, you should set up prefectures. When you go there, you mainly focus on pit management and open a few mines first. Now the war is in a tight spot. Qinzhou is a mixed place in the Han Dynasty, and it is close to the Western Regions. There are many Hu merchants, and all of them are inconvenient to use paper money. A few days ago, a thief printed fake money from this dynasty and went to Qinzhou to use it. Fortunately, there was no major chaos. In the future, Qinzhou will slowly tighten the use of paper money. People often use copper coins and iron coins for daily trading of goods. The copper and iron are too heavy, and there are many inconveniences from the Central Plains. The money is transported from the capital here, but I am afraid that the freight will exceed the value of the money. You have also been a magistrate and should know what this means."

Bao Zheng bowed: "Most of the books that the Protectors had previously governed and printed in the Three Divisions have been read, and this matter is understood. The copper coins used in various places are actually accumulated by all dynasties. If they really need to be transported from the capital, they will mostly lose money and sell them for the court, which is not cost-effective. Qinzhou should use more copper coins and iron, and it is best to cast them by the locals themselves."

Xu Ping said: "This is one, and there is actually another reason. Although the imperial court lost money by minting coins to all directions, the copper coins were not used only once after they arrived in the local area. Instead, they would not only be used for use, but would not only be used for money after counting, but they would not lose money after counting. This was not the case for several routes of war along the border. As a large amount of military spending was allocated, there was not much business in the local area. When the copper coins came, they were held in their hands. Very few were used on the market, which would have a considerable harm to the local people's livelihood. Therefore, you must mint the money yourself."

For the national level, money cannot only look at the value of the currency, but also the circulation speed. Business is not developed and copper coins are rarely circulated, which is not the same as developed regions with fast circulation speeds. The same is true for Qinzhou. The prosperity of commerce is only the development of foreign trade. Local commerce is actually average, and the circulation speed of money is not fast. In this way, copper coins from the capital are transported from the capital, and the short-term circulation is not enough to offset the high freight, which is a huge loss. The same is true for the Song Dynasty in history, so it has to use iron coins and Jiaozi to force the freight of money, but it still creates a huge financial hole.

When fighting foreign wars, we cannot just look at how much money is spent, but also how efficient the money is. Xu Ping fought on Qinfeng Road more than other places, but the finances have always been abundant, and it has not caused economic fire to the local area. This is the reason. I thought that when the war started, I would transport how much copper, how much silver, and how much gold I would go to. It would be unreasonable that the military expenditure would be abundant if the amount was too much. Money is money after all, but it was just a symbol of wealth. Under normal economic conditions, the amount of money can be converted into military expenditure, but in large-scale wars, it cannot be converted like this.

Faced with the complex situation of the numerous foreign lands and the mixed situation of the foreigners, the mainland's use of paper money as currency for large passengers has become inapplicable in Qinzhou, and another solution must be found. If money cannot be directly minted locally, it will cause a huge financial burden, which will be equivalent to reducing the military expenditure of Xu Ping. If the military expenditure is converted into less materials, the number will only increase, which will lead to a series of economic problems and a vicious cycle will be formed.

War means making money and food. This is not wrong, but the food is real, but the money is empty. Food is easy to deal with, but the military spending must be cautious, otherwise the military spending will become higher and higher in the end, and the military's treatment will become worse and worse.
Chapter completed!