In the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin was discussing things with several ministers.
Yuan Shan walked in and said, "Your Majesty." ” Yuan Shan's arrival stopped Li Shimin's ongoing discussion, and he said, "I called you here to discuss with you about mining matters, I don't know what Yuan Shan thinks about this matter." ” "Back to Your Majesty, the demand for iron ore in Datang is very high now, but it cannot be met in terms of the current mining volume of several mines, and the lack of iron tools is also an important factor restricting social development, so the minister thinks that the mining authority of iron ore can be appropriately relaxed, and perhaps capable people can be allowed to open mines, and the collected ores will be purchased by the imperial court in a unified manner, which will not only save the imperial court's investment in mining, but also speed up the output of iron ore, and what the imperial court has to do is to supervise the mine contractor."
Yuan Shan said.
Li Shimin thought about this matter, but mining is not a trivial matter, he is worried that some people will use iron ore to build weapons, and there may be a bad impact within the Tang Dynasty at that time, after listening to Yuan Shan's explanation, he immediately fell into thought.
Du Ruhui Fang Xuanling didn't say anything, this matter can be big or small, if the mining of minerals is released, I'm afraid there will be a game in it, such as the Li clan and the princes and nobles, mining is a huge profit, who doesn't want to take advantage of this opportunity to seize this opportunity, so there are really too many things designed here, and they don't have much to say when Li Shimin doesn't respond, officialdom is like this, sometimes it's a kind of wisdom to protect oneself.
The eldest grandson Wuji was also thinking on the side, thinking that if he could get the opportunity to mine minerals, wouldn't the assets of his eldest grandson's family be doubled again, and this mining was a long-term income, which could be said to be a transaction that Wenzhuang did not lose.
There are not a few people who think like him, but there are not so many people in this Taiji Hall now, otherwise they would have started to talk about it at this time.
"Yuanshan, who of you said that the mining rights of the mine should be opened, but how can you guarantee the interests of the miners and the supervision of the minerals recovered by the imperial court."
Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty has two sides to everything, so we can only try to control the development of this thing to the good side, the plan formulated by the minister is like this, there are requirements for mining rights, contractors need to have enough strength so they need to pay a deposit first, if the contractor has illegal operations or violates the mining decree, it will be deducted according to the requirements, and before the contractor opens the mine, they need to set up a mining company first, and then formulate a series of rules such as work charter in accordance with the company's system, There must also be a clear list of employees and relevant materials, and the financial and ore production records must be transparent, and if this can be done, coupled with the supervision of the mining company under the Ministry of Economic Development, its management can allow the mining industry to develop.
Won-sun explained.
"What do you think of this?"
After hearing this, Li Shimin asked the others.
Fang Xuanliang heard Li Shimin ask him about it, so he immediately responded: "Your Majesty, what the minister said because of the Yuan Servant is very reasonable, but this mining matter is not a trivial matter, can other departments be involved?"
” Li Shimin didn't say anything, if this matter was managed by the Ministry of Economic Development, the right would be quite large, but Yuan Shan had raised this issue before, Li Shimin promised not to ask at the time, and Li Shimin was also silent when Fang Xuanling raised this matter.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this law can be tried first, and this kind of thing is managed by the Ministry of Economic Development, so you might as well take a look at the situation before making adjustments."
Du Ruhui said.
His simplicity is more pertinent, and he is also very bold, since he knows the result, then just try it, the eldest grandson Wuji also spoke at this time, but he asked Yuan Shan again: "Yuan Shan, you said that you have the ability to mine merchants, what does this range refer to." ” "Regardless of the farmer, as long as you have the mining capacity, you can apply to become a contractor."
Yuan Shan said.
"Is this scope too big, you must know that the merchants are all mercenary, will this affect the imperial court's acquisition of iron ore."
The eldest grandson Wuji said frankly.
"How about the businessman, this is not within the conditions of the contractor's application, I think we pay more attention to whether the contractor has the mining capacity, which is enough."
Yuan Shan said.
The eldest grandson Wuji now knows that anyone can apply, and this approach is really bold.
Yuan Shan was asked by them in the Taiji Hall like this, and it became an answer baby, which was really boring, but through such exchanges, many people also learned about the news of Datang Minerals.
In the end, Li Shimin said: "Yuanshan, the scope of the contractor you have formulated is too large, which is very unfavorable to management, so that all the big families cannot participate in it, and the bottom line that I can do is to allow businessmen to invest." ” It's okay now, never restricting this to only giving businessmen a chance, Yuan Shan is not surprised that Li Shimin originally planned to suppress the family, if the family is allowed to contract the iron ore business, wouldn't it give them the opportunity to improve their own strength, Li Shimin will not be confused in such a thing even if he connived at Yuan Shan to do things.
"Your Majesty will do what you say."
As for Yuan Shan, he thinks that in fact, as long as there are businessmen, it is enough, not only is there money but also easy to manage, even if there is collusion between officials and businessmen or something, it may be a long time later, and this kind of thing cannot be forbidden.
Soon Yuan Shan began to make plans after returning to the Economic Development Department, and then asked Yu Jingming to help him get up early and plan.
"Is this really okay, did Your Majesty really give the mining rights to the merchants?"
Yu Jingming said curiously.
"That's right, in fact, this is good, the businessmen have the ability and easy management, although they are all human beings, but so what, if you want to get most of the benefits, you have to give up some of the small ones, I think this is good."
Yuan Shan said.
Yu Jingming's thoughts about Yuan Shan sometimes can't keep up, so when he encounters such a thing, he can only follow the instructions of the other party, and immediately said: "These conditions have been recorded, and I believe that they will be able to reach the state capitals of the Tang Dynasty in half a month." ” "Well, it's hard work, the personnel recruitment of the mining company will continue, and our manpower may not be enough if the stall is bigger, and we still have some time to prepare when they apply for the contracting right."
Yuan Shan said.
In this way, a month later, Chang'an City was more lively than ever, the inns were all full, and even the first floor had to remove a lot of entertainment items at this time to arrange people to stay.
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