Chapter 1320 People’s Benefit

This cannot be said in one sentence.

Developing a place must be comprehensive and consider the future. Zhao Hanzhang told Shi Le, "Minerals require tens of millions of years of accumulation to form. It takes longer than wood to become timber, so it is considered a non-renewable resource."

Like a basin of ice water being poured down on him, Shi Le was unconvinced, "Who said that?"

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at him and said, "I said this together with Fu Shangshu."

Shi Le was speechless immediately.

Since it is a non-renewable resource, how to collect it and how to use it are all matters of negotiation and cannot be decided in a moment.

However, this was still a huge surprise to Shi Le, and he began to inquire about the prices of various ores.

Minerals belong to the state and are developed by the imperial court. As local yamen, they also gain profits.

Mining requires people, transportation, trading, and even related industries can be located locally. Isn't this an economy?

Shi Le finally didn't feel the bitter cold in Youzhou. "Sir, you are right. Youzhou is indeed a treasure land. It not only has a large number of salt mines, but also coal mines and iron mines. If you look carefully, you may find copper mines, silver mines and other mines." Where’s the gold mine?”

If we could directly find copper, silver, and gold, wouldn’t that mean we could directly make money?

Oh, by the way, he doesn't have the right to mint money, and the minerals also belong to the court.

Shi Le felt sorry.

Zhang Bin smiled and said: "General, I asked about the wages set by the imperial court for absentee workers. They are higher than ordinary workers outside. Although the local government does not have the right to directly mine, absentee workers must live in the local area, and they are mainly local people. .”

"They will always spend the money they make. Merchants in Youzhou have to pay taxes when they make money. The richer the people are, the richer our local government will be. This is not much different from making money directly."

Wei Jie also thought so. After returning from the Gewu Division, he went directly to the inn and asked Shi Le and Zhao Hanzhang to fight for their rights. "It's best to fight for the mineral mining rights. If you can't win, you should fight for the rights to manage absenteeism. I'll go to the official." I heard that there are private labor unions that fight for the rights and interests of workers all over the world, and there are farmers’ unions that fight for the rights and interests of farmers all over the world. In this case, we in Youzhou should have an absenteeism union."

Shi Le: "Isn't that established by the emperor's sent Yuan Li? The purpose is to collect information."

Wei Jie shook his head, "The purpose of the union is naturally more than that. It is more about the court getting involved in another form to fight for the rights and interests of the union members."

He said: "The hired labor union naturally fights for the rights and interests of the slaves in the world, while the peasant union fights for the rights and interests of farmers. As the name suggests, the absentee labor union is for absenteeism. It is the absenteeism of Youzhou and the people of Youzhou. The interests of the people are the state. The interests of the county are also the interests of the governor."

Zhang Bin praised: "General, what the governor of Wei County said is very true, I second my opinion."

Shi Le couldn't sit still, "Then shall I enter the palace now?"

But he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to win it by himself, so his eyes slid between the two of them, and then he grabbed Wei Jie and said, "Shubao, come into the palace with me."

Wei Jie:......

He is just a county guard. Shouldn't the governor talk to the emperor about this kind of thing?

But Shi Le grabbed him up and took him directly to the palace.

Regarding mineral mining, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs are arguing. Both ministries believe that they should be responsible for each other.

Minerals and matters related to nature should be managed by the Ministry of Industry, but the Ministry of Household believes that gold, silver and copper are basically used to mint money, so they should be managed by the Ministry of Household.

Zhao Hanzhang didn't think this needed discussion, so he asked, "After the minerals are mined, don't they still have to be sent to the Money Casting Department of the Ministry of Industry for casting?"

Zhao Ming immediately said: "So in order to facilitate management, the Money Making Department should also be managed by the Household Department."

This was too much. Qiu Wu immediately looked at Fu Tinghan and shouted aggrievedly: "Mr. Lang..."

Fu Tinghan, who had been silent all this time, finally said: "The Mining and Coin Mining Department should still be managed by the Ministry of Industry. Whether it is mining or coining, technology needs to continue to improve. If it is managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs, wouldn't it mean that every time the technology is changed, it must be cross-departmental? cooperate?"

Zhao Ming: "What's wrong with cross-department cooperation? It can strengthen exchanges between the two ministries. Whether it is the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Household Affairs, officials need to be transferred, which allows everyone to strengthen communication."

Everyone is waiting for Zhao Hanzhang's decision.

Zhao Hanzhang: "Follow the old system."

Once the words were settled, everyone stopped fighting.

As soon as Shi Le arrived with Wei Jie, Zhao Ming and others happened to grab him to discuss the mining of minerals.

It is not difficult to pull together a team to open a mine. What is difficult is how to protect the rights and interests of the mines and miners, how to balance the relationship between the local government and the court, and how to ensure the follow-up of the minerals.

Where does absenteeism come from?

Where to go after the mine is opened, and how to deal with the abandoned mine?

Man and nature should be in harmony, and they should not be able to exploit all the swamps. Should they completely mine a mineral and turn it into a waste ore for other livelihoods, or should they leave a part of it?

Even the environmental impact of surrounding mining must be taken into consideration.

This was an era when a child had to plant a few trees for him or her when he or she was born, and when he or she grew up to marry a wife or a man, he or she had to cut down trees to make boxes or beds.

When you go up the mountain to cut down trees, you have to harvest one kind at a time. It means that as much as you harvest from the land, you have to give back as much. Only in this way can you keep going for a long time.

So, if they mine large amounts of ores from the ground, what will they return to the earth?

Mining will have a very bad impact on surface plants and the surrounding land. The processing of minerals will also have an impact on the air. They must do follow-up treatment work.

Shi Le was dragged into a day-long meeting and almost didn't remember the purpose of entering the palace. Wei Jie reminded him before he finally remembered, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask the Ministry of Industry to hand over the mining of Youzhou coal mines to Youzhou." .”

Zhao Hanzhang: "You can cooperate."

Shi Le didn't expect her to be so straightforward. He was stunned for a moment and then asked, "How to cooperate?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "It is naturally conducive to cooperation with Youzhou. I have said before that these minerals are treasures given by God to the people of Youzhou."

Wei Jie was overjoyed, "General, your Majesty means that Youzhou and the Ministry of Industry will jointly develop it." Youzhou even has more say than the Ministry of Industry.

This is a move that is beneficial to Youzhou.

Shi Le looked solemn and asked, "Why is Your Majesty so tolerant of Youzhou?"

If he were the emperor, he would definitely not hand over the mining rights to Youzhou, or even to the Ministry of Industry, but to the royal family.

It is up to the royal family to earn this money and master this weapon.

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Aren't Youzhou my land, and aren't the people of Youzhou my people?"

Shi Le thought for a moment and then lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty has a broad mind. I would like to thank you on behalf of the people of Youzhou."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "If the people are rich, the country will be rich, and if the people are strong, the country will be strong. I not only hope that Youzhou will be prosperous, but I also hope that other states and counties will be prosperous, so that the country can be strong."

Power must be centralized to the central government so that government orders can reach the local areas and the four sides will not cause chaos.

But if the benefits are to be spread all over the world, they cannot be held in the hands of just one person or one place.