"Fifth Brother... can you make Lingnan better?" Li Mingda's little eyes suddenly lit up: "Then can you tell me what good things will be if Lingnan becomes better?"

Looking at Li Mingda's bright little eyes, Li You smiled slightly and said, "Lingnan, there are many good things. Lingnan is backed by Wuling and facing the South China Sea. It has both mountains and ridges, a coastline of 3,368 kilometers, and the vast water network area of ​​the Pearl River Delta and Hanjiang Delta. Therefore, the climate is mild, the sunshine is long, and the rainfall is abundant, which is very conducive to the development of agriculture and aquaculture.

Moreover, it can be hunted, arable, and fished in the Lingnan area. It has a rich variety of foods, including mountain delicacies, seafood, grain, vegetables, fruits and other foods...the most important thing is that there is a gold mine in Lingnan...!"

"Gold...Gold...Gold Mine..." As soon as he heard about the gold mine, Li Mingda, a wealthy fan who had become interested in money during this period, showed a very excited expression.

"That's right, it's just a gold mine, which should be a few billion taels..." Li You smiled slightly at Li Mingda, who had no idea what to say.

"Billions of taels?" Li Mingda's saliva was about to flow.

Li You really didn't cheat Li Mingda. There is a gold mine in Lingnan, which is the Gaoyao Hetai Gold Mine in Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province... It is the largest gold production enterprise in Guangdong Province, located in Gaoyao Hetai Town in the central and western part of Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. It is currently the first provincial famous trademark of a gold mining enterprise in my country. It produces about 1.5 tons of gold per year and has a refining and purification capacity of 30 tons/year. It has currently purchased and processed 10 tons/year. It is the largest state-owned gold production enterprise in Guangdong Province.

Of course, if you follow the current technology, even if you find gold mines, Li You proposed it every year to only tens of thousands of taels... It is still a gap from modern times, but this tens of thousands of taels is also a terrifying number, because the current Tang Dynasty is not a gold standard, but generally copper coins and silk.

Some people must be surprised that silk can also be used as money?

This is how the Tang Dynasty was because there was little gold. Of course, the reason for the lack of gold was not because there were not many gold mines in the Tang Dynasty. The main reason was that the gold purified in the Tang Dynasty was not high, and gold did exist, but it was not enough to be circulated, so gold was generally treasured.

Then why can silk become money? It is because the copper coins are too heavy. It is okay to have one or two silos, but if it is hundreds of silos, you have to use a carriage to pull it, which brings great inconvenience to the transaction.

Silk was much lighter than copper coins. In addition, during the Tang Dynasty, the silk weaving industry developed very rapidly, especially in the north, where various silk fabrics were manufactured. During the Tang Dynasty, the management of silk fabrics and various regulations and systems were relatively mature. The "Tang Law Commentary" even made a penalty on some related issues of silk fabrics. There were regulations on the size and length of silk, and transactions that were disordered would be punished by the law.

With the progress of the times, silk in the Tang Dynasty gradually became monetized. On the one hand, it was an indispensable thing in people's lives, and on the other hand, the production of silk itself was valuable.

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, there was even a circulation mechanism with silk as the basis and money as the end. This itself shows that silk as a form of circulating currency was highly valued. After all, silk has its own value, and can also be used as a means of circulation and can be stored. Furthermore, it was a form of currency that was vigorously promoted by the rulers of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, before the mid-Tang Dynasty, silk fabrics were very popular as a form of currency.

"Billions of taels..." Li Mingda looked at Li You with some financial affair and asked, "Fifth Brother... If I help you, how much can I get these billions of taels of gold?"

"Haha..." Looking at Li Mingda who took the bait, Li You smiled slightly and said, "How about 100 million taels?"

"The deal...Fifth brother, just say it, whatever you ask me to do... No matter what you ask me to do, I will complete it without hesitation..." Li Mingda stood straight in front of Li You and followed a standard military salute.

"I'll ask you to recruit a prince consort..." Li You looked at Li Mingda and smiled.

"Recruiting a prince consort?" Although Li Mingda already knew that it would be a good thing to find him, this recruiting a prince consort was still a bit beyond Li You's expectations, because the news she received should be a marriage gang.

Why did marriage become a prince consort?

"Fifth Brother...isn't it a marriage?" Li Mingda looked at Li You in surprise and asked.

"Oh..." Li You laughed: "Your news is so bad. You are willing to marry you. My father and I can't bear to leave you. My father and I have considered it. This time the Feng family is coming in full force for you. How could my father and I compromise?

I don't know where you heard the news of marriage, but I can guarantee you that you will never marry you. And the purpose of asking you to recruit a prince consort is to delay time. Now the training of the Hu Ben Guard is still one month away. As long as the training of the Hu Ben Guard is over, I will immediately take the Hu Ben Guard to Lingnan to quell the rebellion, and let the Feng family know the consequences of their dare to think about the court."

"So that's how it is..." Li You's words made Li Mingda laugh: "Didn't that mean that I'm calling a prince consort is fake, just to delay the fifth brother's Hu Ben Guard for a little time, that is, if I don't recruit a satisfactory prince consort by then, I don't need to get married."

"Well..." Li You nodded: "The same is true for the father. If you don't like the prince consort this time, then we will find two people, one in literature and one in martial arts, and they will fight against all those who come to participate in the prince consort's choice and defeat them..."

"Who is a literary and military man?" Li Mingda asked.

"Di Renjie, Xiao Baoer...!"

As soon as he heard these two names, Li Mingda laughed: "No, not bad, I feel relieved if they testify, but I want to add one."

"What are you adding?" Li You looked at Li Mingda with some concern.

"Hehe...!" Li Mingda smiled: "In addition to 100 million taels of gold, I also have to go to Lingnan in person. I want to see my gold mine...!"

"Ah...this..." Li You scratched his head slightly.

But Li Mingda said firmly: "Fifth Brother, this requirement is the most basic. If you don't agree, then the matter of recruiting the prince consort will be avoided."

After being generalized by Li Mingda, Li You could only frown and said, "I want to discuss with my father first, and wait a moment before replying to you."

"Then you have to hurry up. If you change your mind, then you'll be done..." After saying that, Li Mingda giggled, but after she laughed, Li You's head became bigger.

Soon, Li You went to discuss with Li Shimin. When he heard Li Mingda's request, Li Shimin also showed a ridiculous expression. This is really troublesome. Lingnan... It is really not a good place, poor mountains and bad waters, miasma and poisonous insects. Li Shimin really doesn't want Li Mingda to go, but if Li Mingda doesn't let Li Mingda go, the matter of this trick of the prince-consort cannot be carried out.

Li Shimin knew that Li Mingda was a bad guy. She was pinching you now. If you don’t agree, she would definitely not let go. Now Li Shimin has no better way to deal with this matter.

After thinking about it, Li Shimin had to tell Li You that he would first agree to Li Mingda's request, and after the matter was over, he would come to talk to Li Mingda about the reason. Seeing Li Shimin say this, Li You could only agree.

After all, it is important to complete this matter first.

In this way, Li You went back and agreed to Li Mingda's request, and followed Li Mingda to agree to recruit a princess to the world. Soon, Li Shimin ordered the world to be the year of the Jinyang Princess... so it was time to recruit a princess. Now Princess Jinyang issued a selection order to the whole country and all the countries around the Tang Dynasty. As long as you are not over sixteen years old, as long as you think you are all-round in civil and military talents, then you will be invited to Chang'an.

Princess Jinyang is waiting for you, the future man in Chang'an.

As soon as this clear order was released, the whole world was in full swing... All major families were ready to go, because fools knew that marrying Li Mingda would be equivalent to marrying the family's glory for a hundred years.

The most doting daughter of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, marrying her is to marry the strongest backstage, which is equivalent to relying on the family after marrying. It is really delicious. At the same time, many countries around the Tang Dynasty have also received news.

Princess Jinyang recruits a princess, but it is still unlimited to personnel. Oh, it’s so delicious. No matter what, I have to try it out. If my person is attracted by Princess Jinyang, no one knows this.

Soon, the Marine, Uighurs, Tubo, Tuyuhun, Silla, Baekje (all in the Korean Peninsula), Japan, Linyi (now Vietnam), Nibharu (now Nepal), Piao Kingdom (now Myanmar), Terra (now Thailand), Zhenla (now Cambodia), Sri Vajra (now Sumatra, Indonesia), Holing (now Java), India (now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), Lion Kingdom (now Sri Lanka), Dashi (now Arabia), Persia (now Iran) and other countries... all sent people to Chang'an.

Some people say, how could there be so many people from so many countries know, haha... This is actually a minority. During this period, the envoys, nobles, merchants, scholars, artists, monks, and tourists from all over the country were numerous and came to the Tang Dynasty.

There are more than 70 countries in Asia and Africa and Tangtong that have made good friends.

The above only went wherever they were. When so many countries and aristocratic families responded, the Feng family caught them off guard. After Feng Ang looked at the news sent by his eldest son, he showed a frown expression.

Because Feng Ang didn't know what Li Shimin meant, Feng Ang was worried if this was a trap given to him by Li Shimin. However, Feng Zhiyan, who was on the other hand, persuaded his father. The meaning was very simple. This was Li Shimin's election for the prince consort, and it would not have any other meaning.

Moreover, Feng Zhiyun also suggested that his family could temporarily stop the rebellion of his family. If he could recruit the prince consort this time, he could choose the Feng family, then there was no need to make trouble again. More importantly, Feng Zhiyun felt that he could send more Feng family children over here this time.

In this case, Feng Zhiyun's son Feng Xian also has a chance. More importantly, Feng Zhiyun really doesn't have much courage to play tricks with the court. This is the shortage of the new generation of the Feng family's rulers.

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Chapter completed!