The legendary imperial meal may not be very rich!

Wang Ning'an was full of expectations, but when he really put it on, he was disappointed. There were only eight dishes, six of which were fried vegetables, which were much worse than the Wang family. Wang Ning'an estimated that even if he filled his stomach, he might not be able to fill it.

Seeing that Wang Ning'an was a little hesitant, Chen Lin looked sad and sighed: "Mr. Wang, you are here. Your Majesty specially added four dishes. Usually, the saints only have four dishes at a meal, which is not as good as ordinary wealthy families. The saints eat and eat at night and save money, and are all for the country and the people of the Song Dynasty. But we servants, in our eyes, are so distressed! Lord. When you talk about business, you are very knowledgeable. I don't know if there is any other way to enrich the country and make the saint live a more comfortable life."

Chen Lin's words were explicitly arguing for Zhao Zhen, but secretly they were making football for Wang Ning'an. Boy, if you have the ability and pull His Majesty over, you will have a big backer.

Zhao Zhen did not notice Chen Lin's selfishness. To be honest, the emperor's life has been difficult for the past two years. First, the disasters are constantly causing deficits, and almost all the money Wang Ning'an has gotten helped donate; in addition, Zhao Zhen is getting older and has no children, so it is not that he can't give birth, but that he has given birth to a daughter. He has given birth to three princes before, and died at a very young age. Zhao Zhen has frequently performed in recent years to enrich his harem. There is no other requirement, there is only one, that is, he can give birth.

Many beautiful girls suddenly increased in the palace, and various expenses continued to expand. The civil servants were stuck and died. Emperor Zhao Zhen was really frustrated.

Wang Ning'an smiled and said, "Eunuch Chen, it is the duty of a minister to relieve his worries for the king. However, it is not a minor matter for the royal family to increase their investment. One cannot disturb the people, the second cannot compete for profit with the Ministry of Revenue, and the third cannot be insulted in the name of mercy of the emperor. It must benefit the country and the people before it can be implemented."

Chen Lin smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, is there a way to follow your words?"

"There is really one, but it's not very mature."

The two of them sang together, which made Zhao Zhen feel itchy. He smiled and said, "Just talk, even if it doesn't work, I won't blame him."

"Your Majesty, since that's the case, I dared to say that I proposed to establish a court, and many people questioned that it would cause copper coins to flow out. I was worried and set up a bank to keep the bank. But I was also a little worried. If the Liao Kingdom threatened those noble merchants to suddenly withdraw their deposits from the bank, wouldn't the bank be defeated in an instant? So I thought there would be a stable source of copper mines."

When Zhao Zhen heard Wang Ning'an's words, he was so shocked that he put down his chopsticks. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, a word has appeared frequently, that is: money shortage!

China is vast and rich in land and resources, but it is just lacking precious metals, gold, silver, and copper. None of them are rich. When every dynasty is established, the world is peaceful and the goods are rich, and there will be a lack of currency. In the Song Dynasty, where trade is the most prosperous, the problem is even more prominent.

The Song Dynasty court forced the iron money, and the even worse Shu simply launched the "Jiaozi".

This problem has troubled the Song Dynasty for decades. Since Zhao Zhen ascended the throne, some people have said that their hair has almost turned white and they cannot come up with a solution.

Now the little Wang Ning'an mentioned it again, which shocked Zhao Zhen.

"Do you have a way to solve the money shortage?"

Wang Ning'an said: "I dare not boast, but I think the so-called shortage of money lies in the copper mine. As long as I find the copper mine, everything will be solved."

"Haha, this is reasonable, but I, the Song Dynasty, just lack copper ore. God's will, what can I do?"

"Your Majesty, although my Song Dynasty lacks copper, it may not be possible for other places. We have invited some maritime merchants to search everywhere. According to what they said, Japan and Nanyang seem to have copper mines. We also have a bronze sword given by maritime merchants in our hands. It is said that they are produced from the natives of Nanyang... Of course, Nanyang is beyond reach, and it will take at least ten years to achieve the results. But we know that a place is rich in copper mines, so it is not difficult to get it!"

"Oh, where is it?"

"Dali!"

Wang Ning'an is not nonsense. When Wen Yanbo and others tried to block the establishment of the tentative field under the name of money shortage, Wang Ning'an worked hard to search for ancient books and find copper mines that could be mined.

The easiest one is the copper mine in Dongchuan, Yunnan. When reading ancient books, Wang Ning'an discovered that there were records of Yunnan's copper production as early as the Han Dynasty. There were many bronze weapons, musical instruments, and ritual instruments. Some merchants even brought Yunnan bronze ware to the Central Plains to sell them.

However, Yunnan's journey was long and the Central Plains dynasty was unable to effectively control it, so Yunnan copper was delayed.

It was not until the Fourth Master, who was targeted by countless time travel ladies ascended the throne and the domestic shortage of money was serious, that the Yunnan copper was developed on a large scale... Since the Fourth Master could do it, there was no reason for the Song Dynasty to not be able to do it.

Now the one who ruled Yunnan is Dali, the ancestor of the stupid and cute young master Duan, should be easy to deal with. However, Zhao Zhen frowned and disagreed.

"The Dali Kingdom inherited the Nanzhao Kingdom. Emperor Taizong of Tang supported Nanzhao and unified Yunnan. However, the king of Nanzhao was ambitions, cruel and tyrannical, betrayed the Tang Dynasty and colluded with Tubo. Hundreds of thousands of Tang troops were damaged in Nanzhao. Moreover, Nanzhao repeatedly attacked the Tang Dynasty's territory and massacred the people, military and civilians. How can such a cruel country deal with?"

Wang Ning'an was stunned. He didn't expect that Zhao Zhen would have such a deep grudge against Dali, and he still seemed to have too little understanding.

"I tell Your Majesty that as far as I know, Dali and Nanzhao are different. Duan is a firm believer in Buddhism, and several generations of kings abdicated in advance, evading temples, and devote themselves to practicing Buddhism. This style is so, and he admires the country in the Central Plains, and thinks that he can do business. However, Your Majesty is also right. I think that this time, he can take Dali and Annan into the overall consideration. With Nong Zhigao, he will test the attitude of the two countries. If possible, he will also take down these two countries. In this way, Yunnan copper can be exported to Yunnan, Annan, and transported back to the Song Dynasty by sea, which can not only enrich the national treasury, but also relieve Your Majesty's worries."

The little Wang Ning'an gave Zhao Zhen one after another, from south to north, from suppressing rebellion and ensuring the people to economic and livelihood, this boy was all in his heart.

More importantly, he stood high enough, saw far enough, and thought deeply enough!

In contrast, the husbands in the court seem to have a headache and treat the headache and feet, which is a big difference!

The more Zhao Zhen looked at Wang Ning'an, the more he liked him. The only regret was that this kid was too young. Even if he was twenty or thirty years old, he could be promoted in an extraordinary way. This boy's talent was definitely not inferior to Guan Zhong. As long as he practiced hard, he would be a good prime minister of the country.

Wang Ning'an had no idea that Zhao Zhen raised him to such a high level. On the contrary, after chatting for a long time, he felt that the emperor was not that scary. He was even more amiable than the uncle next door, and he was braver.

By the way, Wang Ning'an gave Zhao Zhen another suggestion, after the failure of Liuta River, the court had no decision on how to manage the Yellow River.

Wang Ning'an took the initiative to take responsibility. He was willing to bring people north of Cangzhou and south of Baigou River to build a 200-mile river channel, to guide the Yellow River into the sea, and to completely solve the flood problem. By the way, Wang Ning'an suggested to Zhao Zhen that this time, he went south to wipe out Nong Zhigao, and he could severely arrest some civilians, especially those natives, who were sent to repair the river. Even if they were exhausted, they didn't have to care.

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen felt a thumping heart. This kid was really brave enough to say, think and act. Although he was a merciful and loving people, Zhao Zhen was an emperor after all, and he could still do the tricks of those natives.

Instead of letting your people suffer, it is better to suffer outsiders... But Wang Ning'an is too brave and has too many ideas. It is time to add a rope to him and he cannot do whatever he wants.

When Zhao Zhen thought of this, he suddenly smiled and said, "Wang Qing, you haven't gotten engaged yet?"

Wang Ning'an was stunned for a moment. There were not many women who had been entangled with him, only the cousin of the Bai family and Yang Xi. After hearing about the dangers of getting married in close relatives, my mother had already excluded her cousin.

After all the calculations, only one Yang Xi is left.

It turned out that Wang Ning'an had never thought about it, but since he heard that Yang Xi was going to get engaged, he suddenly felt very painful, as if he had lost something. Especially after seeing Wang Su and seeing the elders of the Yang family, Wang Ning'an felt even more reluctant to leave. Such a good girl could not accept watching her being pushed into the fire pit and becoming someone else's wife...

Seeing Wang Ning'an's entanglement and hesitation, Zhao Zhen laughed, "I am a veteran. When I was young, I always thought about finding a considerate, satisfied, and celestial girl who is like a fairy! But no one is perfect, and no gold is pure. Look at people, especially when looking at women, don't always stare at shortcomings, you should be able to appreciate the advantages... Look at your meaning, I am afraid that someone in your heart will choose. Tell me, I will give you an idea."

Wang Ning'an blushed and could only say: "Yes, it's the girl from the Yang family, named Yang Xi, who is three years older than Wei Chen."

"good!"
Chapter completed!