When it comes to things like gold, silver, copper and iron, Lin Jingchun can always burst out with extremely powerful action.
When it comes to matters related to these precious metals, he behaves like a miser who works hard to get money from his family. He is not at all like his usual calm, restrained, and wise self.
However, when encountering gold and copper mines of this level, they are basically ownerless things, and it is difficult for Su Yonglin to control his emotions.
Minerals are equal to wealth, and having more minerals that can be mined for a long time is of great significance to Ming Dynasty.
He did not know at the beginning that there was no formal political power on Luzon Island. He did not know the history of Southeast Asia in this era and thought that there might be some political power in these places.
But now he knows that in this era, these places are truly "terrain". Whoever claims it first belongs to him. There is no reason to say.
This will not only help the Ming Dynasty obtain a large number of gold and copper mines, but also help the Ming Dynasty directly develop overseas settlements. When the time comes, it will be a good choice to immigrate there and directly assimilate the local areas into the Ming Dynasty territory.
But the most important thing at the moment is the minerals. Discover the minerals, capture the minerals, set up a mining factory, mine all the gold and copper mines, and then turn them into heavy gold and copper coins.
Although American silver is temporarily unavailable, using gold and silver from Luzon and Japan as a slight substitute can reluctantly launch a less complete currency reform action.
Moreover, the large copper mines on Luzon Island can also provide important mineral support for the copper-deficient Ming Dynasty, and the large amount of copper resources needed for future technological breakthroughs will be available.
Su Yonglin announced the news, which caused a heated discussion both inside and outside the government. Officials discussed the gold and copper mines discovered on Liuqiu Island and Luzon Island, and then in turn praised Su Yonglin's foresight and previous persistence. .
When the plan to explore the northern and southern sea routes was launched, there was a lot of opposition from both inside and outside the government. Many people believed that this would not be profitable and that it was just spending money in vain.
In addition, the Yellow River Project had not yet been completely completed at that time. It was Su Yonglin who insisted on pushing the matter forward, fought against all opinions, and finally achieved the realization of the plan.
And now, the plan has given him full feedback.
Those inside and outside the government who had raised objections but ultimately did not support it finally shut up and stopped making any comments against the ocean exploration plan.
Sure enough, in the face of real interests, people's reason will still return.
So Su Yonglin breathed a sigh of relief.
The Nanyang Expedition Fleet has already made tangible profits, and the huge expenditure has already seen the possibility of returns. However, the Beiyang Expedition Fleet has not yet sent back any news of having discovered any valuable minerals.
As far as Su Yonglin knows so far, the news sent back by the Beiyang expedition fleet is all about [Leng].
It's very cold. After crossing Sakhalin and continuing to the northeast, it's still cold. Then there are snowfields and large virgin forests. You can see many large and small wild animals on the land. You can also catch a lot of fish in the sea. There is no shortage of food. .
However, there is almost no human habitation all the way north. According to Su Yonglin's world map, it may take some time to cross the legendary strait and reach the mainland on the other side of the sea. As for whether human settlements can be discovered, it may take more time.
Then they hope to get more cold-proof materials, and they need enough patience from the court.
This is something that can't be helped.
Because all the way from Sakhalin to the northeast, they could see inaccessible snowfields and ice fields. It would be difficult to find human settlements unless they crossed the Bering Strait and reached North America. They could try their luck to see if they could encounter them. Inuit.
The Inuit seem to look quite similar to the Chinese. Su Yonglin even believes that they may have migrated from the Central Plains thousands or 10,000 years ago.
If we can find them, we can start mutual trade with them, set up supply stations in their settlements, and give the distant Beiyang fleet some comfort of life.
However, if you want to truly discover valuable existence, I am afraid that the Beiyang fleet will still need to go through some twists and turns and endure a long period of severe cold before it can finally reach the North American continent and obtain gold and silver.
But no matter what, Su Yonglin's reputation is still improving.
Whether it is a drama troupe or an ocean-going expedition fleet, he has pushed hard against all objections.
There were always many people who opposed it at the beginning. They used various reasons to question Su Yonglin's motives and subsequent actions. They believed that this was just a face-saving project that wasted people and money and was meaningless.
"Above Heaven"
However, the development of things always slapped them in the face mercilessly, making their faces swollen.
Su Yonglin was always right and almost never made any mistakes.
Faced with the fact that Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger and any action will bring benefits, the doubts and opposition to Su Yonglin are getting smaller and smaller.
More and more people seem to have recognized from the bottom of their hearts that Su Yonglin's existence is special.
He is a person, but not completely a person. It is as if a god from heaven descended to the earth and brought everyone a happy life, sufficient supplies, and even glory.
Faced with Su Yonglin like this, not to mention the young people who already yearned for him, even the old people in Jiangnan who were very dissatisfied with him were impressed by his profound knowledge and firm will, and were very impressed by it.
They didn't like Su Yonglin's rigidity and persistence, but they all admired Su Yonglin's precise vision and decision-making.
So even if they were unhappy and wanted to cause trouble, they never thought of shaking Su Yonglin's top position.
Against this background, when Su Yonglin announced at the military meeting held in August that he was preparing to launch a war against Xiliao, Lin Jingchun, who had always been the most reluctant to support the pioneering war, did not say anything and directly acquiesced to the fact that this war would inevitably proceed. .
Su Yonglin didn't start using troops without any reason at all.
The news sent back by a group of Skynet Army spies who had previously escorted Huta and Alan back to the Khwarezm Kingdom and infiltrated into Xiliao revealed that the heroine of Xiliao, Yelu Pusuwan, was preparing to use troops against the Khwarezm Kingdom.
The specific conflict between the two countries seems to have arisen from the conflict between a disobedient ethnic group living in Xiliao and Xiliao. King Khwarezm tried to use this as an excuse to get rid of Xiliao's control and no longer Offering sacrifices to Xiliao, this caused great dissatisfaction with Yelu Pusuwan.
Although Yelu Pusuwan was a woman, according to the spies living in Xiliao, Yelvpu Suwan was a very powerful empress. You can always hear descriptions of her tough image from the people and dignitaries. People are generally afraid of her.
This reminded Su Yonglin of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty.
In such a profoundly unshakable patriarchal society, it is not as easy as it seems for a woman to become the supreme ruler. If you want a group of men to bow their heads, you have to be a little special.
Yelvpu Suwan obviously has something special about her, and that is her strength.
She must be stronger than a male ruler, and more masculine than a man, in order to gain the minimum respect and conviction. On this basis, she must continue to obtain military victories and various achievements, so that she can firmly sit on the throne of the ruler.
In Yelvpu Suwan's opinion, the fact that the Khwarezm Kingdom wanted to get rid of the control of Xiliao was not that the Khwarazm Kingdom wanted to fight for independence, but that the Khwarazm Kingdom wanted her life.
Everyone was holding the knife to their necks. If Yelvpu didn't do something big soon, would he end his mission as a ruler early?
So it's not surprising that Yelvpu Suwan would react like this.
