Lin Xu was not polite and directly proposed to want metal minerals and coal mining rights in Jiangsu, except for gold, silver, copper, and iron.
In this era, there are no disciplines such as chemistry and materials science in the Daning Dynasty. People's understanding of metals mainly includes gold, silver, copper and iron.
Among them, gold, silver and copper are all metals that cast currency, while iron is mainly used to make weapons and armor.
These four types of metals are all specialized by the state and are absolutely not allowed to be mined by private individuals.
However, except for the above four metals, few people know about the other types of metals, so the natural control is very loose.
In addition, the Daning Dynasty had not yet entered the industrial age. The main function of coal was to cook fire and cook in winter, which was not considered a strategic material.
Therefore, Zhou Changmin agreed to Lin Xu's request very happily and asked Lin Xu to connect with Master Yao, so that he could go through relevant procedures at any time.
Due to the limitations of knowledge, Zhou Changmin did not think that this matter was a big deal, but Lin Xu was overjoyed!
He wanted the mining area of these metal minerals to extract special metals such as magnesium, aluminum, chromium, tungsten, etc. In the future, whether it is to make thermal weapons or machine tools, these special metals are necessities!
As for coal, it has even greater effect!
This is the source of motivation!
Perhaps it won’t take long to start the industrial revolution of the Daning Dynasty, Linshan Village will begin!
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After sending Zhou Changmin and his group away, Lin Xu's first thing to do next was to cooperate with Guo Nanxing to eliminate the bandits in Jiangling County!
If the industrial revolution is to begin, a peaceful and stable environment is an indispensable foundation!
Guo Nanxing did not disappoint Lin Xu. Although the procedures of the Ministry of Personnel have not been completed yet and Guo Nanxing has only temporarily served as the magistrate of Jiangling County, he has already shown his decisive style of doing things!
With the support of Zhou Changmin, the first thing he did after taking office was to change all the officials including the county magistrate, county magistrate, chief lieutenant, captain, and squad leader!
Simply put, Xu Nianmin's old team was removed by him, and he was sentenced to prison and then replaced with a newcomer, and a complete blood change!
If it were normal, such a major blood change would inevitably cause a major earthquake in Jiangling County's officialdom. At the very least, the county government will be paralyzed, and at the worst, the turmoil will occur!
However, this time, because Zhou Changmin was in charge, and all these officials were thrown into prison, waiting for Ju to be interrogated, the people below were all scared and could not hide, so naturally no one dared to prick them.
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Therefore, Guo Nanxing easily controlled the situation.
It is worth mentioning that with Lin Xu's strong recommendation, Xiao Wu, who took a huge risk at the time, went to Yingbin Inn to inform them at night, was appointed as the county lieutenant!
Since the county magistrate is only a subordinate of the county magistrate and is not a formal official, he does not need to pass the procedures of the Ministry of Personnel. He took office on the same day, which is much earlier than the time when Guo Nanxing, the county magistrate, took office!
Xiao Wu was originally just a yamen runner who was not a member of the organization. He worked dirty work all day long, and his salary was only half that of a regular yamen runner. He dreamed that one day he would become a regular yamen runner and would be content in his life!
As for the county magistrate, I dare not even dream of it!
Therefore, Xiao Wu is grateful to Lin Xu!
Xiao Wu is the nephew of Lin Guangde, the old village chief of Linshan Village. He became the county magistrate, so the old village chief was naturally honored. He was also grateful to Lin Xu and helped Lin Xu manage the village and did his best!
The reason why Lin Xu specially recommended Xiao Wu as the county lieutenant was not only because he expressed his gratitude to Xiao Wu, but also because Xiao Wu was calm, capable, calm and courageous that night, which left a deep impression on Lin Xu!
Lin Xu believes that Xiao Wu’s quality is excellent, but he lacks some work experience. With a little experience, he will definitely be able to serve as a county lieutenant!
Of course, Lin Xu also had some selfish intentions, because the bandit suppression was indispensable for the assistance of the government soldiers!
With Guo Nanxing, a county magistrate who is determined to suppress bandits, and Xiao Wu, a county lieutenant who dares to fight and fight, his own bandit suppression will inevitably be more powerful! This chapter has been completed!