novelaction Chapter 957
Chapter 957
"It doesn't matter."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, and the expression on his face showed that he was not worried about this matter.
Seeing this, Wei Wu just thought that there was a result on Zhu Biao's side, and that Prince Jin had little to do with the smuggling of artillery.
However, just as Wei Wu was thinking this, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again:
"You can trust your eldest brother to do the job. Based on our understanding of him, he will handle this matter as soon as the third brother gets to him."
"Although he hasn't reported the specific details to us yet, if nothing unexpected happens, the third brother should have been controlled by him."
When Wei Wu first saw Zhu Yuanzhang so calm, he actually thought that the Prince of Jin had nothing to do with the artillery smuggling.
But now, after hearing what Lao Zhu said, he suddenly realized that Lao Zhu himself didn't know the situation.
He just believed that his eldest son could handle the matter well, and there was no need to worry that it would cause any trouble!
In this regard, Wei Wu had to say that this is very Zhu Yuanzhang!
But to be honest, with Zhu Biao's abilities and means, there is really no need to worry about this issue.
What really concerned Wei Wu was the security issue. After all, Zhu Biao was in the open and Yao Guangxiao was in the dark, and this guy was very cunning.
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to see what Wei Wu was thinking, reached out his hand and patted him on the shoulder twice and said:
"Don't worry! Your elder brother hasn't been the crown prince for nothing all these years. He knows how to protect himself."
"You're right."
Wei Wu nodded in response, then adjusted his attitude and continued:
"By the way, Mr. Zhu, since you've been woken up, I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you something."
"What's the matter?"
"Regarding the newly developed firearms of the Institute of Science and Technology, I must tell you in advance that a large amount of copper will be required."
Lots of copper!
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes twitched a few times, but it was not his fault.
In this day and age, copper is more than just a metal; it can basically be considered money.
The newly developed firearms by Wei Wu required a large amount of copper. The amount of copper required for the firearms and the copper hooks was terrifying.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything and then seeing the expression on his face, Wei Wu immediately understood what Zhu was thinking.
So he explained again:
"Uncle Zhu, have you forgotten that Japan has been conquered by us now? There will be an endless supply of silver in the future."
"By then, we should be preparing to promote paper currency. The copper coins used by the people will definitely have to be recycled, and the quantity will not be small."
"Also, besides gold and silver mines, Japan also has copper mines. Why don't we just dig it up from there?"
It has to be said that Zhu Yuanzhang really forgot about the new currency, and only remembered it after Wei Wu reminded him.
Instantly, everyone's mentality relaxed, and then they heard Wei Wu continue to say:
"Anyway, we don't need to spend money to hire people to mine. There are plenty of mining slaves on the island country. We can just capture them at no cost."
"I'm telling you this because I want you to send a message to Lan Yu, asking him to send some people to dig for copper."
Having said that, Wei Wu went directly to the bookcase in the hall and took out the map and spread it out with ease.
It then pointed to the three locations of later generations: Nikko City in Tochigi Prefecture, Niihama City in Ehime Prefecture, and Kitaakita City in Akita Prefecture.
"Look! These three places are arguably the three largest copper mines in Japan: Besshi, Ani, and Ashio."
"Although I don't know the exact reserves of these three copper mines, the Betsu Copper Mine and the Aren Mine are famous for their high production."
"If that's not enough, let's take Annan as well. There's a copper mine there with a reserve of 550,000 tons. It's all resources!"
When it comes to resources, Wei Wu wishes he could take back all the resources in the world so that all the people can live a good life.