Bronze, although heavier than iron, does not rust easily, and has good malleability. It's less likely to explode upon firing, and it's easier to work with. The barrels of guns and cannons can be made thinner, greatly reducing their weight.
Even the "Rune Flintlock Rifled Guns" and "Field Smooth-Bore Cannons" produced by the Shenji Camp featured copper linings with steel wrappings.
Of course, the bronze and iron they used were made with special processes and formulas.
Upon hearing this, Li Xuan could only laugh and cry in frustration, thinking that The Court naturally wanted to print as many silver yuan as it pleased, but it was his own "Shenqi Union" that would suffer.
It was like he was lifting a rock only to drop it on his own feet. Since the New Year, the Ministry of Revenue had begun to pay Shenqi Union's bills with 'silver yuan'.
The Court decreed that the new silver yuan would be equal to one silver tael, and Shenqi Union could not refuse to accept it.
