He left the mines in the hands of native businesses, and obtained for the Lusitanians a moratorium on their debts. He found a bearable mode by which the native industry could continue working, and pay its debts through full employment of the country's labor power.
Deixou as minas en mans do comercio indíxena e atopou un modo soportable para a industria indíxena de continuar traballando e saldar as súas débedas mediante a plena contratación da man de obra do país.