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Chapter 99 His bad weed is my treasure

"Your Majesty the Holy Ming..." As soon as these words came out, the room was quiet for a few seconds, and then a large group of people knelt down. Although the voices were not uniform, the tone was very pertinent, as if the person sitting next to him had just been raped. I forgot about it, but the emperor suddenly realized it after reminding me, and he was convinced.

"The cabinet will report it immediately, I will use the seal immediately!" The emperor seemed to be deceived by this group of people. He immediately asked the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies to work on the spot. In less than a quarter of an hour, the candidates for the second-rank high-ranking officials of the dynasty were decided. When it is written and stamped, it is called an imperial edict.

"Your Majesty, Liu Yuanlin, accepts the decree and expresses his gratitude. Long live my emperor, long live the emperor..." Fourteen of the fifteen ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Only the person involved, Liu Yuanlin, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, looked ashen and had to kowtow to express his gratitude.

"Liu Yuanlin, I will take [-] taels from my internal funds and hand it over to Shuntian Mansion to deal with the aftermath. All you need to do is tell me when the construction will be completed and when the gunpowder production can be resumed?"

Knowing that the new minister of the Ministry of Industry had been tricked by his colleagues, Hong Tao had to pretend not to notice, and his tone softened slightly, but the question was still sharp and he insisted on sticking to the date.

"I...I owe you the divine grace..." If you look to the left, you'll see a row of faces either lowering their heads or looking at the sky; if you look to the right, it's still the same.

Liu Yuanlin's heart was as sharp as a knife, and this was why people were in trouble at home. He simply gritted his teeth and closed his eyes. Let's resign. It is better to go home and retire than to be dismissed if we fail to complete the task.

"Uh...Liu Aiqing, you don't want to help me!" Want to run away?There was no door. Although the emperor's voice was not loud, every word was squeezed out from between his teeth. The temperature in the room suddenly dropped by at least five degrees. Even in the summer, goosebumps appeared on his skin.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I think it will be difficult to restore the Wang Gong factory to its full scale in the short term. Can you first transfer some craftsmen from the gunpowder production department to assist." Seeing that the emperor was about to get angry, Ye Xianggao, who rarely spoke proactively, Suddenly he raised his head and proposed a new plan.

In addition to the Wang Gong Factory in the capital, there is another place where gunpowder can be legally produced, but it is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, but is under the supervision of the Internal Affairs Bureau.The scale is definitely not as big as Wang Gong's factory, but the technical level is not necessarily bad.Now is the time when we are in urgent need of skilled craftsmen, so it might be useful to allocate some top workers first.

"Chen Ju, are there any craftsmen who can make gunpowder in the Imperial Prison?" However, this suggestion did not please the Emperor Long Yan. On the contrary, he frowned and turned to call the Chief of Ceremonies Bingbi to ask in a low voice.

"..." Although the ministers kneeling below couldn't hear what the two were talking about, they could guess what they were talking about from their expressions.It seems that the emperor didn't even understand the Twelve Supervisors, the Eighth Bureau, and the Fourth Department of the Inner Palace, so he was eager to intervene in the work arrangements of the Sixth Department.How can I put it, passion is commendable, but ability is insufficient.

"Since the Imperial Guards can make their own gunpowder, there is no need for the Ministry of War to worry about it. Let the Imperial Guards supervise the construction of the new gunpowder factory. In the future, if the Ministry of War needs gunpowder, it can be purchased directly from the Imperial Guards, so as not to destroy my palace someday. Exploded!"

After communicating back and forth for a short while, the emperor seemed to have figured it out. He no longer kept a straight face, turned his head and made the final decision to the ministers on the carpet.The gunpowder factory will be brought under the control of the inner court, so there will be no need to trouble the Ministry of Works.

"This..." For a moment, the bachelor and the nine ministers were a little dizzy. This turn of events must have been too fast. "I think it's feasible, but the Ministry of Revenue doesn't have the funds, and I'm afraid we won't be able to raise the funds until we get the autumn tax." Whether he should agree or not, Zhao Shiqing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, suddenly came up with a plan.

Building a new gunpowder factory requires expenses from purchasing raw materials to adding manpower and warehouses.If the emperor wants to make the internal officials responsible, it is not impossible, but he cannot pay for it from the Ministry of Household Affairs.As for whether it was appropriate to keep the gunpowder factory in the hands of the emperor, it seemed to be no big deal.

These days, places with serious wars have their own weapons and gunpowder manufacturing workshops. Most of the gunpowder produced by Wang Gong's factory is supplied to the Beijing camp. The problem is that there is no war in the Beijing camp, so it doesn't hurt to use less.

You can easily lead the emperor's army. If you have to spend your own money to build a gunpowder factory, then the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs will have peace of mind. You can throw away the big baggage, and you can blow it up if you like in the future.If you're not willing to pay, don't make so many demands. It won't be too late when you have enough money and manpower.

There are so many things in the court every day, and everything is urgent. The six ministries and nine ministers will discuss how to deal with it. It is not good for the emperor to worry too much, so it is his duty to wait for the cabinet to hand over the report.

"I can't wait that long. The money from the gunpowder factory will come out of the bank account. Oh yes, I heard that there is a chief in the Battalion, Repair and Cleaning Department of the Ministry of Industry named Zhao Shizhen who is good at making guns. He must also be familiar with gunpowder. In the future, if anything happens to the internal officials and supervisors, I will call him He is gone. The former right minister of the Ministry of Industry is now the left minister, and the right minister will be given to Zhao Shizhen. What do the ministers think?"

Sure enough, when the emperor heard that the reconstruction of the gunpowder factory would have to wait until after autumn, he immediately frowned. After some calculation, he slapped the table fiercely and decided to pay for it himself without waiting for funds from the Ministry of Revenue.But after spending so much money, I can't help but take advantage of it. Promoting an official in the Ministry of Industry is not a waste of time.

Regarding the emperor's decision, although the bachelor and the six ministers were not too happy, after all, they were robbed of a third-grade position, but compared with the big trouble at hand, they could only admit it with pinched noses.

A big explosion destroyed the largest gunpowder factory in the Ming Dynasty and killed hundreds of people. The final result was that the emperor paid 2 taels of money to pay for the dead and injured, a second-rank official went home to retire, and then spent money to rebuild the gunpowder factory. It is now under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and under the supervision of internal officials.

On the surface, no one in the official group has suffered. The new Minister of Industry is a neutralist, and the promoted right minister is very close to the emperor. However, no matter how hard we take precautions, we cannot let the emperor have no close ministers and abandon the gunpowder factory. Big trouble that can explode at any time is profitable.

As for what would happen to the gunpowder factory in the hands of the emperor, the ministers were not very optimistic.It's obviously a dream to rely on a group of eunuchs to do something that even the Ministry of Industry can't handle.One day the emperor will be angry and find it too troublesome, and he will have to give it back. At that time, the Ministry of Revenue will not have the money to compensate him, so he will either give it to you for free, or you will continue to play.

Little did they know that what they thought was a big profit turned out to be a big loss. Ever since Hong Tao became the prince and learned about the Wang Gongchang organization, he had been thinking about how to take advantage of it.There is a calculation in your head but no intention. As the ancients said, it is only a thousand days to be a thief but not a thousand days to guard against thieves. No, sooner or later the thief will succeed.

Now he can take the second step smoothly. Having a legitimate gunpowder factory is equivalent to having a legitimate chemical factory. Coupled with the military warfare bureau, which is originally managed by eunuchs, a complete set of firearms and gunpowder manufacturing systems is basically complete. , you can spread your arms a little and do it soon.

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