Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 64
Li Wei looked at these officials. On the surface, these people agreed, but they obviously didn't agree in their hearts, which made him very uneasy.

"I keep my word. If anyone hits or scolds a craftsman again, I will definitely not let him go!" Li Wei frowned and emphasized.

"Don't worry, sir. We will strictly follow your instructions."

Guan Ziming said respectfully.

The young man glanced at Li Wei and felt that this official was very different.

"You help your dad down to rest and see if he's injured. If he's injured, go see a doctor quickly." Li Wei said to the young man.

"Thank you sir!"

The young man thanked him, and the old man also thanked him.

After the young man and the old man left, Li Wei took another look at these officials. He was still a little worried, but he had no other good solution. He had just arrived at the Ministry of Industry and had no close friends, so he could only come and visit more often. .

After leaving the iron-making furnace, Li Wei looked elsewhere and saw a huge waterwheel and a forging hammer driven by the waterwheel. However, this thing was very inconvenient to use and the hammers were all large pieces of iron. Materials, swords and the like cannot be used.

After understanding the basic situation of the Ordnance Bureau, Li Wei and everyone left here and returned to the Ministry of Industry.

By the time he returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, it was already getting late, and Li Wei was very tired from walking such a long way back and forth.

Just one trip here and there, and two or three hours are gone. In ancient times, it was troublesome, and time was all wasted on the road.

After saying hello to Xue Xiang, Li Wei went home and learned about the Chamber of Commerce with Laifu and Abu in the evening.

Although Shen Jing seems to be respectful, but when it comes to interests, he still has to be more careful, otherwise others will not even know about it.

Speaking of pits, Li Wei thought of Lao Zhu, but Lao Zhu was a hard pit. He dug a pit, and even if you saw it clearly and didn't want to jump, you would still be kicked in by him.

On the second day, before Li Wei had even gotten up, Zhu Yuanzhang had already ascended the throne of Fengtian Hall and started a morning meeting.

Ever since Li Wei created a budget table, framed a household minister, and brought down a civil affairs minister, he seemed to have disappeared. There was no news about him in the court, and the ministers all forgot about this troublemaker.

But just a few days ago, the emperor suddenly promoted this seemingly non-existent fifth-rank cabinet minister to the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Now some people couldn't sit still, thinking that this treacherous sycophant was causing trouble again.

Zhao Jun, who had just met Li Wei yesterday, was the first to leave work to complain:
"Your Majesty, Li Wei, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was newly appointed yesterday, beat his subordinate Sun Jian for no reason on the day he took office. I believe that Mr. Li's behavior is very inappropriate, and I ask your Majesty to punish him."

Sun Jian was Zhao Jun's fellow villager and was recommended by him. This Li Wei beat someone on the first day he came here, which was obviously not giving him face.

Although Li Wei didn't know about his relationship with Sun Jian, he didn't care about it. Anyway, he had long disliked this guy, so he just played if he could, and he had other purposes.

Xue Xiang, who was beside Zhao Jun, looked at him in surprise. He really didn't know about this, after all, what happened just yesterday.

However, as the boss of the Ministry of Industry, Xue Xiang still felt a little displeased that Zhao Jun, the second-in-command, bypassed him and reported directly to the emperor.

He is old and should retire soon, but as long as he does not retire, he will still be the boss. Zhao Jun should inform him first. Otherwise, when His Majesty asks, he will know nothing and it will appear that he is incompetent as a minister.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on top, frowned slightly after hearing this, and asked in a deep voice: "Xue Xiang, is this the case?"

Xue Xiang came out of work and came to Zhao Jun. He glanced at Zhao Jun first, then saluted respectfully and said truthfully: "Your Majesty, I don't know about this, but I feel that Li Shilang is not the kind of person who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong. I guess so. Everything happens for a reason.”

When Zhao Jun heard this, he was secretly proud. He impeached Li Weiyi out of his friendship with Sun Jian, and also to dig a hole for Xue Xiang. As long as this old guy retires, he will be the next minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang became a little unhappy after hearing this: "How did you become the Minister of the Ministry of Industry?"

"I know the crime." Xue Xiang confessed honestly. He is a pragmatic person. If he knows, he knows, and if he doesn't, he doesn't know. Although he could see that Zhao Jun was not well-intentioned, he did not deny it or make excuses.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not blame him again, but asked: "Is Sun Jian here? Pass on Sun Jian!"

"Sun Jian, the head of the Communication Department, comes to the palace~!" Xu Shou immediately shouted loudly.

As a sixth-grade petty official, Sun Jian was of course not qualified to be in the palace. He walked in from outside the palace after being summoned by the eunuch and prostrated on the ground with a look of aggrievedness.

"Sun Jian, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, meets with Your Majesty."

"Li Wei hit you yesterday? Why did he hit you?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly.

"Your Majesty, I was inspecting the Ordnance Bureau with Li Shilang yesterday. I saw a craftsman slowing down his work and blocking the road. I reprimanded him a few times. Unexpectedly, Li Shilang became furious and kicked me to the ground. It's okay for me to feel a little wronged. But Li Shilang also ordered that no one should scold the craftsmen again. I was afraid that the craftsmen would slack off and fail to fulfill the important trust of the court, so I reported this matter."

Sun Jian complained in a evasive manner.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and thought for a while. Although he felt that there must be a reason for this, and it would not be as simple as Sun Jian said, it was definitely true that Li Wei hit someone.

In the Ming Dynasty, officials beating officials and officials beating people were not the same thing.

Hong Yi, the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, saw the opportunity and went to work: "Your Majesty, Li Wei is still young and has only been in the court for only half a year. To promote him to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Works so quickly, I feel that he may not be able to hold a big position. , Your Majesty, please think again."

After hearing this, Luo Si, the former Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the current Minister of the Ministry of Rites, glanced at Hong Yi and thought, "You are still young. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!"
He understood clearly that anything involving Li Wei would not end well.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he did not express it clearly, but glanced at Xungui.

Xu Da stood at the front and immediately understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.

"Your Majesty, Li Wei made the flintlock gun and invented the three-stage shooting spear array. These achievements are enough to qualify him as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Your Majesty has a keen eye for knowing people. This is indeed an act of sage!"

As soon as Xu Day spoke, the nobles who had been drinking wine started to boo.

"Yes, yes, Duke Wei is right."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"..."

Hong Yi suddenly looked unhappy when he heard that these troublemakers didn't even understand what was going on and just started making noises.

"Hmph, it's just some weird skills. Even a craftsman can do it. How can such a small amount of credit be worthy of the rank of a third-grade master?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyelids jumped when he heard this. He is now a little obsessed with the word "skills and tricks". Last time, he missed the opportunity to make a fortune because of these four words. Later, he shamelessly went to Li Wei's house to rob him. Now When he heard these four words again, his face suddenly darkened and he scolded:
"You know nothing. Weapons are the most important thing of the country. Soldiers are the most important thing for the country. Why is it just a miraculous skill? You are so ignorant. I think you, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, are not worthy of a big job!"

"what?"

Hong Yi was dumbfounded, wondering why his words touched the emperor's pain point.

The old god Ge Si stood aside, and the secret passage was indeed like this. The court is dangerous, and accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger!

He has already thought about finding an opportunity this year to retire and return home to enjoy his old age.

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