Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 81 You asked me to bribe

The business of the Chamber of Commerce was on the right track, and Li Wei focused most of his energy on the Arms Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, often staying there for the whole day.

Just like during the war, he still often did it himself, even the rough and dirty work, he would just roll up his sleeves and do it himself.

When the craftsmen first saw that this high-ranking official was actually working with them, they were frightened and trembling. They were also cautious when working, for fear that they would be punished by the high-ranking official if they made a mistake.

But what Li Wei did surprised them. Just like he asked others to do it, Li Wei himself never hit or cursed anyone. He was very different from a certain old man.

Even if the craftsman made a mistake, he would patiently correct him. Sometimes he would teach him several times and would only reprimand him a few times, and there would be no more serious punishment.

As time went by, the craftsmen gradually got used to it, and they all knew that Li Shilang was a good official, and they were very grateful.

And because Li Wei came every day, Xu Yong and others no longer dared to punish the craftsmen casually, and even the food that had been withheld before was secretly replenished.

After getting along with each other for a period of time, these craftsmen gradually got used to it, and they were no longer as scared in front of Li Wei as before. They were well fed, no longer abused, and they were much more motivated to work than before.

Han Yike often came to supervise Li Wei. Seeing that he was indeed working hard and seriously, his impression of him became much better. However, Li Wei had been struggling for so long and still couldn't make a single sword, so he still urged him anxiously.

Li Wei ignored him and continued to do what he wanted to do. Everything went on in an orderly manner.

These days, Han Yike has truly become Li Wei's human alarm clock, calling him to go to court on time every day. Li Wei has no choice but to go out to find an inn to escape. As a result, Lao Zhu interferes and deliberately leaks his whereabouts to Han Yike, so no matter where he hides, Han Yike can always be found.

In the end, Li Wei had no choice but to accept the reality and bid farewell to the nine-to-twelve days. He went to bed after dark every day and got up early in the morning to go to court.

On this day, Xu Yong suddenly came over. Li Wei, who was inspecting the coke oven, had dirty hands. He wiped the sweat with the back of his slightly cleaner hands, and there was also a lot of dust on his body.

In order to work these days, he specially prepared several sets of coarse cloth clothes and put them in the Ordnance Bureau, and he changed out of his official robes when working.

When Xu Yong saw him like this, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

"Your Excellency, our Arms Bureau is almost running out of money and food. I went to the Household Department to withdraw it, but they said that we have spent too much recently and will not pay it to us. What do you think we should do?"

Li Wei frowned: "No? Why don't they give it? His Majesty approved this."

"Well, they didn't say they wouldn't give it. They just said they didn't have time and asked us to wait."

"Isn't this reasonable? If I can wait, can your Majesty wait? Humph!" Li Wei said angrily.

Throwing the small shovel to Xu Yong, Li Wei walked out.

Xu Yong caught the dirty shovel, his face twisted with disgust, and he quickly threw it to the craftsman next to him.

Li Wei changed his official robe back to the Ministry of Industry and recruited two idle men, Sun Jian and Guan Ziming.

Sun Jian is really an idler, and all his work was taken away by Li Wei, but Guan Ziming still has something to do. He is the doctor of Yu Heng's Qing Officials Department, and he is in charge of those departments that Li Wei can't take care of, and there are Jiang Shouqing of the Tuntian Cleaning Department has never bothered Li Wei. He has truly made it a point not to come to him when nothing happens, nor to come to him when something happens.

However, compared to Li Wei, a hands-on official like Li Wei, these two people are still much more leisurely.

"The Ministry of Revenue won't approve the money for us, what should you do?"

Li Wei asked. He was not familiar with the Ministry of Finance, and although he didn't care about the affairs of the court, he also knew that he was not welcomed by the civil servants, so he didn't think about asking for it himself.

The two of them looked at each other. They had actually known about this for a long time. Xu Yong had already gone to the Ministry of Finance many times and told them both that he only went to Li Wei when he had no other choice. After all, the Arms Bureau It's just a subordinate unit of the Ministry of Industry. We definitely can't ask the Minister to personally come forward when we encounter problems.

"Let me tell you, Sir, we have also gone to the Ministry of Finance to ask about this matter, but they always make excuses to delay, and we don't have any good solutions. Why don't you trouble Sir, come forward and try?"

Guan Ziming probed carefully.

The servant minister in front of me is not easy to mess with. Some time ago, Sun Jian was beaten twice in a row, and the whole yamen knew how miserable he was.

"Yes, sir, the subordinates really tried their best!" Sun Jianzhan said tremblingly. He really tried his best and ran to the Ministry of Household Affairs two or three times.

"Huh! This can't be done, so what use do I need from you!"

Li Wei scolded him, and Sun Jian quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake again and again.

"Go again, or you'll have to watch your ass if you don't come back!" Li Wei imitated an old man and said.

Sun Jian suddenly looked miserable when he heard this. He blamed Li Wei for this. He was the one who offended all the princes in the dynasty. Of course, he was a stumbling block for you.

In the past, the War Bureau was under the control of the inner court, and it didn't matter what Li Wei did. But when he arrived at the Ministry of Industry, it was different. He had to deal with other departments to do things. He was so unpopular, so of course it was difficult.

Li Wei arranged for Sun Jian to go to the Ministry of Revenue again, but he didn't let it go. Instead, he went directly to the palace to find Zhu Yuanzhang. He didn't want to worry about such a mess, so he could just go to the boss to solve it!
In Wuying Palace, Zhu Biao was holding a memorial and reporting to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Father, these punctuation marks have been tried by the Hanlin Academy for some time. They are indeed very good. I think they should be implemented as soon as possible."

What Zhu Biao was talking about was the big treasure that Li Wei had donated some time ago. However, they were still very cautious about this matter. They took it to the Hanlin Academy first and let the bachelor editors try it. Everyone agreed, and then they decided to put it away. Promote it.

"Well, in this case, you write a note and hand it to us tomorrow, and we will announce the promotion of this thing in the morning." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Zhu Biao was a little surprised when he heard what he said: "Father, Li Wei proposed this thing. Shouldn't it be better to let him do it?"

This punctuation mark is also a great achievement, and it may even be something that will go down in history. Zhu Biao does not want to take away the credit from others.

"Hmph, if you bring it up, the ministers will definitely applaud and shout that the prince is wise, but if you let that bitch bring it up, it will become a treacherous and unbelievable statement! When the time comes, it will definitely be popularized a lot Obstacle." Zhu Biao was also very aware of Li Wei's status in the court, which was scolded by everyone. When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

But in the final analysis, Zhu Yuanzhang still had selfish motives and wanted to leave this good reputation to his eldest son.

"Then do you want to tell Mr. Li?"

"No, since it's given to us, we can do with it how we want." Zhu Yuanzhang said carelessly.

Anyway, it's not the first time I've robbed it, so there's nothing to be embarrassed about.

At this time, the eunuch on duty outside the palace came in and reported that Li Wei wanted to see him.

Well, just say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be here.

"Let him come in." Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.

Li Wei came in and after the ceremony, he said directly: "Your Majesty, the Ordnance Bureau has no money. If you go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and ask them to refuse the money, what do you think we should do about this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart moved when he heard this. He was about to give this boy some advice, and this was just a training for him.

"What should I do? Are you still bothering us with such a small matter? Do you think we are free? Find a way on your own!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, curled his lips and said, "Then don't blame me if I delay the weapons your Majesty wants!"

"How dare you! If you don't hand over the things we want in three months, I will chop off your head!" Zhu Yuanzhang glared and said fiercely.

"..."

Seeing that he didn't care, Li Wei had no choice but to go back and find a solution by himself.

He said goodbye and said hello to Zhu Biao before leaving. Zhu Biao responded with an embarrassed smile. After all, he was going to steal someone else's things. He was not as thick-skinned as his father.

Li Wei came and left in a hurry, returned to the Ministry of Industry, and went to find Xue Xiang again.

These things for the Ordnance Bureau must be built, even if they are not for the work assigned by Lao Zhu, they must be built for themselves!
Since the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, although he only has [-]% of the shares, he should not be short of money in the future, but if he does not develop technology and build these things, he will not be able to enjoy the wonderful life of the rich people in later generations.

There are no air conditioners, heaters, washing machines (in ancient times, human washing machines could be used), no lights, telephones, running water, and no trains, cars, or dryers, so what does he need the money for?Life is not as comfortable as that of ordinary people in later generations!
After finding Xue Xiang, Li Wei opened his mouth and told the story directly. The old man Xue Xiang was sipping tea and Li Wei looked at him and wanted to pull his beard.

"Master Li, don't be in a hurry, do things slowly."

"Can I not be in a hurry? His Majesty only gave me three months. What if I can't make those weapons?"

"Haha, Mr. Li, actually you don't have to do everything by yourself. I heard that you have been in the Ordnance Bureau recently and you have done it yourself. In fact, you don't have to!"

Xue Xiang pointed out unhurriedly.

Li Wei rolled his eyes. He didn't want to do everything by himself, but the craftsmen knew it but didn't know why. Although he had carefully explained how to do it, there were still many problems in actually doing it. He didn't see it personally. Well, those craftsmen don't know how to solve it.

"Okay, Xue Shangshu, I'm talking to you about money. Is there anything you can do?" Li Wei urged.

"Master Li, as an official, sometimes you have to learn to be on the same page, and you still have to maintain the relationship with your colleagues."

"How to maintain it?"

Xue Xiang was stunned for a moment. Do you want me to teach you?

After thinking for a while, he said: "Does it mean that officialdom has official rules?"

"What rules?"

"..." Xue Xiang was speechless: "Do you know how to ask for directions by throwing stones?"

"don't know."

"Throwing bricks to attract jade?"

"..."

Li Wei lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly realized: "Oh, they want a kickback, right? Master Xue wants me to bribe them?"

Xue Xiang's face changed drastically, and he quickly denied it three times: "I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

Li Wei didn't take it seriously: "Oh, it's okay, there are no outsiders here."

Thinking of Lao Zhu's human body camera, he quickly added: "We are just talking, but we won't actually do it. Don't worry, Mr. Xue."

　The new book recommendation is almost over. I didn’t write it well at the beginning and can’t save it. I’m so anxious. Oops.
　　


(End of this chapter)