In the second year of Chongzhen, the 21st of January.
Zhou Zheng appeared in the Armed Forces Bureau alone.
Pang Yingcheng, the ambassador of the Armament Bureau, accompanied Zhou Zheng with a respectful look, and took him to visit the Armament Bureau, but said helplessly: "My lord, although the Armament Bureau is under the Ministry of Industry, it has been abandoned for many years. Unless the Ministry of War occasionally comes over with money, other times, it's all suffering, there is no oil and water..."
The ambassador of the Armament Bureau, Zhengjiupin, seems to be the official official position of the imperial court, but in the Ming Dynasty control, the seventh product is the threshold for entry into the officialdom, and the eighth and ninepins are still in the category of'the last official official', and the official career is hopeless .
Pang Yingcheng was also operated by Zhou Zheng and only got this place without any oil and water, but for him, it was already a great grace.
Zhou Zheng listened, looked at the neatly arranged ordnance and the dust on it, and said, "How long will I get what I want?"
Pang Yingcheng hurriedly said, "My lord, the palindrome of the Ministry of War has been released. The armor and weapons you want are okay. It just takes some time. Before the middle of the year, you will surely make it for the adults."
Zhou Zheng hummed and said, "Where is the artillery?"
Pang Yingcheng said with a strange expression: "My lord, what do you want the artillery? This thing is heavy and heavy, unless it is a defense of the city, it is actually useless, and it is a long way from the capital to Yongping Mansion. Why not do it in Yongping Mansion? "
Zhou Zheng was taken aback, turned his head to look at him, and said, "Can you do it in Yongping Mansion?"
Pang Yingcheng looked at Zhou Zheng and said, "The Military Armament Bureau, except in the two capitals of the North and the South, also has security offices in various places. As long as you get the official documents of the Ministry of War, there is no problem. Besides, the adults are the ambassadors to patrol the Yongping Mansion Armament, there is no problem at all, and it can even be done without the Ministry of War..."
Zhou Zheng really didn’t know this. He quickly remembered that there were still two guards in Yongping Mansion, one was Kaipingwei and the other was Funingwei. It was just that Kaipingwei was abandoned for many years and Funingwei was incorporated. Mountain Triton.
Although Kaipingwei was abandoned, the establishment is still there. If Zhou Zheng makes use of it, it might be a big help!
Zhou Zheng pondered for a moment, and said: "You still do the armor. The silver comes from Yongping Mansion. You will get thirty thousand tael in a few days. You can find some good hands for me from inside and outside the military bureau and send them to Kaipingwei. I want to use it. "
Pang Yingcheng was overjoyed when he heard that there was'Thirty Thousand Liang'. He raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, your subordinates must do a good job for the adults!"
Zhou Zheng didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain, he was very happy, and said, "Okay, I'm done this time. Before the end of the year, I will give you a better place."
Pang Yingcheng was even more surprised and inexplicable. He raised his hand and said: "The officials will never forget the grace of the adults!"
Zhou Zheng was in a happy mood. He was wandering around the Armament Bureau and saw a lot of weird things. In the last room, there were piles of military books.
Zhou Zheng is now using soldiers, picking it up curiously.
After photographing the thick dust, Zhou Zheng saw the names of many masters of the art of war, especially the book "Wu Yi Army Formation", which aroused Zhou Zheng's curiosity and couldn't help but open it.
Zhou Zheng didn't watch it long before he fell into it. This is Qi Jiguang's army formation, not written by him, but compiled by later generations. However, there are detailed descriptions of Qi Jiguang's army formations, and even the use of troops is recorded.
Zhou Zhengmeng combined the pages of the book and said, "I will take this book away, is it okay?"
Pang Yingcheng smiled and said, "It's just a military book. If you like it, you can take it with you."
Zhou Zheng gave a hum, took it into his arms, and continued to stroll around the Military Bureau.
After leaving the Armament Bureau, Zhou Zheng went to see Ma Shiying, Kou Huaiyi and others to learn about the operation of the Salt Division.
At the same time, Bi Ziyan came to Zhou Mansion.
Zhou Qingli played against him in the pavilion in the yard, talking about things in and out of the wild.
Bi Ziyan is a thin middle-aged man with slender face and twinkling eyes. He looked at the chessboard and said: "According to the current state of affairs, we have no way to proceed with the management of officials. We have to find a way from the household department. If so, With effective rectification, the treasury can still be alleviated."
Zhou Qingli squeezed a chess piece and said: "The imperial fields and land reclamation are already underway in various places, and the government of the household department has been effectively clarified. In the next one or two years, it can still be done by adding hundreds of thousands of taels."
Having said this, Bi Ziyan raised his head and said: "I have carefully studied the matter of your second son in Yongping Mansion, that is, in a small place, it can be done by tricks. It is impossible to put it in the court."
Zhou Qingli has studied more than Bi Ziyan, and said: "Even so, I am worried that it will cause disaster."
Today's Daming can't stand even if it's a'moderate', let alone a person who does things. Often the more people do things, the more unlucky, the less likely they will end up.
Bi Ziyan squeezed the chess piece and said, "It should be fine."
Zhou Qingli was not so relaxed. She fell asleep and turned to the subject: "I heard that many people have impeached Qiao Shangshu, and he is about to resign."
Qiao Yunsheng, the Shangshu of the Criminal Ministry, did not dare to intervene in the'Wei Zhongxian Adverse Case', pushed back and forth for more than a year, and finally fell on the head of the Shangshu Qiao Yunsheng of the Criminal Ministry.
Qiao Yunsheng settled the case, but also offended the ruling and the opposition, and now countless people impeach him.
Bi Ziyan was reluctant to talk about the disturbances in the court, and suddenly said: "Since you are worried about your second son, how about transferring him to the Ministry of Households?"
Zhou Qingli was taken aback, and immediately said: "His temper is a troublesome temper. When he arrives at the household, he is afraid that we will all be overwhelmed, and he will resign from office soon afterwards."
Bi Ziyan smiled and said, "It's not good for you to protect your calf like this."
Zhou Qingli did not move her expression and continued to settle down.
Bi Ziyan made a few moves, staring at the chessboard, and said: "The emperor revealed his tone yesterday and wanted to transfer you to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. You declined?"
Zhou Qingli said: "There are too many things in the household department, and I want to do well in the household department."
Bi Ziyan nodded slightly without saying much.
Both of them are facing great pressure, how can they not sinner in doing things? There are many impeaching them.
By noon, Zhou Zheng didn't come back, Bi Ziyan smiled regretfully: "It seems that I can't wait for your unicorn."
Zhou Qingli said: "I will take him to visit the mansion the next day."
Bi Ziyan shook his head and sighed: "Tomorrow, I will go out of the city to have a look. Keep your eyes on the household department and don't mix people with sand."
Zhou Qingli nodded and said, "Okay."
Zhou Zheng was late because he went to see Li Guopu.
This former chief assistant helped Zhou Zheng a lot, so I should pay a visit to him during the Chinese New Year.
Hu Qingzheng was completely determined to be the prefect of Yongping Prefecture. Zhou Zheng, the patrol officer of the'acting', was not transferred back to Beijing, and he was still acting in charge of Yongping Prefecture and rectifying armaments.
Originally, Li Guopu was going to give Zhou Zheng the title of'Yudu Yushi', but Zhou Qingli refused.
Zhou Zheng drank again with Wei Xizhuang until midnight, and it was almost dawn when he returned home.
After staying in Beijing for nearly two months, time became more and more pressing. Zhou Zheng handled the people and affairs in Beijing, and then he hurried back to Yongping Mansion. (End of this chapter)