In the past few days when Dezhuang hot pot was lively, Zhu Cihong went to the military battle bureau to see if he could arrange Tang Ruowang and Sun Heding in first.

This time, he didn't come out in a micro-suit, but played the prince's honor guard, he felt that for these royal slaves who were full of private pockets, there was no need to do anything polite and virtuous.

The War Bureau is located in Anfufang on the west side of the imperial city, which is the Beichang Street of the later generations, near the Fuyou Temple, there is a palm print eunuch and a eunuch of the Admiral's armory.

Surrounded by a large group of people, Zhu Cihong came to the War Bureau.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw the palm print eunuch of the War Bureau and the eunuch of the Admiral Armory, with dozens of people in the War Bureau, including the management, the secretary, the director, the writer, and the supervisor, bowed to the ground, and said in unison: "Welcome to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose." ”

"Xing!" Zhu Cihong glanced at them and spoke according to the process.

The palm print eunuch led by him stepped forward and introduced himself first: "Liu Rong, the palm seal of the slave and maid soldiers, please give instructions to His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded, looked around and didn't find any places where guns and cannons were made, this was an official office.

He got straight to the point: "Where is the place where firearms are produced?" ”

Liu Rong, the eunuch with palm prints, hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Highness, the place where gunpowder is produced is in the Anmin Factory in the north of Xizhimen Street. ”

"What about the craftsman?" Zhu Cihong continued.

Zhu Cihong knew that of the twenty-four yamen in the imperial city, only a few of the stewards headed by them were eunuchs, and the other officials and craftsmen were all normal people.

Ma Xianxiang, the commander of the arsenal, replied: "Back to Your Highness, the craftsmen are in the Gunpowder Division and the Anmin Factory. ”

"How many craftsmen are there in the War Bureau now?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"About two hundred." Ma Xianxiang replied that the craftsmen belonged to him in management.

Zhu Cihong checked the file, in the orthodox years, there were more than 3,000 craftsmen in the War Bureau, but in the Longqing period, there were only more than 1,700, and now there are only more than 200 left.

Zhu Cihong frowned and asked, "What is the quality of the firearms produced?" ”

Liu Rongyu smiled and said: "Your Highness, the firearms produced by our War Bureau, the quality is absolutely fine, and your personal guards all use firearms made by the War Bureau." ”

"These grandsons, fooling Hongu with their eyes open!" Zhu Cihong was angry in his heart, but he didn't expose it in person, and then asked a few more questions,

The answers he got were all good, and Zhu Cihong knew that several eunuchs in the War Bureau were not afraid of him going to the Anmin Factory to check and inspect firearms.

Because in the sixth year of the Apocalypse, there was a big explosion in the gunpowder depot of Wang Gongchang, killing and injuring tens of thousands of people, and even affecting the palace, and even the crown prince Zhu Cijiong, who was less than one year old after the Emperor of the Apocalypse, was stoned to death in the palace.

At that time, the matter was not dealt with much, mainly because the parties were dead, and many people hung up without knowing what was going on.

Since then, the powder magazine has been rebuilt in the north of Xizhimen and renamed Anmin Factory, which means that the people's hearts will be stabilized and will not explode again.

However, due to improper management, there were several small explosions later, which made the surrounding residents no longer believe in anything and moved out one after another, so that the housing prices in the neighborhood were much cheaper.

As a result, the vicinity of Anmin Factory has become a place where the powerful people in the capital have heard their orders and educated the younger generations not to go.

The powerful can't go, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't go, whoever takes him there is simply taking off his head and giving it away.

Zhu Cihong didn't dare to go himself, those idiots in Anmin Factory usually shoveled the gunpowder that was knotted together with a shovel, and the sparks were bubbling up, so it would be strange if they didn't explode, he didn't dare to send them to death.

It didn't take long for Zhu Cihong to leave the War Bureau, and the evaluation he gave to several people in power in the War Bureau in his heart was: a group of mediocre talents who smuggle their beards, deceive their superiors and subordinates, and are corrupt and incompetent.

Can't count on these idiots, it seems that they have to find another way to arrange Tang Ruowang and Sun Heding.

On the same day, after Zhu Cihong returned to the palace from the War Bureau, he went to the Qianqing Palace to meet Emperor Chongzhen and wanted to play a copy of the War Bureau.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was busy watching the war in the south, and he had no time to take care of him, so he asked him to meet him again another day, and Zhu Cihong had no choice but to return to Zhongcui Palace to plan for the future.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

According to the battle report from the front line, Lu Xiangsheng, the military minister of the military department and the prime minister of the seven provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Zu Kuan, the chief military officer, killed the thief and shook the sky, and scattered the bandit leaders Wang Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng, and fled to the Xing'an area. The officers and soldiers pursued and killed all the way, and if nothing else, they could exterminate Gao Yingxiang's subordinates within half a year.

After Emperor Chongzhen read this battle report, he was overjoyed and comfortable, and then he remembered that the prince had come to see him and ordered someone to summon Zhu Cihong from Zhongcui Palace.

"How does it feel to take over the Brave Guard Battalion recently?" Chongzhen asked with a smile.

"Cao Banban is very good, he has gathered the most elite soldiers in the Beijing camp to the Yongwei camp, and the prison army left behind is also very effective, saving a lot of things for his sons." Zhu Cihong said seriously.

He said this from the bottom of his heart, Cao Huachun really put a lot of effort into the Yongwei battalion, and the two eunuchs sent by the prison army not only did not make a stumbling block for himself, but also cooperated extremely much. is also more cooperative with the officers and men in the army, without too much intervention, it is simply a clear stream among all the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "I know Cao Huachun's loyalty, he has always been cautious and conscientious, which is why I transferred him back from Nanjing and reused him. ”

"Your Majesty, my son-in-law wants to rectify the military situation." Zhu Cihong said.

"What's wrong with the War Bureau?" Chongzhen was puzzled and looked at Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong said: "I have the advantage of firearms, why would I lose to Jiannu?" ”

Zhu Cihong couldn't expect Chongzhen to answer him, so he could only ask himself and answer, saying: "My big open firearms are sharp and the equipment is also very popular, but few people use it, it's just that the quality is not good, it is easy to explode, and the soldiers dare not use it." ”

Zhu Cihong saw Chongzhen thoughtful, and then said: "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and only by strengthening the manufacture of firearms can you volatilize your strengths." At present, the pass rate of the firearms equipped in the Yongwei battalion is only a little more than 30%, which seriously affects the combat capability of the army, so the sons implore His Majesty the emperor to let the sons and daughters rectify the military situation. ”

Lu Jiude reported not long ago that all the bird guns of the Yongwei Battalion had been tested, and only 1,500 of the 4,000 bird guns were qualified, which made Zhu Cihong very annoyed.

1,500 qualified firearms, plus 500 of the East Palace Guards, a total of 2,000, can be regarded as arming half of the Yongwei Battalion.

However, Lu Jiude also told Zhu Cihong that although these firecrackers are considered qualified, the lifespan of a pipe gun is limited.

Normally, no matter how good a pipe gun is, the total number of launches cannot exceed 80 times, and once this number is exceeded, it may also burst the pipe, so the pipe gun must be replaced frequently.

In addition, a tube gun cannot be fired more than 30 times in a row, and once it reaches 30 times, it must wait for the tube gun to cool down completely before it can be used again.

After Zhu Cihong heard about it, he felt more and more that the war situation should be held in his hands, so he took the opportunity to ask for his life today.

Chongzhen was extremely disgusted by these moths that damaged the army, and said with a slight anger: "Do these bastards of the War Bureau want to repeat Wei Biao's path? Prince, you go and check, give me a good check on them! ”

Zhu Cihong's heart suddenly became solid when he heard this, but his face did not show anything, and said: "Father and Emperor are angry, and the sons will definitely give these ministers some warnings." ”

Then, the two changed to other topics, Chongzhen asked some more questions, and then deliberately taught Zhu Cihong about government affairs, so that he could read them one by one.

At the same time, Chongzhen will also ask Zhu Cihong's views on some recitals, and from time to time he will also talk about some methods and means of reviewing the recitals to reflect the unpredictability of the king.

Zhu Cihong wrote them down one by one, these are all valuable experiences, although he is more far-sighted than Chongzhen, but in terms of experience in handling political affairs, he is too bad.

Time still flies quickly, Emperor Chongzhen saw that the hour was almost up, so he looked at Zhu Cihong lovingly and said: "Emperor, let's come here today, and come to Qianqing Palace after studying from Wenhua Hall in the future, come to accompany my father to review the recital, and you will also participate in tomorrow's court meeting." ”

Zhu Cihong and Emperor Chongzhen left the Qianqing Palace after giving the ceremony, and they were very happy in their hearts, and secretly praised this emperor Lao Tzu madly.

Emperor Chongzhen not only allowed him to get rid of the military war, but also let him go to the court to listen to the government, which is really a double happiness!