Chapter 166: Heavenly Punishment of the Faint Monarch
"Your Majesty!" Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian hurriedly came, "Your Majesty's golden body, how can you easily come to such an ominous place as the Imperial Prison, and please return to the palace as soon as possible." β
Zhu Houxi smiled, his narrow eyes narrowed, and he felt like he was empty-eyed, it turned out that it was not difficult to get rid of an old minister.
Sooner or later, it will be the turn of the two in front of you, don't worry, let's take our time......" Yuanfu said that the edict was unknown, but I didn't see it that way, punish the evil and promote the good, the evildoers will be destroyed, and the good ones will be applauded...... If there is no morality at all, there will be no justice for me. β
"I still have to go back to the palace to deal with government affairs, and you should also go back to the cabinet as soon as possible."
After speaking, Zhu Houxi turned around and got into the chariot and walked away...... Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian looked at each other, and their eyes showed shock. At this time. Suddenly, four jailers came out, dragging a corpse for every two people...... Chen Jin Chen Han! The father and son were bleeding from their seven orifices, like ghosts.
The corpse, which was still warm, was dragged out!
"Ahh
Jiang Mian let out a low cry, and then quickly closed his mouth, the panic was difficult to hide, and he was not afraid! Chen Jin was the head of the household during the Hongzhi period, and his seniority was older than them, and he had been in the officialdom for decades, and his protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials were all over the world. is such a prestigious old minister, who was caught in the capital and directly executed, what does the Son of Heaven mean?
Chen Jin can be killed, Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian, I'm afraid there is no exception.
Zhu Houxi is warning everyone, don't think you are old, I won't dare to touch you!
Chen Jin is only the first, but not the last, as the Son of Heaven, I have the power to lift the table, I don't want to be the next, just be honest with me!
"Yuanfu, Master Chen just recommended his son to be the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, and now the matter of Taifu Temple is inconclusive, so it is really inappropriate to kill a meritorious minister. If this continues, the Chinese courtiers of the DPRK will not want everyone to endanger themselves and be afraid! Back then, the Eight Tigers were in the dynasty, and they had never been like this! β
Jiang Mian's voice was low, full of fear, and he told Yang Tinghe about his worries.
Yang Tinghe frowned, do you still use Jiang Mian to say this?
He didn't know.
It's just that Yang Tinghe thought deeper, Zhu Houxi may just want to tell the courtiers through this "unruly" that as the Son of Heaven, he is the rule!
Life and death, do whatever you want.
You people don't beep me for it!
What a domineering little emperor!
Zhu Houzhao has been the Son of Heaven for sixteen years, and he has never done this, this Zhu Houxi is really ten thousand times better than his cousin!
The emperor doesn't follow the rules, so what should the courtiers do?
Is it to go against the grain, or to risk death?
None of them seem to be a good choice.
After returning from the edict, Yang Tinghe subconsciously looked up at the sky, only this unfathomable sky can suppress the son of heaven. How did the pass make God speak!
It's not an easy thing to do......
The situation in the DPRK and China was turbulent, but Wang Yue accelerated his pace and engaged in his very unchallenging entrepreneurship.
"Where is the strongest firearms workshop in Daming now?"
Wang Yue crossed Erlang's legs and asked casually.
"Naturally, it is the Gunpowder Bureau of Wang Gongchang in the southwest of the inner city, whether it is gunpowder or gunpowder, it is produced there." Wang Qiong, the secretary of the military department, said with a smile.
"Wang Gongchang?" Wang Yue felt that the name was a little familiar, and it seemed that something big had happened...... "Who is in charge of this Wang Gong factory?" β
"Naturally, it is the Ministry of Industry, but the Ministry of Industry only provides some materials, and the eunuchs in the palace who really make firearms and gunpowder. It may be a little difficult for others to do this, but if Lord Xiao Wang makes a move, there is absolutely no problem. β
Wang Yue groaned, there was really nothing difficult.
In the past, the Ministry of Industry provided materials, which must have been free of charge. When it comes to him, the purchase is to give money, even if it is lower than the market price, but it is better because the demand is large, and the Ministry of Industry also makes money.
He said hello to Lin Jun, and the old man had no reason to object.
The other is the palace.
Wang Yue felt that this matter was easier, he didn't need to find Zhu Houxi, and directly told the Empress Dowager Jiang, anyway, the new firearms factory is also a royal industry, from the left hand to the right hand, how could the old empress dowager object.
The rest is that the eunuchs may be dissatisfied.
Forget it, go back and say hello to Zhang Yong and Gu Dayong, and tell them the truth, it is already considered respect, after all, with the withdrawal of the eunuchs in various places, the power of the inner court will decline for a long time.
These people also need to cover themselves.
Wang Yue thought about it for a while, and there were no more problems.
"Wang Bingbu, they all say that it is difficult to do things, but now it seems that there is nothing difficult, it is as easy as a finger!"
Although Wang Qiong is flattering, when she hears Wang Yue's words, she is so angry that she wants to beat someone!
Bunny, you're a bully!
Let me ask so many people in the world, how many can say that the emperor can be moved?
Not only do you have a good relationship with the emperor, but you also have the support of the queen mother, that's all, many civil officials are still upside down, they are all a group of shameless people, you can't have a bit of a backbone...... Phew, it looks like I'm one of those people too.
Wang Qiong is very sad, she has lived for more than 70 years, and she is not as powerful as a child, which really hurts her self-esteem.
"Lord Wang, where are you going to build the new factory?"
Wang Yue smiled and said, "This is easy, go and invite Tang Zhuangyuan." β
Not long after, Tang Yin came.
"Champion Yuangong, these days, I'm sorry for your affairs. 1,000 displaced households, it is easy to resettle, and it is easy to resettle, but it is not easy, so it is not easy. As the saying goes, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, I thought about it, and I thought of a way, I planned to put the gunpowder factory in the outer city, and these thousand homeless people were counted as helpers in the gunpowder factory, what do you think? β
Tang Yin was indeed worried about settling the displaced people, and when he heard that Wang Yue had come up with a good solution, he was also excited. However, Tang Yin is much more experienced now and knows how to think more.
"Lord Wang, this gunpowder...... Isn't there any danger? β
Wang Yue smiled: "Of course this is dangerous, but it doesn't matter. I will formulate a detailed specification process, how to store raw materials, how to store finished products, what kind of process to have after workers enter, and the area where gunpowder is stored must be isolated...... All in all, I'm sure I'm going to control the risk. Now the gunpowder factory is located in the inner city, if it can be moved out, it is also a good thing, after all, it is far away from the palace yamen, and it is better for Your Majesty......"
When Wang Yue said this, he suddenly turned his head to look at Wang Qiong.
"Wang Bingbu, how does Wang Gongchang keep gunpowder now? They're so close to the palace, nothing will happen, right? β
Wang Qiong's old face changed color, "This ...... The old man of Wang Gongchang is not clear, but in Jizhen and Xuanfu, there are often accidents in the gunpowder warehouse...... Lord Xiao Wang, this Wang Gong Factory must not have an accident! Otherwise, it's a big thing for the sky to fall! β
Wang Yue frowned, "Is it so serious?" β
"Yes!" Wang Qiong said: "In Wang Gong Factory, it can produce four or five thousand catties of gunpowder every day, and the warehouse must store a thousand days' output in peacetime, and if it encounters wartime, it will be even more!" β
Wang Yue hurriedly and simply converted, a few thousand catties a day, a thousand days' output, that is, thousands of tons!
In the southwest corner of the capital, there is such a large powder magazine?
Oh my God!
Wang Yue hurriedly took the map of the capital, and shouted that Wang Qiong and Tang Yin would study together, the southwest corner of the capital was the location of Wang Gongchang, which was the farthest place from the palace in the inner city.
Next to Wang Gongchang, it is the main street of the criminal department, there are also the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, the Yamen of the Three Law Divisions are here, and there is a capital city god temple in the north. There are many people gathered around, especially some poor Liba, and even a lot of singing and juggling, after all, it is close to the gunpowder factory, and the housing prices are cheap.
By the way, because Zhu Houxi is getting married, the palace is being renovated and painted, and there are almost four or five thousand craftsmen, all of whom are temporarily living near Wang Gongchang.
If something happens to this, and thousands of tons of gunpowder explode, it may take away the three law divisions and those annoying imperial historians, which is quite exciting to think about.
Wang Gongchang ...... Explode!
Wang Yue suddenly realized that it seemed to have really been blown up!
Although it is not the Jiajing Dynasty, it can't be careless, in case there is a big firework, it will be lively.
"Wang Bingbu, do you think this will work, I will ask your military department for a spare barracks, temporarily transport the gunpowder over, and by the way, also take stock, how is the gunpowder in Wang Gong's factory, whether it can be used, whether it is good or not! Let Your Majesty feel at ease, it can be regarded as a piece of the heart of our courtiers! β
Wang Qiong nodded happily, "Do things for Your Majesty, this is a blessing that the courtiers can't ask for, I'll order it now!" β
Tang Yin also agreed, "Lord Wang, if you carry it, you don't need others, those displaced people are very willing to contribute to the imperial court." β
After a brief discussion, Wang Qiong issued an official document from the Ministry of Industry in the name of counting gunpowder.
Wang Yue greeted the palace again, and soon the operation of carrying gunpowder began...... They went out of the city through Simon's gate, without alarming too many people.
And on the opposite side of the Criminal Department Street, in a tall restaurant, two people were facing each other, one of them was a middle-aged man, very Sven, he handed over a silver ticket.
"Five thousand taels, after the deed is completed, there will be five thousand!"
The person opposite was very vicious, and there were four or five scars on his face, he looked at the silver ticket and snorted, "Lifting your head, just change such a thin piece of paper, what a loss!" β
The middle-aged man on the opposite side scolded with a smile: "What's the loss, go out of the city, go to Shanxi Qianzhuang, redeem the ticket when you see it, if you dare to go out of the city with silver, you are not afraid of losing your head!" β
Scarface thought again and again, and stretched out three fingers, "Give me another three thousand taels!" Don't think I don't know, such a big thing, why do you need 20,000 taels, you just run errands, the big boss is better for the brothers! After all, being born in the world is like this, and life can't be too worthless, right? β
The middle-aged man on the other side smiled, "Okay, I'll give you another five thousand taels, things must be done beautifully!" β
Scarface nodded happily, "Gotcha! The little ones can't do it, I Renkui will go and light the fire in person! β
This guy turned to leave, and the middle-aged man had a faint smile on his face, but he didn't know if this explosion would kill even the faint king...... If that's the case, it's a curse!
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