In the second year of Chongzhen, the 21st of January.

Zhou Zheng appeared alone in the Ordnance Bureau.

Pang Yingcheng, the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, accompanied Zhou Zheng with a respectful face, and took him to visit the Ordnance Bureau, but said very helplessly: "My lord, although the Ordnance Bureau is under the Ministry of Industry, it has been abandoned for many years, unless occasionally the Ministry of War allocates money over, and at other times, it is all hard work, and there is no oil and water......

The ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, Zheng Jiupin, seems to be the official official position of the imperial court, but in terms of the control of the Ming Dynasty, the seventh grade is the threshold for entering the office, and the eighth and ninth grades are still the category of 'last grade officials', and the career is hopeless.

Pang Yingcheng is also operated by Zhou Zheng, so he got this place without a little oil and water, but for him, it is already a great grace.

Zhou Zheng listened, looked at the neat ordnance placed everywhere and the dust on it, and said, "How long will it take for the things I want to be good?" ”

Pang Yingcheng hurriedly said: "Back to my lord, the palindrome of the military department has been issued, there is no problem with the armor and weapons you want, it just takes some time, before the middle of the year, the lower officials must get it for the adults." ”

Zhou Zheng snorted and said, "What about the artillery?" ”

Pang Yingcheng said with a strange face: "My lord, what do you want the artillery for?" This thing is bulky, unless it is to defend the city, it is actually useless, and it is a long way to transport it from the capital to Yongping Mansion, why not do it in Yongping Mansion? ”

Zhou Zheng was stunned, 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 Ordnance Bureau, in addition to the north and south of the second capital, there are also guards in various places, as long as you get the official document of the Ministry of War, there is no problem." Besides, the lord is an envoy to patrol and rectify the armament of Yongping Mansion, there is no problem at all, and he can even act without the military department......"

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, but Kaipingwei was abandoned for many years, and Funingwei was merged into Shanhaiwei.

Although Kaipingwei is abandoned, the establishment is still there, and if Zhou Zheng uses it, it may be a big help!

Zhou Zheng pondered for a moment and said: "The armor is still yours, and the silver will come out of Yongping Mansion, and 30,000 taels will be given to you in a few days." You find me some good hands from inside and outside the Ordnance Bureau, and send them to Kaipingwei, I want to use them. ”

When Pang Yingcheng heard that there was '30,000 taels', he looked overjoyed, raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, my lord, the lower officials will do a good job for my lord!" ”

Zhou Zheng didn't expect such an unexpected gain, he was very happy, and said: "Okay, this time it's done, before the end of the year, I'll change you to a good place." ”

Pang Yingcheng was even more surprised, raised his hand, and bowed: "Xiaguan will never forget the grace of the adult!" ”

Zhou Zheng was in a happy mood, wandering around the Weapons Bureau, and saw a lot of strange things, and in the last room, there were piles of military books.

Zhou Zheng is now using soldiers, and he is a little curious to pick it up and take a look.

Patting off the thick dust, Zhou Zheng saw the names of many masters in the art of war, especially a book of 'Wu Yi Army Formation', which aroused Zhou Zheng's curiosity and couldn't help but open it.

Zhou Zheng didn't look at it for long before he fell into it, this is Qi Jiguang's military formation, not written by him, but compiled by later generations. But there is a detailed description of Qi Jiguang's army's arrangement, and even the method of using troops is recorded.

Zhou Zhengmeng closed the pages of the book and said, "I'll take this book away, no problem, right?" ”

Pang Yingcheng said with a smile: "It's just a military book, adults like it, just take it." ”

Zhou Zheng hummed, put it in his arms, and continued to wander around the Ordnance Bureau.

After leaving the Ordnance Bureau, Zhou Zheng went to meet Ma Shiying, Kou Huaiyi and others again to understand the operation of the Salt Lifting Division.

At the same time, Bi Ziyan came to the Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Qingli played against him in the pavilion in the courtyard, talking about things inside and outside the court.

Bi Ziyan was a thin middle-aged man, with a slender face and bright eyes, he looked at the chessboard and said: "According to the current situation, we have no way to start governing the officials, and we have to find a way from the household department." If it can be effectively rectified, the treasury can still be relieved. ”

Zhou Qingli pinched a chess piece and said: "The rectification of the imperial fields in various places, land reclamation is already being done, and the governance of the household department has been effectively clarified, and it can still be done in the next one or two years to increase by hundreds of thousands of taels." ”

Speaking of 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 only be done by tricks, and it is impossible to put it in the imperial court." ”

Zhou Qingli has studied more than Bi Ziyan, and said: "Even so, I am worried, I am afraid that it will lead to trouble." ”

The current Ming Dynasty, even if it is 'modest', cannot stand on it, let alone be a person who does things. It is often the more people who do things, the more unlucky they are, and the less likely they will end well.

Bi Ziyan pinched the chess pieces and said, "It should be fine." ”

Zhou Qingli was not so relaxed, fell for a while, and changed the subject: "I heard that there are many people who impeach Qiao Shangshu, and he is ready to resign." ”

Qiao Yunsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, did not dare to interfere in the 'Wei Zhongxian Reverse Case', and pushed it back and forth for more than a year, and finally fell on the head of Qiao Yunsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department.

Qiao Yunsheng was convicted of the case, but he also offended the government and the opposition, and now countless people are impeaching him.

Bi Ziyan didn't want to mention much about the turmoil in the court, and suddenly said: "Since you are worried about your second son, how about transferring him to the household department?" ”

Zhou Qingli was stunned for a moment, and then said: "His temperament is a trouble-making character, and when he arrives at the household department, I am afraid that we will all be anxious, and it will not be long before he will be involved in his resignation." ”

Bi Ziyan smiled and said, "It's not good for you to protect your calves like this." ”

Zhou Qingli's expression did not move, and she continued to fall.

Bi Ziyan made a few moves, stared at the chessboard, and said: "The emperor revealed his tone yesterday and wanted to transfer you to the post of secretary of the criminal department, but you politely refused?" ”

Zhou Qingli said: "There are too many things in the household department, and I want to do a good job in the household department." ”

Bi Ziyan nodded lightly and didn't say much.

Both of them are facing great pressure, how can they do things without offending others? There are many people who impeach them.

Waiting until noon, Zhou Zheng didn't come back, Bi Ziyan smiled with some regret: "It seems that I can't wait for your unicorn." ”

Zhou Qingli said: "I'll take him to visit the house another day." ”

Bi Ziyan shook his head and sighed: "I'm going out of the city tomorrow to have a look, you keep an eye on the household, don't mix sand with people." ”

Zhou Qingli nodded and said, "Okay." ”

The reason why Zhou Zheng was late was to see Li Guopu.

The former first assistant helped Zhou Zheng a lot, and naturally he wanted to meet him for the New Year.

Hu Qingzheng was completely reappointed as the prefect of Yongping Mansion, and Zhou Zheng, the 'acting' governor, was not transferred back to Beijing, and was still acting in charge of Yongping Mansion and reorganizing armaments.

Originally, Li Guopu was going to give Zhou Zheng the title of 'Imperial History of the Capital', but Zhou Qingli refused.

Zhou Zheng drank with Wei Xizhuang until midnight, and he didn't return to the house until dawn.

After staying in Beijing for nearly two months, the time became more and more urgent, and Zhou Zheng dealt with the people and things in Beijing, and then hurriedly returned to Yongping Mansion.