The central government offices are all south of the palace, not very far from the palace, Liu Renyu and Sun Wuxian and others set off from the inn on horseback, walked for about half an hour, and arrived at the official office of the six central departments.

The ordnance and equipment of the Ming Dynasty were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry Yu Heng Qing Officials Division, and Liu Renyu took a few of his subordinates to go straight to Lang Zhong of the Yu Heng Qing Officials Division to speak.

It is said that Lang Zhong, who is the official of Yu Hengqing, saw the uniform order of the cabinet in Liu Renyu's hand, and he was also happy, and told Liu Renyu that he needed to find the main person in charge of this matter.

Liu Renyu thanked this Langzhong, and then took a group of subordinates to find the head of Yu Hengqing's official department, and when these Yansui military attaches came to the official office where the head was located, they saw a middle-aged civil official in a green official robe from a distance, sitting next to a few cases, and he didn't wear a black gauze hat, just staring at a game of Go in a daze.

This civil official was so focused that Liu Renyu and the others didn't notice it when they came in.

Liu Renyu saw that this civil official was quite focused, if he and the others were waiting here, he was afraid that the other party might not take the initiative to ignore him, so he had no choice but to cough and call softly: "Liu Renyu, the guerrilla general of Jingbian Fort in the town of Xiayan Suijun, has something to ask to see, dare to ask you if you are the director of the Yu Hengqing Department of the Ministry of Industry?" ”

After saying this, the civil official was still unconscious.

Liu Renyu was helpless, so he had to shout loudly: "I have something to ask to see below!" ”

"Hey!"

The civil official was distracted, not beware of someone shouting in his ear, he was shocked, turned his head and shouted angrily at Liu Renyu: "I am thinking hard about the chess game, there is a way to crack it, you are a good guy, and it is really hateful to break my chess path!" ”

"I'm sorry for you, Liu Renyu, the guerrilla general of Jingbian Fort in Yansui Army, was ordered by the cabinet to come to you to receive 64 Furang machine guns, as well as gunpowder projectiles, and then set out to conquer Liaodong. The military situation is urgent, and I have no choice but to rush into you, and I ask you to forgive me. ”

Liu Renyu knew that the civil official of the Sixth Department had a big temper and he was just a small guerrilla, so even if this civil official spoke extremely politely, he was not annoyed.

"It turned out to be a Qiu Ba, why didn't you kneel when you saw the official?" The civil official saw that Liu Renyu was a military general, so he showed his prestige according to the idea of using literature to control martial arts.

Liu Renyu knew that this was the rule, so he knelt on the ground with Sun Wuxian and kowtowed to the civil official.

"That's it, get up and speak." The civil official said expressionlessly.

Liu Renyu and the others got up as they said.

"You just said that you have received the order of the cabinet department, and you will show the order to the official." That civil official said.

"Hey, okay, take a look." Liu Renyu first presented the cabinet order's documents with both hands, and then confirmed: "Dare to ask if you are the head of the Yu Hengqing Officials Division of the Ministry of Industry?" ”

"You don't have long eyes, or are you illiterate? The words Yu Hengqing Officials are written on the head of this government sign, don't you see it? The director of the Ministry of Works scolded with a dark face.

As soon as this civil official said this, Liu Renyu was not doing much, but Sun Wuxian was dark-faced, and he was angry, and when he was about to have a seizure, he suddenly thought that he was the chief cavalry general at the moment, but he couldn't be too impulsive, so he suppressed his anger and just stared at the head of the Ministry of Works viciously.

It can be said that if the eyes could kill, the head of the Ministry of Engineering would have been killed 10,000 times.

Unlike Sun Wuxi, who was angry and dying, Liu Renyu just smiled faintly and replied: "I didn't pay attention to it, and I ask the chief for your forgiveness." ”

"That's it, I said that it was a misfortune that you came today, you said you wanted artillery, but you couldn't do it today, because the ambassador in charge of the warehouse of the Ordnance Bureau was on leave, and the armory was not opened, so you should come back tomorrow." The director of the Ministry of Engineering left this sentence behind, and no longer paid attention to Liu Renyu and the others, and he thought about the chess game again by himself.

Liu Renyu saw him like that, even if his temper was good, he was slightly annoyed in his heart, and he muttered secretly in his heart: "Lao Tzu is going to fight for the country, the military situation is 100,000 urgent, even the emperor invited Lao Tzu to dinner, Lao Tzu didn't agree, you are good, just give Lao Tzu a prevarication, mother." ”

"Chief, I have been ordered by the cabinet to come to you to get the ordnance, you must know that you are going to go to the army immediately, if there is no ordnance in the next place, the date of the expedition is missed, resulting in a defeat in the front, and the court blames it. Liu Renyu's face was solemn and threatened.

"Qiu Baxiu wants to trick me, it's not that the official doesn't give you cannons, it's just that the ambassador in charge of the Ordnance Bureau's warehouse is not there, what can I do, if I come again tomorrow, I will come back tomorrow, if you don't go one day late, Liaodong will be gone!" Sentimental! The head of the Ministry of Engineering replied nonchalantly, and then resumed his own chess game with concentrated concentration.

Liu Renyu was extremely annoyed when he saw this director of the Ministry of Works, he was going to immediately complain to this person's superiors, but after thinking about it, he felt that this civil official didn't even look at the orders of the Ministry of Ministers, he was afraid of some energy, after all, the Jingshi Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, who knows who is standing behind this person!

But today he had to get the Fran machine gun, so in desperation, he had to resort to the tried and tested trump card, only to see him take out a piece of high-grade jade pendant from his bosom, spread it on the palm of his hand, and hold it straight to the side of the director of the Ministry of Works, and called softly: "Chief, please tell me where the ambassador lives, and I will go to find him to do things in the yamen." ”

"Don't you understand people......." The head of the Ministry of Works turned his head impatiently, and the whole person froze suddenly.

"I will definitely get the Furlong cannon today, and I ask the director to help me, this thing is a good Lantian jade, which is worth a lot of money, so I will give it to you." Liu Renyu smiled.

"Give it to me." The director of the Ministry of Works asked with a glare.

"Seriously." After Liu Renyu finished speaking, he put his palm forward again and stretched it straight to the hand of the head of the Ministry of Works.

"Then I'll be respectful and obey." The director of the Ministry of Industry smiled, and then put this piece of jade into his sleeve, and then he stopped playing chess, and said to Liu Renyu with great enthusiasm: "General Liu is really loyal to the country, this official is deeply impressed, our ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau lives near Zuo, I will send someone to call, you wait, wait." ”

After the director of the Ministry of Works finished speaking, he walked out of the government office, and he didn't know what to do.

A short time later, he returned, still with a tray in his hand, a teapot on it, and several teacups.

He said to Liu Renyu and the others: "A few guests from afar, let's sit down and have a few cups of tea, the ambassador told me to take leave today, saying that he was going to a family to help out and get some money to spend, alas, the world is difficult." ”

The director of the Ministry of Industry sighed, and then said that the salary given by the imperial court was too small, and the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau had nothing to do, so he often went to help and earn some money to support his family.

Liu Renyu and the others were drinking tea while listening to the head of the Ministry of Industry complaining loudly, what prices are soaring, and officials are not making a living.

After the head of the Ministry of Works had been babbling for about half an hour, a middle-aged man in coarse cloth clothes, sleeves rolled up high, sweaty, and dusty face walked in.

When he came to the government office, he frowned and said to the director of the Ministry of Works: "Master Qian, what's the matter with finding a lowly position?" If the work of the humble profession cannot be completed today, the owner will have to deduct the wages. ”

"Ambassador Zhao, the cabinet has an order, let us allocate 64 francs, as well as gunpowder projectiles to this General Liu who came from Yansui, and you are in charge of the treasury and accounts of the Ordnance Bureau, so you can take this general to get something." Director Qian pointed at Liu Renyu and said to Ambassador Zhao.

"General Liu, there are so many artillery, can you take so many people with you?" Ambassador Zhao was surprised when he saw Liu Renyu bringing such a few people.

"Yo, yes, I forgot about it." Only then did Liu Renyu remember that he was afraid that he had forgotten that the artillery was heavy and huge, and that his own people were afraid that they would not be able to move it.

"Damn, no disease, you quickly send someone to Liangxiang, and let Jiye drive all the chariots to the Beijing division to carry the artillery." Liu Renyu ordered.

"Yes, General." Sun Wu got the order, so he walked outside the door and whispered a few words to a guard, who got the order, and flew like an order.

Afterwards, Liu Renyu smiled and said to Ambassador Zhao: "Ambassador, how about opening the warehouse, let's push out the artillery first, put it outside, and then find someone to drag it away?" ”

"Follow you, out of the warehouse, I don't care, let's go, I still have to go to work, don't delay." Ambassador Zhao said.

"Okay, I'm sorry for you to show the way." Liu Renyu first said to Ambassador Zhao, and then said to Director Qian: "Director Qian, the general will leave." ”

"General Liu, walk slowly." Mr. Qian replied happily.

"Farewell." Liu Renyu agreed, and then followed Ambassador Zhao and went straight to the direction of the warehouse.

The head of the money waited for Liu Renyu to go away, so he took out the jade pendant, touched it and touched it, looked at it and looked at it, and then said with a smile: "What Cai Hengwen said is true, this Liu Renyu is really generous, it would be good if he could come often in the future." ”

But it was said that Ambassador Zhao took Liu Renyu and others to the warehouse, and before Ambassador Zhao opened the door, Liu Renyu secretly shouted with joy: "Franco, I'm here." ”

Then, as the heavy warehouse door was gradually opened, Liu Renyu walked to the depths of the warehouse under the leadership of Ambassador Zhao.

Along the way, Liu Renyu saw all the rotten armor and blades, and none of them were good, seeing this, he couldn't help but beat a small drum in his heart, and he was very afraid that those cannons were also like these weapons, rusty, and unusable.

"Here, you guys quickly find a way to tow the artillery away, I still have something to do." Ambassador Zhao pointed to a pile of artillery and said to Liu Renyu.

"Ambassador Zhao, can these artillery pieces work?" Liu Renyu grimaced and pointed to the rusty artillery.

"How can it not be used, it is all a fine product made by the craftsmen of the state. That's it, I'm just asking you, if not? Ambassador Zhao was impatient.

"Dare to ask Ambassador Zhao, is there a newly made artillery?"

Liu Renyu felt that dragging such artillery to fight was simply nonsense, so he had to sigh secretly in his heart, and took out a handful of jade ruyi from his arms, and handed it to Ambassador Zhao while asking gently.

"Yo, ...... are you?" Ambassador Zhao looked at this jade Ruyi, and his eyes lit up.

"You take it, Ambassador Zhao, the last general goes out to fight, and it is all about these weapons that he can be sure of defeating the enemy, can you give the last general some better artillery?" Liu Renyu asked a question, and then stuffed Yu Ruyi into Ambassador Zhao's hand.

Ambassador Zhao took Yu Ruyi with a twist, and then immediately changed his face and said with a smile: "Naturally, there is, these cannons are still used by Emperor Wanli when Emperor Wanli was there, and they are all old antiques, and they are all useless." Please, I'll take you to see the new artillery. ”

"Ambassador Zhao Qing leads the way."

Liu Renyu followed Ambassador Zhao to another area, and sure enough, there was a different world, only to see hundreds of brand-new artillery pieces flashing with a dark luster presented in front of him, but what was it if it wasn't a Franco?

"General Liu, the Fur Rang machine is here, when your people arrive, let them move when they arrive." Ambassador Zhao smiled.

"Aren't you still in trouble?" Liu Renyu wondered.

"Hey! With the jade Ruyi you gave, don't worry about today's wages. Ambassador Zhao said with a grin.

"Then you're up for you." Liu Renyu smiled.

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"General Liu, you go slowly." Ambassador Zhao waved at Liu Renyu, who was riding on a horse.

"There's Ambassador Lao Zhao." Liu Renyu hugged his fists.

"Good luck with your best of luck." Ambassador Zhao smiled.

"I lend you good words." Liu Renyu replied to the previous sentence, and then said to Li Jiye: "Jiye, go, it's not too early, we have to get out of the city before the city gate is closed, let's go back to Liangxiang at night." ”

"Yes, General." When Li Jiye got the order, he ordered his subordinates to drag the Franco, follow Liu Renyu, and walk in the direction of Fuchengmen.

Along the way, Sun Wuxian complained resentfully: "General, we are fighting for the country, and it is really hateful that those dog officials still exploit us like this." ”

"It's all helpless, Daming has reached this point, that's what it looks like. Otherwise, why would there be civil unrest in our northwest? So there is a good saying, Hades is good, but the little ghost is difficult! Liu Renyu smiled bitterly.

Sun Wu heard about it, and he was silent.