The day is getting brighter, the sun is out, and a new day begins.

When Zheng Wen had a meal and was preparing for a routine day's work, Sun Hua, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, who was on duty in the cabinet, and Yang Bo, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, asked to see Zheng Wen together, saying that they had received an urgent official document and did not dare to be arbitrary, so they begged His Majesty to decide.

Although Zheng Wen already understood what was going on in his heart, he still quietly met with the two important ministers of the court in the imperial study.

After seeing the ceremony, Zheng Wen took a letter with a red logo from Sun Hua's hand, which was a special sign for Daqian's urgent official documents, and the calculation time was almost up, although he already knew what was going on, Zheng Wen still read it carefully.

This is the urgent recital of Luoyang County Shou Liuhe, and the compromises are so that they do not exaggerate the facts, but try to restore the facts, lay out the direct narrative, and a series of things that Liu He did as the follow-up of Luoyang County Shou.

Zheng Wen read it once, put the letter on the table, then raised his head, glanced at the two important ministers, and then said: "Calculate the time of this official letter, Liu Qing happened to be in Luoyang at that time, and he must have known about this matter. ”

Daqian has its own system, and high-ranking officials of the level of the six Shangshu will have special officials to record all their itinerary when they are ordered by the emperor to inspect the localities, and the itinerary of such high-ranking officials will be issued every three days to inform the court of the itinerary.

Sun Hua and Yang Bo listened and glanced at each other, and Sun Hua then said: "Your Majesty, Lord Liu did not have a specific recital, although according to the itinerary of that day, Lord Liu and his party did rest at Luoyang Post Station for one night, but they set off for Jinling early the next morning. ”

Zheng Wen listened, sat on the chair, closed his eyes, and was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Since this is the case, then forget it, the two of you are important ministers of the six ministries, tell me how to solve this matter, and I will listen to it." Zheng Wen said calmly.

The two glanced at each other, and Yang Bocai said: "Your Majesty, what happened in Luoyang is simply contempt for the majesty of the court, thousands of people were attacked and killed, and millions of gold were robbed. Yang Bo said heavily, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he defined this matter.

Sun Hua also immediately spoke: "What Lord Yang said is extremely true, thousands of people were attacked and killed, obviously the people behind this definitely have extraordinary strength, and have a grudge against the court, these people are not a pity to die, Your Majesty should send elite soldiers to Luoyang, on-the-spot investigation, find out the murderers behind the scenes, recover the lost gold, and exterminate these rebellious ministers and thieves." Sun Hua said with a heavy face.

Obviously, Sun Hua and Yang Bo, after seeing this letter, realized that what was hidden behind this matter was not simple, at least there was definitely an open and secret battle in the royal family, otherwise who would have the courage and strength to do such a monstrous case. This kind of thing, as important ministers of the court, the two of them can naturally avoid it in their hearts, but since His Majesty asked, the two can only answer like this, not only without losing the duty of the important ministers of the court, but also deliberately avoiding the royal family.

Zheng Wen, who was sitting on the chair, listened, but suddenly opened his eyes, glanced at the two of them, and then said expressionlessly: "What the two Qing families said is very true, since this is the case, I issued an edict, ordered Yang Bo of Dali Temple to be the right, and the Jinyi Guard commanded Zheng Yi to be the deputy, and went to Luoyang together, to give me a good investigation, I must find out what is going on, I think that my emperor has been in the past three hundred years, who ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and did such a huge case, and I will definitely crush him to ashes when it is found out." ”

Zheng Wen said viciously, obviously he was still very angry about the matter of Luoyang, this was simply contempt for life, and he was still a little unacceptable at this time.

And when Sun Hua and Yang Bo saw it, the corners of their mouths couldn't help but smile, seeing His Majesty's childish side, they couldn't help but want to laugh in their hearts, this is an unprecedented thing.

And Zheng Wen also noticed that he was a little out of shape, so he continued to speak: "Let's get here first, since the two secretaries are here, tell me about the recent situation of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, and I will also listen to it, so that I can have a bottom in my heart." ”

When the two of them heard this, their faces turned straight.

Sun Hua took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has carried out a series of rectification and reform in the Ministry of Industry, and on the whole, it is still developing in a good direction, and the Great Cadre Martyr's Hall ordered by His Majesty to be built has been completed, just waiting to be used and enshrined. ”

Zheng Wen listened, nodded, and then said: "I know, just wait for the beginning of next month, after the local envoys arrive in the capital, I will take them to pay tribute in person, pay tribute to those soldiers and officers who have sacrificed their lives for the great cadres and sacrificed their lives to go to the country, and also tell the people of the world that the three hundred years of the emperor have never treated meritorious people badly, even if the glory comes a little late." ”

Suddenly, Zheng Wen's mood was a little low, and after a pause, he continued to speak: "You go on, I listen!" ”

Sun Hua saw it, and then continued: "The specific reform, I can't say it for a while, and after I go down, the old minister will present it to His Majesty in writing, which is more intuitive." ”

Zheng Wen listened, nodded, Sun Hua saw it, and then spoke: "As for His Majesty's order, the matter of the ordnance supervisor casting and replacing the entire Daqian military equipment, the old minister has convened all his colleagues in the Ministry of Industry and conducted many detailed discussions, and has already had a suitable plan, and has begun to cast, by October next year, it will be able to cast enough troops, and by the end of next year, it will be able to complete all the equipment." ”

Sun Hua said with some pride, but this is indeed worthy of his pride, you must know that the Ministry of Industry almost single-handedly, in less than a year, cast more than two million people to change the sophisticated armament, a year ago Daqian is whimsical, even if the Ministry of Industry at this time has not reached the peak of the Ministry of Industry, but there are six or seven become.

In just two months, he was already in his prime, and he finally completed the promise he made when he took over the work from his predecessor, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and it was worthy of the fine tradition of the Ministry of Industry for more than 300 years.

Zheng Wen looked at the energetic Sun Hua, and asked, "How much does it cost?" How much does it cost? ”

When Sun Hua heard this, he immediately came back to his senses, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, a set of standard equipment of the Yulin Army, due to mass manufacturing, and the use of the Ministry of Industry's bottom pressing box technology - assembly line technology, the original cost of twenty taels, now reduced to ten taels, but the cost is still a lot, counting the labor costs, material costs, and the manufacture of large bed crossbows, large stone throwers and imitation Mongolian return guns, a total of 54 million taels. ”

"This time, the Ministry of Industry alone will call 160,000 craftsmen, and the other apprentices will reach 450,000 people, which can be said to be unprecedented. Sun Hua said in a loud voice and with a red face.

Zheng Wen listened and nodded, Sun Hua understood what he meant, isn't it just to carry out a production capacity mobilization, look at the production mobilization of the big cadres, if something big bad happens in the future, the court will not panic, but Yang Bo's face on the side is not so good-looking.

Zheng Wen just didn't want to know what Yang Bo was thinking, but he didn't care, and then asked Sun Hua: "Sun Qing, the assembly line production technology you talked about, also tell me, I am really curious, what is the specific process?" Zheng Wen asked curiously.

Sun Hua listened to His Majesty's question, and then continued: "Your Majesty, this is the predecessors of the Ministry of Industry of the Great Qian, who summarized the data and historical materials left by the previous dynasties, plus the research of the Ministry of Industry, the earliest prototype of the assembly line technology is based on the Qin Dynasty's weapon casting, that is, the weapon casting is divided into several parts and dozens of procedures, and each craftsman group is only responsible for one program, so that the efficiency will come up. It's a pity that the fire of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu not only lost the hearts of the world, but also lost many excellent technologies, and our descendants can only imagine and create based on a few words, how difficult is this? Sun Hua said with some emotion.

And Zheng Wen listened and nodded, obviously he agreed with this statement, in troubled times, there are not only iron horses, broken mountains and rivers, not only heroes and heroes, but also corpses all over the field, broken families, and cultural technology lost, troubled times, that is the biggest enemy of culture.

And Zheng Wen looked at Yang Bo, who was standing on the side with an extremely bad face, before he spoke: "Yang Qing, you also tell me about the situation of your household, and I will also listen to it." ”

Yang Bo listened, nodded, sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "Your Majesty, the minister has been checking the accounts of the household department for nearly a month, and the Tai warehouse and the other two silver warehouses in the capital are completely in line with the accounts, but the silver treasury located in Taiyuan, Luoyang, and Jinling, because the distance is too far, the minister is not clear about the specific situation for a while, but the minister has sent capable personnel from the household department to the three places to conduct a thorough investigation of the three silver banks, presumably there will be an official document soon, as for the relevant accounts of the household department, the minister can't remember it for a while, After going down, the minister will present it to His Majesty in the form of a recital. ”

Yang Bo told the truth, Zheng Wen was not angry when he heard it, but felt normal, Yang Bo was a layman to the household department, and he was able to do this, Zheng Wen was already very satisfied, after all, the reason why Yang Bo was appointed as the head of the household department was just to hope that Yang Bo could look at the household department for himself.

So, Zheng Wen nodded at him and motioned for him to continue.

When Yang Bo saw it, he spoke again: "Your Majesty, next year to change the yuan, and it's time to mint new money, the minister really has no bottom in his heart, and I ask Your Majesty to show it." ”

When Zheng Wen heard this, he was a little stunned for a while, if Yang Bo didn't mention it, he almost forgot about it.

And the Daqian coinage, which is also a round square hole copper coin, is generally added with the year name, and the quality is passed, it is almost the same, Zheng Wen's cheap father in the new coin minted when the yuan was changed - the same is true of Jianqi Tongbao, but Zheng Wen has seen this kind of copper coin, the quality is really not good, at least not up to the standard in Zheng Wen's heart.

But this is obviously the usual situation, and there are times when it is different in Daqian.