Emperor Chongzhen planned to severely punish Yuan Chonghuan, Ji Qingwen had already heard the rumors of this matter, and heard that Chongzhen had begun to solicit the opinions of princes and nobles from all over the world, and by the way, he blew the wind and greeted the government and the opposition.

However, this major matter, which is bound to shock the government and the opposition, must be handled cautiously no matter what, and it is absolutely impatient and sloppy, not to mention that there are still so many opinions to be collected and summarized. Therefore, Ji Qingwen and Li Yan calculated that no matter how urgent such a big case is, it will have to be delayed for at least half a year before they can roughly come up with a handling opinion.

However, to their surprise, Emperor Chongzhen would be so anxious, and the opinions of the princes in several remote areas may not have been transmitted to the Jingshi, and the emperor has actually ordered the first assistant of the cabinet to organize the three divisions to try Yuan Chonghuan's case.

This is equivalent to pushing the case onto the normal handling process, and no matter how long it is delayed, it will not be much longer.

But what made Ji Qingwen feel strange was that he received this important situation from Xu Guangqi in the cabinet, and Sun Chengzong, the old supervisor who should have informed him, had no news at all. It stands to reason that Sun Chengzong, as the teacher of Ji Qingwen and Yuan Chonghuan, should not have no movement at all.

Ji Qingwen and Li Yan discussed several times, but they could only guess that Sun Chengzong was now responsible for rebuilding the Guanning defense line, and he didn't want to spend more energy on Yuan Chonghuan's affairs, so he always kept silent.

However, Yuan Chonghuan's matter is too important, and its importance is not lower than that of operating the Guanning Defense Line, and Sun Chengzong's performance is indeed a bit abnormal.

However, no matter what the situation between the DPRK and China is, Ji Qingwen, who is thousands of miles away in Suzhou, can't guess no matter how much he guesses, and only when he is in the political whirlpool of Beijing can he feel the changes in the water flow with empathy.

So Ji Qingwen did not delay, and immediately sent an order to go north, and immediately set off for Beijing immediately.

As soon as he gave this order, the Suzhou Weaving Yamen suddenly became a pot of porridge, after all, Ji Qingwen had not returned from Zhejiang for ten days, and he was about to leave again. Not to mention that Song Yingxing, Ge Sheng, who are now in charge of the affairs of the weaving workshop, Tang Ruowang, who is in charge of the affairs of the wharf, and others still have many things that have not been reported to Ji Qingwen for instructions, and Liu Ru is a "big wife" who only married this year and hangs at home, which is a bit too wasteful.

But now that time is pressing, Liu Ru must stay in Suzhou to keep accounts, so Ji Qingwen can only endure the pain and cut his love, leading the seventy or eighty miners and a cadre of cronies in Yiwu, taking the boat of the governor of the river Yamen, and bringing countless gold, silver and satin, and then going to the undercurrent of the Beijing Division.

The boat departed from Suzhou and passed through Shandong after a short walk.

Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Shandong, was good friends with Ji Qingwen, and he was a technical maniac who was obsessed with firearms manufacturing, and he had some common words with Ji Qingwen

Speech. In particular, Sun Yuanhua once assisted Yuan Chonghuan in guarding Jinzhou City, and he was also very related to this invincible Jiliao Governor, which was just right for Ji Qingwen to inquire about the situation in the imperial court.

Sun Yuanhua is an outgoing official in the end, and he doesn't know much more about the situation inside the court than Ji Qingwen, but the keen political sense that he has cultivated in the officialdom for more than ten years tells Sun Yuanhua: Yuan Chonghuan is a thorn in the side and a hot potato, and his affairs have been completely troubled, and he must not be easily implicated.

So Sun Yuanhua suggested: "Lord Ji, Inspector Yuan and the Lord worship under the old Inspector Sun Chengzong, there is this friendship with the same family, and it is also appropriate to play it when it is time to play." But this matter should be the emperor's own decision, I'm afraid it's not so easy to mix. Lord Ji, it's okay to come out, but you can't be strong, don't you have a saying among the people that the gun shoots the first bird, isn't it? ”

Although Sun Yuanhua's words were a little cowardly, he really stood on Ji Qingwen's side and spoke for him, thinking about the problem for him, which already moved Ji Qingwen very much.

So Ji Qingwen thanked him and said, "I wrote down Lord Sun's words." Yuan Chonghuan...... I still have to protect how much I have to take care of it. But before that, I always have to ask for the opinion of Mr. Sun Chengzong, and then I will take one step at a time. ”

Sun Yuanhua nodded and said: "The old superintendent is old and seeks the country, it is right to listen to him." But there is an unlucky word.,I dare to talk to Lord Ji.,I don't know if the adult is willing to listen? ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Ji Qingwen said.

Sun Yuanhua breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "After Zhang Jiangling's old minister (Zhang Juzheng) did bad things, others commented on him, saying that he was 'good at seeking the country and short on his life', and finally ended up in the end. Lord Ji is good at managing money, raising soldiers, and fighting wars, but he can't be too sharp, and he should still know how to keep his head and keep his eyes open. ”

When Ji Qingwen heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Master Sun's words, I will remember them below." ”

But he didn't think so, thinking: Lao Tzu traveled to the end of the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't come to pretend to be a grandson, let alone to be a grandson, although Lao Tzu now has a lot of hard goods in his hands, but the quality and quantity are still a little unqualified, and when Lao Tzu has saved enough money that day, he must turn him upside down, and the emperor Lao Tzu has to look at his face to do things!

However, Ji Qingwen can only bury these words in his heart, and it is impossible to say them in public.

After ending the thorny topic of Yuan Chonghuan, Sun Yuanhua invited Ji Qingwen to visit the arsenal he presided over.

The last time Ji Qingwen visited the arsenal was a few months ago. After several months of development, the scale of Sun Yuanhua's arsenal has been further expanded, and it is different from top to bottom, inside and out

A busy scene, newly made guns and guns neatly stacked together, forming a jungle of steel.

Sun Yuanhua casually lifted a musket and fiddled with it in his hand, handed it to Ji Qingwen, and said: "Lord Ji, you see that the musket I made here, although it looks much stronger than a few months ago, its accuracy and power are not as good as imported weapons......

Sun Yuanhua saw that Ji Qingwen did not bring his marksman Meng Hong when he entered Beijing this time, so he stretched out his hand to summon one of his soldiers and asked him to test the musket in Sun Yuanhua's hand. This man took the musket, and the speed and skill of loading and aiming were quite quick and skillful, and he fired three shots in succession.

Ji Qingwen is now considered half an expert in the musket industry, and although this musket is considered to be of the highest grade in the musket produced in the Ming Dynasty, compared to the imported guys, it is quite deficient in terms of accuracy and power, and he can't help but sigh secretly and shake his head.

Sun Yuanhua saw Ji Qingwen's expression, so he asked, "Lord Ji, are my few muskets and muskets here still not in your eyes?" ”

Ji Qingwen thought that Sun Yuanhua was also an idiot in gun manufacturing, so he said bluntly: "That's right. Lord Sun, although your musket is elite, it is not as good as those I imported from the West. Master Sun himself should know in his heart that your musket will not be able to accurately hit the target at a distance of fifty paces, and even if it hits the opponent beyond a hundred steps, it will not be able to kill or damage the enemy. The muskets imported from the West can accurately hit the opponent's torso within a hundred steps, and they have a certain lethality within one hundred and fifty steps. The gap cannot be said to be large, but it is not completely without ......"

Ji Qingwen said this very politely, but Sun Yuanhua's face was full of helplessness and indignation.

I only heard the governor of Shandong sigh and said: "Alas, I am not blind or deaf below, let alone muddy people or fools, of course I know the gap here." But I just can't figure out why Western muskets can be made so elite! ”

As he spoke, Sun Yuanhua ordered someone to fetch several broken muskets, placed them in front of Ji Qingwen one by one, and introduced: "These muskets are all my test samples. Lord Ji, you see, if the barrel of these guns is thickened, it will become crooked and unshapely, and the accuracy and power of the fight will be greatly reduced. If the casting is thin, it is easy to blow up, but the gain outweighs the loss. The muskets I produce now are the result of several adjustments...... I don't want to be far less elite than the Western fire! ”

Ji Qingwen picked up these muskets and observed them carefully, and said solemnly: "Lord Sun, I know the reason. The reason is that the material from which the barrel is cast is not good. ”

As he spoke, Ji Qingwen took out the two German-made pistols he was carrying.

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