"Hmph, Old Thirteen, come on!"

Although he was extremely upset by the quarrel of the ministers, Emperor Chengde obviously did not intend to accept his fate, and looked around at all the people in the hall with a gloomy face, and finally his eyes fell on the old thirteen who was silent, and his voice was cold.

"Everything is up to Your Majesty, and the younger brother will not dare to disobey."

The old thirteen is a shrewd person, although he is not optimistic about Emperor Chengde in his heart, but he does not intend to declare it, nor does he plan to get involved in the battle for succession, and when he answers Emperor Chengde's question, perfunctory has become his only choice.

"Huh? Hmph, my will has been decided, see you in the court, spread my will, and the day after tomorrow will be early! ”

Emperor Chengde has a stubborn temperament, even if the old thirteen is just perfunctory, but Emperor Chengde realized the meaning of the old thirteen's disapproval, and the anger in his heart instantly rose suddenly, and he slapped the copywriting angrily, and drank angrily, and then, regardless of the expressions of the ministers, he flicked his sleeves and turned back to the apse.

"Master Li, Er An dares to bully the king like this, and he will never rest with Ergan!"

Emperor Chengde left in such a bad mood, Ma Qike was anxious, and he didn't care whether the occasion was or not, and pointed at Li Minquan's nose and said angrily.

"Please."

Li Minquan thought to himself that the saint was in Zhenglong, and he didn't take Ma Qi to heart at all, snorted coldly indifferently, turned around and left.

"Traitor, traitor who misleads the country, I will definitely go to this book to join you!"

Seeing that Li Minquan was so arrogant, Ma Qidang was so angry that he trembled, pointed at Li Minquan's back, and scolded with a crooked nose and mouth.

"Alas......"

Lao Thirteen looked at Ma Qi, the corners of his mouth moved a few times, as if he wanted to speak, but at the end, he still didn't say anything, just shook his head and sighed, and walked out slowly.

"Master Ma, be cautious, and dissipate your anger, it's not too late to discuss something slowly."

Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, and they have a good personal relationship with each other, seeing Ma Qi so anxious, he can't help but feel a little angry in his heart, but Zhang Tingyu is cautious by nature, and he really doesn't want to say more on such occasions, but he doesn't want to see Ma Qi cause trouble because of this, so he stretched out his hand and pulled Ma Qi and comforted him in a low voice.

"Hengchen, it's not the old man Meng Lang, it's really ......"

Zhang Tingyu was kind-hearted, but Ma Qi was on fire, but he didn't care so much, and he didn't relentlessly scream at Li Minquan's insidiousness, he didn't worry about such a big attack, but Zhang Tingyu and the others didn't dare to mix more, and hurriedly left all of them......

At the end of the day, Hongqing, who had had lunch in a hurry, began to get busy again, busy with not the Ministry of Industry, but the matter of military innovation, no side, just because of the Ministry of Industry Hongqing did not take it to heart at all, no matter how Emperor Chengde played a small trick, in the face of absolute strength, it was just a chicken and a dog, it was not worth mentioning, even if there were some waves, Hongqing was not afraid at all, but the military innovation was related to the future of the society, and it was not neglected at all, Hongqing would not do the stupid thing of picking sesame seeds and losing watermelons.

"Lord Qiqi, Ma Qi and Master Ma are here."

Just when Hongqing was busy deploying various matters, he saw Ding Song hurriedly coming in from outside, grabbed the copywriter in a few big strides, bowed down, and hurried to make a report.

"Oh? You all retreat first, Ding Song, go, and invite Master Ma here. ”

As soon as he heard Ma Qi running, Hongqing's brows were even furrowed, but he didn't hesitate, first waved his hand and retreated the generals who were listening to the order in the room, and then gave an order to Ding Song.

"Wow!"

Hearing Hongqing's instructions, Ding Song didn't dare to delay a little, so he hurriedly answered, and hurriedly exited the study, and after a while, he was already accompanied by Ma Qi, who was dressed in a neat court dress, from outside.

"Xiaguan has seen the prince."

When he saw Ma Qi enter the room, Hongqing immediately got up to greet him, and when he saw this, Ma Qi didn't dare to lose his manners, so he hurriedly walked a few steps, grabbed the front, and saluted very respectfully.

"Master Ma doesn't have to be polite, please sit down and say, come on, watch the tea!"

For Ma Qi, a loyal and important minister of the court, Hongqing has always been quite respectful, even if he knows that it may not be a good thing for him to come, Hongqing will never lose his manners, and very politely reached out to hold Ma Qi's arm and let him go to the reception.

"Wow!"

As soon as Hongqing's words came out, the guards who were waiting on the side hurriedly agreed to the promise, and quickly served the freshly brewed fragrant tea, and they all withdrew, leaving only Hongqing and Ma Qi sitting opposite each other in the huge study.

"The prince must have known, His Majesty has issued a clear edict, the next morning in the morning, when the time comes, it will be decided to take charge of the Ministry of Engineering of the King of Xinjun, in this regard, how does the prince plan to go?"

After getting along with each other for many years, Ma Qi can be said to have a deep understanding of Hongqing's ability, and he knows that it is absolutely meaningless to go around the bend with Hongqing, and he will not do such a thankless stupid thing, so he immediately cut to the topic.

"Lord Ma should know that in this matter, this king has no room for maneuver, so he should do what he wants."

Although he had long expected the intention of Ma Qi's coming, he really heard him mention the matter of the Ministry of Industry, and Hongqing's heart couldn't help but feel a burst of restlessness, but he didn't come out of Ma Qi, but just gave an undoubted answer with an expressionless face.

"Your ......, Lord Wang, with your wisdom, it is not difficult to see the danger of the party struggle in the court, and now, since the prince is already in power, why not give in a little bit, with the dignity of the whole court."

Hearing Hongqing's categorical response, Ma Qi was anxious on the spot, and almost had a seizure, but fortunately, his self-control ability was passable, and he finally didn't make any rude words and deeds, but seeing that he took a deep breath, he forcibly suppressed the irritability in his heart, and said a word earnestly.

"Lord Ma's loyalty, this king has always known, and has always admired it, therefore, if there is the slightest possibility, this king will never brush off your old horse's kindness, but this matter is indeed not the slightest room for accommodation, unless unwilling, it is really not ear."

Although he knew that Ma Qi's words were actually selfless, he was completely worried that the contradiction between Hongqing and Emperor Chengde would become public, but Hongqing did not intend to accept it, but he did not get angry, but patiently explained.

"Oh? The lower officials are not clear, and please ask the prince to make it clear. ”

Ma Qi was obviously not very satisfied with the explanation given by Hongqing, but seeing that his eyebrows were raised, he asked relentlessly.

"Master Ma can know that I don't count the geometry of the field endowment in the Qing Dynasty, and the income of the Ministry of Industry is geometry, the gap between them, it will not be eliminated by this king to elaborate, and this, but just the beginning, and then a few years, the Ministry of Industry will be far greater than the income of the field, even if the apportionment into the mu, the official gentry can be implemented, the income will not be more than the Ministry of Industry's annual income, not to mention that the Ministry of Industry is the key to military innovation, and there is no room for a slight mistake. Therefore, in public and private, this king will never tolerate such disorderly behavior, and this article is absolutely non-negotiable! ”

Hongqing was not moved by Ma Qi's unruly attitude, but patiently explained in detail the reasons for opposing the second elder brother joining the main engineering department.

"Only one percent? Isn't that okay? ”

Ma Qi has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry since he entered the Prime Minister, but he has rarely intervened in the matter, but he still knows the general operation of the Ministry of Industry, since he knows that there are now more than 4,000 factories released outside the Ministry of Industry, the scale is not small, and the annual income is an astonishing more than 40 million taels of silver, which has exceeded the income of Tian Fu, not counting the income of the Eight Banners Firm, it has already accounted for more than half of the imperial court's annual income, but at this time, Hongqing actually said that the income of the Ministry of Industry could increase tenfold, which was too unbelievable, Ma Qi was surprised, and couldn't believe that this was possible.

"If Lord Ma doesn't believe it, this king can bet with Lord Ma for a game, no more, and it will be clear in five years!"

Seeing that Ma Qi was so surprised, Hongqing couldn't help laughing, and released the bet with confidence.

"Five years? I would like to hear about this ....... ”

Although he greatly admired Hongqing's ability to create wealth, Ma Qi still did not dare to believe in the face of such an astonishing increase in income.

"Ma has always been in charge of the Ministry of Industry, I want to come to the past ten years I should have an understanding of the invention of the Ministry of Industry, oh, let's put it this way, and now the more than 500 items released are light industry, that is, those investment is not large, the effect is fast projects, but these projects are limited to the pattern, are difficult to have great development, the real highlight is the heavy industry that will be launched within five years from next year, do not hide from Ma Daren, the Ministry of Industry has a five-year plan, Ma Daren has seen it since you can know that what the king said is absolutely true."

The development plan of the Ministry of Industry is a big article, and it is difficult to explain what is relevant for three days and three nights, even if Hongqing is the chief planner, if he wants to explain clearly in a few words, it is also difficult to do, so he can only give a general explanation.

"Five-year plan? Well, the old man will go back and read it, if there is really such an increase in income, the lower officials will die and say goodbye. ”

Hearing Hongqing's words, although Ma Qi still had some doubts, but at the same time, his curiosity was also suspended, and he didn't want to talk any more, so he left the scene and left.

Oh, this old horse is really an impatient!

Hongqing thought that it would take a lot of lips and tongues to persuade Lao Ma, who had a somewhat stubborn personality, but he didn't expect Comrade Lao Ma to leave like this, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly for a while......