"Your Majesty! This new weapon is an important weapon of the country, and it is only natural that the army should give priority to its equipment. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info"In the office of the emperor in the Renzhi Palace, several officials of the military department are fighting for the new weapons and equipment in front of Emperor Zhu Mu.

The Imperial First Army in the Gyeonggi region was struggling to equip its troops with tanks on the grounds that "all foreign troops are equipped, and the Gyeonggi garrison needs to be prepared and safe." "The reasons for some other troops are even more varied, and the military department also has the meaning of adding fuel to the fire in this matter, after all, the new army and the Praetorian Guard are powerful, which is not good news for the military department.

Ge Tianzhang didn't say anything, he just sat on what Zhu Mu gave him, half-closed his eyes to recuperate, and naturally there was a large group of officials under Cheng Zhixin's hands who were charging into battle, even if the emperor was really angry and wanted to set off a bloody storm, the high-level of the military department would not hurt his muscles and bones.

Zhu Mu had a smug smile on his face at this time, and he seemed to have a demeanor of sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai platform. The battle situation in Liaodong is Zhu Mu's biggest reliance on the military department now, and Wang Jue has completed his mission very well, so that he, the new emperor, has a more calm and richer choice when facing the military department.

Just like now, the generals of the military department and the old army finally put down their arrogant stature and ran over to the distribution of weapons in the armored forces, praying for him to be the emperor. What made him even more comfortable was that Wang Futong, the commander-in-chief of the Liaobei Army, who had always been disobedient, was also among these people who bowed to his feet.

No matter how powerful the military department is, there are still many things in the hands of others, and in the bureaucratic system of mutual checks and balances of the Ming Empire, even if it can sometimes face the imperial power, it cannot cope with the supervision and jurisdiction of other departments. For example, there is a household department that manages the money and food of the military department, and a cabinet that can meddle in the state budget.

Although Li Mingyi, the secretary of the household department, is quite polite to the military department, the household servant is Wang Jianshan, the second uncle of Wang Jue of the Wang family, so following the means of the Wang family, the new emperor Zhu Mu's strength in controlling the household department is much higher than that of the military department led by Ge Tianzhang. If the Ministry of Household does not allocate money and food, what can the Ministry of War use to go to arms dealers and state enterprises like the 1014 Factory to ask for new weapons and equipment?

Zhu Mu and Wang Jue can borrow money to develop a "private army" without going through the state budget. As long as Emperor Zhu Mu nodded, this was considered a reasonable and legal procedure. However, if the officials of the Ministry of War procure new equipment without going through the state budget and appropriations, it will be no different from rebellion.

Therefore, even if they covet the new weapons and equipment tanks that shine on the battlefield, the military department really has no way to intercept and enrich themselves. I could only watch as batch after batch of tanks were sent to Liaodong and distributed among the newly established units of the New Army.

"Your Majesty! Sun Fang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, asked to see him, and it seemed that the group of foreign ambassadors had forced this one to be in a hurry. Chen Yue walked in at this time, interrupted the group of ministers who were waiting for Zhu Mu to give some tanks out, walked to Zhu Mu's side, and whispered.

Zhu Mu nodded, and then said: "Xuan He is coming, don't avoid suspicion, since they are all ministers of the Ministry of War, they all have the responsibility of protecting their families and defending the country." Then stay and listen, and see how those Europeans are planning to knead my Ming Empire! ”

When Sun Fang came in, he looked at the group of ministers standing in front of the emperor's desk in the military department, and knew that His Majesty the emperor had come to relieve the siege with himself. As a lonely minister who stood above the court and did not participate in all kinds of disputes, he naturally started to do the emperor a small favor.

He was not in a hurry to say things, but from the very beginning, the British envoy made a detailed report to Emperor Zhu Mu about the meeting. As a result, this statement was said for more than an hour, and His Majesty the Emperor did not mean to be in a hurry, holding a teacup and listening to Sun Fang circling around there, and did not open his mouth to urge.

Among the ministers standing on both sides, only Ge Tianzhang, who was over eighty years old, had the treatment of sitting, and now he suddenly felt a little tired on his legs. Of course, the most unlucky thing is not the two legs, because when everyone went to the court to be a priest, they have also stood for such a long time, but their mouths are not so comfortable - I chatted with the emperor for almost an hour just now, and I didn't feel it when I could speak, but now I shut my mouth, and my dry mouth immediately made everyone uncomfortable, but unfortunately this is the emperor's office, if the emperor doesn't open his mouth to reward, who dares to ask for water to drink?

"Good! Well done! Hearing that Sun Fang used delaying means, ignoring the armistice demands of various countries, he directly put aside the British envoy and the French, nodded and praised: "You are right to do this, remember the task I assigned to you, to win over the United States, which is not on good terms with Britain, to divide and disintegrate them, and all that remains is to buy time for the situation in Liaodong!" ”

"Entrusted by His Majesty, the minister must swear to the death!" Sun Fang bowed his head and said a word to Zhu Muying, and then said goodbye, which can be regarded as completing this episode of the pit military department.

It wasn't until Sun Fang withdrew from the office that Zhu Mu seemed to remember that there was still a large group of people standing in the room at this time, and hurriedly opened his mouth and instructed the waiter outside the door: "How can you snub the ministers so much? These chamberlains are really getting more and more ignorant of the rules! Someone! Fast! Show tea to the ministers of the Ministry of War! ”

With Zhu Mu's voice, the ministers of the military department who had stood for a long time finally knew that the emperor had spared them, and hurriedly lowered their heads and shouted: "Thank you for your grace!" "At this time, everyone has also tasted the taste, and it seems that this new weapon is not enough on His Majesty's side, so it will be protected so closely. With this idea, you have to think more before you open your mouth, after all, this is not a tiger's mouth, this is a benefit from robbing the mouth of His Majesty the Emperor.

Of course, this matter is definitely not over, the military department came to Zhu Mu so excitedly, if he retreated easily, it would be a joke. Since His Majesty the Emperor has indirectly expressed his attitude, then the Ministry of War must also show an attitude. So Cheng Zhixin had to come out of the ranks, and said to Zhu Mu: "No matter how much the emperor favors the new army and the Praetorian Guard, he should keep some out and show justice to the old army, right?" ”

"Impartiality?" Zhu Mu laughed, looked at Cheng Zhixin with squinted eyes and said, "My army, millions of people!" What is the use of dividing the armies into three or five chariots? Wasted the country's time and resources, and mistook my military affairs, I gave you a secret nickname, do you dare to accept it yourself? ”