This is an auspicious new year, the country is moving towards unprecedented prosperity, people's livelihood has been restored, and the whole country is in a state of laughter.

People who are engaged in politics have their own political opinions and opinions. Zhang Guowei is very good at building momentum, and during the period of the Hugh Dynasty, he revealed his ideas about military reform. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the foreshadowing is already done.

The New Year's holiday was intermittent until after the Lantern Festival, when everything finally became normal.

The temperature is rising significantly, the wind is not biting, and the rising sun is warm, which is the message of spring.

When the emperor was in power, Zhang Guowei unsurprisingly presented his own recital of military reform. This time, it was one stone that stirred up a thousand waves, and the topic of militaristic affairs in which each person expressed his own views began.

Every brand-new reform involves the interests of all quarters and also involves the issue of stability, and military reform cannot be adopted overnight. In addition to maneuvering between officials and occasionally going to court, Zhou Huchen's small life was very nourishing.

For this groundbreaking military reform, the senior officials of the DPRK and the local governors formed two camps, one faction belonged to the radical faction such as Zhang Guowei, and the other faction belonged to the conservative faction, mainly composed of old ministers.

Now there are a lot of new generation officials in the Ming Dynasty, these officials are young, but they have experienced the Ming Dynasty sweeping the whole world, strong and strong is confidence, these new generation officials have undoubtedly become the radicals to help the flames. The old-school officials, mainly from Donglin, were not opposed to military reform, but they believed that Zhang Guowei's pace was too fast and could easily cause chaos, so they still thought that it would be more appropriate to change it gradually and little by little.

The goal is the same, they are all for the Ming Dynasty to be stronger and more prosperous, and the country to be more stable.

While the courtiers were still arguing about the details of the military reform, Zhou Huchen leisurely went to court.

"Your Majesty, Zhenjiang's military merit workshop Weichen believes that we should continue to spend scattered leaves, only in this way can we maintain a long-term advantage in our military strength. After investigation, Weichen thought that a brand new military workshop could be established in Tianjin, in addition. The Canton Prefecture is also going to be built. In this way, the entire military workshop of my Ming Dynasty will tend to be balanced between the north and the south, and it just so happens that there are military pillars everywhere. ”

Zhou Huchen rarely made any suggestions in the court, but once he opened his mouth, it was an absolute big event, and this time it was undoubtedly an extraordinary event.

"What Aiqing said is reasonable, and I think it is necessary to establish a new military workshop. But there must be a new mechanism for the structure of each workshop, and in order to prevent the breeding of malpractice, this requires a new department to manage, what is Zhou Aiqing's good strategy? Zhu Youxiang's face was kind. It's a little surprising to speak. It's so thoughtful.

Zhou Huchen bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty." Now that the sea is peaceful, there is no war, and the minister's post as the chief soldier of the four towns should also be handed over, and the affairs of this workshop are willing to be taken care of. Please allow Wechen to establish a new supervisory body. Let the workshop become the military pillar of my Ming Dynasty. ”

"What does Gao Aiqing think?" Zhu Youxiang smiled, and he asked about the first assistant Gao Hongtu.

This is tantamount to Zhou Huchen handing over his rights and handing over the most advanced weapons workshop to the state. Shoufu Gao Hongtu was stunned for a moment, but soon understood that this was a double reed, Zhou Huchen wanted to gradually hand over his rights and send the workshop back to the state, and the emperor must have had a tacit understanding with Zhou Huchen.

This is an absolutely good thing for the country, and it cannot be delayed. Gao Hongtu immediately went out of class: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Dongchang Hou has been trained for a long time and is extremely familiar with military affairs, so he is completely competent!" ”

Zhu Youxiang nodded, and then looked at Zhou Kangeng, the secretary of the ministry: "What does Zhou Aiqing think?" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

He was followed by Zhang Guowei, the secretary of the Ministry of War. The Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Industry, Zhu Youxiang was not left with these bigwigs, and consulted the whole thing.

He was smiling and kind, but everyone understood that the emperor had reached an agreement with Zhou Huchen in advance, and that he communicated with the first assistant Gao Hongtu and the other ministers in order to gain support. And now it seems that there is no need to think about it, it is imperative that the military workshop be nationalized, and this resolution must be passed quickly.

The emperor supported it, Shoufu and Liubu Jiuqing agreed, and the courtiers naturally did not object, and in the blink of an eye, the matter of the military workshop was quickly decided.

"Your Majesty, seeing that the spring flowers are about to bloom, the canal is about to be opened. The military workshop is a major national event, and Wechen immediately went to Tianjin to prepare for the workshop, and then Wechen diverted the workshop in Zhenjiang so that the workshop in Tianjin could be put into operation as soon as possible. Then Weichen was going to go to Guangzhou, and he also made preparations so that the military workshop in Guangzhou could be built as soon as possible. ”

Zhou Huchen bowed respectfully, and then waited for the emperor's reply.

As expected, Zhou Huchen was about to prepare for the sea, Zhu Youxiang smiled and was about to speak, but he didn't expect Cai Maode, the head of the household department, to stand up.

"Your Majesty, Weichen still has something to do!"

"Aiqing, please speak."

"During the period of the first emperor, there was already a theory of opening the sea, and it was already written, but due to frequent wars, this matter has not been implemented. I, the Ming Dynasty, are now leveling the four seas, so it is better to do the matter of opening the sea now, and it can be regarded as the completion of the last wish of the first emperor! ”

It was another earth-shattering event, and these things piled up all at once.

Shoufu Gao Hongtu hesitated slightly, but Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stood up first: "Your Majesty, what Lord Cai said is extremely true, there was already a saying about opening the sea during the period of the first emperor, and the last wish of the first emperor must be completed, and opening the sea is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people, which can reduce the pressure on the household." The minister believed that the Marquis of Dongchang happened to go to sea and could be the minister of the Qincha. ”

Awe-inspiring words, but who doesn't know that Qian Qianyi, an old guy, has a huge business team, and his nephew has gone to Mongolia. Now, in the name of righteousness, he parted the sea and proposed Zhou Huchen as the minister of the Qincha, Zhou Huchen naturally would not let Qian Qianyi, who jumped out first to express his support, suffer, it was all for the sake of profit.

Zhu Youxiang smiled, today he was going to let Zhou Kangeng, the secretary of the ministry, do this, but who would have thought that Qian Qianyi was the first to stand up, which can be regarded as a kind of interest drive. Qian Qianyi is older, Shoufu Gao Hongtu is old and strong, and there are few opportunities for further progress, this fortune may be his last pursuit.

Gao Hongtu looked at Zhang Guowei, but saw Zhang Guowei bowing his head and smiling, looking at Cai Maode, the head of the household, with the same expression. Gao Hongtu understood, Zhou Huchen had already done his work in advance, and the emperor estimated that he had been prepared, there were too many interests involved in this matter, and it was very appropriate for Zhou Huchen, who had no scruples, to deter those who did not obey the king at sea. The authority is too heavy, which is not a good thing for Zhou Huchen, who is too young, and it is just a trivial matter to let Zhou Huchen leave Beijing, which can be regarded as making the best use of people.

There is nothing to hesitate, the opening of the sea is actually good to implement, it can bring benefits to the country, especially to reduce the financial pressure, Gao Hongtu immediately said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the opening of the sea is beneficial to the country and the people, and the pillar of Dongchang Houguo can be a big responsibility!" ”

Lord Shoufu agreed, as Zhou Huchen's staunchest supporters, Zhang Guowei and Cai Maode were naturally not far behind, plus Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhou Kangeng, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, were actually already on Zhou Huchen's side for financial or personal gain. The rest of the officials in the DPRK and China no longer had the need to oppose it, and the vast majority of the bigwigs agreed that the opposition was not valid at all, and Zhou Huchen became the de facto minister of Kaihai Qincha