At the beginning of May, the imperial court passed two military orders, Li Laiheng was promoted to general of Luzhou, Liu Yingchang, the former deputy general of Yuan Zong's first army, was promoted to the general army, and the middle route army was fully established.

Wuwei Prefecture and Taiping Fu (now Wuhu) on the other side of the Yangtze River are famous for their fish and rice, rich in products.

The Ming army could supply the middle route army from the waterway through Chaohu, and Li Laiheng gathered 80,000 righteous troops to garrison the foot of Yefu Mountain in Lujiang County, and continued to maintain the threat to Luzhou City.

Feng Qin led an army of 40,000 out of Gaoyou Prefecture again and advanced to Huai'an again. The situation of the Ming court in Huaiyang this year is far worse than last year, but Feng Qin's command is full of regular soldiers, and the firearms are sharp, and Dolgon cannot be despised by him.

The beacons are burning everywhere, and the military department is the busiest. Also, the river square on the shore of Xuanwu Lake is more lively.

After Zhai Zhedeng took the regency throne and took charge of the government, the two lines of military management of the imperial court became clearer. The Ministry of War and the General's Office each perform their duties.

The military department is in charge of the number of soldiers and horses, generals, food and salary, and the allocation of weapons, and the general's office is in charge of the mobilization of soldiers and horses in various places and the arrangement of war.

It was late at night, and the yamen of the military department was still bright.

Chen Zizhuang, the left attendant of the military department, was on duty today, and more than a dozen small officials were writing and drawing with their heads down, and from time to time someone sent the account books to him.

Nowadays, the military department has great authority, but it also bears great responsibility. The matter of carrying food and salary alone is not only exhausting and exhausting, but once you go on a business trip, it is a sin to lose your head. The first team of soldiers and horses to send the soldiers and firearms of the Ordnance Bureau is both a favor and a burden, and almost all the town commanders and the three weapons workshops have people specially guarding the military headquarters

Chen Zizhuang rubbed his swollen eyes, in the eyes of outsiders, the military department was a fat poor, but he knew that he didn't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at him, where he dared to collect the silver from the military town.

It was not until the second half of the night that the officials put the soldiers, uniforms and firearms expected to go to Li Laiheng's army into accounts, and Chen Zizhuang signed his name after drafting the official document, and then relaxed and fell asleep on the table tiredly.

At the end of the day, Qian Sule, the secretary of the Ministry of War, stamped this official document with the seal of the Ministry of War and sent it to the Department of Military Supervision. The three weapons workshops will deliver weapons and armor in accordance with the requirements of the official document, and the military department will send officials to escort them and transport them to Luzhou by water.

Weapons have replaced the most lucrative trade in raw silk.

The regent turned the weapons into private preparations, and the opposition from the government and the opposition was endless. Until now, the Cabinet has been seeking to reclaim the weapons power. However, no one can deny that the armor and firearms prepared by the three weapons workshops are of excellent quality, and new firearms are emerging one after another, changing the appearance of the previous military equipment and being slack. I heard that King Zhenhai and King Zhenxi also wanted to buy some firearms from Nanjing, but the regent did not allow it, and none of the three weapon workshops dared to trade privately behind the regent's back.

In the past few years, the weapon workshop has made a huge fortune, but without the support of the regent, not only can they not keep their wealth, but they are afraid that even the safety of the family is also a problem.

In the dark night, the drizzle fell on the leaves of the sycamore trees in the yard, making a sound like silkworms breaking their cocoons.

The lights in the military headquarters slowly went out. In two hours, the city of Nanjing will wake up from its slumber.

Several carriages were parked in a shady place on the corner of the street not far from the military headquarters, and several officials of the military headquarters were immediately picked up by the carriages after they went out. The Hu family, the Liu family, and the Zhu family all had people staring closely at the lights of the military headquarters.

Now Qian Sule, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is older, and regardless of miscellaneous matters, Chen Zizhuang, the left attendant of the Ministry of War, is in charge of weapon ordering. The regent rarely interferes in miscellaneous matters, and Chen Zizhuang will not be overly inclined to one family, but the pen in his hand is slightly off, and it is also thousands of Qi knives and thousands of pairs of armor.

Chen Zizhuang didn't get in on the oil and salt, so they could only find someone to cooperate with the heads of the various divisions under the military department.

Knowing the share of the order a day earlier, each workshop can react in a timely manner.

Because, it is impossible for them to guarantee sufficient inventory, and those are all silver.

In the silent drizzle, Nanjing ushered in the early morning.

At that time, Chen Zizhuang presented the official document to Qian Sule, the secretary of the Ministry of War, before he said goodbye with peace of mind and prepared to go home to rest.

He had just walked out of the yamen of the military department, and a specially decorated carriage had just come to the door and stopped, and an official wearing a six-grade court uniform stepped down from the carriage.

When the man saw Chen Zizhuang going out, he hurriedly greeted him and saluted, "Chen Shilang." ”

Chen Zizhuang saw the person who came clearly and hurriedly returned the salute. The person who came was of a lower grade than him, but he didn't dare to be the slightest arrogant, this person may be the most powerful six-rank official in the Ming Dynasty, because he was the regent's brother-in-law, Fan Yongdou, the head of the household department.

"Chief Fan."

Fan Yongdou said: "Is Chen Shilang free?" ”

Chen Zizhuang didn't like this person who had too much copper coin, even though he was a relative of the regent, he replied lightly: "What's the matter with Master Fan?" ”

Fan Yongdou smiled and said, "Xiaguan wants to invite Chen Shilang to Xuanwu to sit down." ”

Chen Zizhuang replied very quickly and said, "I was busy all night yesterday, and now I am extremely tired, I am afraid that I will not be able to accept the invitation of Director Fan." ”

Fan Yongdou's smile was a little stiff, but he still returned the salute very respectfully, and said, "Dare to ask when Chen Shilang is free?" ”

Chen Zizhuang thought for a while and said, "Three days later."

Fan Yongdou bent down to see Chen Zizhuang away, and then boarded the carriage himself.

The coachman urged the horse and drove towards Xuanwu Lake.

Half an hour later, the carriage arrived at Xuanwu Lake.

On a cloudy day, Xuanwu Lake was shrouded in a layer of mist,

It was originally a remote place, but it has only risen since the assassination of the general.

The general number of the Sunrise Chang was established here.

Every inch of land around the Rishengchang is golden, what silk villages, tea workshops, halls around the Ming Dynasty, etc., have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain in recent years.

Fan Yongdou's carriage stopped at the side gate of Xuanwu Fang. As soon as he got out of the carriage, a steward met him.

There is a remote passage in the Xuanwu Fang, which is specially prepared for nobles.

The steward led him to the gate of an elegant courtyard, where a middle-aged man was waiting, it was Liu Quan.

Liu Quan came over to Fan Yongdou and greeted: "Brother Fan"

"Shopkeeper Liu" Fan Yongdou spread his hands and said: "My face is not easy to make, Chen Zizhuang is really famous for his stinky temper." ”

Liu Quan let go of the courtyard door, and the two walked in side by side. He sighed softly, "He's just afraid to guess that I asked you to find him." ”

Fan Yongdou shook his head and said: "He is a person of merit and fame, and he respects us on the surface, but in fact, he only looks down on the face of the regent, and he still looks down on us in his heart." ”

Liu Quan was worried and said, "I'm afraid that thing can't stop my son, this time it's really a big basket." ”

The two entered the house and sat down, and Fan Yongdou said: "It's better to ask Zong Shangshu to come forward, we are all Jin people, and the household department has a lot of dealings with the Rishengchang, and Zong Shangshu has been annoyed by the southerners recently." ”

Liu Quan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, I am really a little afraid of Zong Shangshu and dare not open my mouth to ask for it. He looked sad and said, "If my brother is in Nanjing, maybe there is still room for remedy." ”

Fan Yongdou whispered: "Liu Shilang has made outstanding achievements in recruiting the Great Western Thieves this time, first Li Dingguo asked for surrender, and then Sun Kewang asked for surrender. Qian Sule is old, and I heard that the regent has the intention to let him take over the post of secretary of the military department. ”

This was good news, but at this moment, it was like a muffled thunder hitting Liu Quan's head. He paused for a moment, then stumbled and said, "How is this good?"

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