Qian Sule is over sixty years old, and he has been sitting in the position of secretary of the military department for four years, and it has been two years since he retired.

If it was a year ago, the position of the secretary of the military department would not have attracted a lot of attention, but now that the power of the cabinet is increasing, and the factional struggle is becoming more and more intense, the people in eastern Zhejiang and Jiangnan do not want this position to fall into the hands of northerners.

There are two most busy yamen in the city of Nanjing--the Yamen of the Military Department and the Yamen of the Household Department.

In the past few days, seeing that the war is about to start again, the senior officials and officials of the military department are so busy that they don't even have the time to stick the soles of their feet on the ground for a while.

Of course, not a single person complained about it. It's a good thing to be busy, the cold and deserted yamen, what oil and water can be fished.

There is only one person here who is most laid-back. Halfway through, Qian Sule's sedan chair entered the yamen of the military department from the swaying leisurely.

Everyone is used to it, and Qian Lao is the chief officer of the military department. Besides, you can't expect an old man in his sixties to get up early and stay up late like a young man.

The sedan chair fell in the backyard, Qian Sule came out and walked to the inner hall, and saw Chen Zizhuang holding a document waiting at the door.

Chen Zizhuang saluted, "Boss." ”

Qian Sule raised his feet and stepped over the threshold and said, "Come with me." ”

He was able to be so idle thanks to the fact that there were two capable squires in the Ministry of War, Chen Zizhuang, who was in charge of grain, grass and equipment, and Xiong Rulin, who was in charge of military salaries and military merits.

Xiong Rulin is a native of Yuyao, eastern Zhejiang, and is the first batch of squires who scattered their wealth and raised troops with Zhai Zhe. He is stocky by nature, not radical but never negligent, and has never had a dirty quarrel with the general soldiers of various towns. There is also Chen Zizhuang in front of him, a native of Guangdong, with keen thinking and fine work, who is more important than Xiong Rulin in comparison.

Qian Sule detoured to the back of the desk and sat down.

Chen Zizhuang stood respectfully in front of him and presented the paperwork: "Boss, recently, the soldiers of Nanzhili and Huguang Mansion have been ordered to assemble, and Lord Yao and Lord Zhang have reported a list of firearms that are in short supply. ”

Qian Sule stretched out his hand to take the paperwork, didn't rush to look through it, and asked, "Qiutao, do you know?" Liu returned to Nanjing with the wind."

Chen Zizhuang's heart tightened, and he said, "I know it." ”

"In terms of merit, there is no one in this court who can compare to Liu Shilang," Qian Sule sighed, "If the prince really wants him to be on the military department, that matter is just in vain."

Chen Zizhuang didn't dare to answer.

Qian Sule asked again: "Has Fan Yongdou come to you again?" ”

Chen Zizhuang shook his head and said, "No, although the Liu family's affairs are small, this time the wall fell down and everyone pushed it." If Fan Yongdou really wanted to help, why did he come to the military department. ”

Qian Sule thought for a while and sighed: "Even the Ma Pavilion Department will cooperate with the Donglin Party, it seems that they are really frightened by Zong Shangshu." ”

It is rumored that the next move of the household department is to further investigate the hidden land and make a fish scale atlas for archiving. There is an even more terrible news, Zong Mao wants to say that the regent in Daming is like Sun Kewang in Yunnan to implement the integration of officials and gentry to pay grain.

The gentry in Jiangnan were very nervous and became extremely wary of those who went north, and in their opinion, Liu Suifeng and Zong Mao were a faction.

Qian Sule is old and doesn't want to be involved in this doomed and terrifying court battle, but he still has two sons, one of whom was transferred to Huguang as the prefect, and the other as the imperial historian in the Inspectorate.

Chen Zizhuang said: "There is no shortage of silver in the household department now, and the regent will not be bewitched by Zong Shangshu." He was a little disrespectful to Zong Mao in his words, and the court official who was born as a jinshi was promoted by Chen Zilong, so it is not surprising that he looks down on Zong Mao.

Qian Sule was a little annoyed in his heart, put down the list in his hand, and said, "Regarding the distribution of firearms, we will make a decision in a few days." That should have a result in two days.

His granddaughter is the concubine of the second son of the regent, so she can actually not be involved in this matter.

Xuanwu Fang.

A sedan chair falls in the side yard by the lake, which only receives distinguished guests.

Liu Quancai got off the sedan chair, and Fan Yongdou greeted him enthusiastically.

"Shopkeeper Liu."

Liu Quan seemed to be in good spirits, and sat down in the inner room with Fan Yongdou. He had been here countless times, and he was as familiar with the flowers and plants in the courtyard as if he were in his own home.

"Brother Fan, I figured it out, the Ministry of War will not let go of my Liu family this time, Taiguang is not meticulous, he was detained, and he has nothing to say if he loses."

Fan Yongdou's smile narrowed. Before he could say anything to be relieved, Liu Quan said again: "The prince hates weapons the most, and this time he is only afraid that someone will lose his head." I won't be a cheap villain, if Brother Fan is willing to reach out, I want to transfer the Liu family's weapon workshop to the Fan family, just to save Taiguang's life. ”

Fan Yongdou exclaimed: "Shopkeeper Liu, how can I be that kind of person?"

Liu Quan waved his hand and said: "Four thousand unusable bird guns are enough to ruin a war." Instead of letting the prince distrust my Liu family, it is better to hand it over to Brother Fan. ”

Fan Yongdou smiled bitterly and said, "I can't take out so much silver for a while." ”

Liu Quan made up his mind and said, "It's okay, everything between you and me is easy to discuss." Since everyone in the court and China was waiting for the Liu family to be unlucky, he simply gave up this hot potato, not wanting to block Liu Suifeng's promotion because of this matter. Moreover, he also has a son who is angry.

Fan Yongdou's heart was full of joy, but his expression was still very reserved, and said, "If you think about it again, things may not come to that point." "He has already thought that he is an official in the court, and according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, he cannot run a business, so he can only let his eldest son take over the handicraft workshop."

Liu Quandao: "I have made up my mind"

After an hour in the workshop, Liu Quanquan was so thoughtful that he had no intention of staying here for a long time, so he said goodbye and left.

He did not return to Rishengchang Qianzhuang, nor did he return home, but went straight to the Regent's Palace. As the controller of the Sunrise Chang, although he did not have an official position, he had the convenience of directly meeting the regent.

The sedan chair stopped when it was still some distance away from the palace, and Liu Quan walked to the gate of the palace and asked the doorman to inform Ning Sheng's housekeeper.

After waiting for a while, Ning Sheng personally went out to greet him, and accompanied him to drink tea in the wing room and wait.

An hour later, an attendant came to deliver a message and ordered Liu Quan to enter the interior to meet him.

Liu Quan walked all the way into the depths of the palace and stopped in front of Director Zhai Zhe's study. He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and strode with his attendant.

"Lord Wang, Liu Quan brings"

Liu Quan didn't even see clearly how the attendant retreated, he knelt on the ground, hit his head on the ground, and said, "Lord, the minister committed a capital crime."

Zhai Zhe has been pondering the strategic layout in Jiangbei for the past few days, and was taken aback by Liu Quan's sudden move, and asked, "What happened?" ”

After only three or two strokes, Liu Quan's forehead hit a hole on the ground. He raised his head and said: "The child is not good for the firearms inspector of the weapons workshop, and sent a batch of broken firearms to Luzhou. ”

Zhai Zhe's face instantly became gloomy.

This is no small feat.

One of the reasons why he transferred the preparation of weapons to private ownership was to ensure the quality of firearms.

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