Zhu Huan and Zhu Gaochi chatted and walked at the same time, and they arrived at the gate of the Ministry of Industry after a while.

Yan Zhenzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, was already waiting at the door, followed by a group of people, who bowed down to Zhu Huan and Zhu Gaochi in unison: "His Royal Highness King Qi, the prince." ”

"Uncle Qi Wang, this is Yan Shangshu." Zhu Gaochi introduced Zhu Huan.

Zhu Huan bowed slightly, with his identity, he naturally didn't need to say anything polite, and Yan Zhenzhi couldn't stand it.

In the Jianwen Dynasty, although the status of civil officials rose sharply, Yan Zhenzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, even directly promoted to the first product, but compared with the prince, it was still 108,000 miles behind.

Except for the emperor, the vassal king can despise everything, and when it comes to the vassal kings of the level of Zhu Huan and Zhu Di, even the emperor is despised by the emperor.

"If nothing else, this king won't say much, how many people can the Ministry of Industry squeeze out now?" Zhu Huan asked.

Yan Zhenzhi didn't expect Zhu Huan to be so direct, he glanced at Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Chubby nodded, Yan Zhenzhi understood.

"The time is too tight, and many of the Ministry of Industry are now in the field, and the lower officials have transferred the manpower of various departments in Jinling City overnight, and now there are more than 70 skilled craftsmen, but most of these workers are casting equipment, if the prince wants to build a palace or build a house, he can use no more than ten people." Yan Zhen said frankly: "After all, the city walls are being repaired everywhere now, and craftsmen such as bricklayers in the Ministry of Industry are in other places, only these blacksmiths who cast equipment are richer, and these blacksmiths are still reluctantly scraped together by the lower officials." ”

"The blacksmith is good, what this king wants is a blacksmith!" Zhu Huan was happy when he heard this.

Isn't it a coincidence, he wants to build artillery, mainly to blacksmiths!

Zhu Huan asked, "How much copper and iron can be transferred out of the Ministry of Industry now?" ”

Yan Zhenzhi said with some embarrassment: "Lord Wang, the reserve of copper and iron in the Ministry of Industry is not too much, if you want to use a large quantity, you have to transfer it from the Ministry of Households." ”

Although he didn't say it directly, the meaning of his words was self-evident.

The household department is the money bag of a dynasty, which dynasty and which generation of the household book, except for some wonderful, that is all old picking. If you want to get wool from the Hubu Shangshu, it is more difficult than asking for his life!

"Tobe Shangshu is...... Wang Blunt? Zhu Huan pondered for a moment before remembering who the Tobe Shangshu was.

Zhu Gaochi whispered in Zhu Huan's ear and reminded: "Uncle Wang, my nephew and Wang Yu also have some friendship. If the nephew goes to Wang Du, it will not be difficult. ”

Zhu Huan was a little surprised, this Zhu Chubby is really capable!

How long has it been since he came to Jinling City, and Zhu Fatpang took down the two Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households?

Zhu Huan patted Zhu Gaochi on the shoulder: "Good nephew, then this matter depends on you." ”

"Uncle Wang, don't be polite, it's all a family."

Then, Zhu Huan looked at Yan Zhenzhi: "Yan Shangshu, then these people will be accepted by the king." ”

"Don't see the prince, since there is the will of His Royal Highness King Yan, then the lower officials will definitely follow the work of dogs and horses!" Yan Zhen said straightly.

These words made Zhu Huan stunned for a moment, and he looked at Zhu Gaochi: "The fourth brother specially made a decree for this matter?" ”

Zhu Di is now the supervisor of the country, that is, the executive vice emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally has the power to make a will, but what Zhu Huan didn't expect was that Zhu Di actually made an order for this little thing.

"Hmm." Zhu Gaochi nodded.

Zhu Huan sighed, his fourth brother's cold face actually has such a caring side......

"Lord Wang, this is Lu Yun, the squire of my Ministry of Works, who is the best at forging and casting soldiers." Yan Zhenzhi introduced the person behind him to Zhu Huan.

The man looked to be less than thirty years old, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, a pale face, and a listless appearance, and those who didn't know thought he was an addict who had eaten too much five stones.

Lu Yun made a series to Zhu Huan weakly: "Xiaguan Lu Yun, I have seen the prince." ”

"Yan Shangshu, are you sure you're not mistaken?" Zhu Huan seriously suspected that this guy was perfunctory to him.

Yan Zhen patted his chest and said confidently: "Lord Wang, don't look at Lu Yun's body is a little weak, but his ability is real." Smart and intelligent since childhood, open-minded and studious, with the ability to listen to one and learn ten, and draw inferences from one example. Especially for casting, there is a fanaticism of inhumans. Some people in the Ministry of Industry often say that if it weren't for Lu Yun's reading of the sages and sages who read out a squire in a daze, he would have to break his arm with a hammer. ”

Zhu Huan said suspiciously: "Yan Shangshu, what this king wants to do is a big object of two thousand catties, can this Lu Shilang do it?" ”

"Please rest assured, the artillery, siege crossbows, etc. of this dynasty are all built by land transportation." Yan Zhen said straightly.

"That'...... Okay. Although Zhu Huan was still a little skeptical about Lu Yun's ability, after thinking about it, Yan Zhenzhi shouldn't have the courage to lie to him.

At that time, if land transportation is a parallel import, then this guy will be slaughtered first, and then Yan Zhenzhi will be slaughtered.

is a Ministry of Works, Zhu Huan really didn't pay attention to it.

To be precise, there is no one in the world that Zhu Huan does not dare to kill.

"Then these people, this king will take them all." Zhu Huan said.

"The prince walks slowly." Yan Zhen squinted and smiled.

……

Zhu Gaochi returned to the palace of King Yan and walked straight to the study, where Zhu Di sat at the table, with a map with yellowed paper corners on the table, concentrating on studying the northbound strategy.

Although the Yanwang Mansion temporarily settled in the south, Zhu Di's ambitions did not stop because of this.

The war is still burning, and if the southern army is not extinguished, Zhu Di will not be able to sleep for a day.

"Brother Huan's business, have you done it?" Zhu Di's gaze did not take his eyes off the map.

"Yan Zhenzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is quite smart, and he should have spared no effort to do things this time, picking and selecting more than 70 craftsmen with real skills." Zhu Gaochi hesitated for a moment and said, "Uncle Qi's side should be to cast weapons or armor, otherwise there shouldn't be so many blacksmiths." ”

"Follow him, the equipment of the army of King Qi's Mansion is indeed too backward, and I look like it was something from hundreds of years ago. Even the 'Qi Four Tigers' under his command were wearing some tattered things. Zhu Di said calmly: "Now that there is no shortage of silver in the treasury, since he intends to rectify the army, let him rectify it." ”

"Uncle Qi's army, it's better not to be too sophisticated." Zhu Gaochi lowered his head and said.

Zhu Di paused for a moment and rolled up the map on the table, making Zhu Gaochi feel a little uncertain.

"Smack-"

Zhu Di knocked the rolled up map on Zhu Gaochi's head: "Don't say this kind of thing in front of me in the future." ”

"Daddy......"

"I know what you mean, the emperor's family is the most ruthless, and wants to cut Brother Huan's military power? Have you ever thought that Jinling City was defeated by him, and Zhenjiang was also defeated by him. If it weren't for that, we should be on the way to escape now, and I don't know how many dead and injured there would be in the Yan Wangfu. Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, if you stand in my position in the future, and someone says that your second brother Gao Xu wants to rebel against you, will you do it?" ”

Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, was silent for a long time, and said, "Unless he really rebels." ”

"The emperor's family is ruthless, but people are affectionate." Zhu Di sighed: "Gao Xu is your closest brother, you are reluctant to Gao Xu, why is Brother Huan not my closest brother?" ”

In all dynasties, those who achieve great things need to have a ruthless heart to strangle danger in the cradle.

Only Yongle seems to have more human touch.