At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, except for ***, only the capitals in various places were qualified to make ordnance, and the production of ordnance was also under strict control.

In addition to supplying the use of local sergeants, a certain amount of ordnance produced by the ordnance bureaus of the local prefectures also needs to be handed over to the central government.

This system lasted for nearly a hundred years, and it reached the Zhengde period, that is, the Ming Wuzong period.

The corruption of the bureaucracy, the collapse of the guard system, and the constant internal and external problems and threats made the quantity and quality of ordnance produced under such a system begin to be insufficient to meet the needs.

Therefore, in the following period, the Ming court continued to relax the regulations related to the manufacture of ordnance.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty. The authority to produce weapons has been delegated to the localities.

In addition to the capital and health offices, many important prefectures, prefectures, and counties have set up ordnance bureaus or miscellaneous bureaus responsible for the production of weapons and equipment.

Henan is in the middle of the world.

Kaifeng is a flat river, with convenient transportation.

During the Warring States Period, Zhang Yi once said to King Wei Ai: The princes of Wei are connected in all directions, and there is no limit to famous mountains and rivers.

The Wei land in Zhang Yi's mouth is the land around Kaifeng today.

The geographical location of Kaifeng is extremely important, and as the location of the Henan Political Division, a strategic place, a political town, and the domain of the King of Zhou, it is natural to have a miscellaneous bureau for making ordnance.

In Kaifeng City, the miscellaneous bureau in Kaifeng was quiet and quiet, and there was no sound.

It was just dawn, and the ambassador of the Miscellaneous Bureau, who had hardly seen anyone in the Miscellaneous Bureau in the past, had already appeared at the door of the Miscellaneous Bureau early.

All the officials in the Miscellaneous Bureau honestly followed the ambassador of the Miscellaneous Bureau and stood at the door of the Miscellaneous Bureau together.

The ambassador of the Miscellaneous Creation Bureau was a middle-aged man in his forties named Qian Yihai.

He was quite fat, wearing a black gauze hat on his head, and even looked a little bloated in a dark green official robe.

The cool weather in Kaifeng City in April is the most comfortable season, which will neither make people sweat nor make people feel how cold.

But Qian Yihai, who was the ambassador of the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau, was sweating profusely at this time, and he took the silk cloth in his hand to wipe the beads of sweat that continued to penetrate from his forehead from time to time.

It's no wonder that Qian Yihai was sweating and colorless at this time, but it was because the news from above was too terrifying.

It seems that the above intends to rectify the ordnance bureaus and miscellaneous bureaus in various places, and the new governor Gao Mingheng has handed over all the affairs related to ordnance to Chen Wanglai, the general of the Ping Thief who arrived in Kaifeng not long ago.

Last night, the first soldiers of the Hanzhong Army had already sent someone to announce that today, their general Chen Wang would inspect the situation of the miscellaneous bureau in Kaifeng City, so that they could prepare for the inspection.

But what can he do, in less than half a day, can he still conjure up so many craftsmen on the roster, and can he turn the broken copper and iron backlog in the arsenal into qualified products one by one.

Qian Ruhai clenched his teeth, trembling uncontrollably, and he even had the idea of escaping.

But he grew up in Kaifeng since he was a child, and his family business is in Kaifeng City, and he is just an ordinary person, and he can run anywhere.

I'm afraid that he didn't even get out of Kaifeng City, so he was locked up and taken to prison by the officials.

The workshop was quiet, Qian Ruhai stood at the door and waited, but until the third pole of the sun, it was about noon, and there were still no flags and horse teams in the field of vision.

Qian is like a sea of obesity, and he has lived a comfortable life for a long time, where has he suffered such a sin.

And during the night last night, Qian Ruhai barely slept much.

I hurried to the front of the miscellaneous bureau early in the morning and waited, and I didn't even eat.

Seeing that the sun is rising higher and higher, Qian Ruhai is becoming more and more unbearable, and he is crooked

The afternoon sun was dazzling, shining like a sea of money and it was difficult to open his eyes, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead.

I don't know how long it took, just when Qian Nihai's spirit was already in a trance, for a while

The sound of heavy horses' hooves came from afar.

"Are you coming, are you coming?"

Qian Qihaiqiang cheered up, raised his hand with difficulty, wiped the sweat on his face with his sleeve, looked extremely panicked, and asked anxiously left and right.

The people around him did not respond to him, and the two officials who were holding Qian Ruhai also retreated to the rear at this time, and then with a commotion, all the officials knelt on the ground in an uproar.

Qian Ruhai trembled, his body became weak, he lost the person who supported him, his brain was in chaos, and he sat on the ground with his ass.

The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and louder, and a group of sharply clad and murderous cavalry was already galloping from a distance.

Qian Ruhai He had never seen such a scene, although he was in charge of ordnance, but he had never been on the battlefield.

When the Wanmin Army besieged the city and opened the city, it never went to the battlefield, and it was always hiding at home, and he never even went to the Miscellaneous Bureau.

Qian Ruhai sat in place in fright, watching the cavalry in the distance gallop from far to near.

"Herod'————"

The neighing of horses suddenly sounded, overpowering all sounds.

The sound of horses' hooves, which had been neat, became chaotic for a moment, and the sound of the horses' nose and neighing mingled and spread into the distance.

The sound of horses' hooves continued, the horses neighed, and the knight's shouts rang out in a hurry.

The war horse galloped all the way, and finally stopped when it was only five or six steps away from Qian Ruhai.

Chen Wang rode on the war horse, pressed the horsewhip, his eyes were indifferent, and he condescendingly looked down at the ugly Qian Nihai.

"The ambassador of the Miscellaneous Bureau, the sea of money?"

Qian Ruhai trembled, his teeth chattered, and he couldn't speak at all.

And at that moment, there was a foul smell in the air.

The money is like a sea, and he was directly frightened by Chen Wang's words.

Chen Wang's brows frowned slightly, his expression was disgusted, and he didn't have the heart to say anything more, so he directly raised his horsewhip and ordered.

"Drag it down and send it directly to Ariji for processing."

"I'll give you half an hour to sort out the big and small affairs in the Miscellaneous Bureau now, and put them in front of me, if I don't see a single document after half an hour, I don't mind cleaning the Miscellaneous Bureau from top to bottom."

Chen Wang did not have the slightest drag, nor did he have the slightest soft-heartedness.

When Han Zhongwei Ren Tongzhi rectified the Ordnance Bureau, he did not make any drastic changes, but only punished a few typical people, and then slowly rectified it.

But this time, Chen Wang was not ready to deal with Kaifeng's miscellaneous bureau according to the same method that he had taken over the Hanzhong Guard Ordnance Bureau.

When he was in Hanzhongwei, Chen Wang was only the deputy chief guard of Hanzhong Mansion, and Sun Chuanting was also on top of him.

Strictly speaking, the Ordnance Bureau does not have the qualifications to be in charge, so naturally he must be cautious and consider the influence of all aspects.

And the current situation is completely different from when Chen Wang was in Hanzhong, when he came, Chen Wang was naturally prepared, and he mentioned to Gao Mingheng the difficulties that would be encountered in rectifying the Ordnance Bureau and the Miscellaneous Bureau.

In Gao Mingheng's place, Chen Wang got the power to act cheaply, and he could arrange and dispose of all personnel affairs in Henan Province with full authority for the Ordnance Bureau and Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau.

Extraordinary things do extraordinary things.

However, Chen Wang does not have unlimited power, and all the things that Chen Wang has done must be reported to Gao Mingheng in the end.

Gao Mingheng's attitude and subtext are actually obvious.

As early as when he was appointed as a patrolman, he had a lot of complaints about the Ordnance Bureaus everywhere, as well as the miscellaneous bureaus in Kaifeng.

It's just that as a patrol of the imperial history, he does not have the power to control, only the power to report.

And these problems are common in most places, so after they are reported, they are basically lost in the sea and there is no response.

In fact, putting so much power to Chen Wang, Gao Mingheng is also selfish.

At present, the emperor's eyes have been fixed on Henan

, and personally ordered Chen Wang to train recruits and govern various towns in Henan.

The problem of ordnance must be solved.

Dealing with such a problem will inevitably involve the interests of many parties, and in many cases it will be difficult and thankless.

Therefore, by delegating power to Chen Wang and letting Chen Wang deal with these problems, Gao Mingheng himself can stay out of the matter and be affected as little as possible.

Gao Mingheng is indeed upright and is also a clean official.

But in the hundreds of years of the Ming Dynasty, there was only one Hai Rui, and there was only one Hai Rui.

Qing officials will also seek their lives.

Gao Mingheng has been up and down in the Huan Sea for many years, and it is naturally not easy to be able to go all the way to the position of patrolling the imperial history.

Chen Wang knew very well why Gao Mingheng gave up power, but he was willing to take over this power, and he also needed this power.

Chen Wang is not afraid of involving interests, and Chen Wang is not afraid of being attacked.

He is no longer the little lieutenant general who only had a few thousand soldiers and horses in his hands.

Now, there are nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses under Chen Wang's command.

The soldiers and horses of Huguang under Chen Hongfan, the native soldiers of the Xuanwei Division, and the battalions and guards of Hanzhong Town are now his direct subordinates.

And there are now even more soldiers and horses that can be mobilized.

The battalions in various towns in Henan, now Chen Wang also has the right to transfer.

Although the edict of the imperial court is famous, Gao Mingheng presided over the suppression.

But Gao Mingheng is not familiar with military affairs at all, and now he is relying on Chen Wang.

And Chen Yongfu, the Henan commander-in-chief, is also a little unworthy of his name.

As the commander-in-chief of Henan, only the soldiers and horses of the battalion under his command can be commanded, and the rest of the soldiers and horses are under the command of Chen Wang.

The most important thing is the order from Yang Sichang, which is to let Chen Wang be in charge of the suppression.

Yang Sichang is now a cabinet minister, and his holy family is thick.

Everyone knew that Yang Sichang would repay him, how could anyone dare to touch his brows.

Chen Wang didn't delay a minute in front of the Miscellaneous Bureau, and directly led a group of soldiers into the interior of the Miscellaneous Bureau.

A group of armored soldiers rushed in from outside the door, and soon brought the entire Miscellaneous Bureau under control.

Chen Wang sat down in the office of the ambassador of the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau, and as soon as he sat down, the officials of the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau had already submitted all the relevant documents to the front of the case.

Chen Wang did not go to read the documents, and professional things should be left to professional people to do, and there were officials under his command who specialized in handling such documents.

"I can ignore everything before, but from now on, everything must be done according to my rules."

Chen Wang didn't want to waste any time.

The Battle of Songjin in the North has begun.

The Ten Thousand People's Army is now gaining momentum, and Li Zicheng's movements in the northwest are not small.

Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong also stirred up a lot of turmoil in Sichuan.

The world is gradually becoming unrecognizable, becoming unfamiliar to Chen Wang, and his advantages are constantly shrinking.

"Ordnance production, from raw materials, production, to storage, must be changed, and everything must be responsible for the person and recorded."

"There will be a special post in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau, and I will personally assign personnel to serve as it to be responsible for supervision and management."

"All the ordnance that is made, whether it is a firearm, a sword, a gun, or a piece of armor, needs to be engraved with a number and the name of the craftsman."

In order to ensure the quality of weapons, the Ming Dynasty instituted strict measures to control and supervise, and these systems have been proven by history to be feasible.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, strict standards were also formulated for the weapons produced, requiring the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other departments to pass the inspection before they could be stored in storage.

During the Jiajing period, a special test hall was set up to inspect the quality of armaments.

At the same time, all weapons and armor will be engraved with the craftsman's message, which is convenient for accountability, so that the craftsman does not dare to be lazy.

If such a system had been implemented, the quality of armaments in the middle and late Ming Dynasty would not have been so bad.

But all this, with the Ming Dynasty

In the middle and later periods, officials were corrupt, and the original system had actually become empty talk.

First of all, it is the raw material as the source, because of the corruption and bribery of relevant officials, enriching their own pockets.

and collusion between officials and businessmen began to decline sharply.

If the raw materials are not good, it is difficult to make a qualified product even if the craftsman tries his best.

And with the increasing collapse of the craftsman registration system and the military registration system, it also directly affects the quality of weapons.

In many cases, weapons and armor are produced that no longer need to be engraved by craftsmen.

If the weapon is damaged and the fire gun is blown up, the craftsman will no longer be investigated, and even if it is investigated, many times it will not be resolved.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the armament was relaxed.

Weapons and helmets only have the shape and quality, cloth armor does not need pockets, the bow is not strong, the arrows are not sharp, and as for the waist knife, all of them are white iron, which is not of great use at all.

The regulations that Chen Wang is preparing to implement are actually to re-implement the policies of the early Ming Dynasty.

Sometimes, there is an easiest way to deal with many problems.

To open a locked chest, you don't need to find the hidden key, you just need to smash open a hole.

The authority in his hands, the soldiers behind him, are Chen Wang's reliance.

There are nine guards and three institutes in Henan, each with an ordnance bureau, that is, a total of twelve ordnance bureaus.

Counting the miscellaneous manufacturing bureau in Kaifeng, there are a total of thirteen ordnance manufacturing offices.

If you are slowly reforming everywhere, I don't know how much time and energy it will take.

It's better to use the simplest, most brutal method.

"I don't have the patience to entangle with you, and the Governor has already entrusted me with full authority to arrange the ordnance."

Chen Wang stood up, his expression indifferent, looking down at the group of officials kneeling in the hall.

"If anyone wants to test whether the Yanling knife on Ben General's waist is sharp, they can give it a try."

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