Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Zhang Yun got up early, quickly dressed and washed, and then went directly to the Ordnance Bureau.

At this time, the road was foggy, and there was a hint of coldness in the air, but the vendors who were doing business had already stood in their positions, for fear that they would come too late and be robbed of their positions.

Zhang Yun found a small stall at random, asked for two bowls of broth and a few steamed buns, and sat down to eat.

Suddenly, the sound ......of horses' hooves came, Zhang Yun looked up, and saw a group of people wearing flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives on their waists, galloping on the street, frightening passers-by to give way, and their faces were full of anger.

"Get out of the way for me, Beizhen Fusi will do something, whoever dares to stand in the way will die for me." One of the 100 households at the head shouted.

However, the hawkers are afraid of the brocade guards and dare not speak out.

"Hmph, these brocade guards, why didn't God accept them." After the boss saw Jinyiwei walking away, he scolded in a low voice.

"Ahem......" Zhang Yun was choked when he heard this, and hurriedly poured two hot soups before he eased up.

"Boss, are they often in the capital, galloping on horseback?" Zhang Yun asked with a puzzled face.

The boss nodded, and then advised Zhang Yun not to meddle in his affairs.

Zhang Yun smiled lightly, drank the remaining broth, put down the silver and was about to get up and leave.

Zhang Yun looked at the Jinyi guard who was walking away, and smiled secretly in his heart: "Aren't you sending it to the door?" ”

Then, Zhang Yun thought about going to business first, so he went straight to the Ordnance Bureau.

The Ordnance Bureau is in the west of the city, which originally belonged to the Ministry of Industry, but since the beginning of the Zhengde period, it has been jointly supervised by the eunuchs of the Inner Palace and the servants of the Ministry of Industry.

Zhang Yun left, and about ten minutes later, he saw a somewhat dilapidated yamen, and on the plaque at the door, the words "Ordnance Bureau" were written impressively.

Zhang Yun smiled lightly, and then walked in quickly.

As soon as Zhang Yun entered the yamen, he began to look around.

I found that this was not like a yamen that produced firearms at all, but like a scrap recycling station.

It was full of scrapped guns and cannons, and the officials among them were also confused.

Zhang Yun walked to the room of the envoy of the Ordnance Bureau, knocked on the door, the man didn't even raise his head, and said impatiently: "Oh, it's all said, I don't have a new firecracker, you tell them, if you want to change it, just put the things here, go back and wait for news." ”

"Ahem...... Zhang Yun coughed twice, and then the man raised his head and looked at Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun also looked at this man carefully, this man was about forty years old, with a goatee and a green official robe, but he looked like a Taoist priest with fairy wind and bones.

The official raised his head and asked suspiciously, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"I'm your new principal, my name is Zhang Yun."

When the official heard this, his face was flattering, he hurriedly got up from the chair, ran in front of Zhang Yun, and said with a smile: "Oh, my lord, you said you were coming, why didn't you notify you in advance, I sent someone to meet you." ”

After speaking, he couldn't stop nodding his head and bowed, judging the two of them with his previous indifference.

Zhang Yun waved his hand to signal him to stop, then pointed to the tatters outside and asked solemnly, "What's the matter with those abandoned cannons and firecrackers outside?" ”

After hearing this, the official frowned, sighed lightly, and said helplessly: "Those are all returned from Jingying, and it is not easy to say, so I have to change them." ”

After Zhang Yun heard this, he became angry and scolded: "Then why don't you do it well, now there are so many waste products, whose problem is it?" ”

After hearing this, the official looked aggrieved, and hurriedly knelt down and cried: "My lord, it's really not that I can't do it, but this fire gun originally cost 30 taels, but it turned out to be out of the household department, and there are Shangshu, squire, and the main person on the household department." ”

"Then, when it came to our Ministry of Industry, there were also Shangshu Shilang in the Ministry of Industry, as well as the father-in-law in the palace, and in the hands of our Ordnance Bureau, the original 30 taels of silver were left, and there were only five taels left."

After Zhang Yun heard this, he was stunned in place, he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, he thought that these people were greedy, but he didn't expect to be so greedy, he actually left five taels of silver.

Zhang Yun remembered the anger just now, so he had to touch his nose, and then let the official who was kneeling on the ground stand up.

Subsequently, Zhang Yun and he learned about this Weapons Bureau, and learned from him that there are currently two officials in this Weapons Bureau, one is him, and the other is a deputy envoy, both of whom are Jiupin officials.

The official's name was He Zheng, the deputy envoy's name was Wang Meng, and the rest were all craftsmen.

After hearing this, Zhang Yun nodded again and again, and then began to think about how to cheat money and how to fill this loophole.

Zhang Yun's idea was to make the Ordnance Bureau directly independent and directly funded by the royal family, which would reduce the flow of funds.

Zhang Yun remembered the famous words of an old accountant in his previous life: "Only when funds flow can there be loopholes." ”

As soon as Zhang Yun thought of this, his troubles disappeared.

Then, he asked He Zheng to gather the others.

After He Zheng received the order to go out, about 15 minutes later, everyone stood neatly under the hall, waiting for Zhang Yun's questioning.

Zhang Yun looked at the craftsmen and found that most of these craftsmen were over forty years old, and even one of the old craftsmen had gray temples, and his experience could be said to be extremely rich.

Zhang Yun walked up to the old craftsman and asked with a smile, "How many years have you been in the Arsenal Bureau?" ”

The old man heard Zhang Yun's question, and hurriedly replied respectfully: "Lord Hui, I have followed my father since I was 20 years old, and I have been in this Ordnance Bureau for thirty years now. ”

After Zhang Yun heard this, the smile on his face was even worse, and he secretly said in his heart: "I didn't expect that this is still a family of craftsmen." ”

"If I give you thirty taels of silver, can you make me a worthy arquebus?" Zhang Yun asked with a smile.

"I don't need thirty taels, just give me twenty-five taels, I promise, give the adults what they want." The old man said solemnly.

"Okay, I'll give you thirty taels of silver, and you can use the rest for yourself."

"But you must make sure to make me a good arquebus, and if you dare to cut corners for me, I will let you know my means." Zhang Yun said in the end, and there was a strong threat in his words.

When the old man heard that Zhang Yun was going to give them the rest of the silver, his face bloomed with joy.

In fact, they all know that the cost of an arquebus is about twenty-five taels.

The above is quoted as thirty taels, just to make more money, if you give him to do it, twenty-two or three taels can be won, and there are still seven or eight taels of profits.

After Zhang Yun saw that he had done it, he left the Ordnance Bureau and went straight to Nanzhen Fusi.

Jin Yiwei, Nanzhen Fusi.

Zhang Yun lay on the chair, put his legs on the table, and watched Zhao Yong and Han Cheng report there.

After Zhang Yun heard this, he also nodded again and again, praising the two of them for their good performance during this time.

After the report was completed, Zhang Yun asked: "Do you know who the Jinyi Guard who used to ride horses and gallop wildly in the capital before?" ”

The two of them were at a loss for a long time.

Zhang Yun slapped the table and said angrily: "Say it quickly!"

Han Cheng had no choice but to say helplessly: "That person's name is Li Tao, who was originally a general banner of the Fusi of Jinyi Weibei Town, because the girl was beautiful, she gave it to Zheng Guotai, and she turned into a hundred households. ”

"In addition, the father and son of the Zheng family, because their daughter is deeply favored by the emperor, that kid is becoming more and more lawless."

"It's been more than once, he has hurt people, and those people are a little jealous of his identity, and the matter has passed like this."

After Zhang Yun heard this, he slapped the table and scolded: "Then what are you waiting for?" Why don't you go get someone for me? ”