The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 270 Joint Meeting
The next day.

Jiao Shun rushed to the yamen with the intention of leaving early, and first dealt with urgent official documents for half an hour. Seeing that it was getting late, he transferred from the duty room to the lobby of the Secretary's Office.

He also has a joint meeting to chair this morning.

Speaking of which, this is shooting himself in the foot. In order to fight against the Ordnance Department, Jiao Shun urged General Feng Tang to write a letter, proposing that disabled officers with meritorious service should be placed in the arsenal, and as representatives of the military, the quality of ordnance should be strictly controlled.

The Ordnance Division has indeed had a headache for a long time.

Unexpectedly, feng shui took turns, and now the imperial court has officially passed this proposal, and the implementation and discussion of the specific details happened to fall on the head of the Office of Secretary Affairs.

This time it is Jiao Shun's turn to have a headache, because he provoked this matter, so he has to redouble his attitude of resolutely defending the interests of the Ministry of Industry, and even achieve results that exceed the expectations of the Ministry, so as not to fall behind. Reality.

However, in addition to the Ministry of War, those who participated in the joint meeting representing the interests of the military also included the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies controlled by nobles.

The five-army governor's office does not have much real power, let alone the right to mobilize the army. It is mainly responsible for coordinating recruitment, retirement, and pensions, which is roughly similar to the armed forces of later generations.

But it is also because of the lack of real power that once encountering an opportunity to expand its power, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies will definitely fight hard and never back down.

If you want to bargain in this regard, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make any progress.

So we had to find another way.

However, Jiao Shun frowned and opened the thickened cotton curtain, and saw that the inside of the lobby had already been set up, and the office in Zhengbei had been moved to a corner, replaced by a large blackboard, among which a dozen chairs were used as tea tables. Separated, roughly surrounded by an n-type.

The people from the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion have not yet arrived, and there are only a few book offices in the hall who are making the final confirmation before the meeting.

"grown ups."

"My lord."

Jiao Shun ignored the clerks who were bowing and saluting one after another, walked to the blackboard, picked up chalk, and wrote down the words 'achievements, rights, and responsibilities' stroke by stroke.

I'm ashamed to say that his handwriting is not bad at all, and even the writing on the blackboard is unsightly.

However, everyone in the meeting knew his origin, and no one would specifically pick on it, as long as it was eye-catching enough.

Just as he was hesitating whether to add another subtitle, to explain the specific meaning of these words, or to leave some suspense and wait until the people from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies came, and then caught the opponent by surprise, Liu Changyou led the treasurer Xiao The official came in.

Under Liu Changyou's signal, the treasurer came forward and reported: "My lord, all the necessary things have been prepared, and now they are stored in the side hall next door, but..."

Having said that, he lowered his voice and asked for instructions: "Whether it is the literary or martial arts meeting today, please let me know."

When Jiao Shun was in the Handy Works Office, he had never presided over any outreach meetings, and it was only after he came to the Secretary's Office that he gradually gained more experience in this area.

The so-called cultural meeting and military meeting refers to whether to arrange some small tricks in the meeting to annoy the participants so that it is easier to achieve the goal of negotiation.

Most of these methods are adapted to local conditions and seasons, such as cold, heat, stuffiness, dust and the like.

"What literary and martial arts!"

Jiao Shun put on a straight face and scolded: "All the supplies have been supplied. I really want to annoy the boss of the Five Armies Commander's Mansion. Let us perform a full martial arts show. Is it you or me?"

When the little treasurer left without a word, Jiao turned around and asked Liu Changyou, "Is this guy out of his wits, or is he trying to trip up this official? He doesn't even look at who he is targeting."

Before Liu Chang, who was trying to figure out the meaning of the title on the blackboard, answered, he waved his hands indifferently and said, "Forget it, whatever it is, find someone whose hair will fall out in two days."

Naturally, Liu Changyou would not have any objections.

There is no need for such a small person to argue about loyalty and treachery, just get rid of it as soon as possible.

Regardless of this matter, Jiao Shun was about to discuss the meeting procedure with Liu Changyou, as well as the fact that he was leaving early in the afternoon, but he didn't want another official from outside to send an urgent document.

I took it over and looked at it at a glance, but it turned out that the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a letter requesting the Ministry of Industry to provide the exterior drawings of the warship, so that the craftsmen of the Neifu could carve an ice sculpture model one-tenth the size near the Xiyuan Racecourse.

As for the use...

It seems to be used as a platform for setting off fireworks during the New Year's Eve.

tsk~
No need to ask, it must be another whimsical idea of ​​the emperor.

This Emperor Longyuan's idea of ​​vigorously developing industry is indeed in line with the future generations' assumptions about Mingjun.

But this can't cover up his shortcomings of being overjoyed.

For example, he went on an expedition to Southeast Asia to help the Qianxiang Kingdom regain lost land, but he didn't take the opportunity to reap any benefits. He only got a false name that the queen admires and is complacent; another example is ordering the relatives of each family to build a new gorgeous courtyard in order to welcome the concubine back home. Visiting relatives; and the laboratory that he spared no expense to build in the palace, just because of a work accident in July, he ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to directly demolish it and choose a place to rebuild it.

In contrast, setting up an ice sculpture of an ironclad ship to set off fireworks this time is quite economical.

Circled "read" on it, and stamped Jiao Changqing's private seal, and Jiao ordered someone to forward this official letter to the Ordnance Department for review.

At the same time, he specifically explained: "Designing and building an ironclad ship is a top priority in the Ministry. Even the appearance is a secret. If the Ordnance Department wants to lend the blueprints, the procedures must be handed over well, and no one can find faults afterwards."

After dealing with this matter, the people from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army finally arrived.

The representative sent by the Ministry of War is also a sixth-rank chief officer, and the one from the Fifth Army Dudu's Mansion is a Qingche captain surnamed Qiu.

After the three parties were seated, Jiao Shun, as the chairperson of the meeting, exchanged greetings, then pointed to the headline behind him and said: "Everyone, what we are going to discuss today is the selection of disabled soldiers to serve as the commanders of the five armies' governor's office and the Ministry of War. Representative, all matters related to entering the arsenal."

"The imperial court has already made a conclusion on this matter, and there is nothing to comment on the general direction, but Jiao still has some small questions about the specific details."

"It goes without saying about the merits and rights. Soldiers who have served the country with disabilities are naturally entitled to the honor and support of the imperial court. However, they cannot come to the Ministry of Industry just to provide for the elderly, let alone to provide for the elderly."

"Master Jiao."

Before Jiao Shun finished speaking, Captain Qiu raised an objection: "These meritorious officers and men go to the workshop to represent the five armies' governor's mansion and the millions of officers and soldiers of Daxia, and strictly control the quality of ordnance. How can you say that they are going to the workshop?" Elderly?"

"Captain Qiu."

Jiao Shun smiled slightly: "These low-grade generals are familiar with ordnance, can it be compared to craftsmen and craftsmen who specialize in this field? From Jiao's point of view, if you really want to implement this matter, We should also make use of our strengths and avoid weaknesses, and give full play to the expertise of these soldiers..."

"what!"

Captain Qiu sneered, and said disdainfully: "It's not us fighters who really want to use these weapons to fight for our lives? It's too bad for us to say it! As for Mr. Jiao's so-called exploiting strengths and avoiding weaknesses-could it be said that Mr. Jiao still Do you want these officers to train in factories?"

"Yes and no!"

As Jiao Shun said, he turned his eyes to the head of the Ministry of War on the opposite side: "The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies may not know about it, but the Ministry of War should have noticed it, right? The spying of the nations is growing day by day."

The head of the Ministry of War originally thought that the matter had nothing to do with him, but now he was asked by Jiao Shun's name suddenly, he hesitated for a moment, and chose to nod in agreement: "It is true that since this year, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places have Reports were frequently reported, saying that there were foreign natives spying on the military either openly or covertly."

"Not bad!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiao Shun immediately continued: "Because our muskets are suppressing Wuxiyangyi, the arsenals in various places have been spied on, probably only a lot more than the coastal garrison. If things go on like this, it will inevitably be kept secret."

"The Department of Ordnance is newly established, and it is about to produce some military weapons. If Yang Yi detects and steals them in advance, I'm afraid..."

After hearing these words, Captain Qiu's face first showed some excitement, but then he frowned again.

The meaning of Jiao Shun's words is obvious, that he wants to hand over the security responsibility of the arsenal to the military representative as well.

This is naturally a good opportunity for the five armies to further expand their rights.

However, there are advantages and disadvantages. To take up this job, you have to bear corresponding responsibilities and risks, and because it involves military weapons, this matter is much more troublesome than assisting in the inspection of the quality of ordnance.

The Ministry of Industry seems to have thrown out the bait, but in fact it seems to be throwing the pot away.

From the heart, Captain Qiu didn't want to get involved in this matter.

But thinking of the entrustment of the previous governors, it was difficult for him to refuse Jiao Shun's proposal. After thinking about it again and again, he had to probe out: "How will Mr. Jiao plan to ensure the safety of the arsenal? Should he draw manpower from the army, or..."

Really hooked!
Jiao Shun's eyes lit up, and he said decisively: "Based on Jiao's intention, we might as well select some young and capable workers from among the workers, and set up an internal picket team, which is usually trained by military representatives."

Captain Qiu immediately asked: "How do you belong?"

"Dual ownership."

Jiao Shun did not hesitate: "It is still under the jurisdiction of the arsenal at ordinary times. If there is a leak, the military representative will take over temporarily and conduct a thorough investigation of the leak."

This answer obviously did not satisfy Captain Qiu.

In his view, this so-called temporary ownership is like a chicken rib.

However, those voracious veterans in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies may not see it this way. Even if they only control an armed force in name, it is enough for them to be self-satisfied. It will never be those old ones.

And this Master Jiao, who was born as a slave, had obviously seen through this point long ago.

Looking at Jiao Shun who was smiling but not smiling in the middle, he said with a helpless wry smile: "This is a big matter, Qiu wants to ask the superior to make a decision."

"As it should be."

Jiao Shun nodded indifferently, and said kindly: "Then let's discuss first, the number of people to be resettled in advance, and the scope of the trial..."

(End of this chapter)