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Chapter 297 The Major Weapons Case (Fourth Change)

Soon, a decree came out, and it was said that the cabinet ministers, officials above the six ministers, and the capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate met him in the armory.

As soon as this decree came out, the senior officials of Ming Dynasty hurriedly gathered at the armory.The suicide of the three officials was inevitably spread while reporting to the emperor.These high-ranking officials of Ming Dynasty were naturally within the scope of knowing about it immediately.

Hearing that the emperor asked them to meet at the armory, no need to guess, it must be because of those three people.

Along the way, high-ranking officials met one after another, and then went together.Among them, Nan Juyi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, looked at the back of Wen Tiren who was walking in front of him, and said in a low voice worriedly: "According to Shoufu's intention, what does your majesty mean?"

"What else can we do?" Min Hongxue was right next to Wen Tiren. Hearing the movement, he turned his head to look at Nan Juyi and said, "If His Majesty has personally verified the situation in the armory, Long Yan will definitely be furious!"

This is for sure, but Nan Juyi's concern is another.He still looked at Wen Tiren and said: "Shoufu, Daming is troubled now, and the disaster relief in the capital is difficult. The whole capital is still busy with Daming Royal Cement Company, Daming Construction Bank and Daming Road and Bridge Company. At this time If there is another big case, I am afraid that people will panic, and no one will have the heart to do business anymore!"

Another minister, Cheng Jiming, nodded when he heard this, and said in a low voice, "Nan Shangshu is right, the situation in the court is turning for the better. If there is a big case at this time, I am afraid that the good situation will be ruined at once. !"

Hearing what they both said, Wen Tiren, who was walking forward in a hurry, finally reacted. He turned around, looked at the colleagues behind him, and said with a bit of annoyance on his face: "You also know that if this is true It must be a big case? Now that you know this, why did you do it in the first place?"

"..." Nan Juyi and the others were stunned for a moment, and then immediately explained, "Shoufu can't talk nonsense, the tricks in the armory have existed since all dynasties. But before the official was in Fujian, It has only been a few months since I took over the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry."

Although he has only been the minister of the Ministry of Industry for a few months, he knows that the emperor was magnanimous for this last time when he built a besieged city.Now that such a long time has passed, he has not reported the matter of the armory to the emperor. Regardless of whether he was involved in the previous corruption case, he, as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, cannot escape responsibility.

It's not that he doesn't know the seriousness of this matter.But the matter of weapons, as he answered Shoufu, is a tricky thing that has existed in all dynasties. Whoever dares to poke this hornet's nest will be dismissed from office, or may be attacked and convicted. It is common to be sent to the army.Because of this, he didn't have the guts to touch it.

But no one expected that Emperor Chongzhen would personally visit the arsenal to check on the formation of the new army.The number is shocking, as long as it is a person, it will be angry. No one can guess exactly what will happen under this anger!

Wen Tiren turned around and continued to hurry forward, while sighing and said: "It depends on the situation, the current situation has not been seen for many years. If we take proper measures, I am afraid that we can reverse the predicament of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop. I don't want to see such a good situation. It was interrupted!"

Hearing what he said, the officials behind him were somewhat relieved, but in the end it all depends on the emperor.But judging by the scale of the emperor's summoning of his courtiers, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do well.

Not long after, Wen Tiren and the others arrived at the armory.I saw the emperor's royal car placed in front of the warehouse, on the steps of the meeting hall.On the left and right, Cao Huachun, the admiral of the East Factory, and Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyiwei, stood on the left and right sides, all with serious faces, watching them go in.

In the courtyard in front of Yu Jia, there were three corpses, obviously belonging to those three people.The gate of the armory warehouse on the side of the courtyard was wide open, guarded by factory guards.

This kind of battle made Wen Tiren and the others feel tense, with a bad feeling.Under the leadership of Wen Tiren, they hurriedly greeted Emperor Chongzhen.

Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen was not as kind as usual, with a cold face, he said flatly, and then asked them to stand on both sides of the corpse according to their official positions, waiting quietly for other courtiers to arrive.

The courtyard was quiet, except for the sound of the pennant fluttering in the cold wind, there was no other sound, and the atmosphere seemed a bit depressing.

Not long after, all the courtiers who were due to arrive arrived.

Emperor Chongzhen slowly glanced at the courtiers below, and nodded slightly to the Commander of Jin Yiwei.

So, Liu Xingzuo took a step forward, stood on the edge of the steps, and said loudly to the officials in the courtyard: "Today, the armor in the arsenal has been checked..."

He slowly described the general situation in the armory. There was a warehouse full of armor and weapons, but only a small half was barely usable.The others are all fake, and the armor doesn't have much protection at all. To put it bluntly, it's not much different from paper.There are also firearms, not to mention the rusty ones. They were newly put into the warehouse, and they were not rusty yet. After the factory guard inspected them, they found that the barrels were shoddy and easily exploded, worse than armor!

The number was a bit too much, Liu Xingzuo spoke for a while before he finished, then he stepped back, still standing on the side with Cao Huachun, standing behind Yujia.

Emperor Chongzhen waited for a while, and then said slowly and coldly: "Why have I been defeated in Ming Dynasty in recent years? Soldiers have no military pay, and weapons are not well-equipped. It is rare to win under such circumstances!"

"Hehe, the money is constantly allocated to make such a weapon, which is enough!" After Emperor Chongzhen said with a sneer, he glanced at the ministers, and then asked coldly: "I don't want to have this kind of thing in the future. , do you have a good strategy?"

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor didn't immediately question him!But they could also hear that the emperor was suppressing his anger. If the emperor was dissatisfied later, they might all explode together. It's hard to say what the situation will be then!
As the head of all officials, Wen Tiren had no choice but to take a step forward, and said aloud: "Be serious about the court discipline, strictly investigate and check carefully, and once caught, you will be severely punished!"

"Second minister!" Min Hongxue followed suit.

"Senior minister!" The other courtiers followed suit.

This is what it should be, and only by doing so can the situation get better.But Emperor Chongzhen was dissatisfied. Wasn't it like this before?As long as they relax a little bit, it will definitely not take long for this joint corruption situation to resume.This way is not what he wants.

Therefore, after hearing this, he shook his head and said, "I am already disappointed with the old system. Don't you have a better solution?"

When Wen Tiren heard this, his heart couldn't help but move. Could it be that the emperor has come up with a better way?

　The next update is estimated to be around [-] o'clock or later, and I will be a mason in the afternoon, um, inventing cement!

　　
　
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