After inspecting the three weapons workshops, Zhu Youzhen and two scholars from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry discussed the work of the weapons workshops in a small courtyard of the Ministry of War.

Whether it is Xue Fengxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, or Wang Zaijin, the secretary of the Ministry of War, they have long heard of the chaos of the Ordnance Bureau, the War Bureau, and the * Bureau, but they obviously did not expect such a shocking situation.

However, the two Shangshu also knew that behind the three weapon production bureaus, there were huge interests involved in the officials of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, as well as the eunuchs in the palace, even if they were two Shangshu, they could not afford to offend.

Looking at the two Shangshu Ai Ai for a long time, and only came up with a proposal to replace the chief and deputy ambassadors of the Ordnance Bureau, the War Bureau, and the * Bureau, Zhu Youzhen finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"These three bureaus have rotted to the root from top to bottom, will it be useful to replace only two chief officers? From the import and export of raw materials to the storage of weapons, there are no traces of corruption in that place? The suggestion of the two Shangshu is just to change the soup and not the medicine. Zhu Youzhen said with a stern face.

Xue Fengxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, couldn't help but whisper: "The Ordnance Bureau, the War Bureau, and the * Bureau not only support the weapons, armor, and supply of the Beijing Battalion sergeant, but also bear a part of the weapons supply of the Liaodong Army. ”

"What's the difference between letting the sergeants fight with such weapons and equipment and letting them go into battle with their bare hands? I feel that a long pain is better than a short pain, and it is better to interrupt the supply of weapons for a period of time than to provide substandard weapons and equipment all year round. Zhu Youzhen unceremoniously refuted Xue Fengxiang's statement.

After Wang Zaijin and Xue Fengxiang glanced at each other, they said to Chongzhen: "Then how does Your Majesty want to rectify the three games?" ”

Zhu Youzhen thought about it and said: "The three bureaus are integrated, renamed the Beizhili Arsenal, the supervision of the ministers of each bureau is abolished, and the arsenal is no longer under the management of the Ministry of Industry, but is assigned to the name of the Ministry of War. Craftsmen in the Arsenal will be exempt from the restrictions of the Craftsman Status, and will no longer be subject to the shift policy.

The Ministry of War has the authority to supervise the arsenal, but is no longer responsible for direct operations. The manufacturing raw materials originally collected by the Ministry of Industry from various places were changed to folded colors and levied by the Ministry of Households. The arsenal produces according to the number of weapons in the Governor's Office*, and the raw materials are purchased by themselves.

The arsenal of the Ministry of War was placed under the management of the Department of Experience of the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces, but the Ministry of War could continue to supervise the operation of the arsenal. Each year, the number of weapons procured by the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces shall be examined and approved by the Ministry of War, and the procurement can only be carried out after the approval of the Ministry of War. ”

Chongzhen's reform plan suffered the most from the Ministry of Industry, which lost the management power of the three bureaus and the right to tax local mines.

The Ministry of War lost most of the management of the arsenal, but it gained the management power of the arsenal, which on the surface was not a loss.

On the contrary, the biggest benefit is the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, which not only gets the right to manage an arsenal for nothing, but also has the power to set the number of annual arms orders.

Wang Zaijin and Xue Fengxiang only thought for a moment before echoing Chongzhen's suggestion, on the one hand, because the disadvantages of the three games were really to the point where they had to be changed; On the other hand, Chongzhen took advantage of the chaos of the Wenxiang Sect to control the situation in the entire capital with Jinyiwei, and the two Shangshu had no intention of wrestling with the emperor who was now in the limelight.

However, the compromise of the two Shangshu did not mean that the subordinate officials gave up. At noon on the same day, Wang Shide, who had received an order from the emperor, arrived at the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War with the experience of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, wanting to receive the treasury account books managed by the Ministry of War.

Unexpectedly, he was blocked by Lang Zhong Chen Guoqi, the chief officer of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, who was a jinshi in the second year of the Apocalypse, and refused to hand over the arsenal to the Governor's Office of the Five Armies on the grounds that His Majesty's order violated the ancestral system.

Even the king of the military department came out to persuade him, but he was reprimanded by Chen Guoqi for agreeing with the emperor to change the official system without authorization, and he was a villain who flattered him, and directly made Wang Zaijin angry and left.

This Chen Guoqi made a big fuss, causing the officials of the entire military department to gather in the courtyard to watch the excitement. These officials themselves did not have a good impression of Jinyiwei, and in addition to the fact that the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, which had always been looked down upon by the officials of the Ministry of War, actually dared to come and snatch the interests of the officials of the Ministry of War, they immediately began to support Chen Guoqi.

The subordinate officials of the Arsenal Division, one outsider, and two directors, under this kind of momentum, turned a deaf ear to Wang Shide's threat at all, and had no intention of assisting Wang Shide at all.

Wang Shide, who was young and vigorous, suddenly felt a little angry and wanted to order his subordinates to arrest people, but Yan Chengze, who had been watching coldly, stopped him.

"Lord Qianhe, please calm your anger, there is something strange about this." Yan Chengze tightly pulled Wang Shide's shirt and said.

"What's so strange, this is clearly a rebellion." Wang Shide said as he broke free.

"Please think about it, Your Majesty just asked us to receive the account books, but he didn't say that we should arrest people. If things get bigger, won't Your Majesty blame your lordship for doing things badly? ”

Yan Chengze's words finally calmed down Wang Shide, this arsenal is a civil official of the fifth grade, and he is placed at the level of the prefect in the locality, but the civil official of the fifth rank in the capital is in the prelude to being promoted to a senior official position.

This Chen Guoqi's term of office will soon expire, and if he goes out next, he will be the governor of one party, and if he stays in the capital, he will be the position of the six ministers. At this moment, he actually didn't care about his own future, and he wanted to stop himself, which was really strange.

After Wang Shide calmed down, he immediately began to doubt his intentions of Chen Guoqi. When he was thinking about it, Chen Guoqi said to him aggressively: "You are just a vicious dog of Your Majesty, and you dare to unscrupulously disturb my Ming official system, do you know the law set by Taizu?"

Although I, Chen Guoqi, am dull, I have been familiar with the books of sages since I was a child, and I only have the word loyalty and righteousness in my chest. If you want a book, you might as well put me in prison first. ”

Chen Guoqi's righteous and upright words immediately aroused the friendship of a group of officials. The two heads of the arsenal of the military department also stepped forward, stopped in front of Chen Guoqi and said angrily: "If you want to arrest Chen Langzhong, arrest us first, how can the imperial court discipline be controlled by Jinyi Wei." My colleagues in the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War are united, and this account book will never be handed over to you eagles and dogs. ”

Originally, the officials of the military department who were only secretly applauding Chen Guoqi's actions seemed to be infected by the actions of the two arsenal directors at this time, and couldn't help but take a few steps closer to where Chen Guoqi was standing.

Looking at the officials who were eager to try, and the scene that was about to get out of control, Wang Shide suddenly smiled and stopped the people behind him who wanted to take the brocade guard.

"Since Chen Langzhong is unwilling to obey the edict, then the lower officials can only repay His Majesty for this. Chen Langzhong's style is really tough, I don't know if Your Excellency can continue to be so tough, the next official will wait and see. ”

After Wang Shide dropped a sentence, he turned around and took Yan Chengze and a few brocade guards away.

Chen Guoqi looked at the Jinyi guard who was far away, but there was no joy on his face, and the officials of the military department in the courtyard stepped forward to talk to him one after another, and soon an official gave him the name of a strong order.

After Chen Guoqi and his colleagues in the courtyard greeted him one by one, he couldn't wait to return to the courtyard of the Arsenal Clearance Division with his subordinates.

Chen Guoqi hurriedly walked to the east wing of the backyard and knocked on the door, and a group of scribes were sitting in the room, nervously calculating and writing something. Although it was cold outside, the scribes in the room were sweating profusely, as if they were halfway through summer.

As soon as Chen Guoqi entered the door, he shouted in a low voice: "Qi Jingcheng, how much more time will it take for this account book to be completed." ”

A middle-aged man who was sitting in the middle of the room, who was engrossed in reviewing the numbers sent from everywhere, heard Chen Guoqi's shout, immediately put down the account book in his hand, got up and said to Chen Guoqi.

"Lord Langzhong, how can you smooth out these accounts in this eagerness, some of the deficits are still in the twenty-seventh year of Wanli. Even if the villain has three heads and six arms, it is impossible to make a new account book in a short time. Qi Jingcheng said bitterly.

Chen Guoqi suddenly became angry and said, "Do you think that after this arsenal is leaked, whose head will be lost?" This official has only been in office for 2 years, and even if he is convicted, he is only exiled to the border. ”

Qi Jingcheng was suddenly a little silent, the iron-beaten official, the hall official of flowing water. These officials are passed down from father to son, and Chen Guoqi is only responsible for the deficit of two years, but these officials can be held accountable until the deficit when Emperor Wanli ascended the throne.

Chen Guoqi walked back and forth in the room like a rat on a hot pot, and the principal beside him couldn't help but say tentatively: "Lord Langzhong, can't we say hello to the Experience Division of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies?" It's a big deal that everyone pools a sum of money for them and buys one of them to turn a blind eye. ”

Chen Guoqi refuted without thinking: "Confused, haven't you thought about it as an official? Now the Experience Department of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies is under the supervision of Jinyiwei. Bought the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the Jinyi Guard, did you buy it? ”

The two principals suddenly didn't dare to speak, the brocade guard was a pit that was not satisfied, and taking money to buy them, even if it was not enough to pick their skins. And most of these deficits are left by their predecessors, so it is too much to say that they should pay compensation.

Chen Guoqi suddenly gritted his teeth, stopped and said: "No matter, Qi Jingcheng, before noon tomorrow, you level the accounts of the arsenal starting in and out of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, and ignore the previous accounts first." ”

Qi Jingcheng wiped the sweat on his forehead, and after agreeing, he quickly sat down and began to do the accounts.

Chen Guoqi exited the east wing, looked at the door for a long time, and said to a principal beside him: "Thank you, master, you are guarding here, before the account book is completed, no one is allowed to leave this courtyard except for going to the toilet." ”

Chief Xie immediately agreed in a panic, and Chen Guoqi returned to the lobby of the front yard with the other subordinate officials, preparing to guard it here to prevent His Majesty from sending someone to collect the account books.