Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4066 Come to the door for advice
Zhang Xingcheng was pushed against the wall by several subordinates, and he couldn't get off for a while, not to mention how annoyed he was.

But he also had to admit that it was a failure to find the Foundry Bureau as a breakthrough to control the affairs of the Ministry. Instead of achieving the expected progress, he was trapped in a cocoon and was unable to get out.

50... Where can he get it?
Even if the Shandong family will fully support him, it is absolutely impossible to spend so much money to support the construction of the Ministry of War for free...

But he couldn't figure it out: "When the Foundry Bureau was being built, was it all paid for by Duke Yue himself?"

It is absolutely impossible for the Ministry of Households to allocate such a large amount of money. Besides, Fang Jun strongly advocated the establishment of the Foundry Bureau at that time. How is the money settled?
Liu Xun said: "That's exactly the case. The Duke of Yue proposed to equip the troops with firearms, and completely changed the tactics of cavalry coordination that prevailed in the army to focus on firearms. At that time, there were many oppositions in the army and the court. Fu also had some criticisms, so naturally he couldn't count on the appropriation of funds from the court. However, the Duke of Yue believed that the power of firearms was enough to conquer the world, so he advanced the money for the establishment of the Foundry Bureau."

When he said this, he lifted his jaw slightly, with undisguised admiration and reverence in his expression.

At that time, everyone believed that Fang Jun was a prodigal son who spent a huge amount of money to build an unknown casting bureau for the imperial court, but to this day, the powerful power of firearms in previous wars has already killed those short-sighted people. dead block.

When the Foundry Bureau was in its heyday, the chief officers of all the armies all over the country had to smile and tell jokes in front of him, a small military officer. Why?
Just to equip your troops with firearms, put them into training, and form combat power, so as to become the main force of the imperial army!
Looking at the army, who doesn't praise Fang Jun for his vision and foresight?
It is an honor for Liu Shi to be able to work like a dog and a horse under the command of such a generation of outstanding people. It is also because of his admiration and recognition for Fang Jun from the bottom of his heart that he abandoned his in-laws with King Jin and tried his best to persuade the entire Hedong Liu family to withdraw from the reserve position. In the dispute, stand firmly on Fang Jun's side, only Fang Jun will follow the lead...

Zhang Xingcheng was too shocked to speak.

There are a lot of rich people in this world, but there are only a handful of people who can spend millions of coins in cash; even if they can get that much money, there are only a few who are willing to risk the world to build the empire...

Until this moment, he didn't know what kind of opponent he was facing in his longing to gather the real power of the Ministry of War.

He didn't even think of the word "enemy" in his mind, because he thought he was not worthy...

After a long silence, Zhang Xingcheng held his breath and waved his hands: "Let's ask Mr. Liu to continue handling this matter for the time being. I will deal with it after I think about a good strategy."

"Here."

Several subordinates got up to salute, and filed out.

After several people went out, Zhang Xingcheng finally couldn't hold back his airs, let out a deep breath, and lay on the back of the chair slumped, full of frustration in his heart.

There is no doubt that his own attempt to gather the power of the Ministry of War failed in the first battle and was a complete failure.

It's not that he can't bear failure. In fact, he has experienced many obstacles and setbacks in his official career, and he thinks that his psychological quality is quite strong.But this kind of scene of being helpless and losing prestige in front of the subordinates is unprecedented...

Even if you are the head of a minister and a department, how should you motivate your subordinates and implement the affairs of the department?
Lost prestige.

After drinking boring tea in the duty room for a whole day, finally made it to the next duty, hurried out and drove home, changed clothes after bathing, prepared a generous gift, went out and drove to Lu Guogong's mansion.

It was dark at this time, because the curfew had been lifted, so there was no hindrance to going out, unlike in the past when you had to go home before the weather, the streets were full of pedestrians, cars and horses rumbled, and it was very lively.

I went to Lu Guogong's mansion today to ask for advice.

Compared with his lack of experience in the management of practical yamen, Cheng Yaojin, who has been working in Shangshu Province before, is obviously more able to reasonably handle this kind of superior-subordinate relationship involving more power and interests.

They are also from the same lineage in Shandong, so if they come to ask for advice, Cheng Yaojin must not be stingy with giving advice...

*****
In the dark night, the water in the pool surges out from the outlet, flows down into the pool, and then overflows, forming the pool of water that flows north into the Wei.

There are bright lights on both sides of the outlet of Kunming Pond. Countless craftsmen and peasants have been working here overnight, racing against time to build various houses, warehouses, and hydraulic facilities. There is a huge construction site within a radius of [-] miles.

Fang Jun was dressed in brocade robes, walking along the water bank with his hands behind his back, surrounded by dozens of soldiers, Cui Dunli, Liu Xun, Guo Fushan, Du Zhijing and other senior military officials accompanied him, and the group cheered and hugged each other, inspecting the progress of various projects along the way .

While walking, Liu Xun whispered about the fact that Zhang Xingcheng tried to seize the real power of the foundry bureau today, but in the end he failed...

Fang Jun watched a huge waterwheel on the river bank being erected by dozens of peasants under the command of craftsmen, and sneered, "Shandong family has been far away from the center for a long time, and has forgotten the principle of being wise and protecting one's life. This impatient eating appearance is really ugly. .”

His Majesty transferred him from the Ministry of War, but he served as Minister of the Ministry of Rites, who was nominally the head of the six departments. Obviously, he was making a gesture: I want to suppress the Eastern Palace and cut off the military power of the Eastern Palace, but I did not express my anger towards the officials of the Eastern Palace.

But for anyone who understands, it is not difficult to see the hidden meaning of His Majesty Li Er. He can guess that Fang Jun will rise again in the future, and it is very likely that the Ministry of War will still be handed over to Fang Jun.

The reason why he used Wen Ju's order to show off his connections and strength to the outside world was to prevent those blind bastards from thinking that he was out of match and about to collapse with the demotion of the Eastern Palace, so they would pounce on him for profit, of course he was not afraid , after all trouble.

Unexpectedly, the first person to rush forward was actually Zhang Xingcheng, who had gone to congratulate him that day and was filled with hatred...

It can also be seen from this that the Shandong aristocratic family has not grasped the central power for a long time, and now the desire for power has gone crazy, and it is urgent to seize every bit of power it has, regardless of the consequences.

Cui Dunli on the side is a child of Shandong, but he did not respond to Fang Jun's disparaging remarks about the Shandong family, and even echoed: "Every family in Shandong claims to be the descendant of Confucius and the authentic Confucianism. They have not left the center since the Han Dynasty, and now they are suppressed. For many years, the feeling of urgent need to turn over is extremely urgent, and he will do things by any means."

How could the conspiracy behind Cui Yuqing's tragic death of God Heyuan deceive him?This kind of behavior of sacrificing his own children in order to achieve his goal made him extremely disdainful and very angry.

So when there was a rumor in his family that he was asked to cooperate with Zhang Xingcheng to seize the power of the military department, he snorted as if he had never heard of it.

Of course, this is not just about personal feelings, but more about his judgment on the general situation. Although the dethronement is almost a foregone conclusion, Fang Jun has not fallen out of favor with His Majesty, and Fang Jun's current prestige, power, and status will never be because of The prince was deposed and devastated.

Rather than randomly choosing one among the princes in the dark and leaving the future success or failure to fate, it is better to hold on to Fang Jun's thigh tightly.

With Fang Jun's previous temperament, he is extremely strong in protecting his loyal subordinates...

Fang Jun nodded, not paying attention to what the Shandong family did, and said casually: "It's up to him to do whatever he wants, don't worry about it. Liu Langzhong and you are the top priority, and you must focus on the reconstruction of the casting bureau Going forward, strive to resume work as soon as possible, can the money and food consumption still keep up?"

Liu Xun didn't ask Fang Jun why he was so eager to restore the full production capacity of the Foundry Bureau, and frowned: "The lower officials stay here almost all day to supervise the progress of various projects, but it is also because all the projects are started almost at the same time. The cost of money and food is very high, and it is a bit stretched."

The construction of houses and warehouses, the construction of hydraulic facilities, the iron materials, charcoal, coking coal, and saltpeter required for the resumption of work, plus human food and horse chews, the daily cost is an astronomical figure.

Fang Jun kept on walking, walked to a hydraulic forging hammer that had just been built and watched and monitored, and said: "It will take a few more days, and when the construction of Fangjiawan Wharf starts, all raw materials, building materials, money and food will be supplied. .”

The chief officers of the Ministry of War looked at each other, hesitated to speak.

In the whole world, where is anyone using their own money and food to provide free compensation for the country's project construction?If you say it sounds good, you are a fool, but if you say it sounds bad, you have ulterior motives...

However, now that the Foundry Bureau has barely resumed production, they know where the ordnance produced is going, so they can only swallow their words of persuasion.

No matter how you look at it, Fang Jun is not like that idiot who will support the prince and rebel after the prince is deposed...

Liu Shi made up his mind, even though Fang Jun said that Zhang Xingcheng would make troubles, but as Fang Jun's loyal confidant, he couldn't let him go.After going back later, I will summarize all the money and food that Fang Jun paid in advance, and ask Zhang Xingcheng to pay back the money when it will be worth it tomorrow.

Aren't you Minister of the Ministry of War?Don't you want to take power?
Then give the money first.

It’s fine if you don’t give it, then Shangshu asks His Majesty to abolish the Foundry Bureau, and let Fang Jun lose all the money...

……

On the other side, Zhang Xingcheng was welcomed into the mansion by Cheng Yaojin to entertain him with a banquet, and he exchanged glasses of wine at the banquet. Who would have imagined that his subordinates would actually want to dig a big hole for him, making him lose face...

He raised his glass to toast: "I am very fortunate to be treated by Duke Lu today! I would like to respect Duke Lu with this cup."

Cheng Yaojin laughed, raised his wine glass, before he could say anything, the eldest son Cheng Chumo, who was accompanying the guest, wiped his mouth, got up to hold the glass, and grinned: "I drank this glass of wine for my father. It is said that Zhang Shangshu came to the door today, which shows that he has not forgotten us." The friendship of Shandong Paoze. If this is the case, then I have a merciless request. You are now the Minister of the Ministry of War and command the world's soldiers and horses. Why don't you sign a document transfer order and transfer it back to Chang'an, so you can honor your father nearby. I know it's a bit abrupt, but I happened to be sitting with Zhang Shangshu today, so there is such a feeling, if Fang Er was still the Minister of the Ministry of War in the past, it would be a matter of one sentence."

Zhang Xingcheng's face turned dark immediately...

(End of this chapter)