Daming reckless man

Chapter 446 Arguing
Chapter 446

Jiajing didn't want to talk about those things with Zhang Hao. He was worried that Zhang Hao wouldn't go to Shanxi. Now Jiajing could only bet that Zhang Hao could make pig iron, and Zhang Hao didn't care.

After eating, he left. Jiajing sent Zhang Hao to the door of Danfang. Zhang Hao was very surprised, but he didn't think too much about it. Soon Zhang Hao took the imperial guards and Jin Yiwei to Shanxi.

Not long after Zhang Hao's departure, seven cabinet ministers, Hu Song, Shangshu of the External Processing Department, and Sun Yingkui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs also arrived at Danfang.Seeing them coming, Lu Fang was also taken aback for a moment, then went in to report.

"Your Majesty, the ministers of the cabinet and the ministers of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households are asking to see you!" Lu Fang looked at Jiajing in a low voice and said.

"Why are they here?" Jiajing heard it, looked up at Lu Fang and asked.

"This servant doesn't know!" Lu Fang immediately shook her head and said.

"Well, let them come in!" Jiajing nodded and said, the few of them came together, there must be something going on.

soon.The nine of them arrived at Danfang, and after saluting Jiajing, Jiajing asked them to sit down, and then asked: "You guys, come here early in the morning, but what's the important thing?"

"Going back to the emperor, it's about pig iron. The soldiers on the frontier are all urging for pig iron, but there is no pig iron in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry!" Xu Jie, who was on duty, immediately cupped his hands to Jiajing.

"Pig iron, didn't you say it? In the second half of the year, those pig iron will be given priority to the soldiers on the frontier. What's wrong? What's wrong with those soldiers?" Jiajing sat there and asked.

"Returning to the emperor, they are not dissatisfied. They just said that they have not sent pig iron to the army for several months. Many of their weapons and armor have been damaged and cannot be used. I also ask the emperor to allocate some money to stop the guards." The army’s pig iron for two months, let’s appease the local army first!” Xu Jie stood there, cupping his hands at Jiajing.

"Stop the pig iron of the imperial guards, that's impossible!" Jiajing immediately shook his head and said when he heard this, he knew what the imperial guards used these pig irons for, it was for artillery battles, this thing is powerful and very effective against cavalry,
In addition, Jiajing is also worried about local rebellion. When the time comes to the capital, the imperial guards have these weapons in their hands, and they can also deal with those rebels. For Jiajing, the imperial guards engage in this big artillery battle, which is a guarantee of safety , how can it be easily stopped.

"But, Your Majesty, the frontier troops from all over the country have never arrived with pig iron, and the local troops have great opinions!" Wang Bangrui immediately said to Jiajing, who was still serving as Minister of the Ministry of War.

"Well, didn't you make it clear to them before?" Jiajing looked at Wang Bangrui and asked.

"Back to the emperor, I made it clear, but the reality is really lacking. In addition, Zhang Hao is messing around in Shanxi. He called away a large number of craftsmen there, reducing the production of pig iron by about [-]%. Reduced by [-]%, Zhang Hao, as an imperial envoy, was supposed to urge production, but now it's a good thing, and production has been reduced!" Wang Bangrui continued to clasp his hands to Jiajing at this moment.

"Here, Mr. Wang Ge, are you wrong? Zhang Hao went to Shanxi, but he was going to build a workshop and plan to increase the production of pig iron. You can't blame Lu Anhou for this!" At this moment, Hu Song heard it and stood up immediately. Get up and say to Wang Bangrui,
He really didn't know that he still wanted to discuss this matter when he came here today, and he said Zhang Hao was wrong, but he had great hopes for Zhang Hao. Now that Wang Bangrui actually wanted to blame Zhang Hao, he would definitely not do it.

"Hu Shangshu, Lu Anhou went to Shanxi, did he ever produce a catty of pig iron?" Wang Bangrui immediately stared at Hu Song and asked.

"No, but pig iron is not that simple. Now that Marquis Lu An has gone, the old man believes that it won't take long, and it will definitely be made!" Hu Song stared at Wang Bangrui and said.

"However, if we don't make it out now, let's not talk about it, and we have reduced production, how can we explain this?" Wang Bangrui continued to refute Hu Song and asked.

"Doesn't it take time to make pig iron? Huh? Zhang Hao can get it out as soon as he goes there? I said Mr. Wang Ge, you are being unreasonable like this. Do you think pig iron is so simple? Do you know how long it takes to make a pound of pig iron?" Time?" Hu Song was unhappy and said to Wang Bangrui.

"But now the court needs pig iron, and the army needs pig iron. Zhang Hao, as an imperial envoy, has been here for more than a month, and he has not been able to solve this problem. Not only has it not been solved, but it has aggravated the problem. Now not only the army needs pig iron, but also the household department There is also an urgent need for pig iron, how much did your Ministry of Industry give to the Ministry of Households?" Wang Bangrui questioned Hu Song.

Hu Song was stunned for a moment. The imperial guards consumed too much pig iron this year, and the other Duke's troops also needed a lot of pig iron. I can't blame myself for this.

"Old Wang Ge, if Zhang Hao goes there, the old man will think of a way, so don't worry!" Xu Jie also looked at Wang Bangrui and said.

"It's not that Wang Ge is always in a hurry, but now we need pig iron. Since Zhang Hao can't solve this problem, he should replace him. Let's talk about Zhang Hao. He still has such a great ability to make pig iron? The old man doesn't believe it. How old is Zhang Hao, and does he understand how pig iron is made?" Sun Liankai sat there, looking at Xu Jie and said.

"He doesn't understand, but Zhang Hao has already done it there!" Xu Jie looked at Sun Liankai and said.

"I heard that Zhang Hao is over there, hiding in another courtyard and can't come out. Zhang Hao went to Shanxi and said he was there to supervise, but in fact he didn't do anything. No, he did, but it was a disservice. Not only did he fail Get it out, and reduce the production!" Sun Liankai said to Xu Jie.

"You guys, before Zhang Hao left, you talked about this situation. The old man said, no problem, as long as you persist for a few months. Zhang Hao said that it can add 100 million catties of pig iron to our Daming a year. Now that Zhang Hao has gone, now It is indeed reduced, so why don't we overcome the difficulty and let Zhang Hao do it?" Hu Song said very anxiously,

He knew that Zhang Hao didn't want to go at first, the emperor forced him to go, now that Wang Bangrui and the others are here to make trouble for Zhang Hao, it's not just trouble for Jiajing, it's just trouble for him, he let Zhang Hao go to Shanxi Not only did he offend Zhang Hao, but now he still has to offend those ministers, making himself a bad person inside and out.

"Okay! Starting from next month, the imperial guards will be halved, how about it?" Jiajing stared at the ministers below and said.

"This!" Wang Bangrui and the others were taken aback when they heard it. They didn't expect Jiajing to compromise so easily. They thought it would take a while.

"Is it okay?" Jiajing stared at Wang Bangrui and asked.

"This pig iron still needs to be given to the Ministry of War, not to the Ministry of Households, or the generals will send people to remind them every day!" Wang Bangrui said to Jiajing, cupping his hands.Jiajing looked at Hu Song.Hu Song looked at Sun Yingkui.

"Your Majesty, our household department also needs it. The common people need pig iron. Now many agricultural tools also need pig iron to produce. It can't be said that all of them will be given to the military department, and our household department will also divide half of it!" Sun Yingkui immediately reacted, and immediately Said to Jiajing cupping his hands.

"That can't be done. The generals at the Ministry of War are almost unable to hold back. Besides, many troops guarding the borders need pig iron. What should we do if there is a fight? Don't be careless about this matter." It's gone." Wang Bangrui said to Sun Yingkui.

"If the production during the farming season is delayed, the matter will be even bigger. Now the common people also need a lot of pig iron. This year's weather is good, and the grain growth is gratifying now, but if there are no farm tools, how can we produce? Your Majesty, this must be done anyway. One of us!" Sun Yingkui still said to Jiajing.

"Hey, [-]% of the household department and [-]% of the military department. That's it. Is there anything else?" Sitting there, Jiajing asked the ministers. Those ministers felt very strange when they looked at me and I looked at you. , today's Jiajing is very talkative.

"Your Majesty, I have another request, which is to call Zhang Hao back, and ask Zhang Hao not to supervise the pig iron business, but to replace him with other people. If Zhang Hao continues to be there and still can't get it out, what should we do? And Zhang Hao didn't This ability!" Sun Liankai stood up and said to Jiajing.

"Master Sun, don't talk about it, right? It's true that my son-in-law is a barbarian, but he still has some skills in investigating things, and you can't look down on people like this!" Xu Jie was not happy at this moment. His son-in-law was actually said If you don't have this ability, then it won't work.

"I agree with Mr. Sun Ge that Zhang Hao is capable, but as the son of the Duke of England, Zhang Hao is unlikely to have the opportunity to get in touch with how pig iron is made. Therefore, it is useless to let Zhang Hao go over to supervise, and , He also affected the production!" Wang Bangrui also stood there and said to Jiajing.

"Whether you have the ability or not, we will know in a few months. Why are you so anxious?" Hu Song shouted angrily.

"Can you not be in a hurry? As the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, you have neglected your duties and are responsible for the pig iron. Now the production is not enough and the pig iron is in short supply. Don't you have any responsibility?" Wang Bangrui stared at Hu Song and said.

"You, old man neglected his duty? Do you know how much the cost of a catty of pig iron is? It's 40 Wen, 40 Wen, how much did the court give me. The Minister of the Household Department is here, you ask him how much he gave How can I get it for you without money?" Hu Song is so angry, is this his own responsibility?What does it mean that Wang Bangrui is staring at him?
"Enough, what's the noise?" Jiajing suddenly said calmly.Those people immediately stood up, bowing their heads.

"It's my intention for Zhang Hao to go to Shanxi. Regardless of whether he can get it or not, I let him go. Since I let him go, I believe he has the ability!" Jiajing looked at the displeased ministers below. Said.

(End of this chapter)