Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 159 Doing business with Japanese dogs? First ask me if the knife is still sharp!
In the remaining few days, as long as Wei Yuan is free, he will stay in the new army and supervise the training of the soldiers.

As for Ma Junsi, Xu Changzhi is there, so there is no need to worry too much.

Having said that, since Wei Yuan became the right minister of the Ministry of War, he almost never went to the Ministry of War to order Mao.

Both emotionally and rationally, it's a bit unjustifiable.

Therefore, after the temporary establishment of the Manjia Battalion was officially finalized, Wei Yuan made a special trip to the Ministry of War, mainly to stamp the official documents required for Manjia Battalion's armor and weapons with the Ministry of War's seal.

Armor, weapons and other items are generally manufactured by the ordnance supervisor under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry.

However, if you want to receive armor and weapons, you need a nod from the Ministry of War.

Although Wei Yuan is the right minister of the Ministry of War and can directly decide the matter, in order to prevent some censors from being too idle and gossiping, the necessary procedures must be followed.

Pass through Zhuque Street and enter the imperial city, where the various government offices are located.

The official offices of the Ministry of War are not far from the palace city. On the left and right are the Yamen of the Horse Army Division and the Infantry Division.

"Just come here by yourself."

It was obvious that Wei Yuan was trying to give Cao Yaoheng face.

Unless the emperor personally orders the manufacturing of weapons and equipment, funds still need to be transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Seeing Wei Yuan approaching, Minister Yu stood up and bowed:
"I have met Mr. Wei."

"Uncle Zhongyong can just send someone to handle such a small matter. Why do you need to go there yourself?"

From now on, should the Ministry of War listen to him, the minister, or the other party, the minister?

However, it failed, and Wei Yuan was made the right minister of the Ministry of War.

Now, Wei Yuan just took out the money that was left in the Ministry of Household Affairs and belonged to the New Army.

After all, the dignified guard of the army, Uncle Zhongyong, came to the Ministry of War.

Wei Yuan said: "I feel ashamed to say that, apart from my position as Minister of War, I have been busy with other things and have never come to Dianmao to see Cao Shangshu."

"If something like this happens again in the future, just send someone here. No matter what, I can't bother you, Uncle Zhongyong, to make this trip."

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "It is impossible for me to take the money myself if it is allocated by Mr. Han personally, right?"

"Servant Wei, you came today. Do you have something to give me?"

All he could think about now was that Wei Yuan should not come here to take over the throne. It would be best if he never stepped foot in the door of the Ministry of War for the rest of his life.

"General Wei? What kind of wind brings you here?"

It was obviously the first time for Wei Yuan to come to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, and he was not familiar with the officials at all levels in the Ministry of War.

Wei Yuan responded to them one by one.

The latter looked at it, frowned and said: "The new army is training. It urgently needs four hundred pairs of black hammer armor and how many weapons?"

Because Zhao Zhen asked him to concurrently serve as the right minister of the Ministry of War, he just didn't want the plan to form a new army to encounter any resistance.

Earlier, Cao Yaoheng wanted to stop the task of forming a new army.

As the right-hand minister of the Ministry of War, he just hangs up his name when nothing happens.

However, there were still many people who greeted him enthusiastically.

The face given by Wei Yuan is something that cannot be asked for. Cao Yaoheng was naturally happy, so he clasped his fists and said:
"Loyalty and bravery keep your word true."

The reason why four hundred pairs of black hammer armors are needed is because Wei Yuan is worried that if the armor is damaged due to training and other matters in the future, at least there will be spare replacements.

Minister Yu and Cao Yaoheng were sitting opposite each other, watching the reports from military commanders from various places.

Fortunately, Wei Yuan has never been to the Ministry of War as an official.

Wei Yuan served as the right minister of the Ministry of War. As the minister of the Ministry of War, he held objections.

If he really took care of the affairs of the Ministry of War, I'm afraid Zhao Zhen would be displeased.

"Wei has met Mr. Wei."

Later, Wei Yuan found Cao Yaoheng, the Minister of War, in an office hall.
"I have met Mr. Cao, and Minister Yu is also here."

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Since Wei Yuan still has the status of a superior guard, there is no need to call himself a lower official in front of Cao Yaoheng.

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "Master Cao has spoken seriously. I am here to ask Master Cao to give me his seal."

After that, he handed the document with four hundred sets of armor and weapons to Cao Yaoheng.

In the Ministry of War, colleagues generally refer to their positions in the Ministry of War.

"Where does the New Army get the money? Can the Ministry of Revenue handle this matter?"

After chatting with Cao Yaoheng for a while, Wei Yuan left.

"Guards? It's really you. I'm disrespectful."

Cao Yaoheng asked curiously.

Cao Yaoheng thought for a moment, took out the big seal of the Ministry of War, and stamped it.

But they didn’t have a deep friendship.

The main reason I came to see Cao Yaoheng today was to see him.

In the future, the New Army will inevitably interact with the Ministry of War.

Although he is the minister of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War is still in charge of the Minister.

To be an official in the government, one must be good, but not too good. The long-term way is to offend less people and make fewer friends.
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It takes a while for the weapons supervisor to make the black hammer armor. As the saying goes, slow work produces careful work, Wei Yuan is not in a hurry.

The black hammer armor is extremely expensive to make, and the black hammer armor that Wei Yuan requested to make is the best of this type of armor.

The material of the breast mirror alone is made of pure copper.

A pair of armor costs nearly thirty taels of silver.

However, the armor worn by ordinary generals is no more than twelve or three taels on the left and right.

It can be seen that Wei Yuan spent a lot of money.

The armor alone cost him twelve thousand taels of silver.

This does not include weapons, horses, military supplies, etc.

All these things added up, at least tens of thousands of taels of silver were gone.

In addition to the later expenses, such as the maintenance of weapons, special feed for Xixia horses, etc., all added up, it is estimated that the cost will be at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

In Zhou, Liao, Xia, and even in the world, there is no one like Wei Yuan who dares to spend money on elite soldiers.

For Wei Yuan, as long as the results can be achieved, everything is worth it.

The premise is that no matter in the future or now, the officers and soldiers in Manjia Camp can only be served by his trusted confidants.

After being busy with many matters, Wei Yuan finally had a day or two to spare.

Later that night, Wei Yuan was bored, so he went to Goulan to listen to music.

At this moment, in a private room in Guangyuntai.

Wei Yuan was lying on the Luohan couch, with his shoes off his feet resting on Wei Xingshou's legs.

Wei Xingshou squeezed his feet with all his strength,
"Is the intensity still appropriate?"

Wei Yuan nodded.

Beside him, a fragrant mist slowly rose.

Opposite, there is also Meiji Music.

Behind him, there are two maids waiting. As long as Wei Yuan gives an order, they will serve Wei Yuan like Wei Xingshou.

Life should be so pleasant.

Suddenly, Wei Yuan took out a piece of paper from his arms, with a name written on it.

Wei Xingshou temporarily put down the action of pinching his feet, then took the note, looked at the name written on it, and frowned slightly,
"never heard of that."

Wei Yuan said: "If he comes to your place, keep an eye out for me. If anything happens, send someone to notify me in time."

Wei Xingshou asked curiously: "What does this person look like?"

Wei Yuan thought for a while and said: "Unkempt and scholarly, he may look like a beggar, or he may look like a bohemian scholar."

Wei Xingshou couldn't laugh or cry.
"How can I pay attention to what you said?"

Wei Yuan slowly closed his eyes,

"His name will resound throughout Bianjing in the future, and his appearance will be remembered by many people, just like when I first came to the capital."

Hearing this, Wei Xingshou said nothing, folded the note and handed it to Lan'er who was standing aside.

Lan'er nodded and took the note. Instead of opening it and reading it, she lit it with a candle and burned it.

Afterwards, Wei Xingshou asked everyone to retreat, and while squeezing Wei Yuan's feet, he said softly:

"A few days ago, some of the descendants of the Fuchang family came to have a drink. When they were drunk, they said that they would go to the south to do business in the coming year. They also threatened that His Majesty would definitely lift the maritime ban."

Fuchang Bofu?

When Wei Yuan heard this, the first thing he thought of was not Uncle Fu Chang, but Concubine Rong, who was being favored.

It seems that many people are considering lifting the maritime ban.

"The man also said that Uncle Fu Chang had asked for orders to personally receive the Japanese envoys when they arrived years ago, as if he wanted to discuss some business with the Japanese country."

When Wei Xingshou said this, Wei Yuan was thoughtful.

Doing business with Japan?
It depends on whether the new army's sword will answer or not.

"Japanese dog, I don't know how to feed it."

"Uncle Fu Chang is asking for trouble."

There was a killing intent in Wei Yuan's momentum.

Wei Xing felt horrified for the first time.

It was just a Japanese country, so why did Uncle Zhongyong get so angry? ——
The next day, Wei Ruyi's husband Zhang Yi came to the capital.

Originally, Zhang Yi wanted to arrive before the Wei family worshiped their ancestors.

As a result, I felt cold again on the way and had no choice but to postpone my trip.

Wei Yuan planned to invite sisters Wei Shuyi, Minglan, and Brother Chang to gather at the uncle's house while they were not busy these two days.

Of course, I also asked Sheng Hong what he meant.

Sheng Hong was very happy and said he would arrive early.

Since it was mainly a family dinner for the Wei siblings, in addition to Wei Yuan's two sisters, there were also his nephews and nieces, such as Chang Bai and others, but they were not named.

(End of this chapter)