It turned out that Wen Tiren heard that Donglin's remnants had made some amazing weapons and presented them to the emperor, and made the emperor happy. Wen Tiren, who was unhappy in his heart, ordered Liang Tingdong to enter the palace to report the news of Yang Yu's death. However, he did not expect that Zuo Liangyu's battle report would come so quickly, and it was a battle report that both battles would win.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Military Weapon Bureau of the Ministry of Works and the Military War Bureau of the Inner Government were the management agency for weapons manufacturing, with many workshops under it, and the provincial capitals and garrisons were also equipped with miscellaneous bureaus, which were responsible for the construction of weapons of the garrisons. Among them, the Military Weapon Bureau was in charge of cold weapons and armor production, while the Military War Bureau was in charge of cannons and muskets production.

Now that Zhu Youjian knew that Jingzhou Prefecture had built a plate armor and steel crossbow, he called Zhou Shipu to ask if the Military Weapon Bureau could imitate it. Zhou Shipu was a civil servant who had just been transferred from the Minister of Revenue to the Minister of Works. He did not know whether the Military Weapon Bureau could imitate it? He didn't dare to say all the words at the moment, just saying that he needed to be aggregated craftsmen to think about it.

After Zhou Shipu left the palace, he did not turn around and went straight to Wenyuan Pavilion to discuss the construction of military weapons with Zhou Yanru.

Zhou Yanru's temples had quietly emerged with strands of white hair. After listening to Zhou Shipu's remarks, he smiled bitterly: "Shangshu Zhou, it is definitely no problem to build military weapons, but where does the steel come from? Where does the silver come from? Now even the supply of military pay and food is insufficient, how can you make such expensive things in large quantities?"

Zhou Shipu frowned and said, "A single mansion can build hundreds of sets of plate armor and steel crossbows. I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty court would be stumped by the yellow and white thing! What can you do? The emperor is in a hurry and must not fail to build it!"

Zhou Yanru's brows became tighter and tighter, and finally said, "Look, the Ministry of Works can save some money and create some to deal with the emperor!"

Wen Tiren heard that Zhu Youjian ordered Zhou Shipu to build plate armor and steel crossbows, and couldn't help laughing: "This is called self-binding! I want to see, what are you, Zhou Shipu, making it!"

Wen Tiren's younger brother Wen Yuren smiled and said, "I heard that Jingzhou archers have only more than 400 plate armors, and there are more steel crossbows, about thousands of them. This thing sounds good, and I don't know whether it is useful on the battlefield."

Wen Tiren pondered and said, "It's natural to be useful, otherwise how could Lin Chunhong lead a group of mobs kill the stars in the sky?"

Wen Yuren hurriedly said, "Then why don't you take over the supervision construction? It's also a great achievement!"

Wen Tiren's sharp eyes shot at Wen Yuren, and he didn't say a word, and he looked at Wen Yuren very nervous. He has always been respectful and afraid of this elder brother, and his thoughts have never been hidden from his elder brother.

Wen Tiren said sternly: "Do you think that military weapon is good to take advantage? Take this idea as soon as possible! The military weapon bureau is deep. Zhang Yixian supervises the cashiers of the household work department and has been fighting with Zhou Shipu. We must not interfere!"

Wen Yuren's face turned red and she defended her: "I just wanted the eldest brother to be valued by the emperor, but I didn't think about getting a share of the pie!"

How could Wen Tiren not know Wen Yuren's thoughts? Seeing that he was still dissatisfied, he shouted: "Don't have this thought in the future! You know, now that people in the court are staring at us, if we show a little negligence, we will fall into a state of endless disaster! Look, how many ministers have been imprisoned over the years. Do you think the one in the Forbidden City is easy to fool?"

Wen Tiren mentioned the imperial prison, and Wen Yuren shivered and said repeatedly: "I understand!"

Wen Tiren paused and said, "Now I have something for you to do for you. Zhang Pu from Fushe is convening the four-way scholars to convene the Huqiu Conference. You also go to Suzhou and find Zhang Pu to ask to join Fushe!"

Wen Yuren was shocked and asked, "Didn't my elder brother be enemies of Donglin and Fushe? Why did he ask me to join Fushe?"

Wen Tiren sighed and said, "In the past, Zhou Yanru led Donglin and Fushe as support, and my brother had no choice but to be an enemy of them. However, Donglin and Fushe had a deep roots and were deeply admired by scholars. In Jiangnan, they were closely linked with the noble families. If they fought, they would suffer losses. We would not get any benefits. Now I want you to test Zhang Pu to see if the relationship can be repaired and to help you!"

Wen Yuren sat on the chair and said in a muffled voice: "I'm upset when Zhang Pu's proud face. If I don't go, my elder brother will send someone else!"

Wen Tiren was furious, but the habit of not showing his emotions and emotions that he had developed for many years made him stare at Wen Yuren coldly without saying a word.

Wen Yuren knew the elder brother and knew that the elder brother was a sign of a rampage. He quickly stood up and said, "Is it okay for brother to ask Wang Yingxiong or Liang Tingdong to join? Is it not good to write the article well, and I feel angry after I go."

Wen Tiren said sternly: "Childish! Wang Yingxiong and Liang Tingdong are important officials of the court. How can they join Fushe?"

Wenyu Ren's head slowly hangs down, without saying a word.

Wen Tiren continued: "If Zhang Pu plans to cooperate with Brother Wei, he will be polite to you. You will not only not be angry at Fushe, but also be like a fish in water. If Zhang Pu cannot see through the current situation and is arrogant, he will not accept your joining Fushe. Your task is to test it, do you understand?"

Wen Yuren was unable to do so, so he had to agree to Wen Tiren's arrangement and prepared to go south to Suzhou.

Wen Tiren was a little embarrassed about his younger brother's short-sightedness. He had long regarded Zhou Yanru as a dead man. After all, he had already made a lot of preparations and his gangsters were ready to impeach Zhou Yanru and accepted bribes from the bandit Shen Yikui. At the same time, he also instructed the Xuanfu Army to impeach Wang Kun and impeach Zhou Yanru and slander Zhu Youjian as "Emperor Xi".

To be honest, Zhou Yanru didn't even believe Wen Tiren when he accepted the bribes from Shen Yikui, but Wen Tiren would use this matter to muddle the water and then throw out the bombshell "Prince Xi Ren"!

Wen Tirenyin was gloomy and thought to himself: Everything is ready, only the east wind is needed. When the Shanxi frontline loses another battle, two things can be thrown out. Zhou Yanru's resignation is almost a foregone conclusion.

But what should I do after I became the chief minister of the cabinet? In the past, I fought with Zhou Yanru, and I just kept disrupting the situation and didn’t have to take any responsibility. Once I took this responsibility myself, the starting point of considering the problem will change!

Wen Tiren sincerely hopes to repair relations with the Donglin Party and the Fushe Society. After all, no one wants to be in power, a group of people below kept whining and hindering their own governance. Sending Wen Yuren to test Zhang Pu is the first step. Wen Tiren believes that the Donglin Party is all ordinary old guys, with a high position and a high position, and it is extremely difficult to win over, but the Fushe Society is basically a young scholar, a low position and urgent advance, and he can just meet their wishes and the two sides have a foundation for cooperation.

Repairing the relationship with the restoration of the society is only the first step. The crux of the court at present is the financial crisis, which is the most troublesome problem. It is almost impossible to increase taxes, and the resistance is too great. In addition, the people have been raising taxes many times and have long been overwhelmed. Continuing to increase taxes is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. Or learn from the Emperor Shenzong and sending eunuchs to collect commercial taxes everywhere? This is a solution. I wonder if Zhu Youjian agrees.

The Jiangnan region has always been a place with a strong financial resources. If commercial tax is charged, it will inevitably be opposed by scholars in the Jiangnan region, and Fushe is even more likely to sit idly by, which will lose the foundation for cooperation with Fushe.

Wen Tiren was very troubled and had to put the financial problems aside and ignore them first.

The problems faced by Wen Tiren are also the rise of civil rebellions in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and they are endlessly suppressed, and they are even more likely to spread to Henan and Northern Zhili. In this regard, Wen Tiren thought that he had prepared a response, which was to try his best to promote the establishment of the governor of the three provinces and unify the power of the affairs, so that the civil rebellion should be quickly pacified.

When Zhou Yanru was in power, Wen Tiren watched coldly, and had long known that the officers and soldiers were neither due to low combat power nor insufficient military strength. The most critical reason was that the power of affairs was not unified and they shirked each other, which led to the bandits escaping to this day.

Thinking of the bandits, Wen Tiren suddenly had an idea: If the people become civilians, what should the Jurchens do? If there was another example of the Jiannu invasion in Chongzhen every two years, he would definitely not be able to settle down. But the entire strategic situation is too dangerous for the Ming Dynasty! Since the Jurchens got in contact with Mongolia, relying solely on the Ningjin defense line, the Jurchens could not stop the Jurchens from entering the capital! From Jibei to Datong, there were holes everywhere. The Jurchens could choose to invade from a certain location at will, and the Ming Dynasty needed to set up defenses everywhere!
Chapter completed!