When Eunuch Wei and Qian Baihua walked out of the palace, they both understood the emperor's thoughts.

Although there is no clear and thorough plan yet, it has been decided to keep the spineless Wu Changchun, make good use of him, and severely deceive the traitor Li Yongfang.

"Old Qian, you should also think carefully about how to operate in a way that will please the Emperor." Eunuch Wei ordered in a shrill voice, "We were able to take the credit for the Pacification Bureau this time, thanks to the intelligence you obtained in Hechunlou, and the major case that was solved as a result."

Qian Baihua bowed and replied, "I don't need to worry about that. I will rack my brains to come up with a solution to relieve the emperor's worries and bring honor to the factory owner."

Eunuch Wei laughed heartily, patted Qian Baihua on the shoulder, and said, "I have high hopes for you. You saw today that the Emperor is generous in rewarding his meritorious officials."

After a pause, Master Wei sneered and said, "Right now, apart from the wars in Liaodong and the southwest, the emperor is worried about the corrupt officials below. You saw it in Hechunlou too, how despicable these seemingly righteous people are behind the scenes."

Qian Baihua nodded vigorously, agreeing with what Duke Wei had said. It was said to be pretentious, but many people who visited prostitutes were indeed of low character and disgusting.

Since the East Factory is in charge and the Emperor is very dedicated to rectifying the officialdom, there will be no shortage of opportunities to make meritorious deeds, and there is no need to worry too much about the Zhenfu Division dominating the market.

Qian Baihua understood the deep meaning behind Wei Zhongxian's promotion. As a Jinyiwei from the Zhenfu Division, although he was now the head of the East Factory, there was still a layer of separation.

This is also the limitation of the East Factory. Eunuchs are the factory managers, but they cannot use eunuchs under them. It is inconvenient to do the work! Transferring people from the Jinyiwei is also a traditional operation of the Ming Dynasty. Perhaps there is a deep meaning hidden in it from the emperor.

Therefore, Wei Zhongxian also knew how to win over the people below him and gain merit to consolidate his favor.

Even though he was now the Supervisor of the East Factory, and his power and work shocked all the officials, he knew very well that as a eunuch, all this came from the trust and gift of the emperor.

If the emperor replaced him, would the work of the East Depot be paralyzed? The answer is obviously no. The real work is done by the subordinates, and the same would be true if the position of factory supervisor was replaced by someone else.

It is precisely because Eunuch Wei realizes that he is not irreplaceable that he works harder and has the means to win over the people below him.

It is normal for a leader to show favor to his subordinates, and the emperor would not care much about it; but when it comes to making friends with officials, Eunuch Wei knows that a single letter from the emperor could cost him his life.

As the supervisor of the East Factory, Eunuch Wei was well aware that he could not completely cover up everything in the East Factory. He firmly believed that the East Factory must have spies of the emperor, and his only way out was to be loyal to the emperor.

If the emperor wanted to crack down on corruption, he would investigate the financial affairs of those officials thoroughly; if the emperor wanted to take action against the collusion between officials and businessmen, Eunuch Wei would urge his subordinates to investigate.

He would go east if the emperor pointed, and go west if the emperor pointed. If the emperor wanted to deal with someone, Eunuch Wei would pounce on them and bite them like a mad dog.

Eunuch Wei was not ashamed of this, but worked even harder. This was because he saw through the emperor's temper. If you don't betray the emperor's grace, the emperor will naturally not kill you and will give you a good end.

Today in the Qianqing Palace, the emperor generously gave him the reward of the title of Governor-General, making him feel very proud in front of his subordinate Qian Baihua.

Of course, the division of labor between the internal and external affairs remained unchanged, and the Wu Changchun case was transferred to the Pacification Division. But this was no longer important; Eunuch Wei had achieved his goal of gaining the credit and had won a prize from the Emperor.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao asked someone to summon Luo Sigong, and he picked up Wu Changchun's confession and studied it carefully.

Zhu Youxiao was not very happy about solving this major espionage case.

Even if Wu Changchun sneaked into the Ministry of War and obtained military newspapers, it would be difficult for him to pass them on in a timely manner.

But the fact that this guy was able to use money to pave the way and get the appointment as the garrison commander of the Ministry of War under a false name made the emperor extremely angry.

Ji Yingcheng and others deserve to die. Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes and had already decided the fate of Ji Yingcheng and others.

As for the spineless Wu Changchun, let's spare his life for now, send him to Nalan Zhongming, and reveal the news to the Later Jin Dynasty. This should make things difficult for the big traitor Li Yongfang, right?

Zhu Youxiao had made up his mind, sneered, and casually threw the confession on the desk.

He wanted to get up and leave the hall to relax, but when Zhu Youxiao glanced at the half-opened notebook on the desk, he sat back down helplessly.

The memorial was submitted by Shen Tingyang, again analyzing the pros and cons of expanding sea transport and reducing grain transport. Clearly, Shen Tingyang had conducted further research, and the memorial was more detailed and thorough than his previous one, "Please Initiate a Pilot Study of Sea Transport."

When the court discussed the matter, most ministers believed that "the best way to transport supplies to Liaodong is by sea", which means they agreed to use sea transportation to transport supplies to Liaodong.

Zhu Youxiao believed that the purpose of the canal transport had been basically achieved by diverting some business volume from the canal transport. It would be rash to stop the canal transport all at once, but a gradual reduction was a prudent strategy.

But Shen Tingyang's second memorial made Zhu Youxiao ponder whether further cuts to the grain transport system were feasible. With the livelihoods of tens of millions at stake, he had to treat it with caution.

Moreover, to reform the canal transport, one must first start with the canal transport officials, which also involves the prefectures and counties along the canal route, and a large number of officials will be dismissed or transferred.

I'm not ready yet! Zhu Youxiao pondered for a long time, shook his head, and reluctantly put Shen Tingyang's notebook away.

Standing up and walking out of the palace, Zhu Youxiao casually walked down the steps and admired the flowers, plants and trees planted in the courtyard.

Fan Xiaohui followed with light footsteps behind him. She had received Li Chengcheng's instructions and knew that the emperor was thinking at this moment, so she should not disturb him easily and should just follow quietly and wait for his instructions.

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