Zheng Jian looked helpless.
Finally, Zhao Jun stared at Fu Bi again, looking him up and down, which frightened Fu Bi.
But he felt that there was nothing wrong with him, so he straightened his back.
However, what Zhao Jun said next made him feel like he was falling into an ice cave.
"The gangsters have guns!"
Zhao Jun's calm tone revealed a hint of murderous intent: "Do you understand now why I called you, the Minister of War?"
Fu Bi realized the importance of the matter in an instant.
Since the appearance of muskets in the Song Dynasty, they have been strictly controlled. Soldiers were not allowed to use muskets during normal military training. They were only distributed during shooting training and had to be returned to the armory after the shooting.
And when the musket is forged, it is almost impossible for it to leak.
Because the Firearms Department had no contact with the outside world, the craftsmen and their families lived in a separately built market town, which had schools, family buildings, and various living facilities. It was like an independent small kingdom, and was protected by the army outside.
It can be said that the process of forging firearms is no different from being confined. Although you are allowed to go out during holidays, you cannot take anything with you when you go out.
Therefore, the outflow of firearms was only possible if there were problems in logistics distribution, soldiers' possession, and weapons storage.
After the three yamen originally controlled by the nobles were abolished by Zhao Jun, the Ministry of War took over their functions. From then on, the Privy Council was responsible for deploying troops and generals in the Song Dynasty's army, while the Ministry of War was responsible for the promotion of middle and lower-level officers, the allocation of logistical supplies, military court rewards and punishments, etc.
If the weapons were lost from soldiers, the generals in charge of those soldiers would be punished. If the weapons were lost due to logistics and weapons storage, the Ministry of War would naturally be to blame.
Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Fu Bi immediately said in a deep voice, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give the prefect an explanation."
"You are investigating this matter, not to give me an explanation, but to give an explanation to the people of the whole world. These people under the emperor's feet are already so rampant, how can it be in other places?"
Zhao Jun glanced at them and said, "I haven't reported this matter to His Majesty yet. If I did, you should know the consequences. Today, it was Prime Minister Jia and I who asked you to come here, not to Chongzheng Hall in front of the emperor and the prime ministers. That's giving you a chance. I only give you three days, do you understand?"
"yes!"
The four of them were already sweating profusely, with cold sweats pouring out.
"Okay, that's it."
Zhao Jun walked straight out of Xixia and no longer had the mood to continue leaving the city to Huazhou to inspect the Yellow River channel.
Jia Changchao passed by the four people, glanced at them, and couldn't help but say: "It's only because the prefect is kind that he gave you this opportunity. If it were me, humph."
With that, he turned away.
The four of them looked at each other, then left silently and went back to their respective departments to vent their anger on their subordinates.
It was already afternoon. Bianliang was only about 30 kilometers away from Fengqiu. Zhao Jun had set out in the morning and was still about ten miles away from Fengqiu County. It took him four hours to go back and forth, so it was now meeting time in Chongzheng Hall.
Many prime ministers were not in the Council of Political Affairs. Zhao Jun and Jia Changchao returned to the Council of Political Affairs and looked at the empty main hall. Finally, they thought that since there was nothing to do anyway, they might as well go to Chongzheng Hall to hold a meeting.
"The main task at the end of the year is to review the data from various departments and make comparisons based on next year's policies. We must ensure a significant increase in GDP next year."
At this moment, in Chongzheng Hall, Yan Shu spoke eloquently, "At present, we still need to implement the locations of iron ore mines in various regions reported by the Ministry of Natural Resources. The Great Steelmaking Campaign still relies on iron ore. According to Hanlong's suggestion, the coal and iron mines will be operated by state-owned steel mills and coal mines, but some small mines can be contracted out to private owners."
"Um."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "My eldest grandson has been in the Song Dynasty for ten years. Starting next year, we will officially enter the first industrial revolution, shed the label of an agricultural nation, and step onto a new level. We must be fully prepared for this matter and cannot be careless. We must make every effort to seize opportunities."
"Please rest assured, sir."
Lu Yijian coughed slightly, then said, "The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has prepared the documents, and the Council of Political System has signed them. Starting from February of next year, each province will be allowed to establish state-owned enterprise departments based on its own natural resources, and build steel mills, cement plants, textile mills, and brick factories. The central government will also establish large-scale national state-owned enterprises directly under the Council of Political System."
"Well, just like the state-owned salt works, tea works, and wineries."
Zhao Zhen said.
"yes."
Everyone responded.
Although the Song Dynasty opened up the original monopoly and allowed private participation in the monopoly of salt, iron, tea, and wine, which were originally controlled by the court.
But this does not mean full privatization, but rather allowing private businessmen to come in. State-owned monopolies will still exist and will be directly under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Yuan.
The rank of the head of a department is the same as that of an ordinary three-level departmental organization. It is divided into the fourth rank or the fourth rank according to its size, which is equivalent to provincial or vice-provincial level.
In addition to its original monopoly on trade, the Song Dynasty also established a maritime trade shipping group. This was also a state-owned enterprise, which organized fleets to travel to Japan and Korea every year for trade on a large scale, earning huge profits for the Song Dynasty treasury.
Therefore, in the current situation, the Song Dynasty court will definitely still focus on central enterprises and state-owned enterprises, drive the operation of private companies, and then gradually relax business controls to increase business prosperity.
Everyone was discussing the new policies to be promulgated next year when Wang Shouzhong knocked on the door and walked in to report, "Your Majesty, the Minister of Justice and Prime Minister Jia have returned."
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