"Since I know your strengths, I will use them." Zhu Youxiao looked at Bi Maokang, nodded with a smile and said, "Go back and wait!"
Bi Maokang was stunned. He went back and waited now?
However, Bi Maokang also knew that His Majesty wanted to use him, and to use his strengths. But what exactly was going on, Bi Maokang didn't know yet!
But there was no way to ask this, so Bi Maokang had to bow and say, "I'm leaving!" Then he bowed and walked out.
Looking at Bi Maokang's back as he left, Zhu Youxiao reached out and knocked on the armrest of the wheelchair with an expressionless face.
Although Zhu Youxiao really wanted to discuss the casting of new weapons with Bi Maokang, now was not the time.
Another crucial issue is the casting of new weapons, which requires a solution. But how to find a solution is a problem.
Leave it to the Ministry of War? Don't be ridiculous.
Zhu Youxiao knew about the military equipment of the Ministry of War, and it would be good if half of the money spent was used to cast military equipment.
Many have studied why Ming Dynasty firearms, despite their advanced technology, were not widely adopted and promoted. Why were Qi Jiguang's firearms units so advanced, and even the Shenjiying (Shenjiying) so powerful in the early Ming Dynasty, so ineffective by the end of the Ming Dynasty?
The answer is simple, because the money was embezzled and no one minted it carefully.
First, common weapons like swords and spears were made with substandard iron due to embezzlement. You wouldn't be able to tell from the outside, but on the battlefield, blades would often warp and break, forcing places like Liaodong to use military funds to forge additional weapons.
Why not appeal?
Because the Ministry of War controlled the military equipment, you could sue them. This also led to a surge in the cost of military equipment for the Ming Dynasty.
Because of the local wars, they had to forge their own weapons, which led to the misappropriation of military funds. The military farms and the imperial pay were only enough to feed a part of the soldiers so that they could fight. These people were the generals' personal soldiers.
The rest of the military households could only farm the land and live like slaves. Do you expect these people to fight for the imperial court?
Stop making trouble. I'm giving you face by not rebelling.
As for firearms, seven or eight out of ten bird guns explode. Try using one, and you'll be terrified. You'll fire a shot, and before you hit anyone, you'll be blown up in the face.
Think about the multi-stage shooting of the musket of the Duke of Qian in Yunnan. That was in the early Ming Dynasty, but what about now? What has happened to it?
Zhu Youxiao felt quite disappointed in himself and wanted to kill someone.
Another reason is that they hated the Ming Emperor for his incompetence. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the Ming Dynasty established a personal army system to prevent the Ministry of War from being abolished and some people from being disobedient.
What is the so-called pro-troops?
Just look at the Imperial Guards. They were a military force specifically assigned to the emperor, guaranteeing his authority. But what about now? Besides the Imperial Guards showing off their might, where did the rest of the imperial army come from?
They have all become places where nobles and their relatives collect salaries without doing any work. The Beijing garrison has more than 100,000 troops, but they are extremely rubbish.
In addition to the personal army system, the imperial court also established the Armory to avoid being strangled by military equipment.
The Military Equipment Bureau, one of the eight Ming bureaus, manufactured military equipment and minor ironware for the imperial court. This was a crucial government office, responsible for ensuring the quality of the imperial army's weapons. Eunuchs ran the Bureau, ensuring the quality of the weapons was high, as the emperor could execute anyone who failed to do so.
But where are these?
After the Battle of Tumu, the Ming Dynasty did decline. However, in Zhu Youxiao's view, it was not the national strength that declined, as a major defeat could not significantly weaken the Ming Dynasty. Instead, it was the decline of imperial power and the decline of central authority.
The literati seized the opportunity to seize power, especially after Yu Qian's reforms of the imperial army, which completely squeezed the nobles out of the power center. The civil officials took advantage of the situation to rise, and the gentry group completely seized power in the country.
They suppressed nobles and generals, and the authority of the cabinet was increased to an unprecedented level.
The series of consequences that resulted in the Ming Dynasty completely sliding into the abyss, forcing the emperor to use eunuchs to regain his power, and then began a eunuch politics that lasted for more than a hundred years.
Zhu Youxiao's mind was full of thoughts. He stretched out his hand and waved to Chen Hong, then said, "Push me there!"
Chen Hong hurried over and pushed Zhu Youxiao into the sunlight.
Feeling the warm sunshine, Zhu Youxiao gently closed his eyes, as if he was asleep, but he had already made plans in his mind.
If you want to eliminate a large interest group, a head-on confrontation is not advisable. First, you will kill 8,000 enemies and lose 800 of your own. Second, if you eliminate the interest group, where will the new replacement be? Without a replacement, it will only cause chaos. I won't do that myself.
So what if we eliminate a huge interest group?
The answer is simple. The best way is to support a new interest group to replace it.
Zhu Youxiao was prepared to do just that.
Since the Ministry of War and the Armory Bureau are no longer reliable, then we should simply start anew. As for the Ministry of War, let them do their job first, and when we are done with our own, we will simply swallow up the Ministry of War.
That would be the time to settle accounts with those people in the Ministry of War. Anyway, Zhu Youxiao felt that if all the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were killed, there must be some innocent people among them.
But killing two and a half out of three people must have been a worthy death, and he would have to pick up the knife sooner or later.
The capital seemed calm, but beneath the surface were turbulent waves. The three judicial departments began to investigate the case against Xiong Tingbi. Everyone had originally thought that this was not a big deal, but now that the case was in their hands, how could it still be a big deal?
But when they saw Wei Zhongxian sitting there with a calm look on his face, everyone looked as if they had eaten a fly.
Wei Zhongxian, however, was completely unaware. He put down his teacup and said calmly, "I am here to listen in on the order of His Majesty. I will not express any opinions. You gentlemen may proceed with the interrogation."
Everyone present looked at each other, their eyes filled with worry. How did this case come about? Everyone knew it.
Everyone impeached Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian retaliated. This case against Xiong Tingbi was essentially orchestrated by Wei Zhongxian himself. Everyone had gone to great lengths to get the case to the Three Courts. Under such circumstances, how could Wei Zhongxian not harbor resentment? Now that he was attending the trial, wouldn't he go back and badmouth everyone involved?
Although we are worried, there is nothing we can do. We all know that this situation cannot be changed, and even persuasion is impossible.
You want His Majesty not to send anyone to attend the trial, so what do you want to do?
Now His Majesty no longer trusts these people. If you continue to do this, it will definitely be a big deal. His Majesty might even get angry.
Under such circumstances, everyone's attention was focused on Yang Lian, after all, he was the presiding judge.
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