Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, requested the memorial, which caused some discussion among the civil and military officials, but the voice was not loud.

Jiang Fengyuan, the Minister of Rites, coughed and left the class: "Your Majesty, I think this is not allowed. His Royal Highness is still young and it is not appropriate to have contact with the refugees."

Xie Sheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, also came out to second the proposal and thought it was not possible. Jiang Fengyuan and Xie Sheng were Zhu Cihong's teachers and were considered to be from the East Palace, so they naturally had to consider Zhu Cihong's behalf.

Chongzhen stood up, frowned, and walked slowly, thinking to himself, "This world belongs to my Zhu family after all, but I cannot watch my people suffer at the feet of the emperor."

The chief minister of the cabinet, Wen Tiren, who had been silent until now, coughed heavily, as if he couldn't take a breath and was about to die.

Wen Tiren regained his composure, and then he came out of the classroom holding the wat board and said: "Your Majesty, I think that as the crown prince of the country, Dong Gong, if he goes out of the palace to see the suffering of the people, he will be able to be a benevolent king like your Majesty in the future."

Wen Tiren was indeed a veteran in officialdom, and this little flattery made Emperor Chongzhen feel comfortable.

Jiang Fengyuan continued to go out and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can be safe in the imperial city when he leaves the palace, but if he goes to the outer city, there will be a large number of people and tens of thousands of refugees, which will frighten His Highness's daughter."

Jiang Fengyuan, the Minister of Rites, was good at writing and talented, but he had little political ability and rarely had disputes with others. Now he could oppose Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, in person, which surprised many people and moved Zhu Cixi very much.

Wen Tiren glanced at Jiang Fengyuan and said: "His Royal Highness is now in charge of the 5,000-strong guard camp, so there is no risk of safety."

Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, immediately jumped out to second the proposal, and then several ministers came out to second the proposal.

Xie Sheng, the Minister of Rites, saw that Wen Tiren was already angry, so he did not dare to speak out to support Jiang Fengyuan. Although Xie Sheng was serious about his work, he was cautious and adaptable to the situation. Since he came to Beijing as an official, he has been cautious for twenty-seven years.

Be careful in your words and actions.

It was not until the year before last that Emperor Chongzhen reorganized the imperial court and appointed loyal ministers. Xie Sheng was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel because of his seriousness and conscientiousness in handling affairs and outstanding achievements.

Zhu Cihong squinted his eyes and stared at Wen Tiren, wondering what the old man and Cheng Guogong were doing, and they kept asking him to leave the palace to care for the people.

Emperor Chongzhen stopped pacing and finally made up his mind. He ordered Zhu Cixiang to leave the palace in the near future to care for the people. After hearing the result, Wen Tiren, Cheng Guogong and others all smiled meaningfully.

Then another hour passed, and after the morning court report was completed, the censor and Honglu Temple came out one after another to report the misconduct of officials during the morning court.

Some officials who made minor mistakes were recorded and deducted work points. As for those who made serious mistakes, they were recorded and fined wages at the least, or slapped on the spot.

At this point, the morning court process is basically over. The officials of Honglu Temple have finished singing and playing, and the eunuchs are in full swing.

After Emperor Chongzhen's chariot left Huangjimen and returned to Qianqing Palace, all the officials also left one after another and went back to their yamen to work.

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Returning to Zhongcui Palace, Zhu Cixi lay down on the bed tiredly. No wonder the emperor had specially added a seat for him. With his small body, if he stood for several hours, he would probably collapse from exhaustion.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cixi felt even more considerate of this cheap man.

Zhu Cihong didn't understand why Wen Tiren and Zhu Chunchen insisted on letting him leave the palace to appease the refugees, while Jiang Fengyuan, the Minister of Rites, and Xie Sheng, the Minister of Rites, objected. What was the reason?

Zhu Cixiang knew that Jiang Fengyuan and Xie Sheng must be doing his best, because both of them were granted the title of Crown Prince Taibao. It was Chongzhen who personally issued the decree, directly filling the post of Eastern Palace officials with state officials.

Zhu Cixiang wanted to ask the two of them, but he couldn't, because the Ming Dynasty had an ancestral system, and the prince and prince could not have personal relations with foreign ministers. If Jiang Fengyuan and Xie Sheng couldn't think of it, and hurriedly came to the East Palace to ask for an audience, it wouldn't take more than a day.

, will be impeached by the censor.

Zhu Cixiang wanted to summon the two of them, but the process was very troublesome. He could only wait until the next time he gave a lecture in the Wenhua Hall to ask. However, he would be out of the palace to care for the people in the next two days, so he might not be able to see them for a while.

There was no problem for Zhu Cihong to summon Luo Yangxing, because Jinyiwei and Dongchang were royal slaves and were not considered foreign ministers.

"Damn! These two old guys are so insidious!"

After a while, Zhu Cixiang cursed loudly. He finally understood that Zhu Chunchen had a grudge against him because he was cut off from his huge interests in the war. Once he failed to appease the people, his reputation as a prince among the people would plummet.

At this time in the Ming Dynasty, reputation was the most important thing. Many people regarded reputation as more important than life. Of course, those bastards who turned traitors and became traitors naturally had no sense of shame.

Zhu Cixiang didn't expect that Duke Cheng Guo and Wen Tiren were on the same path. One was in charge of politics and the other was in charge of the military. Weren't they afraid of arousing Emperor Chongzhen's suspicion?

Wen Tiren is not a simple old man. He was born as a Jinshi. He is tactful, deep in the city, and scheming. He is especially good at spying on political trends. He used the incident of Sun Yuanhua in the Denglai Incident to bring down his old boss Zhou Yanru and climbed up the ladder himself.

assumed the position of chief minister of the cabinet.

It is a pity that this person only knows conspiracy and has no shame. During his period as the first assistant, he did not develop any strategies to resist the southward movement of slaves in Liaodong or to deal with the rogue bandits in the Central Plains.

Most of the people he recommended to the court were mediocre people who were just filling their positions. They eliminated dissidents in the court and showed their extreme authority, which made the already riddled political situation in the late Ming Dynasty even more uncontrollable.

Zhu Cixiang was lying on the bed, looking at the green ceiling carved with artistic patterns, and thinking about how to deal with Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, and how to go out of the palace to appease the people.

After resting for an hour, Zhu Ci left the palace and went to the Catholic Church. He picked up Tang Ruowang and Sun Heding and arranged for them to enter the military battle station. He first held the obtained military battle station in his hands.

According to the plan, Zhu Cihong set up another research institute in the Gunpowder Department under the War Bureau, with Tang Ruowang in charge of the research institute and concurrently as the head of the Gunpowder Department. Zhu Cihong also appointed Sun Heding, the admiral, to supervise the armory and also made him the second-in-command of the research institute.

As for the post of eunuch, Zhu Cihong originally wanted to abolish it, but as the 24th yamen of the Military War Bureau, he did not seem to have this power, so he could only let Wu Zhong, the personal eunuch, take the name. Wu Zhong usually stayed with Zhu Cihong.

After all, Tang Ruowang and Sun Heding are actually responsible for the firearms research and development and firearms production of the Bingzhan Bureau.

Zhu Cixiang was afraid that the two newcomers would not be able to suppress the previous management of the Military War Bureau, including the secretaries, directors, supervisors and other small bosses, so he appeared in person to speak, reformed the Military War Bureau, and formulated a new manufacturing system.

For example, if a responsibility system is implemented, the craftsmen must have their names printed on the firecrackers they make. If one firecracker explodes, 10% of the monthly salary will be deducted. If more than three firecrackers explode in a month, the employer will directly

execution.

If there are no firearms produced within a month that explode, the salary will be increased by 10%, which will be added monthly. Zhu Cixiang also tripled the basic salary of the craftsmen to facilitate the recruitment of more craftsmen.

The wages of the craftsmen in the Bingzhan Bureau have always been very low, making it difficult to make ends meet, which resulted in a serious loss of craftsmen. Zhu Cixi's reward and punishment system greatly increased the enthusiasm of the craftsmen in the Bingzhan Bureau for production. As long as they are serious, they will get a salary increase.

In the past, so many defective goods were manufactured. It was not because they were poor in technology, but because the superiors were corrupt, cut corners, and required incorrect manufacturing ratios, which resulted in so many firearms exploding.

Zhu Cixi also made management regulations for the gunpowder depot of Anmin Factory under the Military War Bureau. First of all, it was required that no open flames were allowed within 100 meters of the gunpowder depot. Also, iron tools were not allowed to come into contact with gunpowder, and wooden utensils were used in the gunpowder depot.

He didn't want the gunpowder he had worked so hard to produce to be blown up.

Zhu Cihong dispatched another hundred soldiers from the Yongwei Battalion in separate shifts to inspect the gunpowder depot of Anmin Factory day and night. Anyone who violated the management regulations would be given thirty military sticks and beaten to death.
Chapter completed!