Chapter 735: Artifact
Chapter 735 Artifact
Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help trembling when he heard the word Yinzi.
Silver, seventy thousand taels of silver, you feel very distressed.
How can I throw in millions of dollars a year?
Emperor Hongzhi remained calm: "Oh, this is not a small matter. What do you think about this?"
Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, please issue an order immediately to severely punish the relevant perpetrators."
Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyebrows: "Jifan?"
Isn’t this blueprint presented by Fang Jifan? Now that something has happened, Fang Jifan cannot escape the responsibility for this.
Liu Jian smiled and shook his head: "No, the **** Pi Liang!"
Old Xiao Jing beside Emperor Hongzhi twitched his face. Although he still had a smile on his face, he gave Liu Jian a deep look in his eyes.
Liu Jian took his time and said: "There was an explosion in the capital, and it is so close to the imperial city. This is a very taboo thing. If the court keeps silent, there will be a lot of rumors and rumors outside. In this world, after all, it is a good thing." Many, people don't know what happened, but they will feel panic, and all kinds of terrible rumors will spread. Therefore, if you want to appease people's hearts, you must let the world know that someone has neglected the management and the court is strict. After reprimanding and punishing the crime of the factory eunuch, only then can people believe that this is really just a trivial matter. The original intention of this move is to appease people's hearts."
Emperor Hongzhi thought about it, and it was reasonable, but then he sighed: "Liu Qing is speaking for the country, but it is clearly a problem with the blueprint, how can he punish the crime of an irrelevant person. Think about it again."
Speaking, Emperor Hongzhi was moved and couldn't help but said: "Jifan has always been reliable in his work, so why would he present a problematic blueprint?"
As soon as this question was raised, the ministers did not take it seriously.
Fang Jifan has done a lot of things to benefit the country and the people recently, and now the scholars outside are not as harsh as before.
So upon hearing this, there were quite a few people who tried to save Fang Jifan, especially Wang Ao, who said with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, Fang Duwei is upright and responsible, but he has always been meticulous in his work. However, people are people after all. What's more, as a young man, even if there are occasional omissions, it's only natural."
He is upright...very responsible...
Emperor Hongzhi Sunran, but I have rarely heard of it. Some people commented on Fang Jifan like this: "It is better to ask clearly, come... call Fang Jifan, oh, and Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of War."
Fang Jifan had also noticed the explosion of Wang Gong Factory early on, and the movement was really not small, so he thought that His Majesty might summon him, and he had been waiting for a long time. When someone came from the palace, he left immediately.
When we arrived at the Nuan Pavilion, we saw Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Ma Wensheng, Wang Ao and others were all there.
Fang Jifan saluted: "I have seen Your Majesty."
Emperor Hongzhi pressed his hand, but looked at Ma Wensheng: "Ma Qing's family, you continue to talk."
I want to come to Ma Wensheng first, so I am reporting the results of his investigation from Wang Gong's factory.
Ma Wensheng took a look at Fang Jifan. He is known as a gentleman. Although he has been scolded a lot recently, he is still very upright.
It's fine if he doesn't have the confidence, but this time, the problem lies in the blueprints, so he has to speak up: "So, the old minister summoned the craftsmen from Wang Gong's factory to investigate carefully, and after analyzing the results, the craftsmen have They said that when they first looked at the blueprint, they felt that there was a huge discrepancy. For example, the thickness of the gun body was not enough, and carvings had to be made in the barrel, which made the barrel thinner. Not only that, but the barrel was longer. Once the gunpowder appears in the gun barrel and explodes, the force will be blocked there, unable to get out for a while, and finally...exploded. When the gun was first cast, there were actually many old craftsmen. At first, after reading the drawings, they felt that there was a problem. , it’s just that the superiors suppressed them so hard that they dared not speak out, which led to this disaster.”
Ma Wensheng said this: "I'm here, and I don't mean to criticize the captain. It's just that there is a specialization in the art industry. This ordnance manufacturing matter must not be unconstrained. Fortunately, this time it is only hurting people, and the movement is not big enough. If these cannons are manufactured and sent to the border towns, it will cost manpower and material resources, and cause casualties to the soldiers in the border towns, this... will be a catastrophe."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded with a straight face.
Ma Wensheng was in a bad mood. Seeing Fang Jifan beside him, he said, "Captain, the old man speaks a bit bluntly, so don't take it to heart."
Fang Jifan opened his mouth to speak.
Emperor Hongzhi pressed his hand: "Jifan...you have to remember the lesson from this time."
"What?" Fang Jifan was a little confused.
Emperor Hongzhi said: "I know how capable you are, but you have been involved in such a major matter. In the future, you must be careful."
"Your Majesty is talking about... about Wang Gong's factory?" Fang Jifan looked aggrieved.
Unconvinced was written on his face.
Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said: "You have heard what Ma Qing's family said just now. Fortunately, this time, no major disaster was caused. However, you have made great achievements, and you are still a child... I will not pursue it, but next time, you need to think twice Then go."
Everyone looked at Fang Jifan, especially that Li Dongyang, and now his heart hurts, seventy thousand taels of silver.
Wang Ao looked at Fang Jifan amiably. This kid has achieved a good reputation for himself. Although he made a mistake today, it doesn't matter. If he knows his mistakes, he can correct them. There is nothing good about him.
Fang Jifan blinked his eyes: "But..."
"Don't justify yourself." Emperor Hongzhi said in his heart, you bastard, you still want to justify now, didn't I say that I will not pursue it, this is to protect you, this matter, even if the dust has settled , If you get scolded and keep silent, the matter will be exposed, so what are you doing to stir up trouble.
"But..." Fang Jifan seemed to insist on making an excuse.
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan as if caring for a mentally handicapped child. This kid really doesn't understand my deep meaning.
"But Xishan, according to the drawings, made the cannon." Fang Jifan finally found a gap and said.
"..."
All of a sudden...everyone was stunned.
What do you mean?
Xishan built?
"Did it explode?" Ma Wensheng couldn't turn his head around, looking at Fang Jifan: "How many people were injured in the explosion at Xishan?"
“…” Is this a curse in circles?
Fang Jifan shook his head: "No, it's very good. A few cows were killed in one shot. No, no... It wasn't intentional, it was careless..."
"..."
Silence.
An embarrassing silence.
Emperor Hongzhi frowned.
Ma Wensheng was in a hurry.
The face is a little red.
The Wang Gong factory was blown up, and it was our own people who bombed it. Where is the Wang Gong factory? Every year, the Ministry of Households allocates countless money and food, the inner court sends eunuchs to supervise the factory, the Ministry of Industry has a doctor to sit in the hall, and the Ministry of War has deputy envoys to watch over them, recruiting skilled craftsmen of firearms from all over the world...
What is this, this is professional.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is second to none.
But…
Ma Wensheng blushed and looked at Emperor Hongzhi.
Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Fang Jifan, when did Xishan build artillery?"
Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty is dead, I drew the blueprints, and His Highness the Crown Prince felt that it was rare, and said that he was building a door for fun, and of course, I wanted to stop him, but His Majesty knows His Majesty's temper, and he insisted on it." He also said that he had to let his relatives have something to do."
"Relatives?" Emperor Hongzhi thought in his heart, but he didn't know which other relatives and relatives of the emperor were involved. something to play with? What if it blows up like Wang Gong Factory?
Fang Jifan said: "Actually, some Zhang family members fled famine and had nowhere to stay. They finally came to Xishan. The first one, the uglier one, is called Zhang Weiyu."
"..."
Emperor Hongzhi didn't have the slightest impression of Zhang Weiyu.
But...he heard about the Zhang family...he understood everything.
A few days ago, Empress Zhang cried in front of her, saying that the two brothers have not heard from her so far, and she is afraid that it is over. The Zhang family is miserable. His Majesty settled down.
Of course, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't disobey Empress Zhang. After thinking about it, if he gave land and official positions to the distant relatives of the Zhang family, the court would definitely make trouble. After all, these are distant relatives, breaking the rules. Calculated from generation to generation, which family does not have a litter of relatives.
Emperor Hongzhi thought about it, and decided to settle down for Fang Jifan.
Zhang...Wei...Yu...
Emperor Hongzhi blushed slightly, this matter...it seems...cannot be pursued any further.
Pursuing the matter further, Waichao will say that Empress Zhang is protecting her shortcomings. What's more, Empress Zhang has lost her two brothers, and now she is sad.
Emperor Hongzhi coughed: "Oh, so it is."
But Ma Wensheng was not happy.
Xishan made it? Doesn't this mean that there is a problem with Wang Gong's factory? Such a huge organization is not as good as a small Xishan. What Xishan knows how to make cannons, they can make them, so what is Wang Gong Factory?
This is not just to say that Wang Gong Factory has no technical strength.
What's more frightening is that if you think about it in depth, is it a problem of lack of technical strength? What this may involve is the fraud case, as well as the terrible problem of superfluous people.
Ma Wensheng looked at Fang Jifan: "Fang Duwei is not a joke."
Fang Jifan said with an innocent face: "If you don't believe me, you can go to Xishan to have a look, otherwise, I'll have someone carry it to the palace and try firing a cannon."
"..."
Everyone is speechless, you move here and try it, it won't kill you!
Ma Wensheng squinted his eyes: "Your Majesty, Fang Jifan's words are really heartbreaking. Everyone in Wang Gongchang is doing his best. The minister is the Minister of the Ministry of War. This is all in his eyes. But now Fang Jifan said that, It seems that Wang Gong's factory is superfluous..."
Emperor Hongzhi naturally understood what Ma Wensheng meant. He said casually: "Has the British Duke returned to Beijing? I count the time. He should have come back from Nanjing. If he comes back, I will order him to go to Xishan. Seeing is believing."
(end of this chapter)