There are too many Donglin Party officials, so it is impossible to have no Donglin Party members in the court. Moreover, there are also Donglin Party members with noble character and outstanding ability, so it is not advisable to just ignore them. For example, Sun Chengzong, such as Li Banghua

, are all outstanding leaders among the Donglin Party members.

Although Zhu Youjian is only seventeen years old now, he is no longer the angry young emperor he was when he first came to the throne in his previous life. Instead, he has experienced the pain of country subjugation and has seen China's three hundred years of decline.

People will be hired based on their personal likes and dislikes.

For example, several ministers in the cabinet, Huang Liji and others, had all attached themselves to the eunuch party, but for the sake of the stability of the court, Zhu Youjian still used them instead of driving them all out of the court like in the previous life.

This is true for the Eunuch Party, and Zhu Youjian will not completely deny the Donglin Party members. But he will control the number of Donglin Party members in the court to achieve a balance. And people like Qian Qianyi can only talk and have very bad character.

A bad stirrer will not be reused at all.

After settling the affairs of the previous court and returning to the inner palace, the eunuch Zhang Yixian came to report.

Establishing a new army is not an easy task. We have to worry about weapons and armor. Not long ago, Zhu Youjian asked Zhang Yixian to verify the military situation.

In the capital, there are two bureaus responsible for armament production. One is the Ordnance Bureau, which is responsible for manufacturing swords, arrows and cold weapons, and is under the jurisdiction of Yu Heng, the Qing Li Department of the Ministry of Industry. The other is the Military Warfare Bureau, which is directly under the inner government and is responsible for manufacturing firecrackers, artillery, etc.

Regarding firearms, the Wanggong Factory gunpowder depot that exploded in the sixth year of Tianqi was directly under the jurisdiction of the War and War Bureau.

Most of the equipment in the Beijing camp came from the Ordnance Bureau and the Military Warfare Bureau, but Zhu Youjian was really worried about the quality of the weapons produced by these two bureaus, so he sent eunuchs to check.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Zhu Youjian leaned on the imperial couch, stretched out his legs comfortably, and asked in a manly voice.

"Back to the emperor, it's terrible..." Zhang Yixian's first words made Zhu Youjian sit up straight.

According to Zhang Yixian, the military situation was not only terrible, it was simply shocking. There were more than 2,200 craftsmen on the roster, but the actual number of people in the bureau was only more than 520. Most people only heard of his name and received only

Money and food are not available at other times.

"Where are those people?" Zhu Youjian frowned. He had already been mentally prepared for this phenomenon.

"A large number of people are not craftsmen at all, they just work in the war bureau and receive pay in name. Many of them come from the princes' and uncles' houses. Most of them are from distant families rather than direct descendants. They have no title to inherit, and they have no ability to obtain merit and fame, and they are not willing to endure hardships in the army.

, so he received a salary from the Military War Bureau

.There are also some highly skilled craftsmen who were poached by wealthy families at high prices and used to make items for them. The ones who really stayed in the war bureau were craftsmen with average skills and no connections, relying on meager money and food.

, complete the tasks assigned by the above.

Most of the weapons of the imperial guards and soldiers in the capital came from their hands. The materials and money used to make the weapons were uniformly allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs. After many layers of peeling, very few of them got into their hands. In many cases, it took more than 10 years to make a weapon.

To lose money, you can only try to cut corners and cut materials. This group of people has the least money and food. Sometimes they even lose money when building weapons. They cannot support their families at all. Many people can only use their spare time to work in the blacksmith shop to earn some extra money to support their families.

Your Majesty, these are the weapons they made for the Beijing camp. I brought two of them. Please take a look."

As he spoke, Zhang Yixian opened a long box he had brought, revealing a blunderbuss and a straight knife inside.

Zhu Youjian took the straight knife first, and when he looked carefully, he saw that the shape of the knife was good-looking, but it was too light, and it bent when he flicked it, and it was just a piece of iron. This kind of knife could kill even chickens, let alone enemies.

It’s a waste to kill them all!

Looking at the fire blunderbuss, its appearance is no different from other fire blunderbuss. However, the barrel is too thin. It seems that it is not made of enough materials and is of average iron quality. If such a fire blunderbuss is really used on the battlefield, it will most likely explode.

If you fail to kill the enemy, you may injure the soldiers themselves first.

"No wonder the border troops refused to use the weapons made by the War Bureau, preferring to make their own. No wonder many soldiers would rather fight the enemy hand-to-hand with swords and guns than kill them with firecrackers!" Zhu Youjian was so angry that he didn't check it himself.

, I simply don’t know how corrupt it is!

But who should be blamed? Is it the craftsmen who can’t even support their families and cut corners? What’s more to blame is the greedy worms!

"Check! Send Xu Xiancun here and order him to investigate the matter thoroughly!" Zhu Youjian said angrily.

"Your Majesty, Xu Xiancun is currently training those martial arts scholars in Xiyuan." Wang Chengen took a step forward and reminded him gently.

"I almost forgot. In this way, let someone inform Cao Huachun that Dongchang will be responsible for this matter. First send someone to control the Ordnance Bureau and the Military War Bureau, get the accounts, and then check everything for me! Whether it is the Ministry of Industry

It's still an internal prison. Anyone who dares to commit corruption will be captured. Their homes should be ransacked.

The homes of those who deserve to be executed will be executed, and those who deserve to be beheaded will be decapitated. All the craftsmen on the list will be recalled, and those who are not craftsmen who pretend to receive money and food will be removed and fined! Zhang Yixian, you have done a good job in this matter. Please cooperate with Cao Huachun to investigate the matter first, etc.

After the matter is over, go and take care of the imperial prison!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Yixian was ecstatic in his heart. After kneeling down and kowtow, he walked out of the palace gate and went to the Clerk of Ceremonies to convey the order. The Imperial Clerk is one of the twelve eunuchs in the inner palace. From now on, he will enter the upper echelons of the eunuchs.

Reach the pinnacle of life.

Zhu Youjian couldn't lie down anymore, so he stood up and wandered around the palace, feeling very irritable. In his previous life, he spent the whole day either reviewing memorials or listening to the noisy arguments of the courtiers in the court, and spent all his energy on it.

It is used in major national affairs and never pays attention to trivial matters such as military affairs.

Is it really a trivial matter? A leaf can tell how corrupt each department of the imperial court is, and how corrupt the entire Ming Dynasty system is just from the war situation!

The War Bureau is responsible for making weapons, but the best craftsmen have gone to do private work for others. The remaining craftsmen are hungry, the weapons they make cannot be used, and the army is unwilling to use them. So what will the army use to fight?

Change, must change, get rid of all the moths! However, he couldn't be impatient. Zhu Youjian took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He knew that as the emperor, he could only see the Forbidden City, a place as big as his hand, and there were more things that could not be seen outside. He could discover the corruption in the Military War Bureau and send people to investigate, but the thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty, see

There is more and more corruption. Even if you are the emperor, there is not much you can do. The system is completely corrupt and cannot be cured by gouging out the flesh. It must be completely overthrown and started all over again! But where do you have so much time?

Just next year, a large-scale refugee rebellion will break out in northern Shaanxi. In the winter of the following year, the Jiannu will detour to Mongolia to break through and rob! These two directly led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty...

The refugee rebellion that has not yet broken out is easy to deal with. All you need to do is reduce taxes, send people to provide relief, and then use heavy troops. However, it is really difficult to deal with the slave slaves outside the pass, and the current Ming army is no match for them.

Therefore, we must build a new army! Therefore, we must first do the current things well. Reorganize the military situation and build sophisticated weapons and armor to equip the new army.
Chapter completed!