Regarding the new candidate for the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, there was indeed a lot of news. When the three candidates were announced, the impeachment memorial appeared. The main targets were naturally Zhang Xueyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Chen Hou, the left censor of the Censorate, who did not have that many.

This also has something to do with the position of the two people. After all, Chen Xu is the Zuodu Censor of the Censorate.

As for Zhang Xueyan, there are many problems with the Ministry of Revenue. If you want to find it, you can always find it.

Needless to say, the Minister of Works Zeng Shengwu, basically no one paid attention to him. Everyone can see that Zeng Shengwu was running away this time. However, he is still young now, and the benefits of showing his face this time are self-evident.

With this recommendation, Zeng Shengwu has completely entered the sequence of the Grand Secretary of the Reserve Cabinet.

Zhu Yijun didn't care about these troubles outside, saying it was public recommendation, but the senior officials understood that this was just a game between Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing. If there were no major problems, no one would have been removed during the public recommendation process.

There were many troubles outside, and Zhu Yijun met a person in the palace, who was Pan Jixun, who had been famous for both lifetimes.

In this era, many people may not think that Pan Jixun has anything, but in later generations, the name Pan Jixun is definitely a name that has been left in history. Zhu Yijun is naturally curious about this great celebrity. Knowing that he is here, he naturally wants to meet him very much.

Pan Jixun's mood was very complicated about this visit to Beijing.

From the bottom of my heart, Pan Jixun didn't want to go to Beijing this time. When the turmoil in the court situation is chaotic, he is easily involved in various storms, especially his sensitive position, if he is not careful, he will become the target of others' attacks.

In addition, after hearing about the cabinet's struggle, Pan Jixun didn't want to join in.

However, the emperor still attaches great importance to him. Judging from the housing prepared for him and the personnel arranged, he can clearly understand it. On the one hand, he has a sense of mission of loyalty to the emperor, and on the other hand, he has a confusion in his heart. Pan Jixun's mood is naturally complicated.

Of course, I was also a little worried about it. After all, the young emperor is unstable!

Walking into Wenhua Hall, Pan Jixun rituals and said, "I am the Minister of War Pan Jixun, please see the emperor. Long live my emperor!"

Zhu Yijun looked at Pan Jixun with a smile and said, "I am not polite, I am a little anxious when I waited. Today I am finally here!" As he said that, Zhu Yijun ordered Chen Ju, "Give me a seat!" After Pan Jixun sat down, Zhu Yijun said, "Is it going smoothly along the way?"

"Go back to the emperor, everything goes well!" Pan Jixun agreed and said respectfully.

Although Zhu Yijun talked to Pan Jixun again, he was also looking at Pan Jixun. He was in his forties, with a dignified appearance, and a gentle look, which was very consistent with the appearance of a civil servant in Daming.

"My dear brothers are in trouble all the way. I originally didn't want me to take office so quickly, but the Arsenal and Military Preparatory Department really need me!"

Zhu Yijun smiled and took out a booklet, and said to Pan Jixun with a smile: "This is the document I wrote. It contains detailed arrangements of the Wubei Department and the Armory Department. You can take a look. If there is anything wrong, you can raise it with me."

"In addition, there are some things on the military battle, and I need to take them over as soon as possible."

Regarding the military battle situation, Zhu Yijun mainly did not want to throw money into it.

After all, the military battles were all about Zhu Yijun's money spent by himself. Now that the military preparatory department can use it, Zhu Yijun naturally doesn't need to spend the money in his inner treasury. Although Zhu Yijun has some savings over the years, he still has to save money!

Not to mention anything else, the initial investment of the shipyard is estimated to be hundreds of thousands of taels.

Whether it is building a shipyard or feeding people with horses, it all costs money. When the shipyard is built and starts building a ship, it will be a huge expense.

Although the Royal Navy is organized by 5,000 people, the equipment and salary of these 5,000 people is not a small amount. This part of the money needs to be paid by the treasury, but Zhu Yijun himself knows his own affairs. The millions of taels of the treasury are really not easy to do.

After hearing Zhu Yijun's words, Pan Jixun was slightly stunned. What is the situation of war?

Of course he knew what the military battle is, but what does the military battle have to do with the Military Preparation Department? However, Pan Jixun knew that he couldn't ask, so he smiled and said, "Thank you, the emperor!"

Zhu Yijun reached out and handed the note he wrote to Chen Ju, asking Chen Ju to hand it to Pan Jixun.

On this, Zhu Yijun wrote some things from later generations, such as flow production lines, etc., such as hydraulic stamping machines. Of course, it is just a preliminary idea, and Pan Jixun needs to do it himself.

In addition to these, there are some institutional things, such as the gun numbering system, where each component is implemented on individuals.

Later, Zhu Yijun wrote a detailed example about the treatment of craftsmen.

In this era, craftsmen attach great importance to secret techniques, and they are basically passed down from generation to generation. However, there are many problems with this succession system, and Zhu Yijun prepared to get rid of it. However, it is not the time, but it is very urgent to increase the treatment of craftsmen.

In this regard, Zhu Yijun talked about the reward system and the project team claiming system.

The masters can claim some key technologies for research and public relations and set up rewards. At the same time, Zhu Yijun also comprehensively improved the treatment of craftsmen, from guaranteed salary to piece-based salary, Zhu Yijun gave examples.

Zhu Yijun also wrote about the standard question, requiring only one, that is, every component must be replaced.

Standardization and assembly line are the guarantees that can improve efficiency and quality. Although no fine products are produced, qualified products can be produced. For large-scale production of military products, qualified products are the most important.

With the hydraulic stamping machine, Zhu Yijun believes that Pan Jixun can definitely do it.

Sitting on the stool, Pan Jixun looked at the tips listed by Zhu Yijun, with a wonderful expression on his face, sometimes sighing, sometimes excited. For a person who has presided over water control, Pan Jixun naturally knew the functions and benefits of these things.

After a while, Pan Jixun finished reading the ban and bowed and said, "Your Majesty is really a talent!"

Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said with a smile: "You can hold the thing. If it doesn't work, then you can just change it. But there is one thing that cannot be reduced by the salary of the craftsmen. I will ask the Ministry of Revenue to give money and grain every month, and strictly prohibit the occurrence of greed for ink and food."

"Don't worry, my elders, I understand!" Pan Jixun quickly bowed and replied.

Because of this story, the king and his minister seemed to be much closer, and they were less unfamiliar with each other. Pan Jixun said a lot of his suggestions and ideas, and Zhu Yijun checked for the gaps and filled them out. The two of them kept talking until noon.

Zhu Yijun gave him a banquet, and after eating, Pan Jixun left the palace.

But when he left the palace, Chen Ju followed Pan Jixun.

"Shangshu Pan, let's take you to the military battle for a look!" Chen Ju and Pan Jixun sat in the carriage and said to Pan Jixun with a smile: "The emperor asked our family to hand over the military battle for eight years before."

Pan Jixun was stunned. Looking at Chen Ju's appearance, he seemed to have a deep relationship with the military battle!

But the military battle situation is not a good yamen, and it is not a place where eunuchs are willing to go in the palace.

The key is that looking at Chen Ju's appearance, he is obviously very favored. How could he have been in the military battle for eight years? Although he was confused, Pan Jixun did not ask. He knew that the answer would definitely be revealed after he reached the military battle.

Sure enough, after reaching the military battle, Pan Jixun was frightened by the scene in front of him.

There is no small military battle here!

Dozens of towering steelmaking furnaces were filled with carriages everywhere, and the busy figures of craftsmen could be seen everywhere. Seeing a horse pulling a cannon cart by his side, Pan Jixun almost dropped his chin.

"When our family came here, it was still a wasteland."

"The emperor is willing to spend money. Our family is here to level the land with these people, see blast furnaces, iron and steel. When the iron and steel are refined, we will start to study casting cannons and improve muskets."

"I believe that the Lord has heard of the bird gun, but the emperor said that the bird gun has too many shortcomings, so let's develop a new musket."

"The emperor said that the bird guns used by our Ming Dynasty were brought from the Hongyi during the Jiajing period. The Hongyi would definitely build better muskets for so many years. Of course, our Ming Dynasty would use the best, so the emperor hopes that we can build better muskets."

"It is said that it is a bird gun that fires flint, and it doesn't need to be fired, it's very powerful."

"But our family couldn't make it, but our family hopes that the Secretary of Shangshu Pan can make it."

Pan Jixun looked at Chen Ju, listened to his emotional words, and said in a deep voice: "Didn't it mean that the inner court would send a custodial eunuch here? Why not let me write to the emperor, let Eunuch Chen do this custodial eunuch!"

In fact, Pan Jixun really made this idea. He didn't feel it at first, but now seeing the situation here, he really wants to keep Chen Ju.

When I came to the capital, my eyes turned dark, and I didn't know anything about the Martial Arts Department.

If you have an expert Chen Ju, it would be appropriate. Anyway, the inner court wants to send someone here, so it would be better to choose Chen Ju. If you don’t say anything else, there will definitely be no such thing as an outsider commanding an expert. Judging from Chen Ju’s appearance, he is more expert than himself.

Pan Jixun said without waiting for Chen Ju to answer, "I will write to Your Majesty!"

Chen Ju is an eunuch, and he is hard to say something, but Pan Jixun is a civil official, so he has no such concern. After seeing Chen Ju's ability, he will not be so stupid that he let Chen Ju go and is making a eunuch who knows nothing.

After managing the river for so many years, Pan Jixun knew very well how important it is to have a reliable person.
Chapter completed!