Although the court meeting is over, the dispute over the open sea is like a stone that stirs up a thousand waves, exploding among the ministers.
From the next day, memorials like snowflakes were sent to the General Affairs Department, and then to the imperial study room in Zhu Qizhen.
Most of them are against the opening of the sea, and the reasons are varied. Some say that the ancestral system cannot be violated, some say that Japanese pirates are raging, and some say that coastal fishermen are committing treason... In short, as long as the sea is opened, the country will not be a country.
In addition, many people wantonly impeached Tang Xinggu, saying that as an imperial censor, he only valued interests and abandoned the right path of the world. After reading the books of sages for so many years, he really had no face to stand in this dynasty.
Above the hall.
In the writings of these people, Tang Xinggu has successfully surpassed Wang Zhen and became the most traitorous official in the Zhengtong Dynasty, and his reputation is as good as that of Qin Hui.
Zhu Qizhen ignored all these memorials and ignored them.
Then, leaving this stall to Zhu Qiyu, he turned around and went to Wang Gong Factory in Xishan.
"Your Majesty, please see that this is the improved Type 15. Compared with the Type 14, the butt is longer, a front sight and a front spur are added. The quality of the steel has also been improved, effectively extending the life of the barrel."<
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Zhu Qizhen asked puzzledly: "What did you mean...the fifteen moves?"
"Oh, that's right..."
Li Shulin hurriedly explained: "In order to distinguish them, I named the first batch of muskets the orthodox Fourteenth Style, or the Fourteenth Style for short, and the improved one is the Fifteenth Style."
"Oh!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded, and then picked up a brand new 15th style. Sure enough, it felt much better than the 14th style.
Then he picked up a special three-edged military thorn, inserted it into the card slot in front, and made two gestures.
Li Shulin explained on the side: "This kind of military spurs was specially made based on the opinions of the Ministry of War and the soldiers of the 3000 and 5th Army Camps. The fighting method is mainly based on stabbing, so a bleeding slot was added. After hitting the enemy, the wound will bleed heavily, making it difficult to
Healing."
Zhu Qizhen was very satisfied and asked: "Has Li Zhen been here?"
"Back to the emperor, Lord Rui Guo has ordered people to take away the first batch of experimental products. He said it was to allow the Three Thousand Battalion to become familiar with the use of the fifteen movements as quickly as possible."
"Well, let's produce 3,000 pieces first and ensure that the 3,000 battalions have one."
"Are all three thousand battalions allocated? Do you want to give part to the fifth army battalion first?"
"No, the three thousand battalions will be allocated first, and the five military battalions will wait for the next batch."
"I obey the decree!"
Later, Li Shulin took Zhu Qizhen to the artillery testing site.
"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion, I don't know if it is suitable..."
Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "If you have something to say, just say it. How come you have learned how to tell the truth?"
Li Shulin said truthfully: "This kind of artillery is manufactured by our Ming Dynasty Wang Gong Factory based on the emperor's manuscript. If it is called a Franco machine gun, it always feels inappropriate..."
Zhu Qizhen smiled and asked, "Can't we also call it the Fourteen Orthodox Styles?"
Li Shulin knew that the emperor was joking, so he said: "I suggest that it be called the Flying Tiger Cannon. This new artillery has both powerful firepower and speed advantages. Wouldn't it be even more powerful than a tiger? I wonder what the emperor wants?"
"What a name!"
Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised him, saying: "It's called Flying Tiger Pao!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
I saw Jin Ying running over panting, swallowing, and then said: "Your Majesty, it's bad, those ministers... ran to the Fengtian Hall and knelt down again, saying that they wanted... to... remonstrate to death!
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Zhu Qizhen seemed to have expected it, and said: "You must be asking me to kill the traitor Tang Xinggu for the sake of the country?"
"Yes...that's right, that's what is required...like this!"
Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but shake his head. It was sad to say that the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be gentle and gentle, like kittens. However, when it came to fighting against different parties, they immediately became more ferocious than tigers.
The current crusade against Tang Xinggu is, to put it bluntly, bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
When Wang Zhen took power, these clean-minded people who kept their mouth shut and were polite and honest immediately became deaf and mute.
Because Wang Zhen really dares to kill people and does whatever he wants.
However, when they face someone who is alone and alone, and the other person only disagrees with them on a certain political point of view, they will swoop in like flies that have smelled blood, and will not die.
Endlessly.
"The Beauty of the Sun and the Moon"
"You go back and tell them that they are kneeling in front of the palace every day. What will happen to the family? In order to reassure all the noble families, I will send Jinyi guards to help them look after the home and the courtyard. I am determined not to lose anything."
"Ah?"
Jin Ying was stunned for a moment, was this going to break up...
"Ah, what, do you want me to repeat it again?"
"No... no need, I will go and deliver the order right now!"
After Jin Ying left, Li Shulin said with a clear heart: "Your Majesty, half of the people in the court support the opening of the sea. This matter... cannot be underestimated!"
Zhu Qizhen said disapprovingly: "It doesn't matter, I have my own way to deal with them!"
Li Shulin stopped asking and continued to introduce the performance of the improved version of the Flying Tiger Cannon...
Zhu Qizhen walked around Wang Gong Factory and exchanged many opinions with Li Shulin on the improved firearms. He did not leave back to the palace until evening.
Unfortunately, when we passed by Fengtian Hall, there was no one there. None of the so-called ministers who came to remonstrate were not seen.
Next, those who insisted on the maritime ban and the memorials to impeach Tang Xinggu still flew into the palace like snowflakes.
Zhu Qizhen still ignored them and kept them all in silence.
It was not until three days later that things began to take a turn for the better, and a memorandum supporting the opening of the sea appeared.
This memorial was mixed in with hundreds of ancient memorials adhering to the maritime ban and impeachment of the Tang Dynasty. It was so inconspicuous, but Zhu Qizhen saw hope.
He has a strong balance in his mind, but he must also take other people's opinions into consideration.
Only those who truly support Kaihai stand up and raise the voices of the people at the bottom to the heavens. Only then will the time be considered ripe and what they do truly conform to public opinion.
Therefore, he has been waiting.
With the first copy, there will be a second copy. Gradually, more and more memorials support the opening of the sea. After half a month, there were no less than 100 copies.
Most of these memorials came from grassroots officials in the coastal areas. They not only supported the opening of the sea, but also gave specific suggestions based on the current situation and various difficulties.
As a result, those opponents began to panic.
They did not expect that in such a high-pressure situation, so many naysayers would appear.
Could it be that... they were all bribed by Tang Xinggu?
It is obvious that Tang Xinggu does not have that ability. The reason is simple: he has no money.
The profession of censor is not a fat one, what's more, Tang Xinggu didn't have any greed in the first place, he only cared about his own reputation.
The current situation makes those opponents extremely uneasy, and they increasingly feel that the trouble this time seems to be much more serious than imagined.
Now that things have come to a head, we must take action!