The meeting lasted for more than two hours.
When Tang Feng left Yangxin Palace Hall with his attendant eunuch and was about to find a place to have fun, the Minister of Works quickly caught up.
"Eunuch Wei, please wait."
Tang Feng had already predicted that this Minister Liu would definitely come to find him. Now, it was indeed so.
"Minister Liu, is there anything?”
"Eunuch Wei, do you have time tonight?”Minister Liu walked over and asked politely.
Tang Feng narrowed his eyes and smiled as he looked at the old minister who spoke sincerely and acted appropriately.
The manufacturing of ships, firearms, and so on were all under the supervision of the Ministry of Works. If he wanted to get involved, he had to make an issue out of this old minister.
"Tonight? It doesn't seem to be anything big.”Tang Feng pinched his chin and thought seriously for a moment. Then, he slowly said,
Hearing Tang Feng's words, Minister Liu finally heaved a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that Tang Feng would reject him directly.
Reality proved that this upstart of the internal palace was very good at making things happen. It was not without reason that he could climb to his current position.
After the previous reconciliation, whether it was Minister Liu or Pavilion Elder Liu Yijing, they did not dare to treat Tang Feng as a hothead anymore.
Looking at the accounts just now, whether it was the Minister of Revenue or the Minister of War, they were all sweating and their words were especially polite.
"Tonight, at the Cloud-Dream Residence, I, Liu Zuo Dong, hope that Eunuch Wei can give me the honor.”Minister Liu said sincerely.
"Sure, sure." Tang Feng smiled and nodded.
"Alright then. Tonight, this Liu will be waiting for Eunuch Wei's arrival at the Cloud-Dream Residence.”
After parting ways with Minister Liu, Tang Feng returned to his residence and changed into ordinary clothes. He brought his four personal guards out of the palace.
After leaving the palace, Tang Feng went straight to the East Chamber.
Hai Dafu was a very capable person. In just a few days, he had already taken care of the East Hall in an orderly manner.
The Thousand Households Office of the East Chamber was a sharp weapon in the hands of the past factory masters. It was full of people, well-equipped and well-trained.
Tang Feng didn't come to the East Hall to inspect the Thousand Households, but to inspect the small workshops of the East Hall.
Don't look at the East Chamber as just an intelligence department. In the later period of the Ming Dynasty, it had great power and was like a small court.
Not only was there an independent thousand-household office here, but there was also its own weapons workshop, including the workshop that developed and manufactured firearms and cannons.
This was an era of chaos. Everyone became an official in order to get rich. As long as the people in the court did not rebel, everyone would turn a blind eye to those absurd things.
It was because of this that the East Chamber could quietly expand, especially during Zhu Youxiao's reign. Wei Zhongxian covered the sky with one hand and the power of the East Chamber reached its peak.
The firearms workshop in the East Hall was actually just a small workshop with a hundred people. Not only were the tools simple, but there were also very few people who knew how to make firearms.
Ever since Qi Jiguang, no one in the royal court paid attention to the research and development of firearms. Firearms also declined in the Ming Dynasty and were gradually forgotten.
After inspecting the workshop, Tang Feng immediately dismissed the head of the workshop and replaced him with a few special craftsmen who were proficient in this field as rewarded by the system.
Among these craftsmen, there were not only craftsmen who were proficient in gunpowder, but also craftsmen who were proficient in the development of firearms and cannons. There was even a rare craftsman who was proficient in refining refined iron.
Just these few special craftsmen were not enough.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty did not lack talents in this area. However, most of these craftsmen were in the workshops of the Ministry of Works.
However, Tang Feng believed that as long as he asked, the old minister of the Ministry of Works would agree to give him some craftsmen in this field.
Since he wanted to develop and manufacture good firearms and cannons, it was not enough to just have talents. He also needed a good environment.
With a wave of his hand, Tang Feng took out ten thousand taels of gold from his reward and gave it to Hai Dafu to build a new factory and purchase various equipment.
After staying in the East Hall for more than two hours, the sky gradually darkened. Seeing that it was almost time, Tang Feng took a few guards and took a carriage to Cloud Dream Residence.
The so-called Cloud-Dream Residence was actually a brothel, but it was one of the highest-class brothels in the capital.
"Greetings, Eunuch Wei. My master is waiting for you upstairs.”At the door, a person who looked like a manager quickly came up to him when he saw Tang Feng.
After entering the Cloud Dream Restaurant, Tang Feng looked around. This brothel was very interesting. At the very least, it was not much worse than those in television dramas.
All of them were so beautiful that it was tempting to look at them. Most importantly, they were all natural beauties.
He went upstairs and saw that in an elegant private room, Minister Liu, who had changed into a brocade dress, was already waiting. Other than Minister Liu, there were four other beautiful women in the private room.
"Eunuch Wei, you're here." Minister Liu stood up and greeted him with a smile.
The seat at the head of the table was empty. Tang Feng did not stand on ceremony and sat down directly.
As the Seal Eunuch of the Bureau of Rites, Tang Feng's rank was higher than the Minister of Works. It was understandable that he would sit on the main seat.
After the dishes were served, the private room became lively.
The two beauties served him from left to right. Tang Feng did not put on an act. He hugged them from left to right and did not forget to take the opportunity to take advantage of them. He drank to his heart's content.
Minister Liu sat at the side, hugging both sides. His eyes would occasionally glance at Tang Feng, smiling happily.
After eating and drinking, when the two of them were slightly drunk, Minister Liu temporarily dismissed the four beauties who were serving him.
Tang Feng sat up and narrowed his eyes. The show was finally about to begin.
Minister Liu stood up and took out a stack of notes from his sleeve.
"Eunuch Wei, in the future, I will need Eunuch Wei to take care of the palace.”
Looking at the thick stack of banknotes, Tang Feng smiled without saying a word. He reached out and took the banknotes.
Just this thick stack of banknotes was probably not less than 100,000 taels. This was not a small amount.
"Sure, sure."
Now, he had to do many things, and each of these things could not be done without a lot of money. In order to become stronger and bigger, he had to do everything he could to earn money.# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:011720195:01PM
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