Hua Mulan did not pursue the Liu brothers.
What surprised him was the little eunuch's kung fu.
Only then did Hua Mulan remember that this eunuch was the emperor's brother-in-law's personal eunuch.
He seemed to be called Xiao Dezi.
This Xiao Dezi was about the same age as him.
However, his internal strength was so deep that he could defeat a Rank-4 martial artist like Liu Feng in an instant.
First-class expert?
There were really crouching tigers and hidden dragons around the emperor.
Hua Mulan was filled with respect for her brother-in-law.
The appointment of the defense envoy of Jinzhou also made Hua Mulan very excited.
This was not only the position of a state's defense envoy, but more importantly, Jinzhou was a frontline military state!
This meant that there was a chance for war here!
Hua Mulan had the thought that a scholar would die for a confidant!
The Emperor's brother-in-law trusted him! Then he must repay his trust!
Therefore, after Hua Mulan received the imperial edict, she expressed her gratitude to Xiao Dezi.
He didn't even return home. He directly brought his trusted aides and set off for Jinzhou.
On this side, Hua Mulan quickly took up her post.
In the cabinet, Chief Assistant Lin Jiancheng was still immersed in the good news of his daughter's pregnancy.
The Empress was happy, which was a good thing for the world.
And Lin Jiancheng being the chief assistant of the cabinet was a great thing.
Ever since the news spread, the censors who had attacked Lin Jiancheng were even more terrified.
Lin Jiancheng was in a good mood. At this moment, he suddenly received a report from Lin Fan, the official of the fifth branch of the Hall of Governmental Affairs.
"Armament Supervisor Chen Fubai requests an audience?”
Generally speaking, the chief assistant of the cabinet would not personally meet a minor official like the Armament Supervisor.
However, this Chen Fubai was a relative of the Empress Dowager and was personally appointed by the Emperor.
Therefore, Lin Jiancheng still let him in.
He only saw that Chen Fubai was a little darker than the last time he saw him.
"Lord Chen, it's been a long time since we last met." Lin Jiancheng said kindly.”
Chen Fubai was a straightforward person. After exchanging pleasantries, he directly said,"Sir Chief, the work of the Armament Supervisor for this month has been completed.”
"So fast?"
"After using the water hammer, the forging speed has increased by quite a bit," said Chen Fubai.”
There was a quota for the work of the Armament Supervisor every month.
Every month, as long as the quota was completed, the military craftsmen could rest.
However, Chen Fubai was a little bored since he had already completed the quota at the beginning of the month, so he started to take stock of the warehouse.
Unexpectedly, he found that there were many unqualified weapons and armor piled up in the warehouse of the Armament Supervisor.
"Sir Chief, there are a lot of substandard weapons and armor in the warehouse of the Armament Supervisor," said Chen Fubai.”
"I think it's a waste. I don't need these weapons and armors, and they're in the treasury's books.”
"So I want to reforge these weapons and armor.”
"I asked the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works. He said that these weapons and armor are on the name of the imperial court's treasury.”
Lin Jiancheng was enlightened. No wonder Chen Fubai wanted to meet him.
Although these useless armors and weapons from the Armament Supervisor were not of use, they were recorded in the vault register.
The imperial court's treasury was the imperial court's armory.
The numbers on it couldn't be wrong at all.
If a large pile of weapons and armor was missing from the accounts, it would definitely be a big case for the imperial court.
Therefore, the Armament Supervisor could only seal these unqualified armors and weapons.
He couldn't cast them again.
"How many?" Lin Jiancheng asked.
"About 10,000 sets, but after reforging, there are only about 8,000 sets," said Chen Fubai.”
So many?
Lin Jiancheng gasped.
He didn't expect that the number of unqualified weapons and armor accumulated by the Armament Supervisor for generations had actually reached this number!
No wonder the imperial court had so many weapons and armor in the treasury, but the frontline still lacked equipment.
This was because many pieces of equipment were just numbers and could not be used at all!
Lin Jiancheng sighed.
The Great Gan Lord Dynasty had been passed down for five generations.
There were all kinds of long-standing abuses.
It was easier said than done to clean up these long-standing abuses.
Looking at Chen Fubai, Lin Jiancheng regained his confidence.
This Chen Fubai must have been sent by His Majesty to clean up these long-standing abuses!
There was a Sage Son of Heaven! As long as everyone did their own job, they would definitely be able to get rid of the accumulated abuses!
Lin Jiancheng held Chen Fubai's hand and said,""Lord Chen! His Majesty did not misjudge you!"
Then, Lin Jiancheng said,"I'll write a letter now!" 10,000 sets of scrapped armor and weapons!”
Originally, Chen Fubai had planned to persuade the chief assistant.
However, he did not expect Lin Jiancheng to be so cooperative.
Chen Fubai's eyes turned red.
"Will the craftsmen complain if you do this?" Lin Jiancheng asked.”
Chen Fubai also fell silent.
The routine of the Armament Supervisor was to go home and rest if he worked fast.
Some craftsmen also had their own fields to take care of.
Some craftsmen would even work as blacksmiths.
If they were allowed to continue working, many people would probably be dissatisfied.
Chen Fubai was a technical official and did not understand the ways of the world.
" How about this?" Lin Jiancheng said." Anyway, these are all scrapped weapons and armor. You said that you can make 8,000 sets after recasting?"”
Chen Fubai nodded.
"Then just hand over 7000 sets!" Lin Jiancheng said.”
"As for the remaining 1,000 sets, you can bring the craftsmen to forge some farm tools and ironware. You can sell them in the market. This money will be used to supplement the overtime pay of the craftsmen.”
"Lord Chen, what do you think?"
Chen Fubai did some calculations. 1000 sets of weapons and armor could be used to forge a lot of farm tools and ironware.
The Armament Supervisor would definitely earn a lot of money. With this money, the craftsmen would definitely be happy to work overtime and reforge.
"The chief is wise!" he said immediately.”
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