Back at Taiji Palace, Li Shimin summoned Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui and informed them of the establishment of a firearms manufacturing office.The reason why these three people were not allowed to participate in the school field experiment is not that Li Shimin does not trust them, on the contrary, it is precisely because of his trust in them that Li Shimin intends to keep them in the city.After all, his cronies can't all go out of the city.Of course, Li Shimin's cronies and ministers are not only these people.There were other people, either not in Chang'an City, or Li Shimin didn't think it was necessary to let them know about firearms.You can't make it all known.The narrower the scope of the hearable ear for such a confidential matter, the better.Li Shimin and his ministers discussed many matters related to the establishment of a firearms manufacturing office, including site selection, naming, personnel allocation, fund transfer, logistics support, and so on.After deliberations, it was decided to name the Firearms Manufacture Division "Arsenal Annex".In the Tang Dynasty, there was an official office of the Arsenal Bureau, which was subordinate to the Weiwei Temple.Palm collection of weapons.And this newly released "Arsenal Separate Agency" means special ordnance warehouse.People who don't know the truth can't guess any clues from the name of this yamen alone.This is also due to the need for confidentiality.The location of the Arsenal Special Administration was set in a valley in the north of Chang'an City, about twenty miles away from Chang'an City.As for the source of funds, the Ministry of War first withdrew from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and then transferred it to the Arsenal Administration.That is to say, the Arsenal Administration is a yamen under the name of the Ministry of War, and it is separate from the subordinate of the Arsenal Administration.Another point is different from the Arsenal Administration, which is simply an ordnance warehouse, while the Arsenal Administration integrates R&D, manufacturing, and warehousing.It can be said that the Arsenal Administration combines the dual responsibilities of the Ordnance Inspectorate and the Arsenal Administration.As for the deployment of personnel, craftsmen were drawn from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, and middle and lower-level officials were selected by the Ministry of Officials.The selection criteria for craftsmen and officials are secondary, and the most important point is that they can keep secrets.In particular, craftsmen are not allowed to go home on leave to contact their relatives unless they have worked for more than two years and are approved by the officials of the Arsenal.In addition, it is also necessary to strictly enforce the rules of confidentiality, and once the secret is leaked, it will be severely held accountable.Such strict requirements are almost harsh, and correspondingly, the treatment of craftsmen is also higher than that of other yamen.In the middle and lower-level management ministries, officials who can be trusted by Li Shimin should also be selected as much as possible.At the same time, they were told the code of secrecy, and once there was a leak of secrets, their culpability would be imposed in accordance with the maximum punishment imposed by Datang on officials, and their families would also be punished jointly.As for the selection of high-level officials, this required Li Shimin's cadres to make an arbitrary decision, and those ministers also consciously avoided this matter and did not even discuss it at all.A number of other matters have almost been decided.The matters discussed were basically based on the framework of the articles written by Zhao Yunze.That piece of information is very detailed, and it basically includes all the considerations.Li Shimin and those ministers also praised Zhao Yunze for this reason.After that, the rest of the people bowed their respects, leaving only Zhao Yunze alone."
Yun Ze, the person who holds the palm print of this arsenal is none other than you."
Li Shimin said to Zhao Yunze."
The minister must do his best to repay His Majesty's kindness," Zhao Yunze hurriedly said.Even if Li Shimin didn't say it, he could guess the result.Li Shimin smiled slightly, and accepted Zhao Yunze's statement.He added, "I will transfer Yan Liben to the arsenal as your deputy.You were acquaintances when you were in Jingyang, and Yan Liben worked in the way of craftsmanship, so I want to complement you well. ”"Lord Yan's official position is higher than mine, so it's not appropriate for me to be my deputy," Zhao Yunze said in surprise.At this time, Zhao Yunze wanted to ask the person who held the palm seal of the arsenal and what his official position was.Because he has only received a loose official title now, and the official system of the Tang Dynasty, the grades of loose officials and ministry officials are all the same, and there is no complementary relationship.The rank of loose official is more equivalent to an honorary rank, and it is not responsible for specific affairs, and the ministry officer is the real manager.But I was embarrassed to ask the emperor directly about this kind of thing.Now that he is talking about Yan Liben, he actually wants to knock on the side to see how Li Shimin arranges the official grades of the Arsenal Special Administration.Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "This matter doesn't matter, Yan Li is a person who can do anything, he doesn't care about these trivial matters." ”After thinking about it, Li Shimin said again: "The Arsenal is different from other yamen of the imperial court, and there are some things that cannot be discussed in the imperial court.The rank of the officials serving in other offices cannot be referred to other yamen in the imperial court.Moreover, because of the name "alias", it cannot be higher than the official rank of the Arsenal Agency.I have made the decision, so I have temporarily set the grade of the decree as above the positive seventh grade, and the grade of the less department as the positive seventh grade, and the other ministry grades will be reduced in order with reference to the setting of the Ordnance Supervision and the Arsenal Administration. ”"In this way, you lead the higher ministry with a lower rank, and Yan Liben, on the contrary, leads the lower ministry with a high rank.It's not a bad story. ”Li Shimin said with a smile."
The minister obeys the order" Zhao Yunze gladly accepted the order.Anyway, this grade arrangement is beneficial to himself, as for Brother Yan Liben, he came from Prince Li Shimin's mansion, even if he can't figure out this arrangement, he has Li Shimin to do work for him, and it is not his turn to worry about it.Li Shimin said: "Although the grade set for you is not high, I attach no less importance to the Arsenal Special Administration than other yamen, and even more so.Yun Ze must not slack off" "Your Majesty, please rest assured, this is the first yamen appointed by the minister, and the minister will definitely do it as his own career, and he will never live up to His Majesty's expectations." ”"Do it as your own business" Li Shimin tasted this sentence, smiled randomly, and nodded: "That's what I said, I'll wait and see." ”"Your Majesty, I don't know who you plan to arrange for the defense of the arsenal to be in charge" Zhao Yunze asked a question he was most concerned about.The Arsenal Office is different from other yamen, and the issue of secrecy is very important, so Zhao Yunze is more concerned about the person in charge of the defense."
I was about to say that."
Li Shimin said: "I plan to arrange for Yu Chi Baolin to bring five hundred Jin Wuwei sergeants to form a special Yiwei guard to be on duty day and night.These are outside the arsenal, and are not under your rule, but only under your control. ”Zhao Yunze nodded and said, "Your Majesty is extremely thoughtful.Yu Chi Baolin and the minister are also familiar with each other, and he is in charge of the defense, and the minister is very relieved" Li Shimin said again: "I will equip you with another agent, this person's name is Fang Zhi, and he is a loyal person." ”"Fang Zhi's original Gaoling County Order" Zhao Yunze was surprised."
You know this person," Li Shimin said curiously."
Your Majesty, this man is now a neighbor of his minister.A few days ago, he chatted with his ministers. ”Zhao Yunze laughed.Fang Zhi, Fang Zhi, you are still anxious to inquire about your ministry arrangements, do you see, Boss Li is waiting for you here.Li Shimin heard Zhao Yunze say this, and hurriedly said: "Since you know each other, then I don't have to worry." ”"What is Your Majesty worried about?"
asked Zhao Yunze puzzled.Li Shimin laughed and said: "This Fang Zhi, as his name suggests, is a straight intestine.I'm worried that you'll not get along well in the future, and I'm trying to tell you a few words. ”Zhao Yunze also smiled: "Lord Fang is indeed a little straightforward. ”"It's good to be straight, I use his straightness" Li Shimin said: "When Gaoling County was attacked by the Turks, Fang Zhi, as a civil official, had no responsibility to die in the city, but he had the will to die.Although he was lucky to survive, he said afterwards that he did not have the same life as Gaoling City.Such a loyal person to the king, if I don't reuse it, won't I chill the heart of the loyal minister" Zhao Yunze sighed secretly in his heart: Sure enough, the crying child has milk to eat, and if you see it, Lord Fang Zhifang is very good at crying.As for whether he was by mistake or intentional, it is unknown
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