Chapter 261 Firearms Supervisor
"Anding County Male, Cavalry Commander, Quanti igniter supervisor." Li Zhang was also a little confused when he saw his series of titles. Although he had known that the titles of the Song Dynasty were chaotic, and they were divided into various officials and officials of the Ministry of Revenue, etc., when it was his turn, he found that the reality was far more complicated than he imagined. For example, the first one was a title, the second one was a honorary official, and the third one was a real official.
"At your age, it was not easy to be granted a cavalry commander from the fifth rank, but you are a relative of the foreign country, so I have won you the title of founding man. I hope you will not let down the Ai family's high expectations for you in the future!" At this time, Liu E also looked at Li Zhang with a smile and said, "Today she specially summoned Li Zhang to the Chuigong Hall to announce the reward for Li Zhang.
"Xie Madam, but I haven't heard of this firearm prison? Could it be that the imperial court set up a firearm?" Li Zhang first bowed to Liu E, and then asked. The title and honorary official in front were not important. At most, it determined his salary and status. The last official was the most important. However, the manufacturing of firearms has always been under the jurisdiction of the Sansizhou case, and there has never been a title of firearms supervisor.
"Yes, you did a good job in Qingzhou some time ago, especially Cao Wei praised muskets, which made the court pay more attention to muskets. In addition, the gunpowder prescription you offered made the gunpowder extremely powerful. Some craftsmen also created a few new firearms. In addition, the establishment of the musket army in the border army has greatly increased the demand for gunpowder and muskets. So I discussed with several prime ministers and decided to set up a firearm supervisor and handed over all matters related to the production of firearms to the firearms supervisor." Liu E smiled and nodded.
Li Zhang is the nephew whom Liu E publicly admitted, so to a certain extent, Li Zhang's interests are consistent with her interests. The better Li Zhang performs, the more beneficial it will be to Liu E, so she is becoming more and more satisfied with Li Zhang.
"But can I be competent for such an important task in the firearm surveillance?" Li Zhang said with some confidence at this time, because the firearm surveillance is not like the previous firearm workshop, but requires coordination of all aspects of affairs and is in charge of many things. It is the first time that Li Zhang has accepted such a challenge, so he is also a little worried that he will mess up the matter.
"You offered the gunpowder, and the musket was also made by you, so I have confidence in you. In addition, Liu Shu will be your deputy this time, and he is responsible for the firearms supervisor. He has experience, but his qualifications are a little bit lacking. Let him be a young supervisor to cultivate his prestige first. You will definitely not stay in the firearms supervisor. When you get older in the future, I will still use it. Then the firearms supervisor will be left to Liu Shu to manage." Liu E smiled and said to Li Zhang. Liu E is an old acquaintance of Li Zhang, and the two of them have a more tacit understanding in their cooperation.
When Li Zhang heard that Liu Shu was helping him, he finally felt relieved. He knew Liu Shu's ability, and it should be no problem with him helping him. However, Liu Shu's background was not very good and he was transferred to an official, so his future was limited. Otherwise, the location of the firearms supervisor should be his now.
"By the way, because the firearm monitor is just established, the grade of the firearm monitor is one level lower than that of the general supervisor, and the water supervisor. However, as long as the firearm monitor performs well in the future, the grade will be upgraded sooner or later." Liu E reminded again at this time.
In fact, the establishment of the firearms supervisor also encountered some resistance. For example, the three departments refused to hand over the firearms, and the other prisons did not want to have another agency to delegate power to themselves. However, with Liu E's insistence, the firearms supervisor was still established, but the lower level was a compromise with these opponents.
"Thank you, I understand these!" Li Zhang also knew what Liu E said, and immediately saluted Liu E again.
Seeing Li Zhang's sensible appearance, Liu E couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction. Then she thought of Zhao Zhen's wedding, so she spoke again: "The candidate for the queen has been decided, and Your Majesty has agreed. Speaking of which, it is your credit this time."
"You are polite. If the Empress hadn't been wise and wise, I'm afraid Your Majesty wouldn't obey no matter how I persuaded you." Li Zhang said modestly at the moment, which was interesting to say. Originally, Liu E supported the Guo family and Zhao Zhen liked the Wang family, and only one Zhang family was left ignored. However, he did not expect that the fisherman would benefit from the fight between the snipe and the clam. The one who finally ascended the throne of the queen was Zhang. In the original history, there was no record of this Zhang family except for participating in the election.
"If the ministers in the court are like you, the Ai family will be much more worry-free!" Liu E couldn't help but sigh at Li Zhang in front of her. When she said this, she turned her head and looked at a picture posted on the wall next to her.
Since Liu E took power, she felt that the most difficult thing was not to deal with government affairs, but to intrigue with the ministers in the court. These ministers were all very cunning and might fall into their trap by accident. Of course, Liu E was not easy to deal with. For example, when she first ascended the throne, she made an excuse to ask for the relatives of the ministers, and then made a chart and posted it on the wall. In the future, any officials recommended by the ministers would not be hired as long as they were related to the roster.
Hearing Liu E's praise, Li Zhang hurriedly said a few humility, but he was still a little proud. In fact, he didn't care about his own interests. However, as a later generation, when he came to the Song Dynasty, he would always look at the Song Dynasty with an outsider's eyes. In this way, his mentality became even more transcendent and was not easily affected by external objects. This was something that Li Zhang in his previous life could not do, and was considered one of the benefits of time travel.
"For your reward, a formal edict will be issued soon. In addition, there is also the matter of Your Majesty's wedding. You must also start preparing. Although you will go to the Firearms Supervisor to take office, you must also go to Your Majesty's place to see more. Some things still need to be handled, and you may have to work harder at that time." Liu E said again and reminded him.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty is such an important matter, I will definitely go to Your Majesty's place often!" Li Zhang said again. Although the emperor's wedding is very rules, it is generally similar to the wedding process of ordinary people. Some things also require the person whom Zhao Zhen trusts the most. Li Zhang, as his cousin, is his only friend, so he must be responsible for some things. Li Zhang knows this without Liu E's explanation.
Chapter completed!