For this case, Zhang Jing knew very well that arresting people and torturing them wouldn't work.
The Imperial Majesty wouldn't agree. What the Imperial Majesty wanted was not to fall out with the civil officials, so things had to be done.
In that case, he could only go through the normal way. Zhang Jing didn't believe that the people in the Arsenal Department were clean.
Their books were clean, and that was the accounts they made. Knowing this, it would be easy to handle. He just had to check the accounts.
In Daming, who had the best accountant? The first thing that came to Zhang Jing's mind was Wu Qingbo Li Wei's family.
A few years ago, Wu Qingbo Li Wei's Qingshui Pavilion had recruited a lot of accountants and trained them themselves. It was said that they had a unique bookkeeping method that was very advanced.
Zhang Jing was going to let these accountants check the accounts. If they couldn't find any problems, then he would think of other ways.
When Wu Qingbo Li Wei heard that Zhang Jing wanted to borrow an accountant, he nodded and said with a smile, "So it's an accountant!
That's no problem. Our Li family doesn't have many things, but we do have a lot of accountants. "
"How many do you want?"
Zhang Jing thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "I wonder if ten is enough?"
"Ten?"
Wu Qingbo Li Wei was stunned, then he waved his hand and said, "I thought it would be a lot. It's just ten. It's a piece of cake!"
As he spoke, he ordered Li Gao, who was standing behind him, "Go find ten accountants. Ask the school to find ten of the best."
"Got it, Dad!" Li Gao nodded and agreed with a smile.
After the matter was settled, Zhang Jing and Liu Shouyou didn't stay any longer. They left Wu Qingbo's mansion with the ten accountants that the Li family had given them.
After leaving Wu Qingbo's mansion, Zhang Jing smiled and said to Liu Shouyou, "Sir Liu, gather your men. Let's go to the Arsenal Department." With that, he turned around and got into his sedan chair.
Liu Shouyou was stunned. That was it?
However, as the loser, Liu Shouyou could only watch. Unless Zhang Jing failed this time, he could only be in a lower position.
With a sigh, Liu Shouyou ordered his subordinates, "Go, gather people and go to the Arsenal Department!"
The atmosphere in the Ministry of War was very tense these days. After all, they were being watched by a group of Imperial Bodyguards all day long.
Although they had survived the first wave, the matter was not over yet. Who knew what other tricks the Imperial Bodyguards would play?
"The Imperial Bodyguards are here again!"
This news instantly broke the silence in the Ministry of War. The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Zhuan, walked out with a gloomy face. He was going to talk to Liu Shouyou. The Imperial Bodyguards kept coming to the Ministry of War every other day. How could the Ministry of War do their jobs?
The entire Ministry of War was in a state of panic. If this went on all day, it would be unseemly.
As soon as he walked out of the courtyard, Wang Zhuan saw a lot of people walking in. In addition to the Imperial Bodyguards, there were also many foreigners from Dongchang.
Wang Zhuan immediately frowned. How did Dongchang get involved?
When he saw Zhang Jing and Liu Shouyou, Wang Zhuan narrowed his eyes.
Compared to Liu Shouyou, Zhang Jing was much more difficult to deal with. Now, the evaluation of the civil officials of Zhang Jing was basically "the most powerful eunuch in the dynasty".
Not only was Zhang Jing deeply trusted by the emperor, but he was also very tactful when dealing with people. He basically did not leave any traces behind.
The key was that this guy was experienced and ruthless. He was a very difficult character to deal with.
Compared to those ostentatious eunuchs, Zhang Jing was more like a venomous snake hiding in one's sleeve. He would come out and take a bite, and this bite would be very fatal.
This time, it was not a good sign that Zhang Jing was involved in the matter of the Arsenal Department!
After glancing at Liu Shouyou, Wang Zhuan also knew that Liu Shouyou would not be able to get Zhang Jing to help.
Given Zhang Jing's status, there were no more than three people who could instruct him now. Since it was a matter of the Ministry of War, it was definitely the emperor's intention.
Obviously, the emperor was very dissatisfied with the fact that Liu Shouyou had not found out anything.
Wang Zhuan also realized that the emperor was determined to find out something.
The key was that Wang Zhuan did not know much about the matter of the Arsenal Department. He had only been in office for a short time.
However, having been an official for so long, Wang Zhuan was not a noob in the officialdom. All the officials in Daming knew about the benefits of the Arsenal Department.
Many people said that the benefits of the Arsenal Department were like oil depots!
"Eunuch Chang, what brings you to the Ministry of War?" Wang Zhuan frowned and looked at Zhang Jing.
Although he did not like Zhang Jing, Wang Zhuan also knew that he had to put on a show.
Zhang Jing smiled and cupped his hands at Wang Zhuan, saying, "I am here on the Imperial Majesty's imperial edict to audit the accounts of the Arsenal Department. Someone has impeached the Arsenal Department, and the emperor feels that it should be investigated.
"If it is found that there is a problem with the Arsenal Department, it will be punished according to the law. If there is no problem with the Arsenal Department, it can also prove the Arsenal Department's innocence and quell the rumors."
Zhang Jing refuted all of Wang Zhuan's words with one sentence. Since someone had impeached the Arsenal Department, the audit this time was legitimate. In addition, this was the imperial edict of the emperor, so the audit procedure this time was also legitimate.
There were no loopholes in this statement, and Zhang Jing's words were watertight.
"Alright, in that case, Eunuch Chang, please!" Wang Zhuan nodded, knowing that there was no way to stop him.
However, Wang Zhuan had already made up his mind. If Zhang Jing still could not find anything this time, he would definitely submit a memorial to the emperor.
It was fine if the emperor wanted to investigate the Arsenal Department, but coming to the Ministry of War all day would delay the normal work of the Ministry of War!
Seeing that Zhang Jing and Liu Shouyou had brought their men to the Arsenal Department, Wang Zhuan also turned around and returned to his office.
Arsenal Department.
Zhao Xuan, the physician of the Arsenal Department, was already waiting here. When he saw Zhang Jing and Liu Shouyou, he looked very serious and said with a straight face, "All the records of the Arsenal Department for the past five years are here. Please!"
After saying that, Zhao Xuan turned around and left without the slightest hesitation!
"He's so sure that we won't be able to find anything!"
Zhang Jing smiled and picked up an account book. "The scholars of the Daming dynasty are too confident. It's a good thing to be confident, but sometimes, it's not good to be too confident."
Casually throwing the account book back, Zhang Jing smiled and said, "Go ahead!
Let's see how honest the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War is. "
The ten accountants borrowed from Wu Qingbo's Mansion took out a large abacus, a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone from the parcel behind them. Then, each of them carried a stack of account books and sat behind the table prepared by the Arsenal Department.
Not long after, the sound of the abacus and the flipping of the pages could be heard.
Seeing the nervous look on Liu Shouyou's face, Zhang Jing smiled and said, "Lord Liu, have a seat. There's still a lot of time, and they won't be able to finish checking in a short time. Get someone to brew a pot of tea, and let's drink tea while we wait."
"I've long thought that the Arsenal Department wouldn't prepare tea leaves, so I brought my own. These are tea leaves bestowed by the Imperial Majesty, and they can't be seen casually."