Datang all-rounder

Chapter 106

Wang Ke had nothing to do these days, and the three wives did not run around, but stayed by Wang Ke's side.Wang Ke accompanies the three daughters every day, playing computer games and mahjong, and sometimes singing for them with a guitar at the request of the third daughter.

Today Wang Ke was very happy, and finally encouraged Nanping and Lanling, took out their musical instruments, and performed for herself their good instruments. Of course, Wang Ke also had to pay the price for this, that is, he had to personally Cook, make dinner for them tonight.

Wang Ke was busy in the kitchen when she saw Lan Ling walking in with her lips pouted and unhappy.

Wang Ke kept her hands on her hands and asked, "What's the matter? Who bullied our princess!"

Lan Ling replied: "I thought I would be able to eat the dishes made by the general himself today, but now it's going to be a mess again."

Wang Ke said strangely: "Aren't I doing it? Why did it go to waste!"

Lan Ling said unhappily: "Those damned old men are here again, and they were anxious to talk to the general as soon as they came. No, my sister asked me to come to the general."

Wang Ke was taken aback, Lan Ling talked for a long time, but she didn't say who came, and she didn't know who the old men she was talking about, so she asked again: "Lan Ling, you made it clear, Who is here?"

Lan Ling said: "Who else can it be, just my uncle Changsun Wuji, Mr. Fang and Mr. Du."

After finishing speaking, Lanling pulled Wang Ke and said sweetly: "General, why don't we ignore them first and go out after the dishes are finished. Let them wait, anyway, there are sisters and Dongyue outside, so let's go out." Let's drink tea first. General, okay?"

As soon as Wang Ke heard that these three people were looking for him, he knew that there must be something wrong.These three people would not come to him if they had nothing to do, but today they ran to the door without saying hello, maybe this matter is quite urgent.

Wang Ke asked the chef to take over for him, and asked Lan Ling, "Didn't Dad come back with them?"

Lan Ling shook his head, indicating that Wang Si did not come back together.Wang Ke felt even more strange now. All three of them ran to his home, which meant that the court had ended, but why didn't his father come back?

Wang Ke led Lan Ling to the front hall, thinking about what was going on in his mind.

When he came to the front hall, Wang Ke saluted the dead old men (in Lanling language) and asked, "I don't know what the three uncles are doing to see my nephew today?"

Changsun Wuji hurriedly stood up and said, "Nephew, you have to talk about this matter. If this continues, the court's copper coins will be strained!"

When Wang Ke heard this, he didn't realize it for a moment. What made Tong so nervous?

Wang Ke sat down and asked, "What's the matter? How can the copper for the imperial court's coinage be so tight? Please tell my uncles carefully with my nephew."

Changsun Wuji turned his head and said to Fang Xuanling: "Let's talk about it, Mr. Fang. I don't know how to say it now, so I can speak clearly."

Fang Xuanling looked at his eldest grandson Wuji, and then said to Wang Ke: "Nephew, that's the case. At the court today, His Highness the Third Highness and Lord Chai Shao handed over a brochure to the emperor. A batch of cannons asked the court to allocate a batch of copper to them, and the emperor agreed without thinking about it."

Fang Xuanling briefly explained the matter, and then said: "Nephew also knows that the imperial court does not mine much copper every year, but it consumes a lot of coins every year, and the rest has other uses. The savings are not much, if we want to increase the copper used for making cannons now, wouldn’t we have to dig it out from other places? In that case, the copper used for making coins would have to be reduced a lot.”

Wang Ke was stunned, he didn't expect that these three people came to him, but they wanted to talk about such a thing.

I have to talk about it myself, and I don't know who to talk to.Talk to Comrade Li Er, I can't tell; talk to Li Ke, this artillery is also my own idea, let Li Ke and others try to make it, how can I tell myself.Besides, I have no say in this matter at all.

Wang Ke said reluctantly: "Several uncles, who is my nephew talking to about this matter? Besides, my nephew is just an officer in the right guard army, not someone from these departments, so I can't handle these things." .”

Fang Xuanling looked around at Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Nephew, we have also considered it, and it is said that this matter has nothing to do with you. But after all, it was your idea that made it happen." The Gunpowder Manufacturing Bureau. Now that this incident happened again, we thought, we have to find a way for you to talk to all parties about this matter. Do you want to keep the place where copper is usually needed? Then transfer it to the Gunpowder Manufacturing Bureau."

Wang Ke thought for a while and asked: "A few uncles, please tell my nephew, what is the attitude of the emperor and other adults to the method that Uncle Fang said just now. What's more, after normal use every year, the copper can still be restored. how much is left?"

Changsun Wuji thought for a while before saying: "Copper can be produced about 60 catties per year. After normal use, the annual surplus is probably less than [-] catties."

Wang Ke nodded, thinking in his heart that this is really not much, and after refining, it is estimated that there will not be even [-] catties. If this copper is used to make firearms, the output will not be high, and it will not be possible to make many. come out.

After thinking about it, Wang Ke asked again: "Then what are the other adults' opinions?"

Changsun Wuji wanted to answer the question of copper production, so he didn't need to talk about this question, but Wang Ke asked it again without hesitation.

Changsun Wuji looked at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui helplessly. Du Ruhui knew that Changsun Wuji didn't want to answer this question, but Wang Ke asked him repeatedly. Besides, he came to find Wang Ke by himself now, so he didn't make it clear. It is impossible to let Wang Ke know what is going on now. Now Changsun Wuji is unwilling to say anything, so if he can't say it, he has to stand up.

Du Ruhui coughed twice, cleared his throat and said, "Nephew, it's like this now, the adults in the court, because the emperor has agreed, and the adults who were against it before, are silent now, but they still object in their hearts." , just dare not say it."

Du Ruhui is a genius. Many people are now silent because Comrade Li Er agreed. In addition, they are not very clear about the production and consumption of copper in the imperial court, so they have not continued to oppose it. , but it does not mean that I still oppose it in my heart.

Regarding this point, Wang Ke has been in the Tang Dynasty for more than a year, and he already understands the thoughts of these people very well.He will not object to the decision made by Comrade Li Er, even in his heart, he will not have the slightest opinion.

Now Du Ruhui said that they can only object in their hearts now, and it was just his talk, nothing more than to increase the weight of what he said, and the people he said must also be civil servants.

Wang Ke deliberately asked again: "Then what is the attitude of the military officers?"

Now Du Ruhui was having a hard time opening his mouth, and he said after a while: "Those old killers, after His Highness the Third Highness and Chai Shao handed over the brochure, they have been applauding, saying that this kind of artillery is really manufactured. Then you will be invincible in battle. It is because of their encouragement that the emperor agreed so happily."

Du Ruhui originally wanted to say that the military didn't quite agree when Wang Ke asked, but considering Wang Ke's relationship with the military, he decided to tell the truth.

But after saying it, he went on to say: "The gang of veteran killers only know about wars and know nothing about government affairs. How do they know the preciousness of this copper?"

Wang Ke smiled slightly, he understood the meaning of Du Ruhui's words, and understood the current situation, but he still didn't understand a little bit, so he asked again: "Please tell me a few uncles frankly, now the emperor agrees , Has this decree been issued yet?"

Wang Ke looked at Changsun Wuji and asked this question, because he knew that this job belonged to Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji did not hesitate this time, and immediately said: "Not yet, because of our opposition, the emperor is not as firm as he was at the beginning, he just said that he will make an order tomorrow morning. The old man, Fang and Du are in a hurry Nephew Shangxian is here, and the decree has not yet been drafted."

This eldest grandson Wuji also learned Du Ruhui's speaking skills, and asked Comrade Li Er to draw up an order and send it out tomorrow, saying that Comrade Li Er was also a little hesitant, so he had to post it tomorrow.

In fact, Wang Ke understood after Changsun Wuji finished speaking. It was nothing more than because it was late today and there was no time to post it, so it was postponed until tomorrow.This can be seen from the time they came to Wang Ke's place.Besides, now that Wang Si has not returned home, it means that Comrade Li Er must have something to discuss now, and there is no time to wait for Changsun Wuji to draft the imperial edict.

Wang Ke secretly laughed, these dead old men really regarded themselves as stupid soldiers who didn't understand anything.

Without pointing it out, Wang Ke continued: "Several uncles, to be honest, my nephew is really powerless about this matter. Besides, the emperor has already ordered the drafting of the decree, so what else can I do. If you really want to come up with It's up to the uncles to decide what to do, and my nephew has nothing to do."

Wang Ke is bitten to death now and says he can't help it.Originally, he was said to be a high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty, but in reality, he was just an ordinary officer in a garrison guarding the capital, and he was not qualified to criticize the government.What's more, even Comrade Li Er said that he was only a name in the Right Guard Army, and he had no real job. Now that the three dead old men want him to speak out, he will definitely not agree.

He knew that he couldn't say anything, but he had the audacity to tell Comrade Li Er that Comrade Li Er could call him back with just one sentence.

What words?This cannon was made by him, and now he has some achievements, and he can make more, but he ran to tell him not to rush to do it, what is this called?

I want to add one more sentence, you are also an officer in the army, why don't you think about fighting for the army, then I have nothing to say.And if those gangsters find out, why don't you peel off your own skin?

Wang Ke would never do such a thing!
Seeing that Wang Ke refused to agree to live or die, the three old men became a little anxious.

Although they are very opposed to using a large amount of copper to make artillery now, they also know that once Comrade Li Er makes a decision, they have no way to refuse, and in the end they can only implement Comrade Li Er's wishes.Now, they put their last hope on Wang Ke, simply because Wang Ke led the cannon. If he is willing to talk to Comrade Li Er, there may be room for redemption.

For them now, the recuperation of the imperial court is much more important than foreign wars. The taxation of the imperial court and the livelihood of the people are all they have to consider.Those old killers only know how to fight and kill for a day, and they don't know how to care about it. Of course, they don't think about how much impact this copper will have on the livelihood of the people after it is used for artillery manufacturing.Comrade Li Er was also an emperor on horseback, and he had an unusual enthusiasm for war. From his standpoint, the first priority was to expand the territory, so he paid special attention to the opinions from the military attache.

Wang Ke understands that these three parties have their own difficulties, each has their own ideas, and they stand at different angles. If he gets involved, if one fails, he will be a bad person inside and outside, and offend everyone. At that time, the gain outweighs the loss.

The three of them never let go when they saw Wang Ke, and felt that it was useless for them to come here today, so they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Sitting for a long time is useless, several people looked at each other, stood up and said goodbye to Wang Ke.

Seeing the disappointed expressions on the faces of the three people, Wang Ke was still soft-hearted, and said to the three of them: "My nephew really can't do anything about it. But please rest assured, my nephew will think about it tonight." Think about it and see if you can find a way that makes everyone happy."

The three of them silently glanced at Wang Ke, knowing that Wang Ke was comforting themselves, bowed their hands to Wang Ke politely, saluted Nanping and Lanling, and left Wang Ke's house.

(End of this chapter)