Datang all-rounder

Chapter 109

Comrade Li Er asked at this time: "Boy of the Wang family, what do you want to say when you come to the court today?"

Wang Ke could tell that Comrade Li Er's attitude was not very good. He knew that he was very angry now. If what he said made Comrade Li Er unhappy, then he would be making trouble for himself.

Wang Ke said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I came here today because I heard that the Emperor and your lords have different opinions on the distribution of copper. I also want to join in the fun. I have an idea and want to report it to the Emperor, and ask the Emperor to order it. "

Comrade Li Er is so angry, someone is refusing to handle this matter now, and this Wang Ke still has to come to join in the fun, which really annoys him, but Wang Ke also said that he has an idea, let's just listen to it, if If it doesn't match what you think, it's fine if you don't agree.

Comrade Li Er suppressed the anger in his heart, and said lightly: "What do you think? Let me listen to you. If there is no new idea and no help to the matter, I will not forgive you lightly!"

Seeing that Comrade Li Er agreed to listen to what he said, Wang Ke showed that his idea still had hope of success, and he gained a little bit of confidence, and he was not as cautious when speaking as before.

I saw Wang Ke said: "Your Majesty, my dynasty has just wiped out the Turkic Jieli Khan tribe. Now what our dynasty needs most is to recuperate and rehabilitate the people. Only by doing so can the tax revenue of the court increase, and in turn, it can also promote Army building."

As soon as he said this, Comrade Li Er interrupted: "Is it rare to say that the development of artillery is not the construction of the army?"

Wang Ke hurriedly said: "What the emperor said is very true. Of course, the manufacture of artillery belongs to the construction of the army. It's just that what I'm talking about now is a general situation analysis. Please listen to what I have to say."

Wang Ke didn't care too much anymore. I came here today to clarify this matter. Now that Comrade Li Er is angry, what he said is very angry, but he must first explain the matter clearly. Say your own thoughts again, and only by doing so can you move Comrade Li Er even more.

Comrade Li Er said patiently, "Say it, let's see what you can say."

Wang Ke continued: "Now my annual copper output is insufficient, it is impossible to cover everything, but can we think of individual ways to make up for the shortage?"

Wang Ke glanced at the officials, and there was silence wherever he looked.

Wang Ke had no choice but to say: "We must build artillery, because it is a deadly weapon to defeat the enemy! If it is not produced, I will go to the army. Even if I win, there will be many casualties, and the subsequent expenses will increase a lot. The use of artillery can reduce the number of casualties in our army, and accordingly, we can save a lot of money after the war, which can be regarded as an indirect contribution to the expenditure of the court."

As soon as Wang Ke's words came out, Comrade Li Er and the gang of veteran killers all looked happy. After all, Wang Ke's words affirmed that they were completely correct in insisting on artillery manufacturing.However, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were ashamed. From their point of view, they had been bullied by Wang Ke again. It was obvious that Wang Ke was speaking for the military.

Wang Ke changed the subject, and then said: "However, domestic affairs are also very complicated now. Copper is used in the manufacture of coins, farming tools and other daily life, and many other places. This has a problem with the needs of the army. How to solve this contradiction has become a problem that needs to be solved urgently.”

When Wang Ke said this, he was no longer restrained at the beginning, and was completely immersed in his speech. He looked at all the people in the hall and continued: "It is not wrong for the emperor and the director of the army to vigorously develop the production of artillery; grandson My lords, if they want to stabilize the people and work hard to develop production, there is nothing wrong with being able to mint a sufficient amount of coins! The key now is how to grasp this speed, how to accomplish both aspects, and achieve a win-win situation.”

As soon as Wang Ke's words came out, there were whispers in the hall immediately.On the side of the civil servants, Wang Si has already explained what the word win-win means. After understanding it, all the civil servants discussed with each other how to achieve a win-win situation; Comrade Li Er and the military officers also had Wang Ke briefly explain the meaning of this word. , and intense discussions are also underway.

Wang Ke stood there quietly, and after all the officials discussed for a while, he raised his voice and said: "I hope that the adults who know the answer to the question I will raise next can accurately say it, so that the emperor can make an accurate judgment, and then make a decision." make a decision."

As soon as Wang Ke's words came out, everyone shut their mouths, and all eyes focused on Wang Ke again.

Wang Ke turned to Changsun Wuji and asked: "Master Changsun, how much copper do I need for a year, and how much is the minted coin?"

For Changsun Wuji, this question was really very simple, and he blurted out without thinking: "The amount of copper used is increasing every year, but because the amount of copper mining is also increasing, there has not been a problem that is not enough. Generally speaking, the amount used is about [-]% of the mined amount, of which the copper needed for coin casting accounts for more than [-]%.”

Wang Ke continued to ask: "Then how much copper was required by the equipment department this time?"

Changsun Wuji calculated in his mind before answering: "If a sufficient amount is allocated, half of the annual output will be used, which is about [-]%."

Wang Ke was stunned. He didn't expect that Li Ke's appetite was so big that he would ask for 30 catties of copper in one mouthful.

Wang Ke looked at Li Ke, saluted Li Ke and asked, "I wonder how many cannons your Highness plans to produce in a year?"

Li Ke murmured: "I want to produce [-] guns this year, and then add [-] guns every year. But we need to develop bigger artillery, so we need a little more."

Wang Ke shook his head and said, "Your Highness didn't ask for a little more, but I asked for it twice."

Wang Ke knew the amount of copper needed for each cannon, so he soon knew that the amount Li Ke wanted was much beyond the budget.

He said to Li Ke: "At present, the copper used for each cannon is only about ten catties. Adding the copper used for the shells, it will only consume less than [-] catties of copper a year. Even if we want to develop a large cannon, One hundred thousand catties of copper is enough. In the future, if we increase production every year, we can also increase the amount of copper mined every year. I wonder what your highness thinks?"

Li Ke originally had a good calculation with those gangsters, and doubled the required amount several times. In their thinking, Comrade Li Er would balance the needs of all parties and cut down the amount they requested. intercepted.Unexpectedly, Comrade Li Er approved all of them, of course they didn't care, the more the better.

Now that Wang Ke said this, Li Ke had nothing to say, so he could only nod his head in agreement.

Changsun Wuji saw that Wang Ke had chopped off 20 catties with just a few words, and his heart became active, and he hurriedly said, "This [-] catties is a bit too much, can it be less?"

Wang Ke saw that he was pushing forward like this, so he smiled wryly and said to him: "My lord, this is already the minimum demand from His Highness, and it may be impossible to reduce it any further. Please find a way to solve this gap."

Du Ruhui pulled Changsun Wuji aside, motioned him to stop talking, and stood up and said, "Then, what can Mr. Wang do to prevent the shortage of copper for making coins? There is no way to reduce the copper used in daily life now." "

Wang Ke understood Du Ruhui's meaning. Now that there is a shortage of copper for minting coins, this must be resolved. The common people cannot be bartered because there is no copper.Wang Ke was a little helpless, he didn't know if he could figure it out, so he had to start punching for life.

Wang Ke said to Comrade Li Er: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me go back and think about it, and see if I can come up with another solution."

Comrade Li Er was about to agree when he heard Changsun Wuji say: "Master Xiao Wang, don't you have a solution? Why didn't you say it?"

When Comrade Li Er heard this, he immediately stopped talking and looked at Wang Ke to see what he had to say.

Wang Ke was really suffering at this time, he even wanted to cry, this eldest grandson Wuji was really dishonest, he could say that.

Wang Ke had no choice but to say: "Isn't my method still immature? Let me think about it again."

Comrade Li Er also saw that Wang Ke didn't want to say it easily, and the current situation was already very difficult for him, so he said: "Let the Wang family boy think about it again, and then we can think about it carefully. Do this now, Wuji, draw up an order to allocate [-] catties of copper to the Gunpowder Manufacturing Bureau. The rest will be carried out according to the usual arrangements."

After Changsun Wuji blurted out just now, he had already realized that Wang Ke must have his reasons for not speaking out. Now it is not easy to talk about such a situation, so he didn't say anything else, and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

All the matters have been discussed, and the monarchs and ministers have nothing to say. Comrade Li Er happily ordered the court to disperse. After everyone thanked each other, they dispersed. Wang Ke hurried home, and he was still thinking about going home to make up Dozed off.

(End of this chapter)