Datang all-rounder

Chapter 70

After Li Ke stood up, Comrade Li Er looked at Li Ke and asked, "Ke brought the Wang family boy here today, do you have anything to say?"

Li Ke looked at Wang Ke, saw Wang Ke winking at him, and then replied to Comrade Li Er: "Father, my son came here with Mr. Xiao Wang today because I have something to report to my father." , I also ask the emperor to give you an order to grant permission."

"Oh?" Comrade Li Er asked curiously: "Is there anything I need to order to carry out? Come and listen to me."

Li Ke didn't know what Wang Ke was going to say. It can be seen that the father asked himself, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Today, when I went to Mr. Xiao Wang's mansion to discuss the development of new weapons with Mr. Wang, there appeared It's a big problem, we really can't solve it, so we have to ask Father for help."

When Comrade Li Er heard about the problem that Wang Ke couldn't solve, he immediately felt that the matter was very serious, and hurriedly asked, "What's so difficult?"

Li Ke really didn't know how to answer, and held back for a long time before he said: "Father, forgive me, I really don't know how to explain this matter, so I'd better let Mr. Xiao Wang say it."

Comrade Li Er also didn't bother to think about what Li Ke said he didn't understand, and asked Wang Ke: "Boy of the Wang family, tell me quickly, what is going on, can it be that I am the only one who can solve this problem?"

Wang Ke stood up and said: "Your Majesty, because the weapons manufactured by the Gunpowder Bureau are already very mature in craftsmanship, the craftsmen can also independently operate and produce them. Your Highness and ministers are discussing today and want to develop some new weapons. But now there is a big problem that His Highness cannot decide, so His Highness brought me together to find His Majesty."

Comrade Li Er saw that Wang Ke hadn't said what was going on for a long time, so he felt a little anxious, and said with a bit of displeasure on his face: "What's the problem, tell me quickly. Only I can do it, and I support it." You, as long as this new weapon can be made!"

What Wang Ke wanted was Comrade Li Er's words.

He had thought about it before speaking, and he wanted to take advantage of this matter to help Li Ke gain more autonomy as much as possible, so that Li Ke could speak with more confidence in the court in the future.

Now that Comrade Li Er has spoken, of course there is nothing else to say, and he hurriedly replied: "That's right, Your Majesty. Your Highness is discussing with the ministers today. As far as the current situation in our court's surrounding areas is concerned, what we want in our court is to use troops lightly." , Move quickly. Therefore, His Highness and ministers have repeatedly considered and decided that it is better to develop light weapons."

Speaking of this, Comrade Li Er and the veteran killers in the court deeply agreed, thinking that Wang Ke's words hit the nail on the head.

Comrade Li Er said approvingly: "Yes, it seems that you have put in some effort to study these things."

Wang Ke hurriedly said: "Your Highness thought of this. I'm so busy all day, how can I have time to think about these things?"

In fact, Wang Ke knew all these from history and geography books, and now it's all on Li Ke's head.

Comrade Li Er looked at Li Ke approvingly, and said to Wang Ke, "Continue talking."

Wang Ke went on to say: "After repeated consideration, Your Highness decided to develop a projectile explosive weapon to kill the enemy at a long distance. However, this weapon is smaller than a cannon, so it is easy to carry. I think Your Highness's idea is very suitable. At present, I agree with the actual needs of the army."

Hearing this, Comrade Li Er couldn't help but interrupted: "The idea is very good, let's start to do it. It seems that there is no problem. Why do you ask me! This is within the scope of Ke's authority, so there is no need to report to me. .”

Seeing that he hadn't finished speaking, Wang Ke was interrupted by Comrade Li Er, and when Comrade Li Er finished speaking, he didn't care about anything, and said directly: "Your Majesty, what I want to say below is that Your Highness cannot make decisions. Problem."

Wang Ke never gave Comrade Li Er a chance to intervene, and then continued: "Although this idea is good, there is a problem. I am currently unable to refine the steel that can produce this weapon. Your Highness has no right to transfer The craftsmen from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry couldn’t let them go to the Gunpowder Bureau to carry out the research and development of this weapon. So, we had no choice but to ask the emperor to order it.”

Comrade Li Er finally understood, and asked solemnly: "Could it be that this kind of steel is very demanding, and I can't make it now?"

Wang Ke grinned and said, "Your Majesty, based on what I know so far, that's it! This kind of weapon has high requirements on steel, and the barrel cannot be combined by two semicircles, but requires the entire barrel to It can be completed in one go, that is to say, this gun barrel can be called a seamless steel pipe. It’s just that its caliber is larger than that of ordinary pipes.”

"Caliber?" Comrade Li Er had never heard of this term, so he couldn't help asking, "What does caliber mean?"

In fact, everyone in the hall was asking this question in their hearts, but no one dared to ask because of the presence of Comrade Li Er.Now that Comrade Li Er asked the question in their hearts, they all cast the sun on Wang Ke.

Wang Ke calmly explained: "That's right, for shooting weapons that use tubes to launch ammunition, for the sake of consistency in manufacturing, there are strict data requirements for the size of the tubes, so as to facilitate the production of ammunition. The size of this pipe is called the caliber."

When Wang Ke said this, everyone in the hall understood.

Comrade Li Er also began to pay more and more attention to this problem. He asked eagerly: "Then can this steel problem be solved?"

Wang Ke thought for a while and said: "It should be possible, but it will take a lot of time and a lot of craftsmen to study together."

Comrade Li Er didn't even think about it, and said directly to Changsun Wuji: "Wuji, after the morning is over, you will draw up an order. From now on, any personnel needed by the Gunpowder Bureau will be transferred as soon as they are notified. No one can stop, procrastination!"

After finishing speaking, he said to Li Ke: "If you have anything to do in the future, you can directly consult with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War. As long as it is beneficial to my Tang Dynasty, I will agree to it!"

Li Ke and Changsun Wuji hurriedly bowed their heads to receive the order.

After finishing the arrangements, Comrade Li Er turned around and said to Wang Ke, "Boy Wang, how is your business going? The time to welcome the bride is not far away, and there is still more than a month to go. You have made all the arrangements." ?"

Wang Ke stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, please don't worry, the ministers have almost made arrangements, and now it's time to shake up some small things. One month is completely enough."

Comrade Li Er nodded slightly and said: "That's good. I will talk to you again in a few days. I still have to talk to you about the things you mentioned in the last report. There are some things that I still don't quite understand. I understand. Otherwise, I don’t have much confidence in implementing it.”

Wang Ke's current affairs are all relatively trivial matters. Seeing what Comrade Li Er said, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I will always wait for the emperor's orders. I will arrange my affairs."

Comrade Li Er then stood up and said: "I've finished talking about today's affairs, and all the ministers should leave."

In the voice of Eunuch Yang yelling "Dismiss the court", all the ministers knelt down to send Comrade Li Er away, and then stood up and wanted to leave.

Li Ke grabbed Wang Ke and said, "Brother Wang will remember everything that Ke has done for Ke today. Ke is very grateful!"

Wang Ke said with a smile: "My brother, you don't need to talk about this. Is there anything that can be used like this."

The two looked at each other and smiled, walked out of the hall side by side, and walked outside the palace.

(End of this chapter)