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

Li Ke looked at Wang Ke and saw that Wang Ke kept making eyes at him, so he replied to Comrade Li Er: "Father, the son and son came with Lord Xiao Wang today, because there is something to report to the father, and I also ask the father to give an order." ”

"Oh?" Comrade Li Er asked with some curiosity: "Is there anything that I need to order to be carried out?" Tell me about it. ”

How did Li Ke know what Wang Ke was going to say, but it could be seen that his father had asked him, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Today, when the retainer went to Lord Xiao Wang's mansion to discuss the development of new weapons with Lord Xiao Wang, there was a big problem, and we really couldn't solve it, so we had to come to my father for help." ”

As soon as Comrade Li Er heard the problem that Wang Ke couldn't solve, he immediately felt that this matter was very serious, and hurriedly asked, "What problem is so tricky?" ”

Li Ke really didn't know how to answer, so he held back for a long time before saying: "Father forgives me, the minister really can't say anything about this matter, let's let Lord Xiao Wang talk about it." ”

Comrade Li Er didn't care to think about how Li Ke couldn't explain clearly, and asked Wang Ke: "Wang family boy, tell me quickly, what is going on, is it only I 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, and the craftsmen can also 'operate' and produce independently. His Royal Highness and his ministers are discussing today and want to develop some new weapons. But now there is a big problem that His Highness can't call the shots, so His Highness took me with him to find Your Majesty. ”

Comrade Li Er saw that Wang Ke hadn't said anything for a long time, so he felt a little anxious, and said with some displeasure on his face: "What the hell is the problem, hurry up and say it." Only I can do it, I will support you, only this new weapon can be made! ”

What Wang Ke wants is Comrade Li Er's words.

He thought about it before he spoke, he wanted to take advantage of this matter to try to help Li Ke get more autonomy, so that Li Ke could speak in the court in the future, and he would be more confident.

Now that Comrade Li Er has spoken, of course there is nothing else to say, and he hurriedly replied: "That's the case, Your Majesty." Today, His Highness discussed with his ministers, and in view of the current situation around our court, what our court requires to use troops is light and fast. Therefore, His Royal Highness and his ministers deliberated over and over again, but still felt that it would be better to develop light weapons. ”

Speaking of this, Comrade Li Er and the old killers in the court all thought it was true, and thought that Wang Ke's words were very to the point.

Comrade Li Er said approvingly: "Yes, it seems that you have put some effort into studying these things. ”

Wang Ke hurriedly said: "This is what His Highness thought of. The minister is so busy all day that he has no time to think about these things. ”

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

Comrade Li Er looked at Li Ke with approving eyes and said to Wang Ke: "Keep talking." ”

Wang Ke continued: "After much deliberation, His Highness has decided to develop an explosive weapon that can be thrown and 'fired' so that it can kill and injure the enemy from a long distance. However, this weapon is smaller than the artillery to make it easier to carry. The minister thinks that His Highness's idea is very suitable for the actual needs of our army at present, and he also agrees with it. ”

When Comrade Li Er heard this, he couldn't help but interrupt: "The idea is very good, then let's start doing it, it doesn't seem like there's a problem, why do you want to ask me!" This is within the scope of Ke's authority, and there is no need to report it. ”

Wang Ke saw that he hadn't finished speaking, so he was interrupted by Comrade Li Er, and as soon as Comrade Li Er finished speaking, he couldn't care about anything, and said directly: "Your Majesty, what the ministers want to say is that His Royal Highness can't be the master." ”

Wang Ke no longer gave Comrade Li Er a chance to 'interject', and then continued: "Although this idea is good, there is a problem. It's just that we can't make steel that can produce such weapons at the moment. His Highness did not have the right to mobilize the craftsmen of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works, and could not bring them to the Gunpowder Bureau to carry out the development of such weapons. Therefore, I had to come and ask the emperor for an order. ”

Only then did Comrade Li Er come to his senses, and asked with a solemn face: "Could it be that the requirements for this kind of steel are very high, and I can't refine it now?" ”

Wang Ke grinned and said, "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation of the ministers, this is it!" This weapon has high requirements for steel, and the barrel cannot be combined by two semicircles, but requires the entire barrel to be completed at one time, which means that this barrel can be called a seamless steel tube. It's just that its caliber is larger than that of ordinary pipes. ”

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

In fact, all the people in the hall were asking this question in their hearts, but because Comrade Li Er was there, no one dared to ask it. Now seeing that Comrade Li Er asked the questions in their hearts, they all threw the sunshine on Wang Ke.

Wang Ke explained unhurriedly: "That's the case, for the 'shooting' weapon that uses a tube to fire 'projectiles' and 'medicine', in order to have a consistent 'character' during manufacturing, there are strict data requirements for the size of the tube, so as to facilitate the production of ammunition', and the size of this tube is called the caliber." ”

As soon as Wang Ke said this, all the people in the hall understood.

Comrade Li Er also began to pay more and more attention to this problem, and he asked eagerly: "Can this steel problem be solved?" ”

Wang Ke thought for a while and said, "It should be possible, but it takes a lot of time and a large number of craftsmen to study together." ”

Comrade Li Er didn't think about it, and said directly to the eldest grandson Wuji: "Wuji, after you disperse early, you will draw up a decree." In the future, all personnel needed by the fire and 'medicine' bureau will be transferred as soon as they are notified. No one is allowed to stop or delay! ”

After finishing speaking, he said to Li Ke: "If there is anything in the future, I will directly negotiate with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, as long as it is beneficial to my Datang, I will follow it!" ”

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

Comrade Li Er turned back to Wang Ke after arranging the matter: "Wang family boy, how are you doing?" The time to welcome the relatives is not far away, there is still more than a month to go, have you arranged it? ”

Wang Ke stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the ministers have almost arranged it, and now it is time to shake up some small things, and one month is completely enough." ”

Comrade Li Er nodded slightly and said, "That's good." I'll talk to you again in a few days, and I'll have to talk to you about what you said last time. There are some things I still don't quite understand. Otherwise, I don't have much in my heart. ”

Wang Ke's current affairs are all relatively trivial matters, and when he saw Comrade Li Er say this, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are ready to listen to the emperor's orders at any time." The minister's affairs will be arranged by the minister. ”

Only then did Comrade Li Er stand up and say, "After today's affairs are finished, the secretaries will disperse." ”

In the shout of Yang Gonggong's "scattering the dynasty", all the ministers knelt down to see Comrade Li Er leave, and then they all stood up and wanted to go out.

Li Ke grabbed Wang Ke and said, "Everything Brother Wang did for Ke today is remembered by Ke. I feel the 'excitement' endlessly! ”

Wang Ke smiled and said, "You and my brother, don't talk about this. What is the use of this? ”

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