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

Wang Ke could hear that Comrade Li Er's attitude was not very good, and he knew that he was angry now, and if what he said made Comrade Li Er unhappy, then he could be regarded as finding a bad head for himself.

Wang Ke said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the minister came today because I heard that the emperor and the adults have some different opinions on the distribution of copper, and the minister also wants to come and join in the fun." The minister had an idea, he wanted to report to the emperor, and asked the emperor to make a holy judgment. ”

Comrade Li Er is so angry, someone is not doing this 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, just listen to it, if it doesn't match what he thinks, he doesn't agree.

Comrade Li Er suppressed the anger in his heart, and said lightly: "What do you think, let's listen to it, if there is no new idea, it will not help you, I will not spare you!" ”

Wang Ke saw that Comrade Li Er had promised to listen to him, which showed that his idea still had hope of success, and he was a little more confident in his words, and he was not as cautious as he was just now.

I saw Wang Ke say: "Your Majesty, our dynasty has just annihilated the Turkic Jieli Khan, and now what our dynasty needs most is to recuperate and recuperate, and the stability of the people." Only by doing so can the tax revenue of the imperial court increase, and in turn, it can also promote the construction of the army. ”

As soon as he said this, Comrade Li Er interrupted: "It is 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 the minister is talking about now is a general analysis of the situation, and the emperor is asked to listen to what the minister says. ”

Wang Ke can't take care of it anymore, he came today to make this matter clear, now Comrade Li Er is angry, and what he says is very angry, but he must first explain the matter clearly, and then say his own thoughts, so as to impress Comrade Li Er even more.

Comrade Li Er endured his 'sex' and said: "Say it, see what you can say." ”

Wang Ke continued: "Now that our annual copper production is insufficient, it is impossible to do everything in detail, but can we think of individual ways to make up for the shortfall? ”

Wang Ke glanced at the ministers, and there was silence everywhere he looked.

Wang Ke had no choice but to say: "Artillery can't be built, because this is a lethal weapon to defeat the enemy!" If we do not produce, we will march towards the army, and it will be a victory, and there will be many casualties among the soldiers, and the subsequent expenses will be much greater. The use of artillery can reduce the casualties of our army, and correspondingly, the post-war efforts can also be saved a lot, which can be regarded as a contribution to the expenses of the imperial court. ”

As soon as Wang Ke said this, Comrade Li Er and the gang of old killers were all happy, after all, Wang Ke's words affirmed that they were completely correct in insisting on artillery manufacturing. And the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were like ashes, in their opinion, they were beaten by Wang Ke again, which clearly showed that Wang Ke was helping the military to speak.

Wang Ke changed his words and continued: "However, things in China are also very cumbersome now, and copper is used in the manufacture of coins, agricultural tools and other daily life, and many other places, which has a great contradiction with the needs of the army, and how to solve this contradiction has become an urgent problem to be solved." ”

Wang Ke said here, there was no longer the restraint at the beginning, completely immersed in his speech, he looked at all the people in the hall, and continued: "The emperor and the head of the army want to vigorously develop the production of artillery, there is nothing wrong; If the eldest grandson wants to stabilize the people and work hard to develop production, there is nothing wrong with being able to mint enough coins! Now the key is how to grasp this degree, how to achieve both aspects, to achieve a win-win situation. ”

As soon as Wang Ke's words came out, a whisper of 'private' immediately sounded in the hall. On the side of the civil officials, Wang Si has explained what this win-win means, and all the civil officials are discussing with each other after understanding how to achieve a win-win situation; Comrade Li Er and the military attachés also briefly explained the meaning of the word by Wang Ke, and also had a 'fierce' discussion.

Wang Ke stood there quietly, waiting for the ministers to discuss for a while, before raising his voice and saying, "I hope that the adults who know the answers to the questions I will ask next can say them accurately, so that the emperor can make accurate judgments and make decisions." ”

As soon as Wang Ke's words came out, everyone closed their mouths, and all eyes refocused on Wang Ke's body.

Wang Ke turned to Changsun Wuji and asked, "Lord Changsun, how much copper do I need for a year, and how much of it is minted coins?" ”

This question is really simple for the eldest grandson Wuji, and he blurted out without thinking about it: "The amount of copper used has increased every year, but because the amount of copper mining is also increasing, there has not been a shortage of it." Generally speaking, the amount used is about 90% of the mining volume, of which the copper required for coin minting accounts for more than 60%. ”

Wang Ke continued to ask: "So how much copper is required by the Equipment Department this time?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji calculated in his heart before replying: "If the amount is allocated in full, half of the annual output will be used, that is, about fifty percent." ”

Wang Ke was stunned, he didn't expect that this Li Ke's appetite was so big, and he actually asked for 300,000 catties of copper in one mouth.

Wang Ke looked at Li Ke, saluted Li Ke and asked, "I wonder how many artillery pieces Your Highness plans to produce in a year?" ”

Li Ke muttered: "I want Mr. to produce 5,000 pieces this year, and add 3,000 pieces every year in the future." However, we still need to develop a larger artillery, so we need a little more. ”

Wang Ke shook his head and said, "Your Highness doesn't ask for a little more, this àp.(1)(6) is doubled." ”

Wang Ke knew the amount of copper needed for each cannon now, so he quickly knew that the amount Li Ke wanted was much more than the budget.

He said to Li Ke: "Now the copper used for each artillery is only about ten catties, plus the copper used on the shells, it will only use up less than 100,000 catties of copper a year, even if you want to develop a large artillery, 100,000 catties of copper is enough." In the future, the annual production can also be increased according to the annual increase in copper mining. I wonder what His Highness thinks? ”

Li Ke was originally a good calculation with those old killers, and he doubled the amount needed, and in their minds, Comrade Li Er would balance the needs of all parties and cut down the amount they requested. Unexpectedly, Comrade Li Er did not follow all of them, of course they don't care, the more the merrier.

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

As soon as the eldest grandson Wuji saw it, Wang Ke cut off 200,000 catties in just a few words, and his heart suddenly became active, and he hurriedly said: "This 100,000 catties is a little more, can it be less?" ”

Seeing him inch by inch like this, Wang Ke said to him with a wry smile: "My lord, this is already the lowest demand for His Highness, and it is probably impossible to reduce it any further." This gap has to be solved by you. ”

Du Ruhui pulled Sun Wuji on the side, motioned him to stop talking, and stood up and said: "Then what is the way for Lord Xiao Wang to keep the copper for minting coins from being missing?" Now there is no way to reduce the use of copper in daily life. ”

Wang Ke understood what Du Ruhui meant, now there is a shortage of copper to mint coins, this must be solved, and it can't be bartered because there is no copper. Wang Ke was a little helpless, he didn't know if he could come up with it, so he had to start fighting life-saving boxing.

Wang Ke said to Comrade Li Er: "Your Majesty, why don't you let the ministers go back and think about it again, and see if they can come up with any more solutions." ”

Comrade Li Er was about to agree, when he heard the eldest grandson Wuji say there: "Lord Xiao Wang, don't you have a way?" Why don't you say it again? ”

As soon as Comrade Li Er heard this, he immediately stopped talking, and looked at Wang Ke with both eyes to see what he said.

Wang Ke was really bitter at this time, and he even had the heart to cry, this eldest grandson Wuji was really unrighteous, and he could say this.

Wang Ke had no choice but to say: "Isn't my method not mature yet?" Let me think again. ”

Comrade Li Er also saw that Wang Ke didn't want to say it easily, and the current situation was not easy for him, so he said: "Let the boy of the Wang family think about it again, and think about it thoroughly." Do it now, Wuji, you plan to allocate 100,000 catties of copper to the Gunpowder Manufacturing Bureau. Others will proceed as usual. ”

After the eldest grandson Wuji rushed out just now, he had already reacted, Wang Ke must have a reason if he didn't say it, and now it is not easy to say such a situation, so he didn't say anything anymore, and nodded again and again.

All the things have been discussed, and the monarchs and ministers have nothing to say, Comrade Li Er happily ordered the dispersal of the court, and everyone dispersed after thanking him, Wang Ke hurried home, and he was still talking about going home to make up for his sleep.