Wang Ke has nothing to do these days, and the three wives have not run around, but are all by Wang Ke's side. Wang Ke accompanies the three 'women' every day, plays computer games, plays mahjong, and sometimes sings for them with a guitar at the request of the three 'women'.

Today, Wang Ke was very happy, and finally encouraged Nanping and Lanling, took out their musical instruments, and performed their best musical instruments for themselves, of course, Wang Ke also had to pay the price, that is, he had to cook himself and cook tonight's dinner for them.

Wang Ke was busy in the kitchen when he saw Lan Ling pouting and walking in with an unhappy face.

Wang Ke kept his hands on and asked, "What's wrong?" Who bullied our princess, Your Highness! ”

Lan Ling replied: "I still wanted to be able to eat the dishes made by the general himself today, but now I will be in the soup again." ”

Wang Ke said strangely: "Am I not doing it? Why did you soak in the soup! ”

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

Wang Ke was stunned for a moment, this Lanling talked for a long time, and he didn't make it clear who came, and he didn't know who the old men she said were, so he had to ask again: "Lanling, you made it clear, who is coming?" ”

Lanling said: "Who else can it be, just my uncle's eldest grandson Wuji, Lord Fang and Lord Du." ”

After speaking, Lanling pulled Wang Ke and said, "General, why don't we ignore them for now, and then go out when the dishes are finished." Just let them wait, anyway, there is my sister and Dongyue outside, let them drink tea first. General, how are you doing? ”

As soon as Wang Ke heard that these three people were looking for him, he understood that something must be something. These three people won't come to look for them if they have nothing to do, and today they still ran to the 'door' without saying hello, maybe this matter is 'quite urgent'.

Wang Ke asked the chef to come over and take over the cooking, and asked Lanling, "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, these three people all ran to his house, which means that the dynasty has dispersed, but why hasn't his father come back yet?

Wang Ke led Lanling to the front hall, what was going on.

When he came to the front hall, Wang Ke saluted several dead old men (Lanling) and asked, "I wonder what happened to the three uncles who came to find the little nephew today?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly stood up and said, "Virtuous nephew, you have to talk about this matter, if it goes on like this, the copper coinage in this court will be tight!" ”

When Wang Ke heard this, he didn't react for a while, what did he 'make' so nervous?

Wang Ke sat down and asked, "What's the matter?" How could it make the copper of the imperial court coinage tight. I also ask the uncles to talk carefully to the little nephew. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji turned his head to Fang Xuanling and said, "Let's talk about it, the old man doesn't know how to say it now." ”

Fang Xuanling looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, and then said to Wang Ke: "Virtuous nephew, that's the case. In the early days of the dynasty today, the Third Highness and Lord Chai Shao handed the emperor a fold, saying that because they wanted to make a batch of artillery, they 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: "The virtuous nephew also knows that now the imperial court does not mine much copper every year, that is, it will consume a lot of coinage every year, and the rest has other uses, and the surplus is not much. In that case, the amount of copper used in the coinage will be much reduced. ”

Wang Ke was stunned, he didn't expect that these three people would come to find him, but they would say such a thing.

I have to talk about it myself, and I don't know who I should talk to. When I went to talk to Comrade Li Er, I couldn't say it myself; Tell Li Ke that this artillery is also his own idea, let Li Ke and them try to do it, how can I say it. Besides, I don't have a say in this matter at all.

Wang Ke said a little reluctantly: "Uncles, who are you talking to about this little nephew?" Besides, the little nephew is just an officer in the Right Guard, not a person in these departments, so he can't take care of these things. ”

Fang Xuanling looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui left and right, and was silent for a moment before saying: "Virtuous nephew, we have also considered it, according to it, this matter has nothing to do with you." But after all, it was your idea that led to this explosive 'drug' manufacturing bureau. Now that this incident has happened again, we think that we have to find a way to talk to all parties about this matter, whether we want to keep the place where we usually need to use copper, and then allocate the remaining copper to the Gunpowder Manufacturing Bureau. ”

Wang Ke thought for a while and asked, "I also asked a few uncles to tell the little nephew what the attitude of the emperor and other adults is towards the method that Uncle Fang said just now." Also, how much copper is left after normal use every year? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji thought for a while before saying: "Copper can produce about 600,000 catties per year, and after normal use, the surplus that can be saved every year is probably less than 50,000 catties." ”

Wang Ke nodded, thinking in his heart, this is indeed not much, and after refining, it is estimated that there will not even be 30,000 catties, if this copper is used to make firearms, the output will not be high, and it will not be much at all.

After thinking about it, Wang Ke asked, "Then what are the opinions of other adults?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji wanted to answer the question of copper production, so there is no need to talk about this question, but Wang Ke asked again without reluctance.

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui helplessly, Du Ruhui knew that the eldest grandson Wuji didn't want to answer this question, but Wang Ke asked repeatedly, besides, now he came to find Wang Ke by himself, this matter is not clear, and he can't let Wang Ke understand what the situation is now, and now the eldest grandson Wuji is unwilling to say, and he has to stand up if he can't say it.

Du Ruhui coughed twice, cleared his throat and said: "Virtuous nephew, this is the case now, the adults in the court, because the emperor has agreed, the adults who were all against it are silent now, but they still oppose it in their hearts, but they don't dare to say it." ”

Du Ruhui is a 'fine', and now many people have closed their mouths now because Comrade Li Er agreed, and they are not very clear about the output and amount of copper in the imperial court, so they did not continue to oppose it, but it does not mean that they still oppose it in their hearts.

For this, Wang Ke has been in the Tang Dynasty for more than a year, people's thoughts. I will not oppose the decision made by Comrade Li Er, and even in my heart, I will not have the slightest opinion.

Now Du Ruhui said that they can only oppose it in their hearts now, and it is just him talking, it is nothing more than to increase the weight of what he says, and the person he is talking about must also refer to civil officials.

Wang Ke deliberately asked again: "What is the attitude of the military attachés?" ”

At this time, Du Ruhui was also a little difficult to open his mouth, and said after a while: "Those old killers, after the Third Highness and Chai Shao handed over the fold, they have been applauding, saying that this kind of artillery is really made, so they can be invincible when they fight." It was because of their encouragement that the emperor agreed so happily. ”

When Du Ruhui asked Wang Ke, he wanted to say that the military didn't agree very much, but considering the relationship between Wang Ke and the military, he decided to tell the truth.

However, after saying it, he continued: "These old killers only know about wars, and they don't know anything about the government, how do they know the preciousness of this copper." ”

Wang Ke smiled slightly, he heard the meaning of Du Ruhui's words, and understood the current situation, but he still didn't understand a little, so he asked again: "Please also ask a few uncles to tell each other frankly, now that the emperor has agreed, has this holy decree been issued?" ”

Wang Ke looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and asked, because he knew that this job was the eldest grandson Wuji's.

The eldest grandson Wuji did not hesitate this time, and immediately said: "Not yet, due to our opposition, the emperor is not as resolute as he started now, but he just said that he will make an order tomorrow morning." The old man, Fang and Du, are in a hurry to come here with their nephews, and this purpose has not yet been drafted. ”

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

In fact, Wang Ke understood after the eldest grandson Wuji finished speaking, this is nothing more than because it is late today and there is no time to send it, so it has been postponed to tomorrow. This can be seen from the time they came to Wang Ke. Besides, now that Wang Si has not returned home, it means that Comrade Li Er must still have something to discuss now, and there is no time to wait for the eldest grandson Wuji to prepare the holy decree.

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

didn't break it, Wang Ke continued: "Several uncles, to be honest, the little nephew is really powerless about this matter, besides, the emperor has already made a decree, what else can I do." If you really want to come up with a way, it's also the business of a few uncles, and the little nephew has no way at all. ”

Wang Ke is now bitten to death and said that he can't help it. Originally, he is now a high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty, but in real terms, he is just an ordinary officer in a garrison unit guarding the capital, and he is not qualified to dictate to the government. What's more, even Comrade Li Er has said that he is only a name in the Right Guard Army, and he has no substantive work, and now these three dead old men want him to come forward and say it, he will definitely not agree.

He knew that he couldn't say it, that is, he had the cheekiness to tell Comrade Li Er, and Comrade Li Er only needed one sentence to call him back.

What words? He asked him to 'get' this artillery, and now he has begun to make some achievements, and he can make more, but he ran to let him not rush to do it, what is this called.

I want to add that you are also an officer in the army, why don't you think about fighting for the army, then you have nothing to say. And if you let those old killers know, you won't peel off your skin.

Wang Ke will never do this kind of thing!

The three dead old men saw that Wang Ke didn't agree to live or die, and they were also a little anxious.

Although they are now very opposed to using a large amount of copper for the manufacture of artillery, they also know that once Comrade Li Er decides, they will have no way to refuse, and in the end they can only carry out Comrade Li Er's wishes. Now, they have put their last hope on Wang Ke, it is nothing more than because this artillery is Wang Ke's leader, if he is willing to talk to Comrade Li Er, maybe there will be room for redemption in this matter.

Now for them, the recuperation of the imperial court is much more important than foreign wars, the taxes of the imperial court, and the livelihood of the people are all they have to consider. Those old killers only know about fighting and killing in one day, and they don't know how to care about this, and of course they don't think about how much impact this copper will have on the livelihood of the people after it is used in artillery manufacturing. And Comrade Li Er is also an emperor immediately, with an unusual enthusiasm for war, standing in his position, opening up the territory is the first place, so he attaches great importance to the opinions from the military attaché.

Wang Ke understands that these three parties have their own hardships, each has its own ideas, and the angle of standing is not the same, if he is involved, one of them will not be able to 'get it' well, it will be not a person inside and out, and he will offend everyone, and at that time, he will lose more than he gains.

The three of them saw that Wang Ke would never let go, and felt that it was useless for them to come over today, and they couldn't help but feel a little lost in their hearts.

It was useless to sit for a long time, and several people looked at each other, stood up and wanted Wang Ke to say goodbye.

Wang Ke saw that the three of them had a disappointed look on their faces, and his heart was still soft, and he said to the three of them: "The little nephew really has no way to do this. But please rest assured that the little nephew will think about it tonight and see if he can find a way to make everyone happy. ”

The three of them glanced at Wang Ke silently, and they all knew that Wang Ke was comforting himself, and bowed his hand to Wang Ke in a polite manner, and then bowed to Nanping and Lanling, and left Wang Ke's house.