In front of Yu Wenhao, it seemed that he had no choice. Even though he knew that Beitang had these weapons, he could not continue to develop them.
However, he did not give up and went to the palace the next day to see his father to discuss the matter.
The father and son were alone in the imperial study room to discuss the matter. Yu Wenhao said: "Father, I know your concerns and are afraid of the recurrence of public dissatisfaction. However, this matter of flying rocks from the sky was deliberately done by someone. With the help of Rong Rong,
Yue and the imperial concubine's pregnancy made a big fuss. Think about it, this happened sooner rather than later. It only happened after my son went to the Ministry of War. Are they just to prevent us from trying to recreate these weapons? Bei Mo
People have suffered losses, and they are sure to stop them, but we just gave up? Why should our development of military power in the Northern Tang Dynasty be controlled by other countries? Even if we let go and fight now, we may not necessarily lose. If my father is really worried
, I can request an order to go out and repel the Northern Desert."
Emperor Ming Yuan frowned and said: "You are the prince, how can you still talk about going to the battlefield? It is a troubled time in the country right now, the flood is serious, and the capital is in trouble because of your medical system reform, and the people are holding back a feeling in their hearts.
As for your grievances, you should calm down the matters in the capital first and then talk about it."
"To put it bluntly, these things in Beijing were caused by Aunt Huiping. They defended their own interests and had a short-sighted view. They did not think about the overall situation. Why don't you talk to your aunt? If you come forward, I can save my life.
There are so many things." Yu Wenhao said.
Emperor Ming Yuan looked a little displeased, "How can you say this to your imperial aunt? I originally didn't agree with the donation of a medical office, but I saw that you were so focused on this matter that I couldn't dampen your enthusiasm. But in the long run, we can
This is not a good thing that benefits the country and the people."
Yu Wenhao was startled, "Why not? This medical issue has always been a major concern for you. Didn't you also say before that it is difficult for people to seek medical treatment and treatment is expensive? Do you want to solve this problem?"
Emperor Ming Yuan asked him, "Do you know how much money the imperial court spends on medical treatment every year? Do you know how much money it spends on military expenses every year? Do you know how much money is given out for natural disasters in various places every year? Do you know how much the annual salary is to support officials and royal marquises?
Silver?"
Yu Wenhao hesitated, "This...but isn't the national treasury richer now?"
"Plenty?" Emperor Ming Yuan laughed, with great difficulty, "Plenty for what? If the war breaks out, that little money will only last half a year. A large part of the gold in the inner treasury was privately donated by your imperial grandfather.
, In recent years, there have been floods year after year, not only taxes and taxes have not been paid, but also disaster relief food and money have to be distributed every year. Now, if the floods are widespread, the national treasury will have to spend at least two to three million taels for disaster relief. If we set up a medical department at this time,
That is not the money to build the medical office, but the low drug fees are not enough to support the expenses of the medical office. Now the drug prices are high, but do you know how high the taxes the court levies on these medical clinics and pharmacies are?
Taxes can only be used for the expenses of the civil welfare offices across the country. Otherwise, the court will have to allocate additional funds. Lao Wu, you are not a householder and you don’t know how valuable rice is. I want to do a lot of things, but it’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. These two years have been very important.
Business, but it is only in the early stages of development. It is early to enjoy the dividends. I do not think that your measures are not feasible. In fact, weapons need to be developed and medical care needs to be reformed, but these are not urgent matters. When the country is at peace, the national treasury will
It’s really abundant. It’s never too late to do it. You’re too anxious.”
Yu Wenhao was stunned. He really didn't consider the money issue.
However, the prices in hospitals and drugstores are extremely high, which will create a vicious cycle. There are patients in every house, so how can the people become rich?
As for weapons, in fact, he believed that no matter how poor he was, he couldn't be poor in the research and development of weapons. This was the foundation for the stability of the country. Only when foreign enemies were not concerned about it could the Northern Tang Dynasty truly develop.
Emperor Ming Yuan continued: "Also, if you want to develop weapons, the court has to allocate funds to you. How can the investment in research and development be less? And you also said that as soon as you arrived at the Ministry of War, someone caused a incident involving flying rocks from the sky, which proves that the Ministry of War
There are always people watching. Although the Northern Desert Army is gathering outside now, I think that this war cannot be fought yet. If they know about your research and development of weapons, the Northern Desert will definitely take a strike. The southern Xinjiang is not yet determined.
You must not act rashly."
He walked down and came to Yu Wenhao with his hands behind his back, his eyes were very solemn, "I'm afraid there is one thing you have never thought about, that is, if the great Zhou knew that we were developing gunpowder weapons, what would they think? Will you also think about it?
Send them the weapons manufacturing map? If you send it, can you ensure that it will not be leaked? When they sent me the chariot map to Beitang, it almost fell into the hands of Hong Lie."
Yu Wenhao felt helpless, but he had to admit that his father's concerns were correct.
He was depressed all the way out of the palace. If he said he didn't know about this weapon, he could still convince himself to buy weapons and chariots from Dazhou. But now he knew that the Northern Tang Dynasty had them and had them ready-made, so he could develop them in batches.
Manufacturing was not difficult at all. He thought he could try it with someone from the equipment department first.
Someone is keeping an eye on the Ministry of War, and any actions taken by the Ministry of War cannot be concealed. If it is to be developed, it must be done privately.
After thinking about it, he went straight to Leng Zhai.
After listening to his words, the Fourth Master also made the same analysis as Emperor Ming Yuan, "My father-in-law is right. We do have these worries now. However, you are also right. If you have weapons, you don't need to rely on allies. This
There are no permanent allies in the world. If we don’t do research and development now, there will always be times when we need to do research, but at that time, we may be beaten.”
Yu Wenhao's eyes lit up, "You agree? That would be great."
The Fourth Master sat awkwardly, his eyes clear and penetrating, "Your joyful smile is very dangerous."
"Brother-in-law!" Yu Wenhao shouted sternly, "Every husband is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. You are the son-in-law of the royal family, have you considered becoming an official?"
"I'm doing very well in business, and I don't want to be an official!" Fourth Master said calmly.
Yu Wenhao just thought he was talking nonsense, with a look of admiration on his face, "Okay, if you are ambitious, then you will take up the position of foundry officer, organize a group of people privately, find a secret place, and start research and development. As for research and development,
We will bear the money together and do our best for our father."
Fourth Master's phoenix eyes raised, "Do you have money?"
Yu Wenhao flicked his sleeves and said, "No, I'll ask someone to borrow it."
"Who can I borrow from? What can I give back?" The fourth master looked him up and down. It was not that he underestimated this brother-in-law, he was really poor.
"You don't care who I borrow from, one million taels per person, okay?" Yu Wenhao said.
Fourth Master curved his lips and smiled, "Okay, don't say I bully you, I will take 1.2 million taels, you only need to come up with 800,000 taels."
He couldn't come up with 800,000 taels. The little silver Yuan Qingling had had already been used up, and the rest would be of great use.
"Sister, sister, fifth brother wants to tell you something!" Yu Wenhao turned around and walked to the backyard.