In front of Yu Wenhao, it seemed that he had no choice. Even though he knew that he had these weapons in the Northern Tang Dynasty, he could not continue to research 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,
There is a big fuss over the pregnancy of Yue He, the imperial concubine. Think about it, it won't happen sooner or later, and the baby will be born only when the minister goes to the Ministry of War. Are they just trying to prevent us from trying to build these weapons again?
The people of the Northern Desert have suffered losses. It is certain that they will stop them, but we just give up?
Why should our military strength in the Northern Tang Dynasty be controlled by other countries?
Even if we let go and fight now, we may not 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 crown prince, how can you still talk about going to the battlefield?
It's a troubled time in China right now, with serious floods, and the capital is in turmoil because of your medical reform, and the people are filled with resentment, so you'd better calm things down in the capital first."
"To put it bluntly, these things in Beijing were caused by Aunt Huiping. They defended their own interests, had a narrow vision, and did not think about the overall situation. Why didn't my father talk to Aunt Huiping?
If you come forward, I can save a lot of trouble."
Yu Wenhao said.
Emperor Ming Yuan looked a little displeased, "How can you say this about your imperial aunt?
I originally did not agree with the donation of a medical office, but I saw that you were so focused on this matter that it was difficult to dampen your enthusiasm. However, in the long run, 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 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 the military spends every year?
Do you know how much money is released every year due to natural disasters in various places?
Do you know how much money a year it takes to support officials and royal marquises?"
Yu Wenhao hesitated, "This...but isn't the national treasury richer now?"
"Plenty?"
Emperor Ming Yuan laughed, and laughed extremely hard, "What's the abundance?"
If the war breaks out, the little silver will only last half a year. A large part of the gold in the inner treasury is privately donated by your imperial grandfather. In recent years, there have been successive floods, taxes and taxes have not been paid, and disaster relief has to be provided every year.
Food and money. If the current floods spread widely, the national treasury will have to spend at least two to three million taels for disaster relief. If we set up a medical office at this time, it will not be the money to build the medical office, but the low drug expenses will not be enough to support the medical office.
The cost of medicine is high nowadays, but do you know how high the taxes levied by the imperial court are on these medical clinics and pharmacies?
Only by collecting these taxes can they be used for the expenses of the Huimin Administration throughout the country. Otherwise, the court will have to allocate additional funds. Lao Wu, you are not a family member and don’t know how valuable rice is. There are many things I want to do, but it’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. This
After two years of mercantile business, 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 treatment needs to be reformed. However, these are not urgent matters. We will wait until the country is peaceful.
Yes, the treasury is really full. It’s not too late to do it. You are 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 could not afford to develop weapons. This was the basis for the stability of the country. Only when foreign enemies did not care about them 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. Can the investment in this research be reduced?
And you also said that as soon as you arrived at the Ministry of War, someone made a fuss about flying rocks from the sky, which proves that the Ministry of War is always being watched. Although the Northern Desert Army is gathering outside, I think this battle will not be fought for the time being. If you
If they find out about developing weapons, Bei Mo Ding will take action. Southern Xinjiang is still undecided, so 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 researching gunpowder weapons, what would they think?
Will you also send them the weapons manufacturing drawings?
If you send it over, can you ensure that it will not be leaked?
When they sent me the chariot map to the Northern Tang Dynasty, 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 with 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 you want to research it, you still have to do it in private.
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 fight now, there will always be times when we need to fight, but at that time, we may be beaten.”
Yu Wenhao's eyes lit up, "Do you agree?
It 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 seriously, "Every man 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 is as steady as Mount Tai.
Yu Wenhao just thought he was talking nonsense, with a look of admiration on his face, "Okay, if you are ambitious, then you can take up the position of foundry officer, organize a group of people privately, find a secret place, and start research. As for the research,
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 get in return?"
The fourth master looked him up and down. It was not that he underestimated his 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 curled 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 get out 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 went to the backyard.
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