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 research and develop them.
But he didn't give up, and the next day he entered the palace and asked his father to discuss the matter.
The father and son discussed the matter in the Imperial Study Room separately. Yu Wenhao said: "Father, the sons and ministers know your worries and are afraid that people's grievances will rise again. However, there are people who deliberately do this about the flying stone outside the sky. Yue and the imperial concubine were pregnant. Think about it. It didn’t happen early or late. It happened only when the children went to the Ministry of War. Did they prevent us from recreating these weapons? Bei Mo People have suffered, and they are sure to prevent them, but we just gave up? Why do we have to be controlled by other countries in the development of military power in Beitang? Now let us let go of the battle, we may not lose, if the father is really worried , The children can ask for an order to repel Bei Desert."
Emperor Ming and Yuan frowned: "You are the prince, how can you say that you want to go to the battlefield? Right now the middle school is in troubled times, and the floods are serious. Because of your medical reform, the people in Beijing are suffocating. As for the grievances, you should calm down the matter in the capital first."
"These things in Beijing, to put it bluntly, were caused by Aunt Huiping. They defended their own interests and had a short-sighted perspective. They didn't think about the overall situation. Why didn't the emperor and aunt talk about it? If you come forward, the children will be saved. A lot of things." Yu Wenhao said.
The Emperor Ming Yuan looked a little displeased, "How can you say that to your emperor aunt? I didn't agree with the establishment of the medical department, but I saw that you were devoting yourself to this matter. It wouldn't hurt your enthusiasm, but in the long run, This is not a good thing to benefit the country and the people."
Yu Wenhao was startled, "Why not? This medical problem has always been a big deal for you. You never said before that it is difficult for people to seek medical treatment and it is expensive. Do you want to solve this problem?"
Emperor Ming Yuan asked him, "Do you know how much silver the royal court spends on medical treatment every year? Do you know how much silver is spent on military expenses every year? Do you know how much silver is distributed by natural disasters every year? Know how much money is paid for raising officials and royal marquis every year Silver?"
Yu Wenhao paused, "This... But isn't the treasury money now more abundant?"
"Sufficient?" Emperor Ming Yuan laughed, laughing extremely hard, "Sufficient what? If the war breaks out, there will be no more than half a year of silver, and a large part of the gold in the Neiku is donated by your emperor's grandfather personally. In the past few years, there have been years of floods, and tax revenues are not high. You have to distribute food for disaster relief every year. Nowadays, if the disaster spreads, the national treasury will have to spend at least two to three million taels for disaster relief. At this time, if a medical department is added, That is not the money for the construction of the medical department, but the low cost of medicine is not enough to support the expenditure of the medical department. Nowadays, the price of medicine is high, but do you know how high the tax on these medical centers and pharmacies is levied by the imperial court? Taxes can only be used for the expenses of the national welfare office. Otherwise, the court will have to allocate additional funds. The fifth child, you are not in charge and don’t know that rice is expensive. I want to do a lot of things, but it’s hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Business, but it is only in the early stages of development. It is early to enjoy the dividends. I don’t think your measures are not feasible. In fact, the development of weapons and medical reforms are not urgent matters. When the country is peaceful, the treasury It's really abundant, and it won't be too late, you are too anxious."
Yu Wenhao was startled, he really didn't consider the issue of money.
It’s just that the price of the pharmacy in the hospital is so high that it will cause a cycle of evil deeds. Every family has patients. How can the people become prosperous
As for weapons, in fact, he believes that no matter how poor they are, they cannot be poor in weapon research and development. This is the foundation of Anbang and the country. Only by not being worried by foreign enemies can Beitang 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 research and development be less? And you also said that when you first arrived at the Ministry of War, someone made trouble with flying rocks outside the sky, which proves the Ministry of War People have been staring at them. Although the North Desert Army is gathering outside, I believe that this battle will not be fought for the time being. If they know about your weapon development, North Desert will give it a blow. Southern Xinjiang is undecided. You must not act rashly."
He walked down and came to Yu Wenhao’s face with his hands behind his back. His eyes were very solemn, “There is one thing you’ve never thought about. If Da Zhou knew that we were developing gunpowder weapons, what would they think? Send them the weapon manufacturing map? If you send it, you can ensure that it will not be leaked out? When they sent me the map of the chariot to Beitang, it almost fell into Hong Lie's hands."
Yu Wenhao felt helpless, but had to admit that his father's worries were all right.
He was depressed all the way out of the palace. If he didn’t know that he had this weapon, he could comfortably persuade himself to buy a weapon chariot from Da Zhou, but now he knows that Beitang once had it, and there are ready-made ones, and then develop them in batches. Manufacturing is not difficult at all, he thinks, you can try it with someone from the equipment department first.
The Ministry of War is being watched by someone, and there is definitely no way to hide what the Ministry of War is doing.
After thinking about it, he went straight to the cold house.
After hearing his words, Si Ye made the same analysis as Emperor Ming Yuan, "My old husband is right, and now I do have these worries, but you are also right. You don’t have to rely on allies if you have weapons. In the world, there are no permanent allies. We are not doing research and development now, and there will always be times when we need research and development, but at that time, I am afraid that we will be beaten."
Yu Wenhao's eyes lit up, "Do you agree? That would be great."
The Fourth Master sat down, with clear eyes, "Your cheerful smile is very dangerous."
"Brother-in-law!" Yu Wenhao shouted sternly, "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. You are the son-in-law of the royal family, are you considering becoming an official?"
"I'm doing very well in business, and I don't want to be an official!" Si Ye said steady and authentic.
Yu Wenhao only thought he was talking nonsense, full of appreciation, "Okay, ambitious, then you will take up the position of the foundry officer, privately organize a group of people, find a secret place, start research and development, as for research and development. We will bear the money together and do our best for the father."
Fourth Master's phoenix eyes raised, "Do you have money?"
Yu Wenhao flicked his sleeves, "No, I'm looking for someone to borrow it."
"Who do you want to borrow? What to pay for it?" The Fourth Master looked at him up and down, it was not that he underestimated the brother-in-law, he was really poor.
"You don't care who I look for, one million taels per person, can you?" Yu Wenhao said.
Fourth Master bent his lips and smiled, "Okay, don't say I bully you, I will take one hundred and two hundred thousand taels, you only need to take out eight hundred thousand taels."
Eight hundred thousand taels, he couldn't take it out. The little silver in Yuan Qingling's hand was almost enough early, and the rest was also very useful.
"Sister, younger sister, my fifth brother will tell you something!" Yu Wenhao turned around and went to the backyard.