The most benevolent and righteous

After Yue Fei was settled, Wang Xiao went to the official hall and summoned Wang Ruohai and Wang Yan to discuss matters.

As soon as the two entered the official hall, Wang Ruohai hurriedly asked: "Did Xuanfu promise Yue Kuan to give him artillery?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded and said: "They want cannons to defeat the Jin Army. This is something that benefits the country and the people. How can I refuse?"

Wang Ruohai said: "But if they have cannons, their combat power will greatly increase, and they may even surpass us. By then, many things will be difficult to say."

Wang Xiaolie looked at Wang Ruohai, then at Wang Yan, and saw that the two of them had similar expressions. He couldn't help but sigh: "Staff, Secretary, in your hearts, do you think that because we have artillery in the army, we are stronger than others?

After so many years since the army was founded, the only one that used artillery was the Battle of Jingxi. Was the previous record so disastrous?"

Wang Ruohai hurriedly said: "Of course not! However, artillery is indeed a battlefield artifact and cannot be taken lightly!"

Wang Yan also said: "Xuanfu, although the army has won battles before, compared with having artillery, the victory is still very difficult. With artillery, whether it is Liu Yu's army or Li's army in Junzhou,

Zhong, they all fell in one battle. Even if they turned away from the speed and were blocked by artillery in the city of Shaanzhou, there was nothing they could do. How can they compare?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I have never denied the role of artillery, otherwise I would not have paid such a high price and there are so many equipments in the army. However, although artillery is a sharp weapon on the battlefield, it cannot be relied on. It can really determine the victory on the battlefield.

The loser is our army, our officers and men. As long as all the officers and men in the army have strong beliefs, sufficient training, and reasonable command, there will be a basis for winning the war. At this time, having artillery in the army is the icing on the cake, and

This is not to provide help in times of need. You must remember that neither artillery nor other weapons determine victory or defeat on the battlefield."

Wang Yan said: "Despite this, it is still different whether such a sharp weapon is in our army or in someone else's army."

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "You have to understand that if the Jin army robs the artillery and has the plans, they will be able to equip a lot of them soon. At this time, if other generals do not have artillery, they may be beaten by the Jin army.

Caught off guard. All said and done, we had to give."

After a moment of silence, Wang Ruohai said: "When Xi Shenzheng was here, although Xuanfu said that he was loyal to the court, there was no respect in his words. At this time, if the court has artillery in its hands, I am afraid that something unexpected will happen.

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Wang Xiaolie said earnestly and sincerely: "Do you think that I said casually that if the Holy One can unite the subjects, restore the Central Plains in the Northern Expedition, and avenge the humiliation of Jingkang, I can let the court handle it? No. If the court can do it, it will be the best for all people in the world.

Fu, why should I care about myself?"

Wang Ruohai and Wang Yan looked at each other and shook their heads, unable to say anything else.

Wang Xiaolie also sighed secretly in his heart. Whether it was for the sake of the world and not caring about himself, or because he believed that Zhao Gou couldn't do it, so he said this, Wang Xiaolie couldn't tell. Zhao Gou really did it.

, it is difficult to say whether he will hesitate or whether he will be killed.

What does it matter? Things in this world are so difficult and unclear. If you can't explain it, you can't explain it, so what does it matter? As long as what you do is worthy of the world, you don't have to worry too much.

After a moment of silence, Wang Xiaoxian said: "I have promised Yue Fei that a cannon will cost one thousand six hundred feet. When I see the money, I will start making cannons. They give money, either copper coins or gold and silver. If there is no money, there will be no money."

gun--"

Wang Ruohai couldn't help but frown after hearing this: "One thousand six hundred dollars, we don't make much."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Cannons are used to defeat the Jin Army. We don't expect to make money with them. As long as we can ensure that we don't lose money and the original factory can provide compensation after transferring other machines, that's enough. One cannon

One thousand six hundred guan, I won’t make much, but I won’t lose money either.”

When counting the materials, Wang Xiaolie would of course go into more details. For example, when he used money to cast a cannon, the material used was not pure copper. Copper only accounted for 80%, and the rest was lead and tin. Wang Xiaolie did not count the other materials of the money.

, only counting pure copper. The cost of each artillery piece in Wang Xiaolie's army is less than one thousand guan. But at this time, the cost of one thousand guan is not considered sinister. Wang Xiaolie wants 3,000 guan. One thousand six

Bai Guan is indeed a conscientious price.

Wang Ruohai said: "Sixteen hundred guan will not be a loss. However, if we need hundreds of guans at once, how can we do it?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "It was originally impossible. It depends on the amount of money each army brings, and it is produced in installments. Look at September, it will be a great thing to deliver it to each army before the year. I think, in order to prevent the Jin Army

For a sudden attack, it is enough to give each army one or twenty gates as soon as possible."

After saying that, after thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie added: "If the money is enough, and if any army needs it urgently, we can give them the cannon from our army."

Wang Yan hurriedly asked: "How can this be done? If there are no cannons in the army, what will happen if there is a war?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head with a smile: "Secretary, where will there be a big war this winter? The Jin Army in Hedong has no artillery this year, so how can it dare to fight? Liu Yu in the north, even if it is equipped with artillery, the Jin Army will not be able to fight.

Don’t dare to go south.”

Wang Ruohai said: "The artillery for the army is nothing. Originally, after the First World War in the west of Beijing, many artillery broke down, and the new artillery has many improvements. In the past six months, in order to prepare artillery for the newly established army, many artillery pieces were built.

.The armies brought the money, and we cast it again."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's right. We must try our best to provide artillery to all armies, and at the same time, we must not treat ourselves badly."

So many artillery were suddenly required. If Wang Xiaolie did not take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, he would be extremely benevolent to the court. If he could use his own artillery in emergency situations, he would be loyal to the court. If the generals made further demands, they would be going too far.

Yue Fei returned to the post house and carefully considered Wang Xiaolie's words. He knew in his heart that even if he had a relationship with Wang Xiaolie, he would still have to make the transaction in cash. Why did Wang Xiaolie emphasize destroying money to make cannons? He just told himself that the money must be sent as soon as possible.

When you go to Luoyang, if you don’t have money, you won’t have guns.

The only way to transport copper coins from Ezhou was by water, which took too long. Yue Fei thought about it and wrote a letter to Wang Gui. He asked him to exchange the cash in the army for gold and silver, which was about 30,000 taels, and asked Xu Qing to deliver it.

Come here. Don't take the water route. Change horses along the way. The sooner you get to Luoyang, the better.

In a few days, Jie Yuan and others will arrive. It would be bad if they bring money or have other ways to get ahead of themselves. Wang Xiaolie's production capacity is limited, so of course the sooner the money arrives, the better.

The sooner you get the cannon.

One hundred cannons cost 160,000 yuan. Yue Fei couldn't afford so much money at once, so he had to slowly think of a way.

Yue Fei's territory, Qi and Huangzhou, had been ravaged by Li Cheng and Kong Yanzhou for several years. It was the war again, and no money could be collected in a short time. Jinghu North Road had also experienced many wars in the past few years, and Yue Fei was new here.

It was not easy to raise money all the time. Yue Fei envied Wang Xiaolie very much. He used Huizi under his rule and kept the copper coins in the bank, so he would never be short of money. However, Wang Xiaolie's method was also learned in other places, including the imperial court. It's just that

I can’t learn from it. In recent years, the imperial court has issued several kinds of huizi, which cannot stabilize the value of the currency at all. In less than a year, these huizi will depreciate on a large scale, and nothing will work.

(Sure enough, it’s Yang. There is only one update today. Sorry. Updates may not be stable these days. Sorry.)
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