Find the number of common tangents that can be drawn to the circles $x^2 + y^2 - 4x - 6y - 3 = 0$ and $x^2 + y^2 + 2x + 2y + 1 = 0$.

  • A
    $1$
  • B
    $2$
  • C
    $3$
  • D
    $4$

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