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Chapter 1180 Why does this plot sound so familiar?

Yang Shaofeng showed no intention of letting them off the hook. Instead, he smiled and looked at Sang Zhigao, the Minister of Agriculture, and said, "And you, Minister Sang, please tell me, your Ministry of Agriculture has been established for two years now. What have you done in various aspects such as promoting agriculture and sericulture, breeding improved varieties, intercropping, and compiling agricultural books? What are your achievements?"

"How did your Ministry of Water Resources plan the second five-year plan? What water conservancy projects were planned for the eighth year of the Hongwu reign? When were they expected to start? When were they expected to be completed? How many able-bodied men or laborers were expected to be involved? What were the expected benefits?"

"And what about your Ministry of Transportation? In the seventh year of the Hongwu reign, how many li of roads were built in all the provincial administrations, prefectures, and counties? How much has that increased compared to the sixth year of the Hongwu reign?"

"The School of Chemical Engineering at Dengzhou University proposed as early as the end of the sixth year of the Hongwu reign that asphalt refined from petroleum could be used for road paving. Have you tested the effect of asphalt paving? If so, what are the advantages and disadvantages of asphalt roads compared to cement roads?"

"Just now I heard Minister Zhu talking about building roads to transport goods. So, I would like to ask Minister Zhu, where is the largest volume of goods transported right now? And how much is the volume of goods transported expected to increase after the road construction plan you mentioned is completed?"

After calling out the names of all the ministers one by one, Yang Shaofeng finally turned his gaze to Li Shanchang: "Has the Duke of Han heard that many units of measurement are either insufficient or in disarray?"

"The units of length measurement include li, yin, zhang, bu, kui, chi, cun, fen, li, hao, and si."

"Also, there are units of measurement for altitude such as xun and ren."

"Weights are measured in zhu, liang, jin, jun, shi, and gui."

"Capacity also includes beans, bushels, stones, he, sheng, and dou."

"The most obvious one is that both weight and volume have the unit of measurement 'stone', which is easy to get confused if it is not clearly written."

"For example, one thousand coins make one string, one string is equal to one tael, sixteen taels make one jin, and one tael is equal to ten qian. One of these is a decimal system and the other is a hexadecimal system. The different units of measurement are not subordinate to each other, so it is really troublesome for the average person to convert them."

Li Shanchang was completely stunned.

I haven't provoked you, Yang the Madman, have I?

When you dealt with those guys, why did you also drag me into it?

Seeing Li Shanchang's bewildered expression, Chen Mo, Wang Guangyang, Xue Xiang, and several other ministers immediately became happy.

Today's fight was not in vain.

Not only did they figure out what needed to be done in the eighth year of Hongwu's reign, but more importantly, they also figured out how to do it and what the key points were.

I also got to see a great show.

Emperor Zhu chuckled twice and said, "Well... my dear son-in-law, you should talk to Mr. Shanchang about the matter of weights and measures and see what needs to be changed."

Liu Bowen stroked his beard and said, "Since Your Highness has just mentioned these government departments, why not summon the ministers of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Justice, and other relevant ministries to discuss the upcoming changes?"

Li Shanchang's eyes lit up, and he added, "The Marquis of Chengyi is right, especially Yang Siyi, who is currently in charge of the national treasury. We can't let this old scoundrel get away with it so easily!"

……

After arguing with the heads of various departments, academies, temples, and monasteries for several days, Yang Shaofeng finally returned to his lazy, complacent state.

But to everyone's surprise, the black sesame glutinous rice ball also went into a lazy, complacent mode, and even brought Ms. Chang and her foolish younger brothers to the Prince Consort's mansion to freeload a meal.

Black Sesame Dumpling leaned back in the recliner and said to the young lady without any politeness, "White-cut chicken, four-happiness meatballs, braised pork belly, braised beef tendon, deep-fried cicada nymphs, vegetarian soup, and for the main course, I want mackerel and chive dumplings."

After the young lady-in-waiting smiled and agreed, the black sesame dumpling stretched lazily and said, "Finally, I can have a few days of peace and quiet."

Yang Shaofeng didn't really want to deal with the black sesame dumplings.

You could have a few days of leisure, why didn't you just stay in the palace and have some fun? Why did you have to bring your wife and Zhu Lao Er, Zhu Lao San, Zhu Lao Si, and Zhu Lao Wu to freeload a meal?

What? Are the chefs in the Prince Consort's mansion more skilled than the imperial chefs in the palace?

Don't you realize that I only receive a few coins' worth of salary from your family?

Yang Shaofeng silently complained to himself, but the black sesame dumpling picked up the small dragon ball and took a sip, saying, "By the way, brother-in-law, our leisurely days are numbered."

“The various departments, supervisory commissions, temples and monasteries have resubmitted their budgets. The audit and the national treasury are working on their abacuses until they are practically smoking. It is estimated that we will be able to get a result in a few more days.”

"When you have a headache with the cabinet, I'll have a headache with the entire court."

Yang Shaofeng hummed in agreement, and was just about to say something when Jin'er, carrying Yang Baobei, led Yu'er and Chang Mou to the front yard.

Jin'er, holding Yang Baobei, glanced at Yang Shaofeng and said, "Husband, your daughter wants to go out. I must hurry and take her out for a stroll."

What?

Yang Shaofeng stared blankly at Yang Baobei in Jin'er's arms, then at Jin'er and Yu'er.

Could you tell me how Yang Baobei, a baby who is only a few days old, expresses her desire to go out?

So, is it Yang Baobei who wants to go out and play, or is it you, Zhu Meijin, who wants to go out?

No, you've only been in postpartum confinement for a few days and you're already going out?

Before Yang Shaofeng could decide whether or not to let Jin'er go out, Heizhima Tangyuan chuckled and said, "Big sister really is just like mother."

“I remember when our fifth child turned one month old, my mother said the same thing to my father.”

"Now my older sister is using this trick on my brother-in-law again."

But as they talked, Heizhi Tangyuan's face gradually turned pale, and she looked at Ms. Chang and said, "Don't you dare learn this from your older sister!"

Ms. Chang rolled her eyes and said, "My older sister and I just asked Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu said that my older sister has recovered and can go out to play, but she still needs to wear thicker clothes."

Hearing Ms. Chang say that, Yang Shaofeng felt relieved and looked at the black sesame dumplings, saying, "Shall we go out for a stroll too?"

Then, Yang Shaofeng witnessed a strange sight on the streets of the Ming Dynasty—he hadn't paid much attention to it before he had children, but now that he had a daughter, he saw men with children everywhere on the streets of the capital, while the women were dressed more beautifully than the last, moving from shop to shop.

"No, are all the people in the capital this rich?"

Yang Shaofeng held Yang Baobei in his left arm, pointed at a man carrying a child on his back with his right hand, but his eyes were fixed on the black sesame dumplings. He asked, "Don't they need to work to earn money?"

This time it was the black sesame dumpling's turn to roll its eyes.

"In terms of wealth, the capital city is definitely not as good as Ningyang County, and it is not much better than Dengzhou Prefecture."

"After all, it's a rural area in the south."

"But when it comes to rest, the capital is much better than your Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture."

Black Sesame Dumpling reached out and teased Yang Baobei, then continued, "My dad suddenly came up with a new idea yesterday, something called 'Three Ones'."

"One person, one post, one responsibility."

"They also say that one person's work should be done by three people."

Yang Shaofeng was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Three people are doing the work of one person?"

Why does this tactic sound so familiar?