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Chapter 844 You Have to Show Off in Front of Wise People

Li Shanchang's face darkened, and he stared at Yang Shaofeng with an unfriendly expression. "Does the Prince Consort want me to guess too? Then why don't you try to guess and see if I can?"

Yang Shaofeng's face also darkened, and he angrily said, "What I meant was demolition, relocation!"

"Just like the roads in Dengzhou Prefecture, if you don't demolish them, who will buy the cement?"

"If the cement doesn't sell, the workers in the cement workshops will lose their jobs."

"Workers can't earn money if they lose their jobs."

"If you can't make money, you can't survive."

"If you can't survive, then... um... that..."

Yang Shaofeng swallowed the word "rebellion" and put it another way: "If you can't survive, you'll take risks."

Li Shanchang was completely stunned.

So whether or not it's demolished is actually related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty?

It seems like if they don't demolish it, they'll force the people to revolt?

But then he realized something was off about Li Shanchang.

You, Yang Dianfeng, keep saying you want to demolish it, but before you talk about demolishing it or not, shouldn't you take a look at Dengzhou Prefecture City first?

The tall and thick city wall was so high that eight horses could run side by side at the top, and the middle section of the wall could withstand attacks from catapults and even cannons.

Furthermore, the roads within Dengzhou City are incredibly wide. Even if the number of people and vehicles in Dengzhou City were several times larger, it still wouldn't seem congested.

So, are you, Yang the Madman, prepared for the demolition later?

After glancing around at the Dengzhou city wall, Li Shanchang suddenly looked at Yang Shaofeng and asked, "Your Highness, Dengzhou is located by the sea, so it must receive a lot of rainfall. I wonder how Dengzhou manages its drainage system?"

Upon hearing Li Shanchang ask about the drainage system of Dengzhou City, Yang Shaofeng immediately perked up.

We've met someone who understands!

People like Lao Deng and Xiao Deng could at most look at Dengzhou City and exclaim a lot of "Holy crap~ Awesome~ Amazing~"

Unlike Li Shanchang, the Duke of Han, who was also the former Left Chancellor of the Ming Dynasty and the current Grand Secretary, he got straight to the point with just one question!

Well, you have to show off in front of people who understand, at least that way you can maximize the emotional value.

Yang Shaofeng was pleased with himself and said with a smile, "Speaking of the drainage system in Dengzhou City, it is actually divided into two parts."

"One is the drainage system, and the other is the sewage system."

"There's not much to say about the drainage system."

"As Li Xiang said, Dengzhou Prefecture is located by the sea and has abundant rainfall, so the drainage system in Dengzhou Prefecture takes into account non-residential water use and rainwater."

"The water used for non-residential use refers to the water in the city's rivers and ditches."

"This water and rainwater will be discharged into the sea through special pipes."

"To prevent seawater from flowing back into the city, the drainage outlet connecting to the sea is designed to flow in one direction. Water in the city can push open the valve to flow into the sea, but once the sea level rises, the seawater will squeeze the valve of the drainage outlet, thus preventing it from flowing back into the city."

"As for the sewage system, there's not much to say about that either."

"It is divided into two types: domestic sewage and industrial sewage."

“The sewage from the residents’ homes will be discharged into sedimentation tanks outside the city through special pipes. The excrement will settle in the sedimentation tanks and, after being fermented and dried, will become excellent fertilizer.”

"As for the wastewater from the workshop, it will be discharged through a special pipeline to another sedimentation and purification pond outside the city. After sedimentation, it will be discharged into the river to avoid affecting the ecological environment of the river."

Yang Shaofeng pointed to some round manhole covers on the city streets and said with great enthusiasm, "Those manhole covers are used for rainwater drainage. The drainage system they connect to is divided into main drainage pipes and branch pipes."

"The so-called main pipelines are the pipes or channels connecting the city to the sea and the two sedimentation ponds outside the city. These channels are more than ten feet high and more than ten feet wide, with many inspection ports. There are even special storage rooms inside, which contain tools for maintenance and even spare parts for repairing branch pipelines."

"The branch pipes are used to connect the drainage systems of different plots in the city with the main pipes. These pipes are about half a zhang in circumference, which is difficult for one person to encircle."

"Further down are the drainage pipes connecting the residential buildings and workshops to the main and branch pipes. These pipes are relatively thin, with a circumference of about two hand spans."

"..."

Yang Shaofeng was talking enthusiastically, while Li Shanchang listened and nodded with a smile.

Yeah, keep bragging, Yang the Madman. I just love listening to you ramble on.

You say "there's nothing to say about this" and "there's nothing to say about that," but you, Yang the Madman, have said so much and you still call it "nothing to say"?

but……

Has your Terengganu city's drainage system been designed with the possibility of future demolition in mind?

Li Shanchang mentally ranted and raved until Yang Shaofeng had finished showing off. Only then did Li Shanchang ask with a smile, "So, the drainage system in Ningyang County is similar to that in Dengzhou Prefecture?"

Yang Shaofeng raised his voice, his previously calmed emotions becoming excited again: "Absolutely! The drainage system of Dengzhou Prefecture is modeled after the drainage system of Ningyang County, only on a larger scale."

Li Shanchang nodded again, then revealed his true intentions: "In that case, does the Prince Consort not intend to have future officials dismantle the drainage systems of Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture?"

Ok?

Yang Shaofeng blinked blankly.

Something feels off.

Has this official been put in the pocket of that old scoundrel Li Shanchang?

Tsk.

This old scoundrel is really brave! Have you forgotten that Li Qi is still in my hands?

Li Shanchang looked at Yang Shaofeng with a smile, but in his heart he was calculating the consequences of beating up a certain prince consort.

There's no need to worry about the Ming Dynasty's legal code. After all, he's the Grand Secretary of the court. If all else fails, he can instruct the Ministry of Justice to amend the legal provisions.

Even Emperor Zhu's side doesn't need to worry too much; perhaps Emperor Zhu has long wanted to hang up and beat his precious son-in-law.

The only problem is that there's no way to directly kill a certain prince consort, and this prince consort is known for being petty and narrow-minded, so he will inevitably suffer his revenge afterward.

The thought of those memorials written by a certain imperial son-in-law sent a chill down Li Shanchang's spine, and he banished all those chaotic thoughts from his mind.

Seeing that Yang Shaofeng and Li Shanchang both had their own ulterior motives, Zhu Biao immediately curled his lip and said, "Why should Prime Minister Li care what his brother-in-law thinks?"

"Since Dengzhou City's drainage system works well, let's just use it as a reference. Whether we're building a new city or renovating an existing one, we can refer to it."

"It will also save our cities from constant flooding."

Li Shanchang smiled and agreed, then turned his gaze to Yang Shaofeng, stroking his beard and smiling, "Your Highness, what are the blueprints for the Dengzhou Prefecture drainage system?"

Yang Shaofeng said with a dark face, "This subordinate will have someone tidy it up later, and Prime Minister Li can take it away as he sees fit."

After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng continued, "By the way, Prime Minister Li came in a hurry, and I didn't make any preparations beforehand. Why don't I help Prime Minister Li settle in first?"

Li Shanchang nodded and said with a smile, "Very well, this old official from the countryside will also have the opportunity to see the famous Dengzhou Sanatorium."