amaotonovel Chapter 754 Old Deng must be feeling really bad, right?
Chapter 754 Old Deng must be feeling really bad, right?
Yang Shaofeng mentally cursed the old Deng for being ruthless and cunning, while Emperor Zhu continued, "Tell Xia Yu later, or you can arrange for someone to find out the situation in Japan yourself."
As Emperor Zhu finished speaking, Yang Shaofeng chuckled twice and said, "Father-in-law, rest assured, I have already made all the arrangements. The files concerning that shorty will be ready in the next couple of days."
Previously, I had no way to intervene in the inspection, but since I was forced to become the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the commander of Dengzhou, how could I not arrange for people to gather intelligence on Japan?
After all, Japan is a country I've been longing to visit since the first year of the Hongwu reign (1368) until the sixth year (1379).
When will the cherry blossoms bloom in Japan?
It is said that cherry blossoms have a unique beauty when they fall.
So, those short and ugly people who have cherry blossoms as their national flower must also hope that they can wither away like cherry blossoms, right?
This official is truly too understanding.
Just as Yang Shaofeng was mentally contemplating the fate of the short, ugly man with the sentimental thoughts of a literary youth, Emperor Zhu snorted coldly, "You bastard! You still have your eyes on Japan!"
After a slight pause, Emperor Zhu sighed softly and said, "Alright, let's settle the matter with Japan for now. Keep an eye on the shipyards in Dengzhou Prefecture and try to build as many ships as possible. Also, make sure to have someone take good care of the various firearms used on board."
Yang Shaofeng bowed directly to Emperor Zhu, saying, "Your Majesty, rest assured, there will be no mishap."
It's just producing some warships and firearms. I'll have people work in three shifts, day and night, to manufacture firearms, ammunition, and warships for you, ensuring a large and plentiful supply, so that Yu Tongyuan can invent a new term for "Yu Tongyuan's ammunition quantity."
By the way, would adding sugar to artillery shells have any special effects?
If we could get a cannonball, stuff it with some flammable oil, and launch it like a catapult, that would sound pretty good.
Even if I can't personally replicate the Li Mei Barbecue Festival, I should at least have Yu Tongyuan organize it for one or two sessions.
After finishing discussing the matter of Japan, Emperor Zhu glared at Yang Shaofeng again.
To be honest, my good son-in-law has been getting more and more outrageous lately. He has a whole repertoire of annoying words to say, and each one is so precise that it's enough to make you furious.
This is unacceptable! We are, after all, the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty. It's a bit unreasonable for us to be constantly driven to the brink of madness by our own son-in-law.
Or should we go find a girl and think of a solution?
No.
The craftsmen and seed selectors, livestock farms, fishpond operators, and other personnel from Ningyang County haven't been sent to the capital yet, so we can't directly mess with him now. We have to wait until all the personnel and seeds are in hand before we can talk to him.
Suppressing his anger, Emperor Zhu snorted and looked at Yang Shaofeng, saying, "Perfect, now that you're in the palace, let's discuss a few things."
Yang Shaofeng was slightly taken aback.
What do you mean by "This official has also entered the palace"?
Those who know me will say I've come to the palace to report to the emperor; those who don't will think I've been castrated!
However, I just said a lot of things about "not contributing an inch of land" to hurt Old Deng's feelings. Old Deng is probably so angry that he's lost his temper and can't speak properly. I won't argue with him.
Yang Shaofeng was internally ranting when Emperor Zhu continued, "The first thing is to have Biao'er go with you to Ningyang County in a while, and take Biao'er with you when you go to Dengzhou Prefecture."
As Emperor Zhu finished speaking, Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen both silently lowered their heads.
Last year, Emperor Zhu and Empress Ma went to Ningyang County for more than half a year, leaving Emperor Zhu Biao, the executive vice emperor of the Ming Dynasty, to oversee the country in the capital.
Now that Emperor Zhu has returned to the capital, he has ordered Vice Emperor Zhu to accompany Yang the Madman to Ningyang County.
There's so much information revealed here.
Especially considering the list of successful candidates in last year's imperial examination and the fact that almost all the second-generation nobles were exiled to Ningyang County to run farms, Emperor Zhu's thoughts and plans became clear.
To put it bluntly, starting last year or even earlier, Emperor Zhu had already begun to distrust the officials and gentry in Jiangnan. Even the entire court and the entire imperial city were now under Emperor Zhu's suspicion.
He took Empress Ma to Ningyang County, not to escape, but to step outside the game and observe carefully.
Now that he had observed the situation sufficiently, he proactively returned to the game, sending Zhu Biao to what he considered the safest and most reliable place.
This place isn't even his hometown of Fengyang.
Li Shanchang opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he said nothing, only letting out a soft sigh.
Emperor Zhu continued, "The second matter concerns Hu Weiyong."
Emperor Zhu got up and walked to a huge map. He was momentarily lost in thought, and it took him a while before he smiled.
“From the time when the puppet emperor Shi Jingtang ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun to the time when Tiande and Boren conquered Dadu, more than 450 years had passed.”
“From the second year of Guangde reign of Emperor Daizong of Tang Dynasty to the second year of Hongwu reign, Gansu was lost for more than 600 years.”
"From the second year of the Shangyuan era of Emperor Suzong of Tang to the present, Liaodong has been lost for more than 600 years."
"There is also Yizhou, which was lost during the Tianbao era of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, more than 600 years ago."
"Jiaozhi was lost for a shorter period of time, but it was still more than four hundred years."
Neither Li Shanchang nor Liu Bowen spoke, and even Yang Shaofeng, who always liked to annoy Emperor Zhu, remained unusually silent.
Emperor Zhu glanced at Yang Shaofeng, chuckled, and said, "You're right. Although our Great Ming Dynasty now has tens of millions of troops and a million armored soldiers, we have not yet recovered the former lands of the Han and Tang dynasties, let alone expanded our territory. We are even embarrassed to go to Lu You's grave and say that the Central Plains have been pacified."
Yang Shaofeng quietly clenched his fist.
When you were criticizing Harden, you were only thinking about your own pleasure. Did you not consider the reality of the situation?
Old Deng must be feeling really bad right now, right?
But Old Deng was really unlucky.
Despite enduring the Little Ice Age, he still managed to accomplish so much, yet he was severely criticized.
Or should I say less to him in the future?
Emperor Zhu continued, "Now that we have Bo Ren and Liaodong to recover the lost territories of the Han and Tang dynasties, and with Hu Weiyong as the first Liaodong Provincial Governor, the full recovery and even expansion are all within our reach."
"However, whether it is to recover Liaodong or to expand Liaodong, at the very least, we need people."
“We, father-in-law and son-in-law, have discussed the matter of relocating people to Liaodong before. Today, with Mr. Shanchang and Mr. Qingtian both here, let’s study it carefully again.”
After a slight pause, Emperor Zhu added, "And those people involved in this child case and ironware case, there should be a proper procedure for their exile to Liaodong."