amaotonovel Chapter 719 You, Yang the Madman, are also at a loss!
Chapter 719 You, Yang the Madman, are also at a loss!
The famous decadent writer and military scholar once said that Zhu Yuanzhang was like a spring; the weaker you were, the stronger he became.
When Yang Shaofeng clearly used the excuse of manpower shortage to annoy Emperor Zhu, Emperor Zhu was at a loss.
Even if one could master all the divine skills of Arhat Subduing Demon Fist, Prajna Palm, Maha Finger, and Dragon Claw Hand to the highest level, what could one do against this bastard?
Jin'er and Yu'er are the daughters that my sister and I raised from childhood. Although they are not our biological children, they are even closer than biological children. From Biao'er to Su'er, who didn't treat Jin'er and Yu'er as their own older sisters?
If we accidentally hurt this bastard, we won't be able to explain it to the girl.
Besides, no matter how disgusting this bastard is, the steam engine pancake is undeniably delicious, so delicious it can make you dizzy.
He also led the people in fighting drought and locusts, and later developed the harvester. He also managed the border markets for us and dealt with those corrupt and harmful officials. These achievements are truly real.
If we beat him up without distinguishing right from wrong, wouldn't people say that Zhu Chongba (Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang) was mistreating his meritorious officials?
Emperor Zhu tried every possible reason to comfort himself.
Only after forcibly suppressing his anger did Emperor Zhu resign himself to his fate and say, "The Ministry of Works and the Craftsmen's Camp really can't spare any more manpower for you in the short term."
"After all, the problems with these mineral deposits have not been resolved yet, and it's uncertain when the water press will be deployed."
"The main problem is that apart from you and those few craftsmen, no one else understands what a steam engine is. Even if we send you more people, it won't help."
Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but think to himself: You haven't even sent any people over, how do you know it's useless? What's so great about that steam engine? Apart from the sealing problem being a bit troublesome, the Ming Dynasty is fully capable of designing and producing it. It would even be easy to build a railway from Shanggu County to the capital.
Are sleepers prone to breaking?
If it's prone to breaking, you can burn it first, and then coat it with a layer of asphalt.
Is the roadbed prone to subsidence?
If the roadbed is prone to subsidence, you can make the foundation deeper. With regular inspections, the problem of roadbed subsidence can also be detected, prevented, and resolved in advance.
Are you worried that the craftsmen you transferred don't understand steam engines?
No problem, I can have someone guide them step by step.
In particular, involving those masters of mathematics can be extremely helpful in establishing standards and writing relevant teaching materials in the future.
Yang Shaofeng was internally ranting, but Emperor Zhu sighed helplessly and said, "Alright, we won't bother you anymore, and you shouldn't deliberately make things difficult for us. Let's just let this matter pass."
After a slight pause, Emperor Zhu, who ultimately backed down because of the steam engine, pulled out another memorial and slammed it onto the table in front of Yang Shaofeng: "Take a look at this."
Yang Shaofeng reached out and picked up the memorial with a bewildered look, but after just one glance, he gasped in shock.
"Talent!"
"We just managed to block one of their doors, and they're already finding a way to open another window?"
"If they had used their brains on steam engines... if they had used their brains on the right path, they wouldn't have gone astray."
The bizarre actions of some local gentry and gentry in Jiangnan have forced Yang Shaofeng to start using nonsensical literary descriptions to depict their awesomeness.
Brothel.
This thing has existed since ancient times.
However, let me emphasize this point: brothels have always been elegant places for composing poetry and exchanging verses. To become a courtesan's lover, one not only needs to be wealthy, but also talented.
As for places that you can easily go to with a little money, there are two types: one is organized, similar to a brothel, called a brothel; the other is run independently, called a semi-closed door.
Some gentry and gentlemen in Jiangnan secretly started brothels this time, and spent money to buy a large number of Japanese women, Korean women, and monkey women.
The logic of these gentry was very simple: if they were not allowed to annex land, they would not annex land; if they were not allowed to mine privately, they would not mine, after all, they also had nine generations of relatives and children. But if they spent money to buy a few Japanese or Korean women to open brothels, the Ming government would not interfere, right?
So what's wrong with these gentry and gentlemen? Why do they insist on getting involved in such crooked and unethical practices?
Wouldn't it be better to honestly open a workshop and make money?
Emperor Zhu glanced at Yang Shaofeng and saw that Yang Shaofeng also looked bewildered and speechless, which made him happy again.
Finally, even you, Yang the Madman, are at your wits' end!
Emperor Zhu never expected that Yang Shaofeng would read the memorial over and over again, and finally start to complain: "If you can buy Japanese women, why can't you buy Japanese pirates? A bunch of idiots. How much money can Japanese women make for them? Just send the Japanese slaves to Dengzhou Prefecture, and I can offer them a high price of five strings of cash!"
"Besides, buying Japanese women costs money. With so many of you, why don't you form a group and rob Japan? You wouldn't have to spend a single penny!"
"What a bunch of rubbish!"
After all, Jia Xu read the Four Books and Five Classics, while Yang Shaofeng had read far more books in his previous life.
No matter how ruthless Jia Xu was, he still had some moral bottom line. But Yang Shaofeng had no morals whatsoever when facing those short and ugly Japanese.
Emperor Zhu stared at Yang Shaofeng with a bewildered expression, while Yang Shaofeng seized the opportunity to criticize: "Seriously, these good-for-nothings are useless even when given a chance. They're all utterly clueless."
"Who in the martial arts world doesn't know that Dengzhou Prefecture is lacking short and ugly men?"
"If these idiots could focus their efforts on the shorty, whether they lack boats or weapons, they only need to come to Dengzhou Prefecture and say so, and I will prepare double the amount for them."
"..."
Seeing Yang Shaofeng getting more and more excited, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but frown and said, "Alright, young man... we'll talk about the Japanese matter later. We can't really let those gentry go and wreak havoc on Japan. That's the land we left for you."
Yang Shaofeng stiffened his neck and snorted.
Emperor Zhu pointed to the memorial on the table and said, "Also, don't think that those local gentry only know how to spend money to buy Japanese women. The things they are capable of are probably beyond your imagination."
Yang Shaofeng was slightly taken aback.
The things they are capable of are beyond my wildest imagination.
This is no joke! Just by looking at the local gentry and gentry of the Ming Dynasty, I know exactly what kind of shit they're going to take the moment they stick their butts out!
While mentally ranting, Yang Shaofeng picked up another memorial with suspicion.
What if these gentry have a genetic mutation... Holy crap!
It really is a genetic mutation!
No, perhaps it's not that these gentry have undergone a genetic mutation, but rather that these gentry lords have clearly pioneered a new path!