amaotonovel Chapter 469 You bastard!
Chapter 469 You bastard!
For a moment, even Empress Ma couldn't quite see through her good son-in-law.
Would you want his father-in-law to expose his own embarrassing past?
No.
Someone with a less-than-ideal mind would probably think he was trying to embarrass his father-in-law.
After all, there are various arrangements.
What was this about being locked up in a cowshed? And what was this about pearl, jade, and white jade soup?
It's clear from any angle that he deliberately embarrassed his father-in-law.
But upon closer examination, it's not hard to see that he's essentially creating a god.
To create a divine image for his father-in-law.
Or perhaps it shouldn't be called creating a god.
A more accurate way to put it would be that he was winning over the hearts of the people for his father-in-law.
There's no need to say more about his generation, who are roughly the same age as him.
It mainly consists of students of similar age to those in Minglun Hall.
These students, influenced by what they see and hear, will become staunch loyalists to the Ming Dynasty, and even more so to Chongba (Zhongba).
Not right either.
The term "die-hard" doesn't seem quite right.
However, when these children grow up, they become good officials who care about the people and the country.
Chongba must have realized this, which is why he was willing to expose his own wounds.
Thinking of this, Empress Ma couldn't help but sigh softly.
Chongba, you're much luckier than your father-in-law.
……
Emperor Zhu never knew how he left Chengxi Elementary School.
Anyway, I was feeling dizzy while I was in Minglun Hall.
I was still feeling dizzy when I left Minglun Hall.
Even when he visited the local academy and the prefectural academy later, Emperor Zhu still couldn't shake off this dizzy feeling.
So this is how you can do elementary school.
Or rather, this is how it should be done in elementary school.
However, some officials did not want to do it this way.
They are afraid.
They feared these students would become their enemies in the future.
They fear they won't be able to continue lording it over the people.
Thinking of this, Emperor Zhu felt somewhat displeased.
Those two old fogies, Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, and those incompetent scoundrels in the Ministry of Rites.
Asking them to revise the textbook is always fraught with difficulties, and after more than a year, they've only just managed to get the math textbook out.
And look at our good son-in-law, how come the school in Dengzhou Prefecture has all kinds of teaching materials prepared?
Feeling extremely displeased, Emperor Zhu simply turned to Yang Shaofeng and said, "Have someone prepare a copy of that primary school textbook for us and send it directly to Biao'er in the capital."
"Also, have a copy of all the equipment used for physical training in the community schools, primary schools, county schools, and prefectural schools prepared and sent to the capital to give to Biao'er."
"You scoundrel, you always hide away the good stuff. If we hadn't come to Dengzhou this time, I'm afraid we wouldn't have discovered these treasures."
Upon hearing Emperor Zhu's words, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but cry out in protest: "Father-in-law, you have wronged your son-in-law."
“These things were already there when His Highness the Crown Prince came to Dengzhou. He didn’t notice them, so you can’t blame your son-in-law for hiding them.”
Prince, fly high with confidence; you'll take the blame if anything goes wrong.
While shifting the blame onto his brother-in-law, Yang Shaofeng said, "Besides, these things are still in the trial stage, so it's not appropriate for me to present them directly, is it?"
Damn it, that bastard is like an eel, he doesn't take any responsibility whatsoever.
Emperor Zhu silently complained to himself, and then followed Yang Shaofeng all the way to the so-called market in the west of the city.
Yang Shaofeng pointed to the bustling market in front of him and said to Emperor Zhu, "Most of the people who come here to sell things are people from Penglai County."
"The only things they can sell are vegetables they grow themselves or fish they catch at sea."
"So they don't come every day, so I didn't send anyone to collect their taxes, nor did I ask them to deal with any invoices."
"But those with fixed shops are merchants from all over the country, and their commercial taxes cannot be reduced by a single penny."
"The whole tax collection process is similar to that at the border market. You have to issue an invoice for the amount of goods you bring in."
"When leaving, double-check the quantity of the remaining invoices and the remaining physical items to see if they match."
"Anyway, there are people watching the tax office, people watching the county treasury, and people watching the invoice office."
"Moreover, the workshop staff would come over from time to time to check their scales to prevent any short weights or quantities."
"..."
Listening to Yang Shaofeng's detailed explanation, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but ask, "Are those merchants willing to let you go through all this trouble for them?"
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and pointed to the crowds coming and going in the market, saying, "They want to make money."
"It just so happens that the people of Dengzhou Prefecture can afford their goods, which allows them to make money."
"Moreover, Dengzhou Prefecture has a seaport, so their goods can be transported by sea, which reduces transportation costs and increases profits accordingly."
“If we go to other places, ordinary people can’t afford it, and the transportation costs are high, so they naturally don’t want to go through all that trouble.”
Emperor Zhu nodded as if he understood, and then simply followed Yang Shaofeng into the market.
Yang Shaofeng felt even more at ease at the Xiguan Market than at the border market.
Arriving at a shop selling smoked chicken, Yang Shaofeng casually tossed out a fifty-cash note and then presented the smoked chicken in yellow oil paper to Zhu Chongba and Empress Ma.
"Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, the smoked chicken and braised chicken at this shop are different."
"Our Ningyang County braised chicken is all about tender meat that falls off the bone, while this place's smoked chicken is all about the aroma of smoke and wood."
"It involves putting sawdust, sugar, and millet together in a pot. Once the pot is hot, the sugar will caramelize and melt, and the yellow smoke, which is mixed with the aroma of sawdust and millet, will adhere to the chicken."
"After lifting the lid, we need to brush another layer of sesame oil on the chicken."
After listening to Yang Shaofeng's introduction, Empress Ma first tore off two pieces of meat for Zhu Laosi and Zhu Laowu so that the two brothers could eat slowly. Then she tore off two chicken wings and stuffed them into the hands of Jin'er and Yu'er beside her. Finally, she tore off two chicken breasts and shared them with Emperor Zhu, one each.
"Hmm, this fragrance is quite unique."
"However, it's also fortunate that you still thought about raising chickens and ducks in Dengzhou Prefecture, and that you didn't forget to bring breeding chickens and ducks from Ningyang County."
"Otherwise, this smoked chicken would probably cost more than just thirty-five coins, wouldn't it?"
Did you see the change the shopkeeper gave you?
He could tell the denomination of the banknotes the shopkeeper was giving as change from a distance of two and a half steps. This skill was far superior to that of Zhu Chongba, that old fool.
Yang Shaofeng bowed with admiration and said, "Mother-in-law is right."
Emperor Zhu looked up at the plaque above the smoked chicken shop and sneered, "You scoundrel, you never forget to make a profit for Ningyang County."
"Ningyang braised chicken, Ningyang smoked chicken, Ningyang air-dried chicken, Ningyang smoked fish, Ningyang crispy fish, Ningyang lion's head meatballs, Ningyang eight-bowl feast, Ningyang four-eight banquet..."
"Tell me, shouldn't all the delicious food in the world have the name 'Ningyang' in it?"