dognovel Chapter 1225 They want to kick down our nest? It's too early!
Chapter 1225 They want to kick down our nest? It's too early!
Emperor Zhu finally learned what the young yamen runner's so-called "driver's license" really was.
Just like the "horse driving certificate" required in the Tang Dynasty, the so-called "driving certificate" in Ningyang County was divided into two categories: vehicle and horse, namely, Class A and Class B.
The first skill was for driving a horse-drawn carriage. The assessment items "Ming He Luan" were removed, but the four items "Zhu Shui Qu", "Wu Jiao Qu", "Guo Jun Biao" and "Zhu Qin Zuo" were retained. Simple fault repair was added, such as being able to quickly replace a broken wheel with a spare wheel without being overtaken and having to help repair it.
The second part focuses on the requirements of riding a bicycle. The four items of "chasing the water's bend," "dancing at the crossroads," "passing the ruler's gate," and "chasing the birds to the left" are basically the same as those in the first part. However, since the bicycle does not have a spare wheel, the items have been changed to how to quickly attach a chain to the bicycle and how to repair the brakes in a simple way.
In addition to these practical assessment items, there is also an additional theoretical assessment—for example, the principle of driving or riding a bicycle must be followed, and when meeting oncoming traffic at intersections, turning must yield to oncoming traffic, etc. The theory is out of 100 points, and you need to get 90 points to pass the theoretical assessment before you can proceed to the practical assessment.
After the young constable left, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but smack his lips and say, "Damn it, there are so many rules to follow just to ride a bicycle. I really don't know how that bastard has the nerve to call us rule maniacs behind our backs."
When Emperor Zhu mentioned the phrase "rule fanatic," Empress Ma couldn't help but laugh.
There are many nicknames for Emperor Zhu in the capital.
A doting husband.
Overtime maniac.
A rule-obsessed maniac.
Anyway, none of them have any nice names—the key point is that Chongba was a monk for a period of time before. You're telling me to give a monk all sorts of nicknames related to madness, isn't that just deliberately disgusting people?
As for why these nicknames came about?
It's that simple. Just spread the nickname "doting husband" to him, and Zhu Chongba will happily agree.
Once he earned the nickname "Doting Husband," Zhu Chongba could only watch helplessly as people spread other nicknames like "Overtime Maniac" or "Rules Maniac."
Thinking of this, Empress Ma couldn't help but spit out a curse and said, "Aren't there rumors that I'm some kind of doting husband maniac?"
Emperor Zhu immediately perked up his ears, his face beaming with joy. "Yes, yes, yes, that nickname is absolutely right. This girl is the number one doting husband in our Great Ming Dynasty. She and I, the doting husband, are a match made in heaven."
Seeing Emperor Zhu's smug look, Empress Ma couldn't help but spit again and said, "What do you mean by 'madman' and 'madman'? Aren't you ashamed!"
Emperor Zhu just grinned foolishly, while Empress Ma slowly said, "Besides, what kind of doting husband am I now?"
“Look at that girl from the Chang family, and our two girls too.”
"Those three are truly the epitome of doting husbands; they're all so incredibly adorable!"
When Empress Ma mentioned Lady Chang, Emperor Zhu was still grinning foolishly, but when Empress Ma mentioned Jin'er and Yu'er, Emperor Zhu immediately stopped smiling.
According to some scoundrel, a daughter is her parents' warm little cotton-padded jacket—that's quite an apt description. The problem is, no matter how warm a daughter is, it's only before she gets married. After marriage, even if she's still a warm little cotton-padded jacket, she's a leaky one!
Emperor Zhu, with a dark and sour face, grunted and said, "There's an old folk saying, 'A young rooster with a long tail forgets his mother once he has a wife.' In my opinion, this girl may not be much better. She'll forget her parents once she has a husband."
Empress Ma smiled and said, "Otherwise, why would there be an old saying among the people, 'An old spouse is someone to accompany you in your old age'? It means that your sons and daughters will eventually go and take care of their own families, leaving the old couple to keep each other company."
Emperor Zhu nodded again, then chuckled twice and said, "Actually, this is not bad. They live their lives, and we live ours."
Looking at the people working in the fields in the distance, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but show his anticipation and said, "When our Biao'er has a son, we'll help him take care of him for a few years. When our eldest grandson reaches the age to go to school, we'll hand him over to his uncle. Then the two of us old folks will go back to the countryside. I'll farm the land, and you'll raise silkworms. We'll be a real farming couple."
Empress Ma hummed in agreement and nodded with the same anticipation. But after a while, she shook her head with a smile and said, "Alright, you can think about it but not really. If you go back to the countryside to farm, I'm afraid the first person to object will be our Biao'er."
The Emperor Zhu's lips curled up slightly, but he snorted coldly and said, "That scoundrel has already been corrupted by his brother-in-law. He can't wait for us to go back to the capital and serve him like a slave."
But then Emperor Zhu chuckled maliciously and said, "However, they're still a bit green—they're plotting against us, but haven't we been plotting against them too?"
"They want us to travel around and see more, to help them resolve that issue of people being poached by industry and agriculture. Aren't we also thinking of entrusting them with handling all those troublesome matters in the imperial court?"
"They think they can just kick down our nest?"
"It's still a bit early!"
Empress Ma chuckled and slapped Emperor Zhu on the back, then asked, "By the way, I just asked you if there's any progress on the issue of industry and agriculture competing for people. You said yes and no, what's going on?"
Emperor Zhu snorted and said as he pushed his bicycle forward, "We said there was something because we've figured out a problem—the reason why people prefer working to farming is because they can earn more money working than farming."
"A year's work can be equivalent to three years of farming. If it were us, we would also choose to work as laborers rather than farm."
"Therefore, to solve this problem, we must find a way to make farming profitable, so that they can also earn money, and not less than those who work in factories."
"The reason we say there's no progress is because farming doesn't earn us enough money."
"Girl, you've read a lot, you should know the principle that low grain prices hurt farmers, and high grain prices also hurt farmers."
Empress Ma gave a soft "hmm," and Emperor Zhu continued, "Besides this, there is an even more important problem: there are fewer people farming. Those who work in the fields will need to spend money to buy grain. Farmers may earn more money, but those who work in the fields will effectively have less income, and they certainly won't be willing to accept that."
"So, this situation is a bit like being stuck on both ends."
"Finding a balance between these two things is not something we can come up with just by coming to Ningyang County to relax for a few days."
"I bet that bastard knew all along."
"We even suspect that he already knew we couldn't come up with any good solutions."
"He sent us out for two reasons: first, to make things difficult for us; and second, because he himself doesn't travel much and has limited experience, or perhaps he doesn't trust himself, so he wants to use our eyes and ears to figure out how many twists and turns there are in this, so that he can prescribe the right remedy."