dognovel Chapter 697 Do I have a lot of hair? Not much at all!
Chapter 697 Do I have a lot of hair? Not much at all!
As a famous, decadent writer, Mr. Ji Feng, once said, the joys and sorrows of humankind are not the same.
After carefully reading the memorial, Liu Bowen almost burst out laughing with joy.
Does the water pump issue have anything to do with the Censorate?
It's completely unrelated.
It has nothing to do with the Censorate, which is the same as having nothing to do with me.
More importantly, once the water pumps are deployed, even if people lose their harvest, at least they won't have to leave their homes due to water shortages.
When the people are at peace, the officials and gentry take the opportunity to cause trouble.
If the officials and gentry don't cause trouble, the Censorate can be relatively more relaxed, and I can lose fewer hairs.
How could I not be happy about this?
After smilingly having the letter and memorial returned to Zhu Biao, Liu Bowen said directly, "Your Highness, the water pump that the Imperial Son-in-Law has created is a great achievement for the present and a benefit for future generations. It should indeed be deployed as soon as possible."
Li Shanchang gave Liu Bowen a cold glance.
So you're saying the Censorate doesn't need to contribute money, effort, or personnel?
Do you even know that to roll out this thing, even without considering the cost, I still need to arrange for someone to do the planning?
Iron ore smelting.
The manufacturing length of the water pipe is calculated based on the average groundwater depth in different locations.
Transportation and installation of water pumps and water pipes, and statistics on installation progress.
This document anticipates various possible scenarios, including damage to the water pump and water pipes, theft, and corresponding solutions.
At the same time, they also had to take care of Emperor Zhu's private treasury, at the very least ensuring that there wouldn't be a situation where the treasury ran out of money when the project was halfway through.
This also involves the order in which water pumps are installed in various arid regions.
A whole host of messy problems were weighing on the shoulders of the Secretariat, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Revenue.
Not to mention that Yang the Madman even had the audacity to say that Ningyang County lacked craftsmen.
While inwardly grumbling, Li Shanchang bowed to Zhu Biao and said, "Your Highness, I also think that the water pumps should be deployed as soon as possible, especially in places like Huai'an that are about to experience drought."
"However," Shan Chang then changed the subject, "I cannot agree with the Prince Consort's statement that Ningyang County lacks craftsmen."
Zhu Biao thought to himself, "Not only do you disagree, but I also can't agree with it."
After all, he had already sent the best craftsmen in the entire Ming Dynasty to Dengzhou University, and the imperial court was now facing the problem of a lack of top craftsmen.
"About this craftsman..."
Zhu Biao rubbed his forehead and said, "Let's put it aside for now and let my brother-in-law figure it out himself later."
Li Shanchang nodded, then glanced at Liu Bowen. "In my opinion, given the precedent of mass-producing and distributing harvesters, mass-producing and installing water-pressing pipes now shouldn't be too difficult."
"But the iron involved in the water press is not something that can be stopped at a few thousand or tens of thousands of kilograms. There's a chance that someone will have designs on this iron."
"I suggest that the Censorate send out inspecting censors to keep an eye on these iron materials."
This time, Liu Bowen's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
You old scoundrel Li Shanchang, you're not content with your own misfortune, you have to drag me down with you, don't you?
Li Shanchang continued, "In addition, I think Hu Weiyong's suggestion is good. Those laborers should be responsible for installing water pumps for the people."
"After all, the manufacturing and installation of the water pump were funded by the government's own funds."
"If we don't find a way to save a little, I'm afraid..."
Zhu Biao nodded slightly and said, "The Duke of Han is right. However, there are still two rather troublesome issues at the moment."
"First, there's the matter of installing water pumps in places like the Pacification Commissioner's Office and the Pacification and Consolation Commissioner's Office."
"Feeling uneasy is definitely not good, but I don't want to feel uneasy either."
Pay attention.
When people mention the Pacification Commissioner's Office and the Pacification and Consolation Commissioner's Office of the Ming Dynasty, they are usually referring to the Three Pacifications and Six Consolations.
The actual number of Pacification Commissioners and Pacification and Consolation Commissioners was much larger, far exceeding the number of the Three Pacification Commissioners and Six Consolation Commissioners.
In addition, the Pacification Commissioner's Office and the Pacification and Consolation Commissioner's Office were essentially both Tusi (local chieftains). Their officials were hereditary leaders of local tribes. Economically, they had to bear the "conscription and corvée" and "tribute" of the imperial court. Their local soldiers (local troops) had to accept the orders of the imperial court or their superiors. They were all within the territory actually controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
but!
No matter how much actual control they exercise, it cannot change the fact that hereditary chieftains treat their territories as their private property.
Therefore, Tusi (chieftains) are often synonymous with "disobedience" or even "disobedience to the emperor".
If it were those useless people from the Qing Dynasty, it would be one thing.
The problem is that Zhu Biao, this black sesame dumpling, can't handle this.
The reason for mentioning installing water pumps for the Pacification Commissioner's Office and the Pacification and Consolation Commissioner's Office was to see if there was an opportunity to carry out the reform of replacing local chieftains with centrally appointed officials by installing water pumps.
"Besides that, there is an even more troublesome problem, which is that the Duke of Yingguo, a man of great stature, still has his fiefdom in the hands of the Japanese. My brother-in-law is someone that the Duke of Hanguo and the Earl of Chengyi both know. He has always been thinking about two things: one is the Marquis of Champion, and the other is to completely destroy the Japanese."
"Now the Marquis of Champion is gone."
"Not only was Japan not destroyed, but its fiefdom was also occupied."
"But the imperial court cannot send troops to Japan directly in the short term."
Zhu Biao stopped there and didn't continue.
However, both Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen's faces turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Judging from the usual behavior of this prince consort, the loss of the Marquis of Champion and the occupation of his fiefdom by the Japanese invaders almost perfectly hit his sore spots.
The prince consort was a magnanimous man who never held grudges overnight.
Now things have gotten really bad. Not only has that prince consort inexplicably suffered two huge losses, but he also can't get revenge for the time being.
How could he possibly tolerate this?
It's manageable now that we have the water pump issue to deal with, but what will that prince consort do after that?
Thinking of this, both Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen unconsciously reached up and touched the back of their heads.
Am I too much hair?
Not many left!
The dog is driving Yang mad!
In comparison, it would be easier to have the Pacification Commissioner's Office and the Pacification and Consolation Commissioner's Office implement the policy of replacing native chieftains with centrally appointed officials.
Li Shanchang cursed inwardly, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I think we can put aside the matter of the Prince Consort's fiefdom for the time being. After all, His Majesty and the Empress are currently in Ningyang County. With them there, the Prince Consort shouldn't be able to attend to the fiefdom for the time being, right?"
Zhu Biao chuckled and said, "Don't you care? You don't know, my brother-in-law planned to sneak back to Dengzhou before going to Huai'an Prefecture. If my mother hadn't stopped him, he probably would have already led his troops to Japan."
Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen were immediately stunned.
He secretly ran back to Dengzhou Prefecture and then led troops to fight the Japanese.
No, what was Yang the Madman thinking? He actually wanted to mobilize troops to destroy a country without authorization.
And Zhu Chongba and Empress Ma, just how much do you two spoil your good son-in-law?