dognovel Chapter 581 Stop! Don't talk to us about a prosperous era, it's laughable!
Chapter 581 Stop! Don't talk to us about a prosperous era, it's laughable!
Yang Shaofeng really couldn't hold back anymore.
When the Minister of Personnel came, we had to drink tea; when the Minister of Revenue came, we had to drink tea; when the Minister of Works came, we had to drink tea. In short, no matter who came, we had to drink tea, and they all expressed their longing for Xiaolongtuan in their words and actions.
Damn it, a big shot like the Minister of the Six Ministries personally came to the Prince Consort's residence for tea. If it weren't for that old scoundrel Zhu Chongba's hint, who would dare to do that?
Do you really think those humanoid S686s in the Censorate are just for show?
The famous decadent writer Huang Kaiyin once said, "Either you become perverted in silence, or you go mad in silence."
After losing more than half a jin of small dragon balls, Yang Shaofeng finally erupted completely.
Yang Shaofeng planned to let Zhu Chongba, that old madman, Zhu Biao, that black sesame-filled glutinous rice ball, and all the officials, big and small, in the court experience what it really meant to be abnormally insane.
The main message is: If I, the official, am not living comfortably, none of you will live either.
"Let's put this matter of Miss Liu on hold for now. We'll talk about it after I've finished making up the story. Anyway, we have to pin the blame on the Crown Prince squarely."
"My father-in-law, I will write a memorial impeaching him later."
"And then there's the Duke of Han and the Earl of Chengyi, the Duke of Wei and the Duke of E. We'll have to find them something to do later. The fact that they all have the leisure to come to the Prince Consort's residence for tea shows that their official duties aren't busy enough."
"..."
Seeing Yang Shaofeng start plotting how to trick someone, Yu'er's eyes widened, and she chuckled, saying, "The Duke of E is easy to deal with. He's henpecked, so a few words of slander will be enough to get him into trouble."
"It's not difficult to deal with the Duke of Wei. Not only is the Duke of Wei afraid of his wife, but his eldest daughter is also close to the Fourth Prince. As long as we persuade our adoptive mother to arrange an engagement between the eldest daughter of the Xu family and the Fourth Prince, the Duke of Wei will definitely be heartbroken."
"Moreover, according to my godmother, she intends to have Qi Ge'er from the Korean royal family marry the princess."
"The eldest son of the Marquis of Chengyi is not very good at studying. If he were sent to the academy, it would be quite a sight to behold."
"As for my godfather, it's pointless to gossip about Miss Liu. My godmother won't even care about Miss Liu. If you really want to give my godfather a headache, you should start with the Second Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fifth Prince."
"After all, His Highness the Crown Prince is already engaged. The Fourth Prince is close to the eldest daughter of the Duke of Wei. The Second and Third Princes are stuck in the middle, neither here nor there. If they say a few words to their adoptive mother, their adoptive father will be nagged endlessly by her. As for the Fifth Prince... he is still too young. He can only be considered a supplementary son."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng immediately perked up.
Look, look.
This shows how important it is to marry a good wife, right?
She knew all the secrets of the noble families in the capital, as long as there were women in the household!
More importantly, what a wonderful wife she is! If you commit murder or arson, she can keep watch for you and even hand you the knife. After you're done, she can help you dispose of the body and cover up the crime.
Tsk tsk.
This is how one should marry.
Watching Yu'er chatter on and on, Yang Shaofeng's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and Jin'er was on the verge of a breakdown.
tired.
Destroy it.
"Whether my godmother will take Miss Liu to heart is not important. What is important is that His Highness the Crown Prince fabricated the story of Miss Liu."
"There's really no need to fabricate anything with the Duke of E. Just bring up the story of how Sheng-ge and Mao-ge wanted to take you to the pleasure boat when you first came to the capital. Have them say that they saw the Duke of E and Vice Commissioner Lan there and heard them say that the pleasure boat was a wonderful place, so they thought of taking you there to experience it. In the end, it won't just be the Duke of E who will be in trouble."
"..."
This time, Yang Shaofeng was dumbfounded.
My mother!
I thought Yu'er was already a master, but I didn't expect Jin'er to be even more skilled!
But before he could even enjoy his happiness for three seconds, Yang Shaofeng suddenly shivered.
What about my Jin'er, who blushes easily and becomes shy and timid even when I say a few corny pick-up lines?
If these two sisters were to use the methods they learned from Empress Ma on me, would I have any chance of survival?
Farewell, brothels and pleasure boats.
Goodbye, Jiajia, Manman, and Ke'er.
I'm destined to never have a chance with you in this lifetime!
……
Just as Yang Shaofeng and Jin'er and Yu'er were plotting how to torment Emperor Zhu and his court officials, Emperor Zhu was playing a game of "Red Light, Green Light" with his court officials in the Qianqing Palace.
The participants in this game included Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Biao, the Executive Vice Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shanchang, the Left Chancellor of the Secretariat, Xu Da, the Right Chancellor, Liu Bowen, the head of the Censorate, the Ministers of the Six Ministries, the Ministers of the various Temples, and the Directors of the various Supervisory Offices.
However, among the game players present, only Emperor Zhu and the Executive Vice Emperor Zhu Biao raised their heads. The rest of the players preferred to look down at the patterns on their boots rather than raise their heads to speak first.
Emperor Zhu finally couldn't bear it any longer and coughed, saying, "Should we scrap the original five-year plan and start over? Everyone, please share your opinions."
Emperor Zhu was the first to set the theme for the game.
There was no way around it. The original five-year plan was good, but who could have imagined that such a profitable market would emerge in Dengzhou? Who could have imagined that the Imperial Academy would be split up? Who could have imagined that a university would appear in Dengzhou Prefecture?
Moreover, the Central Plains sect has been primarily engaged in agriculture for thousands of years, at most focusing on both farming and warfare.
The sudden emergence of workshops, road construction, tree planting, universities, progressive taxation, land redistribution, and other chaotic things not only had no precedent to follow, but also directly disrupted the five-year plan originally formulated in the second year of Hongwu's reign.
The question now facing Emperor Zhu and his court officials is whether or not to ignore these emerging new developments and continue with the original five-year plan.
Minister of Revenue Yang Siyi looked around and, seeing that none of the civil and military officials intended to speak, gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the original five-year plan should not be scrapped and redone."
"In my opinion, if the original five-year plan is abolished and a new one is formulated, the plans that have already been set or even partially implemented may be changed."
"When the government's plans change, the people will inevitably be affected."
"Moreover, the newly emerging workshops and markets have only been successful in Dengzhou, or have achieved some success in a few prefectures in Shandong. It is not suitable to promote them rashly."
After a slight pause, Yang Siyi added, "Now that you're in power, the people's lives are much better than during the Yuan Dynasty, and they deserve the saying of light taxes and levies."
"In addition, the new emperor continued to reduce taxes and corvée labor in various places, and many people's families began to have stored grain."
"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the Hongwu Golden Age..."
Before Yang Siyi could finish speaking, Emperor Zhu snorted coldly with a dark face: "Stop! Don't talk to us about a golden age."
"Damn it, they have the nerve to call it a prosperous age just because the common people aren't starving or only a few are starving to death. If word gets out, the people of Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture will laugh at them!"