GBP Chapter 985: Not a single good soldier was among those trained by Yang the Madman!
Chapter 985: Not a single good soldier was among those trained by Yang the Madman!
Even after Xia Yu rushed over, Zhu Biao and Yang Shaofeng were still staring blankly with dark, sour faces.
What if they stole something else?
Even if they colluded with the local gentry and gentry to smuggle some steel into Europe?
These bastards have their eyes on the books of the Central Plains Hall!
Yang Shaofeng sighed and said, "Damn it, there are still smart people among the barbarians. We can't treat them all as fools."
Zhu Biao grunted in agreement, but his expression suddenly changed drastically. He looked up at Xia Yu and ordered, "Send orders to the Embroidered Uniform Guards in various regions to keep a close eye on those barbarians who come to the Ming Dynasty to do business, especially the Koreans, monkeys, and shorty-looking men."
"The barbarians in Europe need their books translated, but the barbarians nearby don't need them translated."
Xia Yu cupped his hands in greeting to Zhu Biao and replied, "Your Highness, rest assured. The Prince Consort has already instructed us to be vigilant against the people from the Koreans, monkeys, and shorty's side taking the books back. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to capture the barbarians from Yelikewen this time."
Zhu Biao was relieved and turned to Yang Shaofeng, asking, "Brother-in-law, should we still interrogate those Yelikewen believers?"
Yang Shaofeng's expression was ferocious as he gritted his teeth and said, "Of course we must, and not only those Yeli Kewen believers, but also those Yici Leye people."
The followers of Yeliqowen are thieves, and the Yicileye are the traitors who cooperate with these thieves.
Sometimes Yang Shaofeng wondered how these people in the entertainment industry could betray him anytime, anywhere.
When the Hyksos began their invasion of Egypt, the Ciraye betrayed the Egyptians who had taken them in, not only providing the Hyksos with food but also acting as their guides.
During the time of Solomon, the Icelia became a vassal state of the Persian Empire. However, when Macedonia launched its attack on Persia, the Icelia surrendered and became Macedonian guides, leading them into the heart of Persia.
During the Roman Empire, the Cilics followed the Roman Empire.
Because the then Roman Emperor Hadrian wanted to deify his lover Antinous (a man) who had accidentally fallen into the river and died, which did not conform to the doctrine of the Ecclesiastical, the Ecclesiastical chose to betray him once again.
They first destroyed all the Roman temples in Jerusalem, and then killed any Romans they saw.
Later, towards the end of the Roman Empire, a Clergyman went to Europe to lend money extensively, and was then expelled once again.
The Song Dynasty once took in a musician, and unsurprisingly, the musician betrayed him.
Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but smack his lips.
That's a skill in itself.
Normal people really can't do that.
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While Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao were interrogating Yelikewen followers and Yicileye, Emperor Zhu and a group of officials, including Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Chen Mo, and Yang Siyi, were having a meeting in the Qianqing Palace.
As per the usual procedure, Emperor Zhu started by speaking, followed by Yang Siyi, the Minister of Revenue, who said that the Ming Dynasty's treasury was so empty that even rats would have to leave with tears in their eyes, and might even leave behind two grains of rice before they went in.
money?
The budget for the seventh year of the Hongwu reign had already been allocated to the various ministries.
Since there was no budget for the Ministry of Railways in the sixth year of the Hongwu reign, the national treasury does not have the funds to provide it now.
In short, no matter what Emperor Zhu wants to do now, the national treasury has no money to give you. If you have the ability, you can find a way yourself. If you don't have the ability, you can wait until next year, or until the national treasury is not empty.
If you ask me why I, Yang, am so awesome that I dare to go against Emperor Zhu?
Then we'll have to ask the superiors and the Korean prince.
They wanted to copy Ningyang County's annual fiscal budget.
Now that it's been copied back and implemented in the court, you want to disrupt this budget system again?
no way!
If you, Emperor Zhu, dare to give me attitude, I will go and complain to my elder sister!
Well, I, Yang, have finally stood up today!
If you have any other tricks up your sleeve, bring them on!
Seeing Yang Siyi's smug look, Emperor Zhu was surprisingly not angry. Instead, he smiled and winked at Chen Mo.
Chen Mo chuckled twice, then bowed to Yang Siyi and said, "Minister Yang, is the national treasury really unwilling to provide funds for the railway construction?"
Yang Siyi snorted coldly and said, "Look at what Vice Minister Chen is saying. What do you mean by the national treasury not being willing to give out money?"
"The national treasury is broke!"
"If you don't believe me, ask the superior and Prime Minister Li."
"The budget was completed at the end of the sixth year of Hongwu's reign, and as early as the beginning of the seventh year of Hongwu's reign, the national treasury had already allocated the money and grain to the various ministries according to the budget."
"By the way, this budget law was brought back from Ningyang County."
"Minister Chen should know, right?"
Chen Mo nodded with a smile and said, "I am naturally aware of this. However, since the national treasury is empty and there is no money to build railways, I can try to raise the money myself. This can be considered as sharing the burden for Minister Yang. What do you think, Minister Yang?"
Yang Siyi stroked his beard and smiled, then asked, "Really?"
Chen Mo nodded again with a grin and said, "How could I dare to joke with Minister Yang in front of my superiors, the Duke of Han, and the Marquis of Chengyi?"
Yang Siyi's eyes lit up, and he was about to have Chen Mo draw up the document when his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
To raise funds and supplies to build the railway?
Even if someone else had said this, Yang Siyi wouldn't have believed it.
But if Chen Mo had said those words, Yang Siyi would have been a little unsure.
What if?
After serving as the executive deputy magistrate of Ningyang County for several years, Chen Mo was promoted six ranks in one go to become the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Railways. Moreover, since the Ministry of Railways did not have a Minister or a Right Vice Minister, Chen Mo was the de facto head of the Ministry of Railways.
If this guy didn't have some real skills, the higher-ups wouldn't have promoted him so much.
No matter how much of a direct descendant of Yang the Madman, it doesn't matter.
Didn't you see that Zhou Jingxin, Xu Liang, and Xu Jingyu are still honestly accumulating seniority?
Since Chen Mo dared to claim he could raise the money himself, it means he must have some ulterior motive.
Then the problem is coming.
Do any of the officials from Ningyang County have anything good to offer?
The answer is no!
As the saying goes, the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked.
Yang the Madman is no good, so how could the soldiers he led be any good?
Putting aside others, just take Zhou Jingyu for example. The memorials he wrote gave even the emperor and Prime Minister Li a headache.
So, is Chen Mo also up to something?
Yang Siyi looked Chen Mo up and down, and tentatively asked, "What are your thoughts, Minister Chen?"
Chen Mo chuckled again and said, "What ideas could I possibly have?"
"It's just about raising money and supplies to build the railway."
"If we can't repair all the railways at once, then we'll repair them slowly, one line at a time. It will take ten or eight years, but we'll eventually finish."
At this point, Chen Mo suddenly changed the subject, "However..."