GBP Chapter 900 Why don't you dare to fight Li Xiang?
Chapter 900 Why don't you dare to fight Li Xiang?
News of the recruitment drive in Liaodong spread quickly.
"Only ten slots are available in one county?"
"That bastard has lost his conscience! He only recruits ten people in the whole county. How can ordinary people like us even get a chance?"
"That's sixty coins a day! You'd lose your conscience if you were in that situation!"
"No, we still have to go and ask the village head."
"Yes, if you ask around, there's still a chance. If you don't ask around, most people will give this spot to their own child."
"Exactly, now that he's become the village head, how can he still be in charge of a job that pays only sixty coins?"
“Listen to me, everyone. If Gou Ru gives up this spot, then so be it. But if he doesn’t, we’ll all vote for him to be the grain chief next year.”
Of course, there is no shortage of smart people in this world.
"You think this is a good thing?"
"Actually, the imperial court just wants to trick you into going to Liaodong to do hard labor."
"Don't you guys think about it? If something were really that good, would it even be your turn?"
"Liaodong is bitterly cold, water freezes instantly, and it's a desolate wasteland. There's nowhere to stay when you go there. Are you planning to live in a shack?"
"To know whether it's reliable or not, you have to see if anyone from Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture goes there, and you have to see if anyone from the capital goes there."
That makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?
but……
That makes no sense at all!
The first thought many people had after hearing these remarks was to beat up these ignorant, insensitive people who were talking without understanding the situation.
"Is the imperial court cheating us poor folks who can't even afford to eat, out of our wages of sixty coins?"
"Then why don't you lie to us?"
"Is it that you don't want to?"
"Oh, so you still have time to fool us poor folks?"
"The imperial court? Didn't you keep saying you were loyal to the Hu Yuan dynasty?"
"What a load of crap he did! He didn't die with Iron Pot, and he didn't follow the dragon when Iron Pot ran away."
"Do you still think you can fool us like we're idiots?"
"The county magistrate had someone explain it clearly to us in the Shenming Pavilion: Liaodong is bitterly cold and full of puddles. The purpose of recruiting people to go to Liaodong this time is to reclaim wasteland for farming, or to build roads and mine, to turn the Great Northern Wilderness into the Great Northern Granary. The imperial court has made it clear, and we know what Liaodong is like. Do we need your nonsense?"
"So what if it's cold? It's just physical labor. I've got the strength to do it all."
"Damn it, sixty coins a day, even if I work myself to death, I'll just say it's because my body is too weak!"
"..."
Say anything.
Some say that Crown Prince Zhu Biao was benevolent, preferring to spend money to recruit people to work in Liaodong rather than forcibly conscript them.
Some people say that Emperor Deng was a reliable emperor, at least he was willing to explain things clearly and didn't directly deceive the people.
There were all sorts of insults and criticisms.
Some people criticized the imperial court for deceiving the people.
Some people also criticized Zhu Biao and Lao Deng for being hypocritical.
Some even criticized a certain prince consort from Ningyang County for being inhuman.
Holding the intelligence gathered by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Yang Shaofeng looked as bewildered as an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
Why are you cursing me?
You're right to criticize Old Deng and Little Deng; after all, the father and son are definitely not good people.
You are right to criticize Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong. After all, Li Shanchang came up with the idea, his subordinates carried out the work, and Hu Weiyong ultimately benefited the most. You are not wronged to criticize them.
The question is, what have I done?
What right do you have to insult me?
So, do you really think that I, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, am as good-tempered as Lao Deng and Xiao Deng?
“Those who curse His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince, as well as those who curse me, shall all be sent to Liaodong.”
“Those who criticize Prime Minister Li and Councilor Hu should carefully examine their backgrounds and see what kind of people they are.”
"If they are just some self-proclaimed remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, find a pretext to send them to the government."
……
The capital city, Kunning Palace.
Emperor Zhu held the memorial in his hand, his face revealing a sense of helplessness.
"Look at this, this time it really proves that being too clever for one's own good."
"The Embroidered Uniform Guard has started arresting people everywhere again."
"I wonder how many more people will have to be sent to Liaodong."
Empress Ma glanced at Emperor Zhu, cut off the remaining thread from her needlework with scissors, and then put the needlework down.
"Go ahead and arrest him."
"Isn't your good son-in-law's meaning quite obvious?"
"It was the Embroidered Uniform Guard who did it."
"The infamy will also fall on the shoulders of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."
Empress Ma smiled and shook her head, saying, "Our Great Ming can gain more fertile land and more granaries. You and Biao'er will benefit from the stability of the country, Hu Weiyong will benefit from the development of Liaodong, and the people will earn real money and grain. Almost everyone will benefit."
“Only those gentry and scholars who are concerned about Hu Yuan and still want to oppress the people will be sent to Liaodong to do hard labor.”
"Isn't this a win-win situation?"
Emperor Zhu chuckled, then picked up another memorial and waved it around. "If it were just this, we wouldn't have bothered to come all the way here to talk to you."
Empress Ma immediately became interested after Emperor Zhu said that.
"Your humble servant, Wang Guangyang, Provincial Administration Commissioner of Shandong, respectfully submits this memorial to impeach Zhou Chengren, Magistrate of Jinghai County; Zhou Liangyu, Magistrate of Luan County; and Wang Zhaohu, Magistrate of Leting County, etc..."
Of course, Wang Guangyang's memorial was less of an impeachment and more of a desperate attempt to complain to his parents.
Zhou Chengren, you dog!
Zhou Liangyu is a dog!
Wang Zhaohu, the dog!
Those bastards who were educated at Ningyang County School!
The news of recruitment in Liaodong had just spread when these bastards formed a group and ran to Jinan Prefecture.
Jinghai County is short-staffed!
"Luanxian County is short of staff!"
"Laoting is also short-staffed!"
"...We're short-staffed!"
Why should people from Shandong be allowed to work in Liaodong?
Are there no workshops in Jinghai County and Leting County, which are under the jurisdiction of Shandong?
Or is it that Luan County, which is under the jurisdiction of Shandong, has no mines?
Liaodong is short of people, and the counties under our jurisdiction are also short of people, okay?
Why does Liaodong make money while Shandong spends it?
As long as you, Wang Buzheng, can get us enough manpower, we guarantee that they will make money and spend it in Shandong!
What?
Did Li Xiang and his team set up this on-site office specifically for Liaodong?
Tsk tsk.
What are you, Wang Buzheng, afraid of?
Why don't you dare to fight with Li Xiang?
He, Hu Buzheng, can cry poverty in front of His Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Li. What's wrong with you, Wang Buzheng?
The reason why Shandong is so poor is ultimately because you, the provincial governor, dare not cause trouble!
As Empress Ma looked at the memorial, she could even imagine the faces of Wang Guangyang and the other county magistrates at that time.
With a sudden burst of laughter, Empress Ma couldn't help but laugh out loud.
“Wang Guangyang, Wang Guangyang, he’s not submitting a memorial to impeach a few children at all; he’s just using this as an excuse to complain to you.”
Empress Ma smiled and continued, "He also wanted to ask for credit for those children and, incidentally, do your good son-in-law a favor."
Emperor Zhu smacked his lips and snorted, saying, "The key is that this is an open conspiracy."