GBP Chapter 880 Isn't this a betrayal of Confucius?
Chapter 880 Isn't this a betrayal of Confucius?
The officials in Ningyang County are all excellent.
Despite the abundance of large water pumps and the presence of small ones in every household, the crops in Ningyang County were generally unaffected unless there was a once-in-a-century drought that dried up wells. Yet, the officials of Ningyang County submitted memorials every year claiming that the county was experiencing some kind of drought.
Anyway, as long as you look at the memorials from Ningyang County, there are only four words between the lines.
Transporting grain.
Send money.
No, it shouldn't be said that the officials in Ningyang County are good.
It should be said that the officials of Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture were all excellent.
This truly proves the saying that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too!
Li Shanchang glared at Yang Shaofeng resentfully, then turned to the old farmer with a smile and asked, "What about eating meat? How many times a year do you eat it?"
The old farmer smiled憨厚ly, held up three fingers and shook them, and replied, "I ate it three times last month."
Li Shanchang immediately laughed.
Chun Chun was so angry that she laughed.
I ate meat three times last month.
What about the month before last?
What about the month before last?
While most people in Jiangnan can only afford to eat meat once a year, your Ningyang County is already so poor that "we only ate meat three times last month".
Seeing Li Shanchang's forced smile, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Eating meat three times a month, what's so great about that?"
"I can eat meat three times a day!"
"People cannot be considered wealthy until they can eat meat three times a day, or even have to eat vegetarian food to lose weight because they eat too much meat."
"Look what's stuffed inside his tattered cotton-padded coat!"
"cotton."
"In terms of both lightness and warmth, how can cotton compare to duck down or goose down?"
Li Shanchang stared at Yang Shaofeng with a bewildered expression.
Yes.
Clothing made from duck and goose down is both lightweight and warm, as evidenced by the down jackets you, Yang Dianfeng, have created.
The problem is that those things are ridiculously expensive. Do you really want everyone to be able to afford down jackets?
Even if you dare to dream of it, where would you get so many ducks and geese?
Li Shanchang was internally ranting, while Yang Shaofeng continued to openly complain: "Look at them, they're not even wearing down jackets, their clothes are patched up, what kind of good life is this?"
“When you say they’re so poor they’re practically bankrupt, you, Prime Minister Li, are really unhappy about it.”
"Little did they know, a few years ago, their whole family probably only had one set of decent clothes, which whoever went out wore."
"Even to work in the fields, we had to do it at night when the moon was brighter."
"Because you can work naked at night, which saves on clothes."
Li Shanchang was completely bewildered.
A few years ago?
The "a few years ago" you mentioned, is it about six years ago?
Six years ago, it was Hu Yuan who was in charge. They were so poor they were practically bankrupt; it was a miracle they were even alive!
Li Shanchang's face grew increasingly dark, but Yang Shaofeng continued to complain: "Confucius said thousands of years ago that he wanted a world of great harmony."
"The results of it?"
"After more than two thousand years, the poor are still poor and the rich are still rich. Isn't this a betrayal of Confucius?"
After a frantic rant, Yang Shaofeng added earnestly, "As citizens of the Celestial Empire, we can't always compare ourselves to those barbarians who are living in poverty; we have to compare ourselves to those who are living in prosperity."
Li Shanchang was so provoked by Yang Shaofeng's words that he almost vomited blood.
The officials following behind Li Shanchang were all utterly bewildered.
That mouth of yours is like it's been poisoned; no wonder your father-in-law calls you a dog every time he talks about you.
Pooh!
Yang Shaofeng completely ignored the expressions on Li Shanchang's and the other officials' faces.
The uglier your faces look, the happier I am.
Moreover, I enjoy seeing you all looking like you want to kill me but are helpless against me.
Comfortable~
……
The famous decadent writer, Mr. Zishu, once said that smiles don't disappear, they just shift.
When Yang Shaofeng returned to Ningyang County with Zhu Biao, Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, and a whole host of officials, the smiles shifted from Yang Shaofeng's face to those of Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, and the other officials.
Yang Shaofeng circled around that scoundrel twice, then couldn't help but kick him, before sarcastically saying, "Lord Krupp is mighty! Leading troops beyond the Great Wall without authorization and still being granted the title of Earl of Krupp, amazing, amazing!"
Li Mingchen swayed slightly, then stood up straight again obediently.
That's how the old man is. When he's angry, he'll kick anyone he sees, and he might even slap a passing dog.
Once the master has vented his anger, the matter will be over.
Moreover, almost everyone knew the real story behind how someone could lead troops beyond the Great Wall and be granted the title of Earl.
It's only right that they get kicked a few times by the lord.
However, Li Mingchen guessed one thing wrong this time.
Yang Shaofeng's anger was not so easily vented.
"I heard you were shouting slogans about robbing money, grain, and grasslands, and running rampant on the grasslands?"
"I heard you were even talking about sealing the wolf's lair?"
"I heard you even said you wanted to inscribe your name on Yanran Mountain?"
Yang Shaofeng kicked Li Mingchen again, "You're quite something, aren't you? You've only just become a county magistrate and you already dare to covet my title of Marquis of Champion, huh?"
Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, and others almost burst out laughing.
Fight!
Let’s fight!
The most interesting thing is when fellow disciples kill each other.
Especially the scenes of students robbing teachers and teachers beating up students—those are the most exciting!
Li Mingchen scratched his backside and said with a fawning smile, "Isn't this all thanks to the master's excellent teaching? I know my own limitations. How could I possibly dare to compete with the master for a title?"
Yang Shaofeng snorted coldly and stared at Li Mingchen with an unfriendly expression, asking, "What has Krupp come back for this time? Don't tell me that you're also short of manpower, so you've come back to Ningyang County to recruit some people."
Li Mingchen chuckled and said, "How could that be? I am here on official business in the capital. The Grand General's Office has given me a half-month leave, allowing me to visit my family on the way."
Yang Shaofeng immediately became wary.
The Grand General's Office granted Li Mingchen a half-month leave to visit his family.
Stop being ridiculous.
Xu Da, Chang Heitan, Lan Yu, Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde, Feng Sheng and a whole bunch of other military bigwigs are still arguing with Hu Yuan. Who do you think you are, a mere Kerberus? How come the Grand General's Office would give you a half-month leave?
Yang Shaofeng looked at Li Mingchen suspiciously and asked, "Are you sure you're not here to fool people?"
Li Mingchen replied with a wronged expression, "It's really not like that. The students have been back in Ningyang County for three days now, and they haven't lied to a single person."
At this point, Li Mingchen glanced cautiously at Yang Shaofeng again and whispered, "It's just that there are a few students in the village who aren't good at studying, and they insist on going out with the students to try their luck. This... this can't be blamed on the students, can it?"
Yang Shaofeng chuckled coldly, staring at Li Mingchen with a ferocious expression, and said, word by word, "No! Blame! You?"