GBP Chapter 810: Reclaim the Shepherd's Land for Su Wu?
Chapter 810: Reclaim the Shepherd's Land for Su Wu?
It must be said that dwarfs have one characteristic: they are extremely wild. Once tamed, their docility can be astonishing.
For example, before Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao returned, Huai Liang specially sent three thousand short men as a gift, and generously stated that these three thousand short men would henceforth be the prince consort's slaves, and their lives would be entirely in the prince consort's hands.
According to the official explanation, it was "sending envoys to present local products," which translates to sending someone to deliver some "local specialties." As for what Yang, the imperial son-in-law, did after receiving the local specialties, it all depended on his mood.
"Then we must arrange for them to go to Dengzhou University."
Yang Shaofeng put down his teacup and said, "Imperial Physician Yang and the Fifth Prince have been complaining every day that it's not enough. Now that we have these three thousand short and ugly people, even if they dismantle one a day, it will be enough for three years."
Zhu Biao glanced at Yang Shaofeng and said with a suspicious look, "That's not right, brother-in-law."
"If Lao Wu and his men want to demolish the short, ugly buildings, why don't we just have them come to Japan to demolish them?"
"Anyway, we're going to build a Jingguan (a mound of corpses) anyway. It's the same thing: let the soldiers chop them up and use them to build the Jingguan, or let Lao Wu and the others dismantle them and use the proceeds to build the Jingguan."
"As for these three thousand short and ugly men, in my opinion, it would be better to use them for mining and road construction to avoid waste."
Yang Shaofeng stared blankly at Zhu Biao.
Is this right?
Is this the legendary pinnacle of integrated operations science?
No.
You, Black Sesame Dumpling, are the founding crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, the white moonlight in the hearts of all the civil and military officials of the Ming court, and a cultured person who has seriously studied Confucian classics. How come you are even more ruthless than me, an official who pays tuition and miscellaneous fees?
Yang Shaofeng mentally grumbled, but finally nodded: "Alright. Later, have Imperial Physician Yang and the others arrange for a few people to come to Japan to keep an eye on the Jingguan (a mound of corpses), and then ask Old Man Chen for a few people skilled in castration to castrate these short, ugly men first."
……
Just as a certain black sesame dumpling and Yang Shaofeng were preparing to return to Dengzhou, Emperor Zhu was hiding in the Kunning Palace, sighing deeply.
"What the hell is this?"
"That bastard is still not satisfied after being made a count. What, does he have to be made a champion marquis before he'll be happy?"
Emperor Zhu handed the memorial in his hand to Empress Ma, and sighed again, "Not a single good one of them is any good."
"The teacher thinks about the champion every day, and the student also thinks about the champion every day."
"The teacher secretly led his men to Japan, and the student secretly led his troops to the grasslands."
"..."
Emperor Zhu kept ranting and raving, while Empress Ma opened the memorial to read it.
Good guy.
Even Empress Ma couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!"
Li Mingchen led his troops to the grasslands and ambushed Ayushiridara's harem and the Hu Yuan ministers who had been arranged by Ayushiridara to retreat to the lake at Buyur Lake. He was rewarded with the title of Earl of Kluge for his meritorious service.
and then?
Then, this guy led his troops eastward and northward again!
Besides continuing to shout the slogan "Rob money, rob grain, rob grasslands," Li Mingchen also privately complained that Su Wu used to herd sheep in Beihai, but now Beihai is still in the hands of Hu Yuan. Even if Su Wu came, he wouldn't be able to find his flock. As a junior, Li Mingchen has the responsibility and obligation to take back the land where Su Wu used to herd sheep.
Hmm, the word "rob" is used very cleverly; no wonder he dared to follow his family as a bandit at the age of twelve.
Empress Ma read the memorials and complained, while Emperor Zhu reached out and rubbed his forehead.
"Damn it, we used to always have a headache because we didn't have enough manpower, and we hoped that more talented people like that bastard would come along."
"Now things are really messed up. There are indeed many talented people like him, but this emperor is in even more trouble."
"What's even more infuriating is that the talents coming out of the north and south are completely different on each side!"
"That's not right either."
"It should be said that those who came from Ningyang are from Ningyang, and the rest are the rest."
Emperor Zhu picked up another memorial and placed it in Empress Ma's hand, saying, "Sister, take a look at this."
Empress Ma opened the memorial, glanced at it, then chuckled and said, "Not bad, these officials have improved somewhat."
Emperor Zhu's face darkened, and he said, "Yes, he has indeed made progress. At least he knows about building schools and dredging rivers."
"The key point is that these people seem to have only made so little progress."
"What's left is still the same old stuff."
"They're too lazy to even come up with something new to fool us."
In the fifth year of the Hongwu reign, Chen Ning, the former prefect of Suzhou, was impeached for being harsh and tyrannical in his official duties. He was known among the people as "Chen the Iron Brand".
At that time, Emperor Zhu thought that it was time for Suzhou to recuperate and rebuild, and Chen Ning's reputation in Suzhou had already been ruined. If he stayed in Suzhou, he might be tricked to death one day. So he transferred Chen Ning and appointed Wei Guan, the principal of the Ministry of Rites, as the prefect of Suzhou.
Wei Guan joined Emperor Zhu's ranks as early as when Emperor Zhu conquered Wuchang. At that time, he was summoned at the same time as Liu Bowen and Song Lian. He successively served as Jiangzhou School Instructor, Assistant Instructor of the Imperial Academy, Zhejiang Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, Lianghuai Transport Commissioner, Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, and Principal of the Ministry of Rites.
Emperor Zhu did indeed intend to use Wei Guan to "pacify the people's hearts" by sending him to replace Chen Ning.
but.
Unexpectedly, Wei Guan, who was doing well before, "completely changed Chen Ning's ways after arriving in Suzhou, governing by clarifying education and rectifying customs, building schools, and hiring Zhou Nanlao, Wang Xing, and Xu Yongcheng to teach the fixed rituals of Gong Ying; Wang Yi, Gao Qi, and Zhang Yu to revise the classics and history; and the elders Zhou Shouyi, Yang Mao, and Lin Wenyu to conduct the village drinking ceremony." As a result, "his political reforms were greatly promoted, and his political achievements were the best in the country."
Actually, this kind of official explanation can be easily understood with a simple translation.
The phrase "completely change Chen Ning's ways" means no longer being "harsh and oppressive in officialdom" and "extorting taxes arbitrarily." In other words, it means treating scholars and gentry well and allowing them to default on their taxes.
The so-called "enlightening the people and rectifying customs" is basically just empty talk, focusing on theory rather than practice.
As for building schools, establishing school rituals, compiling classics and history, and conducting village drinking ceremonies, there are even more stories about these.
Building schools goes without saying.
In the past, students from Jianyang, Yuyao, and Ji'an formed a group on their own initiative. Later, a student from Ningyang County became an official and then defended Yang the Madman. In addition, Emperor Zhu originally demanded the vigorous promotion of community schools and county schools, so building schools naturally became something that local officials were eager to do.
The establishment of learning rituals, the revision of classics and history, and the performance of village drinking ceremonies all involve a struggle for the right to speak.
In particular, Gao Qi is also involved.
Gao Qi was from Suzhou. He once lived in seclusion in Qingqiu, Wusong, and called himself Qingqiuzi. In the second year of Hongwu, he was summoned to the court to compile the "History of Yuan" and was appointed as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy. In the third year of Hongwu, when Emperor Zhu intended to appoint him as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he firmly declined the appointment and returned to Qingqiu to teach and instruct students.
Well, when Zhu Yuanzhang asked you to be the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, you refused, but when Wei Guan asked you to revise the classics and histories, you went?
The already displeased Emperor Zhu became even more displeased.