Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 976

The people were very conscious. Without waiting for the officers and soldiers to speak, they naturally made way and stood on both sides of the street.

Next, under the command of their superiors, the officers and soldiers formed two lines, blocking the onlookers behind them.

At the same time, carts came from afar and lined up to enter the port. Soon after, the scene that everyone was expecting appeared.

I saw the first cart coming out of the port, and then one cart after another followed behind it.

There were three large wooden boxes on each cart, and the lids were open, so you could easily see the silver piled inside.

In the early morning light, the shimmering silver surface and the sunlight create a visual effect of interweaving light and dark.

Neither the common people nor the officers and soldiers had ever seen so much silver. Now seeing this scene, they couldn't help but be immersed in it.

Fortunately, this scene was not short-lived. After all, it was not so easy to transport away millions of taels of silver.

Seeing the silver-carrying carts coming out of the port one after another, the people were shocked and sighed.

"Silver Mountain, there really is a Silver Mountain. So much silver has been dug out! God bless the Ming Dynasty for giving birth to such a remarkable person as the Marquis of Changle!"

"Yes! From now on, our Ming Dynasty will become increasingly prosperous, even surpassing the Tang and Song dynasties. Good days are coming!"

"Our Ming Dynasty has only been established for a little over ten years, and we already have such a strong foundation for national prosperity. The prosperity we will see in the future is simply unimaginable!"

Looking at the scene before them, the people all had infinite beautiful imaginations about the future.

However, even in this atmosphere, there are still some disgusting bad apples that come out to disgust people.

"That's a lot of money! The court received so much money, even if they gave us ten taels of silver each, it would probably be more than enough!"

"Yes, yes! I don't even need ten taels of silver. Just give me half of it, five taels of silver, and I can live a comfortable life."

After hearing these words, those who were still imagining a bright future immediately looked towards the two people.

"Share the money? Why should you share it? Are you worthy of the imperial court sharing the money? You want money but don't know how to earn it yourself, but you think you can get it for nothing."

"That's right. The world has only been peaceful for a few years, how come lazy scoundrels like you appear? What does this money have to do with you?"

Hearing people around them talking about themselves, these two guys didn't know how to restrain themselves, but instead fought back.

"Why, why doesn't it matter? I'm also a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. If the court distributes this money, won't the people become rich?"

"That's right! If you keep all this money lying around, it's going to get moldy. I think we should divide the money so everyone has enough to spend."

Seeing that these two people did not reflect on themselves and were still making excuses, the people around them became even more angry.

"What do you mean by 'let it rot'? Have you read the imperial notice? His Majesty said that all this money will be used to repair canals and roads."

"This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. If the money is distributed to you, what will the court use to provide disaster relief and rescue the people when droughts and floods occur?"

"It's simple. If the Yellow River bursts its banks, we'll tie them up to block the breach. If there's a drought, we'll use their blood to irrigate the crops."

"Fuck, I just can't stand these two bastards. Don't stop me. I'm going to beat these two shameless bastards to death."

As soon as the last sentence was spoken, the man really rushed forward. Seeing this, the other people followed suit.

In the midst of the crowd's outrage, the two guys who asked for a share of the money were immediately buried by the crowd and couldn't even fight back.

What’s interesting is that they were screaming and shouting for help, but the officers and soldiers around them seemed to be blind and deaf.

Although he clearly saw the commotion and heard the shouting, he just had a sneer on his face and had no intention of taking any action to stop it.

As long as it doesn't affect the transportation of silver, they don't need to intervene. Besides, they also think that the two guys should be taught a lesson.

This money was earned by their comrades with their lives, and no one has any objection to using it for national construction and people's livelihood.

Even if the money has to be distributed, it should be given to the soldiers who went to the battlefield and to those comrades who died in battle or were seriously injured.

These lazy and slackers also want to share the money. What right do they have? If they were not on a mission, these officers and soldiers would want to kick them.

Being able to turn a blind eye is the result of their extreme restraint.

At the same time, as silver continued to be transported to the port, the drama at the palace also began.

Fengxian Hall.

The usual process of civil and military officials submitting memorials and discussing state affairs has ended, but the court meeting has not ended.

Officials who are slightly more informed know that what is coming next is one of the highlights of today's court meeting.

Of course, even those who were not well-informed noticed that something was wrong, because the Marquis of Changle, who never attended court, came today.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, spoke.

"I'm sure you're all wondering why we haven't announced the end of the court session after today's state affairs meeting, right?"

The officials did not speak, but just fixed their eyes on Zhu Yuanzhang, waiting for his next words.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, and then continued:

"The supply ship returned to the capital today, bringing back Lan Yu's battle report in Japan, as well as over six million taels of silver."

"I am not a stingy person. Since they have made contributions to the country, I should reward them accordingly and not discourage their contributions."

"But before that, I would like Marquis Changle to showcase the latest achievements of the Institute of Science and Technology, so that all of you can witness them together."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang waved directly to Wei Wu.

"Marquis Changle, it will be your turn to explain the situation to all the officials!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Wu walked out from among the ministers, looked around the palace, and then slowly spoke:

"Everyone, for thousands of years, people have regarded thunder and lightning as an ominous sign and kept it a secret, from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the present day."

"But what I want to tell you is that lightning is just a kind of power, and it is a power that can be controlled by humans."

"So today I'm going to show you how to use the power of lightning. Make no mistake, it's the kind of lightning you know!"

In fact, Wei Wu originally wanted to say energy, but suddenly remembered that there was no such word as energy in ancient times.

So we changed the wording and called energy power, mainly to make it easier for these people to understand.