jdhmnovel Chapter 1032 My father is such a tyrant!
Chapter 1032 My father is such a tyrant!
In later years, when the internet came along, so-called "high-brow" and "high-brow" nonsense could still fool a large number of people.
In the Ming Dynasty, which had no internet, if you took "high-quality goods" and "high-quality products" overseas to fool fools, wouldn't you make a fortune?
Just as Yang Shaofeng was pondering how to make "Gao Sui" and "Gao Mo", Zhu Biao frowned and asked, "In your opinion, brother-in-law, the water in the city has become unpalatable. How do we solve this problem?"
Yang Shaofeng snapped out of his daze and then spread his hands: "I don't know."
"I only know that the groundwater in the city becomes too alkaline due to human and animal waste, but I don't know how to solve this problem."
"Perhaps Your Highness should go back and ask Prime Minister Li and the officials of the Ministry of Works?"
So, brother-in-law, you just want to mess with Prime Minister Li and the officials in the Ministry of Works, right?
Zhu Biao simply pursed his lips and changed the subject: "The Double Ninth Festival has passed, and my wedding is just around the corner. Is my brother-in-law ready to return to Liaodong?"
Upon hearing the words "Liaodong," Yang Shaofeng immediately sat up straight.
I will definitely return to Liaodong.
If we don't return to Liaodong, how will we handle the Fenglangjuxu project?
I have already lost the title of Marquis of Champion, and I absolutely cannot lose the opportunity to achieve the title of Marquis of Langjuxu!
Yang Shaofeng stroked his chin, pondering as he said, "Before His Highness's wedding, Hu Weiyong and the others should also rush back to the capital, right?"
"Because Jin'er is pregnant, the two of them definitely can't go to Liaodong anymore, and the Crown Princess will definitely have to stay in the capital."
"Then we can infiltrate Hu Weiyong's team, or set off a few days before Hu Weiyong returns to Liaodong?"
It's just about making Hu Weiyong take the blame.
Anyway, that old scoundrel owes me hundreds of thousands of laborers and hasn't paid them back. Let him take the blame; consider it interest.
What?
You said that Hu Weiyong only owes me tens of thousands of laborers, not hundreds of thousands.
Laugh to death.
Starting from when Hu Weiyong went to Liaodong, interest has been accumulating for so many years. At an annual interest rate of 36%, he owes me more than hundreds of thousands of laborers.
Huang Shiren's interest rates on Yang Bailao were lower than mine.
I'm dying of laughter again.
Where had Huang Shiren ever seen such sophisticated practices as exorbitant interest rates and compound interest?
But then, after a moment's thought, Yang Shaofeng lay back down on the recliner, looking utterly dejected, and said, "Forget it, I'm not going to Liaodong."
"Your Highness need not worry about it for the time being."
"At least for the next three to five years, there is no possibility of us achieving the Fenglangjuxu feat."
Zhu Biao was slightly taken aback and asked, "Why?"
Yang Shaofeng pursed his lips and said, "Because the roads in Liaodong will take several more years to repair, and the cities in Mobei and Modong will also take several more years to repair."
"Moreover, my father-in-law also wants to promote the reform of the military garrisons, the reform of local prefectural and county government offices, the reform of the imperial court, and the relocation of the capital."
"With all these messy things piled up, how could we possibly go to Fenglangjuxu?"
As soon as Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Zhu Biao was stunned.
Should we wait another three to five years?
My dad wants to slack off all the time, whether he has something to do or not.
In another three to five years, wouldn't he just dump all the government affairs on me?
With all the affairs of state weighing on my shoulders, how can I possibly go and achieve the great feat of conquering the wolf's lair?
The more Zhu Biao thought about it, the more desperate he became, and he couldn't help but frown and say, "Isn't there a faster way?"
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and said, "Yes, as long as Your Highness can get the reform of the garrison system, the reform of the court and local government offices, and the relocation of the capital all done before your wedding."
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Zhu Biao again and continued, "Also, after His Highness's wedding, your father-in-law and mother-in-law should be looking forward to holding their grandson."
"Even if Your Highness wants to go to Fenglangjuxu, your father-in-law and mother-in-law will demand that Your Highness first produce a crown prince."
"Once the Crown Prince is born, Your Highness will have to deal with the affairs of the court on the one hand, and take care of the Crown Prince in the harem on the other."
"Tsk, tsk."
Zhu Biao was completely stunned.
This is wrong.
My father sent the Duke of Han to Liaodong so that I could complete the Fenglangjuxu mission.
Now my brother-in-law says I have no chance of achieving great success.
So, my dad changed his mind again. He wants to go and seal the wolf's lair himself.
This tyrant!
Zhu Biao became increasingly agitated, and eventually, anger rose within him, and he said with malice: "Brother-in-law, after the wedding, we'll go to Liaodong. We don't care about whether he's the grandson of the emperor or not, or whether he's reforming the system or not. Anyway, I don't plan to return to the capital before we seal the wolf's lair."
Yang Shaofeng clicked his tongue again and said, "Has Your Highness considered the Chang family's daughter?"
Upon hearing the words "Chang family girl," Zhu Biao couldn't help but shrink back, then sighed and said, "It's over, I'm completely finished this time."
Ok?
Yang Shaofeng immediately perked up and asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhu Biao sighed again and said, "After my brother's wedding, my mother will definitely entrust the affairs of the harem to a certain young lady."
"In layman's terms, it means letting a certain woman take charge of the household affairs."
"My father dumped court affairs on my younger brother and entrusted the affairs of the harem to a certain young lady."
"My dad and mom will probably say something like, 'Go back to the countryside and let men farm and women weave.'"
and so……
What does "those who come to this mountain will not have to worry about not having offspring" mean?
I was an accident!
That's what my dad wrote to make my mom happy!
Yang Shaofeng was also a little confused. He looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Wait a minute, let me sort this out... What Your Highness just said is that your father-in-law will dump all the court affairs on you, and then your mother-in-law will entrust the affairs of the harem to the Chang family sister?"
Zhu Biao nodded, and Yang Shaofeng continued to ask, "Your Highness also said that your father-in-law and mother-in-law would insist on returning to the countryside to live a simple life of farming and weaving?"
Zhu Biao glanced at Yang Shaofeng, nodded again, and said, "What's so strange about that?"
"Now all the government affairs are being sent to the Eastern Palace. After my brother gets married, even if they don't insist on going back to the countryside, they will most likely get a piece of land in the inner palace."
At this point, Zhu Biao couldn't help but sigh again and said, "The best outcome would be if my father still had some conscience and could get the reform of the garrison system, the imperial court, and the local government offices all done well."
Yang Shaofeng simply chose to shut up.
That's a bit hard to answer.
After all, it's said that Old Deng is heartless—although I often criticize Old Deng myself, I wouldn't dare to say it like that...
Tsk.
In the end, it still has to be black sesame dumplings. They're so bold, they dare to say anything that's just asking for trouble.
However, Old Deng will definitely finish all the restructuring before making a fuss about going back to the countryside.
Given how subservient his son was, he wished he could do all the things that would offend people and bring him infamy for his son, so as not to affect his son's reputation.
Yang Shaofeng mentally grumbled a couple of times, then decided to change the subject: "When Your Highness arrived just now, you said that the miniaturized steam engine was about to be delivered?"