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Chapter 1016 These short, ugly guys have no shame!

Yang Shaofeng said with a smile, "News just came back from Japan. There's going to be a lot of fun to watch in a while."

Zhu Biao immediately perked up and asked repeatedly, "What fun is this? What exactly happened?"

Yang Shaofeng picked up the small dragon ball, took a sip, and said, "Let's talk about the Japanese woman first."

"Strictly speaking, the idea of ​​300,000 Japanese women was actually conceived by that short, ugly man himself."

"It was that bald monk Shih Hang who instigated it."

Zhu Biao thought for a moment and said, "Is it that bald thief who got involved in the child trafficking case and the outflow of ironware?"

Yang Shaofeng nodded and said, "Yes, that's the bald thief."

Anyway, Old Deng isn't here, and it was Black Sesame Dumpling who first shouted the word "thief bald".

"That bald thief Shihhang is fooling Huailiang like a fool. He said that other vassal states are preparing laborers for the Ming Dynasty. If Japan also prepares laborers, it will be difficult to stand out among the vassal states. His Majesty and His Highness will hardly remember the benefits of Japan."

"But if Japan had prepared more Japanese women, things would have been very different."

"After all, the Ming Dynasty also needed female laborers."

"If Japan were to send over 300,000 Japanese women, their status in the eyes of the Ming emperor would certainly be higher than that of other foreign vassal states."

"Moreover, the Ming Dynasty paid female laborers the same wages as male laborers, ten coins per day."

"And then there's Gu Chengzhi. This guy's behavior is no longer as simple as just treating Huailiang like a fool."

Yang Shaofeng smiled and continued, "That bald thief Shihang still has some reservations. After all, he needs to maintain the image of a virtuous and high-ranking monk, so he is somewhat restrained when he tries to deceive people."

"Gu Chengzhi is a real conman, he can really lead short and ugly people into a pit."

"Gu Chengzhi told Huailiang that the Ming Dynasty needed too many laborers, but the laborers offered by the various vassal states were all young and strong."

As the saying goes, "When you're well-fed and warm, you start thinking about other things."

"Millions of workers can be seen as a huge market."

"Bringing more female laborers to the Ming Dynasty can earn a lot of money for Japan."

"If there are young and beautiful women, we could even consider having them specifically serve the men of the Ming Dynasty, and take the opportunity to complete the process of conception."

Zhu Biao was a little confused. "They just talked such nonsense, and Huai Liang actually believed them?"

Yang Shaofeng smiled and asked in return, "Has Your Highness forgotten what you did in Japan before?"

Zhu Biao was stunned again and asked, "What is it?"

Yang Shaofeng said sarcastically, "Forcing that short, ugly guy to sign a treaty, forcing that short, ugly guy to owe interest, and forcing that short, ugly guy to cede silver mountains and gold mines, directly bringing the entire Iwami Kingdom under the Ming Dynasty's control..."

Before Yang Shaofeng could finish speaking, Zhu Biao bluntly said, "This was all done by my brother-in-law and younger brother together!"

Yang Shaofeng was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Yes, Your Highness and I did all of this together!"

Doing that in Ryukyu would be shameful.

If this had been done in Japan, wouldn't all those silly netizens in later generations have said "Well done"?

Tsk.

I almost attributed all the credit to the black sesame dumplings.

Thankfully, the black sesame dumplings were loyal and shared half with me.

While pondering the matter haphazardly, Yang Shaofeng said, "Anyway, that's the gist of it. The short and ugly country needs money more than any other vassal state right now."

"To make money, let alone 300,000 female workers, even 500,000 female workers, the short and ugly men would be willing to give them up."

"Shihang, that bald thief, wrote that the short, ugly guy is selecting young and beautiful Japanese women and plans to send them to the capital, Dengzhou Prefecture, Ningbo, Quanzhou and other places to open brothels."

Zhu Biao smacked his lips, and after a long while, he sighed and said, "These shorty bastards, they really have no shame!"

Yang Shaofeng nodded in agreement and continued, "By the way, what exactly are His Highness's thoughts on Ryukyu?"

Zhu Biao sat up straight and looked at Yang Shaofeng, saying, "Brother-in-law seems to have a very good impression of Ryukyu?"

Yang Shaofeng hummed in agreement, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "Ryukyu... is ultimately quite different from other foreign vassal states."

Yang Shaofeng was torn between not really believing in Ryukyu's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, yet he couldn't help but want to believe in Ryukyu just once.

To say that one doesn't quite believe in Ryukyu's loyalty is from the rational perspective of officials such as the Ming Dynasty's imperial son-in-law, Duke of Ying, Prefect of Dengzhou, Magistrate of Ningyang, and Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies.

The desire to believe in Ryukyu once again stems from an emotional perspective several hundred years in the future.

Zhu Biao gave a thoughtful "oh" and then said after a while, "Since my brother-in-law thinks Ryukyu is different, let's give them some preferential treatment and give them a chance."

“In that case, I will organize some scholars to go to Ryukyu and start by teaching them Chinese characters and the Chinese language.”

"At the same time, we will organize some craftsmen who know how to build ships and farm to go to Ryukyu and teach them how to build ships, fish, and farm."

“As long as the Ryukyuans are willing to fully assimilate, Lord Chadu of the Chuzan Kingdom is also capable of fulfilling the responsibilities of a feudal lord, and will eventually bring Ryukyu under his control.”

Yang Shaofeng hummed in agreement, then pondered for a moment to himself.

Following the approach used for black sesame glutinous rice balls, this method is almost the safest.

The promotion of Chinese characters was used to determine whether Ryukyu was sincerely submitting to Chinese rule.

If Ryukyu truly wanted to become part of China, then Chinese language and characters could easily push them aside.

If King Chadu of Zhongshan only wanted to gain benefits under the guise of submission, he would be passive and even secretly obstruct the promotion of the Chinese language and characters.

As Yang Shaofeng pondered, he said, "I will follow Your Highness's suggestion. However, I must first report to my father-in-law."

Zhu Biao simply curled his lip and said, "My father?"

"All he can think about now is how to arrange his younger brother's wedding."

"All the political affairs in the court have now been handed over to me to handle."

“Even the imperial seal was sent to the Eastern Palace.”

“He wouldn’t bother with trivial matters like Ryukyu.”

At this point, Zhu Biao sat up straight again, staring intently at Yang Shaofeng, and said, "By the way, after my little brother gets married, we have to run away quickly, otherwise I suspect my father might sneak off to Liaodong before me."

After Yang Shaofeng nodded in agreement, Zhu Biao slumped back into the recliner, looking utterly dejected: "My little brother is getting married in a few days. After that, my father and mother will be pressuring me to have children."

"Now all the political affairs of the court are on my shoulders."

"We don't know when the sealing of the wolf's lair in Liaodong will be completed."

"What if we had another child..."

Zhu Biao reached out and scratched his head, then sighed and said, "Just thinking about it gives me a headache."