jdhmnovel Chapter 998 Old Deng's praise of his son-in-law was not without merit!
Chapter 998 Old Deng's praise of his son-in-law was not without merit!
The newly reorganized military garrisons in Ningyang County are truly enviable.
The empty national treasury is truly disheartening.
Emperor Zhu sighed inwardly and turned his gaze to Yang Shaofeng: "Well, son-in-law, you and Biao'er said that soldiers should retire from the military at the age of thirty-five. We agree with your idea, but this involves changes to the military system."
Yang Shaofeng looked at Emperor Zhu with suspicion.
There's something off about this old man.
In the past, this old man would often curse me as a "scoundrel," or say that I had a "bandit's nature" or that I was "petty and narrow-minded," and he never said anything nice about me.
Today, things have really gotten interesting. This old man has been calling me "my dear son-in-law" several times.
The most recent instance was just before the miniaturization of the steam engine was mentioned.
Less than an hour had passed when Old Deng called out "my son-in-law" once again.
Could it be that it has come into contact with something unclean?
Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. This is the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, and Deng Xiaoping himself is the emperor. What kind of demons and monsters would dare to taint Deng Xiaoping?
Or perhaps it was that old scoundrel Liu Bowen who secretly severed the dragon vein, which is why the Dragon King came to cause trouble for Lao Deng.
The problem is that Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were both present. What kind of dragon king would dare to court death in front of Chang Shiwan?
Just as Yang Shaofeng was about to secretly conjure up images of "Journey to the West" and "Investiture of the Gods," Emperor Zhu chuckled twice and said with a shameless grin, "My dear son-in-law wants to change the military system, and we have no objection to that."
"That's right..."
"Well, that..."
Emperor Zhu stammered, "There are two things involved here."
"One is to replenish the soldiers. After all, our Great Ming is still fighting against the Hu Yuan. We can't do without Major General Yue."
"Another issue is military pay. After all, our Ming Dynasty's treasury is indeed somewhat empty, and we cannot come up with enough military pay and provisions for the time being."
"Another issue is the resettlement of veterans after they leave the military."
So, is this involving two or three things?
wrong.
There's an even more serious issue involved here.
The mighty emperor of the Ming Dynasty was actually illiterate!
This is absolutely terrible!
Yang Shaofeng was mentally ranting about Lao Deng, while Emperor Zhu continued, "We've also considered transferring them directly to the reclamation farm."
"However, simply transferring them to reclamation farms will not solve the problem of manpower shortage in our Great Ming Dynasty."
"But if we send them all to the workshops, then there are issues like whether or not to allocate land to them, and whether the workshops will interfere with farming."
"Hey~"
Emperor Zhu sighed with a worried expression, then looked at Yang Shaofeng expectantly and said, "My dear son-in-law, you must give us some good advice."
As Emperor Zhu finished speaking, Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen immediately lowered their heads, afraid that they would burst into laughter.
Not easy.
He's been plotting for this position for so long, endured it all, and even called me "son-in-law" against his will. Now he's finally got the chance to screw over Yang the Madman!
Yang Shaofeng was completely numb.
Old Deng's praise of his son-in-law was not without merit!
The issues raised by Old Deng may seem like only three, but when broken down, they involve many aspects and can be described as numerous and complex.
To solve all these problems, you'd have to lose at least three pounds of hair.
Yang Shaofeng unconsciously reached up and touched the back of his head.
Am I destined to go bald at a young age?
No.
Is the reclining chair in the Prince Consort's mansion uncomfortable?
Or is the Little Dragon Ball from the palace no longer delicious?
I have suffered in Ningyang County for three whole years, and now I should be enjoying life. Why should I worry about these trivial matters?
I absolutely cannot let these trivial matters affect my hair, and even less can I let my hair affect my handsome and dashing image!
Thinking of this, Yang Shaofeng unconsciously turned his gaze to Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen.
Anyway, those two old bastards have already lost most of their hair, so it doesn't matter if they lose a little more.
Moreover, Li Shanchang, that old scoundrel, is already over sixty years old, yet he still took a concubine, which shows that he still doesn't have enough work pressure.
Increase the intensity!
Having made up his mind, Yang Shaofeng chuckled and bowed to Emperor Zhu, saying, "Your Excellency, I do have some thoughts in mind, but you know me well. I have always been an unlearned person. When I entered school, I didn't study hard and I didn't understand much of the knowledge."
"Perhaps my son-in-law can offer some ideas."
"However, these ideas are rather general. In order to put them into practice, it will probably require more planning from Prime Minister Li and Liu Lantai."
Yang Shaofeng first poured several buckets of dirty water on himself, and then gave Lao Deng a heads-up about how to shift the blame.
Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen looked up in astonishment.
Is this something a person can say?
What does it mean that Li Xiang and Liu Lantai need to plan more?
So this time it was you, Yang the Madman, who came up with the general idea, and then the two of us racked our brains to refine it before slowly pushing it out?
Yang Shaofeng turned his head away, avoiding the murderous glares of Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, and continued, "I have been pondering why people cannot live without the land. Even though working is more profitable than farming, people are reluctant to give up their land because it is their last line of defense."
"After all, I've only ever heard of people farming until they die, but I've never heard of people working until they die."
"Without land as a guarantee, people will worry that they will not receive their wages after they become old and frail and unable to work, and they will turn from being the pillars of their families into a burden on them."
"If people have land, even if they don't cultivate it, they will feel more confident."
Emperor Zhu nodded unconsciously.
Even if it were me, I would probably think the same way.
Emperor Zhu curled his fingers and tapped the table lightly, saying, "I understand. Those veterans who have left the army, whether they choose to farm or work, we will allocate land to them. In the future, we will allocate land to all the people of our Great Ming."
Yang Shaofeng stared blankly at Emperor Zhu.
Excuse me, is this what I just meant?
They even said that the people of the Ming Dynasty were all allocated land to them.
You old man, Deng, really dare to say that!
Can't you use your not-so-bright brain to think about this properly? The number of people in the Ming Dynasty is constantly increasing. From the first year of Hongwu to the seventh year of Hongwu, apart from the hidden households that were investigated and the escaped households that voluntarily came out of the mountains, the number of people who have increased naturally must be one or two million, right?
Now you, old Deng, still dare to shamelessly claim that land will be allocated to all the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Ten years from now, will you, old Deng, still dare to spout such nonsense as you do today?