jdhmnovel Chapter 936 Do you think the gentry and nobles of Jiangnan are just leeks to be harvested?
Chapter 936 Do you think the gentry and nobles of Jiangnan are just leeks to be harvested?
Li Shanchang completely ignored what Zhu Biao was thinking.
In Li Shanchang's view, what use is it to just think about it?
You long for it day and night, hoping to get your hands on Chen Mo.
Since we can't get them, we'll try to get other people from Yang Dianfeng's side.
Are ten clerks really not as good as one Chen Mo?
Besides, there are a lot of messy problems in Liaodong. What good is it to just bring Chen Mo over?
The simplest and most effective way to solve the problem in Liaodong is to transfer some of the clerks from various departments in Ningyang County and then place them in the provincial governor's office as advisors.
Most importantly, there's no need to worry about these people's loyalty.
Having these people in Liaodong is equivalent to having countless eyes and ears planted there, keeping a constant watch on Liaodong for you.
Thinking of this, Li Shanchang couldn't help but smack his lips again.
pity.
These opportunities to take advantage of loopholes are ultimately too few and far between.
Otherwise, we should try to get some more manpower from Dengzhou Prefecture.
……
After a long-awaited spring rain, the Liaodong land once again opened the eyes of Han Guogong and others from the Jiangnan countryside.
"It was frozen yesterday, but it's turned into mud today."
"I have truly learned a great deal."
Li Shanchang stomped his feet hard, trying to shake the mud off his boots.
Hu Weiyong chuckled twice and said, "If Prime Minister Li can stay in Liaodong until autumn, he can still see the amazing sight of the ground being muddy one day and frozen with ice shards the next."
"And on the trees, especially at the beginning of winter, if there is a thick fog the night before, the trees can be covered with frost the next day."
"..."
Hu Weiyong carefully described the differences between Liaodong and Jiangnan to Li Shanchang.
But as he was talking, Hu Weiyong started to cry poverty and play the victim again, as was his habit.
"Prime Minister Li, why don't we try to relocate some more people to Liaodong?"
"You heard the prince consort say that he brought in 300,000 laborers, but if 300,000 laborers are left in Liaodong, they probably won't even make a splash."
"Moreover, he will also abduct a portion of these 300,000 laborers."
Li Shanchang glanced at Hu Weiyong and asked, "How many do you want?"
Hu Weiyong pondered for a moment, then tentatively held up three fingers: "Three million households?"
Li Shanchang's steps faltered as if he were rooted to the spot. He turned to Hu Weiyong with a look of horror and asked, "How much?"
Three million households?
Damn it, it's a wonder you, Hu Weiyong, dared to open your mouth like that!
Good heavens, even Yang the Madman didn't dare to say he wanted three million people when he was in Ningyang County and Dengzhou. And you, you just open your mouth and say three million households.
Three million households! If we calculate based on five people per household, then three million households would amount to a total of fifteen million people.
The entire Ming Dynasty only has a population of about 70 million.
Your mouth is worth a fifth of the Ming Dynasty. What are you trying to do, Hu Weiyong?
Seeing the flash of fierceness in Li Shanchang's eyes, Hu Weiyong's heart trembled, and he immediately said with a forced smile, "I was just joking. Actually, I meant to say 300,000 households."
One and a half million people?
Li Shanchang snorted, turned his head and walked forward, saying, "Three hundred thousand households? I'll tell you right now, don't even mention three hundred thousand households, there aren't even thirty thousand!"
Hu Weiyong quickened his pace and whispered, "Prime Minister Li, actually, having 300,000 households is feasible."
Li Shanchang snorted coldly and said, "There really isn't one!"
Hu Weiyong turned to look at Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao who were following behind, and continued, "This is really possible—those gentry and gentlemen in Jiangnan are a menace if left there. It would be better to find a pretext to bring them all to Liaodong."
Li Shanchang glanced at Hu Weiyong again and said sarcastically, "What, do you think the gentry of Jiangnan are like leeks, that once you cut one crop, another will grow back immediately?"
"Don't you even think about how many gentry and gentlemen in Jiangnan were arrested between the first and sixth years of the Hongwu reign?"
"From the initial plow case to the later blank seal case, as well as the child abduction case and the outflow of ironware, one major case after another has been uncovered, and each one has implicated a large number of gentry and officials."
"Not to mention the recent case of the shrine in human form."
Even Li Shanchang couldn't help but click his tongue when the case of the living shrine was mentioned.
The eldest sister harbored murderous intent, the one who ascended to power harbored murderous intent, His Highness the Crown Prince harbored murderous intent, Yang the Madman took ruthless action, and Xia Yu, that mad dog, led the Embroidered Uniform Guard to fabricate charges and arrest people everywhere. In the entire case of the Living Shrine Incident, the number of gentry implicated was at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand.
When the dust settles, won't it affect hundreds of thousands of people?
Thinking of this, Li Shanchang couldn't help but shake his head.
Speaking of which, the gentry and gentlemen of Jiangnan were also unlucky.
Why did you two go and provoke Yang the Madman?
He's still thinking about getting back at you even though it's nothing serious. If you go and provoke him again, aren't you just handing him a knife?
Li Shanchang was internally ranting, while Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao followed behind in whispers.
"Are you sure you won't give a single one of the more than 100,000 laborers intercepted by Dengzhou Prefecture to Liaodong?"
"You'd better watch out, or Hu Weiyong will complain to my father."
"That's over 100,000 laborers."
Zhu Biao, who was clearly eager to stir up trouble, said, "It just so happens that my father is already upset about our unauthorized trip to Liaodong. If Hu Weiyong really files a complaint against us, tsk tsk."
At this point, Zhu Biao couldn't help but look at Yang Shaofeng with a hint of schadenfreude, "I've also heard that Zhou Jingxin and Xu Jingyu have intercepted quite a few laborers in Huai'an Prefecture."
"Good heavens, brother-in-law, you robbed Hu Weiyong, and these two robbed you, this is really..."
Hearing the names Xu Jingyu and Zhou Jingxin, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but grit his teeth in hatred: "Those two bastards!"
Zhu Biao clicked his tongue twice, then changed the subject: "By the way, brother-in-law, did Ryukyu really send 50,000 laborers to Dengzhou Prefecture?"
"Goodness, they really got a great deal this time."
"This is something many people would never dare to dream of."
Yang Shaofeng ignored Zhu Biao and instead rolled his eyes.
In Yang Shaofeng's mind, Ryukyu was indeed different from Korea and South Korea.
They deserve some preferential treatment.
But that's all that's worth—some preferential treatment.
In comparison, Yang Shaofeng was more concerned about those two bastards, Xu Jingyu and Zhou Jingxin.
I went through all that trouble to snatch the laborers from Hu Weiyong, and the two of them came to snatch mine in the blink of an eye. What do you call this?
This is a complete reversal of the Heavenly Gang!
No.
These two scoundrels make me uncomfortable, so I can't let Lao Deng and the officials in the court be comfortable either.
Yang Shaofeng's eyes darted around, and he chuckled, saying, "Your Highness, the rotary tiller, this wonderful thing, isn't just limited to use in Liaodong."