jdhmnovel Chapter 511 This official is not the kind of person who is unreasonable.
Chapter 511 This official is not the kind of person who is unreasonable.
Li Wenzhong was somewhat skeptical of Zhu Laosi's statement.
"I believe him that he taught the guards in the Prince Consort's mansion to read and write."
"But Dengzhou Prefecture has ten counties, and each county has a large number of yamen runners. How can he possibly make all of them literate?"
"Even if he can afford it, can he find that many teachers?"
Zhu Laosi shook his head helplessly and said, "Dengzhou Prefecture has a prefectural school, and each county under it has a county school. Is it really that difficult to transfer a few students to teach the yamen runners to read?"
“He did this before in Ningyang County.”
"Now in Ningyang County, not only the yamen runners, but even the old farmers in the countryside can recognize hundreds of characters."
"The situation in Dengzhou Prefecture is much better than it was in Ningyang County back then. He can't possibly let the yamen runners of Dengzhou Prefecture go."
After Zhu Laosi said that, Li Wenzhong felt a bit flustered.
No.
Is he sick?
Are students from the county school being transferred to teach yamen runners and common people to read?
Just as Li Wenzhong was secretly complaining, Zhu Laosi changed the subject and continued, "However, we are not without any advantages at all."
"After all, we have a hundred soldiers under our command who were drawn from various garrisons."
"Although these people are not elites, they have all served in the military for many years, and their understanding of military operations is far superior to that of the yamen runners."
"What's more, we have my cousin who can explain real battle examples to them, which is also an advantage for us."
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A famous, decadent scholar-warrior once said: "Rather than wasting your own life, it's better to go crazy and kill others."
Yang Shaofeng thought the scholar from the military was right.
So, after leaving the training to Limpy Five and the commander of the personal guards, Yang Shaofeng went to see Emperor Zhu once again.
"I'll have to trouble you, Father-in-law, with the matters concerning the martial arts arena and the examination hall. After all, I and Duke Cao are the parties involved, so it's not appropriate for me to directly set the questions."
This time, it was Emperor Zhu's turn to feel helpless.
In the past, jobs were assigned to us through memorials to the emperor and letters home; now, they come directly to our door to assign us jobs.
So you're too lazy to even pretend anymore?
Damn it, since you won't let us have an easy time, we won't let you have an easy time either!
Emperor Zhu sneered and said, "As the old saying goes, you only know if it's a mule or a horse after you take it out for a spin."
"Whether it's a martial arts arena or an examination hall, these are ultimately just theoretical discussions."
"To know which method of training soldiers is more effective, we have to see the results on the battlefield."
“Perfect timing. We should be heading to Beiping soon, which isn’t too far from Hu Yuan.”
“Send all one hundred soldiers under your command and one hundred soldiers under Bao’er to the northern desert.”
"Let the Tartars judge who wins and who loses."
As Emperor Zhu finished speaking, the smile on Yang Shaofeng's face vanished instantly.
More precisely, the smile shifted from Yang Shaofeng's face to Emperor Zhu's face.
No, does this old man have some serious illness?
Of the one hundred men under my command, sixty are yamen runners drawn from the prefectural government and the ten subordinate county governments.
You old man, sending them to the battlefield to risk their lives, did you even consider their feelings?
Yang Shaofeng stammered, "This... isn't that a bit inappropriate? After all, the men under my command are just ordinary yamen runners..."
Before Yang Shaofeng could finish speaking, Emperor Zhu interrupted, "It's alright. We'll make it clear to them before the northern tour. Those who are willing to go to the battlefield can go, and those who are not can stay."
At this point, Emperor Zhu gave a cold laugh and said, "If the soldiers you train don't even have the courage to go to the battlefield, then you can forget about training and leading troops in the future."
Does that mean that if the soldiers I train dare to go to the battlefield, I will have the opportunity to personally lead troops into battle in the future?
Hey shorty, Grandpa Yang's here!
Before Yang Shaofeng could even enjoy his happiness for three seconds, Empress Ma, sitting next to Emperor Zhu, coughed and said, "Even if the soldiers you train dare to go to the battlefield, they can't expect to lead troops into battle in the future."
"As for Japan... we'll talk about it when His Majesty agrees to let you go there."
"I'll have Bo Ren and Bao Er accompany you then."
The smile on Yang Shaofeng's face disappeared once again.
Have Chang Yuchun and Li Wenzhong accompany me to Japan?
That's it.
With these two killing gods around, what chance do I have?
At that moment, Yang Shaofeng felt like he was the mascot of Gotham City, the highest number in a deck of cards, a combination of Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix.
Was he tricked again by that old scoundrel Zhu Chongba and his mother-in-law?
Yang Shaofeng became increasingly unhappy.
Then I thought of Park Sung-heon, Park Deok-hwan, and other envoys from vassal states.
If I'm not happy about this, then you deserve to suffer.
After bidding farewell to the courtyard where Emperor Zhu was staying, Yang Shaofeng immediately had Park Sung-heon and Park Deok-hwan, among others, summoned to the Dengzhou government office.
"I have something to ask you."
Yang Shaofeng picked up the small dragon ball and took a sip, then went straight to the point: "You merchants have been smuggling Ming Dynasty banknotes out of the country quite a bit. Shouldn't there be an explanation for this?"
Park Sung-heon and Park Deok-hwan secretly felt a sense of foreboding.
Judging from the prince consort's expression, he was in a bad mood, and there were only a handful of people in the entire Dengzhou Prefecture who dared to upset him.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Empress of the Ming Dynasty.
Two princesses.
Who would dare to provoke the infamous Yang the Madman?
Of course, it doesn't matter who made Yang Dianfeng unhappy.
The important thing is that he now intends to use the paper money as a pretext.
As for dealing in paper money, it's not a huge deal, but it's not insignificant either.
The reason it's not considered a large amount is because merchants from various vassal states were transferring banknotes back to their own countries.
As the saying goes, "the law does not punish the masses." When everyone makes the same mistake, even the Ming Dynasty cannot condemn everyone with one blow.
It's not insignificant, because the Ming Dynasty could randomly kill any unlucky person who made a mistake.
After exchanging glances, Park Sung-sung stepped forward first, bowing to Yang Shaofeng and saying, "Please forgive me, Your Highness, but it is true that some merchants from our humble country may be ignorant of the immensity of the realm and take precious paper money back to Goryeo without authorization. Your subject..."
Yang Shaofeng waved his hand and said, "I can understand if the merchants take the banknotes back without permission, since banknotes are convenient to carry."
"but."
"This does not mean that I can allow them to circulate the precious paper money abroad."
As the saying goes, "Without rules, there can be no order."
"Taking back banknotes without the permission of the Ming Dynasty is not only a matter of how I should explain myself to the court, but also a matter of how many banknotes the national treasury will have to issue to make up for the banknotes that have flowed out."
Yang Shaofeng picked up his teacup again, took a sip, and said, "I am not the kind of person who is unreasonable."
Park Sung-sung's heart skipped a beat.
I'm not saying this to criticize you, but I often just have to say something about you.
It's not always about money, but it's often about money.
Now Yang the Epilepsy says he's not the kind of unreasonable person...