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Chapter 756 Are you even capable of taking over?
Yang Shaofeng has always been a magnanimous person because he is a proper scholar.
The Analects says: "Someone asked: What do you think of repaying evil with kindness? Confucius said: What will you repay kindness with? Repay evil with justice, and repay kindness with kindness."
The Gongyang Commentary on the Fourth Year of Duke Zhuang states: "Can revenge still be taken after nine generations? It can be taken even after a hundred generations."
Moreover, the famous decadent writer Zhou Yuzhai once said: "Taking a step back only makes you angrier, and enduring it for a while will cause bone spurs to grow."
Therefore, Yang Shaofeng always seeks revenge and rarely lets it linger overnight.
You old Deng, aren't you just being stubborn?
Yang Shaofeng curled his lip and began to speak sarcastically: "That is a pity. I originally said that I would vigorously promote cotton planting so that the army could have cotton quilts and cotton clothes to keep warm, and even promote it to the people in the future so that the people would not be afraid of the severe cold of Liaodong."
"Furthermore, cottonseed can be pressed for oil, but consuming it makes fertility extremely difficult. My son-in-law originally intended to sell it through the hands of Shih Hang the Bald Monk and Xiang Lin the Hermit."
"Since Father-in-law doesn't want to hear it, then I'll make the decision myself?"
Ok? ? ?
Emperor Zhu stared blankly at Yang Shaofeng for a moment, then took a deep breath.
"My dear son-in-law, what are you saying?"
With a beaming smile, Emperor Zhu said, "When did we ever say we didn't want to hear it? It's just a small matter; my son-in-law can make the decision himself. How could I, as his father-in-law, possibly disagree?"
As Emperor Zhu finished speaking, Zhu Biao felt a strange sense of familiarity.
Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen both lowered their heads deeply.
Can not bear to look.
Are you even capable of taking the throne? You finally managed to rise up once, but you couldn't even last two rounds.
Or you could get a few more pounds of goji berries?
Emperor Zhu completely ignored Zhu Biao, Li Shanchang, and Liu Bowen, and instead looked at Yang Shaofeng with a smile, saying, "My dear son-in-law, please continue. What's the situation?"
Yang Shaofeng spread his hands and said, "As I just said, although cotton is not picky about the land, the sunlight conditions in different places are different, and the cotton produced will naturally be different. Therefore, it is best to choose suitable places to grow cotton in Gansu and the Western Regions."
“The areas where cotton is grown produce little grain, so they have to rely on other provincial administrations to import grain.”
"Then the cotton they grew was made into cotton clothes and quilts and distributed to the Ming soldiers to keep them warm."
"Once cotton production gradually increases, it can be promoted to the general public so that people can also have enough clothes and bedding to keep warm."
"As for cottonseed oil, I heard someone say that eating too much cottonseed oil can affect fertility."
"So I thought to myself, such a heartless thing should not be sold to the people of the Ming Dynasty."
"But that bald monk Shihang and Xianglin Sanren Gu Chengzhi were never good people to begin with. Entrusting such unscrupulous people to them is a good use of their talents."
"It allows them to use the money to harm those short and ugly people, while also generating revenue for the national treasury."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng slowly explained his ideas about planting cotton and utilizing cottonseed oil, while Emperor Zhu, Zhu Biao, Li Shanchang, and Liu Bowen were completely stunned.
How on earth did Yang the Madman come up with such a vicious scheme?
Yang Shaofeng continued, "Actually, speaking of cottonseed oil, I've thought of another good thing."
"Salt."
"Regular salt is something everyone has to eat, but there's no rule against adding anything to it."
"For example, lead powder or any other random stuff?"
"Adding a little bit not only allows us to accumulate small profits, but also reduces the cost of simply selling salt."
"Although this method is a bit unscrupulous, it is only the bald monk Shihang and the hermit Xianglin who do such things. Even if God strikes with lightning, it will only strike the two of them and will not affect anyone else."
Li Shanchang unconsciously turned his head and glanced at Liu Bowen.
Is this a bit heartless?
Liu Bowen shook his head directly.
This is absolutely outrageous and heartless!
Shih Hang, the bald thief, went to Japan to spread superstitious and ghostly nonsense, while Gu Chengzhi sold short, ugly men as laborers on the left and sold toxic oil and salt to Japan on the right.
Even if Wen Zhong were reincarnated, how could he compare to Yang the Madman?
After all, Wen Zhong only sent seeds to the Wu Kingdom that could not sprout, while Yang Dianfeng wanted to prevent all the Japanese people in the entire Wa Kingdom from sprouting!
Compared to him, people like Jia Xu and Cheng Yu can be considered moral gentlemen!
In particular, how could Yang the Madman have the audacity to say that God would only strike Shi Hang the Bald Monk and Gu Chengzhi when He strikes thunder?
So, if the knife is guilty, is the person wielding it innocent?
Damn it, I need to stay away from Yang the Madman from now on, or I might get struck by lightning!
Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen were internally ranting, but Emperor Zhu frowned and asked, "Is cotton very picky about the land?"
Yang Shaofeng spread his hands again: "I have never been physically active, nor do I know anything about grains. I have never grown cotton myself, so I really don't know where cotton is better grown."
"All of this is nothing more than hearsay and wild guesses from my son-in-law."
"I am speaking presumptuously, and I hope my father-in-law will also listen to me presumptuously."
"..."
Faced with Yang Shaofeng's blatant attempt to shift blame, Emperor Zhu was both angry and helpless.
Otherwise, what else can be done?
After all, he's our son-in-law.
Moreover, he is a son-in-law who has made great contributions.
We were the ones who confronted this bastard first, so he was upset, but we can't entirely blame him.
After comforting himself and successfully completing his internal "CPU" (a metaphor for mental processing), Emperor Zhu said with a beaming smile, "It's alright, it doesn't matter if my son-in-law doesn't know how to grow cotton, we can just find someone else to do it."
"It's about cotton-padded clothes, cotton-padded quilts, cottonseed oil, and salt mixed with other things. These are things that you, my dear son-in-law, will have to take care of."
After a slight pause, Emperor Zhu continued, "Does my son-in-law have anything else to say? If not, shall we continue with Liaodong?"
Yang Shaofeng immediately felt relieved.
This is right.
It's always been me who's tormenting you old lord and the officials in the court.
When did it become your turn to bully me?
Feeling refreshed, Yang Shaofeng naturally decided not to cause any more trouble for Lao Deng.
After all, everything should be done in moderation.
If we really anger Old Deng, that old guy will eat several pounds of goji berries to get revenge, and in the end, wouldn't I be the one who suffers?
Having made up his mind, Yang Shaofeng smiled and bowed to Emperor Zhu, saying, "Your Majesty, I have nothing to say about those short and ugly Japanese for the time being."
Emperor Zhu felt a slight sense of relief, but then couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.
There's not much to say about the short and stocky people, but what about Liaodong?
Don't be fooled by how this scoundrel acts like a monster when he's wreaking havoc on Japan, Korea, and the West; he's incredibly kind to the people of the Ming Dynasty.
If he truly intends to help Liaodong, then ultimately it is our Great Ming and its people who will benefit.