pdf-ebookys Chapter 748 If you don't gouge out eyes and kick groin, how dare you call yourself a civil offi
Chapter 748 If you don't gouge out eyes and kick groin, how dare you call yourself a civil offi
Li Wenzhong felt a headache whenever he thought about the county magistrates from Ningyang County.
Their teacher was acting as if he had a serious illness, constantly preoccupied with the title of Marquis of Champion.
Good heavens, these students are all the same. Out of more than twenty county magistrates, three of them secretly led their troops away.
The problem is, can't these idiots use their brains? Is it really such a big deal to sneak out of the border with troops?
If we could kill Kökö Tölö, that would be better. If we could conquer a territory, that would be fine too. After all, we would have the merit of killing generals and capturing flags and expanding our territory. Even if we failed, we could at least balance out our merits and demerits.
If we fail to kill Kökö Tölö and seize the territory, and instead suffer heavy losses, what a terrible crime that would be.
Who will shoulder the burden for them?
It must be their good teacher and their good teacher's father-in-law.
A bunch of mentally unstable bastards!
After Li Wenzhong, with a dark face, made his judgment on Li Mingchen and the other two scoundrels, he then pulled out a military tally with a dark face.
"With this, it won't be considered that you led troops out of the pass without authorization."
"I fucking owe you guys something."
"A bunch of bastards! I, a dignified Duke, have to figure out how to clean up your messes!"
Li Mingchen immediately smiled broadly and said, "Thank you very much, Uncle!"
Li Wenzhong's face darkened even more, and he pointed at Li Mingchen and cursed, "Take your soldiers and get the hell out of here!"
Li Mingchen chuckled twice, and was about to gracefully roll out of the tent when Li Wenzhong suddenly spoke up: "Wait!"
"On this expedition, you will lead your troops to Haochenchahar, then to Yidu, and then turn northeast to Buyurhai."
"Once we reach Buyuerhai, use the same skills you had for dealing with the Tangtu tribe to deal with the Wuliangha tribe."
Li Mingchen stopped in his tracks, staring blankly at Li Wenzhong, and asked, "Buyuerhai? What about Helin?"
Li Wenzhong sneered and said, "Come talk to me about Khoja after you've dealt with the Uriyangkhai!"
These bastards!
They're all obsessed with Hala and Lin!
Nothing good!
Nobody cares at all that I, the Duke, also want to burn down Helin!
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Just as Li Mingchen was grumbling and embarking on his journey to become a fisherman in the Fishing Sea, Yang Shaofeng was watching the show with a smile in the capital.
There were quite a few funny moments today, the first one coming from the Koreans.
Because Old Deng specially sent the former Yuan Privy Councilor Yan'an Dali to South Korea, and the purpose of the mission was not to visit the two brothers Chen Li and Ming Sheng, but to specifically send someone to scold the South Korean king Wang Zhuan.
The reason is simple: King Jeon of South Korea, that idiot, sends envoys to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute several times a year, and every time he does, Old Deng has to return the favor.
This is absolutely unacceptable.
Old Deng is very pleased that you sent people to pay tribute.
But you're scheming to get the things the Ming Dynasty will give back, isn't that just like cutting flesh off Old Deng's body?
So, Old Deng specially sent Yan'an Dali to South Korea to tell that idiot Wang Zhuan that from now on, South Korea would only hold a three-year term, instead of coming several times a year.
The second source of amusement was even more delightful.
Several tribes from Hu Yuan's side came to submit to the Han Chinese, totaling more than 30,000 people.
More than 30,000 people is a considerable number of laborers even in Dengzhou Prefecture. In the eyes of Shandong and the Ministry of Works, which are even more short of manpower, these 20,000 people are a life-saving commodity.
So Wang Guangyang took advantage of the opportunity of reporting for duty in the capital during the Spring Festival to directly submit a memorial to the emperor demanding these more than 30,000 laborers.
Wang Guangyang said that Shandong not only needs to build roads, but also needs to open mines, especially iron and coal mines. This matter is related to the progress of the promotion of water presses. Anyone who dares to stop more than 20,000 laborers is going against the water press and will be a sinner for the Ming Dynasty for all time.
The Minister of Works scoffed at Wang Guangyang's memorial, saying, "How many open-pit mines does Shandong have? If you want to mine, you still have to rely on the Ministry of Works. So, who gave you the audacity to ask for more than 20,000 laborers?"
These are clearly workers from the Ministry of Works!
Immediately afterwards, the heads of the other provincial administration commissions also jumped out and started tearing each other apart.
It's not just you, Wang Guangyang, who need to build roads and mine; the other provincial administrations also need these laborers to build roads and mine!
As for the Ministry of Works?
Go away and play with your brains. Your Ministry of Works has neither mines, nor does it build roads, bridges, or cities. You're just one of those who stand on the dry bank and point fingers. What do you know about the utilization of laborers?
Seeing the fierce infighting between the Ministry of Works and the various provincial administration commissioners, the Secretariat, which had long been reorganized into a cabinet, could no longer sit still.
In the fifth year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, the annual iron production was 10 million 1.2 million catties. However, the demand for water presses alone was several tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of catties. Therefore, it was necessary to increase the mining of iron ore and the output of iron smelting workshops.
Then there's the steam locomotive that followed. That thing required iron for the locomotive and carriages, and even the tracks. Forget about tens of millions of kilograms, even hundreds of millions of kilograms would be just a drop in the ocean.
Therefore, the Grand Secretaries of the Cabinet, led by Li Shanchang, stood up and declared that regardless of who the laborers were, mining and iron smelting had to be carried out at an alarming rate. If the progress of trains and railways was delayed, all of them would be considered sinners of the Ming Dynasty.
No, he's not just a sinner against the Ming Dynasty, but a sinner against the entire Central Plains of China. He'll be infamous for eternity!
What truly made Yang Shaofeng almost burst out laughing was the big joke that Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Li Wenzhong had all come up with.
More than 200,000 horses, camels, cattle, and sheep.
Among them, the western route army led by Feng Sheng and Fu Youde recovered 120,000 horses, camels, cattle and sheep, while the central route army led by Xu Da and Li Wenzhong recovered fewer, only more than 50,000 horses, camels, cattle and sheep. The eastern route army led by Chang Yuchun and Lan Yu recovered about 100,000 horses, camels, cattle and sheep.
The three armies, totaling 270,000 horses, camels, cattle, and sheep, nearly caused Wang Guangyang and his entourage of provincial governors to beat their heads senseless.
Whose rule is not lacking in horses, camels, cattle, and sheep?
Under whose rule do people not struggle to make a living?
If others steal these horses, camels, cattle, and sheep, and I return to the Provincial Administration Commission empty-handed, how the hell will I be able to go out again?
If you go out, people will point fingers at you and call you useless!
"Old Wang is no good, all he knows is how to swing his fists."
"If you can't even use moves like eye-gouging, groin kicking, throat locking, monkey stealing peaches, or immortal pointing the way, do you still have the nerve to call yourself a civil official?"
While commenting on the moves of Wang Guangyang and the others, Yang Shaofeng said to Zhu Biao, who had come over, "See? These civil officials aren't all simpletons."
Zhu Biao was completely numb.
In the first month of spring in the sixth year of the Hongwu reign, more than a dozen provincial governors of the Ming Dynasty got into a fight in the imperial court over the distribution of horses, camels, cattle, and sheep.
The censors in the Censorate can only huddle in a corner, trembling with fear, lest they be caught in the crossfire.
As for Emperor Zhu...
Old Deng was sitting on the dragon throne with a dark face, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips.