allonlinenovel Chapter 1156 This official can make you fight your left brain against your right brain, a battle of
Chapter 1156 This official can make you fight your left brain against your right brain, a battle of
"actually……"
Yang Shaofeng finished explaining the reasoning to Luo Suo Tuo Li with a smile, and then started talking about physics: "No matter what the heir chooses, the army must go to Pegu. The reason why they haven't set off yet is because the Duke of E and the Duke of Cao haven't finished fighting yet."
Luosadali stared blankly at Yang Shaofeng.
A person's mouth has a temperature.
But how can a warm mouth utter such cold words?
So, regardless of whether Pegu Kingdom fights or surrenders, it will ultimately be beaten, all because of that "prevention is better than cure" phrase you, Prince Consort Yang, uttered?
Yang Shaofeng smiled and picked up the teacup again, gesturing to Rashadali: "Your Highness, please?"
Luosadali didn't even know how he left the Honglu Temple or how he returned to the Huitong Hall.
In contrast to the despairing Rashadari, the atmosphere inside the Qianqing Palace was much more lively.
Emperor Zhu, who had just finished the grand court assembly, sat on the dragon throne with a smile and looked at Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Xu Da and others, and said: "The reform plans for the Grand Secretariat, the Censorate, and the Grand Military Commission have been finalized. You can't come looking for trouble with us again, can you?"
Li Shanchang cupped his hands to Emperor Zhu, stroked his beard, and said, “Your Majesty, please rest assured. In less than half a year, the reform of all government offices will be completed. At that time, each department will be in its own place, and there will be mutual supervision. Your Majesty will have less to worry about, and we ministers will also be able to relax a lot.”
Liu Bowen glanced at Li Shanchang and said sarcastically, "If it weren't for the great promotion of community schools in the second year of Hongwu, I wonder if the Duke of Han would still be so at ease?"
Li Shanchang gave a soft hum and didn't bother with Liu Bowen.
After all, I've seized more men than the Censorate, and that old scoundrel is unhappy about it, so I can't stoop to his level.
Xu Da glanced at Li Shanchang, who knew when to stop, and then at Liu Bowen, who was still sulking. He simply smiled and said, "Your Excellency, there's another piece of good news from the Grand Commander's Office."
Emperor Zhu responded with an "Oh," and looked at Xu Da, asking, "What good news?"
Xu Da laughed twice, and was about to explain things to Emperor Zhu when a guard outside the Qianqing Palace came in to report, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Son-in-Law is requesting an audience outside."
Emperor Zhu simply curled his lip and ordered, "Let him in. This scoundrel actually knows how to wait to see me."
Yang Shaofeng followed the little eunuch into the Qianqing Palace. Emperor Zhu simply pointed to a chair and then said to Xu Da, "Never mind this scoundrel. Tell me what exactly happened with that 'rush' thing."
Ignore this bastard?
No, Mr. Deng, are you being polite?
Yang Shaofeng, with a dark and sour face, walked to the chair and sat down. Xu Da stroked his beard and said, "Your Excellency, news has come from Dengzhou that the cannons installed on the ships have a slow rate of fire. The arsenal has developed a new device called 'A Hive of Bees,' which encapsulates thirty-six slender rockets together with a fuse at the tail. It doesn't need much maintenance normally. When it's time to fire, you just need to light the fuse, and the thirty-six rockets will be launched one after another, like a swarm of bees leaving their hive, hence the name 'A Hive of Bees.'"
As Xu Da finished speaking, Yang Shaofeng's face darkened even more.
Did these artisans of the Ming Dynasty suffer from some serious illness?
Did you even have the resources to manufacture Katyusha rockets in the Ming Dynasty?
Xu Da continued, "According to the report from the Dengzhou Arsenal, this type of rocket has a range of up to two miles, and it mainly injures people through explosion and burns."
"If it were mounted on a ship, a warship equipped with such rockets could easily destroy a treasure ship."
"The Dengzhou Arsenal was worried that others could also make such weapons to use against the Ming Dynasty, so they also made a type of sea mine that can be laid at sea and detonated when touched. Although it cannot launch an attack, it can be laid several miles away from the port, so that warships equipped with rockets cannot get close to the range and thus cannot threaten the ports of our Ming Dynasty."
Because of Lao Deng's rudeness, Yang Shaofeng immediately snorted and said, "What if others can also make this kind of mine?"
"Hearing the Duke of Wei mention rockets, I realized that these things, like bows and arrows, need to be launched at an upward angle. At most, they can be laid flat; they can't be launched at an angle downwards, can they?"
"In that case, if other people's ports are full of mines, how can our Ming warships attack them?"
After Yang Shaofeng said that, Xu Da was immediately led astray.
"Yeah, what if others can build sea mines too?"
Xu Da stroked his beard and pondered for a while before speaking: "Use a raft, load it with firewood and flammable oil, and release it when the wind is favorable. It will most likely be able to break the mines."
Yang Shaofeng nodded, then said with a grin, "What if someone else uses this trick against us?"
Xu Da was stunned for a moment, while Yang Shaofeng immediately felt much better.
Unexpected?
This official can make your left brain fight your right brain, a battle between the two!
Emperor Zhu, his face dark with anger, cursed, "You worthless wretch! Tell me, who has offended you again! And have you done a good job of the things we entrusted to you?"
Yang Shaofeng quietly pursed his lips and said, "Reporting to my father-in-law, the matter has been taken care of."
"The Crown Prince of Pegu, Rashadari, petitioned for annexation in the name of King Pinyeyu of Pegu, and also requested that the Pegu barbarians be designated as sinners to atone for their sins."
"I also told him that the Ming Dynasty will send troops to Bubeiqiang, firstly to rescue Ming merchants, and secondly to establish settlements..."
The Zhu Emperor, utterly bewildered, asked, "Criminal subjects? What's going on here?"
This time, Yang Shaofeng didn't subtly purse his lips; instead, he openly and openly pursed his lips with obvious disdain.
"A bunch of barbarians, even if they request to be submitted to the Ming Dynasty, how can we grant them the status of citizens of the Great Ming?"
"If we were to give it to them, how unfair would that be to the people of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Therefore, my son-in-law made a deal with Luosuo Tuoli and asked him to take the initiative to submit a memorial to the court, requesting that the people of Bago be classified as criminals."
“All criminals from Pegu must intermarry with Ming citizens for three generations before they can become Ming citizens. Those who marry Ming citizens as concubines will be dealt with separately. Furthermore, Pegu women within three generations are not allowed to be the principal wives of Ming citizens.”
“All criminals in Bogu shall not be exempted from taxes or corvée labor.”
“All criminals from Pegu are forbidden from holding official positions, serving in the military, or engaging in commerce for three generations; they may only engage in farming or manual labor.”
"All criminals of Bago are not allowed to marry each other, nor to walk in the middle of the road. Except for the rule about pigskin boots, all other regulations are the same as those for the Semu people."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng went through the terms he had agreed upon with Luosuo Tuoli one by one.
Emperor Zhu, along with Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and others, were completely dumbfounded.
Is this to reform the Bago tribes and bring them under the direct administration, or to tear the Bago tribe apart and skin them alive?
The more Emperor Zhu thought about it, the more confused he became, and he couldn't help but ask, "That Luo Sao thing, he actually agreed?"
Yang Shaofeng said with a grin, "I agree."
"In the end, it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death."
"Those who surrender their land will still be rewarded with a title of nobility."
"If we resist to the end, we will inevitably face the risk of collapse."
"The Rosadhara family is the royal family of Pegu. What does the plight of the people of Pegu have to do with them?"