allonlinenovel Chapter 534 Timely Rain of Huaiyou, Righteous Protector of Fengyang
Chapter 534 Timely Rain of Huaiyou, Righteous Protector of Fengyang
The last sentence was spoken from the emperor's sincere heart.
Even a clay Buddha has a temper.
Anyone would be furious if their son-in-law repeatedly annoyed them.
But when Huo Lingyue heard these words, they took on a different meaning.
Who do you think you are, daring to steal credit from our old Zhu's son-in-law?
Huo Lingyue collapsed to the ground.
Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but roll his eyes again.
No.
You've already scolded him, why are you still scolding me?
Yes, I do often cause you trouble, but the problem is, don't you also often cause me trouble?
The famous decadent writer Meng Hu once said that forces are mutual; it takes two to tango.
While inwardly complaining, Yang Shaofeng turned his gaze to Pang Zhen: "Magistrate Pang, what else do you have to say?"
Pang Zhen was completely numb.
I'm just a lowly seventh-rank official, and I'm sending a bunch of bailiffs to arrest the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
The infamous disgrace of officialdom, Yang the Madman, has gone mad again today. One moment he was advising His Majesty the Emperor not to take private punishments and to go through the Censorate before doing anything, and the next he ordered the Imperial Son-in-Law's personal guards to surround the Prefect's office.
But Emperor Zhu acted as if his son-in-law was very successful!
Damn it.
It's not that I can't see through it, it's just that this world is too crazy!
After a long silence, Pang Zhen bowed to Yang Shaofeng and said, "Since taking office, this guilty official has accomplished nothing, allowing his assistants, such as the county magistrate and the registrar, to collude with the local gentry. Knowing his guilt, he is willing to accept punishment."
After Pang Zhen said that, Yang Shaofeng completely lost the will to retry the case.
It's just too boring.
They all slid down and admitted their mistakes, giving me no chance to do anything!
Yang Shaofeng secretly curled his lip, then stood up from his chair, walked to Emperor Zhu, and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have finished the trial."
Emperor Zhu glanced at Huo Lingyue, who was slumped on the ground, then at Pang Zhen, whose face was ashen, and finally sneered, "Is the interrogation over?"
of course not.
Or rather, the disappearance of Chen Da was just the beginning.
"We must urge the censors in various regions to pay close attention to those illegal kilns."
Yang Shaofeng sighed and said, "As honeycomb briquettes spread, more and more people will think about mining coal."
"And those who have the ability to mine coal are mostly not concerned about a few lives."
“Especially those beggars who wander around are one of their target groups.”
Yang Shaofeng inadvertently unleashed a tiger known as capital.
Especially with the implementation of the progressive tax system, more and more gentry will be forced to give up their land.
Unable to amass wealth through land acquisition, these gentry would set their sights on emerging workshops.
Then, these gentry would naturally be able to figure out some ways to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
For example, some beggars mysteriously disappear.
Another example is the inexplicable disappearance of some orphans who have no clan protection.
Or perhaps they would import some low-cost laborers from foreign vassal states.
They might even have started the Kunlun slave trade ahead of schedule.
From the day it was born, capitalism has been dripping with blood and filth from every pore.
Capitalists will take risks if they have a 50% profit, dare to trample on all human laws if they have a 100% profit, and dare to risk the gallows if they have a 300% profit.
This tiger called capital cannot be eliminated; the only way to restrain it is with more advanced systems and ideas.
Just as Yang Shaofeng was pondering this, Emperor Zhu suddenly spoke up, saying, "Give us a few of your personal guards from your son-in-law's residence."
Ok?
Yang Shaofeng was a little confused, and even doubted whether he had misheard.
Good heavens, while I was still fretting over the cannibalistic nature of the Black Bitter Kiln, you old lord actually set your sights on the personal guards of my son-in-law's residence?
Song Heisi and Shi Qian are based on you, Lao Deng, right?
Seeing Yang Shaofeng's bewildered expression, Emperor Zhu snorted and said, "It's fine if you don't want to give it to me, but I'll allocate some more manpower for you to learn from your consort's personal guards for a while."
Look how efficient the guards of the Prince Consort's mansion are at work.
And look at how incompetent and inefficient those inspectors are at their jobs.
Emperor Zhu wished he could directly transfer all the guards of the Imperial Son-in-Law's residence to the Imperial Guard, and then stuff all the useless ones from the Imperial Guard into the Imperial Son-in-Law's residence for training.
However, thinking of that scoundrel's unwillingness to suffer losses, Emperor Zhu had no choice but to give up and instead adopted a roundabout approach by putting the person in the prince consort's mansion for training.
"Of course, we won't let you work hard for nothing."
Emperor Zhu coldly glanced at Huo Lingyue and the others: "Didn't you say that Dengzhou University was short of laborers?"
"All the officials, criminals, and their relatives involved in this case have been sent to Dengzhou Prefecture."
Just as Yang Shaofeng was about to nod in agreement, Emperor Zhu continued, "Including on the way back to the capital this time, if there are any similar or other cases along the way, the officials, criminals and their relatives will also be sent to Dengzhou."
What the hell!
Old Deng is being incredibly generous this time!
With his left hand, he stuffed people into the guards of his son-in-law's residence, and with his right hand, he sent laborers to the labor camps in Dengzhou.
Such a generous father-in-law is truly a benevolent protector of Fengyang and a timely rain in Huaiyou.
Yang Shaofeng immediately bowed respectfully to Emperor Zhu and said, "This son-in-law thanks you, Father-in-law."
Having finally received a thank you from some scoundrel, Emperor Zhu immediately stroked his beard and smiled.
But then Emperor Zhu quickly added, "You have to return those people who were sent to your son-in-law's residence for training."
Yang Shaofeng nodded in agreement, seemingly unimpressed.
Now that you're at my residence, you old geezer, do you still want to take it back?
There's no such thing as a free lunch!
Huo Lingyue, sprawled on the ground, was completely bewildered.
Why!
Why on earth!
Just because Yang the Madman is your son-in-law, you spoil him like this, even haggling with him over training a few soldiers?
Just because I casually took a concubine and instructed people to set up a few illegal coal mines to make money, you want to exile me to Dengzhou Prefecture to do hard labor?
Hey, Zhu, I work from 8 AM!
Prefect Huo Lingyue of Laizhou roared inwardly, while Magistrate Pang Zhen of Yexian County also secretly groaned inwardly.
Huo Lingyue at least took a concubine and made some money, but what about me?
Since I took office as the magistrate of Yexian County, all I have gained is a bellyful of grievances and nothing else!
You, Emperor Zhu, still want to exile me to Dengzhou Prefecture to do hard labor?
I bother!
That place is unfit for humans!
Everyone in the martial arts world knows that there is a laborer's corpse buried under every zhang of road in Dengzhou Prefecture. This rumor first spread from Dengzhou Prefecture!
Seeing the constantly changing expressions on Huo Lingyue and Pang Zhen's faces, Yang Shaofeng became interested.
"Prefect Huo, Magistrate Pang, it seems you two have something to say?"
"Are you dissatisfied with my interrogation and judgment, or do you feel that His Majesty has been too harsh on you?"
"It's alright, feel free to speak freely."
"Since we're going to Dengzhou to do hard labor anyway, there's no need to keep it to ourselves, right?"