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Chapter 1157 I really thank you, Yang the Madman!

As soon as Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Emperor Zhu glared at him with a dark expression.

These words, though not pleasant to hear, revealed an incredibly cruel and realistic problem: the royal families of the various vassal states and the common people of those states were two different concepts, and this same principle applied to the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Zhu blinked again, trying to enter his shrewd mode—how exactly do we need to do this to completely bind the interests of the royal family with those of the people of the Ming Dynasty?

Then, Emperor Zhu discovered, rather helplessly, that no matter how hard he tried, he could not be truly shrewd and calculating.

Emperor Zhu snorted and glared at Yang Shaofeng, saying, "Your Uncle Xu just said that he plans to send Liao Yongzhong to the Kingdom of Pegu, with Yu Tongyuan assisting him."

Yang Shaofeng paused for a moment, then asked, "What does Father-in-law mean?"

I am merely a minor official, holding the titles of Imperial Son-in-Law, Duke of Ying, Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Prefect of Dengzhou, Magistrate of Ningyang, and Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies. Now, I have also been given the title of Grand Councilor. All I want is to earn more salary. What do these fighting and killings have to do with me?

Emperor Zhu said with a dark face, "I don't mean anything by this, I just want to tell you that during this period of time, you should honestly do your job as a cabinet advisor and help Mr. Shanchang and Mr. Qingtian with the reform. Don't even think about running off to Pegu!"

At this point, Emperor Zhu glared at Zhu Biao again and scolded, "And you! Don't think we're only talking about your brother-in-law and not you!"

Before Emperor Zhu could finish speaking, a young eunuch scrambled into the Qianqing Palace, crying and pleading with the emperor, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The Fourth Prince has chased after Marquis Deqing out of the city, saying he's going to Bago with him!"

Emperor Zhu's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and Xu Da jumped to his feet, urgently asking, "Where to? Pegu?"

Looking at the expressions of Emperor Zhu and Xu Da, Yang Shaofeng almost burst out laughing.

Look, look, you old dummy, you keep staring at me!

Now look what happened! I didn't run away, but your fourth son did!

Furthermore, you old Deng always talk about how great my son-in-law is, but now look at Xu Da's son-in-law, and see what kind of person he is.

Yang Shaofeng cursed inwardly, while Black Sesame Dumplings immediately launched into mockery, looking at Emperor Zhu and saying, "Father, you were just criticizing me, but look what happened, the fourth brother ran away first!"

Emperor Zhu's face immediately turned even darker, to the point of being multicolored.

After a long while, Emperor Zhu finally gritted his teeth and cursed, "That little beast! When he comes back, we'll break his legs!"

Xu Da was startled and quickly said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. The Fourth Prince is under Liao Yongzhong's care, so there are no problems with his safety."

Emperor Zhu snorted coldly, but the little eunuch whispered, "The Fourth Prince also instructed me to tell the Duke of Wei that... that Miss Xu said she would let the young master go with her."

What?

Miss Xu said that the young master of Xu Da's family went to Bago with the fourth son.

Emperor Zhu immediately waved for the eunuch to get lost, while secretly feeling pleased with himself.

Look, look, the wife that my sister and I picked for our fourth son, isn't she wonderful!

Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen both looked at Xu Da with pity.

The daughter I raised with such care and effort, she's not even married into the family yet, and she's already turning against us!

Only Chang Yuchun wore a look of deep sorrow on his face.

Our eldest daughter... doesn't seem to be much better than the eldest daughter of the Xu family!

But thinking about this, Chang Yuchun couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

What exactly is going on with the Zhu family?

The eldest sister is in a position of power; our eldest sister is in a position of power with His Highness the Crown Prince; the eldest sister of the Xu family is in a position of power with the Fourth Prince.

What, just because someone is handsome, does that mean they can do whatever they want?

The problem is, our old Chang isn't bad-looking either, but that shrew Lan...

Chang Yuchun unconsciously shook his head, no longer thinking about the Lan family.

Emperor Zhu suppressed the smirk that was creeping up his lips and looked at Xu Da with a grave expression, saying, "Tiande, we will definitely give you an explanation for the outrageous things that Fourth Brother has done!"

Xu Da bowed to Emperor Zhu with an unpleasant expression, and Emperor Zhu quickly changed the subject, looking at Yang Shaofeng and saying, "Well, my dear son-in-law, Mr. Shanchang, Mr. Qingtian, Tiande, and Boren have already discussed the reform."

Emperor Zhu pulled a thick reform plan from the table and asked Chen Zhong to give it to Yang Shaofeng. "Take a look at it first, and then tell us your thoughts after you've finished reading it."

So?

Is the matter of Zhu Laosi running away over?

Yang Shaofeng pursed his lips and simply unfolded the memorial to read it.

Then, Yang Shaofeng looked at Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen with a bewildered expression.

You two actually copied homework?

One is the Duke of Han, who was the founding prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is the Marquis of Chengyi, who is known as "Zhuge Liang who divided the world into three and Liu Bowen who unified the country". You two old scoundrels actually abandoned your dignity and directly copied the homework of Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture?

Li Shanchang blushed under Yang Shaofeng's gaze and couldn't help but cough, saying, "Does Your Highness have anything to add?"

Yang Shaofeng took a deep breath, thinking, "If you dare to copy my homework, I'll torment you to death," and said, "I have only a few humble opinions."

Yang Shaofeng got up and walked to the map in the Qianqing Palace. He gestured as he spoke, "Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Shandong, Beijing, and Liaodong are all coastal areas of our Great Ming Dynasty."

"In other words, these places are all suitable for economic development."

"In contrast, places like Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Jiangxi, and Hubei are inland areas, which are more suitable for industrial development."

"In that case, could we consider this approach: one or two inland provincial administration commissions corresponding to one coastal provincial administration commission, forming a small circle?"

"Based on the idea that the terrain is rugged and interlocking, each coastal provincial administration, or rather each maritime trade window to the outside world, should have a different focus."

"Similarly, shouldn't we revive the ancient Silk Road in places like the Western Regions?"

"The carrying capacity of carts and horses is certainly not as good as that of ships, but the carrying capacity of steam locomotives is not small either, and is not necessarily worse than that of cargo ships."

"In this way, several different economic centers can be formed."

"At the same time, we can also create several cultural centers and freight centers based on the different situations in various places."

"In short, the central point drives the nodes, and the nodes drive the entire Ming Dynasty."

"..."

Li Shanchang stared blankly at Yang Shaofeng once again.

So, I have to revise the homework I painstakingly copied?

Yang Shaofeng smiled maliciously and patted his chest, saying, "Don't worry, Lord Han, I will organize these ideas into a memorial as soon as possible. I will definitely not let you do the work alone!"

As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Li Shanchang was so angry that he almost cursed out loud.

I really thank you, Yang the Madman!

With your line of thinking, how many words would you write in a memorial to the throne?

The key question is how many government offices, provincial administration commissions, prefectures and counties, and officials would be involved in implementing this plan at the imperial court?

You might as well just kill me already!