met free Chapter 1060 As expected of my brother-in-law's student, he's always watching to fleece hi
Chapter 1060 As expected of my brother-in-law's student, he's always watching to fleece hi
Throughout the entire Ming Dynasty, there were only six people who dared to instruct Wu Ju to call him "uncle".
Father, Mother, Chang's sister, Sister Jin'er, Sister Yu'er and her husband.
My mother, Chang's sister, and Jin'er are all very steady and reliable; they would never do such a thing.
The most likely remaining possibilities are her unreliable father and her sister Yu'er, who has always been unconventional.
However, although Sister Yu'er is free-spirited, she will not interfere in matters involving official appointments and local development.
Only his own unreliable father could possibly instruct Wu Ju to come and call his maternal uncle.
Zhu Biao could even picture the unreliable face his father had back then.
“Wu Ju, you are our son-in-law’s student. Putting aside the issue of ruler and subject, just considering that scoundrel and your teacher’s wife, you should all call us Grandpa.”
"Once we get to Yangzhou, you should first consult your master, and then ask your uncle for some benefits."
"Don't be embarrassed, those two bastards didn't hold back when they were ripping us off either."
"In short, just go ahead and do your job as the prefect of Yangzhou with confidence. We'll cover for you if anything goes wrong."
"..."
No doubt, my unreliable father is absolutely capable of doing this.
While cursing inwardly with a dark expression, Zhu Biao looked at Wu Ju and said, "Let me tell you first, your uncle is a penniless prince. He has no men and can't afford money."
Wu Ju blinked blankly.
Is this right?
This is different from what the Emperor said!
Zhu Biao gave a soft snort, then pointed at Yang Shaofeng and said, "See that? This is what a nouveau riche with money and connections looks like."
"Just remember this: if you need money or people in the future, go to your master."
"If he refuses to give it to you, write a letter to the princess's residence and ask your master's wife to stand up for you."
"In this regard, it won't help even if you ask your maternal uncle, let alone your maternal grandfather."
"Of course, if you cause any trouble here in Yangzhou, you can come and find your uncle."
"As long as it doesn't involve corruption or harming ordinary people, your uncle will cover for you no matter what the rest, even if you make a huge mess."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but glance at Zhu Biao.
The black sesame glutinous rice ball vendor has a very shrewd plan.
The identity of the maternal uncle must be acknowledged.
He also has to acknowledge his role as the principal.
Because these two identities are truly effective.
Give the simplest example.
Why are black sesame glutinous rice balls so stable?
Because he had several hundred sworn brothers in the Ming army who served as commanders, chiliarchs, centurions, and other officers, Heizhi Tangyuan never had to worry about military power.
If necessary, he could easily sideline Xu Da and Chang Heitan.
The same conversion applies.
The effect of calling more than twenty county magistrates "uncle" is not very obvious, but what if more than twenty prefects or even more than twenty provincial governors called them "uncle"?
To put it bluntly, officials may not necessarily be of one mind with the emperor, and they may even keep some things to themselves and dare not say them openly.
However, they are mostly of one mind with their uncles and the principal, and they dare to speak their minds directly.
In the Ming Dynasty, which emphasized the hierarchy of "Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, and Teacher," the way of making black sesame glutinous rice balls was absolutely correct.
The only problem is that this black sesame dumpling is all show and no substance—he wants the identities of uncle and principal, but doesn't want to give them any real benefits.
Or rather, it wasn't that he didn't want to give, but rather that he preferred to use the talent and resources under his control to his advantage.
When it comes to tricking one's brother-in-law, no one can compare to black sesame dumplings.
While inwardly grumbling, Yang Shaofeng said to Wu Ju with a dark face, "Tell me, what are we lacking now? People? Or money?"
Wu Ju chuckled twice and said, "My lord, I have already looked at the map of Yangzhou and some nearby prefectures."
"Yangzhou has a well-developed waterway system, with both canals for grain transport and estuaries for sea transport."
"The students' idea is to build asphalt roads directly, and also build railways, ports, and canals along the way."
Yang Shaofeng's face darkened even more.
How long has it been since the Chemical Engineering Department at Denzhou University produced asphalt?
Ningyang County hasn't even had asphalt roads yet!
That bastard, he's got his eye on anything!
Wu Ju glanced at Yang Shaofeng cautiously, then continued, "If asphalt roads are difficult to pave, cement roads will do."
"It's about the railway. My uncle and the master need to step in and talk to Vice Minister Chen of the Railway Bureau to ask him to put Yangzhou Prefecture first."
"Of course, the most important thing is still the labor force."
"When the students arrive, it's already done. If we can get around 300,000 to 200,000 laborers, all these things can be rolled out at the same time."
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Wu Ju again.
That bastard, he originally wanted to say 300,000 laborers, but when he saw that I was not in a good mood, he changed it to 200,000, and then directly reduced it to 100,000.
This bastard has really figured out the window effect!
Wu Ju chuckled again and said, "Besides the labor issue, I also want to set up another market in Yangzhou, together with the Dengzhou market, to strengthen the flow of goods between the north and south."
Yang Shaofeng remained silent.
Zhu Biao exclaimed that it was brilliant.
Bravo!
As expected of the first batch of Ningyang Jinshi personally taught by her brother-in-law, she was ruthless and precise in her actions, almost as if she was specifically targeting her brother-in-law to fleece him!
Seeing that Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao remained silent, Wu Ju first shrank his neck, then said in a tone that was neither reasonable nor forceful, "This student has no choice but to say this."
"Yangzhou is such a poor place... so poor that even a bird wouldn't shit there. The whole prefecture is not as rich as our Ningyang County."
"There were neither any decent workshops nor any decent mineral deposits."
"If the students don't come up with a solution, wouldn't they be letting down the people of Yangzhou?"
"..."
Yang Shaofeng was furious. After a long while, he flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly, saying, "You can write your own memorial regarding the railway and the border markets. How the court considers it is the court's business. I will not interfere recklessly."
"As for the laborers..."
If you don't give us the railways and the trading posts, you have to give us the laborers.
We can't possibly not even provide laborers.
Yang Shaofeng said with a dark face, "As for the laborers, you should find Zhou Jingxin yourself and ask him to find a way to get some for you from the Koreans and the shorty."
Wu Ju was overjoyed and said, "With your words, Master, I feel much more at ease."
"Well, before I came to Yangzhou, I contacted the magistrate of Yangjiang County through Li Hui and asked him to help me find some laborers."
As Wu Ju finished speaking, Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao's faces darkened even further.
The Li Hui mentioned by Wu Ju was the magistrate of Boye County.
This guy was born in the same year as the magistrate of Yangjiang County.
Li Hui devised a plan for the magistrate of Yangjiang to raise piglets and then extract their leather to make boots, while the magistrate of Yangjiang helped Li Hui recruit laborers.
The reason they went to such great lengths was because Yang Shaofeng was so desperate to grab laborers that Li Hui and his group were trying to figure out how to bypass the labor market in Dengzhou.