met free Chapter 1005 This bastard is a prime example of someone who is beyond redemption.
Chapter 1005 This bastard is a prime example of someone who is beyond redemption.
Yang Shaofeng tried his best to deceive Wang Zhuan, single-mindedly trying to get him onto the stretcher.
Wang Zhuan felt incredibly aggrieved, but he could only go along with Yang Shaofeng's persuasion, willingly lying down on the stretcher and saying "thank you" in the meantime.
Because it was an inevitable trend for Korean men to go to the Ming Dynasty to work as laborers.
He cooperated with Yang the Madman to send Korean men to the Ming Dynasty as laborers, and the Korean Registrar could also get some benefits from it.
If they don't cooperate, not to mention whether someone in the Goryeo court will emerge who is willing to cooperate, even if the entire Goryeo court is united, they still can't stop them. Goryeo men who want to make money will definitely sneak off to the Ming Dynasty to work as laborers or even stay in the Ming Dynasty and not go back.
It's impossible for Goryeo to build high walls along its entire border, let alone send troops to guard all the border lines.
If there's even a small opening, someone will sneak away.
Even soldiers on the border might sneak off to work as laborers in the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, by voluntarily lying on a stretcher, at least one could maintain a semblance of dignity—the Registrar of Households could reap some benefits from it, the border troops would not experience large-scale desertion, and the Goryeo people who were not selected would not think of secretly running to the Ming Dynasty to work as laborers.
Similarly, between Goryeo women being bought by Ming citizens as concubines or being sent by the Goryeo court to work as female laborers in the Ming Dynasty, the latter was clearly more respectable.
Wang Zhuan cupped his hands in greeting to Yang Shaofeng and said, "What Your Highness says is true. I was mistaken just now."
Yang Shaofeng smiled and said, "I heard from Vice Envoy Park that Marquis Guide and Marquis Guiyi have caused quite a bit of trouble in Goryeo?"
Wang Zhuan's heart tightened immediately. He carefully observed Yang Shaofeng's expression while cautiously replying, "It's mainly because Goryeo is a small country with a small population, and some of its customs are different from those of the Central Plains. It's inevitable that Marquis Guide and Marquis Guiyi will feel uncomfortable. Actually, it's not really a problem."
Yang Shaofeng smiled and nodded, saying, "The circumstances of the Marquis of Guide and the Marquis of Guiyi are special, and I know a little about their temperaments. Your Majesty need not cover for them."
After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng seemed to have made up his mind and said, "How about this, I will go to His Majesty to discuss the matter of the Marquis of Guide and the Marquis of Guiyi, and see if they should be moved to a different place or if someone else should be sent to Goryeo to restrain them. In any case, we will not make things difficult for the King."
Wang Zhuan was overjoyed and repeatedly bowed to Yang Shaofeng in gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness."
It's highly unlikely that Chen Li and Ming Sheng, those two bastards, will be able to move to another location.
As long as Yang the Madman can send someone to Goryeo to restrain those two bastards, Chen Li and Ming Sheng, and stop them from being so focused on killing themselves, that will be enough!
After all, Emperor Zhu's original decree stipulated that the two of them should reside in Goryeo so that he, as the King of Goryeo, could take good care of them.
As for what the imperial edict said, that he could send them back to the Ming Dynasty?
Just listen to this, don't take it seriously.
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Yang Shaofeng left the meeting hall satisfied and went to the palace to find Lao Deng.
According to Wang Zhuan, 200,000 laborers would be sent to Liaodong before the end of the year.
"Among them, there are at least 30,000 female workers."
"Before the spring of the eighth year of Hongwu, Goryeo will try to gather another 300,000 laborers, of which at least 50,000 will be female."
Yang Shaofeng repeated the conditions offered by Wang Zhuan, and then continued, "I also promised Wang Zhuan that I would send two people to Goryeo to restrain the Marquis of Guide and the Marquis of Guiyi, and to keep them in line for a while."
Emperor Zhu first grunted in agreement, then glanced sideways at Yang Shaofeng and said, "We'll have Mr. Shanchang explain the matter of the Marquis of Guide and the Marquis of Guiyi to them later. You handled this matter too carelessly."
Yang Shaofeng blinked blankly, "Too rough?"
Emperor Zhu snorted coldly and said, "Isn't it rough?"
"In Goryeo, there was originally a powerful minister named Shin Don, who created a situation of conflict between the power of the king and the power of the prime minister."
"We sent Chen Li and Ming Sheng to Korea with the intention of each of them winning over one side, making them fight each other even more fiercely."
"And what you've done is lead Chen Li and Ming Sheng astray. Now Wang Zhuan and Xin Dun are clearly on the verge of joining forces."
"If Chen Li and Ming Sheng are allowed to run rampant in Goryeo, I'm afraid that King Jeon and Shin Don will be able to return to the good old days when the monarch and his ministers got along well."
"And then there's Liu Dingbei. Originally, we planned to send him back to the northern desert and gradually create a confrontation between him and Ayushiridara."
"In the end, they were also led astray by the teacher you sent over."
At this point, Emperor Zhu glanced at Yang Shaofeng again and asked, "Are you curious why we didn't stop you from being with Chen Li, Ming Sheng, and Liu Dingbei?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded, but Emperor Zhu snorted coldly and said, "Because it's unnecessary. Anyway, no matter how rough it is, it's still rough on the Koreans... cough, on the Korean side."
"Even if Wang Jeon and Shin Don reunite, Goryeo's 100,000 warhorses will eventually vanish into thin air."
"Goryeo is now like a fish on a chopping board, unable to make any waves."
"The same goes for Liu Dingbei. Whether he returns to Mobei or not has little impact on the overall situation."
"As for you?"
When Emperor Zhu thought about the hair he had lost in the past two days, he couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark: "Some pits, you'll never know what they're like if you don't step into them."
"It's a good thing for us to be able to teach you a lesson with Goryeo."
"Anyway, we can handle it."
What else can we do?
My son-in-law is a master at governing the area, and he comes up with all sorts of ingenious ideas.
Just the steam engines, harvesters, progressive tax rates, and various workshops he created could have extended the Ming Dynasty's reign by several hundred years.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was a treasure sent down by God.
Unfortunately, this scoundrel has no experience in serving as an official in the imperial court. If you want him to learn how to be a prime minister from Li Shanchang, the dog will sneak off to doze off as soon as he enters court. He is simply a prime example of someone who is beyond redemption.
This incident served as a lesson for him, showing him how top-level strategies can destroy a vassal state without anyone noticing, so he won't act recklessly.
Seeing the bewildered look on Yang Shaofeng's face, Emperor Zhu felt a surge of satisfaction.
Not easy.
Usually, it's you who causes me to lose hair.
Now even you, you bastard, have been lectured and confused by us!
Comfortable!
Feeling increasingly pleased with himself, Emperor Zhu looked at Yang Shaofeng with a smile and said, "By the way, the Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner. On the fourteenth, you must take Jin'er and Yu'er back to your parents' home. Don't forget."
What shouldn't you forget?
Don't forget the four-color gift!
Moreover, this is your first time spending the Mid-Autumn Festival in the capital, and it's also the first time you've returned to your parents' home for the Mid-Autumn Festival after several years of marriage. Therefore, we must prepare extravagant gifts!
For example, students at Denzhou University.
Take, for example, the young and middle-aged people in Ningyang County.
If all else fails, we can accept students from Ningyang County School.