OBS Chapter 1181 First, let the various vassal states suffer; let Chen Mo bear the infamy.
Chapter 1181 First, let the various vassal states suffer; let Chen Mo bear the infamy.
Yang Shaofeng didn't press for details, but simply waited for the black sesame dumpling to speak for itself.
As they walked, Hei Sesame Tangyuan said, "Although the countryside around the capital can't compare to Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture, there are still quite a few workshops, especially government-run workshops like ironworks, which are even more numerous than those in the city."
Yang Shaofeng snorted, looking displeased.
They kept saying "the capital city and the countryside" to each other.
They can't compare to those in the city.
Who are you being sarcastic about, you black sesame dumpling?
Looking at Yang Baobei in his arms, who seemed a bit restless, Yang Shaofeng immediately rolled his eyes and handed Yang Baobei to Heizhi Tangyuan, saying, "Your Highness, please hold her for a while."
Black Sesame Dumpling was overjoyed and immediately reached out to take Yang Baobei, saying with a smile, "Baby, have you missed your uncle? How about your uncle asks your aunt to give you a little brother?"
As they teased her, Heizhi Tangyuan's expression changed. After looking around, she picked up Yang Baobei and rushed to a shop, then turned to Yang Shaofeng and shouted, "Brother-in-law, quick, change Baobei's diapers!"
Yang Shaofeng followed leisurely, had the wet nurse change Yang Baobei's clothes, and then looked at the black sesame dumpling with a smile and said, "Your Highness, would you like to find a place to change your clothes?"
Black Sesame Dumpling looked at Yang Baobei with pleading eyes and said, "There's no way to change her clothes. I didn't bring any spare clothes, and besides, I'm wet, so it's inconvenient to hold her."
Yang Shaofeng chuckled twice, then looked at the black sesame dumplings and asked, "Your Highness just said that the number of workshops in the countryside of the capital exceeds that in the city, and then what?"
The black sesame glutinous rice balls made my whole body numb.
Just because of that sentence?
Just because I offended you with one sentence, you're going to treat me like this?
Black Sesame Dumpling snorted and led the way forward, saying, "The number of people a workshop needs is limited, but there are countless people in the capital who need to work and earn money."
“If the number of workers in a workshop is strictly controlled, those who enter the workshop can certainly earn money, but what about the common people who cannot enter the workshop?”
"So, my father's idea is to relax the requirements a bit. If a workshop originally needed ten people, we can hire fifteen, twenty, or even thirty people."
"Everyone's wages may be lower, but it will allow more people to earn wages to support their families."
"As for the problem of having too many people but too few workers, we should take a two-pronged approach: on the one hand, arrange rest time for them, and on the other hand, build more workshops."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng gave a cold laugh.
This world is fucking awful.
Whether it's Ningyang County, Dengzhou Prefecture, or even Beiping and Liaodong, everyone is complaining every day about not having enough manpower.
In contrast, the capital city was experiencing a strange situation where there were more people than workers.
What, are you showing off the large population of your Nanjing city?
Yang Shaofeng was displeased and immediately snorted coldly, "Making one person's work require three people to do it. What kind of good method is that? If the Pegu region is going to set up a Pacification Commissioner's Office, why not just relocate some of the extra people?"
Black Sesame Dumpling rolled her eyes and said, "It's not that easy to move."
"Not to mention that the capital city is located under the emperor's nose, and many people are unwilling to move there, the most important thing is that the Ministry of Railways would not agree to it either."
“Even before the reform of the court, Hu Weiyong had already cried poverty and played the victim, trying to beg my father to relocate some of the people in the capital to Liaodong.”
"Chen Mo then submitted a memorial, saying that after the spring of this year, the station and railway in the capital will be built. The amount of cement, steel and timber needed is enormous, and the number of able-bodied men needed will be in the tens of thousands. He said that 100,000 or 200,000 would not be too many, and 30,000 or 50,000 would not be too few."
"If we really gave Chen Mo 100,000 or 200,000 able-bodied men, let alone the idea that one person's work would be done by three people, even if three people's work were done by one person, the manpower in the capital would not be enough."
At this point, Heizhi Tangyuan couldn't help but snort again and said, "No wonder he's been in the big city for a few years. Minister Chen only made a slight move, but he gave my dad a real headache."
Yang Shaofeng blinked innocently, then his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Oh no!"
The black sesame dumpling immediately tensed up and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yang Shaofeng said, "The capital city will be short-handed due to the construction of railways and stations, but what about Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture?"
"There are also many stations and railways to be built along the lines from the capital to Ningyang County, and from Ningyang County to Dengzhou Prefecture and Beiping Prefecture, involving several provincial administrations, prefectures, and counties."
"If a few people emerge who are as audacious as Zhou Liangyu and Geng Xingming, the various prefectures might beat their brains into dog brains."
"By the time……"
Before Yang Shaofeng could finish speaking, Heizhima Tangyuan laughed gleefully: "Will they take the case to the cabinet?"
At this point, Heizhi Tangyuan shook his head with a smile and said, "Actually, we don't need to wait until then—yesterday at the court assembly, the Shandong Provincial Governor, the Beiping Provincial Governor, the Henan Provincial Governor, and the Minister of Revenue had already fought once."
It's nothing unusual for provincial governors to fight.
Anyway, these officials fight every three days, and every five days, and for at least 300 out of 360 days a year, they fight over all sorts of trivial matters. The only difference is whether they fight openly in the court or arrange a fight outside the palace.
Black Sesame Dumplings shook his head with a smile once again, while Yang Shaofeng's face darkened even more.
The newly appointed Shandong Provincial Governor Liu Weiqian was no good, and could even be said to have had a bad relationship with Yang Shaofeng. The Ministry of Justice was responsible for drafting the "Great Ming Code," but starting from the first year of the Hongwu reign, the "Great Ming Code" was revised every three days and every five days. The officials in the Ministry of Justice had long been itching to get rid of it.
Now that Liu Weiqian has gone to Shandong to serve as the provincial governor, how can he remain indifferent to the opportunity to compete with Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture for talent?
To put it bluntly, the achievements of Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture belong to Yang Shaofeng, while the achievements of the entire Shandong Province belong to the Shandong Provincial Governor.
Even if Wang Guangyang were to remain the Shandong Provincial Treasurer, he might still compete with Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture for personnel.
Yang Shaofeng smacked his lips and said, "If we really start large-scale railway construction this year, the labor shortage in various prefectures and counties will probably be a hundred thousand or more?"
Black Sesame Dumpling nodded and said, "Judging from Chen Mo's plan, a shortfall of a million or so is just the beginning, and it's not surprising that it could be three to five million."
Yang Shaofeng nodded in agreement, and after a moment's consideration, said, "If all else fails, then there's only one last option left."
"First suffer each vassal country."
"Let Chen Mo bear the infamy."