Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 777 Zhao Wen Likes to Read Newspapers
Although Zhao Wen didn't have to worry about children, wife, house, car, and banknotes, there were more, bigger, and more complicated things to worry about than these.

Like the middle-aged people of later generations, Zhao Wen hardly had time for himself, even if Zhao Wen was the emperor.

Zhao Wen was in a happy mood as he ate the skewers and drank the rice wine.

Zhao Wen's appetite has always been good, and it didn't take long for him to eat all the food on the table.

"Give me ten more skewers of roasted kidneys and ten skewers of mutton skewers!" Zhao Wen shouted loudly at the stall owner who was busy next to the barbecue pit.

"Come on!" The stall owner replied, and then put the skewers that had been prepared on the grill and started to turn them over.

"Your Majesty, you have already eaten enough, you should eat less, you are going to sleep soon, eating too much is not good for your health!" Chen Donglai stood behind Zhao Wen, and said to Zhao Wen with a worried face .

Zhao Wen said indifferently: "It's okay, I only eat this once or twice, there is no problem!"

Seeing that Zhao Wen insisted on this, Chen Donglai had no choice but to go to the stall owner and ask the stall owner to put less chili and oil.

Chen Donglai returned to Zhao Wen's place, standing behind Zhao Wen respectfully like a guard.

Not long after, what Zhao Wen wanted was brought up by the stall owner.

After the skewers had cooled down for a while and were not so hot, Zhao Wen picked up the skewers on the table and started eating.

This time, it didn't take long for Zhao Wen to eat all the skewers on the table.

After eating, Zhao Wen asked Chen Dong to pay the bill, wiped his mouth, and walked out first with the guards.

After Chen Donglai paid the bill, he hurriedly chased after him.

"Your Majesty, it's time to go back to the palace!" Chen Donglai whispered to Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it after walking around Xuan Town for a while, it's still early!"

The current time is placed in later generations, and it is only after ten o'clock in the evening.

After ten o'clock in the evening, most of the people of later generations are still awake and enjoying the nightlife.

Zhao Wen wandered around the streets and alleys with his guards, and the green lights all over Xuanzhen illuminated Xuanzhen.

After the street lights came out, the night in Xuanzhen became brighter, and the night in Xuanzhen was not as peaceful as before.

All kinds of small stalls can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys, and these small stalls are full of people.

Inspectors with iron rulers patrolled the streets non-stop to prevent accidents from happening.

The current Xuan Town can be said to be the safest city in the world. I dare not say that the road is not picked up and the house is not closed at night, but the safety factor is also very high. Basically, there will be no problems when walking alone at night.

Accompanied by Chen Donglai, Zhao Wen wandered the streets for a while and then returned to the palace.

After returning to the palace, Zhao Wen didn't rush to sleep, and started to deal with the memorial again.

As the night gradually deepened, Zhao Wen sat on the chair and felt pain in his buttocks.

Zhao Wen stood up, put down the brush in his hand, and stretched his body.

Zhao Wen walked out of the imperial study and looked at the night sky.

The sky is full of stars hanging in the sky, and the moon exudes a soft light.

"The moon in the sky has not changed since ancient times, but this land is changing silently. I believe that in a short time, I will be able to realize my plan for the world." Zhao Wen is full of confidence. , said to the sky.

Chen Donglai hastily offered a flattery, "Your Majesty is a star descending from the sky, and he will definitely make this place better."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, prepare the bath water, I'm going to wash up and go to bed!" Zhao Wen said to Chen Dong.

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Early the next morning, Zhao Wen came to the imperial study after having breakfast.

There is today's new newspaper on the table in the royal study.

Zhao Wen has a habit of reading the newspaper of the day before dealing with political affairs every day.

With the establishment of the new dynasty, the scale of the newspaper office is also growing.

Today's newspapers have many pages.

There are political affairs, anecdotes of strange anecdotes, new stories from ancient books, and newly edited stories, etc.

All in all, today's newspapers are all-encompassing, and basically have everything that should be there.

Because the scale of the newspaper is growing day by day, a large number of freelance writers have also been born.

Publishing articles in newspapers can not only be famous, but also receive a lot of royalties, which makes those traditional scholars flock to it.

In the past, these traditional readers were very contemptuous of articles like Huaben Romance. In their opinion, this kind of article was the most rubbish.

But now, with the popularity of newspapers, this concept has also been changed, and many readers have joined the ranks.For a while, there were a lot more stories and romances.

For this situation, Zhao Wen is encouraging. The prosperity of literature and art is also of great benefit to the common people.

Zhao Wen sat on a chair and read today's newspaper.

The headline on the front page of the newspaper was the "Lu Zhengyi" case.

Yesterday, Jiang Chengwen, Minister of the Great Law Court, notified the newspaper office of this incident and asked the newspaper office to report it.

Now that the witnesses and material evidence are all there, Jiang Chengwen doesn't need to waste time doing further investigations, after all, this file was given by Zhao Wen.

In the newspaper, Jiang Chengwen also explained that the Great Law Court was going to hear the case, and that the case would be heard in ten days.

Zhao Wen read the headlines on the front page, then flipped to the back, and turned to the romance part of the story.

Zhao Wen looked at the above content with relish.

I have to say that the novels written by the ancients, especially the scholars of the Ming Dynasty, are really powerful, not only easy to understand, but also very interesting.

The reason why the novels of the Ming Dynasty are so prosperous is because they are inseparable from the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty at that time.

The imperial examination system was first established in the Sui Dynasty and developed in the Tang Dynasty.

In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system did not have so many clauses, and there were no excessive requirements for the scope of the examination.

It is for this reason that a well-written poem is valued by the examiners, and there are many Jinshi among them.

Even if you fail in the imperial examination, because a poem is valued by the ruler, there are many people who become high officials.

It is precisely because of the looseness of the imperial examination system that many students hope to become a Jinshi in high school with a poem.

Over time, many students have studied this way.

I dare not say that the prosperity of Tang poetry is 100% related to this, but it is inseparable.

The prosperity of Song poetry is inseparable from the way of commerce. The prosperity of the society, the accumulation of wealth, and the indulgence of the emperor to the scholars at that time, so these scholars had time to ponder these things.

In addition, the imperial examination system of the Song Dynasty was basically inherited from the Tang Dynasty, so Song Ci can be so prosperous.

In the Ming Dynasty, poems, songs, and fu became small ways, and the formation of stereotyped writing made poetry, songs, and fu completely lose their use in official careers.

The focus of the literati has shifted from poetry to stereotyped articles.

In order to be able to become a Jinshi, literati are constantly pondering articles.

If things go on like this, you will let go of poetry and songs.

Stereotypes have strict requirements on the style and specifications of articles, and those who can write stereotyped articles well are even more handy when dealing with novels.

Therefore, the Romance of the Ming Dynasty was very prosperous.

Zhao Wen read the short stories in the newspaper with great interest and relished them.

"I have to say that the imagination of the ancients is still very rich!" Zhao Wen put down the newspaper in his hand and sighed with emotion.

Also, if the imagination of the ancients was not rich, where would such masterpieces as "Journey to the West" appear?

　My head is dizzy, and my body hasn't recovered yet, so please forgive me!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)