My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 102
Wu Shan was miserable, he followed Xu Jingchang out, and kept wiping away his tears...how can I describe him, like a puppy abandoned by his master, suddenly reunited with his master.

Both joyful and aggrieved, she wished she could hug Xu Jingchang's thigh and cry for a while.

My lord, do you know how wronged I am when I change the commissar!

Xu Jingchang squinted at him, "I said, old Wu, are you so wronged? Xie Jin gave you small shoes to wear? If that's the case, I'll bring him over and ask him to make amends to you. How about it?"

When Wu Shan heard this, tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, making him even more sad.

"It's either that Bachelor Xie bullied the lower officials, or that the lower officials have been serving the lord, but when the lord left, the huge General Secretary, the lower officials don't know what to do. If you want to serve you and Yao Shaoshi to play chess and listen to the music, you are not here, and I am too." I don’t dare to make trouble for you. I’m in the General Administration Department every day, empty-handed, from morning to night, drowsy and doing nothing. Day by day, fortunately, my lord is here, otherwise the lower official would have died of suffocation.”

Xu Jingchang looked and looked, and smiled helplessly, "You, if you are a Jinshi, I will find a way to get you connected to the political envoy."

Wu Shan immediately shook his head and said: "My lord, I can tell from the humble position, the general in charge is more and more dignified, no matter what, it's not my turn to be a lowly official, and the humble position doesn't want to do anything else, just want to be by your side and serve you well, that's all. Blessed be the next official."

Xu Jingchang couldn't help laughing and said, "Old Wu, don't be wronged. One day, when Xie Jin is gone, maybe you will take over as the envoy. You must have confidence in yourself."

Wu Shan was excited when he heard this. After all, Xu Jingchang has always spoken loudly, and he has never boasted... "My lord, I don't even dare to think of a lowly position. I have the ability to take over the post of the general. My lord is really over-reputed, and the lowly position is flattered."

Xu Jingchang paused, and said helplessly: "Old Wu, you may have misunderstood. If you talk about talent and ability, I'm afraid you will never be a general in charge of government."

Wu Shan was stupid again, "My lord, could it be that you are happy with your humble job?"

"Of course not." Xu Jingchang said earnestly: "Who said that the general manager must have both ability and political integrity? Who stipulated that all the important officials of the Nine Ministers should be human beings? In this imperial court of the Ming Dynasty, there are two kinds of people who can mix well , one is smart enough to play tricks without a trace, and deceive most people. The other is honest and stupid enough that when something goes wrong, the big guys are willing to give you a hand and help you wipe your ass. Such a person, Even if he becomes a co-administrator, he will not harm anyone's interests, and he will not be able to make any changes, so this is an excellent candidate."

Wu Shan's face darkened, "My lord, can you be the latter with a humble job?"

Xu Jingchang laughed loudly, "Old Wu, I hope you can fool me even more, and when the opportunity comes, you can take over the power and call the wind and rain... But before that, you still play the idiot well, you know?"

"I know!" Wu Shan smiled through his tears, "My lord, I understand the humble job, my lord still eats soy elbows today?"

"Yes, come two. From now on, if I have a bite of meat, I will have a bowl brush for you."

Wu Shan was stunned for a moment, the familiar feeling came back, it was still interesting to hang out with adults.

Xu Jingchang called Wu Shan, and at the same time seconded Zhu Yong, and gathered together a pair of crouching dragon and phoenix chicks. He began to issue orders and make intensive preparations.

The first is to print books. We must know that large-scale book printing is not an easy task. Whether it is woodblock printing or movable type printing, all of them require considerable costs.

Movable type printing, in particular, sounds like a very advanced technology, but for a long time, there were not many advantages, and it was even at a disadvantage.

It has to be said that movable type is not stable. When typesetting, it is easy to be uneven, and the weight of the printed characters is different... Moreover, typesetting itself is not an easy job. It requires enough people who are both literate and willing to pay Only hardworking craftsmen can print on a large scale.

And this publication must be constantly updated... such as the Analects of Confucius, the content is fixed, and there are many people who need it, and people buy it all year round.

There is no need for movable type printing, and you can make exquisite engravings, which can be used for a long time. As long as you sell enough, the cost can be diluted a lot.

As a reference book, a textbook, if it is more refined, it will be easier to sell at a high price.After all, you will not buy several Analects of Confucius and keep them at home just because the price is low. It is completely unnecessary.

Therefore, it is difficult for any seemingly subversive technology to become popular all over the world once it is launched, to destroy the existing things, and to eliminate the existing things.

It’s like an electric car, which actually appeared very early, but it was a pity that it lost to the oil car. After going around for more than 100 years, it only relied on technological breakthroughs, made a comeback, and suddenly emerged...

Movable type printing is like this. It was invented very early, and it was silent for a long time in the middle before it was finally replaced.

But no matter what, Zhu Gaosui has some skills, so he published the book as scheduled.

Xu Jingchang took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, "The paper is a bit black, are you not willing to use the paper properly?"

Zhu Gaosui nodded, "I want to use it well, but I'm afraid the court can't afford it."

Xu Jingchang looked again, "The printing is pretty good, the graphics are very clear, it's not easy!"

Zhu Gaosui said: "These are the young craftsmen you recruited. They heard that they were distributed to ordinary people for free. They worked very hard and turned around day and night. They wanted to be exquisite and cheap, so that the villagers could get benefits."

Xu Jingchang paused for a moment, then he realized that since last year, he has been recruiting young refugees and teaching skills, and now it seems that it has blossomed and borne fruit.

If it is those scholars who have read the Four Books and Five Classics, they would rather be a private school teacher than work as a worker in a printing factory.Only those who have been cultivated by themselves can work tirelessly and be honest and obedient.

"Be nice to the craftsmen. If there is any bad news, don't try to recruit talents from me."

Zhu Gaosui rolled his eyes, "You don't need to say that I didn't treat them well, so the second brother poached my corner. He lends out loans and prepares textile workshops. There are thousands of looms. If there is a shortage of talents, who will pay for them?" Does he work?"

So the two pigs are still competing?
Xu Jingchang breathed a sigh of relief, the situation is not bad.

"Okay, tell Zhu Yong that you can start moving in the near future. All the people who come to Beijing to deliver money and food will be given three books."

That's right, three books!

There is a simple book of Rescue Famine Materia Medica, which collects more than 60 kinds of wild vegetables common in the south, which are considered the most common among ordinary people.Including some poisonous wild vegetables, which need to be processed before they can be eaten, and the methods are also written.

The other one is a pamphlet compiled by Xie Jin, which mainly introduces common sense in various aspects.

As for the third book, it is a Yanghuang calendar.

This thing is very inconspicuous. Many young people have forgotten that there is such a thing. Only the elderly like to buy a calendar and hang it at home.

In fact, if you look carefully, this calendar is quite rich. It not only contains dates, but also some common sense of life, solar terms in the lunar calendar, and taboos.

Don't underestimate this thing, in ancient times, it is simply a treasure book of life.

The land of China has been a farming society since ancient times... In the farming society, the most important thing is time and solar terms... If there is a little mistake, it will affect the harvest.

If the harvest is not good, you may not be able to pay the land tax, you will not be able to eat enough, and you will make mistakes continuously, which may cause a famine, and the refugees will be everywhere.

Therefore, Qin Tianjian has been set up in the past dynasties to observe the celestial phenomena and calculate the calendar... and then send the new calendar to the people every year.

Local officials have a very important job, which is to persuade farming and mulberry.

The so-called persuasive farming and mulberry refers to carrying out agricultural production according to the seasons and solar terms.

In addition, there are weddings and funerals, groundbreaking, and other matters, and auspicious dates and times must be selected, which are also based on the calendar.

It is no exaggeration to say that this calendar is the yardstick for all the lives of ordinary people, and its role is so great that it is beyond the imagination of future generations.

If you have a calendar in your hand, and you happen to know a few characters, and you want to choose a good day to get married, they will come to ask you for advice.

Among other things, a jar of good wine and a big pig's head are indispensable.

This is a status, a symbol of knowledge and education.

On behalf of the folks, the old man Ma sent the land tax to the household department, and the delivery was smooth... With the note of the finished grain, he was ready to return to his hometown.

This is the second time he has entered Yingtian, the last time was to seek medical advice for the old woman, he borrowed money from the Hanwang's bank to save the old wife's life.

You can only spend [-]% of the interest, borrow money, and resolve the crisis.

The old horse became famous all over the world.

The villagers are willing to ask him for advice when they encounter problems.

This year, the autumn grain was delivered, and the original grain chief happened to be old. Everyone said that the old horse was knowledgeable, so they asked him to lead the big guys to deliver the tax grain.

Lao Ma readily agreed, and he just went to pay back the money.

[-]% of the profit, Han Wang Qianzhuang, is really innocent, it is really benevolent and righteous.

"We are blessed. The King of Han is a virtuous king, and the household department is also a good official. If you want me to tell you, tell the folks next time that we will also pay the treasure money, but don't bring food over, it's so tiring!"

A young man next to him said with a smile: "Uncle Ma, if we don't send food, we have to sell the food by the villagers themselves. Isn't the big guy afraid! Why don't you just work hard and help the big guy sell food and make money? It's you! of."

The old man Ma rolled his eyelids, feeling a little moved.

It is true that handing in food will be wasteful, and it is not as simple and convenient as treasure money.If we can sell the food first and then pay the tax, we can save a lot.

But buying and selling, he has never done this business before, can it work?
While he was pondering, a young man walked over quickly.

"Old man, are you here to deliver food? Can the delivery be delivered?"

The old man Ma nodded subconsciously, "I handed it over. This young man, what's the matter?"

The young man smiled and said, "Look, old man, these are three books, the perpetual calendar, the general knowledge of the Ming Dynasty, and the herbal medicine for famine relief...there are astronomy and calendar, how to file a lawsuit, how to do business, how to pay taxes, etc. What happened, which yamen to go to... everything is clear, this is the court's grace, specially given to the folks, free of money."

The old man Ma took it subconsciously, and if Tongxing could read, he took it over and read it carefully... After listening for a while, the old man Ma became excited.

"Okay, great, we can do business!"

He said, got up hurriedly, and thanked the young man, "Brother, you have helped us a lot."

The young man said: "Old man, you are welcome, this is an order from the court, and it is His Majesty's intention."

Old Han Ma paused for a moment, then said: "I used to know that the King of Han is a good man, and His Majesty is the father of the King of Han, so he is also a good man... We are so lucky to have met King Ming!"

As he said that, the old man knelt on the ground and held up the three books, "Grassmen thank God!"

Not far from where the old man knelt down, there was a carriage parked there.

"Hou Xian, it looks like they made a lot of fun."

Hou Xian said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the people are all thanking the heavens for your majesty's kindness and virtue. The servants and servants are all warm-hearted when they see it."

Zhu Di nodded, "I inherit the world of my father, so naturally I have to be careful."

(End of this chapter)