Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 360: Great shift in cultural roots, everything in the world belongs to the Ming Dynasty

"My protection of Mingren has been meticulous."

"However, people must compete, and Ming Dynasty must also participate in world competition. What I need are talents! Talents from all walks of life!"

"Is it dangerous to fight animals or bullfights? What can you do that is not dangerous?"

"Being poor is the most dangerous thing!"

Zhu Qiyu said: "I don't want to be Emperor Taizu, I want to be Genghis Khan, and all the talents from all countries will be used by me!"

"Even if I want to protect Akito, if Akito himself doesn't live up to his expectations, how can I protect them?"

"It's the same with the Blue Football Team. If Akito doesn't live up to his expectations and doesn't play well, he won't be a hit, so I'll attract talents from all over the world."

"I don't know how to do any protection mechanism. This is a bunch of trash and doesn't deserve protection!"

The emperor believed in wolf culture, survival of the fittest.

In recent years, the rubber industry has exploded and is used in all walks of life, including tires, rubber, non-slip handles, rubber gloves, horseshoes, etc. The three major game balls are almost the same as those of later generations.

Competitions are held every year, and blue volleyball entertainment activities have also emerged among the people.

But the central government has always spent money to organize competitions, while grassroots competitions are hosted by businessmen, and they are all small-scale.

Starting from the 27th year of Jingtai, the emperor took the lead and raised funds to establish three major league companies. Each province formed a team to compete with each other.

We raised funds to establish three companies of the Blue Football Volleyball Team to build venues, sell tickets and host ball games.

Because the construction of venues was expensive, the emperor spent the bulk of the money to build the venues first and use them to host ball games, wrestling matches, performance venues, etc.

The initial investment is large, and all income comes later.

Starting from the 27th year of Jingtai, each province started to build a stadium, so the architectural design industry also emerged. The emperor wanted to build each arena into a local landmark building, so he needed a design team.

Architectural concepts must be learned from the architectural concepts of all countries. Chinese style must be present, and Western style must be included. Anyway, they are all from the Ming Dynasty.

The venue is led by the emperor, and local capital is willing to invest. Anyway, if someone invests, the emperor will not get involved, and he doesn't like this small amount of money anyway.

The construction of venues in Sanjing is the fastest. They are all directly invested by the emperor and powerful people. When the money is available, the construction must be fast. Wherever there is money, construction is fast.

Therefore, today the emperor proposed that more games should be held and the venue should not be wasted.

Especially exciting.

Exciting things like polo, animal fighting, bullfighting, boxing, and wrestling can attract people to watch.

There is also a place for special cross talk performances, and at worst, there is a place for shouting with a loudspeaker, and there is also a place for piano, violin, and guzheng performances.

The emperor organized the league, but he was not deeply involved. He mainly wanted to watch the excitement.

The point is to make money from spinach.

"Your Majesty, my Ming people are the most hard-working. As long as they can make money, Ming people are stronger than anyone else." Wang Fu has this confidence.

Not necessarily, black sticks are still good at sports, but their brains are not very good, and they have to merge with the human race to reach their peak.

"Gentlemen, Ming Dynasty is developing in an all-round way, and all walks of life must develop rapidly."

Zhu Qiyu softened his tone: "I support any industry. I don't support it verbally, I really support it with money."

"Since the 27th year of Jingtai, I have invested in the construction of venues and vigorously promoted the league."

"Am I happy to watch the excitement?"

"No."

"I'm here for the common people in the world to have some fun. Don't always think about being an official. It's more comfortable to be a folk entertainer than to be an official."

"For entertainment, everyone must participate. Anyone can play and everyone can participate."

The entertainment industry is highly developed and can balance the contradictions of the people against the court to a certain extent.

The courtiers rolled their eyes, but you were happy to see it.

You like to watch basketball and football, and 800 million people across the country know that.

"By the way, if Zhu Qing also wants to start a league or buy a team to play in, I also support it. I plan to buy one. The football team will be called the Beijing Royals and the basketball team will be called the Beijing Red Foxes."

"This year, I plan to build a thousand basketball courts and a thousand football fields across the country."

"Sports talents must be cultivated from the grassroots level."

There are so many places in Ming Dynasty, how much money can be spent to build venues, but the ball is expensive.

"I give you a thousand basketballs and a thousand footballs."

Zhu Qiyu was willing to give it up: "It's only 100,000 yuan."

"But I can't be generous myself, can I? Let the businessmen join in and donate some golf courses so that the common people can play. Having fun alone is not as good as having fun with everyone."

"National sports and sports for all are what I would like to see."

Just know you won’t get the short end of the stick.

In fact, building a basketball court is really not expensive. It only requires two basket racks. A piece of land is allocated, two basket racks are erected, and a cement floor is laid.

The football field is not expensive, and the football field also has a running track, which is also not expensive.

The indoor ones are definitely expensive, but in today’s Daming Dynasty, no one will play in the indoor gyms that cost money. The outdoor ones are so good, and there are so many people playing for free.

"I think it's okay, veteran minister."

Yao Kui snorted: "If you achieve great things, you can help the world. When businessmen make money, they should care about their hometown and contribute to the construction of their hometown. It is only natural and right."

"His Majesty has released these stadiums, and the Center is not ambiguous. The old minister thinks that the Center will also invest 10,000 yuan to build a hundred stadiums."

Xiang Zhong is going to stare at this old man to death. If he doesn't pay for it, why are you pretending to be an uncle?

"Yao Qing is still generous. Look at Xiang Zhong. You have been the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs for several years. How can you become a miser?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs does not need to build basketball and football fields, but builds volleyball courts."

"Your Majesty, it's not easy to be a household manager." Xiang Zhong came to complain again.

Zhu Qiyu quickly stopped: "When there is a suitable candidate for minister, I will change him, okay?"

Xiang Zhong did not want to be Ming's family.

He is willing to be the first assistant.

Yao Kui was too old. He almost didn't go to the morning court, but only to the big court meeting, and he couldn't last four or five hours.

For the position of chief assistant, the most fierce competition is between Wang Wen, Wang Hong, Zhu Ying and Xiang Zhong.

Because Wang Fu had no experience as a governor in a local area, he should not be the first assistant. The emperor could not do without Wang Fu, so Wang Fu was delayed in going to supervise the local area. It is estimated that when Yao Kui left, Wang Fu would go to the local area. .

It's just Wang Wen and Wang Hong, these two people made great contributions and were the emperor's most important confidants. Yao Kui missed it because Wang Wen didn't return to Beijing.

Now that Yao Kui is dead, Wang Wen should be his successor.

And Wang Wen is not young anymore. He may not be able to serve for more than a few years if he becomes the first assistant.

He can afford to wait.

In fact, the emperor wanted Wang Wen to be the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but Wang Wen liked the Ministry of Personnel, so he acted as a check and balance between the Ministry of Personnel and Chen Wen.

Chen Wen has been in poor health for the past two years and went to Sanya to recuperate this winter, so Wang Wen is in charge.

The emperor was equally affected by the rain and dew, and he made Dang his first assistant.

"Having said that, the purpose of my league is to prosper the private sports industry."

"We also need to hold the Minglu Games and let the world participate."

"Since we want to have a league, there are more than just three major sports. Baseball, billiards, wrestling, boxing, polo, and martial arts can all have leagues."

“Once you build a site, you can’t let it sit idle.”

"Now, the people have money in their pockets and are willing to pay for entertainment, so they must listen to the people's voice and do things for the people."

Which common person wants to play the three big balls?

When the courtiers roll their eyes, it means you want to play, feel bored in the palace, and don't like to listen to plays, so you engage in sports to entertain yourself.

Everyone in the world knows that you don't like to listen to operas, but like to watch stage plays.

In the past two years, I have written a lot of bloody scripts and had them acted out.

“This year’s fiscal revenue has reached a new high.”

"This is a good thing, but it also shows that private business is highly developed."

Zhu Qiyu changed the topic: "Yao Qing said it well just now. If you achieve great things, you can help the world. Nowadays, there are so many wealthy people among the people. I think I should make a contribution to my hometown."

The courtier was slightly startled, what could the emperor do?

"I plan to implement six-year education among the people starting from the 30th year of Jingtai. All school-age children must study for six years!"

"I know that many families cannot afford to educate these children."

"Doesn't this just require businessmen to contribute the money? Large private businessmen put 20% of their profits into the local education industry every year for education expenses."

“For six years of education, the family will pay for three years of education, and the next three years will be fully funded by education expenditures.”

"Both boys and girls must study for six years and obtain a completion certificate."

“Girls, especially, have to read.”

When the courtiers heard this, they thought it was a good thing.

Education is the fundamental plan of the country, but the education expenditures that the central government can afford are not much, and they are mainly used for imperial examination expenditures, and the grassroots education expenditures cannot make much profit.

It would be great if businessmen spend money to provide education.

"Your Majesty, merchants are greedy and may not be willing to support the country's plans, right?" Wang Hong said sadly.

Wang Hong was nicknamed "Wang Beheaded".

After Li Xian's death, he should have succeeded him as the first assistant, but Yao Kui's contribution was too great. Asphalt roads in the Ming Dynasty were all over the country. It can be said that Yao Kui was the biggest contributor.

Therefore, when Yao Kui was the chief assistant, he had to tolerate his opinions.

In the past few years, he has also figured out that the emperor wants all important ministers to be the chief ministers, and he also has a chance. As long as he can survive Wang Wen, he can be the chief minister.

Although he was not the first assistant, he also became the Taifu.

Even though there were a lot of Taifus in the Manchu Dynasty, every Taifu had enough merit.

The official position in the Jingtai Dynasty was the most difficult to ascend and had the highest gold content.

"No one wants to get money for nothing."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Since you have paid this money, you have to give them some benefits, such as issuing a slave trade certificate and let them make up for it from other places."

Slave trading certificates are useless at all, and the private slave trade industry grows wildly.

There were even people selling Ming people as slaves, and the government didn't care much about them. They really couldn't control them, unless they were all white slaves and could tell them apart.

If there are southeastern barbarians and Indian slaves mixed in, you won't be able to tell at all.

"Just give them some preferential policies and hang their deeds on the wall in the school so that students can remember them."

"The center will issue another certificate to commend them."

"If there are businessmen who are unwilling to contribute to national affairs, they may even hinder universal education."

"Then don't blame me for being cruel."

"Anyone who dares to block the fundamental plan of ethnic education will be punished!"

Kill a few and you will be honest.

Ming Dynasty lacks nothing, especially people.

"Your Majesty, did you study social studies in the past six years?" Wang Hong asked again.

"Read social studies and divide social studies into grades one to six."

"The six arts of a gentleman are moral, intellectual, physical and beautiful, and all-round development."

"More textbooks must be compiled for schools to choose. All walks of life must be included in the textbooks so that children can understand and understand the Ming Dynasty."

In fact, modern education trains workers.

Zhu Qiyu really looks down on rote memorization and exam-oriented education, which is the most useless thing.

Exam-oriented education began in Chenghua and became successful in modern times.

Jinshi before Chenghua was not an exam-oriented education.

"Your Majesty, why haven't you learned the scriptures yet?" The courtier was surprised.

There are many kinds of textbooks in social studies, involving mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, biology, medicine, humanities, history, morality, common sense, geography, fine arts, music, and art. They have everything but no classic meaning.

Zhu Qiyu rolled his eyes: "You want them to read the scriptures? Who will teach them? Can those gentlemen at the grassroots level understand it?"

The courtiers immediately fell silent.

"How do you ask a four- or five-year-old child to learn the scriptures and its meanings? After sixth grade, they are only teenagers. It is not too late to start reading the scriptures and its meanings."

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Unless the Department of Education can mass-produce great talents on the classics and put them among the people to teach children to read the classics early."

"Otherwise, there's no chance."

"Besides, what is the purpose of reading the scriptures? Do you really understand the truth? Humph!"

"Don't you just want to be an official?"

"If 400 million children among the people all want to be officials and all read the scriptures, what do you think will happen?"

The courtiers shuddered and rebelled!

There will be rebellion everywhere!

The purpose of reading scriptures is to become an official. If you really can’t become an official, you can only think of ways to rebel. There are no conditions to create conditions.

"So, we need to cultivate the interests of our children in all walks of life. Don't always think about being an official. There is nothing good about being an official! It's best not to be this thing!"

Zhu Qiyu said something against his will: "All walks of life serve the people and create a better life. There is no difference."

The courtiers all knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Nonsense, those who are in power are all political families, and newcomers from the civil society cannot come up. The advantage is for them, and their descendants can be officials forever.

"So, wait until the children are mentally mature before reading the scriptures. If they are eleven or twelve years old, read the scriptures. If they are interested in politics, I welcome them."

"Even if you hit a wall and never get involved in politics, you can still live a good life relying on the books you have read."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "I worry so much about the development of the people."

"So, we need to compile more textbooks."

The truth is revealed.

When the Central Committee compiles textbooks, it will be mixed with selfishness and encourage children to engage in physics, chemistry, and biology, let alone study politics, history, and geography. It is too dangerous to learn that stuff.

The mechanical talents of Ming Dynasty are here.

But one day, the trend of the court changed. Isn't it just a matter of the emperor's words to decide which talents he wants to recruit?

"There are too many civilian children, and the existing social studies are far from enough."

"We need to increase the number of social studies, expand the scale of existing social studies, and select more teachers from the private sector."

Speaking of this, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "I have adopted millions of children over the years, and more than 200,000 of them have grown up."

"There are many people who study, and it is more than enough to become a teacher among the people."

"Especially for many girls, it would be best to become a teacher."

"After Jingtai expands the scale of social studies in thirty years, I will send these teachers down and serve as teachers wherever there is a shortage of teachers."

The emperor had said at the beginning that the purpose of adopting orphans was for education and medical treatment.

Time flies so fast. Nineteen years have passed since the tenth year of Jingtai. The day after tomorrow will be the twenty-ninth year of Jingtai.

"Large-scale social schools should have courts and balls for children to play in their spare time."

“And get a horse so the kids can ride.”

"Once one day, I am called to the battlefield, I won't know anything."

"These expenses are all funded from local education funds."

It's from local businessmen.

"Of course, the businessmen who fund education are big local businessmen with annual profits of more than 100 million. Small businessmen don't have much money, and big businessmen make too much. This is also a balance."

"If there are fewer local businessmen with annual profits of more than 100 million, then the standards will be appropriately lowered."

"If someone deliberately controls the scale of profit or evades paying education funds, do not kill him. He will be demoted to a slave and go to Ussun to dig mountains, and his family property will be confiscated."

"Li Bing, you are responsible."

Li Bing was very considerate and would not let those businessmen take advantage of any loopholes.

"Education is the foundation of the country."

"The number of private children is increasing rapidly. First, we must ensure the number of children's doctors, secondly, we must ensure the supply of children's necessities, and then we must ensure the quality and quantity of social studies."

"Effective immediately, social education will be changed to primary school."

"Each private village must have at least one primary school. There is no limit to the number. Large private households are encouraged to contribute funds to run the school."

"Strive to ensure that all children can go to school. It is necessary to go to school!"

The courtiers were very supportive of this.

"Starting next year, 10 million will be allocated from internal funds and 10 million from the central government to fund education."

Zhu Qiyu said: "It is best for everyone to have a set of textbooks for students."

"It is best for every primary school to have musical instrument classrooms, painting classrooms, mechanical classrooms, and experimental classrooms."

"There should be a large playground for sports and horse riding practice."

"There must be a library. There must be at least a thousand extra-curricular reading materials. The richest people can donate the few. Simple scriptures must be placed in the library."

"And strictly restrict the entry of bad information in newspapers into the campus."

"Provinces like Wushuang and Qinghai that were just merged into the Ming Dynasty need to expand the number of social studies and allow children to speak Chinese, and they are no longer allowed to speak Zhanwen and Mongolian."

The courtiers added many suggestions.

"I think the most important thing is to improve your eloquence."

Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "You have a lot of skills, but you can't express them. What's the use?"

"The Western Yi people brought by Chen Jiayou were as comfortable as a duck in water as soon as they were given jobs by the imperial court. What's the reason?"

"I can brag!"

"I don't know how capable they are, but they are very powerful when they brag!"

"This is eloquence!"

Wang Fu snorted: "Such flashy people, what's the use of them? If Your Majesty lets the children in the world become like that, wouldn't they be full of liars?"

"I didn't say that everyone must be able to brag, but that everyone must be able to express, be brave enough to express, and be good at expressing."

"What is Akito's personality like? Introverted, down-to-earth, and hard-working."

"Look at Xiyi again. They are open-minded and able to brag. They are very good at what they say. If they put it into practice, it would be good if they can get one or two out of ten."

"But the impression given is that they are very versatile and can do everything."

Zhu Qiyu said: "So, I hope that the children can express themselves, but not be too exaggerated, like the Europeans who are exaggerated. This cannot be learned."

The courtiers pondered the emperor's words.

"What your Majesty said is true."

Bian Yong came out of the job: "When Weichen arranged for Europa talents, they hyped it up to the sky, but it turned out that it really didn't work."

"But our workers were frightened by them."

"Then follow other people's thinking."

"This is an advantage, but it is also a huge disadvantage. It is flashy and will not achieve great things."

Zhu Qiyu believes that honest people suffer the most.

People who cannot express themselves suffer everywhere.

However, that is determined by the country's system. They have to use their mouths to say everything, rather than exam-oriented education, which creates good eloquence and flashy words.

In this era, people are still relatively reserved. The more they develop, the more they can brag. In fact, they are full of shit and not bullshit.

"Promoting the Department of Education to the Ministry of Education..."

Before he finished speaking, he encountered opposition from the ministers. Once it became eight departments, the administrative costs would skyrocket. The Department of Education already had enough, and there was no need for one more department.

The question is if Education is to be changed to the Ministry of Agriculture, should Agriculture be changed to the Ministry of Agriculture? What about the Department of Commerce? What about the Department of Reclamation?

"That's all."

Zhu Qiyu gave up this thought: "The Ministry of War has an Army Department and a Navy Department. Is there any objection to this?"

Han Yong said he had no objection.

After some discussion, Ma Ang suddenly smiled and asked: "Your Majesty, which one do you think is better, Chinese painting or Western painting?"

"If I look at it, our paintings naturally have a deeper meaning."

"But Western paintings are easier to understand and people like them more."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and took out a memorial: "This is the secret memorial given to me by Li Kuang."

"Western painting is developing rapidly among the people. Li Kuang believes that the name is inappropriate and should be renamed Northeastern painting."

"After all, the Northeast is a new land with a short history. Except for the Liao and Jin Dynasties, there is nothing that can be achieved."

"We have to make history."

"He just wanted to turn Western paintings into Northeastern paintings."

"Create a long history for the Northeast and let people living in the Northeast know that their ancestors are Han people and have created a splendid history."

Li Kuang's memorial was circulated among the courtiers. Li Kuang became even more greedy and wanted to swallow up everything in Western paintings. The origin was completely changed.

If anyone doesn’t believe it? Then let all the children work hard to learn and carry forward Northeastern painting. After a few hundred years, it won't be enough if they don't believe it. The point is, the emperor has some famous Western paintings. As long as they are given to the Northeast, there will be a source.

"I never realized before that Li Kuang is a marketing genius."

"I used to think he only knew how to fight."

“I didn’t expect that after a few years in the Northeast, I started developing tourism in the Northeast, and now I’m starting to create history for the Northeast.”

Zhu Qiyu touched his chin.

In fact, the six northeastern provinces are developing rapidly, with a population exceeding 1.3 million. However, neither Li Kuang nor Zhao Fu are satisfied. It is not a problem for the six provinces to feed million people.

"His Majesty."

Yao Kui stood up unsteadily: "Actually, the first person to propose this idea was not Li Kuang, but Tao Cheng."

"Tao Cheng wants to make Guizhou a music capital, and wants to make piano, violin, and guitar the origins of Guizhou."

"The people of Guizhou are already good at singing and dancing, and with the blessing of musical instruments, they are even more powerful."

Tao Cheng is also a marquis. He has been in Guizhou for more than ten years and has been the governor for several years. He can be said to be the cornerstone of stabilizing Guizhou.

"Isn't Tao Cheng a military general? Military generals also study?" Zhu Qiyu was surprised.

Yao Kui rolled his eyes: "Why can't military generals study? The old minister thought Tao Cheng's proposal was good at the time. As a result, Li Kuang wanted to build a pyramid and set the origin of the guitar in Jilin, which gave the old minister a headache."

"Then put the piano and violin in Guizhou."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Li Kuang and Tao Cheng's proposal is good."

"The Ming Dynasty took back so many things, so it was natural to convert the barbarians into Chinese. Look at how many foreign words the Ming Dynasty has translated from books from various places over the years."

“A rich vocabulary is a good thing, and the more good things you have, the better.”

"I also plan to publish another Jingtai dictionary."

In the 13th year of Jingtai's reign, the Dictionary was changed into the Jingtai Dictionary, which uses letters and radicals to search.

In the 19th year of Jingtai's reign, the Jingtai Dictionary was promulgated.

In the 20th year of Jingtai's reign, Jingtai Cihai was promulgated.

In the 25th year of Jingtai's reign, the Great Ci Ci of Jingtai was promulgated. This is the first and most complete ci of ancient and modern times, with a total of two million words.

A dictionary is sufficient for scholars and below. If you want to be admitted to the imperial examination, you have to study Jingtai's ci. If you want to study literature, you have to study Jingtai's ci.

Now even if the letters are from Ming Dynasty, no one can argue with Ming Dynasty.

Everything in Greece now belongs to Ming Dynasty, and Greece has no objection.

"Your Majesty, is there any flaw in Jingtai's diction?" Wang Fu asked with a frown.

Jingtai's Cihai compiled all the translated imported words and sentences, and added thousands of idioms, catchphrases, and famous quotes.

The summary of idioms started in the eighth year of Jingtai. The emperor felt that there were too few idioms, so he began to summarize idioms from ancient texts. It took 7200 years and new idioms were summarized.

"I feel that my vocabulary is not enough. I have recently acquired a lot of new books, and some of the translated words will be compiled into Cihai."

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "In the next ten years, we will add another word to our Cihai. Don't stop at summarizing idioms. There are so many allusions from the ancients that we must let future generations know."

"Borrowed words, even good ones, should be included in idioms, and allusions should be made up. You have to use your imagination."

"We must constantly absorb good things. This is the essence of Chinese culture."

"The most indispensable thing in China is history. It has a long history of five thousand years. What can't be stuffed into it? If you don't have it, just put it on the head of your ancestors. They are all your ancestors anyway. The better, the better."

anyway.

"From now on, Western paintings will be renamed Northeast paintings, and Western musical instruments will be renamed Southwest musical instruments."

"The famous Western paintings collected by the Center will be collected in a museum in Harbin. The museum will be open to the world for people to appreciate. They are the treasures of Northeastern ancestors."

Zhu Qiyu plays a shameless character.

The court officials thought it was a bit far-fetched. There were still many Westerners serving in the Ming Dynasty. What did they think?

Kneel down and watch!

"It would be great if Tao Cheng made this proposal, the capital of musical instruments."

“Every province must have its own characteristics, and even every prefecture and county must have its own characteristics?”

"Let the chief ministers from various places think about what the local characteristics are? Summarize them and carve them on the city gate so that the world can remember them."

"By the way, I will send one hundred thousand painters next year to paint all the mountains, rivers, plants and trees of the Ming Dynasty for me."

"I will select one from all the paintings and regard it as the characteristic of each province and include it in the textbook so that the world can see the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Then, I will build an art gallery and list all the paintings on the walls so that the world can come in and visit."

Hold an art exhibition and charge money.

Wang Fu was slightly startled: "Free?"

"You are stupid! How much does it cost to travel with a hundred thousand painters? Do you want me to lose money? How much does it cost to build an art museum? Can there be no charge?"

I knew you were not so kind!

Wang Fu felt that the emperor was asking for money everywhere, which made everyone in the world want to make money, and all benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust had been forgotten!

But Daming is really rich now.

"Gentlemen, art museums can actually be opened everywhere."

Zhu Qiyu discovered the business opportunity: "There are so many paintings handed down from the Ming Dynasty, and so many were bought from Xiyi, and shelved in a cabinet. Isn't it too wasteful?"

"Your Majesty, once those famous paintings are put on display, what if they get damaged and the paintings are destroyed?"

Wang Fu became anxious: "Besides, how many elegant people are there in this world? How many of them can understand?"

"You also said that people prefer Western paintings and cannot understand Chinese paintings. Why don't they just come here to have fun? They might as well go see those uneducated three-vulgar paintings!"

The courtiers started to quarrel.

It is said that these things are for elegant people. Ordinary people cannot understand them and are not qualified to watch them. Just like Peking Opera, it is garbage in their eyes, and it is too high-end in the eyes of ordinary people.

There is a huge gap in aesthetics, which cannot be bridged by reading the classics without a clear head.

"I just said it casually, don't be anxious." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.

Can I not be in a hurry?

I have no objection. You must do it. What can't you do for money?

"How about covering it with a glass cover and allowing people to see through the glass?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

Wang Fu kept shaking his head: "It is not easy to pass down famous paintings to this day, and any loss is unbearable."

"If you insist on holding a painting exhibition, there are folk painters everywhere."

"Let them draw a fake one and put it in an art gallery. If you look at it casually, you won't be able to understand it anyway. They are just arty people."

Zhu Qiyu raised his thumb: "It still depends on Wang Qing. In this way, the money will be collected and the famous paintings will not be lost. It's a good idea."

Wang Fu rolled his eyes, you can just be a human being.

"Heirloom antiques can also follow this path."

Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up: "My lords, why don't I come forward to gather private businessmen, open a museum, and charge admission tickets to make money!"

"Your Majesty, you don't want to spend a penny together?" Wang Fu was convinced.

"My money has to be used on national affairs. Besides, if you charge admission fees for an art museum, how long will it take to recoup the cost? Are you stupid?"

The courtiers were speechless.

You run a league and build venues. Do you know how the public scolds you?

If you don't want to make long-term investments, other businessmen are willing? You put a knife to someone's neck and force them to pay. You really don't do business like this.

"This is a good idea!"

Zhu Qiyu wants to develop but is reluctant to spend money.

“Actually, there is no loss, it’s just that the return on investment takes a long time.”

Zhu Qiyu snapped his fingers: "It's not enough to rely on rich people alone. They don't have famous paintings and handed down objects. They have to let private collectors come forward. Bai Gui, where are you hiding it? You love collecting, so I'll leave this matter to you." , you take the lead."

Bai Gui was about to cry but had no tears. Your Majesty, I am your father-in-law. Can't you just wait for me?

When I came forward, all the face I had accumulated in half my life was gone.

"Don't worry, I will also contribute some money."

"This matter is settled."

Zhu Qiyu was in a good mood: "The Chinese New Year will be celebrated tomorrow, and the 28th year of Jingtai will be over."

"Old rules, you will get all the rewards you deserve."

"There is another surprise this year. I won't tell you yet. You will know tomorrow night."

"Next morning!"

The emperor gave up, and the courtiers looked at each other, unable to guess what good things the emperor wanted to reward.

In recent years, the New Year's Eve banquet given by the emperor has exceeded expectations every year, and the dishes have become popular all over the country every year.

Every year, the palace will give some special rewards, and these rewards will also become popular.

Some are obviously ugly, but they are still popular at home and abroad. For example, wallets are not used by courtiers, but young people like to use them.

For example, Jingtai clothing is not very popular in China, but it is very popular abroad. It is also called a suit, so don't be embarrassed.

Just arrived in the evening.

Concubine Hu came in with tears in her eyes, and Zhu Qiyu knew that she would come.

"Your Majesty, I cannot bear to let my son succeed me."

Concubine Hu cried: "I know that the princes of the Ming Dynasty are going to inherit the vassal state. Is it possible to wait for a hundred years before I can inherit the vassal state?"

She is not young this year, and her health has not been good recently. The root of the disease was caused when she gave birth.

Zhu Qiyu helped her wipe her tears: "My son has grown up and it's time for him to have his own world. I entrusted him to be the emperor."

"If he keeps guarding the center, he will at best be a free prince with no big future."

"The children have grown up and become wild-minded. We can't control them."

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Hu cried bitterly.

The Ming prince's succession to the vassal was a rule set by Taizu, and no one could break it.

"I know it's a good thing, but my heart just can't let it go."

Concubine Hu couldn't stop crying: "The New World you are talking about, is it a primitive state that is inaccessible to people? My son has gone, will he be able to adapt to the environment? Will he get sick?"

"My dear concubine, he is my son and the prince of the Ming Dynasty. He should set an example for all the people."

"If my sons don't go to explore the new continent, how about letting the sons of ordinary people go?"

"My son is a son, but the sons of common people are not sons?"

"Yes, I have selfish motives. I don't want my son to be a land reclamator. I will let someone carve out a piece of land before letting him go."

In fact, Zhu Qiyu didn't really want to send his fourth son to Australia.

The biggest natural enemy in that place is the environment. Just banish a few princes who have no future and they can still gain a foothold.

He actually wanted to send his fourth son to Moscow to become the emperor of Eastern Europe.

Let’s look at the situation again.

As soon as Concubine Hu left, the mothers and concubines of several other princes also came to cry, and Zhu Qiyu comforted them one by one.

New Year's Eve.

Carriages appeared at the door of the minister's house, and dishes were delivered to the main hall.

Nowadays, the wheels of carriages are made of iron and rubber tires instead of the original wooden wheels.

But the important ministers were more concerned about the emperor's surprise.

A bicycle was pushed down from a giant carriage.

The biggest problem with bicycles is the chain. Bearings are not a problem, because bearings have been around since the Qin Dynasty, and they are very mature now.

Many modern things existed in the Qin Dynasty, such as tongs, pot brushes, pressure cookers, etc., which existed in the Qin Dynasty, but these things were packaged by Xiyi and sold back to the Ming Dynasty.

The difficulty was the chain. It took three years to overcome the chain problem.

It took another year to assemble the bike before it was fully formed.

But this is a hand-made bicycle, which is completely made by workers part by part.

In October of the 28th year of Jingtai's reign, the trial was successful, and then the emperor ordered one hundred units to be manufactured secretly, and they were given as a special gift at the New Year's Eve banquet.

The courtiers have all seen bicycles, but that happened many years ago. They have been investing money in these years, but with little effect. Unexpectedly, after all the hard work, they actually built it.

The old man Yao Kui even got on the horse and tried to ride around.

He frightened his son to death. If something went wrong, the emperor could beat him to death.

Han Yong was the most ruthless. He didn't even eat, and rode his bicycle around the street, which aroused a lot of eyebrows.

When entering the palace to express gratitude on the first day of the new year.

The courtier stayed in the Yangxin Hall and chatted with the emperor about bicycles for half an hour.

The emperor gave the bicycle the name "The Sun Never Sets".

It will be mass-produced after next year and strive to be popularized in the market within three years.

The emperor's gift of bicycles aroused heated discussion among the people. Countless capital entered the bicycle market, and brands such as Jiaoyang and Fanxing rose rapidly.

Nonsense, they are all state-owned enterprises.

During this time, Leonardo da Vinci walked around Beijing, and his impression of Beijing was that it was prosperous, too big, and crowded.

The first month of the Ming Dynasty is the most lively time in the Ming Dynasty, but this year it is far less lively than in previous years because the central government does not allow fireworks, firecrackers, lanterns, etc. to be set off in the city. Instead, it has designated areas and set them off there.

Last year during the Lantern Festival, a big fire broke out and hundreds of people were burned to death.

Therefore, the central government strictly ordered that fireworks are not allowed to be set off in the city. If you want to set off fireworks, you can go to designated places outside the city. This year, a park was built outside the city for them to go there to set off lights and flowers.

But in Da Vinci's opinion, it was lively enough. There were cries everywhere, the security was excellent, and you could go out casually at night.

There are no bullies on the street. Those who bully others will be slaughtered. This is something that can't be helped, and the central government can't control it.

What impressed him the most was that Akito was of such high quality that he was not a hooligan, a homeless person, or a drunkard, and he was always polite when he spoke.

Zhu Jianji rolled his eyes. People like that have been removed. Can't you see them anymore?

Jilin and Heilongjiang no longer want people like that. They all have to go to Mongolia Dusi and Yuerhai. It’s so cold there that half of them can survive.

Of course the security is better.

Zhu Jianji was naughty and often went out to play in the palace when he was a child. Now that he lives in the palace, he naturally goes wherever there is excitement and is a man who has fun.

Today, an old store opened a branch at the gate of the city. It was crowded with people during the opening ceremony. He and Lao Qi joined in the fun, and Da Vinci naturally followed.

"Old Qi, who do you think that is?" Zhu Jianjian was sitting at the window with sharp eyes and saw an acquaintance through the glass window.

Zhu Jianchao was still eating noodles. When he heard this, he raised his head and was shocked: "Zhang Fuhua? Damn it, why did he come back to Beijing?"

"It must have been the imperial father's order to return to Beijing."

Zhu Jianjian's face turned a little pale: "He won't come for our brothers, right?"

Zhang Fuhua is definitely the childhood nightmare of princes.

At that time, the princes were naughty, and they were young and old. The emperor had no choice, so he ordered Zhang Fuhua to come back. Zhang Fuhua had long been tired of the princes' tricks. He had been here like this when he was a child, and he knew the princes' thoughts and methods best. It’s very simple, just smoke it!

Therefore, he whipped the emperor's son just as the emperor whipped him.

"No way!"

Zhu Jianchao was about to cry: "I want to become a vassal, father...won't you let me go?"

"No, I have to beg my mother and concubine. I want to join the feudal clan!"

Da Vinci was a little confused. Who could scare two princes like this?

This Zhang Fuhua is a bit handsome and looks quite peaceful. Although he is blind and cannot tell what Orientals look like, he feels that this Zhang Fuhua is a good person.

"Is he a good person?" Zhu Jianjian's eyes bulged out: "When did you become blind? Damn it, he is here, he is here!"

Zhang Fuhua's eyes were sharper and he also saw two princes eating noodles.

Came over with a smile.

"Hey, aren't these Zhu Silang and Zhu Qilang?"

Zhang Fuhua sat down unceremoniously: "Waiter, a bowl of noodles, half a duck, a bowl of pickles, and a pot of rice wine."

Zhu Jianjian quickly said: "Your father is waiting for you. Are you still eating here?"

"The emperor does not want hungry soldiers. It is not too late to go after eating. It will be fine." Zhang Fuhua was familiar with the emperor. He had been beaten by the emperor since he was a child.

"Then you pay for your own food. We brothers have no money." Zhu Jianzhen wanted to change tables.

"You don't even recognize the teacher? You don't even treat the teacher to a meal?"

When the waiter served the dishes, Zhang Fuhua ate the noodles without ceremony, and then the garlic: "It's authentic, it still tastes the same."

It was the first time for Da Vinci to meet such a familiar person.

"I haven't been back to Beijing for a few years. You two tell me, what are the interesting things in Beijing?" Zhang Fuhua secretly looked at Da Vinci, he was here just for him.

"Zhang Fuhua, you want to save face, what did you teach us, and you call yourself a teacher?" Zhu Jianchao couldn't stand this cowardice.

This bastard beats them in addition to beating them. Every time he returns to Beijing to report on his work, he will find an opportunity to beat them up.

"Yo? Your wings are hardened, don't you think you are a master anymore?"

Zhang Fuhua put down his chopsticks and said, "Okay, I'll go ask for orders tonight and beat you up."

Zhu Jianchao's face turned dark. If Zhang Fuhua went, his father would be really accurate. He would probably come to watch, eating melon seeds and saying to hit him hard.

"You can eat, you can eat." Zhu Jianji didn't dare to offend him. The key was that this kid was shady. I heard that back then he even dared to lie to his father, so he was hung up and beaten by Jin Zhong.

"Talk about it."

Zhang Fuhua is used to enjoying himself. While eating noodles, he listens to stories and occasionally comments to the point.

Zhu Jianjian was happy to chat with him, and Da Vinci also joined the chat group, and the four of them chatted and laughed.

"Oh, has the brothel fallen into this state now? It's so boring."

Zhang Fuhua patted his belly: "This wine doesn't taste good. It looks like it came from a factory. It doesn't have the original taste. The roast duck taste remains the same, but it's much worse than what I had when I was a kid. I guess the chef in the kitchen has changed. "

"Yeah, last year I wanted to tease someone, but the old madam dragged me upstairs. Oops, this is so boring." Zhu Jianchao said happily.

Zhu Jianyan looked at him stupidly: "Did you go to a brothel?"

"No, no, no." Zhu Jianchao quickly shook his head no, lowering his head like a good baby.

"You're not too ungrateful, kid. Why don't you think about your brother and me when you have such a good thing?" Zhu Jianjian was angry. He has never gone shopping at his age. The key is that his mother is in charge. Now that he is in charge of his wife, he really can't Chance.

Zhang Fuhua patted him on the shoulder: "What are you afraid of? I will take you there another day."

We joked for a while.

It's getting late, Zhang Fuhua is going to the palace to pay his respects.

Zhu Jianzhen and Zhu Jianchao also had to return to the palace, otherwise the women at home would be nagging them endlessly. Da Vinci also bought a house.

People from Europe were put into suitable positions according to their talents.

Leonardo da Vinci served as court painter and secretary to the emperor.

Secretary is not a high-ranking position. There are thousands of secretaries to the emperor. There are many secretaries who have never seen the emperor, and Leonardo da Vinci is one of them.

Zhang Fuhua walked into the Yangxin Hall and greeted the emperor.

"I'm back." Zhu Qiyu had just finished processing the memorial and was doing some activities. It was time to take a rest.

"Weichen arrived at noon. I saw His Highness King Shang and Prince Su on the way. They were so enthusiastic that they had to drag Weichen to have a meal, so we were delayed." Zhang Fuhua didn't hide it either.

"They invited you to dinner? Are you blackmailing them?" Zhu Qiyu said angrily.

Zhang Fuhua chuckled.

"Are you so good as a local official?" Zhu Qiyu was speechless.

"Weichen just doesn't slip around in front of you. He has always been serious in the place. His subordinates are all afraid of Weichen."

"Believe it or not."

Zhu Qiyu said helplessly: "Your father Zhang Hong is a gentleman, why are you such a bastard? You are almost forty, and you don't have much dignity."

"Hey, Wei Chen, you raised me, didn't you?"

"You mean like me?" Zhu Qiyu raised his hand and slapped him.

Zhang Fuhua closed his eyes and didn't dare to hide. He looked like he wanted you to hit him but you hit him too hard, which made Zhu Qiyu laugh angrily: "You are almost forty, so you are in a good shape. I can still discipline you." Year?"

"I thank your majesty for not fighting me." Zhang Fuhua acted obediently.

"Get lost."

Zhu Qiyu said angrily: "When your father sees you like this, he will scold me for teaching you to be like this."

"However, you have done well where you are, and this is what makes me most gratified."

"Although you have a wild personality, you are honest in your work."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." Zhang Fuhua and Liu Jian were on the same list, and Liu Jian was constantly praised. People even said that he was the second Li Xian. This made Zhang Fuhua unconvinced, so he competed with Liu Jian.

Zhu Qiyu sat on the soft cushion: "Tell me, you won't eat with the fourth child for no reason. Why?"

"Nothing can be hidden from Your Majesty."

"Weichen received a letter from Chen Jiayou, saying that the foreigner named Da Vinci was an incredible talent."

"At the gate of the city, when I was looking for a restaurant to eat, I saw His Highness King Shang."

"It is said among the people that His Highness Prince Shang has the best relationship with Leonardo da Vinci, so Wei Chen guessed that the foreigner was Da Vinci, so he did some testing."

Zhang Fuhua said seriously: "Wei Chen also believes that this Da Vinci is talented, but we don't know the upper limit of his talent yet."

Zhu Qiyu frowned and said: "He has a great talent? How can he use it? If he can lead an army, can he be allowed to lead an army alone? In terms of government, can I trust him to rule the court? He is an outsider after all."

　If you are interested, you can watch the antique video and you will find that the things we use now were all available in ancient times. The tools in ancient China are much more advanced than today. In terms of practicality, China will always be the first. Foreign countries are indeed better at making impractical things than us.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)