Villager of Daming

Chapter 757 Cihai final draft test currency

According to rumors, the Crown Princess is pregnant again, which is huge!
Jubi offers a [-]% off discount for every seven items, and this applies to all the shops in Xiaqiu Village, except for the box lunch shop, which is still three cents.

Then all the businessmen in Nanjing city followed up with discounts or gave away gifts, including brothels...

What the people fear most is unrest, and what they like most is a stable political environment, especially businessmen.

There are more people giving soup in winter, and wealthy businessmen are afraid. What order will your Majesty give if he is in a bad mood...

Time flies, and it is the time of the Great Cold, January 29, [-] in the Gregorian calendar, and November [-] in the lunar calendar.

This month has 29 days, and the second day is the first day of the twelfth lunar month.

Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to do and did not hold a court meeting. He simply took a three-day holiday on the first day of the twelfth lunar month during the Great Cold period.

The children were happy and ran over to play again. The ice rink in Datian was not the one outside Xiaqiu Village.

More than 3000 children who lived in the library also came over again, first drank the soup used to make skewers, and then skated.

The Crown Princess is also here. She has more contact with the children and is in a good mood.

Except for those on duty who stayed in various offices in the imperial city, all the civil and military officials were present, including Wei Su, who compiled Cihai, and a large group of people.

Cihai is almost ready. It needs to be reviewed twice before the final draft can be copied and then sent to the printing shop of the library for printing.

The participating officials are very happy. They have two reference books, and both have their own merits.

After the compilation of Cihai is completed, you can complete the Hongwu Ceremony together with other people who have prepared first. Once compiled, this life will be enough!

"Taipu has worked hard. When Cihai is finalized, Taipu will rest for a while. Don't be too busy. The total printing volume of the dictionary exceeds 50. It is our dictionary of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang was talking to Wei Su at this moment. He took a look at the unfinalized Cihai and was very satisfied.

Cihai is an advanced reference book for dictionaries. Dictionaries are currently being printed, and at least every official and clerical official in the Ming Dynasty has one.

There are also a large number of dictionaries in the library for people to borrow and use, just don't damage them.

Those from scholarly families, like those who did not stay in Nanjing after the imperial examination was dismissed, bought several copies for themselves and their children.

When the sergeants went to the local areas to eliminate illiteracy, they had to bring a bunch of them with them, and a few were given to each village. If anyone wanted them later, they had to pay for them themselves.

Dictionaries are priced inexpensively, with a [-]% profit added to the cost, and this [-]% also includes shipping fees.

When Wei Su heard that he wanted to rest, he looked troubled: "Your Majesty, I am not tired, I still have to practice the Hongwu Ceremony."

"How can the ceremony be repaired in a day or two? If your body is exhausted, what else can you use to repair it? I will give you a month off in the first month to go around with your family."

Zhu Yuanzhang disagreed. The workers who were finally rescued had to rest, and the animals pulling the carts also had to rest!Not to mention people!

"Your Majesty, what about the others?" When Wei Su heard that His Majesty asked him to take his family around, he thought it was okay.

"Get some rest and take care of your body and bones. You're all looking good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang directly gave a holiday to this department dedicated to revising scriptures.

There are many people inside who are officials from the former dynasty who have taken care of themselves at home. Officials from the former dynasty no longer think about the affairs of the court and are tired!

When they are older, they stay at home, teach students who are willing to come to study, and then teach the children at home, preparing to spend the rest of their lives like this.

As a result, the imperial court wanted to revise the Ming Dynasty Dictionary, Ming Dynasty Cihai, and Hongwu Dadian, so they brought them back.

As soon as they knew they would be involved in such things, they became young again and took their families to Nanjing to receive physical recuperation while participating in the editing work.At present, Zhu Yuanzhang has assigned people to collect books. The Hongwu Dadian is an encyclopedia and contains various aspects of content.

Some books are collected in the hands of private individuals, and they have to be taken out and borrowed. After that, if they are willing to sell them, they can buy them, and if they are not willing to sell them, they will be returned to them.

Anyone who is willing to collect books knows how precious they are. When they see the notice saying that a comprehensive book will be compiled, they are willing to lend the books out.

The key is not to lend money in vain. Those who give money should also give them a set of dictionaries and other printed agricultural books.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wei Su happily went to his friends to talk about this matter.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and looked at the director: "If they weren't here, it would be really difficult to compile Cihai. It's a pity that there are few people. I don't know when we can see the Hongwu Grand Ceremony."

The village chief had been silent just now. He actually wanted to watch the children in the village play, but he was asked to stay here.

Now listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's question, he directly replied: "I think it only takes three to five years. The main purpose of the grand ceremony is to organize and classify it. Copper movable type is being manufactured continuously. Once the grand ceremony is completed, more printing will be done."

"Very good! To avoid any loss in the future. Are those novels and storybooks ready?" Zhu Yuanzhang agreed with Duoduo's printing behavior.

If you only have the original and the copy, if something gets into trouble or becomes corrupted, you will have to re-edit it.

He also thought about the group of 'authors' found in Xiaqiu Village to write storybooks. Now they only print them but don't sell them. Everyone is illiterate. Who can read them?
Many story books have been produced, such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which has been completed, and Luo Guanzhong is currently working on Water Margin with his master.

Luo Guanzhong himself has many story books, not just the Water Margin he wrote with his master Shi Naian and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms written by himself.

Other scripts that have not been handed down in history are still written today.

Together with other authors, the library has a strong reserve and is waiting to release a few short story books next year for storytellers.

"Your Majesty, it's almost done. The main thing is that the paper is good. We need to use good paper to continue printing, including dictionaries."

It's okay if the director doesn't talk. According to things, it is entertainment, and the real useful thing is paper.

The papermaking technology in Xiaqiu Village has been improving, and it can now be used to print banknotes. Other paper technologies are relatively low.

But it is better than the paper produced by normal paper-making workshops in the Ming Dynasty. Although Xuancheng County's rice paper is famous, it cannot be used to print books.

The key is that rice paper is expensive and the cost is too high.

The paper in Xiaqiu Village was cheap and good, and the technology was kept secret. The craftsmen were given death orders.

And the ink used for printing must be printing ink. This is also a secret.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the people on the ice: "Can we print treasure banknotes next year?"

"The technical reserves are sufficient, but will we issue treasure banknotes next year?" Li Chang asked.

"Will it be released?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know whether it was better to issue it or not. He had to listen to the experts on this matter, what if he made a mistake?

"You can try to use it in several nearby houses, such as the shopping malls and department stores in Xiaqiu Village. If you use treasure notes, we will accept them, and you can even get discounts."

The head of the village gave a trial method and forced the people to accept it. It is better to guide it slowly. There is no rush anyway.

At present, the currency circulation in the Ming Dynasty is not bad, mainly because the people don't go out much and they win the war.

(End of this chapter)