I studied in modern times

Chapter 292 Su Shi in Dengzhou

Sima Kang's tabloid was officially published the next morning.

However, the first issue was very small, less than [-] copies, and most of them were delivered to the government offices and officials in Bianjing City.

Zhao Xu soon also got the "Bianjing Yibao" hosted by Sima Kang.

"Not bad!" After reading it, Zhao Xu put down the "Bianjing Yi Bao" in his hand and asked: "The scholar-bureaucrats will like it very much, right?!"

"I heard it is like this..." Shi Deyi introduced from the side: "It is said that many literati and officials, after reading this newspaper, ordered their poems to be sent to Sima Kang's office, including the retouching fee. No, I just want it to be published..."

Zhao Xu laughed after hearing this.

We, the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty, should not look at each and every one of them as extremely arrogant.

However, if you ask them to write articles or help write epitaphs, career records, etc.

If it is not a close relative or friend, then a very high retouching fee will be charged.

Even in the past, before Xining.

Hanlin bachelors in the Academy of Sciences and Zhongshu Sheren in Zhongshu, when they write Dabaishu Ci/Zhushu characters, according to the convention, whether they are the ministers, generals or general civil and military ministers who are being worshiped, they also have to pay writing fees. of.

Generally speaking, it takes two hundred guan to compose and polish the words of a Hanlin scholar, while the writing of a Zhongshu Sheren also takes from fifty to a hundred guan.

It was only after the Xining Reform that the practice of polishing pens written by Hanlin bachelors/Zhongshusheren was explicitly prohibited.

From here, you can know that in the past, it was not a hidden rule but an open rule for ministers to pay money to Hanlin scholars, and for general ministers to pay money to Zhongshusheren.

Therefore, the writings of literati in the Song Dynasty were valuable.

The higher the status, the more expensive the writing.

Now, so many people are willing to contribute to Sima Kang's Bianjing Yibao. It seems that the popularity of this Bianjing Yibao will not decrease, at least in the short term.

At the very least, his influence among Shilin will be growing.

Tong Guan's Bianjing Newspaper will face challenges.

Zhao Xu is very sober on this matter.

The scholar-bureaucrats and literati may not be soberly aware of the threat Bianjing Newspaper poses to the public opinion they control.

But their instinct will make them take the initiative to unite.

Thereby squeezing out Bianjing New Newspaper, and finally driving Bianjing New Newspaper out of their circle!
Zhao Xu has seen too many similar things in modern times.

In that era of developed Internet, traditional literati would still form a circle of their own and brag about themselves.

Not to mention the Song Dynasty, an era when literati held an absolute dominance.

"Tong Guan, how are the preparations going?" Zhao Xu asked.

Shi Deyi replied: "Everyone's command, the servant boy naturally does not dare to neglect, he has already hired the storyteller who is the best at talking about the Three Kingdoms among the major tiles..."

"Good!" Zhao Xu nodded: "Tell Tong Guan to start right away. Based on the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, combined with folklore and Wazi storytellers, and using the story of the Three Kingdoms as the background, write a long novel that can be used in Bianjing New Year's Eve. A novel published serially in a newspaper!”

Novels have existed since ancient times.

As Ban Gu said: The flow of talkers is the result of officials; the talk in the streets is the result of hearsay!

There is already a novel "Yu Chu Zhou Shuo" in the Western Han Dynasty, with more than [-] pieces circulating, but it is a pity that it has been lost now.

But the vitality of this genre is extremely strong.

There are representative works in all dynasties.

There is "Sou Shen Ji" in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, "Youyang Zazu" in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and "Taiping Guang Ji" in the Song Dynasty.

They are all enduring and widely circulated stories and legends.

"Three Kingdoms?" Shi Deyi didn't quite understand.

Zhao Xu explained: "It is to use historical methods to tell stories... mainly novels and legends, telling stories of loyalty, forgiveness, benevolence and justice!"

"So..." Zhao Xu looked at Shi De and said, "This story must be based on Liu's direction!"

Obeying Liu has become a trend among the people of the Song Dynasty.

When the storytellers in Wazi talked about the Three Kingdoms, they all respected Liu.

Every time it is said that Guan Yu was defeated and Emperor Zhaolie was left alone, Zhuge Liang's ambition was difficult to realize.

The storyteller gets emotional, and the listener gets emotional too.

However, these stories are similar to modern jokes.

Every storyteller has his or her own jokes, and they usually only write one paragraph.

Naturally, Shi Deyi knew this very well. After hearing this, he lowered his head: "I understand!"

"I will write a poem for these three countries!"

As Zhao Xu spoke, he dipped his pen in ink and started writing on the paper.

Shi Deyi stood nearby and watched the master write and write.

"Rolling Yangtze River is fading east..."

Just this sentence, heroic spirit has already hit him.

This surprised Shi Deyi.

Zhao Xu, however, finished it in one go, dictating his favorite poem in modern times.

Then, at the end of the poem, he solemnly wrote his signature: Yang Shen.

"What's this word for everyone?" Shi Deyi couldn't help but asked curiously.

"A poem I accidentally saw in the Ouchi Secret Treasures!" Zhao Xu naturally did not need to seize other people's names.

He is the emperor.

There is no need to rely on articles to become famous.

Even his poetry and writing are the same as those of later Qianlong.

Literati and officials can only flatter and praise.

Shi Deyi looked at this poem and praised: "This poem "Linjiang Immortal" is really majestic. The poet must be a reclusive poet!"

"Haha..." Zhao Xu smiled: "Poetry and articles are nothing more than a trail!"

“Those who cannot cultivate themselves, govern the country, bring peace to the family, and bring peace to the world, no matter how good their poems and articles are, they are just mediocre!”

Shi De immediately lowered his head. He knew that everyone was referring to Yan Jidao.

A typical person who cannot hold up the wall with mud.

Even after everyone found out that he played with the singers at his friend's house every day, they sighed and commented on this person: "I am the big-faced treasure of the Song Dynasty!"

Although I don’t know who Big Face Baby is?

But as soon as Shi De knew it, from then on, no one mentioned his name again.

"Speaking of poetry, how was Su Shi's reputation as an official in Dengzhou?" Zhao Xu thought of Su Shi, a truly great writer who was regarded as the devil by countless students in modern times, so he asked.

"The soldiers are based on the legends of Dengzhou merchants and scholars who came to Beijing..." Shi Deyi replied: "Su Shi has done a lot of good things since he became an official in Dengzhou..."

"He also ordered the people of Dengzhou to build more fishing boats and go out to sea to fish..."

"In order to let the people of Dengzhou eat sea fish, he even cooked a lot of delicacies himself and gave them to the officials in the Dengzhou government office. He also posted the relevant recipes on the bulletin board of the government office..."

Zhao Xu was not surprised when he heard this.

Su Shi is like this.

He is a loudmouthed and outspoken person, and he is also a person who cares about the people.

He is also a big foodie!

So...he will probably leave a good story in Dengzhou.

Maybe in a few hundred years, Dongpo fish will become as famous a dish as Dongpo meat.

Maybe, there will be another place competing for the 'former residence of Su Dongpo' in the future.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xu asked, "Is Su Shi's current salary official Chaofeng Lang?"

Shi De nodded.

Zhao Xu said: "He has only been in office for a few months, so it is not easy to directly promote his salary officer... In this case, let's add a palace review!"

As he said that, he continued to write, and then wrote a command to remove the award and handed it to Shi Deyi: "Send to Zhongshu and ask Zhongshu Sheren to write the words to remove the award!"

"only!"

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Dengzhou.

Su Shi took the chopsticks and tasted the steamed fish he had just made.

The steamed fish is made from sea fish caught in autumn and dried in the sun.

Rinse the dried sea fish with clean water and soak it before putting it in the steamer.

After adding dogwood, soy sauce, pork and a special farmhouse sauce that Su Shi learned when he was in Huangzhou, it tastes extremely delicious and has no fishy smell at all!

Not only adults love it, but Su Shi’s children also love it.

While eating the delicious dried fish, Su Shi became very poetic.

Just as he was about to start thinking about it, he picked up a pen to write down his feelings at this time, but the voice of his subordinate, Li Gefei of Penglai County, came from outside the door: "Mingfu... Mingfu..."

"Uncle Wen?" Su Shi stood up, ordered someone to welcome Li Gefei in, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Li Gefei was originally a Beijing official or an official in the Imperial College, and he should have had a bright future. However, his deceased wife was the daughter of the late Prime Minister Wang Gui, and he even attended Wang Gui's funeral in person.

Therefore, he violated some people's taboos and was sent to Dengzhou.

He happened to meet Su Shi when he was in office in Dengzhou. As soon as the two people met, it felt like they had met too late.

Li Gefei's respect and respect for Su Shi cannot be described in words.

He served Su Shi almost like a disciple or disciple.

"Ming Mansion, this morning, another group of gold diggers from Hebei arrived in Penglai County..." Li Gefei began to complain as soon as he entered the door: "It's freezing cold. I don't know why they came to Dengzhou?"

"The sea is almost frozen, even fishing boats can't go out to sea, and they come here to dig for gold..."

"Please also ask the Ming government to quickly write to the officials and ban the gold mine veins in Denglai!"

Su Shi listened and smiled: "Uncle Wen, don't worry, don't be afraid when people come, don't be afraid when people come!"

The population of Dengzhou will now be around 11 households, but the total population is only [-].

The main customers account for [-]%, and the remaining customers are only [-]%, which makes the wages of various hired workers in Dengzhou remain high.

The civilian men digging trenches outside Bianjing City only earn one hundred and twenty yuan a day.

Here, hiring people to build roads and dig canals costs hundreds of dollars a day.

Su Shi originally wanted to build water conservancy projects, but when he settled the accounts, he found that he couldn't afford food and shelter. That's why Su Shi encouraged fishing - he had to be rich before he could start construction.

When the fishery was developing, news of the Denglai gold mine spread, and gold prospectors continued to come, which provided Dengzhou with a large amount of cheap labor.

Although it was said that when Song Yongchen was clearing the silt, he hired most of them at a high price.

But many people choose to stay.

Those who stayed behind were willing to work for the government as long as they had food and clothing.

Moreover, there is a steady stream of people coming to Dengzhou and Laizhou from all directions.

These people all want to seize a favorable position for gold mining in advance, so they continue to flock to Denglai in winter.

But this made Dengzhou officials very anxious.

The influx of a large number of foreigners has made public security serious.

The prison was quickly filled with prisoners.

But Su Shi liked it very much, because aren't the prisoners in prison just labor with the word "free" written on them?
So, all were sent to repair water conservancy, roads and bridges.

Of course Li Gefei knew Su Shi's plan.

So he just came to complain.

"Mingfu, if this continues, the officials and servants of the government and county offices will be exhausted..."

Su Shi didn't take it seriously. He said softly: "Uncle Wen, don't worry. Go back and tell the government and the state government. We will remember their hard work!"

"When this winter is over and spring begins, the channels and roads will be completed. This government will not forget those who have contributed!"

"I will definitely report it to the court and ask for merit for you!"

Li Gefei listened and said: "My official has said these things many times..."

"However, I'm afraid it's difficult to inspire everyone with promises alone..."

Su Shi has been painting cakes since winter, and he said that he would ask for credit after spring begins.

The effect was indeed very good at first, but now, as the pressure increases, people's hearts will inevitably waver.

After all, many people have no idea whether they can be promoted!
"That's it..." After Su Shi heard this, he thought about it and said to Li Gefei: "Uncle Wen, go back and tell the officials..."

"Here in this mansion, there are still five recommendation places for this year and next year!"

"In addition, when leaving Beijing, both Governor Lu and Xianggong Han promised to give Dengzhou ten short-term letters for officials to leave office due to hard work!"

Li Gefei listened and looked at Su Shi in disbelief.

In the Song Dynasty, it was extremely difficult to select people to change officials in the capital.

Because there is a necessary procedure, five Beijing officials and court officials need to be gathered together, and among them there must be one transfer envoy/Ti Xing/Chang Ping or jinglue envoy.

This matter is naturally extremely difficult. Most candidates will not be able to gather five candidates in a lifetime, let alone one of them must be the director of the route, transfer, Changping, and punishment.

Therefore, in official circles, this effort to gather the five leaders is called "Hejian".

It means that this matter is like building the top of a tower, which cannot be achieved by ordinary people.

Because ordinary officials are never willing to write letters of recommendation to people who have no connections - if something goes wrong, the person who recommends them will be fired!

As for subordinate officials who leave their official positions due to work, it is a privilege granted by the court to local officials.

It is also a hope for subordinate officials.

As long as you work hard, you can break away from the status of a subordinate when your age is up or you get recognition.

However, generally speaking, subordinate officials rely on their years to get out of the official position.

After 20 years, you will automatically be promoted to an official position.

The reason is the same as the official recommendation letter. If the subordinate officer recommended by the local official makes a mistake after he leaves the official position, the person who recommended him will also be punished!
Now, Su Shi is willing to release five quotas for recommendation letters and ten quotas for subordinate officials.

This is unthinkable in officialdom!
Of course Su Shi knew what Li Gefei was thinking. He laughed loudly and said, "I have already been exiled and supervised once!"

"Are you afraid of taking responsibility again?"

The few years he spent in Huangzhou allowed him to truly come into contact with the real life of the people, and he truly became like the people, picking up a hoe and growing vegetables.

His nickname of "Dongpo layman" came from his self-deprecation when he was clearing up wasteland on the east-facing hillside in Huangzhou.

I have hit rock bottom before, so I am not afraid of falling again.

This is Su Shi.

Su Zizhan, who has no scruples and is bold and natural!
(End of this chapter)