Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 200 This is a trap
Or thanks to the diligent Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang woke up before dawn.Of course, it could also be because of getting older.

In short, the day after arriving in Xiangshan County, Li Shanchang woke up before dawn and could not sleep.

So he stopped sleeping and simply got up and went out for a walk.

The prince-in-law's treat was at noon, and during the morning, Li Shanchang decided to go out and have a good look.And, go to a place farther away from the post station to see it.

He didn't believe it anymore. With such a surprise inspection, if there was something shady, he would definitely be able to find it.

As a result, until almost noon, Li Shanchang was still disappointed.

Sitting in the carriage on the way back to the inn, listening to the hustle and bustle of people outside, Li Shanchang had to admit that the prince consort was really an expert in political management.No matter what Xiangshan County was like before, as it is now, even he himself can't do it!

It is basically impossible to find the problem in Xiangshan County and bring down the prince-in-law.

Li Shanchang knew the emperor too well. The emperor's achievements were enough for the emperor to ignore some of the emperor's minor problems. Not to mention, the emperor's tolerance would be higher since he was a man who married the emperor's daughter!

Li Shanchang thought about this and had to regret again: Why is this Zhang Yifan not his biological son, even if he is an adopted son?
But now, he has robbed his son's wife and lost his own face. If this debt is not settled, how can he still have the dignity to be the most important figure in the founding of the Ming Dynasty?Every time I think about it, my face always feels hot.Some people, although they don't say it with their mouths, are probably laughing at themselves in their hearts. They can't even take care of a boy who doesn't even have full hair!

It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge!
Since we can't find the problem, we should stick to the same strategy as before and praise him!
He is just a young man now, but with such great ability, I don’t believe he would not be proud!

Only when he gets carried away will he do something wrong and make a big mistake that even the emperor cannot forgive!

Also, he is an expert at running the place. As for other things, he can't be good at everything at such a young age, right?
By the way, didn't he say it at the beginning that he was timid, so he died before the battle and did not participate in the competition.

It was just a competition, there was no risk to his life. If he really went to the battlefield, would something go wrong?
Thinking of this, Li Shanchang felt that he had found a way of thinking.But at this time, he had already arrived at the station, so he didn't think about it deeply.

Near noon, Fang Xiaoru came over on behalf of Zhang Yifan and invited these officials to Xiangshan Residence.

Needless to say, these people are an eye-opener.This side of Xiangshanju is actually full of people.Not only that, there are people queuing up at the door.There are special seats and number plates.

Zhang Yifan greeted him at the door. Because of his identity, there was no need to be careful about who or what he was doing when socializing. He was just entertaining guests as a host.Even if the Korean father is here, he can't suppress him.

On the contrary, these guests were not as high in status as him and were shocked by his achievements in Xiangshan County. On the contrary, they were all exaggerated.

After we sat down in the lounge and talked for a while, we heard the sound of a gavel downstairs.

"Dear guests, today's letter is from the last chapter and I will say..."

These outsiders had never heard of this, and they were all surprised. Why did they encounter strange things while dining in the restaurant.

Seeing their appearances, Zhang Yifan explained with a smile: "This is the beginning of storytelling downstairs. "Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses" tells the story of a hero in the world who protects Bao Zheng from the Song Dynasty and punishes corrupt officials."

The storytelling downstairs is based on the kind that came from later generations, without the accompaniment of playing, playing and singing, and it is just a story.The two members of the Shi family are both very talented. Not only do they have loud voices, but their narration and characters' speeches are all unique and fascinating, and they can be immediately involved in the story.

When Le Shaofeng heard what the consort said, she noticed something and immediately said with a smile: "With the storytelling, it seems that the whole restaurant has become a lot quieter. They are all listening to the storytelling, right? Is it possible that Xiangshan Residence is so prosperous? In addition to the delicious food, is there another reason for this special storytelling?"

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he smiled and said: "Yes, this storytelling will not charge more, and it tells stories that everyone likes to hear, so it will naturally attract diners!"

In other dynasties, punishing corrupt officials may not please officials, but in the Hongwu period, Emperor Hongwu used high-pressure methods for corrupt officials. Corruption of 60 taels of silver was not enough for the dog head in the Song Dynasty Guillotine and the like, in the Ming Dynasty, they were simply peeled off and turned into grass!

Therefore, no matter how they behave in private, on the surface, these officials absolutely hate corrupt officials and show that they are definitely not that kind of person.

No, after Li Shanchang heard this, he said: "This storytelling knows how to assess the situation and find stories that the people like to hear. He is a talent!"

Zhang Yifan smiled slightly after hearing this, but did not say that he wrote "Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses".

However, Fang Xiaoru, who was accompanying him, couldn't help it and immediately replied: "I don't know, Grand Master, but this "Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses" was dictated by the consort and compiled by Her Royal Highness. The commentator downstairs is also the Xiangshan established by the consort. A member of the County Popular Literature Starting Point Society."

Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised, and then flattered again.

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan smiled lightly and said: "Making money is actually the second priority. Since the storytelling came into being, a lot of books for sale in the bookstore have been sold. It is said that many people have bought the book in order to see the follow-up story. I am working hard to learn literacy, and this is what makes me happy!”

Saying this has something to do with the mission of these officials.

Li Shanchang smiled and said to Zhang Yifan: "Your Majesty said that the prince-in-law's education in Xiangshan County is very good, so he asked me to come and take a look. In addition, he also asked me to consult with the prince-in-law about education-related matters, mainly two, Pronunciation, definition and simplification of Chinese characters.”

Having said this, he pointed at his colleagues, and then said: "We don't have a clue about these two major events yet. We might not even be able to go back to celebrate the New Year. Please give me your full support!"

"Haha!" Zhang Yifan said with a smile after hearing this, "That won't work. If so many of you want to live in Xiangshan County for a long time, the budget of the Xiangshan County Station will be exhausted by you!"

As soon as he said these words, everyone was stunned for a moment.What does this mean?
Are you kidding me?Xiangshan County is so rich, can it be poor?
Zhang Yifan looked at their faces and said seriously: "Normally there are no people at the Xiangshan County Inn, so I didn't pay attention to this matter. With so many of you coming and staying for such a long time, I thought of this issue. , I’m going to give a memorial to my father when I turn back, and I’m going to specifically mention this question.”

"You guys think that the post station has always been responsible for the food, accommodation and transportation of the officials coming and going, and the local government will pay the expenses themselves. Like our Xiangshan County, to be honest, we can entertain as many officials as possible without increasing the burden on the people. But other It doesn't matter where you are. The cost of entertaining officials is shared by the local people. If you encounter corrupt officials, if you take this opportunity to levy more, the people will naturally be miserable!"

"So, I think like a business trip, whoever travels has to pay for it. If you don't have money, don't go on a business trip. This way it won't cause a burden to the local government." Zhang Yifan said with a smile, "Who is this? It doesn’t refer to an individual, but to the corresponding yamen.”

The demise of the Ming Dynasty was related to this.

The man who overthrew the Ming Dynasty and sat on the Dragon Throne in Beijing was a postman at the Ming Dynasty Station.

Zhang Yifan's rhetoric was very novel and had never happened before.

For a moment, everyone looked at me and me and said nothing.

Li Shanchang had the highest official position, so he said: "The Prince Consort is really powerful. He has solved the shortcomings of the post station at once, and a hero is born from a young man!"

He has already made up his mind to support him!
Although Zhang Yifan's never-before-heard statement sounds a bit absurd, he likes it. The more absurd the idea, the better. It would be best if it goes to the sky and makes the trouble out of control.

Le Shaofeng originally wanted to ask, where is the money from the Yamen?But when he heard that the Grand Master was praising him, he couldn't say much and could only echo.

However, some people joked and said: "It's a good thing we came first, otherwise, once the consort's proposal comes, we won't be able to afford to live in the inn!"

After Li Shanchang heard this, he also said with a smile: "No, we live here for several months. It really costs a lot!" He is a grand master, and other officials are also of high rank, so the cost of entertainment is naturally high. A rising tide lifts all boats.

Zhang Yifan's proposal suddenly made Li Shanchang's heart move. Then live with him for a few months. Isn't Xiangshan County very rich? At least he can get a big house!
Unexpectedly, after hearing what he said, he smiled and said to them: "Xiangshan County will re-divide grain fields soon, and I don't have time to accompany you. I already have ideas about the pinyin interpretation of Chinese characters and the simplification of Chinese characters. , I’ll send it to you tomorrow, it should be usable.”

As soon as he said this, everyone, including Li Shanchang, was stunned.

They still don't have a clue about the emperor's will. The son-in-law said that he already has an idea, and from his tone, it is definitely usable, so there is no need to bother him anymore.

Is this possible?

After receiving the imperial edict, they headed south without any discussion.

Some people think that we can compile a new one based on "Erya"; but others, or most people, think that we can compile a new one based on "Shuowen Jiezi". the best.

These two books are actually the earliest dictionaries in Chinese history, especially "Shuowen Jiezi".It contains a total of fifteen volumes, taking Xiaozhuan as the research object, and also referring to ancient Chinese and Zhenwen other than Xiaozhuan. Volumes one to fourteen are text explanations, and fifteen are narratives. Each volume is divided into two parts, which is actually three chapters. Ten volumes.A total of 9353 prefixes were collected, including 1163 heavy scripts (ancient script, variants, etc.). The prefixes were based on Xiaozhuan script, and there were also variations such as ancient scripts and Zhou scripts.

However, in Chinese history, the real dictionary was actually the "Kangxi Dictionary", which was the first dictionary named after it.

Li Shanchang and others felt that "Shuowen Jiezi" did not meet the emperor's requirements.Because the emperor demands that it be used for the education of all the people.Not to mention, the emperor also requested that Chinese characters be simplified to make it easier for the people to learn.

As a result, before they could come up with anything, the prince-in-law actually said it so confidently.

When he came back to his senses, Li Shanchang tried to ask: "Your Majesty said that this matter was proposed by you and carried out in Xiangshan County, so you have already considered it?"

If this is the case, it is barely acceptable, after all, the prince-in-law spent a lot of time before.

After Zhang Yifan heard this, he nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, it took me a lot of effort and thought to come up with an excellent idea, find a way of thinking, and I'm ready to tell you all without reservation." , I asked you to do business!”

When Li Shanchang heard this, his heart moved, and he immediately gave a thumbs up and said: "The Prince Consort is indeed amazing. Things that I couldn't think of were easily figured out by the Prince Consort. Thank you so much for helping us so much." !”

You haven't even seen anything yet, so the Grand Master is boasting?
Le Shaofeng and others were speechless after hearing this.I originally thought that there would be a quarrel between the grand master and the consort. At least yesterday, there were signs of this. Taking advantage of the emperor's righteousness, he wanted to find problems with the consort. But why did it change today? You are so praising the consort?

Could it be that the Grand Master is really not a narrow-minded person?Don’t you care about their previous grudges?
For a moment, they couldn't understand.However, Li Shanchang had already praised him, so they were naturally happy to have the people carrying him in the sedan chair, and they all followed suit and praised the prince-in-law.

Zhang Yifan just waited for them to boast, so after waiting for a while and waiting for them to boast about what he had suffered, he smiled and said to them: "Look, I have no reservations about what you want to accomplish." Thank you for your help. I have a small request here, I hope you can help!"

When Li Shanchang heard it, his heart skipped a beat. He felt that he had stepped into a pit.

It's a treat and a favor, how can you refuse him?
Forget it if he is an ordinary official, he is a prince-in-law, and he is still famous!

Although Li Shanchang felt that he had stepped into a trap, he still had to force a smile and said: "What did the consort say? We are guests from afar. If the master needs us, if we can help, we will naturally help!"

The other officials nodded after hearing this. The prince-in-law must always give him face.

So, Zhang Yifan said with a smile: "It's like this. When I first came here, the Xiangshan County Yamen was beheaded and exiled by me. The new officials were all hired by me. Over the past two years, although they have made progress, I feel that they are still not proficient in their own jobs. In order to better handle errands, I am going to tell them my experience on how to do well in each of their positions. You are all my Ming Dynasty I have a special place for experienced seniors, so I would like to invite them to give them a lesson. Is that okay?"

Li Shanchang: "..."

Le Shaofeng: "..."

Other officials: "..."

All dumbfounded!
The prince-in-law is so capable, how could he still do this?

They never expected that the son-in-law asked them to help to teach the officials of Xiangshan County how to be an official? !

This...this is so simple!

When did such a thing happen?It has never happened in all dynasties, right?

Zhang Yifan saw that all of them looked shocked, and no one agreed, so he went to Li Shanchang and said with a smile: "Master, I have treated you with all my heart, and you just agreed to help. , that is, just to waste some words, you won’t break your promise if you don’t help me with this small favor, right?”

Li Shanchang knew that this was a trap!
However, now that he is being squeezed out by Zhang Yifan, he cannot regret it even if he wants to. He cannot say that my knowledge is only passed on to my son, why should I pass it on to outsiders?
But the son-in-law had already prepared what they wanted and said it was very good.In order to praise him, I didn't even look at it, and just praised him.Then what reason do you have to refuse?
But fortunately, it is up to you to decide what to say in lectures.

Therefore, Li Shanchang forced out a smile and said with a smile: "Since the prince-in-law said so, of course he wants to help."

As soon as Zhang Yifan heard that he had taken care of the most important figure in the founding of the Ming Dynasty, he turned to look at the others and asked with a smile: "The Grand Master has agreed, it's up to you!"

This means you have to force yourself to drink water, even if you don’t want to drink it, you have to drink it.

The Korean public agreed, and the others had no reason to refuse.Although some people were unwilling, but they wanted to give face to the son-in-law, so they had no choice but to agree.

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan thanked him with a smile, and then said: "According to the rules established before, the lecturer will be paid five pennies for a lecture. You are all talented seniors, so I will make the decision and double the reward." , a lecture costs ten guan, please don’t dislike it!”

Li Shanchang is okay, he is a Korean public, and his salary is very high.Others were surprised when they heard it.In other words, this is an unexpected surprise.

The reason for this is that classmate Zhu Yuanzhang must be blamed.The salary given to them is very stingy. Let’s not talk about others, but the father of Zhang Yifan’s former teacher Zheng Jingxue, Zheng Shiyuan, was also a mid-level official in the Ming Dynasty, but he couldn’t even pay for his wife’s medical treatment. When he died, he had to sell his son for burial. How miserable!

This lecture costs ten dollars, which is definitely a windfall.

If it were possible, believe it or not, these officials would require lectures every day. Even if there was one class a day, that would be [-] yuan a month, which is far more than a month's salary.

Of course they didn't know that Zhang Yifan agreed when they saw him, which meant he was making a lot of money.

He didn't care whether these officials knew or could say anything useful.As long as they go to vocational colleges to give lectures, it will be a signboard and an advertisement.It is definitely very helpful for starting the first shot of vocational education.

Look, even the most important figure in the founding of the Ming Dynasty came to Xiangshan County Vocational College to give lectures. What other concerns would other knowledgeable people have?
At that time, Zhang Yifan will pick and choose people who are truly suitable to teach to run the vocational education college.

　Ask for support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)