Chapter 208: Becoming Famous
After listening to Yun Qing's words, Zhu Tao's train of thought opened.
Although the ancients believed in the gods and seemed ignorant, there were also benefits.
Zhu Tao began to think of a way, many things look very unscientific to the eye, but in fact they can be done with scientific methods.
So it didn't take long for strange things to happen frequently in the unknown lake, and at first there were brave children playing by the lake and being able to pick up some pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things, and no one took it seriously.
After a few days, a small stone pillar suddenly appeared in the lake, and the stone pillar was engraved with the handwriting "Reading more than 10,000 volumes", which can surprise the people living around.
are all talking about it, the ancients believed in ghosts and gods, the originally unlucky lake suddenly appeared a stone pillar engraved with "reading more than 10,000 volumes", some people thought of the things that the children picked up in the family recently, and gradually someone began to spread the word.
There are three types of people living around, Zhu Tao pushed behind his back, and the quarrel began to spread in the capital, saying that this lake is a sacred lake, and the surrounding lake must be able to "write like a god".
The more it spread, the more mysterious it became, and Zhu Tao took this opportunity to start letting people spread the word that this lake must be a treasure of feng shui.
Zhu Tao naturally didn't hide it from Yinzhen, Yinzhen didn't think there was anything, Zhu Tao saw this, and asked Yinzhen for Qin Tianjian's help, so Qin Tianjian was in full view of everyone, and calculated that this lake was indeed extraordinary, but if you want to make this place more useful, you must need a lot of books to fill it.
So Zhu Tao began to logically start his Tianhu Book Company project.
Naturally, no one objected at this time, after all, this place is no longer the unlucky lake it used to be, it is a place that has been lit up by Wenqu stars.
And after Zhu Tao's propaganda to get the bookstore, the people who listened to it were even more hot, many poor disciples lack books the most, if the bookstore is really as advertised, there will be a place for poor people to study in the future.
In ancient times, scholars were respected, and books were naturally not affordable by ordinary people, so the existence of the bookstore really gave too many poor children the opportunity to study.
Therefore, Zhu Tao's behavior has been supported by the majority of poor children, since he is a scholar, the silver may be a little lacking, but it is still very easy to use the pen, so soon there were many articles praising Zhu Tao in the capital.
In the article, Zhu Tao was described as like a fairy, which really made Zhu Tao famous, of course, Zhu Tao was busy, and he didn't know it yet.
No, one day when I was running an errand, I was told by a subordinate: "Congratulations to Master Zhu." ”
Zhu Tao looked confused, where did the joy come from?
Zhu Tao: "What do you mean by that?" ”
The man saw that Zhu Tao didn't know, and thought to himself, it's okay now, the adults don't know about it, he is now the first person to tell the adults, if the adults are happy, they will definitely look at him differently!
"My lord, I have recently read a few articles about praising my lord, and I hereby come to congratulate my lord."
Zhu Tao: "What article?" Can you take a look? ”
"This is natural, the lower official will bring it to the adult."
The man came prepared, and quickly handed the article to Zhu Tao, the more Zhu Tao looked at it, the darker his face became, he didn't think this was a good thing, he didn't have the idea of making a name for himself, he just wanted to do a good job, just get some benefits from the emperor, he was really not blessed with such a "praise".
The man looked at Zhu Tao's face and began to mumble in his heart, thinking to himself, Master Zhu, what's wrong?
"Your Excellency?"
Zhu Tao came back to his senses, and then looked at the man: "Don't mention this matter in the future, the bookstore is the emperor's intention, and if you want to praise it, you should praise the emperor's sage, this official just acts according to orders, these articles are too untrue, you ordered someone to find the source, so that people don't want to pass it on." ”
When the man heard this, he knew that he had slapped the horse's leg on the horse's leg.
"The lower official understands, and the lower official will go and investigate."
Zhu Tao thought in his heart, feeling that this was still a little inappropriate, so he asked people to reveal some news and go out, and let the bookstore be built by the emperor to disperse the poplars.
Don't blame Zhu Tao for doing this, it's really because he is also afraid, you said that he is a courtier, and if he wants to live a good life, he relies on his image in front of the emperor and his status by the emperor's side.
A good reputation is for outsiders to see, and a good reputation is not a good thing.
If the emperor hears about it and puts it in his heart, he will be chewed on the root of his tongue in the end, and he will be unlucky at that time.
By the way, for the sake of insurance, he deliberately went to the newspaper office, found the official in charge of publicity, and persuaded him to publicize the emperor's construction of the bookstore in the next issue.
The Propaganda Department naturally has no opinion, and they are naturally very willing to pat the emperor's ass.
It's just that for the sake of insurance, they deliberately went to the emperor again.
When Yinzhen knew about this, he knew what Zhu Tao meant, and felt that he was too careful, but he didn't refuse to let people publicize it.
Good reputation, he didn't care about this kind of thing in his previous life, he cared about it in this life, why is it famous for centuries, when an emperor with a good reputation gives an edict, he can get the support of more people.
He did so much for what, not to make the Qing Dynasty a country that would not be bullied.
When Zhu Tao came to report, Yin Zhen said: "I have heard about Zhu Aiqing's matter, Zhu Aiqing doesn't have to be so careful, your credit for the bookstore cannot be erased, I believe in Zhu Aiqing's character." ”
Zhu Tao was not surprised that the emperor would know what he had done, because he was doing it for the emperor to see, as long as the emperor knew that the article praising him outside was not instructed by him.
"It's the slave who is too careful, and I hope the emperor will atone for his sins."
Yin Zhen looked at it and said: "It's a good thing to be cautious, you are not guilty, things are done well, I saw that you and Charlie completed the map, I am very satisfied, do a good job, I will be named after you on the day the bookstore is built." ”
Zhu Tao hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "The slave is ashamed, and I hope that the emperor will take back his life." ”
Yinzhen told the truth: "I didn't joke with you, you deserve this, I still hope that you can set an example for the world's scholars, you can rest assured." ”
How can Yinzhen not see Zhu Tao's careful thoughts, but he doesn't care, his heart is selfish, Zhu Tao knows current affairs, Yinzhen also knows his details, if one day he is not honest Yinzhen has a way to rectify him.
Now his ability is indeed what he needs, it's nothing to make him a role model for readers, readers must always have a good example, this example is best what he expects, Zhu Tao is the role model that Yinzhen chooses for readers all over the world.
In the future, the imperial examination will inevitably be reformed on a large scale, and as for what it will be changed and how it will be reformed, there will inevitably be people who will disagree, and when the time comes, it will be easier for Zhu Tao to take the lead.
When Zhu Tao went back, he thought carefully about what the emperor meant, he vaguely understood, but he was not very sure.
But because of the emperor's acquiescence, the articles praising him have not been taken down, of course, the articles praising Yinzhen, the emperor, have also become popular, Yinzhen has done a lot of things to benefit the country and the people over the years, and it is normal to praise him.
However, Zhu Tao began to become famous in this incident and gained prestige among scholars.
Zhu Tao was originally a first-class jinshi, he was born in a poor family, and now he is presiding over the construction of a bookstore, which is more conducive to the interests of the children of the poor family, and is naturally praised by readers.
Of course, Zhu Tao's fame has also blocked the interests of some people, such as some powerful families.
The children of the poor family study hard, and in order to change the court, they study harder than the children of the ordinary rich and noble families, and the reason why the children of the rich and noble families can open up the gap with the children of the poor family is because of his superior educational resources, and there is no shortage of books and silver taels for reading at home.
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