The topic diverged, and the military meeting was over, Lao Zhu sent away the other courtiers who were confused or expected by someone to say 'the future of the Ming Dynasty', and only two ancestors and grandchildren were left, and immediately asked: "It's done?" ”

Zhu Yuan nodded, and added: "It's just what I said last month and my ancestors, model, distance is practical...... Perhaps, the next three years plan to spare no effort to invest, three years later, there should be a breakthrough. ”

Lao Zhu recalled the various things of the steam era depicted by his precious twenty-third grandson, as well as the album he often read, and he couldn't wait: "Take it to me first." ”

"Ancestor, wait a few more days," Zhu Yuan dissuaded with a smile: "Just bring the model, there won't be much difference between you looking at the atlas and looking at it, what I want is a comprehensive demonstration, this has to be well prepared." ”

Zhu Yuan said this, and Lao Zhu became patient: "Then wait for the second day of the next month." ”

So he changed the topic again: "Sun Shouzhen came every day and said that you mentioned it...... Anatomical ideas, I feel good. You don't have to worry about it, you do it boldly. Also, the laboratory transformation, I am also approved. That is, Dai Sanchun and I talked about the penicillin extraction, is it really difficult? ”

"Ancestor, the main thing is that I don't understand, so it's much more difficult than the steam engine," Zhu Yuan said: "I know the truth of the steam engine, the structure is also simple, and we have many skilled craftsmen to make samples in a short time." This penicillin, it involves many aspects such as medicine, biology, physics, chemistry, etc., there is no shortcut, you can only take it slowly. ”

Take it easy......

It's not slow.

Thinking of "Book from Heaven", Lao Zhu muttered in his heart, but on the surface, he could only sink his mind, nodded, and said: "I don't understand this, I can only promise you everything, no matter what you need, just talk to me at any time." ”

Zhu Yuan hurriedly thanked him and made a guarantee.

Waiting for Lao Zhu to leave, Zhu Yuan still stayed, and Song Lian followed in.

It is necessary to discuss the matter of "Daming Monthly".

Speaking of which, because of the article "Sending Dongyang Ma Shengxuan", Song Lian's reputation is quite high after a few hundred years, but, compared with the other few in the "Four Mr. Zhedong", at present, Song Lian, whose official position is only the fourth grade, is actually the worst of the four gentlemen.

The other three, even Ye Chen, who died early, were already the Hongdu prefects of Zhengsipin, when they were captured and killed by the rebels, Lao Zhu ascended the throne this year, and posthumously named Ye Chen as the Marquis of Nanyang County.

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The fundamental reason why Song Lian can't get mixed up, in the final analysis, is because of Lao Zhu's strong pragmatist character.

Song Lian's article is well written, but in Lao Zhu's opinion, it is not very useful. Therefore, he can only be a Confucian scholar, teach the prince to read, or act as a living note as he does now.

This time, even if he is responsible for compiling the "Daming Monthly", it is only in name, but in fact, he still has to listen to Zhu Yuan's idea of being a small Pingzhang.

Song Lian is nearly sixty years old this year, and Zhu Yuan thinks that if the other party can retreat bravely, maybe there will be a good result, instead of being sent to Shuzhong by Lao Zhu in near exile and dying of anger.

Well.

These are the stubs.

Since people have come to their own place, Zhu Yuan's idea is only one, use!

Once as a boss, employing people was very important.

Nothing else.

If you can do your job and do your job well, you're a good employee.

The two still sat down at the conference table, and after a brief greeting, Zhu Yuan began to review an article that had been basically determined.

The first issue of "Daming Monthly", according to the magazine's setting, should have been all kinds of events that happened in October of the first year of Hongwu, but because it was the first issue, it needed to involve a lot of content, so it would cover various major events in the first year of Hongwu and even earlier.

Moreover, the next few issues will be like this, which is kind of summary.

Let's talk about the specifics.

At the beginning, of course, it was Lao Zhu.

Zhu Yuan set up a column called 'Emperor Notes'.

The starting note is the meaning of the living note.

Four words, for neatness.

The corresponding article, the theme is selected by Zhu Yuan, the content is Song Lian catching a knife, roughly telling about Lao Zhu's creation of the Ming Dynasty, which can be regarded as a small biography of His Majesty the Emperor, and the name of the article is formulated by Lao Zhu, who also likes to name it very much in his bones: "Zhu's Entrepreneurial Chronicle".

Entrepreneurship, the word at first glance...... It's very traversing.

It's not serious.

However, this is a word often used in many of Lao Zhu's handwritten articles, such as telling younger generations to remember that they are 'difficult to start a business'.

Zhu Yuan thinks that the probability of failure is much higher than that of the real 'entrepreneurship' later, and the Shura field is not enough to describe, so it is actually very appropriate.

Then, the second column, 'Current Political News'

It opens with a large chapter: "Summary of the Northern Expedition".

It was Zhu Yuan who chose the topic, this time it was written by Zhan Tong, a bachelor of Hanlin Zhi, and Zhu Yuan designated, because he did not intend to and could not let Song Lian write down all the magazines alone.

However, this "Summary of the Northern Expedition", the "Edict of the Central Plains" quoted at the beginning, was written by Song Lian last year.

The grand finale is followed by a variety of short episodes of current events.

It is roughly divided into three parts: 'personnel', 'organization' and 'local'.

First of all, in the past year, from the canonization of the queen and the crown prince to the appointment of some important court officials, including Zhu Yuan's own political affairs in Pingzhang, Zhongshu Province, who is currently from the first grade, and, as well as the news that Zhu Yuan recognized his ancestors and passed over.

Zhu Yuan wants to be low-key, but this kind of thing can't be low-key.

State media tongue.

To a certain extent, it is equivalent to a kind of legal affirmation.

Legitimacy matters.

Then, the other two were related to some important changes in institutional settings or local state capitals.

For example, Yinghai Division...... That's not to mention.

For another example, after taking Henan before, Lao Zhu took Bianliang as the core and established the Zhongshu province.

Although after Zhu Yuan explained the 'Five Beijing System', Xu Da moved to the capital, and the Zhongshu Province that had just been established not long ago was destined to be marginalized, but it should still be said.

Zhu Yuan also initially proposed to involve some military content, but Lao Zhu rejected it, feeling that it was a state secret and could not be published and disclosed at will.

Zhu Yuan didn't insist either.

More on that later.

These 'current political news' are roughly set up according to later newspapers, and all kinds of tofu blocks are available in horizontal and vertical versions.

The preliminary handwritten sample made Zhu Yuan feel as if he had been dreaming for hundreds of years and returned to the past.

Of course, if you don't look at the content.

If you watch it, you will make a play.

Then, there are some larger topics, for example, this imperial examination, which is actually considered to be current political news, but it is listed separately.

Also, Zhu Yuan's work report.

Lao Zhu personally selected and copied about 7,000 words, exactly 10 pages.

In addition, Yinghai Division's achievements in the past nearly a year have also made a small chapter, which can be regarded as Zhu Yuan's selfishness, and Lao Zhu did not object at the beginning.

In this way, until the end, Zhu Yuan was most interested in the two sections from the beginning: 'Strange Tales from Liaozhai' and 'Long Serial'.

So quickly skimming through the preliminary finalization and determining one point, it must be surpassed.

Originally, I was going to make about 100 pages, but now, even if I have simplified it, it is still more than 130 pages.

In that case, let's go a little bit more.

The whole 150 pages is not bad.

So he gestured to Song Lian: "I think, adding some pictures will make it more vivid, old Song, in the previous column, you brew as soon as possible, select and draw some materials." I'll do the last two articles myself. ”

Certainly not by yourself.

There is no shortage of painters in the inner house.

Song Lian is a good man, Zhu Yuan said this, of course, he would not object, but he thought about it and asked, "Pingzhang, this illustration ...... What kind of style? ”

Well.

This is also a problem.

Zhu Yuan thought for a while and said, "It can't be too complicated, and it can't be too abstract, it's probably the type of black and white gongbi...... Oh, it still depends on the effect, let's think about it, and take some samples first. ”

Song Lian nodded in agreement.

Zhu Yuan flipped through the front again and instructed: "These three selected articles on the imperial examination will be posted by people at Jinling University later, looking for and claiming them. ”

Song Lian thought about it for a while, and had no opinion.

Zhu Yuan thought about it again, and found the text of the Shu Dynasty that had been temporarily added before, and it was also to cooperate with this early launch, and Lao Zhu specially ordered.

Zhu Yuan had a flash of inspiration just now, and felt that there was something wrong.

At that moment, after pondering again, I finally found it, picked up the pen and circled it in one of the paragraphs, handed it to Song Lian diagonally opposite, and said: "This paragraph, modify it, or delete it directly." ”

Song Lian took over the browsing, probably to introduce the historical evolution of Shu, and Zhu Yuan circled the painting, which is a summary of a paragraph.

Roughly speaking......

Well.

Since ancient times.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Song Lian still didn't know why.

Is there anything wrong with this?

Seeing that Song Lian was puzzled, Zhu Yuan put on his pen and planned to go home for dinner, and said in a turbulent tone: "We Daming, we only need 'from now on', and don't need to talk about 'since ancient times'!" ”