How to surpass Zhu Yuanzhang?

It's an almost impossible task.

Zhu Di thinks about it a little bit, and he will feel hopeless, that person is not his father, he is a god!

How humble Zhu Yuanzhang's background is, it goes without saying. Liu Bang is still a pavilion chief, and according to his early experience, this is most likely a scholar, although he is the lowest-grade, but he is also better than most civilians, and he can be called the godfather of Pei County.

But Zhu Yuanzhang is a neat and tidy poor ghost, he didn't eat the last meal, a catastrophe, and the whole family almost died...... This kind of identity, this kind of start, even some dare not make up.

Even if he seems to be from a humble background, he has to find a way to make a powerful Lao Tzu and make up a drama similar to the Zhao orphan...... Because the pure low-level people climb to a high position, even beyond the imagination of literary and artistic works.

But the problem is that this kind of thing that is not dared to be written is written in a grand manner and is written on the history of thousands of years.

From the beggars in Haozhou, in more than ten years, he pacified the southeast, expelled the Northern Yuan, and laid down the Ming Dynasty.

recovered the land of Yanyun, which had been lost for 500 years, and took back Yunnan, which had been lost for 700 years.

Open up the national industry and govern the world...... You can say that Zhu Yuanzhang has many shortcomings, but if you want to surpass Zhu Yuanzhang, then you have to weigh your own weight.

He almost did the best in the conditions of the time.

Zhu Di, as the son of Lao Zhu, can he not know this!

It's just that he started from Jing Nan again, if he can't make convincing achievements, why should the world believe that he is Zhu Yuanzhang's best son?

At the end of Zhu Di's life, he went to the West, conquered Mongolia, and cultivated the Yongle ceremony, he almost spilled all his blood, and from beginning to end, he did not dare to slack off a little.

He even died on the expedition in the end...... Zhu Di has been busy all his life, do you say that he surpassed Zhu Yuanzhang?

It's really hard to say, after all, his merits are much worse than the founding of the country.

The most important thing is that future generations are not angry.

The major event of going to the West to expand the territory was stopped by future generations, and the Ming Dynasty still guarded the Central Plains and did not break through the restrictions of the past dynasties.

A few years later, the Mongols resurrected and made a change in the Tumu Fort...... No matter how much performance you create, if your descendants don't give you any strength, you can't take over this family business, and it's useless to say anything.

It's just that today, Xu Jingchang showed him another possibility.

Since it's too much trouble to compare with your father, let's develop new tracks, find new ways of playing, and use new grips to play a different ecological counter-......

In short, in the past, scholars could only study hard, and strive for a slim reputation for the imperial examination. Those who didn't succeed stayed in the countryside, opened private schools, wrote letters, and helped the people manage weddings and funerals, barely surviving.

Now there are more options, acting as an account office, going below to lend money, and helping the people solve their urgent needs.

It's like this treasure banknote...... In the hands of Lao Zhu, it took a lot of effort to make repeated orders, but in the end, it was inevitable that the value would be seriously depreciated and difficult to maintain.

But in their own hands, they can issue loans, they can pay off the land tax, and the salt tax...... The whole cycle has been opened, and in the past eight months, more than 50% of the treasure banknotes have been issued.

The most amazing thing is that after issuing so many treasure banknotes, it has not caused the depreciation of banknotes, and the wealth of the Ming Dynasty has increased a lot invisibly.

There is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang could not think of this and could not do it.

There is also a newspaper in the house...... With the release of this thing, the spread of the news did speed up several times.

The acceleration of information dissemination means that the control of the imperial court has increased...... Because many times, it's not that you can't beat down such a big land, but you can't beat it, but you don't know how to control it.

If you can't control it effectively, it's better not to.

This is also the reason why the ministers have opposing views on the expansion of the territory, they are all money-losing things, and they have nothing to do!

But if the spread of news is accelerated, the control is improved, and the biggest problem is solved, is it possible to exert enough strength to expand the territory?

Zhu Di can't say it well, it will definitely work.

But he vaguely realized that in order to surpass his father, he couldn't stick to the old ways, and he had to play a new combination punch.

"Xu Jingchang, how useful can the business of the second and third children be?"

Xu Jingchang paused and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this minister can't say it well, why don't Your Majesty go and see it in person?" ”

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Hearing is false and seeing is believing, Zhenguang listened to the courtiers in the court, and looked at the report of Jinyiwei, in the end, it is better to understand it than to see it with your own eyes." ”

Most of Zhu Gaoxu's factories were outside the city, as well as in Suzhou and Hangzhou, so Zhu Di and Xu Jingchang went to Zhu Gaosui's bookstore workshop in Beijing.

When he arrived here, Zhu Di felt that unusual taste.

This bookstore, with at least a thousand employees, is very busy.

When Zhu Gaosui heard that his father had arrived, he also ran over and introduced his achievements to Zhu Di.

"Father, there are two or three hundred people under the child, and they are specialized in all kinds of news...... Some people are waiting for the main decrees of the imperial court, some people go deep into the people, looking for interesting things, and some specially invite some literati to help write a script so that it can be published in the children's newspaper. ”

In other words, Zhu Gaosui has people who specialize in political news, social news, and culture and entertainment. The hand is quite long.

"And the literati write scripts? Why haven't I heard? Are they famous? Zhu Di asked casually.

Zhu Gaosui smiled, "Father doesn't know, there are many people who write scripts, some are original, and some are adapted from existing stories, such as the red-maned fierce horse written by Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan, and the Yellow River Array that beheaded the gods, all of which are quite popular." ”

Zhu Di was surprised, "And this is the case?" Who are they? ”

Zhu Gaosui shook his head.

Zhu Di was taken aback, "What, you don't know either?" ”

Zhu Gaosui said in a low voice: "The child knows, but he can't tell his father." ”

"Why? Do you want to bully you? Zhu Di asked.

Zhu Gaosui hurriedly said: "The child doesn't dare, he just writes a script, and he can't be on the stage, so he can only be regarded as a ninth-rate." There are many poor scholars who go to Beijing to take the exam, and they lack travel expenses, so they write some to earn some pocket money. They don't sign at all, or they do it as a pen name. If the children leak out, they will be angry and angry, and the business will not be able to be done...... If the father must ask, the child can only tell the father that he will try next year, and someone must have done this business. ”

Zhu Di was even more surprised, could it be that among my courtiers, there are also people who write scripts in private to make money?

He looked at Xu Jingchang in surprise, but Xu Jingchang was not surprised.

Do you make money, don't chill.

In fact, many famous works have been created by countless people, and those well-known finalized works are usually under a pen name.

If you think that Wu Chengen really has such a person, called Wu Chengen, then you are very wrong, maybe the real surname of the person is Zhang?

"I didn't expect those unspoken readers to do this kind of thing!" Zhu Di snorted: "I still think they are so high? Forget it, I won't ask, stay decent, everyone will be better. But you can remember to me, you have to keep an eye on the point, if there is any mess of thoughts, nonsense, slander of the monarch, I will not agree. ”

Zhu Gaosui hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, as long as this kind of person is found, the child will immediately stop the manuscript, and will also inform Jinyiwei, and ask my cousin to take someone when the time comes." ”

Xu Jingchang frowned, it turned out that this brocade guard was doing dirty work.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers will specially arrange a thousand households to let him be in charge of this matter and ensure that nothing goes wrong."

If there is a problem, he is also responsible, anyway, it has nothing to do with Xu Jingchang.

Zhu Di came to see the excitement, so he didn't bother to dwell on these.

"In other words, not counting the people who work here, you have already supported hundreds of scholars?"

Zhu Gaosui grinned, "Maybe more." ”

Zhu Di snorted and said angrily: "Say you're fat, you're still panting, are you as fat as your eldest brother?" Don't talk nonsense, let me see, what else is there in here. ”

Zhu Gaosui hurriedly took Zhu Di into the bookstore.

He introduced to Zhu Di that usually when an article is determined, it will be sent here, proofread, then typeset, printed, cut, sold, and finally sent to the people.

Among them, typography is the most important, and something like a newspaper that is very time-sensitive must not be printed with engraving.

Otherwise, it will be steaming news before printing, and when it is printed, it will become a stinking old news.

Therefore, movable type printing must be used...... There are many kinds of movable type, wooden movable type, clay movable type, copper movable type, and lead movable type.

These techniques were all available in the Ming Dynasty, but some were recorded and some were not yet written...... After all, the attention paid to this technique by all generations is far less than that of poetry and articles.

At the beginning, Xu Jingchang was just in a miscellaneous book, and he saw Fan Lead as the character, he chatted with Zhu Gaosui, but he didn't expect this kid to really rely on smart and capable craftsmen to drum it up.

Technical matters aside, there are as many as 130 craftsmen who typeset here alone. One hundred of them were all brought over from Xu Jingchang's school.

Zhu Di directly called one, this kid looks like he is not yet twenty years old, young, with a baby face and ink on his face.

Zhu Di smiled: "Where are you from?" How did it come about? ”

This person hurriedly said: "Caomin Lin San, from Binzhou, Shandong, because he escaped the war, he went to Yingtian...... Last year, when I entered the school, I was lucky enough to know a few words, and I came to work today. ”

Shandong people!

Zhu Di sighed secretly, he and Zhu Yunwen fought for four years, the main battlefield was in Shandong, the people were displaced, the family was ruined, and the sacrifice was great.

There must be many homeless people like this who are scattered all over the world, and fortunately, there is a school to take them in.

"How much can you earn now, enough for your family?"

Lin Sandao: "When the grass people first came, they had sixty yuan of treasure money per month, but now it has risen to eighty yuan, and there are some additional bonuses. After working for a month, you can get 100 times. ”

The treasure money can be exchanged for fifty copper coins at the moment, and one hundred yuan is five thousand yuan, which is about five taels of silver, which is not much in Yingtian, but it is still not a problem to live.

"Do you have any plans?"

"The grass people want to buy a house, and the city doesn't have extravagant expectations, so it's good to buy one outside the city. It doesn't need to be big, it can live for two people. ”

Zhu Di smiled, "What, are you married?" ”

"Not yet." Lin San's face was slightly red, "The grass people only have a fiancée, named Tang Sai'er, who also fled from her hometown. The grass people are looking forward to having a place to stay, so that they can become a family and pass on their ancestors......"

The Guan in the book refers to the treasure money, I know how much the copper coin is worth, and I won't open such an exaggerated salary

(End of chapter)