Wu Shan was miserable, following Xu Jingchang out, and kept wiping tears... How to describe him, he was like a puppy abandoned by his owner, who suddenly reunited with his owner.
I was both happy and aggrieved. I wanted to hug Xu Jingchang's thigh and cry.
Sir, do you know how aggrieved I am when I change the general envoy?
Xu Jingchang glanced at him sideways and said, "Old Wu, are you that wronged? Did Xie Jin give you little shoes to wear? If that's the case, I'll bring him over and ask him to apologize to you. How about that?"
When Wu Shan heard this, tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, and he became even more sad.
"Either Master Jie is bullying the official, or the official has been waiting on you. As soon as you leave, I don't know what to do in the General Affairs Department. I want to serve you and Master Yao to play chess and listen to music, but you are no longer here, so I don't know what to do."
I don't dare to cause trouble for you. Every day, I sit in the General Affairs Department, empty, from morning to night, feeling groggy and doing nothing. Day by day, fortunately, my lord is here, otherwise I would have died of suffocation."
Xu Jingchang looked at it again and again, and smiled helplessly, "If you were a Jinshi, I would find a way for you to get through to the political envoy."
Wu Shan immediately shook his head and said: "Sir, I can see that I am humble. The General Secretary is becoming more and more like a prime minister. No matter what, it is not my turn to be a subordinate. I don't want anything else. I just want to be with you and serve you well. That's it."
I’m so lucky to be a lower official.”
Xu Jingchang couldn't help but laugh and said: "Old Wu, don't feel wronged. One day, Xie Jin gets out, and you might be the one to take over as the General Secretary. You have to have confidence in yourself."
Wu Shan was excited when he heard this. After all, Xu Jingchang has always spoken loudly and has never boasted... "Sir, I don't even dare to think that I have the ability to take over the general affairs envoy. I am flattered by this humble position."
Xu Jingchang paused for a moment and then realized that since last year, he had been recruiting young refugee people to teach them skills, and now it seems that they are bearing fruit.
Old Man Ma rolled his eyelids, feeling a little moved.
So these two pigs are still competing?
Xu Jingchang breathed a sigh of relief, the situation was not bad.
"I know!" Wu Shan burst into tears and smiled, "Sir, I understand your humble position. Your Excellency, are you still eating pickled elbows today?"
In fact, if you look through it carefully, you will find that this calendar is quite rich. It not only contains dates, but also some common sense about life, lunar solar terms, and taboos.
Wu Shan's face darkened, "What do you mean, my lord, if you have a humble position, you can be the latter?"
If you have a calendar in your hand and happen to know a few words, people from all over the place who want to choose a good day to get married will come and ask you for advice.
It is no exaggeration to say that this calendar is the criterion for all lives of ordinary people, and its role is beyond the imagination of future generations.
This eliminates the need for movable type printing, and can produce exquisite engravings that can be used for a long time. As long as enough are sold, the cost can be diluted a lot.
Lao Ma readily agreed, and he happened to return the money.
The young man said: "Old man, you're welcome. This is an order from the imperial court, and it is His Majesty's wish."
This is the case with movable type printing. It was invented very early, then fell silent for a long time, and was finally replaced.
Don't underestimate this thing. In ancient times, it was simply a life guide.
The so-called admonition to teach farmers and mulberry trees means to carry out agricultural production according to seasonal solar terms.
But no matter what, Zhu Gaosui had some skills, and he managed to print the book as scheduled.
"Yes, come two. From now on, if I have a mouthful of meat to eat, you will have a bowl to wash."
On behalf of the villagers, Old Man Ma sent the land tax to the Ministry of Household Affairs and successfully delivered it... With the receipt of the grain in hand, he was ready to return to his hometown.
"Of course not." Xu Jingchang said seriously: "Who said that general officials must have both ability and political integrity? Who also stipulated that all the important ministers of the nine ministers should be human beings? In the court of Ming Dynasty, there are two kinds of people who can get along well.
, one is smart enough to play tricks without leaving any trace, hiding it from most people. The other is honest and arrogant, just the right amount of stupid, and when something goes wrong, everyone is willing to give you a hand and help you wipe your butt. Such a person,
Even if he becomes the General Secretary, he will not harm anyone's interests and has no ability to make any changes. This is also an excellent candidate."
As for the third book, it is a solar calendar.
Therefore, it is difficult for any technology that seems to be very disruptive to become popular all over the world once it is launched, destroying the old and eliminating existing things. If it can't be done, it just can't be done.
But buying and selling, he has never done this business before, is it possible?
While he was thinking deeply, a young man came quickly.
"Be nice to the craftsmen. If anything bad comes out, don't even think about recruiting talents from me."
In addition, there are weddings, funerals, ground breaking, and other matters, which all need to be chosen on an auspicious day and time, and they all come from the calendar.
The first is to print books. You must know that large-scale printing of books is not an easy task. Whether it is block printing or movable type printing, it all requires considerable costs.
Old Man Ma paused for a moment and said: "I have known that the King of Han is a good man in the past. Your Majesty is the father of the King of Han, so naturally he is also a good man... We are so lucky to have met a wise king!"
Xu Jingchang looked at it again, "The printing is quite good, the graphics are very clear, it's not easy!"
It has to be said that movable type is not stable. When typesetting, it is easy to be uneven, and the printed handwriting is of different weights... Moreover, typesetting itself is not an easy job. It requires enough people who are both literate and willing to pay.
Only hard-working craftsmen can print on a large scale.
The villagers are willing to ask him for advice when they encounter problems.
Just like electric cars, they actually appeared a long time ago, but unfortunately they lost to gas cars. After more than a hundred years of going around in circles, they made a comeback with technological breakthroughs and emerged as a new force...
Therefore, Qin Tianjian was set up in every dynasty to observe celestial phenomena and calculate calendars... and then sent new calendars to the people every year.
Wu Shan was dumbfounded again, "Sir, is it possible that you are happy with your humble position?"
The profit of 15%, at the King of Han Bank, is indeed a child and an old man, and it is really benevolent and righteous.
The other one is a booklet compiled by Xie Jin, which mainly introduces common sense in various aspects.
Zhu Gaosui rolled his eyes and said, "You can tell me that I'm not good to them, so my second brother poached me. He lends money, and also prepares textile workshops and tens of thousands of looms. If there is a shortage of talents, who will provide them?"
Does he work?"
Moreover, this publication must be constantly updated...such as the Analects of Confucius, the content is fixed, and there are many people who need it, and people buy it all year round.
As he spoke, Old Man Ma knelt on the ground, held up the three books, and said, "The common people kowtow to thank God!"
Xu Jingchang took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, "The paper is a little black. Are you reluctant to use it?"
Old Man Ma nodded subconsciously, "Hand it in. Is there anything wrong with this young boy?"
Among other things, a big pig's head is indispensable for a bottle of good wine.
Lao Ma suddenly became famous all over the country.
Zhu Gaosui said: "These are all the young craftsmen you gathered. They heard that they are distributed to ordinary people for free. They work hard and work day and night. They strive to be exquisite and cheap, so that the villagers can benefit."
As a reference book or textbook, if it is more refined, it will be easier to sell it at a higher price. After all, you will not buy several Analects of Confucius and put them at home just because the price is low. There is no need at all.
Xu Jingchang paused and said helplessly: "Old Wu, you may have misunderstood. If we talk about talents and abilities, I'm afraid you will never be able to become a general minister in your life."
It is true that paying grain will be expensive, but it is not as convenient as using treasure money. If you can sell the grain first and then pay the tax, you can actually save a lot.
Old Man Ma subconsciously took it, and as a literate person, he held it over and read it carefully... Old Man Ma listened for a while, feeling excited all over.
Zhu Gaosui nodded, "I want to use it well, but I'm afraid the court can't afford it."
This is a symbol of status, knowledge and academic qualifications.
Xu Jingchang laughed loudly, "Old Wu, I hope you can deceive me more, and wait for the day when the opportunity comes, take the power and call the shots... But before that, you still have to play the fool well, you know?"
As he spoke, he stood up in a hurry and thanked the young man, "Brother, you have helped us a lot."
The land of China has been an agricultural society since ancient times... In an agricultural society, the most important thing is time and solar terms... If there is a little mistake, the harvest will be affected.
This thing is very inconspicuous. Many young people have forgotten that there is such a thing. Only the elderly like to buy a calendar and hang it at home.
Local officials have a very important job, which is to encourage farmers to cultivate mulberry trees.
For those scholars who have studied the Four Books and Five Classics, they would rather be teachers in private schools than work as workers in a printing factory. Only those who have been trained by themselves can work tirelessly and be honest and obedient.
"We are lucky. The King of Han is a wise king, and the Ministry of Household Affairs is also a good official. Let me tell you next time, let's tell the folks that we will also pay the treasures, but don't bring food here. It's so tiring!"
This year the autumn grain was due, and the original grain chief happened to be old. Everyone said that Lao Ma was knowledgeable, so he was asked to lead the big guys to deliver the tax grain.
Wu Shan was startled for a moment, and the familiar feeling returned. It was still fun to hang out with adults.
If the harvest is not good, you may not be able to pay the land tax, you may not have enough food to eat, and if you continue to make mistakes, you may cause famine and flood the land with refugees, and you will not be careless at all.
A young man next to him said with a smile: "Uncle Ma, if we don't send food, we will have to sell the food to the villagers themselves. Aren't you afraid? Why don't you just work hard and help everyone sell food and make money? It's yours."
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Xu Jingchang called Wu Shan, and also seconded Zhu Yong, and gathered a pair of sleeping dragon and phoenix chicks. He began to give orders and make intense preparations.
That’s right, three books!
"Old man, are you here to deliver food? Have you delivered it yet?"
This was the second time he went to Yingtian. The last time he went to Yingtian was to seek medical advice for the old woman. He borrowed money from the Hanwang's bank and saved the old wife's life.
"Okay, tell Zhu Yong that we can start to take action in the near future. All the people who come to Beijing to deliver money and food will be given three books as a gift."
"Okay, great, we can do business!"
You can borrow money and resolve the crisis with only 15% interest.
There is a simple herbal book for famine relief, which collects more than 60 kinds of wild vegetables common in the south, which are considered the most common among the people. Including some poisonous wild vegetables, they need to be treated before they can be eaten, and the methods are also written down.
The young man said with a smile: "Old man, look, these are three books, one is the perpetual calendar, one is the general knowledge of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is herbal medicine for famine relief... In it are the astronomical calendar, how to file a lawsuit, how to do business, and how to pay taxes.
Whatever happened, which yamen to go to... everything is clear. This is a gift from the imperial court, specially given to the villagers, free of charge."
Especially movable type printing, which sounds like a very advanced technology, but for a long time, it did not have many advantages and was even at a disadvantage.
Not far from where Old Man Ma knelt down, a carriage stopped there.
"Hou Xian, it looks like they made it quite lively."
Hou Xian said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the people all kowtow to thank Tianen and thank Your Majesty for your great kindness. My servants feel warm in their hearts when they see you."
Zhu Di nodded, "I inherited the empire from my father, so naturally I have to be more careful."
