Chapter 110 Marrying a family and carrying on the family line
Chapter 110: Starting a family, establishing a career, and continuing the family lineage
How to surpass Zhu Yuanzhang?
This is an almost impossible task.
Even if Zhu Di thinks about it for a moment, he will feel desperate. That man is not his father, but a god!
It goes without saying how humble Zhu Yuanzhang was. Liu Bang was still a pavilion chief, and based on his early experience, he was most likely a scholar. Although he was the lowest class, he was better than most civilians and worthy of being a scholar.
He is called the godfather of Peixian County.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was a clean and tidy poor man who had no meal at all. In a catastrophic disaster, almost everyone in his family died... With this kind of identity and this kind of starting point, even some novels would not dare to be written.
Even if he seems to be from a humble background, he still has to find a way to get a powerful father and make up a drama similar to that of the Zhao family's orphans... because the rise of a pure low-level person to a high position even exceeds the imagination of literary and artistic works.
But the problem is that the things that such novels dare not write about are written down in the history of the ages.
He made his fortune as a beggar in Haozhou. In more than ten years, he pacified the southeast, expelled the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and established the glorious Ming Dynasty.
The land of Yanyun, which had been lost for five hundred years, was recovered, and Yunnan, which had been lost for seven hundred years, was restored. The great Ming Dynasty ruled the world.
Founding a country, governing the world... You can say that Zhu Yuanzhang has many shortcomings, but if you want to surpass Zhu Yuanzhang, you have to weigh your own weight.
He almost did his best under the conditions at the time.
Zhu Di couldn't say it, but it would definitely work.
Do you make money? It's not shabby.
When Zhu Gaosui heard that his father had arrived, he ran over and happily introduced his achievements to Zhu Di.
In short, in the past, scholars could only read the classics, study hard, and strive for the elusive imperial examinations. Those who failed, stayed in the countryside, opened private schools, wrote letters, helped the common people organize weddings and funerals, and barely made a living.
Otherwise, what was still hot news before printing will become smelly old news when it is printed.
Shandong people!
Zhu Di sighed secretly. He and Zhu Yunwen fought for four years. The main battlefield was in Shandong. The people were displaced, their families were destroyed, and they sacrificed a lot.
"In other words, not counting the people who work here, you have already supported hundreds of scholars?"
Most of Zhu Gaosui'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 the capital.
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Hearing is false and seeing is believing. I just listened to the courtiers' narrations in the court and read the reports from the Jin Yiwei. In the end, it is not as clear as seeing it with my own eyes."
The conquest of Mongolia did not completely kill the people. A few years later, the Mongols revived and even carried out the Tumu Fortress Incident... No matter how great achievements you have created, future generations will not be able to take over the family business if they are not strong enough.
Nothing works.
Zhu Gaosui grinned, "Maybe more."
He even died on the expedition in the end...Zhu Di has been busy all his life. Do you think he surpassed Zhu Yuanzhang?
Xu Jingchang frowned, it turned out that this Jin Yiwei was doing the dirty work.
All these technologies were available in the Ming Dynasty, but some were recorded in books, and some were not recorded in writing... After all, the attention paid to this technology in the past dynasties was far less than poetry and articles.
"How much can you earn now to support your family?"
This bookstore has at least a thousand employees, and it is very busy when going in and out.
There must be many refugees like this living in various places, and fortunately there is a school to take them in.
Xu Jingchang paused and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I can't say for sure. How about your Majesty go and have a look in person?"
If you can't control it effectively, it's better not to do anything.
Zhu Gaosui hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I just write short story books, which won't get on the stage and can only be regarded as low-level. There are many poor scholars who go to Beijing to take exams and lack travel expenses, so they just write some and earn some pocket money. They don't sign their names at all.
Or the signature is just a pseudonym. If the child is leaked, they will be angry and the business will be impossible... If the father insists on asking, the child can only tell the father that he will try it next year, and there must be someone who has done this business. "
"Why? Do you want to deceive the emperor?" Zhu Di asked.
Zhu Gaosui hurriedly said: "Father, please rest assured. As long as I find such a person, I will immediately stop making requests for manuscripts, and will also inform the Jin Yiwei, and ask my cousin to take him."
Zhu Gaosui chuckled, "I don't know, father, but there are many people who write storybooks. Some are original, and some are adapted from existing stories, such as the red-maned horses of Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan, and the Yellow River Formation of killing generals and becoming gods.
, are quite popular.”
"There are also literati writing scripts? Why haven't I heard of them? Are they famous?" Zhu Di asked casually.
"Father, I have two to three hundred people under my command, who specialize in understanding all kinds of news... Some are in the General Administration Department, waiting for important decrees from the imperial court, some go deep into the people to find interesting things, and some specially invite some literati to help write scripts.
, so that it can be published in the children's newspaper."
Zhu Di was surprised, "Is there such a thing? Who are they?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will arrange a special appointment for Qian Hu to take charge of this matter and ensure that nothing goes wrong."
But today, Xu Jingchang showed him another possibility.
At the beginning, Xu Jingchang only saw Fan Qian's name in a miscellaneous book. He chatted with Zhu Gaosui, but he didn't expect that this kid really relied on smart and capable craftsmen to tinker with it.
Zhu Gaosui shook his head.
Since competing with your father is too troublesome, we might as well develop new tracks, find new ways of playing, use new starting points, and create different ecological counterattacks...
Zhu Di came here to watch the excitement, so he didn't bother to bother with this.
"Xu Jingchang, how useful can the business of the second and third sons be?"
Leaving aside the technical aspects for now, there are 130 typesetting craftsmen here alone. One hundred of them were trained in Xu Jingchang’s school.
If there is a problem, it is his responsibility, and it has nothing to do with Xu Jingchang anyway.
Just like this treasure note... In Lao Zhu's hands, he spent a lot of effort after repeated orders, but in the end it inevitably depreciated seriously and was difficult to maintain.
He introduced to Zhu Di that usually when an article is finalized, it will be sent here for proofreading, then typesetting, printing, cutting, selling, and finally sent to the people.
It's really hard to say, after all, his achievements are still far behind compared to the founding of the country.
Therefore, movable type must be used for printing... and movable type is divided into many types, including wooden movable type, clay movable type, copper movable type, and lead movable type.
But he had a humble beginning. If he couldn't demonstrate convincing achievements, how could he convince the world that he was Zhu Yuanzhang's best son?
"Do you have any plans?"
Zhu Di was surprised, "Why, you don't know either?"
Zhu Gaosui quickly took Zhu Di into the bookstore.
Lin Sandao: "When the grassroots first came here, they were paid sixty guan of treasure money per month. Now it has increased to 80 guan. There are also some extra bonuses. After working for a month, you can get one hundred guan."
Now you can have more choices, act as a bookkeeper, lend money to the public, and help people solve their urgent needs.
Zhu Di directly called one over. This boy looked to be less than twenty years old. He was young, with a baby face and ink stains on his face.
Zhu Gaosui whispered: "I know, but I can't tell my father."
The most amazing thing is that issuing so many treasure banknotes did not cause the currency to depreciate, and the wealth of Ming Dynasty increased a lot invisibly.
The most important thing is that future generations will not live up to expectations.
Zhu Di was even more surprised. Could it be that some of my courtiers write scripts in private to make money?
He looked at Xu Jingchang in surprise, but Xu Jingchang was not surprised at all.
In other words, Zhu Gaosui has people who specialize in political news, people who run social news, and people who are responsible for culture and entertainment. His hands are quite stretched.
The major event of sailing to the West to open up new territories was stopped by future generations. The Ming Dynasty still guarded the Central Plains and did not break through the restrictions of previous dynasties.
There is no doubt that this is something Zhu Yuanzhang could not have imagined and could not do.
And Di Bao... With the release of this thing, the spread of news has indeed accelerated several times.
When he got here, Zhu Di felt the unusual smell.
This is also the reason why civil servants are opposed to the expansion of territory. They are all money-losing things, so there is nothing to do!
But if news spreads faster, control is increased, and the biggest problem is solved, can we use all our strength to expand territory?
As the son of Lao Zhu, could Zhu Di not understand this?
But he vaguely realized that if he wanted to surpass his father, he could not stick to the old ways and must use new combinations of punches.
The accelerated dissemination of information means that the court's control power has increased... Because many times, it's not that such a large amount of land cannot be conquered, but that it has been conquered, but it doesn't know how to control it.
Throughout his life, Zhu Di went to the Western Seas, conquered Mongolia, and built the Yongle Grand Ceremony. He poured out almost all his passion and did not dare to slack off from the beginning to the end.
Zhu Di smiled and said: "Where are you from? How did you come here?"
Zhu Di snorted and said angrily: "You are said to be fat, but you are still out of breath. Are you as fat as your elder brother? Stop talking nonsense and let me see if there are any other bezoars and dog treasures here."
But in my own hands, I can issue loans, pay off land taxes, and pay salt taxes... The whole cycle has been opened up. In the past eight months, the number of treasure banknotes alone has increased by more than 50%.
Among them, typesetting is the most important. Something that is very time-sensitive like a newspaper must not be printed with engraving.
A single banknote can currently be exchanged for fifty copper coins, and a hundred banknotes can be exchanged for five thousand copper coins, which is about five taels of silver. It is not much in Yingtian, but it is not a problem to survive.
In fact, many famous works have been repeatedly created by countless people, and the final versions of well-known novels are usually written under a pen name.
If you think that Wu Chengen really has such a person named Wu Chengen, you are totally wrong. Maybe his real surname is Zhang?
"I didn't expect those eloquent scholars to do such a thing!" Zhu Di snorted: "I thought they were so noble? Forget it, I won't ask anymore, just save some dignity and everyone will be better off. But
Please remember this for me and keep an eye on it carefully. If you have any random thoughts, nonsense, or slander against your father, I will not agree to it."
The man hurriedly said: "Lin San, a common man, is from Binzhou, Shandong. He moved to Yingtian to avoid the war... Last year, I entered the school and luckily knew a few words. I came to work today."
"Common people just want to buy a house. Those in the city don't have that extravagant expectation. It would be nice to buy one outside the city. It doesn't have to be big, as long as it can accommodate two people."
Zhu Di smiled, "Why, are you married?"
"Not yet." Lin San's face turned red. "The common people only have a fiancée named Tang Sai'er, who also escaped from her hometown. The common people are looking forward to a place to stay so that they can start a family and carry on the family line..."
The words in the book refer to treasure coins. I know how much copper coins are worth, and I won’t offer such exaggerated wages.
