Eight hundred and thirty-ninth chapters Daming loyal ministers have a threshold
Luo Guanzhong did write a lot of books in his life, but the most famous one is "Three Kingdoms". And this book, among the books of the Ming Dynasty, is really not highly rated.
At least compared to Water Margin Journey to the West, it is far behind.
In fact, this thing may have something to do with the subject matter he chose.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu was respected and Cao was demoted. It was so clear that there was no way to interpret it.
But it's different when it comes to Water Margin. Water Margin is not only better than Zhao'an, but just by taking out the chapter about Ximen Daguanren, you can write a book, and it also comes with several sequels.
When we travel to the west, it becomes even more powerful. The further we go to the west, the more monsters and monsters appear, and it is a whole dark myth.
Can a literati not like this?
When it comes to the Twelve Hairpins in Jinling, there is no need to say more. People know how to play riddles. The title of the book is "Shi Tou Ji". The bones are as white as a mountain and the surname is forgotten. It is nothing more than a young master and Hongzhuang.
Interpret it however you want!
Anyway, no matter how you look at it, there is a story.
Like Three Kingdoms, it is too straight, too white, and too obvious in its tendency. It can only be watched for fun. It has no so-called literary quality and is too suitable for ordinary people to watch.
But then again, if a book cannot be liked by most people, it can only be promoted blindly and create a small circle, which does not seem to be a good thing.
All in all, Zhang Ximeng still appreciates the Three Kingdoms, but that's all. As for Lao Luo's other books, such as Sui and Tang Dynasties, The Romance of the Remaining Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, Zhang Ximeng still can't accept it. Without him, the routines are too serious and the level has dropped very much.
obvious.
"I said, Lao Luo, do you have any new ideas now?"
Luo Guanzhong's face was dark, "Master Zhang, haven't I been racking my brains and thinking about it every day? But you also know that it's not that easy. I, I may be really exhausted now and I can't come up with anything."
Zhang Ximeng thought for a while and suddenly said: "How much royalties did you earn from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"
Lao Luo was stunned, subconsciously clutched his purse, and looked at Zhang Ximeng warily.
"What does Taishi mean?"
Zhang Ximeng was startled and said with a smile: "I don't want to rob you, and our family also has royalties. I am going to give you a suggestion. Now that you have made money, use the royalties to donate and establish a Luo Guanzhong Literary Award.
There is an annual selection, and whoever writes well will be given a sum of money to encourage creation and promote younger generations... In this way, even if your talents are exhausted and you can't write anything, or even nothing, the award will still be there, the reputation will still be there, and you will die.
Even if you don’t die, your brother’s reputation will last forever.”
Zhang Ximeng said sincerely: "I really do it for your own good. If you don't want to use this idea, I will tell His Majesty!"
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty also writes?"
"Why don't you write it! Your Majesty's biography has been written for the third time. His childhood was in Haozhou. The next one is to cross the river. His royalties are astonishing. He is also the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He has all the time. You can't compete with him.
His Majesty!"
Luo Guanzhong rolled his eyes, not to mention Your Majesty, even you and I can't fight against you!
"Grand Master, what do you want to do? Should I donate the money? And then take out a sum every year? In that case, it won't be all spent in a few years?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "You are so honest... Saving money now has interest. If you take out hundreds of thousands of guan, based on 5%, it will be 10,000 to 20,000 guan every year... This amount of money is not a small amount.
, enough for an ordinary author to live a comfortable life, don’t you think?”
Luo Guanzhong thought for a while and was really tempted. Don't tell me, Master Zhang's idea was a good one.
But once the money is taken out, it cannot be left to future generations.
Although the boy was quite irritating, Luo Guanzhong was still a little hesitant. After all, if he didn't give him the money, if he got old and couldn't move in bed, it would be too miserable for the boy to roll up a mat and bury him directly.
"Master, I, I have to go back and think about it. I'll discuss it with my family again."
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Go ahead, but you have to hurry up. After such a good opportunity, there will be no store like this after passing this village."
Luo Guanzhong quickly agreed and left in a hurry.
After he left, Zhang Chengtian came back again. He worshiped his father more than anything else.
"It's so easy for people to earn some royalties, but you cheated them out! Not only did you cheat them out, you also asked them to be grateful. I'm convinced!"
Zhang Ximeng gave him a roll of his eyes and said, "You did well in the exam, right? Then you had the courage to fuck me, right?"
Zhang Chengtian chuckled and said, "You are really amazing. If nothing else, you are just number one! It's nothing!"
Zhang Ximeng just glanced at it, and then said: "It's really nothing. When your eldest brother was in Yingtian, he skipped a grade and came first every time. You are still far behind now!"
Zhang Chengtian's face turned dark immediately, "Dad, you can't think like that. I have struggled from dozens of people to the first place. This level of progress cannot be matched by my elder brother, right?"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "It's hard for you to find such a tricky angle. Keep working hard and you can get out."
Zhang Chengtian was helpless, he couldn't find any bargain at his father's place.
He could only go to see his teacher Zhu Yuanzhang.
But when he saw the report card, Lao Zhu's face was also very dark, "You have made great progress, we promised to give you a bonus, and I will give it to you now!" As he spoke, Lao Zhu took out a large ingot worth one hundred taels.
Passed it to Zhang Chengtian.
Zhang Chengtian took it in his hand, weighed it, and then opened his mouth, wanting to take a bite.
Zhu Yuanzhang was even more furious, "Can we still give you a fake one? What are you thinking?"
Zhang Chengtian smiled helplessly, "Your Majesty, I don't mean anything else. I'm just curious. Why are you always unhappy?"
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him for a long time, then suddenly reached out and took out more than a dozen report cards, smashing them all in front of Zhang Chengtian.
Who can be in a good mood after receiving more than a dozen orders with extremely poor grades? Especially since they are all from his own family, and Lao Zhu didn't explode directly, even if he has taken care of himself.
"Your Majesty, where is the emperor's grandson? How is he? It's not possible if he doesn't, right?"
When the emperor's grandson Zhu Xiongying was mentioned, Zhu Yuanzhang finally became a little interested, "It's okay, his master said that the child has good comprehension and good arithmetic talent, and is worth cultivating."
If Xia Zhifeng can say that it is true, then it is indeed true. After all, Xia Zhifeng will never lie when he has something to say.
If you can get a good one from her, it can even be said to be better than Zhang Chengtian.
Oh my god, there is finally a smart person in the old Zhu family, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang would have been depressed to death.
Of course, Zhu Xiongying's situation is a bit special. All his arithmetic talents are used in statistical farming.
The little guy has collected a lot of high-yield rice seeds and plans to plant them next year.
This kind of selective breeding from generation to generation may actually make him a little famous.
"I would like to congratulate Your Majesty in advance for your great wisdom. He is truly a blessing to the royal family!"
Lao Zhu couldn't stop the joy on his face, but he said: "He is still too young, just watch it slowly!" Lao Zhu thought for a while and asked: "Have you heard any news now? Especially to the outside world.
Pioneering, what happened?"
After hearing this, Zhang Chengtian finally cheered up and started chatting with Lao Zhu.
Speaking of Lao Zhu's Fengyang fellows, they have found a place to stay.
It’s not that far away, it’s on Jeju Island in Korea.
This group of people traveled across the ocean and found a place to stay, and they were so happy.
They all thought that if they got rich, God would protect them.
But after landing on the island, these people were dumbfounded.
Jeju Island is full of rocks, the land is barren, and storms hit from time to time. It is definitely not a good place. It can even be said to be a barren place, and there are unscrupulous people everywhere.
No matter which angle you look at it, it's not a good place.
The standards for measuring the quality of a piece of land in the agricultural era are indeed different from those in the industrial era.
Like in later generations, once such an island is in your hands, shipping and trade will not be very good. It can also attract large companies to register, set up a financial service center, develop some tourism, anything.
In a few years, you will become a pearl on the sea. It is not easy to make a fortune.
But in the eyes of a group of pure farmers, this broken island is full of rocks, cold in winter, stormy in summer... The land is barren and not much food can be grown. In such a place, you might starve to death.
It's simply terrible.
However, they were lucky. Within ten days after arriving here, they encountered the Ming army stationed in Goryeo.
After a brief exchange between the two sides, the Ming army showed them a way to survive.
It turns out that this island was a racecourse of the Yuan Dynasty, which was used to prepare for the attack on Japan.
It is now abandoned, but it is very suitable for the development of animal husbandry. Breeding cattle, horses and livestock on the island, no matter what they are, as long as they are of good quality, can be purchased by the military. Of course, there is no problem in transporting them to Daming for sale.
After hearing the news, they weighed the island again... It is true that growing food is not good, but the climate is cool and the pasture grows very well.
No matter what, let’s take a gamble!
The people first purchased 500 lambs and raised them on the island.
All in all, there is a way out.
If everything goes well, after a year or two, we will start selling fat sheep steadily and things will get better.
"They also said that thanks to my mother, who provided them with a loan, they were able to buy sheep. Otherwise, they really don't know what they would have done!"
Lao Zhu couldn't help but sigh heavily, "So, it's not easy to expand overseas! Isn't there anything easier?"
"Yes!" Zhang Chengtian said: "I heard that Zhu Ying found a large island with a hot and humid climate, which is very suitable for growing sugar cane."
"sugar cane?"
"Yes, the kind that can squeeze sugar... Your Majesty, do the math and explore overseas. The best place is the one that can provide white sugar. That is the real treasure!"
Lao Zhu thought for a while and said, "Is it easy to squeeze sugar?"
"It's not easy!" Zhang Chengtian told him simply, "The sugarcane fields are extremely hot and humid, and there are mosquitoes everywhere. And when it's harvest time, it takes two hours to squeeze it into syrup. Otherwise, it's so hot, and the cut sugarcane will deteriorate.
The sugar produced will also be bad. So it requires a lot of labor."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "We know, this time there are so many people who want to join the Ming Dynasty, and they must show it! It is not that cheap to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty!"
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