In fact, Xian Ruxing had already been prepared for her bad reputation. After all, almost all the emperor's ministers in history were arranged, and she was a woman. She was most likely to be made pornographic when she was with male leaders all day long.
rumor.
She was very open-minded about this, and she had heard it more than once in the company, not to mention in the feudal society. She was busy with her business, and this was all this group of people could do anyway.
However, this time it really exceeded the lower limit.
Nothing to do with Jiajing's fragrant and beautiful harem life, using pampering to amass money is already the lowest level. It is even said that she ate the flesh of boys and girls in order to maintain her beauty. As we all know, the former chief minister of the cabinet Yang Tinghe has always had a good reputation among the people.
Although his son beat the emperor, the people were not implicated. Instead, they were very grateful to him for killing corrupt officials and returning the land to the people. Now that Yang Tinghe has been demoted, the people are unaware of the changes in the court and only feel that
When a good official left, someone must have framed him. They picked him up here and there, and they all blamed Xian Ruxing.
"Rumors! Absolute rumors!" Xian Ruxing gritted his teeth and scolded her for her extravagant lifestyle, but she earned all her money by herself, and as a modern person, what's wrong with her living a more sophisticated life? In addition, Yang Tinghe, get out of here and have nothing to do with her.
Relationship, if she hadn't begged for mercy, Jiajing could have skinned Yang Shen!
The last thing about being a virgin is that Xian Ruxing suddenly went from being a villain to being a legal person.
Dong Xiaoyi was filled with indignation, "No! Those people are just talking nonsense. I don't believe that those boys and girls in Laoshi have real people who have developed delicious dishes!"
Xian Ruxing: "..."
After giving him a cold glance and successfully shutting him up, Xian Ruxing turned to Senas and said, "I have already told you everything that needs to be said. When you take Dong Xiaoyi to pick up the goods, other than him, I can give you more
You send two more guards. Now that Daming Road has just opened for trade, many people may not know it yet, so you can help spread the word along the way."
"If this goes well, then not only the shipbuilding, but also all matters related to Franchise will be left to you in the future. Mr. Senas must also understand how much profit there is. Don't lose the big for the small."
"Yes, yes, I will definitely not let down the trust of Priest Xian." Senas nodded frequently. Although there is no concept of comprador in this era, if the matter succeeds, Senas will be engaged in a job similar to that of comprador in the future. Although he
There is no one more suitable than someone who has Franji blood, but has no affection for that place, and is only interested in profit at heart.
Xian Ruxing asked the guards behind him to lead him to the warehouse. After he left, he said to the uneasy Dong Xiaoyi: "Do you know why I chose you to follow?"
Dong Xiaoyi looked at her carefully, "Because the villain is familiar with the person named Sai?"
"Because you didn't provide him with information about the Ming Dynasty." Xian Ruxing shook his head. This may seem inconspicuous, but it is actually very difficult to do it. In this era, let alone patriotic education, ordinary people have not even read many books.
Not to mention that Dong Xiaoyi was extremely poor at the time, so it was normal for him to exchange such unimportant information for money. But even so, he chose to keep silent in the end, so this awareness alone was enough for Xian Ruxing to take advantage of him.
Dong Xiaoyi was slightly stunned, and then he patted his chest and promised that he would be optimistic about Senas during his trip to the Western Regions and would never let the real person down.
Xian Ruxing nodded and explained a few more words before letting him leave. After the matter was dealt with, he turned around and headed to the inner city.
As for what to do? Of course, to resolve the rumors about myself.
She can ignore simple rumors, but when it comes to human life, she cannot sit still and wait for death no matter what. Just like when Guo Xun compiled "The Legend of Heroes" to bring glory to his ancestors, in this era, just rumors can also affect many people.
He was slandered, and after thinking about it, it was all the work of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty. As for who among the civil servants was the most idle and willing to spread gossip, it was definitely the bunch of gossips in the Hanlin Academy. So after thinking about it, Xian Ruxing chose to fight with them
Positive front.
The Hanlin Academy is not far from the Siyi Hall, and is close to the Liubu Taiyuan Hospital, both in the east of Daming Gate. It was originally established by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. At first, it just helped the emperor handle some paperwork. However, in the Ming Dynasty, its powers were expanded
Great improvement.
In order to consolidate the imperial power, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the position of prime minister. However, he later faced the dilemma of having too much work to handle, so he began to promote officials from the Hanlin Academy. Most of these officials were young and knowledgeable, and the highest was only the fifth or sixth grade.
It is difficult for a small official to be as high and powerful as the prime minister.
There is a popular saying about this matter, "Anyone who is not a scholar cannot enter the Hanlin, and a non-Hanlin cannot enter the cabinet." Therefore, the Hanlin Academy is not only the emperor's think tank, but also the talent pool of the cabinet. It can be said that as long as you enter the Hanlin, your future life will be smooth sailing.
In this case, it is no wonder that the officials of the Hanlin Academy walked with their nostrils in the air.
When Xian Ruxing arrived, the chief of the Hanlin Academy, the Hanlin Bachelor, was not here. The two young editors saw her swaggering in and were so frightened that they almost fell down. After barely standing up, they said in a panic: "
You, you, you... are so brave, is this a place where you just come?"
The Hanlin Academy is a sacred place for scholars. At that time, Zhang Cong was just coming into his career. When Jiajing Statue was allowed to come in and be plated with gold, everyone ridiculed him. Of course they knew about Xian Ruxing, and they had always criticized the emperor for favoring such a female Taoist priest. As a result,
I didn't expect that the other party would attack directly today.
"Oh."
After saying that, he crossed the threshold and walked straight in.
Seeing her entering the house, the people inside were even more panicked. There were a bunch of young men, some of whom had strict upbringings and had not even had contact with the opposite sex except for their own female relatives. So when they saw Xian Ruxing, some huddled in the corner and silently thought, "I can't see you, you can't see me, you can't see me."
With their backs turned and their faces covered with books, they kept shouting, "Look at no evil." Looking around, there weren't many people who could hold a normal conversation.
Xian Ruxing found it funny, so he moved a chair and sat down. He didn't care what others were doing, and said loudly, "Mr. Zhang, I have something to do and I want to visit you."
As soon as these words came out, everyone turned around and looked at a short young man.
Zhang Chong, the head of the Household Department, smiled bitterly. He had followed Yang Shen and the others around and was finally released. Today he just wanted to come to the Hanlin Academy to pick out some miscellaneous books to read. Because of his status as a lecturer, he could come and go freely, but he was arrested by Xian Ruxing.
Living.
Thinking that I owed him a favor before, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk out, "If Master Xian has something to do, just come to me alone. Why go all the way?"
Xian Ruxing was noncommittal and glanced at the "Analects of Confucius" in his hand. Zhang Chong expressed that he wanted to use it for his son's enlightenment.
"Oh, Mr. Zhang is very talented. I dare to ask what the "Analects of Confucius" mentioned about "Zi Gongfang." Confucius said: "Is it virtuous to give him a gift? I have no time for him."
Zhang Chong was startled and replied subconsciously: "This is the sage teaching Zigong not to talk about other people's rights and wrongs."
"What's the meaning of 'living in groups all day long, speaking without justice, and loving actions with small wisdom?'"
"It's the sage who said that when everyone gets together, they can't say anything sensible, they only know how to show off their cleverness..." Before Zhang Chong finished speaking, he realized that the other party was mocking the Hanlin Academy people, so he quickly shut up.
Standing there awkwardly.
Not only him, but other officials of the Hanlin Academy also understood why Xian Ruxing came today, and they couldn't help but look guilty.
At this time, someone from behind suddenly spoke boldly: "What we are telling you is the truth. You deceived me and flattered me, and your majesty did not learn from you!"
Xian Ruxing turned his head, looked at the person who was speaking, and walked toward him with long strides in silence.
Seeing her getting closer and closer, the man suddenly became at a loss and muttered not to come over. He huddled up and looked very pitiful.
"Tell me, why did I deceive you? Did you see it with your own eyes?"
"I...you..." the man stammered. Then he thought of something and his face turned red.
Xian Ruxing sneered: "Fortunately, you are still scholars. You are full of filthy things, and you even dare to blame His Majesty. Today I can forget about it. If there is a next time, I will just let the factory guard come and talk to you!"
Come on, turn around and leave.
The grown men in the room didn't dare to say a word, and only breathed a sigh of relief until his figure disappeared.
Xian Ruxing, who had made a fuss at the Hanlin Academy, was walking on the main road in the inner city with some doubts in his heart.
I always feel...what's weird?
It’s not surprising that the Hanlin Academy people are gossiping behind their backs, but the boys and girls are not like their style. After probing around today, I haven’t seen them mention anything about strange powers and chaos, so it’s possible that they are ordinary people.
Created by yourself?
In any case, things are not yet irreversible.
Xian Ruxing thought about it again and again, and finally decided to restore her reputation by herself.
In the Ming Dynasty, the easiest way to become famous and the lowest cost was undoubtedly related to culture. The trend of association was prevalent in the Ming Dynasty. Whether literati published books or wrote poems, as long as the quality was high, they could easily make a name for themselves.
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However, in order to adapt to this era, Xian Ruxing took time to read a lot of Four Books and Five Classics in the palace, but it was only for understanding. If she was really asked to argue with others at length, she would definitely not be able to defeat the people of this era.
In this way, it would be a better direction to start in the publishing industry.
However, it would be too early to start a newspaper directly. As I said before, even in the capital, there are not many people who can read and write. Not to mention that after setting up a newspaper, you still have to type layout, choose the content to be published, and plan the release time...
The most important thing is that although the Ming Dynasty did not have a large-scale literary prison like the Qing Dynasty, there were still a lot of people convicted for speech. If the review was not in place and something happened in the end, it would be more than worth the gain.
Of course, Xian Ruxing could also run a purely entertainment-oriented newspaper, for example, publish some gossip about the ministers of the DPRK and China every day, anecdotes about daily life, and mix it with the poop and piss jokes she was exposed to in her previous life, so as to ensure that she would not worry about sales. But what she wants now is a good reputation.
, what’s the use of doing this.
Adhering to the principle of standing up wherever you fall, Xian Ruxing thought for a long time and finally decided to start with young children.
Didn't some people spread the rumor that she can eat children? She is about to become the most popular person among children in the whole capital!
Taoist priest Xian returned to Qin'an Hall and stayed in seclusion for more than a month. After that, he took out a complete plan, asked Zhu Houcong to stamp it, and then rushed to the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
The Ming Dynasty established a total of "Twelve Supervisors" to manage the inner court, of which the Si Li Supervisor was the first. At first, he was only responsible for calligraphy, calligraphy, painting, and all etiquette in the imperial city. Later, due to the emperor's laziness, he was given the "Red" title.
As a result, the status of the chief eunuchs Si Li Jian rose rapidly, and they were even called "Prime Ministers of the Inner Court". As time passed, everyone forgot what they originally did. In fact, Si Li Jian is still in charge of the central government of the Ming Dynasty.
The most important institution for engraving government documents is the economic factory.
Xian Ruxing wanted to print a book, but he didn't know that he would have to recruit people until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse, so he simply transferred them directly from the palace. It happened that Jiajing was also worried about the redundancy of craftsmen in the palace. When he heard that she wanted people, he approved thirty chamberlains without saying a word.
Add a hundred craftsmen.
The eunuchs who were in charge of rituals but sneaked into the carving workshop were not clever enough to get into trouble. The leading eunuch was named Bao Sanshan, who was about forty. He looked at Xian Ruxing and said nervously: "Is the real person going to do it?"
What to print? We have ready-made engravings for the Thousand-Character Classic and Four Books. If it's a storybook, we can engrave it if you give the original. They are all veteran craftsmen with more than ten years of experience. The paper and ink they use are all of the highest quality, so they are guaranteed to be fine.
The style is clear and the characters are as big as money. When it comes to the market, you can be sure to get a good price."
After saying that, he diligently showed Xian Ruxing the huge carving.
Xian Ruxing took a look and found that the characters sold in bookstores were indeed larger than those sold in bookstores outside. They were easy to read and very beautiful. Then he said with some curiosity: "I remember it was mentioned in "Mengxi Bi Tan",
In the Song Dynasty, Bi Sheng spent eight years developing a movable type printing technology, which was cheaper than engraving. Why don't you use that?"
Bao Sanshan laughed as soon as he heard this, knowing that his boss was not knowledgeable, so he explained: "I don't know what I know. The clay used for movable type printing is extremely difficult to engrave, and it is easy to crack after being exposed to fire. The typesetting
At that time, it was very troublesome to dismantle and assemble the letter blocks, and the paving was often uneven. I even heard that some bookstores used copper to make them, but the cost was not as good as engraving, so the palace never introduced it."
"That's it," Xian Ruxing nodded clearly. She didn't know there was such a thing.
The people above didn't understand, but it was actually good for the people below. At the very least, they could use their professional knowledge to fool them into trouble. Bao Sanshan put away his excitement and remained respectful, waiting for Xian Ruxing to speak.
Xian Ruxing looked at the engraving, touched his chin, and finally said: "No, I looked at it when you were working before, and it's still too slow, and there are a lot of people working, so I feel like you have to use my method."
Everyone was puzzled, so Xian Ruxing simply asked his men to carry out the prepared machine.
It was a square thing as high as a man's waist. There was a handle on the side, and I didn't know what it was for.
"In the future, you can first attach the wax paper to the iron plate to engrave characters, then put it on the mimeograph machine like this, apply ink on the roller, push and pull it. The process must be done at a constant speed, otherwise it will be easy to apply unevenly. You see
This one I have is broken." Xian Ruxing took out the paper underneath and wiped his dark hands. The oil mark was not good at all. If he didn't use the engine and operated by hand, it would easily get stained everywhere.
The eunuch craftsmen were stunned. They watched each other as if they were doing magic tricks. She printed a copy in a moment, and she was the only one who operated the whole process. How much manpower would be saved in this process? Doesn't it mean that she doesn't know how to print?
In response to this, Xian Ruxing said helplessly that she really didn't understand printing and had not studied in depth whether it was ancient movable type engraving or modern scanning and printing. This mimeograph machine was considered a product of the times. It was displayed there when the company organized a visit to the old revolutionary base.
Let go of one. It is said that many units and schools used this device in the 1990s.
To be honest, in Xian Ruxing's opinion, this thing is actually not very convenient. It would take at least half a day to print a set of books. There is no generator and just relying on hand cranking. Shaking it in a circle to print one page is very tiring. But compared with the current woodblock printing
, it is already considered a dimensionality reduction blow.
"Only two units of this machine have been made so far, but it doesn't matter. The craftsmen are already working overtime. Before it is officially put into production, let's do a special training on how to operate it."
I felt that it revealed an unfathomable temperament, and sighed that it was no wonder that he could win the emperor's trust, so I no longer dared to look down upon him and just followed him to learn.:,,.