As soon as the news spread that the emperor wanted to repair books on a large scale, it immediately caused a sensation among all the scholars in the thirteen provinces.
This is such a grand event that people may not be able to catch it once in several lifetimes.
At the same time, the emperor's order for everyone to donate books was also issued to various places, which aroused a wave of public opinion.
In fact, there are certain risks in donating books.
I'm afraid that some of the content may cause trouble.
It has been almost three hundred years since Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, and countless people's writings have been accumulated.
There are many works in these works that are the work of madmen. They forget to avoid taboos in terms of language, are disrespectful, reveal the privacy of the palace, and slander the officials... In short, there are many problems.
However, I dare not disobey the imperial edict. This makes many people unable to sleep.
Some even burned books all night long.
Fortunately, Yang Fan had anticipated this and asked Chongzhen to issue a decree at the same time not to be guilty of crimes based on speech. This allowed everyone to put their minds at ease and donate books with peace of mind.
For a time, compilation departments and sub-offices for the "Collection of Ming Dynasty Books and Documents" were established in provincial and prefectural cities.
First, the governors of each province and the academic administration leaders will collect books and materials, sort them into categories, and sort and store them. Different versions will be screened, and their value will be assessed.
At the same time, copying libraries were set up in provincial capitals and prefectures to eliminate duplicate content and copy the books. The original books were copied and returned to the owner. The Xinghe Bank in the provincial capital would pay silver coins, or choose material compensation from Xinghe Trading Company.
He also promised that if it is printed and published, no less than five sets of printed copies will be given to the original owner.
As soon as this news came out, the enthusiasm for donating and copying books immediately increased greatly.
However, most of the books are popular books, such as The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, etc., which will not be selected. Only newly discovered books, or orphans, rare books, and Song editions handed down from history will be selected.
But even if you are not selected, you will be given a printed copy of the Ming Dynasty Dictionary as a reward.
This kind of dictionary was made by Yang Fan and used the Chinese pinyin of later generations. It contains 5,000 characters commonly used in the Ming Dynasty. It is a very good reference book. You can learn unknown characters and words by yourself. After it was launched, it was very popular among scholars in the Ming Dynasty.
The dictionary is only the size of a later mobile phone and the thickness of a brick. It has a cowhide gilt cover and is made of hard and durable paper. It is a popular reference book.
On the official road from Hejian Prefecture to the capital, dozens of scholars were rushing to the capital with their luggage on their backs.
"Brother He, do you think this kind of treatment is true?" A man dressed as a scholar asked a man dressed as a scholar with some worry. He borrowed money to pay for his travel expenses.
"Brother Zhao, I heard that Marquis Dingyuan took the lead in this matter. I guess it's not false. The Yang family is so rich that they don't need to amuse poor scholars like us. It should be true to give one silver coin for copying a book."
"I heard that board and lodging are free. There are three meals a day. Lunch includes braised pork with potatoes and white rice. You can eat as much as you want, but don't waste it." Another scholar said.
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These scholars are all from Hejian Prefecture and Yongping Prefecture. Although scholars are often called poor scholars, they are actually the lowest level of scholars. They have many privileges. They are far beyond what the poor people can compare with.
Scholars can be exempted from household labor, and poor scholar families can apply for exemption from taxes. Scholars can use slaves, which is a right that ordinary people cannot enjoy.
Even if a scholar committed a capital crime, he could be pardoned three times. Although this law was not implemented later, the scholar still enjoyed preferential treatment in the law, such as not being punished.
The scholar can talk about the etiquette of respect and inferiority with the clan, and does not need to say hello when he sees the people, but the people must treat the scholar according to the official etiquette. The scholar can travel in decent clothes, be respected by his neighbors and receive preferential treatment from the government. He can even travel around the world with a sword.
Scholars in the Ming Dynasty enjoyed stable income, such as income from grain crops and academic fields, which ensured their lives.
There are two types of scholars, one of which is a paid scholar called a Linshan student.
There is a limit on the number of such talents. Not all talents can receive this benefit.
Students in the Ming government, prefectures, and counties were initially given monthly meals and living allowances. There was a fixed number of places. In the early Ming Dynasty, there were 40 students in the government school, 30 students in the prefecture school, and 20 students in the county school. Each student was given sixty meters per month.
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Six buckets of rice is actually quite a lot. Didn't Tao Yuanming serve as a minor official with five buckets of rice? Later, because he didn't want to bow to the superior officer all the time, he refused to bend and resign.
But it's the same everywhere. Regulations are regulations. Whether they can actually be implemented is another matter. Now that the Ming Dynasty is in such financial distress, the elders are in arrears with their wages, let alone them.
They ate steamed dry food mixed with mixed noodles and wild vegetables, drank well water from gourds, and hurried all the way to the capital. They were afraid that if they arrived late, the quota would be gone.
Some of them even carried their home collection of books.
Master Xuezheng said that if any books are found, once they are adopted, they will be given silver coins.
After copying, the original book will be returned. Those who are willing to sell it will be purchased according to the value, but the starting price shall not be less than one silver coin. Antiques and rare books, calligraphy and paintings, and study utensils are willing to be purchased by Xinghe Bank at a premium of 30% to double the market price.
This is a good opportunity, much better than finding a library to teach a few students.
The scribes were responsible for food and accommodation, and received a fixed base salary of one tael of silver per month. Each time they copied a book, they received a piece-rate salary of one silver coin.
It is said that uniform clothing is also issued, with two sets of single cotton-padded clothes issued in each season of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and hats, underwear, shoes and socks are also issued uniformly.
In particular, there is meat and fine grains to eat at noon every day. This fact makes many poor scholars drool.
In a newly built wooden villa in Heishui City, Xiao Niangpi was arranging the excavation work of the Han and Tang Dynasty ruins in the entire Hexi region. She did not expect that the master would be so interested in these wood chips.
She looked through some, they were all daily documents and the like, but she didn't know anything good.
Especially what some women in the boudoir wrote to their husbands who were guarding the border, they were all whining and resentful, which made her feel goosebumps.
Oh, forget it, since I think it’s useful, let’s dig it.
In modern time and space, on Yang Fan's territory in the Horn of Africa, a Fat Girl landed on a long runway.
General Ali and his entourage, Du Pianpian, and Monkey led the people here to pick up the plane.
Hou Hou and Qin Weiwei have been married and recently spent their honeymoon here.
The scenery here is pretty good, especially the sea, castles, beaches, palm groves, deserts, and the spectacular sight of wild animal migrations. In addition to the antique castles, there are also docks, yachts, and private aircraft warehouses and runways.
During the day, I drove an off-road vehicle to the grassland to see animals. At night, I went on a yacht to watch the stars on the sea. It was so romantic. Qin Weiwei posted on WeChat Moments for several days, either showing off eating tuna or showing off hunting.
My aunt Qin Yue couldn't stand it anymore, so she came here on vacation.
After the plane stopped, some soldiers got off first. They unloaded the cargo and handed it over to Ali's people. After that, some people got off. There were also people from the General Administration of Cultural Heritage and people from Yanda.
The monkey and the liar rushed forward to greet him.
The funny Ali purchased some equipment, mainly for air defense. It was transported by transport plane for delivery. At the same time, 300,000 pieces of oracle bones and 200 boxes of Juyan and Han bamboo slips donated by Yang Fan were shipped back. These cultural relics lost overseas are very
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Last year, Yang Fan asked Chongzhen to issue an edict to seize the bones of all medicine shops in various parts of the Ming Dynasty and send them all to the capital to be handed over to Xinghe Bank. The ones with names were then shipped to Xincheng for packing. The ones without names were used to make medicinal materials.
In this batch, a total of 300,000 pieces of oracle bones were collected.
This time, there are also two hundred boxes of Juyan and Han bamboo slips that were newly delivered. They can be taken back by Fat Girl on the way.
Seeing Sun Xing coming down with people from Yan University, the monkey understood. These oracle bone inscriptions and Han bamboo slips should be temporarily stored in the newly built ancient book museum of Yan University.