If Xiang Nan wants to gain a foothold in the academic world, he will never be able to do it with a few popular movies. It is more difficult than winning the Best Picture Award for a Marvel movie at the Oscars.
Martial arts can only help him make money, but if he wants to win the respect of the academic world, he must make achievements in academics.
So Xiang Nan then took out "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty".
This book was serialized on the Tianya Forum, with more than 100 million hits, and sales of 20 million copies.
It has also been rated as one of the top ten best-selling books in the country and one of the top ten must-read books for primary and secondary school students in the country. It has been recommended by readers as the most impressive book for many years. It can be said that its reputation and sales are top-notch.
However, this book is not a rigorous historical work, but a concise historical reading based on official history, unofficial history, archives, notes, inscriptions and other materials, and written in a pen style.
In fact, this book is not enough to establish Xiang Nan in the academic world. At most, it is just a stepping stone. But this stepping stone is indispensable.
Because if Xiang Nan suddenly throws out a tome of historical research and claims to be the author, then the academic community is 100% sure that he has found a replacement.
It's like a master who has been studying poorly all year round. If he suddenly takes the first place in the class, everyone will think that he is cheating, and they will not think that he has real talent and learning.
Therefore, Xiang Nan first wrote "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty". This book is easy to understand and has basically no academic value. It is not too unusual for a young man like him to write it.
With this book as a foundation, it will not be too abrupt for him to publish academic works on Ming history in the future.
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Another important reason why Xiang Nan wrote "Those Things About the Ming Dynasty" is that he really knew the Ming Dynasty too well.
Not only did he inherit all of Ji Xiaolan's talents and knowledge, and he was very familiar with the Twenty-Four Histories, especially the Ming Dynasty, but he had also been to the three worlds of "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "Sword Rain" and "Wulin Gaiden", and the time nodes of these three worlds were exactly the same. All in the Ming Dynasty.
"Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" took place in the Zhengde and Jiajing years; "Sword Rain" took place in the Wanli period of the late Ming Dynasty; and "Wulin Gaiden" was also in the late Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, he has a very clear understanding of the Ming Dynasty and its history, humanities, customs, and systems. It is far more detailed and authentic than the information that those Ming historians dug out of old papers.
Moreover, in the world of "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", he once served as the protector of the country for Emperor Jiajing, with one person being more powerful than ten thousand people. Close contact with the political struggles in palaces, temples, and government and opposition parties. This is much clearer than historical records.
In "Sword Rain" and "Wulin Gaiden", he has also worked as a killer, a rich man, a policeman, a martial arts leader, etc., and he also knows a lot about the affairs of the world.
Therefore, it was perfect for him to write "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty". From temples to rivers and lakes, from the former dynasty to the harem, from common people to wealthy households, the Ming Dynasty is introduced from multiple angles and dimensions, allowing readers to have a more comprehensive understanding of the history of the Ming Dynasty.
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"Those Things About the Ming Dynasty" was immediately serialized in the "Beijing News".
Because the language is humorous and the stories are easy to understand, it quickly won the favor of readers after being serialized.
Although it is not as popular as the martial arts such as "The Legend of the Heroes of the Sword", "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", "Chu Liuxiang", and "The Peerless Two Prides", it is definitely second to none in the field of historical readings.
Therefore, academic circles in the capital also began to take notice of Xiang Nan.
Although "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" is too popular and has little academic research value. But for a 21-year-old young man to be able to write such a historical book, it is considered very good.
"Reading history can make you wise, and knowing the past can help you learn about the present. Yan Xi, I read your book "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty". Although it is simple, you can write it and have your own opinions, which is pretty good. "Jin Quan laughed.
"Yes, father, it was also because of your influence that I became interested in history." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "Reading history can help you understand the ups and downs and gain and loss. I feel that I have benefited a lot."
"Okay, since our Jin family won't be able to produce a prime minister in the future, it would be a good thing to produce a university scholar." Jin Quan said with a proud smile.
The so-called left-behind son is full of golden couplets; my left-behind son is the only sutra. A scholarly family and a family with poems and books are actually no worse than being an official.
Because as long as there is knowledge, talents can be cultivated one after another. It doesn’t matter even if one generation declines. The second and third generations will eventually rise.
Just like Lin Ruhai in "A Dream of Red Mansions", although he was a noble queen, he was killed in five generations. But he himself passed the imperial examination, was the top student in high school, and served successively as doctor of Lantai Temple and censor of salt inspection.
If he hadn't died suddenly, Lin Ruhai would most likely have entered the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister. By then, even the wealthy and idle Jia Baoyu will not be worthy of Lin Daiyu.
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"Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" has been published, and Xiang Nan's reputation in the academic world is slowly increasing. Although he can't talk about his status for the time being, at least the academic community knows that he has this title.
In April, Wu Peifang and Cheng Hui factories started production smoothly on the same day, which was a double happiness. Although they all gave birth to daughters, Jin Quan and Mrs. Jin were still very happy.
The addition of a new child is the best news for their family. Because for wealthy families, raising children is not difficult. Only when the population is prosperous can the family continue to grow.
Jin Quan named his two children Jin Tong and Jin Shuang respectively, and specially invited a theater troupe to sing in the hall, which was very lively.
"Yufen and Xiuzhu, you have to work harder." Mrs. Jin smiled.
Bai Xiuzhu just paid it off, after all, they had been married for less than a year. Wang Yufen was a little ashamed. It has been five years since I got married and I have nothing to show for it, which is really an eyesore.
She couldn't help but sneer at Jin Pengzhen, "If you weren't messing around outside, how could you not have children for so many years? Mom still blames me, why don't you blame me?"
Jin Pengzhen couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he heard what she said, and quickly comforted him, "Isn't this all in the past? I haven't changed it in the past few months. Why do I still mention those things? I will definitely do it in the future." Behave well and stop being so angry."
"Humph, you know how to coax me." Wang Yufen said, wiping her tears, "If you do it again, I won't feel ashamed and will drag you to see your mother so that she won't talk about me all the time."
"Okay, okay, okay." Jin Pengzhen agreed repeatedly.
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And in May, the Jin family just held a full-moon banquet for the two daughters.
News came out at the banquet that Wanfa Company was suspected of going bankrupt, which shocked both Wang Yufen and Bai Xiuzhu.
"Is it true or not? How could such a big company suddenly go bankrupt?" Wang Yufen said in shock.
She invested 50,000 yuan and poured all her wealth into it.
Bai Xiuzhu was also surprised. She invested 200,000 yuan. Although it was not all her wealth, it would be a pity if it was all gone.
