Cangzhou, Zhonghua Book Company.
The person in charge, Ding Guanghe, looked at the prince in front of him, surprised and happy. I was surprised that the prince came here, and I was happy to see the prince again.
Although Ding Guanghe is not a big shot, Zhonghua Book Company is directly under the royal industry.
According to royal regulations, provincial chiefs enter the capital once a year, prefectural chiefs enter the capital every two years, and county chiefs enter the capital every three years. Of course, the heads of remote provinces could send documents and account books via post, and they did not necessarily need to go to the capital in person.
Ding Guanghe was lucky enough to meet the prince. It was the first New Year's Eve after the capital was moved. Emperor Zhu Yunwen and prince Zhu Wenkui appeared in the Plaza of the Heroes at the same time.
On that day, Emperor Jianwen issued an edict to pay homage first and then pay New Year greetings.
This also means that the New Year's Eve of the Ming Dynasty is designated as the day of worship. No matter where you are, you need to go to the nearest monument to worship the heroes before welcoming the New Year.
On the same day, Zhu Wenkui published an article on behalf of the emperor, "Zero Tolerance for Supervising Women and Corruption," setting the court's policy on rectifying the officialdom.
Although the prince is underage, his strength and majesty, which shows zero tolerance for corruption and bullying of officials, make countless people happy.
Ding Guanghe was there that day. ..o
Although Zhu Wenkui didn't know Ding Guanghe, he understood by looking at his nervous and respectful expression. He smiled and reassured: "I'm not here to cause trouble for you. Just bring the account books from the bookstore."
Ding Guanghe quickly found the account book, put it on the desk, and asked: "Your Highness, are you looking for the best-selling books?"
Zhu Wenkui nodded slightly.
Ding Guanghe relaxed a little and said: "The best-selling books in the first half of this year are still the four books from previous years, namely "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", "Yingya Shenglan" and "The Founding of Taizu". However, two books have suddenly emerged and have been selling well recently, and many people are buying them in Cangzhou City."
Zhu Wenkui raised his head and looked at Ding Guanghe and asked, "Which two books?"
Ding Guanghe arranged for a clerk to find two books, and then handed them to Zhu Wenkui: "One is "Mengxi Bi Tan" written by Shen Kuo of the former Song Dynasty, and the other is called "The Genius Supervisor of the Imperial College".
Zhu Wenkui frowned slightly.
It is understandable that the sales of "Mengxi Bi Tan" have increased. After all, there is a lot of knowledge in it, and some sociology students will be guided to read this book during their enlightenment. On the other hand, this was the first time I heard and saw this "The Genius Supervisor of the Imperial College". When he saw that the signature was Hu Hui, Zhu Wenkui was a little depressed. Isn't he very busy with this wine ceremony? How can he still have time to write a book?
I only heard that Hu Hui was studying medicine and preparing to write a medical book, but I had never heard that Hu Hui also wrote a book for Imperial College students.
Open it and take a look, well, it really records a lot of amazing talents.
For example, Zhou Chen from the Business School, this guy worked hard in Xijiang Province for many years, made great contributions to the Silk Road, and was promoted to Minister of Household Affairs. For example, Wang Huai, the Minister of Punishment, was also a first-class talent in the Imperial College in his early years.
Zhu Wenkui also saw the names of Zhou Chang, Guo Jiale, Hu Qiyi, Song Duanduan and others.
The framework of the book is very simple:
The characters, the wonderful stories, the underlying truths, and the abilities that this kind of person should have.
I have to say that this simple arrangement is very enjoyable to read, especially some of the stories that are worth talking about and imagining, such as the story of Hu Qiyi flying in a hot air balloon and almost freezing to death, which not only promotes Hu Qiyi's unremitting pursuit of knowledge The courage to fear death also conveys the truth that temperature changes with altitude.
Zhu Wenkui looked at Ding Guanghe and asked, "How much does this book cost? Can ordinary people afford it?"
Ding Guanghe smiled and said: "Your Highness, this book is considered cheap among all books, at 380 coins. More than ten years ago, not many people could afford it, but now people have hundreds of coins in their hands. Folks have hundreds of coins. They take pleasure in reading and are proud to have books. Some families even put books in the living room and deliberately invite people to dinner and take pleasure in seeing the books they bought..."
Zhu Wenkui smiled.
Although vanity is a bad thing, the comparison is not about clothes or delicacies, but about books, which is a good thing.
Yu Qian asked: "Here
How much surplus do people have every year? "
Ding Guanghe thought for a while and said seriously: "I haven't calculated this carefully, but the farmers unloading the goods at the dock can work six or seven times a year. This does not include the busy farming season and the income from the crops at home. I can still have more than ten guan after spending money at a house, visiting and giving gifts, etc. It is still possible to leave five to eight guan every year."
Zhu Wenkui nodded.
Although Wu Guan Qian is not much, it is quite good for ordinary people's homes. After ten years of accumulation, the family dare not say that they are rich, but the family will not be ruined and the wife and children will be separated due to continuous production reduction and no harvest for one or two years.
When the people have the ability to withstand disasters, the foundation for the stability of the imperial court is laid.
After leaving Cangzhou, Zhu Wenkui, Yu Qian and others went all the way south, stopping and stopping, and arrived at Jinling at the end of June.
Outside Tongji Gate.
The crowd gathered together and bustled.
Song Yuan shouted at the top of his lungs: "Qingshan Assembly Factory requires thirty people to work for a long time, eight hundred yuan per ten days, and one knot per ten days."
Not to be outdone, Chen Feng spoke louder: "Dazhou Textile Factory needs forty people..."
"Have you ever been to a glass factory?"
"Three coal workers from the flour mill!"
Yu Qian stood outside the crowd, looking at the lively scene, frowning and saying: "There are many businesses that I have never heard of."
Zhu Wenkui touched his chin with one hand, thinking.
My father once said that when society develops to a certain level, it will enter another stage. The political system may not change, but the economic system will change first. There is something called capitalist economy, which will inevitably appear in Ming Dynasty along with the development of commerce and handicraft industry.
One of the hallmarks of capitalism is the emergence of a free employment market.
Over the years, this kind of employment market has long appeared in Jinling, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places, but it was far less lively than it is now. At that time, there were not so many factories, but more textile workshops. .c0
But now, with no strong enemies externally and no major disasters internally, the imperial court has reduced taxes and paid corvee labor, the people have gradually gained purchasing power, and market demand is increasing, followed by the emergence of various factories. meet these needs.
Zhu Wenkui heard Zhu Yunwen talk about the horror of capital and knew the profit-seeking nature of capital. It can make people live well or die without a burial place. It can achieve greatness or reduce greatness to insignificance.
The key is not to prevent it from coming to Ming Dynasty, but how to guide and use capital.
It is impossible to reverse the trend of the times. Only by following the trend and using it skillfully can we ensure that all power is used by the court.
Zhu Wenkui understood that in the future he would have to compete with capital to govern the Ming Dynasty.
Good thing.
Father had cleared away all the surrounding enemies, and Wala was completely decomposed, losing its former majesty. Except for the navy, the Ming army will probably not have any major wars in the next few decades.
There are no enemies to deal with. If you want to continue and recreate the glory of the Ming Dynasty, you need internal governance!
One of the difficulties in internal governance is business and capital.
Zhu Wenkui saw the emerging industries in the Ming Dynasty and the possibilities that Zhu Yunwen once described. He was both looking forward to and fearing the prosperity in front of him.
Yu Qian noticed Zhu Wenkui's emotional change and said with a smile: "Weigh the pros and cons, support the pros and eliminate the cons. No matter how many changes there are, as long as the direction of Ming Dynasty is not changed or held back, it will always get better and better."
Zhu Wenkui nodded, swept away his worries, and said proudly: "Let it thunder into the sky, I will ride on the wind and waves!"
While Zhu Wenkui and Yu Qian were traveling in the south, the second prince Zhu Wenyuan in Beijing had already begun to learn to handle government affairs.
Zhu Yunwen not only explained the problems in government affairs in detail and guided Zhu Wenyuan to propose multiple solutions, but also asked him to analyze the advantages, disadvantages and impacts of each strategy, and finally choose a suitable response strategy.
Zhu Wenyuan showed amazing talent. Perhaps it was the foundation laid by the royal education, or perhaps he was able to handle some simple affairs after initial contact with Zhu Yunzhen. ..
Although Zhu Wen
Yuan's response strategies were not perfect enough, and some of his ideas were not suitable. However, Zhu Wenyuan was able to make up his own mind and find some solutions to the problem, which was amazing for a child in his early ten years.
Even Yang Shiqi, Xie Jin, and Tie Xuan had to admit that Zhu Wenyuan was a capable prince. The more this happened, the more worried Yang Shiqi and others became.
Zhu Yunwen didn't mind these concerns and ignored the comments of some courtiers.
It's dusk this day.
Zhu Wenyuan had left the palace and gone to Prince Wu's Mansion, while Zhu Yunwen stayed alone in Wuying Hall to handle government affairs.
The chamberlain announced: "Commander Pang wants to see you."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly.
Pang Huan entered the palace, saluted, and handed over a document: "Your Majesty, recently some of the courtiers have tried their best to get close to Prince Wu's Mansion and want to curry favor with Prince Wu. This is the list."
Zhu Yunwen took the document and looked at it for a few times and threw it aside. He shook his head: "I have said many times that the courtiers are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, the emperor, not the prince, prince or other vassal kings! It's just a little disturbance, They couldn't help themselves and thought about opportunism. Will they form a clique for personal gain after a while and gather around the King of Wu to attack those close to the prince?"
Pang Huan lowered his head and said nothing.
The second prince was granted the title of King of Wu and brought to the Wuying Hall to handle government affairs. This sent a very important message to many ministers. Their first thought was naturally:
The emperor wanted to establish another prince.
Under this kind of judgment, it is inevitable that some people will risk everything to suppress the second prince, hoping to become someone close to the second prince. When the second prince ascends the throne, he will become an important minister in the court, such as Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, Xia Yuanji, and Li Zhigang , will all be under themselves.
Zhu Yunwen pondered for a moment and then said: "Send a message to the King of Wu and ask him to accept all the officials who surrender. Since these people like the second prince, let them follow him. As for whether to use it or not, let the second prince himself Let’s make an election. But we need to keep an eye on all the officials who have surrendered. If anyone dares to criticize the prince, the East Palace staff, and the cabinet, please invite him to the Security Bureau for a bowl of soup."
