First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 584

Zhang Ximeng also gradually figured it out, let the son be the son, it is nothing more than working harder in the future.Of course, if you're a girl, you don't have to worry about anything.

Anyway, he is a hard worker.

Zhang Ximeng chatted and laughed with everyone for a while, then his eyes fell on Tang He.

"Your son is going to Wa country, and His Majesty is here too, guess what I'm going to say?"

Tang He was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I will definitely let him work hard, do things well, and live up to His Majesty and Daming!"

After Tang He finished speaking, Zhang Ximeng burst out laughing.

"Your Majesty can hear it, the thing I was most worried about happened!"

Old Zhu sighed helplessly, "Tang He, you are honest, you are really honest! Let me tell you, going to the Japanese country is not to work hard, but to enjoy it. You let the child let go and toss casually. If you really work hard, maybe Something will happen!"

Tang He frowned, "Superior, although the barbarians are not as good as the Chinese. But there are still people who are born low? I, I am not convinced!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Don't you believe us, Mr. Zhang has already explained clearly. The Japanese kingdom is deeply rooted from top to bottom. Your son went over and squeezed out the shogunate. The people below are still calling the wind and rain, nothing has changed... But you If we really work hard, we will be enemies from top to bottom!"

Tang and stunned, what else is there to say?Tang He tried hard to recall that he also encountered this problem when governing the Southwest.It is indeed difficult to completely equalize the fields for the Miaobu, and there are enemies everywhere.

Fortunately, he persevered, and there was strong support from Ming Dynasty behind him, reforming the land and consolidating the Southwest. For this goal, the Ming Dynasty could spare no effort.

But I'm afraid it won't work if I fall into the Wa country.

Since you can't invest so much power, you can only opportunistically, cooperate with the local wealthy, and then suffer the people of the Japanese country.

Tang He is also quite helpless. From the bottom of his heart, he wants to treat everyone as the same, and implement the same laws as the Central Plains, so that the whole world is one family.

From the point of view, he is somewhat similar to Qian Tang.

But I'm sorry, neither Zhang Ximeng nor Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this could not be done.

Moreover, the situation in Wa country, even if it is made with great efforts, will relapse into old ways after decades or hundreds of years, and it is impossible to solve it.

That being the case, why waste that energy?

Tang He sighed helplessly, "I will keep the teachings of the superior and the grand master in my heart! After I go back, I will definitely tell the dog well... But I always believe that one day, all countries in the world will still follow the Great Ming law and follow the Chinese etiquette After all, after all, we really treat people as people!"

Hearing Tang He's words, everyone's hearts were touched.

In fact, to be honest, many people present, even civil servants, were not from high backgrounds. If it hadn't coincided with the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it would have been impossible for them to climb to high positions.

Thinking about it now, being able to live in the land of the Central Plains, China, is really a kind of luck.

Otherwise, like Zhu Yuanzhang, starting from a broken bowl and wanting to sit on the dragon chair, it would be impossible.As for these civilians and military men, I don't even think about it.

Sun Yan suddenly stood up from the crowd, bowed deeply to Zhang Ximeng, and then said: "Master, now that things have happened, can we think that the civilization of China sets an example for the world and leads everyone? Heaven and earth are incomparable. ?”

When everyone heard this, they all cheered up, this question was raised too well!

It seems that compared with those countries, it is really not very good!

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, "Sun Shoufu, are you going to say that Daming can stand still and be complacent?"

Sun Yan was startled, and hurriedly said: "I don't have such intentions! I don't dare to stand still."

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "That's it. The word Huaxia represents civilization behind it. And civilization needs to be constantly enriched and moved forward. If anyone says that it is good enough and does not need to be changed, it must be a retrogression of civilization." start!"

Zhang Ximeng's words, like Huang Zhong Dalu, hit people's hearts.

Sun Yan was the first to say: "Grand Master, if I understand correctly, what you said is encouraging us guys to continue to carry out reforms!"

Zhang Ximeng turned to Lao Zhu with a smile on his face, "Should Your Majesty give me some advice?"

Lao Zhu also smiled, "Mr. is right, it is naturally a wise saying... Let us tell everyone here that we will re-measure the land, reform the tax system, encourage the development of industry and commerce, and expand abroad... These things are all The most important thing is to be in an orderly manner, one by one, let us push it down! Regardless of literature and martial arts, from top to bottom, we are not allowed to be idle, do you understand?"

"I understand!" Everyone bowed and agreed together.

Old Zhu said to Zhang Ximeng again: "Sir, I am very happy today. From family affairs to state affairs, my stomach is growling. Shouldn't you treat me?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "Don't worry, my lord, I have already prepared it. Everyone is open to eat, as for the gift money..."

Xu Da immediately said: "Don't worry, Grand Master Zhang, we all remember it, Grand Master does not accept gifts!"

The big guy immediately laughed, "Yes, Wei Guogong is right, we are lucky today, we can open our bellies!"

Zhang Ximeng was also full of smiles... The so-called changing customs is not so easy.

If you want to pay attention to lead by example.

If the above is an exception, how can the people below obey it honestly?

Therefore, Zhang Ximeng has long stipulated that no gifts will be accepted for their family's wedding.

And as Zhang Ximeng's manuscript fee increased, not only would he not accept gifts, but he would also have a gift in return.

For example, this time, Zhang Ximeng gave each guest a thank you post and a set of purple sand tea sets.Although it is not considered expensive, the gift Zhang Xiang gave is not ordinary, second only to Lao Zhu's imperial pen reward!

The big guy ate sea cucumber and abalone, and took gifts, and dispersed happily.

Including Lao Zhu, none of them missed the opportunity to take advantage, and he and Queen Ma took a share.

As for Zhu Biao, he also took a copy.

Being able to take advantage of Grand Master Zhang means that the sun comes out from the west. Who can miss such an unexpected good thing?

Only Zhang Chengtian was in extreme pain.

Such a prodigal father at the booth is really annoying, you don't accept gifts, why do you still give them away?

How much money are you wasting like this?

You know we have two more children in our family, and we need to prepare four dowry gifts in the future, can you get them out?

He had a gloomy look on his face, and he couldn't hide his grievance.

Zhang Shuning could easily see through this kid's mind.

"You are just useless! The words His Majesty said are only for others, can't you hear them?" Zhang Shuning said very rudely: "Second brother, don't be fooled all day long, you should learn to be more serious. With the skills of Bajing, in the future when you go overseas to build a country, our father is the king of Lu, you can also build a kingdom, no worse than the prince!"

Zhang Chengtian pursed his lips and sighed helplessly, "Brother, you sound nice, but you also have to know, brother, my ambition is not here! By the way, why don't you go overseas?"

Zhang Shuning was also stunned, pondered for a moment, and gave the same answer, "I don't want to be here either!"

Zhang Chengtian clapped his palms together, "That's it. The hope of our family lies in the third and fourth children. We must teach these two boys well. Brother, you make a study plan, and I will supervise them later. You must teach these two boys well." Done!"

Zhang Shuning took a deep breath, although he felt a little unkind, he nodded helplessly, it was a good thing after all.

"Okay, that's the only way to go." Zhang Shuning said again: "In a few days, Zhu Di will lead the army. This time, our Daming is really going to go overseas in a big way. For such a big thing, I am afraid that it would be impossible to go to the Western Regions back then." Can't compare to it!"

Zhang Chengtian was stunned, and suddenly came up with an idea, "Brother, we can't miss such a big event! You see, although we can't go to the expedition, can we provide some help?"

Zhang Shuning was stunned, "What help? What can you do?"

Zhang Chengtian said: "I can't do much, but we can do it together...Let's make a ranking list for overseas rich places! Just make a guide to nation building... What do you think?"

Zhang Shuning snorted coldly: "You want to sell money again, right?" He poked Zhang Chengtian's forehead fiercely, and said angrily, "Why can't you think about something serious?"

Zhang Chengtian was not convinced, "Our father has already said that selling water is worse than mining, and I am also learning and using it!"

Chapter 811 The Children's Marriage

Zhang Shuning was very helpless, he didn't recruit a brother who fell into the eyes of money.

If he wants to make a book, just follow him.

As the author of the best-selling teaching aids, Zhang Shuning is already very experienced, and he also knows how to accurately convey complicated things to readers.

This is the instinct of being a famous teacher.

They kept running to Zhang Ximeng's study, looking for relevant materials, and then summed them up.

Zhang Chengtian worked tirelessly before and after the run. Anyway, as long as there was money to be made, this kid was very active.

In this way, a booklet was quickly produced, which listed about forty countries, with maps and text descriptions.

Zhang Chengtian suggested that it should be named "The Road to Getting Rich" or "Tips for Getting Rich", which should be concise and to the point.Zhang Shuning gave him a blank stare.

This thing can indeed make a fortune, but with such a name, if a pig farmer buys it as a postpartum care for sows, they will definitely turn around and scold them.

Zhang Shuning thought for a while, and finally named it Haiguo Tuzhi, and added two words at the end, first engraved!

In other words, as more and more people go to sea, this booklet will get more and more information, and it will become richer, and it may eventually become a big book with rich content.

Zhang Chengtian's eyes widened, and he couldn't help exclaiming: "Brother, you are too insidious. Are you still selling this serial? When it comes to making money, you are still ruthless!"

Zhang Shuning gave him a kick as soon as he lifted his foot.

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and find a place to print books!"

Zhang Chengtian couldn't beat his elder brother, so he could only make a fool of himself.

At present, the publishing of the Ming Dynasty is still quite prosperous, and various books emerge in endlessly.Behind this is the surge in the number of readers.

Vigorously promoting schools and vigorously eradicating illiteracy caused the literacy rate to skyrocket.

More people can read and write, and more people buy and read books.

For example, the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong is the most popular at the moment. Excluding Lao Zhu's memoirs and Zhang Shuning's teaching aids, the Three Kingdoms is almost the most popular popular book.

It has sold more than 30 copies, and it has great stamina and momentum.

There is no doubt that this is a work that the common people like, and the craze of the Three Kingdoms is getting higher and higher.

Zhang Chengtian doesn't expect to be able to compare with the Three Kingdoms, so he will sell it for one hundred and eighty thousand.

He quickly contacted a bookstore, the two parties negotiated the price, and Zhang Chengtian was about to leave to announce the good news to his elder brother.

It's just that as soon as he came out, he found a thin figure coming out from the opposite bookstore, holding a book in his arms, as if he had been driven out.

Zhang Chengtian saw clearly that this was none other than Senior Sister Xia Zhifeng.

You are so bold, you dare to drive my senior sister out, who gave you the courage?Is it just a display when I am the Commander Zhang of the Guards Department?

But Zhang Chengtian didn't directly hit the door to question the crime, but caught up with Xia Zhifeng.

"Senior sister, what are you doing?"

Xia Zhifeng was taken aback, and subconsciously hugged the book in her arms tighter. When she saw that it was Zhang Chengtian, she breathed a sigh of relief, "No, I didn't do anything, I just came out to have a look!"

Zhang Chengtian blinked his eyes twice, "Senior sister, how did I find out that that bookstore kicked you out? Could it be that they don't want to publish your book?"

Seeing that she was exposed, Xia Zhifeng simply smiled bitterly, "Let's go, let's talk to a teahouse."

Jasmine tea, the aroma curls up.

Xia Zhifeng moistened her throat and told Zhang Chengtian about the matter.

It turned out that her first edition of celestial revolution theory had already been written.It expounds the theory of the circle of the earth, the fact that the earth revolves around the sun, and also includes longitude and latitude, moon phases, how to use the stars to locate and so on.

There is no doubt that this is a rich read.

It stands to reason that she can go to her master Zhang Ximeng, or even hand it directly to Zhu Yuanzhang, for His Majesty the Emperor to approve and publish it, and sell it at a high price, which is not a problem at all.

But Xia Zhifeng was still a little cautious, she thought about taking it out by herself, to see what it was like... Then, without accident, she hit a wall one after another, and went to three or four bookstores in a row, and they didn't want it at all.

"Senior sister, I think they don't know the goods, so don't be too disappointed." Zhang Chengtian thought for a while, then smiled and said, "I understand, do you want to compete with him because your book is selling so well? ah?"

Xia Zhifeng was stunned, and then said helplessly: "I don't mean that, it's just that people either say they don't know what I'm writing, or it's the fate of the world, I can't say it, this matter is bullying. The woman was caught and sent to prison."

Xia Zhifeng was very helpless, "It seems that I still can't make a best-selling book by myself, and I have to ask my husband for help later."

Zhang Chengtian thought for a while, and handed the map of Haiguo in his arms to Xia Zhifeng.

"Senior sister, this is edited by my elder brother and I, and we have already negotiated to publish it."

Xia Zhifeng took the book, flipped through it, and said helplessly, "You can sell the book on your own, much better than me."

Of course, Zhang Chengtian doesn't think so. There is no need to doubt the ability of the senior sister. The No. 1 father will take the initiative to accept apprentices. How can her ability be worse?

It's just that this celestial sphere theory needs a suitable opportunity.

"Senior Sister, let's find Big Brother first and let him think of a way. If we can't, then go find Dad!"

Xia Zhifeng thought for a while, and nodded.

Soon, Zhang Shuning came. After hearing the situation, he was not even surprised at all, including that Xia Zhifeng would come out and publish by himself, Zhang Shuning had expected it.

Xia Zhifeng blushed, "I admit, I have elements of comparison, but I, I lost."

Looking at the little girl's red face, Zhang Shuning couldn't help laughing.

"You, you just like to be stupid... What I write is for everyone to understand. The wider the spread, the more successful it is. But what you write is different, such as the movement of the celestial sphere and the laws of astrology, even if it takes hundreds of years , and it’s impossible for everyone to know it! High mountains and rivers, and lower Liba people cannot be compared together.”

"Let's put it this way, everyone understands my book, which proves its greatness. Few people understand your book, and you are not even willing to publish it. That is also a success!"