Chapter 317 Prince Yu’s new ideas
Spring comes again, and everything begins to change!
The thirty-first year of Jiajing, driven by the rings of time, has finally arrived.
On the first day of the first lunar month, Zhu Zaijing also happily received Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Zhao Zhenji, Li Chunfang and others in the palace who came to pay New Year's greetings.
This is also the first time that the five of them have gathered together in Prince Yu’s Mansion.
The five people came to Prince Yu's mansion early and followed the rules to pay New Year's greetings to Prince Yu.
Zhu Zaijing also asked Meng Chong to prepare refreshments early and waited for the arrival of several people in the main hall of the palace.
After Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Zhao Zhenji, and Li Chunfang arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion, they first bowed slightly to each other, and then entered the palace in order.
Meng Chong stood in the front hall and watched the five people coming, and greeted them with a smile, "Happy New Year, five gentlemen. Your Majesty is waiting for the gentlemen to arrive in the main hall."
Five people He smiled at Meng Chong and replied: "Thank you very much, Eunuch Meng. Happy New Year, Eunuch Meng."
After exchanging a few words, the five of them went to the main hall of Prince Yu's Mansion under the leadership of Meng Chong.
The five people saw Zhu Zaijing waiting in the main hall, and saluted together: "I will pay my respects to the prince and wish him a new year."
Zhu Zaijing replied with a smile. : "The same applies to the five gentlemen. Today is the New Year, so there is no need to be formal. Please sit down quickly."
At the same time, Zhu Zaijing also asked Meng Chong to bring over the refreshments he had prepared.
After Zhu Zaijing, Gao Gong and other five people sat down in order.
Zhu Zaijing first looked at Gao Gong and said, "Mr. Gao, has there been any good news recently?"
Gao Gong's face turned red rarely when Zhu Zaijing asked him this.
Since Zhu Zaijing’s instructions, Li Shizhen also customized a medical plan for Gao Gong. During this period, Gao Gong also regained his strength, took in two more concubines, and prepared to provide medical treatment for the Gao family. Scattered branches and leaves.
So, when Zhu Zaijing asked about this, Gao Gong couldn't help but blush.
Gao Gong smiled awkwardly and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I'm doing very well recently. Fang Zichen, the doctor of Li, has been using it. There should be good news soon."
Gao Gong's words immediately caused hearty laughter to ring out in the main hall.
At the same time, Zhu Zaijing also looked at Hai Rui, "Hai Rui, have you listened to Dr. Li recently? Have you bought more meat for your family to improve their lives?"
Hai Rui was slightly embarrassed when Zhu Zaijing asked him this question, but he also felt warm in his heart.
The problem between Hai Rui and Gao Gong is different. Hai Rui is fertile, and in the original history, Hai Rui also gave birth to three sons and three daughters with his wife and concubines. It is a pity that these children His life was unlucky, except for two of his daughters who grew up, the remaining four died in infancy.
So, out of concern for his ministers, Zhu Zaijing also asked Li Shizhen to see Hai Rui's family. It turned out that it didn't matter. It turned out that Hai Rui's family lived in poverty.
It was porridge and pickles every day. Only the old lady in his family, Hai Rui's mother, had the best food.
Such filial piety is, to be honest, blameless in any era. However, Hai Rui’s wife and children all lived a miserable life with Hai Rui. This is really unexplainable. .
You must know that adequate nutrition is the first priority for good health. Hai Rui's wife, concubines and children all eat thin food and salty food like him. It is strange that such a body can be healthy.
So, at Li Shizhen's suggestion, Li Shizhen asked Hai Rui to let the family eat a meal of meat together for at least seven days, instead of just guarding poverty and filial piety and giving all the family's support to the old lady.
After hearing Li Shizhen's suggestion, Hai Rui felt guilty, but his mother's kindness in raising him was as great as heaven's. When he was very young, because of his father's death, he was the only one. His mother raised him up and taught him the principles of life.
Now that his mother is old and needs his support, he naturally cannot treat her badly.
But his salary is only a meager amount of money, and he still has to rent a house in the capital. Therefore, it is just a drop in the bucket.
Therefore, in Hai Rui’s family, not only the old lady had to weave some cloth to make ends meet, but also his wife and concubines.
So expecting Hai Rui to sell meat to his family to improve their lives is too much.
Hai Rui smiled awkwardly, "I am already listening to Dr. Li's words."
Hearing Hai Rui's unconfident words, Zhu Zaijing also understood Hai Rui's difficulties.
However, as the leader of Hai Rui, Zhu Zaijing naturally cannot let Hai Rui continue to live in poverty like this. He still has to find some way to open up the business for Hai Rui.
As a result, Zhu Zaijing set his sights on Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang.
Zhu Zaijing said: "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Li has also worked hard during this period. How are the Hongwen Museum and Daming Bookstore doing now?"
When Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang heard Zhu Zaijing call themselves "sir", they were extremely moved.
The two of them quickly replied: "Living up to your expectations, with the help of the craftsmen sent by the prince, I and the others have completed the upgrade of the printing equipment. The handwriting on the printed paper is now better than before. It’s a lot clearer, and it’s also a lot faster.”
Zhu Zaijing laughed and said: “This is natural, the original printing equipment was driven by pure human power. It’s hard to stay in one state for a long time when I’m tired.”
“So, after thinking about it, since the fans in my palace can be driven by steam, then these printing equipment can also be driven. It can be transformed into a new device driven by the power of steam. "
"With this stable power output, the cost of printing will naturally be reduced, and the printing speed and quality will naturally be improved."
"It can be said that with this steam-driven printing equipment, our Hongwen Library and Daming Book Company have the confidence to lead the world's booksellers and lead the literary style of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang heard Zhu Zaijing's The two of them also believed this.
When they saw the craftsmen connecting the power of steam to the book printing equipment, and watching the book printing mold working tirelessly with a rhythm, both of them were shocked. Stayed.
With this thing, if a book is printed in the future, will it still happen in an instant?
So, when the two of them saw this newly developed steam printing equipment, their confidence also exploded.
Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang said: "This is all the result of the prince. Without the guidance and help of the prince, I don't know when we can complete the prince's ideal."
Zhu Zaijing laughed and said: "It doesn't count. It's all thanks to me. This is just a matter of window paper. As soon as I think about it, I will naturally break through. Besides, you two are guarding me from the beginning to the end. I just open my mouth and make suggestions. . The credit belongs to you.”
“However, since there has been a breakthrough in new equipment, we should also do something truly meaningful to collect and correct the folk anthology. Publishing still requires some time for guidance and development.”
“Furthermore, even if we now use the existing collection of classics and history as a reserve for printing, there are still so many books of this type on the market that it won’t take long. If we sell it at a low price, it will be difficult to build up the reputation of Daming Bookstore and make it a holy place that literati around the world yearn for. "
"So, after thinking about it, I decided to publish a book in Daming Bookstore first. The monthly magazine called "Da Ming Feng Hua" was first used as a test for Daming Book Company to test the market response. ”
Zhu Zaijing's suggestion immediately confused everyone in the room.
The glory of Ming Dynasty? Monthly magazine?
What is this?
Obviously this is Prince Yu’s new idea.
So everyone present turned around and listened, preparing to hear Zhu Zaijing's new explanation and new ideas for this monthly magazine "Da Ming Feng Hua".
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