There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

Chapter 293 Daming Public Library

The second son of the emperor, who was born in the first month, attracted everyone's attention, and no one noticed that the Hanlin Academy was carrying out their work for the next year in an orderly manner.

But in the court, the atmosphere has not been right since then.

This time the Bai family completely jumped onto the stage, and Bai Zhen began to blatantly win over the ministers and visited the mansions of various nobles. It is amazing that Emperor Xianzong didn't say a word.

Wantong always felt that this matter was weird.

"What are you afraid of?" Wu Youwei comforted him: "Auspicious people have their own celestial features. If the empress has such a romantic relationship with the emperor in the palace, God will definitely not prevent them from consummation."

Wantong hugged Wu Youwei under the quilt on the kang, and when he heard him say this, he suddenly felt blessed. He remembered that when his elder sister was just pregnant, Wu Youwei said he was a prince; He also prepared some things for boys, like congratulatory gifts for the birth of a girl, and he didn't prepare any of them.

This is because Wantong asked Butler Lin Su twice when he was arranging the congratulatory gifts. Butler Lin Su said that they were all prepared for boys. According to the master, the imperial physician in the palace gave a pulse. It's a boy.

At that time, Wantong just laughed it off. If the imperial physician in the palace can tell the pulse of men and women, then he is a real "miracle doctor". The women in the palace should not fight for this imperial doctor to give their own pulse.

But the eldest sister gave birth to a prince!

In the past, both babies were princesses.....

He felt that Wu Youwei had the posture of "speaking straight to the point", saying what he said, what he hit!

Just remembered that Wu Youwei didn't seem to pay much attention to the eldest son of the emperor. If it were another person, Wu Youwei would definitely be able to rely on the various good things that Wu Youwei's unpredictable masters left for Wu Youwei. If you throw yourself into Bai's house casually, Bai Zhen will probably have to walk backwards.

This darling, can she really break it straight, or... oh!

"Yes, you are right!" Wantong figured it out, and kissed Wu Youwei: "I don't want to, I have a headache if I think too much, sleep, sleep!"

Life has to go on, the major events in the court seem to have nothing to do with the Hanlin Academy, especially the three people who are the first in the new department, they are soy sauce in the Imperial Academy, and the newcomers in the general company are also like this, Wu Youwei has a good attitude , didn't feel how he was treated coldly, Zhang Sheng and Yang Yiqing saw him like this, and they were as calm as him.

On the contrary, it was the membership cards that Wu Youwei gave out during the Chinese New Year. Sure enough, everyone was a gentleman, and they knew what Wu Youwei intended for them, so they didn't use them indiscriminately. Basically, they took their families to eat during the first month. For one or two meals, when making friends, you will only show your membership card if you treat yourself. On weekdays, they will follow others to eat, but they never make a sound when paying the bill.

Only then did Xiao Xiao report to Wu Youwei with satisfaction, Wu Youwei smiled and said nothing.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, everyone in the family came to watch the lanterns. Wu Youwei took Xiao Mingde to the street to watch the lanterns.

Wu Youwei hugged him, and led people to linger in the lantern market. He even guessed a riddle for the little guy and won a small rabbit lantern suitable for children to play with.

The child was so happy that he kissed Wu Youwei, and only looked at him nervously after the kiss.

Wu Youwei also kissed him back: "My son is so good!"

The child immediately smiled, revealing a mouth full of baby teeth.

Wang Qianqian, who was following behind, was wearing a four-piece cold-proof suit, and was also tightly covered. Seeing his son like the master, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he felt... But he was also glad that the Wu family fell, and there was the master.

Wu Youwei usually doesn't have time to take care of the child. This child is well-behaved and sensible. The child's big eyes reflect a brilliance in everything he sees.

Just as I walked to another place full of lanterns, an acquaintance walked up to me.

The son of Wei Guogong, Xu Kuibi.

Although the Ming Dynasty emphasized literature over martial arts, there were only a few exceptions, and that was the nobles.

Xungui is also a warrior, but not many literati are willing to fight against him.

Not only because of the high status of these nobles, but more importantly, you simply can't beat them.

Even if you write a letter to impeach them every day, people don't take it seriously, even if the emperor reads it, he will just smile and punish him with a little salary.

Because everyone knows that the basis of the imperial rule is still in the hands of these nobles. The nobles control the heavy soldiers and are truly loyal to the emperor.

Throughout the entire Ming Dynasty, among the nobles, only the four princes are the most revered.

British Duke and Cheng Guogong guarding the capital;

Lord Qianguo guarding Yunnan;

And Wei Guogong who guards Nanjing.

Even many princes are not as powerful as these dukes.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Duke of the State was already at the top of Juewei, because the Ming Dynasty did not confer kings with different surnames.

Even Xu Da, who made great military achievements back then, only added the title of King of Zhongshan after his death.

Daming can die, and people with different surnames can be named kings, but when they are alive, no one is called king.

Among them, Wei Guogong’s mansion guards Nanjing, but there is also a Guogong mansion in Beijing. Xu Kuibi’s main purpose in Beijing is to seek medical treatment. Who made him feel bad? Now Wei Guogong sees that he is in good health, so he takes his wife to guard in Nanjing, knowing that his son’s condition is good. Liao is trying to tell him about a marriage.

It is natural to be happy to meet Wu Youwei by chance, especially Xiao Mingde who Wu Youwei is holding.

"This is?" Now that he is in good health, he can marry a wife and have children, and he will have children in the future. Naturally, he likes whoever sees a cute child now.

"This is my son Mingde." Wu Youwei turned the little guy upside down: "Uncle Shizi."

"Happy New Year, Uncle Shizi." The little guy clasped his hands together and said cutely: "Happy Lantern Festival.

Wu Youwei hugged him with one hand and covered his face with the other. Did he tell the little guy about the word... pregnant?

"Happy, happy!" Xu Kuibi burst into laughter immediately, untied a delicately embroidered purse from his waist and stuffed it to Xiao Mingde: "This is a gift from uncle. "

Things that can be hung on this prince's body are definitely not cheap.

Xiao Mingde looked at Wu Youwei, and Wu Youwei pinched his little nose: "Don't you thank Uncle Shizi?"

Xiao Mingde bared his teeth: "Thank you Uncle Shizi.

Wang Qianqian next to him quickly picked up the little rabbit lamp in Xiao Mingde's hand, so that he could hold the purse in his small hands.

The little guy rolled his big eyes with a smile.

Wu Youwei didn't know the history of how Xu Kuibi died, but looking at him now, if he wanted to die, unless it was a violent death, he would definitely live a long life.

After talking to Xu Kuibi for a few words, they dispersed separately. Xu Kuibi lived alone in the capital, but there were many people around him.

After the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the taste of the year faded away, and everyone put away their scattered thoughts, and no longer just thought about playing.

And Wu Youwei started to do things for the second time in the Imperial Academy.

He wanted to take advantage of this time to tidy up the library and get a public library by the way.

Wu Youwei planned to build a public library, and he told the Hanlin about the purpose of the public library.

To build a library, of course, contacted Emperor Xianzong through Wantong, and the emperor approved the matter. Moreover, for the convenience of the emperor, he still used his own internal treasury and did not ask the Ministry of Households for money.

In this way, the ministers of the DPRK and China could not say anything.

After all, the emperor spends his own small treasury, not the treasury, and in the past two years, the treasury has become increasingly abundant, and the officials are full of confidence.

"Public library?" The Hanlin scholar frowned, "That's an indecent name."

"Then it's called the Daming Public Library." Wu Youwei directly added the word "Daming".

"Why... can the word public be removed?" Liu Jian suggested in a low voice, "Because it sounds like it's for eunuchs...

Public, father-in-law, how similar?

"Tai Shigong Day: The law is the emperor's place and the world is public." Wu Youwei shook his head: "Public, public is equal; joint is joint force. Together it means: common and equal distribution. It is quite appropriate."

In the end, the name was decided like this, because the word "Da Ming" was crowned, who would dare not follow?

However, because there are many and complicated books out there, it is better for Hanlins to copy a batch by themselves, and then publish them into volumes. Of course, the manuscripts are kept in the library and cannot be borrowed; but the printed ones can be sold, borrowed, etc... .

Of course, copying books is not for nothing. According to the count of words, Wu Youwei gave the price of [-] pennies in view of the fact that classical Chinese is very concise.

A hundred characters equals ten Wen, a thousand characters equals one hundred Wen, ten thousand characters equals one thousand Wen, that is a penny, equal to one tael of silver.

A person can always copy thousands of words in a day, right?A tael of silver a day is a high salary.

In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, there are two streams: the turbid stream and the clean stream.

Officials who govern one side, such as county magistrates and magistrates, are generally called Zhuoliu.

People like Yushiyanguan and Hanlin editors are called Qingliu.

As the saying goes: clear flow is good for fame, and turbid flow is good for profit.

These people in the Hanlin Academy are well-known, if you ask them to collect some filial money, it will be like killing their lives, and they will be hated by them; but if you ask for a word or a second painting, you can do .

They are not ashamed to sell calligraphy and painting, but proud of it.

And Wu Youwei's proposal to build a public library has won their great support. Anyway, if you copy books by hand every day, you can get a retouching fee, and you can leave your name on the book. something happened.

In the first month, I spent it in a busy way.

On February [-], the dragon raised its head and gnawed on the pig's head.

At the end of February, Song Min, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Zeng Cui, Huang Chen, Yuan Jie, and Teng Zhao, the deputy governor, visited Jinan, Zhejiang, Henan, Sichuan, and Fujian to inspect officials and visit the sufferings of soldiers and civilians.

In addition, there are governors and other officials in Zhili, and their fate is the same.

In fact, let them go to inspect the world to see how the corn is planted?Although all places said that it was a bumper harvest, Emperor Xianzong still had to review it to see if anyone had pretended to be rewarded, and what about the army's farming?Chili is okay

Chili and spirits go hand in hand these days.

It is a big deal for export, especially the "spirited wine" that does not need to be brewed with grain... Daming can make a fool of those foreigners who are addicted to alcohol.

And in the land of the south of the Yangtze River, on the large mountainous land, Gansu grows...

Ding Chou, because of the drought in spring, the emperor ordered people to pray for rain at an altar in the suburbs.

Emperor Xianzong considered the candidate for a long time, and finally he appointed King Jian to pray for rain on behalf of the emperor, and Li Dongyang was the reader to read the sacrificial oration.

Don't look at just standing on the altar and reciting sacrificial texts, that is also a supremely honorable thing.

Many people in the Imperial Academy were very excited, this is the collective glory of the Imperial Academy.

Li Dongyang, on the other hand, was able to calm down and quietly wrote a gorgeous sacrificial oration, which he read aloud on that day.

As a result, as soon as he finished reading the sacrificial text and threw it into the raging fire, there was a sudden storm. After it was burned to ashes, the drizzle slowly fell, and it fell for a whole day and night, which relieved the drought in spring.

Wuyin, revitalize Guangxi hunger.

Because Guangxi is a Miao land, it is divided into villages, and there are many chieftains. If there is a famine, something will happen. In the past, Daming would fight with one hand and help with the other, because there were too many people to provide relief.

It's different now, Daming has plenty of food!

Luo Lun's three-crop rice has been successfully planted along the coast, but the three-crop rice is only for his own people to grow and eat, and the double-crop rice is sent to disaster relief.

Daming's generous efforts let the foreigners know that Daming has no shortage of food and clothing, but anyone who does not have to worry about food and clothing must have excellent soldiers and horses. All of a sudden, these people are much more honest.

And the people from the Ministry of Industry also started to run to the Hanlin Academy, and the Ministry of Households sent the things that the Hanlin Academy asked for last year to prevent moths from eating books...