Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 256 Saints
Qian Tang's visit was just the beginning.

Although he didn't realize it at first, but after thinking about it later, Zhu Yuan was quite uneasy about Qian Tang's title of "sage".Being a human being in two lifetimes, he does not insist on fame and wealth in his heart, but Zhu Yuan also does not refuse. However, it feels too much to have reached the stage of a "sage" in one step.

Next step, shouldn't it be time to hang paintings and statues?
Thinking about it is a bit intrusive.

After all, most of the knowledge I have come up with is well known hundreds of years later. By analogy, how many saints are there.

Ok.

Of course not.

Inside the East Pavilion on the left of Fengtian Gate.

Seeing Lao Zhu again two days later, Zhu Yuan took the initiative to bring up this matter. Lao Zhu was looking down at the preliminary excavation plan for the Jianghuai Canal just submitted by the Ministry of Industry. Hearing this, he couldn't help but look up, with a smile: " That Qian Tang, I didn't like it at first sight, but I didn't think about it, but I was a smart guy."

Zhu Yuan also laughed, with a kind of rogue spirit of the younger generation in front of the elders: "My ancestors, I remember that there is a saying that 'a sage will be born in 500 years', it should be on you, now...you don't mind it, right?" ?”

"You are my grandson, what do you mind?" Lao Zhu shook his head: "Besides, if the founding king can be called a 'sage', there will be more than one in 500 years. Besides, heh... I know too, you This little saint is not so worthy of the name."

Zhu Yuan was just worried when he came here to mention it on purpose today.

If he didn't say it himself, and beat around the bush, when other people spread the words to Lao Zhu, it's inevitable that something gossip would happen. After all, Lao Zhu's character is too contradictory, and he has an open-minded side, but he is really narrow-minded when he is careful.

Therefore, after deliberating in private, Zhu Yuan knew that the risk would be minimal if he took the initiative to bring it up.

Hearing what Old Zhu said right now, Zhu Yuan nodded quickly: "So, my ancestor, I'm quite nervous."

Old Zhu waved his hand lightly: "But don't worry too much, just like the Confucian 'Three Immortals' said, establish virtue, perform meritorious service, and establish words. The word 'virtue', oh, forget it, you don't want to be something like that Blank paper, I can understand. The 'gong' and 'words', a 'exploitation of the ocean', a 'economics', you are enough. The Confucian sages are nothing more than a 'Li Yan', you are 'three immortals' 'It accounts for two things, but it can be called a 'holy' word."

Zhu Yuan nodded with a playful smile on his face: "My ancestors spoke golden words, so I will accept them. My ancestors will definitely be the greatest emperor in China in the future. It is only right for the emperor to be followed by a little sage as a foil."

Old Zhu grinned: "Don't talk nonsense, I really don't care about it, you, a descendant of your own family, are called a 'sage' by the Confucian scholars, and it is also the glory of our Zhu family."

"My ancestors are right," Zhu Yuan nodded again, and complained: "Speaking of which, I haven't recalled it at the time, but Qian Tang said something like 'Heard the Tao in the morning, and you can die in the evening', turned around and left, So impolite."

"Hey..." Lao Zhu thought for a while, and said, "It's basically, I really respect you, but I don't plan to change the family, that's the way to behave."

"Hmm."

Lao Zhu didn't continue talking, just came over to take a look: "How is the preparation for the lesson for Biao'er?"

"The program is set," Zhu Yuan said, "the heaven and the earth are not benevolent, they treat all things as dogs, the sages are not benevolent, and treat the common people as dogs."

"This is... the words of the Taoist school?"

Zhu Yuan nodded: "Yes."

Old Zhu frowned slightly, without Zhu Yuan's explanation, he could understand certain meanings in these two sentences, and couldn't help saying: "Is it...too, too..."

I didn't think of a suitable adjective for a while.

Zhu Yuan took the initiative and said: "The ancestors think that it is too cold and inhumane?"

"That's right," Old Zhu said, "My lord, you should have a heart after all, you... don't make Biao'er a single husband."

"No," Zhu Yuan said, "His Royal Highness studied Confucianism at the age of six, and has many morals and etiquettes, as well as a benevolent heart. Besides, ancestors, if you want to forget the things you learned seriously when you were young, it is The most difficult thing. I say this, just to bring His Highness to a higher level, and not let His Highness fall into the shackles of Confucianism. It is very important for an emperor to know 'rituals'. We all know that Confucianism should be restricted, but the same You know, you must not suppress Confucianism too much. This is also a leg. If it is lame, the rites and music will collapse, and the wake will be thundering, just like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. This aspect is enough, and it is deeply rooted, this is the 'heart of benevolence', what I want to do is to cultivate a 'heart of emperor' in His Highness."

Zhu Biao used to have a hypocritical side. For example, he tacitly acquiesced and even persuaded his subordinates to impeach many brothers in order to suppress the impression of the kings in Lao Zhu's heart so that he could cut down the vassal. On the other hand, when Lao Zhu was angry, He hugged his father's thigh to plead with his brothers.

But in fact, someone did a good job with the word 'li'.

If Zhu Biao didn't die, he would definitely cut down the feudal clan, but he would never drive his brothers to death like his son did.

In Zhu Yuan's view, this is the effect of studying Confucianism in his early years.

ingrained.

In contrast, Zhu Yunqi obviously didn't learn well. He only saw that his grandfather and father wanted to kill heroes and heroes, and cut down the feudal clan if they wanted to. It seems quite easy. If that's the case, I can do it too.

Then there is no more then.

From a human point of view, Zhu Yunzheng's brutal actions have lost the hearts of the people and are too cold, so that the royal family and nobles do not take your side.

From the point of view of etiquette, you are not benevolent, unrighteous, filial, and unkind, and you don’t even bother to act like your father’s hypocrisy. This is tantamount to giving up legal legitimacy. How, justifiably.

Of course, more importantly, success or failure is a hero.

There is an unbreakable truth for thousands of years: the loser must be wrong.

At that moment, after Zhu Yuan finished speaking, seeing that Lao Zhu was still hesitant, he took the initiative to say: "My ancestor, after I finish the courseware, I will show it to you first. And, when the time comes, you can also come to listen. I also hope that you will join us. Yes, if the time comes and you feel that what I said is wrong, you can criticize me on the spot.”

Only then did Lao Zhu nod his head, and smiled again: "You are so eloquent, I can't criticize you."

Zhu Yuan followed with a hippie smile: "My ancestor, I'm terrified."

Lao Zhu was about to wave his hand to chase away people, when he remembered one, he said, "Someone is making noise again today, saying that you are wandering around the city looking for a house?"

"Yes," Zhu Yuan said, "I want to have a place to stay when I go to the city occasionally to do business. It's not so close to the imperial city. Some places have to go there, and it takes too much time."

"Don't grope any more," Lao Zhu nodded slightly after listening, and said, "If you need the residence in the city before, you can just live there, and you can ask your family to come and take care of it later."

Zhu Yuan immediately refused: "Ancestor, no, it's a bad rule."

But I remembered that in history, Lao Zhu once said that he would give Xu Da his old house in Jinling City, but Lao Xu refused to accept it, and finally built a new house next to the old house. Zhanyuan.

This is the rule.

The residence where the emperor once lived, you live in it again... It's too sensitive.

But Lao Zhu said: "What rules are there? It's a big house, and it can't be empty. Earlier, I thought about it. You live on the lake. After all, it's a little bit off. It's better to give you that house, and it won't be empty in the future." It's your palace."

Zhu Yuan had a bit of a hippie and wry smile: "Ancestor, it's really not good, well, we two have nothing to say, just one, you let me live in your previous residence, it looks... a bit like The East Palace is gone, I absolutely absolutely do not have this heart, my ancestors must believe that I absolutely absolutely do not have this heart, this emperor... In my opinion, I am too tired, my body can't stand it for a day. You have to know that people in later generations said that in the Ming Dynasty, being a prince was the most blessed, and being an emperor was troubled and angry. I also thought so. If we think about it, we must do it seriously. The rules we should have are the rules. Can't cross the line."

"I just said a few words, and you are a bunch," Lao Zhu waved his hand with a smile, his baby's 23rd generation grandson made him feel very comfortable, anyway, looking at the baby, of course it's all good, so he said: " Since you don’t want to, I’ll choose another one for you, there were quite a few residences that were confiscated in the past, so you don’t need to search for them yourself, and it will cause people to gossip.”

Zhu Yuan did not refuse this time, and agreed with a smile.

After a few more words, Zhu Yuan offered to leave.

If you delay any longer, Lao Zhu will have to save dinner again.Eating in this palace is not at all comfortable.

Back at the mansion on Xuanwu Lake, after lunch, Zhu Yuan didn't take a nap today, but left the lake again and headed north.The journey is a bit far, but you can also rest with the girl in the sack in the sedan chair, two pillows that fit very well.

The destination is two workshops at the eastern foot of the shogunate in the north of Hongshan Mountain, one is an engraving workshop and the other is a spring workshop.

A few days ago, I said I would come and see it.

The engraving workshop actually makes clocks and watches, similar to the Crystal Palace engraving still in the West Room of Zhu Yuan’s inner house.

However, on the one hand, people in this age are generally accustomed to using the title "Koulou", on the other hand, Zhu Yuan did not take the initiative to propose the name "clock" or "clock watch", so he called it "Koulou workshop" for the time being. .

reason……

Whether it is 'clock' or 'clock watch', the word 'clock' is too homonymous, so if this thing is taken as a gift, people will often think it is a provocation.

Send the bell.

Therefore, the name must be carefully changed.

Because Zhu Yuan wants to turn this thing into an industry. Compared with the traditional hourglass, it is similar to the clocks of later generations. It not only has a wide range of uses, but also has a huge market.As big as the royal family and as small as the common people, as long as the price is right, who doesn't need a 'watch'?

As for the spring workshop, it can be considered as a supporting package for the engraving workshop for the time being.

In the follow-up, Zhu Yuan also had many ideas.

In short, it is still a very profitable industry.

Zhu Yuan's sedan chair stopped at the entrance of the Kelou workshop, and just after he came out, the two ninth-rank officials who were greeted by a group of subordinates stepped forward after being confirmed by the guards, and threw themselves on the ground to salute.

"My subordinate Jin Dahu, I have met Lord Pingzhang."

"Your official, Wei Ye, has met Lord Pingzhang."

Kim Dae-ho is Kim Sam-ho's elder brother.

Wei Ye, who was lying on the ground and still showed a strong figure, was the manager of the spring workshop.

Both of them came to Jinling with another batch of 10 craftsmen from Dadu at the end of last month. Because the two workshops belonged to the Ministry of Industry, Zhu Yuan didn't want to eat it by himself. Under his recommendation, the two of them entered Jinling smoothly. First-rate products, but this time there are only 'Nine Products'.

Signaling the two to stand up and talking, Zhu Yuan walked towards the door of the engraving workshop.A group of people around hurriedly followed.

　PS: 9000 words, of which 3000 make up half of what was owed yesterday, and make up half of it tomorrow

　　
　
(End of this chapter)