Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 291 Reason
When Zhu Yuan returned home, it was already midnight, past one o'clock in the afternoon.

Bring back a pair of couplets.

Because it was mentioned at lunch, Lao Zhu readily agreed, and he became interested after eating, and coupled with the request of his 23rd grandson, he asked someone to find a large piece of red paper on the spot, and signed it with a stroke of a pen.

It was exactly the sentence that Zhu Yuan thought of the night before.

Days increase and years increase life.

Spring is full of heaven and earth, happiness is full of doors.

There is also a horizontal batch: Fushou Tongchun.

This is the gate that was going to be posted on the twenty-eighth day. As for the other small gates, of course, Zhu Yuan can only handle it by himself.

However, Zhu Yuan still asked for a few more "Fu" characters, and talked about the meaning of the "Fu" characters that should be pasted upside down in the house. I also want to give some, of course, it is also necessary to post a sticker in my own palace.

Furthermore, by the way, I also talked about the advertisement that I forgot to mention during the meal.

Another reason.

Zhu Yuan felt that he should have another nickname: Zhu Daoli.

Ok.

I don't know how far it is from collecting [-] names to prove the Ascension?

Old Zhu was reluctant at first, thinking that this kind of thing was too unscrupulous, but in the end he was persuaded by Zhu Yuan.

Because Zhu Yuan took another incident as an example.

post station.

In order not to become a burden on the country in the future, Daming's station system also needs to be operated commercially.If not, if there is no sustainable future and Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng and the like lose their jobs, it will be troublesome. "Daming Monthly", to a certain extent, is the same.Even, if you don't take the initiative to carry out commercial operations and only rely on state subsidies for basic operations, you may become someone else's mouthpiece in the future.

why?
Whoever has money, whoever speaks will be tough!
You are a group of poor magazine editors who earn less than a few dollars a year. Then, I will give it. Is 1000 taels enough? No, 1 taels... My requirements are not high, as long as you publish articles according to my ideas .

This article...

Not to mention that.

Anyway, Lao Zhu agreed.

After all, he was reluctant, so he personally set the price for the advertisement. According to the reference given by Zhu Yuan, it was determined to be 1000 taels per page, and each advertisement should not exceed 10 pages. Anyone who cheats will be severely punished!
Zhu Yuan felt good.

Because, the object of punishment mentioned by Lao Zhu is the advertisement, and he did not say that "Daming Monthly" should bear joint and several liabilities.

Overall, a rewarding experience.

When I got home, before I had time to take a lunch break, things happened one after another.

In Mingzhou, Huagao's annual ceremony has arrived.

Coincidentally, according to the time calculation, the New Year gift that my family sent on the [-]nd day arrived in Mingzhou almost today.

The one who came to give the gift was Hua Fu, Hua Gao's housekeeper, who had met earlier.

Huafu was originally guarding the old house here in Jinling, but after the three concubines in Mingzhou became pregnant together, they rushed over. Here... because there has never been a mistress, let alone a young master, it doesn't matter.

This time I came back on purpose.

Zhu Yuan also inevitably asked about the affairs of Mingzhou, especially Huagao's body and the condition of the three pregnant concubines.

Huafu also knew everything.

Because after having it, Hua Gao has been very energetic in the past few months, and the three wives are also in good health.However, another thing, Hua Gao wanted to take in a few more concubines and give birth to a few more things, it was ridiculous, because when the three Mrs. Ru heard about it, they immediately felt uncomfortable together and made a fuss.

Later, a Taoist priest was invited to advise Hua Gao to cherish blessings, and so on.Anyway, after that, Hua Gao never mentioned the matter of continuing to take concubines.

Zhu Yuan guessed that the Taoist priest should be invited by the three concubines. Looking at Hua Fu's expression, he probably has similar thoughts. Perhaps, with Hua Gao's shrewdness, he can definitely guess it.But it can be guessed that on the one hand, the Taoist priest still has to believe it.

This age is superstitious.

After Zhu Yuan came back, he became superstitious.

After talking like this for a while, Song Lian arrived as soon as Hua Fu was sent away.

His Majesty the Emperor sent here to talk about couplets on the one hand, and Lao Zhu handed them over to the imperial literati, and on the other hand, it was the next issue of "Da Ming Monthly".

It has been determined that during the New Year's Eve, all officials will have a five-day holiday.

Of course, the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting on the first day of the new year has not been cancelled, but after that, unless there is something urgent, everyone can rest until the fifth day.

This means that if you want to take a good rest, in January next year, the first issue of "Daming Monthly" in the second year of Hongwu should be scheduled before the New Year's Eve.

In fact, quite a few have already been set.

The three great events, 'Ping Mi Xia Guo', 'Mingzhou Winter Catch' and 'Penicillin', are the most important.

Just these three things, the initial estimate will occupy twenty or thirty pages of content.

And then, the first "three-year plan" officially confirmed this morning has already been mentioned in the previous issue, and this issue will be more formal.

There is also the "Production Chapter" of "Economics", which is also explained by Lao Zhu, and some abstracts should be published for publication.

In addition, there are various events both inside and outside the court recently, such as the transfer of important official positions, the establishment of the Dengwen drum, some clothing specifications and audience etiquette set this month, and so on.

Ok.

Of course, the third chapter of "A Dream of Red Mansions" and the latest chapter of "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" are indispensable.

Coupled with the sudden addition of advertisements.

In order to appear more serious, Zhu Yuan confirmed that he will also make a column to 'advertise widely'.

In general, the planned 100 pages are definitely not enough this time.

Lao Zhu has also spoken about this, but it's just a waste of paper.

Then pay more.

However, for the advertisement, Zhu Yuan did not intend to take advantage of this. He planned to design it himself, and use more high-end paper to make a high-quality page that makes people reluctant to throw it away and just want to save it, and then embed it in the monthly magazine.It's still the original principle, as long as these advertisement pages are saved, they will be a long-term advertisement.Just like the "Da Ming Monthly" itself, as long as someone keeps it, it will have a long-term influence on public opinion.

Zhu Yuan was chatting with Song Lian in the main hall of the second courtyard of their house, when suddenly a servant came to report that Dan Anren, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, had arrived, and along with him was Shen Quan, the ambassador of the Cement Bureau under the Ministry of Industry.

Said it was made of cement.

After hearing the announcement, Zhu Yuan immediately sent someone to come in, and stopped Song Lian who was about to leave: "Master Song, I just happened to take a look together, this cement is a good thing, and it will be used in various large-scale infrastructure projects in the future .”

Infrastructure engineering, this is a new word.

Because he was in charge of the "Da Ming Monthly", Song Lian understood it, and immediately said: "Since that's the case, let's take a look together."

While talking, Shan Anren and Shen Quan arrived soon, and the servants brought a bunch of things with them and put them in the yard.

Everyone had seen the ceremony, and when He Xuan chased after him to put on fur clothes for his adults, Zhu Yuan went out and saw a series of cement blocks on the tarpaulin in the courtyard at a glance, and there was also a row of cement packed in sacks powder sample.

Song Lian followed Zhu Yuan and Shan Anren, and came to a series of so-called cement blocks. Seeing Zhu Yuan squatting down indifferently, he didn't follow, but asked Shan Anren, "This...why are some of them cracked?" ?”

Shan Anren just came from the imperial city.

Before Shen Quan announced the good news to Zhu Yuan, he still remembered to inform himself that he was very happy and deserved to try his best to support him. At this time, he was about to squat down with Zhu Yuan. Hearing Song Lian's question, he smiled and signaled Shen Quan: "Well, let Ambassador Shen Let's talk about it?"

Shen Quan also knew Song Lian's identity. The one who wrote "The Call to the Central Plains" is now the editor-in-chief of the famous "Da Ming Monthly". Reckless, this... After the cement dries, I thought to test the hardness first. If it can reach the level that Lord Pingzhang said, I can tell the good news to all the superiors, so... I let someone hit it with a heavy hammer. My lords, These... Although two of them were broken, the other four were all intact after being hit hard. Even if they were broken, it can be seen that they are hard. Hmm... Even so, the next official still doesn't care whether it is Pingzhang As for the cement mentioned, I had to inform Master Shangshu, and come together for Pingzhang to inspect."

After Shen Quan finished speaking, Zhu Yuan, who was squatting on the ground, had already ordered: "Then who... also find a hammer, it doesn't need to be too big."

After a while, a small hammer came over.

Zhu Yuan also learned more about the previous test, got the hammer, and turned to the pile of bricks in front of him.

Several other people, including Song Lian, had already squatted down with Zhu Yuan, and saw someone beating and beating with a small hammer, and still muttering something, 44 ten or something, which made people confused.

When Zhu Yuan struggled to separate a green brick and cement, Song Lian commented: "This thing is even stickier than that glutinous rice paste."

"Yeah," Zhu Yuan said with a smile: "It's just that for a long time in the future, it will definitely not be used to build walls, it's too extravagant."

Song Lian was curious: "What is Pingzhang going to do?"

"This thing is too cumbersome to manufacture now, and it will only be used for some special projects, such as the laboratories of various universities, such as the museum I am planning."

Having said that, Zhu Yuan squatted and moved in front of the two hardest cement sticking the wooden planks, and knocked again.

After casually stalking it, I quickly knocked off a piece, picked it up and looked at it for a while, then put it down and smashed it carefully, and asked, "How did you burn this kind?"

Shen Quandao: "This is also the most complicated one. In addition to the limestone and clay mentioned by Pingzhang, iron powder, gypsum, etc. are also added. The fuel is also coal, and it is still equipped with a blast furnace. There is only one... The time, after Pingzhang raised the point that day, the lower officials shortened it, and it only burned for three hours."

As Shen Quan spoke, he took out a page and handed it over: "Pingzhang, this is the detailed firing process of this kind of cement."

Zhu Yuan took over the unfolding, not forgetting to lean towards Shan Anren and Song Lian.

There is nothing to keep secret about this kind of thing, as long as you can afford the money and the high cost, you can do it.

Shan Anren pretended to look at it, but in fact he had already seen it. Song Lian glanced over it with great interest, looked at it roughly, and said, "It's like the Taoist alchemy. It's too cumbersome and too costly."

"So, it can only be applied on a small scale for the time being." Zhu Yuan said, and simply passed the list to Shan Anren: "This craft, the Ministry of Industry will save it. In addition, the other types are actually good, such as viscosity and hardness. In my opinion, they are all up to the standard, but, um... If we want to do it, we should do it the best, whether it is a laboratory or a museum, we can’t accommodate it, so use this one.”

Shan Anren nodded: "Of course we want the best, besides, the Cement Bureau is still trial-manufacturing, or we can get better."

"There must be better ones," Zhu Yuan said, "For example, in the future, we will try to study cement that can solidify underwater."

Underwater... freezing?
Now, not to mention Song Lian, even Shan Anren and Shen Quan felt... unimaginable.

Seeing that the faces of the three people were full of disbelief, Zhu Yuan clapped his hands, stood up and said, "Everything is possible, besides, this underwater cement is actually very necessary. In the future, we will build various Bridges, such as the Yangtze River Bridge, such as the Yellow River Bridge, need corresponding cement for the piers.”

Yangtze River Bridge?

Yellow River Bridge?

Even though Shan Anren had seen Zhu Yuan's demonstration of the industrial age in the mansion here, at this moment, hearing someone say that, still felt a little unbelievable.

The Yangtze River and the Yellow River are often several miles wide. How difficult is it to build a bridge across them?
But, then again, if it's just a bridge pier, as the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the former general secretary, Shan Anren knows that there is a way to make it without that magical underwater cement.It's just that, on the Yangtze River and the Yellow River...it's too difficult.

Moreover, Shan Anren doesn't care too much about this now.

Now that Zhu Yuan had confirmed that this was the cement he needed, Shan Anren, who stood up after him, paused for a while, and said, "Pingzhang, since... this cement is made, can we announce the good news to His Majesty like that penicillin? "

Shan Anren is very envious of the recent scenery of the medical department.

Zhu Yuan nodded with a smile: "Report, and, um...it just so happens that Mr. Song is here, we will discuss it later and make a beautiful article. It will be tomorrow morning. You will bring samples and report to us together. Ancestor."

Shan Anren suddenly showed joy.

Shen Quan couldn't hide the trembling of his hands and feet.

However, while walking towards the cement powder samples in the row of sacks, Zhu Yuan said, "However, you must be mentally prepared. This cement is definitely not comparable to penicillin. It is something that can save thousands of people. As for cement, at this stage...the scope of application is very small, so it can only be regarded as a small contribution to the icing on the cake at the end of the year."

The application of cement is actually in the future.

Now, no matter how good the prospect is, if it cannot be widely used, and it cannot touch the people like penicillin, the credit must be mediocre.

Shan Anren and Shen Quan both nodded subconsciously.

Little credit?
do not mind.

This is the time when the new year is about to connect the past and the next. As long as you have meritorious service and give His Majesty a good impression, that's enough, enough!

(End of this chapter)