Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 6 Conceiving "The Rise of Great Powers"

Zhang Xiao's home.

"A sneeze! A sneeze!" Who is talking about me?

Zhang Xiao shook his head and stared at the titles of the books written in front of him.

After "Cid's Song" is finished, the next novel must be written. This is a legal way to make extra money approved by the emperor. There are not many of Mr. Jin’s remaining novels that are relatively long, and some of them are beyond the historical scope of this era, such as the one involving the Qing Dynasty. And "The Swordsman" and "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" are not suitable for writing in this era. Even if the emperor is more tolerant, he will not get any good fruits.

As for ancient novels, three of the four great classics have been published, and there is also "Dream of Red Mansions". However, although "Dream of Red Mansions" is said to be fictional, if the setting of the Jia family and the two princes is written, it will be over. Well, the Ming Dynasty really had "one family and two kingdoms". When the descendants of General Xu Da, Duke Wei and Duke Ding, defeated him, the emperor would never care. I have just written a foreign history. It is definitely not good to write about foreign characters all the time. By the way, let's write "The Complete Biography of Yue Yue". It is politically correct and popular with the people. If the content is not substantial enough, you can add Mr. Shan to supplement it. Perfect and exciting plot. So happily decided.

The next step is to consider writing "The Rise of the Great Powers". After all, novels could not be published in ancient times. If you want to increase your influence and leave some ideological imprints in this era, you still have to write more practical articles. "The Rise of the Great Powers" is an authoritative historical documentary released in the 00s. It was later followed by a book of the same name, covering the ups and downs of nine countries: Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Russia and the United States. Picture scroll.

However, many of these countries cannot write now. Portugal and Spain were the trendsetters in the Age of Discovery, so it was natural to write about them. The Netherlands, which should be considered part of the Spanish territory of the Netherlands at this time, is still in the process of fighting for independence. Britain and France still lacked sufficient influence in the world at this time, but the story of the Hundred Years War can be written. Germany was called the Holy Roman Empire at this time, and like Spain, the Habsburg family was the emperor. As for Japan, it is definitely not a big country at this time, but Toyotomi Hideyoshi is about to start trouble, and he wants to write about Japan specifically. As for Russia, the heroic leader Ivan the Terrible has passed away, and the country is in a state of chaos. As for the United States, this country is definitely not found.

It was impossible to write about so many countries at once. Zhang Xiao thought for a while and added the "Green Luo" of the Ottoman Empire and the Timurid Empire, which was almost enough.

But since we are talking about the opening of new routes and the discovery of new continents, we must also talk about the old routes. Zhang Xiao thought for a while, and decided to start this series by talking about the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Empire. In the early Ming Dynasty, Chen Cheng went to Timur and other countries as an envoy to write "Records of the Western Regions" and other books, but the content was not detailed enough, and he still had a lot of room for development.

As soon as he said it, Zhang Xiao first laid out the general outline of "The Rise of the Great Powers" and then began to write the history of Timur's empire. Timur, the founder of the Timur Empire, was a powerful minister of the Chagatai Khanate from the beginning. The Chagatai Khanate was one of the four great khanates of Mongolia. Zhang Xiao first simplified the history of Mongolia's western expedition to establish the khanate. He recounted it once, and then began to talk about Timur's journey of making a fortune in the Chagatai Khanate...

The next day, Zhang Xiao got up early, took the manuscript and went to work at the Hanlin Academy. But not long after he sat down, the colleague next to him patted himself and said that Wang Xijue was waiting to find him.

Although Wang Xijue was already working in the cabinet, he still reserved an office for the old leader in a place like the Hanlin Academy, where land was at a premium. Zhang Xiao quickly inquired and walked towards that room.

"Zhang Jiifa has been very busy these days. Please have a seat." Wang Xijue greeted politely.

"Thank you Mr. Ge for the seat." Zhang Xiao sat down carefully.

"What book are you going to compile now?"

"As for novels, I will write a book called "The Complete Biography of Yue" to tell the story of Yue Pengju. There are also plans to compile a book "The Rise of Great Powers". The framework has been laid out, and "The Rise of Great Powers" has also written a beginning." Zhang Xiao replied. ""The Complete Biography of Yue" tells the story of Yue Wumu. It's very good. You can use it as you like. Have you brought the manuscript of "The Rise of Great Powers"? The Holy Father said a few days ago, You want me to coordinate this matter," Wang Xijue said.

"Mr. Xinge, I've brought it. I'll bring it to you right away."

After Zhang Xiao left and returned, Wang Xijue picked up the frame of "The Rise of the Great Powers" and read it carefully. After reading it, I picked up the chapter on Timur's Empire written by Zhang Xiao and read it carefully without saying a word or even sipping the tea. Zhang Xiao was also sitting in his seat, and he was sitting upright.

After a long time, Wang Xijue finished reading the manuscript.

"Zhang Kaifeng, I still underestimated you. You know very well about Western things. This Timur is far away from the bitter cold land in the northwest, and you know all about it. Please bring your manuscript of "The Complete Biography of Yue Yue" too. , I will help you hand it to the Holy One."

Zhang Xiao thanked him and went back to get the outline of "The Complete Biography of Yue Shuo". Wang Xijue put away the manuscript and hurried out.

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In the imperial study, the emperor was talking with Wang Xijue.

"Zhang Xiao's next novel will be about Yue Wu Mu? I'm still waiting for the whereabouts of the "Wu Mu's Suicide Note" mentioned in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". He won't write a sequel. I really want to write about Yue Wumu, so that’s good. Looking at the title of this chapter, Zhang Xiao must have been thinking about it for a long time. There are so many stories about Yue Wumu, so it shouldn’t be difficult to write." The emperor was not very satisfied. , after all, the story of Yue Wumu is too familiar, and there is nothing new about it.

"Zhang Xiao explained to Wei Chen that when writing articles about the Holy Dynasty, it is natural to tell stories about loyal ministers and filial sons. There are many stories about Yue Wumu among the people. Some of them are vulgar and some are contrary to official history. He wants to use official history as the guideline. Collecting stories and writing this book will also be of some benefit to education." Wang Xijue explained.

"Let him go, but the style of "The Rise of the Great Powers" that Zhang Xiao is going to write is somewhat similar to "Guoyu". For such a big topic, he wrote these chapters by himself at once. Sure enough, He is a man of great talent." The emperor was obviously very satisfied.

"Yes, Zhang Jiefei is indeed very talented." Wang Xijue replied.

"If you have talent, you should put it to good use. You can mention his grade again. You can reconsider and discuss the title of the book "The Rise of the Great Powers". There is no problem with the framework. On your side, let Zhang Xiao be the coordinator in name. Editor-in-Chief, he cannot compile this book by himself. How do you find people, places, books, and whether you want to go to the field to survey the field? You draw up a charter and submit it." The emperor carefully ordered.

"I obey the order." Wang Xijue resigned.

(End of this chapter)