The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1681

[1681. Chapter 1599 Strange Book]

Xiao Jing was stunned for a moment by Liu Jian’s sudden question.

This repair book is packed in a box, how can he dare to read it?

Did you get the wrong manuscript?

Xiao Jing immediately said: “I personally took this from the hands of Duke Qi. I dare not neglect it all the way. The box has never been opened, and it has never been done by anyone else. Liu Gong… don’t joke.

” Of course it’s no joke.

This is the manuscript of Qi Guogong, which is highly anticipated. Although Liu Gong said that he got the manuscript by mistake, the implication is that it is possible that he, Xiao Jing, was confused?

Xiao Jing cannot afford this relationship!

Liu Jian raised his head and glanced at Xiao Jing, then realized that he had made a mistake.

His words were indeed somewhat aimed at Eunuch Xiao.

After all, Eunuch Xiao is the head of the inner palace, the eunuch who oversees etiquette, and is also in charge of the East Factory. As the chief and assistant minister of the cabinet, he must maintain a good relationship with such people.

It’s just that…

the reason why he made a mistake was that… this manuscript was really… strange…

the first page he flipped through… was actually an almanac.

The almanac…

This almanac not only records the date, but also records the bad luck and taboos of each day in detail. Naturally, the farming season is also indispensable…

Is this the kind of book that Fang Jifan… compiled?

Does the almanac still need to be revised by the Duke of Qi?

Liu Jian thought about it carefully, and still felt that… there was something wrong… With Qi Guogong’s status and ability, how could he edit such a book?

He found it unbelievable, and then he had to bite the bullet and continue reading…

But in fact… at this moment…

Emperor Hongzhi’s face was not much better.

Because… what Emperor Hongzhi saw… there was no elegance in this manuscript, and the entire text was filled with vulgar language.

The words used… are actually spoken language.

What is spoken language?

That is, the words and sentences spoken by people are vulgar in the eyes of any scholar, because they have no meaning, let alone any counterpoint, let alone rhyme.

Not only that… the text here actually borrows a lot from cursive script.

Many words are clearly simplified in line with the current Guange style.

That’s all…

the content inside…is even more superficial.

What Emperor Hongzhi saw… was not the old almanac, but what caught his eye were three tips for growing cotton.

How to irrigate, how to sow…

simple and clear.

Emperor Hongzhi had a gloomy face and continued to read down. The next article was… first aid in case of trauma.

This…is the book written by Fang Jifan?

This… is so vulgar.

There were countless books in the palace, and Emperor Hongzhi also loved reading. He had read books for half his life, but he had never seen such a superficial book.

I originally thought… there would be another treasure book similar to the Four Books and Five Classics in the world. Who would have thought…

He still couldn’t believe it, so he continued to read, hoping to find something that would make his eyes light up. But what happened next was There are several benefits of washing your hands frequently. It uses extremely vulgar words to tell everyone that because their hands come into contact with everything, microscopic insects breed. Not only does the disease enter through the mouth, but the disease also enters through the hands, so you need to wash your hands before eating.

With such an understatement…

this…this…it’s over…

Emperor Hongzhi took a breath, his heart heavy, and what’s even more frightening…is that what follows…is actually written about seven little common sense about pregnant women…

Hongzhi The emperor’s old face turned red…

Suddenly he suddenly raised his head… Then he looked at Liu Jian…

Liu Jian frowned and continued to turn over the almanac. Behind the almanac, there were some small knowledge of mountains and river geography, which was extremely simple. , nothing more than what are the five mountains in this world, what are the rivers, etc.

Xie Qian couldn’t bear to read any more. The manuscript he divided into his hands contained some simple prescriptions for treating diseases.

Seeing Emperor Hongzhi raising his eyes, looking straight into the void, his eyes were lifeless.

Obviously… Emperor Hongzhi was heartbroken by such a vulgar book.

He had placed great hopes on it.

But who would have thought that… this Fang Jifan… just thinking about this…

person has so much hope that he will be so disappointed.

At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly thought of something and said hurriedly: “I… I once issued an order and ordered people to copy the newspaper?”

Xiao Jing was confused, but nodded: “Yes, for this book. , His Majesty did… more than a month ago…”

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but take a breath, and then looked at Liu Jian: “Have you seen it at the Liu Qing family too?”

“Yes,” Liu Jian said with a bitter smile. “Old minister… I think… this book… um… um… um… is really unique.”

Well, the expression was very subtle, and it also gave Fang Jifan face.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t laugh or cry: “Don’t cover up for the successor. This book is really laughable, but it makes you all laugh. This guy… the successor is obviously full of knowledge, but he writes these nondescript things. It shows that he is serious I really regard this knowledge as a plaything, hey… I am very ashamed.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face turned red.

This is my son-in-law.

Isn’t it ridiculous to write such a thing?

The son-in-law is embarrassed, and the father-in-law is also embarrassed!

So Emperor Hongzhi turned his head, looked at Xiao Jing and said: “Send a decree to Fang Jifan to warn him, saying that he should have done his duty, but now he is teasing me like this. I don’t care about his crime of deceiving the emperor, but… this The book is really vulgar. From now on, I will treat this book as unedited and no one will be allowed to mention it again.”

Xiao Jing looked surprised.

He couldn’t understand why such a book would make His Majesty so unhappy.

Isn’t this Fang Jifan the one who knows His Majesty’s thoughts best?

Although Xiao Jing was puzzled by Emperor Hongzhi’s mood at this time, he responded quickly and said hurriedly: “Your Majesty, I’m afraid it’s too late… The Duke of Qi said it when the slave came, he said… This is his pride. He was referring to this book to carry forward his knowledge. Therefore, after the book was roughly completed in the past two days, he ordered people to copy and go to the printing workshop, order people to engrave blocks, and print them… My servant…I’m just afraid…it’s almost time for this book to be circulated.”

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment.

Liu Jian and the other three couldn’t help but look horrified.

Isn’t this a joke?

Such a book, as long as it bears the name of Qi Guogong, will definitely attract countless people’s attention. I am afraid that once this book is released, it will be a best-seller for a while, and then…and then…

this will be enough to embarrass the imperial court.

Liu Jian’s face became solemn and he said hurriedly: “Your Majesty… I think… we should send people to the printing workshop to recover the manuscripts and destroy the engravings. If they have been printed, these books should be burned immediately to avoid… lest… Your Majesty…”

Li Dongyang, who had been silent just now, had a different view: “Your Majesty, since Qi Guogong put so much thought into writing this book, could it be that it was written by his disciples? , I have read it before, and it is all a magnificent work, refreshing enough to be savored carefully. If the disciple is like this, his teacher…should not be so…so miserable.”

The Fengtian Palace fell into a deathly silence.

Emperor Hongzhi lowered his head, frowned, and said, “I’ll take another look.”

He felt a little tired.

………

The printing workshop works day and night, and the paper used is all of the lowest quality. Everything is based on cost savings.

Over the years, the printing industry has gradually begun to develop, its scale has gradually increased, and some new techniques have also begun to be promoted. Therefore, whenever manuscripts are delivered here, the craftsmen can quickly typeset them and print them immediately.

Especially Qi Guogong’s book, no one dares to neglect it.

There is a special papermaking workshop in Xishan, called Xishan Paper Industry. Of course… its main purpose was to print weekly magazines. Now, as soon as the manuscript is delivered, the whole process starts up.

Bundles of new books are printed directly.

The only thing that makes people speechless is…most of these printers are literate, but…this book…is very strange!

Many glyphs even need to be re-engraved.

Of course… because of the simplification of the font, the cost is greatly reduced. The more complex the font, the more ink is consumed, and the requirements for paper are higher. But for this simple font, although the engraving has been re-engraved, it saves the cost. After a lot of effort, some craftsmen have done some experiments with inferior paper. This inferior paper can easily cause over-rendering of ink. If the handwriting is too complex, it will inevitably become mushy. However, after the font is simple, even though it is It seems crude, but it can roughly solve the problem.

In addition, there is the cost of ink. The cost of ink is actually huge. If it can be less, it will not be obvious if you print ten or a hundred copies. But once you print more, the cost you can save will be It is almost equal to the net profit of the printing workshop, which is amazing.

Several craftsmen in charge of proofreading looked at the book and were confused. They all had a question in their minds… Is this… really written by Qi Guogong?

Isn’t this right…

Duke Guo of Qi is a master, and he has many peaches and plums all over the world…

But they didn’t dare to make mistakes, let alone say anything, despite the orders from above.

Soon…the booksellers arrived.

They were summoned.

Immediately…

I started to browse the book roughly.

After booksellers read it, their first impression was that they were stunned. I repeatedly made sure whether this was written by Qi Guogong, but in the end… I still felt uneasy.

It seems that the only good thing about this book is that it is cheap, no… it is extremely cheap.

Of course… just looking at the materials used in this book, I also know that… the price is not much higher.

If it were someone else’s book, the booksellers would be too lazy to pay attention to it. Look at what it says. Isn’t it a joke to sell such a book in a bookstore?

But this book comes from Qi Guogong, so the meaning is different. After all… Now the whole capital is looking forward to Qi Guogong’s masterpiece. At least with this gimmick, it is enough to sell well for a few days, or even a few days…

(End of this chapter)