The Ming Dynasty started with caution

After nearly two months, the library in Liangxiang was completed. It is five stories tall, towering and majestic, becoming the tallest building in Liangxiang.

The four corners of the library include the southeast, northwest and northwest.

There are four huge rooms with hundreds of benches where you can read.

It was created by Yan Chengjin, so there is a stele embedded in the corner of the library: It was built on November 20, the 13th year of Hongzhi. Architect: The old man walked over the wall, and it was too cold at high places. Two characters?

(Later, the architect of Liangxiang Library became an eternal mystery...)

When the building was built, the Li Supervisor's Scripture Factory was printing at the same time, and most of the various classics were printed. The fifth floor was still empty. The subsequent collection of books will be moved in, but the library has been opened to the world.

"If all the thirteen roads in the two capitals were built on this scale, I don't know how much money it would cost." Zhang Xian felt distressed: "This is a grand gesture rarely seen in the world!"

Building this library cost 80,000 taels of silver, emptied Liangxiang's treasury, and still owed Mr. Yan more than 20,000 taels of silver.

Yan Chengjin feels that it is worth using the best materials to be famous throughout the ages and passed down through the ages.

The newspaper in the residence spread that the books in the library were almost the same as those in the palace, and scholars from all over the world rushed to the capital, or to be more precise, to Liangxiang.

"How much money is left in the treasury?" Yan Chengjin asked.

Zhang Xian said with a bitter look on his face: "No more, not even a single coin."

Yan Chengjin thought to himself: "The only option is to rent the land."

"What are you going to do next, sir?"

"Not long after, scholars from all over the world will come to the capital. Where will they live?"

Zhang Xian's eyes were shining. The inns in Liangxiang were not even big enough for businessmen. Many clerks slept on the streets. In the future, there would be more and more scholars...

Although it has been visible since its construction started, Xie Yu actually stood in front of the library and was so shocked that he could not speak for a long time.

"In the future, many scholars will come to Liangxiang, and dozens of wing rooms can be built in the backyard of Yaxing."

"Big business!"

The scholar from Liangxiang stood in front of the building, and his eyes filled with excitement. In Liangxiang, which was as poor as water, there was a rare library in the world.

"I heard that this building was built by Cheng Minzheng, the same Cheng Minzheng who took the exam in the twelfth year of Hongzhi. I heard that it was the servant who took the exam, which caused more than a hundred candidates to fail."

"Alas, the post of minister was dismissed. I think Mr. Cheng was also implicated."

"No matter what happened in the past, what we do today is a great good!"

Several scholars rushed to enter the library, but were stopped by Men Zao.

"Everyone who enters the library must first go to the hand-purifying pool to cleanse his hands before entering the building."

Sure enough, there was a clear pool of water on the side.

The library is under the jurisdiction of the six-room ceremonial room of the third class of the Yamen. There are Yamen servants on each floor, fearing that the scholars will secretly tear off the books and take them away.

hayloft area,

Cheng Minzheng took a basin of water, washed his face, and gave the students a day off today.

"Today I will take you to a good place."

Carrying five coins, Cheng Minzheng took the two grandsons of the Liang family to the library.

There are scholars who talk and laugh, but there are no idle people when coming and going.

The people who came in and out of the library were all scholars wearing Confucianism and Lunjin. Standing here as three homeless people, one large, two small, and so on, they looked very out of place.

Cheng Minzheng burst into tears. Was this built by me?

The majestic buildings make people feel excited.

"The old man wants to go into the library to borrow books?" A scholar stood next to Cheng Minzheng and asked with concern: "I don't know if the library allows refugees to set foot in the library. I might as well ask you first to avoid being rude."

Wang Yue looked east and west. This library was better than the one next to the Wenhua Hall. My nephew was not kind!

Suddenly, he saw a large refugee and two small refugees standing outside the library.

It looks a bit like...

"Cheng Minzheng?!"

Cheng Minzheng raised his head in surprise and saw Wang Yue striding out of the library. He quickly turned away and said, "I am not Cheng Minzheng."

Wang Yue smiled maliciously and said, "Stop pretending, how did you become like this?"

"I'm originally a refugee."

Wang Yue knew he was right as soon as he heard the voice: "Then what is your name?"

"My master is really not Cheng Minzheng, his name is Cheng Qingshan." Liang Xiaoer said seriously.

Cheng Minzheng raised his hand and gave a violent shudder, causing Liang Xiaoer to cry out.

Wang Yue laughed.

The library has been open for an hour, and there are hundreds of scholars in the four reading rooms, writing and writing hard. Although the books cannot be taken away, they can make a copy.

Cheng Minzheng climbed up to the second floor and felt excited when he saw the familiar book list.

"Even Zhan Shifu's collection of books is included, which is more complete than the Wanjuan Tower in Jiangnan."

Scholars from the capital came one after another, intending to stay in Liangxiang for a long time.

The business of sesame cakes in Liangzhong has improved unexpectedly. One day's supply of sesame cakes is not enough to sell.

Forbidden City,

The Zhubi tiles were covered with a layer of white snow, and it was freezing cold.

The place where Emperor Hongzhi summoned his ministers was moved from Fengtian Palace to Nuange. The palace was very warm and the ministers stood drowsy.

Zhou Yu said honestly: "Your Majesty, the cattle in Shijingshan have given birth. I spent a lot of money to buy fodder and hired workers to take care of the cattle shed. This is a waste of money..."

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes shone brightly and he said: "These calves must be well cared for."

No waste?

Zhou Yu said angrily: "If I can't take care of you, I will have no money."

"Presumptuous!" Emperor Hongzhi shouted sharply.

Zhou Yu knelt down in fear and muttered: "I have no money. To take care of the cattle for a year, my salary is less than half of the cattle..."

Han Wen, the Minister of Household Affairs, said: "Your Majesty, the cattle barn in Shijingshan cannot be evacuated. It is better to hand over the cattle barn in Shijingshan to the court."

Yan Chengjin knew as soon as he heard that Han Wen wanted to have sex for free. As a court minister, well, he was a good official, but from a businessman's point of view, he was a beast...

Why don't the common people open up wasteland themselves instead of renting land from the gentry for farming?

It is precisely because there are no cattle!

One ox using a curved shaft plow can complete the workload of six to eight Western farmers at the same time.

"We have to ask Zhu Houzhao to find a new project for Zhou Yu. The money from my wife has to continue to flow. If it doesn't flow, where will the money come from?"

Emperor Hongzhi hesitated, but decided to give Zhou Yu some compensation and liquidate 80% of the extravagant expenses.

After going to court, the ministers exited the main hall.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xiao Jing who was standing aside: "Have the books in the palace been printed?"

"Sir, I have finished printing and sent it to Liangxiang. The library in Liangxiang has been opened, and scholars in the capital rushed to borrow it." Xiao Jing said respectfully.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

…

East Palace,

Zhu Houzhao was wearing a warm coat. After shooting an arrow, he threw the bow aside boredly. After winter, the crickets were nowhere to be found, and there was a lot less fun in the palace.

"What's fun outside the palace lately?"

The eunuch on the side quickly came over and said, "Liangxiang has built a library, which is more magnificent than the library in the palace. The talented people gather together and the scene is comparable to that of Jiangnan."

Zhu Houzhao sneered: "What's so fun about reading!"

"Your Highness doesn't know that there is a very interesting thing in the library called poetry competition.

There are many scholars but few books in the library. When two scholars fall in love with the same book, they will win in a poem battle! I heard that there was a talented man who competed in ninety poetry contests and snatched ninety books without losing. " Another little eunuch said flatteringly.

"Oh?" Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up.

"This man's name is Kang Hai. He was called a child prodigy when he was young. He is very famous in Wugong County."

Zhu Houzhao was not happy.

"On this piece of land in this palace, does anyone dare to call him a child prodigy?"

The talent in the world belongs to me.

No, I have seven fights, Lao Gao has two fights, and everyone in the world has one fight. How dare you call yourself a prodigy? You simply don’t take this great prodigy in your eyes!

Another young eunuch said: "There is another person who is very good at poetry fighting. This person's name is Cheng Qingshan. He is a refugee. He robbed 230 books in the library without losing."

Grabbed two hundred and thirty copies?

Zhu Houzhao's competitive spirit was ignited. Regardless of whether he was a refugee or not, he smiled maliciously and said: "You four change your clothes and come out of the palace with me!"

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