My father is Jiajing

Chapter 281 Prince Yu is concerned about cultural heritage
Zhu Zaigui mentioned the coal yard issue because after Teng Xiang took over the lime yard, when he was negotiating coal supply with the coal yard, these little bastards actually took chicken feathers as a token of authority and really thought that the power they held in their hands could make others bow down and beg them.

Zhu Zaigui was very unhappy about this. You know, if the limestone field wanted to increase its production capacity, in addition to increasing its transportation and mining capabilities, the most important thing was the supply of coal. If there was no large supply of coal, the limestone could not be calcined into lime that could be used as a building material.

So, Teng Xiang went to the coal yard to discuss increasing the coal supply. It turned out that this bunch of idiots really thought that the county magistrate was not as good as the current manager, and they actually started to argue with Teng Xiang, trying to get more benefits in words and deeds, otherwise there would be no coal.

The reason why they dared to be so bold was, firstly, because they had been working in Xishan for a long time and had long been accustomed to the feeling of being superior. They thought they were the king of the mountain and everyone had to pay homage to them.

Secondly, the coal here was also supplied to Xiyuan to provide firepower support for Emperor Jiajing's alchemy and cultivation. So they thought they had connections with the gods, so they naturally didn't take Teng Xiang seriously, and thought Teng Xiang was just like the eunuch who guarded the lime field before.

In the end, the two sides parted ways unhappily, so Teng Xiang complained directly to Zhu Zaigui about the problems at the Xishan Coal Yard.

After hearing these things, Zhu Zaigui originally wanted to ask Teng Xiang to coordinate again, and he didn't want to trouble Huang Jin to go out for everything.

After all, Huang Jin's level is the ceiling for eunuchs, and the eunuch guarding the Xishan coal yard is just a small minion. It doesn't make sense for him to set off a bomb just because someone else shows up.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui did not directly use his connections to help Teng Xiang settle the matter at the Xishan Coal Yard.

But now, after Teng Xiang's further report, Zhu Zaigui truly felt what it meant to be a small official with great power, and what it meant to be easier to deal with the King of Hell than a little devil.

These bastards just need discipline. After staying in Xishan for too long and with no one to control them, they became arrogant and thought they were really great.

So after Zhu Zaigui said he would find someone to communicate with, he changed his mind.

We can’t waste time on these bastards anymore. When it’s time to kill them, there can be no politeness.

You must know that a lion uses all its strength to fight a rabbit. I am a prince of the Ming Dynasty and I have been on the battlefield and killed people. How can I be so easy to talk to?

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui instructed Meng Chong again: "Go to Xiyuan to find Chen Hong. Forget it, let's find Huang Jin. Let Huang Jin send someone to check the accounts of Xishan Coal Yard and get these ignorant bastards in. I don't believe that a small Xishan can block my plan to expand the capital!"

Although Chen Hong was an old employee of Prince Yu's Mansion, he had been promoted to the Imperial Household Department by the imperial decree of Emperor Jiajing. If he continued to have such private contact with him, there was a good chance that the emperor would not become suspicious.

So let's go find Huang Jin. After all, Huang Jin has a good relationship with Prince Yu's Mansion, and Huang Jin is also a close associate of Emperor Jiajing. Even if it's a private matter, as long as we don't hide it, there shouldn't be any problem.

If there really was a problem, given Huang Jin's cautiousness, he would have distanced himself from Prince Yu's Mansion long ago.

Therefore, although asking Huang Jin to solve the Xishan problem is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, it will definitely be a sure hit and solve the problem once and for all.

After all, Zhu Zaigui didn't have that much free time to argue with the eunuchs who managed various workshops in Xishan. It would be more convenient to just use a sweeping move to deal with all these ignorant people. After all, dealing with these guys didn't involve local management and problems, so when dealing with them, there was no need to consider whether it would cause some troublesome chain reactions, just kill people to establish authority.

After receiving Zhu Zaigui's instructions, Meng Chong went to Xiyuan without hesitation.

Si Hua and Si Qin, who were serving Zhu Zaigui, couldn't help but feel frightened when they heard what Zhu Zaigui had just said.

Although they both knew that Zhu Zaigui's status was extremely noble, they still felt fear in their hearts when they heard that Zhu Zaigui could decide the life or death of a slave whom he had never even met with just a few words.

After all, they were just slaves. Although after Zhu Zaigui's wedding, they would either become female officials in the palace or Zhu Zaigui's concubines, but in the final analysis, they were still slaves.

Therefore, after truly feeling the power of life and death that Zhu Zaigui possessed, the two of them became more obedient and served more diligently.

Because they both knew that someone with such power must have the ability to make people soar to the sky. As long as they served him well, there would definitely be great hope for the future.

After feeling the change in the two people's states of being more gentle and more hardworking, Zhu Zaigui didn't think much about why the two people suddenly became well-behaved again. Zhu Zaigui didn't think much about it, but just changed to a more comfortable posture, raised the "Yongle Encyclopedia" in his hands, and began to look at it seriously.

After reading many volumes of the Yongle Encyclopedia in the past two years, Zhu Zaigui also felt that this encyclopedia was indeed profound and extensive, and many things recorded in it were indeed eye-opening. It is worthy of being praised as "the largest encyclopedia in the history of the world" and it is indeed all-encompassing!
But unfortunately, even such a great encyclopedia was gradually lost over the next few hundred years from more than 10,000 volumes to only 400 to 500 volumes, which is less than 5% of the total volume.

I really don’t know how those literati in later generations protected this extremely brilliant cultural pearl. After hundreds of years of slave domestication, have they become more selfish and realistic, and have they lost all sense of responsibility for cultural protection?

Of course, Zhu Zaigui also knew that blaming later generations was also a way of shirking responsibility.

If the imperial court had been able to properly preserve and circulate this set of ceremonies during the Ming Dynasty, then there would naturally be no risk of this set of ceremonies being scattered and lost.

So in some things, instead of blaming others for not being helpful, it is better to think about whether you have any new ways to change the way you deal with the problem.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui's thoughts drifted away at this time, and he began to think about how to protect the "Yongle Encyclopedia" from being lost.

After all, Zhu Zaigui had been reading the Yongle Encyclopedia for more than two years, and had developed a lot of feelings for this encyclopedia. Coupled with the favorable impression he had before traveling through time, Zhu Zaigui found it unacceptable to think that less than 5% of it would be lost in the future.

So we have to think of a good way to spread this set of books widely.

(End of this chapter)