My father is Jiajing

Chapter 282 Xishan Anti-Corruption Operation
After reading these pages of the Yongle Encyclopedia, Zhu Zaigui couldn't help but have an idea in his mind.

I was thinking about whether I should suggest to the emperor to set up a Daming Bookstore similar to the later Zhonghua Book Company and Commercial Press, which would be specifically responsible for protecting and printing classical ancient books.

Let some interested and powerful intellectuals and some wealthy people who like to show off their knowledge buy these classical ancient books printed and produced by Daming Bookstore according to their own needs and hobbies.

If this can be done, regardless of whether it makes money or not, as long as the contents of these rare books can be printed into multiple collectible copies, then even if some cultural books encounter accidents during the process of inheritance, there will be other texts preserved.

This will prevent some cultural classics that are easily lost from becoming orphans that are lost without being noticed.

Moreover, with the participation of this process, some earlier original rare copies will become more culturally valuable, which is simply a cultural event that kills two birds with one stone!

So should we suggest to this emperor, who only knows how to cultivate immortality and seek the truth, to set up an official publishing organization like Daming Bookstore?

For a moment, Zhu Zaigui couldn't help feeling a little conflicted and a little excited.

After all, the timing seems to be pretty good now, because in recent years Emperor Jiajing has been asking the Hanlin Academy to hand-copy copies of the "Yongle Encyclopedia". If we can use this opportunity to let some craftsmen who are engaged in movable type printing and woodblock printing participate, we can try to sell some of the less refined printed versions of the "Yongle Encyclopedia".

Maybe it will also attract many wealthy gentry and local tycoons to donate generously to buy these printed versions of the Yongle Encyclopedia for collection. At that time, whether it is silver or culture, it will be a double harvest.

However, Zhu Zaigui still cannot figure out what Emperor Jiajing and these ancient people think about cultural books. What if they like to keep them privately and don’t like to share, and they also consider some unnecessary cultural control issues, then wouldn’t it be a waste of time?

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui had to find out what Emperor Jiajing thought about the matter before making a decision. Otherwise, if he said the wrong thing or did the wrong thing, it would be no joke.

You have to know that this is the era of feudal monarchy, and all power and will belong to the supreme being. If you touch someone's reverse scale without knowing it, the consequences will be disastrous!

Meng Chong completed the task very quickly. When Huang Jin heard about this problem, he agreed immediately and sent several people from the East Factory to the Xishan Coal Yard to investigate whether there was any corruption there.

The results of such an investigation are naturally predictable.

Under the strict investigation of the East Factory, several corrupt officials were immediately uncovered at the Xishan Coal Yard. The amount of embezzlement was also shocking, reaching nearly 100,000 taels of silver.

You have to know that this happened in the suburbs of Beijing, at the feet of the emperor, and yet there were such extremely greedy slaves. How could Emperor Jiajing tolerate this?
In the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, these extremely greedy eunuchs were actually stealing from his private treasury.

You have to know that Emperor Jiajing was counting on this silver to refine more elixirs, hold more fasting and prayer ceremonies, and communicate more with the gods in heaven, hoping to complete his immortal cause as soon as possible.

But this servant was so greedy right under his nose, encroaching on the benefits that should have belonged to him. How could Emperor Jiajing not be angry?
Therefore, after an investigation by the East Factory, all the places in the Xishan area that were under the charge of eunuchs were swept, which boosted the morale of the entire Xishan area for a while.

Those eunuchs who were originally arrogant and thought they were powerful were all punished by Huang Jin's family rules and finally got their heads chopped off. This greatly deterred the bad thoughts of many eunuchs who were sent to guard the garrison.

At the same time, it also made Teng Xiang's job in Xishan more handy. In just one month, the lime production capacity of the limeyard exceeded the previous level by several times, providing a steady supply of lime for Zhu Zaigui's preliminary project of expanding the capital.

After more than a month of construction, the weather became colder and colder.

Emperor Jiajing, who was meditating in the Wanshou Palace in Xiyuan, couldn't help but wonder what Zhu Zaigui was doing now.

Because during this month, Emperor Jiajing had not heard of any new moves by Zhu Zaigui.

So I couldn't help but feel curious.

So, Emperor Jiajing called Huang Jin over. "Huang Jin, what has San'er been doing recently?"

Emperor Jiajing had just finished meditating and was in high spirits, so he asked Huang Jin who was serving him.

Huang Jin still looked chubby and honest. He smiled and said, "Prince Yu is learning the rules from the Ministry of Rites."

"Learn the rules from the Ministry of Rites?"

When Emperor Jiajing heard Huang Jin's answer, he couldn't help but become curious, "What rules did he learn from the Ministry of Rites? What rules can the Ministry of Rites teach him? Does Xu Jie think that the cabinet's affairs are too idle?"

Huang Jin continued to smile and replied: "Your Majesty, you forgot that after the Chinese New Year, Prince Yu will get married, so the Ministry of Rites is now helping Prince Yu rehearse the etiquette process for the wedding."

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Look at my memory. I have forgotten about this matter."

Huang Jin smiled and said, "The Emperor is so concerned about state affairs that it is inevitable that he sometimes neglects some family matters. Moreover, Prince Yu is a filial son. He still sends people to ask for the Emperor's grace every day. He is very thoughtful."

Emperor Jiajing hummed, "San'er is very good, but he has been too well behaved in the past month. I am a little uncomfortable with it."

When Huang Jin heard what Emperor Jiajing said, the smile on his face deepened.

Huang Jin said: "Emperor, hasn't Prince Yu always been very obedient?"

Emperor Jiajing chuckled, obviously having a different opinion on Huang Jin's answer.

Then Emperor Jiajing asked: "How is the progress of the project recently? Are they still digging the pit?"

What Emperor Jiajing meant by digging pits was actually the construction of underground drainage projects and underground pipeline reservation projects that Zhu Zaigui asked Zhang Tianci and Hai Rui to carry out.

Huang Jin replied, "Your Majesty is wise and wise. The outer city is still under construction, digging underground drainage lines. According to Prince Yu, the drainage project of the outer city of the capital is a major project that is directly related to the safety of the inner city."

"If the outer city is not well drained, if there is continuous heavy rain, the inner city will be flooded and cannot be relieved in time, which may cause great casualties and property losses."

"So, the preliminary work of the outer city is the construction of these drainage projects. After these drainage projects are dug, we can gradually carry out the construction of roads, neighborhoods and residential areas for the people."

After listening to Huang Jin's words, Emperor Jiajing nodded and said, "San'er is very thoughtful. The outer city project of the capital is not just an outer city, but also a manifestation of the prosperity of my governance of the Ming Dynasty. If even the Emperor's City is built in a stingy way, how can we show the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty? San'er did a good job in this regard!"

When Huang Jin heard Emperor Jiajing praising Zhu Zaigui so much, he also thought that at this time Emperor Jiajing must have liked Zhu Zaigui very much.

So Huang Jin followed up and said, "Prince Yu has actually been thinking about a problem during this period. He has been borrowing the Yongle Encyclopedia copied by the Hanlin Academy for the past two years."

"So Prince Yu, like the Emperor, also loves this encyclopedia. So some time ago, Prince Yu told me a little idea, thinking of promoting the Yongle Encyclopedia and making it a famous book in the world!"

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