My father is Jiajing

Chapter 317 Prince Yu’s New Idea
Another spring has arrived, and everything begins to renew!

The 31st year of Jiajing has finally arrived with the advancement of the rings of time.

On the first day of the first lunar month, Zhu Zaigui happily received Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Zhao Zhenji, Li Chunfang and others who came to pay New Year's greetings in the palace.

This was also the first time that the five of them gathered together in Prince Yu’s Mansion.

The five people arrived at Prince Yu's mansion early and greeted Prince Yu according to the rules.

Zhu Zaigui also asked Meng Chong to prepare tea and snacks early, and waited for the arrival of several people in the main hall of the palace.

After Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion, they first bowed slightly to each other, and then entered the mansion in order.

Meng Chong stood in the front hall and watched the five people coming. He also greeted them with a smile, "Happy New Year, five gentlemen. The prince is waiting for you in the main hall."

The five people smiled and said to Meng Chong, "Thank you, Eunuch Meng. Happy New Year, Eunuch Meng."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the five people, led by Meng Chong, went to the main hall of Prince Yu's Mansion.

When the five men saw Zhu Zaigui waiting in the main hall, they bowed together and said, "Your Highness, we greet you and wish you a new year and a new beginning."

Zhu Zaigui smiled and replied, "The same goes for the five gentlemen. Today is New Year's Day, so there is no need to be polite. Please take a seat."

At the same time, Zhu Zaigui also asked Meng Chong to bring up the prepared snacks.

After Zhu Zaigui, Gao Gong and the other four people sat down in order of priority.

Zhu Zaigui first looked at Gao Gong and said, "Mr. Gao, do you have any good news recently?"

When Gao Gong was asked this by Zhu Zaigui, his face turned red, which was unusual for him.

Since Zhu Zaigui's instructions, Li Shizhen also customized a medical plan for Gao Gong. During this period, Gao Gong regained his vigor and took two concubines, preparing to expand the Gao family.

So, when Zhu Zaigui asked this question, Gao Gong couldn't help but blush.

Gao Gong smiled awkwardly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I have been doing very well recently. I have been using the prescriptions given by Doctor Li. I think there will be good news soon."

Gao Gong's words immediately caused hearty laughter to rang out in the main hall.

At the same time, Zhu Zaigui also looked at Hai Rui and said, "Mr. Hai, have you been listening to Doctor Li recently? Have you bought more meat to improve the lives of your family?"

Hai Rui was slightly embarrassed when Zhu Zaigui asked this question, but he also felt warm in his heart.

Hai Rui's problem was different from Gao Gong's. Hai Rui was fertile, and in the original history, Hai Rui and his wife and concubines had three sons and three daughters. Unfortunately, these children had short lives. Except for two daughters who grew up, the remaining four died young.

Therefore, out of concern for his subjects, Zhu Zaigui also asked Li Shizhen to examine Hai Rui's family. It turned out that Hai Rui's family lived in extreme poverty.

They only had porridge and pickles every day, and only his old lady, Hai Rui's mother, had the best food.

To be honest, such filial piety is impeccable in any era, but Hai Rui's wife and children lived a miserable life with Hai Rui, which is really hard to understand.

You know, adequate nutrition is the first priority for good health. Hai Rui's wife, concubines and children all eat thin and salty food like him. It would be strange if they could be healthy with such a constitution.

Therefore, under Li Shizhen's suggestion, Li Shizhen asked Hai Rui to let his family have meat together at least once every seven days, instead of just sticking to poverty and filial piety and giving all the family's offerings to the old lady alone.

After hearing Li Shizhen's advice, Hai Rui felt conflicted and guilty, but his mother's kindness in raising him was as great as the sky. Because his father passed away when he was very young, his mother was the only one who raised him and taught him how to be a good person.

Now that his mother is old and needs his support, he naturally cannot treat her badly.

But his salary was only a pittance, and he had to rent a house in the capital. So, it was just a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, in Hai Rui's family, not only the old lady had to be strong and weave some cloth to supplement their lives, but also his wife and concubines.

So it was too much to expect Hai Rui to sell meat to improve his family's life.

Hai Rui smiled awkwardly, "I am already listening to what Doctor Li says."

Hearing Hai Rui's lack of confidence, Zhu Zaigui also understood Hai Rui's difficulties.

However, as Hai Rui's leader, Zhu Zaigui naturally could not watch Hai Rui continue to live in poverty like this, and he had to find some way to increase Hai Rui's income.

So, Zhu Zaigui turned his attention to Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang.

Zhu Zaiqi said: "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Li have also worked hard during this period. How are Hongwenguan and Daming Bookstore doing now?"

When Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang heard Zhu Zaigui call them "Sir", they were immediately moved beyond words.

The two of them quickly replied, "We have lived up to your expectations. With the help of the craftsmen sent by your Majesty, we have completed the upgrade of the printing equipment. The words printed on the paper are now much clearer than before, and it is also much faster."

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "That's natural. The original printing equipment was driven purely by manpower. Manpower varies, and sometimes it's tired and sometimes it's hard to maintain a certain state for a long time."

"So, I've thought about it and decided that since the fans in my palace can be driven by steam, then these printing equipment can naturally be transformed into new equipment driven by steam."

"Now that we have this stable power output, the cost of printing will naturally be reduced, and the printing speed and quality will naturally be improved."

"It can be said that with this steam-driven printing equipment, our Hongwenguan and Daming Bookstore have the confidence to lead the world's booksellers and guide the Ming Dynasty's literary style."

When Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang heard what Zhu Zaigui said, they both agreed with it deeply.

When they saw the craftsmen connecting the power of steam to the book printing equipment, and watched the printing molds working tirelessly with rhythm, they were both stunned.

With this thing, printing a book in the future would just be a matter of a moment?

So, when the two saw this newly developed steam printing equipment, their confidence also surged.

Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang said: "This is all thanks to His Majesty. Without His Majesty's guidance and help, we don't know when we can achieve His Majesty's ideals."

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "It can't be considered as my credit. It was just a thin layer of window paper. It would have been broken through naturally as long as I thought about it. Besides, it was you two who were guarding from beginning to end. I just opened my mouth and made suggestions. The credit is still yours."

"However, since we have made a breakthrough in new equipment, we should also do something truly meaningful. It will take some time for the collection of folk literature to be edited and published by Hongwenguan and Daming Bookstore."

"Moreover, even if we use the existing classics, history, and miscellaneous works as printing reserves, there are still too many books of this kind on the market. Even if we sell them at a low price for a while, it will be difficult to make Daming Bookstore famous and make it a holy place that scholars all over the world yearn for."

"So, after much deliberation, I decided to publish a monthly magazine called "Da Ming Feng Hua" in Daming Bookstore as a trial work for Daming Bookstore to test the market reaction."

Zhu Zaigui's proposal immediately confused everyone in the room.

The Glory of the Ming Dynasty? Monthly magazine?
what is this?
Obviously, this is another new idea of ​​Prince Yu.

So everyone present listened attentively, ready to hear what new explanations and new ideas Zhu Zaigui had for the monthly magazine "Da Ming Feng Hua".

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