Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 102 Bigger Goal (Third update, please vote for me)

"Brother Fan, the next episode of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" should be discussed? I've been waiting for months, and I'm dying of anxiety!"

Zhang Yifan was speechless. Zhu Jingjing liked to listen to his stories after listening to Nan Ke Yimeng.

At that time, I casually told her a piece of Legend of Sword and Fairy, but it turned out that several months had passed.Now that they are together, they are thinking about the next time they break up. Could it be because they have to marry themselves when they are waiting for an update?
After joking in his mind, Zhang Yifan didn't refuse. Storytelling was the cheapest entertainment activity anyway, so he started telling it to Zhu Jingjing.

Zhu Jingjing listened with great interest, even when she heard some fantasy descriptions, her eyes widened with an incredible expression; when she heard what made her happy, her eyes widened with joy; when she heard what made her angry, , those jade hands pinched Zhang Yifan in pain; hearing...

Zhang Yifan also noticed that Qiu Ju, the personal maid who served them, behaved similarly to Zhu Jingjing. She listened with her ears upright and her face changed according to the plot.

After discovering this, Zhang Yifan suddenly remembered.Compared with the Tang poetry and Song lyrics of the Ming Dynasty, the most representative works of the entire dynasty were actually popular novels.

These popular novels include historical romances, legends of ghosts and monsters, legends of heroes and heroines, and even love between men and women, etc., all of which have become masterpieces and been passed down to future generations.

In the late Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong wrote many short stories and compiled them into volumes.When Zhang Yifan was a child, he even read enlightenment books.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yifan suddenly had an idea.In the early Ming Dynasty, popular novels were developed to promote vernacular literature and break the monopoly of scholars on knowledge!

He taught these ancient enlightenment books by Zheng Jingxue, and it is obvious that sentences can be added to make it easier for people to read; as a result, these scholars are at the level of punctuation, and they don’t give punctuation marks at all. This is too unfriendly for beginners!And to be honest, this is also a big obstacle to spreading knowledge.

So, it all started with pulp fiction?
Thinking of this, he began to seduce Zhu Jingjing: "Are my stories nice?"

"That sounds good!" Zhu Jingjing listened and immediately nodded in response.Even Qiu Ju nodded subconsciously.

After receiving the reply, Zhang Yifan continued to ask her: "Do you want more people to hear such a story?"

"Of course I want to!" Zhu Jingjing nodded immediately after hearing this, "My younger sisters all liked it, and even my mother said it was good!"

After Zhang Yifan was appointed as his consort, Zhu Jingjing not only regained her true nature as a foodie, but also had a better relationship with her younger sisters. She even took them to play and told them stories.

Thinking of being surrounded by a group of younger sisters to listen to the story, Zhu Jingjing said with some regret: "Now that I have left the palace, it will not be very convenient to tell them these stories!"

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he smiled in his heart. Wasn't this a topic?So, he continued: "In this case, you can write down the story and print it out. Then wouldn't more people be able to see it?"

"That's right!" Zhu Jingjing laughed immediately after hearing this, "No need to print it, I will write down all the stories my husband told me, and then all the sisters in the palace can read them!"

This goal is too small!
Zhang Yifan was not satisfied and continued to seduce: "Jingjing, do you want to leave a name in history?"

"???" Upon hearing this, Zhu Jingjing was a little surprised, with a question mark on her face.

We were chatting about stories just now, why did it turn into Qing Shi’s name?Since ancient times, how many women have left their names in history?
Seeing her like this, Zhang Yifan seductively said: "Look, this story sounds good, you can write it down and print it out, not only for your younger sisters to read, but also for other people who like to listen to stories to read, as long as The more people you see, the wider your reputation will be spread. People in future generations will know your name when they see it. Although it will not be written in history books, your name will also be passed down to future generations!"

Ancient times were really unfriendly to women. That is to say, Zhu Jingjing had a name in later generations, but her sisters, and even women with high status such as the Crown Princess and Queen Ma, did not leave their names.

In other words, human beings are created and developed by men and women, but in history books, there are very few women who can leave their names!
At this time, Zhu Jingjing listened, opened her eyes wide and asked, "Is this okay?"

After saying this, she hesitated and said, "Wouldn't it be better for outsiders to know my name?"

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yifan listened and said disapprovingly, "Your name is known to more people, and everyone knows, oh, it turns out that you still exist in this world, right? People in future generations can also Do you know who you are?"

Zhu Jingjing listened, her eyes widened for a while, and finally shook her head and said: "I am Zhang Zhu, and I am Princess Lin'an. I already have a name for the public. Only my husband and those close to me know my name." okay!"

At this point, she paused and then said: "And the story belongs to my husband, so how can I put my name on it?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan understood that it would not be so easy to change the ancient people's ideas.

In the early years of Hongwu, all kinds of wastes were waiting to be revived. Once the rules are established, it will be passed down for hundreds of years.

Through stories, we can promote vernacular and popular literature, and we can even start newspapers.

But these things are not urgent, let’s talk about them slowly!
At this time, Zhang Yifan, because he was awarded the title of Prince Consort, could say that he had no worries about food and clothing, so he had a bigger goal.In later generations, through the Age of Discovery, the West plundered wealth from the colonies and made Western countries developed, thus giving them the confidence to improve social welfare benefits.

The same is true. People in the West live easier. In this way, they don't have to worry too much about food and clothing. They can do what they like and achieve success in all aspects.

It is said that Westerners have strong hands-on skills and that Westerners are smart. All these are actually based on materials.

In the previous life, it was impossible to change these aspects; however, God gave Zhang Yifan the opportunity to travel back to the early years of Hongwu, and he wanted to see if he could change the future.

Let the Chinese people live a good life, no longer suffer from hunger and cold, have spacious houses to live in, and be able to do the things they like!
Building Liujia Village into the first village in the Ming Dynasty was easily achieved as Zhu Yuanzhang gave cement to the village community.However, it is difficult to promote this model and make all villages in Ming Dynasty rich.

Moreover, in the Ming Dynasty, there were many systems that were very unfriendly. If possible, we would have to influence Zhu Yuanzhang to change them.

Thinking about this, Zhang Yifan remembered that the cement workshop in Liujia Village was already under construction and had a lot of cement stored.But the price has not been determined yet, so I have to ask Zhu Yuanzhang for instructions.

When Zhu Jingjing returns to her parents' home in two days and she wants to go to the palace to thank her, just ask her father-in-law!

Zhu Jingjing also found something to do, which was to write down all the stories Zhang Yifan told and take them to the palace later.

Among them, after Zhang Yifan read it, he decisively asked Zhu Jingjing to write the story in spoken language and add punctuation marks.

The ancients' sentence reading was actually very simple, just using dots to form sentences.Zhang Yifan told Zhu Jingjing all the punctuation marks he knew and asked her to do so to reduce restrictions on text dissemination.

"Husband, if this happens, wouldn't a three-year-old child be able to understand it?" Zhu Jingjing said a little embarrassedly after learning it.

This way of writing is too white!

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan asked directly: "Isn't our purpose to let more people see it, so that people who like stories can read this story? Then why should we set up difficulty in understanding this story?"

Having said this, he paused and said: "The same is true for the spread of knowledge. The purpose of spreading knowledge is to spread it. If there is an easier way to teach knowledge to everyone, wouldn't it be better? You say In the Ming Dynasty, only ten people were educated, or in the Ming Dynasty everyone was educated, which one was more likely to produce more talents?"

Hearing this, Zhu Jingjing's eyes lit up and she immediately said to Zhang Yifan: "Husband, you should talk to your father about what you have to say. I think he will like to hear it!"

Although women are not allowed to participate in politics, people in the palace also know that Zhu Yuanzhang is thirsty for talents.

As soon as Zhang Yifan used an extreme example, Zhu Jingjing naturally understood that this statement must be attractive to her father.

In fact, setting up barriers to the spread of knowledge is a way for those who read to maintain their own identity.

Of course Zhang Yifan knew that Zhu Yuanzhang would be able to listen, but there must be a reason for saying things. The best way is to first let Zhu Yuanzhang see this kind of vernacular text with punctuation marks. Knowing that there is such a situation and explaining it will make it better. a little better.

At this time, Zhu Jingjing naturally had no objection. After writing a few pages, Zhang Yifan no longer needed to watch, and he could successfully write in vernacular with punctuation marks.

Just like that, ten days passed quickly.According to etiquette, Zhang Yifan accompanied Zhu Jingjing back to her parents' home, that is, to the palace.

There is no sign of the house in Liujia Village yet, so they naturally live in the city.

When going out, Zhu Jingjing would have taken a sedan chair.But Zhang Yifan wanted to break these rules, so at his suggestion, Zhu Jingjing rode with him, which was more convenient.

The Prince Consort's Mansion is not far from the Forbidden City, and is also an area where high-ranking officials gather. You can reach the Forbidden City by passing through the street where the Liubu Yamen is located.

What surprised Zhang Yifan was that when he passed by the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, he found people who seemed to be civilians, lining up in a long line. It seemed that they were registering at the Ministry of Industry.

This was the case in the feudal dynasty. For some large-scale projects, civilians would be directly recruited, which was a type of labor service, and the government did not need to pay them.

Zhang Yifan couldn't remember what he was going to do recently, so out of curiosity, he asked Zhu Wu to go over and ask about the situation.

He wouldn't know the result without asking. After asking, he couldn't help being stunned by classmate Zhu Yuanzhang's operation.

(End of this chapter)