I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 189 Everyone in the world can read it

Libraries have existed since ancient times.

Shiqu Pavilion and Tianlu Pavilion in the Han Dynasty, Chongwen Yuan in the Tang Dynasty, Mi Pavilion in the Song Dynasty, Wenyuan Pavilion in the Ming Dynasty, and even Tianyi Pavilion among the people are all famous book collection institutions.

But these are not public, and it is impossible for ordinary people to go in and study, so these are not so much libraries as collections.

Nowadays, scholars who want to study must either use ancestral books or spend a lot of money to buy books or review them. The difficulty and threshold are very high.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao wanted to take this opportunity to build a public library, put the Yongle Dadian into it, and use this incident to let the Hanlin Academy collect various books from the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, all books are open to all people of the Ming Dynasty without any threshold, so that more civilians can have the opportunity to read more classics.

Such a generous act not only greatly improves his influence in the minds of scholars, especially the image of civilian scholars, but also allows them to understand that he not only values ​​Western classics, but also pays more attention to Chinese classics, and cares more about civilian scholars.

Shen Guan also thought about this. Although the publishing industry in the Ming Dynasty was developed, books were still too expensive. Such an initiative to allow everyone in the world to read books for free would definitely greatly increase the emperor's prestige in the hearts of scholars, and he presided over this matter. People will be highly praised by scholars all over the world.

Thinking of this, Guan Guan's heart can't help but feel hot. Setting up a library to translate Western classics is far inferior to this opportunity. Donglin is now so powerful that our Zhejiang Party is overwhelmed by Donglin. We must seize this opportunity now. live.

"Your Majesty's sage and wise decision has opened up the secret treasury so that people all over the world can read the Grand Ceremony. It is really a blessing for scholars and scholars all over the world. I would like to thank Your Majesty for the scholars all over the world."

As he spoke, Shen Guan waved his sleeves and knelt down solemnly to Zhu Youxiao.

"I have had an idea about this matter for a long time, but the matter is so important that I have to think about it in the long term. But now that you have proposed it and you are an assistant minister in the cabinet, I think it is you who should handle it.

People should be selected from the Hanlin Academy, and the location should be selected in the capital. The building must be well repaired, and it must be spacious and bright to show the style of the imperial court. Any place can be spared, but this thing cannot be spared. Can you ever clear. "

"Thank you for your majesty's trust in entrusting me with such a good thing. I must do everything personally. Even if I risk my life, I must do this thing that will benefit the future."

Seeing that the emperor had entrusted this matter to him, I was deeply determined. I was really happy to entrust him with such a prestigious matter.So he immediately expressed his position to the emperor that he must do this well.

"Well, since I leave it to you, I can rest assured. Remember not only to build the library, but also to collect books and organize my Chinese books so that I can compete with Xu Guangqi and others."

Seeing that Shen Guan was so solemn about his work, he knew that it was done. In the future, the focus of these conservative officials would be attracted by the library, and the resistance to translating Western classics would not be so great.

"Okay, I'm tired. You go down. Let's talk to Liu Yishen and the others about this matter and handle it properly."

Seeing this, Shen Guan bowed and knelt down in recognition.

Seeing Shen Guan leave, Zhu Youxiao also breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, it was just persuasion that could not be done, but he had to give them some benefits. Everyone in the world is going to benefit, and everyone in the world is always seeking benefit. He is really honest and does not deceive. me.

In Wenyuan Pavilion, Liu Yishen, Ye Xianggao and Han Xu were still drafting the question book.

Although they knew that Shen Guan had gone to see the emperor, they knew that the emperor valued Xu Guangqi and even Xifa. They had roughly guessed the result of Shen Guan's visit, and were even prepared for him to lose his temper if he was in trouble.

"Mr. Ge, are you here?"

"Well, who is in charge of the Wenyuan Pavilion library today?"

"If you go back to the pavilion, the person on duty today is Shenyou, who will promote the affairs of the pavilion."

"Tell him to come see me quickly." Hearing the greetings of the clerk on duty outside and the conversation between Shen Guan and them, Liu Yishen and the three of them inside were instantly confused.

Shen Guan didn't say anything when he came back from the emperor. Why did he ask about the Wenyuan Pavilion library instead.

However, Liu Yishen didn't care. He glanced at the two of them and continued to review the memorial with his head down. Ye Xianggao and Han Xu understood each other, saw the situation, put down the brush in his hand, stood up and walked towards the main hall.

"Mingzhen (Shen Guan's word), what did your Majesty say, should you take back your life or not?"

Han Xu had many contacts with Shen Guan on weekdays, so when he came to the main hall, he asked directly why.

"His Majesty did not take back his orders, but he also wanted to compare with Western learning because of this matter, so he decided to set up a pavilion in the capital and put a copy of the Yongle Grand Ceremony in it, using it as a basis to collect water laws, algorithms, and measurement methods from all over the world. The books on psychology, medical science, etc. should be edited and polished carefully, and then we can compare them with these Western books to see who is better and who is worse."

"Oh, this method is really good."

Hearing this, Han Xu and Ye Xianggao looked at each other and saw the emperor's intention, which was to divert attention and delay time.

By the time of the competition, those Western classics have been translated. So what if you fail in the competition, you can still use them. Why can't this old fox Shen Guan see this?

So Han Xu wanted to continue asking, but at this moment, Yu Shenyou, the minister who raised the cabinet, walked in from the door.

"See you all, Pavilion Elders!"

"Well, I have called you here this time because I have something important to say. Your Majesty is planning to set up a pavilion in the capital, place a copy of the Yongle Grand Ceremony there, and collect other books to expand the pavilion.

During this time, you should take an inventory of the Yongle Dadian in Wenyuan Pavilion and find out the actual number of volumes, whether there are any missing or missing items, etc. In addition, look at other books and copy all the books on water law, algorithms, medicine, etc. You have to take it with you afterwards. "

"I am humble and obey the order. I am just the elder of the pavilion. This counting is okay, but if I copy it, I am afraid it will take some time. There are so many books that I can't finish copying them in an hour and a half."

"It's nothing to do. I will send people from the Hanlin Academy to help you copy it when the time comes. Just do it."

Ye Xianggao and Han Xu looked at Shen Guan's instructions and were even more confused. Why did Shen Guan pay so much attention to this.

But before Shen Guan finished speaking, someone else came in from outside the door. When everyone took a closer look, it turned out to be He Ning, the emperor's personal eunuch.

"Excuse me, elders, please tell me this and leave immediately."

After saying that, He Ning didn't wait for them to say hello and said to Shen Guan:

"Mr. Shen Ge, His Majesty said, this matter is important, you should do it well. I also know that the country has a lot of expenses and the Ministry of Household Affairs does not have much money, but this is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. As the emperor, I naturally have to bear some responsibility. , so I will support you with 30 taels of silver from internal funds. If you still want more money, just tell me, I only look at the results and do not count the costs."

Shen Guan immediately knelt down to thank him. Ye Xianggao and others could no longer understand. It was just setting up a museum to hold the Yongle Ceremony. Why did he pay so much attention to it and even spend 30 taels? So the chief couldn't help but ask.

"Mr. Shen Ge, just build a pavilion to store the Yongle Grand Ceremony and collect books. Isn't this too expensive?"

Shen Guan sneered in his heart when he heard this, turned around and said solemnly to Ye Xianggao and others:

“It’s really expensive to just build a library to collect books, but what if scholars all over the world can read it for free?”

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