I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 343 Daming Library

"Take the money and leave quickly. Don't stay here anymore."

"Okay, thank you guys."

Wang Wu and the other four people took over the twenty cash wages in a familiar manner, and while counting them secretly, they nodded and bowed their thanks to the manager.The steward was very impatient with the few people who almost missed things just now, and quickly waved his hand to tell them to leave quickly.

"Brother Wang, I really want to thank you today. If you hadn't helped me, I don't know what I would have done. I don't want my wages today, I'll give them all to you."

As soon as the steward left, the young coolie who had just lost his hand handed Wang Wu the copper coins in his hand, in order to thank him for helping him, otherwise the compensation would not have been this small amount.

When Wang Wu saw what he was doing, he suddenly became angry. He didn't even look at the copper coins and reprimanded loudly:
"Your mother-in-law has just given birth to a baby, and now is the time to spend money. You give me this money, what do they eat? Besides, I help you out of love. If I accept you, how will others see me? You really underestimated me. Don't mention this kind of thing again in the future, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."

The young coolie had a look of shame on his face when he heard this, thinking that he had really judged a gentleman with a villain's heart.

Wang Wu ignored him when he saw this. Instead, he weighed the twenty copper coins in his hand and sighed.

"Hey, after working hard for an hour, I only have twenty coins. I can't go on like this."

As soon as these words came out, everyone around him felt the same.

"Yeah, let's go back. It's still early. Let's see if there is any other work we can do."

Wang Wu looked at the alley where they were squatting just now, with hesitation in his eyes, and then slowly shook his head in rejection.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to go back. We are all in urgent need of money at home, so even if the price offered by the employer is very low, we will move it. But it doesn't matter if this kind of thing happens once or twice. If it goes on for a long time, it will definitely make other people move it. If people are dissatisfied, this is obviously a waste of time for them.
Foreman Zhang has told me several times in the past few days that if I continue to move at a low price, I will be kicked out.We are obviously not giving him face by doing this today. It will be dangerous if we go again. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed slightly, and they immediately understood that what Wang Wu said was reasonable.I also felt a sense of regret in my heart, thinking that I had finally found a place to take the job, but now that I can't go back there, what should I do in the future?

The coolies' work is divided into special areas. If they wander around, the foreman will find someone to drive them away, or to give them a beating in the worst case.

"We all paid the fee, and it's not easy to find a job now. If we are evicted now, how will we be able to get work in the future?"

Wang Wu shook his head slightly when he heard this. He had been thinking about this just now, wondering how he should find a job, but his chat with the manager just now gave him some ideas.

"A living person can still be choked to death by peeing. Didn't the manager of Dingxiang Tower just say something wrong?"

As soon as this was said, the audience's eyes suddenly lit up, and they had also heard the speech just now.

"You mean, go to Xishan Coal Mine or Tianjin Mansion?"

Wang Wu looked around at the crowd, nodded solemnly and said:

"Yes and no, think about it, things are different now. Last year there was very little work, and you could only do it in the capital. Since this year, there have been more work, and many places are hiring.

However, it is too dangerous to go to Tianjin to go to sea. Although I heard that the monthly payment is as high as five yuan, I still don’t recommend going.It's okay to go to the dock and work at your old job. There are a lot of goods there. I heard Foreman Zhang say before that a lot of people went there, so besides being a little tired, there's nothing wrong with it. "

The other three nodded after hearing this, but still hesitated in their hearts.

They also heard that since Tianjin opened the sea, many coolies in the capital have gone to Tianjin to seek life, including many of their relatives and friends.

Now everyone in the capital knows that there are many opportunities in Tianjin Prefecture, and if you work hard, your employer will give you a high monthly salary.A few of them are also moved, but they all have their own reasons for not going. Most of them have more than one person in the family and they really can't leave.

Everyone was in trouble, and Wang Wu also understood what they were thinking, otherwise he wouldn't have worked so hard with him. Seeing that they were silent, he continued to talk.

"Actually, there are many ways besides Tianjin Prefecture. I have found several in the past few days. You can use them as a reference.

One is the Xishan Coal Kiln, which you all heard clearly just now.The steward of Dingxiang Tower is right. The imperial court has lifted the mining ban, and now there are more kilns there. There must be a shortage of people now, so you can go there. The monthly salary is good, but it is very hard work.

The second step is to go to Tongzhou, where the imperial court is now expanding its weapons workshop and recruited a group of people half a year ago.Now after the expansion, we are recruiting a group of people, and the monthly payment is said to be very high.

In addition, there is the Zunhua Iron Factory. I have already asked about it. Since the imperial court abolished the craftsmanship and built a weapons workshop in Tongzhou, a lot of iron materials have been purchased from there. Therefore, the iron factory there has a lot of business, and there are many big blacksmiths. An iron factory has also been opened there and is now recruiting people.

Although these places are not in the capital, most of them are near the capital. If you want to come back on weekdays, it is not far away, so you can give it a try.In my opinion, you still need to find a serious job. It won't be easy to do it when you get old and work hard all the time. "After Wang Wu's analysis, everyone secretly admired him. They didn't expect that Wang Wu, a careful person like you, would actually start planning early.

"Brother Wang, don't say anything. I know that doing this now is not a long-term solution. We are all people who need money. I don't understand anything. I will follow you to do whatever you do."

The young coolie just now didn't understand it very well, and he was very trustworthy.

Now when I heard what Wang Wu said, I immediately wanted to do it with Wang Wu. The other two people agreed and followed Wang Wu.

Wang Wuyi was very pleased when he heard this, and immediately told them seriously.

"Okay, since you have trusted me, let's discuss it. But let's see where to go together. Well, you guys will meet me at Tieguai Alley in the future, and then we'll go have a look together."

Everyone nodded after hearing this, agreed on a time to meet in the future, and then went home.

When Wang Wu saw this, he turned around and left. His mother was sick at home. He first went to the drug store to grab a pair of medicine, and then went home and asked his wife to cook it.And he deliberately found a clean robe and washed it himself, which surprised his wife.
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The next day, Confucian Temple.

The Confucian Temple in Beijing was rebuilt in the ninth year of Yongle. It has been more than [-] years since the main hall was repaired during the Xuande, Jiajing and Wanli years and the Chongsheng Temple was added.

It occupies a vast area and has three entrances to the courtyard inside the gate. The buildings on the central axis from south to north are Dacheng Gate, Dacheng Hall, Chongsheng Gate and Chongsheng Temple.The environment is solemn and solemn. Every year, scholars who come to Beijing to take exams or pass by come to worship Confucius, the four consorts and the twelve philosophers to show their respect.

But today, the Confucian Temple is heavily guarded, both inside and outside are controlled, preventing ordinary people from entering or exiting at will.

But this did not affect the crowd outside the Confucian Temple at all. They gathered near the Confucian Temple, but their attention was not on the Confucian Temple, but on a building next to the Confucian Temple.

At present, this building is not completely completed. It only has the main building and the auxiliary building, covering an area of ​​about fifteen acres, which is the area of ​​seven or eight courtyards.There are still more than 20 acres of vacant land behind.

But this place is in the capital where land is at a premium. It is not easy to find more than ten acres of land next to the Confucian Temple, not to mention that this building occupies a total of nearly forty acres, which is much larger than the Confucian Temple next to it.

But this is the reality. This is all because this building is extraordinary. It is the first library open to everyone in the Ming Dynasty.In the eyes of all the scholars, this also allowed everyone in the world to get opportunities and venues for enlightenment, and they naturally agreed 1 times.

Therefore, since the emperor issued an edict to build it, from the cabinet down, all departments and civil servants have opened the door to convenience, for fear that they will not be able to contribute.

There were even many officials and even businessmen who voluntarily donated money and wanted to contribute, but they were all politely declined by Shen Guan.In his opinion, such a sacred place cannot be defiled by such yellow and white things.

Not only the civil servants valued it, but also the people in the capital, although they did not understand the specific significance of the library.Just the "free" reading of books is enough to make them excited, and the same goes for Wang Wu.

He specially wore the robe that he had treasured for a long time today, so that he could be worthy of attending this sacred venue, but he thought that there were so many people coming today.

Even if he sets off at the same time (three to five o'clock), he can only stand in the middle of the crowd and has been waiting for almost two hours.

"It should start soon. I heard that Hanlin Academy bachelors and cabinet ministers are coming this time. These are high-ranking officials that we don't usually see."

"That's right, I also heard that the top scholar from the Hanlin Academy is also coming. This is a good opportunity. I must take a closer look this time. I didn't get a good look at the Enke Ceremony last time."

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Many people in the crowd came here to join in the fun, hoping to gain some official aura and civility. Even if it was of no use to themselves, it might be useful to their descendants.Wang Wu, who had been standing in the crowd for two hours, massaged his sore thigh and looked around at the lively crowd.

He found that although there were many people watching the excitement around him, most of them were scholars, and most of the scholars were carrying a package on their backs.

It can be seen from the outline of his package that most of it contains pens, inks, paper and inkstones.It seems that he is going in to copy books, Wang Wu thought to himself when he saw this.

"I'm coming."

Suddenly there was a commotion in front of them, and everyone looked at it intently. The crowd in front made a passage, and several officials, protected by the crowd, walked through the passage to the front of the library.

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