Borrow the day to change the day

() After all the ministers in the hall had withdrawn, Zhong Jinwei said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I have something else I want to tell you."

Wen Tiren was the only one in Wenhua Hall, and he was one of the few people who knew Zhong Jinwei's origin, so he was not surprised by Zhong Jinwei's way of speaking.

Emperor Chongzhen stopped and said: "Master Zhong, wait first, let Wen Qing drive out the notice first, and the hungry people are waiting for food, there is no delay."

Zhong Jinwei blushed a little when he heard it, thanks to Emperor Chongzhen who could tell the difference: "I almost forgot, but fortunately Your Majesty loves the people like a son and always remembers."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled: "It's not Master Zhong who reminded me, but I still know that my people are on the line of life and death in the capital."

After finishing speaking, he stopped being polite to Zhong Jinwei, and asked the servant to bring the desk and prepare the four treasures of the study, so that Wen Tiren could issue the announcement as soon as possible.

Wen Tiren didn't chat with them, but took advantage of this gap to conceive. Zhong Jinwei had nothing to do, so he played the characteristics of Guochao people, went to watch the fun, and saw how Wen Tiren wrote the announcement.

After grinding the ink, Wen Tiren grasped the brush with his right hand, stroked the sleeve of his right hand with his left hand, and began to write directly on the spread rice paper.

Zhong Jinwei stretched his neck curiously to read, the traditional Chinese characters were generally understandable.

Husband Jianzhou originally belonged to our barbarians, but now he dares to take on the face of the sky and violate our capital, causing the place to be ravaged, the people to suffer, and his teeth to be grieved.However, the country is short of money and unable to provide disaster relief,...

"Etc., etc."

Wen Tiren was writing according to his own train of thought, but Zhong Jinwei cried out from the side.

Emperor Chongzhen buried his head in approving the memorial, and looked up when he heard the sound.

The servants in Wen Ti Ren He Hall also looked at him in astonishment.

"Uncle Zhongxing, do you think the old man wrote something wrong?" Wen Tiren asked.

"no no."

"Then the old man's handwriting is not good?" Wen Tiren was puzzled. If the content is fine, then it should be because the handwriting is not good, but it seems impossible, because his handwriting is famous.

Zhong Jinwei said in his heart, it's not good to ask your old man to write all those characters, and it is estimated that no one can write well: "Not really."

"Then what do you mean, I don't understand." Wen Tiren stopped writing, put down his brush and looked at Zhong Jinwei.

Listening to their conversation, Emperor Chongzhen also felt quite strange, so he got up and walked around the imperial table, and came over to see if there was any mystery in the announcement written by Wen Tiren.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't see why, so he said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, what's your idea, tell me quickly."

At this time, Zhong Jinwei did not dare to follow the example of later generations: "Guess!" Instead, he gave them an analysis: "Your Majesty, do you think this announcement is for the common people in the capital?"

Both Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren nodded, yes, is there any problem?

"Everyone in the capital knows how to read and write, and their literary skills are good?"

Now, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren shook their heads.Although for the entire Ming Dynasty, the literacy rate of the people in the capital is only slightly lower than that in the Jiangnan area, but I dare not say that all the people in the capital can read. If half of them can know it, it will be amazing. Besides, let’s talk about literary skills If so, I'm really embarrassed to say it.

"So if this notice is sent out, will the common people understand it?"

Wen Tiren said: "There is a special person to explain it at the place where the announcement is made, so that the common people can know it."

"I thought it would be too much trouble to do so, and the efficiency would be low. Why don't you just write simple and clear vernacular, so that ordinary people can understand it at a glance, and understand it as soon as they hear it. In this way, the content of the notice can be conveyed to every ordinary person in the shortest possible time. "

The reason why Zhong Jinwei had this idea was because he was struggling to read Wen Tiren's writing just now, so he remembered it.

Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren looked at each other, and had to admit that what Zhong Jinwei said made sense, but in all dynasties, it seemed that no notice had ever been written in vernacular.

The first priority right now is to mobilize the people of the whole capital to devote themselves to disaster relief as soon as possible.Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and said, "Then follow what Master Zhong said, and try to tell it in plain language."

The things Zhong Jinwei said were basically unprecedented in the past dynasties. Emperor Chongzhen heard too much, and he didn't think it was so shocking.

Wen Tiren looked at Zhong Jinwei with a smile that was not a smile, and then said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I am not good at writing such announcements, but I think Uncle Zhongxing is very good at it, and I am willing to let you."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Master Zhong, why don't you write it?"

Zhong Jinwei hurriedly waved his hand to evade: "No, no, my writing is too bad, you don't know, my writing is too bad, I really can't write it.

Zhong Jinwei resolutely refused to do it, let us know his own writing style in a small area.If you write it yourself and post it on the street, wouldn't it make everyone in the capital laugh.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't force Zhong Jinwei to write it, he just joked with him, and finally Wen Tiren wrote it.

Ancient people usually used vernacular, so if you want ancient people to write vernacular, naturally there is no problem.Soon, Wen Tiren finished writing and called it a day. Emperor Chongzhen asked his servants to take it down and copy several copies, and posted them overnight.

Emperor Chongzhen watched the servant leave the palace gate with the original notice, turned to Zhong Jinwei and said earnestly, "Master Zhong, you have been here for many months, and it is time to find time to supplement the current literary classics."

Zhong Jinwei's face turned red. Compared with the ancients, this thing should be the shortcoming of all time-traveling men.Wen Tiren also jokingly said, "Your Majesty, it would be better for a minister to teach Uncle Zhongxing."

Zhong Jinwei shook his head and said, "No, no, you are busy with your work. I will let Archie teach me later."

Let his wife teach him. In the future, it is estimated that Daming will have more wives to control him strictly.Both Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren made fun of him.

After relaxing for a while, Emperor Chongzhen was about to return to the throne.Wang Chengen, who was serving in the hall, looked at the sky, and then said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, it's time for dinner."

As soon as Zhong Jinwei heard Wang Chengen talk about eating, he immediately remembered the problems he had encountered during lunch, so he said: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing that I want to tell Your Majesty about."

However, Wen Tiren interrupted: "Your Majesty, the dragon's body is the most important thing. We can discuss the matter of Uncle Zhongxing tomorrow."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard that Zhong Jinwei had something to do, he ignored the dinner: "Okay, Master Zhong, if you have something to say, just say it."

"Your Majesty, in this troubled time, the most important thing is to take care of the dragon's body!" Wen Tiren still persuaded.

What Zhong Jinwei heard Wen Tiren said also made sense: "Your Majesty, you should eat first, this is not urgent."

Emperor Chongzhen saw that the two courtiers cared about his body, and heard Zhong Jinwei say that he was not in a hurry, so he stopped forcing him, but he was curious about what Zhong Jinwei wanted to say. After all, what Zhong Jinwei said every time was unheard of.

"So, the two of you will have a meal with me, and I will eat here today, and you can chat while eating."

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he asked Wang Chengen to inform Shangshan Supervisor to eat.Then he walked back to the imperial table and sat down: "Master Zhong, what are you talking about?"

"Your Majesty, the thing is like this. I went to eat in a restaurant outside at noon today, and found it very troublesome to exchange money."

Emperor Chongzhen grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, and he was not trained as a prince when he was a little older. He temporarily replaced his brother to take this position.He has only been enthroned for two years now, and he basically fights against Wei Zhongxian, so he hasn't had an in-depth understanding of the specific affairs of using money. In addition, he has never eaten out or paid for money.So I don't feel very deeply about Zhong Jinwei's words.

Wen Tiren had experience in the past, and he has experienced it. He reminded Zhong Jinwei: "Uncle Zhongxing used money to win the restaurant?"

"Yes." Zhong Jinwei looked at Wen Tiren.

"Your Majesty, ordinary people pay their bills with copper coins when they go to restaurants. Although there are some troubles, it is acceptable." Wen Tiren first introduced the general situation to Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen also became interested after hearing this: "What's the trouble with using copper coins, and what's the trouble with using silver taels?"

Wen Tiren knew that these two people, one came from later generations, and the other grew up in the deep palace, so they didn't understand very well, so he had to popularize science first: "Your Majesty, Rong Chen explained in detail."

"The trouble with using copper coins is that there are many types of copper coins that are in circulation in the market today, but their colors are different, so their values ​​are also different. If they contain more copper, they will be expensive, and if they contain less copper, they will be cheap. So what kind of copper coins should you use? Checkouts in restaurants are slightly controversial. Apart from the color, other minor disputes lie in the wear and tear of copper coins, but such things are generally not considered too much.”

Zhong Jinwei already understands it, and Wen Tiren will understand it more when he elaborates.

Emperor Chongzhen hadn't told him about this in detail yet, so he listened carefully, and when Wen Tiren mentioned copper coins, he asked, "What about taels of silver?"