Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 89
"So thick?" Zhu Biao shook his head directly after looking at the sample of the agricultural brochure as thick as a brick:

"No, ordinary people will read such a thick book. Literati read this, but they don't care about farming and sang, no."

Liu Bowen and Gao Qi looked at each other and said to Zhu Biao: "Please make it clear, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

After a few sticks of incense, Zhu Biao showed them the big paper he had drawn.

Liu Bowen and Gao Qi were attracted by the big paper in Zhu Biao's hand, and they said in unison, "Your Highness, what is this?"

Zhu Biao unfolded the big paper and said, "This is an isolated handbook called "Da Ming Weekly."

According to Zhu Biao's simple plan, the Daming Weekly has seven sections, and the first section is about popular science about Daming agriculture.

How to make all kinds of agricultural tools in Ming Dynasty, how convenient and labor-saving.

How to make simple farm fertilizer.

How to raise chickens, ducks and geese is the best.

Simple antifreeze and drought prevention measures, as well as pest disasters.

Plant vegetables in winter, fire room method.

The second edition is about popularizing some small scientific knowledge, popularizing some small knowledge in people's daily life...inspiring learning.

The third edition is about some political affairs of the Ming court, such as corrupt officials subduing the law, the promotion and popularization of Ming laws, and the implementation and advantages of new national policies, promotion, recruitment of soldiers, and the Northern Yuan War.What His Majesty the Prince wants to say to the people today.

The fourth edition is about health, introducing small prescriptions for common diseases, and some herbal medicines, the promotion of Wuqinxi, the danger of rats, the severity of plague... simple bandaging and disinfection measures, and drinking more hot water.

The fifth edition is about enlightenment thoughts about industry, the role of water, minerals, and one day ships can be used without oars, wooden carriages wrapped in animal skins, tools instead of handwork, and the promotion of artisans.

For science and industry, Zhu Biao decided to start from the basics and slowly infiltrate them.

The sixth section is about the basic things of business, from some development and transformation of agricultural handicrafts, simple business ideas, including the promotion of some things.

Allowing some rich businessmen who do business to pay money for publicity is just a way to support the publicity and the capital of the Ming Weekly.

The seventh section is about popularizing the basic ideas of culture and reading excerpts, good stories and articles, and virtues.

Zhu Biao considered that there were many illiterate people among the people, so he asked Gao Qi to draw some pictures on it, and in some places, the government ordered storytellers to explain.

In order to get better results for the first promotion, Zhu Biao dictated the content and asked Liu Bowen to arrange the printing.

Agricultural version: "A flower in a crop, it all depends on it, every family has it".

"What Causes Yangzhou to Recover Rapidly"

The second technology version:
"Why the Yellow River Water is Yellow"

"About Folk Fried Ghosts"

"Daming Simplified Numbers"

The third political version:
"The Victory of the Northern Expedition is the Gospel of the People"

"His Majesty's wish for the people is not to let everyone suffer from hunger"

Fourth Health Edition:
"Drink more hot water, common fruits and vegetables"

"Easy Method of Daming Institute of Science and Technology on Common Wind Chill"

"How to reduce fever"

Fifth Edition Industrial Edition:

"A certain woman weaves faster, because she relies on it"

Sixth Commercial Edition:
"Benefits of Doing Business"

"Daming National Wine - Why Wuliang Snow Song Is So Popular"

Seventh Cultural History Edition:
"Da Ming Warrior"

This Zhu Biao made Gao Qi paint a simple picture, the picture is that the Yuan court was defeated by the Ming army by burning, killing and looting.

"His Majesty Who Thrift and Loved the People and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince"

The painting is about some simple things in Yangzhou at that time.

In order to be efficient, Zhu Biao asked several literati in Zhan Shifu to transcribe Wang Zhennong's books and Guo Shoujing's books in a common language that ordinary people could understand.

In many places, Zhu Biao asked Gao Qi to change and change it again and again before finally finalizing it and showing it to Lao Zhu and Queen Ma.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Biao showed the samples to civil servants and military generals. Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and Li Shanchang both bought one in person, and it cost one penny each.

"Your Majesty, this warrior of the Ming Dynasty is really drawn, so that the bravery of the brothers on the battlefield will be seen by the common people." Xu Da said while holding the Ming Dynasty Weekly, looking at the seventh page.

"Prevention of Yellow River sediment is also good." Jiang Huanhai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, said with a smile.

Dai Sizong and the others were also full of praise for the small method of treating wind and cold in the Academy of Science and Technology.

Old Zhu nodded, so that he could say something to the common people, so that the decree could go out of the court and go to the common people.

The whole court was in an uproar, this His Royal Highness is really very smart.Even Zhou Qing, the official censor, kept nodding his head.

Zhu Biao handed over the compilation to Daming Institute of Science and Technology and Zhan Shifu.

In addition to political affairs, they also write the Ming Dynasty Weekly every week.

He ordered officials from all over the country to assign the task of reading newspapers to storytellers, and to read them truthfully.

Those who want to buy newspapers can learn about political affairs, health, agriculture and various other things for only a penny.

In the most conspicuous position, His Royal Highness said that there are all his views on the people and things.

The first batch of the Ming Dynasty Weekly was first implemented in Nanjing City. As soon as this weekly newspaper appeared, the people in the city were all excited.

Some people who love to read the notices started to buy them for a penny, and sat in the restaurant of the winery, giving advice to literati who like to talk about political affairs.

Even the beggars on the street knew about Daming National Wine Wuliang Xuequ from the people who passed by and discussed it.

The illiterate people bought it and looked at the last edition of the picture, and they also knew the hard work and sacredness of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Only then did many people realize that they need to see a doctor when they are sick, and that the so-called deep-fried ghosts are simply charlatans who swindle money.

When Lao Zhu said that the people did not have enough to eat for a day, he would not be rich in fish and meat, and the people all praised him as a good emperor.

Especially when they learned that the empress of the Ming Dynasty grew vegetables herself, the people did not laugh at them, but were grateful.

Some people knelt down and kowtowed when they saw the Daming Weekly.

Although many people don't know His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, they all support him when they see him recovering with officials in Yangzhou.

When a few wine buyers were buying wine at the Shen Family Winery with the Ming Weekly, Shen knew whether they had seen the newspaper.

She asked Xiao Lian to go to the county government to buy a copy, and she was very moved when she saw Zhu Biao's publicity for Shen's Winery.

That night, after returning home, Xiao Lian was not allowed to make tea for her, but to drink hot water.

The women in the harem also got this Ming Weekly, and it became a thing for them to pass the time when they were bored.

The Ming Dynasty Weekly has become a must-listen and must-read for ordinary people every day after dinner, and those who are illiterate and have no money will go to the door of the storyteller to listen.

The amount of newspapers printed every day will be counted, and Zhu Biao ordered the Academy of Science and Technology to improve the printing technique.

When there are no major political affairs on weekdays, Zhu Biao will let them draw picture boards for the entertainment of the people.

For a time, it became popular all over the city.

Qianqing Palace.

Old Zhu took the newly printed newspaper and talked with Empress Ma. When Miss Chang saw Zhu Biao's Ming Weekly, she felt that his figure was even taller.

Zhu Di, Zhu Xi and the others come here every time to ask Zhu Biao to write more martial arts stories in the last edition.

Zhu Biao shook his head and refused, saying that he would be exhausted.

With the Daming Weekly, the ideas of science and industry are slowly infiltrated into them, and so is agriculture.

When civil and military officials go to court, the first thing they say is whether they read the Daming Weekly...

(End of this chapter)