My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 148 Cornucopia

  Zhu Di listened, looked at Yi Shiha and said: "What?"

  Yi Shiha said: "Many people heard that His Majesty took all the officials to the library, and heard that Bachelor Xie Jin was going to stay there for a few days. Many people...were moved..."

  Paused, Yi Shiha continued: "Not only in the city of Nanjing, but also in nearby counties, some people have heard the wind."

   "Also... I also heard that there are many strange books in it, which can cure the plague. Anyone who can read the characters wants to read it."

  Although there are many nerds with broken brains in this world.

  But in this land, the vast majority of people are still practical.

  No matter how much people despise miscellaneous studies, they will never underestimate this book on epidemic prevention that can save countless lives.

  In fact, many scholars have the habit of reading medical books, and many of them like to prescribe medicine for themselves.

   Now that there is such a strange book in the library, isn't it a huge treasure?

  You can get in with a few pennies, and the price can be said to be extremely low.

   Moreover, I heard that the environment is still very good, and the literary atmosphere is very strong, so many famous Confucian scholars are looking for books there without sleep or food.

  In addition, books are precious to people of this era, and some people have even exaggeratedly said that they have a collection of 100,000 books.

  What is the concept of a collection of 100,000 books?

   I'm afraid the royal collection is not as good as it is.

  So, people with all kinds of thoughts rushed forward.

   At this time, if there is anything else to say, of course I also went to join in the fun.

  Yi Shiha knows His Majesty's mind and attaches great importance to this library.

   What's more, His Majesty just went there yesterday, and there was such a big commotion today, so I just came to ask for credit.

So he said vividly: "There are people everywhere, and the pier is blocked, but... I heard... Cheng Enbo's newly expanded second library area opened today. I heard that there are... many novelties toy."

  The light in Zhu Di's eyes became brighter the more he heard it, and he couldn't help but said, "Why didn't he tell me about these things before?"

  Yi Shiha smiled and said: "Once...the servant also asked this question."

  Zhu Di folded his hands behind his back, looked up and said in disbelief, "What did he say?"

  Yi Shiha carefully looked at Zhu Di's expression, and then said: "Cheng Enbo said, it's better for Your Majesty not to know about the business."

  This can be described as audacious, it’s good not to know, isn’t this deceiving the king?

  Jian Yishiha continued: "Your Majesty, this Cheng Anbo is considering for His Majesty, who is Your Majesty, how could he have anything to do with business? This is all done by... the people below."

Zhu Di hummed, obviously satisfied, and said with a smile: "This kid, he's thoughtful, but I'm not afraid to say that I didn't oppress the people, didn't increase taxes, but made up for the lack of internal funds, who dares to talk nonsense ?”

   "Furthermore, the money I took out of the internal funds has relieved the burden on the treasury. If anyone dares to use this to criticize, it is likely to be someone who plots evil, and it must be a remnant of the Northern Yuan Dynasty."

  Yi Shiha said: "Your Majesty said so."

However, at this time, Zhu Di heard that there were many novel things, and he was still interested, so he said: "This kid is like me, he dares to think and do it, he is really a talent, you... you go and find out for me yourself, when the time comes Tell me the truth."

  Yi Shiha didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately said: "Your servant will go now."

  Zhu Di couldn't help being amused when he saw Yishiha resign in a hurry: "Damn...new business...scholars have so much money, tsk tsk..."

  Seeing Zhu Di's happy look, Empress Xu couldn't help but smiled and said: "Your Majesty, people outside say that Zhang Anshi acts recklessly, but my concubine looks at him, and feels that he is safe and thoughtful."

   "It's natural." Zhu Di said with a bit of pride and complacency: "In the past, he was notorious because he didn't meet me, but now that he met me, I'll teach him a little bit, isn't it safe?"

After all, he straightened his back: "As for his marriage, let's wait a little longer. It's not the time to get married yet. When this man gets married, he is Na Cai and asking for his name. There are also Najib and Nazheng. , Please date, welcome in person, after the six wedding ceremonies, you finally got married, and you still need to bring the bride back to Ning, not to mention such cumbersome things as meeting uncles and aunts and temples. You don’t know how much time this will take. How much does he earn a day."

  Empress Xu nodded, and then said: "In short, the marriage is settled. As long as it is settled, the concubine is not in a hurry. This child Jingyi has a strong temperament, and you know it."

  Zhu Di nodded: "Relax, I know it well."

   As he spoke, he frowned, squinted his eyes at the same time, looked around, and said in his mouth: "I always feel... that I have come to the palace, and there are always people watching me in this palace..."

  Empress Xu smiled sweetly: "Your Majesty is worrying too much."

  Zhu Di said: "It's not good to say, **** it, it seems like there are thieves in this big house."

  Although he cursed a lot, Zhu Di didn't continue to ask questions. He still needed to call Qiu Fu and others to continue discussing Annan's military affairs, so he said goodbye to Queen Xu, turned around and hurried away.

  ...

  At this time, in Qixia, which is already lively, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is empty.

   This Jiangnan has always been rich and prosperous, with many scholars.

  After the news spread like wildfire, many people were moved.

  In fact, this is also understandable. On the one hand, everyone really knows the value of libraries.

  On the other hand, that Li Wensheng cured the plague after reading only one book.

  He is just a mere scholar, and now... he is on the top of the sky, and he thinks that the court will reward him in the near future.

   What's more, His Majesty and all the officials have been here, and they are full of praise.

  So, not only the scholars in Nanjing, but also the nearby Zhenjiang and other places, who heard the news, wanted to take a look and take a tour.

  After several months of repairs, several new main buildings and auxiliary buildings of this library have also been erected and renovated.

   Not only that, the blue brick and stone road in front of the door is also paved all the way to the pier, even if it rains, there is absolutely no trouble of getting muddy.

   Along the road, many trees were planted, and there were also special flower gardens, all of which were specially hired to take care of them, and they were pruned every now and then.

  Every section of the road, there is a pavilion or a fake stone, which is equivalent to moving the rockery pavilions in the mansions of many big families to both sides of the road.

  Everyone who came here clicked their tongues with surprise on their faces.

   Not only that, there are some pavements along the way.

  These shops are not as disorganized as other places. They seem to be specially planned, and most of them sell supplies for scholars.

   There is even a newsstand dedicated to selling Dibao.

  Early in the morning, Chuyang came out not long ago.

   Special personnel were organized and began to clean up the road. No matter whether it was fallen leaves or other debris, they must not appear on the road and were spotless.

  It rained lightly today, and the drizzle fell on the ground, soaking the flowers, plants and trees beside the road, and the air was particularly fresh.

   Many scholars stepped into it, and they couldn't help feeling refreshed.

   This is definitely a big deal, God knows how much money was spent.

Those scholars with rich families just feel that this place is the same as their own home. They can even see a pond not far away, and there are lotus leaves in the pond. The silk lotus is fragrant.

  There is a trestle bridge on the pond, which can be passed to a pavilion in the middle of the lake for people to rest. At this time, it can be seen that there are groups of people watching the scenery on the pavilion.

  As for the scholars who can only be regarded as well-to-do, they come here, but it is a different scene. They are like Grandma Liu who has entered the Grand View Garden.

  The most important thing is... No money here, completely open.

   There is no need to spend a penny for such a large garden.

  This is unthinkable in this era.

   It is heard that there are still several roads leading to Qixia. There are many landscapes in Qixia Mountain, and mountain roads and trestle bridges have been built. The scenery there is even better.

   "I heard that tens of thousands of taels of silver were spent."

   "Tsk tsk..."

  The gardens of the Ming Dynasty were actually already mature, but only the very rich people bought them in their mansions.

  It can be as grand as this place, and it's really unimaginable that people are willing to pay for it.

Yishiha came to Qixia, and then hurried to the library, but saw that there were people everywhere, everyone with different accents, but fortunately, most of them were scholars, but no one made any noise, people poured into the library, one by one excited endlessly.

  There is also a special sign beside the road to guide people to the new building, and a sign is also hung: "Today's Minglun Hall activity, select ten poems."

   Sure enough, everyone looked at the sign and went to the building of Minglun Hall.

  This Minglun hall is newly built and occupies a large area, but it is already crowded with people.

   At this time, someone began to read the selected poems.

  After reading, the ten selected poems began to be hung here, and many scholars shook their heads to appreciate them. Some people said: "This poem is quite neat in antithesis, but the charm is not good. This one is also..."

   "Yeah, this is the selection?"

   "This was written by Liu Juren of Nanjing City. I have met this person before. I didn't expect his poem to be selected."

  Everyone found that not only the poems are posted here, but also the authors of the poems are also written.

   This inevitably makes people jealous.

   What do scholars want, isn't it just a reputation? Besides being an official, who doesn't want to be a talented person?

   What's more, the quality of the selected poems can only be said to be above average.

"I heard that these are poems collected a few days ago. At that time, not many people paid attention to them, and there were not many people who wanted to submit poems. Therefore, the selected poems include both excellent works and some mediocre ones. I also heard that ten poems are selected every month. If a poem is selected, not only will the poem be donated, but the poem will also be hung in the library. And every year the library will compile a poem book, and all the poems selected that year will be included in it."

   "Really?" Someone started to feel excited.

  If my poem manuscript can be selected, wouldn’t it be famous all over the world?

   Over the past month, how many people have flown, and they are all scholars!

   What's more, when a collection of poems is published in the future, the name of this article can be spread longer and farther.

  While making poetry is only a means of entertainment for scholars, it is not considered a proper path, but it cannot be supported to become famous, and it may even go down in history. This attraction is not small.

  Many people have developed a great interest, and began to search their stomachs.

"I heard that there are not only poems, but also stereotypes. Every month, this library will produce questions, and then let people contribute. At that time, ten excellent works will be selected, which is the same as poetry. Over there... There is also an arithmetic competition, once a month , if you can rank among the best, there will be a lot of rewards."

  Yi Shiha, who was listening to everyone's discussion and conversation, couldn't help thinking, what is this An Shi doing?

   But I saw many scholars listening to other people's conversations, and they were all dancing and dancing, very happy.

  How does an **** like Yi Shiha know that the essence of all kinds of competitions is to mobilize the emotions of scholars. It is no longer just that the library is open to scholars alone, but it has become an interaction between each other.

  In this way, everyone is more willing to participate, and those who participate are looking forward to being selected every day. The selected people have actually become the library's signboard, a walking advertisement.

   Once this kind of interaction is formed, the library is not just a library, but an information center for readers.

   And it also dominates the public opinion of scholars. Once you can't pay attention to the library's movements at any time, it means that you can't integrate into the circle of scholars, and you will inevitably be rejected by others.

  Yi Shiha only felt that...everything here is a waste of money, and the cost of money is like water.

  Just to earn a few pennies from these scholars, this...is a real loss of capital.

  He felt sorry for His Majesty.

  Beside the road, another scholar muttered: "There is a large lecture hall over there. If a great scholar is hired to teach every day, today the great scholar Li Xiyan is actually teaching in person."

   "Emperor teacher?"

"nature."

   "Oh, I'm going to listen to this."

   "I heard that only 500 people can go, and you need to register one day in advance. I'm afraid we will miss it today."

   "It's a pity, it's a pity..."

   "Tomorrow there will be more. It is said that it will be the Guozijian offering wine. Oh, the day after tomorrow will be Xie Jin...the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion..."

  Suddenly, the crowd boiled.

  This is really something that most people dare not think about in their entire lives.

  Every day, people are invited to give lectures. It is not right to simply say that there is bias. Although Li Xiyan has written a few books recently, many scholars feel that they are a bit deviant.

   But at least the library is fair, please understand Jin too!

   In this way, you won’t be able to pick anything out. Anyway, no matter who is here, being able to attend one of his lectures is beyond everyone’s reach.

   "Does this lecture cost money?"

   "I haven't heard of it."

   "My God... there is such a good thing in the world?"

   "Yeah, I also find it incredible."

  Yi Shiha also felt more and more unbelievable the more he heard it. He saw these scholars, each of them seemed to be crazy, as if this place...was like a fairyland on earth in their minds, and he couldn't help smiling wryly.

  Walking along like this, Yi Shiha became more and more disappointed in his heart.

  This place does not make money.

   It's not bad if you don't lose money.

  Seeing the crowds of people here, Yi Shiha felt that there might be no less than 30,000 people here.

   And there are still many who have not come in yet.

   This is not even a place to step down.

  He didn't have the mood to stay any longer, and hurried out before letting out a long breath.

  But found that not only scholars came here, but also many merchants in common clothes.

  Businessmen can only wear civilian clothes, not silk, but they have silver, and they heard that there are many talents here, and many of them come to join in the fun.

  Of course, even merchants are fashionable to dress up in a Lunjin Confucian shirt.

   Their status is low, but precisely because of their low status, it is inevitable that they want to be arty.

   Therefore, many people come here, the goal is not the books here, but the readers.

  Many scholars are well-known, their status is not low, and they may even become officials through the imperial examination in the future. If they deal with each other in advance, there will be a lot of benefits in the future.

  Yi Shiha left the library panting, still feeling a little unhappy.

   Only looking at spending money, not making money.

  With a gloomy mood, he walked forward and looked around, but saw that the library was not far away, and there were many people surrounded.

   There was even the sound of firecrackers.

  Yi Shiha was taken aback for a moment, and walked faster, walking over in a hurry, and saw that many people stopped here, and he also surrounded him.

  Finally squeezed in, and saw a signboard with Nuoda hanging up, writing... Qixia Academy four characters.

  This...what is it?

  He didn't understand for a while, is this school palace a school?

  The library costs money, and so does the school.

  This piece of An Shi is not right recently, why is he only thinking about doing good deeds?

  He sighed sullenly in his heart, seeing that it was getting late, he was in a hurry to return to his command, so he hurried back to the palace.

   It's just the people who stayed here, but they refused to leave, and they were still talking about it.

   "Is it such a small house? Just a small hall, a study, plus two bedrooms, and a woodshed, and it costs a thousand taels of silver? Why don't you go and rob it!"

   "The places in Nanjing near the inner city are only at this price. Isn't this a joke?"

   "I think I'm crazy about money."

   "It's quite close to the library. When you step outside, you will find this garden..."

  Many people are still discussing, some shake their heads, some sigh, and some are very interested.

Zhu Jin came out and said with a smile: "Don't miss it, Qixia is a small place, and it's only a few steps away from this library. If you buy one thousand taels of silver, you won't be at a loss if you buy it, and you won't be fooled if you buy it. Ladies and gentlemen, can you Do you know how much money it costs to live in Qixia's inn for a month? At least seven or eight taels of silver, after this year, it is close to a hundred taels of silver, why?"

He paused, then continued with a high air: "It's not that many people have to go to the library to study! There is no limit to learning, and living in Qixia, this library is like your home. I dare to ask you... do you have any library at home?" Are there so many books? It’s not easy to come here from Nanjing City, not to mention, there are many from other states and counties, not to mention the long journey, what should I do if I encounter bad people during the round trip?”

"But living here is different. You can study here with peace of mind, and you can be neighbors with great scholars here! Isn't there a saying that you can say? There is no messy ears, no copybooks, and there is a good sense of talking and laughing." Hongru, there is nothing in vain. Don't look at this house as expensive, but it is actually sold at a loss."

  He yelled vigorously, and said again: "I told you the truth, Li Xiyan and Hu Yan have already bought it here..."

   he shouted hysterically.

   However, many people watched, but none of them really stood out.

   All of a sudden, Zhu Jin became furious.

  Finally, one person stood up timidly and said, "One thousand taels, I don't have so much silver with me."

  As soon as Zhu Jin heard this, he immediately cheered up and said kindly: "Come, come, dare to ask your name."

  The man said: "My surname is Zhang, and my name is Wenfu."

Zhu Jin said: "Zhang Wenfu has a good name and a good name. In fact, there is no need to pay a thousand taels of silver immediately. Here in our school, we can deposit a few dozen taels first, and then go to raise money to buy and sell later. Not only that, if the money is not enough, It doesn't matter, we are here in cooperation with the bank, allowing loans. The interest on the loan is low, the interest is only 3% per year, and the loan is 800 taels, which is slowly repaid every month. The interest is only 24 taels of silver. If it’s twenty years, every year, it’s only about fifty taels of silver, as long as this house is paid off.”

  This man named Zhang Wenfu, his family is actually very wealthy, he is a scholar after all.

It can be said that he spends all his time in the library these days, but he always feels that it is very inconvenient. On the one hand, there are too many people staying in the inn, the people in the inn are too noisy, and the price of the inn is not cheap. Not one person, but two servants and a maidservant.

But if he stayed in Nanjing City, it would take more than an hour to go back and forth from Nanjing City to the library in a day, and it would take a lot of work. His family is a big family in Hangzhou, and a thousand taels of silver is nothing. As long as one book is repaired, the family can always find a way to send money.

   It’s just that scholars stay in their hometowns to study, after all, there is no difference. Only the capital city is convenient for both exams and studies.

  After much deliberation, it's only a thousand taels of silver, and at least I can give away a house, which is nothing special.

  Hearing the interest rate, Zhang Wenfu was stunned, and then said: "Only three per cent?"

   "Naturally." Zhu Jin said with a smile.

  The interest of three per cent is impossible in any bank. In fact, nine out of ten and thirteen returns are considered honest, and the donkey rolls even more ruthlessly.

  People like Zhang Wenfu, whose family is rich, know the way of this place best.

  So he hurriedly said: "Is it really three per cent? After one year, the interest of eight hundred taels is only twenty-four taels of silver, and you can still repay it in twenty years?"

  Zhu Jin patted his chest and said: "This old man opens the door to do business, can I still lie to you?"

  Zhang Wenfu thought to himself, you don’t understand the market, don’t you know what it’s like to borrow money outside?

  No one would have guessed that Zhang Wenfu didn't even hesitate, and he said very proudly: "Then I will buy ten buildings. My family has a lot of people, and there are more than a dozen children."

  Suddenly, many scholars around here were in an uproar.

  At first, everyone was just watching the fun, but now they really saw that someone had been taken for a ride, and they suddenly boiled over.

  Ten Buildings…

  This person is not a fool, is he?

  Many people can't help but be skeptical.

   Some people even whispered.

   "Maybe they are in the same group. This is a lot of money. With this money, why not buy it?"

   "It's the pole, it's the pole."

   "Let's wait and see how they act. Such merchants are really hateful. For the sake of money... I really don't want face."

   After Zhang Wenfu finished speaking, he went directly to pay the deposit.

  Of course...he is a rich man, but he doesn't even have a clue about money.

   Anyway, I don’t feel distressed, after all, it’s money from my parents.

   On the spot, he directly asked his servants to take out the more than two hundred taels of silver he brought with him.

   "Okay, after a few days, you will pay the final payment. Oh, if you want to borrow money, you can go to the bank to go through the formalities."

  Zhu Jin looked relieved.

  After hearing this, Zhang Wenfu walked happily across the crowd.

  He is still happy.

  Many people burst into laughter, thinking that this Wenfu was really stupid.

Even someone who recognized Zhang Wen's house beat his chest and stumbled after him to persuade him: "Brother Zhang, brother Zhang, you are so confused, such a small house is not in Nanjing City, this price...even if it is in Nanjing Even in the city, I can buy another house.”

"But it's cheap." Zhang Wenfu didn't think much, and said, "One thousand taels of silver can be borrowed for eight hundred taels, and the interest rate is also low. Two hundred taels of silver can buy a house, and it only costs fifty taels a year. Just two."

His friend was so angry that he stomped his feet: "Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, you...you...you are really too confused, such a bad businessman, you dare to trust him! This kind of person...cannibalizes people without spit out bones, you see Is that a merchant? This person’s surname is Zhu... I’ve inquired about this person, and this person belongs to Brother’s Firm, do you know who this Brother’s Firm is related to?”

  Zhang Wenfu said: "It can't be Zhang Anshi and other black-hearted **** who sell books to deceive people."

   "Hey, you really guessed it right." The friend was shocked.

  Zhang Wenfu: "..."

   "Look, you are going to be fooled by Zhang again. Let me ask you, how much money did your family spend on buying the book by Zhang?"

  Zhang Wenfu recalled those bad memories, and said painfully: "It's still cheap, it only cost seven hundred taels."

   "Damn it." The man gritted his teeth and said, "I spent 1,100 taels, such a thing that has no conscience."

  Zhang Wenfu was also angry: "It turned out to be him, why didn't you say it earlier?"

   "Hey..." The friend kindly reminded: "At that time, everyone was watching, and I was afraid that if I stood up, that minion surnamed Zhang would beat people. Listen to my advice, and return the house quickly."

  Zhang Wenfu was silent for a while, and said: "No retreat, I will bring money tomorrow and order another ten houses."

  The friend was furious immediately, stared at him and said, "Ah... this... you..."

Zhang Wenfu said: "That Zhang's books can be sold so expensively. Calculated in this way, every book I buy from him can be worth a house. He is so black-hearted and wicked, I think... I think... this house is only one thousand taels, so if you buy it at this time, you shouldn't suffer a loss."

   "You... you... aren't you helping the evildoers?"

  Zhang Wenfu calmed down, and said: "Anyway, you will be tricked by this kind of person, so you might as well think about it. Besides, my family has a little money. If I repair a letter, my father will send money."

   Zhang Wenfu finished speaking, grinning, happy!

  (end of this chapter)