First Minister of Ming Dynasty

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After eating a meal of fresh and sweet Yangchun noodles, Jiang Nan burped lightly, Zhang Ximeng couldn't help laughing, "You are so unladylike!"

Jiang Nan smiled and said: "It's not a good thing to hold the boss's handle, and the only way to show an ugly person is to Zhang Xiang."

Zhang Ximeng was stunned, then shook his head and said, "It's not good that you have sharp teeth and sharp mouths!"

Jiang Nan was not afraid of him, but said: "Zhang Xiang, I can't take the liberty to ask, how much money do you have? There is no other meaning, are you really short of money?"

"Lack of money?"

Zhang Ximeng thought about it seriously, then shook his head and said, "I don't know either." Zhang Ximeng was helpless and laughed at himself: "Do you think I'm lying?"

"How could it be!" Jiang Nan laughed: "With Zhang Xiang's status, he is busy with so many things every day, and it is strange to be able to calculate how much money he has! But I think Zhang Xiang should be much richer than he looks. ."

Zhang Ximeng raised his brows and pondered for a while. He really hadn't thought about how much he owned...I don't know if there will be a joke about "I don't know how to earn Zhang Ximeng" in the future.

"The mansion I live in now is free. The coachman, groom, cook, guard, and housekeeper all receive imperial stipends and have nothing to do with me. Then there are some rice, clothing, and some allowances for the New Year's Day every year. A salary of several hundred calibers... By the way, I am still the Duke of Qi, and my income has increased a lot. There should be one or two thousand calibers every year."

Zhang Ximeng paused when he said this, not only is he not rich, but he is quite rich!

For a family of five, relying on farming, the harvested grains are all counted, and they have to pay taxes and keep them as food rations.

Zhang Ximeng has no worries about food and clothing, and his salary is basically spent casually. If this is not rich, what is rich?

Do you really want a chicken to eat only one tongue, a fish to eat only a few fish whiskers, or to feed a pig with medicinal herbs, and finally kill it with a wooden stick and only take a tenderloin?

This is not to enjoy food, this is to be a demon!

Zhang Ximeng is not only too lazy to do it, but he will despise whoever does it.

So Zhang Ximeng is really not short of money.

"Jiang Tiju, in fact, I also have a terrible hobby... I like to buy books. You must know that rare ancient books are very expensive!"

When it comes to buying books, Jiang Nan directly gave Zhang Ximeng a roll of eyes, "Zhang Xiang, what's wrong with you mentioning this? Don't you know that one of your articles is expensive in Luoyang, so the money is less?"

Zhang Ximeng was stunned...the manuscript fee!

A word that made him feel a little sad, he also wrote it at the "end point" in his previous life, but unfortunately the writing was sloppy, the plot was broken, and he didn't earn anything.

Will I be able to earn money for my writing in this lifetime?

Well, yes, it's something to celebrate.

Immediately, Zhang Ximeng hesitated again.

"Jiang Tiju, the things I'm writing now have been selected for the school, but this is for teaching and educating people. I want money... but I can't open my mouth! No one from the Ministry of Rites can give me this calculation. what!"

Jiang Nan smiled, "Maybe they think Zhang Xiang doesn't eat fireworks!"

"Ball!" Zhang Ximeng was anxious, "Do you think I love to eat Yangchun noodles every day? I want to make a few dishes too! Besides, other things are just fine. I need to buy books now, and I need to buy a lot of books. It’s very big. And if they don’t give me the publishing fee, they can deduct others’ money. The people of the Ministry of Rites have ulterior motives and must be severely punished to set an example!”

Jiang Nan couldn't help laughing again. As an ordinary person, Zhang Xianggong is quite interesting.

"I see that your prime minister can support the boat, so don't make trouble with others. In the name of the Du Branch Bureau, I will settle the expenses related to the teaching materials of the Ministry of Rites, and send them an official document to let them pay attention. It is estimated that I will be able to send the money soon. Go. Zhang Xiang's best account is to open an account by himself, so that it is clear at a glance. In the future, no one will be able to take care of buying books. Also, I read Zhang Xiang's articles in the newspaper. This is even better, they sell Although the newspaper is cheap, the writers all have an income, and if Zhang Xiang is willing, it is enough for pocket money."

"it is good!"

Zhang Ximeng's eyes lit up, and he was very happy. His eyes changed when he looked at Jiang Nan. This subordinate is smart, capable, and a good seedling!

"Then when I receive the manuscript fee, I will fulfill my promise and find a master from Yangzhou to cook a puffer fish."

Jiang Nan smiled and nodded, "I can remember it!"

"Well! Don't worry, I won't break my promise on this trivial matter." Zhang Ximeng was in a good mood, and he also figured it out. He was just stuffed with a clean and honest person in front of him, which made Zhang Ximeng be at a loss.

From time to time, I always think about what an honest official is going to do... Hai Rui's buying two catties of meat to celebrate his mother's birthday can make a splash in the city.

It's not so clean and honest, but it can't be wasteful.

And Zhang Ximeng really didn't plan his life carefully. He didn't have a concept of how much he earned or how much he spent... After chatting with Jiang Nan, Zhang Ximeng knew a lot.

Of course he wasn't poor, and he wasn't poor either because of his salary.

As long as you are open and honest, you can spend what you want, you don't need to care too much. As for wanton profligacy, tossing without life, Zhang Ximeng can't do it!

"Jiang Tiju, go back and help me pick a few sets of furniture!" Zhang Ximeng said: "It shouldn't be too expensive. The key is to be elegant, simple, and of course not too shabby. The big bed, the living room table and chairs, and the desk painting. It's just a matter of getting a set."

Jiang Nan nodded with a smile. After all, Zhang Ximeng still felt a little distressed about money. This Zhang Xianggong may know a stone of grain and how much a pound of iron costs, but it is difficult for him to tell him how much a good set of furniture costs.

But Jiang Nan knows Zhang Ximeng's hobby like the back of his hand... Compared with complicated craftsmanship, Zhang Ximeng pays more attention to the material itself.

It doesn't need to be complicated, just simple and meticulous. Gu Li

To some extent, Zhang Ximeng is a bit against the spirit of craftsmanship.

The essence of the spirit of many craftsmen is not the involution of life!

A bed for a person must cost a thousand labors!

A carpenter takes three years to get it out.

Inside and outside, up and down, carved all kinds of patterns, there are sayings everywhere... But think about it carefully, is it necessary?

A carpenter, in three years, can make dozens, hundreds, or even more beds, isn't it good? Let more people use it, shouldn't it?

You have to stick to the craftsmanship... A thousand-worker bed may be several times more comfortable than an ordinary bed, but it sacrifices dozens of times, hundreds of times the efficiency, is it really necessary?

It's like those sushi gods, rice fairies... Only do one thing in a lifetime, it sounds amazing, but can the same rice taste like lobster and abalone?

Your rice may taste better than ordinary rice. If it is the same price as ordinary rice, it will undoubtedly make a profit.

But the problem is that you sold it several times, ten times the price, isn't this Karma chives!

The concept of consumption, aesthetics, industrial and commercial development planning, craftsmanship, craftsman's ideas... We must make production accessible to the general public, so that ordinary people can also enjoy it.

Zhang Ximeng roughly estimated that this is another several articles, and they took the time to write them and publish them, and the manuscript fee will come!

The day is getting more and more promising.

Zhang Ximeng felt that he had opened the door to a new world, and in an instant he had a goal to strive for.

It's just that before Zhang Ximeng can wield a big pen, Lao Zhu's will has arrived.

I had no choice but to pack up immediately and follow Old Zhu away from Beijing.

This is not the first time that the ruler and his ministers have commanded the army together. Compared with the past, today's Lao Zhu is a little more confident and calm. And Zhang Ximeng became much purer after some struggles.

No one is born great, but through continuous practice, one can get closer and closer to the sages.

From a certain point of view, Zhang Ximeng also agrees with Zhu Xi's "preserving the principles of nature and destroying human desires".

Again, as an existence that transcends dynasties, Confucianism naturally has its merits, including Neo-Confucianism, and it is not all wrong.

Just ignore the original parameters, there is a deviation, the more correct the method, the more outrageous the conclusion.

Not long after leaving the capital with Lao Zhu, Chang Yuchun received good news that the army had conquered the Xingguo Road!

"it is good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but admire ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Chang Yuchun is indeed a fierce general, and it is appropriate for him to be the pioneer! "

Zhang Ximeng naturally did not doubt Chang Yuchun's combat effectiveness. It's just that in Chang Yuchun's good news, there are a few words that caught Zhang Ximeng's attention.

"Chang Yuchun captured a group of miners and wanted to ask the lord what he meant by entering the prisoner of war camp or releasing it on the spot?" Zhang Ximeng frowned. Are there any other major mines on Xingguo Road?

After pondering for a while, Zhang Ximeng immediately grabbed the map, looked at it carefully, and a place name appeared in front of him.

"It's Daye! Daye Iron Mine!"

Old Zhu frowned slightly, "Mr. Zhang, is this place important?"

What else can Zhang Ximeng say, Daye Iron Mine is more than important, it is a cornucopia!

"My lord, if I remember correctly, someone has been mining here since the Three Kingdoms period!"

"What? This, it's been over a thousand years!" Lao Zhu was startled.

Zhang Ximeng sighed: "It's not just as simple as mining for more than a thousand years, this is an open-pit mine, and mining is very convenient... and there is gold, silver, and copper in it. This is a hundred miles of gold, a cornucopia in the south of the Yangtze River!"

"what!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was also stupid, "This, so powerful?"

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "As long as you get the Daye Iron Mine into your hands, it will be even more powerful!"

Lao Zhu waved his fist fiercely, "Okay! That's great! With Chang Yuchun's first feat, he can't run away."

Zhang Ximeng hurriedly said: "My lord, these miners can't be let go, they must stay, they are precious!"

Zhang Ximeng said this!

Lao Zhu immediately called his subordinates and quickly ordered Chang Yuchun to take good care of these miners, not to die, not to run away, and not to be bullied and beaten.

In a word, when the ancestors make offerings, it is not allowed to be neglected.