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Chapter forty-two

"Twins? Your Majesty, this is the sign of my prosperity in the Great Ming Dynasty. I am very happy. I am very happy. I congratulate you for your Majesty and for the Great Ming Dynasty!" Wang Fuzhi heard this and hurriedly bowed to congratulate you.

"Hahaha, and Nong, you are really good at speaking. But you are talking, it's also a pleasure for small families to have twins, let alone me?" Zhu Youlang said with a smile.

"Xedong, you and Lord Chen are busy this time." Wang Fuzhi glanced at Gu Yanwu who was smiling beside him and said.

"And Nong, don't talk about him, you are the same. Although you don't work in the Zhanshi Mansion, you are also the teacher of the princes. You have a lot of knowledge to pay to my sons. Hahaha..."

"I am willing to serve Your Majesty!" Wang Fuzhi replied.

"And, I heard that Sui only brought two big carts of books?"

"Yes, I have really collected a lot of good books in Fujian, some of which are still lonely versions of the Song Dynasty."

"Ten years of Qing dynasty, 100,000 silver silver. You served as the governor of Fujian. The money you have made is like water, but you still don't take it. I feel so relieved. If my Ming officials are like you, why worry about the immortality of the Qing army? Why worry about the loss of ancestral property?" Zhu Youlang said with emotion.

"Your Majesty, I have received your kindness from you and have entrusted it with my heart. If I devote my whole life to you, I will not repay you. How dare I be greedy and ruin your reputation?" Wang Fuzhi replied.

"Well, it's not bad. I'm not wrong. However, the Imperial College is also a clear-water yamen. It seems that you have to continue to be content with poverty and enjoy talking about it."

"As long as the world is governed and the people live and work in peace, even if the ministers do not cover their bodies and eat without covering their belly, they will be willing." Wang Fuzhi replied.

"Cut, I don't cover my body, and I don't cover my belly. Are I that kind of person? How could I make my ministers not have enough food or wear warmth?" Zhu Youlang said.

"And Nong, you don't know yet? The emperor has given you a house, and all the equipments are all available, just waiting for your family to move in." Gu Yanwu continued.

"Your Majesty, you... I can't repay my great kindness even if I'm broken." When Wang Fuyi heard this, tears opened in his eyes again.

"Okay, don't cry. If you want to repay your kindness, do your job well and give me some useful talents." Zhu Youlang said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, please relax. I will do my best to select good and good materials for the court. However, Your Majesty, you have also given me some silver rewards?" Wang Fuzhi wiped his tears and said.

"Okay, you hit me with the autumn wind! And the farmer's salary is too low and not enough to spend it?" Zhu Youlang was stunned and then moved: "Oh, this Wang Fuzhi is honest and honest. I really didn't say anything. Didn't even have money for the An family?"

"No, no, Your Majesty, it's not that the salary is too low. The monthly salary of 80 taels is enough. My family is not large, so I really can't use so much. However, I like to buy books and collect books, and most of the salary is for me to buy books. The reason why I have shamelessness is not that I am pretentious, but because I still owe a hundred taels of silver to buy books. I am unwilling to let someone go to the Imperial College to collect debts, so I ask the emperor to reward some silver to repay the debts." Wang Fuzhi said embarrassedly.

So that's it.

Zhu Youlang was also very impressed when he heard this: "There are many honest officials throughout the ages, but it is rare to see those who are as honest as Wang Fuzhi."

"And that's right. If you have any difficulties, tell me, I will allow you. If you want to do this, will you reward you with 5,000 taels of silver? " Zhu Youlang said.

"Thank you Your Majesty for rewards! It's enough, I've bought a house of books." Wang Fuzhi was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

Zhu Youlang thought about it and felt that this was not a solution. He could not let such honest ministers live by rewarding silver, right? He said: "It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish. For farmers, this is the case. I am going to set up a royal bookstore. After the bookstore is established, you can write books. The bookstore will not only print books for you for free, but also give you a lot of money. In this way, the bookstore can get good manuscripts and you can also get some money for your family. Isn't that good?"

"That's great. Your Majesty, if the bookstore is established, it will be a scholar in the world. Your Majesty, can the bookstore be set up in the Imperial College?"

"What, do you want to get the moon first when you get close to the water?"

"I want to be a mate of this bookstore, I beg your Majesty to allow it."

"And it's okay for the farmer to be a mate. However, I think this job will be very busy, afraid that you will not be busy. In this bookstore, I mean to publish books and newspapers, and set up an editor-in-chief to be responsible for the editor's review. The editor-in-chief has a lot of affairs, and someone has to do it for full-time. So, don't think about it." Zhu Youlang said.

"Newspaper? Your Majesty, what kind of paper is this?" Wang Fuzhi looked at Gu Yanwu, and when he saw Gu Yanwu was confused, he asked quickly.

"A newspaper is similar to a newspaper. However, it faces the public, so there must be certain choices in the content. It can publish articles, national affairs, market experiences, strange stories, etc. In short, it is considered a tool of public opinion." Zhu Youlang briefly introduced it.

After a little thought, Wang Fuzhi and Gu Yanwu understood the profound meaning of the emperor running a newspaper: a newspaper is a mouthpiece, which can be used to preach and instill ideas. Whoever controls it is equivalent to mastering the right to speak, and can transform and unite people's hearts.

The emperor said it was a tool of public opinion, but it was actually equivalent to a powerful weapon.

This move is a good idea of ​​governing the country.

The two of them were secretly convinced.

"Your Majesty, I recommend one person, and I can be the editor-in-chief's important task." Gu Yanwudao.

"Cedar, the editor-in-chief has to meet two conditions. The first is naturally knowledgeable, and the second is that it has to be in line with my philosophy of governing the country. Can the person you recommend meet these two conditions?" Zhu Youlang asked.

"Your Majesty, have you ever heard of 'Guiqiguqi'?"

"Of course, what I'm talking about is Guizhuang and you Gu Yanwu. Hey, are you saying that Guizhuang has come to Guangzhou?" Zhu Youlang's eyes lit up, and then he reacted and asked.

"That's right. Guizhuang has already arrived at my house. I have long wanted to recommend him to the emperor, but this guy is really lazy and doesn't want to be an official. He just wants to write and write articles. I think he must be interested in this editor-in-chief's errand and must be able to do a good job." Gu Yanwudao.

"Cedar, how did the saying 'Guiqiguqi' come from?" Zhu Youlang asked.

"Your Majesty, the strange thing about me is that when I was young, I never had friends with the world, but only with friends and the scholars of Fushe. However, since the Qing army poisoned Jiangnan, my elder mother died on a hunger strike. After joining the village to fight against the Qing Dynasty, I failed and fled to the world, and I was no longer surprised." Gu Yanwu said embarrassedly.

Oh, I understand. The so-called failure to interact with the world means that one should be too arrogant and look down on others.
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