The emperor is embarrassed

Since Ming Zhan ascended the throne.

This is Shen Dongshu's first time seeing a driver.

Ming Zhan has many differences from previous emperors.

According to the rules of the ancestors, after the new emperor ascends the throne, he will always call the eight governors back to the imperial capital.Let's meet each other, have a heart-to-heart talk, and improve our relationship.

Before Ming Zhan ascended the throne, he took care of the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. After he ascended the throne, he appointed the governor of Huaiyang. Then he built Tianjin Port in Zhili and reprimanded the governor of Shandong.The northwest fought with Tatar and captured the third prince of Tatar.

Ming Zhan did many very constructive things, but he didn't call the eight governors back to the imperial capital, but there were many instructions in the governor's secret report.

Shen Dongshu had seen Ming Zhan a long time ago and was no stranger to him.

Previously, it was well known that the Supreme Emperor favored the son of Prince Zhennan.Don't care if it's true or false, but now Shen Dongshu would rather believe it's true.After all, if the Supreme Emperor hadn't really had some affection for Ming Zhan, he wouldn't have handed over the great country to Ming Zhan and left Yunnan and Guizhou by himself.

This kind of courage is rare in the world.

In the past, Shen Dongshu was not familiar with Ming Zhan.

He is the confidant of Feng Jingqian, so it is naturally impossible for him to get along with the son of Zhennan Prince.But as a young official who can accompany him at a young age and is the governor of Huguang, Shen Dongshu has a certain rational understanding of Ming Zhan.

Since Mingzhan arrived in the imperial capital, the princes are getting older, the battle for the throne, the Ruan family's rebellion, and big waves.Those with short lives and poor methods all fell into the loess.The victor ascended the throne.

From this point of view, after Shen Dongshu ascended the throne in Ming Zhan, the post of governor of Huguang was quite trembling.

A courtier is not afraid of the emperor's incompetence.

Incompetent people always have many weaknesses. Now the courtiers in the court, there are not many stupid people, such as Shen Dongshu who is young and strong. If an incompetent emperor ascends the throne, Shen Dongshu will not be so nervous.

Not afraid of the mediocrity of the emperor.

A mediocre person is not radical, just follow the path of the overlord.Even if it is out of hypocrisy, the courtiers left behind by the Supreme Emperor must be treated kindly for the time being.

As long as there is this little time, it is enough for a smart person like Shen Dongshu.

Ming Zhan is so capable.

Mingjun produces capable ministers.

This is for sure.King Shengming is not easy to fool, if he can't do it, he will sweep back to his hometown to eat himself.Those who can survive under Mingjun's subordinates are naturally able ministers.

Take a look at Ming Zhan. When he was the prince, he was able to cleanse the two provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian.

Now that he is enthroned, the salt class has been restructured, shipping has been reopened, and Wubi has been reformed.

It is not easy for other kings to accomplish these three things in a lifetime.

Ming Zhan took the throne for half a year, and he did it all.

Shen Dongshu knew how difficult it was to suppress the civil and military objections of the Manchu Dynasty.Even when the Supreme Emperor was in power, he occasionally had to bow his head and compromise with his officials.

Not only did Ming Zhan do it, he also did it vigorously.From the royal newspapers and periodicals, we know the bustle and bustle of the imperial capital, and even this young emperor built the first library in the Dafeng Dynasty.

Shen Dongshu didn't know what a library was before.However, Shen Dongshu was extremely shocked when he saw the royal newspapers and the introductions from the court mansion newspaper.

He is a member of the court, but he is also a scholar.

What a gentleman pursues, the people can let them follow, but they can't let them know.

Ming Zhan's courage left people with too much shock.

If it is shown that Zhan is a mediocre and incompetent king, then [-]% of the kings in the world are mediocre kings.

Working under such an emperor, and he was left behind by the Supreme Emperor.Shen Dongshu's pressure can be imagined, he is an outstanding person, so he naturally treats his errands with more care.

Ming Zhan is quite satisfied with the development of Huguang.

Even when attracting investment in Tianjin Port, Shen Dongshu, the major merchant family in Huguang, listed them all in secret documents, and then sent them to the imperial capital for Mingzhan's reference.It really helped a lot, Ming Zhan likes smart and winky people.

Even though Huguang has no salt course reform, Shen Dongshu has detailed records of the comparison of salt prices in Huguang from January to January in units of ten days.

Therefore, Ming Zhan's impression of Shen Dongshu is definitely not bad.

"Dongshu, long time no see." Ming Zhan remembered that before Feng Jinggan was dissatisfied with the meager amount of salt lessons. When talking about salt lessons, Shen Dongshu accompanied Feng Jinggan. Ming Zhan had a deep impression of Shen Dongshu.

Shen Dongshu said respectfully, "I was sent to Huguang the year before last, and I didn't dare to return to the imperial capital without orders. Even though I cared about His Majesty day and night, I didn't dare to disobey orders, so I had to work hard to repay the grace of God."

Ming Zhan nodded, "Li Pingzhou said several times, let me call your eight governors back to the imperial capital as soon as possible. I thought, there is no need to worry about this, you are exhausted after traveling back and forth. If there is nothing wrong, I will announce you to come back. Wouldn't it make you tired for nothing. You are high officials in the court and my treasures, and I pay more attention to your body than anyone else."

"Thinking of Dongshu, you are young and can withstand carriages and horses, so I called you here first."

Ming Zhan was gossiping.

Shen Dongshu's eyebrows twitched, yes, His Majesty the Emperor seems to prefer young courtiers.Lin Yongshang was about the same age as him, but it was recently heard that the envoys to Tatar and Tibet were all young officials.Shen Dongshu felt relieved, this was also his luck.

Shen Dongshu relaxed a bit, and said with a smile, "I heard that your majesty's enthronement ceremony is extremely grand, but it's a pity that I don't have the privilege to come here. Now seeing your majesty's dragon face, it's really heartbreaking."

This is Shen Dongshu's cunning, he has been in the imperial capital for a long time.

In fact, he was originally the son of Shen Taiping, a great salt merchant, and he showed outstanding talents in reading when he was young.Shen Taiping is a businessman, and his children cannot take the imperial examination at will.Shen Taiping is also considered a man of courage, and he adopted Shen Dongshu as his son from a clan disciple who was obsessed with studying.

In fact, except for the adoption of the clan.

Shen Dongshu studied flowers since he was a child, and Shen Taiping provided them all.

The Shen family was born as a salt merchant and was extremely wealthy.Shen Dongshu was originally talented, and he was taught by famous teachers.Speaking of which, Shen Dongshu also studied in Wanli Academy, and Qian Yongdao personally taught him his studies.

He and Xu San are still brothers.

Shen Dongshu retained the cunning of a businessman in his nature. Although he was not familiar with Ming Zhan before, he served Feng Jingqian for a long time.I know some little habits of Ming Zhan. For example, since childhood, Ming Zhan liked to be praised for his beauty.

It is impossible for a person to be free from addiction.

Kings are no exception.

Shen Dongshu is not a petty official who has never seen the world. Before Ming Zhan, he served Feng Jingqian.Compared with Ming Zhan, Feng Jingqian added a bit of the majesty of the emperor, and Shen Dongshu still served the emperor very well.

Therefore, in the year of his founding, he moved to Huguang Shangshu.

This is also a miracle in officialdom.

Shen Dongshu was naturally a little nervous when he met him for the first time, but he still dared to flatter Ming Zhan.

Ming Zhan was also photographed physically and mentally.

After all, Shen Dongshu is well-rounded and very smart, such a person is easy to use, so it is natural to cultivate a little friendship between the monarch and his ministers.Therefore, one is willing to shoot, and the other is willing to be photographed.

Ming Zhan shook his head and smiled, "Dongshu, listening to you is more comfortable than listening to Xu San. I heard that you all studied in Huaiyang Wanli Academy before, so you are considered brothers. You Huaiyang people , are they all so good at talking?"

Shen Dong said modestly, "It's not that I can speak, but what I say is the truth. I'm 15 years younger than Xu Shangshu. Although I knew the name of Xu Shangshu, it's not more than knowledge. There are more ministers than Xu Shangshu." Not as good."

Shen Dongshu clearly pointed out the age gap between him and Xu San, also to avoid suspicion.

He is a smart man, although people in the officialdom wish he could cultivate to be slick and slick, and he is from the same class in the same year, from the same family, anyway, he hopes to have some relationship with anyone.

However, the emperor is most taboo about this.

What's more, he and Xu San are a big official in the frontier and a minister of the household department.

"Qian Yongdao has come to the imperial capital. You can go and see Mr. Qian when you have time." Ming Zhan changed to a more comfortable sitting position and said to Shen Dongshu, "I don't know much about Mr. Qian's knowledge. However, Chaozhong Nine out of ten are praises for Mr. Qian's knowledge. Oh, I have an idea."

Shen Dongshu listened carefully.

"I want to compile a great book." Ming Zhan said softly, "Dongshu, you are a scholar, it is easier to understand this matter with you than with others. Do you know about the library?"

Shen Dongshu nodded, and praised solemnly, "The prosperous age of the country is the prosperous age of learning. Your Majesty's move will revitalize the style of study in our dynasty, and it will be honored through the ages."

Shen Dongshu is not flattering Ming Zhan, every scholar admires the construction of the library.In particular, Ming Zhan lent books to the people of the imperial capital for free, which benefited many people.

No matter how picky the courtiers are, they can't find faults in the library.

Ming Zhan said modestly, "It's too much praise. It's just to provide some convenience for scholars. I was born in wealth, and you are considered to be born in glory. Reading is easy for us. The parents at home are only afraid that you will not read it. read."

"However, there are many people outside the rich and wealthy families who can't afford to study or buy books." Ming Zhan sighed, "In ancient times, there was an allusion about the firefly's bag reflecting the snow and chiseling the wall to steal the light. Although it is said that the ancients studied hard , I’m also poor, if it’s not that I can’t afford candles, who would use such hard work. I’m just giving the scholars a little convenience within my ability, and I can’t call it a sage.”

Shen Dongshu was a little surprised by Ming Zhan's changes. He remembered that when King Zhennan brought Ming Zhan to Feng Jingqian in the Xuande Hall to discuss the reform of the salt class with the officials, Ming Zhan was very smart, but he was sharp and naive. .

Now that he has ascended the throne, Ming Zhan's speech has restrained the impetuous and innocent youth, and has become more mature and mellow, graceful and magnanimous.

Shen Dongshu said, "It's really rare for the emperor to think about scholars in small matters."

"Let's not talk about this." Ming Zhan said, "The library has been repaired, and I asked them to reprint all the books in the palace. Although they are precious, aren't they for people to read? There are also books donated by people from all over the place." It suddenly occurred to me that compared to the world, the collection of books in the palace is really a drop in the bucket. But who knows how many books there are in the world?"

"The advantage of the library is not only that readers can read books for free, but also that they collect and store books from all over the world." Ming Zhan said softly, "Not only in the imperial capital, but in the future, when money is abundant, I hope to build libraries all over the world. Knowledge lies in sharing, and I hope to build a grand canon, which will include all the books of the Dafeng Dynasty, including astronomy, geography, schools of thought, drama, agriculture, industry, etc. In the future, someone will read From this book, you can know how splendid the culture of my Dafeng Dynasty is."

Shen Dongshu really has to treat him differently. A saint is particular about his virtues and meritorious deeds.

Ming Zhan had only just ascended the throne, and he wanted to make a statement. What an ambitious ambition.

Needless to say clearly, Shen Dongshu immediately said, "This grand ceremony is a book of prosperity, and the person who presides over the construction must be a person of high morals and profound knowledge." He already faintly understood in his heart who the emperor had chosen in his heart.

Ming Zhan nodded and smiled, and did not sell the lawsuit, "I have taken a fancy to Mr. Qian."

"I know that Mr. Qian only likes learning all his life. He is like a wild crane. In the past, Mr. Qian was also the champion of Emperor Dezong, and he taught in Huaiyang Jianxue. His knowledge is obvious to all, and everyone is convinced." Ming Zhan He laughed and said, "Except Mr. Qian, who else is more suitable than him to preside over the revision of this wonderful book of prosperity."

"The construction of Tianjin Port, although many people compliment me as a prosperous project. However, I think that compared to Tianjin Port, this grand ceremony will be more famous through the ages and will be famous in history."

Shen Dongshu is a person with a political vision. If he hadn't been the governor of Huguang, he would have wanted to recommend himself to write a book.As Ming Zhan said, if this grand canon is really successfully restored, it will be enough to go down in history.

Ming Zhan sighed regretfully, "I have this intention, but it is a pity that Mr. Qian politely declined in the name of old age. It is a pity that Mr. Qian refused to participate in the arrangement of the grand ceremony, so it is my loss. I think, so For Mr. Qian, this is really a very rare opportunity."

Shen Dongshu immediately responded, "I was fortunate to be taught by Mr. Qian when I was young, and I am willing to go there for a try. I only hope that Mr. Qian will change his mind and serve His Majesty."

"It would be great to be able to do this."

Since Qian Yongdao came to the imperial capital, Ming Zhan would not let him go back to Huaiyang.

Regardless of whether the Qian family was involved with the pirates or not, based on Qian Yongdao's prestige in Wanli Academy, Ming Zhan couldn't let him go back and continue to confuse people.This time when Shen Dongshu came here, apart from the matter of Huguang's grain and grass, Ming Zhan also wanted to use Shen Dongshu's power to keep Qian Yongdao.

Ming Zhan hasn't talked about food and grass with Shen Dongshu yet, so he wants to take a look at Shen Dongshu's ability first.

Huaiyang.

Xu Yingyue was humiliated by Xu Yingyu and went home, and in the end Xu Yingyu didn't really send a girl to my house to slap Xu Yingyue's face.After all, my family is Xu Yingyue's territory, even if Xu Yingyue is really wronged, it is related to the girl's reputation after all.

No matter how angry Mrs. Xu is, she won't admit it on her face.

Now, Xu Yingyu is busy with other things.