The officials of the Ministry of Rites were stunned. His Majesty's intention could not be more obvious. This was a disguised agreement to compile Zhu Yuanzhang's deeds.
"Master Xue, why don't you get up and take the order?"
Wang Chengen looked at Xue Bingtian and asked.
Xue Bingtian hurriedly said: "Yes! I will accept the order!"
Xue Bingtian stood up and took over the imperial edict. Wang Chengen didn't say much nonsense and turned around to leave.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites stood there blankly. After a long while, someone said, "Master Xue, I always feel that this is abnormal!"
"I also feel it's abnormal, but His Majesty's decree has been fulfilled, so what can I do?
Let’s just write honestly.”
"Alas! I will write about the Twenty-four Filial Piety first, and then I will write about Emperor Taizu. Our Rites Department is very busy during this time!"
The official of the Ministry of Rites said with a grimace, Xue Bingtian saw that these people had been busy for a day, so he asked them all to go back and rest. They would continue to attend the morning court tomorrow.
Early the next morning, all the officials from the Ministry of Rites appeared in the Hall of Supreme Harmony listlessly, and Lin Fan could also see that the mood of these officials was not positive.
"Dear princes, my prince went back last night and wrote an article about the deeds of Grandpa Taizu. Come! All my dear princes, take a look!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
Then he asked the eunuch to take down the article he had written. When the ministers saw the article in simplified Chinese, they were stunned for a moment, and then they noticed something unusual.
"How come this word is so thin?
Moreover, it is horizontal and vertical, as if it were carved. Your Highness, how did you write such words?"
"The characters are so small, even with the smallest brush I can't write such small characters!"
"Your Highness, you are not very good at writing traditional Chinese characters, but your simplified Chinese characters are quite beautiful!"
The officials discussed it while watching it.
Lin Fan sat on the dragon chair and felt very proud in his heart. He couldn't write calligraphy with calligraphy, but he had been writing this calligraphy with hard pen for more than ten years!
However, what these officials discussed today also reminded him that it is time for pens to be promoted on a large scale!
After a while, most of the officials had finished reading the article written by Lin Fan, and they all stroked their beards and tasted it carefully!
"Wonderful! It's really wonderful! When Emperor Taizu dispersed military rations to help the people, if I were to write about it, I'm afraid it would appear artificial, but when His Highness the Crown Prince wrote it, it didn't feel that way at all!"
"Not only does it not feel artificial, but it gives people a simple and touching feeling. After reading it, I respect Emperor Taizu even more!"
"This kind of article should be seen by more people! The foundation built by Emperor Taizu was not easy!"
"His Royal Highness is truly a genius and the savior of my Ming Dynasty!"
Officials praised him one after another.
Xue Bingtian from the Ministry of Rites was dumbfounded at this time. His Highness the Crown Prince was really a god. They felt that writing it might make people feel contrived. The article that discredited Emperor Taizu was written by His Highness the Crown Prince, but it was so attractive!
If a child reads an article like this, he will definitely regard Emperor Taizu as his example and be sincerely loyal to the Ming Dynasty!
"Your Royal Highness, we and the officials of the Ministry of Rites will definitely do our best to write down the deeds of Emperor Taizu for the people of the Ming Dynasty to watch!"
Xue Bingtian said in a deep voice.
"Xue Shangshu, I'm very happy that you have such an idea. The officials of the Ministry of Rites have been working hard these days, so I will send someone to bring you food!"
"At the same time, when all the books are compiled, everyone will receive a reward! Not only will you be promoted to an official position, but you will also be given land!"
"However, you have to pay taxes on the food grown on the land!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
The officials said one after another.
With the guarantee from the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Lin Fan had nothing important to do this morning. After reading a few memorials, he announced his resignation.
After the Ministry of Rites returned, they found more than a hundred young people aged fifteen or sixteen to teach them pinyin, and at the same time, asked them to teach more people to learn pinyin.
After they learned it, at the cost of a salary of fifty cents per person per month, they were allowed to go to various places to teach children Pinyin.
Fifty pennies may not seem like much, but for a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, it may be difficult to earn ten pennies every month!
In a remote and quiet small courtyard in the capital, Gong Shujing sat in front of a stone table and drank tea quietly. He held a letter in his hand and read it carefully.
Seeing the end, Gongshu Jing's brows almost knitted together: "This! What on earth is this prince going to do?
Why can’t I see through him more and more!”
"Sir, have you heard about the recent events in the city?"
At this time, a woman dressed in a fancy dress and with a more enchanting figure walked over with a smile.
"Hong'er, what's going on?"
Gongshu Jing asked.
"It's about Pinyin! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered the people from the Ministry of Rites to summon fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys to learn Pinyin, and then teach the six- or seven-year-olds to learn Pinyin too!"
"Moreover, he also ordered that all children aged six or seven in the Ming Dynasty must learn it in the future, haha! The pinyin alphabet is very simple, there are only twenty-six in total. I was curious and went to learn it, and I learned it in one day
!”
Hong'er said with a chuckle.
"Yeah! Pinyin letters! What kind of trick is this?"
Gongshu Jing said in shock.
At first, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was almost killed by them in Shunqing Fucheng. He originally thought that the Crown Prince would send people to investigate them and use the power of the whole country to destroy them!
As a result, after the prince came back, he did not mention this matter at all, but reorganized the Jin Yiwei. Not only that, Heshuote also directly canonized Narantu Ji as a general, and promised Heshuote the military power.
, will always belong to their father and son!
This is completely unlike Lin Fan’s style!
A man who fought against the Jiannu slaves all the way would actually compromise with Heshuote?
"I don't know about this. Anyway, learning the Pinyin alphabet is quite interesting. Many people have learned it. I estimate that after a while, the people of the Ming Dynasty will know the Pinyin alphabet!"
Hong'er said with a smile.
"That's it! This matter has nothing to do with me. What I'm most worried about now is the prince's next plan. This man is very resourceful and is my enemy in heaven and earth!"
Gongshu Jing said in a deep voice.
"Sir, let me see, the prince is not very powerful. The pinyin alphabet is Tu Yi Lehe. Let's not provoke him first, then everything will be fine!"
Hong'er said.
"Haha! Don't you want to provoke him?
As soon as he appeared, he released the refined salt. This refined salt still belongs directly to the imperial court and is completely controlled by him. We have no idea how much we have lost!"
Gong Shujing said with a sneer.
The biggest source of income in heaven and earth is salt, but losing salt will only cause them to bleed. He is worried that if they don't respond and lose other businesses, they will die!