Back at Jiyun Society, it was already dark, and Lin Fu had hastily read the manuscript. In order to save paper, Zhao Shuhan wrote very full and densely in the manuscript. Fortunately, Zhao Shuhan's small regular script was very beautiful. Even though there were many corrections, additions and deletions, the entire manuscript could not be read.
It's also very comfortable.
In order to prevent accidents when the manuscript was sent to the bookstore for printing, Lin Fu called Qian Xiaowu and Chen Enze to the side room when he returned to the house and asked them to make a careful copy of the manuscript separately, leaving Liu Yue'er in his room.
Two more candles were lit; Lin Jingzhong had many things to do, so he was not allowed to participate in copying the manuscript.
"If you don't take a penny to publish this book, do you really have to pay him an additional one hundred taels of silver?" Lin Jingzhong and Lin Fu sat opposite each other in front of the case, taking the few pages of manuscripts copied by Qian Xiaowu and Chen Enze and holding them by the candlelight.
Look, he asked Lin Fu doubtfully.
"Of course it's true," Lin Fu said with a smile, "I have already asked Zhao Hu to send the remaining eighty taels of silver."
"We are really losing our capital." Lin Jingzhong felt a little sad. One hundred taels of silver was a large sum of money, which was equivalent to the five-year salary of Zhao Shuhan, the director of the Prison Department of the Jiangning Department of Punishment.
"It may be a loss in publishing the manuscript, but Zhao Shuhan is really knowledgeable. There has never been a monograph on prison matters. However, Zhao Shuhan's manuscript explains the matter of prison officials thoroughly. Therefore, this manuscript is worth thousands of gold to the world's prison officials.
," Lin Fu laughed, "I want to be a prison officer. Do you think I should pay him one hundred taels of silver?"
"Yes," Lin Jingzhong also felt that if Lin Fu became a prison officer, with such a detailed manuscript to guide him, he would not have to be led by the prison guards. In this way, one hundred taels of silver was really well spent.
Not being unfair, he asked again, "But, do you really want to take it to a bookstore to have it published? This will cost a lot of money."
"Now!" Lin Fu said decisively, "Publishing the manuscript in the world will not only help others use it to manage prison affairs, but also allow others to further study prison affairs. Over time, there will be obvious gains. It is not only about prison affairs.
, other affairs in the world are all like this: accumulate experience, write books and pass them down to the world, and future generations will further study and propose improvements. Especially this kind of miscellaneous knowledge, it requires generations to explore, summarize, and innovate. Those who think that their ancestors
I don’t have the stubborn idea that the way things are done cannot be changed even an inch, and neither do you.”
"..." Lin Jingzhong's eyes fell on the manuscript under the light. He didn't think as far as Lin Fu. Hearing Lin Fu talk about it, he felt thoughtful.
Liu Yue'er sat in front of the case, holding a lamp and cutting candle flowers. She used to run a tea shop in Shiliang County, and she often heard three or five scribes sitting in the shop drinking and bragging. However, what Lin Fu said never happened.
She had never heard of anyone mentioning it before. She sat there sideways, peeking at Lin Fu's sharp profile and straight nose under the lamp. She thought to herself that his face was really attractive. Qian Xiaowu, who was copying manuscripts there, felt that
The candle light was a little dim, so I called her, and she said "Oh" and moved over to help Qian Xiaowu with some guilt. Chen Enze picked up the candle wick with scissors and cut off the blackheads to make the candle light brighter.
Some.
At this time, Zhao Hu came in and said that Zhao Shuhan was coming. Lin Fu stood up excitedly and said, "Please invite him in quickly..." After saying this, he changed his words and pulled Lin Jingzhong up, "Jingzhong, you are here too.
Meet Mr. Zhao, he is really a learned man," he said to Liu Yue'er, "Please, Miss Liu and Yun Niang, please prepare two more dishes. Mr. Zhao is coming here at this time, and he probably hasn't eaten yet..." Pulling Lin Jingzhong along
Just come directly to the front yard.
When Zhao Shuhan and his old servant were walking across the city, Zhou Pu was teaching Zhao Hu and his younger brother Fei Xiong how to box and kick in the front yard. Zhao Hu went into the main courtyard to report, and he and his old servant stood in the front yard and watched Fei Xiong, a half-year-old boy, passing by.
I played in the dim light, listened to the horses neighing in the backyard, and thought that there were several good horses hidden in Lin Fu's house.
These days, to measure the wealth of a family, first look at the mansion and secondly look at the good horses, which is the same as looking at the luxury cars first and then the famous cars a thousand years later. Jiyunju can only be regarded as an ordinary family in Dustpan Lane, with a small size.
The momentum is not even as good as the Baiyuan where Su Mei lives, but the six horses in the house are first-class horses, which add a lot of beauty. There are not many people in Jiangning City who can own six of these horses at once.
Waiting for a long time.
Zhao Shuhan was listening carefully to the neighing of the horses in the backyard, and saw Lin Fu and a young man walking out of it. He hurriedly handed over his hands and said: "There are many things in the manuscript that I don't like. I was just too lazy to write for a while, so I delayed it without revising it. I don't know.
I felt uneasy thinking about when Brother Lin would use the manuscript, so I came to Brother Lin overnight to point out the errors..."
"That's very good. Lin Fu is afraid of disturbing Brother Zhao," Lin Fu took Zhao Shuhan's arm and said, "I can't wait too much. I also know that the manuscript is precious and cannot be lost. After I came back, I asked two family members to copy the manuscript.
It would be great if Brother Zhao comes over personally to give me some advice. I also have a lot of questions about prison management, so it just so happens that I can ask Brother Zhao for advice..." He also ordered Zhao Hu to take good care of Zhao Shuhan's family.
Zhao Shuhan followed Lin Fu into the side room of the main courtyard and looked at Qian Xiaowu and Chen Enze who were copying carefully with fine pens. Both Qian Xiaowu and Chen Enze's regular characters were beautiful and they copied carefully. Only then did Zhao Shuhan confirm that Lin Fu had no other
It is not an attempt, but a real value for one's own knowledge, and I have mixed feelings in my heart.
"This Lin Jingzhong is a brother of my clan and the steward of Jiyun Society that I invited." Lin Fu introduced Lin Jingzhong to Zhao Shuhan. "I will hand over the printing of Brother Zhao's manuscripts to Jingzhong. Brother Zhao has expertise in engraving books."
Whatever you want, you can tell Jingzhong..."
Zhao Shuhan bowed to Lin Jingzhong and saluted, and then said to Lin Fu worriedly: "If you don't show off your miscellaneous knowledge, you will definitely lose money when printing books. After thinking about it, I feel uneasy."
"Brother Zhao, please sit down," Lin Fu asked Zhao Shuhan to sit down in front of the case and said, "For thousands of years, miscellaneous studies have never been a prominent subject. What is popular in bookstores are either moral articles by sages or opera songs.
I can see things clearly, but the reason why I want to engrave Brother Zhao's book manuscript is definitely not to please Brother Zhao or for any other purpose. I happen to have a lot of doubts in my heart. Brother Zhao is a man of great knowledge. Brother Zhao
Come here, I want to ask Brother Zhao for advice."
"I don't dare to be a university student. How can Shu Han dare to claim to be knowledgeable when there are other schools in the Xixi Society?" Zhao Shuhan said modestly.
"Those are all sages and sages who write moral articles. What they do is to show off their knowledge and gain fame. Whether their studies are good or not, whether their moral articles are good or not, Lin Fu dare not say anything nonsense. The principle of "emphasis on Tao and despise weapons" has been practiced for thousands of years.
Lin Fu would not dare to say whether this tradition is good or not," Lin Fu said with a smile. "Over the years, miscellaneous studies have been of great benefit to the governance of the family and the world, but they have not been prominent, and have even been regarded by the sects as prominent scholars.
They were looked down upon for their eccentric skills, and all kinds of craftsmen were directly classified as lower-class households in the current world... Lin Fu would not comment on whether this tradition was good or not. The Lin family was a distinguished family, but they did not hide their business from merchants.
, although the business of being a businessman has always been despised - but the business of running a business allows us to understand a very simple truth. Our business makes more money than others. Fraud is not a long-term thing, and integrity is fundamental.
, In addition, it is to make the objects we operate more refined and durable than elsewhere. This is the knowledge of miscellaneous craftsmanship. From small to large, knowing the subtle things, Lin Fu wants to enrich the country and strengthen the army.
In fact, it is very simple. Whether moral articles are useful in enriching the country and strengthening the army, Lin Fu cannot say, but one thing Lin Fu understands very well is that if miscellaneous knowledge is not shown, empty talk about enriching the country and strengthening the army is useless."
Zhao Shuhan sat there, frowning deeply in thought. Although he had put all his thoughts on the prison manuscript in the past four years, prison treatment was of course a small category among miscellaneous studies, but the relationship between miscellaneous studies and explicit studies, he did not pay attention to.
After thinking about it, I was deeply touched by Lin Fu's words and forgot to say anything for a while.
"Is the art of farming trivial? In the eyes of those sages, I'm afraid that the art of farming is very trivial, but no matter how sage you are, you still have to eat two meals a day before you can think about reading sages' articles," Lin Fu said
It is easy to talk about pictures, but it is usually difficult to find someone to talk to. He kept talking to Zhao Shuhan, "The land in Jiangdong is rich, with more than two stones of real estate in one season, and two seasons in one year; the land in Western Qin is barren.
, there is only one season in a year, and the real estate in one season is less than half a stone. What kind of knowledge is there? Sages will not bother to study it carefully, but Lin Fu feels that the knowledge in it is greater than all the moral knowledge in the world.
It’s more worthy of careful investigation. Does Brother Zhao think that Lin Fu’s remarks are rebellious and unethical?”
"That's wrong," Zhao Shuhan said excitedly, "I'm not afraid of Brother Lin's jokes. Although Shu Han is a humble person, he also thinks highly of himself. Compared with the lectures of Xixi Society, Brother Lin's words made Shu Han understand what it means.
Great knowledge, great knowledge.”
"I don't dare to take it seriously. Lin Fu is just expressing his thoughts," Lin Fu said happily and continued, "Is there anything else I want to trouble Brother Zhao about regarding this manuscript of Brother Zhao?"
"Please tell me, Shu Han is all right." Zhao Shuhan also felt that it was very pleasant to listen to Lin Fu's words.
"I have read books on agricultural affairs all over the place. Two books were printed in the previous dynasty, and one was printed in the early years of this dynasty when Emperor Taizong was in power. Two hundred years have passed, but no new agricultural books have been published. Has the art of farming not improved?
In addition, after reading agricultural books in the past, we only know what is happening, but not why. When future generations write agricultural books, they can only learn from experience, but not from research methods, which is also a pity," Lin Fu said,
"Brother Zhao's manuscript can be regarded as the culmination of contemporary prison-fighting techniques. Lin Fu also hopes that Brother Zhao will write another book based on the ideas and classification methods of writing this book. If future generations want to further study Brother Zhao's prison-fighting techniques,
There are benefits, there are methods/works and you can also follow the pictures to find out..."
"Method/theory?" Zhao Shuhan has never heard of this term.
"Well, yes, it is method/theory." Lin Fu didn't mind using the term in advance. "Many miscellaneous scholars teach us how to govern the world and do things based on the summary of experience. Where does this method come from, but few
People don't have to waste words and ink to discuss. Lin Fu believes that one of the reasons why miscellaneous studies are not obvious is that miscellaneous studies lack a detailed and comprehensive internal system. Miscellaneous studies such as farming, water affairs, river affairs, etc. all have something in common. These commonalities
, although predecessors have discussed it, they are all scattered and disorganized, lacking a clear and complete system..."
"..." Zhao Shuhan was a learned man, but he couldn't accept too much at the moment. He frowned and thought carefully while listening to Lin Fu's books.
"Lin Fu has never had any big ambitions. What I just said cannot be accomplished in a short time or in one or two generations," Lin Fu said. "Lin Fu just has an idea, which can also be said to be a wish. If there is such research,
Lin Fu is willing to publish a manuscript that is a collection of miscellaneous craftsmanship and craftsmanship for the world. Even if he loses his capital, Lin Fu is willing to shoulder the burden; if he can make a profit, he will share the profits with the owner of the manuscript..."
Agricultural administration, water affairs, construction and other miscellaneous subjects are still highly valued by the government. Even though the number is sparse, there are still scholars who specialize in research in every dynasty and every generation. After all, the daily operations of the empire are inseparable from these, but the technological inheritance of many other industries is huge.
Most of them are passed down from masters and apprentices within the craftsman family. Even though every generation, every industry, and every industry has skilled craftsmen and products that can be called peerless works of art, these are the crystallization of experience inheritance and are rarely systematic or structural.
The research has also made it difficult for some products that can be called works of art to be produced elsewhere. It is difficult for people at the time to imagine those perfect industrial products that will come out of the industrial assembly line a thousand years later.
Lin Fu's way of thinking was influenced by modern civilization thousands of years later. He knows more deeply than people at this time where social civilization and the strength of a country or a nation truly originate. It does not mean that there is no strong sword in the world.
Crossbows mean strong soldiers and wise generals, but sharp swords and strong crossbows. Strong soldiers and wise generals cannot be replicated. The society's simple political structure and economic structure can easily collapse.
Lin Fu doesn't feel that his two lifetimes have directly brought anything more useful to the world. No matter how advanced the technology is, it may be lost if we only know it but don't know why. No matter how advanced the system is, it will collapse because it cannot adapt to the current situation.
Besides, there is no such thing as the most advanced technology and system in this world. I always feel that people should be smarter and better at learning.
Lin Fu was unwilling to spend his two lives in mediocrity. At this time, he was secretly cultivating power, mainly for self-protection. He also had the desire to achieve great fame, and he also needed to do other things. Of course, these things did not seem to be possible at the moment.
There are no obvious benefits, and he would even have to lose money to do it, but he feels that the meaning of doing these things is not even half as much as how much money he makes, how many private soldiers he secretly raises, or how many people he establishes. Sometimes these things are complementary to each other.