"I thank your Majesty for your kindness!" Everyone present knelt down and said.
Everyone present was filled with surprise. Such a large-scale reward was the first time for a civil servant; not only that, it was also the first time that so many common people without official status were rewarded with salary since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
The thought of 'does the imperial court have so much money to prepare for the conquest of Bangladesh after giving so many rewards to the officials and the people?' flashed through the minds of a few officials, but they were quickly forgotten. Your Majesty himself doesn't care, so what do we care about.
"Your Majesty, how can I be so virtuous and capable as to receive such a reward? I beg your Majesty to take back my life." Xie Jinze knelt down and said. There was nothing else, but the title given was too heavy. Although the newly added viscount is only equivalent to the previous ones.
Commander, but it is also a formal title. He will also be the first civil servant to be knighted after the founding heroes were awarded the title in the third year of Hongwu.
"What Aiqing has done is worthy of a viscount." Yun said with a smile. The person in charge of compiling a collection of books that has never been done before in China cannot be worthy of a viscount, so there will be no civil servants worthy of the title.
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Xie Jin felt happy after hearing this, but declined a few words, and Yun insisted that Feng Cai agree, pretending to have no choice but to do so.
"I thank your Majesty for your grace." Xie Jin knelt down solemnly and saluted again, and at the same time sighed in his heart that his choice was right.
Soon after Yun ascended the throne, Xie Jin was appointed as the Winter Auxiliary Officer. Later, he ordered the compilation of the grand ceremony, and he took charge of the compilation of the grand ceremony. But soon, he felt that he was unable to do what he wanted. Presiding over the compilation of the grand ceremony was extremely labor-intensive.
, not to mention that he has to read different versions of some books himself to decide which version to adopt, and goes to bed very late every day.
But assisting Yun in handling political affairs is also a job that requires a lot of energy. Even if Xia Fuguan takes on more, it is already difficult for him to take care of two jobs at the same time. He can only choose one of the two. After repeated consideration, Xie Jin finally decided
He gave up his position as the Winter Auxiliary Officer and concentrated on presiding over the compilation of the canon.
At that time, none of Xie Jin's friends could understand his choice. It is true that most literati hoped to participate in the grand event of the compilation ceremony, and Xie Jin was no exception. But Xie Jin cared about power very much, and he was serving as the Winter Auxiliary Officer at the time.
After telling the old man that he would be able to become Xia Fuguan, the head of the civil service, Xie Jin's friends couldn't believe that he would give up the easily obtained position of the head of the civil service and preside over the compilation ceremony wholeheartedly. Dong Lun asked him more than once
What do you think?
'If I had chosen to be the Winter Auxiliary Officer and gave up presiding over the compilation ceremony, could I have waited until I became the Xia Auxiliary Officer? Your Majesty will not allow anyone to hold any official position for a long time. The tasks of the Xia Auxiliary Officer and the Winter Auxiliary Officer are similar.
When Zhao Gao returns home, it's time for me to be transferred to another position. Maybe he will be the Minister of the Six Ministries or the Censor of the capital, he may be the envoy to another province, or he may be the right minister of the vassal state. In short, I will not be allowed to continue to be an auxiliary officer.'
'However, after presiding over the compilation of the ceremony, I have not been involved in political affairs for more than ten years, and I can be transferred to any official position in the DPRK. His Majesty also recognized my talent, and at this time, Chen Xingshan had served as Xia Fuguan for five years, and it was time for him to be transferred.
, I can just return to the court and serve as Xia Fuguan.'
'Furthermore, the compilation ceremony is such a grand event, and it would be a great regret in life not to be able to leave one's name in it. Moreover, after the compilation is completed, there will definitely be a reward from His Majesty. After all these years of work, it is not in vain. I just didn't expect that His Majesty's reward would be so generous.
' Xie Jin thought.
"Your Majesty, for such a grand event and such a complete ceremony, I think it should be named after your Majesty's reign and called the "Jianye Ceremony"." I was thinking about my past thoughts in my mind, but I kept talking.
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"This, no need, let's call it "The Ming Dynasty Dadian", so that future generations will know that it was compiled during the Ming Dynasty." Yun hesitated and said. He admitted that after hearing Xie Jin's suggestion, he had some doubts
I was tempted for a moment, but finally decided to give up.
"In the official family, since ancient times, the book collection has not been named after the dynasty. I think it is very inappropriate to use the name of the Ming Dynasty to name this book collection." Xie Jin said again.
"What do you think is the best way to name it?" Yun thought for a while and felt that what he said was right. There was indeed no precedent for naming a collection of books after a country's name, so he asked again.
"I think that the name "Jianwen Dadian" is better. Jian means to draw lessons from, and this book is a collection of all ancient and modern books, which is consistent with this meaning." Xie Jin said.
Yun asked again before he understood which four words he was talking about. After thinking about it, he felt that the name was good, and nodded in agreement: "Then let's call it "Jianwen Dadian"." However, after the words fell, he felt that something was not right.
, it felt like the name seemed to be "Jianwen Dadian". But he thought about it again and felt that he should not change it. Even if it is called "Jianwen Dadian", it doesn't matter. Anyway, there is no Jianwen Dynasty in this world.
"I sent an order to reprint the book cover and cover it on the original pages." Xie Jin said immediately.
Yun nodded, lowered his head and began to meditate. Xie Jin didn't know what to think about, but he didn't dare to disturb him, so he stood beside him and waited quietly.
"Xie Qing, there should be two volumes of this collection at this time, one is a manuscript and the other is a printed edition." After a while, Yun raised his head and asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xie Jin replied.
"You pass my decree and print six more volumes of this book," Yun said.
"Your Majesty, why do you need to print so many books?" Xie Jin asked in surprise. This is more than 10,000 volumes of books. It is not easy to preserve, and the cost of printing with movable type is not low. Why print so many? If necessary
A certain part just needs to be printed.
"I have my own reasons." Yun did not explain.
"I obey the decree." Xie Jin agreed very spinelessly. Anyway, he didn't spend the money himself, he kept it by himself. His Majesty had the decree, and he would take care of it. He even began to think about taking this opportunity to secretly print a few of his favorite volumes.
Take it home.
"This matter must not be careless, and there must be no printing errors. After printing, let the proofreader proofread it again. The imperial court will give them twice the salary, and there will be another reward after proofreading all six books." Yun instructed.
"I will not dare to be careless." Xie Jin agreed again.
Jian Jin agreed with a very serious expression. Yun nodded and whispered to himself: "Counting the existing two and eight books, it should be enough. It will not be lost anymore. Not only can I print it, but
There are many, and they will not be stored in the same place, but scattered in various places, even outside the Central Plains. It should be able to be passed down as completely as the "Sikuquanshu"."