Then, when he saw the title of the book on the cover, he immediately understood why Liu, Shi, and Hu looked embarrassed just now.

Good guy...

These books are titled "The Dance of the Demonic Dance of the Tartar Lord", "The Enchanting Biography of the Qi Family in Goryeo", and "The Romantic History of the Tartars".

Zhu Han looked at the content again. In addition to a small amount of story text, they were all illustrations describing various details, and they were basically the ones wearing very few clothes. Every few pictures, there would be a beautiful colorful illustration.

, depicting the affairs between men and women in it very vividly.

"Hey, that's it!" Zhu Han suddenly laughed.

"Sir, I will issue an official document tomorrow asking the Chuzhou Publishing and Printing Bureau to stop these books!" Hu Weiyong said cautiously, lowering his head.

Zhu Han's eyes widened and he said dissatisfiedly to Hu Weiyong: "Nonsense, who told you to stop!"

"Ah? Does that mean that you can continue to print more?"

Hu Weiyong confirmed again and asked that the Publishing and Printing Bureau was under the co-management of Hu Weiyong, and he was not to blame for any problems.

"Old Hu, let me ask you, does the publishing and printing bureau make money by producing these books?" Zhu Han asked.

"Profit! And it's very profitable. Our paper products and ink costs are very cheap. After printing the first two batches of books, we have already made more than 50,000 taels of silver!" Hu Weiyong said quickly.

Fifty thousand taels of silver is basically enough to cover the entire year's tax of a moderately wealthy county.

"Since we are making money, why should we stop? Not only must we not stop, we must also increase the scale of printing!"

When Zhu Han saw these three secular uncles, he could already imagine how the common people were eagerly absorbing cultural knowledge from these books, and he could also imagine how the image of the Mongolian and Yuan imperial power had completely collapsed.

"Hu Weiyong, you will send an order tomorrow to allocate five hundred craftsmen to Chuzhou, and give them half of the oil reserves in Jinling to prepare more inks. I will be of great use in the future!" Zhu Han said.

The propaganda position is a key point that if you don't occupy it, the enemy will!

"Yes, sir!" Hu Weiyong responded quickly.

"Also, you should send someone to find me the artist of these books. He is very skilled in meticulous painting. It is too unfair to work for those black-hearted booksellers!" Zhu Han said.

The status of painters in ancient times was not very high, especially those who specialized in realistic fine brushwork. They basically had a semi-craftsman status and were basically incompatible with any artist or cultural person.

Zhu Han was inspired by these Jiangnan booksellers and immediately made his own plan.

Although the rule of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty was corrupt and corrupt officials were rampant, for many gentry and powerful people, they all supported the Mongolian and Yuan rule.

Because for them, the debate between Huayi and barbaric civilization is not as beneficial as the fact that their family is entrenched in the village and is the common people.

The Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties had weak control over the grassroots, so they gave these gentry and powerful powerful people great autonomy, allowing them to deceive the people and do whatever they wanted.

Zhu Han just wanted to use opera, storybooks and picture albums to completely smash the nonsense about "Great Yuan Kuanhe" spun by those powerful gentry.

When people think of the Yuan Dynasty, they immediately think of the fatuous and lascivious monarchs, queens and concubines of the Tartars, the monster monks of the Western Regions, the barbarians of the grasslands, and the gorgeous girls of Goryeo...

Go to hell with all the great Yuan Kuanhe!

Under Hu Weiyong's hard work, those skilled meticulous painters were quickly found for Zhu Han.

Regarding these trembling painters, who thought that a disaster was imminent, Zhu Han didn't have any unnecessary nonsense. He directly announced that they would be admitted to the Jiangnan Provincial Shogunate as painters of the Jinling Publishing and Printing Bureau.

Although his name is still a painter.

But he is not just a craftsman, but has the reputation of being a "same scholar".

The concept of "Tong Xiucai" was also just invented by Zhu Han. His senior craftsmen and junior officials were awarded the title of "Tong Xiucai", which marked that they could get rid of their humble status.

For a moment, several painters were so moved that they kowtowed and wished they could break the floor tiles.

"How much did you earn per month in the past?" Zhu Han asked a painter.

"To the Duke, I owe you eight dollars a month!" said the old painter.

"Eight coins? So little?" Zhu Han couldn't help but secretly scolded those Jiangnan booksellers for how dark their hearts were.

This old painter's "Biography of Qi's Goryeo Enchantment" is vivid and emotional, especially the few pages of finely crafted color pages, which are of the highest quality, making people full of daydreams about the Qi family, the Empress Dowager of the Yuan Dynasty.

Even those two guys Lan Yu and Chen Baodao who don't like reading.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It was also discovered by Zhu Han that he was holding "The Legend of the Qi Family" every day and working hard to absorb cultural knowledge, and even shouted "enter Dadu" when he was drunk.

Capture Qi's slogan alive.

"In this way, your salary from now on will be as follows from the ninth rank in Jiangnan Province, two taels of silver a month, and there will also be seasonal rewards!" Zhu Han said with a big wave of his hand.

The Jiangnan Province shogunate already has a complete system for the treatment of officials. Basically, senior craftsmen can be dispatched by the lowest-grade clerks.

Several painters had just gotten up. When they heard the good news, they knelt on the ground and knelt down in excitement.

"What a great favor, Lord!"

"The villain is broken into pieces to repay the great kindness!"

"The Duke of the country will be high and noble for generations to come, and his happiness and longevity will be boundless!"

Zhu Han was already used to this, and then asked them to get up.

"To promote you and make you rich, naturally there are higher requirements. I have also seen your paintings. They are very good, but there are also many shortcomings, especially the realistic ones, which are always unsatisfactory."

As Zhu Han spoke, he took out a book from the table and handed it to the old painter.

"This is a painting secret book that I accidentally got before. You take it back, study it carefully, and understand the techniques inside. After ten days, I will test you again. If you are satisfied with me, then you will take office immediately. If

If you haven’t made any progress yet, then you have to go back where you came from!”

When the old painter and others heard this, they immediately became nervous again.

I can't help but be nervous.

This is not only an issue related to the skyrocketing wages, but also an issue related to the future of yourself and your children and grandchildren.

He was originally a painter with a low status, but now he has the opportunity to become an official of the Jiangnan Province shogunate.

Although it is the lowest official position from the ninth rank, it is also a serious official position!

And the inspector of a county is only from the ninth rank, and he can move around in the county.

Several painters bowed to each other one after another and took a closer look at the painter's secret manual given by Zhu Han.

There are a few big words written on the thick book——

"A complete introduction to sketching with zero basics"

After sending away a few painters, Zhu Han just wanted to go out for an inspection. Recently, the Prince Wu's Mansion in Jinling City was planning to start construction, so Zhu Han naturally needed to keep an eye on it.

After all, Jinling is a big city with an imperial aura, and Prince Wu's Mansion is not only the Prince Wu's Mansion of his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, it will also be used as an imperial palace in the future, so Zhu Han naturally needs to plan in advance.

Before he had changed his clothes, Chen Baodao reported outside the door.

"Sir, Mr. Liu would like to see you."

"Please come in." Zhu Han said.

After a while, Liu Bowen walked in.

He did bring some unexpected news to Zhu Han.

"Sir, someone from Qufu in the north came to Jinling and wanted to see you," Liu Bowen said.

"Qufu? Is it Beikong?" Zhu Han said.

In Qufu, Shandong Province, Zhu Han could not think of anyone other than the Kong family.

"That's right, it's the Kong family. Kong Xixue, the eldest son of Duke Yansheng, came in person." Liu Bowen said.

"Qufu is far away from our Jinling. Even if Yan Shenggong wants to be a walleye, isn't it too fast?" Zhu Han said jokingly.

Yan Shenggong's simple-minded style has been very skillful since Jin Meng.

"Haha, sir, you are joking. Jinling is far away from Qufu, but Xuzhou is close to Qufu." Liu Bowen said with a smile.

Zhu Han nodded, he almost did this.

Since the Red Scarf Army captured Bianliang, Mao Gui and others led the army to march eastward and regain the previously lost places such as Xuzhou, which is only a few hundred miles away from Qufu, Jining Prefecture.

The Yuan Dynasty was about to be unable to resist, so it was reasonable and reasonable for Yanshenggong to send people to ask for an audience.

"Sir, do you want to see me?" Liu Bowen asked.

Zhu Han smiled slightly, "How did he get here?"

"They came quietly. The Kong family dressed up as merchants and brought a lot of goods and money from the North," Liu Bowen said.

Nowadays, the business tax in Jinling is light and frivolous, and officials and soldiers are exploiting it randomly, which attracts merchants from many places to come to Jinling to sell and buy.

"Haha, this Yanshenggong is really a good calculator. He not only comes to be a helper, but also does business!" Zhu Han sneered.

Then, he said to Liu Bowen: "Tell that Kong Xixue that they are Yan Shenggong granted by the Tartars. It doesn't work here in Jinling. If they are doing business, then of course they can. If you want to ask to see me, they are Tartar officials."

, is not qualified, unless you can surrender Jining Mansion!"

"Then what do you mean, sir, do you really not see him?" Liu Bowen said.

"Of course it's true. This Duke Yan Sheng is really a scourge. I heard that he gave advice to the Meng Yuan Dynasty and wanted to mobilize Liaoyang Jurchen savages and other troops into the Central Plains. He is very vicious. If I don't settle his old accounts in the future, I will be magnanimous.

Now, you still want to take advantage of the situation, the old bastard has a good idea!" Zhu Han scolded.

Liaoyang Province is basically the territory of Jurchens and other powerful fishing and hunting peoples. Once they are armed, they will definitely be a powerful force. The Northern Red Scarf Army attaches great importance to this enemy situation, so they hurriedly began to seize the territory, just to defeat these barbarians.
To be continued...