1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 970

On November 1680, 12, Chang'an.

If it is said that those foreign dignitaries who visit Qi State will marvel at Qi State’s strong national power, and some merchants who come to trade will also express their fascination with Qi State’s prosperous industry and commerce, then when some foreign literati and scholars After visiting many libraries and pavilions in Qi State, they were all shocked and dumbfounded after seeing the huge collection of books.

Books, a lot of books, like an endless sea of ​​books! The idioms such as "a house full of sweat", "vast like a sea of ​​smoke", and "full of buildings and cars" seem to be unable to accurately describe such a scene.

On the west side of the Xuanwu District of Chang'an City, near a low hill, there are five pavilions full of oriental charm, distributed in the shape of plum blossoms, and they are called Wenyuan Pavilion.Well, as long as you are a literati and scholar, once you hear its name, you will know where the books are stored.

Each pavilion has five floors, and a large number of transparent glass windows are installed on the outer wall, so that the light in the museum is very sufficient, which is convenient for readers to enjoy the fun of reading.On the rows of antique bookshelves, there are neatly arranged books, astronomy and geography, medicine and biology, classics and history Ziyi, classics of famous masters, market stories, current political commentaries... There are various types and all-encompassing.

Different from Wenyuan Pavilion in Nanjing and countless private library buildings, Wenyuan Pavilion in Qi State is open to the outside world. Anyone who presents their ID card can be allowed to enter and read the countless books here for free.

"Are readers allowed to copy the books here?" Daqin Guanglu Temple Minister Min Youwen was shocked by the size of the collection and was silent for a long time. After a while, he turned his head and saw many young readers in the reading hall writing hard. Excerpted from the pages of the book, and asked curiously.

"As long as the borrower does not damage the book, the reader is allowed to extract the content." Yue Jingxiu said: "Those government officials, military generals, and scholars and literati from the Royal Academy of Sciences and Industrial Research Institute can even borrow books from the collection home to watch. read."

"Qi's actions are the greatest kindness in the world for the literati in the world!" Min Youwen nodded in praise.

"Of course! But this good deed can only be enjoyed by the literati of the Qi State." Yue Jingxiu said with a wry smile: "Brother Yu, Wenyuan Pavilion of this scale contains no less than 300 million books, among which there are several Over ten million volumes of classics and solitary books come from mainland China. I traveled to Hanzhou for several months and passed through dozens of prefectures and towns, each of which has a collection of books. Large-scale ones, such as Chang'an, Jianye, and Linzi, The collection of books is huge in the millions; for the small-scale ones, depending on the economic strength of the prefectures and counties, the collections vary from a few thousand to tens of thousands of books."

"Is it because Chang'an Wenyuan Pavilion is open to ordinary people for free?"

"That's natural. According to the officials of Qi State, traffickers and pawns, ordinary people in the market, but if you need it, you can go inside and take a look." Yue Jingxiu thought for a while, took a step forward, and said in a low voice: "The old Ming Yongle He wrote "Yongle Dadian", and nine out of ten of the classics and articles that have survived in the world are all in the collection of Qi Guoguan Pavilion."

"Is this true?" Min Youwen was stunned, "It is rumored among the people that before Jiashen, Qi State searched for the "Yongle Dadian" in Beijing and Nanjing, and smuggled it back to their Hanzhou mainland, but it has not been confirmed. In addition, I have heard that when the Qi State occupied Denglai and attacked the coastal areas, it also looted and looted the classics and historical sites collected by the people. There are countless literati in my court, so I satirize the people of Qi for being literary. Thieves!"

"Although there are some classics of the "Yongle Canon" in the pavilion here, they are all reprints." Yue Jingxiu said: "It is said that most of the original "Canon" are stored in Jianye Wenyuan Pavilion, which is still being sorted out and processed. In the summary, I think it will be properly preserved in the future.”

"Can you take it back to my Great Qin?" Min Youwen asked.

"How can the people of Qi agree?" Yue Jingxiu shook his head and said, "The land of Hanzhou that Qi occupies is a remote continent, and all the people in the country are refugees and immigrants from our mainland. In order to demonstrate the rule of culture, it is natural to occupy a large number of Chinese people. Classical articles are used as lintels to decorate culture."

"What a pity!" Min Youwen sighed, "Ten days ago, I visited the so-called Museum of All Nations with the officials of the State of Qi. There are countless ancient books, cultural relics, treasures and jades on display, but all of them are from China mainland, overseas vassal states, Western countries, etc. The belongings of the great powers, even many treasures were plundered from the treasures of other royal families, but Qi State took them as its own with peace of mind and exhibited them in the museum.

"Since the establishment of the foundation of Hanzhou, the Qi State has been aggressively expanding abroad, swallowing up countless Nanyang kingdoms. In addition, Qi State relied on its powerful combat power to conquer North Korea several times, defeat Japan twice, break Annan, The two capitals of Guangnan colonized India and severely damaged the Mughal Empire, forcing them to cede land for peace, thus establishing their hegemony over the sea. In the past 40 years, the people of Qi plundered countless assets from other countries and destroyed the possessions of the royal family. Nature is incomparably rich."

"Hehe, what the Qi State did is quite suspected of being redeemed by poor soldiers!" Min Youwen said sarcastically, "Looking at the Museum of All Nations, is there any thing that comes from the Qi State? It's a pity that the officials of the Qi people Showing a look of pride, one must know that all the treasures looted are all stained with the greedy ambitions of Qi and the blood of the ruined."

A group of Daqin officials browsed in Wenyuan Pavilion, pulled out a few books from the bookshelf from time to time, flipped through a few pages, and then put them back one by one with great reluctance.There are so many books and so many types that people feel that they can't start. They want to read all kinds of books, but they are worried that they will be fascinated and miss the next more satisfactory book.

The literati in Qi Kingdom are really lucky!
"Several officials, but are they from Daqin?" A young reader asked with two books in his arms.

"This is my Daqin Wenyuange University scholar, Yue Honglu, the minister of Honghe Temple, who hides his name and respects him." A Qin official didn't know the identity of this young man, so he didn't dare to make mistakes, so he stepped forward One step later, he introduced softly: "The other one is my Daqin Guanglu Temple Minister Min Taiguan, whose name is taboo, Youwen. I don't know who your honor is..."

"I've seen Da Honglu, I've seen the eunuch." The young man bowed again, and said in a panicked tone: "Xiaosheng is Bai Guangyong, a student who was selected by the Great Qin State Supervisor to study abroad in Qi State two years ago, and he is here to meet all your lords. "

He said good-bye, but he just bent his waist a little bit, and bowed to several Qin officials in front of him.

"As far as I know, a total of 32 supervisors were selected to study in Qi State two years ago, and they were distributed in colleges in Jianye, Weihai, and Daxing. How did you appear in Chang'an?" Yue Jingxiu looked a little worried, staring at the name An international student from Daqin, "Are you slacking off on your studies and rushing to Chang'an to have fun?"

"Back to Da Honglu, Xiaosheng came to Chang'an and was ordered by his teacher from the university. He went to Wenyuan Pavilion to read and borrow several classics collected here, thinking that he would complete the assignments given by the teacher." Bai Guangyong replied respectfully.

"Doesn't the Southeast University where you are located have corresponding reference books?" Min Youwen asked curiously: "According to officials from Qi State, all schools in Hanzhou have their own library pavilions for students to refer to. "

"Returning to the Taiguan, although the Southeast University Hall has a collection of more than [-] books, it does not cover all categories. Therefore, it is still necessary to borrow a few books from Wenyuan Pavilion in Chang'an to supplement the information."

"Where is your teacher?"

"Master went to visit friends and close friends in Chang'an City, and was invited by the Taxation Directorate to participate in the research and discuss the latest tax and financial strategies."

"If the Qi State wants to decide on an official policy, it still needs to discuss with the school's instruction?"

"As the teacher said, the policy of administration needs reference from many parties and repeated demonstrations, so that it will not be chaotic."

"Good!" Min Youwen nodded slightly, "The people of Qi govern the government more rigorously than my Great Qin!"

"Go, you need to study hard in Qi State. When you return to Daqin in the future, you will be reused by the court." Yue Jingxiu told Bai Guangyong: "On the other hand, in Qi State, you must be cautious in your words and deeds, abide by the rules and laws, and don't dirty me. The reputation of Great Qin."

"Xiaosheng would like to obey the orders of Dahonghe." Bai Guangyong bowed in promise, then saluted Min Youwen, took two steps back, and walked towards the reading hall with the book in his arms.

Bai Guangyong came to a table next to the window, where three young people were already leaning over the table, scribbling vigorously to extract the contents of the book, and raised their heads when they heard the movement.

"Guangyong, under the guise of looking for a book, you deliberately delayed it for so long so that our brothers could copy more pages?" Yue Shaohua complained in a low voice, shaking his sore wrist vigorously.

"That's right, I usually see you being so honest, but when it comes to the critical moment, you want to cheat and frame my brother!" Pan Zhiping also put down his pen and said with a smile.

"Xiao Yongzi is not that kind of person!" Yuan Deheng continued to hold the pen, copying the paragraphs in the book, "Maybe, I met an acquaintance in the library."

"Hey, Guangyong, do you still have acquaintances in our country of Qi?" Pan Zhiping was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "What's the matter, when did you hook up with a beautiful woman in Chang'an behind our backs?"

"Shicai, I met our Daqin officials in District 9." Bai Guangyong gently put the book in his hand on the table, and said in a low voice: "Therefore, there was a little delay. Brother Yu is here, I apologize to the virtuous brothers."

"Look, our young brother from Qin is so formal again!" Yue Shaohua smiled and shook his head, "I was just joking with you, how can I blame you? Oh, yes, I met you What did the Daqin officials you visited say? Did they give you any greeting gifts?"

"It's just a moment of greeting and greetings to each other, there is no meeting ceremony." Bai Guangyong said with a wry smile.

In other words, these many young students in the Qi State University Hall have a high-spirited personality and are extremely active. No matter in terms of thought or behavior, they are particularly optimistic.They have quick thinking and wide interests. Almost everyone has a bit of arrogance and lofty ideals and aspirations.

However, after getting acquainted with them, I found that they are warm and generous to others, and they are good at learning from others, open to accept other people's opinions, and are very easy to get along with.

Through contact, Bai Guangyong learned that more than half of these students who can be admitted to the university are the children of the wealthy class in Qi State, or they are the descendants of domestic nobles and officials, and their energy cannot be underestimated.

"Okay, okay, Wenyuan Pavilion is a quiet place for reading, don't make such a noise." Yuan Deheng saw that many readers around him had already cast disgusting eyes on their joking and joking, so he immediately stopped in a low voice Said: "The big guys quickly finished extracting the relevant information. In the evening, Xiao Pan will lead us to a big meal."

"Eat a big meal?" Bai Guangyong was a little stunned when he heard the words, and asked rather worriedly: "How much will it cost...how much?"

These Daqin supervisors who came to study abroad, although they were carefully selected by the Imperial College and sent to Qi State for further studies, they are all the children of ordinary people. It is not uncommon for those supervisors with deep backgrounds to come to Qi State from thousands of miles away by sea. Plated with a layer of gold—in fact, the Daqin cabinet government itself did not know what it would be able to learn by sending students to Qi. It only made this arrangement for the purpose of strengthening cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Like Bai Guangyong, he studied in Nanjing Guozijian in Daqin for several years, but his qualifications are average. He only passed the first pass-the college examination, and obtained the qualification of a student, that is, a scholar.And those supervising students or scholars who are expected to pass the provincial examination are naturally unwilling to study in Qi State, so as not to delay their bright future.

As for those supervising students who have a deep background or have countless wealth in their families, they don't even want to travel across the ocean to Qi, a country with a "decaying style of writing", to learn the "uncanny skills and obscene skills" of making money.As long as you stay in Nanjing Guozijian for a few years, when there is a shortage of places, through the operation of the elders in the family, a county palm print officer can't do it, but it should not be difficult to get a county magistrate, master book, or bookkeeper and cashier.

And Bai Guangyong, who has no wealth and power in his family, has average qualifications, has no hope in the imperial examination, and is honest and loyal, so he is "honored" to be selected as a supervisor to study in Qi State.During the period of study in the Southeast University in Daxing, I can get a living allowance of three yuan issued by the school every month to meet the daily expenses of life.

Although the subsidy is not much, compared to the ordinary people in Daqin, it is a "huge" income.There is no need to spend on accommodation in the university hall, and the daily meals are relatively cheap. With careful planning, Bai Guangyong can still save some pocket money every month.But with the little money he has saved, if he wants to have a big meal in Chang'an City, that's not enough!

"You don't need to spend a penny." Pan Zhiping said with a smile: "Tonight, there is a benefactor who is going to celebrate the Royal Medal of Physics and Science he won last month. Good guy, he won this prize, but he won He broke his leg, and he couldn't wait to show off his great achievement to everyone!"

"Xiao Pan, didn't you mean His Highness King Jing?" Yue Shaohua asked curiously, "Are you familiar with His Highness?"

"How can a small character like me gain a relationship with His Royal Highness King Jing?" Pan Zhiping said with a smile, "My second brother is invited to the celebration banquet tonight, and at that time, I will donate one dollar to the Feitian Research Institute established by His Royal Highness King Jing." A sum of money. After hearing the news, I asked him for a few places to attend the conference and took you to a big meal."

After hearing this, Bai Guangyong was shocked.

The prince of Qi State put on a show to invite a banquet. The people he invited must be either high-ranking officials or giants in the business world. How does this work?
(End of this chapter)