My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1207: Military power can unify the world, and literature can unify the world! Why didn't we think of this method?
All the ministers of the Qin Dynasty unconsciously leaned forward, looked at the strange symbols with shining eyes, and muttered them unconsciously.

"First take the initial consonant h, then the final vowel ong, and determine the second tone, hōng! Yes, it's this sound!"

"How should the system be combined? This official has looked through this table and it is hard to find one!"

"Feng Shangqing went to see the whole tone area, and the first sound was the sound control!"

"Hiss~ That's true! I think if there are any words that cannot be combined with the initials and finals in this table, they can all be added to the whole sound, and this table will definitely be able to accommodate Qinqiang!"

"Sixty-three sounds! Just sixty-three sounds, when combined together, can encompass all the words in the world! Lord Chang'an, you are a great talent! You are truly a great talent!"

"Instead of attaching the pronunciation to the characters, we attach the pronunciation to the symbols. Wonderful! Wonderful! Very wonderful! In this way, people in the world will no longer have difficulty distinguishing the pronunciation of characters!"

No one who is qualified to stand here is stupid!
Although the symbols before them were extremely unfamiliar, and Ying Chengjiao only led them to read them once, it was enough for them to recognize the pronunciation of each pinyin.

A group of court officials first tried to spell out the common expressions of the Qin Dynasty using pinyin, and then began to try to use pinyin to spell uncommon words and even foreign languages, but all failed.

In an instant, the scalps of all the emperor and his ministers in the hall went numb!

Lü Buwei, almost frantically, bowed to Ying Chengjiao and shouted excitedly: "Chang'an Jun's strategy is a way to teach the world! Chang'an Jun's contribution is a contribution to promoting education in the world!"

"Even if we don't unify the world, but just pass this method on to the world, it will surely benefit the world for thousands of years!"

"I congratulate Lord Chang'an! I congratulate everyone in the world!"

The fanqie phonetic notation method commonly used in later generations did not appear until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the niu four-tone phonetic notation method did not come to the fore until the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

In today's world, even the reading and pronunciation phonetic notation methods and the direct phonetic notation methods are still in their infancy, and the oldest and most obscure analogy phonetic notation method is still in vogue.

Therefore, if a scholar wants to know how to pronounce a new word, such as "旄 (máo)", he needs to borrow a rhyme book from the common people and dignitaries first. Then he will see the following introduction in the rhyme book: "It is pronounced close to "慕 (móu)". It is pronounced in a hurry."

Not to mention how urgent the word "急气言" is, the scholar must first open the rhyme book again to find out how to pronounce the word "慕". And if the scholar already knows the word "慕", it may be even more - hell!

The pronunciation of each word is different in different parts of the world today. The pronunciation of "Miao" by this scholar may be completely different from the pronunciation of "Miao" by the person who compiled the rhyme book. It is normal to read "旄" as "miāo".

After studying hard for a long time, the scholar finally learned the pronunciation of "旄". However, when he traveled and communicated with others, he still couldn't understand what he was saying.

And this is the latest phonetic notation method that combines the reading phonetic notation method and the metaphor phonetic notation method!

Although the pinyin method that Ying Chengjiao has come up with requires learning sixty-three sounds first, it is simple and easy to understand. It does not require learning the correct pronunciation of a large number of commonly used characters as a basis, and it also fundamentally eliminates the possibility of pronunciation errors.

Lu Buwei can be sure that this pinyin table casually written by Ying Chengjiao will become a milestone in the world's literary world!

All the ministers joined Lü Buwei in bowing their hands and shouting, "Congratulations to Lord Chang'an!"

As they spoke, the ministers looked at Ying Chengjiao with eyes full of envy and awe.

Military power can unify the people of the world, and culture can unify the words of the world.

Ying Chengjiao's great achievements in both civil and military affairs really made them respect and fear him!

Ying Chengjiao returned the greeting with a bow and said with a faint smile: "I am relieved that my colleagues think this plan is feasible."

"I advise that Pinyin recognition and reading be included in the Qin army service, and be given equal weight as the talent officer examination. Those who cannot learn it will be punished!"

All the ministers nodded: "I second the motion!"

There are only 63 sounds, which should be learnable in just a few days for a group of adults. By adding Pinyin learning to the labor service, the Pinyin education of all male men in Daqin can be completed as quickly as possible, and then the male men in Daqin can teach their wives and daughters. This is undoubtedly the simplest, most convenient and efficient way.

Ying Chengjiao continued, "I advise you again to gather the doctors of the Great Qin to compile a dictionary, called the Great Qin Dictionary!"

"There are no words of sages in this canon, only the words of the Great Qin."

"All the commonly used seal characters of the Great Qin Dynasty will be arranged and included in this dictionary according to their pronunciation and radicals, and the pinyin will be marked after the characters, so that all those who have learned pinyin in the army can spell out the pronunciation of the characters by themselves. Then the meaning will be marked after the characters, and then the Great Qin Dictionary will be widely printed and distributed throughout the world."

"If we do this, people all over the world will no longer need to seek advice from law enforcement officials, and will be able to recognize our Great Qin seal characters and understand our Qin pronunciation!"

Hearing this, the smiles on the faces of the Qin officials slowly faded.

Lü Buwei said in a deep voice: "If our Great Qin wants to adopt the pinyin that Chang'an Jun advised, then our Great Qin should gather learned and talented people to compile a dictionary as a model for pinyin."

"I second the motion!"

"However, if this book is completed, it will surely be a magnificent masterpiece."

"Even if Chang'an Jun has developed the cheap and easily available Chang'an paper, if you want to support this pawn, it will still consume a lot of paper, which is very expensive!"

"This Prime Minister thinks that this book can be copied in several copies and stored in the county seat of each county so that people all over the world can read it."

Although none of the Qin officials knew what a dictionary was, they had all seen rhyme books.

Even an incomplete set of rhyme books can easily fill up a carriage. Even if it is copied on Chang'an paper, it will take thousands of sheets of paper. The official dictionary compiled by the Qin court must be more complete than all the rhyme books in the world today. The minimum required is several thousand sheets of paper, and the maximum required is tens of thousands of sheets!

And this is just the paper and the manpower required for copying. It is so wasteful!
Allowing every county to collect a set of Chang'an paper would be a heavy financial burden for the Qin Dynasty!
Ying Chengjiao refuted with a sharp voice: "Not enough! Far from enough!"

"The fundamental purpose of pinyin and dictionaries is to unify the languages ​​of the world, not to allow a few people to speak Qin language."

"I believe that within three years, we should ensure that every county has a set of the Great Qin Dictionary, and within five years, we should ensure that every township has a set of the Great Qin Dictionary. In the future, we should even make it so that everyone can afford the Great Qin Dictionary."

"In this way, Pinyin and dictionaries will have a real chance to support our Great Qin in unifying the world!"

In Ying Chengjiao's opinion, making it possible for everyone to afford the Great Qin Dictionary is just the most basic task. Now that even this most basic task cannot be completed, how can we support a unified language in the world!

Lü Buwei said with great emotion: "If all the people of our Great Qin could afford the Great Qin Dictionary, then our Great Qin would be prosperous!"

Lu Buwei changed the subject and said, "Yes, our Great Qin has not yet reached its heyday."

"What Chang'an Jun has in mind is indeed a good idea, but Chang'an Jun should also consider the difficulty of this matter!"

"Mr. Chang'an, do you know how much Chang'an paper would be needed if every village in Daqin had a set of Daqin dictionary?"

Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice: "Of course I know."

"But I also know that Chang'an Workshop has been developing cheaper and better Chang'an paper."

"If we build more retting ponds and pool our wisdom, the price of Chang'an paper will surely be lower!"

"As long as the price of Chang'an paper can be made low enough, even if every village in Daqin has a set of Daqin dictionary, it won't cost much money."

Han Cang said distressedly: "But if we do this, the benefits that Great Qin gets from paper will be greatly reduced!"

Although the research work on Chang'an paper was still promoted by Ying Chengjiao, the manufacturing and sales of Chang'an paper had long been transferred to the court, which would share the profits with Ying Chengjiao after selling the paper.

In Han Cang's opinion, once the price of Chang'an paper was lowered, the money the court earned from selling paper every year would definitely decrease!
Ying Chengjiao said gently, "Han Shangqing, don't worry. Paper is something we often use."

"When paper is expensive, use less; when paper is cheap, use more."

"When the Great Qin Dictionary spreads throughout the world, there will be many people who can read and write. Although the profit of paper is small, it can be sold at a low profit!"

Han Cang sighed softly, cupped his hands and said, "Chang'an Jun is right."

Forget it, just earn less. It’s much better than forcing the king into a corner and asking him to lead the troops to war again.

After hearing Ying Chengjiao, the inventor of Chang'an paper, say that he wanted to lower the price of Chang'an paper, Lü Buwei stopped worrying about the cost of paper and turned to another cost: "Do you know, Lord Chang'an, how many literate people would need to copy the Great Qin Dictionary for every village to have?"

After a few silent breaths, Ying Chengjiao took out the Chang'an Jun seal from his waist, used Ying Zheng's ink to stamp it on the pinyin table, raised his head and asked Lu Buwei: "Prime Minister, do you think that pressing the seal requires knowledge of characters?"

Lü Buwei couldn't understand why Ying Chengjiao asked this, but he still answered, "Of course not."

Ying Chengjiao put away his seal and said in a deep voice, "I have an idea."

Upon hearing this, the Qin emperor and his ministers all looked up at Ying Chengjiao with eager eyes.

I'm coming!

Chang'an Jun has another idea!
Facing the expectant eyes, Ying Chengjiao continued, "Since the seal can print four words on paper, if the seal is enlarged, more words should be able to be printed on paper."

"If you make a seal that is the same size as the paper, and carve all the characters you want to copy on it, you should be able to print a whole sheet of paper at once, just like I did with my seal, and the person stamping the seal doesn't need to be literate at all."

"More than a thousand of these large seals were made, covering more than a thousand sheets of white paper, which were then bound into books in order."

"The classics are self-made!"

"Why do we need to use someone who can read and write to copy it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room fell silent.

The Qin emperor and his ministers were all stunned where they stood, looking at Ying Chengjiao with round eyes, and then blinking in confusion.

Is there anything wrong with what Ying Chengjiao said? There is nothing wrong with it!

The Chang'an Jun seal with fresh ink is the best proof!

Since you can print four characters, you can print fourteen characters, one hundred and forty characters, or even one thousand four hundred characters!
The principle is very simple, and the operation is not complicated. The rulers and ministers of the Qin Dynasty can already imagine how much manpower can be saved in the future when printing the Qin Dictionary or even classics such as the Qin Law.

But! Is it that simple?
Is this over?

Just like that, it solved the problem that has troubled countless generations of scholars so easily? !
We all wear the seal on our waists every day and stamp it every day.

Why didn’t we think of this?

(End of this chapter)