Dao fruit.

"This must be Qiu Xiuzhuan. Meng Bufan is the sixth child in his family. He is called Meng's sixth son. He has met Xiuzhuan."

As soon as the young master recognized Qiu Yan, he immediately walked over in strides. When he reached a few feet in front of the horse, he stopped, followed the trend, raised his arms, restrained his expression, and saluted respectfully. No one else could pick out any flaws in this saluting posture, but just by looking at it, one could feel the respect in it.

It is a kind of reverence for the elders from the younger generation, similar to the way a disciple sees a teacher.

"Young Master Meng Liu is being polite." Qiu Yan got off his horse and bowed his hands in return, Yan Yongjie followed closely behind.

Hearing this, Meng Bufan laughed and said, "Xiu Zhuan is a great sage, so don't call me like that. My name is Yu Qi, so Xiu Zhuan might as well call me Biao Zi." After finishing speaking, his gaze fell to On Yan Yongjie's body, he praised: "What a big man from Yan, you can tell that he is extraordinary just by looking at it with your eyes. I don't know how to call him?"

"Yan Yongjie, an unknown person, is nothing to be concerned about." Yan Yongjie clasped his fists and replied. Although he had some fame in Yan, he didn't think that anyone in the Three Jins would know him.

"It turned out to be the sword king of the Northland!" Unexpectedly, Meng Bufan was in awe, "I've heard about the chivalrous act of the sword king who broke into the bandit's village alone in the past, and it's really lucky to see him today."

At this moment, Yan Yongjie couldn't help being a little surprised: "I didn't expect Mr. Liu Meng to have heard of a certain nickname. I'm really ashamed. Yan can never bear the name of chivalry."

"Hero Yan is too polite," Meng Bufan shook his head, and then said, "I was busy talking, but I left the two of you here. In fact, I came here this time to welcome Qiu Xiuzhuan on behalf of my father." , please enter the city." Then, he looked at Yan Yongjie.laughed. "If father knows that Great Xia Yan is here, he must be happy too."

During the conversation.Meng Bufan turned his eyes and landed on the carriage behind him. When the wind blew, the curtain of the carriage was lifted a little.Several figures appeared.

"It seems that the road is not very peaceful. I hope I can listen to you when I greet the two of you at night." After speaking, he took two steps back and made a "please" gesture.

Next, members of the Meng family led the way and brought Qiu Yan and others into the city.

The Meng family is the first family in Daizhou with a long heritage.After going through several dynasties and not falling down, from the initial small surname to become a famous family in the world, it can be called a legend.Among the people and merchants inside and outside the city, they also have extraordinary prestige. When the Meng Mansion is doing business, other people will take the initiative to avoid it, so when entering the city, there is no obstacle at all, and even the soldiers guarding the city gate are accompanied. smiley.

"Power and power are different." Looking at the surrounding situation, Yan Yongjie couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He used to walk in the rivers and lakes and saw similar scenes many times, but he always stood on the side of the road to watch. This time it was a personal experience, and he was still the one being respected, but he also understood that he was just enjoying the glory, "It seems that this Meng family really values ​​Brother Qiu."

Thinking about it, he turned his head and glanced at Qiu Yan, but the latter's face did not show any waves, obviously he was familiar with this kind of battle for a long time.

"In these years, I seem to have missed many things." Thinking silently, Yan Yongjie shook his head.

Once entering the city, you can find the prosperity of Daizhou's business, which is really beyond imagination. Even Qiu Yan can't help but patrol back and forth, while Meng Bufan turns into a tour guide, introducing the shops and pavilions along the way one by one, looking extremely familiar. It can tell a lot about the origin and information of each shop. (As Pingnan was talking, he suddenly said: "I heard that Xiuzhuan has compiled a topography and map to describe the frontier scenes. I wonder if Daizhou can be compared with those places, and whether they are good or bad?"

"Everyone has their own strengths," Qiu Yan replied, "However, just a cursory look at Daizhou shows that merchants are prevalent and everywhere is full of beauty. It is difficult to see such a scene in other places."

Speaking of which, Qiu Yan has seen many frontier cities, among other things, his former hometown Qingchang County is located on the edge of southern Xinjiang, and Yuanning Mansion can also be called a frontier. As for Wuxin City where the Wuxin Army is stationed, it is even more It is a node from the Central Plains to the land of five marshes.

In addition, during this period of time leading the army in northern Xinjiang, I also know a lot about the frontier fortresses in the north, such as Dingchang City, I have also seen a lot, but compared with this Daizhou City, there are different.

Those cities are more or less mixed with a strong military atmosphere. Although they themselves have businessmen, their main functions are to defend and protect the environment. This Daizhou is not owned by a military family, and there are many shops in the city. , There are workshops everywhere, and merchants gather, revealing a strong commercial atmosphere.

"The shops here really have everything you need." Looking at it, even Yan Yongjie could see a little smell.

"Naturally," Meng Bufan laughed, "Not only these things, but under the advocacy of my Meng family, the city has also put in a lot of effort to educate the saints."

"Educated by a sage?" Yan Yongjie became puzzled. Although he is a hero in the world, he is not proficient in Confucianism, and he also knows the theory of scholars, farmers, and businessmen. From the perspective of the rich, it is degrading to the gentlemen, even if it is done, it is done in secret.

In this generation of Zhoucheng, it seems that merchants are in power, and they should have nothing to do with the saint's enlightenment.

Noticing his expression, Meng Bufan smiled slightly, showing a little smugness, and pointed to a corner of the street: "Take a look, you two, this is one of the sources of preaching the teachings of saints."

The place he was pointing at was a rather large-scale attic. The signboard in front of the building had the words "Mingquan" written on it. When you got a little closer, you could smell the fragrance of ink.

"This is... the engraved library?" Looking at it like that and smelling the smell in the air, Yan Yongjie knew what to do.

The so-called engraving library, as its name suggests, is a place where books are engraved. In fact, it is an engraving and printing bookstore, which engraves classic books into engraving blocks and publishes them on a large scale.

The name also has a historical reason.

Before the appearance of engraving and printing, its technology was not gathered, but scattered in various industries, mainly in three aspects - engraving, journals and printing.

Engraving characters on various utensils has been one of the carriers of civilization inheritance since ancient times. From the earliest tortoise shells to later bronzes and bamboo slips, it has become more and more mature.

The history of seals is also long. From royal seals, officials' seals, to personal seals, and even the seals used in Taoist inheritance, whether it is humanity or supernatural powers, they are constantly being enriched and developed. This is actually the most primitive seal. engraving.

Printing with ink on wood and stone boards with characters engraved on them is called printing, which is divided into two types: printing and rubbing, each with its own merits.

The invention and discovery of any kind of technology cannot be a flash of inspiration, even if it is a lucky person, it is impossible to create something out of thin air that is enough to reverse the pattern of humanity. Without exception, it will take a long time to prepare and Accumulation, only knowing the innovation that can be accomplished overnight, but ignoring down-to-earth learning and reference, is either ignorance or ulterior motives.

Only when the opportunity comes, can the accumulation be accumulated, showing the brilliance of humanity.

This opportunity sometimes even comes from the other side of the starry sky or other continents.

Lettering, magazines and printing, these three technologies cannot be called printing, but without them, printing is like a flower in a mirror and a moon in the water.

Qiu Yan once saw some clues in the spring and autumn brushwork in historical books. He knew that when the printing technique appeared, it actually caused a turbulent wave of human nature, and there was still a bloody storm hidden in it. There are many things to destroy.

Even so, with the development of technology, some things can no longer be reversed. The most obvious point is the rise of the poor.

Due to the limitations of isolated books and other restrictions, the fate of the humble scholars who had difficulty obtaining knowledge has gradually improved, and the entire class has gradually grown. Cooperating with the imperial examination system, a faint trend has been brewing in the court, but it has not yet spread.

Of course, this is also limited by the defects of engraving printing itself. Although it is convenient, engraving and printing one edition for each book requires a heavy workload and requires a lot of technology and supervision. It may even take several years to encounter those thick and heavy classics. Only time can become a version.

Coupled with the fact that some aristocratic families intend to control public opinion, mentioning the value of authentic handwriting and belittling the personality of engraving, it can be regarded as maintaining their own monopoly on knowledge and learning to a certain extent.

However, there is a gap in this monopoly, that is, the academies of various schools,

For the academy with the inheritance of the sages, even the aristocratic families would not dare to be too presumptuous, and most of the time they would choose to win over and cooperate, so this time, as soon as Qiu Yan showed the aura of a master, some aristocratic families extended the olive branch over.

"There are many engraving libraries like this in the city, and more than half of them are funded by my Meng family. The purpose is to carry forward the teachings of sages and sages in the frontier," Meng Bufan said while walking, paying attention to Qiu Yan's expression, "In these libraries, there are many precious engravings, many of which were carved after more than ten years of hard work..."

"In this way, I really have a heart. No wonder you said, Mr. Meng Liu, that it is for the sake of humane enlightenment." After hearing this, Yan Yongjie couldn't help but feel a little admiration.

"Where?" Meng Bufan shook his head, "My ancestors once said that the barbarians were cruel because they were uneducated, so they did this. With the help of the location, they often traded books and goods to the barbarians. Enlightenment, it's a pity that the progress is slow, after all, no one is in charge of the overall situation, if there is a great sage in this city who can establish an academy, I think it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort..."

As they talked, several people came to a red lacquered gate with the words "Meng Mansion" written on the door plaque.

The accompanying carriage changed direction as early as halfway, and only Qiu Yan and others were attracted here.

With a "creak", the door slowly opened, and a middle-aged man with a majestic expression came up to him with square steps.

"I met Qiu Xiuzhuan..."

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