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Chapter 536 I Want to Be an Official
"Brother, it's so comfortable here. I can eat as much meat as I want every day. I never dared to think of this before!"

It was another snowy day. A young man named Lu Wan stayed in the tent, roasting fire and eating meat. He felt that his life had reached its peak.

"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat and not come over to help!"

Liu Ji looked at Lu Wan who was eating and scolded him with some disappointment.

"Why don't you eat? I don't know how to count!"

Lu Wan said righteously that he actually knew how to do the math, but the characters currently used in the Tang Dynasty were completely different from the characters he had learned!

There are more than ten kinds of characters in circulation in the world today, including Qin script, Chu script, Zhao script, Qi script, Wei script, Korean script, Zhongshan script and Zhou script. As for the scripts of small countries, even old-fashioned scholars like Xunzi or Bei Mingzi dare not say that they can recognize all the characters, let alone master them.

Therefore, when Su Qin was qualified to wear the seals of six countries, ordinary people could not even envy him, because let alone the Warring States Period, even in later generations, if you can be proficient in more than ten languages and scripts, you will be a leader in the industry!
"You can learn if you don't know how to calculate! I have learned it, haven't I? Tangwen is much easier to learn than Chuwen!"

Although Liu Ji said that he was not very accustomed to the square font of the Tang Dynasty, after discovering some patterns, he felt that the Tang text was not only convenient and concise, but also had style in every horizontal and vertical stroke. It was much simpler than the Chu State's text that looked like a shaman!
Of course, the most important thing is that the writing tools of the Tang Dynasty were actually white silk!
When later generations conducted archaeological excavations, they always wondered why the oracle bone inscriptions were always obscure and difficult to understand. But in fact, the main reason was that they were difficult to write!

What is oracle bone script?
If you use a sharpened stone to carve words on a turtle shell or animal bone, those with less strength probably won't even be able to make a mark. It can be said that writing is definitely a physical job.

This is also why scholars in ancient times were all masters. You have to know that a roll of bamboo slips weighs several kilograms. Not only do you have to hold it to read, but if you want to write something, you must use a knife to carve the corresponding words on it. Whether it is physical strength, arm strength or precision, it is no less than Xiao Li Feidao's carving.

Liu Ji also used a carving knife to carve on wood. It took him two and a half years to barely learn Chu script. If he was asked to spend another two and a half years to learn Tang script, it would naturally be impossible.

But!
Because he was doing well, it only took him half a day to become good brothers with the lieutenant currently stationed at the border. So after learning that Liu Ji was determined to become an official, the lieutenant directly got him a stack of white silk and something called a brush, and asked him to learn to write Tang Dynasty text.

The lieutenant said that the King of Tang was now eager to recruit talented people. As long as Liu Ji could learn Tang literature, and he had listened to Xun Sheng's lectures before, he could get an official position in minutes!
There was no way. There were too few working people in the Tang Kingdom. Bai Yifei's killing spree certainly saved Li Qingyuan a lot of trouble, but the massive reduction in the number of nobles forced even those soldiers who could barely recognize a few words to take up carving knives and work as clerks. Even if Li Si mobilized all his connections to recruit a large number of senior and junior brothers, the speed of gathering talents could not keep up with the development speed of the Tang Kingdom.

A few months ago, the area of Tang State was only 800 li, but during the Chinese New Year it increased to 2,000 li. Li Si said that even if he wanted to change it, he could not produce so many talented people!

As for promoting education among soldiers and letting them learn by themselves? After all, as long as they learn basic writing and calculation, they can become officials in one step. No one can resist such temptation.

Come on!
Young man, I have a book called "Engineering Cybernetics". As long as you learn the basics, you can get a national talent fund and a golden rice bowl. If you can master it, you can at least become an academician in special education, with no upper limit. Moreover, you can easily view the original file on the Internet. Why don't you try to study it?
A group of lieutenants who were forced to study said, if you ask them to take knives to fight the enemy, they won't even frown, but if you ask them to take a brush?
Isn't this just intentional tormenting people?
Therefore, all the paper and brushes originally allocated to this lieutenant were given to Liu Ji. After all, Liu Ji was a good talker and smart guy. The lieutenant felt that if he invested in him, he would definitely get a good return in the future.

"Brother, are you really planning to be an official in the Tang Kingdom?"

Seeing his elder brother's excitement, Lu Wan asked uncertainly. "Nonsense, I have learned hundreds of Tang characters. As long as I learn 300 commonly used ones, plus your elder brother has already mastered the Nine Nine Formulas, it will be easy for me to be a county magistrate!"

Liu Ji said that he had no chance to become an official before. Pei County was under the jurisdiction of the State of Chu, and the bureaucrats of the State of Chu were mutually recognized by the nobles. He could only rely on his skills to get around in the county, and he had no chance of becoming an official.

Now that he has the hope of becoming an official, he naturally has to work hard.

“But this place is too far from home!”

Lu Wan was somewhat helpless. Half a year ago, just because his elder brother said he wanted to go to pay his respects to Lord Xinling, he stole all his father's private money and followed him all the way here. It can be said that he almost lost his life several times.

If they weren't really good at fighting, they would have been thrown into some ravine to feed the wild beasts!
It is true that Liu Bang could not even withstand a slap from Xiang Yu in his later years, but when he was young, Liu Ji was the famous Shuanghua Red Stick of Pei County, known as being invincible in Pei County, and his status in the underworld was similar to that of the leader of Causeway Bay.

"What's the big deal about staying away? It's not like you're still breastfeeding!"

Liu Ji said that this was not a big deal. At worst he could send someone home to deliver a message after he became an official!
He must become an official and let his father know who is the truly capable son.

After all, Liu Ji doesn't want to be like his elder and second brothers, who stay at home and mess around with those dozens of acres of land every day. His dream is to become a big shot!

"Okay, bro, what should I do?"

As a younger brother who had followed Liu Bang since childhood, Lu Wan said that since his elder brother had made the decision, he naturally would not have any objections.

"First, follow me and learn Tangwen. By the way, remember to go out and help out these days. Let's get along well with these soldiers first!"

"Me? Go work with those big-headed soldiers?"

Lu Wan was a little stunned. Although he was not from a noble family, he believed that his status was much better than those lowest-ranking soldiers. Wouldn't it be too much to work with those people?

"Stop talking nonsense. I, your elder brother, haven't even become an official yet!"

Liu Bang slapped Lu Wan directly. This kid had no foresight at all. If it weren't for the fact that they had been friends since childhood and had obeyed him unconditionally, he really wanted to give him a good beating.

What's wrong with you? You're acting so arrogantly even though you haven't even become an official yet. I've been helping with the work these days!
(End of this chapter)