Clear Wear and Lie to Win

Chapter 203 Bookstore
After listening to Zhu Tao's words, Yun Qing smiled, she was very happy, and she also wanted to have a second and a third with her husband.

It didn't take long for learning Pinyin to become popular in the capital. Because Zhu Tao led people to study Pinyin at the beginning, he was still responsible for how to popularize Pinyin.

Before the dictionaries were printed in large quantities, Zhu Tao had already found many teachers and taught them Pinyin for free, in order to popularize Pinyin.

The teachers are not stupid. When they come, each of them will be given a dictionary. They are also people who know the goods. With the support of the emperor behind them, they will be rewarded if they learn well. They will naturally study hard.

Guarantee that the teacher's knowledge has passed the test, and they must pass the assessment before they can go out after studying, otherwise Zhu Tao would not agree to let them go out to harm others after half learning.

This group of people is quite competitive, they are not stupid, and their learning progress is fast. Basically, as long as they study hard, they can basically get it done in a week. Zhu Tao taught a few batches, and now all universities in the capital have begun to teach. Students learn pinyin.

Dictionaries have also begun to be sold in study rooms one after another.

The dictionary looks very thick, but the price is only the price of an enlightenment book. Of course, it will definitely not lose money. After all, the new printing technology does save costs, but there will be no big profit.

But Yinzhen didn't want to just make money on this. Education is the foundation of a country, and Yinzhen is very willing in this respect.

Zhu Tao didn't expect the emperor to be so supportive, and he didn't expect to meet such a discerning emperor.

Zhu Tao has been in the Qing Dynasty for so long, and he has also gained knowledge. It's not that he didn't notice that something was wrong, but how to say something, it's rare to be confused. Now the emperor is willing to value him. He should do his best The emperor will not treat him badly.

He got the literature system at first, thinking that he was the chosen one, and it swelled up for a while, but then he also understood that in ancient times, everything would be safe without having a literature system.

In addition, the literature system can only provide him with opportunities, and the specific situation depends on his ability.

There was a storm of learning pinyin in the capital. Yinzhen and Yunrong were thinking about it, adding fuel to the fire.

Yun Rong ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a hundred dictionaries, as well as some wood chips for "reading and reading through pictures", which were matched with a set. He specially held a one-person poetry and prose competition, so that all the officials in the capital participated, and the top [-] winners were given to the dictionary and other rewards. .

Of course, there are other rewards for the top three. It is impossible for Yinzhen, an emperor, to spend all his energy and thought on holding a poetry meeting. There are really only dictionaries and some things made of wood.

The rewards for the top three are naturally generous. After this poetry conference, dictionaries have become completely popular. The ancients passed the various high school examinations when they were officials.

I can see the usefulness of the dictionary, so I am naturally willing to prepare a set for my children, anyway, the price is really not expensive.

In this way, the dictionary was thoroughly spread in the capital.

Since Yinzhen governed the Qing Dynasty, he paid special attention to the circulation of various places. With newspapers, news circulated, and with cement, the horse-drawn carriages also moved faster. Although there are no steam cars now, the horse-drawn carriages have also been transformed by Yunrong. all over.

When Yunrong followed Yinzhen to the south of the Yangtze River in Guangzhou, she met many neighboring countries and businessmen, and bought rubber from them. This thing looks inconspicuous, but it is very useful.

Using it for a carriage can naturally prolong the service life of the carriage and speed up the journey of the carriage.

In addition, Yun Rong also used springs for the carriage, so the carriage would not be so bumpy when sitting on it.

One aspect is that the speed of the carriage has increased, and the other aspect is that the law and order in various places has really improved. In the past, many people did not come out because they did not dare. It takes a lot of walking to go from one place to another. As for the thieves who fall from the grass and turn into bandits, the timid ones will naturally not come out for the sake of safety in the future.

A few years ago, Yinzhen used real money to motivate soldiers for military training, and there were fewer bandits all over the country. In addition, under Yinzhen's governance, not to mention that the politics were completely clear, but it was much better than in the early years.

There are fewer corrupt officials, more officials who can do things, and the life of the people is better. If life can be stable, no one wants to live in such a fearful life.

So the thieves will be fine, and there will be more merchant caravans everywhere.

In order to ensure the safety of the people, Yinzhen listened to Yunrong's words and set up roadblocks in some sparsely populated and dangerous places. Passers-by do not need to pay money, but the carriages that pass by must give money.

It just so happens that there is a lot of money, and while satisfying the salaries of the soldiers guarding the road, it can also bring some extra income to the soldiers.

Anyone who can afford a carriage will naturally not lack that little bit of money. Besides, they paid the money, but they can rest assured!Roadblocks are often set up, but the price is not high once, and soldiers will be sent to patrol regularly on the road.

Anyway, the caravan is very happy to pay this money.

Ordinary people naturally have no objection. They don't make carriages, and they don't need to pay money on foot. The safety on the road is guaranteed, and it's too late for them to be happy!
The traffic became more convenient, so Pinyin dictionaries soon became popular in various places in the Qing Dynasty.

Most of the scholars are people with spare money in their hands, and dictionaries are not expensive. After learning pinyin, you can learn all the characters for a price of selling enlightenment books, which is very cost-effective.

Due to geographical reasons near the capital, Pinyin is taught in a school. It costs a little money to learn it one by one, and the whole family can learn it. Buy a dictionary, and the whole family can use it. Even if you don’t take the imperial examination, you can read it. When Wen Xuanzi is out of the house, he will not worry about being cheated.

It only took three months, and the pinyin and dictionary were ready. Yinzhen was very happy, so he called Zhu Tao over today.

"Zhu Aiqing has done a good job. I am very relieved. I will entrust the education department to you. I am very relieved."

Zhu Tao said gratefully: "Thanks to the emperor's grace, this is the job of a slave."

Yinzhen: "Ai Qing, don't be modest, I have something to tell you when I came to you today."

"Please speak, Your Majesty."

Yinzhen: "That's right. There are a lot of novels serialized in newspapers these days. Some stories are really educational. I want you to oversee a bookstore. It doesn't matter what books are sold. Serious literature and history books, essays and travel notes are also fine. Novels in newspapers are also acceptable. It’s okay to organize them into collections, and you can also accept books contributed by talented people. After reading the books that you think are good, organize them into a list. I want you to try to open a book in the capital so that all readers can read books for free. The place, where and how big the place is, you can decide on your own."

When Zhu Tao heard this, he was startled. The emperor wanted him to open a library!
But how much area does the library need to accommodate many people who study for free.

But it’s okay to think about it carefully. The proportion of scholars in ancient times was not large, and the population in ancient times was much smaller than in modern times.

It's okay if you plan carefully.

Zhu Tao: "The slave takes orders."

Yinzhen nodded: "I believe that Aiqing will not disappoint me. I know that if this bookstore is to be built, it must occupy a large area. Let's do it! When I visited the south, I brought back a person who is proficient in Western architecture. , Ai Qing can communicate with him more, I heard that most of the buildings in the west are tall, we have cement, if the time comes to build a few more floors of the bookstore, it will definitely be possible."

Zhu Tao was dumbfounded when he heard this, what does the emperor mean by this?The idea has been given to him, and even helpers have been found. Now he only needs to build the bookstore according to the emperor's request, so that he... makes him feel very unfulfilled, okay?

Then Zhu Tao's addresses for Charlie left the palace.

(End of this chapter)