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For those important and common books, Zhang Yan naturally gave priority to sending people to transcribe, and at the same time produced dozens of copies of each book by printing.

As for some books that are relatively lonely and have a large number of words, Zhang Yan has no way to convert those bamboo slips into common paper books. He can only place them in the collection area of ​​the large library first, and wait for the printing industry to find time later. Then reproduce them one by one for the people of Lujiang to read.

When the sun rose slowly from the east again, in the eyes of most people in Lujiang, the building that had been beating and knocking since several months ago finally took off its mysterious veil and turned to the people present. revealed its true face.

……

"Phew, if this is the case, it will be considered as an end."

Taking a long breath, Zhang Yan put down the brush in his hand, then took a handkerchief from Ye'er behind him, and gently wiped his sweat.

What was placed in front of him at the moment was a huge gilt plaque, and on the front of the plaque was written a line of big characters flying like dragons and phoenixes.

[Huaxia - Lujiang County County Library of the Han Empire]

That's right, just now, under the huge sun in the sky, Zhang Yan was writing an inscription for the plaque of the Great Library.

First of all, with the help of the system, his soft pen calligraphy is not too bad. Although it does not have the spirituality of everyone, it can be said to be quite satisfactory, and it is suitable for use as a signboard or plaque of a building.

Secondly, his current status is so expensive that he is a prefect, so no matter what, he is also a member of the Han Dynasty.As the leader of Lujiang County, it is appropriate for him to inscribe the plaque.

Wiping off the sweat from his head, standing in front of the Lujiang Great Library, Zhang Yan looked up at the main body of the tall building, and then turned around to look at the eagerly waiting people outside the door. Inevitably, a sense of satisfaction rose in my heart.

"Huh, it's finally done."

"Think about it, more than half a year has passed since last winter... The second wonder built by this big man on my own initiative, and also the first wonder that belongs to me, is finally completed!"

After waving his hand to signal for the people to carry the plaque away, Zhang Yan then let them hang the plaque, while he stepped back slightly, receding from the public's sight.

Even though Zhang Yan did not hold a grand ceremony like when the sundial was built, and the potential requirement of the system for the large library is not the sacrifice but the number of books stored, Zhang Yan still chose A grand opening ceremony was held today on the opening day of the museum.

Just like some shops in later generations have to cut the ribbon when they open, Zhang Yan also hopes that he can win a good fortune for this library, instead of letting him be like the Royal Library of Alexandria, which was closed not long after it was completed. Completely destroyed by war, the entire collection of the library was destroyed by repeated ravages by the Romans and Arabs.

If possible, he hopes that this building can serve as a witness to the enduring Chinese civilization, and at the same time bring some small help to the people of later generations to understand the former dynasty.

Turning his eyes away from the people who were watching from a distance behind him, Zhang Yan glanced at the main entrance in front of him, saw that the servants were still busy hanging the plaques, and waved his hand to call the officials who are currently serving as Lujiang. Kuai Qi, Prime Minister of Wancheng State, stood behind him with a large number of his colleagues.

"Kuai Qi!"

"Kuai Qi, this way!"

He didn't care that everyone was staring at him slightly at the moment. After Zhang Yan thought for a while, he ordered softly to the other party:

"Kuai Qi, pass on my order. From now on, the Lujiang County Grand Library will be our landmark building in Lujiang. No matter what happens in the future, even if the war in the Central Plains spreads here, this building will never be allowed." destroyed."

"Also, you also convey my order to the people all over the Han Dynasty. In this way, regardless of disaster stars such as Dong Zhuo, Li Que, and Guo Si, the brothers like Meng De must understand me. mean."

"This kind of thing is of great importance to literati and even to the world. They will certainly not risk the disgrace of the world. Even if someone wants to destroy this place, they will send troops to help me."

"Well...besides that..."

After pondering for a while, Zhang Yan's tone became firm.

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"In addition, you can help me to announce another order, which requires the big library to start collecting all the classics and classics in the world from now on, with the goal of realizing the world's knowledge collection. Anyone who has a collection of books at home can bring them Book collections come to settle in Lujiang, and for those books that we don’t have, we can give a deposit for copying, or directly pay for them.”

"Oh, by the way, from now on, all merchants and bachelors who enter and leave Lujiang, regardless of their status or size, will be strictly investigated!"

"If books are found in their carry-on luggage or goods, they will all be forcibly collected in the large library, and the originals will be returned to the other party after the transcription is complete."

……

Twirling his chin lightly with his fingers, Zhang Yan's behavior can't be said to be too extreme, after all, he was just imitating the ancients.

You must know that such a practice was very common in the early days of Ptolemy II and even Ptolemy III in Egypt.

At the beginning, in order to collect all the books together, these Egyptian kings of all dynasties can be said to have used everything. In addition to the above-mentioned behaviors, many kings even relied on Alexandria as the largest port in the Mediterranean Sea. The advantage is that all passing ships, regardless of their nationality, must turn in all books and texts including the captain's notes before they can be allowed to pass.

The most excessive thing in this is undoubtedly the scheme set up by Ptolemy III after hearing about the manuscripts of Euripides, Aeschylus and Sophocles, the three major tragedies of ancient Greece. .

According to legend, when Ptolemy III heard that the manuscripts of Euripides, Aeschylus and Sophocles were collected in the Athens Archives at that time, he tried every means to collect and purchase them, but the Athens Archives The people in the restaurant are not fools, so naturally they never agreed.

In order to achieve his goals, Ptolemy III even chose to pay a huge deposit and commission to borrow the original manuscript from the Athens Archives in the name of transcription.

In the face of the huge temptation of money, the Athens side naturally failed to resist the temptation, and soon lost.

At the end of the legend, some say that after copying the original manuscript, Ptolemy III returned the borrowed manuscript to the Athens Archives, preserving his reputation as king.

However, in more versions, it is said that Ptolemy only returned the transcript to Athens in the end, and stored the original manuscript in the original Royal Library of Alexandria.

As for the result of this matter, after both the Royal Library of Alexandria and the Archives of Athens were destroyed, it is naturally impossible to verify it.

There is no doubt that compared to the extreme behavior of those ancient Egyptian kings, Zhang Yan ordered the transcription of all the books carried by those who crossed the border, which is nothing more than a small witch.

Only in this way can the Lujiang University Library have the opportunity to quickly become brilliant in just a few decades, or even more than ten years, like its predecessors in different time and space.

"Well, I hope everything goes well."

"Whether it is the East or the West, things like the destruction of this treasure of human civilization are undoubtedly a bit too heavy."

"The old man said well, do your best and obey the destiny. I have done everything I can. As for the future, I can only ask for luck."

After praying silently in his heart for a moment, Zhang Yan withdrew his scattered thoughts.

In his field of vision, those subordinates had already hung the plaque of the Great Library in the center of the top of the main building. Under the sunlight, the series of large characters made many people exclaim, as if Unexpectedly, their prefect is not only quite good at the administrative field, but even has two brushes in calligraphy.

As for Zhang Yan, after taking a look at the people around him, he made a loud announcement under the curious and eager eyes of those people.

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"I declare that from now on—the Lujiang County County Library has been officially established!"

"All the people who want to enter the library can now learn about the requirements for entering the library at the main entrance, and at the same time enter the library in an orderly manner under the guidance of the staff of our large library!"

"Emphasis! Everyone, please don't make loud noises in the library, and don't destroy books at will. If you have any other requirements, please go to the staff to find out!"

Smiling, he announced to all the people present. Zhang Yan saw that the crowd began to move, and he slowly moved towards the gate. He didn't look at anything, but walked up the previous steps. .

If nothing else happens, today, he will be the first person to enter the big library.

Behind him, a crowd of thousands of idle civilians and hundreds of scholars from aristocratic families has begun to creep slowly towards the gate.

Except for the last Moon Worship Festival, it was the first time for the people in Lujiang to see this crowd of people, so they couldn't help being curious and excited.

Among these people, several individuals who looked a little special in appearance were mixing with the crowd, constantly looking into the interior of the large library.

Among them are young and handsome young scholars, and there is also a tattered robe.But he smiled, like an old man who didn't care about his somewhat sloppy image.

Chapter 37 Librarian

"Great library, established in a distant country."

"We can wander the dense shelves of the Library of Alexandria, a gathering place for imagination and knowledge; its destruction is a warning that all we have is going to disappear."

— Alberto Manguel

Passing through the long steps, Zhang Yan seemed to be hallucinating at the moment, and the familiar yet unfamiliar voice was constantly surrounding his ears.

Subconsciously smiled, and then he didn't think about it any more, but pushed open the door of the library, and then walked in through the main entrance under the guidance of the staff.

As he expected, after entering the main entrance, the first thing he saw was an extremely empty hall.

The area of ​​this hall is dozens of steps square, and there are hundreds of exquisite bookshelves inside the hall, shaping the entire hall like a maze with no end in sight.

As for Zhang Yan, he naturally wandered in this hall, walked through the sea of ​​books, and felt the faint smell of ink on the books that had just been printed.

In the era of the Eastern Han Dynasty, such a huge building was a bit rare.

Different from other wonders built in the Luoyang area, although Zhang Yan had also completed a huge building such as a sundial before, that thing was only composed of an open-air booth and a "nuclear clock" in the strict sense. Speaking of it, it is not a common building like a house, and it is not impossible to even call it an "artifact".

But this time the big library is really a huge building complex composed of countless houses.

Such a sharp contrast is enough to shock ordinary people who have little knowledge.

"Om-"

A slight commotion came from behind Zhang Yan, and he could imagine it without turning around. This sound was probably the first batch of Lujiang people entering the hall of the large library. Shocked by the huge amount of books that can't be seen, the unconscious exclamation that came out.

But soon, under the hint of the staff, those people seemed to be affected by the quiet atmosphere here, and soon consciously quieted down.

In such an overall extremely quiet environment, deliberate loud behavior like that in commercial dramas is almost impossible to appear.After all, the common people are not fools. In many cases, they will subconsciously follow the behavior standards of most people around them.

As for Zhang Yan, he didn't pay attention to the slight noises behind him, but then took out a not too thick book from the bookshelf, and glanced at the cover of the book.

"Huainanzi"

Subconsciously raising his eyebrows, Zhang Yan didn't expect that he just casually flipped through the bookshelf and pulled out a work that is highly famous in the future.

Among the supernatural or traditional urban novels of later generations, Huainanzi, as the classic Taoist philosophical work of King Huainan of the Western Han Dynasty, often appeared in those scenes.

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Even some more abstruse works will be regarded as the unique knowledge passed down by the Taoist priests of Maoshan, and they are believed to contain many spells to subdue demons and eliminate demons.

It's just that Zhang Yan, who knew the true content of the book, shook his head with a smile, and put the book back on the shelf.

The so-called Huainanzi is nothing more than a classic record of Taoist philosophy, which is no different from ordinary scriptures, so it is naturally not as mysterious as it is written in novels.

This book, Zhang Yan remembers, seems to be from an ancient Huainan area a few days ago, that is, the "Zhoulai" area, who claimed to be a scholar who was a descendant of Liu An, the king of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty.When he first got this book, he couldn't help reading it twice because he remembered some things in his previous life, so he was quite impressed.

But this time when he came here, Zhang Yan would naturally not gnaw on a book of Taoist studies, but after searching for a while, he found the historical materials that he was basically interested in, and walked towards the reading area further ahead. past.

Anyway, up to now, after such a long time of preparation, the collection of books in the entire library has finally exceeded [-] kinds, with a cumulative bibliography of more than [-] volumes.

Even if he is not interested in some of the content, Zhang Yan believes that with such a huge base of categories, most scholars who are willing to read can still find the content they are interested in.

I don’t know if it’s a hallucination, but sitting on the second floor not far from a table near the window, Zhang Yan looked through the window at the crowd that was still moving forward, at the resplendent building itself , I always feel that after I announced the establishment of the Great Library, that kind of flickering feeling similar to golden light appeared on this building.

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"Don't be crowded, don't be crowded! Everyone line up here, bring your ID card, and enter the museum with your ID card!"

On the steps outside the door, Zhang Yan can clearly see from Zhang Yan's perspective at this moment that a large number of staff are busy there like a wall of people, shouting a few words from time to time, so that those who have not seen the world much Guys don't get crowded.

These are the humble scholars he recruited from various places in Lujiang to maintain order. These people only have the lowest salary, and they are not regarded as "civil servants" in Lujiang. They help the library maintain order every day when the library is open. It can be said to be a rather thankless position.

But as compensation, each of them has the right to freely enter and exit the large library, unlike those ordinary people or family members who can only enter the library for a few pitiful hours every ten days.

In other words, when they are not busy at work, even if they spend 24 hours in the library reading books, no one will come out to disturb them.

It is precisely because of this that even though this position does not seem to be lucrative, and at the same time it was very busy at the beginning, there are still many scholars who choose to join this job for a chance to study freely .

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"Hey, that guy over there! Are you a native of Lujiang? Where's your ID card? Quickly show it!"