It is actually "Shunliu's Nursery Rhyme of Hundreds of Family Surnames" that has been widely circulated in Guanzhong and the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty and has been sung for a long time.
"In the Tang Dynasty, Li was the emperor, and he was famous all over the world; the eldest son, Xian, was the queen, and his mother was longed for..."
"Dong'a Shi Shucheng is famous for his beautiful poems and poems; Shanyang Lao Yuchi is the best at seizing rice..."
"There is the Cui family in Qinghe, Huangmenlang of this dynasty; the old Kong family in Qufu, Rangli is the strongest..."
"General Xiao Qin, this, this..." Ma Zhou really didn't know what words to use to express his feelings at this moment.
Qin Huaidao smiled heartlessly and explained disapprovingly.
"Reporting to Prime Minister Ma, these are all taught by Meng Xue in Liaodong City, just to facilitate the people of Liaodong to master our Tang Dynasty Mandarin as quickly as possible."
What does a mere nursery rhyme mean? Brother Chu Bi worked hard for the population development of Liaodong City and to improve the literacy rate and common Tang Mandarin of the people in Liaodong.
All children from ordinary families in Liaodong City who are under the age of sixteen are compulsorily enrolled in school for full-time education.
Of course, for every young person who enters the elementary school, not only does the elementary school cover their board and lodging, but paper, pen, and ink are also free.
All sixteen-year-olds and adults, regardless of gender or age, must attend night classes, with classes taking place on a street-by-street basis every day.
And tasks will be given. For example, if a forty-year-old woman learns a daily expression, this woman will get ten kilograms of rice.
Those who can converse with more than ten simple sentences in Tang Dynasty Mandarin within a month can receive ten catties of meat and a piece of white folded cloth.
In addition, as long as adults can communicate in Datang Mandarin, they will have priority in entering all walks of life under Datang Commercial Bank.
Moreover, in all restaurants in Liaodong City, or in all public places, there will be people like this telling stories.
Using standard Tang Dynasty Mandarin everywhere, some relaxed, humorous, interesting and wonderful stories are told.
All in all, the local people and foreign people in and around Liaodong City are now extremely interested in learning Tang Mandarin and Chinese.
After all, as long as you can understand and communicate in the Mandarin of the Tang Dynasty, you can exchange grain, even meat, and various daily necessities that were rare in the past from the merchants of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
All you have to do is overcome your shame and be thick-skinned to listen more and speak more.
In addition, the children in the family are learning Tang Mandarin in elementary school. When they return home, they can also teach their parents and elders.
When we arrived near Liaodong City, sure enough, what we heard in our ears was mostly Tang Mandarin that was stammering and even not very standard in pronunciation.
Whether it was an old farmer carrying firewood or an aunt carrying a basket selling goods, they were all communicating in the Mandarin of the Tang Dynasty, which was like eating raw rice.
Outside Liaodong City, especially the area near the river bank, it has become a lively and noisy construction site.
Houses with two floors are rising from the ground. Countless workers are transporting bricks, stones and cement on tricycles. Everyone's face is filled with eager smiles.
After Qin Huaidao's introduction, there were several small Mohe tribes nearby. They all lived in semi-underground buildings made of thatch and mud, and the environment was extremely poor.
Cheng Sanlang sent people to persuade them to move to live near Liaodong City. His promise to them was to build them houses, provide them with free tools, and even send people to teach them how to farm the fields.
Of course, there are conditions for them to migrate here, that is, the entire tribe must learn to speak Tang Mandarin, and all minors must attend elementary school.
Ma Zhou, who was shocked after hearing this, came to the city gate with Qin Huaidao. There was a large bulletin board outside the city.
On the bulletin board, there are several smaller characters on the three big characters.
At this moment, a little baby pointed there and asked the baby next to him who was more than half a head taller than him.
"Cauldron, what does it say on it?"
Then I saw this half-sized doll wearing plain white folded cloth clothes take two steps forward, then shook his head and said.
"Brother Om Gong, brother
Aogao, Poaipai…these three words are bulletin boards.”
"...What a strange pronunciation?" Ma Zhou muttered in a confused voice.
Then he couldn't help his curiosity, got off his horse, and approached the bulletin board. Only then did he notice the weird shapes on the bulletin board.
This made Ma Zhou couldn't help but show a kind smile towards the little kid who was proudly showing off his talents and knowledge.
"Little doll, how did you pronounce these three words just now?"
The little kid looked at Ma Zhou with a strange expression, and then spoke in his standard Mandarin accent.
"Grandpa, are you not from Liaodong? Otherwise, how could you not know Chinese Pinyin?"
"Hanyu Pinyin?" Ma Zhou turned his head and looked behind him in confusion, and saw Qin Huaidao's very innocent expression.
Anyway, the answer is the same. This is something created by Cheng Sanlang. How could I, Mr. Qin, know so much?
"Hanyu Pinyin..." Ma Zhou's eyelids twitched wildly. Looking at the little baby, he once again squeezed out a kind smile and squatted down.
"Have you ever been able to speak Tang Dynasty Mandarin?"
"Of course not. If I could, why would I still learn Chinese Pinyin?"
The little baby replied as if it was a matter of course.
"..."
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Qin Huaidao looked at the famous Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, who was squatting in front of the notice board in an inelegant manner.
With a smile on his face, he had a great time chatting with a little kid, and even asked his subordinates to buy a few pieces of maltose to bribe the little kid to continue chatting with him.
Afterwards, regardless of his own dissuasion, the child led him to the elementary school not far outside the city to experience what Chinese Pinyin was.
Ma Zhou followed the little baby and arrived at the elementary school not far away. At this moment, the elementary school had finished school.
The little baby just now was a primary school student in this elementary school. At this moment, several young people in the elementary school were packing their things and bragging.
Without thinking, I saw an old man being introduced to the Mengxuetang by that primary school student.
The important thing is that the young man following the old man looks familiar to them.
The leader, Liu Xueqiang, the host of Mengxuetang, quickly stepped forward.
"I've seen General Xiao Qin and this old gentleman. I wonder why you two are here?"
Qin Huaidao was about to speak when he saw Ma Zhou slowly shaking his head and could only say haha.
"This old Mr. Ma is an old acquaintance of Qin."
Ma Zhou quickly grabbed the topic and said.
Chapter completed!