When Hu Yan saw Water Margin, he was dumbfounded. Yes, he was shocked.
"You, do you have the complete copy?"
Zhang Shuning said: "I don't know, are there many versions on the market?"
At this time, Xu Guan suddenly said: "Of course there are many. The most common ones are up to Juyi, and there is also a version dedicated to Wu Song. I know that Mr. Qi has a version that contains the content of conquering Fangla. It's a treasure. I'll test it."
Even if I won first place, he wouldn’t lend it to me.”
Zhang Shuning was startled for a moment. A child like him who was wallowing in a pile of books really couldn't understand the difficulties of his classmates.
"Then, my book should be complete. It contains the conquest of Liao, the conquest of Fangla, as well as the content of Tian Hu and Wang Qing."
"What?" Hu Yan exclaimed again, "Tian Hu, Wang Qing? What, what is this? I have never heard of it!"
Xu Guan was even more surprised, "Brother Zhang, can you let me have a look? You just need to lend it to me. I, I won't take the first place in the exam and give the first place to you!"
Zhang Shuning was so angry that she clenched her fists and almost wanted to beat this guy up. I want to be the first in the exam with dignity and dignity, so there is no need for you to give in!
"My father mentioned this part to Mr. Shi, and then Mr. Shi added it and revised it."
"What!"
Hu Yan was dumbfounded, "Your Majesty, you know Mr. Shi? Have you ever talked about Water Margin with Mr. Shi? Have you given Mr. Shi some advice?" Hu Yan didn't even know what to say. He heard from the teacher in the school that Shi Naian
He used to be Zhang Shicheng's subordinate, but after Zhang Shicheng's failure, he couldn't live in seclusion.
No one was seen except close relatives and friends.
Who is Zhang Shuning’s father?
Could it be that he is Zhang Shicheng's old subordinate?
Both of them have the surname Zhang. Could it be that...
Hu Yan's mind was in a mess, and the more he thought about it, the scarier he became... Fortunately, Xia Zhifeng spoke up, "His father is a bookseller, a very big bookseller. Mr. Shi is a book writer, so he must know him."
With this explanation, Hu Yan finally stopped thinking nonsense.
Although these children are all extremely smart, they are still too young to see any more problems for a while. They just think that Zhang Shuning is becoming more and more mysterious and unfathomable.
But compared to Zhang Shuning, his collection of books here is simply amazing.
Hu Yan is a well-known reading aficionado in the school. As long as he is given a book, he will forget all about food and sleep. He will not eat or rest until he has finished reading. Fortunately, he reads very quickly, otherwise the child will definitely suffer from the disease.
But no matter how fast he read, he still sighed repeatedly when facing this room of books.
"This is a book from the Song Dynasty. It's really good. The printing is so exquisite." Hu Yan held one of the books and couldn't help but sigh. When he turned to the end, he showed a horrified look.
"This, this is the official seal of the Yuan Dynasty? Is this the collection of the Yuan Dynasty?"
When Hu Yan shouted, Jing Qing and Xu Guan both came over and looked dumbfounded.
At this time, Zhang Shuning calmed down. He didn't want to reveal his identity yet. Although it was impossible to keep it secret forever, now was not the time.
"The management of the Yuan Dynasty was chaotic, and the collection of books had long been lost among the people. Coupled with the war, many nobles in the Yuan Dynasty could not survive, so they pawned off their belongings, not to mention the collection of books. Even antiques and treasures were sold casually. My father
He is a bookseller, and he indeed has a lot of collections."
Zhang Shuning didn't want to get entangled in his own affairs anymore, so he told them: "There are such used book markets in Yingtian, Peking, and even Suzhou and Hangzhou. As long as you have money, you can buy a lot of books."
"Money!" Hu Yan was startled and finally remembered the purpose of this time.
"We make flashcards together and then sell them for money. If we have money, we can buy many, many books...right?"
Zhang Shuning nodded, "That's what I planned. I just don't know if you are interested?"
Hu Yan said: "Why are you not interested? I don't want to go out here."
Xu Guan also nodded vigorously, "Yes, as long as you can read a book, I can do anything you want!"
Jingqing couldn't wait any longer, "What do you think we should do? Do it quickly, don't waste time!"
Good guy, these people can't stand it anymore.
Zhang Shuning made some calculations and divided the work among them: first, he should select five or six hundred commonly used words, as well as idioms and allusions, and preferably a corresponding story, and then connect this story with the Water Margin.
For example, Chao Gai is the Heavenly King of Pagoda, and then the Four Heavenly Kings are derived. The four Heavenly Kings ensure good weather, and then it falls to the people to make food their first priority.
Another example is Song Jiang, nicknamed Hu Baoyi, whose loyalty lasts forever, and Guan Yu, who rides alone for thousands of miles and upholds his benevolence and righteousness!
In this way, a character or a characteristic is associated with an ancient person or a phenomenon, and finally it falls on an idiom, a saying, or an allusion.
Being able to read and understand some cultural common sense is probably like turning something like the Three Character Classic into pictures and putting it together with popular books like Water Margin.
Education through entertainment was definitely a very advanced concept in the Ming Dynasty. The reason why Zhang Shuning came up with this idea was that he vaguely remembered that when he was a child, his father would hug him, tell him stories, and teach him how to read... from the sun and the moon
Stars, when it comes to eating, drinking, having fun, everything goes from north to south, those days are really happy.
It's a pity that I have grown up and can no longer cling to my father like my second brother, so I have to do something serious.
After hearing Zhang Shuning's thoughts, Hu Yan and others nodded immediately.
"This is a good idea. Xu Guan and I will draw and let Jing Qing...Xia and Miss Xia work together to find words and allusions. Then you will review and approve it." Hu Yan is two years older and the arrangement is very orderly. Zhang Shuning also agreed.
The next few guys got busy.
They went to Zhang Shuning's house every day, sometimes even taking a lunch break... Making cards was second to none, but the most important thing was that the collection of books was so fragrant.
These books are all-encompassing, and you can find even the most obscure art of improving the people, Mengxi Bi Tan, and the like. Not to mention, every few days, a batch of newspapers will be delivered, and you can read the days in them.
, all within ten days.
Even if we take the waterway from Yingtian to Jiangxi, it will take several days. Buy newspapers there and deliver them here. How much financial resources and skills does this require?
Zhang Shuning was afraid that they would be surprised, so he could only tell them that his uncle was a businessman, and he was running business in Ganjiang River, transporting some supplies. He had a ship, so he could bring some things to him without any trouble.
It's really not troublesome. After all, the sucrose Zhu Ying sent to the capital was calculated in tens of thousands of tons, not to mention other brass and wood.
Hu Yan and the others are also confused. There is a bookseller father with great hands and eyes, and an uncle with great supernatural powers. Next, are you going to say that your uncle is very capable, and your whole family is very capable?
Anyway, Hu Yan has thought about it. They are making cards and reading books, which is already very happy. If you don't know what you shouldn't know, don't ask around.
He even sternly warned Jing Qing and Xu Guan not to leak the Zhang family's affairs to anyone, let alone bring anyone over.
Do two people think we are stupid?
There are so many good books, at least until we finish reading them, we cannot reveal them to others!
What if they come and rob us?
They were a bit thoughtful, but they still overlooked one thing. They worked so fast. They completed the card in ten days. If there was nothing to do, what would they do next?
As a migrant worker, I can’t even catch fish at work, so I’m still unqualified!
Zhang Shuning collected all the cards, a total of 110. In addition to the 108 generals, two more people were added, one was Chao Gai, the King of Pagodas, and the other was the female general Qiong Ying.
After repeated inspections, everything was perfect.
The next task is to print it.
Zhang Shuning looked at them and said seriously: "Do you want to build a bookstore?"
Xu Guan immediately shook his head, "Bookstores don't make money. I've heard that the bookstore next to our school is having a hard time. Students buy it. If it's too expensive, someone will buy a copy, and everyone will join in.
Copying books... By the way, this is what Senior Brother Hu likes to do, and he even sells manuscripts!"
Hu Yan blushed, "I, I can't help it, it's just a subsidy, a subsidy!"
Zhang Shuning said: "I don't think so. The imperial court has promulgated a compulsory education law. The number of students enrolled in various places will definitely increase... Our Jimin School has taken a step forward. The literacy cards are only the first item. If we can print some
A collection of exercises and some explanations will definitely sell well."
Hu Yan was startled, "What you said makes sense, but it costs money!"
Zhang Shuning said: "I do have some money on hand, about a few thousand guan! Can you think of a way to buy the bookstore?"
Hu Yan thought about it seriously, "We can't come forward in this matter, the child will suffer. I will think of a way and find someone to help get it... Don't worry, it won't exceed three thousand gold notes... Can you get it?
?”
"Um!"
Zhang Shuning nodded, "It's not too much, but the lower the better, after all you have a share in it!"
While talking, Zhang Shuning handed the four letters of appointment to the four people.
Each person gets 10%, and Zhang Shuning gets 60%.
As the son of the first Minister of Commerce, Zhang Shuning wrote this thing with ease.
There is no doubt that his ability has made several people sigh.
This classmate Zhang, how many secrets do you have?
Hu Yan went to work without saying a word. Three days later, he sent back the news that the bookstore was successfully obtained. With the bookstore acquired, Hu Yan also hired two senior classmates.
When Zhang Shuning inquired about it, he discovered that these two people also had a story. As we all know, Bi Sheng invented movable type printing, which was passed down to the Yuan Dynasty. There was a man named Wang Zhen who made wooden movable type and invented the wheel typesetting plate...
Surprisingly, this is the most advanced printing method in the world.
What's more coincidental is that Wang Zhen is also from Jiangxi. The ancestors of these two students once participated in the printing of 100 volumes of Jingde County Chronicles and have rich experience.
Originally, it was difficult for the descendants of craftsmen to study, but after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the school establishment order allowed them to enroll in school.
Zhang Ximeng also advocated invention, so the two boys concentrated on their family's inheritance and came up with a whole set of new printing tools...
"Two thousand three hundred guan for the bookshop...it can't be lower. I gave them 1,000 guan for their printing tools!" Hu Yan reported the account to Zhang Shuning.
Zhang Shuning nodded in agreement without hesitation.
The most critical thing was solved, and the next step was to start printing... Almost a month later, the first batch of thirty sets of literacy cards were delivered to Zhu Yuanzhang.
That's right, Datian listened to this stuff.
The person who did this was not Zhang Ximeng. He was not that boring. It was Zhang Shuning’s good uncle Zhu Ying. He was proud to dedicate it to Lao Zhu. That’s beautiful!
Lao Zhu stared for a long time with his eyes wide open, the envy on his face could not be concealed, what a good boy!
You're only so old, but you're already very capable, even better than your father!
"As a reward of one hundred taels of gold, we have bought it." Lao Zhu added: "Give each prince and princess a set! Let them learn from it! Don't embarrass us!"