"Come on, sit here." Tang Wen patted his thigh and said.
"What a beautiful idea!" Gu Hanyan rolled his eyes, gave Tang a look of contempt, moved a short stool over and sat across from Tang Wen, reaching for the spoon.
"I'm not asking you to feed me. I can eat it myself. I want to ask you for a favor." Tang Wen sat up and said.
"Then what's the point?" Gu Hanyan looked alert.
"You are a noble lady, well-educated and sensible." Tang Wen said.
"Master, don't put a high hat on me, I, a humble slave, can't bear it." Gu Hanyan said sarcastically.
"You see, the group of slaves recruited by our Tang family are generally illiterate, and less than thirty of them can read.
Although some people say they know a few words, but not many.
Now that the dam is under construction, many iron horses need to be controlled, and I can't drive them without knowing how to read.
So, I want to organize a literacy class." Tang Wen said.
"Literacy class, what do you mean?" Gu Hanyan asked.
"Those who cannot read a single word are called illiterate, so we must make these illiterate people literate.
Junru's father used to be a teacher, so he can be counted as one.
However, we have too many people and too few teachers.
So, if you are literate, I want you to teach them how to read.
Moreover, I can’t learn it from a young age like before. I can’t wait for how many years it will take.
We need to get a crash course, what is a crash course, that is, a class where most words can be understood in a short period of time, and it only takes about two months to let them know some words.
I can write letters and conduct some simple transactions." Tang Wen said.
"You have to learn it in one or two months. How is that possible? We have learned it for two or three years before. And we haven't learned it all yet." Gu Hanyan shook his head.
"Of course they can't compete with real scholars. They just need to know some common words.
Otherwise, it will take several years to learn. Do I still need to do my work?
You see, there are more than a thousand people now. We need to eat and wear clothes. If nothing happens, we all have to drink from the northwest wind." Tang Wen said.
"From this point of view, Master, you have indeed worked hard, but it is simply impossible to learn some words in a month or two." Gu Hanyan said.
"Is there anything impossible? Take a look at these books." Tang Wen casually handed her a Chinese book.
Gu Hanyan opened it and took a look, and was stunned for a moment.
"And there are pictures?"
"Of course. Look, these two characters are called rooster and this is called rice... Will it be easier to remember with the picture?" Tang Wen said.
"Oh, it's true. I remember it so much. I knew what a rooster is and what a rice is after reading it a few times." Zhan Junru on the side looked at it, and his mouth opened wide in shock.
"This picture is so similar, it looks exactly like a rooster. Who painted this?" Gu Hanyan asked in amazement.
"Haha." Tang Wen smiled but didn't answer.
"Did you draw it?" Gu Hanyan was stunned and stared at Tang Wen.
"I did it." Tang Wen didn't dare to say that he drew it. If Gu Hanyan insisted on asking him to draw one on the spot, it would be a huge embarrassment.
This mobile phone takes pictures and then color prints them, so of course they become lifelike.
"Then who wrote this book?" Gu Hanyan asked.
"Other than your master and me, who else can come up with such a magical thing?" Tang Wen looked at Gu Hanyan with a smile on his face.
"Tch! Sister Junru, look at these words, they look like they were carved from the same mold. They must have been printed." Gu Hanyan said.
"Of course it was printed, but this book was written by Tang and I, and they couldn't print it if I didn't write it.
Han Yan, you should familiarize yourself with the book first. We will start class in the evening, so you need to be prepared.
And Jun Ru, please send a copy to your father and ask him to get familiar with it first and prepare to teach in the evening." Tang Wen said.
Gu Hanyan was obsessed with Chinese and read books all day long.
Hehe, when I show you mathematics, won’t you be shocked...
Also, don’t you like playing the piano? I’ll write a whole music book.
Don’t you like playing chess? Come with a thirty-six game chess book, haha...
A certain Tang is smiling evilly...
In the evening, the first batch of 'students' in the literacy class arrived, totaling about a hundred people, and two teachers, Gu Hanyan and Zhan Shifeng, sat on the front stage with solemn expressions.
The vast majority of these people can recognize dozens or hundreds of characters, and a small number of people can recognize some characters.
"Everyone, there is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book. Do you know the meaning of this sentence?" Tang Wen, dressed in the attire of a scholar, asked standing on the podium.
"Does the Golden House mean there is gold in the book?" Bu Feng asked.
"That's right!" Tang Wen nodded.
"How could there be gold in the book?" Zhao Du asked in confusion.
"Yes, sir, if there is gold in the book, wouldn't each of us get rich if we buy a few copies?"
"That's that's..."
Hahaha……
Suddenly, the whole room burst into laughter.
"Be serious, this is a school. Whatever the master says, it will be done." Li Quan faced Tang Wen and said with a straight face when he saw this situation.
"What's wrong with the school? The school should also allow everyone to discuss it," Gu Hanyan said.
"Miss Gu, please don't say this nonsense." Li Quan became anxious.
"Okay Li Quan, of course the school allows everyone to discuss. It's better to have different viewpoints. Many things are progressed during discussions." Tang Wen waved his hand.
"I would like to ask Mr. Tang how to change gold in the book? I also want to change it into twelve hundred taels." Gu Hanyan said with a slight sarcasm.
"A thousand taels is better." Someone added.
"Where does knowledge come from? Most of it comes from reading.
Knowledge is wealth, let’s take a simple example.
If you pass the imperial examination and become an official, will your money increase?
Also, if you’re doing business and you’re illiterate, you won’t know if you’re being cheated.
If you are knowledgeable, sensible, and have a clear eye, you will not be easily deceived and can make more money.
Also, for example, when we build a dam, are the excavators powerful?" Tang Wen asked.
"Of course it's awesome, that iron horse is so powerful." Zhan Dongwen nodded.
"These require knowledge to create. The amount of soil dug by an excavator in one day is equivalent to that of hundreds of people.
The people who make excavators are knowledgeable people. An excavator shipped from the West can be sold for hundreds of thousands of taels.
How much do you think you can earn?
Hundreds of thousands of taels, most people in this world will not be able to earn it in their lifetime.
If you have profound knowledge, you also have this opportunity.
The reason why scholars can make more money than you is because their knowledge is wider than yours." Tang Wen said.
"What about Yan Ruyu?" Gu Hanyan asked unconvinced.
"Yan Ruyu was a beautiful woman in ancient times." Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Master Tang is really amazing. He can turn into gold in the book, which is barely acceptable, and he can also turn into a beautiful woman. It's really a joke." Gu Hanyan said sarcastically.
"Of course it can change. Think about it, how much does a beautiful woman cost in this world? Buying a beautiful girl in a brothel only costs dozens of taels of silver. Now that you have knowledge and money, are you still worried about not having beautiful women?" Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Hahaha……"
"Master Tang is so right."
"Yes, that's the truth..."
"I want to study..."
…
"I just said so much to prove the importance of reading. In fact, everyone knows this.
So, starting from today, no matter you are a master or a craftsman, no matter how arrogant you were in the past, you must first recognize the words honestly.
Only when you can read can you proceed to the next step.
Come on, let me open your eyes today." Tang Wen said and turned on the 'whiteboard' switch.
The next moment, the whiteboard lit up and a burst of beautiful music came. Suddenly, everyone looked straight, including Gu Hanyan.
"Ah, does the master know magic?"
"Master, why are there sounds here?"
"It must be fake. I heard that a member of the Gongsun family can do this, and wood can also make sounds."
…
Tang Wen let them discuss it for a while before he pressed his hands. He chose the opening theme of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". This is a period film, so he is not afraid of cheating.
Because the styles of clothes are all the same.
So, I put my finger on the whiteboard, and suddenly, a rooster crowed.
Tang Wen pointed at the text and said, "These two words mean rooster... Open the book and look for the rooster?"
"I found it, I found it." Someone shouted in surprise. The next moment, everyone turned the page.