These lazy and lazy guys usually have nothing to do, eating, drinking, having fun and swaggering through the market. It is commonplace. It is even common for them to bully men, dominate women and disrupt the market. For these gangs of dandies who act recklessly and regard the law as nothing, ordinary low-level officials and ordinary people dare to get angry and
I dare not say anything, even though the censor who is not afraid of trouble has repeatedly impeached me, but he still refuses to change, which makes everyone troubled, but they are helpless...
When talking about the most arrogant dandy in Chang'an City, it is generally recognized that the second son of Shangshu Zuopu Shefang Xuanling's family is the second son. Although this stickman did not do many evil deeds of bullying and domination, his reputation was too great. He beat the prince and kicked the ministers. Chang'an City was full of people.
Everyone in the court, civil and military circles would be frightened upon hearing his name, and would avoid him for fear of not being able to catch him.
Although this guy would never bully the weak, the ministers of the cultural relics were very resentful. It was true that he would not bully ordinary people, but who could bear to beat the princes and ministers specifically?
Looking at the Tang Dynasty, the only person who can conquer this son is the wise and powerful His Majesty Li Er.
Since taking command of the Shenji Camp, the Prime Minister and the future emperor's son-in-law has rarely appeared in the city. It seems that he has suddenly enlightened on self-cultivation and separated from the life of a dandy, making all the officials and nobles applaud and laugh.
From now on, there will be one less disaster.
After all, although others such as Du He, Chai Lingwu, Li Siwen and others have never given up on their great cause of being a playboy, these guys are still inferior to Fang Jun. Their faces are much lower. At least they dare not be as temperamental and indifferent as Fang Jun.
The princes, nobles, and important officials in the court immediately attacked each other with fists and kicks. After the beating, nothing happened, and there was no place to complain...
When Fang Jun led the Shenji Battalion to join the army in the western expedition, many people even secretly burned incense and worshiped Buddha at home, praying to the Buddha and gods to open their eyes and put away his harm in the chaos of the battlefield, and the civil and military officials in the court were in great joy.
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However, things in the world always backfire.
Not only did this stick live happily in the Western Region, but even good news came from time to time. He achieved great victory in several sniper attacks on the Turkic Wolf Cavalry. His military exploits were so great that no one in the entire Tang Dynasty knew that there was another victorious man in the new generation.
Invincible warrior.
Is this justified?
Not only that.
Recently, Fang Jun's reputation has resounded throughout Guanzhong again, becoming almost a household name. His reputation is so great that it even overshadows the collection of Chen Guogong and Hou Junji who were thoroughly investigated by Dali Temple!
This time, it was not because Fang Er beat up the prince's minister again, nor was he promoted to the title of Minister of Rites by His Majesty even before he was crowned weak, nor was it because he impeached Hou Junji for causing trouble in the Western Regions and flouting military discipline, but because of an incident.
A book, a bright...
The "Three Character Classic", a book said to be compiled for the enlightenment of young children, has long been circulated among officials and scholars, and has received very good reviews. But now, it has spread throughout the cities in Guanzhong overnight, and everyone knows about it.
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The most shocking thing is that under the auspices of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this book was printed in large quantities using a new type of printing technology through the printing and bookshop of Hongwen Hall. The price of a single book is only ten cents!
What does this mean?
This means that this book is so cheap that even ordinary farmers can easily buy a copy to educate their children who have no money to go to school!
Extending from this, the "Three Character Classic" can be sold so cheaply, but what about the "Book of Songs"? What about "Historical Records"? What about "Shangshu"?
Can it be said that from now on, everyone in the world can afford to read if they want to?
This new printing technology that greatly reduces the cost of books and doubles the printing speed is also understood by Fang Jun...
For a moment, all the students from poor families raised their arms and shouted, smiling broadly. They were grateful for Fang Jun's move and highly praised him!
The sword has two edges. Some people are happy and others are sad...
*****
Li Chengqian was sitting in the study room of Hongwen Hall, sipping tea leisurely and feeling happy.
Kong Yingda sat down, stroking his beard, and sighed slightly: "From now on, Fang Jun is afraid that he will be regarded as a thorn in the flesh by those wealthy families, and they all want to get rid of him quickly!"
When he said this, Lao Kong seemed to have forgotten that no matter how vicissitudes of life and dynasties changed, the Confucius family, under the patronage of his ancestor Confucius, the emperors of all dynasties treated the Confucius family with great courtesy and continuous kindness. They were indeed the greatest family in the world.
That wealthy family...
Throughout the dynasties, Confucianism was used to rule the world, which created the Confucian family's position of supreme honor.
Li Chengqian was sipping his tea cup, looking through the glass on the window at the busy printing workshop in the courtyard, and sighed: "Who says it's not the case? Fang Er said something to Gu before, what is it called 'technology is the greatest productivity',
Gu didn't understand, so he didn't explain much. But now it seems that he taught Gu a lesson with facts. A new printing technology alone can reduce the cost of books from a few hundred words to a dozen words. It is said that
That guy is researching a new papermaking technology. Once successful, the cost of books will even drop to a few cents! Who dares to imagine that one day, the price of books will be as cheap as wild vegetables and fruits in the market?"
Kong Yingda also sighed. Who would have expected that the boy who spent all day doing nothing in the Rites Yamen would actually push all the aristocratic families in the world to the cliff?
Rather than saying that educational resources are monopolized by aristocratic families and that studying is an unattainable luxury for poor people, it is better to say that the reason why poor people are blocked from studying is because of cost.
The cost of studying!
A book costs several hundred words, and the training in a private school costs several hundred words. It takes at least ten years for a child to complete his studies from the beginning of enlightenment. How much does it cost? Not to mention that since he has to study, he has to give up.
Farming, etc. can be used to reduce one strong labor force at home...
This one out and one in is enough to make a subsistence home eventually go bankrupt!
It’s not that the poor don’t want to study, it’s that they can’t afford it!
Kong Yingda sighed softly: "Your Majesty is determined to support the poor families to fight against the aristocratic families. I am afraid that as early as when the Zheng family in Laiyang was executed, he had already planned the steps to push the aristocratic families into desperation step by step, but he also failed
I can only watch helplessly, there is no other way."
He is from an aristocratic family. How could he not know how huge the impact would be on the aristocratic families once a poor family rises? It is not an exaggeration to say that it will be earth-shaking! Since Chen Ping's ninth-grade Zhongzheng official selection system, the aristocratic families have firmly occupied the world's resources.
Throughout the dynasties, officials have all come from aristocratic families. This is not only due to political connections such as blood ties, marriages, etc., which lead to both prosperity and prosperity. The education of the descendants of aristocratic families is also a top priority.
It is difficult for children from poor families to survive, so where do they have time to study and study?
If you have not read the Four Books and Five Classics, and do not know economics and politics, even if you are given an official position, will you be able to hold it securely and continue to do so?
But now, the glory of the family will be gone forever!
This is also the reason why the aristocratic families united and the Zheng family of Laiyang took the lead in resisting His Majesty Li Er.
It's just that they lost and there is no room for improvement...
Kong Yingda, who is over seventy years old, is extremely talented and has already seen through the world. His outstanding wisdom makes him realize that the future of the family can only survive.
Seeing the somewhat excited-looking Crown Prince in front of him, Kong Yingda sighed for the reputation of the aristocratic family and felt a little relieved.
Obviously, both the "Three Character Classic" and the movable type printing technology are used by His Majesty to support poor families and weaken aristocratic families. It can make the crown prince who is rumored to have lost power come to preside over the printing workshop instead of His Highness the King of Wei or others.
A certain prince is enough to see His Majesty's thoughts in pushing His Royal Highness to the front desk.
Even if he does not secure his position as the crown prince once, he will not easily regain his desire to be easy to save.
"Your Majesty, after all the hardships, you should stick to your true intentions, be diligent and eager to learn, and don't let yourself fall into an impetuous state and disappoint Your Majesty. You must know that things in the world can never be repeated. The past was absurd and outrageous, and should be used as a lesson, and always spurred on.
Be vigilant every day.”
Kong Yingda spoke softly and taught in a gentle and tireless manner.
Li Chengqian was a little embarrassed, but he accepted the lesson: "Students must follow the teacher's instructions carefully and take the absurdity of the past as a lifelong warning and never do it again." All along, whether it is Kong Yingda, Yu Zhining, or Fang Xuanling, these fathers and emperors
The appointed eunuchs of the Eastern Palace, all of them were heartbroken and repeatedly advised him when he was absurd and rebellious. Even when his reputation was at a low ebb, they never gave up on adding insult to injury. How could he, Li Chengqian, not remember this kindness?