This matter was difficult to achieve in a year or two, so Yan Shiyue handed the matter over to Xiao Tangzhi and ignored it for the time being.
Now that Juzi has come to Chang'an City one after another, the weird house has welcomed one wave of guests after another.
If a single player's score exceeds the number one score in the Ministry of Commerce, the ticket will be half price; if the score exceeds Xu Wenqu's record, the ticket will be free of charge.
Of course, this is just a gimmick. Since I can pay for the tickets, I don't care about more or less, but I beat Xu Liuyuan. What is the concept? Under the celebrity effect, many literati flocked to it.
But the Wacky House is a time-consuming thing, the reception capacity is not large, and reservations are required. It is not easy to do it for the time being if you want to brush it more than ten or twenty times and beat Xu Liuyuan.
As Yan Shiyue expected, Xiaoyaoyou was highly sought after by the dandy boys. They would go there in twos and threes and make reservations for the next time after having fun. There were many of them.
At the same time, Huabener, or vernacular novels, finally experienced a blowout.
Most of the writers from various prefectures wrote vernacular novels, especially those from the south of the Yangtze River.
Yan Shiyue spread the word that every government office that received such a document would immediately send it to her. The news gradually spread, and more and more people submitted it directly to her.
"Xun Dao" has become so popular that a large number of works have finally followed suit. If "Xun Dao" points out the "Tao" of "xia", then these works are full of businessmen and farmers' enlightenment.
do.
Yan Shiyue was addicted to reading novels for several days and couldn't extricate himself.
When she saw something that looked good, she directly wrote down her comments on revisions, and then showed it to Xu Wenqu, Emperor Ming Yan, and even Emperor Chengsheng...
However, Emperor Chengsheng, as an emperor who was not very skilled in business, had no time to watch.
He could only say: "Okay, I know it looks good, what do you want to do? Just say it, okay?"
"Forget it!" Yan Shiyue said: "It's not a big deal, there's no need for the court."
She ran to talk to Emperor Ming Yan.
Emperor Ming Yan now had plenty of time. After listening to her talk about how beautiful this was and how beautiful that was, he asked, "What do you want?"
Yan Shiyue said: "I was thinking that it is not enough to educate female workers and craftsmen. The most common farmers in the world are those farmers who face the loess and their backs to the sky. I want to tell them how to cultivate the land to increase production.
Far away, I want to tell them how big the world is and what direction they should work towards..."
She raised the book in her hand: "But books are a barrier. They can't hear opera singing or storytelling. What should I do to let them get this information?"
Emperor Ming Yan pondered: "It's a good thing that you have this intention, but nothing in the world can be solved overnight. If you talk about increasing production through farming, they can still listen to it. Others..." He shook his head: "It's difficult!"
"It has to be done even if it's difficult!" Yan Shiyue thought for a while, "otherwise I'll pay someone to do the storytelling?"
Emperor Ming Yan smiled and said nothing. After a while, he said: "Actually, there is no need to do anything deliberately. Now that there is a report, isn't Shilang's Jade Bird Express also in the process of being established? Just take your time."
Speaking of which, Prince Duan finally started to build a post station. Then she said before that she could call Shunfeng Express, but he later changed it to Jade Bird Express.
It is now in the early stages of preparation.
As soon as Yan Shiyue mentioned express delivery, he remembered something and went over to find Prince Duan.
It is said that Princess Duan found out her happy pulse a few days ago, and Prince Duan's serious face was filled with joy.
Yan Shiyue said congratulations with a smile, took her seat, and then she asked him: "Have you heard of Chi Dao?"
Prince Duan raised his eyebrows. Of course he had heard of it.
In later generations, Chi Roads were mostly used for short distances in mining areas, but in fact, as early as the Warring States Period, there were Chi Roads between various vassal states, that is, wooden tracks. Later, Qin Shihuang improved the Chi Roads.
Qin Shihuang was also considered an Internet celebrity in later generations. Many people said that he traveled through time... I don't know whether he traveled through time or not, but at least the Chi Road he made was pretty awesome.
After Qin Shihuang unified the world, he ordered the construction of Chidao with Xianyang as the center and leading to various places.
There are nine famous chi roads, such as the Shangjun Road that leads to Shangjun in Gaoling, the Linjin Road that crosses the Yellow River to Shanxi, the Dongfang Road that leads from Hangu Pass to Shandong, etc. However, many of them were damaged during successive years of war, and some
After the countries fell apart and were dismantled, there was not much left.
Anyone who has been to the museum knows that the wheels of the Qin Dynasty's carriages are very special because they can travel both on the gallop and on ordinary roads.
Well, it feels more like time travel.
In short, the construction process of Chidao is basically to build a thick roadbed, lay sleepers on the roadbed, add tracks on the sleepers, and the cars run along the tracks. This is no different from the laying principle of modern railway tracks. The only difference is that the traction force of the cars is not used.
Steam locomotives are pulled by horses instead. The distance between the sleepers is just in time with the pace of the horses.
Because of the use of tracks, the friction of the wheels is greatly reduced, so a lot of goods can be pulled at one time, and multiple carriages can be linked. It is said that the driving speed can reach sixty or seventy miles per hour, and it can reach about one thousand three hundred or four hundred miles in a day and night.
It’s nearly twice as fast as the so-called 800-mile express.
Then, according to the physical strength of the horses, stations are set up at a certain distance, which are called "horse-changing stations". At that time, specialized managers will unload the horses and replace them with new horses.
Prince Duan said: "What do you mean?"
Yan Shiyue said: "Blue Bird Express! If you want to do it, make it big. If the court doesn't do this, who else can do it?"
The sleepers from the Qin Shihuang period were still well preserved in later generations after undergoing antiseptic treatment. Therefore, once the Chidao has been repaired, it can really be passed down to future generations.
And if there is progress on Xiao Tangzhi's side, the steam train can also be used. However, within a certain period of time, even if Xiao Tangzhi builds it, she does not want to put it into use. Again, she must come steady and go.
Going too fast will disrupt the existing social structure and may also arouse the covetousness of careerists. You must take your time.
Prince Duan paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.
This project is too big and consumes a lot of time, money and energy.
Yan Shiyue waited for a while, knowing that this decision was difficult to make, so she got up and left without urging him.
She was busy with her own affairs first.
After discussing with Emperor Chengsheng, she spread the word that several young princes and young masters from aristocratic families in the study liked folk poetry from various places and wanted to learn about the customs and customs of various places. Those who were simple and fluent were better.
Then he asked Xu Wenqu to write a song as an example.
The key is characteristics, reflecting local specialties, customs, and scenery.
Then she found another day, and together with Xu Wenqu and others, she hosted a banquet for several novel authors she selected, and asked him to make changes according to their suggestions. Yuefang would fund and help publish a thousand copies for free.
Set, if you have money later, you can print more.
What is good at the top must be good at the bottom. The attitude is so clear, and everyone is not stupid, so naturally they are working hard in this direction.
Moreover, people of this era are very interested in pondering over their intentions. When they reach the level of second- and third-grade officials, they will consider things such as how tolerant the new emperor is to His Highness Fuyan... these kinds of things
Problem, but for low-level officials, there is really no need to think too much. No matter what, this is a golden thigh, just hug it.
So many officials tried their best to either write it themselves or find someone to write it.
With so many choices, you can naturally choose the best.
Moreover, many of these people are not short of money and can publish it themselves. The author becomes famous, and the recommender also has his name in front of the Prime Minister, and everyone is happy. (To be continued)