Chapter 317: Learning the plan to strengthen the body
All the scholars wanted to speak but stopped, stopped talking but wanted to, and thought about it for a long time. Damn it, they forgot what they wanted to say.
Historians have no competitors, so they are full of courage. They defy the sky and the earth and write about the Spring and Autumn Period with an iron pen.
The other hundreds of schools focus on the present and the future, which are ever-changing, and no one can do without them. In other words, each family hopes to show off as one of the hundreds of schools and only respect its own skills.
To put it bluntly, it means spreading the influence of one's own doctrine by any means necessary.
And the simplest, most effective, convenient and quick way is to become an official.
Hundreds of schools of thought contend, and there are hundreds, thousands or even ten thousand schools of thought contending, but there is only one recorder, the historian.
Therefore, if the historians dare to speak directly, other families cannot open their mouths.
The fear is not because I don't want to speak, but because I am afraid that the crowd behind me will attack and jointly target me.
Xi Tong secretly thought that in the Immortal Sword World, bamboo slips were used to write books, and even the richer people could use silk. It seemed to be thousands of years behind the earth, but if practitioners had jade pupil slips, it would completely blow up the earth.
However, Jade Eye Slip cannot be made just by anyone who wants to, nor can anyone use it. This means that it is destined to be a niche item and cannot be popularized.
Our ancestors had many things that seemed to be black technology in 9102, but they were all lost in the long history because they were "niche".
It's better to have real objects, but if you don't have real objects, you can only rely on ancient books.
Therefore, the things that can be passed down to 9102 are not the best, they can only be said to be the most suitable, or in other words, the cheapest.
However, it is these cheapest things that attract hundreds of families to gather together, and they dare not argue.
Hundreds of old guys were all kneeling on futons, holding cups and drinking slowly.
Well, this thing is pretty good. What is it?
Xi Tong placed the teacup on the table.
"I already know the reason why you are here. It is nothing more than seeing the potential of paper and printing technology to spread throughout the world."
Everyone nodded in unison.
In this era, reading was the right of the nobility, and only the nobility had the ability to purchase and collect books.
When Confucius was traveling around the world, what should he do if he ran out of money?
Sell books, earn manuscript fees, and then you will have money to make a living.
Hundreds of schools of thought wrote books and spread their theories throughout the world so that everyone could read them.
However, limited by the productivity of this era, it is simply an unattainable extravagant hope.
In this era, winning the contention of a hundred schools of thought is the main task, and everything else is irrelevant.
But what is the purpose of a hundred schools of thought contending?
Let the influence of your own teachings spread throughout the world.
With printing and paper, this goal can be achieved, so why argue?
Therefore, when the Monster Catching Alliance posted wanted notices in cities and towns all over the world, everyone was excited.
What would happen if it was your own doctrine posted on the wall?
If one writes one's own theories on it and binds it into a book, wouldn't it be possible to condense many works?
As for the price of paper, everyone has never thought about it.
It can spread all over the world and be posted in every city and town. The price of this kind of thing will never be expensive.
The era of contention of a hundred schools of thought was the era when Zhuxia civilization was at its peak and thought was most active.
Not to mention anything else, most of the idioms and sayings come from this era.
Later writings often translated the works of this era, and they also euphemistically called them quotations from classics.
The Tao Te Ching is only five thousand words long, but later generations have studied it for thousands of years. Not only has it not been thoroughly studied, but the more it is studied, the more absurd it becomes.
The civilizational achievements of this era had many profound impacts on China.
Not only in culture, but also in politics, economy, military, philosophy, religion and many other aspects.
And practice.
Read with a righteous mind, and have a righteous mind that is all-encompassing.
Reading nourishes your Qi, and you will have the Qi of poetry and calligraphy in your belly.
Before 3 stars, it was all about polishing the muscles and bones, tempering the body, and exploring the physiological potential.
Physical training is the foundation, but it is not everything, especially for a race like human beings who are born with weak bodies.
The same amount of sweat will only yield 1 point if invested in physical training, but 10 points or even 100 points will be gained if invested in Qi and mind training.
Life is short but love is long. Mind and emotions are not only the bondage of human beings, but also the most essential difference between humans and animals. They are also the advantages of human cultivation.
Guan Yu reads Spring and Autumn Period.
Wen Tianxiang composed a song of righteousness.
The prosperity of Confucian classics caused the Han Dynasty to "fall by force alone".
In later generations, Zhao Pu even made the bold statement that "half of the Analects of Confucius will rule the world."
It can be seen that the writings in the era of Contending of One Hundred Schools of Thought also included martial arts. Even in Confucianism, which was a "weak scholar", everyone carried a sword.
The six arts of a gentleman, including etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, arithmetic, archery and driving, are all part of marching and fighting. Therefore, in this era, there is no separation between civil and military affairs.
The most basic quality of an official is to mount a horse to govern the army and dismount to manage the people.
Just look at the civil servants in the Three Kingdoms period and you will know that none of them are weak warriors.
It is a pity that generations of castration and destruction have changed history beyond recognition, let alone these treasures of civilization.
Re-read the classics and learn to strengthen your body - this is Xi Tong's idea.
"Paper is not difficult. The Demon Catching Alliance provides 10 million pieces of paper every year. The quota is limited. If you want to buy it, just go and work hard to catch demons in exchange for your contribution."
"Printing has no technical content."
As he spoke, Xi Tong explained the secrets of block printing and movable type printing.
All the scholars were stunned when they heard this.
So simple?
Why didn't we think of that?
How does the Big Money Spreader's brain grow?
However, the most basic and primitive engraving printing has the same printing effect as calligraphy on toilet paper. If you want to achieve the quality, effect and scale of a wanted poster, haha...
"However, fine printing like a wanted poster costs a lot of money."
Someone realized the key, so he raised his hand and asked: "Excuse me, the great devil of coin scattering, how much money and food does it cost to publish a book of 78,000 words, 240 pictures, and print 1,000 copies from our Mohist family?"
Xi Tong waved his hand, "Start with 100,000 copies, or we won't print them!"
The Mohist tycoon's face froze, and he calculated in his mind that a thousand copies could be circulated throughout the world. After all, there were not many literate Mohist disciples, and there were only three to five hundred Mohist disciples with the ability to lecture.
One hundred thousand volumes was too much and too wasteful. The Mohist family, which was already in a tight situation, simply could not afford such an expense.
Just when the Mohist giant sighed in frustration and shook his head and retreated, Xi Tong said something else.
"Printing begins with one hundred thousand copies! If you, the Mohist family, give me one classic, I will waive the cost of ten thousand copies. If you give me ten classics, I will give you one hundred thousand copies for free!"
Xi Tong straightened his back and said with a full face of the nouveau riche, "You heard me right, and there is no need to doubt that this is what I said!"
"Free publishing, you don't have to spend a penny! Moreover, you can use these books for yourself or buy them out, it doesn't matter!"
"I only ask for the content and quality of the book, but if someone messes up the book and fills in the word count, it will never be published again!"
After speaking, Xi Tong looked specifically at the historian representative.
"Write this sentence into the history books - if you have money, you can really do whatever you want!"