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Chapter 207 Mirror Lake County and Test
Wei Junqian was a little dizzy, "What is this?"

"This is called pinyin." Ren Ning taught pinyin first.

"His Majesty the First Emperor stipulated that books have the same text and cars have the same track, but he did not stipulate that the characters have the same pronunciation. Therefore, there are so many dialects in Yunchui, so it is very difficult to communicate across counties. This is a great pity."

Wei Junqian nodded.

When they came to Guangxin, they usually had to find a translator first when they went out, otherwise they would not understand what the people nearby were saying.

After thinking about it, Wei Junqian raised his head and glanced at Ren Ning secretly.

Because of pronunciation problems, not to mention the border minority areas, even Xingji City had accidents before.

For example, in the scientific examination, many scholars are rich in learning and brilliant in literature.

However, these examples are full of dialects.Officials at all levels, from the emperor down, couldn't understand what he was talking about.If you want to communicate at work, you must first write down what you want to say.

In the end, the emperor had no choice but to arrange a small official for such a young man in his hometown...

Another example is Ren Ning's father, Ren Jie, the fourth master of the Grand Master's Mansion.

This is also a character who has been tricked by pronunciation.

Ren Jie lived up to his name. Since he was a child, he was extremely smart and was highly praised by all the nobles in the imperial capital, and he even made a baby marriage early.

It's just that he is unruly by nature and likes to wander around the counties to explore the local customs and customs.Sometimes they live for months or even years.

Later, Ren Jie also learned a bunch of messy dialects, but forgot the pronunciation of Xingji City.

Emperor Changxing was a talented emperor, so he was given an official position of supervisory censor, who traveled around the counties to supervise local officials to understand the people's feelings in each counties, and he was considered to make the best use of it.

However, 18 years ago, he suddenly returned to Xingji City and brought back a baby boy, which he told others openly and honestly that he was his illegitimate child.

This kind of unscrupulous action completely annoyed those censors in Xingji City who couldn't tolerate sand in their eyes, and countless impeachments were sent to Emperor Changxing like snowflakes.

Emperor Changxing had no choice but to invite Ren Jie into the palace for questioning, but they broke up because of language communication problems between the two parties.

In the end, Ren Jie went to Jinghu County in the north and became a small county magistrate. It was not until Ren Ning was six years old that he was sent back to the Grand Master's Mansion in Xingji City...

Mirror Lake County!
Wei Junqian subconsciously looked at the map of Yunchui hanging on the wall.

There are several small counties in the north of Yunchui, and Jinghu County is relatively easy to find.

Because there is a huge mirror lake in the county.

The reason why it is called Mirror Lake is that the climate in the north is cold, and the surface of the lake will freeze most of the time, like a calm mirror.Therefore, it is called the mirror (quiet) lake.

Jinghu County is not considered a frontier, but it is also connected to the other two border counties.If you go to Yumu or Yanhui County from the imperial capital or the south, you have to pass through here first.

……

"General, general?"

cough!
Wei Junqian coughed covertly, "I'm going to listen, you continue to talk."

Ren Ning nodded.

"Although there are only 24 letters, they can form all our characters and determine their pronunciation. As long as they are popularized, the people of the entire empire will..."

Speaking of which, he hesitated for a moment.

"From then on, officials and students throughout the empire, no matter where they come from, can communicate with each other unimpeded."

"So sharp?" Wei Junqian was dubious.

Ren Ning casually wrote down two relatively simple words, and signaled: "General, you can try it."

"Xing luo! Starfall?" Wei Junqian quickly spelled it out.

Ren Ning smiled: "The general spelled it well, but what my subordinates wrote is Xingluo."

He wrote a few more intelligence phrases.

Wei Junqian was more familiar with these words, and quickly spelled them out one by one.

"Good stuff." Wei Junqian couldn't help rubbing his hands together.

Compared with tens of thousands of Yunchui characters, 24 letters are much simpler.

However, his expression soon became a little strange: "You should have used this pinyin pronunciation method when you were in Xingji City."

The old grand master, that is, Ren Ning's grandfather, has a high position and authority and can enter and leave the palace at any time even after retirement, and he has been working hard to standardize various Yunchui characters.

Once this pinyin is in the hands of the old master, it may not take long before it will be popularized throughout Yunchui.

The first emperor "written the same text, and the carriages were on the same track", creating a unified empire.

Now there is a "word with the same pronunciation" in front of Emperor Changxing, and he who wants to go to Qingshi will definitely not refuse.

Ren Ning scratched his head, "If this method of pronunciation of pinyin is spread, all the people of Yunchui will speak the same language in the future. It can strengthen the centripetal force and cohesion of the entire empire. It's just..."

He pointed to the three-leaf windmill, "If we use it to deliver news in the future, it will be easy for other scouts and spies to see through."

"It doesn't matter." Wei Junqian laughed, "It can enhance the centripetal force and cohesion of the entire nation, that is a great achievement for thousands of years. This little loss is nothing."

"Besides, maybe at that time, your kid will come up with a more strange or convenient method of communication?"

Doing what you say is the style of the Starfall Legion.

In the next few days, Wei Junqian ordered people to erect a huge "communication tower" on the top of Yingshan, Zhennanguan and Hushou Mountain to test Ren Ning's communication method.

There are only three large wooden planks that can be rotated on the tower, and it is easy to manufacture.

It was a sunny day with no clouds in sight.

"Can you see the communication tower at Zhennan Pass?"

"Return to the school captain, it's clear."

In this case, the same happened in Zhennan Pass and Hushou Mountain.

Snapped!
Colorful clouds exploded in the sky.

For the first test, a cloud-piercing arrow was sent first to remind Yuanfang that it was about to start.

"General Wei Junqian of the Starfall Legion sends his greetings to General Yuan and all the brothers in Zhennanguan."

The little soldiers climbed onto the tower and turned three long wooden blocks in order.

On the relay tower on the South Gate of the old town, the little soldiers moved the planks swiftly and followed the order of the top of Yingshan Mountain in the same way.

They had already undergone rigorous training earlier, but they were calm and calm at the moment.

Not long after, Yuan Xingwen received the translated message in the large tent of the Central Army in Nanguan, Xinzhen.

He was surprised and delighted: "I didn't expect the complete news to be delivered. Where did this kid get his head?"

Li Hebai next to him was also shocked, "Yes. Lao Ren's ideas are all kinds of weird, but they are super practical. It's a pity..."

He beat his chest in frustration, "Grandfather and eldest sister, you should have done it earlier."

Yuan Xingwen didn't know what his subordinate Ai Jiang was worrying about.After thinking for a while, he took up a pen and wrote: "Zhennanguan has received the news. Yuan sends his greetings to General Wei and Xingluo's brothers. Long live the Yunchui Empire!"

This message was sent by Kuai Ma to Yingshan Daying, and on the other hand, it was sent directly from the communication tower on Hushou Mountain.

Yingshan Daying Communication Tower received the news soon.

After a long time, the sound of horseshoes sounded.

Wei Junqian immediately beamed with joy when he compared the note sent by Kuai Ma.

"The news is accurate, we succeeded!" He haha ​​waved at Ren Ning, "You have made great contributions again, kid!"

Fifty miles is not far or near, but sending messages with communication towers is much faster than sending messages with horses.If the communication tower is erected all the way north to Xingji City or even Yumu County or Yanzhen Fortress...

Wei Junqian turned around and strode back to the camp to write the notes.

As for the transmission of messages in rainy days, foggy days and nights, it is entirely possible to use light or other methods that allow the message to be seen clearly from a distance.

As the saying goes, as long as you are willing to ponder, there are always more solutions than difficulties.There is no need to bother Wei Junqian or Ren Ning, as his subordinates will think about it.

The only thing that gave Wei Junqian a headache was that it would take a lot of manpower and material resources to fully establish such a communication method throughout Yunchui.

There is no need to worry about manpower, but it is not easy to persuade Emperor Changxing or Qian Liang to take out the money because Yunchui is now in the treasury.

But no matter how you say it, it is worth spending more money on infrastructure.

　Happy New Years Eve.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)