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Chapter 847 Zhu Youjian's vernacular project (one more)
Under the demonstration of Daimler, Chu Yun quickly learned how to operate the first four-wheeled vehicle.In his opinion, this four-wheeled car is an exquisite toy car, and it is really not difficult to get started.

He drove the first four-wheeled vehicle slowly on the official road outside Yongdingmen, and the people lining the road burst into even more enthusiastic cheers!
This is a pain for the guards protecting Chu Yun and the staff of the intelligence department, they need to follow Chu Yun all the time.

Chu Yun slipped around Yongdingmen before getting out of the car.

"This car still needs to be improved. For example, the iron chain is easy to break." Chu Yun discovered some of the problems.

"Yes, we also discovered this problem during the research and development. When the journey is about ten kilometers to tens of kilometers, the iron chain is easy to break. The iron chain is too thick and it is not conducive to driving the car. We need a little time to complete the process. Improvement," Daimler admitted.

"It should be fortunate that no fracture occurred during the test run. Your car research team should continue to develop a more powerful engine, and try to increase the speed to [-] kilometers per hour." Chu Yun thought that car research still needs to be improved, but this is a major trend in the future. Perfection is a matter of time.Fifty kilometers should be more practical, but it is much faster than the speed of a carriage!
"Master, here is a letter from the Liaoning Academy of Sciences." An official from the Beijing Academy of Sciences came over and said to Chu Yun.

Chu Yun took the letter, which was written by Mr. Zhu.Mr. Zhu, Chu Yun knew that was Zhu Youjian's current pen name.

"The vernacular movement..." Chu Yun couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw what Zhu Youjian wrote. The content of his letter was already in plain language.

Zhu Youjian followed Mr. Zhou and others in the Liaoning Academy of Sciences, and was influenced by many people there. Not only did he use his pen name to publish articles in newspapers, but he even became the vanguard of the vernacular movement.

The vernacular language he advocated was intended to turn written classical Chinese into popular language, reduce the cost of learning for ordinary people, and interrupt the monopoly of civil servants and intellectuals on power.Being able to read and write in ancient times is a respectable thing, but it is even more difficult to learn the classical Chinese of people from earlier times.

Chu Yun still agrees with this point, because although it is written in classical Chinese, the people in various places actually speak the dialects of various places, and they are very popular, just like the language used in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is very close to the vernacular .In order to pay attention to antithesis and imitate the composition of people in the pre-Qin period, some Confucian scholars even forcibly pieced together words.However, it is not at all difficult to confirm that vernacular Chinese has become an official language, and it is estimated that it will be resisted by many people, and then it will be suspected that it is against tradition.

Should we take this opportunity to promote the vernacular and unify the language by the way?At present, Mandarin is basically only spoken by rich families and literati, while ordinary people still speak dialects, and the cost of communication between them is relatively high.

This is the next thing to do.Chu Yun secretly wrote it down.With the advancement of industrial technology, universal education has also become necessary.Universal compulsory education is unlikely, but it could be tested in larger cities, where residents are wealthier and more educated.

"First report to Zhu Youjian by phone, and let him draw up a more detailed plan. This kind of thing can't be done on a whim. It needs to be verified by multiple parties, and it needs to be released in advance." Chu Yun told the officials from the Academy of Sciences Said.

"I understand." The officials of the Academy of Sciences received Chu Yun's reply and went down to send Zhu Youjian a telegram.

"Master, I have an urgent report here."

Chu Yun had just finished replying to the officials of the Academy of Sciences, and another official came to report to him.

This is an official from the Ministry of Rites.

"This is an extremely important telegram sent by our envoys stationed in Korea as soon as they arrived at Dalian Port," said an official from the Ministry of Rites.

According to the news from the Koryo country, did something happen to the always stable and peaceful Koryo country?

Chu Yun changed color slightly after receiving the letter.

"What's wrong?" Ella asked.

"The civil servants of the Koryo Kingdom collectively spent a lot of money on impeachment of the king's son on extraordinary skills. King Injo of Koryo was furious and exiled Li Yi to Jeju Island." Chu Yun returned the telegram to the officials of the Ministry of Rites .

"Li Yan, that person seems to support your measures, military lord, and has always wanted to emulate your actions in Koryo. He has visited us every year during the past two years." Ella thought of Li Yan's look.

"To be precise, I'm still his big brother. He learned all his ways from me. However, Koryo is like a small country governed by civil servants. He doesn't hold great power, so it's inevitable that he will be attacked. And This time, I don’t think it’s just the civil servants group targeting him, his father may not be afraid that his influence will expand and affect his status as the king of the Koryo Kingdom.” Chu Yun understood that if it wasn’t for the acquiescence of the Korean King Renzu behind his back, the civil servants’ group might not have It was so easy to overthrow Li Yi, a group of pioneers who sought to carry out reforms in Korea.

"Father and son are on guard, what happened to the emperor's house is really terrible." Ella could not help but whisper when she heard that the king of Korea and the father and son were on guard against each other.

"Power is a good thing if it is used in the right place, but it will be very bad if it is used in the wrong place." Chu Yun patted Ling'er's head, "If it weren't for the world, such things should not happen on our side in the future. What he wants to get depends on his own efforts."

"And you don't have to worry, I've considered everything." Chu Yun patted Ella's head again, knowing that she was worried that he and Ling'er would also evolve into the situation of Li Yan and his son in the future.

Chu Yun turned to the officials of the Ministry of Rites and asked, "Can Li Yan send someone to ask for my help?"

The official from the Ministry of Rites shook his head: "The incident happened suddenly. At that time, the king of Goryeo suddenly sent soldiers to arrest Li Yi who was in Busan, and exiled him to the desolate Jeju Island. After our envoys in Goryeo knew about this, we immediately boarded a boat. Go to Dalian Port to send a telegram to the capital. Jeju Island is not far from Busan, and Li Yan should have been taken to Kyushu Island by now."

Chu Yun frowned slightly.Li Yan's exile is equivalent to the Kyushu Army's lack of influence in the Koryo court, which is not a good thing for the peaceful evolution of Koryo.

"Li Yan or the Li Yan group should send someone to contact me soon." Chu Yun thought for a while and said.

"Military Master, how can you be sure that Li Yan will definitely send someone here?" the official of the Ministry of Rites asked in astonishment.

"The reason is very simple. No one can save him except me. If I don't take action, he might be poisoned inexplicably." Chu Yun said.

(End of this chapter)