Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 143 Don't forget the original intention
Wu Zhao finished writing the last word, then put down the pen in his hand, and handed the silk full of words to Yuan Xi.

She explained: "This is a bibliography that my concubine has collected these days and thinks it can be used as an enlightenment."

"In Beixincheng's mansion, there are still some classics of my father. Now that I am not around, I can only write some from memory."

Yuan Xi looked at the writing on the silk and sighed: "Thank you for your hard work. In the past few days, I will find someone to collect these books and transcribe a few more copies."

Wu Zhao said worriedly: "Young master's idea is good, but literacy and ancient books are in the hands of a few scholars. It is not possible to achieve enlightenment and teaching among the common people within a few years."

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "I know, unless there is a breakthrough change in the means and channels of communication."

Wu Zhao asked curiously, "What does the young master mean?"

Yuan Xi held up the silk, "One is the material for writing."

"Bamboo slips are heavy and silk is expensive, so we need to find cheap things to replace them, such as paper."

Wu Zhao nodded and said, "Caihou paper is light, but it is quite troublesome to make. It requires more than a dozen processes and consumes more labor."

"Nowadays the world is in chaos. Many people starve to death because they can't afford to eat. Many craftsmen are forced to change their careers to make a living and farm the land. Therefore, there is less paper on the market these years."

"Moreover, paper is easily damaged, and important characters are still resorted to bamboo and silk, so the gentry also resists paper."

Yuan Xi nodded, knowing that what Wu Zhao said was indeed true, and that paper also had many inconveniences. It was not until Ge Hong in the Jin Dynasty invented the moth-proof and moisture-proof jute paper that paper was really accepted by the gentry.

From invention to practicality of a thing, it is a process of accumulation of many related technologies. If one link is linked, if one link is lost, the whole link will come to a standstill.

Just like papermaking, although it has already appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty, after the war at the end of the Han Dynasty and the struggle of the Three Kingdoms, it was not until the recovery of the economy in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties that paper was produced on a large scale and began to be used by ordinary people.

Affected by this, calligraphy and painting began to flourish in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and a large number of calligraphers and painters emerged.

If you want to ensure technological progress, you must ensure the improvement of productivity in the territory, and if you want to ensure productivity, you must ensure the stability of the situation in the territory.

And the prerequisite to guarantee these is to have the power to protect oneself.

And the more advanced the various technologies, the stronger the power to protect yourself, forming a perfect closed loop.

Therefore, there are too many things that need to be coordinated to govern a place, and it is definitely not something that Yuan Xi can accomplish alone.

Talent, or talent.

Yuan Xi has a deep understanding of why talents are productive forces, and why governing the world is inseparable from the gentry with knowledge.

How can he alone solve the problems that have been going on for thousands of years, he can only do his best.

He said: "Although paper is not easy to preserve, it is enough for enlightenment."

"Youzhou has no shortage of resources, it depends on how many talents it can recruit in the future."

"I tried to find a way to recruit people from Qingzhou and Jizhou, and used money and grain to recruit craftsmen and apprentices."

"As long as apprentices know a few hundred words, they can play a greater role in the specialty they have learned."

"Paper books that record technology are the key. The more books there are, the more people can learn at the same time."

"I will let the Zhen family buy a large amount of papermaking materials to improve papermaking technology."

Wu Zhao worried: "But finding someone to transcribe is also very troublesome."

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Don't worry, there is a way."

He briefly talked about woodblock printing and movable type printing, and said with a smile: "Enlightenment books can be printed with woodblock printing. As long as there is paper, it is not a problem to print hundreds of sheets a day. In this way, books can be mass-produced."

Wu Zhao's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Young master's idea is really astonishing!"

"If this method of printing books becomes popular, everyone will have books to read, and it's not out of reach!"

"Is this what the young master came up with?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "This is the idea of ​​a craftsman."

"You see, even though most of the books are in the hands of the gentry, there are still many low-level craftsmen who have discovered better and more advanced things in their labor."

"But many craftsmen are illiterate, which limits the possibility of continuing to improve technology."

"God is unfair, but it is fair. It gives everyone the opportunity to acquire knowledge and change the world."

"Everyone should have the qualifications to learn."

After Wu Zhao heard this, the light in her eyes became brighter. She nodded slightly: "I really want to be with you, and see this day come."

The two chatted again, and Yuan Xi asked: "I went to Xuzhou, and I have already talked with Mi's family. I just need to wait for the Zhen family to send someone to connect, and then we can open up business routes."

"I just don't know how the Zhen family is preparing."

Wu Zhao smiled and said, "My lord, why don't you go and ask Miss Zhen's family?"

Yuan Xi said helplessly: "Although it was intentional last time, the rumors were more powerful than I expected. I was afraid that the situation would be out of control and people would mobilize ahead of time. It would be difficult for me to deal with it."

Wu Zhao laughed: "You stupid brain, don't you have a sister who takes the lead?"

"Speaking of which, if you don't come back to see her, I'm afraid she will blame you again."

Yuan Xi was sweating profusely, he was busy with a lot of things when he came back, he really forgot about Yuan Xing!

He quickly jumped to the bed: "You reminded me, I'll go see her first!"

He found Zhao Yun and said, "Brother Zilong, follow me to the Yuan Mansion."

Zhao Yun didn't know why, so he got into the carriage.

When they arrived at Yuan's Mansion, Yuan Xi asked the guard to pass the news, and after a while, a maid came in and welcomed the two of them.

The two of them followed to the back house, and saw Yuan Xing coming out to greet them, and when they saw Yuan Xi, they complained: "You still remember me!"

"After you moved out, how often did you come to see me?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "It's not like seeing my sister as soon as I come back."

Yuan Xing sighed: "It's good to come back. I heard that you went to Dongwuyang and then to Xuzhou. What is so important that you have to go there yourself?"

She turned to Zhao Yun, bowed her head slightly, and saluted, "Second brother, thanks to the general for your trouble, I thank you here."

Zhao Yun hurriedly returned the gift: "Zilong is afraid of the matter of his duty."

Seeing this, Yuan Xi said, "Have you seen it?"

Zilong's face remained unchanged: "When the young master left Yecheng, the girl came to the young master's mansion several times."

Seeing Zhao Yun talking to Yuan Xing like this, Yuan Xi obviously knew him a lot before.

He was a little resentful, thinking that this time he had worked so hard to create opportunities for you, but he didn't expect to have hooked up long ago!
Taking advantage of Zhao Yun's opportunity to guard outside the house, he pulled Yuan Xing into the house, and smiled softly, "What does my sister think of Brother Zilong?"

"It was he who I told you was a good-looking talent. Didn't I lie to you?"

Yuan Xing glanced at him, "It's good, but you and I can't make the decision, so what's the use of talking?"

"Although he is now a captain, he is still far from the Yuan family's request. I don't care, but my father and mother definitely don't allow it."

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Don't worry, he will be promoted after he has made meritorious service in defeating Gongsun Zan."

Yuan Xing shook her head: "You think too simply, even if he becomes a general, even if my father nods, my mother will not be happy."

"I heard what my mother said recently, she wants me to marry a big family."

Yuan Xi murmured, "You said that if father changed to a regular wife..."

Yuan Xing turned pale with shock, quickly covered Yuan Xi's mouth, and said in a low voice, "You can say that too?"

Yuan Xi shook his head. It is true that doing such a thing is a bit risky.

It's not that there are no dead soldiers, the dead soldiers trained by Qu Yi under his command, as long as he asks, those people will rush to die.

But in this way, the consequences are unpredictable. The worst case is that Yuan Xi will lose everything, and all previous efforts will be in vain.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. If you want to eliminate future troubles, you must kill them all. But the same family, can you kill them all?

The second is to have the power to make the other party dare not retaliate even if they know about it.

Yuan Xi's current status was given by the Yuan family, and it will be withdrawn at any time. Only when he becomes a vassal will others dare not act rashly.

Thinking of this, he smiled at Yuan Xing: "Sister, don't worry, I just said it casually."

"I'm here, and there is one more thing I want to ask my sister. The Chinese New Year will be in a few days. My sister and Zhen Rong have a good relationship. Why don't you invite her to come over and talk about it? I will also accompany you when the time comes."

Yuan Xing understood as soon as she thought about it, she shook her head and said with a smile, "Second brother is a lot more cunning, and has learned so many twists and turns."

"Tomorrow I will invite Zhen Rong, you wait for my news."

Yuan Xi and Zhao Yun came out of the mansion and got into the carriage. Yuan Xi was in a good mood, but Zhao Yun had a look of disappointment on his face.

Seeing this, he wondered, "Brother Zilong doesn't like my sister?"

"If that's the case, I'll find another good match for my brother."

Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "My lord misunderstood, Yun didn't mean that."

"The character and appearance of Lingjie's family are all unmatched by Yun Gao, but what Yun Gao is disappointed is not the love between these children."

"Yun is a little disappointed with the young master, and even a little disappointed with himself."

Yuan Xi was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "What did Xi do to offend brother?"

Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment before he said, "Ye City is very good, with good food and good housing. It is much more comfortable than Beixin City. I think you will enjoy it too."

"But do you still remember the promise you made to the people in the city when you left?"

"At that time, Yun took over the management of Beixin City from the young master, and after the battle of Qingzhou, he went to attack Tian Kai, so Brother Qu temporarily watched over it."

"The city guards have changed back and forth, but they haven't given an explanation to the people of Beixin City. Now that the New Year is coming, I don't know if the people of Beixin City feel that the young master has lied to them?"

"I know that you do a lot of things, which are very important, but if you don't give them a good explanation, how can you win the trust of the world in the future?"

Yuan Xi listened, sweating profusely, and bowed in the carriage: "Brother Zilong's words awakened the dreamer, I was indeed negligent."

"Tomorrow, my brother and I will go to Beixin City."

Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "No, the young master has done well enough, and Yecheng needs the young master to sit in charge."

"Now that Ziyi is protecting Young Master, Yun can feel at ease, please let Young Master let Yun go back first."

"When he sees the people in Beixin City, Yun will bring the young master's words to him."

Yuan Xi sighed: "Brother Zilong is helping me, so why worry about the failure of such a big event!"

"Brother, please tell the people in the city that I will rush back as soon as possible after the new year. By then, I will bring not only food to Beixin City, but also the peace of Beidi!"

After hearing this, Zhao Yun showed appreciation in his eyes: "Yun has remembered, now leave immediately to convey the message to the people on behalf of the young master!"

When the carriage arrived at the mansion, Zhao Yun went into the house to pack up, took dry food and clothes, and two fast horses, bid farewell to everyone, and left for the city.

Yuan Xi sent it to the gate of the city, saw Zhao Yun disappearing into the distance, and thought that Zhao Yun might not be the top commander in military force, but he had the rare and precious quality of being faithful and straightforward.

As expected of Changshan Zhao Zilong.

(End of this chapter)