Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

"hiss!"

After listening to the explanation of "punctuation marks", Kong Yingda widened his eyes and gasped.

He had been teaching for most of his life, so of course he quickly understood the usefulness of these small symbols.

Li Kuan didn't say much, he just took the paper and pen and wrote down "Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice every day? A friend came from afar..."

These ten words!
"See! It only takes this, plus a few little things..."

As he spoke, he used a brush to mark a few places and add punctuation marks, and a complete sentence appeared on the paper.

"The Master said: Learn..."

Kong Yingda followed the instructions on the paper and began to read them. After a while, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed:
"well!"

I go?

Li Kuan didn't expect the old man to react so strongly, and his face was full of suspicion.

this
Is he really the direct descendant of Confucius?
I have never seen the world!
Chu Suiliang and others were also alarmed. They stopped what they were doing and walked over.

"Master, what happened? Why are you so excited?" asked an old man.

"Yes! I was still thinking about the meaning of 'A gentleman is not an instrument'. Just when I had some ideas, you shouted them out!"

Yao Silian said unhappily.

"Then the libation officer still has to pay some compensation! I think we should go and have a few drinks later, how about that?"

"Can!"

Everyone was talking about it. Kong Yingda shook his head, his face serious, and said:
"Everyone, let's take a look at this first!"

Ok?
Several old men frowned, with puzzled expressions on their faces. Lao Kong had no intention of showing off. He pointed at the sentence on the paper and began to explain.

"This"

After learning the purpose of punctuation marks, especially after seeing it with their own eyes, Chu Suiliang, Yao Silian and others were all astonished.

“Unbelievable and extremely clever!”

"I didn't expect this tiny symbol to be so useful! Great kindness!"

"What kind of dog could have come up with this idea? Please let the chief priest introduce me to the audience hall!"

"Are there any complete ones?"

These old fellows were also excited, their cloudy old eyes sparkled with brilliance, and it was obvious that they saw the value of these symbols.

Kong Yingda smiled bitterly: "It's far away in the sky, but it's right in front of us!"

"Ok?"

These seven or eight old men looked at Li Kuan in surprise and doubt, and looked at each other in bewilderment!

But it was only a moment, and their old faces showed relief again, as if they felt that everything that happened before their eyes was...
It's all common sense!
After all, aren’t there enough miracles that have happened to him?
These people got together and studied punctuation marks. Kong Yingda was the narrator, while Li Kuan sat calmly beside them and drank tea.

I have to say that the treatment at Hongwenguan is really good, even the tea is the best Maojian, with the mentality of "If you don't take advantage of the opportunity, you are a bastard"...
Then make a few more pots!

There were also several punctuation marks during this period, which Lao Kong didn't quite understand, so he went to ask Li Kuan for advice, and then explained them to Chu Suiliang and others!

Soon, the time of an incense stick passed!
Li Kuan was still sitting lazily with his legs crossed. Perhaps because he had drunk a lot of tea, he seemed much more energetic.

Still a little bit full!
The old men finally understood the meaning and purpose of the sixteen punctuation marks, and on a whim, they took two or three articles and
Just a test!

After trying the effects, everyone was amazed and praised it.

I can't wait to start and try out all the Four Books and Five Classics.

"Your Majesty, may I ask, what about Pinyin? What is it used for?"

Fortunately, Kong Yingda still had some knowledge and still remembered the matter about "Pinyin".

However, not too much attention was paid to it.

After all, being able to see punctuation marks is already extremely rare, is there anything else possible?
This punctuation mark ', is it just a starting point for discussion?
Unlikely!

"Pinyin is actually used to teach children to read!" Li Kuan said.

“Learn to read?!”

This group of old men all frowned, their cloudy old eyes full of confusion.

Nowadays, when children are introduced to literacy, they are usually taught to recite the Thousand Character Classic, which is a rather simple and crude method.

But overall, the efficiency is not very high!

Because the dialects in different places are quite different, there are Guanzhong dialect, Shuzhong dialect, Shandong dialect, etc., there are many types!
The official language used was the Guanzhong accent, which was not very popular. It was still quite difficult for common people from different states and counties to communicate with each other.

Not to mention children learning to read!
The difference in accents greatly affects communication between regions. It's like speaking a different language and no one can understand each other. So what's the difference between that and being deaf?
This also leads to the fact that the cohesion of a country is not very high!
"To put it bluntly, this is actually an accent that can be used by people all over the world, and people use pinyin to learn Chinese characters, which makes it much simpler..."

Li Kuan explained slowly.

If we want to learn pinyin, we must promote Mandarin, which is very different from the official language that is popular today, but it is also extremely necessary!
What did Qin Shihuang do after unifying the world?
The same writing system and the same track!

The purpose is to enhance the cohesion of a country, which is the general trend after unification!

Now we have a common accent that is different from any dialect in any place, and without eliminating local accents.
Why not?
This brings us to a very important point: Why are the common people of Dayan so resistant to the official language?
Mandarin is the accent of the Guanzhong area!

Why should we learn this? Do you look down on our dialects?

Isn't this a clear disrespect for other places? Disputes in various places have arisen as a result! If you don't want to learn, you can't learn no matter what, that's forgetting your roots!

Ordinary people still have a very strong sense of belonging to their hometown, especially their local accent!
It sounds so friendly!
If you think about it this way, a brand new accent like Mandarin, which is also relatively easy to learn, will certainly be popular!
It took Li Kuan half a cup of tea to give a general explanation of pinyin and mandarin.

Yao Silian sucked in a breath of cold air, and the hand that was stroking his gray beard was shaking a little: "Good fellow, Your Majesty, you are really generous! The workload is terrifying just thinking about it, this is..."

"Are you trying to ask us old guys for help? But... it's too difficult!" Chu Suiliang also shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Can I give you my life, Your Majesty?" An old man rolled his eyes helplessly.

This is fucking.
If you want to come up with an accent that can be used everywhere in the world, why don't you just create new characters?
Cangjie created characters!

Pooh!
It will really bother people!
Kong Yingda's eyes were sharp, but he didn't say much.

It seems there are a lot of surprises today!

Among all the people present, Lao Kong is the one who knows Li Kuan's abilities best!
He knew that His Majesty must have some reason why he said this!

"No! It's actually not complicated at all!" He shook his head!

The corners of many old men’s mouths were twitching!
This is not complicated, listen...
Is this what people say?
"Now that we have existing characters, it's not that difficult to create a special pronunciation for them! Just follow the rules and you'll be done!"

"If you look closely, this is actually a big improvement on the premise of the 'two-character tangent pronunciation method'! There are only four pronunciations for one pinyin..."

Li Kuan took the pen and paper again, and wrote down the initial consonants, finals and overall pronunciation on the hard white paper, and demonstrated it himself!

This matter is relatively tricky, at least it is much more difficult to explain than punctuation marks, after all, this is Mandarin.

It is equivalent to a completely new type of sound!

Of course these old guys are extremely unfamiliar!
Fortunately, they had the 'two-word pronunciation method' as a basis, so their receptive ability was quite strong. It only took more than an hour for everyone to suddenly understand.

Then, all the old faces were filled with excitement and shock. Many old guys were stroking their beards with their hands trembling slightly.
Even Kong Yingda is no exception!

The emergence of Pinyin is definitely a milestone!
It can also greatly promote the development of culture, and from a political perspective, it is crucial to the long-term stability of a country.
It has an impact that cannot be ignored!
The promotion of pinyin,
Then Mandarin will naturally spread as well!
Everyone can easily learn this accent, and it also makes communication between different regions much easier.

Moreover, if this language is established as the official language, there will be no need to worry about any regional differences. At least the common people will not have such resistance in their hearts.

Because learning Mandarin does not mean giving up your accent or forgetting your roots. On the contrary, it makes it easier to communicate with others.….
Pinyin is easy to read and recognize, and simple to learn!
How could it not be popular?
Furthermore, don’t forget that after the accents are unified, it will be much easier for students from all over the Tang Dynasty to study. If we talk about it in a broader sense…
It is not an exaggeration to say that it has the merit of educating the people!
“What a generous gesture!”

Kong Yingda's face was also filled with deep shock.

Even though he was a descendant of the Kong family and the contemporary Marquis Bao, and had extraordinary knowledge, he was still frightened by Li Qiu's plan!

Pinyin is definitely not easy to learn for adults who have no foundation in it!

But for those readers who are familiar with the "two-word pronunciation method", it is still relatively easy to get started.

As long as these people learn it, they can teach children and then promote it, so that most children can learn pinyin in five or ten years.
Isn’t Mandarin spoken throughout Da Yan?
The same writing system and the same wheel gauge have already left a strong mark in history books. Now, Dayan has also made a move to unify the accent.
He didn't even dare to imagine how terrifying this achievement would be!
May the blessings to all people last forever!
"While it is still early, we should hurry up and sort it out so that we can report it to His Majesty! Both the pinyin and punctuation should be implemented as soon as possible!"

Lao Kong looked very serious.

"it is good!"

"Happy to oblige!"

“There is no time to lose.”

Chu Suiliang, Yao Silian and others also nodded.

Li Kuan frowned and said in a deep voice.
"You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry! We have to be very careful about this matter. After all, practice makes perfect! Don't just make a decision on impulse!"

"My opinion is: try it out in Hongwenguan first! If the effect is good, then find a few private schools to see if there are still disadvantages! Once it is almost done, then promote it in Yanyun City, and then spread it throughout Dayan."

Thinking about it is one thing, doing it is another!
After all, Pinyin and Mandarin are things of later times. It is hard to say whether they will fail to adapt to the local environment if we blindly introduce them into Yan without distinguishing right from wrong.

The implementation of these two is almost equivalent to national policy, which involves a lot of things and must not be taken lightly!
"You're right, it's me, Meng Lang!"

Kong Yingda also calmed down and nodded.

Every move of the court, especially every policy, has far-reaching impacts, and one move affects the entire body, so it cannot be taken lightly.

He now finally understood why so many people valued His Majesty so much that they even agreed to something like the "Genwuyuan".

You know, if you are not careful about the matter of "Gewuyuan", it can easily lead to a big disaster!

For example, those guys in the Jixia Academy were not at peace and wanted to interfere in government affairs, or they wanted to create a "revival of the hundred schools of thought" and compete with Confucianism.
By then, the aristocratic families, even the Kong family, will take action to nip this scourge in the bud, and may even go so far as to overthrow the Tang Dynasty and cause chaos in the world!
Never underestimate the power and means of the aristocratic families. Whenever they encounter something that shakes their foundation, they will definitely face a violent counterattack!
Isn’t this how the Sui Dynasty fell?

The eyes of Chu Suiliang and the other seven or eight old men were full of heat. They found that the young man in white in front of them was becoming increasingly difficult to understand.

It's like a bottomless pit, unfathomable!

What happens next is much simpler!
With the help of Li Kuan, the old men spent more than half an hour and put in a lot of effort to write out the rules of "punctuation marks" and "pinyin".

Fly head small seal!
It took 20 to 30 sheets of hard yellow paper, a thick stack that made me feel overwhelmed just looking at it!
After confirming again and again that there was no place left out, Kong Yingda, Chu Suiliang and other four old men hurried out.

I guess he went to find Guo Shoujing!

Of course, Li Kuan was too lazy to get involved in such matters. He stretched himself and chatted with Yao Silian and others for a while. It was already noon.

“Ding~ding~ding!”

A series of extremely powerful bells rang out, and the outside became noisy. It turned out that the group of guys had finished class!
Yao Silian said with a smile: "I have heard that Your Majesty is quite proficient in Yi Ya's art and has a voracious appetite! How about having a meal in Hongwen Hall?"

"Are meals provided here?" Li Kuan was a little surprised.

"That's right! Most of the institutions in the palace are supplied with food by the imperial kitchen! We scholars even have our own small stoves!"

An old man said with a smile. (End of this chapter)