Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Just as what he saw with his eyes, Jia Xu felt clearly after he held the bound paper in his hand that it was far from being comparable to the "Cai Hou Paper" which was rough, fragile, yellowish and easily deformed.

It feels smooth and tough when you touch it...

Jia Xu opened the cover of the book and saw that the paper was as thin as a cicada's wing and snow-white, with neatly arranged small characters on it.

'artwork!'

When Jia Xu touched the improved paper for the first time, the excitement in his heart was simply indescribable.

Why were bamboo slips and cloth still the mainstream carriers of text until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty?

The key point is that although the Cai Hou paper invented by Cai Lun was a breakthrough from 0 to 1, its various shortcomings meant that it was destined to not become a mainstream text carrier tool.

However, before Jia Xu could deeply imagine how much change the emergence of this kind of paper would bring to written records, communication and transmission.

Suddenly, Jia Xu noticed that the densely packed tiny characters on the paper were so neat, and the size, spacing, and pen strokes of each one were so similar.

"This is impossible!"

With Jia Xu's wisdom, he almost instantly and with absolute rationality denied the possibility that this was written by someone.

Cai Yong was already one of the top calligraphers of his time, and Jia Xu had also observed a large number of Feibai style calligraphy copies, but even Cai Yong could not have written characters so neatly without any gaps.

Jia Xu's expression kept changing as he pondered various possibilities...

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in Jia Xu's mind, as if he realized something, and he looked up at Xiahou Bo.

There was no need for Jia Xu to ask, as Xiahou Bo, who had already received instructions from Li Ji, had already answered.

"After Mr. Zikun gathered a large number of craftsmen in the second year of the Zhongping era, he instructed some of them to improve paper and perfect a technology called 'movable type printing'."

Paper improvement?

Jia Xu naturally understood instantly that the book in his hand was made of improved paper, which would bring revolution to the written records of the entire Han Dynasty.

As for movable type printing...

Jia Xu raised the book in his hand and asked, "So, this is the result of 'movable type printing'?"

"That's right. This book was not carefully and time-consumingly copied by scholars, but was printed in batches using the movable type printing technique...

After a pause, Xiahou Bo's eyes also revealed a touch of shock as he spoke. "After the typesetting is completed, a full page of words can be printed without error in less than a breath."

Not to mention Xiahou Bo, even Jia Xu could not hide his shock and excitement when he heard this.

For today's students, books are the most valuable resource.

If one wanted to copy some precious books, one would need to carve them out bit by bit on bamboo slips with a carving knife.

Often, a volume of ten thousand words would take some scholars who were not skilled in engraving a month to write.

At this moment, Jia Xu was shocked by the book in his hand, and there was only one thought left in his mind.

That is... Change!
From now on, the dilemma of countless scholars having difficulty obtaining books may be completely solved.

Li Zikun, who pushed all this forward, will be regarded as a mentor by countless scholars.

Regardless of whether Li Zikun can assist his lord in achieving great things, unifying the world, and reviving the Han Dynasty, the name of Li Zikun will inevitably leave a deep mark in the history books.

And since Li Ji's move will benefit countless scholars, I am afraid that even the historians will instinctively use the Spring and Autumn style of writing to cover up the scandal and write about his achievements.

Finally, Jia Xu widened his eyes and asked about a key point.

"How much does this book cost?"

Xiahou Bo recalled and replied, "Mr. Zikun once said that the cost of this book is about ten coins, and it can be reduced after the scale is further expanded."

Ten coins?!
Jia Xu had prepared many answers in his mind, but he never expected it to be so cheap.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came into Jia Xu's mind, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Hahahaha, I see! I see!!!"

"Zikun! Zikun!! People praise you for your wisdom and strategy, but they don't know that governing a country is your forte..."

"When Ren De Academy was established, you insisted that the academy should try to recruit common people in the name of 'teaching without distinction'."

"At that time, I still felt that this move was meaningless except for gaining fame. Ordinary students could not afford to buy books. They could only learn to read in the square outside the academy regularly, using tree branches as pens and writing on the ground. How smart a person would be to be admitted."

"So this is your back-up plan, the back-up plan to knock open the door to education that is completely controlled by the aristocratic families!"

If Li Jixian had come up with improved paper and movable type printing, then even this thing would still have become an irreversible trend that would roll forward.

But on this basis, Li Ji established the "Rende Academy" and recruited a large number of common people to "educate without distinction". Then even the dumbest people from aristocratic families would understand Li Ji's purpose.

There will always be remnants of the old era who cannot accept the changes of the new era. At that time, in order to maintain their status and avoid being attacked by the lower-class ants, the aristocratic families will inevitably launch a crazy counterattack against the unstable Liu Bei group.

But now, Liu Bei's group has a solid foundation, with countless fertile fields reclaimed and a steady stream of gold and silver imported from overseas that can be used to redefine the economic rules.

Moreover, in more than four years, "Ren De Academy" has completely established its foothold and has become a holy place for further study in the minds of countless scholars.

Under such circumstances, the books produced by improving paper and movable type printing, which were promoted with "Ren De Academy" as the center, were supported and advocated by countless scholars.

"Ren De Academy" and other new books are politically correct and unite the vast majority of scholars. The opposing aristocratic families will become a minority group.

One thing after another, one thing after another, four or five years in advance...

In addition to excitement, Jia Xu also felt sincere admiration for Li Ji at this moment.

"It's a perfect time for this thing to appear in troubled times!"

As Jia Xu spoke, he still stroked the book in his hand reluctantly.

It was not until a long time later that Jia Xu gradually regained his composure. He re-applied this item to the current situation in Wu County and thought about it. He instantly understood how to use this item to get all the Jiangdong families involved.

A smile appeared on Jia Xu's face, but he refused to put down the book in his hand. He turned to Xiahou Bo and asked.

"Since this is printed in batches, I guess there is more than just this one. Does Ji Chang have more?"

"Have!"

Xiahou Bo nodded and answered.

"A thousand copies of the same book were printed at once to verify the effectiveness of the movable type printing technique. However, in order to prevent the news from leaking, Mr. Zikun asked me to carry one copy with me and give it to Jia Changshi. The rest have been sealed up."

"very good."

Jia Xu spoke immediately.

"Tomorrow, Ji Chang will send all the books in his hands to Rende Academy, and vigorously promote the improved paper and movable type printing. In addition, he will ask Lord Cai to give a copy to each family in Wu County and Kuaiji County in his own name."

"Let Ren De Academy post a notice that from now on, for every 100 characters a student learns, he will be given a book. Those who are able to enroll in Ren De Academy will be given 100 books to help them study."

As soon as these words were spoken, even Xiahou Bo could realize how much of a turmoil this would cause.

In the past, "learned and knowledgeable" was a term used to describe a scholar.

But if we count the words, the content contained in hundreds of volumes may not be less than "learned and profound".

However, Xiahou Bo did not raise any questions. Instead, he bowed in agreement and hurried away to make arrangements.

Watching Xiahou Bo leave, Jia Xu gradually recovered from the shock of the reforms that the book would bring, and only then did he have the mind to pay attention to the contents printed in the book.

In the fourth year of Zhongping, it was heard that Japan had deceived Emperor Guangwu, so Liu Bei, the governor of Yangzhou and prefect of Wujun, was promoted by the emperor to the title of General Protector of Japan.

Afterwards, General Liu Xuande, who was in charge of protecting the Japanese, appointed Li Ji, the county magistrate, to lead an army to Yingzhou to investigate the matter. In order to restore the prestige of the Han Dynasty, it must not be humiliated by a small vassal state...】

The more Jia Xu read it, the more he felt something was wrong. He wondered why the words on it looked so familiar.

Then, Jia Xu flipped through several pages and saw a description of the process of Li Ji leading his army across the ocean to Yingzhou in a simple yet exaggerated way.

Afterwards, when Li Ji heard that the Wuhuan had invaded the border, he became furious and asked Jia Xu to go to Yingzhou first, while he himself led the infantry and cavalry to help Youzhou resist the Wuhuan.

The book describes in great detail and concrete terms the numerous crimes committed by the Wuhuan people against the Han people, using many words that are almost bloody, such as "unforgivable crimes" and "deserving genocide".

However, the fact that Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun were dispatched to lead the cavalry to the frontier to destroy the settlements one by one was summarized in one sentence:

[Therefore, Generals Gongsun Zan, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu and others led the Han cavalry out of the pass, fought back, and took the risk of luring away a large number of Wuhuan who had invaded the border...]

At this moment, Jia Xu felt the evil intentions of the author of this book.

The crimes committed by the Wuhuan in their raids were not missed;
The process of the Han people's revenge can be described in a nutshell in the style of the Spring and Autumn Period.

It is conceivable that once this book is circulated among the scholars of the Han Dynasty, it will arouse the anger of many scholars, and they will certainly treat foreign races more vigorously.

Especially when it comes to the Wuhuan, there will inevitably be countless scholars who feel that the Han people have not yet completely settled their grudge against them, and one day they may propose to beat the Wuhuan, whose power has been broken, into death.

Then, Jia Xu quickly flipped through the pages again, and the subsequent process of resisting the Wuhuan was almost entirely summarized and described in this way.

The sacrifices of the lower-class soldiers and civilians were written in great detail...

As for how many Wuhuan people died, they were all summarized as "the Han army won" and "the Han army won a great victory."

Only when the King of Wuhuan was beheaded, more words were spent on describing how [Yun was furious, broke the formation alone, led hundreds of White Horse Volunteers to charge into the formation of tens of thousands, and finally beheaded the King of Wuhuan].

When Jia Xu saw the real record about Yingzhou later, he couldn't help but twitch... (End of this chapter)