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Chapter 264 Blackboard and Chalk

After walking for several days in a row, Fusu and his party came to the starting point of the straight road. As long as they set foot on the straight road, they can reach the Northland directly within ten days.

In the words of later generations, the straight road is the highway before BC, and the Chidao throughout the country is the national road of Daqin, for the emperor to go on tour.

According to Fusu's visual inspection, the straight road is at least 20 meters long and wide, and it is indeed a sharp weapon for transporting troops in wartime.

And the construction time of this road was 35 years of Qin Shihuang, but Fusu naturally did not participate in the discussion and comment on such important military affairs.

Even if he participated in it, Fusu would not raise any objections. The money invested in the military has never been negotiable since ancient times.

Moreover, Meng Tian and Meng Yi insisted on this matter, and Fu Su had no reason to object.

Didn't Li Si, who had always been at odds with the Montessori Brothers, agree to this matter with a pinch of his nose?For the construction of the straight road, manpower and material resources were raised, and such a wide road was built in a short period of time.

And this stay is to receive the last wave of supplies before arriving in the Northland, and it is also to adjust the state of the new army.

Fusu knew that in the Northland, a great war was about to break out, and what this new army would face would be the test of the flames of war. Therefore, after arriving in the Northland, if a war broke out, they would not be given any time to rest.

Fusu took advantage of this time to make two gadgets.

"Ziyu, look at these two things." Seeing that Ziyu was walking towards him, Fusu directly called him over.

Ziyu also showed surprise on his face, and said, "My lord, what is this?"

"Chalk and blackboard." Fusu blurted out.

It is not very difficult to make these two. The blackboard is just a layer of paint on the outside of the wooden board, and the chalk is just the chemical reaction that needs to be mastered to change raw gypsum into mature gypsum.

It is not difficult for a middle school student to reproduce this principle after simply understanding it.

For Fusu, there is no difficulty at all.

Seeing Fusu's happy expression, Ziyu frowned and said, "My lord, what's the use of these two things?"

But Fusu didn't speak, just wrote a few words casually on the blackboard, then found a piece of cloth from the side, and wiped off the writing on the blackboard.

Ziyu suddenly realized, with joy on his face.

Indeed, with these two things, teaching others to read and write is much more convenient.

Although Fusu has already developed the papermaking technology, Shaofu works overtime to produce. In Xianyang, the supply is still in short supply. The price of paper produced by Shaofu is directly equal to that of gold.

If you are not a wealthy family, how can you afford it?
Not to mention reading and practicing handwriting with these papers.Reading is really not something that ordinary people can afford.

Even if it is Confucius who calls out to be educated without discrimination, why don't you have to accept ten pieces of meat?Do you think there are very few?In the families of the common people in this era, the next dowry gift, taking a daughter-in-law is only a matter of a few catties of corn. Even so, this gift still seems a bit heavy!

Ten strips of dried meat are much more valuable than a few catties of corn. In the homes of ordinary people, there is not a single bit of meat in the house throughout the year.

Among the hundreds of schools of thought, only Mozi can impart all his knowledge impartially and without receiving any rewards. The rest are only farmers who have been separated from the Mohist school.

Of course, compared to studying, the cost of martial arts is more expensive.First of all, you need to exercise your body, exercise your physique, and practice the skills of killing enemies in battle. If you have the conditions, you can also practice riding, bow and arrow, etc. Of course, these are just small expenses for martial arts.

What really cost a huge price is the book of war, which is really hard to find. At this time, such as Taigong's Art of War, Sun Tzu's Art of War, Wu Qi's Art of War, etc. are all hard to find words.

Even if you look for it with a lot of gold and silver, you can't find it.And those families who own these military books will regard these military books as family heirlooms, which are the guarantee for future generations to have food and clothing.

After charging a high fee, visitors are only allowed to watch it for an hour or two, and no copying or dissemination is allowed.How much can be learned depends on human talent.

And Ziyu observed among the new army these days, and found that among the new army, the enthusiasm for learning to read and write is very high.

All the basic officers in the army, such as lieutenant colonel, garrison chief, special chief, and corporal chief, need to take the lead in learning to read and write.

Thanks to Fusu, and Yingzheng's unprecedented attention to the new army, most of the soldiers in the new army can read and write simply, and even write a letter to their family members, which is not a problem.

Fusu never thought that an army could only use knives to kill people. Such an army would not have lasting combat effectiveness, and such an army relied too much on the commanding ability of the general.

Only a cultured army will survive and be invincible, and will make different choices when encountering the enemy.

For example, one of the most common examples is that when surrounded by enemy troops, an army without knowledge and culture has a high probability of rushing and fighting.

And a unit with knowledge can calculate the landing position of the bow and arrow according to the wind speed, the angle of the bow and arrow shooting, etc., and then can inflict a lot of damage on the enemy, and then achieve a breakthrough. This is the biggest difference between the two.

And the reason why Fusu got out the blackboard and chalk at this time is naturally because, during the march, it was different from when the new army was in Shanglinyuan. At that time, there was a Shaofu who provided unlimited supplies of pens, inks and paper.

And during the march, do you also carry a large amount of pen, ink and paper?At this time, the importance of blackboard and chalk is highlighted.

It is very convenient to make, and the blackboard can be used repeatedly, just need to erase the original handwriting.When imparting knowledge to others, it is also more concise and convenient.

"Compared to white paper, this thing doesn't lose the wind." After a long time, Ziyu commented on this sentence.This is already considered a very high compliment.

After all, at this time, the white paper has been rumored to be miraculous, with various auras added to it.And Ziyu put the blackboard, chalk and white paper together, it looks normal!
Fusu smiled and said, "Each has its own use!"

In comparison, the blackboard and chalk are really only suitable for teaching purposes, and have no other use other than that.

"Ziyu, you immediately lead people to make these things quickly. Before we leave for the Northland, make sure that there is at least one blackboard in the village for teaching."

"No." Hearing this, Ziyu immediately accepted the order.

(End of this chapter)