Technology dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 193 [A revolution in knowledge and thinking 2]

Liu Xi said aloud, "Everyone be quiet first, and listen to me."

The lobby was instantly quiet, and there was a team of officers and soldiers guarding the door.

Liu Xi continued: "First of all, let me introduce these two literary masters around me."

Cai Yong is old, now fifty and six. Liu Xi first introduced him and said: "This is Cai Yong, courtesy name Bojie, Cai Da, Cai University scholar, knowledgeable about the past and present, profound knowledge, and famous in the Central Plains!"

Then he looked at Hua Tuo. Hua Tuo was nearly half a hundred years old, with black hair and full of energy.

Liu Xi introduced: "This is Hua Tuo, Hua's genius doctor. His medical skills are superb. Everyone here must have heard of it."

In the end, Liu Xi introduced himself and said, "My humble servant, Liu Xi, whose name is Cheng Guo, will be in charge of all your affairs for the next five days. I hope you can cooperate."

Liu Xi is now thirty and three years old, he is young and promising, and he has learned a lot.

He is about the same age as Chen Gong, only two or three years younger than the other party.

After a brief introduction, enter the topic.

There is also a set of the same thing on the desk above the stage as on the table below.

Pick up a piece of paper from the desk, the size of the paper is half larger than A4 paper, but the color is yellowish, and it cannot be made into a white paper.

But this kind of paper has shocked people who come into contact with it and regard it as a treasure!
Liu Xi held a piece of paper and said to more than 70 people in front of him, "You can also pick up the paper on the table and feel it in your hands."

Everyone followed suit and picked up a piece of paper one after another. Some people were puzzled, and some linked it to the paper used for the announcement outside the city.

"Everyone must be wondering, this paper is different from silk paper and parchment, what is it made of?"

"Before explaining to everyone, please try to pick up a pen and write on it, and experience for yourself what it feels like."

Shi Shen and Luo Jun sat at the same table. Shi Shen polished the ink, put the paper on the table, and was ready. He looked at Luo Jun and said politely, "Brother Guangming, you come first."

"Thank you."

Luo Jun cupped his hands and did not refuse. He dipped his pen in ink and his eyes fell on the paper.

After concentrating on it for a while, he wrote down the pen on the paper, and his face was shocked.

He didn't speak, paused for a moment, and started writing again, writing more and more smoothly.

"How?" Shi Shen asked from the side.

Putting down the pen, Luo Jun replied: "Unbelievable, it is far better than bamboo slips, silk paper, and parchment. When the pen is placed on it, the clouds move like water!"

At the same time, exclamations continued, and disbelief appeared on his face.

Seeing that the scene was almost done, Liu Xi said, "I think everyone has already felt the effect of this kind of paper and was shocked."

"Now I can tell you that this paper is newly made. As for how it was made, it must be a secret, and I have no way of knowing it."

"However, I can tell you that this kind of paper can be produced in large quantities, and it doesn't cost much money. It can be said that it will be circulated in large quantities in the future, and it will first be used for teaching, such as schools and academies."

"Also, the [Book of Songs] and [The Analects] on your desktop are also made of this kind of paper, and a special method is used to quickly produce the same books."

"You can look through it, and you can find that the words in the book are not written on them, and the content and handwriting of books with the same name can be said to be exactly the same."

Brand new paper, which can be used for writing, and can be produced in large quantities; there is also a method that can quickly make exactly the same books...

This shocked the people present inexplicably. Some repeatedly wrote on the paper with a pen and enjoyed it;

Luo Jun picked up [The Analects of Confucius], and the moment he flipped through the book, a scent of ink came to his face, accompanied by a scent of grass and trees.

The content was the same as the Analects he had read, except that the typesetting in the book was from left to right, horizontally line by line, with strange punctuation marks, which made him uncomfortable to read.

As Liu Xi said, the characters in the book have the same font and are small and not handwritten.

More importantly, they have compared each other, and the font and content of all [Book of Songs] or [Analects of Confucius] are exactly the same.

It's unbelievable, even a capable person who is good at imitation, it is impossible to do such a large page, all the characters, arrangement, and handwriting are exactly the same.

It's amazing, it's amazing!

They understood the impact that such paper and a quick way to make books would have.

Especially the teachers among them were even more excited and excited.

At this moment, they somewhat understood the purpose of the government's invitation to come here, and it was impossible for them to refuse.

The expressions and reactions of these people were as expected by Liu Xi and the others, because they had experienced this before.

"Please be quiet, everyone."

Liu Xi shouted.

Then, he said: "These are all new things, and they are things that scholars all over the world dream of."

"In addition, there are some equally important things that need to be handed over to you, and then you will pass them on to the counties of Jiaozhou after you go back, so that more people can understand and learn."

As he spoke, Liu Xi picked up a brand new booklet from the desk, which was the same as the booklets on other people's desks.

"Everyone listen to me, first turn to the booklet on the table." Liu Xi opened the booklet and demonstrated.

Everyone did so, flipped through the booklet, and what appeared in their eyes were strange symbols and forms that they couldn't understand.

"The strange symbols in the booklet, they have a name [Arabic numerals], use them to replace the corresponding number, and then perform arithmetic operations."

After talking briefly, putting down the booklet, Liu Xi picked up the abacus and said, "This new thing also has a name, it is called [abacus], and it is used as a tool for arithmetic."

"The booklet explains how to use this kind of abacus, you can take a look first."

"Finally, if you have any doubts, you can ask Master Cai and Miracle Doctor Hua, they have already mastered the calculation of Arabic numerals and the way of abacus."

This is the end of the story, and the officials on the other side were basically taught the same thing.

But there is also something special, that is, Chen Gong wants them to learn a new accounting method.

In the future, all government accounts must be recorded on new paper, and the format must be written horizontally from left to right, line by line.

At the same time, it is necessary to use new punctuation marks and use Arabic numerals for accounting before going to a new accounting method.

These officials, teachers and doctors will stay in the Ministry of Rites for five days to learn these new things.

Chen Gong, Cai Yong, Hua Tuo, Liu Xi, Cheng Bing and other officials who have already studied will solve the puzzles for these nearly 200 people within five days.

This afternoon, Lu Bu also came to the Ministry of Rites, and under the guidance of Chen Gong and Liu Xi, he met with these summoned people and cared for them.

Let the main officials of the three counties, teachers and doctors witness his true face and feel a sense of presence.

However, his appearance and behavior, appearance, age, etc. surprised everyone.

When Lu Bu revealed that they came to Jiaozhou from the Central Plains, it shocked them even more.

Finally, Cheng Bing also revealed some things, such as: new paper, Arabic numerals, abacus, etc. seem to be directly related to Lu Bu, a general.

In this way, Lu Bu has added a lot of mystery to these eyes!

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(End of this chapter)