Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 88 Candlelight Dinner
Chapter 090 Candlelight Dinner

"I also want this article to be catchy, it is quite easy to remember, it is a good article for enlightenment!" Ran Ming is also used to plagiarizing this time, he has no anxiety and fear when he plagiarized "36 Strategies", Ran Ming got up and asked again Said: "Sir, what do you think of this article?"

"Ingenious thinking and ingenious construction, rich knowledge, beautiful phonology, suitable for Meng children to memorize." Yan Yue pointed to the thousand-character prose and praised it sincerely.

"Sir, this is so clear!" Ran Ming was a little embarrassed by Yan Yue's praise, and he said bitterly, "How can I deserve such a high praise!"

"Your Highness is a great talent, why can't you be a great talent?" Yan Yue said seriously: "How can such a good article, His Highness, be enjoyed by yourself, why not publish it as a book by appointment, and benefit the world?"

Ran Ming nodded, he thought farther than Yan Yue.

Among the ten thousand words of strategies that Ran Ming offered to Ran Min, the most important way to deal with the aristocratic clan was to break the monopoly of the noble clan on knowledge.In order to break the monopoly of knowledge by the gentry, the first thing is to lower the price of books.Let the poor can afford to buy books and go to school.

The next step is to build a school.

You can't take too many steps to deal with the nobles, otherwise you will become Yang Guang's second.Instead, a juvenile school can be built to train children specifically.

The gentry would not be wary of a juvenile school, and once these young students became talented, they could expand rapidly.

Thinking of this, Ran Ming organized his language, looked at Yan Yue and said, "I am writing this article with the original intention of teaching little girls to read. Anyway, teaching one is teaching, and teaching two is also teaching. Why don't we set up a school to recruit school-age children? Enrollment, I don't know how to agree with the teacher?"

"Your Highness is not only talented, but also righteous!" Yan Yue stretched out his thumbs with a look of satisfaction and praised: "Nowadays, there are very few classics from hundreds of schools. Once this article is published, Your Highness will be enough for everyone to learn!"

Ran Ming said with a smile: "But I was just appointed as the magistrate of Yecheng by my father. After taking office, I am busy with government affairs. I am afraid I don't have time to teach students. Why don't you ask sir to be the dean of Xueer Academy!"

Yan Yue is very knowledgeable and capable. In history, he has been an official to the post of prefect, but now he has not become an official. Another reason is that he is very disgusted with the kind of infighting and intrigue in the officialdom.

Of course, after he entered his forties, his thoughts began to change, and only then did he enter the officialdom.Yan Yue was very moved by Ran Ming's suggestion.Although he pretended to decline repeatedly, he finally expressed his willingness to accept the position.

Ran Ming asked Yan to give Yan an appointment of [-] gold, and asked him to find a suitable school site in Yecheng. If there was no school, he could build a new one outside the city.Yan Yue received a new appointment and left satisfied with Jin Jin.

Yan Yue took Ran Ming's thousand-character manuscript, and after leaving Chu Palace, he went directly to Huairenfang, where Huairenfang was adjacent to Qili. This is where the aristocratic and wealthy families live together. There are not only a large number of luxurious houses, but also quite There are many shops operating the Four Treasures of the Study.

Yan Yue entered a library called Luo Pu.

This is a library that has been in operation for decades. Not only in Yecheng, but also in all northern cities, it has semicolons, and its reputation is not small.It is said that the former owner once studied in Luoshui, so he took Luopuming as the name of the store.But no one knows the owner's name, only that he is called Mr. Luo Pu.

Mr. Luo Pu collects all kinds of unique copies, single copies, and fragments, and then prints them into books, and then sells them. His business is extremely hot.In this era, books are exclusive items for the children of the aristocratic family, and ordinary people can't afford them at all. Even the uneducated children of the aristocratic family have to buy a few books back to put them back as a facade.

Since Luoyang lost its prosperity, the political center of the north has moved to Yecheng, and the head office of Luopu Library is located here.

Seeing the waiter, Yan Yue said straightforwardly: "Where is your master, I have a big business to discuss with your master!"

The man saw that Yan Yue was well dressed and had an extraordinary temperament, so he didn't dare to neglect, so he hurried upstairs to report to the master!

In fact, Mr. Luo Pu is almost 50 years old, with a goatee hanging on his chin, wearing a blue Confucian scholar robe with fluttering sleeves, and he has an extraordinary temperament!

Yan Yue said: "In Yan Yue of Xiaqi County, I heard that the Luopu Library can print out the handwriting without any mistakes?"

Mr. Luo Pu said: "Of course, it's absolutely perfect, but all the books that come to rubbings need to be checked by the old man. Some of them can be free of money, and some of them can't be rubbed!"

This is an industry problem. As long as Mr. Luo Pu thinks that this book has no commercial value, no matter how much you pay, he will not publish a book for you. If your book has market value, he can not charge a penny. , the fees earned are directly earned from printed books.It is almost unimaginable in later generations, and this actually involves the issue of copyright.

In this era, literati publish books just to gain fame, and never confuse this elegant art with money.Not to mention the issue of copyright that no one thinks about.Even if you publish someone else's book without their permission.Instead of suing you, the author will give you money.

Yan Yue vaguely guessed Mr. Luo Pu's intentions, and directly took out Ran Ming's manuscript and said, "Can this article be read by Mr. Luo Pu?"

Mr. Luo Pu just saw Ran Ming's handwriting, and his eyes suddenly lit up. The more he looked at it, the more excited he said: "Mr. Good calligraphy, this handwriting has eight or nine minutes of Yuanchang's charm, good handwriting, good handwriting!"

Mr. Luo Pu was almost the same as Yan Yue, unconsciously reciting: "Heaven and earth are mysterious..."

At the beginning, Mr. Luo Pu read aloud, the voice was so loud that many people in the store heard it.

A man with the appearance of a scholar said disdainfully: "What's the matter? Isn't it ridiculous to publish a book at this level?"

Another chubby scribe said: "I don't know what to say at all!"

But later, Mr. Luo Pu's voice gradually dropped, and a solemn look gradually appeared on his face.The scribes in the library gradually heard that it was extraordinary.

Mr. Luo Pu said: "Is this article written by Mr.?"

Yan Yue shook his head and said, "No! This article was written by His Royal Highness Chu. His beloved daughter is only six years old this year. She has reached the age of enlightenment. Seeing that there is no suitable book for her, His Royal Highness wrote this article as her beloved daughter. Enlightenment!"

Mr. Luo Pu said with emotion: "His Royal Highness Chu Wang is really a great talent. He defeated the strong enemy with a weak force, defeated the invading Yan army, captured Qingzhou, and revived the Wei State. The old man thought that he was just a man who was good at using troops. As a good general in the world, I did not expect His Highness to have such a literary talent. This article is not surprising at first glance, but there is no repetition in it, and the book covers a wide range of topics, which is amazing. This kind of writing seems to be easy to understand. It’s very meaningful to read.”

It is not surprising that a thousand-character prose, Sima Xiangru's Zixu Fu and Shanglin Fu both exceed a thousand characters, and they are rich in vocabulary and grand in structure.In this world, those who can write a thousand-character prose are like crucian carp crossing the river, but if you write a thousand-character prose without repeating it, it is catchy, easy to understand, and rich in content, I am afraid that there are only a handful of people in the world.

Yan Yue said: "Mr. Luo Pu, I wonder if His Royal Highness King Chu can print this article?"

"Of course rubbings are available!"

"Can you show His Highness's handwriting on paper?"

Mr. Luo Pu said confidently: "I will rub this text first, then paste it under the wooden board and enter the engraving. In this way, the rubbing handwriting will be exactly the same as the original writing!"

In fact, this is the earliest woodblock printing technique. Historically, woodblock printing, like Hengdao, Modao, Tangnu, and Mingguang Armor, was not invented in the Tang Dynasty. The prototype appeared as early as the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.But this time the technology is not mature!The price is also very high.

Yan Yuedao: "His Highness intends to set up Xueer Academy in Ye, and teach students publicly. Each person will only be given one volume, and at least five hundred volumes are needed. I wonder how much commission Mr. Luo Pu needs?"

Mr. Luo Pu said: "According to the rules, no money will be charged! The old man can print a thousand copies for His Highness within a month!"

Yan Yue and Mr. Luopu high-fived and swore, Yan Yue left the manuscript, and he left Luopu Library to find a suitable academy location!

However, after Yan Yue left, several Confucian scholars in the Luopu Library rushed to pass on Ran Ming's Thousand-Character Essay.

Mr. Luo Pu went into the study and picked up a book, which actually read "36 Strategies" written by Ran Ming.Mr. Luo Pu's eyes narrowed, and there was a huge wave in his heart. Ran Ming is a character who can fight. Don't look at his record of destroying 14 strong troops of the Yan Army with more than 36 troops. Strategy" is enough to make Ran Ming a master of the art of war.

But this thousand-character essay can turn Ran Ming into a great master!

Being a good general, a master in the art of war, and a master of elementary school who wrote ancient and wonderful writings, any of these achievements can be proud of the world.Ordinary people may not be able to reach the height of Ran Ming even if they exhaust their energy all their lives.

However, these three fields and extraordinary achievements are all concentrated in a boy who is only 14 years old.

Mr. Luo Pu opened his eyes suddenly, and muttered to himself: "This is definitely a monster, a monster who is close to his wisdom!"

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Ran Mingfang felt a little hungry. When he came to the front hall, he suddenly saw Mrs. Li and Liu Wei inside. Ran Ming's hair was growing at that time. If this happened in later generations, the fiancée and the mistress would definitely tear each other up when they met.

Who knew that Li Shi and Liu Mo were not only not hostile, but like sisters, holding hands and sitting together chatting, Ran Jingwen even called Liu Mo San Niang!

One hundred maids entered the Chu Palace, which increased the popularity of the originally thinly populated Chu Palace. These palace maids were actually snatched from the people in the palace during the Shihu period, including Han women, Jie people, Xianbei people, and others. people.Gaocheren, Dinglingren, and Tieforen.This is a typical multinational flavor!

These ladies are all stunning in the world. After they were rewarded to Ran Ming, they did their duty, performed their duties, and entered the kitchen knowing how to cook.Those who clean the room clean the room, some serve tea and water, and more are idle.

At this moment, I suddenly heard Li saying: "Sister, my sister also hopes that you can help my sister earlier. Although my sister can read a few words, she is far behind when it comes to managing affairs."

Liu Wei learned to do business with Liu Yuan, and her arithmetic skills are not good, and her mental arithmetic ability is good. In case of internal addition and subtraction, it can be done within ten breaths, and she can directly calculate it in her head without counting chips.

However, she was also modest and said: "It's simple. The Wangfu's property is getting bigger and bigger, so I called Fatty Chen. He is really good at doing business. If you give him a broken stone, he can sell it as gold..."

At this moment, Fatty Chen Ying suddenly said: "Who told me..."

Chen Ying walked up to Ran Ming with a big belly, still biting a chicken leg.

It was okay not to see Chen Ying eating chicken legs, but when he saw the chicken legs in Chen Ying's mouth, Ran Ming felt even hungrier.

Ran Ming said: "I'm hungry, why don't you prepare dinner!"

Hearing what Ran Ming said, the two looked at each other and smiled, and started to prepare dinner for Ran Ming!
Ran Ming also wondered secretly, how could this wife and mistress get along so well?
In fact, Ran Ming didn't know that the patriarchal society for thousands of years had established a strict and rigorous family system. Most successful men have three wives and four concubines. It is not uncommon for women to have more than ten concubines. It is normal to have a husband together, to invite pets and courtship to compete, and it is not normal to do otherwise.The harmony between wives and concubines is mostly not because of feelings, but because of rules.If you break the rules, you will become a public enemy in the backyard. Even if your husband doesn't get bored by it, there are elders, family, and the government, and there are laws and restrictions that will punish you.

Just like now, no matter how good other people's things are, ordinary people will not steal them, because ordinary people have a legal concept in their hearts, knowing that stealing will be punished, and the consequences will be very serious.And women in this era are also because of this. If the wife is jealous of the concubine, or if the concubine competes for favor and is not compatible with the wife, then they will be tolerated by the etiquette at that time.

Jealousy, one of the seven, can rely on this one to get rid of it.If she had been divorced because of this, the woman would not have been able to survive at that time!

When dinner was ready, four red candles were lit on the dining table, and the flickering shadows of the candles made everyone's faces flush.

On the left of Ran Ming is Mrs. Li, on the right is Liu Mo, and at the bottom sits Xiao Ran Jingwen. The family started their first dinner in a harmonious atmosphere!

(End of this chapter)