Chapter 55 Cultural Undertakings

So in this way, they naturally thought that Shuyun had offended people, and they didn't dare to contact their own family for fear of implicating them. And their family is not afraid, they have the heart to contact Shuyun, so they can ask to see what is going on. But I'm afraid that it will be self-defeating when the time comes, but it will make people seize Shuyun's weakness and cause trouble for Shuyun. I endured my worries and didn't dare to contact them.

And this time is not the same as 10 years ago, at least I know who Ludao Shuyun is going with and what she is doing, and I know that Ludao is taken care of by Tom, so I am relatively more relieved. And now this time it is a black eye, and there is nothing to do, so after three months of such fear, Sister-in-law Osmanthus caught Shuyun is of course a ruthless training.

Regarding Sister-in-law Osmanthus's reprimand, of course Shuyun didn't dare to fight back. Shuyun Zhilu said, this is also Osmanthus sister-in-law for her own good, treat herself as a relative, or others will not be full of support, and there is nothing to worry about this idle matter.

Osmanthus sister-in-law scolded and scolded, but when she found that Shuyun hadn't eaten yet, she immediately cooked several good dishes herself, wrapped soup, and gave Shuyun as a supper, saying that it was to make up for Shuyun.

made Hu Fang and Hu Qiu shout, "The old lady is eccentric, they have never had this treatment." ”

Shuyun happily ate the dinner carefully prepared by Sister-in-law Osmanthus. After the meal, while everyone was still asleep, they gave the fairy fat dew to the whole family. Needless to say, the surprised reaction of the family after using it. And don't look at Juan and Sister-in-law Osmanthus are ordinary people, but they are not confused at all, they understand the powerful relationship, and like Xu and Lu, the two old men, they solemnly explained that their families must not be passed on.

In fact, when Shuyun was about to give the fairy fat dew to the Lu family, she had already thought about what to do if it was exposed. So I don't care so much about whether they spread it or not, but of course it's better not to spread it.

At night, Shuyun stayed at Hu's house. Or with Osmanthus sister-in-law, the two of them chatted for half a night.

Early the next morning. For breakfast with the hot sauce and spicy cabbage brought by Shuyun, I saw that the family liked these two things very much. Shuyun taught Hu Li the method.

After installing the glass windows on them, he returned to Zhuangzi.

By the time the greenhouse was built, it was already December.

As the time enters winter, the river begins to freeze. At this time, Beijing ushered in the first snow since the beginning of winter. Goose-feather snowflakes fell one after another, and the entire world was covered in silver overnight.

The winter wheat in the Zhuangzi has been planted. In terms of farm work, it is only necessary to take turns taking care of the vegetables in the greenhouse every two people a day. Except for Ding Shuigen, who needs to take care of the shops in the city, the rest of the people are basically idle.

So Shuyun pondered to teach them to recognize some simple words and arithmetic, so that they could be fulfilling. But these people are adults after all. The age is not too young, and the learning ability is certainly not as good as that of children. Most of them are peasants who can't read a single word, and they don't have any sense of progress, and they are all people who don't like to learn, so of course it takes a lot of effort to teach.

In order to mobilize their enthusiasm for learning, Shuyun has developed a complete set of rewards and punishments. In order to make it easier for them to learn, Shuyun also moved out the long-brewing Hanyu Pinyin.

Shuyun thought about compiling a dictionary based on this. Because the types of reference books are very rare now, it is not so convenient to use, and the most famous is the "Shuowen Jie Zi" written by Xu Shen of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Without a certain level of writing skills, it is impossible to understand at all. The famous Kangxi dictionary will not be written until the fifty-fifth year of Kangxi, and it has not yet been compiled.

But with Shuyun's existing manpower, she wanted to compile such a dictionary. Even if there is a "Modern Chinese Dictionary" brought from the previous life as a reference, it is not known that the Year of the Monkey can only be completed.

The best, and quickest way to make it a book, is for Kangxi to order it to be compiled. However, such a film was introduced into Hanyu Pinyin for the first time. A tome of reference books that may have a profound impact on readers and future generations. Either of these two items is extremely inappropriate for Shuyun to be compiled or first proposed.

But this is conducive to the spread of culture. A good thing for the benefit of the people. Shuyun was unwilling to give up like this.

So he took Chen Ce and Mr. Du together and began to compile a very simple dictionary. It's the kind that is accompanied by pictures and Hanyu Pinyin, with only the simplest explanations of individual characters, and the introduction of punctuation. The beautiful name is said to be convenient for the children and the reckless men on the Zhuangzi to enlighten them. And Shuyun also specially used the lack of manpower as an excuse to ask the two people Ke You and Xing Jin for help. I hope that when the time comes, Kangxi will be able to let Kangxi know the Tao through their mouths, I hope these two people have that kind of insight and can see the benefits.

Not to mention, this Ke You and Xing Jin are really not the pedantic people who stick to the rules. At first, when Shuyun begged them for help, the two were extremely reluctant. felt that Kangxi had no clue about the task given to them, and now he was not doing his job to compile a dictionary, afraid that Kangxi would blame him by then. And what kind of fame can they make with just a few of them. But he also faintly knew that Kangxi valued Shuyun, so he refused like this, so he made up his mind to deal with it. But when I learned the use of Chinese pinyin and punctuation, I immediately danced excitedly and shouted "great goodness". And immediately obtained Shuyun's consent, took the existing manuscript, and ran to the palace to report to Lao Kang.

It's almost the end of the year, and Kangxi is busy now. The evaluation of officials, the summary of a year's work, the rewards given to people inside and outside the palace, etc., all need to be personally inquired about by Kangxi. But he still took time out of his busy schedule to meet Ke You and Xing Jin, and listened to them explain in detail the use of Chinese pinyin and punctuation. Kangxi, such a smart and knowledgeable person, naturally saw the benefits from it. The emperor is not fake, and immediately reacted, what a huge impact this small Chinese pinyin will have on the world's readers, and even bring about an epoch-making change, and it also comes with a set of punctuation marks that are convenient for sentence breaking. If he is promoted, it will be of great benefit to his prestige and rule.

Therefore, Kangxi Ma immediately summoned Zhang Ying, a bachelor of waiting, and Gao Shiqi, a Chinese scholar, and asked them to consult together and come up with specific implementation measures as soon as possible. After the New Year, it began to be popularized throughout the country, and a dictionary should be compiled as soon as possible, which was named "Kangxi Dictionary". encouraged Ke You and Xing Jin again, and once again promoted their official positions on the spot. He also promised to let them join the compilation of the Kangxi Dictionary.

This can make the two people very happy, not to mention the promotion. Just compiling this "Kangxi Dictionary", which will surely be remembered for centuries, means that their names will be recorded in history along with the dictionary and passed on to future generations. This is a great honor for scholars, and of course it is more exciting than being promoted to an official and making a fortune. The best thing for a scholar is to be famous, or in the Ming Dynasty, how could there be so many imperial historians, who would do something dead at every turn, not just to fight for a good reputation and pass it on to future generations. Now you don't have to play that trick of life and death, and it doesn't take much effort, you can be famous for a hundred years, for the two of them who may not be able to make a head in their lives, of course, they feel that pie in the sky is falling, and the beauty is a little impossible to find the north. The gratitude to Shuyun in my heart is even greater.

Kangxi really can't spare time to go to Xiangxuehai to see Shuyun now, so he specially ordered Li Dequan to go to Zhuangzi with a large number of rewards and Ke You and Xing Jin to condole.

This result is what Shuyun wants the most, what reward is not rewarded, Shuyun doesn't take it to heart. But of course, you have to express gratitude on your face, otherwise with Lao Kang's careful eyes, you should be angry again.

And when Li Dequan returned to the palace, Shuyun also turned out the leather gloves he brought back from Europe and asked him to bring them to Kangxi, and unashamedly lied that he made them himself. Even if it's a New Year's gift to Lao Kang.

This made Kangxi who received the gloves happy. I smiled when I saw everyone for a few days. For a while, the atmosphere inside and outside the palace was extraordinarily harmonious.

When Li Dequan came, Shuyun took the opportunity to ask him to help find a few craftsmen who were proficient in casting and printing in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Because Shuyun wants to tinker with lead movable type printing. Now there is also movable type printing in the Qing Dynasty, but most of them are wooden movable type, clay movable type and copper movable type, and the workmanship is relatively rough, and the effect of printing is of course not good. And more often than not, it is printed with ancient engravings.

After the textbooks used by the children in the village for class, the roll paper for the exam, etc., after the compilation is completed, they have to find a workshop to print, not to mention the great cost, and it is particularly troublesome and time-consuming. Usually, a roll of paper for the exam is sent to the printing workshop, and it takes 4 or 5 days to get it back at the earliest. This is still for the sake of the face of the old customer, who has been rushed to work. If it's a textbook, let alone a textbook. After a semester of classes, I don't know if I can get my hands on the textbooks. And the most infuriating thing is that some of the content related to Western studies is not printed alive or dead, saying that it is expressly forbidden by the imperial court.

Shuyun and the others are just a few people, and they can't spend all their time copying textbooks. If you write all the content on the blackboard and let the children copy it by themselves, it will be a waste of time, and there is no standardized textbook, it will always have an impact on the quality of learning, and it will also seem informal.

If you hire some people to build a small workshop on the Zhuangzi and print it yourself, you can't think of it if you don't have ten or eight people.

Shuyun thought about it, since there was Lao Kang Zhao, it was better to find some skilled craftsmen in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and tinker with lead movable type printing. In that case, two or three people can operate it completely, and the printing effect is good, the speed is also fast, and the cost is reduced accordingly. In this way, it is not only convenient for oneself, but also for the benefit of more readers, and it is more conducive to the spread of culture.

Shuyun, the material used to make movable lead type, also knows that as for the three metals - lead, antimony, and tin, he only needs to tell the craftsman of the casting the characteristics and appearance of these three metals, and as for the matching proportions, where to find them, that is their business. Sook Yun is only responsible for testing the results.

As for the ink, it's available now, and it's not bad. If you find that it doesn't work well, it's a big deal to let them improve it. Don't underestimate the craftsmen at this time, the craftsmanship is passed down from generation to generation, and if they also have a high level of education, they will not be worse than ordinary scientists in later generations.

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