Xiangyi, on the banks of the Li River.

As the third group of soldiers divided by the Wei army passed through Xiangyi, it was also the time for Tian Xin to leave Xiangyi and return to Lingnan.

Before staying in Xiangyi and watching the possible epidemic in Jiangdu, he actively participated in the compilation of dictionaries during the period, and also made remarkable achievements.

Compiling a dictionary is not a heavy task, and the most difficult thing is to engrave and print the copper plates needed after the dictionary is finalized.

It is also possible to carve solid hardwoods, and there are dry, high-quality woods at various shipbuilding sites that can be used as engravings.

Judging from the current level and quantity of carving workers and the shortage of copper, Tian Xin seems to be unable to afford the expenditure of copperplate printing.

The dictionary was about to be finalized, and he and Yu Shifang were about to part when they walked on the riverside, and they were somewhat unwilling to think of using woodblock printing.

The biggest significance of this dictionary is pinyin typesetting, as well as simplified Chinese, which simplifies too many processes for engraving printing; It is also conducive to promotion and teaching.

Unlike the imperial court, the imperial court should take into account the traditional Chinese and traditional Chinese when compiling dictionaries, and even each character should have a large seal and a small seal font, and it is necessary to ensure the complete interpretation of each word.

Therefore, it takes three or five years for the imperial dictionary to be finalized, and if it is also ready to be printed after the finalization, the process is complicated and the investment is large enough to make the imperial court in wartime have to put it on hold.

Moreover, there is "Shuowen Jiezi" Zhuyu in front, and the dictionary of the imperial court adopts the radical sorting method of Shuowen Jiezi, supplemented by pinyin, which increases the difficulty of engraving printing.

Therefore, if the dictionary of the imperial court wants to be compiled and published, it can be said that it is far away.

As for things like movable type...... Tian Xin never considered that materials such as clay, ceramics, and wood were not suitable for making character molds.

At present, the most suitable font mold is copper, which is too expensive to play for the time being.

"Wood carving is good, it is good for carving, and the consumables are cheap."

The more Tian Xin thought about it, the more unwilling he became, the copper cast money, how much money was it worth?

But the strength does not allow, and he is stunned: "On the occasion of the engraving, the world organized people to copy the sub-book by hand. Ten volumes were presented to the imperial court, and the rest of the states and counties were one for each county. ”

The sub-book was sent to the county level, and each county watched the situation and copied it, and if it wanted to be promoted, it was sent to follow the copy; If you don't want to promote, or lack manpower, then just put it on hold.

Yu Shifang responded, and the speed of his own dictionary cataloging was very fast, and Tian Xin, who took the idea, personally participated, and there was a mature compilation system. After formulating the writing rules, it can be filled in and corrected according to the rules, so the work progress is very fast.

Now it is left that the final correction and finalization are left, and after the finalization is completed, the copy of the copy can be copied, and the engraving can begin.

Following Tian Xin's side, Yu Shifang's mind was not on the dictionary, and asked: "With Xiangyi copying books, after the finalization, more than 100 copies can be copied in half a month, which is enough to distribute to all counties." I don't know how to arrange it afterwards? If there is no arrangement, the ministers are afraid that the imperial court will send an envoy to levy it. ”

There is nothing else to do, and the imperial court is also short of manpower to compile the dictionary, so it happens to pull this group of people away openly.

For example, Xiahou Xian, one of the compilers of the dictionary, has accumulated enough experience, and is waiting for the imperial court to requisition.

Seeing his expectant appearance, Tian Xin said: "I am willing to serve the court with Xiahou, and I don't have to be embarrassed if I go freely; The rest of the manpower collected allusions, and this time sorted them according to the chronological order, and compiled the "Dictionary of Idioms". In addition, carvers are scarce, and military officials are more patient, and carvers can be trained from military officials. ”

Yu Shifang responded with a smile, and then smiled: "Lord, the rebellion of Lingnan may not be settled quickly." ”

Since February, due to the promotion of agriculture in Lingnan, there have been tribes who have rebelled and fled.

There are few who resist, mainly fleeing to the deep mountains and old forests; Even though some tribes have accepted the tools they have been given to them, they are still resistant to farming and unwilling to change their habits.

Fighting and not being able to fight, it happened that the state of Wu also died, and many tribes began to flee along the Dongjiang River.

Escaping from the area of Han army activity, judging from the experience of their ancestors, it is impossible for the Han army to go deep into the mountains and forests to play hide and seek with them.

As long as they don't take the initiative to come out, the Han army can't find them...... This means that they are invincible for the time being.

For many Lingnan tribes, changing their living habits is equivalent to changing the tribal structure, and the intensity of the change is very strong, which is equivalent to the collective transformation of everyone into Han servants, and only a few chiefs and heads can be compiled into scholars, and the rest are ordinary people.

If they accept the agrarian life, then too many young and strong people have zero force, and their force, in the agrarian life, can only be used on axes and hoes, which they cannot bear.

But I couldn't defeat the Han army, and I didn't want to bury my head in farming and fields for the rest of my life, so the only solution was to run.

Run to a place where you can continue to preach force and can guarantee your own survival advantage.

The Lingnan tribe fled on a large scale, and Tian Xin had no choice but to arrive in Lingnan first, investigate the situation specifically, and then deal with it.

If this was not possible, they would conquer by force, first making the Lingnan tribe 'servants' and forcing these prisoners of war to engage in farming, and then upgrading their status to 'Han servants', and finally pardoning them for the people.

Farming life is indeed very boring for the tribal warriors who are accustomed to plundering by force, and it is tantamount to a kind of restraint and torture.

However, there is no habit of respecting the old and loving the young in the Lingnan tribe, and the right to speak and choose is in the hands of these tribal warriors.

If they want to flee with their tribe, what can the other tribe members do?

It will take at least three years to reorganise Lingnan and restore, open up, and establish mature agricultural areas.

The wasteland opened up is almost rotten, the output is barren, and it is almost impossible to have a surplus.

In the past three years, he must not leave an inch, otherwise the Lingnan tribe will have another accident, which will lead to the disrupted steps of agricultural development.

For example, this departure from Lingnan caused the Lingnan tribe to flee...... If you stay in Lingnan, how many of these guys can escape?

Tian was prepared in confidence, and when he saw that Yu Shifang was halfway through his words, he asked, "What is Shifang worried about?" ”

"The minister is worried about the epidemic of the imperial court to govern Jiangdu, Lingnan is a problem of scabies, and if it is delayed any longer, it may become a big disaster."

Yu Shifang said step by step, more than thirty steps away from the dock, he whispered: "Dysentery occurs more often in summer and autumn, and it is close to midsummer at this time, although it is hotter than in previous years, it should not be frequent. The minister thought that Jiangdu was suffering from the epidemic and had another inside story. Even if the public came in person, they were helpless. ”

There are so many types of epidemics that come and go, it cannot be plague, smallpox, hemorrhagic fever, malaria, the only one close to dysentery, and the possible outbreak together should be cholera.

There are too many diseases in front of him, and Tian Xin can't do anything about it, these things can only be prevented, and it is impossible to cure and eradicate them now.

If you don't go to Jiangdu or not, you won't have any benefit to the situation in Jiangdu; At most, it is cheating, saving the lives of some important meritorious civil and military and noble children, for the general public, it is the same whether they have themselves or not.

The measures taken by himself to Jiangdu should be the same as those taken by the imperial court now.

But if the Lingnan affair drags on, it will become a big deal.

What's more, the historical significance of the development of Lingnan and the sweeping of the South Seas is far more important than the reunification of the Central Plains.

The reunification of the Central Plains is an inevitable thing, and it can be completed with or without oneself; But to make great strides to develop Lingnan and conquer the South Seas, only you can do it.

How many people is there in the Central Plains now?

That bit of population can't withstand their own toss, and the living environment of Nanyang's population is bad, which is enough to toss themselves for a long time.

Tian Xin made up his mind in his heart, and he didn't want Yu Shifang to be a villain, so he said: "Shifang, I am the lord of Chen State, and I should seek the well-being of Chen State's subjects." ”

"Yes, I understand."

Yu Shifang breathed a long sigh of relief, saw him off to the dock, bowed and bowed, and watched Tian Xin board the bamboo raft.

The Li River is clear, and the bamboo raft seems to be suspended in the air.

From time to time, water overflowed to wet Tian Xin's patent leather shoes, and he looked at the rows of bamboo rafts in front of him, and the dense sergeants, and his heart was extremely peaceful.

I can't bear to leave this collective, let alone the other officials.