Zhang Ming saw Chen Yang in the Taishou Mansion, but at this time, Chen Yang was subjected to a circle.

"Chen Yang, did you go back and marry a few concubines, why did you lose weight like this?"

"Lord, my subordinates haven't even returned home, and they still marry concubines."

Chen Yang complained: "It's not that there aren't many available officials in Liaodong, and there are not enough literati, so there are a lot of subordinate things." ”

Zhang Ming understands that it is true that there is a great shortage of officials at all levels, but Zhang Ming does not need officials for many things now, as long as the people farm well and live a good life.

They do not send people to collect taxes, nor do they deal with any government affairs, and the most important thing is that public security must be well managed.

However, this state of affairs cannot last long, and it is necessary to recruit enough talent before we can improve the organizational capacity.

"Okay, you hold on first, I will help you match some talents as soon as possible, in addition, I have a way to quickly read and write, you find some clever people, I will teach them simplified characters, plus pinyin, and use them in our Liaodong by themselves, so that they can recognize words and understand official documents."

"Also, the papermaking technology has been given to you, the most important thing is to get it done as soon as possible."

After Zhang Ming explained, he asked Chen Yang to get busy first.

A few days later, Zhang Ming arranged everything, and taught many people how to learn simplified Chinese.

After getting ready, Zhang Ming planned to leave Liaodong and even Youzhou.

He has to find talents, without talents, there will be difficulties in subsequent development.

"Second brother, third brother, fourth brother, Liaodong depends on you, everything is headed by the second brother, and the third brother and fourth brother cooperate."

After Zhang Ming finished speaking, he thought about it again and said: "Remember to restrict the third brother from drinking, if he drinks and makes a mistake, until I come back, he is not allowed to drink a sip of wine." ”

Zhang Fei's face immediately stepped down, not daring to say anything.

The three younger brothers were very reluctant.

Guan Yu said: "Big brother will come back as soon as possible, and we will guard the house." ”

The three of them all said that Zhang Ming was not so hypocritical, and directly took dozens of entourage, and then left.

Riding a fast horse and galloping all the way, Zhang Ming couldn't wait to leave Liaodong and run into the distance.

Guan Zhang Zhao stood in place, and they were still standing in place until Zhang Ming was gone.

Guan Yu stroked his beard, sighed for a long time and said: "For the sake of the people, the eldest brother abandoned his family and business and left the country, as the younger brother, we must guard this home for the eldest brother." ”

Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun nodded fiercely.

In other words, Zhang Ming galloped all the way, and arrived in Jixian County a few days later.

In Jixian County, Zhang Ming thought about it for a while and still didn't go in, he originally wanted to go to find Liu Bei, but at this time Liu Bei's reputation was not obvious, it was difficult to find, and he didn't want to waste time.

So, he ran all the way and went directly to Qingzhou.

After arriving in Qingzhou, Zhang Ming visited celebrities all over the world, and when he heard about Zheng Xuan's name, he came to seek advice.

This Zheng Xuan was a great Confucian in the late Han Dynasty, and the most important thing is that he had many disciples, and he probably taught more than 20,000 students in his life.

After Zhang Ming found out, he came to visit.

"Leave the fire in Xiadonglin and ask to see Master Zheng Xuan."

Zhang Ming took four entourages, dressed in a long robe, and carried gifts to ask to see Zheng Xuan.

Zhang Ming named himself Tanglin Lihuo for convenience.

Zheng Xuan's shelf was not big, and someone came to the door as a guest, so he asked his disciples to welcome him in.

"Meet Master Zheng Xuan."

After seeing Zheng Xuan, Zhang Ming saluted again.

"You're welcome, please be seated."

Zheng Xuan looked like he should be sixty, but he was still strong.

The two chatted briefly for a while, and then Zheng Xuan said: "Lihuo Xian's nephew, he is not here to apprentice, nor is he a visiting friend, I don't know what the so-called thing is?" ”

Zhang Ming also brought a gift, although it has not been opened yet, it can show that the other party has something to ask for.

"I want you to go to Liaodong."

Zheng Xuan was stunned, who is this young man? With such a big face, invite him to Liaodong?

"The old man is old, I can't stand the cold, I can only live up to it."

Zheng Xuan refused, and there was nothing strange about Zhang Ming.

"Liaodong is undergoing a great change that will affect the direction of the next hundreds of years, and people like you should go to Liaodong."

Zheng Xuan was disdainful, made a gesture of treating, and said, "The old man is tired." ”

Zhang Ming waved his hand and asked his entourage to take a box.

"That's what I'm talking about, and it's going to affect the future." Zhang Ming opened the box and took out a stack of papers.

"Is this paper?" Seeing such a beautiful paper, Zheng Xuan was indeed shocked.

"Yes, it's paper, and it's very easy to write."

Zheng Xuan was indeed amazed, but he reacted quickly.

"It's a good thing, but it doesn't make much of a difference."

Zhang Ming shook his head again and said, "If this thing is very cheap, ordinary people can buy some?" Today's bamboo slips, a volume costs 10,000 gold, and only a few people can afford to read books, and my paper, maybe one or two hundred copper coins can buy a book, and then people everywhere can be readers. ”

Zheng Xuan stood up in shock, took the paper in Zhang Ming's hand and looked at it.

"Is it really that cheap?"

Zheng Xuan was a master of Confucianism, and he knew very well that if most people could afford to read, then the era of the family's monopoly on knowledge, although it would not collapse immediately, would definitely gradually disintegrate in hundreds of years.

Historically, it was not disintegrated until the middle of the Tang Dynasty.

"Of course, this thing is produced in Liaodong, I have the latest technology, which will make the paper very cheap, and the future heirloom will not be too expensive to be widely disseminated, resulting in the loss."

The loss of books is a common thing in ancient times, even if the paper of the Tang Dynasty has been popularized, Li Bai's poems will be passed down in two, and the Three Kingdoms will be lost in this era, and the books written by Cai Yong will be lost.

Zheng Xuan stood in place in a daze, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "The old man has been entangled in various things recently, and he can't go in person, so he can only send some of my disciples over. ”

Zhang Ming breathed a sigh of relief, although it was a pity that Zheng Xuan didn't go, it was good for his disciples to go to a batch.

Zheng Xuan sat down, thought quietly for a quarter of an hour, and then said, "I will send more than a hundred disciples to take a look, if this paper is really as you said, it will definitely affect future generations." ”

Zhang Ming clasped his hands into fists, and then said: "I will not disappoint the master, in the future, you can write your masterpieces on this paper, and the length can be greatly increased." ”

"By the way, there are a few more works behind this stack of papers, the master is free, please correct it."

Zheng Xuan nodded and didn't speak again, he kept thinking about the problem.

Zhang Ming then left.

He will write back immediately and ask Guan Yu and others to arrange it.

If more than 100 disciples of Zheng Xuan go to Liaodong, they can say that some people can stay and become officials, which will have a great effect on Liaodong.

After leaving Zheng Xuanna, Zhang Ming decided to go to Jizhou first.

Zhang Ming left Zheng Xuan a large stack of paper, as well as tea leaves and a set of tea sets.