Trilobite fossils, this is one of the oldest fossils, it seems to be just the lines of stones, but the time is unimaginable!

The old gentleman stood up, leaned over and touched the slate gently, but he did not dare to touch the trilobite in the center, for fear that it would be damaged.

"You said before that the prince wanted to build a museum in the Academy of Literature, and you plan to put it in?"

"Naturally!" Leng Feng smiled slightly: "These things can be regarded as the heritage of our Academy of Literature, think about it, a hundred or thousand years later, if our descendants want to boast about their Academy, how can they have capital!" ”

Han Chongwen laughed, accompanied Leng Feng outside, and said as he walked: "I just like what you say, it is never false, indeed, although there is no first in Wen and no second in Wu, but we also have to think about the future!" ”

The two of them walked all the way into the teaching building and entered the office, Yan Liben, who usually pondered in his small workshop, actually picked up his old business again today, drawing on a desk, and painting tigers.

Yan Liben's painting skills are indeed extraordinary, the tiger painted is very charming, and he paints according to proportions, without a little exaggerated painting.

Han Chongwen pointed to Yan Liben's painting and said: "Two days ago, when Wang Xuance and they were summarizing what they had learned, they had a dispute with their classmates. ”

Leng Feng was puzzled: "What is there to argue about the appearance of the tiger?" ”

Han Chongwen found a chair and sat down, and then said: "There are two children of rich businessmen, who insist that the tiger is a monster, and it should run on two legs, and eat it after catching people, how can it not be like a cat!" ”

"Hahahaha!"

Leng Feng laughed, this is the result of the demonization of the beast, coupled with the fact that he did not have the opportunity to see the tiger on the spot, the current children, except for the high-ranking officials and dignitaries who have the opportunity to see the tiger, other children have no chance to see the tiger at all.

They are not like the children of later generations, when they first learned to speak, they had pictures bought by their parents to watch, and even tigers could be seen on TV, and they knew the world without leaving home.

Leng Feng pointed to Yan Liben and asked, "Do you want to let Yan Liben draw a picture for them, and then popularize science?" ”

Han Chongwen nodded: "The old man suddenly remembered the word 'referring to the deer as a horse', in fact, if you have seen a deer and a horse, this word is used on them to distort the facts, but if you don't know what the deer and horses look like, this is a mocking word with low knowledge."

So I wanted Yan Liben to draw all the pictures of animals and show them to the students. ”

"That's ........."

Leng Feng thought about it with his chin, and suddenly patted his head: "That, old man, do we want to publish a book?" ”

"Publish a book?"

Han Chongwen snorted and laughed: "I told you about painting, how did you think of publishing a book?" ”

Leng Feng rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Think about it, I don't know what the tiger is like, there are definitely more than our students!" We have a printing workshop, which can completely let Yan Liben carve out a template and print a book with a combination of pictures and texts.

The picture on the left, the text on the right, isn't it a good book like this? ”

Han Chongwen thought about it, and suddenly felt that this was feasible, and he added: "It shouldn't be just animals, but also plants, firewood, rice, oil, and salt should be added, since you want to come up with a book like this, you should introduce everything." ”

"And medicinal herbs!"

Sun Simiao didn't know when he came in, he sat next to Leng Feng, and said helplessly: "The villagers are ignorant, many readers also believe in some folk remedies, that day Lao Dao met a reader who chewed pine needles, and only after asking did he know that it was a home remedy, saying that chewing pine needles can relieve heat stroke, isn't this a scourge!" ”

Leng Feng clapped his hands: "This is very good, since we plan to do it, we should make a big one, now is the year of Zhenguan, let's publish a "Zhenguan Encyclopedia", but all the nouns that can be encountered in life, let's add pictures and diagrams!" ”

Han Chongwen stroked his beard and said depressedly: "You can imagine what kind of masterpiece this book will be after it comes out!"

However, from small to large, the sum of things is definitely a large number, and with the annotations, this is not something that can be accommodated in one or two books! It's not like one or two of us can make it up! From start to finish, it is not a year or two to succeed! ”

Indeed, this is not something that one person can deal with, Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty got such a book - "Yongle Canon"!

The content of the "Yongle Canon" includes scriptures, history, sub-collections, astronomy and geography, yin and yang medicine, divination, interpretation of Tibetan Taoist scriptures, drama, crafts, and agriculture, and thousands of people participated in it!

It can be said that this is not something that can be done by one person or two people!

Leng Feng raised his head and said to Han Chongwen: "Old man, I don't think it's possible to rely on our Academy of Literature alone, how can we find a support, I think, the imperial court is very good!" ”

"The Imperial Court?"

Han Chongwen nodded: "That's true, this matter really has to be supported by the imperial court, tomorrow you will write to Your Majesty!" ”

Leng Feng shook his head: "I shouldn't have said anything about this, have you forgotten that you also have the power of the imperial court?" ”

At the beginning of the establishment of the Academy of Literature, Leng Feng gave the position of the president of the Academy of Literature to the power of the table, Li Shimin attached great importance to the place of the Academy of Literature, and generously agreed, and now, it is the opportunity to use this power!

On June 11, the second year of Zhenguan, which is destined to leave a glorious mark in the history of Zhenguan, Han Chongwen, the president of the Tianxia Academy, actually asked the imperial court to support the compilation of a book by the Tianwen Academy - "Zhenguan Encyclopedia"!

Closing the twists and turns of the Academy, Li Shimin looked at the hundred officials: "Do you think Aiqing can do this matter?" ”

Fang Xuanling stood up: "Such a huge book can be called unprecedented, it's a good thing!" However, the cost must be very staggering, and it is foolish to think that at least not for now! ”

A huge locust plague had just passed, and at this time, the imperial court did not have money and food to support this matter.

Li Shimin said indifferently: "Tianxia Academy has always been supported by Xi Guogong, and this time, Tianxialou also promised to support it in full. ”

"That's it~ That's the case, the minister thinks it's feasible!" Fang Xuanling nodded and retreated.

The prime minister had already spoken, and Kong Yingda stood up:

"Your Majesty, this is a good thing to prosper Wenyun! The minister thought that agreeing to this matter would not only promote the birth of a magnificent masterpiece, but also demonstrate His Majesty's support for literature, and would definitely make the world's scholars and prime ministers celebrate! ”

Li Shimin nodded, if he was able to promote the birth of such a book during his reign, he would definitely be able to shine among the emperors of the past dynasties!

(End of chapter)