Chapter 101: Newspaper Knife
Kangning didn't ask anything about detoxification in front of Xu Hongru. The alliance between Xu Hongru and Huang Lin is close to collapsing, and the two sides have maintained friendly relations at best. It is unlikely that there will be any cooperation in this regard. Because there was no need for Huang Lin to cooperate in this area at all, he could buy what he needed from the traverser's hometown at any time.
So he won't use any of his own capital for this kind of thing.
In this way, Xu Hongru, who was isolated and helpless, could not carry out any detoxification operation under the conditions of the late Ming Dynasty.
This is almost certain, and there is no need to go through the side to verify it.
So Corning isn't prepared to waste time on this.
Even he wasn't going to ask anything about the agriculture that Xu Hongru was good at.
He plans to organize two groups of people to come here to learn from the scriptures. A group of monks and Taoists are composed of glue wearing groups, mainly engaged in theoretical learning, and transform their things into Xu Hongru's set.
Another group of people, even he has already made a good candidate, if the fame of Yan Shengzhi and Wang Zhen is too great and it is easy to arouse suspicion, then Deng Yufu of the Northern Song Dynasty should be regarded as the safest person.
"Brother Xu. Food alone is not enough. "We can cast a shackle on others, but we can't stop them from turning into robbers to rob us." Su Monkey is so capable, if he is really willing to do something, Tang Seng doesn't know that he has died hundreds of times. ”
"You're right. Food alone only proves that we have only a strong backing, and we lack a sharp scimitar. But eldest brother, I'm not stupid, and I won't watch the people who have worked hard to accumulate a rich family foundation with their own hands have to hand over their labor success with their hands under the backlog of power in the imperial court.
This kind of thing is what Xu Hongru, who is an agricultural worker, hates the most, and it is also the last thing he wants to see.
Corning doesn't have a deep understanding of this yet, but it's only a matter of time. Xu Hongru is a relatively simple person, and his precautionary heart is far less than Kang Ning imagined.
The next place they went proved to be true. Xu Hongru will be his own sharp blade. It was shown in front of Corning.
"This, the rotary typesetter, is hydraulically driven."
Kang Ning looked at the intricate wooden machine inside, thinking about whether to reincarnate Wang Zhen. Let him take a look at what he made during the Yuan Dynasty, and even get the approval of the traverser.
This should be something to be proud of.
When he saw this thing, Corning had actually thought about what this thing was for.
But he still pretended not to be aware, and just said ambiguously: "This thing." I think I've seen it somewhere. In a book, it is called "The Book of Agriculture". ”
"Yes, Wang Zhen wrote. He originally used it to print the chronicles, which were much faster than block printing. Then I thought of another thing, and I used it to print newspapers. ”
"Newspapers?" Kangning thought to himself that he had guessed it, but his face was nothing more than the surprise of an indigenous person, "What's that?" Is it similar to Di Bao? ”
"It's not quite the same. The newspapers I print are for the people, not for the lords in the government. ”
Corning immediately put on a look of surprise. And not an appreciative look. Because that's what an indigenous people should do.
You must know that the ancient laws have strict restrictions on the private dissemination of printed materials in the market, especially after the demon book case in the late Ming Dynasty. Offenders are subject to exile at every turn.
Therefore, as an indigenous person, I must show horror when I hear that Xu Hongru plans to spread this kind of printed matter among the people.
Even the rulers of the feudal period could not underestimate their intelligence, and what fool would let rumors spread and ignore them. Otherwise, the authority of their notifications will inevitably be undermined.
Everyone knows the importance of suppressing public opinion, and some people use slightly more extreme methods. So there is a saying that the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan.
And this sentence has been around for nearly three thousand years.
Xu Hongru naturally knows what is powerful, and he even knows better, because he can learn from the value of the historical process of later generations, in the early twentieth century. Newspapers used to be an important means of unlocking people's intelligence.
In Kangning's view, this is probably why Xu Hongru chose to do this.
He was ready to awaken the minds of the common people, and from then on push the course of the history of the seventeenth century directly into the orbit of the twentieth century.
Again, it's a great idea.
Again, a terrible thought.
But whatever the implications, Corning's first suspicion is how feasible he is.
"Even if this thing is given away for free, no one may be able to understand it."
"They can still understand something." Xu Hongru laughed, "You don't know yet." In those villages of my sphere of influence. They have already begun to learn literacy in the evenings. Many villages have written letters all over the walls of houses or courtyards. When they are idle, they will look at where they are. ”
It seems that Xu Hongru also estimated the difficulty of this matter, so he started the preparations early.
I just don't know how much of a role this kind of preparation can play.
Corning is not yet in a position to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of such an option, and perhaps never will.
Or maybe he didn't have to. After all, his task was nothing more than to understand the means by which Xu Hongru relied to rise, and now, he had learned a lot from Xu Hongru.
Wang Sen's reuse of himself made Xu Hongru not examine his own ability, and began to blindly believe that he would be a big help to him.
This is a godsend, a good opportunity to steal a teacher.
I just don't know when Xu Hongru is going to launch an uprising and when he is going to break this peaceful learning environment.
After Kang Ning turned around, he finally asked timidly: "Brother Xu, are you going to use this thing to spread the word to the world?" But now, the Zhu Ming Dynasty has not seriously offended the people, although there are signs of decay, but it seems that it is more appropriate for us to stand still. ”
"Build deep walls, accumulate grain, and slowly become kings. That's what you mean, but the old Zhu family started with this set, I don't know if they will give us this opportunity. ”
"Then this matter is going to fall on that person."
Xu Hongru asked, "Who?" ”
Kangning replied: "Naturally, the stone is clear. He won the trust of the emperor and held the power of civil affairs in the east of the mountain. Many students have also entered politics and become a force to be reckoned with. If we can get his approval, perhaps, we will have more time to prepare. ”
Xu Hong just nodded when she heard this, but she didn't say anything.
He just stood there, quietly jumping his gaze in the direction of Jinan City. (To be continued.) )