Chapter 427: The Problem of Literacy

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How hard are Chinese characters to learn? Perhaps in the eyes of modern people, this is a strange question, because the vast majority of Chinese do not find Chinese characters difficult to learn. But in reality, kanji is really hard to learn. If you use an analogy, then maybe it is several times more difficult for you to learn English.

After all, writing and language are different, and some foreigners can speak Chinese fluently, but they may not be able to read and write.

However, Oda Yoshinobu still wanted the common people to learn kanji, and there was nothing else to do with this idea, except that in his opinion, if kanji were popularized, then many things would be more convenient. And although he doesn't have any language barrier because of the existence of the golden finger, I have to say that he really feels that Japanese is very weak.

Today's Japanese is basically divided into hiragana and katakana. The predecessor is cursive and regular script in Chinese characters. The former, I'm hungry to write poems and stories, which are usually used by women. The latter is for the purpose of deciphering the Chinese language, and most of them are men.

But regardless of whether the former or the latter, in the diplomatic documents of the imperial court, shogunate, or a certain power, it is basically written in Chinese characters. On the one hand, in their view, kanji is a status symbol, and it is nothing more than that hira and katakana are not easy to use. And in Oda Yoshinobu's opinion, in addition to being easy to use, the kanji are also more beautiful. Well, maybe it's because he's used to it.

Oda Nobunaga had studied kanji, and he wrote beautifully, at least much better than Oda Yoshinobu's barely visible character. But this learning process is undoubtedly very painful. In this regard, Oda Nobunaga was very unhappy with Oda Yoshinobu at that time, because he didn't have to learn. Although the handwriting is ugly, are those two different things?

So, Oda Nobunaga knew very well how difficult it was to learn kanji. Even Oda Nobunaga, who has a cultural foundation in his own right, finds it difficult, so those civilians ......

But Oda Yoshinobu didn't care much about this, "It's actually not that difficult, the students in the academy are learning well~"

"But they're all hand-picked!" Oda Nobunaga said in a deep voice.

He naturally knew that Chinese characters were being taught in the academy, but in his mind, the students in the academy were after all people who had been selected through layers of screening, even if they were a few commoners, they were selected from tens of thousands of people. Genius, where is it?

Hearing this, Oda Yoshinobu suddenly showed a smug smile, "Hehe, you don't understand this, I invented a way to recognize words......" Oda Yoshinobu said, and explained.

To put it bluntly, there is nothing difficult about it, neither the invention of pinyin, nor the love of tiger oil, but a very simple straight method plus the four tones in pinyin.

Speaking of which, Oda Yoshinobu originally wanted to teach kanji through the love of tiger oil or Gude Maoning, but he tragically found that the children of the common people did not know what katakana or hiragana was. In fact, even among the samurai, there are not too many people who know how to do it. Because when their family taught them, they also taught Chinese characters.

After all, during the Warring States period, Chinese characters were used far more than Pingjia characters. For example, the letters between the major powers, the edicts of the imperial court shogunate, and various official documents...... It can be said that with the exception of monogatari and poetry, which are basically things that only ministers can read, the vast majority of people come into contact with Chinese characters.

So after discovering this problem, Oda Yoshinobu directly asked Ah Song to grab hundreds of simple common words, and then taught them to recognize them through the method of straight tone and four tones. In addition, these students are not those students who couldn't memorize hundreds of words in a year in their previous lives, but in a few months, they can memorize those hundreds of simple Chinese characters. Genius? No, it's just a desire to live.

After listening to Oda Yoshinobu's demonstration, Oda Nobunaga nodded, "Okay, just do as you say." As for the Imperial Court and the Shogunate...... Hehe, they can't have any opinions. At the end, Oda Nobunaga showed his customary sneer again.

"So, how about calling it Azuchi?" Yoshinobu Oda asked with a chuckle.

"You kid...... Too lazy, right? Forget it, it's up to you~ I don't bother to think about the name anymore. Oda Nobunaga laughed.

Subsequently, Oda Nobunaga summoned Hayashi Xiuzhen and told him about the matter.

"Please rest assured, my subordinates will definitely do this well!" Lin Xiuzhen said in a deep voice when she heard this.

Lin Xiuzhen's expression was very serious, because he was an expert in the Oda family, although he did not know the proportion of gold, silver and copper coins in other countries, he still saw many things that were beneficial to the Oda family from here. And he knows very well that if this thing is done well, there will be great benefits, but if it is not done well, it will cause great harm.

Returning to Osaka with Lin Xiuzhen, Oda Yoshinobu immediately recruited Lilu.

"Lord, what's the matter? His subordinates are still designing a sample of banknotes! Before anyone could enter, they heard Lilu's grumbling voice.

Hearing this, Oda Yoshinobu turned his head to Lin Xiuzhen and smiled, "Lord Lin, Lilu is Portuguese, although she has lived in her country for a long time, she still retains Portuguese customs. At that time, if there is anything that offends Lord Lin, please don't care~"

"Haha~ In this family, who dares to offend Lord Lilu? You must know that she is very familiar with the wives of most of the retainers~" Lin Xiuzhen laughed when she heard this.

Because the Agotic Chamber of Commerce has almost a monopoly on all Nanban goods, as long as Oda wants to buy Nanban goods, he has to deal with the Argotic Chamber of Commerce. For example, the rouge gouache of the Ming Kingdom, such as the jewelry of the Europa continent, and the ...... Those fancy costumes invented by Yoshinobu Oda. Well...... In fact, it is a variety of very simple clothes. Although I can't wear a countertop, I ...... in private Hawkers~ Between husband and wife, why do you have to have a little fun, right?

When Lilu walked into the room, she immediately saw Lin Xiuzhen's existence, immediately turned her face, bowed respectfully in front of Oda Yoshinobu and said, "I've seen the lord, I've seen Lord Lin." ”

Seeing Lilu's glance, Oda Yoshishi laughed confidently, but on the surface, he still said seriously, "Lilu, from today onwards, Lord Lin will be in charge of the production and distribution of the private note with you. Lord Lin is mainly responsible for the issuance of this piece, if there is anything, you can go directly to him. ”

In this regard, it was naturally impossible for Lilu not to know why, and hurriedly responded, "Please rest assured, lord!" ”

Nodding, Oda Yoshinobu carefully told Lilu and Lin Xiuzhen what he had discussed with Oda Nobunaga before letting the two leave. After the two left, Oda Yoshinobu summoned Nene and Amatsu again and told them about the Azuchi monthly newspaper and teaching people to read.

"This ......" The two women were stunned when they heard this, obviously shocked by Oda Yoshinobu's thoughts.

"What? Any questions? Oda Yoshinobu asked when he saw this.

"Lord, isn't it unrealistic to want all civilians to learn Chinese characters?" Ah Song asked in a low voice.

"Hehe, what's unrealistic? In the past, it didn't matter if they couldn't learn kanji, but in the future, I will make them feel that kanji is something they must know! Yoshinobu Oda smiled.

"Azuchi Monthly?" Ning Ning muttered suspiciously when she heard this.

"Not bad! It's Azuchi Monthly! Oda Yoshinobu gave Ning Ning an appreciative look and said.

"Do you think, if there were today's prices in the Azuchi Monthly Bulletin, would the people read them? If there are various laws of the family, will the commoners care? If there are interesting anecdotes about samurai and ministers, are they interested? Oda Yoshinobu kept saying.

"Today's civilians, life is too boring, and the Azuchi monthly newspaper will provide them with some fun." Oda Yoshinobu said with some excitement. "And we can also have some real knowledge! I'm sure it's going to get everyone's interest! ”

Hearing this, the two women suddenly showed adoring eyes. Well, they were moved by Oda Yoshinobu's words, and they were very interested in what Oda Yoshinobu said, especially those interesting stories about samurai and ministers. Well, gossip is human nature.

But then, the two women showed worried expressions again, "But those samurai and ministers, would they want these things to appear in the Azuchi monthly newspaper?" ”

"Hehe, we can find some who are willing first, as for those who are unwilling...... We can use the suspicious, possibly ...... I don't even write my name directly, but I just write out the person who is probably where it is through a vague technique. Sometimes, not being specific can make people more curious. Yoshinobu Oda smiled. Well, this kid seems to have watched the news a lot in his previous life.

After explaining all the doubts of the two girls, Oda Yoshinobu said again, "Then, Amatsu, the students of the academy will be in charge of teaching civilians to read and write in various omachi towns. In the meantime, it's time for the academy to expand, just to the maximum limit you think you can teach! ”

"Yes!"

"Ning Ning, you're in charge of issuing the Azuchi Monthly Newspaper, huh...... You don't need to set up a separate organization.,Just use the shrine to distribute it.。 Oda Yoshinobu thought for a moment and said.

"Understood!" Ning Ning heard this and said with understanding. Obviously, Oda Yoshinobu asked Nene to publish the Azuchi Monthly Newspaper, which has another meaning.

(To be continued.) )