Chapter 473: Shang Ruonan made a big speech

It seems that this pedantic old man treats these books as holy objects.

Shang Ruonan disagreed, and said:

"The mountain chief is so bad!"

Shang Ruonan spoke directly, and Ouyang Xu coughed lightly on the side, wanting to remind Shang Ruonan not to anger the mountain chief.

But Shang Ruo said casually:

"Mountain Chief, you said that this book is the property of the sages and sages, and it is not to be bought or sold. Is it like the books in your house, all of which you copied back? ”

Xu Shanchang's face was very bad, but in front of Ouyang Shizi, he still endured and replied:

"Most of them were copied back by the old man. All the books I've read in my life are here. There are also some students who copy books to send them. ”

Shang Ruonan glanced at the collection of books in Xu Shanchang's study, and said with a smile:

"The mountain chief has a lot of books. If you regard it as precious, you probably don't want to lend it to others. Then, some books will be left alone with you. Every day, you hold it alone and admire it, praising how good this writing is, but have you ever thought about how many books there are in your academy? Does every student have a collection of books like yours at home? Or do you have a collection of books? ”

"I don't think necessarily, the books copied by students are all books that your husband asked to copy, and you are reluctant to take out the good books in your house and copy them for others. These books will end up in your hands. ”

"I speak a little unpleasantly, maybe, after a hundred years, these books will become extinct, or your descendants don't love books or don't love books as much as you, and they don't manage them well, and your books are broken or something. You say, where are you going to find the same one? ”

"No matter how good a book is, it should be appreciated by someone to call it a good book, and if you read it here alone, no one else will know how good that book is. What's the point? ”

"Or, in one of your unique books, there is a sentence that makes a lot of sense, and you can only educate you alone if you read it alone. And those who don't see it can't get this education,"

"So, I sell books, I just want more people to see books, learn more knowledge, and talk about it in a big way. In this way, I can be regarded as cultivating more knowledgeable talents for the dynasty. Speaking from the smallest, I can let more people take the entrance examination by reading books and find a way out, right? ”

"The mountain is long, there are seventy-two lines in the world, and all the lines should be able to produce champions. It's not just reading books that can make a champion. And if you can do the top job, you shouldn't just read books and do two articles, you should also know the world. "Beanie box

"You scholars talk about articles, and I, a businessman, talk about interests. I've minimized my interests just to let more people see more books, so why shouldn't I? ”

Shang Ruonan finished saying what he meant in one breath, and the mountain chief's expression did not change, and he said coldly:

"You use books to make money, this is an insult to the sages!"

Shang Ruonan chuckled and said:

"If the sages knew that the books handed down could only be copied by those who had entered the academy and those who could afford to buy paper and pencils, they would probably be unhappy. The reason why it is said that peaches and plums are all over the world. That is to let everyone in the world have books to read and books to read. ”

"You are the head of the mountain, and the Ming Yuan has existed for so many years. You are teaching and educating people, are you only educating people who have entered the Ming Academy? My second sister, although she is a woman, has loved to read and read since she was a child, and my third sister, now under Miss Lei, is a personal captain of Miss Lei, but she is a person who doesn't like to read very much. Love to practice martial arts. Our family is just an ordinary businessman, perhaps, in the eyes of the mountain chief and others, it is still a lowly family. But none of the children in our family do not work hard. Even if, in your opinion, we are just girls! ”

"After the last time I came to visit the mountain chief, the next day after I went back, I went to Shuncheng. I didn't want to go to Shuncheng, I don't know if the mountain chief knows what happened in Shuncheng? Shuncheng is the outer city of the capital, if Shuncheng is in danger, then the capital is in danger. ”

"A few years ago, there were some small dangers in Shuncheng, and the successive disasters in the north made it impossible for the people in the north to survive, and they had to be displaced people to Shuncheng. The mountain chief may still be talking to the students, talking about the integrity that a reader should have. However, what the common people only need is food and clothing, and what the DPRK and China only want is peace in the world. Reading is just one thing after the world is peaceful and there is food and clothing. ”

"I went to Shuncheng because I was entrusted by Yu Shangshu and Lei Shangshu to teach all the displaced people from the north a way to make money. I guess I ate vegetables at the end of the year, and I grew them. I can grow vegetables in the winter. You can grow some food. As long as I teach this method to the homeless, the homeless people will go home and farm with peace of mind, and they will not be homeless, they will no longer be homeless. When Shuncheng is safe, the capital will be safe. The mountain chief will be able to teach better than others. ”

"But what have I lost? As far as my businessman is concerned, I have given my ability to make money to others, and I can't make this money anymore! By the way, the mountain chief may not know how much the vegetables I grow can be sold for. All I have to tell you is. Last year, there was not a single person in Baiyuan City who froze to death. There is no frostbite, that is the money I earned, I used it to give porridge at the four city gates of Baiyuan, and I will give it until the fifteenth day of the first month. ”

Looking at Ouyang Xu's somewhat confused eyes, Shang Ruonan said lightly:

"Whether it's the mountain chief or the prince, you shouldn't know the current price of rice, but I can tell you that I give porridge at the four city gates. Nearly a thousand taels of silver were used every day. I'm giving porridge this time. So far, it has cost 50,000 taels of silver. By the fifteenth, I will use nearly 80,000 taels, plus the labor money I have to pay to the helpers, I will use 100,000 taels of silver! ”

Yes, Xu Shanchang and Shizi Ye didn't know how much rice was a pound now, but they heard that Shang Ruonan used 100,000 taels of silver to give porridge. This moved them all.

Shang Ruonan continued:

"And what I did, how to grow vegetables, I also wrote a book and printed it. Eventually, it will be sold. I'm selling books, and I'm teaching others how to survive? If the mountain chief writes down how you teach and educate, you can also sell it so that more gentlemen can see it, and they will learn to teach better students. ”

"Therefore, you say, how good would it be if all the people of the world were knowledgeable? Teach the mastery you know so that everyone in the world can benefit. How good is that? Why not? ”

"Besides, my bookstore is not just about selling books, we are also preparing free books for some children who are really poor and can't afford to buy books and paper smiles, and let them learn to read and write, let them learn the meaning of books, and be good people. In this way, won't there be fewer lazy people in this world? ”