Chapter 1696: Accepting Zen Let Cao Pi Usurp the Han
And there is another advantage to doing so. When Chengdu can produce paper and book books on a large scale, it can send these to Soochow and Caowei; They will be able to obtain knowledge channels, so they will inevitably have conflicts with the big families.
The territory of Eastern Wu and Cao Wei is still dominated by wealthy families, while the political forces in Central Shu can be divided into three parts. The northern poor family who followed Liu Bei very early, needless to say, Guan Zhang is a butcher, and the other is a jujube seller. , are not rich families, Zhao Yun is just a low-level warrior, Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others are all from humble backgrounds, although Mi Zhu and Mi Fang brothers have a lot of money, they are just wealthy merchants, not comparable to the Wei family and Lu family.
Then there are Jingzhou gentry, such as Xu Shu, Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang, and Liu Ba, but it is much more difficult for Liu Bei to gain their trust than Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others. What Sangu thatched cottage wants to show is not only that Liu Bei is thirsty for talents; Most of them looked down on Liu Bei, so after Liu Biao passed away, most of them took refuge in Cao Cao.
Finally, there are local tyrants in central Sichuan, such as Zhang Song, Yan Yan and others. Although Fazheng is from Fufeng, he can also be counted as this wave.
Looking at these three groups of people, the rich families are not the mainstream, so they will be delighted by the prevalence of papermaking, printing, and the dissemination of knowledge; and Dongwu and Cao Wei, where the rich families occupy the mainstream, are different. This year Chen Qun launched The nine-rank Zhongzheng system is more in line with their interests.
The Nine Ranks Zhongzheng System was notorious in later generations, but judging from the current situation, it cannot be said that it was all wrong. On the one hand, it solved the problem of lack of standards for the selection of officials, which clarified the administration of officials at that time; The tense relationship between the central government and the aristocratic families contributed to the unification of the whole country in the Wei and Jin Dynasties and laid a solid foundation.
From the perspective of talent selection, it is true that rich families monopolize knowledge and it is easier to cultivate talents than poor families; but the premise of all this is that they can indeed monopolize knowledge. In the age of relying on borrowing and copying books to spread knowledge, They might still be able to do it, but when the printing press prevailed, they couldn't.
At that time, scholars from poor families will be able to compete with wealthy families in terms of knowledge, will they still be willing to be inferior? It is obviously impossible to think about it.
Zhuge Liang thought far and wide, and when he thought of this level, he was both worried and happy. The worry was that the Zhuge clan in Langya, which he was born in, might not be able to continue to prosper. Cultivating talents can also disrupt the situation in the territory of Soochow and Cao Cao, so that the chances of unifying the world in Central Shu will be great.
It is said that Zhuge Liang is not tired of dealing with government affairs, and he has to deal with all kinds of affairs, big and small. It is difficult for the country to cultivate talents.
But from Zhuge Liang's emphasis on Jiang Wei, it can be seen that he does not pay attention to talents; it's just that the Shu Han is located in a remote place, and there is no way to have a steady stream of talents like Soochow and Cao Wei. Since there are not enough talents , then Zhuge Liang can only work hard.
"Liang, here is the Ming lord, asking the lord to choose a site in Chengdu to build a workshop, make paper and print books, and distribute them all over the world! Oh, we still need to call on the big families in central Shu to donate their books for the craftsmen to carve printing plates." Zhuge Liang said, now I want to To print a book, you don't just need paper, engraving, and ink. You also have to have the original book.
"If they are willing to donate, that's great. If they don't want to, don't worry. I have read some scriptures and history. If the prime minister wants to print anything, I can go and silently say it. As long as it is not Lianshan Guizang, Eight Suo Jiuqiu, etc. , Most of the classics and history can barely remember." Shen Long said lightly.
With Wang Anshi's memory,
He can memorize most of the classics and histories backwards. Even if Wang Anshi hasn’t read them, there is still a tablet computer installed in Shen Long’s space, which contains a large number of photocopies downloaded from the ancient books database of the National Digital Library. What can't be found in the classics of later generations?
Zhuge Liang was taken aback by Shen Long, who dared to say such a thing, and then he even asked several classics, and Shen Long recited the beginning of a paragraph smoothly, which was no different from Zhuge Liang's memory, even if Zhuge Liang asked Shen Long also recited the classics that he had wanted to read for a long time but could not find.
Zhuge Liang was amazed again and again, "Who did Zifeng learn from? His knowledge is so profound." I am afraid that my master, Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui, is far behind.
"Liang Xiang is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but compared with Zifeng, he is inferior!" Zhuge Liang sighed, at least he must not read as much as Shen Long, not to mention martial arts, even woodworking machinery is very good. Not as good.
"Does Zifeng know how to heal and divination astrology?" Zhuge Liang asked.
"Slightly understand." Of course, medical skills needless to say, what about astronomy, now that all the astronomers from all over the world gather together, it is not enough for Shen Long to do it alone. As for divination, he also learned a little bit from Huang Yaoshi.
"Can you understand arithmetic?" Zhuge Liang asked again.
"It's not that I'm bragging. If it's about mathematics, I dare to call it the best in the world!" Not to mention the gains in the world of various missions, just because I went to college and didn't fail in high mathematics, the mathematician in the Three Kingdoms can do it arrive?
"Can Yin Yang and Five Elements be understood?" Zhuge Liang asked again.
"Slightly understand." We have learned the orthodox Qin and Han alchemy from Qin Shihuang, but Zhuge Liang seems to have a lot of fun in this area, so Shen Long asked him about the "Eight Arrays" and "Star Dispelling Techniques" with great interest. "The method of life extension", Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief, it turns out there are things you don't understand, so he explained it to Shen Long in detail.
Liu Bei quickly accepted Shen Long's request and asked Wang Lian to take charge of the salt administration in central Shu for his position, and allocated money, grain, land and artisans to let Shen Long open a paper-making and printing factory in Chengdu; All kinds of important things.
After Cao Cao's death, news kept coming that Cao Pi replaced Cao Cao as Prime Minister and King of Wei, changed Yuan Yankang, appointed Jia Xu as Taiwei, Hua Xin as Xiangguo, Wang Lang as Yushi Dafu; Jimao appointed Xiahou Dun as General, Ye Ji, Fuyu Shanyu, Yanqi, and Khotan all sent envoys to offer offerings; Sun Quan also sent envoys to congratulate him.
At the end of the year, the paper and books in Shuzhong began to be exported to Soochow and Cao Wei, and at this moment, a shocking news came from Luoyang that Cao Pi forced Emperor Xian to abdicate to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.