"Mr. Liang is here!" A loud voice sounded outside the door.

Yu Zhi was startled and hurriedly hid the five-stone powder. Unfortunately, he even took off his pants and couldn't hide it even if he wanted to. In desperation, he stuffed the yellow paper wrapped with the five-stone powder into Jinxian's crown, and then started

dressing.

Halfway through putting it on, I saw Hu Wufuzhi leaning against the door frame with a smile. Knowing that he had been tricked, he was so angry and anxious that he almost cursed him on the spot.

"What kind of dramatist is there in Yan State?" Yu Zhi put on his clothes silently, took out the five loose stones and threw them into the corner. He had lost interest in taking them.

"It's really urgent." Hu Wufuzhi came over, took Yu Zhuo's hand, and said, "For Mr. Liang to build the secret pavilion, you need your help, Mr. Yu."

Yu Zhi was stunned.

The Liang Kingdom was a principality, and there were no official positions such as generals and master craftsmen. Many construction projects required the help of the young master, and Yu Zhuo could not escape. So he stopped talking nonsense and immediately followed Hu Wufu to the Liang Palace construction site.

superior.

The two walked around the base of the secret pavilion designated by Duke Liang. During this period, Yu Zhi asked many questions about Duke Liang's requirements, and he had a rough idea.

The so-called secret pavilion is the place where the palace books are stored, and it also functions as an archives, which is quite important.

While the two were discussing, a carriage and horse passed by, pulling a large number of books and heading towards the Huang Nu Palace.

Some buildings have been built in this palace, which can be used for temporary storage of books.

"Those are books sent by Liang County Martial Arts School, and also collected from Youzhou and Jizhou." Hu Wufu called to stop the convoy, walked over with Yu Zhuo, opened a box, and pointed at the neatly stacked boxes inside.

The neatly arranged wooden slips read: "This is "Gongyang Chunqiu" annotated by Quanzhou Yang family. Yang family has been studying this book for generations and has a profound knowledge. He believes that it is the foundation of the family. It is not easy to collect it."

After saying that, he opened another box, stroked the bamboo slips inside, and said: "This is the "Zuo Family Spring and Autumn Annals" written by the Kou family in Changping. Although I dare not say it is the best, it is also quite impressive."

"This is Shi", "Li", "Lao", "Zhuang" and "Yi" annotated by Le Guang, the former minister."

"This is the "Old Documents" and "Miscellaneous Notes" of the Zhou family in Runan. They have been known to each other for generations, and it is difficult for outsiders to get a glimpse of them."

"This is Meng's Book of Changes and "Nanji" written by Yuan Shi of Runan. It is not easily shown to outsiders. How can we separate it without the intersection of swords and soldiers?"

"This is the "Five Classics Dissent" and "Shuowen Jiezi" written by the Xu family in Zhaoling..."

"This is the "Legends of the Law" and the "Preface to the Book of Han" written by the Nandun Ying family..."

Yu Zhi calmed down, looked at the books, and stroked them gently with trembling hands.

Since the late Han Dynasty, civilized scholar-bureaucrats and local powerful people have merged and gradually evolved into today's gentry.

Every family has its own unique skills, which are not easily revealed to others, because this is the foundation for the family to settle down and live.

For example, when it comes to "Shangshu", you can't argue with the people of the Runan Zhou family. They are the authorities. They have studied it for generations and have the highest right to interpret it. No one else can.

In such a situation, if you want to organize an exam, the conditions are really not ripe.

First of all, high-level teaching materials are hidden in a few people's homes. It's good for them to recruit disciples from outside. Most of the time, they keep their knowledge to themselves.

Secondly, in the era when aristocratic families used a mixture of paper, wooden tablets and bamboo slips - in the past twenty years, despite frequent wars, papermaking technology has developed, the price of paper has come down, and it is used more and more - running a school is also a matter of

High-cost things are often the exclusive preserve of wealthy families.

To put it bluntly, knowledge is monopolized by wealthy families.

A talented ordinary person cannot become a talented person if he cannot receive a qualified education.

Wu Qian is Shao Xun's Yuancong old man, but he is the best when he is an eighth- or ninth-grade official. The reason is very simple. He cannot fight in battle to kill the enemy, and he is illiterate in literature. How do you think he can be promoted?

Therefore, Shao Xun was really helpless in employing people. The range of talent selection was only so wide. Every time he selected people, they were all from the noble family. They were just big noble families and small noble families.

The students trained by Liangxian and Xuchang martial arts schools can only be regarded as proficient in writing, and their cultural level is really not high.

The historical allusions that would be familiar to later generations were unknown to most people at this time and had never heard of them.

Or maybe you have heard this allusion, and I have heard that allusion, but we have heard it differently.

For example, the contents of the "Preface to the Book of Han" written by Nanton Yingfeng were familiar to the children of the Ying family. When they went out to debate, they often made others blush, thereby increasing their reputation and being recruited by high-ranking officials.

Knowledge is tightly hidden in the family by the wealthy families and is not easily leaked. Each family has its own unique skills. Several generations of people have studied it in succession to form a systematic theory, which is then taught within the family to enhance the competitiveness of the family's children.

Yu Zhi knew this very well.

So when I saw these books, my hands were shaking.

He seemed to have seen the scene of the family members wailing in pain when Duke Liang asked for these books.

He thought for a while, there had been endless wars for more than ten years, but no military leader wanted to do these things. Liang Gong was really a strange person.

"What does Liang Gong want to do?" Yu Zhi asked: "Isn't it just for the collection of books in the secret pavilion?"

"Liang Gong wants more talents to serve as officials for him. Zisong, can't you see that?" Hu Wufu asked.

It was like a flash of lightning flashed across his face, and Yu Zhuo became enlightened.

"Tai Xue?" he asked.

Hu Wufu smiled and said: "Liang is a principality, how can there be an Imperial College? But running a school is a must, just change the name."

Yu Zhi suddenly felt a little distracted.

It would be a big deal if Liang promoted Chinese studies and used the books collected by nobles as teaching materials to recruit students.

After all, some rich people, businessmen and even the families of Hu chiefs may not be able to afford education.

Are they short of money? No! What they lack is the way to learn.

Yu Zhi didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, but it felt like a big shock.

If businessmen and wealthy children were really allowed to gain knowledge, the family status they value would not seem so glorious.

You must know that the total number of merchants, local tyrants, and chiefs far exceeds that of noble families of all sizes. It is simply an earth-shaking change.

"Let's go and have a look at Huang Nu Palace." Hu Wufuzhi saw Yu Zhi was stunned, laughed, pulled him up, and followed the carriage forward.

In the side hall that had not yet been renovated, several officials were sitting there, leading dozens of people wearing various robes to write furiously.

It can be seen that most of the people are recruited temporarily and are considered a type of service, but they are only distributed to scholars.

Hu Wufuzhi explained on the side: "The Liang Kingdom was founded, and the Ming Dynasty ordered the establishment of a secretary-general, a secretary-general, a book-writer, a number of school-scrivers, and the general-secretary bureau. In addition to the ministers, there were also officials, historians, and canons.

There are a number of calligraphers, regular calligraphers, calligraphers, pen makers, paper makers, and decorators. These are all temporarily recruited officials who will be dismissed as soon as they are done."

"There is no secretary in charge?"

"How can a principality have a secretariat? Zisong was joking, but the secretary-general actually overstepped his bounds."

Yu Zhi nodded.

Secretary Cheng, Secretary Lang, Zuoshu Lang, and Xiao Shulang are serious officials. Most of them were recruited from Chenliu, Yingchuan, Runan and other counties, and they may even have recruited many people from Luoyang.

If nothing else, the officials below Lang Guan were found by themselves. After finding them, they submitted a list of names to the Ministry of Personnel Cao, and then they could start working.

Yu Zhi took a few steps forward, looked at an official who was writing in regular script, which is relatively rare, and asked: "What is your name?"

The regular calligrapher's hand shook, and an ink ball appeared on the paper. He suddenly became a little angry and turned to look at Yu Zhi.

Yu Zhi smiled and looked at the words on the paper: "Guan Zhong said, 'The so-called heaven is not the vast sky. The king regards the people as the sky. If the people are with them, they will be safe, if they support them, they will be strong, if they are not, they will be in danger, and they will be doubled.

Then you will perish.'"

"This is Yu Shaofu's Mansion." Hu Wufuzhi introduced from the side.

The regular calligrapher was startled and immediately replied respectfully: "Chen Liu Bian Cheng."

Yu Zhi secretly guessed correctly, he was actually a descendant of the Chen Liubian family who was about to be buried in the ground.

These people have low requirements. As long as they have a chance to get involved with the government, they are willing to be a regular calligrapher. They don't need any money and they can just take care of the food.

Of course, their behavior is also rewarded.

The list has been reported to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If there are actual vacancies in the future, they will be given priority.

"After the book was copied, was it hidden in the pavilion?" Yu Zhi asked again.

"After proofreading, Liangxian, Xuchang, and Junyi will each keep one copy." Secretary Cheng came over and replied.

"Thank you for your hard work," Yu Zhi said.

Copying is really hard, and proofreading is also very hard.

He remembered the matter of "engraving and printing" that Liang Gong once mentioned to him.

The Shaofu asked someone to try it, but there were many problems.

First of all, I can’t do ink.

The ink color of many words is not full enough, there are few pens and strokes, and the handwriting is not clear. It doesn't matter if it is not clear, some places are blurred, and some places are white - that is, they are not printed.

Secondly, paper doesn’t work.

The paper used here is called "hard yellow paper" or "hard white paper". It has a hard, thick, and loose texture. It can be tolerated when writing, but not when printing. The paper must be improved.

Therefore, for a long time in the future, you will still have to copy books, unless Shaofu or folk craftsmen come up with new paper that is soft, smooth, compact, tough, easy to absorb ink and less likely to bleed.

Mo may also need to improve.

However, when Liang Gong talked with him, he suggested that woodblock printing could be promoted even if the conditions were not met.

He believes that even if the printing is a mess and no one likes it, there will always be people among the people to study and improve it. It is no better than your Shaofu working behind closed doors? How many people are there in the Shaofu? How many craftsmen are there in the world?

Yu Zhi could see that Liang Gong attached great importance to this matter. He especially wanted to spread knowledge and wanted more people to learn knowledge.

"I have been thinking all day long about expanding the number of scholars and increasing the scope of bureaucratic selection, so as to dig out the roots of scholars!" Yu Zhi thought bitterly.

However, as long as Duke Liang maintains his status as a member of the Yu clan, this is not impossible.

Anyway, now that their family is rich, they can no longer care so much about whether others live or die - it's not that they don't want to care about it, it's just that they don't dare and there's no need.

Yu Zhi then looked at the officials who were writing rustlingly in the palace. Most of them were educated but lower-ranked children.

These people are all reserve officials of the Liang Kingdom.

The changing world, the ups and downs of the family, and the alternation of the old and the new are all part of this.

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