Chapter II Movable Type Printing
When Yunfeng, Yang Ming and Jin Yuehua arrived at the state capital, the officials were already waiting for them. To Yunfeng's surprise, Jin Yuehua's arrival did not cause much commotion, and everyone only had a glimmer of excitement in their eyes.
There was no more expression of surprise. Perhaps it was because Zhang Lingyun had taken the precedent before, and it was no longer novel for women to do things?
This is an unexpected blessing for Yunfeng. Although he looks extremely vicious at home, shouting that he will kill anyone who objects, but if someone really expresses dissatisfaction, can he really kill someone with a knife? At most,
He was just talking and convincing the other party verbally. He even prepared his rebuttal on the way here.
After Yunfeng sat upright, everyone saluted and said, "See you, envoy!"
Yunfeng waved his hand: "Master, please excuse me."
To be honest, it feels quite good to accept everyone's worship, which makes Yunfeng feel a little elated. However, the only thing he is not used to is being called the Lord.
In his opinion, the generals are all old guys with a beard and half buried in the grave. He is only twenty-three years old this year and prefers to be called a general. However, Yunfeng will not go out of his way to correct them.
The way you call me is to make you king. In short, just use the honorific title!
At this time, Chen Zhen cupped her hands and said: "My late grandfather has been buried and everything has been completed. Although the envoy was temporarily adopted as the shepherd of Liangzhou, he has not been canonized by Jiangdong. After all, his name is not correct and his words are not true. I am willing to be the envoy.
I will make a trip to Jiankang and get a piece of imperial edict for your approval."
Yunfeng showed hesitation, why: "What Mr. Chen said is absolutely true. After all, Liangzhou has given the Jin Dynasty the title of Zhengshuo. It is very inappropriate without the emperor's edict. It's just that I have entrusted Mr. Chen with other important matters."
I'm afraid it will be inconvenient if Mr. Chen goes there." Then he looked at the others.
Yin asked the order knowingly: "Then, how about I let my subordinates go to Jiankang to see what you want?"
During the administration of Yin Prefecture, he was in charge of the clerical files of the Prefecture. It was an idle job, so it was most suitable for him to go. Yunfeng immediately returned the greeting and said: "In that case, I have to thank you, Mr. Yin. I will allocate thirty personal guards to accompany you. Please
Don’t worry, no matter what happens on the road, they will protect each other to the death, and they will definitely keep you safe.”
Yin Yu said gratefully: "Thank you for your concern, I will set off in three days."
"Mr. Yin, there is no need to be polite." Yun Feng smiled slightly, looked at Yang Ming and said, "Mr. Yang, I would like to invite you to serve as the military commander of the state. I hope you will not refuse."
The Bing Cao is in charge of military affairs, logistics, food and supplies, weapons and armor, and even horses. It is a very important position, and it is also a very lucrative position. Countless amounts of money and food are usually transferred through his hands, as long as the cracks between his fingers are slightly leaked.
Just a little bit, and huge benefits will fall into your pocket.
For example, Yan Sha was so rich that Yunfeng couldn't help but be stunned! Three thousand catties of gold, 20,000 silver cakes, five baht coins piled up in several rooms, and thousands of pieces of cloth and silk were found in his house.
, there are also some rare treasures that are difficult to value, and there are hundreds of hectares of fertile farmland outside the city!
As the saying goes, when Yansha falls, Yunfeng is full!
In comparison, Zhang Mao and Zhao Yang were much poorer, and together they were less than half of Yan Sha. So how much money did Yan Sha embezzle during his tenure?
Therefore, no one is more suitable for this important position than Yang Ming. First of all, Yang Ming lives a simple life. Like Yunfeng, he does not have high material requirements. The most critical point is that Yang Ming has no heirs and only has one daughter, Yang.
Huiyu, when there is no one to inherit, who can he leave no matter how much money he steals? In other words, even if Yang Ming secretly does some tricks, Yang Huiyu will not be able to escape Yunfeng's hands in the end.
You have to return Yunfeng to him later!
After three years of getting along with each other, Yang Ming guessed Yunfeng's intention in a flash. At the same time, he also knew the importance of the position of Bingcao. His face became solemn, he clasped his fists and said, "Please rest assured, I am a subordinate."
I will definitely try my best.”
Yunfeng nodded: "Thank you Mr. Yang for taking the trouble." Next, came the appointment of Jin Yuehua: "Yuehua, I would like to ask you to succeed Mr. Yang as the councilor. Do you have any questions?"
Yi Cao is the staff officer, but Yunfeng is planning to develop it into an intelligence department. He clearly remembers that when he first arrived, Jin Yuehua explained the world situation to him, which shows that this woman is very good at collecting intelligence.
She has a natural affinity for analysis, so it is most suitable for her to be the councilor.
Jin Yuehua was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that Yun Fengfeng would arrange such a position for her, and what role would it play? She couldn't help but frown slightly, but she still saluted and said: "I accept the order!"
Yunfeng could tell by looking at her expression that she was confused, but he didn't say anything for the time being, and just gave her a meaningful smile.
Although Liangzhou is not small in area, it has a small population. It can be said that if Yunfeng does not bother, the officials will be happy and free, hello, me, hello, everyone is in peace with each other. Therefore, Yunfeng soon announced
The meeting adjourned, but Chen Zhen, Yang Ming and Jin Yuehua were left behind.
After everyone said goodbye one by one, Yun Feng took out a blueprint from his arms and handed it to Chen Zhen: "Mr. Chen, please take a look at this thing. Is it possible to make it?"
What is described on the drawing is exactly the method of making clay characters using movable type printing. Although Yunfeng has no scientific knowledge, the principle of movable type printing is very simple. It is just a question of what one thinks of and what one does not expect.
Yunfeng knew that to overthrow the rule of the gentry, military suppression, political poaching, and economic plunder alone were not enough. They could only suppress it for a while, but not forever. After decades or hundreds of years, the gentry would come back again.
, regaining control of the state power, the reason is that the gentry controls cultural knowledge. If we want to fundamentally eradicate the cancer of the gentry, we must break the cultural monopoly of the gentry!
Under the social conditions at that time, classic books were transmitted by hand copying. This was a tedious and huge project. Common people and ordinary people had no energy, no time, and no money to copy books. They only had to
Only the gentry and a very small number of common people landowners had this ability.
The books they copied would not be disseminated, but were collected as treasures and used for the education of their own family children or for borrowing and exchange within the social circle. Over time, ordinary people naturally lost the right to education and became
People are becoming more and more ignorant, and knowledge is always controlled by a very small number of people. Subsequently, political power is also monopolized in the hands of this small group of people.
Therefore, only by giving common people the right to receive education and promoting it can we fundamentally break the political monopoly of the gentry. Movable type printing, which can print books in large quantities at low cost, is undoubtedly the most effective way to open up people's wisdom.
means.
Yunfeng understood that his move was tantamount to declaring war on the world's nobles, but he was not afraid. In this world, it would still depend on who has the biggest fist and who has the right to speak!
This is also the reason why he proposed to Yang Ming to station troops in the upper reaches of Jingxiang. It is foreseeable that due to the movable type printing technology, Yunfeng will definitely arouse the resentment and hatred of the Jiangdong gentry. His journey to Jiankang will never be smooth sailing.
Chapter completed!