Chapter 91: Initial Preparation of Textbooks
Zhao Yuanxi put down the rag in his hand and hid it behind him.
Hadn't she already sent someone to ask for leave for the two little ones on this snowy day? Why was Chunyu Yue still here?
Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help but admire his professionalism and quickly welcomed him in.
"Mr. Chunyu, are you here to see Fusu and the others?" Zhao Yuanxi asked.
Chunyu Yue hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I'm here to see the Empress Dowager today!"
He carefully pulled out a few books from his bosom and presented them to Zhao Yuanxi with both hands. "I promised the Empress Dowager that I would write a book. Now that the book is complete, please take a look."
His hands were red from the cold weather, and his clothes were wet with snow, but the books in his hands were not damaged at all.
Zhao Yuanxi's eyes moved slightly and he took the books.
Chunyu Yue's handwriting is very clean and beautiful, especially the small seal script, which is gorgeous. These books are no different from works of art. Zhao Yuanxi is very satisfied.
He brought a total of six books, one of which was a summary of the shapes, meanings and pronunciations of characters, with nearly 10,000 characters, covering the commonly used characters in Qin today, as well as some uncommon characters. It was similar to the dictionaries used in modern times.
The other two books are for basic literacy, covering the "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Classic" given to him by Zhao Yuanxi, as well as some Confucian classics.
There may be some influences from the Legalists in it. Zhao Yuanxi also saw a small interpretation of the Qin law, which was easy to understand and catchy.
As for the last three books, they cover arithmetic, astronomy, calendar, and various classic articles. These are more advanced knowledge, and you need to read the first two books to understand them a little bit.
Zhao Yuanxi took a quick look and felt a little excited. This was the world's first set of children's teaching materials.
"It looks very good! You have worked hard these days! But I can't finish reading it in a short time. If you have any questions after I finish reading it, I will tell you separately. Mr. Chunyu, please go back and rest for now. Jang Geum, have someone see you off." Zhao Yuanxi said.
Chunyu Yue's heart was relieved a little. Although he was very confident in the book they compiled, he was not sure whether this was what the Queen Mother wanted. So the Queen Mother was satisfied for the time being.
"Yes, I'll take my leave!"
After Chunyu Yue left, Zhao Yuanxi distributed the two basic books to Fusu and Ziying.
"How much of this can you understand?"
Fusu had seen the drafts of these books from his teacher. Although he had not mastered all the contents of these books, he could at least recite most of them.
"I can understand both of these books." Fusu said confidently.
Ziying couldn't wait to speak up, "I can understand it too!"
Zhao Yuanxi was silent. Sure enough, there were some things he shouldn't ask them!
"What about these?" Zhao Yuanxi gave them the other four.
The two little guys got together and started to study. The words they knew were enough for them to read through the articles, but it was still a bit difficult for them to understand their meaning.
Now, Zhao Yuanxi roughly understood their current level.
The little ones were a little frustrated and could only say in unison, "Big Mom, I will be able to understand this soon!"
Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help but pinch their faces and said, "Okay! Good luck to you guys!"
The book has been compiled, so it must be used. Zhao Yuanxi plans to give this set of books to Ying Zheng. If he can help promote this set of books, then she won't have to spend much effort.
Unfortunately, after this set of books was sent to Xianyang, it seemed to have fallen into oblivion.
Zhao Yuanxi waited for three days, but she didn't get a reply from Ying Zheng.
She originally thought that Ying Zheng had not received her letter until she sent the "General Knowledge of Qin Law" that the Legalists had just compiled to Xianyang. In less than a day, she received a reply from Ying Zheng and even a return gift.
Zhao Yuanxi was so angry that he slammed the table.
"That guy, damn it!"
It was obvious that Ying Zheng only had the Legalists and his Qin Law in his eyes, and at most the food problem of Qin. As for other things, he didn't care at all.
Zhao Yuanxi took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "If he doesn't do it, I'll do it myself!"
Even without him, she could still make full use of the books.
In fact, Ying Zheng had read both sets of books. It was not that he did not understand the usefulness of Confucian books, but he did not agree with promoting these things.
The common people did not need to receive education. They just had to farm for him and then enlist when needed to fight.
If everyone understood these words of the sage, who would be willing to farm, and who would be willing to fight for him?
Confucian ideas will only make people lazy and give rise to inappropriate thoughts!
As for the Legalist's "General Knowledge of Qin Law" sent by the Queen Mother, it is indeed a good thing. Qin law is complicated, and this book summarizes the things that Qin law cannot do very well. It is very suitable for popularizing it to the world.
After receiving the book, Ying Zheng immediately summoned Li Si.
Li Si had already obtained the first draft of this book from Master Wei. When Ying Zheng asked him about it, he answered fluently and even praised the book highly.
Ying Zheng was overjoyed and asked Li Si to take the book back and let all officials in Qin hold a copy. For those officials of lower ranks, they were also assigned another important task.
That is, they should gather the people under their jurisdiction every month and explain the contents of this book to them one by one.
If these people still knowingly commit crimes after a year, not only will the criminals be severely punished, but these officials will also be implicated.
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Perhaps feeling guilty, after receiving the book, Ying Zheng thought of the set of books given by the Queen Mother a few days ago. In order to make up for it, he not only rewarded the Legalists, but also the Confucians.
Chunyu Yue was very happy, thinking that the king agreed with their ideas and would teach the people.
Only Zhao Yuanxi knew that Ying Zheng had no intention of providing general education to the people.
Zhao Yuanxi cursed at night, sent Fusu and Ziying to class as usual during the day, and was busy setting up his own private school at other times.
Since this set of books cannot become the official textbook of the Qin State, it will be used as the textbook of her school.
But starting a private school is not that simple. Not only does it require a lot of money, but she also needs enough talents, and talents cannot be obtained with just money.
Zhao Yuanxi is very busy!
She chose a courtyard with an area of nearly 1,000 square meters, which was the residence of a wealthy family in the city. This was the first school site she chose.
The snow in the city had not completely melted yet, and it was a bit slippery for pedestrians to walk on. Zhao Yuanxi could only move forward carefully.
No matter how careful she was, she couldn't stop someone from bumping into her.
Zhao Yuanxi was supported by Jang Geum and did not fall, but the person who bumped into her was not so lucky.
The small body flew out and rolled twice on the ground before it came to a stop. The whole person was lying on the ground motionless. Zhao Yuanxi was so scared that he hurried forward to check on her condition.
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