“A literacy book,” Wang Han said. “A book that can be popularized among all people, a book that progresses from simple to difficult, a book that is easy to learn and easy to use, and this is only the first book.”
Upon hearing this, the three looked at Wang Han in surprise, not because they were surprised that he asked them to write a book for literacy, but because he actually wanted to make literacy accessible to all people.
After their initial surprise, all three felt that Wang Han's idea was impractical.
Huang Chengyan spoke first, saying, "My lord, it is not difficult to write down what is literate, but to make it accessible to all the people is almost impossible."
“Why is it impossible?” Wang Han said with a smile. “Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. There are still many people in the world who want to learn to read.”
Huang Chengyan still couldn't believe that it could succeed, and said, "My lord, although that is true, there are still many people in the world who are not well-fed or clothed, and they have to struggle for a living every day. I'm afraid that even if there is a way to make it available to all people, not many people will have time to learn to read, and some people may not even want to learn to read. Moreover, the powerful clans and local lords will oppose it, and the feudal lords will also strongly oppose it."
"That's why I asked you to publish a simple, easy-to-learn, and easy-to-use book, instead of the old literacy books," Wang Han said. "It's not impossible for people of all ages and genders to be able to read and write in the future. I've already made plans, and I believe that when the time comes, they will not only not object, but will also actively cooperate."
"When?" Xi Zhicai couldn't help but ask upon hearing this.
“When someone brings me a reason to take action,” Wang Han said domineeringly. “There are some people I’ve wanted to kill for a long time. It’s not that I’m struggling to find a reason to do it. If you want to kill someone, you can always find a reason. The reason I haven’t taken action yet is to wait for them to bring me their reasons. Then we’ll publish a book and use them as an example to warn others.”
"Killing the chicken to scare the monkey..." Upon hearing this, Xi Zhicai paused for a moment and said, "My lord, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. For the various clans, powerful families, and feudal lords, killing the chicken to scare the monkey will likely only have the opposite effect, causing them to unite and attack us. After all, this matter is too important, and they will not easily agree to it. Even if it does have the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkey, I'm afraid that the clans, powerful families, and feudal lords in various places will not dare to oppose it openly, but they will do some things in secret."
"Is that so?" Wang Han smiled and shook his head, saying, "I believe they will cooperate actively and would not dare to play any tricks in secret, because the chickens I am going to kill are not like the thousands or tens of thousands of people before."
Upon hearing this, Xi Zhicai and the other two stared at Wang Han in shock. The murderous intent in Wang Han's words was too heavy, and the three of them couldn't help but feel worried. They were afraid that Wang Han had become a demon and fallen into the path of killing, killing hundreds of thousands of people, which would truly lead to widespread devastation.
Xi Zhicai quickly advised, "My lord, you must not really start a massacre. This will only make the clan leaders and various lords resist more fiercely, and the reputation you have worked so hard to gain may be ruined in an instant."
"Don't get the wrong idea." Wang Han guessed what the three were thinking from their expressions and said, "The one I'm talking about who owns the Great Killing Ring is someone else."
"Someone else?" Upon hearing this, Xi Zhicai and the other two became curious, wondering who exactly Wang Han had his eye on.
“There are others.” Wang Han nodded affirmatively and explained, “Now that the Han Dynasty has declined and various regions are divided by warlords who are constantly fighting, there must be people who want to take advantage of the situation. I’m referring to those people.”
"My lord, you mean the Southern Xiongnu? That's right, these Xiongnu won't let this opportunity to plunder pass by." Xi Zhicai and the other two suddenly realized. The Xiongnu had always been a major threat to the Chinese nation, frequently invading and plundering. If Wang Han was referring to the Xiongnu, then it wasn't just indiscriminate killing, but rather being a hero who resisted the Xiongnu, perhaps even achieving the feat of driving them out.
“Perhaps more than that,” Wang Han said. “But no matter who it is, those who offend China will be punished no matter how far away they are.”
"Not just?" Xi Zhicai and the other two were stunned for a moment when they heard this, but since Wang Han didn't say, they didn't ask any further questions. Instead, they pondered carefully which ethnic group Wang Han was going to take action against.
"My lord, how should the book be sent out?" Xi Zhicai asked.
"Let's start with the simplest, fewest strokes, and most practical ones," Wang Han said. "In addition to the books on literacy, we also need to publish a book on counting. I will publish that book myself. You can all learn from it together then."
"Us?" Upon hearing this, Xi Zhicai and the other two exchanged glances, convinced that the book Wang Han wanted them to publish must be extraordinary.
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The next day, Wang Han called over Xi Zhicai and the other two, wrote the Arabic numerals from zero to nine in front of them, and gave them a simple demonstration of how to use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. (This was a demonstration for ease of use.)
Huang Chengyan couldn't help but boast, "My lord, these numbers have simple strokes, are easy to remember, and are convenient to use. Moreover, calculating quantities using the method you demonstrated is much easier."
Xi Zhicai asked curiously, "My lord, where did you learn these numbers and calculation methods?"
"In this world, I'm currently the only one who knows this kind of number and calculation method. No one knew it before me, and many people will know it after me," Wang Han said with a smile, decisively adopting the "borrowing" approach, since he was ahead of the original creators.
"My lord is indeed very talented." Upon hearing this, Huang Chengyan praised sincerely.
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Then things became uneventful again. Wang Han handed over all the math he had learned that he hadn't yet returned to his teacher to Xi Zhicai and the others, and then compiled it into a math book. After teaching a few people pinyin, Wang Han practiced martial arts every day and stopped caring about publishing the book. He would only occasionally discuss the book with them and offer some suggestions, which made Huang Chengyan and the other two quite regretful. They sighed that Wang Han had so much knowledge but spent all his time practicing martial arts.
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