Chapter 40 Tiance Library! College students have a new part-time job
[Erfeng is recruiting printers and copiers!]
Ahhh, this job is finally our turn as ordinary college students! 】
"Erfeng's salary is so high that even a print shop owner like me is jealous! Let me go! I can make 007!"
[Who would have thought that a printer job that requires no technical skills in modern times could become epoch-making for Erfeng!
I, a college student printer, am honored and proud.jpg]
"Besides printing, I think I should pick someone among you who has experience in library management, right?
We should also be more careful about the selection of books. We can't just stuff all that crap into the Tang Dynasty."
Regarding this point, it is mainly because Li Shimin has too much experience with modern people's epilepsy!
What if the people of the Tang Dynasty got a book like "How to Sleep with Li Shimin" or "Two Hundred Thousand People Want to Sleep with Li Shimin"?
Oh my God!
He couldn't even imagine the consequences!
Li Shimin expressed his concerns, but he didn't expect that he would guess it right!
[Wow, how did Erfeng guess what I was thinking?
I was planning to write a "Strategy for Sleeping with Li Shimin" and "Those Ambiguous Past Events Between Li Shimin and Me That I Have to Tell You" to include in the post, but it was actually exposed?
Li Shimin was speechless, Li Shimin smiled, Li Shimin quickly crossed out the employment qualifications of this worker and let another person take the position.
The worker who lost his job cried bitterly, and other workers took him as an example. They only dared to think about it in their hearts and no longer dared to speak ill of their boss.
[Speaking of which, we can add the Four Great Classical Classics into the mix. The ancients would surely love them!
And the most important thing is that these books are freely printed without any copyright issues! You can't just call Cao Xueqin out of his coffin and collect money, right?
[We also have some very good modern novels. Here are some novels with strong female protagonists!
However, this is copyrighted and cannot be printed casually. Piracy is illegal!
Code word @ author @ Koukou Literature City]
Soon, many authors came forward to express their full agreement to distribute their books to ancient times so that the people of the Tang Dynasty could read them.
How can I miss this opportunity to become famous in ancient times? Ahhh, I must finish this novel within three days!
It has to be on the shelves! My heroine is a sea king who has a grudge against men. She uses all the resources of the male protagonists in the fish pond to the fullest, then ascends the throne and kicks them all.
The title of the book is "A Good Husband Helps Me Reach the Top"!
[Speaking of this, I must write a book called "The 100 Most Heroic Chinese Men"!
I'll summarize the top ten most touching pieces of literature for men. Please leave my name, Lan Youyou, in the history books of the Tang Dynasty!
All the authors put their efforts into it. Not only did they refuse to charge Datang people the copyright fees, but they also all declared that they would turn into typewriters within three days and write 100,000 words a day!
Among so many novels, some may be suitable, but some are not suitable for Tang people to read.
Therefore, Li Shimin quickly selected a female director with library management experience to be responsible for these trivial matters.
Lu Shuyuan, who once served as the director of a city library, majored in literature, so she is naturally adept at these things.
However, after she met with Li Shimin and discussed the idea, she asked again:
"As for classics, history, and miscellaneous works, as long as they are preserved in our modern times, it is not a problem. We can copy as many as we want.
But the key is that there are many different annotated versions of these books. So, should we choose the annotated version in our Tang Dynasty library, the Hongwenguan annotated version from your time, Your Majesty Taizong?"
What is this? What is a commentary on the sutra? Is this important?
I'm completely confused by what I've heard. Wouldn't it be better if we just printed out all the annotations from ancient times and put them up there?]
[That won’t work! This question is actually very crucial!
For example, the Analects of Confucius has been interpreted from various perspectives since its creation in the pre-Qin period. So, who is the authority today? Whose interpretation should we follow?
Broadly speaking, this is a question of political correctness.
"Not only that, the current commentaries on the scriptures are all in the hands of aristocratic families."
Li Shimin quickly explained:
"Why do aristocratic families seem so superior in the eyes of others? It's not just because they are rich and powerful, but also because they control the right to speak."
[For example, the Classics, History, Philosophy and Miscellaneous Works, the Four Books and the Five Classics are textbooks, but they do not have any explanations, so teachers need to teach students, right?
Then there needs to be a standard unified version of the teaching reference and reference answers, and this commentary is equivalent to the contemporary teaching reference! 】
[Therefore, the rules of society are completely controlled by the aristocratic families. What they say is right is right, and what they say is wrong is wrong.
They say Confucianism, dating back to Confucius and Mencius, has emphasized the importance of women observing the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, and adhering to chastity and obedience? Ugh, Confucius never said that!
But they say it, and everyone has to do it.]
This is why Emperor Taizong of Tang established institutions like the Hongwen Academy, specifically to compete with the aristocratic families for the right to annotate the classics and strengthen the monarchy.
Li Shimin nodded and looked at these modern people arguing again on the sky curtain.
Finally, after all is said and done, everyone collectively agreed that modern people want the right to annotate the scriptures!
“Can you really explain ancient texts?
I see that your descendants seem to place more emphasis on the art of craftsmanship and the art of making money through commerce, and are less appreciative of these poetry collections, nor do I see anyone quoting them."
"That's not the case. In our modern society, the division of labor is more detailed. Some people specialize in driving tractors and excavators and do only this one thing for their entire lives.
Of course, there are also people who spend their entire lives studying your ancient classics, history, and literature, and make a living from it. For example, my doctoral teacher.”
This is very interesting. Li Shimin also wanted to see how modern people interpret "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius".
"Let me make it clear first, your explanation may not be applicable to the Tang Dynasty. It still has to conform to the actual situation of our Tang Dynasty."
[Don't worry, we all understand that loyalty to the emperor and patriotism strengthen the monarchy, and we won't change it for you.
What needs to be changed are the minor details, such as the rubbish like "Only women and villains are difficult to raise."
Now that the right of interpretation has fallen into the hands of modern people, everyone is very excited and starts discussing which junk to break.
[As for the Neo-Confucianism and the School of Mind in the Song Dynasty, I think they delved too deeply into them and all became a bunch of corrupt scholars!
It would be better for us to solve the problem from the source! 】
[Only women and villains are difficult to raise? Cross it out!
Explanation: The version that was circulated was wrong. The original words were “Women hold up half the sky”!
[Oh my god, this is good! Hahahaha, I laughed my head off! ]
Since a new version of the annotated scriptures needs to be added to the library, it is definitely impossible to complete it in three days. However, Li Shimin is not in a hurry. This kind of thing requires slow work and fine work.
Therefore, he gave modern people a month to put important classics and articles into the library, and then slowly fill it up later.
Li Shimin could not get involved in the matter of books. Modern people were urging Li Shimin to buy a larger piece of land and a higher floor of the house to avoid having too many books to fit in.
After all, it's the world's first large-scale comprehensive library in ancient times. We're going to break the world record in one fell swoop! It'll go down in history as a wonder of the world!
Let's make the bookshelves inside. The ones made of ancient bamboo are too easy to catch fire and difficult to put out once they are lit. It's better to use our modern aluminum alloy!
Fireproof, moisture-proof, moth-proof and formaldehyde-free! 】
Modern people quickly got to work in a hurry, and everyone was full of enthusiasm. Li Shimin also spent a lot of money this time.
Even Empress Changsun returned to the Wei family's home in Jingzhao after hearing the news and asked her father and brother to give money to subsidize the construction of the library.
The couple was working together and Li Shimin was being sweet and affectionate with them when Li Mi came to Li Shimin's house.
He had made a bet with Li Shimin before, and the agreed deadline was one year. He didn't expect that Li Shimin would pacify the world faster than the agreed time.
"So? I haven't betrayed our original bet, have I? I'm not exaggerating."
[Hahaha, we are proud of our little phoenix again!
He likes to show off to others after he finishes his work and listen to others’ praise!
Erfeng puts her hands on her hips, proud! 】
[Like! I love Erfeng's damned desire to win!]
Li Mi couldn't help but laugh when he saw Li Shimin's expression as if he was waiting to be praised:
"Your Highness the Prince of Yan is a master of military strategy, emulating the style of His Majesty the Emperor Taizong." Mi admires him immensely.
Today, the world is at peace, and I have fulfilled my promise to His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan. Now I can retire and leave."
"How can this be possible? The world may appear peaceful, but the court is in chaos, prices are soaring, and banditry is rampant. How can I leave you, sir?"
Li Shimin always cherished talents and never let go of any big fish. For talents like Li Mi, he certainly did his best to retain them.
However, as a Taoist practitioner, Li Mi's pursuit was indeed different from that of Confucianists. He just wanted to return to the Taoist temple to practice Taoism.
Li Shimin was unmoved by the talk about world affairs. Finally, after thinking about it, he smiled and said:
"Sir, since you have served in the court for a year and have devoted so much effort, don't you want to see who will rule the world next?
Don't you want to see whether the Tang Dynasty can surpass the Zhenguan era in the future?"
What this means is almost clear that he, Prince of Yan, is about to take the throne, and it means that Prince of Yan is confident that he can create a Zhenguan Reign that surpasses the Reign of Emperor Taizong?
Li Mi's eyelids twitched when he heard this.
Li Shimin was not worried that Li Mi would report him to Li Heng. After all, Li Mi did not say anything last time, so he could not say anything this time. Otherwise, if he were to be held accountable, Li Mi would be accused of concealing and shielding someone, which would be a serious crime.
"Your Highness the Prince of Yan is comparing himself to Emperor Taizong. He's really confident in himself!"
"Some people's confidence is arrogance, but this king is different."
Li Shimin smiled slightly, put his hands behind his back and said,
"This king's confidence comes from his strength."
[Damn it, Erfeng really got the upper hand again this time!]
The key is that he never fails to show off!
Is this the strength of the strongest man of the 7th century, His Majesty the Heavenly Khan, the Hexagonal Warrior?]
[Hahaha, how about comparing yourself with yourself?
When did Li Mi find out about his pseudonym? I really want to see his expression!
The other party was too confident, and Li Mi was speechless for a moment. Li Shimin asked again:
"So, sir, you're not curious? Really not curious?
Don't you really want to know who will win in the end?"
Li Mi really wanted to say that he was not curious at all and did not want to know.
But even if modern people follow TV dramas or read novels, they will skip the middle plot and still watch the ending.
What’s more, this is a major event that will determine the future of the world?
Li Mi finally failed to resign successfully and decided to listen to Prince Yan and wait for a while to see the final outcome.
It would only be a delay of half a year or a year, and Li Mi didn't think it was a big deal.
But Li Shimin looked at his departing back with a smile on his lips, like a stuffed fox who had succeeded in stealing a chicken.
Now that you're on his boat, you still want to get off?
Li Mi: Once, twice, three times, I really believed Er Feng's lies!
[Li Mi's curiosity really killed the cat. The boss didn't even draw the pancake, but he couldn't get off the pirate ship!
What a miserable worker, hahaha]
During this month, in addition to continuing to deploy his own manpower in the palace and the Shen Ce Army, Li Shimin soon waited for the completion of the library.
He immediately invited Princess He Zheng and a group of ladies from aristocratic families to go together. Even his own wife wanted to go and see it after hearing about it.
Since Li Shimin had been waiting for a suitable time to abort the child, Guanyinbi was still pretending to be pregnant at this time.
It's been more than five months and the child has grown up.
When he got off the car, Li Shimin performed the ultimate love-brain show in front of all the female relatives, fearing that his wife would fall while walking.
"Slow down, slow down. Hey, why do you have to come here? Can't I bring you here later?
Forget it, I'll just carry you. I have strong arms, so I can carry you for a whole day without any problem. You will definitely not fall!
Even if I fall, I can’t possibly fall you…”
They openly displayed affection in the street. Princess He Zheng simply couldn't stand the sight of her third brother and his wife!
The ladies behind him were all very envious.
Look at your former man, and then look at the King of Yan. It's really true that when you compare people, some people are even worse than pigs and dogs!
When everyone arrived in front of the library, they looked up and saw the words "Tian Ce Library" written on the plaque that had been removed from the red cloth.
[Erfeng, are you surprised? This is the name chosen by us modern people!]
[My Tiance Mansion has been rebuilt in Chang'an! ]
Li Shimin was also stunned when he looked at the plaque, and couldn't help but think of the time when his father allowed him to open the Tiance Palace in Chang'an and make friends with talents.
Although he had many setbacks in government affairs at that time, he was young and energetic, and it was the time when he rode horses through the streets, drank and chatted with everyone. It was a time that he missed very much.
"Tian Ce Library!"
Princess He Zheng was also stunned by the name, and then she pushed the door open and went in, curious to see what was going on.
“Oh my god, how can there be so many books!”
"How many volumes does this have?"
After everyone entered, they were stunned by the countless layers of bookshelves.
The homes of these women from aristocratic families are also very rich in books, and they are all proud when their family members talk about them.
But in front of these thousands of books, it is not worth mentioning at all, and everyone can't help but be shocked.
At this time, Lu Shuyuan, who had become the director of the Ancient Library, came out and introduced everyone:
"This main hall holds a total of 5,000 volumes. The remaining auxiliary halls, reading rooms, and the collections that have not yet been sorted out now hold a total of 500,000 volumes.
Some books are duplicated so that multiple people can borrow them at the same time, so there are a total of 160,000 different books.
Of course, there will be more books in the future.”
"Oh my god! Third brother, no wonder your place of books is called a library!
It’s truly vast and boundless!”
Princess Hezheng also sighed for a long time.
"With so many books, if someone wants to read them, it will probably take days just to find the books. How can they find them accurately?"
"Of course they must be categorized and arranged in a regular pattern."
Lu Shuyuan immediately introduced them. In modern times, books in libraries are sorted alphabetically by pinyin, which of course was not applicable in ancient times.
So she and her teacher invented the method of arranging them according to the order of strokes.
“The first one is the one with only one stroke, which is the beginning of the book name. The one with two strokes is after the two characters two and ten.
Then comes three strokes, four strokes, five strokes, and so on.
If the number of strokes is the same, they will be rearranged according to the number of strokes of the radical.
The number written in front of each library is the number of strokes of all the books in the room, and the number of strokes will also be marked on the bookshelf.
Every time a book is returned, the administrators need to reclassify it according to the strokes of the characters."
This sounded very convenient, and everyone was amazed when they heard it. They admired Lu Shuyuan for coming up with this idea.
"I heard you're a female doctor from overseas. How can there be a woman with a doctorate in an overseas country?"
Lady Wang was so curious that she couldn't help asking. Lu Shuyuan smiled at her and nodded:
"Not only that, the person who annotated the classics was none other than my ancient literature tutor, who also has a female doctorate."
There is actually a female doctor annotating the book?
Princess He Zheng was stunned for a moment, then picked up the annotated "Nujie" and began to read it. Before she saw the main text of "Nujie", she saw the following words written directly before the main text:
Love is precious, but life is more precious.
If it is for freedom, both can be abandoned.
"Good! Good! What a wonderful saying! If you want freedom, you can abandon both!"
The poem is simple, but the truth it tells is clear to many women.
Is the love of the husband's family and chastity more important than preserving one's own life?
And amidst all the restrictions imposed by their families at this moment, isn't what they must fight for, even if they have to give up everything, the freedom to control their own destiny?
A group of women read it. Many of them seemed to understand something, while some of them had red eyes and could not help crying.
Princess Hezheng saw this and couldn't help but smile and said:
"What a great female doctor! She's more capable than many doctors today, and her knowledge is much broader!
This poem is really worth making clear!
Today, we should toast to freedom!"
"You can't drink alcohol. The library is a place for reading, so you can't drink alcohol. But you can drink milk tea.
Next to it is the Mixue Ice City milk tea shop.”
After Lu Shuyuan said this, Princess Hezheng was speechless, but there was nothing she could do. She could only drink milk tea with the other girls to celebrate freedom.
Everyone in Tianmu was laughing like crazy.
[Ahahahahaha, the lady at Mixue Milk Tea Shop is so talented! With this location, isn't she just waiting to make a fortune?
Who doesn’t want to have a cup of sweet milk tea to refresh themselves when they are tired and sleepy from studying?
[Mi Xue Bing Cheng is really amazing, hahaha! ]
Lu Shuyuan quickly explained how to borrow and browse books in the library, as well as the internal and external rules.
In modern times, library cards are used, while in ancient times, people borrowed books based on their household registration ID cards.
Here you need to register your ID card name and address. If someone borrows a book and does not return it, they will be notified to the government office based on the market price of the book.
At the same time, a credit point system is used. At the beginning, everyone can only borrow one book. As the credit score increases, the more you can borrow, and the longer the period...
"Ladies, you will now be sorting and categorizing the books, as well as selecting and organizing the books that will enter my library in the future."
Nowadays, people spend their own money to print and sell their own books in bookstores.
Being able to select books and decide which books can enter the library is equivalent to having a great deal of decision-making power.
After a little thought, Miss Wang understood the importance of this.
Your Highness Prince of Yan, what you want to build is more than just a library that will be convenient for readers all over the world.
It is clear that he wants to concentrate all the words, ideas and strategies of people all over the world in his Tiance Library!
Women's intuition is too sensitive. The girl from the Wang family secretly looked at the heroic man standing quietly behind her, and for a moment it was as if she saw the young King Qin of the Tiance Mansion in the past.
Could it be that God really has a spirit and allowed a benevolent monarch like Emperor Taizong to come to the Tang Dynasty again?
She doesn't understand it yet, but she is patient.
Day by day, year by year, she will always be able to wait and find out whether what she guessed today is true.
Soon, these ladies from aristocratic families settled down here.
After separating from their families and their husband's families, they were free from the various trivialities and rules and etiquette of aristocratic families. All the girls were immersed in their work in the library.
The annotations of these books are more refreshing than those I have read before, especially many of the women's novels, which are always new to read.
For a moment, these women who were originally very depressed and miserable at home all changed their demeanor in a short time.
Everyone started speaking and acting more openly again, and even the veils that used to cover the heads when going out were gradually taken off.
In Wang's previous life, whenever she stepped out of the house, a layer of white veil would always hang before her eyes, and the outside world was never very clear.
This was the first time she took off her veil and saw what the outside world looked like.
There were people like Tai Shixian who wrote in the library and left behind poems that will be passed down through the ages; there were also princes from poor families who held these poems that they could not read normally, their eyes reddened and they burst into tears.
Of course, there are also some scholars who speak out their opinions at the entrance of the library.
It is said that all the books here are managed by women, which is just like a brothel, disgusting, dirty and filthy.
"In such a filthy place, I'm afraid there is so much filth hidden inside.
A group of shameless women who dared to go out and show themselves in public, completely shameless. They are a disgrace to our family!
It truly defiles so many precious volumes. We will never set foot here!"
At this time, the young girl of the Wang family who was inside the door heard this, but she was no longer like she used to be, when she would shrink back and feel sad when she heard about losing her chastity.
She walked out directly and loudly rebuked openly:
"Taoism says that appearances are created by the mind, and circumstances change with the mind. Buddhism emphasizes that all things are created by the mind. Confucianism says that a gentleman is open and honest, while a villain is always worried.
No matter what family it is, it's not yours. You see everything as dirty, which only means it's your heart!"
After saying this, she walked in gracefully without even glancing at the man. She could only hear the students behind her roaring with laughter at the man.
At the beginning, most of the people who came to the library to borrow books were students, mostly from poor families.
Soon, many people found out that there were agricultural knowledge and acrobatics in the book, so ordinary people also began to come and borrow books.
The young daughter of the Wang family then recommended them to everyone one by one.
When children from farm families came, she would recommend their calligraphy books with unique illustrations; when farmers came, she would recommend simple picture books on agriculture and sericulture, etc.
For a time, both the people of Chang'an and the scholars all over the world were very fond of and admired the Tiance Library.
When people talk, they always mention the scriptures and novels in the Tiance Library.
Soon, Emperor Li Heng also learned about this.
This matter was also extremely beneficial to the Li Tang royal family, so Li Heng naturally praised the Prince of Yan greatly.
Upon his return, Sanlang relinquished his military power and began compiling a collection of books and essays. He was a man of few ambitions, and he would surely be a good helper to his eldest son in the future!
Just when Li Heng was about to issue an order to reward Prince of Yan Li Shimin, Chen Fuguo beside him said:
"Your Majesty, I have been thinking about this and that and I am really worried!
The name of the Tiance Library comes from the Tiance Mansion of Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong opened the Tiance Mansion to recruit talented people from all over the world, which later led to the selection of people for Emperor Taizong's court.
Later, during the reign of Emperor Taizong, he allowed the Prince of Wei to follow his example and open a literary academy, which made the Crown Prince extremely wary. This led to the conflict between the two princes.
I'm afraid that the King of Yan has ambitions behind this!"
After hearing this, Li Heng suddenly stopped.
He soon became suspicious of Li Shimin, and after thinking for a long time, he asked:
"Then according to your opinion, what should I do?"
"Old slave Zhan Yue!
I implore Your Majesty to kill the Prince of Yan and eliminate the future threat to the Crown Prince!"
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