Damn it! The bastard didn't play by the rules! He actually managed to put the blame on us!
Li Yuanzhao was so excited that he almost couldn't help clapping.
Interesting! Very interesting! This Fang Zhengyi is indeed a wonderful person!
Not only does he sympathize with me, but he also knows how to argue with others.
It would be nice if there was such an interesting person in the palace.
Those masters would then give you lectures with a stern face!
Several people continued walking on the street. People kept greeting Fang Zhengyi on the road, but Guo Tianyang had a stern face and said nothing. He had made up his mind that he would never say a word when Fang Zhengyi was around!
Li Yuanzhao kept looking around and suddenly found a bookstall.
Thinking about his father going back to burn all his books, he couldn't help but have some thoughts.
Why not take this opportunity to buy two books! Those miscellaneous books of mine were bought back from the public with great difficulty by Liu Jin.
If they were all burned, wouldn't there be no books to read? !
So he quickly ran to the bookstall. Fang Zheng and the others ignored him and continued chatting among themselves.
Li Yuanzhao ran to the bookstall and picked up a book at random, and then his eyes suddenly widened.
I have read quite a few miscellaneous books, but this is the first time I have seen a book with such a fresh and unconventional title.
The title of the book reads: "Fang County Magistrate vs. Thanos"
"Boss! What is this book about?"
The bookstore owner was delighted when he saw a stranger: "You must be from out of town! You don't even know this. It's a good opportunity to buy a book and take a look at it!"
"This book tells the story of the alien demon Thanos invading Jingguo, and County Magistrate Fang collected seven Infinity Stones and presented them to the emperor to send troops to destroy the demon."
"It's really exciting! 50 cents a copy!"
"Ah? Thanos? What are Infinity Stones?" Li Yuanzhao was dumbfounded. How come I didn't know about this!
Has the emperor ever exterminated the demons from outside the realm?
Just then a few people caught up.
Fang Zhengyi peeked behind him, his old face turned red, and he couldn't help touching his nose.
I wondered which bastard had turned the story I wrote for children into a book!
It seems that I should take charge of Taoyuan County’s cultural industry!
Emperor Jing also burst out laughing when he saw the title of the book.
Li Yuanzhao unfolded the book and glanced at it with disdain: "How could there be such a book! It's all written in vernacular Chinese. What a waste of paper!"
Then he picked up a few books from the pile, such as "Young Aqiu", "Records of Martial Arts Knights", and "Golden County Magistrate".
After reading several books, Li Yuanzhao was puzzled: "Why are they all in plain language? How strange!"
Emperor Jing couldn't help but look sideways, and it turned out to be true: "County Magistrate Fang! Can everyone in Taoyuan County publish a book? They all write in vernacular."
In this era, most books were written in classical Chinese. Books written in vernacular Chinese were considered inferior in the eyes of scholars and would definitely be criticized. Therefore, Fang Zhengyi did not find it strange that the two had such questions.
Fang Zhengyi explained, "That's right! As long as you pay, my Taoyuan County printing house can publish books for you! As for the vernacular, there are not many educated people in Taoyuan County, and it's not easy to recognize the characters!"
"It's great to have books to read and learn more words. Those abstruse things are meaningless!"
Li Yuanzhao retorted: "So superficial! What a waste of paper!!"
Fang Zheng just laughed and didn't seem annoyed. This was the limitation of thinking, just like how an old Shamatte looks down on a spirited young guy.
But time will give the answer.
"How can vernacular be vulgar? What is a good book? A good book is one that ordinary people can understand and find useful."
"If I print some of the Four Books and Five Classics for them, it will only cause more trouble to the people. If they are ambitious to learn, they will naturally look for more profound books."
"In the past few years, the people of Taoyuan were all refugees, and the number of people who could read in the whole county could be counted on one's fingers. Now, most people are willing to read this leisure book in their spare time. Do you think it's good or bad?"
Li Yuanzhao was full of dissatisfaction and indignation: "Of course not! Such vulgar words are not good for people's eyes. Besides, the content can be explained clearly in a few words, but it is written in such a long language!"
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "In addition to the fact that the vernacular is simple and easy to understand, the large number of words is also one of its advantages!"
"I am a person who loves good verses. I will not stop until I write something that shocks people. If this poem is translated into vernacular Chinese, I will write it. I like to think carefully and search hard for good verses. I will not stop until the language of the verses shocks people."
"Look! The original fourteen characters turned into thirty-nine characters when I changed them into vernacular Chinese, which means there are twenty-five more characters!"
"A sentence can have 25 extra words, and a book can have twice as many words if its classical Chinese is converted into vernacular Chinese!"
"This means that if I want to print a book, I need to use twice as much ink and paper, so the scale of the printing house will also be doubled!"
"This way, the number of workers to be recruited will also double! As a result, the number of craftsmen for making ink and paper will also double! And the number of people providing raw materials will also increase accordingly!"
"In the end, the people who bought the books not only got easy-to-understand books but also got more opportunities to work and make money!"
"You say it's good or bad?"
Li Yuanzhao opened his mouth and couldn't say a word, but he always felt something was wrong!
Emperor Jing also looked at Fang Zhengyi with a strange expression. He felt that his mind was a little confused!
The craziest one is Guo Tianyang.
Damn Fang Zhengyi! Why are there so many evil ways! The Crown Prince and His Majesty were fooled again! Damn it!
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