It would take one or two years to produce any results on this matter, so Yan Shiyue handed the matter over to Xiao Tangzhi and left it alone for the time being.
Now the candidates have come to Chang'an City one after another, and the strange house has welcomed wave after wave of guests.
For a single person, if their score can exceed that of the top scorer in the Ministry of Commerce, the ticket will be half price, and if their record can exceed that of Xu Wenqu, the ticket will be free.
Of course, this is just a gimmick. Since they can afford the ticket, they don't care if it's more or less, but what does it mean to win more than Xu Liuyuan? Under the celebrity effect, a group of literati flocked to it.
But the Weird House is a time-consuming thing, the reception capacity is not large, and reservations are required. It is not easy to win more than Xu Liuyuan's score by playing it more than ten or twenty times.
As Yan Shiyue expected, Xiaoyaoyou was popular among the playboys. They would go there in groups of three or four when they had nothing to do, and many of them would make reservations for the next time after playing.
At the same time, vernacular novels finally experienced a boom.
Most of the candidates who submitted their papers to various prefectures wrote novels in vernacular Chinese, especially those from Jiangnan.
Yan Shiyue spread the word that all the prefectures would immediately send such papers to her upon receiving them. As the news gradually spread, more and more papers were sent directly to her.
The huge popularity of "Seeking the Way" has finally spawned a large number of follow-up works. If seeking the way means pointing out the "way" of a "knight", then these works include many works that prove the way of businessmen and farmers.
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Yan Shiyue was addicted to reading novels for several days.
If she saw something good, she would just write down her revision suggestions, and then show it to Xu Wenqu, Emperor Mingyan, and even Emperor Chengsheng...
However, Emperor Chengsheng, as an emperor who was not very proficient in his work, had no time to read it at all.
He could only say, "Okay, I know it looks good, what do you want to do? Just tell me, okay?"
"Forget it!" Yan Shiyue said, "It's not a big deal. There's no need for the court."
She ran to talk to Emperor Ming Yan.
Emperor Ming Yan had plenty of time now. After listening to her chatter about how beautiful this was and how beautiful that was, he asked, "What do you want?"
Yan Shiyue said: "I was thinking that educating female workers and craftsmen is far from enough. The majority of people in this world are farmers who work hard in the fields. In the near future, I want to tell them how to increase production. In the distant future, I want to tell them how big the world is and in which direction they should work hard..."
She held up the book in her hand: "But books are a barrier, and they can't hear singing and storytelling. What should I do so that they can also get this information?"
Emperor Ming Yan pondered and said, "It's a good thing that you have this intention, but nothing in the world can be achieved overnight. If you talk about increasing production through farming, they can still listen to you, but for other things..." He shook his head, "It's difficult!"
"It has to be done even if it's difficult!" Yan Shiyue thought for a moment, "How about I pay someone to tell the story?"
Emperor Mingyan smiled but said nothing. After a long while, he said, "Actually, there is no need to do anything deliberately. Now that we have the Wild Goose News, isn't Silang's Blue Bird Express also being planned? Just take your time."
Speaking of which, Prince Duan finally started to set up a post station. She had previously said that it could be called Shunfeng Express, but later he changed it to Bluebird Express.
It is now in the early stages of construction.
When the express delivery was mentioned, Yan Shiyue remembered something and went to find Prince Duan.
It is said that Princess Duan diagnosed the baby's pulse a few days ago, and Prince Duan's serious face even showed joy.
Yan Shiyue smiled and congratulated him. After they sat down, she asked him, "Have you heard of Chi Dao?"
Prince Duan raised an eyebrow. Of course he had heard of it.
The later generations' Chidao were mostly used for short distances in mining areas, but in fact, as early as the Warring States Period, there were Chidao, which were wooden tracks, between the various vassal states. Later, Qin Shihuang improved the Chidao.
Qin Shihuang is also considered an internet celebrity in later generations. Many people say that he traveled through time... I don’t know whether he did travel through time or not, but at least, the Chidao he built is still very impressive.
After Qin Shihuang unified the country, he ordered the construction of a highway with Xianyang as the center and leading to various places.
There were nine famous roads, such as the Shangjun Road from Gaoling to Shangjun, the Linjin Road across the Yellow River to Shanxi, the Dongfang Road from Hangu Pass to Shandong, etc. However, many of them were destroyed by wars, and some were demolished after the disintegration of various countries, leaving only a few.
Anyone who has been to a museum knows that the wheels of the Qin Dynasty's horse-drawn carriages are very special, because the carriages can be driven on both the highway and ordinary roads.
Well, it feels more like time travel.
In short, the construction process of the highway is basically to build a thick roadbed, lay sleepers on the roadbed, add tracks on the sleepers, and the cars run along the tracks. This is not much different from the laying principle of modern railroad tracks. The only difference is that the traction of the car is not a steam locomotive, but a horse. The distance between the sleepers is just in sync with the horse's pace.
Because of the use of tracks, the friction of the wheels is greatly reduced, so a lot of goods can be pulled at one time, and multiple carriages can be linked together. It is said that the driving speed can reach sixty to seventy miles per hour, and about one thousand three hundred to fourteen hundred miles per day and night, which is nearly twice as fast as the so-called 800-mile express.
Then, according to the physical strength of the horses, stations, which are called "horse changing stations", are set up at certain intervals. At that time, special managers will unload the horses pulling the carts and replace them with new ones.
Prince Duan asked, "What do you mean?"
Yan Shiyue said: "Bluebird Express! If you want to do it, do it big. If the court doesn't do it, who else can do it?"
The sleepers from the Qin Shihuang period were treated with anti-corrosion and can still be preserved intact in later generations, so this highway can really be passed down to future generations.
Moreover, if Xiao Tangzhi makes any progress, the steam locomotive can also be used. However, within a certain period of time, even if Xiao Tangzhi builds it, she does not want to put it into use. As I said before, we must proceed steadily. Going too fast will disrupt the existing social structure and may also attract the covetousness of ambitious people. We must proceed slowly.
Prince Duan paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.
This project is too big and will cost a huge amount of time, money and energy.
Yan Shiyue waited for a moment, knowing that this decision was difficult to make, so she didn't rush him and just got up and left.
She took care of her own business first.
After discussing with Emperor Chengsheng, she spread the word that several young princes and young masters from aristocratic families in the study liked folk poetry from various places and wanted to use it to understand the local customs and people. Those that were simple and fluent would be preferred.
Then he asked Xu Wenqu to write a poem as an example.
The key is the characteristics, which reflect the local specialties, customs, and scenery.
Then she found a day and, together with Xu Wenqu and others, hosted a banquet for several novel authors she had chosen. After they had revised their works according to their suggestions, Yuefang would fund and help print a thousand copies for free, and could print more copies if they had more money.
If the leader likes something, the subordinates will like it even more. The attitude is so clear, and everyone is not stupid, so they will naturally work in this direction.
Moreover, people of this era are very experienced in figuring out the intentions of their superiors. When it comes to the level of second or third rank officials, they will consider issues such as how tolerant the new emperor is towards His Highness Fu Yan... and so on. But for lower-level officials, there is really no need to think too much. No matter what, this is a golden thigh, so just hold on to it.
As a result, many officials resorted to various means, either writing it themselves or asking someone else to write it.
With more choices, you can naturally choose the best.
Moreover, many of these people are not short of money, so they can print their own books. The authors will become famous, and the recommenders will also have their names mentioned in front of the prime minister, and everyone will be happy.
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