"It's open! It's open! The door is open! "
"Let's go in and have a look at the Tang Dynasty Dictionary. How dare it call itself a masterpiece?"
The door of Qiqu Culture was the first to open. Sun Huaiyuan, dressed in a purple-red gown, walked out happily and saluted the crowd.
"My friends, you must be here today to have a look at the Tang Dynasty Dictionary out of curiosity. I won't beat around the bush. You can go in and have a look at the new Tang Dynasty Dictionary in your order. Today's Tang Dynasty Dictionary is only for viewing, but not for sale. Two days later, Qiqu Culture will sell 1,000 copies of the Tang Dynasty Dictionary. If you need it, remember to come and buy it! "
"What? It's not for sale today? Why not? "
"Yes! Why did you bring us here if you don't want to sell it? "
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Some people in the crowd who had come early to buy the Tang Dynasty Dictionary couldn't help complaining to Sun Huaiyuan. Most of them had heard about the magic of pinyin from the supervisors of the Imperial College, so they didn't have much doubt about the function of the Tang Dynasty Dictionary. Today, they just wanted to buy the dictionary.
"Everyone, please calm down and listen to this old man's explanation!"
Sun Huaiyuan was prepared for this. He saluted the crowd and said loudly,
"The Tang Dynasty Dictionary uses the pinyin newly invented by my lord. It combines the painstaking efforts of the Crown Prince and the twelve scholars under the King of Wei. Later, the former Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Mr. Li Gang, also helped. His Majesty has given great attention and support to it."
"After the dictionary was compiled yesterday, my lord brought the first Tang Dynasty Dictionary to the palace. His Majesty praised the dictionary and said that the Tang Dynasty Dictionary could be used as an introductory reading material for children and a necessary reference book for young students in the imperial examinations in the future! Our workshop is doing its best to print the dictionary. It is estimated that 1,000 copies of the dictionary will be printed in two days! "
"In the next month, the imperial court will send a group of assistant lecturers who are proficient in Pinyin to the Taoist temples and academies in Chang 'an City to teach and popularize Pinyin for free. Friends who have bought the Tang Dynasty Dictionary can attend the class. I promise that anyone who is illiterate will be able to learn Pinyin in ten days. After that, you can use the Tang Dynasty Dictionary to learn all the Chinese characters!"
As soon as Sun Huaiyuan finished his words, the people in the line below immediately burst into an uproar. Previously, a large number of people had great doubts about the Tang Dynasty Dictionary after reading the headlines in the newspaper. However, at this moment, Sun Huaiyuan said with certainty and even mentioned the Emperor. How could they not believe it?
Of course, no one doubted that Sun Huaiyuan was lying. Someone who dared to use Li Er's words to advertise in Chang 'an had probably not been born yet!
Moreover, according to Sun Huaiyuan, if a child wanted to learn how to read, he only needed to buy a copy of the Tang Dynasty Dictionary. This was too shocking!
In modern society, there were often people who complained that education was difficult and expensive. A child's kindergarten would cost tens of thousands of yuan a year. However, in ancient times, education was even more difficult and expensive. Firstly, books were expensive. Secondly, school fees were expensive. This led to the extremely low literacy rate in ancient times.
Now that there was such a cheap way to learn how to read, many people were shocked.
"His Majesty actually knows about the Tang Dynasty Dictionary?"
"His Majesty personally designated the Tang Dynasty Dictionary as a necessary reference book for the imperial examinations?"
"According to Shopkeeper Sun, my child only needs to attend ten days of Pinyin lessons and he can use the Tang Dynasty Dictionary to learn all the Chinese characters?"
"Isn't this too … too worth it?"
"Shopkeeper Sun, is this Pinyin really that useful?"
A burly man roared and asked.
Sun Huaiyuan smiled and nodded at him. "Of course. The Imperial College was the first to popularize Pinyin. Now, almost all the students in the Imperial College have learned Pinyin. Whether it's useful or not, you may not believe me, but you can go and ask the students in the Imperial College!"
"I know this. The child next door to my house is in the Imperial College's Four Gates School. I heard from that child that Pinyin is very easy to learn. He learned it in five days! After learning it, he can directly use Pinyin to learn all the Chinese characters! "
A middle-aged man with a full beard spoke enthusiastically.
"Meng Laosi, you idiot, are you trying to trick people again?"
"Bullsh * t! When have I, Meng Laosi, ever lied to anyone? If you don't believe me, then so be it! If you don't buy it, then I'll buy it! "
"Ahem! Alright, now let's enter the store in order to take a look at our new Tang Dynasty Dictionary. In order to celebrate the completion of the Tang Dynasty Dictionary, all the books in Qiqu Store will be 10% off today. Of course, this discount does not stack with the membership card discount! Everyone, please ~! "
Sun Huaiyuan looked at Qiqu Store on the other side and anxiously interrupted the noise of the crowd.
"Good! Good! Good! Today's trip was not in vain! "
"Haha! Yes, yes, yes! "
The crowd burst into cheers. Sun Huaiyuan smiled and shook his head. He called a servant over and instructed him to look after the store carefully. Then, he walked quickly to Qiqu Store. There were many "big bosses" waiting for him to open the store!
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"Hey, Shopkeeper Sun is finally here!"
"Yeah! We've been waiting for so long! "
When Sun Huaiyuan came over, the rich businessmen in front of the line could not help but complain.
They were all queuing up to buy things, but Qiqu Store opened first. This inevitably made them unhappy.
"Haha! Old Master Wu, Old Master Liao, please forgive me! I really can't split myself up! "
Most of the people in front of him were old acquaintances. Sun Huaiyuan bowed apologetically and greeted them.
"Haha, open the door quickly! Let us see the same model as Old Master Li's car. This old man has been eyeing it for a long time! "
"Yes, yes, Shopkeeper Sun, hurry up!"
Those who were well-informed all knew that the carriages being sold today were similar to the new type of carriage that Li Zexuan had been riding. Previously, when Li Zexuan went out in the new type of carriage, they had more or less seen it before. Just from its appearance, it was very mighty and domineering. And the people who came to line up were all people who didn't lack money. Now that they went out, they paid attention to the issue of ostentation, so these people all wanted to buy one to go back and show off, cough cough, to show off.
"Haha! Alright, this old man will not talk nonsense. Later, you can experience it for yourselves! Now, please look to your right. This is our workshop's newest model of carriage. Zhang Side, go and lift the curtain! "
Shopkeeper Sun laughed heartily as he waved his hand.
He was very confident in the new model of carriage, "Don't Touch Me". He felt that there was no need for any unnecessary introduction. These people would know once they tried it.
"Yes, Shopkeeper Sun!"
The servant next to Sun Huaiyuan answered and quickly ran to lift the curtain.
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