Of course, it made sense.
Cheng Cheng was not a hot-blooded young man. He did not take the bait easily, but he had to admit that he was tempted.
"My dear nephew, do you know what you are doing?"
Cheng Cheng was silent for 15 minutes. Jiang Pengji was not in a hurry. She quietly waited for his reply.
"I know."
Jiang Pengji always used her brain when she did things, especially when it concerned her family's life and death.
Cheng Cheng's face showed some fear. He asked, "Since you know, why are you still doing this?"
Jiang Pengji snorted and opened her mouth contemptuously. Her words were sharp and unkind, and she pointed out the shortcomings.
"Why? The lies, flattery, and empty words were naturally for the sake of Uncle Cheng's lifelong wish. He wanted the tens of thousands of books in the library to be passed down to the later generations and known by the later generations. Speaking the truth, the truth, the truth from the bottom of his heart, he naturally wanted to change the world, get rid of the evils and establish a new order. The world belonged to the people after all. It was not the world of a family. It was not a toy for the latter to play politics, control the world, and do whatever they wanted. The gentry held great power and did not want to be involved in practical matters. They lived a luxurious life and decayed in luxury. Uncle Cheng, you are knowledgeable. Do you think that it is only the royal family's fault that the world is in such chaos? Did those who played power behind the scenes not do anything wrong? "
Cheng Cheng listened for a while and was stunned. He said with difficulty, "Lanting, you are also from the gentry."
Even if Cheng Cheng agreed with her and had such thoughts occasionally, he did not dare to say it out loud.
"To me, the people and the common people are far more important than me and my family. If the latter can be sacrificed for the former, I am willing to do everything I can. " Jiang Pengji said calmly, "If the gentry's disaster is not stopped, the world will only become more chaotic in the future. Uncle, have you thought about what will happen when the Central Plains continues to be weak and the barbarians become strong? To put it bluntly, it's not impossible for him to lose his clothes. "
Cheng Cheng's face turned pale. His heart wavered even more. Even his fingers were trembling.
Jiang Pengji forced Cheng Cheng step by step. The audience in the streaming room also felt that the atmosphere was not right.
The Reticent Huang Shaotian: Uh … Who can tell me what happened? If I remember correctly, the host was just recommending printing and Xuan paper to Cheng Cheng. How did the topic change so suddenly? It feels like the atmosphere is frozen.
Gentle and pleasant Han Wenqing: Previous poster, stop talking, stop playing games, and read more books. For now, printing is nothing. You can buy a photocopier if you have money. But in the era of the host, printing is a provocation to the entire social system. Do you understand?
Huang Shaotian of a Few Words: "I don't understand … Don't you also play games? You have the same ID. Who doesn't know each other?"
Reticent Yu Wenzhou: Simply, the host, in, in the host's., and I have different opinions.. Most of the books were unique copies, which meant that the culture was only passed down within a small circle of people. This was the advantage of the landowning households. It was similar to the solidification of social class. The audience, it., and, and,.,.., and,., to to to.
Yu, and the, one, and the, one, and the time.. wrote..., the wrote.
Clever Mind and Dexterous Hands Yu Wenzhou: In modern times, families with normal incomes can afford to send their children to school. If they seize the opportunity, they can always climb up the social ladder. In ancient times, it was different. Here, I'm seriously criticizing the theory that studying is useless. How can China, which was full of opportunities 20 years ago, be the same as China now? The children of farmers were farmers, and the children of gentry were gentry. The landowning households were superior to ordinary people, and books were a very important medium. If books were no longer the privilege of the minority, what do you think the result would be? The host was under a lot of pressure.
Just like in a game, it's better to line up well than to play well.
In this era, it could also be explained in one sentence — it was better to be born well than to study well.
No matter how talented one was, no matter how smart one was, one's "background" alone was enough to crush a bunch of talents.
For example, Xu Ke, Qiguan Rang, and Yang Si, who worked under Jiang Pengji.
Xu Ke had once been a slave, and there was an indelible mark on his face. This was a stain on his life.
Qiguan Rang was of mixed blood. He was the son of a barbarian from the northern borderline and a woman from the border of the Central Plains.
Needless to say, Yang Si had a mother who was suspected to have been born in a brothel, and grew up being fed by hundreds of families.
If they were born in times of peace, the three of them would probably die of depression. Even if they had a good mentality, they would not be able to stand out in this lifetime.
Wei Ci and Feng Zhen's families were in decline, and they could barely be considered as the down-and-out gentry. Tracing back to their ancestors, they had at least one worthy ancestor.
As for Feng Jin, who was born into a wealthy family, his style was completely different.
What Jiang Pengji wanted to do was to break the shackles of "background" and make it so that studying would no longer be a privilege for some people. As long as one had the ability, there would be a chance to climb up. Many people could not change their background, but they could change their future.
To be a farmer in the morning, to be an emperor in the evening!
Even if ordinary people and aristocratic families still did not have the same starting line, at least they could see the hope of being on par or even surpassing them.
Books, printing, and rice paper?
These three were not scary. What was scary was that Jiang Pengji wanted to use them to break the existing system.
This was what Cheng Cheng was worried and afraid about.
After a while, his lips trembled, and his voice was as soft as a mosquito's.
"You're crazy …"
Jiang Pengji was calm and composed. "If there are no people, how can there be a country? If there are no countries, how can there be a home? Since ancient times, how many people shouted about serving the country and the people, but in the end, when the dust settled, their selfishness was for the sake of their 'small family.' I want to compete for the divine tripod of the nine provinces. This is the resolve that a future emperor should have. I don't ask for the world to be the same, but I ask for the nine provinces to be unified and the rivers to be clean and the seas to be peaceful. "
Domineering and arrogant, it made people tremble in fear!
Cheng Cheng's first reaction was that she was too arrogant and egotistical, but his second reaction was that it was only natural.
A person who dared to challenge the existing social system and even completely overturn it was naturally a lunatic. Naturally, she was arrogant and egotistical!
"Uncle Cheng, you are a scholar."
Cheng Cheng was instantly speechless, as if someone had pressed the mute button.
"I thought you had a cold and unyielding character that was indestructible, that no one and nothing in this world could break it."
Cheng Cheng raised his eyelids and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"You don't have to bewitch me. Tell me, what do you want to do? "
Jiang Pengji's lips curled up. "The raw material of rice paper is mostly sandalwood. Chongzhou has a lot of this stuff. The output is a thousand times more than bamboo paper, and the cost is low. Wooden printing and mass production of books. I don't want to do anything, I just want to collect all the books in the world and fill up the library. When the area is stable, I will build a library and set up an academy. I will not care about the threshold or background. I will recruit students of the right age … "
Cheng Cheng's smile carried a hint of mockery.
"That's it? You want me to be a printer and carpenter? "
"How is that possible?" Jiang Pengji blinked and said sincerely, "I hope that Uncle Cheng can take charge of the overall situation. I hope that Uncle Cheng can take charge of the overall situation. I hope that you can compile elementary reading materials, revise the historical records, organize the ancient books that have been lost for hundreds of years, and carry forward the past and open up the future … Your responsibility is far heavier and more arduous than mine."
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