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Except for a few people who saw through Jiang Pengji's plan, everyone else felt their hearts ache.
This set of books was definitely a treasure that was hard to find. It was more than enough to be a family heirloom. Their lord was rich and overbearing. Not only did she want to donate it to the academy, but she also wanted to give it away for free? In their opinion, the cost of this set was no less than 200,000 strings of coins. How could she give it away just like that?
Dian Yan and the others felt their hearts ache. Their cheeks twitched slightly. They wanted to say something to stop her, but none of them knew how to persuade their lord not to squander.
Meng Hun, who had been in the background, opened his mouth. He asked in surprise, "Does my lord want to use this set of books to attract famous scholars?"
If that was the case, the price was too high.
In Dongqing alone, there were no less than 500 famous scholars who were well-known.
If everyone was given a set, according to the sky-high cost of 200,000 strings of coins, wouldn't the lord suffer a huge loss?
Meng Hun had seen many so-called "famous scholars" with Meng Zhan. In his opinion, most of these people were embroidered pillows. They looked good but were useless. They had nothing to do all day. They gathered together to sing praises, grieve for the coming of spring, and pretend to be coy. They obviously wanted to be an official, but they pretended to be aloof and arrogant. To be honest, they were not good at other things, but they were eloquent and good at gossiping.
To put it bluntly, many of these "famous scholars" were more like celebrities. Their ability to get things done left people in the dust.
However, did the lord need such embroidered pillows?
Jiang Pengji laughed and said, "It's just a set of books. How can it attract all the famous scholars in the world? This is just a stepping stone. "
In Jiang Pengji's opinion, the group of famous scholars was a publicity platform.
This set of rudimentary books was in their hands. Through their mouths, it would spread at the fastest speed.
However, this was only the first step of Jiang Pengji's plan.
"Just a stepping stone?" Meng Hun's heart trembled.
"Of course. Famous people have their own pride. Ordinary things can't move them." Jiang Pengji smiled maliciously and said, "We don't need to spend a lot of money. We just need to send them these beginner's textbooks. Smart people will know what to do."
Everyone was speechless. This set of teaching materials were all made from the incomparably precious fine Xuan paper. There were 21 books in a set, which was far more expensive than gold and silver.
Not only was his master a prodigal, but she was also not very good at arithmetic.
The generals were heartbroken. Only a few civil officials remained unmoved. Qiguan Rang smiled and said, "My lord is right. If this primer could be put into practice, it would be able to teach all the students in the world, and they could be called the teachers of the world. Not only will his name spread far and wide, his name will also be immortalized for generations to come. "
He purposely emphasized the last sentence.
After the general heard this, he vaguely understood, and his complexion became much better.
From ancient times till now, only Kong Sheng could be called a teacher of all ages.
From then on, all scholars set this as their highest goal in life, but who succeeded?
Even the world-famous teacher, Master Yuanjing, who taught many students and whose literary names spread throughout the five countries, was still not qualified.
If this set of beginner's textbooks could be truly perfected and enlightened the people, those who left their names in it were destined to be immortalized for generations to come.
Smart people could see the great wealth hidden in it, but stupid people would think it was just children's books.
Jiang Pengji gave this set of books to the scholars not only to advertise herself, but also to tell them that there was a cake in Wanzhou.
"This is only the first step. We need to attract talented scholars of virtue and prestige to come and compile the teaching materials together." Jiang Pengji smiled and said, "I have a second step here. Which scholar in the world doesn't want to write books? It's just that they don't have the means to do so. How many precious manuscripts have been lost? I have an idea. When we send out the teaching materials, we will announce to the world that we are willing to open the bookstore to publish books for scholars. There will be 20 copies of each book. As a reward for publishing the books, the bookstore will keep 10 copies of the samples. If you don't want to keep the samples, you can only pay for it yourself. "
This idea could be said to be bold.
As soon as she said this, the civil officials, who were originally calm, could not stay calm.
This was not something else, it was publishing a book!
Which scholar in the world didn't want their ideas and crystallization to be passed down to future generations?
If beginner's textbooks could attract famous scholars to join, then writing books could attract the hearts of countless knowledgeable scholars from poor families! At a time when the aristocratic families monopolized the market, the cake that Jiang Pengji threw out was too attractive. It would definitely make countless scholars fight to the death for it!
Even though Feng Jin and the others were mentally prepared, when they heard Jiang Pengji's words, their hearts still could not help but beat wildly.
Everyone said, "My lord is very kind."
Feng Jin's reaction was still considered calm, but Xu Ke, Yang Si, and the others' eyes were dark red and bloodshot.
Only they knew the pain of the scholars from poor families.
The aristocratic families monopolized knowledge and education, thus monopolizing the official positions and power in the court.
Why did people always say, "It is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son?"
Was it because the children from poor families were all mentally retarded?
Not true!
The children from poor families wanted to study, but they could not even find a book.
How could the illiterate be a match for the noble son who was well-read?
Jiang Pengji's move was undoubtedly carrying a mace and giving a blow to the aristocratic families!
Why were the aristocratic families so powerful?
It was because they held the most important knowledge in their hands. Every aristocratic family had countless precious books and books.
They were born with conditions that ordinary people could not have.
After many years of development, the aristocratic families had disciples and officials all over the world. Their power was deeply rooted, and they were united by blood relatives, cutting off the path of advancement for the scholars from poor families. If the sons of concubines from poor families wanted to stand out, they often had to rely on the aristocratic families, be humble, and endure humiliation.
To put it bluntly, it was a distorted and deformed hierarchy of power.
If there was any wealth in the world that was shared by the whole world, it was undoubtedly the written word.
Jiang Pengji knew that her actions would cause a lot of resistance. Perhaps it would even cause the aristocratic families to group together and attack her.
But this was not important.
When Yang Si thought of this matter, his heart sank.
He said hesitantly, "My lord, should we postpone this matter? If it is suddenly spread, I am afraid it will cause controversy among the scholars in the world … "
Yang Si did not want Jiang Pengji to be hurt because of this. If she fell, there would be no hope for the poor families.
Jiang Pengji sneered and said, "Then let them talk. A dog that bites doesn't bark, and a dog that barks doesn't bite. Your lord is rich. I am willing to be a sucker and publish books for others. Why should they be jealous? I have discussed this matter with Mr. Cheng Cheng many times and have already set a general plan. In addition to the first two steps, I have a third step, which is to set up a book club that is free and open to the public. "
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