Zhang Feng could vaguely understand some of the words.
Then he said, "Mr. Bo Shi, you worry too much. I've already collected all kinds of rare books from all over the place. I even got my hands on the Ancient Literature Book!"
Yu Shinan was surprised.
"Are you talking about the book in Old Master Li's hands?"
Zhang Feng was a little confused. He asked in return, "Are there many copies of the Ancient Literature Book?"
Yu Shinan didn't answer him. He just rubbed his forehead and said, "I heard that Old Master Li became the Honorary Vice Dean of the academy. Did he exchange a book for it? "
Zhang Feng sighed.
"Old Master Li is really something. How can he talk about this kind of thing?"
"This isn't a matter of talking nonsense!"
Yu Shinan was a little annoyed. He pointed at Zhang Feng and said, "You're really a newborn calf that's not afraid of tigers!"
"You should know that the so-called book collection is partly about this matter. It's also about the books you've written. You can even copy the books of your predecessors or translate a book. But … to put it bluntly, an academy is competing on the number of books it has. “
"But it's also the kind of competition. As a Dean and a Chancellor, you represent an academy. To forge iron, you need to be tough. You haven't been tough. What do you think will happen?"
"So, you should be able to understand what I'm saying, right?"
Yu Shinan sighed again after he finished speaking.
Sun Simiao thought for a while. He looked at Zhang Feng and Yu Shinan before he said, "Old Man, I know you don't understand what Brother Bo Shi is saying. Let me ask you. Do you know that there are many schools in Chang 'an City right now?"
"Three. Imperial College, Chang 'an University, and our current White Deer College!"
Sun Simiao asked.
"Then do you think, other than Brother Bo Shi, anyone else in Chang 'an City is qualified to open a school?"
"Yes!"
"Then why are not many of them willing to open an academy?"
"This …"
Zhang Feng fell silent.
At this moment, Yu Shinan slowly uttered two words.
"Paper is expensive!"
"Although there are many talented people, the reason why they are still so unknown is not because they are not outstanding enough, but because most of the scholars are from poor families. Or perhaps because they are studying and buying books, they have gone bankrupt?"
Zhang Feng couldn't help but think of something.
Unable to restrain his emotions, he said, "Frightened by the public, the ladyspring overflows, the Three Gorges' Ci source flows backward. Paper is expensive in Chang 'an. Every word that is passed down is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Cutting a piece of flesh and returning it to his bosom, the teacher will laugh at himself, how can he be honest? But don't ask with a cup in your hand. How can there be such a person in the human world who is like a child growing up poor? Who knows what is in Jiaxuan's mind? Like the wind, like a dance. Looking back at the setting sun, vast and boundless, dust and wild horses. Longzhong, Crouching Dragon Thousand Feet, Gao Yincai. Qian Qian, who would ask, Lei Ming, Tian Cauldron, Huang Zhong is mute. "
"I understand!"
Zhang Feng sucked in a deep breath of cold air.
He had always thought that paper was expensive. But when he thought about it from a deeper level, he felt that the scholars of the Tang Dynasty were all arrogant because of their talent. But now, Yu Shinan's words instantly woke Zhang Feng up.
It was not that these people did not want to teach.
It was that they could not afford to teach.
A book, no matter what, required two or three grams of paper. Ordinary yellow paper was not easy to write on. Only expensive rice paper was easy to write on. But how many people could afford rice paper?
Finally, he could understand the meaning of Xin Qiji's poem.
"Paper is expensive in Chang 'an, thousands of gold coins fight for it!"
"Cut the meat and return it, the teacher laughs at himself!"
At this moment, Yu Shinan was also deeply shocked.
To think that Zhang Feng was so talented that he was able to understand the logic behind the situation in an instant. He was even able to compose such a poem in an instant!
He was simply a genius!
Seeing that Zhang Feng was silent at this moment, Yu Shinan thought that his enthusiasm was suppressed by him. He could not bear to say, "Boy, don't be discouraged. As long as you use your 300,000 pigs properly, there is nothing to be afraid of."
"Teacher, you worry too much. How can I be frightened by such things?"
At this moment, Zhang Feng regained his confidence in an instant.
He had known that the paper was expensive, but he did not plan to buy it!
Moreover, it seemed that Old Master Li did not think that he could really make paper, so this matter was not spread out. Fortunately, this was still good!
Seeing Zhang Feng's reaction, Yu Shinan could not understand Zhang Feng's shock and was a little unhappy.
Zhang Feng hurriedly said, "Sir, I've actually thought of this a few days ago. Moreover, my academy needs paper, especially high-quality paper. In a month, I'll need at least three hundred pounds!"
"This is not considered teaching literature. Every student needs at least three pounds of paper to make books. Then there are the teachers' teaching materials and homework, etc. They all need paper. And you said that this paper costs a thousand strings of cash per pound. Even if I have a fortune of ten thousand strings of cash, I can't support it. So I have already made preparations!"
"What preparations?"
"Make it yourself!"
"…"
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