"When I was planning to build the library, I was already prepared to be criticized," Fang Yundao said.
"If someone gathers the bookstore owner to object, it will be a big blow to the library and your Literary Name," Head Shopkeeper Tang said.
"It's nothing more than saying that after I built the library, the bookstore will sell fewer books. Those who can afford the books in the library will naturally buy them, and those who can't afford them won't buy them. On the contrary, some people will go back and buy books because they feel that a certain book is good and need to read it repeatedly because they read it for free. Besides, this is my own library, and no one has the right to interfere. "
"However … this is just the superficial reason. If this matter is done well, it is very likely that it will be like the Three-Character Classic, obtaining the Holy Path of enlightenment and the luck of the human race. In particular, those great scholars who are likely to be canonized as Saints are very likely to compete for the Holy Path of enlightenment. "
"The sea is vast and the sky is free for birds to fly. They can all compete for this Holy Path. However, there are Dragon Fishermen in the sea and Sun Hunters in the sky! "Fang Yun's tone was a little cold.
"It's not a big deal for great scholars to compete for the Holy Path. The Xuanting Bookstore is in charge of this matter and has done enough. If we participate in the competition, we will lose face. Those prosperous aristocratic families may not think highly of us, but those wealthy and declining aristocratic families will never give up a glimmer of opportunity. Besides, there are more serious consequences. Even if I don't say it, you can guess … "Head Shopkeeper Tang wanted to say something but stopped.
"I know, everything is as I said just now. As long as they compete with me for the Holy Path, those who can go up and those who can't go down. If they don't even want dignity, I'll give them dignity! " Fang Yun's tone was as usual, but extremely faint clouds appeared in the sky above the capital and quickly dissipated.
Xusheng was angry, and clouds appeared in the clear sky.
"Since you have made such a decision, I won't persuade you anymore. Tomorrow, the Fang Family's library will be famous in the Ten Nations! I'll take my leave. "
After sending Head Shopkeeper Tang away, Fang Yun thought for a quarter of an hour and continued to study.
In the middle of the night. Fang Yun was studying when letters came one after another.
"Fang Family's library? Your hundreds of millions of taels of silver are for the Holy Path of enlightenment? "
"I'm afraid this matter is somewhat dangerous. It's best to be careful."
"Old Man fully supports this!"
"I just heard from Notre-Dame that this matter will be on the front page of tomorrow's' Le Monde '. As expected of Xusheng's generosity. Only you can come up with such a wonderful idea. Sigh, why didn't we think of such a simple thing? "
"Be careful, there was once a great Confucian who traveled all over Sheng Yuan barefoot and taught the world by himself. However, he was stopped by several aristocratic families, and he didn't even manage to visit all the states in the country. There are bound to be twists and turns in this matter. You must be careful. "
"The matter of your medical book hasn't been made public yet, but it has already spread throughout the Demon Realm. It won't be long before some things are made public. At that time, people from the School of Medicine would definitely pay him a visit and ask for his guidance. I'm afraid that these two things will happen at the same time. "
Fang Yun quickly flipped through the letters sent by these people. Those who had received the news now were definitely not ordinary people, and more than half of them had issued warnings. This was enough to explain the problem.
Fang Yun thanked them one by one and continued reading.
It was a sunny day on the first day of February, and bright sunlight shone on the capital city early in the morning. It spread warmth in the chilly spring.
The first day of every month was the day when the 'Holy Path' and 'Le Monde' were released.
Fang Yun's' Lantern Day ',' Spring Garden View of Water 'and' Volcano Sutra 'that he wrote in the hunting ground, as well as' Early Spring Drizzle 'that he wrote during the Spring Literary Meet, all appeared in the' Holy Path '.
In the past. The four poems being together was a rare sight that was rarely seen in hundreds of years, but now, when the humans saw Fang Yun's name in the 'Holy Path' catalog, they weren't surprised at all and were completely used to it.
Even if they were used to it, the four poems could have become a topic of conversation on the first day of every month. However, after the 'Holy Path' and 'Le Monde' were released, no one talked about the poems because everyone's attention was attracted by the news on the front page of the 'Le Monde'.
Nearly ten thousand public libraries of the Fang Family opened on the first day of February.
It was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples.
Everyone read carefully and found out what the Fang Family Library was. Only then did they know that there were places in most of the Ten Nations where they could read and borrow books for free.
Besides, there were also Night-Luminescent Pearls in the library for scholars to read at night.
The public libraries were not important to scholars who were admitted to various academies or academies, nor did they affect those from wealthy families. However, they were extremely important to students from ordinary families and poor families.
That meant that these people could read books that they couldn't afford in the first place. It also meant that their chances of passing the imperial examinations had greatly increased.
In particular, the young people who worked early in the day to make a living by farming. Even if they wanted to study at night, they couldn't afford the oil lamps. Hence, it was naturally difficult for them to pass the imperial examinations.
However, there were now Night-Luminescent Pearls in the Fang Family Library that allowed them to study at night.
As long as they read enough books, they would improve in all aspects even if they didn't pass the imperial examinations. After generations of accumulation, they would definitely be able to break free from poverty and become true scholars.
Many scholars were secretly shocked. In a sense, Fang Yun was imitating Kong Sheng. Kong Sheng broke the monopoly of education and established private schools, while Fang Yun opened the door to universal knowledge.
Confucius once said that education was open to all and that anyone could receive education. In fact, it was also done in Saint Origin World. As long as any family clenched their teeth, their children could study. However, different people encountered different obstacles in the process of education and had different educational resources.
A large number of free books during the study period at night was nothing to the children of wealthy families, but to the children of poor families, it was equivalent to at least twice the amount of educational resources!
The library removed some of the obstacles for the children of poor families and increased the educational resources for them.
More importantly, not long after, every library would have at least one scholar as the head of the library. As long as the library master was free, the students would have the opportunity to consult the library master.
Moreover, every library needed manpower. Since they could earn money and read books, at least hundreds of thousands of students of poor families would have no worries.
However, Fang Yun's feat did not lead to unanimous applause.
Whether it was in Fang Yun's hometown of Jiyuan County or Jingguo's capital city, whether it was Kong Cheng who respected Fang Yun or the Zong family who saw Fang Yun as an enemy, as long as they saw this news, at least one-fifth of the people were silent.
Those who had spare money to buy the [Wen Pao] were not poor families, and these people and their descendants did not lack books and time to study.
The more people had the opportunity to study, the more competitors there would be.
The library of the Fang family had contributed to the entire human race, but it had harmed the interests of some people.
Fang Yun once again received countless letters. During breakfast, someone asked Fang Yun to take a look at the rankings.
Fang Yun held the official seal in his hand and took a look. The rankings had become a battlefield.
Some people supported the library of the Fang family, believing that Fang Yun had made a great contribution in educating the human race and was the first person after Kong Sheng.
But there was also a group of people who were against it. These children of landowning families usually looked down on poor families. Now that everyone had more time to study and was a threat to them, they did not hesitate to attack.
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