The quality of the printed things is a bit worse, but... this is also batch printing! Isn't this much faster than they used to copy a book? !
Obviously, these scholars are very smart and not that stupid.
"Yes! The emergence of printing means that books will be popularized in large numbers, and the emergence of papermaking will make the price of books drop to a level that ordinary people can accept." Li Ke said seriously.
In this day and age, books are really expensive! A real word worth a thousand dollars! The most common 10,000-word book in the Tang Dynasty, that is, a book with 10,000 words, requires 10 strings! even more! What concept? It can be exchanged for 10,000 kilograms of grain!
These are ordinary elementary school books. Books that are truly worth more are more expensive!
This is another reason why ordinary people cannot afford to read, and aristocratic families control all reading channels.
All the scholars were excited! They all come from poor backgrounds, and they know all too well what it's like to want to read but have no books to read.
And now, His Highness the King of Shu has indeed kept his promise, giving all the poor men and ordinary people a chance!
"In the future, we will also strengthen the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty and make the imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty a channel for all scholars, not just the gentry, but for everyone in the world." Li Ke said seriously again.
"And everyone, I cannot complete the start of all this. It also requires your strength." When Li Ke said this, his expression was solemn, and he bent down to salute all the scholars with his hands clasped in fists.
Li Ke's action made many of the scholars blush. When had they ever received such an attitude? In Taixue and other places in the Imperial College, they were looked down upon.
And in Li Ke's case, His Highness the King of Shu not only showed them hope for the future, but more importantly, His Highness the King of Shu respected them.
"I am willing to die for His Majesty the King of Shu!" A man of letters took a step back with a solemn face, bent down and bowed in salute.
"I am willing to die for His Highness the King of Shu!" All the literati made almost the same move.
The craftsmen next to them curled their lips in disdain and came again. There is a queue every three to five, you know? queue!
"I don't need you to die for me. You must remain useful and do your best to carry out these policies during your lifetime! This is what you should really do. In this process, maybe some of you You will really die, but you are destined to leave your name in history, because you have created a new era!"
"Even if one of you dies, there will still be thousands of you who will empathize with your spirit and follow your path! And you are their spiritual leader!" Li Ke said seriously.
"Yes!" All the literati were excited! As a scholar, leaving a name in history is the greatest honor!
"Now, we have to divide into two groups of people to write articles, and this Datang Weekly is what I told you, our first lever to leverage certain systems of Datang! But we will inevitably encounter unprecedented resistance, unprecedented I think you should know the resistance better than me! Because you have encountered these various restrictions in the process of studying!"
"It's like a big net, trapping you in the middle, leaving you in this society with nowhere to escape! So, can you understand the difficulties you encounter if you want to break through this net?" Li Ke He spoke with a calm expression.
All the scholars were silent!
"Show them. This is a sample, an experimental printing. The original product will be revised in a small area, but the main content remains unchanged." Li Ke waved his hand.
The people led by Tian Meng next to them immediately handed the first batch of printed Datang Weekly newspapers into their hands, one for each person.
Newspapers of this era naturally cannot invest as much content as those of later generations. No, it’s not easy for people in this era to see paper for writing.
Moreover, newspapers cannot print on both sides, and the quality of paper and printing cannot keep up.
The first issue of Datang Weekly had only two articles.
The first article was the main one, but when these scholars opened it and read it, they were shocked.
In the upper left corner of the front, printed in large characters: Datang Weekly, and in the lower right corner was the first issue.
Then the next line is the title: Shocked, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty actually did such a thing!
All the scholars were dumbfounded, what kind of nonsense title was this? But... don't tell me, they are somewhat curious in their hearts as to what exactly His Majesty has done.
Text: Just at the beginning of winter last year, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty officially made the decision to use troops against Tuyuhun! Many people don’t know where Tuyuhun is. It is located in the southern part of the Hexi Corridor, the most important part of the Tang Dynasty, which connects the Yumen Pass in the Western Regions...
The reason why such a decision was made was that Murong Fuyun, the leader of Tuyuhun, was a despicable and shameless villain who repeatedly betrayed his promise. When the Tang Dynasty's military peak was approaching, they begged for mercy and sought rewards from His Majesty. However, the Tang Dynasty's military strength After retreating, they burned and looted the border of Datang again!
What follows is a long section of slander against Murong Fuyun, portraying him as a heinous, renegade villain and a man-eating devil.
"This... Your Highness, is this a bit untrue?" A scholar really couldn't hold it back. He couldn't bear the vernacular writing. Maybe the person who wrote it was not knowledgeable enough, but many of the contents were obviously fabricated. Yes, this is to provoke people's anger.
"Isn't it true? A few years ago, Tuyuhun sent troops to plunder the border. In addition, during the disaster years, a large number of refugees appeared on the borders of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. Because the food was looted, the Tang Dynasty was not in a hurry to mobilize troops. In addition, during the disaster years, the Tang Dynasty There is a tragic scene of Yi Zi cannibalizing people on the border of the Western Region, tell me, this is not true?!"
"Do you know what Yi Zi Xiangshi means?" Li Ke sneered. Before the scholar could answer, he continued in a cold tone: "Yi Zi Xiangshi is the treasure you regard as a treasure in your heart, but It’s a bowl of meat in someone else’s bowl!”
The cruel and cold words seemed to be a blast of cold air pouring down from everyone's heads.
As a descendant, when seeing this word, Li Ke couldn't imagine such a scene. Two pairs of parents replaced each other's children, and then... How much grief did they endure, but can they be blamed? People who have never endured hunger and such an environment can never imagine such a tragic situation. In many cases, it is not even the subjective decision of the parents.
In future generations, countless people will criticize these parents, but you know, those children...can't survive? Even adults won’t have enough to eat, and children will die.
What’s even more frightening is that... parents who keep their children will be targeted by some strong but childless victims who are traveling with them, and snatch these children away, and then...
Children starving to death, would they ever get away with something like this? Won't.
"Your Highness, I feel that these words are not sharp enough!" After a long silence, a scholar said loudly.
