Zhuge Liang also had thunder in his chest, and there was a shocking wave in his heart.
He himself was also from a noble family, but due to the war, the Zhuge family fell apart, so Zhuge Liang had to cultivate his southern land and live in seclusion.
He had been penetrated into Cao Wu's thoughts by Ah Liu for a long time. The reason why the Han Dynasty's aristocratic family was formed was actually very simple.
Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiuben conquered the world together with the aristocratic family. After pacifying the world, he formulated an official selection system based on the imperial examination system in which the aristocratic family had an absolute advantage.
The inspection and examination system selects talents based on prestige. Where does prestige come from? There are definitely ordinary people who can’t even choose words to write.
Prestige depends on the literature of studying classics, and classics and history are firmly in the hands of various aristocratic families. Ordinary people can't even read a word, so how can they talk about studying and studying classics?
The Hongnong Yang family and the Runan Yuan family, these two families with four generations and three fathers, have such influence. The fundamental reason is because of their family tradition.
The Yuan family of Runan ruled the Yi family of Meng, and the Yang family of Hongnong ruled Ouyang Shangshu from generation to generation.
Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty presided over the Baihuguan Conference and designated the study of prophecy and wei as Chinese culture, and the Book of Changes was the foundation of wei study. However, the best reading version of the I Ching at that time, Meng's I Ching written by Meng Xi, was firmly in the hands of the Yuan family in Runan.
In other words, in this era, if you want to understand the Book of Changes, you must go to Yuanshi of Runan to learn from it. Therefore, the Yuan family's disciples and former officials are all over the world.
Han Fu, the shepherd of Jizhou, was a disciple of the Yuan family. Because of this relationship, Yuan Shao was able to conquer Jizhou without any blood, and thus had the capital to conquer the world.
Others, such as the Xun family in Yingchuan, the Yang family in Taiyang, and the Du family in Jingzhao, all became famous for their family scriptures and then became officials.
Zhuge Liang is very aware of the power of the family, and he is even more aware of the fragility of the family.
Knowledge is the biggest boost to the monopoly of aristocratic families, and once paper is popularized and ordinary people can read, the world will undergo huge changes.
As for Lu Xun, he felt more fear.
Lu Kang was his grandfather, who raised him, but died tragically at the hands of Sun Ce, and the Lu family fell into decline.
Later, he chose to join Sun Quan as an official for the sake of the Lu family. The Lu family also had his uncle Lu Ji, and more children who were studying. He believed that as long as he worked diligently and worked for Jiangdong, he could restore the glory of the Lu family.
But what if the foundation of the family's existence is shaken?
If everyone could read, he could still excel, and Lu Ji could still be selected, but apart from the two outstanding figures of the Lu family, what about the rest of the Lu family? Can they still get ahead?
As soon as this kind of paper came out, it almost announced the end of the family.
The two smart men thought of too many things at the same time. Cao Wu looked at their expressions with interest. He had seen all kinds of things in later generations and read many history books, so he deeply understood the power of knowledge.
But different from what the two guessed, Cao Wu didn't care about any aristocratic family at all.
Cao Pi and Cao Zhi thought that Cao Wu was in a high position, but Cao Wu's vision was beyond this.
From a distance, he doesn't want to see the invasion of foreign powers. From a close perspective, he doesn't want to see the Five Husbands disrupting China.
Let Cao Cao rule the world, and then make the Central Plains Dynasty strong, is his pursuit.
He studies paper not for fame, profit, or family, but just to give people who are willing to read a chance.
To improve productivity, all people need to study, nothing more.
As for what the family would become due to the promotion of bamboo paper, he didn't bother to care.
Those who do not make progress will be eliminated by the times.
Of course, if one day, aristocratic families jump out and block his way, he will also wave them away.
No one can stop him from advancing the times.
After the two of them came to their senses, Cao Wu took them to visit the second laboratory.
Here, three girls in simple clothes were discussing around a fruit tree. When they saw Cao Wu coming in, they just raised their heads and said hello, and then got busy again.
On the contrary, Ah Liu was very interested in this and ran over to listen to their discussion.
"What's here again?"
Zhuge Liang asked tentatively.
"Seed selection and grafting."
Cao Wu briefly talked about these two agricultural technologies.
Cao Wu knows a lot of complex technologies, such as aircraft, computers, and automobiles, but in this era of backward productivity, these things are difficult to realize, and he himself only half understands them.
He tried to start from where it was easy to succeed and bring the power of technology to this era.
At the very beginning, he had no time to do this because he was busy laying out arrangements for Cao Cao. After the Battle of Guandu, he built Beifu and taught his maids the simple things he knew.
A person's power is limited. These maids are all daughters of hundreds of officials, with guaranteed intelligence. Under good education, they quickly learned these things and performed their duties.
Seed selection and grafting require time and patience, as well as constant trial and error. Three maids are enough to complete the work, and they do it well enough.
Cao Wuzhi picked up a piece of cabbage on the ground and said, "This kind of cabbage is called cabbage in Beifu. It is a variety selected by Xiao Shiba after three years. Its yield is 60% more than that of ordinary cabbage. I am currently thinking about it." Methods can be used to breed more seeds and promote them."
When he heard that it was crops, Lu Xun was a little disdainful and looked at it quietly.
But both Zhuge Liang and Deng Ai had farmed before, so they immediately became interested.
In the Han Dynasty, it was possible to judge the farming season and planting technology was improved, but growing food was still the absolute mainstream, and only a few people grew vegetables.
Zhuge Liang calculated in his mind that if the output really increased by 60%, then this cabbage would be enough for ordinary families to survive the cold winter.
He stood up excitedly, as if he was even more excited than seeing the new bamboo paper, and said loudly: "Lord, if this dish is popularized, I don't know how many people can survive. This is a great thing that benefits millions of people!"
This shout of "Lord" was not the first time, but it was the most sincere one. Only people like him who have been to the ground personally know the use of this new variety to the world.
It is obvious that Zhuge Liang is impressed by Cao Wu's actions that transcend his times, and the relationship between the two has become much closer.
Among the chattering girls on the side, Ah Shiba raised his head and said disdainfully: "There are several new varieties like this in Beifu, and they are all waiting to be bred and promoted. We also have good varieties of grains. !”
The look on her face that she regarded Zhuge Liang as a country bumpkin did not make Zhuge Liang angry. On the contrary, the new breed made Zhuge Liang happy.
He was about to step forward to ask for the seeds, but then he remembered something and hesitated: "Master, how much do you plan to sell these seeds for?"
He was a little entangled with this issue. He was very afraid of hearing the news that seeds were very expensive. In that case, the living space of the people would be compressed.
Cao Wu said with a smile: "The first time you buy seeds, the price is the same as the usual food. In the second year, you can breed by yourself. Even if you can't breed, the seeds will still be purchased at the original price."
Zhuge Liang exhaled and suddenly bowed and paid homage: "On behalf of all the people in the world, I would like to express my gratitude to Duke Ming!"
Deng Ai was still playing with the cabbage. Seeing this, he also ran over and saluted.
Ah Shiba immediately regretted his actions just now and lowered his head in shame.
Cao Wuze quickly helped the two of them up.
He thought to himself that he was indeed Zhuge Liang. Other counselors in the Three Kingdoms would not be so excited when they saw this. Only Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, a figure who was well versed in domestic affairs, would be so concerned about people's livelihood.
Just as he was about to speak, Lu Xun next to him exhaled through his nostrils and hummed: "Competing with the people for profit! What a villain! If it is really for the common people in the world, why not give away the seeds for free?"
Cao Wu raised his eyebrows. Lu Xun was really unruly. He had fallen into such a situation and still refused to succumb to his own clutches, so he had no choice but to slap him in the face.
