Chapter 182: The Book Is Ready for Printing

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In the Imperial College, Ma Su put away his textbooks and hurried out.

"Ma Su, why are you in such a hurry? Is there a matchmaker here today?"

Since Fang Xing overthrew Hong Bingzheng in the Imperial College, Ma Su's situation has improved a lot, so some people are willing to approach him.

Ma Su looked back and saw a familiar classmate, nodded and said: "My teacher is compiling books, I have to go back and help."

"oh!"

Before the Masu people arrived at Fangjiazhuang, the news had already started to spread from the Imperial College.

"He's making a book? You're not kidding, are you?"

"How much time does it take to compile a book? How much food and manpower does it cost? How can he find so many scholars in a small Fangjiazhuang? Then I will eat all the books he edited alive!"

Compiling books in this day and age needs extensive references, and once there are loopholes, the reputation will be rotten.

So Fang Xing's actions were interpreted by the outside world as 'young and frivolous', 'crazy to be famous'.

There was an undercurrent in the outside world, but Fang Xing was still slowly 'writing the book'.

"Speak plainly."

Fang Xing asked Ma Su to prepare to transcribe.

"I want people who can read and write to learn this mathematics."

Ma Su was stunned. Now who compiles books and doesn't develop in an obscure direction? Otherwise, how can it show the level of the editor's article.

"Do you want to break a sentence?"

Separating sentences with punctuation marks is not an invention. Some people have done it for a long time, but the vast majority of literati are not willing to do it.

If the article is broken, how can I live?

In fact, the nonstop sentence also contains the meaning of knowledge monopoly. Think about it, even if you are literate, if there is no teacher to teach you,

How can you know the meaning from the endless words.

Just like the imperial decree, Fang Xing always thought it was: Blessing the heavens, the emperor said, but after the decree was issued that day, he realized it was: Blessing the heavens, the emperor said.

This is the pitfall of punctuation, and the only advantage is probably that it can support many textual research parties.

Ma Su looked at the book that had just been 'compiled', and said reverently: "Teacher, you can compile a book in a few days, and this speed is definitely the first in Ming Dynasty."

So after a few days, Ma Su resumed his original rhythm.

"Ma Su, are you not going to help your teacher compile the book?"

A bitter classmate asked sarcastically.

Ma Su replied, "My teacher's book is ready."

I say!

so fast?

Everyone, including the professor who just walked to the door, stopped in their tracks.

The atmosphere stagnated for a while before a student asked, "Ma Su, what kind of book did your teacher compile?"

"Mathematics." Ma Su put away the book and said proudly, "That's arithmetic."

"oh!"

After a sigh of relief, everyone stopped paying attention to Ma Su.

"Arithmetic is just a small way, how can it compare with my Confucianism's humble words and great righteousness!"

"I don't think it's even a small way, at most it's just those accountants learning."

"..."

Fang Xing made up arithmetic, and when the word got out, those who ridiculed and dismissed it felt even more absurd.

"I thought he would publish a collection of articles, but I didn't expect it to be this one! You're willing to fall!"

"Isn't the emperor's grandson learning... this?"

"It's boring, boring! I wanted to wait until he published the book to find out what's wrong, but if it's arithmetic, then forget it."

"..."

It was difficult for outside discussions to affect Fang Xing, who didn't go out much. He handed over the first volume of mathematics that he had compiled to Zhu Zhanji.

"This is just a textbook for beginners, but after learning this book, it is more than enough to be a bookkeeper."

Zhu Zhanji looked at it, raised his head and said, "Brother Dehua, why don't you finish it all at once?"

"too expensive."

Fang Xing felt that he must be enveloped by Buddha's light at this moment.

"I hope that this book can be affordable by ordinary people, so instead of engraving blocks, use movable type."

At this time, literati published books, as long as they were not short of money, they were basically engravings.

However, the movable type printing technology in Daming was already very popular at this time, so why use the troublesome and expensive engraving block?

This involves the problems of literati.

"Movable type is rigid and rigid, and it is unsightly!"

However, if the printing volume is large, the engraving block will be damaged soon, and the engraving will have to continue.

Zhu Zhanji persuaded: "Brother Dehua, or leave it to me, I will find someone to carve."

"unnecessary."

Fang Xing said resolutely: "This is a reference book. I don't need the gorgeous fonts like those poems and articles. I just want to popularize it."

And this book was also presented to Zhu Di's imperial case at the first time.

"Frank and simple."

Fang Xing's book not only uses the vernacular and punctuation symbols, but also has application questions behind each knowledge point, so even Zhu Di thought it was easy to learn after a few glances.

After passing it on, several important ministers of the auxiliary government looked at it one by one, with different expressions.

"Your Majesty, Fang Xing did meritorious deeds."

Hu Guang observed his words carefully and said: "The household department has to train people in arithmetic every year, which is too time-consuming. After having this book, I can learn basic things by myself, which can save a lot of trouble."

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Fang Xing means that the book uses movable type and the price should be lower. It seems that he is not going to make money."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present thought of Fang Xing.

That guy used to be very stingy!

Why did he suddenly become generous?

And when Fang Xing went to the household department to teach again, he found that the students already had a copy of the 'Mathematics Volume One'.

so fast?

But this is a good thing, and the efficiency is fast, which shows that the above attaches great importance to it.

After Fang Xing finished class, he picked up a copy, looked at the simple cover, and smiled.

"Mathematics, the foundation of all learning, must be emphasized, must be learned!"

Originally, Zhu Zhanji invited his prince father to draw up the preface, but in the end it was Fang Xing himself, otherwise it would spread to the ears of those "big Confucians", and it is estimated that someone would come to the imperial city to come to the imperial city to ask His Majesty the emperor to write the preface. Fang Xing killed this monster.

"My nephew Dehua..."

Even Chen Jiahui, who was far away in Beiping, wrote a letter to Jinling for this. In the letter, Chen Jiahui congratulated Fang Xing on publishing the book, but he was not satisfied with the way Fang Xing cut out sentences and used plain language. On the way to Jinling, Fang Xing was asked to keep an eye on him.

Even Chen Jiahui was not very satisfied, one can imagine the disdain of those scholars.

"Brother Dehua, the craftsmen in the palace can no longer hold on."

Zhu Zhanji came in with a happy face, holding a few first volumes of mathematics in his hands, which looked much more beautiful than those on the market.

"You still opened the engraving?"

Fang Xing took it and looked at it, and said a little dissatisfied.

Zhu Zhanji said: "I bought a lot of movable type, but some people want engraving blocks! Even my father has collected dozens of copies, and I don't know why he wants to come here."

Why are you here?

Of course it is a gift.

In the crown prince's womb, the crown princess rewarded Zhang Fu's second wife with a smile on her face, including this beautifully printed mathematics book.

The second lady returned to the British government and handed the book to Zhang Fu.

"My lord, is my brother-in-law going to become a scholar?"

Zhang Fu took the book, he was stunned for a long time and said: "This boy, I was worried that others would not like his book, but I didn't expect that even the crown prince was looking for him."

Zhang Fu's own Confucian attainments are not shallow, so when Fang Xing published the book, he knew that the book would not please the scholars.

It's not a big secret that the Prince's family has a good relationship with Fang Xing, but it's so good that the Prince would recommend books for him, which makes Zhang Fu somewhat uncertain. (To be continued.)