Wen Mao was seriously ill and was said to have been lying at home for more than ten days.
When friends came to visit him and asked him what was wrong with him, he always waved his hands and said nothing, looking decadent.
I really can't bring it up. When I stole something, I was beaten so hard that I couldn't get up. I have no shame to mention it.
Wen Mao had heard of Kong Zhongni's reputation before, but he only knew that he had captured the assassin when the previous monarch was assassinated...although it was only the assassin after the assassination was completed.
As for Kong Laoer's true strength, it wasn't until he was beaten violently that night that he could truly experience it personally.
The fists came down one after another, which was really unforgettable pain.
What's even more hateful is that even though he was beaten so hard that he couldn't get out of bed, Kong Laoer actually asked him to pay for it or else he would report him to the police.
Although there was Legalism in this era, the law was very vague, and it could even be said that it had not been implemented in detail.
The law in the true sense actually appeared in this year when Zichan of the State of Zheng carved a batch of laws on the cauldron.
In this era, people mainly relied on conventional moral norms to live their lives. As time went by, and after Shang Yang's reform, the law became truly useful.
If you report it to the official, you can't say whether you should pay compensation, but if you commit theft at night, you will definitely not be able to defend it.
By that time, your reputation will be ruined.
Wen Mao had no choice but to accept another fine of two hundred gold and copper shells as punishment for his theft.
As for continuing to steal papermaking technology, he doesn't have the guts anymore.
There was no particular reason, it was just that the beating hurt too much.
Li Yunze is still busy with preparatory work here.
Simply making paper is only a physical component of education, and it can only be said to be a relatively important part.
In addition to paper, Li Yunze has made technological improvements to pens, inks and inkstones. The main purpose is to make them more convenient to use.
These things can be said to be hardware devices, and there are more important software that need to be arranged.
In Li Yunze’s opinion, the first thing is what font to use!
The most important reason why Zulong is called great is that he did many good things that benefited the country and the people and even benefited future generations.
Among them, the book and the text are definitely the top priority.
Look at Europe, it seems to be about the same size, but each country has its own written and spoken languages. If you go out of your own county and go to the next county, you will basically get a black eye.
Look at China again. Even if you can’t speak the local dialect, as long as you can understand the Chinese characters, you can go anywhere in this huge country.
If this is not considered merit, then I really don’t know what is.
only...
Zulong, his father's father... I should say his grandfather's grandfather, there is no trace of him yet, so don't even think about the book and the text.
For Li Yunze, the hieroglyphs of the Lu State were as big as the Book of Heaven.
If it were said that the whole world had the same heavenly book, he would just have to admit it.
But the problem is, after Lu Wen left the country of Lu, basically no one would use him, which would be fatal.
Li Yunze wants to be an educator, an educator in the world, not an educator in the state of Lu.
Therefore, he has to make big moves in terms of text, which is a crucial educational software.
Fortunately, in this era, in addition to the scripts created by each country, there is also a script that is relatively recognized, which is said to have been handed down since the Shang Dynasty.
This kind of writing is called Dazhuan.
The so-called seal script is actually a mixture of oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions. It is not an imitation of lines, but it is an improvement over the previous hieroglyphs.
It can be regarded as the transitional stage of writing from hieroglyphics to imitative writing.
Therefore, for Li Yunze, the hieroglyphs are basically still incomprehensible, but compared to the hieroglyphs, they have already improved a lot.
After careful consideration, he decided to go directly to the stomach and create official script directly.
As an educator, the first thing to do is to promote a brand new text.
After Wen Mao recovered from his injuries and adjusted his mentality, he mustered up the courage to go to the school again and prepared for a showdown, when he saw Li Yunze who was writing hard at his desk.
Wen Mao was very curious. He came forward and knelt on the ground beside him. He looked over in confusion, "What...is this written on?"
Li Yunze didn't want to deal with this guy who cheated on him.
But when he thought that promoting the new script would require Wen Mao to run errands, he sat up straight and took the initiative to push the paper on the desk in front of him. "Nowadays, the scripts of various countries are confusing. If you want to go abroad to other places, you must first learn the spoken and written languages. And so on."
This situation was very detrimental to the dissemination and exchange of scholarship. So I had nothing to do, so I re-created a set of characters based on seal script."
Wen Mao was naturally shocked.
Is this bastard capable of this?
But when he picked up the paper and started to look at it carefully, his whole body turned on vibrating mode.
"This, this, this..."
Wen Mao looked at the square characters in front of him, which were made up of one horizontal line, one vertical line, one stroke and one stroke. His whole body felt bad, "This is adapted from seal script?!"
Most of the fonts in the seal script are actually hieroglyphs, or similar to hieroglyphs... If you are not impressed by hieroglyphs, you can refer to the emoticons.
The official script written by Li Yunze has absolutely nothing to do with hieroglyphics.
This is standard glyph text.
"All right."
Li Yunze waved his hand, "Since you can see it, I admit it. This is a font I created myself, just to standardize the writing in the world. So it was changed from the seal script to improve the quality of writing."
Visibility and communication efforts.”
Wen Mao stared at Li Yunze, the shock in his eyes hard to conceal.
I thought he was a jerk, but I didn't expect him to be a cultural person!
He was able to create his own characters, especially this kind of imitated characters, instead of imitating the hieroglyphics of tigers and cats, and he also created this page with dozens of characters in one go.
Others may not know what this ability is, but Wen Mao here thinks he does not have this ability.
Then, he watched Li Yunze take out a large pile of papers from the pile on the side and put it in front of him.
"These are my newly created fonts. You should take a look at them first. After you learn them, come to me and I'll leave you with anything to do."
This pile of paper is very thick, with more than a hundred sheets.
There are dozens of new fonts on each page, and below the fonts there are local hieroglyphs from Lu as a reference.
There is no problem in transporting the official script, but it can be compared with the local characters of Lu for reference and recording, which makes Li Yunze feel even more tired.
Fortunately, when Wen Mao came, he could feel more comfortable now that he had some coolies to work with.
Wen Mao's shock lasted for more than ten days, and then he gradually recovered his composure. He carefully compared and compared each word, becoming the first student in this era to learn official script.
He had heard about the reputations of many talented people and believed that he was also a talented person.
But when he finally finished learning all the official script, which contained several thousand words, he no longer had the previous contempt for Li Yunze in his heart, and only respect remained in his heart.
Maybe Kong Laoer's character is not that good, but his talent is undoubtedly outstanding.
"lesson complete?"
"lesson complete."
"Have you learned everything?"
"I've learned everything."
Li Yunze looked at Wen Mao in surprise, "You can learn to write everything down in less than a year. You are a genius."
It takes several years for modern primary school students to learn simplified Chinese characters.
Wen Mao waved his hand very humbly, "I don't dare to take it, I just have to work hard."
If you keep reading and writing from morning to night, you will naturally learn quickly.
Even if you only learn and memorize ten words a day, it won't take more than a year.
Li Yunze threw a piece of paper over and motioned to Wen Mao, "I said, you write."
Wen Mao did not refuse, he studied ink and laid paper, and was ready.
"During the reign of King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty, he transformed humans into water and fire, penetrated metal and stone, reversed mountains and rivers, moved cities and towns, took advantage of the void without falling, touched the solid without falling, and was ever-changing and inexhaustible..."
"...King Mu was not considerate of the country's affairs, and he did not take pleasure in his ministers and concubines. He traveled far and wide as he pleased, and commanded him to ride eight horses..."
"Then I came to the Queen Mother of the West and drank wine on the Yao Pond. The Queen Mother of the West is the Emperor of Yao. The king and I spoke in mournful words..."
"This." Wen Mao finally stopped the pen in his hand and looked at Li Yunze with a puzzled face, "Is there really a Queen Mother of the West?"
"How do I know?" Li Yunze waved his hand, "I have never been to Kunlun Mountain."
"But this..." Wen Mao pointed at the pile of book pages in front of him, indicating that what you said was as if you had experienced it personally, as if you were King Zhou Mu's groom and followed him.
"This is the story."
Li Yunze said with hatred, "What do you rely on to promote new words? Could it be that you and I rely on our mouths to shout out?"
"Those who are literate must take the initiative to be interested in learning. Only good stories can have this kind of appeal."
Wen Mao thought about it and realized it made sense.
After all, promoting a new script is not a simple matter. Every country now has its own script, and there is even a nationwide seal script. Why should people learn your new script?
Even Emperor Zhou wouldn't be able to forcefully promote it.
"This is just the first step."
Li Yunze finally showed a smile, "First use stories to attract attention and build the name of the new text. Later, there are still other ways to promote it. Stop talking nonsense and do a good job in this promising job as a gunman."
"By the way, remember to write annotations in seal script below. Don't write annotations when the plot is key."
Wen Mao knew that apart from the two of them, no one else in the world could read official script.
But why is there no need to annotate key plot points?
"Why is this?"
"So you can only be a shooter, not an original author."
Li Yunze waved his hands in disbelief, "It's like those beautiful women who cover their hearts when facing the common people, for fear of being seen. If they are all exposed, they will no longer be attractive."