Lin Xuan worked hard for two hours and finally compiled the pinyin.
Since he hasn't used it for a long time, he can only write a rough outline.
Although it is not completely accurate, it was enough in the Tang Dynasty.
With the compiled pinyin, Lin Xuan came to the room where Lin Duoduo studied.
When I walked to the door, I heard the voice of a middle-aged man, saying: "Gold is born from Lishui, and jade comes from Kungang."
"Gold comes from Lishui, and jade comes from Kungang." Lin Duoduo read along.
Although Lin Xuan didn't know much about ancient Chinese, he could guess that he was teaching the Thousand-Character Classic.
How effective can it be if just chanting like this?
The most important thing for Lin Duoduo at this age is to be literate. If she doesn't know the words, it's useless to read them over and over again.
Boom, boom, boom!
"Sword number... Who is it? Come in! Didn't you say you can't disturb me while I'm teaching?" the middle-aged man said somewhat unhappy.
Lin Xuan opened the door and walked in.
"elder brother!"
When Lin Duoduo saw Lin Xuan, she immediately got up from her seat and ran over.
The middle-aged man smiled and said warmly: "This should be the uncle of Jingyang County, right?"
He came to the Lin family to teach, so of course he knew Lin Xuan.
However, the imperial edict that Lin Xuan was granted the title of Marquis has not yet been issued, and he does not know yet.
"Lin Xuan has met you, sir, and I hope you will forgive me for interrupting your teaching! I wonder what I call you, sir?" Lin Xuan said, cupping his fists.
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "I'm Chen Wenqin, uncle of Jingyang County, you're welcome."
"Mr. Chen, my sister has troubled you. My sister always complains that literacy is too difficult. I thought about it day and night and came up with a way to make literacy very easy." Lin Xuan said.
"What can we do?" Chen Wenqin asked.
Although Lin Xuan had a higher status than him, he was only a teenager. He didn't believe that Lin Xuan could do anything good.
"When he teaches students how to read, he often uses two common words to spell out the pronunciation of the new word. This method is obviously too cumbersome and difficult to pronounce accurately. I have deliberately made some changes in this to make it easier for students to read.
Literacy becomes easier.”
"Sir, please take a look!" Lin Xuan took out the pinyin he had written and then explained it to Chen Wenqin.
When Chen Wenqin was teaching, he often used two words to spell other words. Lin Xuan explained to him what initial consonants and finals were, and then taught him the pronunciation of each letter. He quickly understood.
"Seconds, really seconds." Chen Wenqin praised.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Sir, you are so complimentary!"
"I am willing to take Jingyang County Uncle as my teacher. I just ask Jingyang County Uncle to teach me this pinyin!" Chen Wenqin said pleadingly.
He no longer even calls me "old man", but still wants to take Lin Xuan as his teacher, which shows his attraction to Pinyin.
"There is no need to become a teacher. I originally planned to teach my husband how to teach my sister how to read!" Lin Xuan said with a smile.
He was not willing to take on such an old disciple.
Chen Wenqin said quickly: "Jingyang County uncle, don't worry, with this method, I am confident that I can teach Miss Lin well!"
"Then there's Mr. Lao." Lin Xuan smiled.
Chen Wenqin said anxiously: "I wonder if Mr. Jingyang County can teach me now?"
Lin Xuan didn't expect Chen Wenqin to be so eager, and he didn't refuse and started teaching him pinyin.
In order to prevent Lin Duoduo from being bored, Lin Xuan asked her to go out to play first.
It took half an hour for Lin Xuan to teach Chen Wenqin roughly.
As for its flexible use, he probably still needs to get familiar with it.
This is also the reason why he does not teach Lin Duoduo directly.
Although children have strong learning abilities, they do not have any foundation and cannot master Pinyin for only ten days and a half.
But Chen Wenqin is different. Although he doesn't understand pinyin, he has experience in straight spelling, and he is already literate, so it is easy to learn.
"Thank you so much, Uncle Jingyang County!" Chen Wenqin felt like he had found a treasure.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Sir, you are too polite. My sister will ask you to pay more attention to me in the future!"
"This is what it should be. I wonder if I can teach this pinyin to others?" Chen Wenqin asked.
"Since I taught it to you, sir, it doesn't matter whoever you want to teach it to!" Lin Xuan said.
He has no self-respect. If Pinyin can help more people, he will be very happy.
"Bo Gaoyi of Jingyang County!" Chen Wenqin praised.
"It's getting late today. Sir, you can go back and familiarize yourself with Pinyin first, and then come back to teach tomorrow!" Lin Xuan said.
Chen Wenqin said a little embarrassedly: "I wonder if I can take this pinyin back with me?"
"Of course!" Lin Xuan thought for a while and said.
He wrote this thing by himself and can write it whenever he wants, he doesn't care at all.
Chen Wenqin took the pinyin written by Lin Xuan and left happily.
Lin Xuan smiled, found Lin Duoduo, and started playing with her.
During dinner in the evening, Lin Xuan did not tell his parents about his promotion.
He wanted to wait for the Ministry of Rites to come over to announce the decree and give Lin Dongyang and the others a surprise.
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As soon as we arrived the next day, officials from the Ministry of Rites arrived to announce the decree.
Lin Dongyang was immediately stunned when he learned that Lin Xuan was granted the title of Marquis.
Lin Xuan pulled Lin Dongyang's sleeve, and he came back to his senses.
"Come here, set up the incense table quickly!" Lin Dongyang said hurriedly.
After the incense table was placed, Lin Xuan's family stood bowed.
"The edict said:... Lin Xuan was granted the title of Bo of Jingyang County and was granted the title of 1,400 households."
After the official of the Ministry of Rites read out the imperial edict, he said with a smile: "Marquis Jingyang, please accept the edict!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lin Xuan bowed towards the palace to thank him.
Lin Dongyang warmly entertained them and gave them wedding money when they left.
"Xuan'er, are you now a marquis?" Lin Dongyang still couldn't believe it.
Lin Xuan said with a smile: "The imperial edict has come and still can be false!"
"I didn't expect that our Lin family could actually produce a marquis. We are really blessed by our ancestors!" Lin Dongyang sighed.
Lin Xuan said: "Dad, this thing is just for bluffing people. There are 1,400 households in the city, and only 500 households are enfeoffed. It's not worth much at all."
The titles, places and towns in the current dynasty were divided into virtual titles and real titles.
Like the count before Lin Xuan, there were 700 households in the city, but only 200 households were enfeoffed.
Although the promotion to Marquis added another 700 households, the actual enfeoffment only increased 300 households.
Including the previous ones, there were only 500 households.
What does Shiyi mean?
That is to say, the tax revenue of 500 households in Jingyang County does not need to be handed over to the court, but to him.
How much tax can be calculated from the annual tax revenue of 500 households?
Of course, in addition to food, there will also be some Yongye fields.
When Lin Xuan was granted the title of earl, he was rewarded with one thousand acres, and now that he was promoted to marquis, he was granted an additional four hundred acres.
These fields are all in Jingyang County, and Lin Dongyang sends people to manage them there. Lin Xuan has never been there.
"Can this be measured by money?" Lin Dongyang said angrily.
The title represents status and means that the family can wear silk and satin.
These things cannot be bought with money.
Lin Xuan said quickly: "Yes, yes, you can't measure it. I was wrong."
Seeing Lin Xuan admitting his mistake, Lin Dongyang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Xuan'er, you will be fifteen in two months, and it's time for you to be crowned."
In ancient times, men were given crowns at the age of twenty, and women were given hairpins at the age of fifteen, which represented adulthood and the time for marriage.
However, in ancient times, men and women got married relatively early, so men were generally crowned at fifteen, and women were given hairpins at thirteen.
"Dad, I don't understand this, you just have to figure it out, it's best to keep it simple!" Lin Xuan said.
"The etiquette can be kept simple, but after you are crowned, you need a highly respected person to choose a name for you. Do you have anyone to choose?" Lin Dongyang asked.
Needless to say, Lin Xuan didn't plan to make any big plans.
The people he knew were all businessmen, but Lin Xuan knew some powerful people, and there was no way he could invite them together.
"Dad, can you just pick a word for me?" Lin Xuan said.
The ancients believed that a person's first name is inferior and his courtesy name is noble. After adulthood, if friends and others call him by his first name, it is considered impolite, so he should be called by his first name.
Usually the name is chosen by the father, but of course you can also find some highly respected people.
Lin Xuan wanted to choose a cool word for himself, but he was not allowed to use it when his elders were around.
"Words are related to your life. Once you take them, you can't change them. If you don't know a few Chinese characters, how dare you take them randomly." Lin Dongyang said.
The ancients valued words more than names, and many people changed their names.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Cheng Yu, an important minister of Cao Wei, was originally named Cheng Li. He changed his name to Cheng Yu because he dreamed of Mount Tai holding the sun in his arms.
But the words have never been changed.
Is it highly virtuous?
Lin Xuan remembered someone.
Kong Yingda was a direct descendant of Confucius and a great Confucian at that time, so he should be considered highly virtuous and respected.
I just don't know if I can ask him to do it.
But the last time he asked himself to go to the humble room, it was considered a good relationship. If he went to find him, he probably wouldn't refuse.
"Dad, you don't have to worry about word picking. It's still early, I will find a way." Lin Xuan said.
Now he didn't know if he could invite Kong Yingda, so he didn't tell Lin Dongyang about it.