"But Qingquan, your method is really amazing. As long as you remember the pronunciation of these letters, you just need to mark these letters together next to each character. This will not only make you read things much faster, but you will also not be able to read them when you encounter uncommon characters." Li Er took the vowel table just written in Zhang Nan's hand and looked amazing.

"Yes, my master, if this thing can be added to "Shuowen", wouldn't ordinary people be able to check the words they don't know when they meet? People who recognize words like this will go up." Kong Yingda said with a look of surprise.

The "Shuowen" mentioned by Kong Yingda is the abbreviation of "Shuowen Jiezi". Shuowen Jiezi, abbreviated as "Shuowen". The author is Xu Shen. It is the first Chinese character book that systematically analyzes the shape of Chinese characters and examines the origin of characters, and is also one of the earliest dictionaries in the world. During the compilation, the "Six Books" were first explained in detail.

"Shuowen Jiezi" is the first Chinese dictionary arranged according to radicals. The original book was written from the 12th year of Yongyuan of Emperor He of Han to the first year of Jianguang of Emperor An. It has been lost. Most of the versions passed down to this day are from the Song Dynasty or the commentary version of Duan Yuchu of the Qing Dynasty.

"Master Kong said it well. You only need to mark the pronunciation in the words in "Shuowen", so that you can not only check how the characters are written, but also know what the pronunciation is. It is really a killing of two birds with one stone. However, this book "Shuowen" is not something that ordinary people can have, so this person who knows literacy will rise, and I still think it is impossible." Fang Xuanling stood up and said.

"This... is indeed a problem. Hey, I don't know how long it will take for our people in the Tang Dynasty to learn the words of the saints." Kong Yingda sighed. After all, Kong Yingda is the legitimate grandson of Confucius, and of course he is also a firm inheritor and promoter of Confucian culture, so Kong Yingda always thinks about being able to educate the people.

Li Er nodded without objection. At this time, Li Er was thinking about the issue of Zhang Nan's statement that he would replace the status of aristocratic families in the court by teaching the people to read and recognize words. In fact, although Li Er thought at first, what Zhang Nan said was quite feasible, if you think about it carefully, you will understand the big problem in Zhang Nan's method.

Li Er knew that the books and culture in the hands of the aristocratic family were their foundation, but if Li Er really wanted to vigorously promote education, the aristocratic family would likely help Li Er to promote it, because the reason why the aristocratic family was not only because of their influence in the court, but more importantly, they had experienced a hundred years of foundation.

It is almost impossible to shake the foundation of the aristocratic family by teaching the people to read and recognize words.

The rise of the aristocratic clan originated in the Western Han Dynasty, developed in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and disappeared in the Song and Ming Dynasties. It can be seen from this that he has developed for nearly a thousand years and has been deeply rooted in the feudal dynasty system at that time, accompanied by the rise and fall of the dynasty.

A ruler wants to establish a powerful dynasty and cannot do without their help. Only they are rich and powerful, have the strength to help you and help you win the world. Then you must ensure that you will be the emperor in the future, find benefits for them, and protect the inheritance of their aristocratic families.

There are many such examples in history. For example, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, heroes from all walks of life competed for the world and received help from aristocratic families. The manor economy was prevalent. In addition, the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, there were many classics and masters who learned from past generations. Aristocratic families and royal families ruled the world together. Without aristocratic families, the emperor was the commander-in-law and had no strength to call on the country.

For example, in the Tang Dynasty, aristocratic families and great families ruled the world with the emperor. There is no saying that "king and horse share the world", which means that the aristocratic families and the emperor are evenly matched and the two are governing one country together. Of course, in the eyes of aristocratic families, family interests are higher than national interests. They want to seek benefits for the family, annex land, collect taxes, buy and sell officials, and challenge the imperial power.

For example, in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Southern Dynasties, aristocratic families had soldiers, food and territory, and challenged imperial power many times, such as Wang Dun, Heng Wen and Huan Xuan, and even Shi Chong and Wang Kai fought for wealth, were arrogant and domineering.

Even if your emperor is above all else, holds the power of millions of military power in the country, and controls the national finances, their power of life and death is in your hands. But I am afraid that most of the millions of soldiers in your hands are supported by the aristocratic families, and the ministers in the court are all trusted children of the aristocratic families. In this way, you can do nothing even if you go to heaven and earth.

To put it bluntly, it is impossible to kill the aristocratic family. The imperial power needs to be maintained by the aristocratic family, and the aristocratic family needs the imperial power to help them absorb enough nutrients that can develop their own family. There is a delicate balance between the two. It is impossible for Li Er to kill the aristocratic family, unless Li Er does not want to be the throne. Or he wants to see the Tang Dynasty change its national name.

Therefore, Li Er did not want to completely replace the aristocratic family by relying solely on the talents trained by the academy. Li Er just wanted to cultivate a group of grassroots officials who were loyal to him to compete with the aristocratic family in the court, so that when he encountered anything, he would not be at a disadvantage.

When Li Er thought of this, he felt a little moved, but soon Li Er threw all these ideas behind his mind. Now the academy has not been established, and it is useless to think about these problems.

Then Li Er asked, "Qingquan, what do you think about this thing that helps people recognize words to the number of people who know words in the Tang Dynasty."

"This, this is very simple. Master Kong said it well at all. With this, the literacy rate will definitely increase. There is no doubt about it." Zhang Nan said with a look of course.

"But where do ordinary people have money to buy books? Besides, some books are simply isolated books, and they can't even buy them or read them." Fang Xuanling said hurriedly.

"What Lord Fang said is certainly reasonable, but Lord Fang should not forget one thing, that is our "Da Tang Daily". We can mark this pinyin in the article on the "Da Tang Daily". In this way, even if the people can't afford books, they can still recognize a few words." Zhang Nan said with a smile.

"Yes, why did I forget this "Da Tang Daily"?" Li Er clapped his hands and said with his eyes lit up. Then Li Er said, "Come here, if you pass on my will, you will quickly order the craftsmen to make these pinyin movable characters. I want to see these pinyin appear on our "Da Tang Daily" in the future."

"Let's not worry, these horoscopes are not yet a single stroke. Why are you anxious? Even if you have printed them all, the people won't recognize them." Zhang Nan hurriedly reminded. Li Er is good at everything, just an impatient person. As long as you think of anything, you have to do it immediately.
Chapter completed!