Chapter 195 Was Well Received
In the era of knowledge monopoly, books are out of reach for ordinary people. For ordinary people, it is not easy to watch a show, let alone study.
The most widely circulated books are either Buddhist scriptures or the Analects of Confucius. Anyway, they are not history books, let alone skill books such as calculus.
"General History of Martial Arts" is the first part of the history series. Shi Qiang definitely hopes that more people will buy and learn it, but the problem is that not many people actually read the book these days. Although the publishing industry is developing, many businessmen also have the opportunity to take the imperial examination. When they have money, they not only buy the Four Books and Five Classics, but also some novels.
Therefore, novels in the Ming Dynasty developed very well because there were more readers, but overall, it was still not enough.
The scope of the imperial examination was also gradually expanded, and it did not cover everyone in one go. In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination actually still required someone to recommend it, and people such as merchants and slaves were restricted and were not allowed to participate.
In the Song Dynasty, there was an ultimatum bootstrap "710", which means that in theory, scholars can recommend themselves and do not need to be recommended by others. However, the rule that merchants were not allowed to take imperial examinations did not disappear.
By the Ming Dynasty, businessmen could also take part in the imperial examinations, and they were no longer limited to scholars. Scholars before the Ming Dynasty had to be from a poor family to be qualified.
In the Qing Dynasty, slave status was abolished, and theoretically all people with good status could participate in the imperial examination. Definitely this is only theoretical. In practice, there are naturally many limitations. Although there is no distinction between good and slave status, there are more distinctions between hot and cold status. A cold-registered person is a person whose ancestors have not received any honors for three generations. They need to be recommended by a recommender with a hot-registered position in order to participate in the imperial examination. It does not mean that you can just take part if you want to.
The imperial examination requires studying, and studying requires being out of work, which requires pen, ink, paper, and inkstones. Going to the examination also requires travel expenses... Moreover, the imperial examination may fail in one test and requires multiple examinations. If you are a cold-blooded student, you need multiple times. The cost of impersonation. All kinds of expenses are beyond the reach of ordinary families. Therefore, there are still thresholds for the imperial examination, and you can’t go just because you want to.
But as long as you make money, it's no problem to take the imperial examination. From the Tang Dynasty, which required the recommendation of nobles, to the Song Dynasty, when poor families surrendered ultimatums, to the Ming Dynasty, merchants participated in the imperial examination, to the Qing Dynasty, when slave registration was abolished, all good people could participate in the imperial examination, which was a process in which the knowledge monopoly was broken down step by step.
Now is the Ming Dynasty, which is just in the process of breaking the monopoly.
Shi Qiang's "General History of Martial Arts" uses vernacular Chinese instead of classical Chinese, and adds punctuation. In fact, punctuation has always existed, just to monopolize knowledge, and scholar-officials will not promote punctuation.
The book is very thick and the printing cost is very high. But the price is not high, basically the price of a novel.
"I hope you all like it." Shi Qiang wrote the book not to make money, but to establish his authority in the martial arts world. Although the world of martial arts is mainly about martial arts, a knowledgeable person can also be widely recognized by warriors.
The book is on sale.
The wealthy and educated warrior immediately bought the book.
The poor are poor in literature and rich in martial arts, but those who can practice martial arts still have some money. Even if you don't have money, you can still earn money from a book if you have a martial arts job. The question is whether they like to read and whether they can read
The cultural level of many warriors is not high. If you want to become a master, you must study, otherwise you won't even be able to understand the secret books. A master must not only study, but also be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
You also need to know Chinese medicine, after all, there is no separation between medicine and medicine. In short, a master has a lot to learn, but there are only a few people in the world who can be called masters. Most of the warriors are just rough people who just make a living, not to become masters, and they don't know a few big words.
Yue Buqun didn't need to buy it. As Shi Qiang's partner, Shi gave him a set of "General History of Martial Arts".
Yue Buqun also read it carefully. After reading it, he said with deep emotion: "What a great book.
Ning Zhongze also finished reading it and couldn't help but said: "The textual research is substantial, the pictures and texts are rich, and the quality is better than the one published by the imperial court. Shi Qiang has worked hard on it."
"I don't know how much it cost." Yue Buqun was thinking about Shi Qiang's financial resources.
"This is not something you can do just by having money. You have to read a lot of county annals to dig out these contents. From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Sui, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, until now, so much content is beyond imagination. , from the Tianshan Mountains to the East China Sea, the grasslands to Baiyue, there is too much content, involving characters, martial arts, and sects, and it is restored to its original appearance as much as possible." Ning Zhong believes that this is no longer an ordinary book, but a martial arts treasure. .
Ning Zhong can analyze objectively, while Yue Buqun only wants to know what benefits the Huashan Sect can get. After all, no matter how good the writing is, if it has nothing to do with the Huashan Sect, it is meaningless to him and not worth wasting time.
"General History of Martial Arts" contains four aspects of the history of martial arts development, martial arts categories, martial arts figures, and martial arts events. The content is very detailed and refreshing.
"Comparable to "Historical Records", "General History of Martial Arts" is not a secret book, but it records a lot of martial arts knowledge. It is not a secret book, but it is very beneficial to people.
"A lot of lost theories are also mentioned in it, but it's just a superficial taste. I think this is because of general history, so I can't go into details. I can't wait for the history of martial arts culture, the history of martial arts ideas, the history of martial arts exchanges, and the history of martial arts schools. The content. Mr. Shi, you must continue to compile, I will keep waiting." Ning Zhongze has already begun to admire Shi Qiang.
"The first time I read General History, it was really enjoyable, but after all, it was just a general introduction. I wanted to go deeper but found that it was gone. It was really like a civet cat tickling my stomach, scratching my heart and lungs. I especially like the content of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and martial arts Combined with the contention of a hundred schools of thought, it is really exciting. "I never thought that warriors would play such an important role in history."
"The aristocrats of the Spring and Autumn Period were good at martial arts and were naturally full of martial virtues. However, I didn't expect that hundreds of schools of thought all had internal skills and mental skills. In this way, our martial arts were not introduced by Bodhidharma.
"Absolutely not, that's just a monk bragging. Without Bodhidharma, we wouldn't have martial arts? How is that possible? It is said that Confucius was a strong man from the Northeast. I heard that he found out the address of his enemies in the morning and killed them at night. Not to mention Mozi, a world-famous knight. Laozi and Zhuangzi must also be masters, and they may even ride the wind to control the emptiness. Even Legalists such as Shang Yang, Li Si, and Han Feizi are also masters.
"What Bodhidharma introduced was the "Yi Jin Jing". I think these specific contents should be elaborated in the history of martial arts exchanges. There will be exchanges between warriors from the Central Plains and foreign warriors. The martial arts in the Central Plains has never been closed, and Mingjiao started from [There are many foreign martial arts that evolved from Zoroastrianism introduced from abroad.”
"Ah, Mr. Shi, please update quickly. Without your works, how can I live in 1.1?"
The audience of Shi Qiang's works is not just martial artists. Anyone with spare money can buy a set and read it. It will definitely broaden their horizons. As for other content, the materials have actually been collected and are just waiting to be written.
General history of martial arts, history of martial arts culture, history of martial arts ideas, history of martial arts exchanges, and history of martial arts schools. The martial arts world in the Central Plains has never been closed, it is open to all rivers.
Whether it is desert or grassland, whether it is Baiyue or Dongyi, whether it is religion or place, exchanges of martial arts are always happening. For example, Bodhidharma's eastward journey was a major event in the history of exchanges. Bodhidharma was originally a master and had a high status in the Central Plains, but he was a foreigner.
There is also Xiao Feng, a Khitan who grew up in the Central Plains and later returned to the Liao Kingdom to become the King of the South Academy. His status is no joke. He is also the elder of the Beggar Clan. In addition to being a warrior, he is also an outstanding managerial talent. The Beggars' Gang is managed very well, and the South Campus is also managed very well. .