Chapter 347: Wonderful!

"Lord, the "Datang Dictionary" has been completely edited today. Ma invites

you to come today just to invite you to have a look!"

The side hall next to the editorial office of "Datang Daily".

Ma Zhou took out a thick stack of manuscripts and handed it to Li Zexuan,

looking excited.

"Oh~? So fast?"

Li Zexuan was taken aback. He did not expect Ma Zhou to call himself for this

matter today, nor did he expect that the revision of the newspaper would

progress so quickly.

"Hehe, this is all thanks to Mr. Li's help. Mr. Li has learned the past and

the present and is full of economics, but Ma is not as good as Ma, and the

number of bachelors sent by King Wei and the prince are also not as good.

Since Mr. Li came, More than 10% faster than our compilation speed?"

Ma Zhou bowed his hands respectfully to Li Gang and praised him.

"Hehe, Ma Guanshi has become humble, and after several years of precipitation

and polishing, your knowledge will definitely not be under the old man in the

future!"

Li Gang smiled and nodded at Ma Zhou, then looked at Li Zexuan and said, "I

really didn't expect that in a small workshop, there would be such an amazing

talent as a steward of Ma, Li Siye is really good at it!"

Gold shines wherever it is. Ma Zhou’s talents can be discovered even in the

workshop. Over the past month or so, he has not only used his own talents to

conquer the scholars sent by Li Chengqian and Li Tai, but also Li Gang, a

veteran Confucian who joined in midway, also began to admire him.

As the Bole who discovered Ma Zhou, the "thousand-mile horse", Li Zexuan felt

bright on his face at the moment, and he smiled:

"Haha, it's the honor of the kid and the workshop to invite Brother Ma. Of

course, Mr. Li is here to help. The kid is also very grateful. I will ask

someone to prepare a generous gift later as a thank you!"

"Hehe, this is what your kid should do! At that time, remember to give the old

man a few jars of good wine. Well, this gentle town is good, soft and mellow,

with a long aftertaste! Give the old man two jars at that time!"

Li Gang obviously knew that Li Zexuan was wealthy, and he smiled when he heard

the words, and did not refuse.

"Haha! Since Mr. Li likes it, then the kid will surely let people send two

more altars at that time!"

"Well~ you are a good offspring, Nuo, you should take a look at the newly

compiled dictionary first! Let's talk about it after reading it!"

Li Gang pointed to the dictionary in Li Zexuan's hand and smiled.

"Well, the kid has this intention too!"

Li Zexuan had long been itching, and he was not welcome when he heard Li

Gang's words. He turned to the "Datang Dictionary" on the spot.

This "Datang Dictionary" is obviously a newly completed manuscript. You can

smell the fragrance of ink even far away, and there is no cover yet. Li Zexuan

didn't care about this, and looked directly at the content.

The dictionary paper uses new paper produced by the workshop. The paper size

is based on the size of the current book. For Li Zexuan, who has used the

modern "Xinhua Dictionary", this paper is a bit larger, but for Tang For

generations, it was just right. He discussed this issue with Ma Zhou before,

and in the end Li Zexuan decided to conform to the times.

The first few pages, not surprisingly, belong to the table of contents. First,

they are arranged in phonetic alphabetical order, and the page numbers of each

pronunciation are indicated one by one, and then a few pages of the table of

contents for searching characters by radicals are attached.

Looking at the "Datang Dictionary" in front of him, Li Zexuan couldn't help

but miss the old "Xinhua Dictionary" he used in elementary school in his

previous life. Rubbing the smooth paper of the dictionary, he wanted to use

this "Datang Dictionary" when he moved his heart. Just insert a word.

"Just check "Ze"!"

Although he has never used a dictionary since graduating from elementary

school, he still remembers the way to look up the dictionary. After a while,

he found the page where "Ze" was located, and it said: "Ze is pronounced zé ,

Refers to the place where water gathers, and also means grace and kindness.

The detailed explanation is as follows:

1. Deep lakes or lakes and marshes mixed with water and grass.

There is water under the water, and the words are moist. ——"Release Name"

2. Grace, grace.

Serenity forever and not benevolence. ——"Zhuangzi·Grand Master"

Therefore, Ximen Leopard is Ye Ling, famous all over the world, Zeliu later

generations. ——"Historical Records: The Biography of Ximen Leopard"

3. Acts of kindness.

King Yin did not dare to lose the emperor, and he was unworthy. ——"Book Toast"

4. Underwear, underwear.

Qi said without clothes, the same Ze with his son. ——"Poetry·Qin Feng·No

Clothes"

5. Lu position, legacy.

Gentlemen's Ze, the fifth generation is cut. \-"Mencius"

........"

"Tsk tsk, not bad, if I didn't look it up in the dictionary today, I wouldn't

know that "Ze" has so much meaning!"

Li Zexuan exclaimed in his heart.

In about a quarter of an hour, Li Zexuan looked up several Chinese characters

at random, and the results were all smooth. The page numbers were all correct.

He closed the dictionary and said with a smile:

"Yes, very good, Brother Ma, you will ask the people in the printing

department to start preparing for printing. The first batch, let's print a

thousand copies!"

"A thousand?"

Ma Zhou held the hand of Gentle Township, couldn't help but shake, and

exclaimed: "My Lord, will there be more than 1,000 copies?"

"Not much, not much! Not much at all!"

Li Zexuan hadn’t spoken~www.mtlnovel.com~ Li Gang spoke up, his face flushed,

and his beard smiled excitedly: "For such a masterful mind, every household

should have one copy, so it won’t take three years. In the Tang Dynasty, there

will be thousands of people who are literate and sensible. Even in the emperor

of the Qin Emperor and the Hanwu era, they will never appear!"

"The old man is right. Our "Datang Dictionary" will become a necessary

reference book for children's enlightenment and even the imperial examinations

for young people. What is a mere 1,000? The cumulative sales of our "Datang

Dictionary" in the future will be certain. There will be hundreds of

thousands, millions of copies! Brother Ma, don't hesitate to be printed!"

Li Zexuan answered.

Think about the cumulative sales of 567 million copies of "Xinhua Dictionary"

in the previous life. He only printed a thousand copies. What's to be afraid

of?

Ma Zhou was said by the two of them. He couldn’t help but think of the idea

that “Datang Dictionary” would become a sacred book comparable to the Four

Books and Five Classics among all the scholars in the future. He couldn’t help

feeling surging. This was not the dream he wanted to realize at the beginning.

One?

"Yes, Ma will arrange the printing of the "Datang Dictionary" later, and by

the way, to promote the "Datang Dictionary" in the newspaper tomorrow!"

Ma Zhou nodded in response.

"Well, that's a good idea, or Brother Ma, go now! Print a copy for me first,

and I have to send it to the palace to show your Majesty!"

Li Zexuan didn't expect Ma Zhou to learn and use, and he also knew that the

"Datang Dictionary" was advertised in the newspaper in advance. I suddenly

remembered that Li Er had previously confessed that if the "Datang Dictionary"

was printed, he would have to be sent to the palace to show him, so Li Zexuan

added.

"That's good! Ma will make arrangements!"

Ma Zhou got up, arched his hands with Li Zexuan and Li Gang, and went out.

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(End of this chapter)