Chapter 334 The Confused and Shaken Monk of Peacock
What is the difference between these students of Daqin International College wearing Qin clothing, speaking Qin language, eating Qin food, and following Qin living habits?
Thinking of this, Master Moye suddenly realized that perhaps this was the purpose that the Qin people wanted to achieve: to let these Gentile students gradually adapt to everything in Qin and get closer to Qin in the future.
The Qin people did not have a kind intention to let them go to school here, but had lofty plans. But it has to be said that this is a good means to use civilization to attract ignorance and use advanced to attract backwardness.
The Gentile students from Daqin International Academy also noticed them and cast curious eyes. Some people were talking about them, probably talking about their appearance and clothing.
After these students returned to their national tribes, even if not everyone was close to Qin, many of them probably had a good impression of Qin. Because they studied and lived in Qin, they would be similar to the Qin people when doing things, and they imitated and learned from Qin's laws.
Under their leadership and influence, their national tribes would gradually become Qin and accept Qin's things from top to bottom. I am afraid that this is the real plan of the Qin people to spread the influence of Qin to other countries and make them accept Qin's things.
In the future world, will everyone say that Qin Yan writes Qin literature, and is proud to wear Qin people's clothes and shine with Qin people's things?
Compared with Qin, their Peacock Kingdom is too far apart. They only hope to send news back to the country, alert others, and start chasing the Qin people, otherwise the consequences will be too terrible.
Pressing the thought that emerged in his heart, Master Moye continued to move forward. Not long after, he saw that there were many Qin people standing in front of a house in front of him, as if they were selling something.
It's indeed selling things!
Because Master Moye saw someone get something from the house, he looked at it happily on the spot. The people around him even squeezed to the person to look at it, and soon surrounded a bunch of people.
That thing is strange. It is a piece of cloth with patterns and words on it. No, it is not cloth, it is the kind of strange thing called "paper"!
He heard Gan Yu say that paper can be used to write records, but the paper held by the Qin people had words on it, so it should be paper, but what was written on it? What was the purpose of buying it for?
Master Moye looked at Gan Yu, but Gan Yu didn't know what he was doing. Instead, he recognized the words on the plaque of the house and recognized them from left to right, as "Newspaper Sales Office".
In fact, there are still characters on the bottom right of the plaque, but Gan Yu had never seen clearly and recognized it. The above was "No. 003, South Gate of Xianyang".
Newspaper sales office? What is sold inside is called "report"? Could it be that there are some information records on it and then sold to others?
This must be a new thing that appeared during the period when they left Xianyang for mission. Xianyang changed very quickly. After a period of time, new things that they did not understand appeared.
Seeing Gan Yu's face was confused, the official responsible for guiding them into the city said, "This thing is called 'newspaper', which is made of paper, and some news is published on it. From above, we can see some imperial decrees, and we can also know where something happened. For example, a few days ago, a flood was released in Jiujiang County, and it was recorded on it, and the people of Xianyang donated money and materials to Jiujiang."
"In addition, the article also published some things that happened in Xianyang City, and also published some articles written by hundreds of wise men. There is also a novel written by Mr. Li Nian."
The young official smiled and continued, "This newspaper is quite rare in Xianyang City. Generally, coins cannot be bought. Only with Daqin Baochao can you buy it. There is still a price but no goods. People who want to buy it often have to queue here one day in advance. I don't know how long these people have been waiting!"
After listening to the young official, Gan Yu said strangely: "Young Master wrote a novel on it?"
The young official smiled and said, "This is also the reason why this newspaper is so popular. The novel is a long and tiring sequel, that is, it tells a story, but the story is very long."
"The novel written by Mr. Li Nian uses straightforward and simple words. Even if it is ordinary people, they can easily understand it. It is the master who is specially written for the people!"
This is a misunderstanding of Li Nian. There is no "exclusively for the people". He thinks that newspapers can be created to enrich the spiritual and cultural life of the people of the Qin world, and to let people learn something from entertainment, and bring a novel from later generations.
"Therefore, a kind of people who read novels in newspapers have appeared in Xianyang City, and there are many listeners. Most of these people are recruited for the restaurants and restaurants, and they are just talking there!"
From these words, Gan Yu has already understood the role of newspapers. This newspaper can play a very important role and is of great importance. If it can be mastered well, it will bring great benefits to the Qin Dynasty.
Master Moye and others were also shocked. This newspaper can not only be used to spread news, but also to let the people learn. Although there may not be much results in the short term, over time, the overall quality of the people of Qin will far exceed that of other countries.
This newspaper was naturally the idea proposed by Li Nian. As early as when he was making paper, Li Nian had related ideas. The cultural and entertainment life in this era was too lacking, and public opinion needed control and guidance.
Running newspapers can not only control and guide public opinion, but also enrich people's cultural and entertainment life, and allow people to learn something from it.
He did not want the Qin Dynasty to become a country that is ignorant and wise, and only favors the rule of the king. He also hoped that the people of the Qin Dynasty could read, read, have culture and thoughts, so that they could not be afraid of the rise of other countries and nations, and not worry about being surpassed and then being bullied.
Moreover, the newspapers can open up a new source of wealth for the Qin Dynasty. This rare and novel new thing will attract people to buy.
Facts also proved that his idea was correct. The newspaper achieved great success after it was released in Xianyang City and brought a considerable revenue every day.
Seeing that there were still people queuing up for the newspaper sales hall, Master Mo Ye had an idea that if he used this object to promote Buddhism, it would probably spread throughout the city quickly. Unfortunately, the people in charge of this newspaper would not allow it to use it to spread Buddhism.
Although I have never met the king of Qin and the young master Li Nian, Master Mo Ye has a feeling that these two people are afraid that they will not have much affection for their Buddhism, and it may be extremely difficult to preach in the Qin Dynasty!
After the newspaper sales hall, Master Moye and others continued to move forward. They noticed that some places in Xianyang City were being built, indicating that the city is still becoming better and more prosperous.
Master Moye and others also noticed that a city area was spewing smoke, especially there were several very tall buildings there, which spewed out a stream of smoke.
What is the place doing? Why does it spit smoke? Could it be that the king of Qin lived there? The smoke it spit contained some magic?
Gan Yu said, "That is where the Liuying Palace is located, where Prince Li Nian is under the jurisdiction of him!"
This was naturally created by Li Nianjian's industrial park. There was no way. The First Emperor would not let him leave Xianyang. The factory could only be temporarily built in Xianyang. When the workers' training is mature and the technology is accumulated enough, he does not need to provide regular guidance, and then run a factory elsewhere.
This is also an obstacle to the development of the Qin Dynasty. Since Li Nian would not be allowed to leave Xianyang by the First Emperor, many things must be processed in Xianyang first, experimented, and then moved to other places. Although I don’t know what the area is and what the buildings there are for, just looking from a distance will make Master Moye and others feel like they have never had before, shocking and incredible...
There was definitely an important secret of Qin State there, but unfortunately they would not be allowed to contact such an important place.
Finally, he arrived at the rest place arranged by Daqin for them. Gan Yu smiled and said, "I will come to teach you the ceremony tomorrow, and then I will enter the palace to meet Your Majesty. Please stop here. Gan will be out of company for the time being."
After Gan Yu finished speaking, he took some people away. He wanted to enter the palace to meet the First Emperor and report the matters along the way in detail.
After Gan Yu left, Master Moye and others settled in and rested under the arrangement, but they did not really rest. More than a dozen high-level monks including Master Moye gathered in the same room.
Looking at the door, bed, table, chair and other items in the room that are different from their Peacock Kingdom, some monks seemed to have woken up as if they were dreaming. They were no longer in Peacock Kingdom, but had arrived in a strange country!
The atmosphere in the room was a bit dull. Everything I saw in Xianyang City today made them feel confused and shaken: Qin State is more prosperous and powerful than their Peacock State. Do the people here need them to spread the wisdom of the Buddha?
I'm afraid there is no need. Many things displayed in this city are obviously more advanced and civilized than them. As laggards, they are here to preach to more civilized people?
Can that happen?
I thought Qin was the backward and ignorant side, but I didn’t expect that they were the backward and ignorant ones. It turned out that there was really a country in the world that was stronger than their Peacock Kingdom.
But since they cannot preach to the Qin people, they may not be able to preach. Why do they come here? What is the meaning of coming here?
Some monks fell into confusion and wavering!
Master Moye looked at the monks in the room and guessed some of the monks' thoughts, but he knew that this confusion and shake were difficult to get rid of, so he could only set another goal for them.
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
This is also the main reason why he called these monks to come. He should calm everyone's hearts, otherwise the people's hearts will disperse and the team will also disperse.
Master Moye said in a deep voice: "My junior brothers, Qin is stronger than our country. Our country is indeed inferior to our country. However, we have arrived in Qin and we must not give up for our Buddha and our country..."
Seeing that the monks were attracted by him, Master Moye said again: "We must do the following: 1. Spread my Buddha's wisdom as much as possible!"
"Even if the Qin people will not accept or allow it, we will try our best. If it can be done, it will be great."
Indeed, whether missionary can be achieved is one thing, and whether or not it is another matter. What if the King of Qin is also a person like Ashoka, he will be impressed by the Buddha's wisdom at once?
"2. We want to communicate with the wise men of Qin, that is, scholars from various schools of thought, to understand their theory and wisdom, and to understand Qin and this land culture."
If you don’t even know a place, how can you teach a good teaching?
We must have an in-depth understanding and research on this place, know the cultural habits of the locals, and know the theories and ideas of the locals, so that we can find a way to let the Qin people accept their Buddhism.
But there is another point that Master Moye has not explained clearly that there are so many wise men in Qin State. They have created so many theories and ideas, and they may be able to learn from them and make the Buddha's wisdom more complete.
He was worried that if this matter was said, it would arouse opposition from some monks. After all, in the hearts of many monks, the Buddha is supreme and his wisdom is flawless, so will he need to be supplemented and improved?
This is heretical thought, a great disrespect to the Buddha!
Not only will it not be able to unite the monks, but it will split the team.
Master Moye said seriously: "Three, we must try to learn advanced technology from the Qin people. Qin is better than our country. If our country cannot pursue it, it will cause disaster. There are advantages to our country. If we can learn it, we should learn it and pass it back to our country."
The monks nodded. Qin State is stronger than their Peacock State. If they cannot learn the advanced technology of the Qin people and cannot clear the gap, then when the Qin people become stronger, Peacock State will be in danger.
A monk sighed, "Senior Brother Moye said very well, but can the Qin people allow us to study? And if we want to learn it, it will not take years of hard work, so it is very difficult!"
This is indeed a problem, but there is no other solution. Master Moye replied, "It depends on humans. If you don't do it, you will not have a chance. Only when you do it will you have it!"
"Fourth, we must do our best to get along with the King of Qin and Mr. Li Nian. We should not offend them rashly. Whether we want to preach or study in Qin, we must rely on these two people."
That being said, but it is not easy to do this. From what I have seen and heard along the way, the king of Qin and Mr. Li Nian are not like each other and are very likely not to like their Buddhism.
At that time, even if they are not driven out directly, they will never be allowed to preach easily. They will definitely be strictly supervised and various restrictions will be set.
Thinking of this, Master Moye and others couldn't help but feel heavy and bored. They knew where the problem was, but they couldn't think of a solution.
Because the fundamental problem is that the country they come from is not strong enough. If they want to preach to a strong and advanced country with backward and weak countries, they certainly feel that there are constraints everywhere and obstacles everywhere.
At this moment, a monk suddenly thought of something and said, "The Qin envoy went to Huashi City to see Ashoka Sun. Calculate the time, he must have arrived early. Ashoka Sun knew that we were coming to Qin and would definitely send an envoy over. How can we deal with it?"
They did not go to Qin State under the order of Ashoka Sun, but did not report and came over privately, hoping to create a certain fact before Ashoka Sun discovered it, and opened up a new Pure Land of Buddha Kingdom in Qin State, but now they found that this Pure Land seems difficult to unlock.
Master Moye said, "Don't worry too much. Even if King Ashoka knows that we are in Qin, it will not be possible to send people here. It is just repeating the old things that we are like."
"Repeat the old things we wait for" made the monks stunned, and then they understood that this was what they had done to Qin State on their way:
First, I didn't take it very much and thought it was a barbarian country. Later, I found that the Qin State seemed to be not simple, there was something. Then I found that the Qin State was more powerful and prosperous than their Peacock State, which was awe-inspiring and worrying.
In the powerful Qin State, what if Ashoka Sun sent someone to chase him?
As long as the Qin people don’t want to touch them, they will be safe. Ashoka’s orders are not easy to use in Qin.
(This chapter ends)