Chapter 100 Knowledge Monopoly
Liu’s father didn’t have much education, and he needed to look it up in the dictionary to read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Therefore, I have no idea about the aristocratic family.
Liu Hongmin could only say: "Aristocratic family is a bureaucratic family that has been passed down for hundreds of years."
"So powerful?"
Father Liu was very surprised. According to his understanding, A family that has been an official for hundreds of thousands of years is very powerful.
“They have a monopoly on knowledge, so they are naturally powerful.”
The emergence of aristocratic families is a historical necessity. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was a lack of communication media for knowledge, and it could only be recorded in bamboo slips and cloth. Therefore, those who are not high-ranking officials and powerful people cannot have access to knowledge.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun improved Zuo Bo's paper, and paper gradually became a carrier of knowledge. The quality of Caihou paper invented by Cai Lun was not very good, and it was very expensive and could not be popularized. Therefore, during the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, in order to correct the Six Classics, the Six Classics were engraved on stone tablets and became the official textbook, called the Xiping Stone Classics.
At this time, the dissemination of knowledge was still open. So many little people can change their destiny with knowledge.
When there were successive wars during the Three Kingdoms period, many books were destroyed. Common people lived a difficult life and were unable to pass on knowledge. But the knowledge of the bureaucratic family was preserved and generations of scholars were cultivated.
These people don't even need to be talented to be officials, because they are the only ones who can read. If you can't be a high official, then you can become a petty official and control local authority. The officials sent from above also need to rely on them, otherwise there will be no officials available.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, these aristocratic families grew stronger. There are five surnames and Qiwang in the north, and eight aristocratic families in the south. They marry each other and control the power of the country.
In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, knowledge was no longer monopolized, but the aristocratic family had become too big to lose. The millennium-old family has a rich heritage, they control the place, and they produce talents in large numbers. If the emperor does not reuse them, many administrative orders may not be conveyed to the local areas.
In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the aristocratic family reached its heyday. However, it was in decline after its prosperity, and the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and the family suffered heavy losses. However, the centipede insects did not die, and they still held the power of the court and the local government.
It wasn't until a failed scholar named Huang Chao rose up and swept the family into the garbage heap of history.
Liu Hongmin suddenly had an idea. Western history does not allow questioning, so why is it not a monopoly on knowledge?
They have set various standards, and as long as it does not follow their standards, they will not recognize it. They do not recognize the history before the Shang Dynasty when there are records in "Historical Records". On the other hand, they themselves said that ancient Greece existed based on a mythological epic; they said ancient Rome existed based on a novel.
Their archaeological discoveries, the ruins dating back thousands of years, are similar to the ones last week. They are so obviously fake and they dare to make such nonsense.
This is knowledge monopoly, also called cultural hegemony.
Liu Hongmin stood up immediately, "Dad, I'm going back to the study first."
Father Liu waved his hand, picked up the dictionary again, and searched for unknown words according to the radicals.
Ge Chaoguang and the others have graduated and have jobs. But those in the capital still habitually come to Liu Hongmin's place on Saturdays to help him organize ancient books.
This Saturday, as soon as they arrived at the courtyard, they were stopped by Liu Hongmin.
"Old Ge, I want to write my graduation thesis, please help me find information about the family."
Ge Chaoguang took the note and read the request, "Are you asking me to Let us help you read the history books!"
Liu Hongmin said with a smile: "It's all the same, it's the same!"
"Okay, leave it to us!" Ge Chaoguang was used to Liu Hongmin's rogueness. . Then he said hello, and about ten people immediately got busy.
The Twenty-Four Histories and the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Three Kingdoms, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang Dynasties have a lot of historical materials. After all, they span a long time. For example, "Jiang Biao Zhuan", Pei Songzhi's "Three Kingdoms Notes", "Jin Ji", etc., there are as many as hundreds of books. Liu Hongmin will be able to read these historical materials by himself, and he will probably be able to do so until next year.
Ge Chaoguang and others are professionals with high efficiency. In less than a month, they found all the records related to the aristocratic family and wrote a catalog for Liu Hongmin.
During this period, Liu Hongmin helped Ma Weidu make two revisions and finalized the "Tianlun Jie". He gave Ma Weidu the outline of the next six units, so that after he finished writing, he could revise it himself.
I took the time to go to Beijing Film Studio and discussed with Lin Yong the filming situation of the new movie "New Wulongyuan".
The cooperation between the two parties on "The Boy in the Laughing Forest" was very pleasant. Beijing Film Studio did not spend a penny, but it earned 450,000 from the mainland copyright of "The Boy in the Laughing Forest". With this 450,000 yuan, Jingying Film Studio’s New Year benefits will be much more generous.
Tomorrow Film Company also set up an office in Beijing. Liu Hongmin asked Ma Weidu to take a temporary job and use the company's money to pay him wages.
The mainland copyright of "Laughing Forest Boy" was sold for 900,000 yuan. After half of it was given to Beijing Film Studio, the remaining 450,000 yuan was left in the account of Tomorrow Film Company's office in Beijing. All expenses incurred during the filming of "New Oolong Courtyard" in the Mainland will be debited from the office and will not be exchanged in Hong Kong dollars.
The Hong Kong dollars in the hands of Tomorrow Film Company were not retained. Except for the 10 million operating company, everything else was converted into Japanese yen. Liu Hongmin didn't understand finance, so he could only make plans a few years in advance and make a fortune after the yen appreciated.
In April, "The Boy in the Laughing Forest" was finally released in mainland China. It is said that during the Chinese New Year, China Film was preparing to release "The Boy in the Laughing Forest", but at that time "Shaolin Temple" was taking the country by storm. All movies were affected. In order to avoid losing money, China Film Group suppressed "The Boy in the Laughing Forest".
"Shaolin Temple" is a phenomenon-level movie that caused a sensation across the country once it was released. There has been a movie-going craze in many places. I heard from Ma Weidu that whenever "Shaolin Temple" was played before the Chinese New Year, it was always full, and many people even bought standing tickets to go in and watch the movie.
According to incomplete statistics, the box office of "Shaolin Temple" in the mainland has reached 160 million yuan.
How terrifying!
Compared with it, "Datang" is no different from ordinary movies. The key point is that "Shaolin Temple" has greater social influence. It has a box office of 16 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong, and the copyright has been sold to more than ten countries and regions.
With this movie, Jet Li became an internationally renowned martial arts star and started a legendary journey.
This craze swept the country, and since then countless children have wanted to learn martial arts. It is said that in the following decades, martial arts schools near Songshan were not short of students.
At the same time, the newly renovated Jietai Temple has been visited by tourists. The sign of the Shaolin Temple's Beijing office left behind during the filming of "The Boy in the Laughing Forest" has become a scene.
When "The Boy in the Laughing Forest" was released, the theater chain used Jietai Temple and the brand to promote it, which immediately attracted a large number of viewers to the theater.
As a result, if "New Wulongyuan" wanted to be filmed near the capital, the location fee required to be paid increased to 100,000 yuan.
Liu Hongmin was very angry about this. I filmed here to promote you. So you took me for granted?
So, he asked Lin Yong to look for temples in the surrounding suburbs. The country is so big, but there are no temples?
(End of this chapter)