The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

"When I was planning to build a library, I was already prepared to be criticized." Fang Yun said.

"If someone gathers bookstore owners to oppose, it will be a big blow to the library and your literary reputation." Tang Da, the shopkeeper, said.

"It's nothing more than slandering that my building of the library will lead to a decrease in book sales in bookstores. Those who can afford the books in the library will naturally buy them, and those who can't afford them will not buy them. On the contrary, some people read the books in the library for free and think that a certain book is good and needs to be read repeatedly, so they go back to buy the book. What's more, this is my own library, and no one has the right to interfere."

"It's just... this is just the superficial reason. If this matter is done well, it is very likely to obtain the holy way of education and the luck of the human race like the "Three Character Classic". Especially those great Confucian scholars who are expected to be canonized are very likely to compete for this holy way of education."

"The sea is wide for fish to jump, and the sky is wide for birds to fly. They can all compete for this holy way. But there are dragon fishermen in the sea and sun hunters in the sky!" Fang Yun's tone was a little cold.

"It's nothing for great scholars to fight for the way of the saint. My Xuanting Bookstore is responsible for this matter, and its contribution is enough. If we participate in the competition again, we will lose our dignity. Those prosperous families may not look down on us, but those wealthy or impoverished families will never give up a chance. What's more, there are more serious consequences. Even if I don't say it, you can guess it..." Tang Da Manager was hesitant to speak.

"I know, everything is still as I said just now. As long as you fight for the way of the saint with me in a fair way, those who are capable will be promoted and those who are not will be demoted. If they don't even want dignity, then I will give them dignity!" Fang Yun's tone was the same as usual, but a very light cloud appeared hundreds of miles above the capital, and it quickly dissipated.

Xu Sheng was angry, and clouds appeared in the clear sky.

"Since you have made this decision, I will no longer persuade you. Tomorrow, Fang's library will be famous in ten countries! I'm leaving."

After seeing off Tang Da Manager, Fang Yun thought for half a minute and continued to study.

At midnight, Fang Yun was studying when he received many letters.

"Fang's Library? You spent hundreds of millions of taels of silver to gain the Holy Dao of Enlightenment?"

"I'm afraid there will be some obstacles in this matter, so be careful."

"I fully support this matter!"

"I just learned from the Holy Academy that this matter has been on the front page of tomorrow's "Literary Newspaper". It is worthy of the great work of the Void Saint. Only you can have such a wonderful idea. Alas, how could we not think of such a simple thing!"

"Be careful, there was once a great scholar who traveled barefoot all over Shengyuan and taught the world alone, but was stopped by several noble families, and he didn't even finish his journey in all the states of his country. There will be twists and turns in this matter, so you have to be careful."

"Your medical book has not been made public, but the word has spread in the demon world. It won't be long before some things will be announced one after another. At that time, people from the medical family will definitely come to your door, some to ask for advice, and some to ask for advice. I'm afraid the two things will happen at the same time."

Fang Yun quickly flipped through the letters from these people. The people who got the news now must be of extraordinary status, and more than half of them issued warnings, which is enough to explain the problem.

Fang Yun thanked them one by one, and then continued to read.

The first day of February was a sunny day. Early in the morning, the bright sunlight shone on the capital, spreading warmth in the spring when the cold had not yet disappeared.

The first day of every month was the day when "Shengdao" and "Wenbao" were sold.

Fang Yun's "New Year's Day" written for the Spring Festival, "Quanyuan Guanshui" and "Jianhuoshan" written in the hunting ground, and "Early Spring Drizzle" written at the early spring literary meeting all appeared in "Shengdao".

If it were in the past, the presence of four poems at the same time would be a rare spectacle in hundreds of years, but now the human race does not feel the slightest surprise when seeing the names of Fang Yun in the catalog of "Shengdao", and is completely accustomed to it.

Even if it is accustomed to it, these four poems could have become the topic of conversation on the first day of every month, but after the sale of "Shengdao" and "Wenbao", no one talked about poetry, because everyone's attention was attracted by the news on the front page of "Wenbao".

Nearly 10,000 Fang's public library opened on the first day of February.

A stone stirs up a thousand waves.

After reading carefully, everyone knew what Fang's library was. They knew that most areas of the Ten Kingdoms had places where they could read and borrow books for free.

Moreover, there were night-shining pearls in the library for readers to read at night.

Public libraries were not important to readers who were admitted to local academies or palaces, and they had no impact on readers from wealthy families, but they were crucial to students from ordinary families and poor families.

This meant that these people could read books that they could not afford to buy, and it also meant that their chances of passing the examination for Tongsheng were greatly increased.

Especially for those young people who worked and farmed early to make a living, they worked during the day and could not afford the oil lamp money even if they wanted to read at night, so it was naturally difficult for them to pass the examination for Tongsheng.

But now, Fang's library has night-shining pearls, so they can read at night.

As long as you read enough books, even if you don't pass the examination for Tongsheng, you will improve in all aspects. After generations of accumulation, you will definitely be able to get rid of poverty and cultivate real scholars.

Many scholars were secretly shocked. In a way, Fang Yun was imitating Confucius. Confucius broke the monopoly of education and established private schools, while Fang Yun opened the door to the popularization of knowledge.

Confucius once said that there is no distinction between the classes in education, and anyone can receive education. Shengyuan Continent has actually done this. As long as any family grits their teeth, their children can go to school. However, different people encounter different obstacles in the process of education, and have different educational resources.

The reading time at night, a large number of free books, is nothing for rich children, but for poor children, it is equivalent to at least doubling the educational resources!

The library has eliminated some obstacles for poor students and increased their educational resources.

More importantly, soon, each library will have at least one student as the owner. As long as the owner is free, students will have the opportunity to ask the owner for advice.

Moreover, each library needs manpower, and having money and reading books will at least make hundreds of thousands of poor students worry-free.

However, Fang Yun's feat did not arouse unanimous applause.

Whether in Fang Yun's hometown Jiyuan County or Jingguo's capital, whether it is Kongcheng who respects Fang Yun or the clan family who regards Fang Yun as an enemy, as long as they see this news, at least one-fifth of the people remain silent.

Those who have spare money to buy "Wenbao" are not poor families, and these people and their descendants will not lack books and time to read.

More people get the opportunity to read, which means more competitors.

Fang's library has contributed to the entire human race, but it has harmed the interests of some people.

Fang Yun received countless letters again. At breakfast time, someone asked Fang Yun to go to the discussion board.

Fang Yun took the official seal and saw that the discussion board had become a battlefield.

Some people supported Fang's library very much, believing that Fang Yun had made great contributions to educating the human race and was the first person after Confucius.

But there were also some people who opposed it. These children of the gentry usually looked down on the poor, and now they saw that anyone could have more time to study and was a threat to them, so they attacked without hesitation.

Most people watched the battle silently.