Chapter 60: The Cone in the Bag
Liang Qu was not in a hurry. He patiently copied the rest of the calligraphy and handed it to the instructor respectfully.
According to the information in the spiritual link, what was found this time was not a precious fish, but a precious plant, or in other words, a unique terrain.
Neither of them will run away, so there is no need to worry.
The teacher, Si Hengyi, was a young man in his twenties. He sat behind a long table, took the copybook and looked through it. "Not bad, not bad, you have made obvious progress, you can already write sentences. I have been teaching for several years, and you are the fastest to learn characters. This is the character."
Liang Qu lowered his head in shame. Unlike many of his predecessors who were both talented in literature and martial arts, he had never learned calligraphy. Not to mention calligraphy, his normal handwriting was very average. When he first started, his handwriting was really as bad as a dog's crawl.
Si Hengyi laughed: "It doesn't matter. Your handwriting is ugly at first. You may even feel that your handwriting is getting uglier and uglier. It's all normal. Besides, you martial artists don't study the quotations of saints. It's enough for you to be able to read and write."
"Why does it get uglier the more I write?" Liang Qu was puzzled.
“Practicing calligraphy will rapidly improve your appreciation of the beauty of handwriting, but your hands won’t be able to keep up in a short period of time, and you will feel that your handwriting is getting uglier and uglier, and you may even have the illusion that you can’t write.
The key is to persist. When you feel that your handwriting is not so ugly anymore, you will find that your handwriting is actually very beautiful. "
It turned out to be ugly in a subjective sense. Liang Qu nodded: "Students learn from this."
Si Hengyi glanced at the clepsydra and saw that the arrow mark in the copper pot had risen to nearly the evening hour. He stood up and shouted to the boys, "Alright, hand over the calligraphy. If there's nothing else to do, stop here today. School is over!"
The boys stood up and cheered, handed the papers to the table, and ran out of the academy. Many maids, servants, or parents were already waiting at the door, holding their own boys' hands one by one.
For a moment, Si Hengyi and Liang Qu were the only ones left in the room.
Si Hengyi sorted the papers: "Liang Qu, do you have anything else to do? If you still want to practice calligraphy, the brushes, ink, paper and inkstone are all here. You can use them as you like without wasting them, or you can go to the library to read books. If you don't want to practice, go home early. The mountain ghost incident has caused a lot of noise, so it's better not to travel at night."
"To be honest, sir, I do have something else to say."
"Oh, what's the matter?"
"I would like to ask you to take a look at this. It is a method of reading characters that I have summarized and researched in recent days. I feel that it is better than the direct phonetic method and the fanqie method. I would like to ask you for your advice."
Dashun has invention rewards, and as long as you can invent something useful, you can get a reward.
The reward could be money, tax-free privileges, or even a low-level title.
Liang Qu had this idea long ago. He didn't dare to think about the title, but making some money or tax exemption would be a big benefit.
But the productivity in this world is really not weak, and he couldn't find any good solution after thinking about it. It was not until he was reading a few days ago that he came up with a good idea.
These two days, when I got home, apart from practicing martial arts, the only thing I did was this.
Hearing this, Si Hengyi was quite curious.
Better than direct sound method and fanqie method?
The direct phonetic method is a method of using homophones to indicate pronunciation.
The rule of Fanqie is to use multiple characters to indicate the pronunciation of another character, with the upper character taking the initial consonant and the lower character taking the final vowel and tone.
Both methods have a history of hundreds of years and are recognized as the best methods. How could a fisherman who has only learned a few days of reading come up with a better method?
Si Hengyi didn't believe it in his heart, but not believing it didn't mean he didn't want to watch it.
There are indeed methods that are better than the direct sound method and the fanqie method for some individuals, but they are not suitable for popularization. Just encourage and motivate students after reading them.
Liang Qu took out several pieces of thin paper from his arms and unfolded them.
Si Hengyi came forward and found that the first sheet contained strange characters, which looked like a variant of radicals. The following sheets contained lines of characters, each marked with a combination of the characters on the first sheet.
"Sir, this method I invented is called the phonetic method."
"Phonetic method?"
"That's right, the phonetic method of patchwork. I turned the characters marked with pronunciation by fanqie into a special symbol, and slightly changed the pronunciation to make it independent from the text."
Si Hengyi laughed: "Isn't that still the word cutting method?"
"it's not true."
Pinyin!
A revolutionary learning tool for Chinese character systems.
The key lies in the independence of the system!
It is to use a simple system to explain another complex system, rather than using a complex system to explain a complex system.
As long as you learn the pronunciation of more than twenty symbols, the problem of recognizing and writing hundreds or thousands of words can be easily solved.
Of course, the pinyin in front of me is not the same as the one in the previous life. Dashun characters are different from Chinese characters and have different pronunciations.
Liangqu has been modified, and the symbols are also used after the radicals have changed their shape.
At first he thought it would be difficult to modify it, but it was surprisingly simple.
The pinyin method is similar to the fanqie method, which includes initials, finals and tones.
The only difference is that one uses words to spell, and the other uses characters to spell.
Many things are not as difficult as imagined. The key lies in a point of inspiration.
No one has ever tried to go beyond the written language and use a simple, small set of symbols as phonetic symbols.
Is it really not possible?
Of course not.
Before noodles were invented, no one thought that wheat ground into flour and rolled out could be so delicious.
Before stirrups came out, no one thought that two stirrups would have such a great effect.
Of course, in addition to coveting Dashun's invention reward, Liang Qu had another idea in mind, he wanted to show off his talent.
In just over a month, he successfully broke through and became a true warrior. It seemed that he had never used medicinal baths, and his speed was astonishing.
It is impossible to hide something without arousing suspicion.
Unless you never interact with others, avoid disputes, or use your strength to seek benefits, you will be exposed sooner or later.
Liang Qu always remembered the bald Zhang who stole the boat and the Wang brothers who robbed the silver when he was young.
A few ruffians could treat him as a piece of meat on the chopping board.
Dashun was a peaceful Dashun, but also a cannibalistic Dashun.
He practiced martial arts not to be a coward, but to show off, gain a higher status and live a better life.
For this reason, the best way to hide is not to hide!
Show your talents as much as possible and become a "genius" in the open!
Insight and creativity are also martial arts talents!
Although it is said that the tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind, but the master, brothers and sisters around Liang Qu are all towering trees, protecting him from wind and rain. His own small "tall seedling" is really nothing.
After explaining the concept and usage of pinyin, Si Hengyi raised his eyebrows.
It was really different from what he had imagined. The so-called pinyin method seemed to have some tricks.
"That's interesting. Please say it a few more times."
“Okay, this character.”
"Say it again."
“This pronunciation.”
After a long time, Si Hengyi's expression became serious.
"It seems to be similar to the cutting method, but your method is actually much simpler. Using another set of symbols to annotate characters, should I say that this is something only beginners would do?"
It's a completely new start, without falling into the trap of using words to represent words, the key is that it really looks good!
Apart from the fantasy of a beginner, Si Hengyi could not think of anything else.
Originally, he could have finished school at the end of Shen time, but because of the Pinyin incident, Liang Qu was forced to stay until the end of You time, when it was already dark.
"There are still many mistakes and inaccuracies, but the general framework is indeed simple. It's getting late. I will write down the pronunciation of your characters and study them carefully when I go back. I will discuss it with you tomorrow."
"There is Mr. Laosi."
Liang Qu bowed. There were still some differences in the pronunciation of the words. He had indeed not thought through some parts, but he did not modify them. That's why it seemed like he had created it.
He paid the majority, and the professors in the college helped with the minor contributions, and together they created a perfect whole, which not only shared the fame and benefits, but also seemed more reasonable and, most importantly, saved trouble.
Fortunately, Si Hengyi is young, has a strong learning ability, and his ability to accept things has not been fixed, so I can listen to him. If it were an old scholar in his forties or fifties, that might not be the case.
As for whether the Pinyin system would be embezzled after it was taken away, Liang Qu was not worried.
Every teacher in the academy knew that it was Yang Dongxiong who arranged for people to come and study.
(End of this chapter)
