It can be said that Liu Ruyan was completely attracted by these contents that night.
It seems to have similar uses to Zhuyin, but if you think about it a little deeper, you will find that it is much more convenient than Zhuyin. The essence of phonetic notation is to use simple words to represent complex words. Currently, it is mainly divided into two categories: direct notes and cut notes. The former is such as "Song Du Ruosu" and "Xing Du Ruoxing", while the latter is more complicated, such as "Lianwei Langdianqie" and so on.
But as far as her actual use is concerned, these annotations are only suitable for people who have certain basic skills in writing. Otherwise, it is better to just memorize unfamiliar words. After all, there is no standard for the phonetic notation of a character. It completely varies from person to person. For example, in the Song Dynasty, it can be annotated as sending, or it can be annotated as chanting and litigation. It all depends on the personal habits of the annotator.
However, regardless of whether the learner has mastered these words in advance, even if they have, their pronunciation may be completely different from the annotator's accustomed pronunciation!
For example, the pronunciation of send is obviously different between the north and the south. Therefore, it is very likely that the tones of the annotated characters are similar but the phonetic characters are different, or neither is similar.
This is true even for straight bets, let alone cut bets involving two decompositions.
The auxiliary textbook that Master Fu Cheng gave her completely solved this problem from the front - it abandoned the phonetic notation of characters and instead changed them to twenty-six weird symbols. It is true that these symbols can also be phonetically notated with words, such as "a" pronounced as "ruo" and "o" pronounced as "ruo". However, the most basic words with the least phonetic changes are used for onomatopoeia, which greatly reduces the possibility of misreading.
Secondly, no matter how uncommon the glyphs are or how awkward the pronunciation is, it can all be derived from the combination of these symbols. There is no need to worry about whether the annotation is understandable or the annotator's own pronunciation habits. Taking into account homophones, the pinyin also adds a tone link to make the pronunciation clear at a glance.
In the past two days, Liu Ruyan devoted his time to Pinyin whenever he had free time.
The more she studied it, the more she felt that this method had great potential.
For children who have not received enlightenment, this simple and easy-to-use new phonetic notation method will definitely greatly improve their speed of word recognition. Even for someone like her who has achieved a little bit in learning, it is of great significance - with this set of standards, Liu Ruyan found that she could easily notate a poem.
In the past, this was something that only famous masters could do.
In the years after being sold into a drunk brothel, she also learned a lot of things, such as music, dance, and even techniques to please men. But it was all done by force, and every time I think of it, the memories are filled with pain.
Now, she felt like she was a child again. Learning was out of interest, and it made her feel the long-lost joy.
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On the outskirts of the west gate of Jinxia City, the new prefect Hong Siqi was completing his first mission.
"Sir, refugees... are coming."
The servant Ding Pan swallowed.
"I saw it." Hong Siqi said solemnly.
"You...really want to stay here?" He looked behind him and saw that there were less than fifty people following them on this trip. Compared with the dark crowd in the distance, this small group is like a rock in the rapids. If the refugees become restless, they can be trampled into mincemeat with just their feet.
Ding Pan has followed the master for so many years and is the only one who has actually seen riot scenes.
As long as there are enough people, even unarmed refugees can cause huge harm.
Therefore, one of the things that officials in various places fear most is that homeless people gather in groups. If they can be driven away, they should disperse them as soon as possible. If they cannot be driven away, they will have to notify the local garrison.
Mr. Fu Cheng did not explicitly embarrass the master, but the Secretariat only sent a few people here, so what's the difference between it and embarrassment? He has already seen that the people sent here are all young men with less experience than him. It is nonsense to expect these people to stop the refugees when they are in danger!
"I can stop staying here, or even leave, but what happens next?" Hong Siqi glared at the servant, "This place has no chance of me anymore, and the same goes for money! The princess came out of the affairs bureau and took a look Even if I want to evade the government office, how can I expect the officials to understand my pain and issue a new transfer order?"
He turned back to the crowd in the distance, "So I have to do this, and I have to do it properly, to have a chance to gain His Highness's attention!"
"Then how can the resettlement of refugees be considered properly?" Ding Pan wondered. When it comes to expulsion, let alone an experienced master, even he can imitate it well. But as for resettlement...are we really going to gather all the refugees together? If a riot breaks out, it will really be like digging your own grave.
"Silly words, there are no unchanging standards in this world. If you satisfy Her Royal Highness the Princess and Lord Xia, it will naturally be considered appropriate." Hong Siqi snorted coldly, "So what you should ask is not how to calculate it properly, but What is the standard of satisfaction for these two people?”
After hearing this from the master, Ding Pan suddenly felt that his mind had broadened a lot, "That's why you spent several days wandering around the market area and dock area..."
"Yes. As far as my current summary is concerned, His Highness's attitude is rarely revealed, but Mr. Xia's thinking can still be understood." Hong Siqi explained patiently - there is a shortage of available people around now. If the servants can be trained It's better to get up than to work alone. "First of all, he values order and order, so just gathering refugees will definitely not work. Secondly, he does not like direct charity, but prefers to mobilize people's enthusiasm, just like hanging a carrot in front of a donkey. As for the third It’s three o’clock…”
"What's the third point?"
"That's all, pretend I didn't say it." Hong Siqi took back what he said, because it was really unbelievable - judging from the answers he asked everyone, Xia Fan actually fed carrots to others. In other words, he really cares about people's living standards and tries to continuously improve them.
The question is, what is he after
Political achievements? The Ministry of Civil Affairs will not care about a Privy Council official. status? Judging from the princess' trusting attitude, no one can shake his position in Jinxia City. Money? It is obviously more cost-effective to put the proceeds into your own pocket. Even those scholar-bureaucrats who have lofty ambitions and are dedicated to serving the country are essentially trying to advance their career to a higher level. This was the first time Hong Siqi had seen someone like Xia Fan.
Maybe he has a deeper plan, but he hasn't figured it out yet.
Considering this, Hong Siqi decided to temporarily suppress the third item.
"But Master, will these people really listen to you?" Ding Pan asked worriedly.
"Whether they will listen or not, you will know if you try it."
When the dark crowd approached, Hong Siqi took a step forward and shouted to the refugees, "I am Hong Siqi, the prefect of Jinxia City, and I am settling you all here in the name of the princess!"
"Sir, please give me something to eat. My child is starving to death."
"Let us rest at the edge of the city for a while, please!"
"Sir, we will not cause any trouble to you..."
With the sound of begging, the crowd did not stop, but slowly crowded towards where they were standing.
Suddenly, Hong Siqi's palms began to sweat. There were at least seven or eight hundred people in this wave. Just standing in front of him could feel the pressure brought by the crowd. Normally, he would have asked the government officer to raise his gun. Intercepted before.
"Are you deaf? Stop it all!" He resisted the urge to retreat and scolded sternly, "Whoever dares to take another step forward, I will cut off his legs!"
After saying that, he pulled out his sword and thrust it into the ground in front of him!