Pei Lin saw the people on his side, and the words he wrote couldn't help Li Tai at all. couldn't help but feel a little flustered, after all, if he really lost, it wasn't a little bit of money to come up. That's enough to break the bank.

The reason why Pei Lin dared to make this bet with Li Tai was that he thought that in this world, even if it was a great Confucian in the world, there were few people who dared to say it and could know so many words. But he really didn't expect that Li Tai would be able to do this.

But admitting defeat like this is not Pei Lian's character. His eyes flickered, and he counted on him. So he opened his mouth and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, it's not that the ministers are cheating, and they don't admit that they lost. It's that the ministers are just like the King of Wei said, and they have limited knowledge of words. So it is not surprising that the words we write are known to King Wei. However, this is not enough to prove that the king of Wei knew more than 16,000 words. ”

After Pei Lin finished speaking, Wang Yushi immediately said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Pei is reasonable. Unless the King of Wei can write out, all the words he knows. Only in this way can it be proved that King Wei has won. ”

When others heard Wang Yushi say this, they all said that they asked Li Tai to write out all the words he knew. So Li Shimin looked at Li Tai helplessly. In fact, Li Shimin also understood in his heart that it was these people who were clever and quibble. But if Li Tai doesn't do what they say, it will be really difficult to convince the public.

Seeing Li Shimin's embarrassed expression, Li Tai smiled and said to Li Shimin: "Father, the uncles and uncles are very reasonable. I want to confirm that Erchen really knows those words. It really needs to be written all of them. Otherwise, it will be difficult to calm the mouth. ”

"Do you know how long it takes to write more than 16,000 words? Do I let the Manchu Dynasty give up their official duties, and see that you can't write here. Li Shimin said to Li Tai.

"My father is reasonable, how can he delay a major military event because of a gambling contract. Erchen has a book here, which Erchen personally sorted out, and Erchen named him the Tang Dictionary. After Li Tai finished speaking, he took out a dictionary from his body, which had been prepared a long time ago. The eunuch was ordered to be handed over to Li Shimin.

This is a dictionary that Li Tai spent a few months co-editing with Li Chunfeng. Each text in the dictionary is marked with the form of writing, pinyin interpretation, and annotations of the meaning of the text.

When Li Shimin saw this dictionary, his face showed joy. opened his mouth and said: "The punctuation marks proposed by King Wei will be implemented in Datang today. And select the right person, catalog the existing books, and add punctuation notes to the books at the same time. ”

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he ordered someone to hand over the dictionary in his hand to Wei Zheng. After Wei Zheng took the dictionary, he looked through it and couldn't help but be surprised. Out of the class said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, this move of King Wei is a great blessing in the world. It allows those who are thirsty for knowledge to learn the words of the world through this dictionary. The minister asked the emperor to give a heavy reward to the king of Wei. ”

Aiqing is reasonable, with this dictionary and pinyin. Everyone in the world can quickly understand Chinese characters. After all, the simple sixty-three pinyin letters are far easier to learn than tens of thousands of Chinese characters. Li Shimin also said happily.

Wei Zheng looked at the puzzled expressions of Pei Lin and the others, held up the dictionary in his hand and said: "King Wei used the pronunciation of sixty-three pinyin letters to mark the pronunciation of all Chinese characters in the world. In this way, you only need to memorize the 63 pinyin letters, and you can know how to read all the Chinese characters in the world. At the same time, King Wei also added the way to check the radicals in the dictionary. You can go through the way of looking up the words you don't know through the radicals. After finding this word, you can see his pinyin annotation. At the same time, I also know how to write this word......"

With Wei Zheng's tirade, everyone understood the role of Li Tai's pinyin. Just because they understand it doesn't mean they already know how to use it. Because it takes a process, a process of cognition and familiarization. It's not something that can be grasped in a few words.

In the end, Li Shimin was happy and rewarded Li Tai with a thousand taels of silver. But to everyone's surprise, Li Tai, who has always been rich and rich. actually refused Li Shimin's reward. This couldn't help but make everyone feel strange, but Li Shimin felt that Li Tai was definitely thinking about something. After all, as the saying goes, knowing the son is better than the father.

"Father, the Tang Kingdom needs silver to develop, and the sons and daughters can occupy this thousand taels of silver because of their own selfishness. Therefore, the father does not need to reward his sons. Moreover, the son also decided to share his father's worries, printing dictionaries at his own expense and selling them to the people at a low price. Li Tai said.

When these words are heard in the ears of others, they will definitely think that Li Tai is here, sharing worries and difficulties for the country and the people and Li Shimin. But in Li Shimin's ears, there is another deep meaning. That is, Li Tai definitely wants to use this dictionary again to make a big profit. After all, his son has never been the one who suffers.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Wei is worried about the monarch and is unwilling to accept the reward, which is a model for my hundred officials. Therefore, the minister felt that the hundred officials should learn from the king of Wei. And King Wei made such a great achievement, the emperor had to reward it, otherwise he would be told by the world that the emperor's reward and punishment were unknown. But the king of Wei did not accept the reward on those goods. It's not as good as the emperor to give some rewards in other aspects. Wei Zheng said to Li Shimin.

"Now the son is the king of Wei and has the right to open the palace and the three divisions. There are 5,000 forbidden troops of King Wei under his command, and it can be said that he is already a very popular minister. Therefore, the father does not need to add officials to his sons. It's just that Erchen hopes that his father will allow Erchen to open a bank in Datang. Before Li Shimin could speak, Li Tai preemptively said.

Hearing that Li Tai was going to open a bank in Datang, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel strange. It was the first time Li Shimin had heard the word bank. I didn't know what this bank was for, so I asked Li Tai, "What does the bank do?" ”

"Father, if you are a common person today, whether you are doing business or visiting relatives and friends. Carry a large amount of copper or silver with you. In this way, opportunities are given to those who are unscrupulous. There are often cases of murder and overselling. And this bank is to solve the problem of people carrying money when they travel. Li Tai opened his mouth and said to Li Shimin.

"Let's talk about it in detail, and if I think it's possible, I'll promise you." Li Shimin said to Li Tai.

Subsequently, Li Tai explained the structure and functions of the bank to Li Shimin and the civil and military officials. There are some specific matters that Li Tai just passes. There is no elaboration, so it makes everyone seem to understand it.

But there is one thing that everyone understands. As long as there is a bank, you can keep the money in the bank and then go to a different place to withdraw the money you use. This solves the problem of carrying a large amount of copper coins when going out. It not only reduces the burden of travel, but also makes the journey safer.