A big encyclopedia is not something that can be completed by one person. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Even in later generations, the encyclopedia was still used by tens of thousands of experts and scholars, and it took fifteen years to finally write the first edition.

Xia Hongsheng is not so arrogant that he thinks he can complete such a masterpiece with half a bucket of water.

Jingyang Academy is Xia Hongsheng's natural support and platform.

The chairs in the academy are all among the top students in their fields so far. The students they bring out are also the most advanced young people in a certain field.

And they are the mainstay of this great encyclopedia.

To this end, Xia Hongsheng specially convened a meeting of all the chairs and gentlemen of Jingyang Academy, and solemnly announced that in the name of Jingyang Academy, all the resources that the Academy can mobilize will be combined to cooperate with each other and perform their own learning, and jointly complete such a reference book that outlines all categories of human knowledge.

Xia Hongsheng's concept is ahead of his time, and not all the chairs and gentlemen below can understand it. So someone asked, "Mountain chief, this tool is a tool, and a book is a book." How to put together a reference book? ”

Xia Hongsheng saw that there were many people who were puzzled, so he explained: "It's like a farmer hoeing the land, you need to use a hoe, and the hoe is the farmer's tool." The blacksmith needs a hammer to strike iron, and the hammer is the blacksmith's tool. Soldiers need to use weapons to fight, and these weapons are actually the tools of soldiers. All walks of life are inseparable from tools, students practice, scholars research, also need tools, this tool, is the book. This kind of reference book, like a farmer's hoe and a blacksmith's hammer, is a tool for students to learn. For example, the "Shuowen Jie Zi" we usually use, and the "Tang Rhyme" we use in ordinary times, we need to take it out and rummage through it, and it gives the answer, this kind of reference book is a reference book. ”

"Oh, I see." Speaking of "Tang Yun", everyone understands. Since the implementation of pinyin, this "Tang Rhyme" has become a must-have book for many people. When you encounter a word that you don't know how to read, take out "Tang Rhyme" and check it, you can know its pronunciation meaning, which is useful.

Xia Hongsheng nodded, and said: "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools." A reference book is a kind of book that collects relevant knowledge and information according to specific needs, and then arranges it according to a certain style and retrieval method to make it easy to be retrieved and used, and then is specially used to consult the clues of the data. It can be said that it is the 'instrument' for the world to explore treasures in the book mountain and learn from the sea! ”

"This kind of book should encompass all kinds of knowledge in the world, if it can be achieved, won't students in the future only have this book, and they will be able to know the past and the present, and understand all kinds of skills without leaving home?" One of the chairs laughed and said, "Haha, good thing! Meddlesome! ”

"An encyclopedia is just a collection of knowledge, and if you want to delve into a certain aspect, you can't just look at the encyclopedia. Encyclopedias are made for summarization, and they are destined to be many and miscellaneous, and too miscellaneous to be refined. Xia Hongsheng smiled and said: "Its role is more to let people know that there are all kinds of knowledge in the world, and then stimulate their interest and urge them to pursue deeper learning." That being the case, it can be seen that this book is mainly for research and retrieval as far as its purpose is concerned. Therefore, if it is arranged from the point of view, it should be arranged in a specific style to reflect its reference book, easy to inspect and easy to use. In terms of content, it is necessary to extensively absorb the existing achievements, and the knowledge and knowledge provided must be mature and reliable, and the narrative must be concise and concise, and the generalization must be strong. ”

"It is a great merit to compile all the knowledge and skills of all kinds of disciplines in the world, and if this book is completed." "If you make this book, the old man suggests that you first determine the style of the article. This book covers a wide range of books, and it must not be the work of a few people that can be published. It must be compiled by people from all walks of life and from all walks of life. If the styles are different, how can they be arranged together in the future? Therefore, the style should be determined first, and no matter what kind of discipline and what kind of learning and skill are described in the future, they should be written in this style, and they should be arranged together in the future, so as not to be chaotic. ”

"Yes, first set the style, determine the criteria, and then show their strengths, and use the style criteria to compile the content of their respective fields." Ghost Houcheng nodded and said: "The style is the same, and it can be directly compiled and arranged in the future." ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded: "That's what I mean, I'm going to discuss with you today and set the style and format." ”

"I don't know if the mountain chief has a clue?" Yan Xiangshi asked.

"I do have a design, and I will bring it up today to discuss with all the gentlemen." Xia Hongsheng said: "Since it is a summary of the encyclopedia, it should be divided into categories. As far as I can see, when you take the category as a book, the entries are subdivided within the category, and the sub-entries are subdivided under the entries. For example, medicine is a major category, and under this category, it is divided into disease items, pathology items, treatment method items, drug items, pharmacy items, medical device items, sanatorium items, medical practitioner items, and so on. Under each entry, it is further subdivided according to its content, and the achievements in this area from ancient times to the present are summarized. And all of this is the encyclopedia of medicine. Such and such. ”

"Taking the categories as a book, when put together, is a great encyclopedia. When taken out individually, each fascicle is the complete book of this category. Not bad. Ji Runze nodded and said, "It's good to see this kind of division below." ”

In addition, when it is written, it should be written in the order from the total to the score, from ancient times to the present. It is necessary not only to compile the old achievements, but also to highlight the new ones. Xia Hongsheng continued: "The book is divided into volumes according to disciplines, and comprehensively, systematically and generally introduces knowledge and skills in the form of entries. And when it is accompanied by an appropriate amount of accompanying pictures, it is more clear. The main article should be preceded by an overview of the content of the subject volume, accompanied by a catalogue of items reflecting the subject system. After the main entries, there is a chronology of events that have a significant impact on the development of the discipline, as well as an index of Chinese characters and strokes and contents of the entries for searching. The entries in the volume should be complete, with bibliographic articles and the like, so that those who want to know more about this aspect can know what kind of books to look for. ”

After finishing speaking, Xia Hongsheng looked at everyone and said: "This is a foolish opinion, and the right to throw bricks and lead jade." ”

After everyone heard it, they thought for a long time, and then they listened to Yan Xiangshi and said: "This method is carefully laid out and clearly organized, but there is no better way for the old man and the others to do it." According to the old man's opinion, it was so decided. Do you think it's okay? ”

"I really can't think of anything better, the old man thinks so." Yu Zhining said with a beard.

Everyone agreed, and the decision was settled.