《新五代史·列传·汉臣传第十八》
懂得历史传记文章有用，于是责求官吏抄写。
知史传有用，乃课吏传写。
Knowing that historical biographies could be useful, he asked officials to transcribe them.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 知史传有用，乃课吏传写。 [/INST] Knowing that historical biographies could be useful, he asked officials to transcribe them.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 知史传有用，乃课吏传写。
user
Knowing that historical biographies could be useful, he asked officials to transcribe them.
assistant