The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1682

[1682. Chapter 1600 This book is amazing]

So soon, the booksellers started to advertise.

Hearing that Qi Guogong’s new book was on the market, the capital was in shock again.

Early the next morning.

A group of scholars from Xishan Academy happily appeared at the door of major bookstores at dawn in Tiangang.

Not only the students of Xishan Academy, but also other scholars… are also curious about this.

Of course, they do so with a critical eye and simply want to take a look.

Everything was like a whirlwind.

As long as it involves the Duke of Qi, it is always very fast, so the bookstores are open to sell.

A large, thick book only costs thirty-five dollars.

Thirty-five dollars… In this era, it is almost impossible to buy a book.

And it’s such a thick stack, so it’s affordable and plentiful.

After all, this era is still in a semi-mechanical and manual state, and the labor required for printing workshops is staggering. Not only that, but the expenses for ink, paper, and proofreading are not small.

But when people pick up this heavy book, they suddenly understand why this book is so cheap.

Shen Ao took a leave of absence from the Flying Ball Camp last night, and then waited outside the bookstore all night. As soon as the door of the bookstore opened, he was the first to rush into the bookstore.

He is the disciple of Qi Guogong, and he is Fang Jifan’s staunchest follower.

After taking the book, he felt that it felt cheap.

This made him quite murmuring in his heart.

Who is my master? He is an unparalleled national scholar, a great talent in the world. His book is actually made of such poor paper. This…

But at this time, there is no time to think more. There is already a sea of people behind him, so Chen Shen Holding the book in his arms, Ao hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd. Many students had already gathered around him. Shen Ao was excited, and then… opened the book… and then… a stream of completely unfamiliar words, revealing his In front of you.

It wasn’t that he didn’t recognize these words, but the combination made him feel… extremely strange.

This is…

There

are quite a lot of people reading this book.

Many people’s faces suddenly darkened. Their first thought was that this must not be written by the Duke of Qi, and there must be some misunderstanding.

Could it be that the bookseller wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make money in the name of Qi Guogong?

But…such thoughts are too magical.

Who has the guts to use the name of Qi Guogong to sell books?

But more and more people take this book and start reading it hard every day.

They always feel that the intentions of their mentor or master must be hidden in this book.

Although the words here are extremely vulgar and the paper and ink are also uncomfortable, people still firmly believe that the book written by Qi Guogong must be full of profound meaning.

…

“What the hell is this!”

The first one to break the silence was Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao threw the book down angrily: “I thought it was something great, but it turns out… it is such a thing, and such superficial knowledge requires him to practice? I must have taken the wrong medicine. What about psychiatry? Call the psychiatrists and ask them to tie up Lao Fang and treat him.”

Although he lost his temper, Zhu Houzhao picked up the book again and muttered: “This guy… is playing tricks. What a mystery, but no one will read such a book…”

Xiao

Jing quickly entered the Fengtian Palace.

Emperor Hongzhi had been restless these past two days, so Xiao Jing always accompanied him carefully.

He carefully saluted, and then said: “Your Majesty…”

“Huh?” Emperor Hongzhi frowned and looked at the book called “Song of the Ming Dynasty” placed in front of him.

The name of this book is “Ode to the Ming Dynasty”, which naturally has a somewhat festive meaning. Ode to the Ming Dynasty.

But the problem is that this guy Fang Jifan…

“Hey…” Emperor Hongzhi sighed depressedly and shook his head.

Then he raised his head, glanced at Xiao Jing, and said: “What’s the matter?”

Xiao Jing said: “Your Majesty, I heard that… the booksellers in Beijing have begun to sell the books of Qi Guogong. I heard that Qi Guogong printed many volumes. Bookstores everywhere yelled. “

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly blushed: “What happens after that?”

“It was popular for a while at first. It is said that thousands of copies were sold in a few hours…”

Thousands of copies…

This is definitely a huge success. High sales volume.

Emperor Hongzhi seemed to feel that thousands of people would soon laugh at him.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned, and his brows seemed to be knotted, and he asked in confusion: “These booksellers are really worried that the world will not be in chaos. Don’t they take a look at their books first when they are put on the market?”

“After all, this is written by Qi Guogong, and booksellers still welcome it.” Xiao Jing glanced at Emperor Hongzhi cautiously, forced a smile, and said: “However, Your Majesty… there is also good news… that is …A few hours later, the sales of this book began to plummet. It was obvious that some people already knew the contents, so many people began to disperse. In other words… this book would sell at most a thousand copies. No one should care about it anymore, Your Majesty… there is no need to worry.”

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi’s expression softened a lot. Although he had already felt that people who read the book were whispering behind his back, and there were even some people. It’s a joke, but if the influence of this book is within a controllable range, it would be a gratifying thing.

Emperor Hongzhi coughed: “Oh, I got it. His successor was too careless in revising his books this time. The sales volume of these books are quite good. Today’s wake-up call is a lesson for him. He is not a stupid person. On the contrary, he is He is extremely smart, but sometimes he uses his intelligence for…”

Emperor Hongzhi said, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a piece of information about postpartum care for sows in “Ode to the Ming Dynasty”, and Emperor Hongzhi suddenly suddenly He felt that his eyes were burning and he was about to go blind, and then his tone became more serious: “It was used for these messy things.”

Xiao Jing said repeatedly: “Yes, yes, yes, what your Majesty said is true.”

Emperor Hongzhi sighed again: ” This book is not allowed to be mentioned again.”

Xiao Jing lowered his eyebrows and said, “Yes, I obey the order.”

…

Chen Shisan went to the capital for the first time.

Although he went to the capital just to see the excitement, for ordinary people like him, entering the capital was something he could brag about for a lifetime.

Although he hired a day laborer for a merchant to drive his car and deliver a load of goods, after delivering the goods, he had to wander around the capital for several hours to buy some things for his wife.

He is from Luanzhou, Yongping Prefecture, North Zhili.

It is a remote place. Although it belongs to Beizhili, it is extremely difficult to get to Beijing.

He wandered all the way, just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. At this moment, he felt the prosperity and wealth of this capital and couldn’t help but feel envious.

I couldn’t help but sigh: How wonderful it would be if I were born here.

At this time…

a familiar voice sounded from the street corner.

It was a bookstore, and there was a clerk in front of the bookstore who was shouting hard.

Of course, for Chen Shisan, this scholar’s matter has nothing to do with him.

But I heard the waiter say: “Qi Guogong’s masterpiece “Ming Song”, come and see, come and buy…”

Qi Guogong…

Chen Shisan suddenly… couldn’t walk anymore.

Ah, it’s the Duke of Qi.

Chen Shisan had long heard of the name of Duke Qi in Luanzhou. A relative came back from the capital and talked vividly about Duke Qi. After that… the captains of the Tuntian Guards were stationed in the state, and some merchants even came in. They are also talking about Qi Guogong.

Of course… the words “Qi Guogong” evoked memories in Chen Shisan’s heart, but it was the Xishan Bank’s rent-free recruitment of tenant farmers for farming.

Not to mention that the recruitment of tenant farmers is free of rent, and there are also rules. The first class is those whose family members are in the army, and the second class is those whose families have no land. These two types of people are taken care of first, and the others are relied on. back.

Chen Shisan belongs to the second category. He doesn’t believe in pie-in-the-sky things, but… when he applied with the mentality of giving it a try, he was actually… actually given a piece of land.

The land is not big, there are seven people in the Chen family, twenty acres, and the land is not fertile, but… with this rent-free land, if the young and strong people can find some errands and work as part-time workers in their spare time, this way For Chen Shisan, who used to be a tenant farmer, he was as happy as a god.

Now taking advantage of the leisure time, he came to work part-time. When he heard the familiar words “Qi Guogong”, Chen Shisan suddenly felt that his nose was a little sore and his eyes felt like sand had entered. He rubbed them and his eyes became red.

Involuntarily, he moved and walked to the bookstore, curiously looking at the book at the front.

This bookstore is obviously no longer interested in it.

Perhaps it was because… the bookstores had a backlog of many “Songs of the Ming Dynasty”. In order to quickly sell these books and reduce some losses, merchants asked the clerks to sell them on the streets.

“How much?”

Chen Shisan was in awe of the book.

He felt that since it was the book of Duke Qi, if he took it back, he would be able to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and he could use it as a doorkeeper.

It’s just that… he was a little shy, fearing that the price would be high.

“It was originally priced at thirty-five cents, but now it’s sold for twenty-five cents.”

Phew…

For twenty-five cents, for a person like Chen Shisan, he could grit his teeth and buy a book. At least it was better than he expected. Much cheaper.

This seemed to be the first time he had been so heroic: “Buy it!”

So…

the mother-in-law didn’t pull the cloth anymore, and just bought some scattered food for the children, wrapped it up, and holding the book, Chen Shisan returned.

Back in the village, Chen Shisan carefully put this precious book away.

I bought the book…I will always read it.

In fact, Chen Shisan could barely recognize some characters, and it was not considered illiterate. After all… people need money, and money has characters on it. There are also some very commonly used characters, so he probably has an impression of them.

Although in the eyes of scholars, he is still an illiterate savage.

But when he opened the “Ode to the Ming Dynasty”, he took a deep breath, because a new door seemed to have opened before his eyes.

Although many of these words are unfamiliar, some… are actually recognizable.

(End of chapter)