Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1686 Publication
"If your majesty wants to go east, don't be in a hurry for a while." Empress Zhe Fangai boiled tea with her own hands, and said, "It's better to wait until next year's scientific examination results are released."

In the seventh year of Tongguang, there was an imperial examination. For the first time, Mingfa and Mathematics were divided into places according to Taoism. For this new empire, it was actually a big event.

Agricultural science officials have spread all over the country.Every year in the merit test, the Zhengshitang will list them separately and submit them to Shao Shude's desk.

After Wang Yong entered the political affairs hall, he brought them great benefits.

This boss is really helping the younger brother to make things right.When evaluating meritorious service, they will fight hard according to reason, so that officials with agricultural background will not suffer a big disadvantage, and they will be lower than others at the beginning.

It can be said that under the blessing of the new government, this faction has a very good momentum and is thriving day by day.

After the scientific expedition at the end of February next year, another new force will be added, making the foundation of their faction even stronger.

Moreover, if he is in Beijing, he can add a palace examination, and a few champions will come out, and they will be awarded to high-ranking officials justifiably, and cultivated as their own.

"It's the end of June, my husband, please bear with it for half a year." The queen poured out a bowl of tea, and Mrs. Liu took it immediately, and brought it to Shao Shude.

"I'm afraid to wait any longer, and I don't have the energy to move around." Shao Shude said.

Back in the 15th or [-]th year of Jianji, he led his army from Heichengzi, Mobei, across thousands of miles, to pacify the Western Regions.At that time, I still had the strength to gallop a horse and hold a strong bow in my hand, so I was no worse than those middle-aged soldiers.

After I came back, maybe my wish was fulfilled, and I suddenly relaxed.All kinds of fatigue and hidden injuries that had been suppressed all year round surged out, eroding his body bit by bit.

In the autumn of the third year of Tongguang, it was probably the last time he played polo.

After five years in Tongguang, he did not tame the good horses sent by others, because he was a little powerless.

This year, the walking bow is also struggling, and the soft riding bow is used when hunting.

Wait another two years, I'm afraid I'm tired of hunting, so I can only watch from the sidelines.

"My husband is talking nonsense." The queen sat down and said with a smile: "If you feel bored in the palace, you can go to Shendu Garden to live for two days."

"The Shendu Garden is not a stable, but a vegetable bed, orchard, farmland, and fish pond. Now it doesn't look like a forbidden garden. Apart from being a good place to cool off, it's not very interesting." Shao Shude shook his head and said.

"Aren't those weird things you made up?" The queen gave him a blank look, and said: "People from Sinong Temple came and went, and they didn't see a few new things."

"It's all related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. How can you say it so badly?" Shao Shude shook his head and laughed.

"My husband worries about people's livelihood all day long. No wonder so many people are grateful."

"Really? It's fine if they don't scold me." Shao Shude laughed at himself.

"of course it's true."

Shao Shude was in a good mood.

Although he knew that the queen was picking nice words to coax him around like an old child, she was just happy to hear it.At the same time, I also secretly sighed that when I get older, my mentality will really change.

Time goes back 20 years, and when he meets a flatterer, he will directly tell people not to talk about it, but now it is different.

The old emperor is fragile and dangerous.

After deeply analyzing his heart, Shao Shude took a sip from his tea bowl and slowly adjusted his mentality.

Having a good wife at home can really help a lot.

Back then, there were so many feudal towns in Henan, they were killed and killed without stopping, and Zhu Quanzhong finally took care of them one by one.During this process, Liang Wangfei Zhang Hui played a big role. She was able to restrain Zhu Quanzhong's wild guessing heart and tiger nature, and was loved by soldiers. She played a very important role.

If the wife is not good, like Yang Xingmi, it is really a mess.

Shao Shude could lie on Zhang Hui's body like an impatient ghost, but Yang Xingmi's wife, Zhu Shi, didn't even ask a question.

This is the difference.

"Forget it, there are children's marriages this year, so it's really not suitable to travel far," Shao Shude said.

Gongchen County King and Pengri County King are going to get married in August.

The wives are selected by the queen, and they are all the prostitutes of the big family.Like the King of the Seven Holy States, after marrying, he will bring a large number of craftsmen, musicians, farmers and other followers, and his family will move to the fief to settle down.

This is a crucial step in assimilation.

Bring the edification of advanced culture to the grassland, take the city as the core, and transform the entire fief bit by bit.

The Seven Holy States have proven this approach works.

Obviously no one gave orders, but the various prairie clans circled around the only city in the fief as if being pulled by an invisible thread, not wanting to stay away.Over time, customs have changed.

This advanced experience, of course, continues to be implemented.

"Husband can also bring more Ari." The queen brought another plate of candied fruit and said, "He keeps talking about seeing Ah Weng every day."

"Alright." Shao Shude smiled, and said, "Let's just stay idle in Beijing. It's also a pleasure to entertain grandchildren. Well, I'll write a book in the second half of the year, and by the way, supervise the editor of "Tong Guang Quan Shu" build."

The editing work of "Tongguang Quanshu" has entered its sixth year, and the progress is almost halfway through.Even if it is completed, there will be a new round of proofreading and errata, which will take time.

Shao Shude didn't know if he could afford to wait, since he had nothing to do, he would go over to supervise him from time to time, and take a look at the newly revised book by the way.

This kind of book is destined not to be published in the world, because no one will buy it.If it is disassembled and sold in separate volumes, some book lovers may buy it back for collection and appreciation, but it is destined not to be too many.

It is obviously impossible for the commercial library under the Ministry of Internal Affairs to rely on this to make money, and it even caused huge losses because of the engraving and insufficient printing volume.

This is a state-owned enterprise.Some businesses that are obviously losing money really don't want to do it, but they have no choice but to eat the loss and digest it internally.

If they are exhausted, Shao Shude will find some unique businesses for them to subsidize the income, so as not to let it fail.

For example, the answer papers for each scientific examination are now handed over to commercial libraries for printing and sale.

Shao Shude said hello in person. If the Ministry of Rites still dares to contact private booksellers in private, then they simply don't know how big the wind and sand in the Western Regions are, and they want to feel it.

There is no doubt that the sales volume of these answer sheets is very large. Even scholars who do not take the imperial examination will buy a copy and come back to read it.Even literate businessmen and warriors are interested in reading, because it often involves the policy direction of many countries and is of great research value.

In addition, the "Full Tang Poetry" that has just been engraved by the Commercial Library is also a piece of fat to make money.

Tang poetry has been widely circulated and there are a lot of them, but due to the efficiency of dissemination in this era, what everyone can get in touch with is actually very limited.

This "Complete Tang Poems" has collected the strengths of many families. After years of searching, it finally included more than 7 poems—nearly [-] poems in Qing Dynasty "Complete Tang Poems". Ben went back to the collection.

This level of collection is only possible with the state machinery, and it is actually a subsidy in disguise, because the cost has already been borne by the state.

Between the state and state-owned enterprises, there is a messy account, and it is unclear who wins and who loses.

And if you think "Complete Tang Poems" is too expensive, there is also a "simplified version" "Three Hundred Poems of Tang Poems", which contains three or four hundred very high-level famous poems. The price is much cheaper, and it is more suitable for children's literary enlightenment. very good.

In addition to poetry, commercial libraries also have subjective initiative.They hired a group of scholars who failed the imperial examinations and did not return to their hometowns. Instead, they were preparing for the next class of scholars in Beijing. They wrote some strange and legendary essays, which sold well and made a lot of money.

Hangzhou Changshi Piguangye's "Monster Record" was printed by the Commercial Library, and it is said that it sold well.

Among the serious books, the best-selling book is not the monograph on governing the country, but "The History of the Brave Generals of the Emperor Xia", which can be regarded as one of the best-selling books of the year.

Of course, the best-selling book is a certain Liu Beiwen titled "You Long Xi Feng".The paper is rough, the characters are of different sizes, and there are even typos. It is obviously not printed by a serious bookstore, but the sales are very good.

The protagonist of "You Long Xi Feng" is Shao Shude.It vividly describes all kinds of stories about him and his wives, with details, which makes people feel immersive and can't stop.

The author of the book, as well as the printing and sales staff, had already gone to the Western Regions to live in a rabbit hole, but Shao Shude still took a copy and read it by himself in the palace.

I heard that a sequel to "You Long Xi Feng" has recently appeared on the underground black market. It is printed on stencils and is dark. The reading experience is very bad, but the sales are still booming.

Shao Shude couldn't laugh or cry when he found out.After stencil printing gradually spread, it was not so easy to check banned books.Because this printing method is so convenient, you only need to go to Changxia Commercial Firms in several big cities to buy stencils and inks, and you can do it by yourself while hiding at home. The whole process is more hidden and difficult to track.

This should be a good thing... right?

When there is nothing to do, Shao Shude always comforts himself when he reads Liu Beiwen and its sequels.This shows that with the blessing of new technologies, the printing and publishing industry is booming, the cost and selling price of books have been greatly reduced, and sales have repeatedly hit new highs.

If we persist in this way, the literacy rate of the whole society will gradually increase, and all kinds of knowledge will be disseminated in a cheaper way.

Engraving printing costs are very high, movable type printing can hardly be said to be cheaper than engraving, but stencil printing is naturally suitable for the dissemination of knowledge.Even if handwriting is easy to smudge and hands are easy to get black when reading, but low cost is justice and it is easy to promote.

In this matter, the Xi family father and son made great contributions, and Shao Shude also made great contributions.

Well, before that, the sequel writers have to be sent down the rabbit hole.

Of course, before the prisoner left, Shao Shude wanted to ask him, have you seen me?The sages in the book are too majestic and upright, and the women all throw themselves into their arms after being influenced, which is obviously unreasonable!I stole it, okay?
(End of this chapter)