Ming dynasty grand dude

But if you think about it carefully, it seems to be quite a bargain. Anyway, if you sell a copy, you will be given two cents.

Relying on Xiao Shen, the supervisor of ceremonies, there is naturally no shortage of engraving workers, and the cost of using paper is not high.

One character on the engraving block is only two liters for the workers, and [-] characters are only two liang.The upper part of the book looks like about [-] words.

The wages are only twenty taels of silver, one engraving block can be printed ten thousand times and one printer can print nearly two thousand sheets a day.

For paper, it is slightly higher to use tissue paper, but it is much cheaper to use bamboo paper!

With nine taels of silver, you can buy [-] sheets of paper.According to Xiao Shen's estimation, this book can sell at least [-] copies.

Of course, Xiao Shen must have printed more than [-] copies.In this era, there were not as many bookstores as there were in the later Wanli years.

And those bookstores really don't want all kinds of pirated editions of Bilian. If your book is good, I will pirate it and sell it.

No.17 Chapter sales commission system, palace order Chen Weizhen

Now this problem is not a big one, besides, Baowentang is a publisher affiliated with the Supervisor of Rituals!

I would rather offend the old man than provoke my father-in-law.

This is a matter of the Ming Dynasty. If you steal this Baowentang, your family will be ruined in the future.

The Dongji Incident Factory is not for nothing. If a small bookseller dares to cheat with them, he must treat you to a weapon.

This story book is estimated to sell for three or two copies, Xiao Shen feels that if the carving and paper are removed, there is still a lot of money to be made.

"Then, according to what the young man said, let's pay two cents per copy!"

The counting method at this time is that one tael is sixteen coins.The two coins proposed by Zhang Lun are indeed not high.

Zhang Lun laughed, and asked Steward Zhou to sign a note with Xiao Shen.

"Let's see how the upper part sells first. If it sells well, we will print the second part."

After finishing the paperwork, Zhang Lun smiled and said to Xiao Shen.

Xiao Shen's face couldn't help but change, obviously he also guessed Zhang Lun's plan.The price of these two coins is the current unknown sales price.

If this sells well, Zhang Lun will definitely have to raise the price of the next one.

"Young master is quite like Tao Zhu..." Xiao Shen finally sighed, and cupped his hands at Zhang Lun.

This sentence is actually a sarcasm.

Tao Zhugong was Fan Li. He was not only a famous official who helped King Gou Jian of Yue to dominate and destroy Wu, but also a business sage who lost his family wealth for Shang three times.

If it's a compliment, then it should be said "Shaobo's legacy of General Shaobo".

And talking about "Tao Zhugong's style", plus Zhang Lun's method of selling the upper and lower parts just now, is to satirize Zhang Lun as being too greedy for money like a profit-seeking merchant.

Because after Fan Li achieved hegemony in Goujian, he changed his name and surname to "Tao Zhugong" to start a business.

So this scholar is always turning corners when he farts, and he may not understand you when he scolds you in front of his face.

"Sir, don't you hear that the master said 'the man who holds the whip'?!"

How could Zhang Lun fail to understand the meaning of these words? !With a slight smile at the moment, he responded to such a sentence.

As soon as he uttered these words, Xiao Shen froze for a moment, then cupped his hands apologetically, and invited Zhang Lun and the butler Zhou out of the inner hall.

This sentence by Zhang Lun comes from "The Analects of Confucius Shuer". The whole sentence is:

The Master said: "If you are rich, you can ask for it. Even if you are a man with a whip, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, follow what I like."

It means that if this wealth is reasonable and reasonable, even if I am a driver for the boss, I am willing to do it.

If this wealth is unreasonable, then I'd better do what I like.

When Zhang Lun said this allusion, he scolded Xiao Shen back: It is only natural for labor and capital to write books to make money, so why do you say that labor and capital are greedy for money? !

The master said it all, and you can earn reasonable money to drive a cart!Don't accept it and hold back.

Xiao Shen also verbally begged for Zhang Lun's advantage, but he would never really offend Zhang Lun to death.

Even if his uncle is an old man in the palace like Xiao Jing, he is not willing to easily offend the British government.

Seeing off Zhang Lun, Xiao Shen felt a little sad.

After all, I was out of breath just now, so I opened my mouth to mock Zhang Lun.Unexpectedly, people not only heard it, but also scolded myself back.

After sending Zhang Lun away now, Xiao Shen felt a little regretful.I shouldn't be so impulsive to satirize Zhang Lun!

"Mr. Uncle Zhi, did the little father-in-law of the British family come to invite you to retouch the pen just now?!"

While Xiao Shen was feeling annoyed, a slightly magnetic mezzo-soprano sounded.

Hearing this voice, Xiao Shen quickly turned around and bowed respectfully: "I didn't know Chen Gongling was coming, but I hope you will forgive me!"

But I saw a woman about 23 or [-] years old, with a pair of almond eyes, a face like a silver plate, a dignified, beautiful and tall woman, smiling and wishing Xiao Shen a blessing.

"Mr. Shuzhi is being polite, but Weizhen is a bit abrupt..."

But seeing this charming woman pursed her lips and smiled, and said playfully in that slightly magnetic voice: "Mr. Shuzhi, won't you invite me to have a cup of tea?"

"I do what I want, I don't dare to invite you."

Xiao Shen hurriedly bowed and made a gesture of invitation without looking sideways.

For this Chen Weizhen and Chen Gongling, Xiao Shen really didn't dare to be abrupt but rather polite.

He is a palace order, the first rank of the first female official in the palace.In theory, he is no worse than his uncle.

More importantly, this Chen Weizhen was a favored person beside the Empress Dowager Zhou.

The current Emperor Hongzhi's mother died young when he was a child, but it was his grandma, the Empress Dowager Zhou, who raised him in Renshou Palace and brought him up with her own hands.

So don't look at the old lady's silence, but she coughed casually, and Emperor Hongzhi definitely cut off those who offended her without hesitation.

"Weizhen has also heard of the name of the young master."

This Chen Weizhen never puts on airs, because she was born in the south of the Yangtze River and speaks softly and softly, and she is also gentle and delicate.

In addition, her voice is a bit magnetic, so it is very comfortable to listen to.

Perhaps it is precisely because she has a good temperament and is very similar to Princess Qing, the daughter of the Empress Dowager Zhou, so she is very favored.

"But I don't know what masterpiece he has entrusted to Mr. Shuzhi. Will Weizhen be lucky enough to take a look at it?"

Xiao Shen smiled wryly in his heart, now that you have mentioned this, how can I not give it? !

Quickly smiled and said that it's rare that the palace order is interested, it's my honor!

After speaking, he took out the "Youdu Night Dream: The Complete Biography of the White Snake Lady" that Zhang Lun gave him just now, and handed it to Chen Weizhen.

In fact, Chen Weizhen is not very old, but in this era, most people get married at the age of 14 to 16.

At her age, the children will not only be able to make soy sauce, but will be able to marry another daughter-in-law in a few years so that they can be promoted to be grandmas.

Therefore, in the eyes of people at this time, she must be classified as a "super old leftover girl".

Holding this "Legend of the White Snake" for a while, Chen Weizhen was quickly attracted.

Flipping through the pages, after a while Chen Weizhen put down the book in his hand and looked at Xiao Shen with a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Shuzhi, Weizhen really likes this book, may I ask Weizhen to copy it?!"

Seeing Xiao Shen's face turning green and pale, Chen Weizhen smiled faintly, took out her purse, poured out a golden melon seed and put it on the table.

"Mr. Shuzhi, please don't worry, Weizhen is just a good read and won't spread outside the palace..."

Xiao Shen wiped off his sweat, and forced a smile: "Then please wait for the palace order, I will have someone transcribe it..."

"That's it, Weizhen, thank you very much." Chen Weizhen said, said a blessing to Xiao Shen, then raised his hand to look at the sun.

Then he sighed and said, "Mr. Uncle Zhi please hurry up, Weizhen is going back to serve the Queen Mother before the palace gate is closed..."

Xiao Shen quickly replied that it was natural, and then called out a dozen people to study ink and copy it and asked them to check it carefully.

Naturally, Chen Weizhen would not wait here foolishly, but went out of the inner hall to the bookstore and first ordered an accompanying maid to go back first.

Then you can start to browse other books on the shelf in the bookstore.

If Chen Weizhen reads these books on weekdays, he may not like them, but they can pass the time.

However, after reading the "Legend of the White Snake" just now, and now looking at these scripts, I suddenly feel that it is really unbearable to read.

Chapter 18 Die-hard fans in Ouchi, the emperor came

Fortunately, Xiao Shen is quite experienced, and in order to transcribe faster, he hired several scribes to transcribe chapter by chapter.

Xiao Shen is not afraid of these people leaking, first of all, each of them is responsible for a paragraph that is incoherent.

Secondly, these people also know that Baowentang is affiliated with the Supervisor of Rituals, so they dare not make mistakes easily.

After copying, you just take the money and leave. If you dare to leak half of it, Baowentang has its own methods to put you in a dilemma.

In the evening, the [-]-character "Legend of the White Snake" was finally transcribed.

Even Tang Bohu's painting was copied, Xiao Shen handed over the original manuscript to Chen Weizhen even though he was very reluctant.

After receiving the manuscript, Chen Weizhen was polite, then boarded a carriage and drove towards the palace gate.

After entering the palace gate, Chen Weizhen quickly used the waist card to pass through the palace and returned to the Qingning Palace where the Queen Mother lived.

After returning to his side room, he changed into the palace gown of a female official in the palace, and then went to the bedroom of Qingning Palace.

The Empress Dowager Zhou is already very old at this time, and she will be 70 years old after this year.

"Little Que'er made Ai's family wait a long time..." After getting permission, Chen Weizhen entered the bedroom and heard an old female voice.

Leading through the tent by the maids serving the waiters, one can see the old lady with silver plastered eyebrows and kind eyes looking at Chen Weizhen with a smile on the couch served by more than ten court ladies.

Although the old lady is not tall, she is very tall and straight.He is wearing a phoenix gown with a bright yellow background and a bright red double ridge pattern with dragon buttons and phoenix buttons.

On her head was a phoenix crown with three dragons and two phoenixes, and she held a tribute porcelain tea bowl in her hand and said with a light smile, "You little sparrow, after flying out, you finally know how to come back."

The maids at the side covered their mouths and chuckled, but they didn't take it seriously.

Everyone knows that although the Empress Dowager is very honorable, she never makes things difficult for them and even rewards them from time to time.

"The empress dowager forgives the sin, but this time she came back late but found a strange book..."

Chen Weizhen was not afraid either, she just smiled and saluted, pleaded guilty but talked about the reason for her late return.

Although she had asked people to come back and report to the Queen Mother, she still had to say it again after paying respects to the Queen Mother.

"Oh?! It must be extraordinary if you, a little bird, can say that it is a wonderful book! Let's read it to Aijia."

The queen mother was interested now, she straightened up and waved her hands to show Chen Weizhen a seat.

Chen Weizhen made a complaint and sat down.There was a maid nearby, so she moved the candle closer so that Chen Weizhen could see clearly.

In fact, this palace is also quite boring. Although the Empress Dowager is easy to get along with, after all, there is not much entertainment, but it is depressed.

The court ladies are depressed, but why isn't the Empress Dowager Zhou depressed? !

Although there are theater troupes, singing and dancing juggling to amuse the bored, but as the empress dowager, you can't always go to the theater for entertainment, right? !

So Chen Weizhen, the close female officer, went out from time to time, and it became one of the normal routines to find some lyrics and scriptures and read them back to her to relieve boredom.

"Bai Suzhen at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, she has cultivated this body for thousands of years in the cave..." Chen Weizhen cleared her throat, and then read out softly with Wu Nong's soft language.

After a while, not only the Empress Dowager Zhou, but even the maids who served beside her were fascinated by it.

So much so that Chen Weizhen's mouth was dry, and she winked at the court ladies to bring him a cup of tea, but they didn't even notice.

It made Chen Weizhen feel bitter in his heart, but the queen mother saw it.

With a light smile, she asked the maid beside her to pour tea for Chen Weizhen, and then Chen Weizhen was able to quench her thirst.

But under the scorching eyes of a large group of female officials and maids together with the queen mother, Chen Weizhen had no choice but to pick up the manuscript and read it again.

Before the Broken Bridge, Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing met Xu Xian for the first time. In the misty rain on the Broken Bridge, Xu Xian was noble, noble, elegant and handsome.

The two started from returning the umbrella, and finally tied the knot.

All the maids and officials in the bedroom couldn't help but smile, as if they had replaced them with their own bodies.

Speaking of Bai Suzhen helping Xu Xian to open a medical clinic, she actually stole the government treasury Yin Zhou could not help but frowned.

When he finally heard what had happened, Xu Xian was sentenced to be assigned to Suzhou but he let out a long sigh helplessly.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Bai Suzhen drank realgar wine and turned into a real body, but frightened Xu Xian to death.Bai Suzhen's eagerness to save her husband went to heaven regardless.