Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1600 This book is amazing

   So soon, the bookseller put up his sign.

  Hearing that Qi Guogong's new book was released, the capital was once again a sensation.

  It was early the next morning.

  A group of scholars from Xishan Academy happily appeared at the doorways of major bookstores at dawn.

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

  Of course, they have a critical eye, they just want to see.

  Everything is like a storm.

   But everything that involves the Duke of Qi is always extremely fast, so the bookstore opened its doors to sell.

  It’s only thirty-five dollars for a big thick book.

  Thirty-five dollars... It is almost impossible to buy a book in this era.

   And it is still so thick, it can be said that the price is affordable and the quantity is sufficient.

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

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

  Shen Ao reported leave with Fei Qiuying last night, and then waited outside the bookstore for the whole night. When the bookstore door opened, he was the first to rush into the bookstore.

  He is the grandson of Duke Qi, and Fang Jifan's most staunch follower.

   After taking the book, he felt that the book had a sense of cheapness.

   This made him a little bit murmured.

  Who is my master? This is a unparalleled national scholar, a great talent in the world, and his book uses such inferior paper, this...

It's just that it's too late to think about it at this time, there is already a sea of ​​people behind him, so Shen Ao hugged the book and hurried out of the crowd, surrounded by many students, Shen Ao was full of excitement, and then...opened the book...tight Then... A wave of completely unfamiliar words appeared before his eyes.

   It's not that he doesn't recognize these words, but the combination of them makes him feel... extremely strange.

this is…

  …

  There are quite a few people who read books.

  Many people's faces darkened suddenly, and their first thought was that this must not be written by Qi Guogong, and there must be some misunderstanding.

   Could it be that the bookseller wants to take this opportunity to make money in the name of Duke Qi?

  But... such an idea is too magical.

  Who has the guts to sell books in the name of Duke Qi.

   But more people, holding this book every day, began to read it hard.

  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 also bring discomfort, people still firmly believe that the books written by Qi Guogong must be full of deep meaning.

  …

   "What the **** is this!"

   The first person to break the silence was Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao threw the book angrily: "I thought it was something great, but it turns out...it is such a thing, such a superficial knowledge, and he needs to learn it? Lao Fang took the wrong medicine. What about the psychiatry department? People from the psychiatric department called and asked them to tie up Lao Fang and treat him."

  Although he lost his temper, Zhu Houzhao picked up the book again, muttering in his mouth: "This guy...what kind of mystery is he playing, but such a book...no one will read it."

  …

  Xiao Jing quickly entered Fengtian Hall.

  Emperor Hongzhi was restless these two days, so Xiao Jing always accompanied him carefully.

  He saluted carefully, and then said: "Your Majesty..."

   "Huh?" Emperor Hongzhi frowned without raising his head, looking at the book called "Ming Song" in front of him.

  The title of this book is "Ode to Ming Dynasty", so it has a somewhat festive meaning, Ode to Ming Dynasty.

   But the problem is that 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 the capital have started to sell the books of Duke of Qi. I heard that Duke of Qi has printed many volumes and sold them in bookstores everywhere."

  Emperor Hongzhi blushed suddenly: "What about after that?"

   "It was a hot seller for a while at first, and it is said that within a few hours, thousands of copies were sold..."

  Thousands of books...

   This is definitely an extremely high sales volume.

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

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned, his brows seemed to be knotted, and he said wonderingly: "These booksellers are really afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Don't they read their books first when they come out?"

"After all, this is written by the Duke of Qi, and the booksellers are very welcome." Xiao Jing carefully glanced at Emperor Hongzhi, forced a smile, and said: "However, Your Majesty... also has good news...that is... Two hours later, the sales volume of this book began to plummet. Apparently, some people already knew the contents of it, so many people started to disperse. In other words... this book will sell at most a thousand copies, and no one should I'm interested, Your Majesty...don't worry."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his face softened a lot. Although he had already felt that those who read the book would criticize quietly behind their backs, and some even made fun of them, but if the influence of this book is within the controllable range, It is a gratifying thing.

Emperor Hongzhi coughed: "Oh, I see, Jifan was too careless in compiling the book this time, and the sales of these promises are quite good. Today's blowout is a lesson for him. He is not a stupid person. On the contrary, he is a fool. Extremely clever, but sometimes puts it to good use..."

As Emperor Hongzhi said, the corner of his eye glanced at one of the "Ming Songs" about the postpartum care of sows. Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt that his eyes were hot and he was about to go blind, and then his tone became more serious: "Use On top of all this mess."

  Xiao Jing repeatedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, what His Majesty said is very true."

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed again: "In the future, we must not mention this book again."

  Xiao Jing lowered his eyebrows and said pleasingly: "Yes, the servant obeys the order."

  …

  Chen Shisan went to the capital for the first time.

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

  Although he hired part-time workers for the merchants, drove the car for them, and delivered a load of goods, but after the goods were delivered, he had to wander around the capital for a few hours to buy some things for his mother-in-law.

  He is from Luanzhou, Yongping Prefecture, North Zhili.

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

  He wandered all the way, as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden. Feeling the prosperity and wealth of this capital, he couldn't help feeling envious.

  I couldn't help feeling: If I was born here, it would be great.

at this time…

  A familiar voice sounded from the corner of the street.

  It is a bookstore, and there are guys in front of the bookstore shouting hard.

  Of course, for Chen Shisan, the matter of being a scholar has nothing to do with him.

  You can hear the guy say: "Qi Guogong's masterpiece "Ming Song", come and see it, come and buy it..."

   Duke Qi...

  Chen Shisan suddenly... couldn't walk anymore.

  Yeah, it's the Duke of Qi.

Chen Shisan had heard of Duke Qi's name long ago in Luanzhou. A relative came back from the capital and had talked about Duke Qi vividly. After that... the school captain of Tuntianwei was stationed in the state, and some merchants even came in. They Also talking about Qi Guogong.

  Of course... the word Qi Guogong, from Chen Shisan's heart, evoked memories, but it was the rent-free recruitment of tenant farmers from Xishan Bank to cultivate.

Not to mention rent-free recruitment of tenant farmers, and there are rules. The first class is those whose families have soldiers in the army, and the second class is those who have no land at home. Rear.

  Chen Shisan belongs to the second category. He doesn't believe in the pie falling from the sky, but... when he applied with the mentality of giving it a try, he actually... actually gave him a piece of land.

The land is not big, there are seven members of the Chen family, 20 mu, and the land is not fertile, but... With this rent-free land, if the young and middle-aged people are free, they can find some errands and do part-time jobs. Life, for Chen Shisan, who used to be a tenant, is as happy as a fairy.

  Now, during the slack season, he came to work part-time. Hearing the familiar three words, Duke Qi, Chen Shisan suddenly felt that his nose was a little sore, and his eyes seemed to have sand in them. He rubbed them, and his eyes turned red.

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

   This bookstore is obviously no longer interested in it.

  Perhaps it was because...the bookstore had a backlog of "Ming Ode" so that, in order to quickly sell these books and reduce some losses, the merchants asked the guys to sell them along the street.

"How much?"

   Chen Shisan was in awe of books.

  He felt that since it was the book of the Duke of Qi, if he brought it back, he would be able to seek good fortune and avoid evil, and he could be used as a door god.

  It's just...he was a little shy, afraid of the high price.

   "It was originally priced at thirty-five yuan, but now it is sold for twenty-five yuan."

  Hoo...

   Twenty-five Wen, for a person like Chen Shisan, he could bite the bullet and buy a book, at least it was much cheaper than he expected.

   This seems to be the first time he is so proud: "Buy it!"

  So...

  The mother-in-law didn't tear up the cloth, she just bought some scraps of food for the children, wrapped them up, and holding a book, Chen Shisan returned.

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

  I bought a book... always have to read it.

  Chen Shisan can barely read some characters, which is not considered illiterate. After all...people need money, and there are characters on money, and there are some very commonly used characters. He probably has an impression.

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

  But when he opened the "Ming Ode", he actually took a deep breath, because a new door seemed to open before him.

  These words...although many of them are unfamiliar, but some...were actually recognized.

  (end of this chapter)