[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

In the impression of many later generations, the story of the Three Kingdoms was completely popularized by "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Otherwise, the short 60-year story is just a drop in the ocean in the 5000-year history of China, and it is not worthy of being praised so far.

Because of this, Mr. Luo was jokingly called the patriarch of my circle in later generations because of his great achievements in "the original work of the same people".

But in fact in Daming, it was not Mr. Luo who made the Three Kingdoms popular, but the story of the Three Kingdoms that made Mr. Luo popular.

There are many literati in Bashu, and the literati from Bashu will naturally call for the celebrities in their hometown. In addition, during the Tang and Song Dynasties, literati often avoided the war and went to Sichuan, and they were influenced by the local culture of the Three Kingdoms here. Bring these stories.

Therefore, the story of Liu Han born in Shu and the stories and legends of Liu Guanzhang, Zhuge Liang, etc. behind it came to the mainstream along with Li Du, who had avoided chaos here, and Sansu, who grew up here.

Driven by these people, plus the fact that the stories of the Three Kingdoms can be fought, and the Song government’s ideology of avoiding war and the invisible spiritual oppression of the Yuan Dynasty, various factors have led to the contempt of Wenzhiwugong, conspiracies, and easy-to-remember countries. The small number of Three Kingdoms has entered everyone's world.

Cough cough, the fact that there are few countries is also very important. Otherwise, in terms of conspiracies and historical splendor, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms will not lose at all, but if you memorize several countries during this period, most people will wave their hands Expressed no interest.

However, although the Three Kingdoms are very well-known among the people, you can tell one or two allusions to anyone who catches anyone, but because it is not easy to obtain information from the people, although most people know the Three Kingdoms, they don’t know the cause and effect. I don't even know when I'm going to fight. Most of them have one ear or two here and there, so I know the general idea.

Therefore, when Luo Guanzhong wrote "Three Kingdoms", which is coherent and has a complete and full plot, one can imagine its popularity and popularity.

But applause and popularity are two different things.

Although Mubai's bookstore uses the latest engraving method to reduce costs and expenses, a set of Three Kingdoms has more than [-] characters, and it takes a local tyrant among the local tyrants to be willing to buy a complete set.

Even in Yingtianfu, the nerve center of Daming, most of the book buyers choose one or two books to purchase. If they want to read the preface and follow-up, they have to rent it from their friends, not to mention other places with slightly less economic strength.

There are very few people who are willing to spend money to buy scripts these days, and among them, those who are willing to spend money to buy this great book are even a few. In a sense, those booksellers who rejected Mr. Luo before did not miscalculate this market.

Because of the relationship between dry-stir-fried purses and literacy constraints, most people still choose to spend the cost of a cup of tea to meet a storyteller in a teahouse.

Listening to people tell stories while chatting about the plot with fellow fans is not much more interesting than reading a book alone at home.

But the market is a very strange thing. When everyone developed the habit of going to teahouses to listen to stories, the demand for physical books increased again.

I want to read a book, but it's too expensive.

I want to hear stories, but I can't go to the teahouse.

Is there a way to read the storybook without being so expensive?

Where there is a market, there will be demand, and one thing quickly appeared in response to the needs of the people, and that is a few books that are now placed on the desk of the Fujian chief envoy, called "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms Abridged Edition".

Yes, when Mu Bai deeply researched the local market in Fujian due to piracy, he couldn’t help but find out that although the local booksellers recognized the eye-catching ability of the Three Kingdoms, a complete set of original books of the Three Kingdoms was so expensive that the booksellers were not willing to buy it.

But Fujian booksellers who want to eat cakes, but are not willing to spend money to buy them, and are too embarrassed to try them, have done a very innovative thing.

They ran to N stores to try it out.

To put it simply, these pirates have selected the more classic and important passages from the original work to reproduce and edit them. Many sublines, supporting roles, and small battles in the original work have been deleted, leaving mostly popular passages and passages. Major events, of course, and the popular favorite heroes and beauties.

Although it will lose a little logic chain, the plot is generally not bad. Although such a simplified version is still not small, it is much better than the original.

Relying on their own brains, Fujian pirates have really achieved a win-win situation in terms of the excitement and sales of books.

And the most subtle thing is that this editor is very skillful. During the process of "excerpting", he also made additions and deletions. The concatenated words in a few words are like silk threads to string these dismantled paragraphs together. , in terms of the quality of the novel alone, it is quite excellent.

Although this move is stepping on the shoulders of giants, its literary skills can also be seen.

Mu Bai, who had finished reading the book with relish, could only sigh: "You are a beautiful woman, but why are you a thief."With such skills, wouldn't it be good to write a book by yourself?Why do you have to work for the tiger?

But the sigh is the sigh, and the complaint still needs to be sued.

As a sufferer whose power has been violated, Mu Bai stood upright in the yamen, and read his pleading paper again under the horrified eyes of the booksellers.

All they knew was that they had been accused, the situation was very serious, and the booksellers who had been apprehended before they could prepare anything had their knees softened, and they almost knelt down.

They, they are really just mediocre booksellers, at most they have published a pirated book, how did they reach the level of the crime of deceiving the emperor?

Mu Bai silently averted his gaze, this... It can only be said that his network is relatively strong.

Mu Bai, who has money and leisure and connections, did a little cheating when making movable type templates. In order to save the money of finding a master to write the models, he directly invited several of his uncles to help write the templates.

When Emperor Hongwu was young, he paid great attention to the education of the princes. Not only the prince Zhu Biao, who had more resources, but most of the top princes received excellent education.

For example, the literature teacher of these princes is Song Lian, the calligraphy professor is Du Huan, a great calligrapher in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties, the martial arts enlightenment is Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and even the painting and rhythm are first-class masters in the world. Any dynasty that educates the heirs can make people shed tears of envy.

Under the "encouragement" of Tiger Dad, all the princes at the top of the ranking are very good at writing and martial arts, and some princes are still famous in the literary world for their handwriting and calligraphy under their pseudonyms.

Mubai's uncles have taken advantage of their nephew over the years. The most important thing is that most of their sons are in the Muxiaobai Nursery School, so when the nephew asked for help, the uncles naturally waved their hands to say that there is no problem.

Uncles are like this, and grandpa will naturally not refuse.

A capable son and grandson shared most of the work, so Emperor Hongwu, who was quite free, heard little gossip in the family when he was strolling, so he waved his hand and offered to help his grandson write several postscripts.

Ahem, in fact, Emperor Hongwu himself was also a book fan of the Three Kingdoms. With his special status, he did a lot of false public affairs for personal gain.

The pirated booksellers in Fujian are divided into two categories. One is the lazy school who think the template of the original book is good, and directly asks the craftsmen to engrave the original characters as a template. I started late, and I have a domineering spirit, which is not in line with the hobbies of the academic school), so I found another master to write.

So things got messed up.

Did the grandson of the emperor read the pleadings?No, that is the life and death book of them and even their family!Killing people is nothing more than a nod, and the grandson of the emperor dragged people to the Yamen for trial. That is killing and punishing people!

"Son," a middle-aged man grabbed the hand of the young man beside him, his face full of pain and regret: "If Dad listened to your persuasion, it would be fine if he didn't touch this book. It's because of Dad's delay." It's you!"

The heavy-faced young man was slightly taken aback, he put his hand on his father's hand, shook his head lightly, and said, "Father, I made up the book myself, this is my decision, not to mention you and my father and son, why bother to say such things. "

"But, but, you said it was messed up." The old man paused, and finally couldn't help the old tears, he wiped the tears: "Just this set of books, my father and I have to go underground, Just this book, father is sorry for you!"

Yes, just this book...

The young man lowered his eyes, his thoughts were chaotic and complicated, and finally he sighed.

Standing aside, Mu Bai never imagined that the "beautiful woman" he had sighed before was actually standing here. This beautiful woman was named Xun Kuang, who could be traced back to the lineage of Xun Lingjun, the famous assistant minister of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms.

His father was also very proud of having such an ancestor in his family, but in today's teahouse story books about the Three Kingdoms, Xun Lingjun, who is as zhirulan as zhirulan, rarely appears, and the old man is deeply annoyed by this.

Because of this, after learning that the Three Kingdoms book sold by Yingtianfu described Cao Wei in detail, the old man went all the way to Yingtianfu to buy a set of genuine Three Kingdoms. Appearances are marked.

But the books are expensive, coupled with the fact that their own books have been repeatedly stolen, the business has plummeted, and the capital chain of the bookstore has encountered difficulties.

Seeing that the bookstore that has been passed down for generations is about to be destroyed in his own hands, the old man struggled for a long time, and finally broke the oath he made when he was young that "Xunjia Bookstore will never steal prints" and stretched out his hand tremblingly. your favorite books.

Xun Kuang was unwilling at first, and he also loved the Three Kingdoms very much. Piracy is the infringement of the author of the book he loves, and from the typesetting and printing of this book, Xun Kuang is sensitive to realize that the owner behind this book must be extraordinary—— Ordinary merchants will have economic crisis if they buy such a book, let alone those who want to print and compile such a set.

But in the end, Xun Kuang picked up his pen after seeing his father who had turned white all night and the business of the bookstore going from bad to worse.

But I don't know if it's for business, or the last trace of hypocrisy towards the author. The father and son finally decided to revise "Three Kingdoms". Instead of pirating the original book, they published a so-called hardcover version, which led to the following series of things .

It is impossible for Xun Kuang to blame his father for such a thing, and he has no hope of whether the emperor's eldest grandson knew about his compilation. half empty.

The feeling of fighting between one's own desires and conscience is not easy, but now that these mountains have finally fallen, Xun Kuang feels a little relieved to be honest.

Just because he has a different mentality from others, Xun Kuang subtly felt that the grandson of the emperor did not seem to want to take their lives.

But this kind of crime can be escaped by capital punishment, but exile cannot be avoided. According to the criminal law of the Ming Dynasty, he is fine if he commits crimes from the south to the north.

That being the case, if he alone bears the crime, the father who was once a villager and has a good reputation in his hometown may be pardoned.

He supported his tearful father and comforted him in a low voice. Just after he said a few words, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. The young man suddenly raised his head and looked at the crown prince who was standing aside quietly watching them, his eyes flashed A trace of doubt.

With the status of the eldest grandson of the emperor and the precise mistakes and omissions of the criminal evidence, this Highness can deal with them directly, and there is no need to hand over the papers to the Yamen and make things so big.

And this highness came to Fujian to find a bookstore to print books. Now [-]% of the booksellers in Fujian are here. After today, Fujian's publishing industry may collapse by half. This move is not in line with the purpose of the emperor's grandson's visit. , as far as the grandson's reputation is concerned... I'm afraid it will be of no benefit.

With the style of the Chinese officials in the court, I am afraid that the grandson will be impeached as soon as he returns.

Walking here today, His Royal Highness can be said to be harming others and benefiting oneself.

For ordinary nobles, it's okay to do this kind of thing once to vent your anger, but will this grandson do it?

Xun Kuang's thoughts turned, and the legend of the grandson quickly passed through his mind.

can you?This His Royal Highness, who sneaked into Yunnan when he was young, participated in scientific examinations, both literary and military examinations, and broke into the palace examination.

During the exam period, the grandson raised money with his friends and built a cheap hotel for poor students.

At the age of ten, the young grandson of the emperor supported immigration to Yunnan, set up coastal defenses, installed lighthouses, and supported the war against the Japanese.

At an early age when his personality was uncertain and everything was unknown, he was designated by Emperor Hongwu as the heir of Ming Dynasty.

This emperor grandson who is obviously the emperor and the sufferer, but stands in the hall like all of them, does not need privileges and respects the judiciary, will he stand here just to let out a sigh of relief?

No, he must have a purpose.

But what is the matter that the emperor and grandson have to propose through such a method?

Think quickly, Xun Kuang, if he can discover this, maybe he will be able to get that way out of this dead end.

Xun Kuang only felt that he was in a mess, and the Fujian chief envoy who personally tried the case slowly entered his ears, "...you are printing books privately, and using your own thoughts to contradict the author's thoughts..."

"...Quality errors and omissions are frequent..."

"……distort……"

"...distortion..."

"...misleading..."

He got it!

Xun Kuang's eyes suddenly widened, and he turned his head to look at the grandson who was standing with downcast eyes, and a radiance suddenly appeared in his eyes.

He couldn't wait for the chief envoy to finish his sentence slowly, and he took a step forward and fell to his knees. His action immediately attracted all eyes to him, and Xun Kuang could feel one of them lightly falling on him. The vision on his body must belong to the emperor's grandson.

At this moment, Xun Kuang felt his blood boiling. He suddenly felt that he had sympathized with his ancestors thousands of years ago. The protagonist gets what he wants, is this the feeling of a strategist?

The young man took a deep breath, and his eyes were extremely firm: "Report to the political envoy, the student admits his mistake, but the student has something to say."

Without waiting to ask, he said sincerely and sincerely like a bamboo tube pouring beans: "My actions have set a very bad precedent for thousands of scholars and booksellers in the Ming Dynasty. The students just thought that if everyone in the future is like me The editors print without permission, and the writers ignore what they say, and they tremble when they make mistakes in pursuit of profit, misleading readers and ruining it for thousands of years."

"This time, His Royal Highness Taisun found corrections, but in the long run, it is not always as lucky as this time." The young man turned to look at the brocade robe and jade belt, another young man in a noble suit bowed to the end, and his voice was loud, "Student Boldly, I beg Your Highness to issue an order to strengthen the supervision of books published by booksellers, increase the law of revision, prohibit the crime of piracy, and establish a law of publishing. Otherwise, the bookseller will bear full responsibility."

"It's just that His Highness also asks you to protect the booksellers, and don't let the students' faults be learned by others, and then harm other booksellers."

As soon as he spoke, all the booksellers present turned pale. If possible, their eyes would turn into knives.

What is your boy thinking?If Taisun really does this, how will they get business in the future when they become booksellers, and how will they make money? Wouldn't it be an extra expense to file every book, which would kill a person!

Will not.

Xun Kuang lowered his eyes, and his eyes fell on the floor tiles of the government office. At this moment, his mind was very clear.

People always love freedom and hate shackles the most, but they don't know that freedom does not mean safety, and the law is like a fence on the top of a mountain, which seems to imprison people, but actually encloses a truly safe place.

If everyone abides by this law, no longer follow the trend, no pirated copies, and only diligently publish books to find authors, the business will only get better and better.

"Students have committed a serious crime, but please don't let others commit this crime again."

"Another...student has a request." Xun Kuang swallowed his saliva, and said with difficulty: "I beg Your Highness to write a letter of apology and hand it over to Mr. Luo, the original author, before being punished. The student knows that the crime is unforgivable, and he has no face to ask Luo." Forgive me, Mr., only... only as a student hypocrisy."

After a long time, he heard a laugh, and then felt a strong force coming. The thin young man felt that he was suddenly "plucked up" like a green onion in the dry land. He heard His Highness say, "Good."

The stone in Xun Kuang's heart finally fell to the ground. He knelt down on the ground and bowed.

In Yingtian Mansion, on the front foot, I received a memorial from the censor to impeach the emperor's grandson and fight for the interests of the people. The villain of our family letter, and thought of a way to break through from the inside, and put an end to this situation at once, "show off the letter.

And a letter titled "Improving the Smelting Method to Cast Iron" is actually "Grandpa, I found a new version of the firecracker, which is very good, but I'm short of people, so hurry up and send me some people, love you?" letter.

There is also a coquettish letter titled "Chen Sun Please Fly Western Airlines to Find Better Seeds and Cotton Materials" which is actually "Grandpa, I finally found out where the good cotton is. Let's send people to buy cotton, grow cotton and sell fabrics to make money", Emperor Hongwu fell silent.

His eldest grandson was released... to visit private book collections and choose reliable bookstores, right?

So here comes the question, grandson is busy, where is the bookstore?Where is the collection of books?

Is the grandson a little too unreliable?

Emperor Hongwu glanced at his son's face twice, and then habitually looked in the direction of Kunning Palace. When he shifted his gaze, he happened to see a missing corner on the table in his palace with obvious tooth marks. He couldn't help but With a twitch on his forehead, he angered the master who was the culprit, saying: "Xiong Ying is also eighteen... It's time to find a good girl."

Children are always unreliable, mostly because they have no wives.

If you have a wife, isn't it reliable?Oh, then I owe a lesson, just beat him up.