After practicing in previous battles, a certain prince became more convinced that his defensive counterattack tactics were particularly suitable for the current Ming Dynasty.
As long as Huang Taiji doesn't strike preemptively, a certain prince will just sit back and watch, and will never act rashly.
They were huddled in the city defense and huddled in the field. In short, they were huddled into a big ball, making it impossible for the pigtails to eat.
If you can't defeat me in a siege, or if you can't defeat me in a field battle, then don't blame me for not giving you a chance.
At the beginning of the 15th year of Chongzhen's reign, Zhuizi did not enter the pass to rob, and in the spring there was still no movement.
In order to save military expenses, a certain prince simply canceled the Japanese army's landing in Jinzhou or the Liaodong Peninsula.
Even the fleets of the Tianjin Navy and Denglai Navy only cruised around the waters of the peninsula and did not send marines ashore to clean up!
As long as the pigtails are kept out of the water, then the mission is accomplished.
A certain prince even speculated that Huang Taiji was waiting for the Ming army to rush to the rescue before Zu Dashou's army ran out of food, so that the Qing Dynasty could take a preemptive strike.
While clearing wasteland, cultivating land, expanding the army and preparing for war, he waited for Ming Dynasty to take action first, and then took a break to wait for work.
Huang Taiji can stay if he wants to. A certain prince has no idea of rescuing Zu Dashou this year!
Isn’t there still some food?
Enough to eat and you won’t starve to death!
That’s it!
Since it is a rescue operation, we must wait until the rescue target is about to starve to death before solving the problem!
If you go there early, you will lose the most exciting part of the content...
When Zu Dashou was asked to keep fewer people, this guy thought he was trying to reduce his military power.
Now, let’s see how you feed so many subordinates!
This happened once in Daling River City. This guy is a typical person who only cares about food but not fights!
In response to the possible tactics of Huang Taiji, a certain prince also used some small tricks.
Military action?
No!
If you spend a lot of money, you might as well just dispatch the Japanese army!
Even Japanese soldiers are temporarily unemployed, so economical methods must be adopted.
For example, putting a hat on the emperor chicken...
"Secret History Photo Album Collection Edition"!
how?
Do you feel unclear and domineering just by hearing the name? ? ?
As the name suggests, it is to bind a bunch of photos together to make a hardcover book.
The specific content is to follow the plots of the previous books of "Secret History of the Borderlands", mainly the synopsis, and find some real actors to take photos.
The male actors were selected based on the artist's description and sketch of the braided prisoner, and they were basically 70% or 80% similar to the characters in the book.
Actresses don't have so many requirements, just good looks and an attractive figure.
In order to match the background of the book, the male actors all shaved their heads so that fake braids could be glued to the back of their heads.
The actresses are selected from many pools, and every young lady is graceful and charming.
In order to be the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth female...
The ladies are also willing to go all out, some do it for free, and some do it for free!
Considering that the two young aunts Zhou Xin'er and Qi Yu'er contributed a lot in the past, the number one and number two heroines still come from the Beauty Collection and the Pretty Girls Collection.
In order to be famous forever, Qingshi probably won’t be able to get into it, but he can get into that love... history!
Since their appearance is pretty good, these two little aunts may look older in person than those who are less than twenty, but the photos mainly reflect body language.
The more women like Little Auntie are, the more outstanding their beauty is in the photos, much prettier than Chaihuo Girl.
Excluding these two, the others come from the general collection who also contributed a lot to a certain prince.
A total of thirty young ladies were selected, and each one played a role. According to the order of appearance in the book, they all had the opportunity to show their faces.
Each page of "The Secret History Photo Album Collector's Edition" has four copper plate photos, with a total of fifty pages and two hundred photos.
The photo is mounted on a parchment, with a paper description affixed underneath to explain what the photo shows.
Due to the silver-plated copper plate photography, it will be preserved for a longer time and can even be used as a family heirloom...
This is equivalent to an enlarged version of the little book, but the content is much better than the little book.
The cost of a photo is at least two taels of silver, and two hundred photos is four hundred taels.
Even if it doesn't make money, including binding and inlay, the price of a book will not be less than four hundred and fifty taels, otherwise it will lose money.
A certain prince set the retail price at five hundred taels, not wanting to make money, but just to leave a memory for himself and Huang Taiji...
Even so, the price is very high. Except for nobles, dignitaries, generals, wealthy businessmen and other groups, it is impossible for ordinary people to afford it.
A certain prince's sales targets are also these people. With point-to-point sales, there will never be any missed shots or wasted ammunition.
Like the seven nobles who have always supported him, a certain prince couldn't summon the dragon, so he could only give them this reward!
Of course, it won't be a free gift. Once it spreads wider and wider, and everyone comes to use it for free, a certain prince will lose a lot and must buy it!
Let you buy it, that means you can afford it!
For an ordinary person, a certain prince wouldn't even bother to say hello!
Even a general like Zhou Yuji, who is well-behaved but not a good woman and is devoted to his wife, still wants to buy it!
Because there was so much silver reward given to him that he had nowhere to spend it, except for leaving some money for his family, most of it was deposited in the bank.
Five hundred taels!
If you can’t buy it, you will suffer a loss, if you can’t buy it, you will be fooled!
After the famous contemporary scholar Liu Zongzhou heard the news, he rushed to the sales site as soon as possible, which was the Huangji Palace!
People who bought the collector's edition lined up outside the hall. It was an unprecedented event!
Old Liu Tou originally followed Zhang Pu to form a group to have sex with a certain prince, but Zhang Pu was directly expelled from the army and sent to the army.
He and Huang Zongxi could only stay in the capital and watch, play and study.
As time went by, I gradually understood that a certain prince was not a bad person.
In particular, he rectified the pests, expanded the army and prepared for war, treated the people well, and developed the policy of providing work instead of relief.
Perhaps he did even better than when Emperor Chongzhen was in Beijing. At least he had repeatedly defeated the invasion of Donglu.
He also organized people to compile dictionaries, and his talents in literature, politics and martial arts have been demonstrated.
Old Liu Tou is a wealthy family member, so of course he can afford this money.
The euphemistic name to the outside world is - look at this book with a critical eye!
A certain prince did not expect that Old Liu Tou would be so good at this. If he were five to ten years younger, he might have a concubine...
This time there was no single copy for sale, but six copies were made at one time, with each set selling for 3,000 taels.
You can buy one, a set of six, or a bunch of singles.
The only thing is that there is no discount no matter how much you buy, because basically you don’t make any money, it’s just for entertainment.
The little aunts who participated in the filming have taken the lead in spending their own money to buy a set of collector's editions about themselves, so that they can reminisce about it when they are old.
It doesn't matter if the cash-strapped young ladies can't afford a set. A certain prince can give them the copy of his appearance at his own expense as a souvenir.
For example, the grain merchant Yu Songyi, the salt merchant Ma Yongliang, and the tea merchant Fan Qiaozhi were the top three losers among the merchants in Jifu.
Even though the money was used to buy various bonds, there was not much liquidity in hand at the moment. In order to please a certain prince, each of them bought three sets!
This is not a free purchase. Not only can it be used as a gift, but it can also be kept as a souvenir. If you resell it, you can also recover part of your investment.
Under the guidance of these three people, all the students of a certain prince and the presidents and vice presidents of various industries bought a set.
Not to mention the commander-in-chief or brigade commander-level generals, the prince told them to move forward even if there are 10,000 pigtails ahead!
Now that there are a bunch of beauties in the booklet in front of you, everyone will naturally react instinctively...
Even if there is a temporary difference of 1,800 taels of silver, we can borrow money from each other on the spot and collect the money for a set of books.
Naturally, the nobles were not willing to be seconded, so each of the seven people bought six sets, gave away four sets, and kept two sets for themselves.
Zheng Chenggong, who was both a nobleman and a general, as well as a student and disciple of a certain prince, bought fifty sets directly!
There is no other reason. I have so many uncles, uncles, and brothers in my hometown that fifty sets may not even be enough.
Zheng Shengying is not as rich as Zheng Chenggong, but she still bought five houses. After all, she has to honor her father during the Chinese New Year.
This is perfect as a gift.
If I had bought it from the street, my father would definitely scold me.
But this is sold by the prince himself, so everything is a blessing!
Zu Kuan saw Liu Zongzhou holding a book and went over to ask.
Unexpectedly, Liu Zongzhou said - this is a reward for both refined and popular people! Do you understand?
Zu Kuan was immediately confused. It turns out there is such an explanation!
A man with a lot of knowledge speaks in an unusual way. Even his excuses are so high-sounding!
Zu Kuan came to his senses and answered quickly - Got it~!
Liu Zongzhou looked at this guy and thought - you reckless man, you know nothing!
Zu Kuan bought the book just to look at the pictures. Not only him, but most of the people in the hall did it for this purpose.
One copy is only five hundred taels. If there are no photos, how much better to buy the extremely cheap text version!
If you don’t have a picture, it’s only five cents a book, and it’s very light and easy to carry!
Of course, it’s expensive for its own sake.
The Crown Prince has always only tried to harm Donglu and would not take advantage of his own people.
After opening the book, most readers will praise it continuously, and will be deeply involved in the scenes in the book almost instantly, and cannot extricate themselves.
The impact that photos bring to everyone is much sharper than words.
Text makes it easier for readers to think slowly, while photos give you the results directly.
Although it is a copper plate and is not as delicate as photographic paper, it is completely sufficient for readers of this era.
Even if it costs 500 taels, because it contains real photos, scenes and dialogues, it is totally worth the money!
Not only ordinary people bought it, but even the waiters paid for it.
Important chamberlains such as Fang Zhenghua, Li Jizhou, and Yang Jinchao all paid for it.
It was money well spent to please Bo Sheng, not to mention that it might be out of print soon.
This is not printed with movable type. It is not easy to mass-produce it. You can just pick it up when you buy it.
Xue Guoguan gritted his teeth and bought a set, intending to keep it forever. Before putting it in the coffin, he had to look through it to make sure it was sufficient.
Because Feng Quan completed the mission of recruiting a certain tribe and asked for money from Huang Taiji, he was naturally richer than Xue Guoguan.
He bought five sets at once, and of course he wouldn't keep them all. He had already thought about the recipients of the gifts, which would definitely open their eyes.
All officials at the ministerial level, including the censors of the left and right, all appeared in the palace. Whether to buy one copy or a set varied from person to person.
Dean Song Yingxing and Vice Dean Xiong Renlin, as well as the great talent Bo Jue, are also indispensable. As long as they have money in their pockets, they will become the sales targets of a certain prince.
The two deans bought books purely to give face to a certain prince, and they regarded it as a pastime, and they would enjoy reading it when they had nothing to do.
Bo Jue is not that concerned about matters between men and women, but he will definitely support anything he can to ridicule Donglu.
During this special sale, a total of more than 400 units were sold, netting a net profit of nearly 100,000 taels of silver.
A certain prince would not put this money into his own pocket. After excluding the costs, all the profits would be used to take care of the orphans.
Jingcheng is the biggest good person in the eight corners of Beiting, so of course he has to win people's hearts.
This reason is enough to appease everyone. This is called "stealing fairy peaches and offering them to your own mother"!
Of course, some customers must give it away, otherwise they will think that a certain prince has forgotten.
For example, VIP customers such as Tokugawa Shogun, Putmans, Ibrahim...
After the book was sold, the word-of-mouth marketing effect quickly became apparent within a week.
Some merchants, generals, and wealthy people who were not invited to the venue asked around where such books were sold.
It's not even sold in Qianqi Department Store, so it's hard to find a book.
Except for some people who buy a lot and can resell some, there are almost no books available on the market.
The original price was 3,000 taels per set, but now it has soared to 5,000 taels. You can make a net profit of 2,000 taels with one sale.
However, those who hold the book will not sell it easily, because the people who bought the book in the first place are not fools.
If a book is not even sold in Qianqi Department Store, what does that mean?
If you can't figure this out, then all these years of hanging around in the capital will be in vain.
Just two words - out of print!
Rumors that it was out of print spread more and more, causing a set of books to soar to the 10,000-tael mark!
A certain prince accidentally created a luxury product with the attributes of antique calligraphy and painting...
Regarding the constant requests for purchases, a certain prince's answer was very clear. He had made 600 sets at the beginning and there was no more.
Moreover, on the first day of book sales, many books could not be put together as a set because they were available for retail sale.
Although he lost a whole set of profits invisibly, a certain prince didn't care about this aspect at all.
When the photo paper technology matures, we can shoot a brand new set, not to mention there is a movie version waiting to be released!
Out of filial piety, a certain prince gave ten sets to a certain father for free.
As a result, a certain father wrote in reply, asking a certain filial son to take care of himself!
At the same time, I ordered another hundred sets...
What's the saying?
It’s called “Take too many pictures but it won’t necessarily sell well”!
In the end, those who couldn't afford it all resorted to relying on connections and going through the back door to try to buy one.
why?
Isn't it perfect to buy a set of your own, watch it for years without looking at it, and then once you resell it, you can make back the original investment with interest?
It wasn't until the number of orders had increased to 500 sets that a certain prince sent someone to shoot one more time.
The gentry, merchants, generals, nobles, and even a certain father of the Ming Dynasty.
One by one, he talks about benevolence, justice and morality, but in reality...
But think on the bright side, when the movie is released, the theaters will definitely be sold out!
Yes, this time it was all a test of the waters, and it seems to be perfect!
It doesn’t matter if it’s not perfect, you can continue to publish subsequent books, and you can eventually improve it day by day!
