Naturally, the director rushed here after hearing the news of Luo Guanzhong's arrival. He was hoping to make money by selling books! When the time comes, the library will be opened in more places.
After the meal, the director took the children and Luo Guanzhong back to the library and told Luo Guanzhong to write the popular romance of the Three Kingdoms well, and the room and board would be free.
After writing this, I will write Water Margin again, and then I can write whatever I want to write.
Luo Guanzhong was very happy. There were many books in the library and the accommodation conditions were also very good. Apart from writing books, he didn't have to worry about other things.
Neither party mentioned the writing fee. In Luo Guanzhong's view, it was good enough to have free food, free accommodation, and free use of things, and there was no need to pay for printing books.
The director didn't know how much he should give. He planned to wait until the book was written, sell it, and then polish the pen after seeing how much money he made.
At the same time, he didn't really want to print the book Water Margin. It involved rebellion. If the propaganda spread, many places in the Ming Dynasty were still unstable. What would happen if someone learned to turn a grassroots into a bandit or occupy a mountain to become a king?
Hanhan said that Luo Guanzhong can write a lot of things in this area, some long and some short. He should finish the Three Kingdoms first and then publish the short one.
"Mr. Luo, at the beginning of the popular romance of the Three Kingdoms, I have a poem here. Do you think it is appropriate to use it?"
When the chief was about to leave, he remembered another word. Hanhan said that this word was very good in the Three Kingdoms.
The chief said, took out a piece of paper, put it on the table, turned around and went out.
Luo Guanzhong picked up the paper and unfolded it, looked at it and read: "The rolling water of the Yangtze River passes eastward..."
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"Zhu Lichang, people are here? How about it?" It is impossible for Zhu Ping to see Luo Guanzhong now, but he is also worried about the library.
The investment in the library is too big. If you can find people who can make money, you can find more people to write books.
"It looks good. He said he has a wife in his hometown. He wanted to write to her and asked if she could live in the library. I agreed."
The chief had a good impression of Luo Guanzhong. Luo Guanzhong was once Zhang Shicheng's adviser, so he naturally had no problems in dealing with people.
"That's very good. Look, Mr. Zhu, our picture-reading and calligraphy skills are printed. Isn't it beautiful?"
Zhu Xi took out a book as if he were offering another treasure, with fifty pages and eight pictures on one page. The paper was well chosen, not to mention the engraving skills.
"Okay, this is good." The director took it and looked through it, very satisfied.
"The printing workshop has been printing. I plan to send a batch to the nearby state capitals and ask them to sell them. In Yingtian Mansion, they will mainly lend them for free.
If they want to buy it, we will sell them new ones. If they don’t want to buy it, we won’t force it. It’s good for the children to have books to read.
In accordance with your request, Mr. Zhu Lichang, the pricing is written at the back of the book. The rest is the same as the previous printed book, with an introduction printed by our Danqing Library. "
Zhu Fang said about his arrangement, he was worried that if the books were borrowed for free by the state capitals, people in the state capitals would sell them for money. In this case, he might as well just sell them.
The inside director turned to the price section, and it was one hundred and sixty copies.
"One hundred and sixty articles. This is a small-picture version. The big pictures are beautiful. They are sold to rich people. A set of 400 pages costs two thousand dollars."
Zhu Xi also said that in other versions of reading pictures and reading, wealthy people were willing to spend money to teach their children.
The headmaster nodded: "One hundred and sixty articles, an ordinary person can earn ten days and a half, so it's still a good deal to borrow them."
"Then we will send people to spread the word throughout Nanjing?" Zhu Fang was anxious to let the children see the book.
"It's easy to handle. The people who sell boxed lunches outside, plus the people who deliver the goods in Jubiqi, can just say it wherever they go, and everyone will know about it."
The chief is skilled in this area, so it would be a waste if the manpower is not used.
After the matter was settled, within an hour, someone came to the library with their children.
Although he said he could just enter the library casually, the adults and children still stood at the door and hesitated.
"Come in! Are you here to borrow books? Are you here to wash your hands and drink water? Do you have your household registration?"
Li Bingbing, who was selling tea at the door and drinking boiled water for free, saw people standing still and called them over to wash their hands.
"Yes, yes, yes, wash your hands. Don't touch the book if your hands are dirty. Let's borrow it back and wash our hands first when reading."
The parent took the child aside to wash his hands, then suddenly remembered another question and added: "I brought it with me. If I don't have the household registration here, I can only find someone to act as a guarantee. My family belongs to Yingtianfu."
"Don't be busy, just drink water, drink some water, and your mind will be at ease. Come into the library as you like." A veteran named Li poured two bamboo tubes of boiling water.
"I know everyone is allowed in, but I just don't dare." The family is very honest. They are afraid of meeting scholars and feel that their status is low.
“After they go in, they will tell you that they usually borrow the book for half a month at a time, and if they haven’t finished reading it for half a month, they will bring it back and reissue it.
The same book should not be used for more than two months at most, lest you keep borrowing it without returning it and others will run out of books to read. "
The veteran chatted with the father and son to avoid embarrassment.
"Don't occupy it, let him study hard when he gets back, and I can follow him too!" the parent smiled.
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"Li Chang, the books for reading pictures and reading cannot be bound like that. Each book has 50 pages. We should divide it into five books, each with 10 pages.
After reading the first book, you can borrow the second one. This way more people will read it, and you can borrow it for ten days at a time.
Some people read quickly and come back for a few days to pick up a second book. Children have different learning abilities. Even if they take two months, they may not be able to recognize many words. "
In the room of the box lunch restaurant, Zhu Wentian thought of the disadvantages. Four hundred pictures and six hundred words could be memorized in two months?
When the time comes to return the book, the child will not be able to borrow it anymore and will not recognize all the words.
Open it and borrow it. Even if you don't remember all the words in one book in ten days, you can read the second book directly without affecting your literacy. The words are not articles and must be continuous.
"That's the truth. I'll go to see Prince Qin." The head of the village agreed and turned around to go out.
The large shed in the store was demolished and moved to Xiaqiu Village outside Chaoyangmen. The dining area became larger and seemed much more spacious.
The chief found Zhu Ping, and as soon as he said something, Zhu Ping ran away. He asked someone to take the book back to the workshop, quickly opened it, and asked a craftsman to carve the cover. To put it simply, it was just seven words: Book Reading and Reading Pictures.
In less than half an hour, the plate was carved, printed immediately, and bound with other separate pages.
As a result, five of the people who brought their children got the complete book on reading and reading pictures. When the others asked, they were unfortunately told to come in the evening or tomorrow.
Patiently explain the problems in the book and divide it into volumes for everyone's convenience.
At the same time, each child was given two pieces of candy as compensation, and the children were happy.
The common people who brought their children had nothing to object to, and it didn't matter if it took one more day.
When everyone came back the next day, they saw the thin book divided into volumes.
"We took out a thousand sets in total. The first volume was all borrowed just now. You can borrow the second or third volume to read the pictures and read the words."
In more than an hour, a thousand first volumes were borrowed from six book borrowing windows.
It doesn't matter, borrow the second volume, or directly borrow the fifth volume. In this way, a thousand sets of books can be treated as five thousand sets.
By night, all five thousand copies were sold out.
"Tomorrow, there will be more tomorrow, they are being printed and bound." The person at the window once again sent candy.
(End of chapter)
