In ancient times, there was no sense of copyright at all. If someone said they pirated you, they would pirate you without even saying hello.
Take a closer look, well, the pirated version is more arrogant than the genuine one.
This paper, this ink, and this layout are actually better than those produced by the factory. Are you from the national printing department, or am I from the national printing department?
Zhu Yunwen bought the copyright, this group of people...
It seems that the copyright fee was wasted.
"Does Mr. Luo know about this?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Shuangxi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Luo already knows about this. He is very happy. He said he wanted to thank Liu's Bookstore. I guess he is already drinking tea in Liu's Bookstore right now."
Zhu Yunwen opened his mouth, feeling depressed and wanting to vomit blood.
If someone pirates your book, even if you don't yell at them and smash up their store, you can at least bet on their door and ask for some royalties to make up for the economic losses, right?
It was pirated, but you are still happy? Are you going to thank me personally?
"Your Majesty, a lot of effort was put into printing this book. This shows that Liu's Bookshop is very capable in engraving and printing..."
Ma Enhui flipped through the book and sighed.
Seeing Ma Enhui's calm tone, Zhu Yunwen asked, "Why isn't the queen angry?"
Ma Enhui frowned slightly and asked: "Other bookshops are printing and selling it, which shows that Mr. Luo's "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is very popular. Shouldn't I be happy? Why should I be angry?"
Zhu Yunwen suddenly realized that the thinking of this group of people seemed to be:
I pirate you because I think highly of you. If you write rubbish, you are not even qualified to be pirated by me...
However, Zhu Yunwen doesn't like piracy, although these piracy bring sales, reading volume, and popularity. However, piracy does not bring a penny of profit to Zhonghua Book Company...
"Have you ever thought about it, Queen? If others sell "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms", what will Zhonghua Bookstore sell?"
Zhu Yunwen asked gently.
Ma Enhui was stunned for a moment and immediately figured it out.
Yes, everyone is buying Liu's calligraphy, who will take care of their own business? Doesn't that mean that your books can't be sold?
"Who is so bold as to steal a copy of this book without asking for permission? Don't you know that this book is unique to Zhonghua Book Company? Find out and ban their bookstore!"
Ma Enhui slapped the table and became angry.
When it comes to your own interests, you have to use your authority.
Shuangxi and others knelt aside and did not dare to move. They muttered in a sullen voice: "Queen, our bookstore has also used other people's books..."
Ma Enhui was speechless and glared at Shuangxi fiercely.
Zhu Yunwen burst out laughing,
He waved his hand and said: "Okay, please step back. Queen, if the imperial court comes forward and forcibly prohibits other bookstores from printing "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms", I am afraid it will only cause widespread resentment among the people, which will be detrimental to people and business. It is better to find another way. .”
Ma Enhui said doubtfully: "Is there any other way? Your Majesty, look at the materials and workmanship, they are superior. No matter how hard the Jing Factory and Zhonghua Book Company put in their efforts, they may only be comparable to them, and it is really difficult to surpass them."
Zhu Yunwen held his chopsticks and said confidently: "Business matters must be dealt with in a commercial way. Queen, you have to trust me. Now, eat first."
Ma Enhui looked at Zhu Yunwen's determined eyes, her mood calmed down, and she said slowly: "Then I will watch carefully."
After the meal, Zhu Yunwen asked Shuangxi to bring a few words to the economic factory, and then went to Wuying Hall and summoned Dong Lun, Gao Xunzhi, and Yang Shiqi.
The college entrance examination is related to the selection of talents and the future structure of the court, and Zhu Yunwen does not dare to take it lightly.
"Is the Gongyuan side ready?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Dong Lun said seriously: "Your Majesty, everything is ready. It's just waiting for everyone in the world to write."
Zhu Yunwen nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "There are many outstanding people in the list of candidates in the Ministry of Rites. I don't know how many will be selected this year."
"If you have real talent and practical knowledge, you will be named on the gold list."
Dong Lun replied.
Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said: "Enke has always been able to avoid cheating, but is there any way to avoid unfair selection of talents?"
Cheating is a problem that has existed since ancient times.
The "top students" who get through cheating are often dishonest.
Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty noticed this and was ready to squeeze out the water and create the palace examination.
It's just that Tang Gaozong was still not strong enough after all, and he was not very diligent in squeezing out water. It happened every time, and there was always no certainty.
The one who is truly diligent is Wu Zetian.
Xiao Wu took a look and said, OK, the cheating problem is so serious that it is unrealistic to "select a team and give it away", and since her husband is not strong enough, he can do it himself.
Ask for advice in person, ask for several days in a row, and you will know if you have the ability.
Although the right to invent the imperial examination belongs to Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, it was Xiao Wu who actually established the imperial examination and passed it on to future generations.
Xiao Wu was able to become the queen because she was not clever at all. In order to prevent cheating in scientific examinations, Xiao Wu ingeniously created the "name anonymity to prevent cheating", that is, all the test papers have their names and place of birth affixed.
Well, even if you bribe the marking officer, no one will know which is your test paper and can't see the name clearly. The marking officers at that time did not have X-rays or clairvoyance, so there was no way they would know it. Whose paper is it?
In case of mistake, close it
If you take the Li family's money and give the benefits to the Zhang family, I'm afraid the Li family won't be happy, and the Zhang family won't appreciate it either.
"Anonymity and stopping fraud" can be said to be a great masterpiece in the history of imperial examinations, making the examination more objective and fair.
In the Song Dynasty, anonymity was even more common. In Wang Anshi's poem "Farewell to Chen E", there is a sentence: "Those who remember the past are suffering from injustice, and the names are obscured and the secrets of the present are copied." This is a praising the strategy of anonymity to stop abuses.
However, at this time, in order to avoid recognizing the handwriting, it is necessary to rewrite and copy the answer sheet and submit it for review.
However, only relying on the method of concealing names to prevent cheating can only prevent the collusion between the marking officials and the candidates, but it cannot prevent the candidates from cheating during the examination.
If you look at the cheating methods used by the ancients, and then compare them with yourself, you can only say that the tricks you have used are all the remaining tricks used by the ancients.
The first way candidates cheat is to bring cheat sheets.
This is the first method, and it is probably the most common one. The Four Books and Five Classics are written in a small book using the "micro-engraving" technique. It is best to be as big as a palm, and the smaller the better, so it is easier to hide.
Who could have imagined that a cheat sheet as long as the ring finger and as wide as the ring finger and little finger could contain all the texts of the four books "Great Learning", "The Analects of Confucius", "The Doctrine of the Mean" and "Mencius"!
It’s such a small book. You can’t see the words clearly without a magnifying glass. But not only do you bring it with you, you can also read it clearly. Don’t you accept it?
People have already used cheat sheets written on their palms, clothes, slips of paper, and candles.
Bringing cheat sheets is ultimately a sign of lack of self-confidence, which is somewhat understandable. With so many words, you are not a genius. If you can’t master the words fluently, it doesn’t matter if you copy a few sentences.
But the second method is a bit more powerful, and that is to find a "gunman", that is, a substitute for the test.
In ancient times, there was no such thing as "gunner", but a similar name was given to him, called "gun substitute".
It's your turn to take the exam and you don't have the confidence. Give me a favor and I will give you the exam. When the time comes, I will get the money and you will get the name. It's a win-win situation.
When it comes to substitute examinations, we must mention Wen Tingyun, who wrote "The exquisite dice annoy red beans, and I miss you deeply." This is the real top expert in the substitute examination world.
If I take the exam later, how many times can I take the exam?
Once, twice, it’s amazing, so I’ll take the test four or five times.
But Wen Tingyun holds the record of taking the exam for eight times, and is nicknamed "Wen Basha".
Use great writers as gunmen...
The Tang Dynasty was indeed open.
The risk of taking a substitute exam is high, and it’s hard to find gunmen these days. Those who can pass the exam are all officials and don’t dare to take risks.
If you can't pass the exam, it's useless to look for him.
The ancients racked their brains and showed their initiative, and developed another alternative test, that is, the "Dragon Gate Test Paper". In the final analysis, this is a yin and yang contract...
