Genuine bookstore.
It was already the second watch, but the lights in the genuine bookstore were still bright.
Hou Donglai came into the room, wiped his sweat, and said to Zhang Fei who was sitting inside: "Don't worry, Sanlang. It won't be a problem to print another hundred copies of Bachelor Sima's article."
"That's good!"
Zhang Fei nodded, "Have their money been delivered?"
Hou Donglai said: "I have sent them all, and Bafunlou and Panlou have sent an extra hundred strings."
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, "Why give more?"
Hou Donglai said: "They are afraid that they will not have enough money. It will be troublesome to send money over at last minute. So they will simply leave a hundred guan with us first. If necessary, they will send someone directly to get the tabloid."
Nowadays, it's only a few hundred guan, which has to be transported by oxcart. Bianlou and Panlou don't care about the money. What they want is efficiency.
The situation of "not reporting to other stores" in their store can no longer be allowed.
"As expected of Bai Fun Tower, you are really rich!" Zhang Fei nodded with a smile, and suddenly looked at the energetic Hou Donglai, "Old Hou! You must have been up all night yesterday, right?"
"It seems...it seems so. I just squinted for a while in the morning."
After saying that, Hou Donglai asked again: "Why does Sanlang ask?"
Zhang Fei said sarcastically: "I just see that you don't seem sleepy at all."
Hou Donglai chuckled: "I...I have never done such a profitable business in my life, but I am so excited that I probably won't be able to sleep today."
After talking about it, my eyes stopped laughing.
Not only him, but also all the craftsmen in the day shift and Hong Zhong were working harder and harder.
How interesting this business is that people come to your door and rush to give away money!
There used to be occasional tabloids on the market, but they are completely incomparable to this tabloid!
One of the very important reasons is that those tabloids are all handwritten and have extremely limited quantities, while they use movable type printing. The larger the quantity, the more they make.
As it happens, there is really a lot of demand. If the sales continue like this, it will really make a fortune!
Why sleep?
Zhang Fei said: "You still have to pay attention to rest these two days, I still have a task for you."
Hou Donglai hurriedly asked: "What mission?"
Zhang Fei said: "I plan to divide this genuine bookstore into two, into a movable type workshop and a printing workshop. One workshop will be specialized in producing movable type, while the other workshop will be specialized in printing."
Hou Donglai felt confused and asked: "Why is this?"
Zhang Fei said: "First of all, we have limited housing here, and the surrounding housing prices are very expensive. There is no need to make movable type here."
Hou Donglai nodded: "That's right. Not to mention it's expensive, you can't rent it at all."
Zhang Fei continued: "Furthermore, movable type can also be profitable. We can sell movable type to other workshops."
Hou Donglai listened and said, "Sanlang, this is absolutely impossible."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Are you worried that others will steal our business?"
"Isn't it?" Hou Donglai said.
Zhang Fei said: "Then do you know that this tree is as beautiful as the forest, but the wind will destroy it. If our printing workshop is the only one left in Tokyo, then we will be finished."
Hou Donglai nodded in understanding.
Zhang Fei added: "But for now, we still won't sell the movable type. After all, we don't make much money."
Hou Donglai nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Zhang Fei said: "The task I give you is to find the workshop."
Hou Donglai said, "I understand. I'll ask Fang Ya tomorrow."
Zhang Fei said: "Then go to bed early today."
"Why!"
...
By the time Zhang Fei returned home, it was already midnight.
But no matter when he came back, it was Gao Wenyin who opened the door for him.
"Remember I said many times, if I come back late, Madam won't have to wait for me."
Zhang Fei said with a hint of apology.
Gao Wenyin just smiled shyly as always, and said: "The water is always hot, and the food is also hot. Should Sanlang take a bath first, or eat something first."
I'm sorry, but Gao Wenyin's thoughtfulness was really irresistible. Zhang Fei thought for a moment, "I'll take a shower first."
Gao Wenyin said: "I'll get ready right now."
"oh."
Zhang Fei suddenly thought of something, "Is Lao Qi back?"
Gao Wenyin said: "I'll be back in the evening."
Zhang Fei nodded and said to the tired Li Si: "Li Si, go and ask Lao Qi to wait for me in the living room, and then go find Xiao Tao."
"Why!"
After responding, Li Si suddenly asked: "Third brother, what do I want from Xiao Tao?"
Gao Wenyin also looked at Zhang Fei curiously.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Of course I'll ask her to make something for you to eat, otherwise why?"
Gao Wenyin hurriedly said: "We are all prepared."
There is no distinction between master and servant in her eyes, so she usually prepares the meals for Zhang Fei, Li Si, and Long Wu.
...
I took a bath, washed away all the sweat, and felt much better.
When we came to the living room, hot meals were already placed on the table, and Nancy Feng was also standing in the hall.
"Old Seven! Sit down!"
Zhang Fei pointed to the opposite side, then sat down on his own.
Nancy Feng was not polite to Zhang Fei and sat across from him.
"You did a good job on this."
Zhang Fei nodded approvingly.
Feng Nanxi hurriedly said: "It's all Li Bao and the others...!"
"You don't need to say such polite words in front of me, and I'm not saying polite words." Zhang Fei interrupted him and asked: "Do you know who you are working for now."
Nancy Feng hesitated for a moment, "I don't dare to guess at the specifics, but it must be a big deal."
"Official!"
Zhang Fei said straightforwardly.
Nancy Feng was immediately dumbfounded.
Zhang Fei said: "To be more specific, it is the Taxation Department that has just been established by the imperial court. I think your cautious and cautious style is very suitable for this job. Are you interested in joining the Taxation Department?"
Nancy Feng was stunned, "I...can I do it?"
Zhang Fei nodded, "It depends on whether you are willing or not?"
Nancy Feng smiled sheepishly, "Of course I am willing to do this."
Compared with the identity of the Zhang family's housekeeper, it is of course much more interesting to join the Taxation Department.
Zhang Fei added: "At the same time, I also want Shi Erlang to go in."
Nancy Feng said in surprise: "Why?"
Zhang Fei said: "Because the Taxation Department needs to establish a very broad network of contacts, I hope to use Erlang's network of contacts and his personality of making friends to expand the Taxation Department. One of you will be in charge of the internal affairs, and the other will be in charge of the external affairs."
Feng Nanxi frowned: "But Erlang is very loyal, I'm afraid he won't be willing to take advantage of his brother."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I just value his virtues of loyalty and will not let him betray anyone. As for using him, that's out of the question. We only need information, and brothers must help each other. If his brother has Even if it is difficult, we will also provide assistance.”
When Nancy Feng heard that this was feasible, she asked again: "Should I ask my sister-in-law first?"
Zhang Fei said: "No, so as not to worry her. It's not appropriate to let too many people know about this matter. I didn't even tell Zhi Qian."
Nancy Feng nodded, "I understand."
He knew that Wang Anshi's new law was coming out soon, and a huge political storm would definitely form. He had to make arrangements as soon as possible and grab as many cards as possible in order to face this storm. When the time comes, you will not be helpless.
...
Early the next morning.
Wang Anshi went out early and came to the tavern closest to the imperial city.
"Master Wang, what would you like to eat today?" the shopkeeper asked.
"Two cooking cakes and a bowl of porridge."
After Wang Anshi finished speaking, he glanced around and saw another newspaper in someone's hand. He couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "What are they looking at?"
The shopkeeper said hurriedly: "Tabloid. There's a new one today."
"Tabloid?" Wang Anshi asked, "Isn't it Di Bao?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "The shop has not received the newspaper today."
"How do those people do things?" Wang Anshi whispered, and then said: "Bring me a tabloid."
"Why!"
Soon, a tabloid was delivered to Wang Anshi.
When Wang Anshi opened it, he knew that Xu Zhiqian had written it. After a few casual glances, he knew roughly what he was writing.
It is nothing more than dissecting the previous lawsuit and using it to discuss the court's legal revision.
Use justice to explain politics.
These views are completely unattractive to Wang Anshi.
But other people really enjoyed watching it.
He also heard the discussion at the next table: "What the tabloid said is quite true. Today, those landlords can use tenants to create public resentment in order to prevent the court from legally taxing taxes. Then tomorrow, can they use public resentment to kill people and set fires? "
"Yes! I agree with this sentence very much. The imperial court revised this law to respect the principle that the law is nothing more than human feelings. In the past, the big landowners used tenants to win the sympathy of the imperial court. This put the imperial court in a dilemma. If this continues, the imperial court will no longer sympathize with those tenants."
"It is also true that the law does not punish the public. Now the number of tenants is increasing day by day. We cannot let those landlords control the tenants. No matter what they do, they can use the law to escape the crime. Only the judiciary can protect the tenants. rights.”
"Then Bachelor Sima is really lucky. It has taken so long to revise just this one law. Why hasn't it been promulgated yet?"
...
Wang Anshi secretly despised those officials, saying, "You only understand these truths now. I really don't know how you became officials."
...
"Junshi!"
Wen Yanbo had just arrived in front of the imperial city gate and happened to meet Sima Guang, so he hurriedly shouted.
Sima Guang stopped and bowed his hands, "Good morning, Lord Wen."
Wen Yanbo walked over and said, "Jun Shi, have you revised your laws and regulations?"
Sima Guang said: "It's almost done."
Wen Yanbo said: "I think you can use this as a topic again and publish the revised regulations in the tabloid first."
Sima Guang said depressedly: "Mr. Wen, a whole day has passed. Can you stop talking about this? I really beg you."
Wen Yanbo said hurriedly: "I am talking to you seriously, but I am not teasing you. Do you know that another tabloid issue came out today, and it also attracted a lot of attention."
Sima Guang said feebly: "What does this have to do with me?"
Wen Yanbo said: "This issue of the tabloid uses the original lawsuit to explain the reasons for amending the law from a judicial perspective. When I just had breakfast, I found that many people after reading this tabloid were complaining, why haven't you revised the law yet? .
This shows that the heated discussion yesterday was not entirely due to your article. The tabloid also contributed to it. The article by the young lady of the Xu family is really just average, but it can attract everyone's attention, which shows that the tabloid is extraordinary! "
Sima Guang frowned, "What does Duke Wen mean?"
Wen Yanbo said: "After you have revised this law, write another article with this title as the title, expounding the court's concept of revising the law, and print it in a tabloid. Print more, and it is best to spread it to other places. This will get twice the result with half the effort. "
Sima Guang seemed a little hesitant and said, "How about Duke Wen write it?"
Wen Yanbo said: "I didn't cultivate this, so how could I write it?"
Sima Guang waved his hand and said: "But I really don't want to be in the limelight anymore. Forget it, forget it."
In his opinion, it was enough, as long as the landowners did not dare to threaten the court with tenants.
Wen Yanbo was angry and said, "You!"
While the two were chatting, they entered the imperial city and suddenly saw many officials standing in front of a palace wall.
Wen Yanbo said: "It seems that the newspaper has been released."
This wall is specially used for posting newspapers. The Di Bao usually publishes some disasters that occurred in various places, and officials must read them.
The two walked over and took a look. It turned out that there was no disaster somewhere, but an article written by Wang Anshi, which mainly discussed the method of sending soldiers, and also touched on the method of equalization.
Wang Anshi knew that the Civil Service Law was of greatest concern to the people, while the Equalized Loss Law involved more wealthy businessmen, who mostly had indirect relationships with the people, and the Civil Service Law was used to win the hearts and minds of the people.
However, the article did not directly disclose his exemption law regulations, but elaborated on the background and theory of his reform.
After Wen Yanbo read it, he saw many officials around him writing and copying, praising him repeatedly. He couldn't help but sigh, "I have to say, this Wang Jiefu's article is indeed superior to you and me."
Sima Guang snorted: "It's just words to deceive people, not worth mentioning."
Just leave after saying that. You will definitely not be convinced by your words.
Wen Yanbo suddenly had an idea and chased after him, hehehe said: "It turns out that Junshi didn't dare to write any more articles because he was afraid of being outdone by Wang Jiefu!"
Sima Guang asked: "Am I afraid of him?"
Wen Yanbo said: "Your article was only published yesterday. Today Wang Jiefu published his article in the Di newspaper. He obviously wants to compete with you. It's a pity that he didn't expect it, and you didn't dare to Accept the challenge.”
Sima Guang said: "Who said I dare not?"
Wen Yanbo said: "Then write another one and see whose article gets more attention."
"I...."
Sima Guang was extremely guilty, but he was not blind. Wang Anshi's article was indeed better than his.
Talent is such a hurtful thing.
Wen Yanbo stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I know your difficulties, don't worry, I won't tell others, just pretend that I haven't mentioned it before."
Sima Guang is an old fox, he can keep his composure in everything, except Wang Anshi.
No one can lose to Wang Anshi. The key thing is that Wang Anshi published an article today, making it clear that it was for him.
Sima Guang's forehead felt hot, "What's the difficulty? I just don't want to be in the limelight, so I just write, and I'm afraid he won't succeed."
Wen Yanbo hurriedly said: "You should calm down your anger, don't force it."
Sima Guang snorted: "Don't be upset, Duke Wen. I just wrote an article. How reluctant can I be? Besides, it is also my duty to let the people know more about the new laws."
Diligence can make up for weakness, but talent doesn't necessarily make up for it.
...
At almost the same time, Wang Anshi also entered the imperial city. He went directly to Jinzouyuan, and Di Bao was in charge of Jinzouyuan.
"Mr. Xing, didn't you say that the newspaper would be sent out early this morning?"
He asked an official named Xing Zhi.
Xing Zhizhi nodded and said: "Yesterday we went to the Academy of Music and copied fifty copies of Scholar Wang's articles overnight, and we have sent them all out."
Wang Anshi was speechless and said excitedly: "Everyone's tabloids are printed, but the court's Jinzouyuan still uses copying?"
Xing Zhi said sarcastically: "We have always copied the newspapers that we enter in the memorial hall. After all, we don't need too many copies. If we use printed ones, we have to engrave them first, which is more troublesome and won't last for several days. It’s simply impossible to do. It’s much faster to copy it and I can send it out today.”
After Wang Anshi heard this, he didn't know what to say. He wanted to publish it today, but he definitely wouldn't be able to make it in time, so he could only leave Jinzouyuan in depression.
Halfway through, I happened to meet Lu Huiqing.
"Teacher."
When Lu Huiqing saw Wang Anshi, he walked quickly to him and said excitedly: "My teacher's article was really well written."
Wang Anshi said depressedly: "Really?"
Lu Huiqing said seriously: "I swear to God, even if that article was written by Bachelor Sima, I would still applaud it."
Wang Anshi whispered: "But I didn't listen to anyone's discussion."
Lu Huiqing exclaimed: "Now everyone is immersed in copying my teacher's articles, and there is no need to discuss it. If you wait for a day or two, it will definitely trigger a heated discussion."
After hearing this, Wang Anshi's eyes lit up and he secretly said, "Yes!" Sima Junshi’s article, why not print more copies and send them to others, who will read them? Even if there are only fifty copies of my article, I can make five hundred copies, so why bother printing it.
That's what happened.
He smiled.
