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Zhao Han discovered an interesting phenomenon. Those who are most receptive to Personality Theory are neither peasants nor workers, but lowly households and domestic slaves!

At the same time, you must also be literate and have a certain amount of self-thought.

Take Fei Chun and Fei Yu as examples. They also wanted to join the Datong Society, but they were collectively opposed by the members.

Not only their masters remained silent, even poor scholars such as Xu Ying and Liu Ziren were unwilling to stand up and speak out.

Zhao Han tried to convince everyone, emphasizing that personality is born equal, but he still couldn't get everyone's approval.

nothing more than——

I recognize the theory of personality, and I also recognize the equality of personalities.

However, house slaves are not eligible to participate in the Gathering Society!

"Brother, it's sold well today," Fei Chun said cheerfully, "There was a merchant who bought a hundred copies and gave him two taels of silver."

Fei Yu complained: "The Iron Foot Club and the Boat Club are stingy, and many people buy a book together. After buying it back, they tell stories to others, listen to a chapter of the novel for a penny, and earn back all the money they bought for the book. "

"By the way," Fei Chun said again, "Some merchants asked if they could pay to order. They are all out-of-town merchants, and they only stayed in Hekou Town for half a month. They were afraid of missing the next chapter of the novel."

Zhao Han slapped his thigh fiercely, and said happily, "This is a good idea, why didn't I think of it. Tell me, if you want to order, just pay a ten-cent deposit, and you can register at the restaurant. From now on, you can directly come to the restaurant counter to pick up books. The restaurant only Keep it for three months, if you do not take it after the expiration date, the order will be voided, and the deposit will not be refunded."

"Okay, I'll talk about it now." Fei Chun acted immediately.

"I'll go too." Fei Yu shouted.

These two bookboys are very active in selling magazines, especially this issue of "Gateway Theory"!

They act impatiently, wanting more people to understand the principle of "equality of personality". Even if the status quo cannot be changed, as long as everyone agrees that personality is equal, they will be happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Peasants are a progressive force, but they also have negative thoughts.

If you want to attract farmers, there must be natural and man-made disasters, and once you make a move, there will be a big commotion.

The lowly households with knowledge should be the targets of early competition.

Towards evening, Zhao Han packed his things and went back to the academy, when Fei Yu suddenly brought a merchant over.

"Brother, a master wants to see you." Fei Yu shouted.

The man was wearing cotton-filled Yesa and a big black hat on his head. He cupped his hands and said, "Jinling Luyu, with a great character, has studied in Wanli for 30 years. I have met Mr. Zhao!"

"Don't dare," Zhao Han hurriedly replied, "Your Excellency is a senior, I can only be called a late student."

Lu Yu immediately laughed and said, "Then I'll ask you, how about calling me a good brother?"

Zhao Han said, "Brother Guang is too polite."

Lu Yu took out a copy of "The Goose Lake Weekly" and directly turned to the novel part: "My dear brother, is the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" finished?"

"It's finished." Zhao Han said.

Lu Yu explained why he came here: "I want to bring it back to Jinling for publishing. Can you send me a manuscript? As for the retouching fee, that's easy to say."

"How much?" Zhao Han asked directly.

"How about thirty taels?" Lu Yu asked.

Zhao Han turned his head to look at Fei Yu: "Send off the guests!"

Fei Yu smiled and said, "Master Lu, please."

Lu Yu stretched out a slap: "Fifty taels."

Zhao Han said: "Fifty taels is fine, but I will only give you half of the manuscript."

"It's too expensive." Lu Yu shook his head.

The area of ​​Jiangsu and Zhejiang is prosperous, the writing style is prosperous, the publishing industry is developed, and the manuscript fee is very high.

But it also depends on the type of work.

For example, manuscripts were obtained through special channels, and Cheng Mojizi (compilation of recent Jinshi articles) was printed and distributed. The manuscript fee for such teaching supplementary materials was very high.

It is necessary to invite a famous artist to write a preface to Cheng Mo Jizi, and the manuscript fee should be at least one hundred taels, or even two or three hundred taels, depending on the status of the famous artist.

Invite a few more talents to comment on articles, edit and proofread articles, and the manuscript fee will be at least ten taels per person. You have to treat them to a good meal, print them out, and give each person a few sample books.

This kind of teaching supplementary materials, the printing volume is very large, there is no shortage of sales, the profit is not lost, and the manuscript fee is considerable.

The novel is not good, no one can guess for sure, it is purely a gamble.

Lu Yu was very optimistic about "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he thought for a while and said: "Sixty taels, I want all the manuscripts, how about the author's signature Li Zhuowu?"

Alas, these profiteers, Li Zhi has been dead for decades, yet they still want to take advantage of their popularity.

Zhao Han said with a smile: "Forty taels will sell you half of it. If the sales volume is decent, and you want to finish the publication, the remaining half will be sold to you for one hundred taels."

Lu Yu was speechless and didn't want to speak.

The market is like this, when Cheng Mo Jizi is published, famous writers can write a preface casually, and they can get one or two hundred taels of draft fee.

Zhao Han spent three years working hard to write "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", but the bookseller thought he was only worthy of a few dozen taels of draft fee-this is because the bookseller thought his novel would be a bestseller.

After some haggling, the price was finally settled at one hundred taels, and both parties felt that they had lost money.

Zhao Han got 100 taels at a time, and he didn't care about the rest. The author's signature, either cat or dog, was fine.

This thing can't be famous, and scholars who create novels will only make people laugh.

"Fengshen Yanyi" has been a bestseller in recent years, but no one knows who wrote it. Even, there is no author's signature at all, only "editor so-and-so" is noted, and the real author is still guessed hundreds of years later.

Lu Yufeng came with a deposit of thirty taels, and invited Zhao Han to have a drink.

Free dinner, if you don't eat for nothing, Zhao Han also called Fei Chun and Fei Yu to the table.

While pushing cups and changing glasses, Zhao Han pointed to the magazine and asked, "What do you think, Brother Guang, about this "Gateway Theory"?"

Lu Yu avoided talking about it, and said with a smile: "I only care about making money, and I haven't studied knowledge for a long time."

"Are you here to buy goods from Lead Mountain?" Zhao Han asked.

"Buy a few ships of paper and go back." Lu Yu replied.

There are many places in the country that produce paper, including around Nanjing. Lu Yushe seeks distance because of the complete range of Qianshan paper, and the price is relatively much cheaper.

In the trade and transportation of the Ming Dynasty, if the whole journey could be shipped by water, the biggest cost would be tariffs (tolls).

However, pens, ink, paper, inkstones and books can be exempted from tolls!

Even if nobles and tyrants set up checkpoints privately, they dare not do anything with cultural items. This stuff is likely to arouse public outrage.

Zhao Han knocked on the magazine again and said: "Mr. Li Zhuowu has been dead for decades. I am afraid that no one believes that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is his posthumous work. If "Geographical Theory" is printed on the title page of the novel, wouldn't it Is it more convincing?"

"yes!"

Lu Yu understood and said happily: "This method is wonderful. Come, let me toast my brother!"

After a meal, the two made an appointment to copy the manuscript tomorrow.

The manuscript cannot be taken away by Lu Yu, Zhao Han still needs to use it himself. You can only ask someone to copy it, and then pay the balance of the manuscript fee after the copy is finished.

As for the copyists, Zhao Han recommended Liu Ziren and Xu Ying to help them earn some extra money.

Zhao Han threw out a piece of silver, which was worth two taels, and said to Fei Chun and Fei Yu, "You guys have worked hard these past few days selling ten-week magazines, so let's share it for wine."

"Thank you brother!"

The two were overjoyed, and felt that following Zhao Han was even more of a mess.

Zhao Han was also very happy, he finally made a fortune, which was a huge sum of money.

The next day, Lu Yu came to the academy and asked Xu Ying and Liu Ziren to copy the manuscript.

He was in a hurry to get the manuscript, so Fei Yu and Fei Chun joined in, and the four of them copied faster together.

During the lunch break, Xu Ying and Liu Ziren came to express their thanks together.

Zhao Han said with a smile: "They are all my brothers, so I will naturally think of you if there are benefits, so don't say so much."

"Don't say thank you for your kindness, there will be rewards in the future." Liu Ziren cupped his hands.

Xu Ying stopped talking. He became more introverted and silent. He kept everything in his heart and would not easily speak out to cause trouble.

There were still many copyists in the mid-Ming Dynasty. With the popularization of movable type printing technology, there were very few book copying businesses in the late Ming Dynasty—except for remote prefectures and counties.

Ordinary books can be bought in bookstores, and the price is relatively cheap.

There are very few people in need of really expensive books, and it is pure luck to help people copy books and make money.

At some point, Fei Yuanjian appeared out of nowhere and said in a low voice, "Chen Lide is gone. I saw him look resentful, and I'm afraid he will slander you everywhere."

"I'm not afraid of people's slander if I dare to put forward the theory of personalities." Zhao Han and Fei Yuanjian put their arms around each other, "However, thank you for reminding me. How have you learned recently?"

Fei Yuanjian said: "I'm already studying the scriptures, and I'll see if I can be a scholar in two years' time."

"To share with you." Zhao Han said with a smile.

But it said that the teacher of the academy, Chen Lide, was disgraced in the debate, and he was ashamed to stay in Hanzhu Academy to teach.

After receiving his salary, the guy immediately packed up and left.

He ran far away to Shitang Town, joined his classmates when he was young, and got a job in Zhu's private school in Shitang.