In the printing workshop of Xin Xintang in Ningbo, the craftsmen started work overnight to step up engraving and printing.

As soon as "The History of Confucianism" and "Words of the Golden Bottle of Plum" were sold, they triggered a rush to buy, and Luoyang paper was expensive for a while.

The shopkeeper in Ningbo immediately ordered to expedite the opening of a few more editions, and all the books made way for these two strange books, and the workshop was rotated continuously, and the wages were doubled.

The night is very cold, and the printing workshop can not make a fire to keep warm, so Xin Xintang makes people keep burning hot soup and sending warm wine, so that the craftsmen are not affected by the cold, so that they can continue to rush to work.

When Lu Dayong, the proprietor of Xin Xintang, left Ningbo, he specially explained that the book written by Han Xianggong should be prepared in sufficient quantities, and it should not be sold out as soon as it is sold.

At that time, the shopkeeper had prepared an inventory of 20,000 copies, but he knew that only in Ningbo alone sold more than half of them in one day!

It is said that there are many readers in Jiangnan, but when will the number of readers who can afford to spend money to buy books become so much?

As a last resort, on the first day of the sale, Xin Xintang worked overtime from the shopkeeper and steward, to the errand and man who delivered the book.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper understands that this bookstore must be a hard earner, rewarding money, eating, and not stingy, up and down this is riveting, and it is necessary to sell a few more copies before other bookstores print it!

Regardless of Ningbo, the entire Jiangnan is spreading the word that there are two strange books in Xinxintang this winter, but the supply is too weak, and the bookstores are out of stock, which is not happy.

There are scholars who are lucky enough to buy books, and suddenly become hot celebrities, old acquaintances and classmates who don't have much contact in the past, all come to the door with gifts, and all they ask for is to copy a copy of "The History of Confucianism" or "Words of the Golden Bottle".

There is a way to appreciate the strange text, but there are many people, and the speed of the seal copy is different, so it is inevitable to be angry.

Moreover, it is quite easy to copy the seal of "The History of Confucianism", but almost half of the book of "The Words of the Golden Bottle" is illustrated, how to copy it?

There are people who are good at reading Danqing, and they are immediately popular, and they don't have to care about what is written in the book, just concentrate on drawing illustrations, and some people are willing to do it for them.

What's more, he found a big house, prepared dozens of sets of tables and chairs, and posted a notice, saying that someone in the house was reciting these two strange books, and those who wanted to copy it could just sit down and write it with peace of mind.

One position, two dollars a day.

This is so cold, it is actually done as a deal!

On the contrary, in this kind of place, the field is full, and the gross profit is more than ten taels of silver in a day.

Inside the Xin Salary Hall, up and down, there is a sense of urgency that time is not waiting.

It is because everyone in the industry knows that once there is a big sale, within two or three days, other bookstores will publish and sell it to grab business.

The Wu Dynasty did not have intellectual property rights and copyright laws, and the bookstore got the book and printed it casually, and the author was the first assistant of the dynasty, and he couldn't say why.

In the eyes of the people of the time, the bookstore sent people and money to print books for you and make a name for you, and there were a few taels of pen fees less, what could you be entangled with?

Can a scholar's reputation be sold for a few taels of silver?

Don't be satisfied, you don't want to, others are waiting in line to be printed!

But who knows, Xin Xintang is like a great enemy, and after three days of hard work with a breath, the other bookstores on the street have not reacted for a long time......

The shopkeeper sent people to investigate, and got a reason why he couldn't laugh or cry, the two books were too popular, and the people from other bookstores couldn't grab them......

It wasn't until the fifth day that the bookstore next to it began to sell, and so far, only the Ningbo Xinxintang branch has sold a total of 150,000 copies of "The History of Confucianism" and "The Words of the Golden Bottle"!

In the streets and alleys, when people talk to each other, they must talk about "The History of Confucianism".

Teahouses, restaurants, scholars chatting, must say "The Words of the Golden Bottle".

"Brother Li is invited!"

"It turned out to be Brother Wang Xian, I am fortunate to be happy!"

On the street, two scholars met and greeted each other.

"Then "The History of Confucianism" and "The Words of the Golden Bottle", did Brother Li ever buy them?"

"Oh yes, the original version of Xin Xintang is out of stock, and the foolish brother only bought the reprinted version of Shen Baotang, it's a pity!"

"The younger brother asked someone to buy a copy, and he invited the heavens."

"Brother Wang Xian, good luck! I heard that there are ten volumes of "The Words of the Golden Bottle Plum", and when the new volume is sold, I also ask Brother Wang Xian to help Brother Yu! ”

"It's easy to say, it's on the little brother!"

"That fake idiot, I don't know which famous person it is, it really is, he sees through the world, and he knows all the things in the world!"

"Brother doesn't know? That fake idiot is the famous Han Chen Han Xianggong a few days ago! ”

"It's him?!"

"No, the younger brother has a relationship in Xin Xintang, and this news can't be wrong. That Han Xianggong's name is not crazy, and he writes a pseudonym for a fake idiot, which is also appropriate. ”

"I see, Han Xianggong is full of talent, I can't wait!"

I don't know how many times a day similar conversations happen, and even the news that Han Chen is now living in Dawangzhuang has spread all over Ningbo.

There is even a talented man from the Jinling Poetry Society, who publicized Han Chen's construction in winter, repairing the houses of the villagers, and building the earth dragon, saying that Han Xianggong could not see the poor and sour ......

This incident was originally spread by the monk Xuelang before he left Ningbo, and now it has been turned out again, and for a while, Han Chen's reputation for being brilliant and benevolent has been widely praised.

In Dawang Village, Chen Jiru slapped the table angrily.

"Han Bu is crazy, are you still a person? The book you wrote, your eldest brother wants to buy it, but he can't buy it! ”

Chen Jiru and Chen Zhongol are full of deep resentment after being deceived by others.

It was only because Han Chen said that the embroidered version of "The Words of the Golden Vase Plum" produced by Xin Xintang had exquisite illustrations, so Chen Jiru couldn't bear to read the manuscript, and was instructed by Aunt Han to do a lot of miscellaneous work such as supervision.

Now that the script has come out, Chen Jiru sent people to queue for three days, but he couldn't buy it......

"Big brother, don't be angry, isn't this Xin Xintang sending someone to send a sample book."

Han Chen had to persuade him with good words, "This Xinxingtang is too unruly, and it is still a long time to send a sample book, and the next time I write a book, I will not sell it to his house." ”

But this morning, the shopkeeper of Xin Xintang made a special trip to Dawangzhuang to send a sample book, and apologized again and again, saying that Han Xianggong's words were a big sell, and he was busy up and down, and he was really sorry for delaying the business.

Chen Jiru blew his beard and glared, grabbed the sample book on the table, and looked at it a few times: "Hmph, this Xinxintang is really good, the illustrations must have been written by a famous artist, you just have to tell them that when the new book is printed, it must be sent to Dawangzhuang first, and we have to check him!" ”

After speaking, I turned around and left, for a day or two, I am afraid that I will not go out again.

Chen Hou took pictures of Chen Xiaoxianggong, and flipped through the embroidered version of "The Words of the Golden Bottle and Plum" with relish, and was amazed to see it.

"Second brother, I didn't expect you to have such skills even in the room, but you have to teach me a few tricks to scatter!"