Outside the Xuanwu Gate, in the corridor of the West Small Market, a gray cloth banner is hung vertically on a wooden stake with a high ceiling, and the banner is embroidered with the four big characters of "Shanhai Book Society", which attracts the attention of guests in the wind.

The buildings of the outer city have both the magnificent atmosphere of the north and the small and delicate of the south, the bookstore has pink walls and tiles, and the front exterior wall is half-surrounded by a six-foot-high door, and the master and servant dismount outside the door, Jia Cong is thin and tall, bookish, with a smile at the corner of his mouth, Sun Fu is of medium stature, Long Aotian is stout, and the two of them are accompanied by a small hat in a green coat, a red sweat scarf, and long boots.

There are guests, merchants, men, and people who have passed on the folk post here, and the business seems to be considerable, and everyone is puzzled to see the two shopkeepers come out to greet the little man with a smile in the morning, and they all mutter.

The capital is where the dignitaries are located, walking on a street, maybe the sedan chair passing by is a prince, they are not uncommon.

Luo Gaocai and Zheng Yexiao welcomed Jia Cong to a compartment on the left, and Luo Gaocai, who was wooden, finally said a beautiful word: "Little old man, first congratulate the master on the high school students, Lao Zheng, carry the account up." ”

Zheng Yeyu handed it over to Jia Cong in the morning, this little fat dun sat diagonally, almost fell backwards, and carefully grabbed the dim sum on the table to eat: "Son, I beat you even small and medium-sized three yuan." When we reprinted and engraved, we noted behind the 'Mountains and Seas': Guiyou Wanping Xiao Sanyuan, the first masterpiece of Dashun's first prodigy Jia. No, later "The Outer History of Confucianism" really sold hundreds of copies...... But ......"

"But the business tax is heavy, you don't have a backstage, do you? Lao Zheng, Lao Luo? Would you like to ask me to participate in the dredging relationship? And you have to sell it, and someone else sells my book, right? Jia Cong spread out the account book and took a closer look, if he hadn't become a master of the eight shares, looking at this ancient account book, his eyes would have been black.

"yes, yes." The two of them said bitterly, Zheng Yeliao still cherished the food on the table with both hands, that is very cherished and stingy, businessmen are unique to cunning, the status of businessmen in this era is low, Jia Cong also heard that Zheng Yeliao has eaten enough of poverty, and he will take food next to him day and night, and watch it before he can fall asleep.

Luo Gaocai said angrily: "It is said that it is thirty taxes and one, counting the money for the Yamen of the Xicheng Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Yamen of the Shuntian Mansion, it will go to half of it, and it will become fifteen taxes and one, and then remove the cost of engraving, wages, foot expenses for southern transportation, and banknote customs fees, childe, we don't make much money......

"Childe look at this account......" Zheng Yeyu complained: "If Childe wins the Jinshi, it can indeed ensure our longevity, but in terms of business taxes, it is best to be convenient and convenient, this is the account involving Childe...... According to Childe's shareholding at that time, small profits and quick turnovers are not a loss, but in the past few months, Childe's dividends are only three hundred taels......"

At the beginning, "Xiaolin Guangji" was sold in parts, Jia Cong sold dozens of taels, but it could be engraved and then sold, but this is not the case, a book is just a few dollars of broken silver and hundreds of copper plates.

Jia Cong accepted the dividends and silver, knocked his fingers and thought about it, modern people travel through ancient times, most of them have to do business, such as inventing soap, using technology or something, in fact, there is no strong background, and making a lot of money in business is nonsense. In "My Great Qing Dynasty", how many rich salt merchants were killed by the salt reform.

The rise of Jin merchants, the name of the imperial merchant can not be ignored, this is the backstage of Tianzi No. 1. The rise of Huizhou merchants and Zhejiang merchants is not only the convenience of geographical advantages, but also the stimulation and catalysis of the Western Age of Discovery, which promotes the commodity economy.

Jia Cong does not attach great importance to business, and opening a bookstore is not a profiteering industry, he has a more long-term goal: to use the bookstore to build his reputation, so as to win over like-minded literati groups. Making money is secondary.

Xiucai no longer has to pay taxes and serve, and can also be exempted from the conscription of two subordinates, and when he gets into the jinshi, squeezes into the scholar class, has his own source of money, buys his own house and land, and is enough to be a small landlord, there is no need to swagger.

Money, enough is enough. is excessively extravagant like Zhang Juzheng, but instead gives people a handle and makes wedding clothes for others, why bother?

What's more, the Zhuangtun and Fangtian in Jiafu will be guaranteed within a few years, of course, Jia Cong will not pin his hopes on Zhuangtun in Jiafu, nor will he be blindly comfortable. That's why I made my own money, not deliberately cautious, this is something I have to do: at the moment, Jiafu is enough, and my strength is not strong enough.

The highest political struggle is compromise.

"Small profits and quick turnover, small profits and quick turnover, anyway, there is a profit, isn't it?" Jia Congman said indifferently: "I know that the commercial tax is heavy, but the "Confucianism and Foreign History" is a big hit, and there are already opponents, and the peers are enemies, and the commercial tax should not be exempted for the time being......"

Jia Cong took out a few scrolls from his sleeve: "These paintings are sold according to the price, and the price of five dollars and silver ......"

Luo Gaocai and Zheng Yeyu were disappointed, they originally wanted to use the power of the Jia family to make it convenient, but when they opened the scroll, how many of them were sketches, and the people of this era looked nondescript, five coins of silver? Which one is stupid to buy? However, they have tasted the sweetness, and they have decided to go with Jia Cong's backstage, at least Jia Cong will be faithful, and he will not pit them, and there is still a little future to look forward to.

When Yan Song was in power, the "Sun Moon Xing" shop opened by his subordinates ate all over the capital. As a scholar, there is really no need to waste too much thought on business, power is wealth, ancient and modern.

Walk out of the cubicle to the lobby of Shanhai Book Society, there are chessboards, calligraphy and paintings, piano flutes, for guests to entertain, by the way to earn some tea and wine money, the courtyard between the four pillars of the lobby and the outer wall, and can be used for people to kick and throw pots.

The whole book club inside and outside is full of bookish atmosphere and the elegance of the life of a scholar, which is also Jia Cong's proposal.

On both sides of the second entrance gate, a couplet is framed:

If there is a will, it will be done, and the one hundred and two Qin passes will eventually belong to Chu. Hard-working people, the sky is not bearable, lying on the salary to taste the gall, three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu.

This is a couplet written by Jia Cong in the pavilion style, the original work is Pu Songling, people in this era have not seen it, and it is also a famous couplet, and many people come to observe this couplet.

Jia Cong sat silently in the lobby opposite each other, watching and hearing the conversation of the people around him: "Brother Ren, have you read "The Outer History of Confucianism"? The masterpiece of Jia Zili, the first prodigy of our Dashun. ”

"After reading it, Fan Jin is too pitiful."

"Yes, this is simply a portrayal of how many poor scholars, Fan Jin has written eight shares for decades, and he still can't write it, but he doesn't know, alas...... Pathetic, pathetic. ”

"Speaking of pitiful, Fan Jin is not as good as Yan Jiansheng, Jia Zili's penmanship is three points, Yan Jiansheng is stingy, but he does not lose his human touch, he was bullied by the big house for life, his wife Wang died, Yan Jiansheng cried to death, this is a bad wife to forget......"

"It's ridiculous...... When the prisoner was dying, he pointed to the oil lamp and couldn't speak, only the aunt surnamed Zhao understood: The master said that he wanted to cut a wick and not waste oil...... Yan Jiansheng nodded, these were his last words before he died......"

"This kind of stinginess is also strange."

Before he died, his last words were to give back a few taels of silver to the military department, saying that they had spent too much charcoal...... Ridiculous, pathetic......"

"Jia Zili is worthy of being a prodigy, precocious wisdom, this depiction of the state of the world and human feelings, no one can match it today!"

Compared with "Dream of Red Mansions" in the Grand View Garden, Wu Jingzi's "The Outer History of Confucianism" extended its tentacles to the vast society of scholars, and in the Qing Dynasty, after the "Outer History of Confucianism" came out, the scholar class rushed to the teahouse to watch to see how many people fit the characters in the book.

This is the power of excellent realism, Jia Cong is very satisfied with this, presumably he is already famous in Beijing?

In addition to the well-known Fan Jinzhongju, the most successful "Confucian History" are Yan Jiansheng, Lu Editor, Kuang Chaoren, Zhou Jin, Mr. Ma Er, etc., the authenticity and complexity of the ancient scholars' life are exhausted...... Nature is the most likely to resonate with readers in this era.

Jia Cong saw a few people pointing at Jia Xichun's calligraphy and paintings, and the sketches were naturally taught by Jia Cong, and several scholars said: "These paintings are too weird......

"That's right, it's clearly marked at five dollars of silver, who will buy it? Isn't this a trick! ”

Luo Gaocai and Zheng Yexiao blushed: Look, Jia Gongzi, are you ashamed?

"These paintings, my son wants them all, no need to bargain!" At this time, a jade-faced scholar suddenly came in, with a square appearance and a white robe, about seventeen or eighteen years old. Satin boots, dark belt, heroic and awe-inspiring, followed by four or five slave guards on the left and right.

Everyone was silent and amazed, who is this? Where did the nouveau riche come from?

Jia Cong sat calmly, and the child's eyes were level.

[Note: Regarding the ambiguity of Jia Rong and Wang Xifeng's original works, there are indeed such words in the popular version of Dream of Red Mansions, so the "Ling Xiao" brother said that replacing Jia Rui with Jia Rong is more in line with the plot of this book.

But the author didn't do this, and I will say a few words: Most of the popular copies of Dream of Red Mansions we see on the market are Cheng Gaoben (Gao E, Cheng Weiyuan's revised version A and B). Gao He not only continued to write the last 40 chapters, but also made more than 10,000 words of alteration of the first 80 chapters.

This includes the ambiguity of Jia Rong and Wang Xifeng, the seduction of Jia Baoyu, and Gao E's subversion of the image of the four people: Wang Xifeng, Raider, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You.

Gao E's motive is very simple, he is a feudal bureaucrat and maintains feudal rule, so he must be pure before he writes about Third Sister You committing suicide. In the first 80 chapters of the current passbook, the traces of Gao Yu have not been completely deleted.

My meaning is very clear: basically starting from Cao Xueqin's original intention, the Jiazhu book and Gengchen book are incomplete, and they are basically based on the refined "Fat Yan Zhai Re-evaluation of the Stone Record".

Wang Xifeng has many shortcomings, but as one of the main books, she also has bright spots, and her ambiguity with Jia Rong was tampered with by Gao E, in fact, she has the aspect of loyalty.

Therefore, I apologize to the book friends who comment on the "Ling Xiao" brother, and the author can only take some suggestions as appropriate, mainly according to his own meaning, otherwise the more he writes, the more confusing it becomes.

I hope you understand. 】