Chapter 743: Seeing is Believing
The first batch of 3,000 copies was sold out, 5,000 copies were printed, and after three days, another 10,000 copies were printed, and they were sold out in one day.
The owner of the bookstore personally led the craftsmen to work day and night, and printed 50,000 copies in one go, and finally withstood the wave of panic buying, but it only lasted five days, and a team of business travelers from the southeast directly bought 20,000 copies, and immediately sent them back to the southeast with fast horses......
Many people who want to buy books, unwilling to return empty-handed, began to copy by hand, in short, the streets and alleys, are talking about "The Wealth of Nations", the momentum is fierce, there is a tendency to sweep the world, encompassing the four seas.
A book can have such a great charm, and finally let everyone understand the meaning of Luoyang paper.
In fact, it is not surprising that it is so popular.
Tang Yi is a legend in the eyes of the world, the first six Kuiyuan in the past thousand years, the first member of the Ming Dynasty in history, seven years into the office, the southeast opened the sea, the northwest war I answered, led the troops on the horse, and ruled the people on the horse. Whether in the center or in the locality, he has made remarkable achievements and can be called the first official of the Ming Dynasty.
Who can not wonder why he succeeded, to put it mildly, even if it is just a blank paper with the word Tang Yi written on the cover, countless people have bought it.
Especially the people of the Mind Sect, everyone knows that Tang Yi is the new leader of the Mind Academy, but he is not yet thirty years old, he is young, and he has no writings, why do he overpower so many old-timers, and he is obsessed with learning Niu Er, the ghost knows how many people are not convinced!
If you dare to publish a book, you want to see how many catties you have in your kid.
Different people, with different ideas, buy them on a large scale, not only for their own looks, but also for relatives and friends, so that everyone can find Tang Yi's troubles together.
It can be said that the previous hot sales are completely people's fulfillment of books.
It's just that the next situation is a little different, the businessman who first discovered "The Wealth of Nations" read through it, and he decided to follow Tang Yi's suggestion and also divide the labor among his subordinates.
He produced bristle brushes, and after the division of labor, he produced 30,000 brushes in half a month, almost as much as the amount of the past two months, and the reason why he stopped was because the bristles were not enough, otherwise he could produce more.
The merchant almost fainted, it turned out that Lord Tang was not joking, but playing for real!
Oh my God, just a book, the craftsman remains the same, the working time remains the same, but the division of labor is adjusted, and the efficiency is doubled, which can be called a little stone into gold!
There are constantly people experimenting according to Tang Yi's methods, some are porcelain burners, some are making clothes, some are restaurants, and some are dim sum shops...... Every news of success adds a mystical magic to The Wealth of Nations, attracting more people to study it frantically, and the more you ponder it, the more flavorful it becomes.
In addition to the simple division of labor and specialization in the book, Tang Yi also suggested replacing punishment with a reward system, innovating tools, advocating invention, researching new processes, etc., each of which has been tried, some have failed, and some have succeeded, but one thing is certain, "The Wealth of Nations" is different from other books, there is no trace of empty talk in it, according to the method in the book, you can increase the production capacity of your workshop several times, dozens of times, with the same people, play a completely different effect.
It's amazing! As the title suggests, this is a treasure book that teaches the law of enriching the country and enriching the people!
The first to buy books was mainly from the circle of scholars, and most of them were just curious about what Tang Yi had written.
The second wave of craze was driven by businessmen, they really practiced according to the methods in the book, and they all achieved good results, Tang Yi opened a new door for them.
The author's strong aura, coupled with excellent content and strong practicality, complemented each other, which directly caused the entire spring of Jiajing to be talked about everywhere in the spring of the forty-third year of Jiajing.
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"If you don't make a hit, it's a blockbuster! It's really amazing! Xu Wei stretched out two thumbs and praised without hesitation, he kept thinking about how Tang Yi would continue to shine, he really didn't expect that he would take out a divine book so quickly, and he would no longer have to worry about being forgotten.
Tang Yi's fame has increased greatly, and for them, it can be called a great boon.
Xu Wei glanced at Wang Shizhen opposite, Wang Shizhen was still holding the book, looking down, Xu Wei said disdainfully: "I said Brother Fengzhou, it won't be a bad memory in the past few years, how many times have you read it, and you still can't remember?" ”
Wang Shizhen glanced at him, "Xu Wenchang, you are a donkey dung ball surface light, you don't see the true meaning of this book at all." ”
"I want to be taught, what did you read?" Xu Wei asked unconvinced.
Wang Shizhen closed the book, closed her eyes and thought for a while, her face full of sighs.
"In the past, when I was studying, I always longed for men to cultivate and weave women, and I was in a paradise, but according to the line, this is the most inefficient way, and I don't know how many people have broken their dreams!"
Xu Wei blinked, it seemed to make sense, "Broken dreams are a trivial matter, I'm afraid that someone will take the opportunity to make trouble and find trouble." ”
Wang Shizhen was full of fighting spirit, and laughed and said: "Come on, they want to attack Xingzhi, we are not vegetarians, if we are not convinced, we will debate and debate, and see who is reasonable!" ”
Wang Shizhen admires her brother-in-law more and more, and she spares no effort to maintain it.
"Hehe, Wang Fengzhou, you still say that I am a donkey dung ball, and you are no better. Haven't you seen the theory of action, his theory is based on practice, and it is the unity of knowledge and action. If you want to refute his point of view, you can do it exactly, just come up with the real thing. It is not possible to rely on clear talks, relying on closed doors. Xu Wei said with a smile: "So, I'm going to take those boys from the Hanlin Academy to Tianjin to have a look, hearing is false, seeing is believing, besides, I also want to learn how to make a village rich by relying on a reed mat." ”
"Okay, this is a good idea, count me in, Guozijian has just finished the exam, read thousands of books, and travel thousands of miles!"
These two people also saw through it, instead of wasting saliva and sitting and talking, it was better to lead people to take a look, they were convinced that Tang Yi would not disappoint those who supported him.
When the news was released, the response was so enthusiastic that it was beyond Xu Wei's imagination, almost all of Hanlin, from top to bottom, all signed up, and there were more than 40 people.
On the side of Guozijian, it was even more lively, Wang Shizhen thought that it would be very good to have seventy or eighty people, but how did he know that the number of registrations alone exceeded two hundred.
There are juren, tribute students, official students, benevolent students, meritorious students, example students, local officials, foreign students, young ministers and children of honorable ministers, and almost none of them are left behind.
And after a closer look, there are still many impostors, many businessmen are attracted by the content of the book, admire Tang Yi's reputation, and want to visit and ask for advice, so they spend money to buy the qualifications from the students of Guozijian to sign up.
Wang Shizhen and Xu Wei communicated with each other, they were both happy and worried, so many people, how to arrange it, I heard that Tang Yi is just a small village, a family of 100 households, how can so many people live.
Later, Zhu Dashou and Tao Dalin came up with a way, in batches, just because the Guozijian and the Hanlin Academy could not be empty, only fifty people were allowed to go at a time, and they were not allowed to bring servants.
As a result, no one took the initiative to withdraw, and finally fifty lucky people were drawn, led by Xu Wei and Wang Shizhen, to Tianjin to investigate what is mentioned in the book. They said goodbye to their classmates and spent four days rushing to Tianjin.
And under the guidance of the people, they came to the outside of the village.
Far away, looking at the past, a low adobe house, smoking from cooking, in their eyes, Xu Wei and Wang Shizhen were surprised to grow their mouths, and the fellow Hanlin and the prisoners were also amazed, it was really surprising that Lord Tang lived in such a humble place.
They approached the village and met busy villagers, who just looked at them and went on with their own business, without the slightest fear, and even no longer surprised.
Not long ago, Yin Shidan, the governor of Tianjin, also brought officials of all sizes, including prefects and counties, to meet Tang Yi and ask for advice on the law of governing the locality.
Accustomed to seeing so many officials, a group of scholars is nothing.
"Sure enough, it's different from other places, the teacher is really amazing!" Wang Xijue said happily that he was lucky to win the lottery, and when he thought of Shen Shixing, who was still writing green words in the capital, he couldn't help but gloat.
"Fengzhou Gong, let's hurry up, the village is in front."
Wang Xijue ran in front of him, and the others scrambled to follow, entered the village, and looked around, and could see that the houses were indeed poor, low and cramped, and the common people did not have a good life in the past.
But now it is completely different, everyone has a confident smile on their faces, whether it is the elderly or children, they have changed into decent clothes, clean and tidy, whether it is the road in the village or their own courtyard, they are all in order.
Moreover, there are piles of stones and bricks in front of every house, and many people who are in a hurry are ready to start building new houses. It's just that they also have to complete a sacred task before it can be their turn.
That's to build a school in the village!
Just opposite the land temple where Tang Yi lives, a large piece of flat land has been carved out, dozens of shirtless villagers are digging the foundation, visually, the area of the school also has ten houses, there are bluestone and blue bricks on the ground, and there are beams thicker than the waist, on the other side, there are more than a dozen carpenters are busy making tables, chairs and benches, ready for the dolls to go to school, everything is carried out in an orderly manner. In a month or two, within a radius of ten miles and eight towns, the largest private school will appear.
It can be seen that the villagers are indeed rich.
Cang Liao knows etiquette, and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing. The small village is willing to spare no expense to promote culture and education, which is all the credit of the teacher.
As one of Tang Yi's students, Wang Xijue was full of pride, how lucky he was to be a disciple of the teacher.
He couldn't wait to shout, "Go and see the teacher, we have to ask the teacher if we have a full stomach!" (To be continued.) )