"I wonder what Mr. Tanabe is here for?"

A sudden rhetorical question, only made Tanabe Jiro dumb for a moment, originally on the way here, he could be ready to be full of praise, so that Hua for nearly a year he knows the character of the literati of the Qing Dynasty, good reputation, especially praise by others, even if that Li Zhongtang knows Japan's ambitions for Korea, he only needs to praise the foreign affairs he founded, and he immediately becomes eyebrows fluttering, overjoyed, there is like the one in front of him, but just two words of praise, he immediately reined in his mind and went straight to the point.

How can you be so rude!

It's like a Western ...... I almost forgot that the person in front of me grew up in the West, and realizing his mistake, Tanabe Jiro hurriedly withdrew the words of praise in his heart and quickly turned to the purpose of this trip.

"This is the case, Mr. Tang's "Tai Xi Ce" has been widely disseminated in Japan, even if the emperor has praised him, calling him a sage of the world, and what I am doing in Japan now, although I have lost my conceit, faced the reality, and wholeheartedly imitated the West, but I am still in ignorance, but Mr. has solved the advantages and disadvantages of various countries one by one, and can really make Japan a lesson. Although China and Japan are separated by a wide ocean, it is difficult to stop the heart of our country to study, and the contemptible people make China because of its geographical advantages, and have purchased hundreds of copies of Mr.'s works for friends......"

If others listen to Tanabe Jiro's words, I am afraid that the most has already floated, this book has been spread to Japan, it can be said that everyone in the United States knows, this fame, this reputation, how can it be unexpected, but Tang Haoran suddenly became vigilant, well, he originally intended to inform the Chinese people where the strong roots of the West are, although it has also caused a sensation in China, but as far as the official is concerned, that is, as a "general journal" to see, do not look at the deep meaning of the explanation. But now let the Japanese notice first!

However, I think about it, in history, among the countries that have studied Europe and the United States, the most successful are the Japanese, and Japan has always been a "competent" student, which is precisely the deficiency of China and other countries.

"Because of the relationship between the publisher in my next home, I hope to get my husband's permission to release this book in Japan! In order to spread the knowledge of Mr. widely! ”

As soon as Tanabe's words fell, Tang Haoran couldn't help but look at him several times, this was to come to the door and ask him for copyright.

Copyright!

Suddenly, it was only at this time that Tang Haoran realized that he didn't seem to get half a cent from the book "Tai Xice" at all, not just wrote it in vain! Even the silver for plate making was paid by Zhang Zhidong, that is, "Vertical and Horizontal Technique" got a few dozen taels of manuscript fees.

Okay!

I copied such a thick book and didn't earn a penny!

However, the Japanese in front of me is also strange, since you have already bought the book to Japan, you can just print it, and why do you come to yourself to ask for authorization?

This is Tang Haoran does not understand Japan, if it can be published directly, Tanabe Jiro will never take the initiative to send it to the door, Japan is indeed a good student of Europe and the United States, just like the study of the Tang Dynasty, the introduction and reproduction of various systems in Europe and the United States one by one, which naturally includes the concept of "copyright" and "royalties", and even a few years ago, Fukuzawa Yukichi also asked for royalties for the old work, and sued a number of publishing companies, now Tanabe naturally will not give himself that trouble.

And the reason why he came to visit Tang Haoran was because he was right in the minds of Chinese scholars, in order to publish his personal works, they even paid for their own books, and now someone can refuse to publish a book for him for free, but he obviously forgot about it, the person in front of him is known for "Zhiyang", he mentioned this, Tang Haoran immediately realized that he had lost a lot before, no, he had to find a way to get it back, and he couldn't spare this devil.

"So, you're trying to get permission from me to publish this book in Japan?"

"If you can, you want to get authorization from other regions besides China!"

Okay!

This kid is really black-hearted! Can't let him go so easily!

"It can't be!"

Tang Haoran shook his head and refused.

"It's not that I don't trust Tanabe-kun, but I don't trust translators from other countries, if they are translated into English and German, if they don't understand their meaning, I may misunderstand Tang's original meaning, so I don't have this intention when it comes to authorizing other countries!"

Hearing him say this, Tanabe suddenly anxious, Tanabe's publishing house is average, because of the publication of new books in a few years, but only barely operated, now "Tai Xize" is popular in Japan, but let Tanabe see the opportunity, Japan is different from the Qing Kingdom, any book that helps to understand the West will be highly respected in Japan, not to mention, this book is definitely sought after in Japan, and even my father's letter said that if it is published, the first edition will be printed 200,000 copies.

"Mr. Tang, China and Japan have the same language and the same species, how can I not understand the meaning of Mr. Tang's book!" ，

"This ......"

Therefore, Tang Haoran, who was in a contemplative state, was silent, all of which were hesitant, and only when he was impatient at the edge of the field did he say slowly.

"If you give it to your company to release the Japanese version, you can't do it, but it's ......"

"Please rest assured that we will print this book with the best machine and the best paper!"

Don't you know what I want?

This little devil, do you have to pick out what you say? Seeing that he was still pretending to be confused there, and Tang Haoran, who was eager to earn some money from this book, simply pretended to sigh bitterly.

"It's not easy to live in Chang'an!"

Tanabe, who was familiar with Chinese classics, immediately understood what Tang Haoran meant, not other problems, but silver problems! This man is too philistine!

"Mr. Tang, please rest assured, we will definitely give you the most generous moisturizer!"

complained in his heart, Tanabe will be completely understood, the person in front of him is not a Chinese scholar at all, and what to talk about with him is simply playing the piano to the cow, this person is the same as a Westerner, and he wants copyright.

“…… 10,000 yen! ”

Hesitantly, Tanabe spit out a number, originally he wanted to say five thousand yen, but when it came to his mouth, it was doubled.

"Tanabe-kun, do you know that some time ago, a British businessman offered to buy the distribution rights of 'Tessice' in England for 10,000 pounds, and the royalties are recorded separately, Tanabe-kun, do you think the price you proposed is appropriate?"

Zheng Yonglin's face was full of surprise when Mr. said this sentence as if it were true or false, although his family in Nagasaki was also a small asset, but it was difficult to come up with 10,000 pounds in cash at a time, and Mr. Tang's book could be sold for such a high price, which was completely beyond his imagination.

"This ......"

10,000 pounds, that's nearly 70,000 yen, 70,000 yen to buy the copyright of a book, how is this possible, even if it is Fukuzawa Yukichi's book, it is only 10,000 yuan.

"Well, but China and Japan, separated by a strip of water, have been friendly for thousands of years, how can they be compared with the British, 30,000 yen, and I will charge 15% of the copyright fee after the release!"

There is no room for negotiation, Tang Haoran picked up the teacup after saying his request, but there was a burst of pride in his heart, in history, a copy of "Western Affairs" by Fukuzawa Yukichi could be sold at a high price of a few hundred thousand yen 20 years ago, if "Tai Xice" can sell hundreds of thousands of copies, maybe he can earn himself a small steel mill over, the equipment of the Qingxi Iron Works in Guizhou is only worth more than 10,000 pounds, maybe when the time comes, he can build a steel factory or something with Japanese money in Tianjin or somewhere.

At this time, Tanabe's heart was turning over a huge wave, 30,000 yen, 15% royalty, such a harsh condition, whether to accept or refuse, looking at Tang Haoran with a teacup, he knew that it was impossible for the person in front of him to make concessions, but what he thought of was the increasingly depressed business at home. Even if you promise him, the profit is still extremely considerable!

"Mr. Tang, 25,000 yen, in addition to the publishing rights in Japan, I also hope that when Your Excellency's "Taixi Zongjutsu" is complete, it will also be distributed exclusively by Tanabe Kaisha in Japan!"

"Hey......"

After Tanabe left, looking at Tanabe's back, Tang Haoran couldn't help but sigh.

"Mr. Ziran!"

Zheng Yonglin, who had been by Tang Haoran's side for the past few days, looked at him helplessly and asked softly.

"The student has something unknown!"

Zheng Yonglin, who has been studying in the Qing Dynasty for a year, knows more about Chinese scholars than Tang Haoran, and knows better how they indulge in old dreams, are in danger and do not know it, and talk about "the dignity of the Celestial Empire" all day long, regardless of the reality of the oceans. Mr.'s sigh at this time is probably also because of Japan's emphasis on this book, and the Qing Dynasty......

"Huh?"

"Since Mr. knows that the Qing Guoshi is obsessed with old dreams, has no intention of opening his eyes to see the world, and has no desire to forge ahead, why is he still willing to live in the Qing Kingdom?"

Zheng Yonglin's question, so he is asking Tang Haoran, it is better to say that he is asking for himself, the Zheng family has been in Japan for hundreds of years, although the family motto has made Ran learn the nationality code since childhood, although he intermarried with the Japanese, he still cherishes his homeland, but that homeland is the Ming country, not the Qing country, although it is so, but it is extremely close to China.

Since his uncle's envoy to China, his uncle's temperament has changed greatly, and he is extremely disappointed in the Qing Kingdom, but he is full of expectations for Japan's forge ahead, and he can't understand it at first, but after coming to the Qing Kingdom, it took only a year to understand where his uncle's disappointment came from, and that disappointment was despair of the country that was about to die. The whole Qing country is in the realm of being destroyed, and they don't know it, how can they not make people despair.

But he didn't understand why, like Tang Haoran, obviously saw that there was no hope for the Qing Kingdom, and was obviously treated coldly, why he was still willing to stay in the Qing Dynasty.

Because...... I'm Chinese!

The answer couldn't be more obvious, but looking at Zheng Yonglin, his gaze became a little complicated, and then he heard him say it again.

"Sir, since he is so disappointed in the Qing Dynasty, and since he is so disappointed in the Qing Kingdom, and since he is unable to display his talents in the Qing Kingdom, from the point of view of the students, if Mr. goes to Japan, Japan and China are of the same language and species, if Mr. can go to Japan, in the name of Mr., he will be able to reuse, and when Japan rises, if China is threatened by the West, Japan can also help him......"

Without waiting for Zheng Yonglin to finish speaking, Tang Haoran turned to face him and said.

"Yonglin, you are Chinese! I, too, am Chinese! ”