Without this, it would have been very easy for the bookstore to cheat, after all, it was impossible for the two girls to send a person to stay in the bookstore every day, counting how many books were sold in a day. Although the bookstore can also cooperate with the printing workshop to deceive the two, it is more difficult to pull a workshop into the water to help them cheat.

The agreement is written into the contract, once the little girl has doubts about the number and takes the deed to the yamen to fight a lawsuit, then it is not only the bookstore that will be convicted, but also the workshop.

For a few taels or even dozens of taels of silver, taking such a risk, no matter which printing workshop will agree. Unless they offer a very attractive price.

But isn't it redundant to buy a printing workshop with two silver? They have nothing to gain, and they have to take huge risks.

"Thank you for the compliment." Zhao Ruxi saw that the guy was grinding the ink well, and took the initiative to ask, "I'll write the contract." I have to bother the shopkeeper to hire someone. ”

The shopkeeper was surprised, but still made a gesture: "Girl, please." "Tell the guy to go to the shop next door and ask the shopkeeper over there.

Zhao Ruxi has signed a contract with Yinlou and is familiar with the ancient contract format. She wrote it in the ancient format, and then added "liability for breach of contract" and the method and time of payment, and then stopped.

The shopkeeper looked at the contract, raised his head and glanced at Zhao Ruxi again.

When he saw Zhao Ruxi asking him to go next door to invite a Chinese person, he once again felt that Zhao Ruxi seemed shrewd, but he was actually immature. After all, they signed a white deed instead of a red deed, and they didn't need to go to the official office to report for the record. In the event of a dispute, only the Chinese person shall be the master of the judgment. And this Chinese person is invited by him, it is his acquaintance, once he breaches the contract, the Chinese person is on his side, and this little girl cannot take advantage of it.

But seeing that the contract was written in such detail that there was no loophole to drill, he doubted his own judgment.

Zhao Ruxi saw him looking at himself and said with a smile: "Does the shopkeeper think that I am too relieved of you?" In fact, to me, these words are just a matter of a few taels of silver, and they are not worth my reward. But from this, it can be seen that the character of the shopkeeper is also worth it. ”

She smiled: "After all, my sister is only thirteen years old, and she still has a long time to write a script." At the cost of a few taels of silver, it is worth finding a trusted person who can cooperate for a long time. ”

The shopkeeper sweated when he said this.

It turned out that it wasn't the little girl who was stupid, but he was stupid.

He arched his hand and sneered: "No, no, the small shop operates in good faith, and there is no intention to deceive the two girls." As he spoke, he secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"But you have to add one more clause to the deed, that is, the next one must be sold to our store, not to others."

Zhao Ruxi looked at him with a smile: "Shopkeeper Jiang is really a good abacus. Do you think that with such conditions, I can add this sentence to you? Didn't you bully us when we were young and didn't understand anything, and wanted to deceive us? ”

Shopkeeper Jiang sweated again: "No, no, no, it's really not." The girl is so shrewd, where can she dare to deceive the two girls? ”

"It's just ......," he hesitated, looking at the deed.

In the eyes of the shopkeeper Jiang, if he sold this book to the ladies and ladies in the city, it would definitely be very popular. The female elders in their family must also hope that their daughters can take a look at this script. Therefore, if not a big hit, the book is at least not a sell. And in this way of cooperation.

These female customers are not only literate, but naturally they are indispensable to read and write, and pen, ink, paper, and inkstone need to be added. As this girl said, words can bring a wave of people.

But if the next book is not sold to himself, won't this wave of people go to another house? It is a trivial matter for him to make less money, and seeing that his own business has become someone else's, he is afraid that he will be uncomfortable and panicked.

"Do you want to, or should I give me another two taels of silver?" He raised his head and looked at Zhao Ruxi.

Zhao Ruxi shook his head: "If the shopkeeper wants the next one, then my condition is not to ask for silver, but to sell." If Shopkeeper Jiang can sell 500 copies of the book within three months, my sister's next book will definitely be sold to you, and it will still be in the same way as today. ”

Shopkeeper Jiang frowned and pondered.

Because books are expensive, many people are reluctant to buy scripts, preferring to borrow someone else's to copy them. So the best-selling book in his store was 800 copies, but he had been selling that book for at least half a year before it could sell like this.

"No, no, five hundred is too much. If the time is changed to one year, it is still possible. Sell 500 copies in three months? Girl, you think too highly of us in this business. I'll tell you the truth, none of these bookstores in Bac Ninh can sell a single book to 500 copies in three months, not a single one. ”

"Beining doesn't have it, what about the capital?" Zhao Ruxi asked.

Shopkeeper Jiang: "......"

Those ladies and nobles in the capital are not bad for money. It is really possible to sell 500 copies of such a book in three months.

But his shop is in Bac Ninh, not in the capital......

"Shopkeeper Jiang, don't be embarrassed, just sign it like this." When Zhao Ruxi saw him shaking his head, he knew that he had no courage, so he didn't want to delay any longer.

Their lunch break is so limited that they can't afford to waste it.

Seeing that the shopkeeper Jiang was still entangled, she persuaded again: "You try one first, try one and then talk about it." If this book is popular, you can add this one with us in the next book. ”

Shopkeeper Jiang's eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, yes, that's it." "Quickly signed the deed and pressed his fingerprint.

After signing the deed, Zhao Ruxi and Xu Xue left the notebook and left.

After getting into the carriage, Xu Xue asked, "Sister, can we make more money with your method?" ”

When Zhao Ruxi was writing the contract, she used her arithmetic knowledge to calculate an account, and found that she had no way to understand Zhao Ruxi's cooperation method at all.

It took three hundred copies to sell for her to earn six taels of silver. But it is quite difficult to sell 300 copies. If you want to achieve your goal, I'm afraid it will take a year, and a year may not be enough. Maybe after selling it for a short time, no one will come to buy her book.

What's more, looking at the shopkeeper, even if they raise the price to eight taels or ten taels, it's okay. Twenty taels is impossible.

In Xu Xue's view, Zhao Ruxi adopted a cooperation method that did more harm than good.

But her sister is very powerful in her heart, even more powerful than her father, and it is absolutely impossible to make a loss-making deal. So there's definitely something about this kind of collaboration that she didn't expect.

"It's in our long-term interest." Zhao Ruxi analyzed with her seriously, "When you use this pen name to write your first book, you may sell a small number of books. After all, you are not famous yet, and people who like to read scripts don't know that there is such a person as you. But after they read the first book and feel that you wrote it well, they don't have to wait for the bookstore guy to recommend it, they will take the initiative to come and ask if there is a new book you have written. ”