That night, Chen Jianchen received a paper crane message from Qingyun Daoist, and he left a message in the letter, saying that he and Uncle Guanghan had left Jiangzhou and went north to the capital to participate in a Dharma propagation conference.

Hearing the Dharma propagation conference, Chen Jianchen felt a little puzzled: the Tiantong Dynasty deposed the hundred schools, respected Confucianism alone, and managed the Confucianism and Taoism very strictly. Fifty years ago, the imperial court carried out a sweeping purge of the Shi family, smashing and destroying many temples where incense was flourishing, and the monks were repatriated to their hometowns and returned to their homes.

After this purge, a large number of dilapidated temples were left in various places, which became a gathering place for snakes, insects, tigers and leopards, and there were often rumors of hauntings.

There are ghosts in the monk's temple, which is really weird.

However, what Qingyun is talking about now is "propagating the Dharma", which is a special language for Buddhism, listening to its meaning, the scale of the Dharma propagation conference seems to be not small, and it is still held in the capital at the foot of the Son of Heaven, which makes it even more strange.

Could it be that the atmosphere of the imperial court has changed, and it has begun to respect Buddhism?

Chen Jianchen immediately thought of this possibility, once a son of heaven and a courtier, whenever the throne changes, there will always be some new policies and new measures promulgated.

-- The current Emperor Zhengming ascended the throne only three years ago.

However, due to the lack of information, Chen Jianchen pondered for most of the hour, but he still couldn't figure out a line of thought, and he couldn't know what the truth of the facts was, so he had no choice but to give up.

is not in his position, he is not in his politics, the temple is too far away, it is always not something that a small person like him can see clearly, it is better to solve his own problems first.

At present, Chen Jianchen's first solution is to work hard in Jiangzhou to build a real foundation that belongs to him, and bring his mother and Ah Bao into the city as quickly as possible.

Starting a business requires capital and ability.

Chen Jianchen thought about it and had a preliminary intention, he wanted to open a calligraphy and painting shop in Jiangzhou City -- the Tiantong Dynasty was all the rage, and the calligraphy and painting shops were very popular, and there were basically more than a dozen of them in all major state capitals.

The calligraphy and painting shop can sell all kinds of books, calligraphy, calligraphy and paintings, etc. In addition to the basic unification of the supply of books, the supply of calligraphy and painting is very diversified. It can be self-written and self-sold, or it can be consigned for others, and you can also collect some famous works and sell them at a high price......

Very maneuverable.

And there is no standard for the price of calligraphy and painting, if the God of Wealth takes care of it, it is possible for an ordinary calligraphy and painting to be sold for a few ingots of silver. It's really not open for three years, and it's been open for three years. As for the shady methods of Li Kui beating Li Kui and selling fakes in some calligraphy and painting shops, it is not uncommon to see them, so they will make more money.

However, to open a decent calligraphy and painting shop, you have to pay at least ten silver ingots, the rent is one thing, and hiring people is also the other, but the most important thing is the first batch of supply money.

In addition, we must also be prepared for the deficit of basically no business in the early stage. You must know that the calligraphy and painting shop is a brand business, and most of the people who come and go are regular customers, so the newly opened stores are basically full of doors in the early stage, and they have to be boiled slowly in order to get out.

Therefore, capital is the first difficulty in front of Chen Jianchen.

First of all, it is impossible for him to reach out to his family to ask for money, and it is not good to find Wang Fu to borrow money, in the final analysis, he has to use his own skills to earn it.

In the Tiantong Dynasty, there are still many ways to use the identity of Xiucai to make money, to be a doorman's staff, to be a teacher, to sell words and paintings, to write poems, and so on.

It's just that this kind of behavior consumes too much energy, and there will be no time to prepare for the imperial examination. Therefore, when they are forced to do so, the showmen will not let go of the ** section to make money. Even if some scholars are poor and have no food, they would rather stay in their study and read "Zhihu Ye" than go out to find a way to make a living -- and the average scholar has a relatively solid family background and a fixed industry, so there is no need for them to leave themselves out to make a living.

But Chen Jianchen is different, he has no intention of taking the imperial examination, he has no main concern, and according to his concept, it is the most shameful act to not be self-reliant, and starving to death and exhausting the whole family.

Of course, at present, it is unrealistic for him to be a gentleman and a staff member, and it is more stable to sell calligraphy and paintings.

This is one of the important reasons why Chen Jianchen has been practicing pen. After practicing calligraphy and painting, he can pick out some of the more outstanding works and send them to the calligraphy and painting shops in the city government to sell them on consignment -- many scholars and talents have taken this path, first, they don't have to come forward themselves; second, they can also verify their own level and whether they can be recognized by others; third, no one will be too little if they have money to make ghosts grind.

There are rules for consignment, the author himself needs to set the price, and the store charges a certain percentage of the commission after selling, and if it cannot be sold within the specified time, the author must get it back; otherwise, when the abstention, the store owner can deal with it freely.

With a plan to make money, Chen Jianchen spent more energy on calligraphy, often writing for hours, consuming an unknown amount of pen and ink.

This is all the work of practicing the pen, and it is essential, and when I feel that I am almost there, I can officially buy a blank scroll to inscribe, so that I can afford to sell it at a price. And just use some raw edge paper, no matter how well it is written, it will not have the value of sales. If the specifications are not enough, other calligraphy and painting shops will not accept them.

Wang Fu knew about Chen Jianchen's consignment plan, and immediately patted his chest and said that he knew the shopkeeper of "Slush Zhai" and could introduce and recommend it on his behalf. For this favor, Chen Jianchen did not refuse.

The practice of human feelings is the article, and there is no need to be too rigid.

Slush Zhai is a large calligraphy and painting shop in Jiangzhou, the reputation is not small, they collect consignment calligraphy and painting have certain requirements, first of all, you have to pass the shopkeeper's eye, if you can't pass, you will not accept it. At present, although Wang Fu is recommended, if the level of writing and ink is not good, people will not accept it.

This is a good opportunity that should not be missed, and it can be regarded as a verification summary of the early practice of pen skills.

Chen Jianchen immediately bought two blank scrolls, which cost thirty yuan, which was a little distressing. What's even more distressing is that one of the words was scrapped because of insufficient grasp, and in the end it was only written as one, and the words said: A cloud of smoke and rain is Ren Pingsheng!

Seven words, the font is between the regular script and the line of the book, is not strong, the line is not scattered, the strokes are round and chic, the line is like flowing water, giving people a comfortable and not casual feeling.

Chen Jianchen pressed the seal seal, dried the pen and ink, and then carefully rolled it up and tied it with a piece of rope.

With the work, without further ado, he and Wang Fu asked for leave and were discharged from the hospital, and went to the slush restaurant on North Street, ready to be consigned - Chen Jianchen was not completely sure whether the calligraphy and ink he wrote could get the approval of the shopkeeper of the slush shop and hang it in the store for consignment, after all, there are too many personal opinion factors in calligraphy and painting, and there is no unified standard.

Hopefully, this will be a successful start......