The magazine "Literature and Art of the King of Chu" sold out, and 3,000 copies were printed in a row.

Many readers buy this magazine because they have heard about the emperor's articles. After reading the emperor's article, he found that other articles were also good, so the rich people wrote letters to order them. 2

Fixed plate design, there are jokes, poems, operas, essays, etc.

From time to time, there are also travelogues and the like, and with the prosperity of travel, a group of travel writers have appeared. Most of them were not short of money, and they were young and lonely, so they rested in the inn to write articles and send them to a certain magazine. Gas 4

This kind of travelogue is liked by readers, especially among school students.

There is also a kind of "exile literature", in the winter of Heilongjiang and Tibet, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, and you can only nest in the house. I can write dozens of articles in a winter, mostly in the genre of poetry, and occasionally some prose, with anything to write about, and most of them have a strong sense of homesickness. 6

There is also military literature, which is basically published in military journals, and most of it is not well written. 4

A group of soldiers with elementary school education, some of whom did not even graduate from elementary school. The military propaganda and education system runs a magazine and encourages them to write articles, so there are really some big soldiers who contribute articles. The content is mostly related to the military, and the writing is very plain, just like what you usually speak. 2

There are also elegant ones, creating a large number of limerick poems in the army.

With the increase in the number of cadets, this kind of military literature has improved. However, the mission department has a requirement that no matter how good you are, the article must be written so that even a small soldier can read it. 4

Zhao Kuangfang has already contacted the Four Seas Trading Company and asked Li Quan to give some nautical articles.

Because, last year, there was a big sale in the voyage, and more and more readers like to see this thing. 8

I was at sea for months and had a lot of time to write articles. In order to attract people to go to sea, Li Quan's goods were idle on the sea, so he asked the readers on the ship to collectively create the hot sale. 2

It is about a farmer who graduated from elementary school and went to sea with a ship to engage in trade in the Americas in order to make a living. On the way home, he encountered a storm, was swept into the sea by a large wave, and drifted to a small island. He taught the islanders how to grow crops and how to weave, and was favored by the chiefs to be his sons-in-law. 5

The chief was killed in battle, and this peasant son served as a peasant soldier, fought bravely to avenge the chief, and was finally elected by the natives as the new chief. He also organized his army, unified the island, and conquered the nearby islands by boat. In the end, the country was established and called king, and there were groups of wives and concubines, and all the people supported him. 3

is a proper cool text, and what is even more rare is that the customs and customs and myths of the island are written in detail, which makes people feel that it is a true story when they read it. In fact, the prototype of the island in the book is the Hawaiian Islands, and even the chief's name is too lazy to change. 2

Originally serialized in Shanghai, it quickly became popular among the people at the bottom, and the middle class and wealthy people also read it. First, the storyline is very cool, and secondly, people are very curious about overseas, and it was quickly reprinted to various provinces in the next half year.

At the beginning, the title of the book was "The Farmer's Son Claims the King Overseas", and when it was compiled into a book, it was changed to "Floating in the Sea". 11

The popularity of the sea has really driven the boom of going to sea. Because in the past, when I went to sea, there was always a fear of the unknown, but now I have a fantasy that there are opportunities for overseas development. 2

"Your Highness, we sent someone to Shanghai to contact, and the Four Seas Trading Company gave this." Wu Rui brought over a stack of manuscripts.

Wu Rui was a middle school classmate of Zhao Kuangyu...... 's relatives, who used to work as editors in other newspapers, were poached by Zhao Kuangfang to serve as vice president (deputy editor-in-chief).

Zhao Kuangyu took a look, but it was a picture with annotated text: "This is really interesting." 2

Wu Rui said: "These are the original manuscripts, which have been copied and sent to the Geography Museum of the Qintian Academy. The Four Seas Trading Company said, please make sure that Your Highness keeps it properly. Zhao Kuangyu casually pulled out a middle question, and it was a picture in his eyes.

The big picture shows the whole tree, and the small picture shows the leaves, branches, flowers, fruits, and other details.

The text is annotated as -

"Passion laurel: Found on the west coast of North America, the leaf resembles laurel and gets its name. 4

The height of the tree can reach more than ten zhang, and the diameter of the tree can reach two and a half feet. It has a hard texture and can be used to make furniture. According to the carpenter on board, this wood is a good violin-making product, and the authenticity is not known for the time being. 1. Evergreen flowers all year round, small color yellow.

The leaves have the effect of repelling insects, and mosquitoes and fleas do not bite.

It is round and round, and the fruit is green when it is not ripe, and it turns purple when it is ripe. The nuts are edible, not suitable for raw consumption, and the aborigines store them as winter food. This fruit can be refreshing, baked and ground to soak in water, and its effect is like drinking tea. ” 3

Zhao Kuangfang took out another piece of paper——

"Raccoon: Mostly seen in the Americas, it lives near the water. Four-legged, five-toed, washed fruit like a woman's raccoon clothes, its shape resembles a cat, hence the name. , 12 face black, forehead and jaw white. The tail is long, with black and white interfacing lines. Gas 6

I have never eaten it, and I don't know the taste of its meat. ”{5

The so-called raccoon here is actually a raccoon. 3

The more Zhao Kuangyu looked, the more interesting he felt, and the strange animals and plants overseas made him want to go to sea to see them. I can't help but ask, "Other publications don't want to publish this?" 3

Wu Rui said: "When publishing such articles, the text is secondary, mainly selling pictures. Printing drawings is too costly. ”1

Zhao Kuang clapped the board and said: "Don't print it, let's print it." Two types of magazines are printed in each issue. Tell the Four Seas Trading Company to let them draw the natives from all over the world and bring them back. Attention should be paid to physiognomy and clothing when drawing, and the customs should be clearly written in the text. These contents are all overseas chronicles, and one picture is selected for each issue as the cover. ”，6

At this time, books and magazines did not pay much attention to the cover, but only wrote down the title of the book, the author and other information.

If "King Chu Literature and Art" makes a special cover, and uses overseas characters, animals, and plants to make it, it will definitely make readers' eyes shine. 2

As the cost increases, the price rises, and those who can afford it will still buy, and maybe they will have more desire to buy. If you can't afford it, you can go to a bookstore to read, not only magazines, but also expired newspapers.

"Your Highness, there are guests who want to see you." "Ask him to come in."

Jin Shengsigh strode into the house and bowed his hand: "Contemptible Zhang Cai, I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Chu." i 3

"Long admiration!" Zhao Kuangfang said.

Jin Sheng stroked his beard and laughed: "Zhang Cai is not famous again, why do you have to look up to him for a long time?" I also have an alias, called Kunpeng Sanren. ”4

Zhao Kuangfang's eyes lit up, and he didn't care about this person's rudeness, and said happily: "It turned out to be Mr. Kunpeng!"

Jin Shengxi is extremely famous in the literary criticism circle, and wrote four reviews a few days ago, praising the four works of Emperor Zhao. One after another, it has been published in newspapers and magazines, attracting more readers to order the next issue of "King Chu Literature and Art".

Jin Sheng sighed and didn't play falsely, and directly explained his intentions: "The new Chu King Magazine is still short of people." I came to Mao Sui to recommend myself, and I am willing to review the manuscript for this society, I don't know what the king of Chu wants?" Welcome!" Zhao Kuangfang was overjoyed.

Jin Shengxi suddenly asked: "The "Gourd Baby" on the market, is it really written by His Majesty?" I 3 Zhao Kuangyu couldn't help laughing: "Yes." ”

"Gourd Baby" has only come out in recent years, and because it is a children's story, many people do not believe that it is the work of the emperor. Because it was not clear, the local government was very strict, and it was not allowed to give the summer name Zhao Ziyue or Zhao Yan, so that no one can be sure of the truth now.

"Your Majesty wrote it when he was a child?" Jin Shengxian seems to be very interested, or rather, one of the purposes of his application for the magazine is to inquire about "Hulu Baby".

Zhao Kuangyu said with a smile: "I heard my uncle say that my father was still a scholar at that time, and he could earn a lot of storytelling money by teaching "Gourd Baby" to children in the school." 1 "I see!" Jin Shengsian finally inquired and understood.

He felt that even if the emperor did not rebel, he could have no worries about food and clothing by writing. 2

"Ahem!"

Jin Shengsian swept the manuscript on the table, put on his glasses and looked at it carefully, and after reading a few photos, he asked, "Aren't these made up blindly?" Zhao Kuangfang said: "From the Four Seas Trading Company."

"Good stuff!" Jin Sheng sighed and said, "It's a pity that there are too many pictures, otherwise it would be compiled into a book, and it will definitely be a big seller." ”

In fact, as long as the sales volume is large enough, it is completely feasible to print pictures. In the Ming Dynasty, there were many children's literacy books, with a villain drawn next to the word "person" and a mouth next to the word "mouth", which was the same as the literacy books hundreds of years later.

But this kind of overseas scenery is destined to be unable to return to its roots. There are too many pictures, and they have to be printed finely, and if the price is too high, the sales will fall, and the official will have to print the book. 3

Zhao Kuangfang had a thought, he could let the official engraving ah, and ran to beg his father to beg the emperor, Emperor Zhao would definitely agree to print this kind of book. At that time, the official woodcut engraving could be printed every few years and published as a long-term issue. 1

Zhao Kuangfang's magazine, on the other hand, borrowed official engravings and printed two or three articles per issue, so he did not have to bear the cost of engraving the pictures. Not only "Overseas Scenery", other content can also be used, there are many similar engravings in the official, just borrow a little and don't use it. 1

Special patterns, which cannot be printed with movable type, have to be engraved by craftsmen. And the identity of the king of Chu is here, and his magazine can easily obtain rare engravings, and this alone can throw his peers out of ten streets.

Zhao Kuangfang has already decided that he will run a magazine now and a newspaper in the future. When he earns enough money, he will start his own publishing house, he is the man who wants to become a media tycoon! y 9

After becoming a huge rich, you don't have to be cheap, you don't have to find an official to borrow engraving, you can hire craftsmen to build an engraving library.

"Your Highness, someone has sent silver again!"

Just as I was saying, the magazine came again and sent an article reprint fee. Whenever there is an excellent work, newspapers and magazines like to reprint it.

At the beginning, I didn't pay a reprint fee, and I fought a lot of lawsuits, but then I gradually formed a consensus that it was okay to reprint, but money must be paid. These reprint fees are given at market price, and the profit is shared between the first publication and the author. 1

Sometimes, it will also be marked "reproduction is prohibited", but the manuscript fee for exclusive publication is higher.

This time, Emperor Zhao's article was circulated by the common people. The reprinters don't know how many, and they are all very honest, and they take the initiative to send sky-high reprint fees, but it seems that the price given is too low, and those publications themselves have no face.

There are even publishers who come to the door and want to buy the full manuscript of "The Female Concubine". 1

Even the opera writers have been found, and they plan to make up operas, and the stories written by the emperor will definitely be a blockbuster in the opera garden. {2 The article "The Emperor's New Clothes" also set off a wave of deviant creation. 2

Fables were originally a subject of Taoist writing and were not very popular with Confucianism. Since the emperor himself died, the Confucian scholars also had no psychological burden, and this thing was very interesting to create.

Moreover, Liyan is suitable for children's reading, and children's money has always been the best to earn!

Zhao Kuangfang, the newly opened magazine, is simply full of visitors, and people visit every day. In the end, he didn't want to receive it in person, only those well-known cultural people. i1

Another day, just after dawn, a visitor squatted on the side of the road, waiting for a long time to finally see the car of King Chu. 2_ He rushed forward desperately and was immediately intercepted by the guards.

Although Zhao Han picked on his children, a few guards still had to give it, and it was the court that paid for it.

"Your Highness, I have something important to see, I haven't been able to see you a few days ago, and I have no choice but to crash into the car today......" The visitor was pressed to the ground and still yelled. {3 Zhao Kuangyu let the guards go and asked, "What do you see of me?"

"A big deal," said the visitor, "and a new type of typography was invented, which was able to cast movable type quickly and in large quantities." He came from Foshan and had applied for patents, but was reluctant to cooperate with Foshan businessmen because they often deceived inventors. In the next book, I want to dedicate the patent to Long live, but I can't see the face. I heard that the King of Chu ran a magazine, and today I will dedicate the patent to His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

When it is said to be a contribution, it is actually cooperation.

This is thanks to Zhao Han's prestige and credit, otherwise when it is replaced by another time, who will take the initiative to invest in technology and partner with the prince to do business? Zhao Kuangyu was skeptical: "What kind of new casting method?"

The visitor said, "You need a steam engine. First cast and engrave steel molds, then use steel molds to punch copper molds, and then use copper molds to make movable types in batches. This is hundreds of times faster than traditional lettering, and the movable type is clear, with only subtle differences in each movable type!"

(Recommended - this new book "Sword is Magic", a very good Xianxia work, worth a look.) )