Chapter 45: Books are to be sold like this

As soon as the next morning was over, Wang Jinghong and Jiang Xuan came to Zhu Yunxi's house.

"Little Third Master, what happened yesterday ......"

Zhu Yunxi nodded, "Don't worry, what I promised you will definitely be done." ”

Hearing this, Wang Jinghong and Jiang Zhen both had happy faces on their faces, and looked at Zhu Yunxi expectantly.

"The bookstore is divided into forty and sixty, me and Miaojin account for forty percent, and the remaining sixty percent is yours."

After Zhu Yunxi finished speaking, he looked at the two of them.

Wang Jinghong and Jiang Zhen glanced at each other, and they were a little excited in their hearts.

They didn't expect that Zhu Yunxi would give the two of them sixty percent of the shares, which was really a bit unexpected to them.

However, when they heard Xu Miaojin's name, the two were stunned, and then showed a clear expression.

That's right, everyone will be a family in the future, isn't it normal?

...... Thinking of this, the two nodded in agreement.

Zhu Yunxi saw that both of them had no opinions, so he continued: "I have thought of the name of the bookstore, so it might as well be called Miaojin Bookstore." ”

The two nodded again and again, for them, it didn't matter what their names were, what mattered was the white silver.

Wang Jinghong thought about it, and said after consideration:

"Little Third Master, it's better for you to come forward in this bookstore, I'm afraid Lao Jiang and I are not good to stand on the bright side."

Zhu Yunxi did not object to this proposal, because he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang hated businessmen very much, and if Wang Jinghong and Jiang Zhen, the two cronies around him, were blatantly doing business, it would be troublesome to provoke him to be angry at that time.

"Little Third Master, can you tell me that this business should do this in order to earn more silver?"

Jiang Lingpu couldn't wait to ask.

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly, thought for a while and said:

"You can't sell the book after it's all written."

This sentence surprised both Wang Jinghong and Jiang Xuan, and secretly said in their hearts:

"What does the little third master mean by this?"

"How can I sell a book for money if it's not finished?"

Seeing the puzzled expressions of the two, Zhu Yunxi smiled again, and then said:

"We might as well divide the book into chapters and sell it every five chapters we finish."

Wang Jinghong and Jiang Jing's eyes widened, for them, this completely subverted their perception of making money in business.

Zhu Yunxi knew that the two of them would definitely not be able to understand for a while, so he explained:

"We can pre-sell the book and let people who like the book become members, and the latest chapters we write will be shown to members, and they can receive a penny for every five chapters."

Wang Jinghong and Jiang Zhen glanced at each other, and felt a little bit repeatedly.

"Little Third Master, how many chapters can you have in this book?"

Zhu Yunxi thought about the story of Journey to the West, and replied lightly: "Thousands of chapters, right?" ”

Thousands of chapters?

...... Wang Jinghong and Jiang Zhen immediately began to calculate in their minds.

There are five chapters for one penny, fifty chapters for one tael of silver, five thousand chapters for one hundred taels of silver, and even if this book is only two thousand five hundred chapters, it is fifty taels of silver.

This is many times higher than the price they first expected!

But is this model possible?

Both of them were a little worried in their surprise, afraid that this was just Zhu Yunxi's wishful thinking.

Of course, Zhu Yunxi knew what these two people were worried about, and said with great confidence:

"Don't worry, there's absolutely no problem."

Seeing Zhu Yunxi so confident, Wang Jinghong and Jiang Zhen dispelled the doubts in their hearts.

Wang Jinghong asked tentatively: "Little Third Master, in addition to this Journey to the West, can you write a few more books?" ”

"Yes, of course."

Zhu Yunxi said casually: "Talking about different things, Dream of Red Mansions, breaking through the sky, celebrating more than one year, if you want to write, it is estimated that you will not be able to finish writing it in a few years." ”

Yes?

...... Wang Jinghong and Jiang Zhen gasped, their eyes showed deep reverence, and after a while, Jiang Rong seemed to think of something, and whispered:

"If I'm not mistaken, you don't seem to have read a book, right?"

"I haven't read it, but I can make up stories."

Zhu Yunxi Zhenzhen said: "That's why I asked Miaojin to write for me." ”

"Oh, I see."

Wang Jinghong and Jiang Zhen suddenly realized that they dared to let Miao Jin join the third master, but they were actually looking for a document.

Looking at the reverent gaze of the two, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but feel a little proud, he didn't expect the white prostitute to have such a sense of accomplishment in this era.

He picked up a few pencils from the table and handed them to Jiang Xuan.

"Go to the Ministry of Works and find a few carpenters with good skills, and then find these materials."

After finishing speaking, he took out another piece of paper and handed it to Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Zhen looked at the pencil in his hand, his eyes showed surprise, and he exclaimed:

"Could it be that the handwriting on the letterhead that Miss Miaojin took out was written by this thing?"

"You know that, too?"

Zhu Yunxi was a little strange.

Jiang Zhen nodded: "This kind of handwriting caused a sensation in the Guozijian at that time, and at that time, Miss Miaojin said that it was written by you, the third master, and everyone was curious, what was written with it." ”

Looking at Jiang Xuan, who looked confused, Wang Jinghong pursed his lips disdainfully.

When Zhu Yunxi made this pencil that day, he watched from the sidelines, but what he didn't expect was that Zhu Yunxi would use this thing to make money.

Jiang Zhen carefully put the piece of paper into his arms, and then asked:

"Little Third Master, do you want our bookstore to sell this thing?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded and said: "Of course, of course, stationery should be sold in the bookstore, if nothing else, once this pencil comes out, everyone will not use a brush in the future." ”

This sentence surprised both Wang Jinghong and Jiang Zheng, and the two immediately thought about it in their minds again.

After a while, the two looked at each other again, and they both saw the excitement in each other's eyes that could not be concealed.

If there is a relatively fixed group of people who read novels, then this pencil is needed by everyone, even ordinary families will buy some.

By all accounts, it's definitely another lucrative business.

In fact, Zhu Yunxi had this idea for a long time, at that time, the conditions for the army to go out were relatively simple, and the pencils made could only be dealt with, but now that he has returned to Yingtianfu, the conditions are much more mature.

First of all, the refill does not need to use the charcoal wooden stick, and can use graphite, plus grease, so that the writing is smoother and not easy to break.

Secondly, in the selection of the pen barrel, you can also use better wood, and finally in the production process, you can let the skilled craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to make, so that the pencil must be beautiful and easy to use.

Jiang Xuan was eager to make money, and immediately went out with a few pencils to find someone, and Zhu Yunxi stopped Wang Jinghong, who turned around and wanted to leave.

"Prince, is the imperial grandfather in the imperial study? I'm going to find him. ”

Wang Jinghong shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty is sick, and the third master had better not disturb Your Majesty." ”

"What, my imperial grandfather is sick?"

Zhu Yunxi shouted: "Then I should go and see it." ”

Wang Jinghong thought about it, nodded in agreement, and took Zhu Yunxi in the direction of Baihua Palace.

Zhu Yunxi is now more familiar with the palace, and looking at the road in front of him, he can't help but be a little surprised.

"Lao Wang, isn't my imperial grandfather in the dormitory of this Qianqing Palace?"

"Your Majesty is in Zhang Meiren's Hundred Flowers Palace."

Wang Jinghong replied.

As an expert in the history of the Ming Dynasty in his previous life, Zhu Yunxi certainly knows who this Zhang Meiren is.

Zhu Yuanzhang has a total of twenty-two wives, Zhang Meiren's original name is Zhang Xuanmiao, who is one of the younger concubines, and has a daughter for Zhu Yuanzhang, named Princess Baoqing.

Princess Baoqing was only three years old when Zhu Yuanzhang died, and Zhang Xuanmiao was not ordered to be buried by Zhu Yuanzhang because of the young Princess Baoqing.

However, these are all records in the history books, Princess Baoqing at this time has not yet been born, and Zhang Xuanmiao is also in her prime, so she is quite favored by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The two walked all the way, and Zhu Yunxi tilted his head and asked:

"Lao Wang, where did you find that little luan girl?"

Hearing this, the corners of Wang Jinghong's mouth twitched, and he said angrily:

"What a little girl, she's a lot older than you."

Zhu Yunxi sneered, "You don't understand this, no matter how big a woman is, you have to call them girls." ”

Wang Jinghong was stunned, thinking that the little third master's words were so strange, he muttered in a low voice:

"That's hypocritical, isn't it?"

"Forget it, you don't understand."

Zhu Yunxi also muttered quietly, feeling that it was a bit disrespectful for him to discuss women with rootless people.

But since he talked about this, his mind couldn't help but think of Luan Yu's appearance and how he felt when he was lying on the other party's back.

"Lao Wang, how can that little Luan girl have such a great ability, and such a high palace wall can fly over?"

Wang Jinghong pursed his lips and said with some disdain:

"Jumping up and down is a ball."

I rub, do you call this jumping up and down? ...... Zhu Yunxi was also speechless, but listened to Wang Jinghong continue:

"Her greatest ability is to deceive men, as long as she is willing, there are few men in the world who can resist her temptation."

"Except, of course, for me."

Wang Jinghong added another sentence, which almost made Zhu Yunxi laugh out loud.

That is, it would be strange if she could confuse you...... Zhu Yunxi secretly slandered himself in his heart, scratched his head, and said to himself:

"I mean, I can't help but beat my heart faster when I see her."

He was embarrassed to say that he had become a guard with a gun, mainly because he was afraid that Wang Jinghong would be upset.

When Wang Jinghong heard this, he immediately asked a little nervously:

"She didn't do anything to you, did she?"

"Nope."

Zhu Yunxi shook his head: "But I want to do something to her." ”

Although Wang Jinghong was a eunuch, he also knew the meaning of Zhu Yunxi's words, and hurriedly said:

"Little Third Master, you are not suitable, she is really much older than you!"

He thought for a moment and stretched out three fingers: "At least thirty years old!" ”

Who knew that Zhu Yunxi didn't care at all, but said with a smile:

"You don't understand this, this is called mature style."

Wang Jinghong's heart suddenly felt a chill, he stared at Zhu Yunxi tightly, and said secretly in his heart:

"Could it be that the little third master has such a habit?"

"Does he like women who are much older than himself?"

Zhu Yunxi ignored Wang Jinghong's surprised gaze and continued to stimulate the other party:

"In my eyes, Luan Yu is a cute little girl, beautiful and sexy!"

Wang Jinghong was so stimulated that he almost sat on the ground, he looked at Zhu Yunxi, and muttered:

"Little Third Master, when did you become like this?"

"That's obviously an old witch, but you just said that she is a little girl, how can you embarrass me!"

The two talked, and after a while, they walked into the Hundred Flowers Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was lying on the bed weakly, and the two little palace maids beside him were holding feather fans in their hands and shaking them gently.

And there were two people standing in front of his bed.

One is Zhu Yunxi's old acquaintance, the second brother Zhu Yunxi, and the other is a young woman, presumably the beauty.

"Grandpa Huang, Yun Wei will wipe your face with an ice towel."

Zhu Yunwen whispered, picked up a towel in his hand, and gently wiped Zhu Yuanzhang's face.

Zhang Meiren heard the footsteps, turned her head and saw Zhu Yunxi and Wang Jinghong, and immediately raised an index finger and put it to her mouth to silence her.

Zhu Yunxi tilted his head slightly, just glanced at Zhu Yunxi, and then concentrated on wiping Zhu Yuanzhang's face.

At this moment, it has entered the end of July, the weather is extremely hot, and the air in the entire Baihua Palace has turned into a heat wave.

Grandma drops, not to mention air conditioning these days, there is not even a fan....... Zhu Yunxi looked around, but saw a few large ice cubes in the corner of the house, which were steaming white.

But this palace is too big, and such a little cool air basically does not play any role.

"Zhu Yuanzhang shouldn't be suffering from heat stroke, right?"

Zhu Yunxi thought in his heart, and immediately stepped forward and shouted softly at Zhu Yuanzhang, who closed his eyes:

"Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Huang......"

Zhu Yunwen immediately turned his head and glared at Zhu Yunxi fiercely, he wanted to scold loudly, but after thinking about it, he held back.

Zhang Meiren on the side immediately reached out and pulled Zhu Yunxi's sleeve and whispered;

"Your Majesty needs to recuperate, and the little third master must not make noise."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows on the bed moved, and he slowly opened his eyes and saw Zhu Yunxi.

"It's okay, I'm just suffering from heat stroke, and I'll be fine for half a day."

He said a little tiredly, looked at Zhu Yunwen again, stopped talking, and slowly closed his eyes.

"Alas, both children are quite filial, so how do I choose?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought silently in his heart.

It is impossible for the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty to be vacant for a long time, and during this time, many courtiers have written to state the pros and cons, hoping that Zhu Yuanzhang will make a decision as soon as possible.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang very annoyed, the position of the crown prince is related to the future of the Ming Empire, and it affects the whole body, how can he make a decision easily.

Zhu Yunxi heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was just suffering from heat stroke, but he was not too worried.

He glanced at Zhu Yunwen, stopped talking, saluted Zhang Meiren, turned around and walked towards the outside of the Hundred Flowers Palace.

At this moment, a figure flickered at the palace gate, and a palace maid walked in with a bowl of iced lotus seed soup.

"Little Luan girl!"

Zhu Yunxi shouted in a low voice.

Luan Yu didn't expect to meet Zhu Yunxi here, listening to the little Luan girl, she couldn't help but glance at Zhu Yunxi, and walked to the bed with small steps.

Oh, it's quite tsundere...... Zhu Yunxi smiled and pulled Wang Jinghong out of the Hundred Flowers Palace.

"Little Third Master, you shouldn't come out."

Wang Jinghong complained to Zhu Yunxi.

He was originally indifferent to who was the prince, but now that he has become Zhu Yunxi's business partner, he can't help himself.

Zhu Yunxi frowned when he heard this:

"Do I also take a towel to wipe Grandpa's face?"

"Ahem......"

Wang Jinghong was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to express the meaning in his heart.

"It's okay, don't worry about it."

Zhu Yunxi patted Wang Jinghong and comforted: "Some things can't be solved by wiping your face." ”

A glimmer of light flashed in Wang Jinghong's eyes, and he secretly said in his heart:

"It turns out that the little third master doesn't have no ideas about that position, it seems that I really underestimated him."

Zhu Yunxi remembered the Luan Yu he had just seen, so he asked:

"Why is Luan Yu here?"

Wang Jinghong probably didn't expect Zhu Yunxi to ask this question, he was stunned, but he didn't answer, just walked silently.

It seems that Lao Wang has something to hide from me...... Zhu Yunxi said to himself as he walked:

"It seems that we have to get out the flower dew water and wind oil essence, with these things, the people of Daming are not afraid of heat stroke, let alone mosquito bites."

As soon as the words fell, Wang Jinghong beside him immediately asked:

"Little Third Master, what did you just say?"

"Didn't say anything."

Zhu Yunxi deliberately hesitated, and said to himself: "I have to go to find a lot of money, and I have to let him run this business." ”

Wang Jinghong was immediately a little anxious, although he didn't know what flower water and wind oil essence were, but he understood the word business.

Coupled with the lot of money that Zhu Yunxi deliberately mentioned, he immediately felt that this was another big business.

"Little third master, you don't need to look for that money."

Wang Jinghong cheekily said:

"This kind of thing can be completely handled by Lao Jiang and I."

Zhu Yunxi nodded, but he didn't agree, he patted his forehead:

"It's really strange, why is Luan Yu where Zhang Meiren is?"

Wang Jinghong gritted his teeth, looked at the empty surroundings, and then whispered:

"She is Zhang Meiren's master."

After finishing speaking, he looked around with a weak heart, as if he was afraid of being heard.

Zhu Yunxi was stunned by the news, he looked at Wang Jinghong and muttered:

"Old Wangtou, you shouldn't be telling a story, are you?"

Wang Jinghong dragged Zhu Yunxi under several big trees, and said with a gloomy face:

"Little Third Master, the old slave told you this, that is, he handed over his life to you, if it was known by others, the old slave would not be able to cut off even a hundred heads."

Zhu Yunxi ignored Wang Jinghong, lowered his head and pondered, and after a while, he raised his head and smiled:

"I mean, why does Grandpa Huang like that beauty so much, it turns out that she has a charm technique."

As soon as the words fell, Wang Jinghong jumped up, stretched out his hand and covered Zhu Yunxi's mouth, and pleaded:

"Little third master, the old slave begs you, you just know about this matter, but you must not say it."

Zhu Yunxi turned his head in disgust, shook off the hand covering his mouth, and asked curiously:

"Does my imperial grandfather know?"

Wang Jinghong nodded: "Zhang Meiren is dedicated to Your Majesty by Luanyu." ”

This sentence made Zhu Yunxi a little puzzled, with Zhu Yuanzhang's shrewdness, how could he allow a woman with charm to become his pillow person?

Isn't he afraid that his old bones will be tossed apart?

....... Zhu Yunxi frowned and said to himself, "How can this be? What did Grandpa Huang think? ”

Wang Jinghong smiled and decided to make it clear to Zhu Yunxi, otherwise he was afraid that he would be annoyed to death by the little third master.

So he said mysteriously:

"There are many aphrodisiac pills in the palace, but they are extremely damaging to Your Majesty's body, for the sake of Your Majesty's dragon body, Luan Yu gave Zhang Meiren to Your Majesty."

Zhu Yunxi's eyes widened instantly, he thought of countless reasons in his heart, but he didn't think of this.

Seeing Zhu Yunxi's surprised look, Wang Jinghong added:

"Luan Yu is the girl of the hundred flowers in the past, her charm is unparalleled in the world, and the art in the room is even more exquisite, Zhang Meiren is her apprentice, and she has naturally learned most of her skills."

"But in this case, won't it damage my imperial grandfather's body even more?"

Zhu Yunxi asked puzzled.

"Does the little third master have any misunderstanding about that charm?"

Wang Jinghong said: "The charm technique can make His Majesty feel full of interest without the need for pills, and the art in the room can combine yin and yang and complement each other, which is beneficial to His Majesty's body without any harm." ”

"You mean to say that this will make Grandpa Huang no longer touch those pills?"

Wang Jinghong nodded; "Although those pills can make Your Majesty feel strong for a period of time, they are actually extremely damaging to your body."

Regarding this statement, Zhu Yunxi agreed.

After all, the emperors in history are all good at this, and many emperors have been damaged by this elixir, and they died at a young age.

Thinking about this, Zhu Yunxi suddenly understood why Zhang Meiren was so favored, but she was particularly surprised by the relationship.

It seems that this palace is really complicated...... Zhu Yunxi thought as he walked, and after a while, the two returned to the Qianqing Palace.