Chapter 44: Ninth Grade Scholars, Explanations of Great Confucianism
February 25th.
During the recent period, Du Ning went to Hanyishe's school to teach every day.
In addition to teaching the students "The Analects of Confucius", we also insist on teaching them "The Thousand-Character Classic".
Du Ning found that "The Thousand-Character Classic" is worthy of being an enlightenment book. After children study it, they can quickly remember the text and read it accurately.
So, Du Ning used his spare time to continue editing the content behind "The Thousand Character Essay".
Today, Du Ning has finalized "The Thousand Character Essay".
When I finished writing the last word of "The Thousand-Character Essay", a star named "The Thousand-Character Essay" suddenly appeared in the literary palace, blooming with dazzling light.
A majestic talent and power burst out and poured into Du Ning's literary palace.
This made Du Ning feel very comfortable.
Shen Nian entered the Wen Palace and found that the whirlpool of Wen Dan in the Wen Palace was gradually taking shape, with faint signs of forming Wen Dan.
Moreover, the talents in Wen Gong are becoming more and more abundant, nourishing Wen Gong every moment, making Wen Gong continue to grow and become impregnable.
Du Ning felt that his cultivation was already well established and he could try to make a breakthrough.
Promotion in Confucianism and Taoism is about letting nature take its course. The more books you read and the more knowledge you have, the more talents there will be in the literary palace, and you will naturally be able to break through the bottleneck.
So, Du Ning let go of the distracting thoughts in his heart and allowed his talents to surround him in the literary palace.
I saw the majestic talent suddenly exploded and turned into dots of starlight.
There was a "bang" in Du Ning's Wen Palace, and he felt that he had broken through the bottleneck.
Immediately afterwards, all these starlights condensed together, forming drop after drop of water.
These small water droplets continue to combine and grow, looking like water flow.
Under the influence of this "water flow", Wen Gong instantly grew by three points.
Du Ning was overjoyed. There was only one reason why Wen Gong suddenly grew stronger, and that was his Confucianism and Taoism, and he was successfully promoted to a ninth-grade scholar.
"Talent has undergone a qualitative change. It is said that only scholars and scholars above the realm of great scholars can condense their talents like water. Why can I do this when I am promoted to a ninth-grade scholar?"
Du Ning felt a little confused, but he quickly put it down and did not pursue the issue. Anyway, this situation was only a good thing for him, not a bad thing.
Later, Du Ning discovered that the whirlpool of literature in the Wen Palace had disappeared, replaced by a transparent drop of water, crystal clear without any impurities.
Literary courage!
Scholars can only develop literary courage when they are promoted to the eighth rank.
Du Ning was able to possess a literary courage when he was promoted to the ninth grade scholar. It was probably thanks to the contribution of "Bamboo Stone" that he practiced his courage every day, so he was able to obtain it in advance.
Looking at this piece of writing, Du Ning felt in a good mood, full of sunshine, looking forward to tomorrow and the future.
All negative emotions disappeared in an instant.
"Literary bravery really has miraculous effects!" Du Ning was overjoyed.
Literary courage can not only eliminate negative emotions, but also give readers confidence and courage. Even if they encounter difficulties or emergencies, they can respond calmly and make very rational judgments in times of crisis. p>
Du Ning was filled with joy and went to Fuwen Academy with the finalized version of "The Thousand Character Essay".
With Du Ning's current literary reputation, the officials in the liberal arts academy did not dare to neglect him, so they quickly informed him and took Du Ning to the imperial chamber.
"I've met Mr. Dongfang." Du Ning greeted Dongfang Xiong.
"It turns out to be Mr. Du. I haven't seen you for a long time. Huh? You have become a ninth-grade scholar?"
Dongfang Xiong looked surprised. He didn't expect that in such a short period of time, Du Ning would be promoted to Confucianism and Taoism. It was really a three-day separation and he was so impressed.
Du Ning smiled but did not respond.
"I heard that Mr. Du was the head of the Yulin County case. I am very happy and congratulated."
Dongfang Xiong said with a smile on his face: "It's rare that you come to me. What's the matter?"
"A student recently taught in the Hanyi Society School and compiled a "Thousand-Character Essay" to be used as an enlightenment textbook. I would like to ask Mr. Dongfang to review it. If you can approve it, I would like to publish the book so that more children can read it." After Du Ning finished speaking, he presented "The Thousand Character Essay" to Dongfang Xiong's desk.
After Dongfangxiong visited, his face was filled with surprise and joy.
"Okay! The dialogue is neat and catchy. It is indeed suitable as an enlightenment textbook. I never expected that such a good article was written by a poor student. It is really a blessing to the country of Yun and a blessing to the human race."
Dongfang Xiong couldn't help but exclaimed, "You once made a state famous with your poems and a country was ruled by your articles. Now you have written a "Thousand-Character Essay". This is a great achievement in enlightenment. Mr. Du will definitely become a god in the literary world." "Mr. Dongfang, you praise me so much, aren't you afraid that I will swell?" Du Ning teased.
"I'm just telling the truth."
Dongfang Xiong said seriously: "I am very optimistic about your book "The Thousand Character Essay". Now that your manuscript is here, and I am the president of Fuwen Academy, let's sit down and talk about publishing the book."
"Okay."
Du Ning sat down opposite Dongfang Xiong.
Dongfang Xiong calmly made a cup of tea for Du Ning and said slowly: "The Academy of Arts has two modes of selling books. The first one is to sign an agreement and pay silver to buy the right to sell books from you. You can do it once
You will gain a lot of wealth through sex, but the profit from selling books in the Academy of Literature will have nothing to do with you."
"The second option is to sell books at a profit. Suppose the Academy prints a thousand copies of "The Thousand Character Essay" every month and earns ten copper coins per copy. You will receive an income of five copper coins. That thousand copies of "The Thousand Character Essay" will earn you ten copper coins.
After the "Thousand Character Essay" is sold out, you can get five thousand copper coins, which is fifty taels of silver. If sales are stable, the Academy will continue to publish it."
Du Ning asked: "If I choose the first option, how much money can the Academy pay to purchase the right to sell books?"
Dongfang Xiong thought for a while and replied: "One price, five thousand taels of silver."
"Then I choose the second option." Du Ning said.
Dongfang Xiong's expression changed, "Five thousand taels of silver is not a small sum of money. Let alone study at Suzhou Liberal Arts College, you can even afford the tuition at the Guoxue Palace."
"Since Mr. Dongfang said that my "Thousand-Character Essay" can be used to confer gods in one book, it means that you think "Thousand-Character Essay" will have good sales. There are still nine counties under the jurisdiction of Nanping Prefecture. I'm afraid it's a thousand or so per month."
The number of printed copies is simply not enough, so I think that "Thousand Character Classic" must be printed at least 10,000 copies every month. Then I can expect to have an income of 500 taels of silver every month, which I estimate can be earned in less than a year.
To five thousand taels."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
"According to this calculation, if the Literary Academy publishes "The Thousand Character Essay" for ten years, I can earn an income of fifty thousand taels. Not to mention going to Suzhou Literary Academy to study, it will even cover my living expenses for the rest of my life."<
/p>
"Therefore, I think it is not worth handing over the book-selling rights to Fuwenyuan for five thousand taels of silver, so I choose the second mode." Du Ning said calmly.
"As expected of Mr. Du, he is indeed far-sighted."
Dongfang Xiong said: "The second model also has disadvantages. If there is not enough sales, the Fuwenyuan has the right to interrupt the publication, and you will not even be able to obtain share income in the future."
"I believe in Mr. Dongfang's judgment. You said that "The Thousand-Character Classic" can confer a god in one book, which means that even if "The Thousand-Character Classic" does not have the qualifications to confer a god, it will definitely become a big hit." Du Ning said seriously.
"What a boy, at such a young age, you actually learned how to flatter!"
Dongfang Xiong laughed and scolded, "But your flattery makes me feel good. Okay, let's sign the document now. From now on, around the 15th of every month, I will send someone to deliver a banknote to your house."
"Okay."
Du Ning readily agreed and signed the agreement with Dongfang Xiong.
After signing, Du Ning said: "Mr. Dongfang, I have a suggestion that may help increase sales of "The Thousand Character Essay."
"What suggestions?"
"Publishing the first half of "The Thousand Character Essay" in "Nanping Wenbao" will first arouse readers' expectations. In this way, the news can be released. On the day of release, more readers will definitely buy it."<
/p>
"Great idea!"
Dongfang Xiong smiled and said: "I didn't expect that you kid actually has a business mind, and you are also very courageous. You actually let "Nanping Wenbao" publicize you. You are the only one who dares to say this to me.
If it had been anyone else, I would have scolded him and driven him away."
"The student realizes his mistake, sir, please forgive me."
Du Ning realized that the suggestion he made was indeed too much, and hurriedly apologized to Dongfang Xiong.
Dongfang Xiong smiled, and was very satisfied with Du Ning's attitude of admitting his mistake, and continued: "But having said that, your "Thousand Character Essay" is indeed very well written, and it is definitely qualified to be published in "Nanping Wenbao", then it will be published in accordance with
What do you mean, first publish half of the "Thousand Character Essay" to test the waters."
"Thank you, Mr. Dongfang." Du Ning said gratefully.
Dongfang Xiong narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "I will send a copy of your "Thousand-Character Essay" to Suzhou Academy of Literature and ask Mr. Ye Jinghong to annotate the "Thousand-Character Essay". He is a great scholar in Confucianism and Taoism. With his help
Publish a book with this title, and it will definitely sell well."
Du Ning was immediately delighted, "Mr. Dongfang is wise."
…………
February 26.
"Nanping Wenbao" published half of the content of "The Thousand Character Essay" and revealed that the Fuwen Academy has obtained the qualification to sell books and is publishing it, and it will be available for sale to Nanping Prefecture around the beginning of next month.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves. After reading the newspaper, the scholars in Nanping Prefecture were full of praise for half of the "Thousand-Character Essay". Many people are looking forward to the Fuwen Academy to publish the full text of "The Thousand-Character Essay" for sale as soon as possible.
.
February twenty-seven.
Half of the "Thousand-Character Essay" was published in "Suzhou Journal". At the same time, Ye Jinghong announced that this article would be proofread and annotated for use in the first edition of "The Thousand-Character Essay" published by Nanping Academy of Literature.
The great scholar commented that Ye Jinghong should be famous all over the world!
February twenty-eight.
Half of the "Thousand Character Essay" was published in "Yunjing Wenbao", causing a sensation in the entire capital.
Many academicians and Confucian scholars in the Guoxue Palace were full of praise, so they sent a letter to Suzhou Academy of Literature, hoping that Ye Jinghong could copy the full text of "The Thousand Character Essay" and send it to the Guoxue Palace. However, Ye Jinghong refused directly, saying that it had not been passed through.
The original author agrees that he has no right to release the original manuscript of "The Thousand Character Essay" to anyone.
Many great Confucian scholars and scholars in the Guoxue Palace were helpless and sent letters overnight to scold Ye Jinghong for his shamelessness.