The winter in Bianliang is very cold, even the Yellow River freezes.
At this time, Cuju could not perform as well as the scenes of later generations, nor did it have the professional ethics of later generations.
It's not that the guilds and societies don't want to make money, they do too, and the arrival newspaper has been printed, and everything that needs to be publicized has been publicized. However, there were very few spectators after the opening, so they had to stop the subsequent events... Cuju players are good at pressing
Those who pay for each game are not the stars of later generations who can make money while sleeping.
Therefore, even the counterfeit goods were unsalable, and work almost came to a standstill.
The princes no longer bring their arrival papers with them when they enter school. Zhao Xi knew that the Cuju competition outside was stopped. I guess they also stopped bringing their arrival papers, right?
Zhao Xi really couldn't imagine that a newspaper would be born because of a certain project, but this was the case now.
The seedlings of the industry always need care.
But people nowadays really don’t know how to operate the media industry.
Zhao Xi had read strange novels and legendary novels, so he thought serialized novels would be suitable.
If combined with the customs and customs of some countries, dynasties and military states, it should be able to support the newspaper through the winter. It can also point the way for the budding newspaper industry.
The problem is that he is considering whether it is appropriate to plagiarize the famous works of later generations, or to say that he directly made it up.
"Water Margin" is definitely inappropriate. Before that time, Liangshan is really a puddle of water, and it is surrounded by water. Besides, it is just a slap in the face of my family, so I can't do it.
"Red Mansions" would be okay if it didn't have Yuan Chun, but the rise and fall of Red Mansions all depends on Yuan Chun as the main line.
As for the Three Kingdoms and Journey to the West, this is okay... Oh, it's just nonsense. Zhao Xi didn't memorize these. Don't end up ruining the classics handed down from ancient times because of your own nonsense.
So Zhao Xi decided to make it up.
"Fantasy Country"
"Chu Sheng was born in Yancheng, the capital of China. Since the beginning of the dynasty, the Chu family has been officials for generations and has become a famous family in China."
"In the year of the birth of Chu, because the emperor was reorganizing the administration of officials, he became an official and engaged in business. After several years, he now has a fortune of tens of millions."
"Today Chu Sheng wants to go to the north of China. There is a mountain named Changbai in the north of China, which is rich in ginseng, mink skin, and deer antlers, all of which are valuable products. When Chu Sheng went there, he heard that there was a thousand-year-old ginseng king in Changbai Mountain."
"My grandfather is old and needs to be filial to his descendants. I haven't seen the Millennium Ginseng King for nearly a hundred years. Although I heard that its price is as high as one hundred thousand guan, Chu Sheng still wants to buy it and offer it to my grandfather."
"Because the business and executive tickets were sold out, Mr. Chu didn't want to sit in the economy class, so he took the train instead. It was already late when he set off. Although he was thousands of miles away from Changbai Mountain, Mr. Chu could still arrive in time..."
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"Mother, how do you feel about your return now?"
Although Zhao Xi could guess the truth, he still asked the empress. This was not to be pretentious, but because the description he wrote for himself was a fantasy at the moment, but it was the world he had truly experienced.
He did not make things up out of thin air, but presented the real world of later generations to people today in the form of strange novels.
He wants to tell people what the world will be like in the future, and he also wants to convey an idea indirectly...
I don’t care whether it’s wrong or right, and I don’t care whether it goes against the current system. Let’s just treat it as a legend.
"Xi'er, my uncle's family has sent a message to my mother. It's cold in winter, and there are few people watching Cuju games. The guild has canceled the winter competition. Therefore, we have reported that work has been suspended."
"Don't worry. My uncle's family has promised that the craftsmen will be taken care of by my uncle's family when they are out of work. No one will be lost."
The income brought in less than half a year has already given the six families a taste of the benefits. What's more, various military and state families and merchants have already made preliminary contacts and intend to authorize the organization of Cuju and return ceremonies. This is another huge amount of income.
The six families dare not slack off on their craftsmen, and they even disdain to let the inner garden share the support of the craftsmen in their spare time.
In the past two years, every family and house has been able to live comfortably, all thanks to Prince E's whimsical ideas. The whole family is grateful, and it is reasonable to share more expenses.
"My dear, I don't have any other intentions. I just think that the cold winter and the suspension of Cuju games should not affect the arrival report."
"Does Xi'er have any good ideas?"
The income from the return is not large. Although the inner garden is really not short of money now, Empress Cao is still very sorry to lose that part of the income all of a sudden, even if she does not have to take on the responsibility of craftsmen.
When it comes to money, no one is too rich. The richer you are, the less you earn.
"Mother, this is a fabrication made by a child..."
Zhao Xi was very embarrassed and handed the manuscript he wrote to his wife. To be honest, he had no literary talent. Although he had the dream of being a writer in later generations, he never even published an article about tofu cubes.
His resilience despite repeated defeats did not allow his pen name to appear in any publications, but only piles of rejection letters were added to his drawer.
As for this life, although his talent and reputation are well known, he himself understands what is going on.
This time I really wrote it myself, and I felt a little uneasy. Even if it was a fantasy novel that was not on the market, he felt that his writing style was not good enough.
Popular novels have their place in any era and have a broad audience.
Just like the Queen, after seeing the manuscript of the story handed over by Xi'er, she had forgotten that she was discussing business with her children and was completely attracted by the story. Especially the airplanes, trains, and even mobile phones, computers, etc. mentioned in it
Waiting for something new.
"Xi'er, why doesn't Chu Sheng marry Lian'er into the house?"
My dear! This is a story, and this is for future generations. I am just telling the story of a businessman’s encounter with a beautiful woman. Why do you have to let him marry him home?
What's not a simple chance encounter? Without the trivial matters of daily necessities, the beauty of love can still be retained... Don't you know that all love stories that have been passed down through the ages end in tragedy?
"My dear, my dear... my dear... that's just a story that was published in the newspaper for the entertainment of the people."
Queen Cao was stunned for a moment, then straightened her expression.
"Xi'er, jealousy comes from seven sources. Even if she is a weirdo, you must not justify a jealous woman. The villagers are ignorant, and there are many people who think that weirdness is real. Therefore, Xi'er, listen to your mother, even if you are a weirdo, you must not
It messed up Tsunadune."
I'll go! Zhao Xi is convinced, and he is also planning to promote the values of future generations. It seems that he will not be able to live with the empress.
"Your Majesty, I understand. Then I will add the plot and let Chu Sheng marry Lian'er."
Come on! Zhao Xi had to let his future generations know that three wives and four concubines were allowed.
"Xi'er, are you going to publish it in the newspaper? Is this story not over yet?"
Only then did Queen Cao react. She told her child about the retribution.
"Mother, this is a three-day series. I want to publish it one section a day so that readers will be interested in reading it and continue to buy it."
"This is one. The second is that I think that by matching the place names in the series, my uncle's family can publish the local customs, topography and landforms at the same time."
"In this way, they complement each other and can be printed and distributed in winter."
Originally, Zhao Xi was thinking of publishing the military prefectures of the Song Dynasty, but then he thought, if this news of arrival becomes commonplace, both Liao and Daxia would know about it. It would be better to start publishing directly from their territories.