Copying books with a brush is definitely hard work!
By the way, Jia Cong would never take the path of copying books and selling them for money, it would be such a disgrace to the time travellers.
This path is for students in the family studies who are willing to make progress and whose family conditions are very average. For example, Jia Yun, who is already too excited to speak, is very qualified.
If he really wanted to copy books in exchange for money, a book would cost at least a hundred taels of silver.
It’s not that his calligraphy is comparable to that of contemporary masters, but that the Rongguofu card he represents is worth the price!
Jia Cong is even sure that if he wants more, the middle-aged shopkeeper dressed as a scholar in front of him will definitely agree, as long as it does not exceed his psychological bottom line.
In any era, power can easily cash in huge amounts of money!
He has a clear understanding of this, and naturally he will not easily let the businessman who opens the bookstore in front of him take advantage of the loophole.
At least the current Rongguo Mansion is still 'powerful' in the eyes of outsiders, and it has quite a reputation.
There were many businessmen who couldn't find a way out even with the money in their hands. He didn't want to let the bookseller in front of him carry the banner of Rongguo Mansion with just a few hundred taels of silver.
Speaking of this, we have to mention the aunt and nephew, the second wife and Wang Xifeng.
These two people's methods of making money are really too low-level. They often end up personally and squander the resources of the Rongguo Mansion. Facts prove how shallow their vision is. At the same time, it also proves that the saying "It's terrible to be uneducated" is indeed true.
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Such evil deeds as loan sharking, oppressing good people, annexing land, and taking lawsuits are not considered big things to a powerful family.
If the family really fell into decline, these would not be the main reasons.
The key is, you can't go into battle shirtless.
The second wife, Mrs. Wang, and Wang Xifeng's aunt and nephew are typical examples. They can obviously support White Glove, whether it is a pawn shop, an underground money bank or a bank, as long as they secretly occupy enough shares, wouldn't it be good to be a big boss behind the scenes?
He decided to take action personally, but the result was that his reputation was completely ruined, and the Rongguo Mansion was also brought into trouble.
Especially Wang Xifeng, her method of winning lawsuits was to use bricks of gold as stones. The favor of the dignified Chang'an Jiedushi was lost in just three thousand taels of silver, and she was still complacent and thought she was powerful.
The reason why I say this is just to show that Jia Cong has a thorough understanding of power.
In modern society, with the development of information, many things are no longer secrets.
Also, if you read the history books and some precious notes carefully and figure out the secrets hidden in them, you can clearly realize that the leader of usury loans in the capital is the same royal family with the same surname today!
Of course, if the imperial power fails, it will be replaced by powerful ministers.
They are often the behind-the-scenes proprietors of the largest pawnshops in the capital, or at least one of the major shareholders. They are not targeting ordinary people, but the powerful and wealthy businessmen, and their reputations are generally not prominent.
Only powerful families whose power has been greatly reduced will target the poor people. No matter how hard they try, they can't squeeze out much profit. Once the methods are excessive, it will affect the family's reputation, often causing disgrace and disgrace.
It can also be seen from this that Rongguofu has really declined.
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"What's the price of these miscellaneous books?"
The miscellaneous books that Jia Cong refers to are ancient YY novels, all stories about talented people and beauties. They are not comparable to the classics such as "The Romance of the West Chamber", and they are all placed on the bookshelf in a remote corner of the bookstore.
He didn't even need to read it to know the contents and plot trends.
It can only be said that the development of YY novels in the Daqing Dynasty where Dream of Red Mansions is located is still at a quite primitive and backward level.
If given the chance, he would not mind provoking the poor scholars of this era and letting them know what real YY novels are.
"It depends on the reputation and the plot. A good one is worth two taels of silver, while an ordinary one is worth hundreds of cents!"
The middle-aged shopkeeper dressed as a scholar said nonchalantly: "It's hard to sell miscellaneous books now. I just keep reading about those plots, and the sales volume is average!"
"Are there any miscellaneous books specially written for children?"
Jia Cong doesn't find it strange at all. Once a certain genre of modern online novels is used for a long time, serious aesthetic fatigue will occur, let alone the Daqing Dynasty, where a genre has been written for hundreds or thousands of years.
That is to say, poor transportation makes the spread of culture extremely slow. This allows the stories of talented men and beautiful women to continue for hundreds or thousands of years and continue to defraud people.
However, at his current age, he was not suitable to write about this stuff, so he directly changed the topic and continued to ask questions.
"A miscellaneous book written specifically for children?"
The middle-aged shopkeeper dressed as a scholar was confused and asked curiously: "My dear, please forgive me, can you explain it more clearly?"
"For example, isn't the story of Kong Rong letting pear just for children?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "If these short stories were collected in a book with humorous language, would they be popular?"
The middle-aged shopkeeper's eyes lit up and he praised: "Young master, this is a great idea. If it is done properly, it is quite feasible!"
"Haha, that's great!"
Jia Cong chuckled lightly, without any proposal for cooperation. After discussing the specifications and price of the manuscript with the middle-aged shopkeeper, he left with an excited Jia Yun.
From beginning to end, he didn't even ask the name of the middle-aged shopkeeper.
But that's it. The middle-aged shopkeeper of Yawen Bookstore, who is dressed as a scholar, has always been polite and humble, and does not show any discomfort.
Ignoring the excited Jia Yun beside him, Jia Cong thought for a long time with his eyes narrowed, and decided that his goal of making his first pot of gold would be to write inspirational stories for children.
As for bookstores to cooperate with, I have not considered cooperating with outsiders for the time being.
The main thing is that he doesn't want outsiders to take advantage of him, and he doesn't want to have to worry about dealing with the criticism from Rongguo Mansion in the future.
Needless to say, once he makes a provocation, he will definitely attract the attention of the big bosses in Rongguo Mansion, especially the old lady and the second wife. They simply will not allow the jade generation to be better than the Phoenix Egg Baoyu, let alone he is just a
A bastard.
If you don't want to be targeted by the back house's tactics in the future, the best choice is to form an alliance with him. He already has a plan in his mind, and you can't die of urination.
Ignoring Jia Yun, he quietly leaked the good news about copying books and selling them for money, which aroused the excitement of a group of advanced classmates. Jia Cong did not stay on the street for long, and directly took Jia Huan, who was unwilling to leave, back to his house. He also got the entrance to the main courtyard.
We were eating and drinking, how could we be delayed?
During this dinner, Mrs. Xing rarely went to Rongqing Hall to wait on the old lady, but stayed in the main hall to eat with Jia Cong. Naturally, she was shocked by this guy's appetite.
"You have eaten so much, can you digest it?"
After the meal, she asked in a rare kind-hearted way: "You won't have a bad stomach, right? Your little body can't stand the torment!"