All the wine tables on the first floor are full, and drinkers come in from time to time.
"Hey, Brother Pang hasn't been here for a while. Why did he suddenly come over today? Come and share a table with me!"
"Thank you very much, brother. I heard that the new book of 'Cong San Shao' will be released today. I even arranged a banquet for two families just to hear the beginning!"
"How did Brother Pang know this? It seems like the restaurant didn't take the initiative to promote it!"
"Brother, I don't know. Although I haven't been here for a while, I haven't missed every issue of Huiyou Bookstore's semi-monthly review. It has been introduced before!"
"I see. No wonder the Huibin Building is unusually busy today!"
"They all got the news. Come and listen to the regular guests at the beginning of the new book of 'Cong San Shao'!"
"Speaking of which, "Cong San Shao" is really good. I wrote the "Bao Qingtian" case-solving story in one breath for almost a year and a half. Although every paragraph has some new ideas, I feel tired after listening to it for a long time!"
"Brother, you are only now tired of it. Brother, I have been tired of it for a long time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been here for a while without listening to books!"
"It seems that "Cong Sanshao" also knows what we listeners think. Thank God "Bao Qingtian" is finally over. I just don't know what the new one is about. Don't settle the case again!"
"I guess not. There was a brief description in the semi-monthly commentary, saying it was a business story, but I just don't know how to run it?"
"I don't know if it's like "The Richest Man in the World", but starting a business by selling illegal salt is risky and illegal. I'll just listen to it once. I don't want to hear new stories about starting a business based on the law!"
"probably not!"
The drinkers on the first floor were talking a lot. There were relatively few wine tables on the second floor, and they were also full with no empty seats. Judging from the clothes, they were all rich people.
"Oh my god, "Bao Qingtian" is finally over, and I can finally hear a new story!"
"In order to urge "Cong Sanshao" to write a new book as soon as possible, I often wrote letters and sent them to Huiyou Bookstore. It must be that the letters I wrote had an effect. Otherwise, judging from the performance of "Bao Qingtian", I could still write it for another year and a half!
"
"Don't flatter yourself. I often go to Huiyou Bookstore. I heard that "San Shao Cong" started writing a new book because he has become a scholar and no longer has to study the Four Books and Five Classics all day long. He has
Plenty of free time!"
"No way. I heard that "San Shao Cong" comes from a wealthy family and is not very young. He seems to have just been thirteen. He became a scholar so quickly!"
"What's wrong with coming from a wealthy family? I know that "Cong Sanshao" is not a direct descendant. Judging from his writing ability, he still has some talent in reading. If he doesn't study early and make progress, will it be difficult for him to grow up?"
The guests on the second floor are basically all familiar faces. Everyone gathers together because they love to listen to "Cong San Shao". As time goes by, they naturally become familiar with each other. They chat with each other about the plot and start playing "Cong San Shao".
It's not the first time.
He laughed loudly when he was happy, and the interesting topics even attracted these wealthy audience members to actively participate in the discussion, not to mention making them more happy.
The private room on the third floor is naturally very quiet, but it also lacks the excitement of everyone talking.
Among them, two young people were sitting in a private room.
A man is dressed in rich clothes and full of nobility, and he raises his hands and feet to show his majesty.
The other face is also handsome, but he is tall and strong, but has a bookish look and a very weird temperament.
The discussion outside also entered the private room. The young people in gorgeous clothes were very excited when they heard it. They clapped their hands and applauded from time to time. They said to the tall and strong young man next to them: "I think you can do it. You have been fed the story of "Bao Qingtian" for a year and a half.
Shui, these listeners are not bored yet and are looking forward to your new book. What do you think now?"
The tall young man chuckled and said in an unserious manner: "I hope I won't disappoint them. Brother Chunran, didn't you read the draft? Why are you still interested in coming to Huibin Building to listen to the book?"
“Haha, it’s only fun to listen to books here!”
The two people speaking were none other than Si Ding and Jia Cong, the princes of King Chu.
The Crown Prince of Chu has already grown up, so his appearance has not changed much, but his demeanor has become deeper.
Jia Cong has changed a lot. He is already in his early thirteen years.
He has never stopped practicing, and he is well-nourished and has no picky eating habits. He has grown very quickly and has reached about 1.75 meters.
The martial arts he practices are similar to Chinese martial arts. Ever since he broke through the dark power by chance, the fierce aura of practicing external martial arts and the lumps on his body are no longer so obvious, but the first impression is still strong.
More than a year has passed, and Jia Cong himself has changed a lot.
Just this year, he successfully passed the exams of Tongsheng and Xiucai, which is considered to be a good job. At least he didn't ask his younger brothers to be more beautiful than before.
The younger members of the book club, as well as the Prince of Chu, all know his knowledge. If they are willing, they can directly test the candidates. Not to mention nine out of ten, but still seventy or eighty percent sure.
It's just that Jia Cong doesn't have such thoughts...
"Unless I leave Rongguo Mansion and set up my own business, I won't even think about it before I am twenty. I have to wait for all the legitimate sons in the manor to come forward before I can continue to advance in the imperial examination without interference!"
"Actually, I'm not very interested in entering officialdom, as long as I can maintain a certain degree of influence!"
This was his answer when he faced the question from the Prince of Chu, and it was absolutely the truth.
Among his subordinates, two scholars have been assigned to the Shuntian Mansion Office to work and study with Lian Er.
As the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, it is not a problem for Lian Er to arrange two scholars as low-level clerks.
It is not difficult to become a high-level official. This is his promise to the two talented young men.
Not only them, but if the other younger brothers have ideas, he will arrange them one by one.
In this way, in a few years, when these juniors rise from the bottom of the government, Jia Cong will still have considerable influence even though he is not an official at all.
At least, when you want to use some of the government's resources, you won't have to rely on Lian Er for everything.
Seeing that he really didn't have much interest in entering the officialdom through the imperial examination, the Prince of Chu did not persuade him anymore, but urged him to write a new one as soon as possible.
By the way, the previous production of "Bao Qingtian" lasted for a full year and a half, and the audience and readers had reached the limit of their patience.
No matter what the subject matter is, it has been updated continuously for a year and a half. In this era where hundreds of thousands of words are still the mainstream, it is too long and too procrastinating.
In recent months, nearly 80% of the letters Huiyou Bookstore has received from readers are asking "Cong Sanshao" to publish new books.
Jia Cong saw that the heat was almost over, and all the trivial matters in his body had been taken care of, so he spent a long time writing a new one.
First, it was published in the semi-monthly review section of Huiyou Bookstore. As a result, it attracted great attention from readers, and letters urging inquiries came like a snowflake.
Seeing how enthusiastic his book friends were, Jia Cong spent almost three months writing a book on farm management at full speed.
The Prince of Chu was naturally the first book friend to see the manuscript. After reading it, he repeatedly said that it was a bit incredible. He could not even imagine that a small farm could play so many tricks.
Jia Cong expressed disdain, "Do you know what a 'new countryside' is? Do you know what an 'ecological countryside' is?"
The content of this book is novel and full of factual information. If book lovers are willing to believe it and follow the description, it will definitely surprise them.
“Why do you write this type of thing?”
After reading the manuscript, the Prince of Chu was deeply touched. Then he went to Jia Cong's palace to read it for a few days, and then he seriously asked Jia Cong why he wrote this kind of book.
"It's very simple. Food is the most important thing for the people. Since I have been given the title of a family, what I write will naturally be interesting and useful!"
Jia Cong answered matter-of-factly and continued: "Besides, the flood this year touched me a lot!"
"It's just that the rainfall was a little heavier, but it really wasn't that big, but the result was that it caused floods in the five northern provinces and displaced people all over the place!"
When he said this, he was really sad and shook his head and said: "Not to mention the government's response, the fields in various provinces were destroyed by floods and almost lost their harvest. It is simply unbelievable!"
The prince of Chu was speechless for a moment. He had seen Jia Cong's palace.
During the floods that came during the rainy season this year, Jia Cong's Huangzhuang performed really well. Not only were the water conservancy facilities fully equipped to easily survive the flood period, but the crops in the fields were not affected at all, and the harvest season was even better than in previous years.
few.
This matter was quite a sensation in the capital, and even the court officials couldn't help but go to Jia Cong's palace to take a look. Who wouldn't praise it profusely?
Just the grain sold by Jia Cong's imperial estate and the government's grain reserves helped the court stabilize the turbulent grain prices in the capital.
Based on the real situation of Huangzhuang, this farm management book written by Jia Cong is not just a boastful talk without any basis. Even interested book lovers can adjust the operation mode of their own fields based on the content, and maybe it will be completed in two years.
There is a happy event of a great harvest.
"You have written down all the tips for running a farm. Aren't you afraid that the apprentice will starve the master to death?"
When Jia Cong was preparing to print new books at full capacity, the Prince of Chu couldn't help but asked curiously: "Or do you have other plans?"
"I just hope that I can help everyone's fields increase production and make life easier for the people who rely on farming. Of course, during this period, I can also gain a little fame!"
Jia Cong smiled and said, how could he tell the Prince of Chu that the most important thing to him was the latter point, which was all popularity that could be transformed into luck, and the more he had, the better.
Agricultural technology is different from industrial technology. Naturally, the better it is promoted, the best effect will be for Daqing and Jia Cong...