Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 612 The Squeeze

Ruyi Bookstore, a bookstore with a very tacky name.

At noon that day, Jia Rong and Jia Qiang came in with their servant Shi Shiran.

"You two young masters, what kind of books do you want?"

The bookstore clerk hurried forward to greet him warmly: "Our store has a complete range of books, including a collection of classics and history, as well as miscellaneous books such as the recently popular vernacular books!"

"Call the manager of your bookstore!"

Jia Rong was too lazy to talk nonsense, and said directly: "Just say, I have something to talk to him about!"

The bookstore clerk didn't dare to be negligent, and hurried to the counter to talk to a middle-aged man who looked like a Confucian scholar.

Soon, a middle-aged man with the appearance of a Confucian scholar got up and walked over.

"I don't know what your son is doing?"

When he came to Jia Rong, the middle-aged Confucian scholar spoke neither humble nor overbearing.

It is understandable that a large-scale bookstore can be opened in the capital, and it is backed by powerful people, otherwise it will not be able to gain a firm foothold.

"Does your bookstore accept handwritten books?"

Jia Rong didn't feel embarrassed, and directly took a freshly bound copy of "The Analects of Confucius" from the hand of the servant behind him.

"This……"

The shopkeeper of the bookstore, that is, the middle-aged Confucian scholar, took the handwritten copy of "The Analects of Confucius", read it carefully, and then pondered: "I accept it, but it's just the price..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed his true nature as a businessman.

"Just charge at the highest price, how about it?"

Jia Rong smiled and said: "Every half a month, my son can provide about twenty hand-copied books here!"

"If that's the case, then it will work!"

Seeing Jia Rong being so frank and straightforward, the middle-aged Confucian scholar didn't hesitate, and agreed directly, and quickly signed a contract with Jia Rong.

After all, Jia Rong is able to provide a stable subset of manuscripts of classics and history. These are the mainstream needs of the book market, and there is no need to worry about not being able to sell them.

In addition, Jia Rong and Jia Rong's clothes are extraordinary, they are all made of very precious fabrics, and the patterns are also the most popular among the elite circles in the capital recently.

Together with the few servants who followed him, it was obvious that he was not an ordinary young master.

Let's get acquainted for a while, maybe there will be unexpected surprises in the future.

Of course, the deed was signed by Jia Rong's servant Dongmen, which is quite normal.

However, the middle-aged Confucian scholar whose surname was Jia was slightly hesitant.

Jia Rong saw it, but didn't take it seriously.

At this time, the reputation of the Jia family is not as bad as it was after the story of the Red Chamber started.

Besides, there are many downcast nobles in the capital, if you focus on Ningrong Second Mansion, it is showing that the chariots and horses have ulterior motives.

From the beginning to the end, Jia Rong did not disclose her name or specific identity, and the middle-aged Confucian scholar shopkeeper did not ask, everything was kept silent.

After the matter was settled properly, and all the copied books were exchanged for silver, Jia Rong returned to ethnology with a group of Shi Shiran.

"Those whose names are called, come and get the money!"

Back at the dorm, most of the students were indeed there. Judging by their appearance, they obviously wanted to find out what happened, to see if Jia Rong really meant what he said.

Jia Rong really couldn't laugh or cry, she didn't know her reputation, how could she be so untrusted?

On the podium, sit on the grand teacher's chair where the master sits, and the matter of counting and distributing the money is naturally taken care of by the servant.

In this evil feudal society of ethics and ethics, it is cool to be a son-in-law!
"Jia Yun, I copied two copies of "The Analects of Confucius" in half a month. According to the price of one copy of seven renminbi, I can get a total of one, two or four renminbi!"

The boy Dongmen stood on the podium, took out his notepad and yelled: "The one whose name is counted, come up quickly and get money to pledge, our time is precious!"

hum...

The originally quiet teaching dormitory instantly turned into a hornet's nest.

Originally thought that Jia Rong was just joking with them, or wasting their hard work in vain, but who knew it was serious.

When the ten-year-old Jia Yun tremblingly accepted the one-two-four-dollar silver, she couldn't help but shed tears of excitement.

"Ahem, tell me!"

At this time, Jia Rong coughed lightly, and said slowly, "If you think the income is too little, you can directly negotiate with the bookstore!"

"Of course, don't expect to enjoy the discounts from me when the time comes, for example, you have to be responsible for the consumption of pens, inks, papers and inkstones!"

After speaking, he waved his hands and led Jia Qiang away from the commotion of the teaching dormitory.

One of the Four Books and Five Classics, he can earn almost a tael of silver from it.

Not to mention that he has a dark heart, if Jia Rong hadn't come forward in person and could provide a steady supply of manuscripts, it would be a dream to negotiate such a price.

I really thought that the person who opened the bookstore was a nerd who only cares about etiquette but not profit.

Of course, if the calligraphy level of ethnology students improves, the price of manuscripts will naturally rise, and he made it very clear.

In this way, it is estimated that more than 50 taels of silver can be earned in a month.

Don't think that this number is very small, just look at Jia Qiang's posture with shining eyes, and you will know it.

As the direct descendants of the Ning Mansion, the two of them are only five taels of silver a month.

Fortunately, Jia Qiang was rewarded by Jia Zhen from time to time, and she could get 30 taels of silver a month at least.

But Jia Rong was forced, and Jia Zhen, a cheap old man, didn't want to see her.

Before that, I could still get some subsidies from my grandmother every month, which was more than Jia Qiang's income.

But since the old lady's belly gradually got bigger and her mental head became more and more uneasy, she basically forgot to make up for Jia Rong.

Right now, Jia Rong has had no extra income for almost half a year.

Although he didn't have to worry about eating and drinking, a noble young man like him would be embarrassed to go out without any spare money.

I can't, I'm always eating and drinking, and I don't get anything out of it, right?

As for quietly taking things out of the mansion to pawn, the original owner had such thoughts.

How could Jia Rong do such a stupid thing right now?

Once exposed, the damage to reputation will be beyond his imagination.

It can be said that the boy who fooled the original owner into doing this is definitely not a good bird, and it can even be said that he has ulterior motives.

Right now, even if the matter spreads to the upright student of Exploitation Ethnology, he has strong enough reasons to deal with it.

Help your classmates improve!
As long as there is no brain problem, copying a volume of Four Books and Five Classics every half a month will always memorize certain contents.

To be honest, there are no real fools in ethnology. It can even be said that the students are much smarter than the children of ordinary people, but they just don't want to spend their minds and energy on studying.

Isn't there a saying that reading a hundred times reveals its meaning.

From another perspective, copying books a hundred times can also increase knowledge, and no one can say anything to refute it.

As for Jia Rong making a lot of money through this, it's just a trivial matter, okay?
To be honest, as long as the family learns one or two children in a few years, the entire Jia clan in the capital will celebrate with drums and gongs.

The value of a mere child is naturally nothing.

But for the Ningrong Second Mansion, as long as the tribe has a reputation as a scholar, the official positions below the eighth rank in the middle and lower counties can be chosen at will, and even Tongsheng can forcefully push them up...

(End of this chapter)