Chu Tang: Tell Li Er at the beginning that I am a time traveler

I brought futons and made good tea that is usually only brought out by friends.

In the simple courtyard, Meng Jiao also cut to the chase and said, "I wonder if you two are here?"

"We came here to ask you for advice."

Meng Jiao: "Ask me?"

Yuan Zhen: "That's right! I'm asking for advice."

Meng Jiao: "Then what do you two want to ask?"

Yuan Zhen hurriedly said to Bai Juyi, "Writing. The two of us would like to ask you about writing."

Meng Jiao: "Writing?"

Yuan Zhen: "It's "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

This made Meng Jiao feel even more strange.

The day before yesterday...

This Han Yu also wrote to him and told him, Dongye, why did you assign the things that some other people in the Three Kingdoms did to another person.

In fact...

Meng Jiao didn't want to either. The problem is, His Highness said, this is the only way to be interesting.

This is called Porcelain.

after……

After everyone finds out, it will trigger a heated debate between the original book party and the book fan party. In this way, based on the principle of more arguments, they may become more interested in the stories behind the Three Kingdoms .

If you are serious and can't cause any controversy, then this book will not be popular.

to be frank!
Meng Jiao was skeptical at the time.

but……

Now that His Highness has said so, he has no better way to show that Zhuge Kongming is very smart and powerful, so he can only do this.

His Highness also said, don't worry, he will rectify Sun Quan's name in the future.

That's how Meng Jiao wrote it.

At that time, when he wrote this, his heart was also suffering.

Couldn't sleep for several nights.

at this time……

Yuan Jiu and Bai 22 actually came to ask themselves for advice on writing.

cough!
Meng Jiao: "I don't know, what do you two mean by writing?"

Yuan Zhen quickly said, "It was the emperor's grandson who asked us to ask you how to write. His Highness gave us a task, saying that we should write a story based on Go problems, similar to "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

Meng Jiao: "..."

Looking at the two of them, Meng Jiao couldn't help thinking, could it be...

These two were also arrested by His Highness to write novels?
However, these two people are indeed no worse than themselves in writing poetry.

even……

Bai Juyi also attracted the attention of the upper and lower classes.

At least……

From a poetic point of view, yes.

As for his politics...

Others don't care at all.

"I don't understand that either."

Yuan Zhen: "I want to ask, Meng Dongye, how did you come up with the idea of ​​writing "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and how did you conceive it."

When Meng Jiao saw Yuan Zhen, he asked sincerely, and Bai Juyi also looked forward to it. In addition, it was introduced by His Highness.

then……

Meng Jiao had no choice but to tell the whole process of His Royal Highness asking him to write "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

But Bai Juyi, who was silent at first, couldn't help exclaiming, "You mean, the first poem in the book was actually written by the emperor's grandson?"

Meng Jiao said with an expression that he himself was not sure about: "I don't know if it was written by the emperor's grandson, but... I really haven't seen this poem anywhere else before."

Yuan Zhen: "I also thought that you, Meng Dongye, wrote this poem."

Meng Jiao: "How can I write such a poem, but the following poems are indeed written by me."

Bai Juyi: "In this way, isn't the emperor's grandson better than you and me in writing poems?"

Meng Jiao: "I think it should be written by someone else, or His Highness saw it somewhere, because...as far as I know, His Highness is actually not good at writing poetry."

"Of course! It cannot be ruled out that His Highness did it by accident."

"After all, if you and I write poems, it is definitely impossible to write a masterpiece."

"There will also be less well-written ones."

Yuan Zhen asked again: "Take Go as the topic, Meng Dongye thinks, how can I write it?"

Having said that, the two parties have gradually become acquainted. Naturally, Meng Jiao also relaxed, and said in a more relaxed tone: "This... I don't know either."

"My "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was also written by His Royal Highness."

"Your Highness only told you about Go as the topic."

Bai Juyi looked at Yuan Zhen.

Yuan Zhen also said: "He only talked about Go, that's right! He also said that it must be long like "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and he also said that only when it is long can it sell better."

Then Meng Jiao understood, and said, "Your Highness probably just wanted to say that you should write a longer one. You were not asked to learn "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

"However...according to my experience of writing novels in the past two years, this story must have someone. It is said that the theme is Go, but in fact it is Go as the main line, and the story is based on what happened between people. "

"It's just... I really don't know much about the story of Go, so... I can't help you much with this."

Yuan Zhen: "No, you have already helped us a lot. Your sentence of making up a story based on what happened between people made me a little bit enlightened."

Business is over.

He also started talking about other things.

Immediately afterwards, the three of them sat together for an afternoon.

And at the same time...

Li Chong is here.

It's November.

His and Li Zixin's daughter was also born.

This daughter was born pink and tender, but she was very different from him and Xiao Xiaosheng's boy.

But in fact, most of the dolls are ugly after they are born.

As long as you feed it, it will grow slowly.

only……

The daughter born to him and Li Zixin is indeed born with a bonus.

Li Zhong sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, staring at Li Zixin, and then at his daughter.

Li Zixin: "What are you thinking?"

Li Chong: "I was thinking... I didn't think about anything."

If you have to say something...

I just hope that Li Zixin recovers quickly.

In this case……

Then he can mess with Li Zixin again.

Poke his daughter's little face.

This is not the first time for him to have a baby.

Hey~
In my heart, I can only say that there is no wave.

then……

Li Chong said: "From now on... your name will be Li Bolan!"

Immediately after...

It's just that there are slaves who flatter Li Chong.

Said it was really hard work.

Your Highness is such a good name.

This also made Li Chong sigh again.

So say it!
This is for my own use, I guess it has to be customized.

In addition...

In fact, some security testing is required.

At last……

Don't make the woman sick instead, but the gain outweighs the loss.

It is said that some people are allergic to natural rubber.

This must be noted.

second child.

Although a woman came.

however……

The palace is still full of joy.

only……

Li Chong has already passed that age, so he just barely socialized and pretended to be happy with them.

By the end of November, the beginning of December.

The fame of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has spread throughout Luoyang.

It's only been less than a month.

Luo Shen came back to report with Li Chong.

It has sold more than [-] copies.

although……

There is still a little gap with the [-] volumes he expected.

But that's not bad either.

after all……

In fact, there are still many people who don't like to follow suit and are still on the sidelines.

It is possible for these people to be transformed into consumers of novels, it's just...

They haven't had much interest in it yet.

You are like saying that there are some officials in the imperial court.

People may be busy with business, so they are not so interested in these.

even if……

This Meng Dongye's reputation is indeed very high.

And there is...

Some people don't like reading at all, and those who are insulated from reading, this part of the market has not yet been fully developed.

If there is more...

It’s just that some people think that prostitution is enough for others to buy books, and there is no need to spend money on it. These factors are also there.

For example, Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen only bought one copy.

and so……

Li Zhong originally expected [-] volumes, but now there are [-] volumes, and nearly [-]% of the paid reading is already quite a good result.

Next words...

Probably it is to slowly cultivate the habit of paying for reading, to continuously expand the group of people who read books, and to cultivate the reading habit of some wealthy people in the middle and upper classes.

of course!

In addition to "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", many other books were also sold together.

But these are short storybooks, equivalent to a collection of dozens of folktales.

Compared with "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it is naturally inferior.

When they finish reading "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", maybe they will be interested in these because they have no books to read and there is a shortage of books.

Li Zhong said to Luo Shen: "This matter of dividends must be done well."

"Let's pay [-]% of the profit of each book to the original author."

It's not that Li Chong doesn't want to give the author more.

But...

This is not the Internet age.

This is still the era of paper books, and his Ministry of Culture is also under great economic pressure.

after all……

There are so many craftsmen who are responsible for engraving and printing.

Luo Shen also replied: "Our profit per book is about 170 Wen, and 17 copies have been sold, that is to say, a total of [-] Wen has been earned. As for the author, wouldn’t Meng Jiao earn [-] Wen this month?”

After finishing the calculation, it can only be said that Luo Shen's mind was dizzy.

Although the 17 wen is actually not a lot, it is equivalent to three months' salary of a county lieutenant.

but!

This is simply a windfall.

Seeing that he was doing the math, Li Chong also said, "What is it? Meng Jiao wrote this book for more than a year. 17 words is not too much."

Li Zhong continued: "And I thought our profit could be higher, but... the price of paper in Datang is indeed a bit expensive."

"The price of the paper and the ink alone account for almost half of the cost."

Luo Shen had no choice but to nod, and said, "Your Highness is right."

Li Zhong: "So... we have to continue to study how to further reduce costs."

"For now... just do as I say."

……

After Luo Shen counted the number of books sold, he began to distribute the profits to everyone.

When everyone saw that Meng Jiao's monthly income was as high as 17 yuan, everyone in the novel department went crazy!
of course!

Some of them aren't bad either.

Some people were also allocated thousands of renminbi.

It mostly depends on how much of what they write sells.

Meng Jiao sat there slumped.

The others also looked at Meng Jiao's salary slip with red eyes.

Ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty may earn less than one or two thousand cash a month.

And this is still in Luoyang City. If you move outside the city, the job opportunities are not so great, so it can only be less than [-] Wen.

Moreover, the work pressure in this city is also high. After all, there are so many people in Datang, if you don't do it, some people will do it.

And that's all good enough.

nowadays……

Their monthly income can have at least two or three months' income of ordinary people.

Meng Jiao's income for one month is equivalent to three months' salary of a ninth-rank official. Doesn't it feel like the money is too easy?
"I didn't expect...this can also make money!"

then……

Some people have to look at the sky with emotion.

When other people heard it, they were deeply impressed.

And there is humanity: "Next, we have to continue to work hard!"

After hearing this...

Everyone's creative enthusiasm seems to be even higher.

Everyone raised their pens one after another, and immediately wanted to write something.

By evening.

When he went back that day, Meng Jiao also brought home a big leg of lamb which was rare.

"Why did you suddenly buy such a big leg of lamb?"

Although Meng Jiao is now an official, he is not particularly poor, but this big leg of lamb is not something he can eat every day.

and……

Sometimes, part of your salary has to be reserved for emergencies and pensions.

The wife didn't look like she could eat leg of lamb today, so she couldn't help asking.

Meng Jiao was also a little hesitant at this time, and only said: "Today, His Highness gave us a little reward, so I am very happy."

"His Highness has issued a reward?"

Meng Jiao: "Well, the reward money has been issued."

If it wasn't for His Highness, he really wouldn't be able to earn this money.

Then...

Meng Jiao took out the reward money he got from his bosom.

This straightened Zheng's eyes.

"Why so much money?"

After entering the room, Meng Jiao told what happened.

The key is……

As long as the book is still selling, the money will still be there.

Now it is only in Luoyang, and when it is sold to other places, the income will not only be calculated in millions of Wen.

After Mrs. Zheng heard this, even she who didn't want to comment on others couldn't help but say good things about Li Chong.

"Your Highness is really capable."

"Such a method can be thought of by him."

Meng Jiao can only say, who can say otherwise.

of course!

The next day, he gave Li Zhong a memorial, saying that, as the emperor's grandson, His Highness should not only focus on making money.

after all……

The kingly way, the implementation of benevolent government, this is what the emperor and grandson should learn.

Holding his memorial, Li Chong couldn't help but smiled, and said, "Before the benevolent government is implemented here, people must not be starved to death. Your Highness actually knows your worries better than you."

"Next...you can write another book."

Meng Jiao: "...I don't know what book His Royal Highness will write?"

Li Chong: "It's also about history, but it's about writing fictional history." (End of this chapter)