Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 84 Start small, the way to protect yourself

Chen Heng led Hu Yuan to sit down, leaned forward a little, and explained to him: "The mansion newspaper is all about court affairs, and those who are willing to read it are officials, gentry and celebrities. Brother Hu, how many people do you think there are?"

Hu Yuan himself is engaged in the book business, so he is quite sensitive to such news.He recalled the idle books he read in the past, and said to himself: "I don't know much about this dynasty, but after the Wanli period of the previous dynasty, there were as many as [-] to [-]."

Chen Heng asked again: "How many literate people are there in the world?"

"This..." Hu Yuan smiled wryly, "Brother Chen is not embarrassing, who can say the number about this kind of thing..." In the middle of speaking, Hu Yuan suddenly stood up from his seat, his eyes lit up and said, "What does Brother Chen mean?"

Seeing that the other party understood what he meant, Chen Heng nodded immediately, "We want these people, so that they can buy newspapers, afford them, and are willing to spend time reading newspapers."

Hu Yuan took a deep breath, calmed down his beating heart, and thought, "But the mansion newspaper has already written about the officialdom, the examination hall, and the court affairs. What else can we write?"

"Just write the anecdotes of the market." Chen Heng said firmly.

"Will anyone watch?"

"Yes, and there will be many." Chen Heng nodded heavily.

People in this world are different, and their temperaments are also different.But if anyone is not interested in joining in the fun and seeing novelties at all, then the village will not be so lively under the tree.

Mansion newspapers are a product of the Tang and Song dynasties.At the beginning of its birth, it has a strong official color.It can be seen from the crowd it initially faces.

During the Tang, Song and Ming Dynasties, the residence newspapers were distributed by official agencies to officials in various provinces.It is then distributed to counties through the provinces.Ordinary gentry want to see it, they need to go through the relationship and go the way of adults.

But the biggest problem with the Dibao is that its content is too serious.The people it faces are all people who are interested in officialdom, such as officials from various provinces and counties, or Jinshi candidates who are in short supply.

If you let those poor scholars, old children, or people who can read a little, they will find it boring to read the Dibao.When he talked about the inside things when he was out with his friends, most people would only think that he was deliberately showing off.

But these people also need to understand the outside world.

Hu Yuan wanted to understand this, and immediately clapped his hands and said, "You can try it, Brother Chen, it might be a good job."

Chen Heng decided to add fuel to his fire, "The new storybook I just wrote will also be posted on it."

"What? No way." Hu Yuan shook his head quickly, this is a cash cow.No one in Yangzhou city knows Mr. Yuanhe's name now, he said anxiously, "Brother Chen, I will do this to you, why don't you sell the scripts here?"

"Brother Hu, don't worry, I'm just writing paragraph by paragraph. When it can be printed into a book, it will still be handed over to your library." Chen Heng firmly refused.

It's all money.Hu Yuan felt very sorry.

Since "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" became popular, Yangzhou Book Industry has produced many tales of strange tales.Some people even simply copied a copy, even changing the name to Yuanhe, Yuanhe and so on.

If it weren't for the signboard of Huji Bookstore, everyone can find the original source.Just trying to find "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" from the pirated copies and imitations on the market is enough for many people to have a headache.

It is also because "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" is highly bound to Hu Ji's library. The year before last, a bookseller came to Hu Yuan, willing to pay him to issue a certificate, and wanted to bring "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" back to his hometown to print and sell.

"The name Yuanhe is still used?" Hu Yuan asked.

"En." Chen Heng nodded, this is the biggest card in his hand, so naturally he will not let it go.

Hu Yuan shook his head and sighed, "I'm afraid we can't hide the story of the wild fox repaying his favor." Then he said bluntly, "Brother told you to do this."

As long as there is Yuanhe's signboard, the business that Brother Chen wants to make a living is only a question of earning more and less.Hu Yuan was able to distinguish between serious and serious, and agreed directly.

Seeing that he was able to nod his head, Xue Tada's anxious heart finally calmed down a little.

Although he was born into a business family, he was still young after all, and had never personally participated in such matters.The willingness to listen to Chen Heng's opinion is entirely out of trust in him.

At present, someone is willing to partner, which naturally reassures Xue Biao a lot.I also started to feel confident about the newspaper.

"I have one more thing to ask Brother Hu."

When Chen Heng said this, Hu Yuan was also a little dumbfounded, and wondered: "What else?"

"I want to ask Brother Hu to set up a bureau, and invite one of the booksellers in Yangzhou City that you can fancy to come over."

"Why? But our library can still afford a small newspaper." Hu Yuan replied confidently, "I can directly take out 1000 taels of silver."

Chen Heng smiled wryly, this is the gap in vision.He came from a later life, so he is naturally aware of the huge and tsunami-like influence brought by the publication of newspapers.

If there are not many strong and tall people in front of such a storm, let alone your Hu family, ten more Hu families will not help.

But this thing is hard to explain after all.Chen Heng thought for a while, and said, "Brother Hu, please believe me once again. This matter has a lot to do with it. Without such a person, we would never be able to accomplish this matter."

Hu Yuan nodded dubiously, "Then what kind of person does Brother Chen want to hire?"

"I have some requirements for the bookstores I invite. I don't want the best ones in Yangzhou. It's better to sit on the third and look at the second, or sit on the four and look at the third. You must know some high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and you can talk to them. There should be more bookstores and shops in hand. If they open to other provinces, it would be the best.

As for people, I'm not familiar with them after all, so Big Brother Hu chooses the people he wants to partner with. "

After listening to several of the best songs in a row, Hu Yuan himself was a little dizzy.After sorting out Chen Heng's request, he closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and said: "I really have such a friend, who is generous, affectionate and reasonable.

It's Wang Siyi, the eldest son of Wangji Shulou. If I had to choose a colleague, I think he is the most suitable. "

Seeing what Hu Yuan said with a calm face, there is also a precedent for cooperation before.Chen Heng also nodded trustingly, "Then ask Brother Hu to invite him once for me, I want to meet and talk with him in detail."

"What's so difficult about it?" Hu Yuan waved his hand and promised, "In three days, I will definitely have a message for you."

"Very good." Chen Heng quickly got up and bowed, "Then I'll have Brother Hu."

"Look at you, you still care about this with me." Hu Yuan chuckled, "If you really want to thank big brother, just give me your newly written script, and big brother promises to make you prosperous."

Chen Heng smiled slightly, but kept silent.Hu Yuan had no choice but to sigh again, it seemed that he might not be able to sleep well tonight.

The three chatted for a while, and Chen Heng took Xue Biao to leave.

On the way back, I listened to the whole scene of Xue Biao, and explained the problems in my stomach one by one, "Brother Heng, why do you need to hire another person? But I am worried that I don't have enough money on me."

"There is a part of the reason." Talking to him, Chen Heng didn't care too much, and said directly, "If you really want to do this well, the manpower and material resources will be consumed, not 10 taels of silver, and you will definitely not be able to do it well."

"So much?" Xue Biao was startled, "Didn't you say yesterday that you only need a few thousand taels?"

"A few thousand taels is just enough to start." Chen Heng patiently explained to him, "For business, a small capital is enough. The rest of the money is invested while earning. We are not buying and selling, so we don't need so much."

Xue Biao nodded and asked, "Then how are you going to ask everyone to pay for this money?"

"Brother Xue, I planned this matter for your family." Chen Heng told him the trick, "Naturally, you account for 1000% of the money. Brother Hu, as the middleman between us and the Wang family, has to pay [-] taels, so he should take [-]%.

Only Wang Siyi, no matter whether he is willing to invest money or not, as long as he nods and wants to do it, we will give him 500 cents.At that time, I will also pay [-] taels, accounting for half of it. "

In the past five years, he has made money one after another relying on "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio", saving 700 taels of silver.The remaining 200 taels will be reserved for my second uncle to open a tea shop this year.The money he can move is only 500 taels.

Xue Biao made some calculations in his mind, and asked doubtfully, "Then there is still half of it?"

Under the moonlight, Chen Heng smiled slightly, and stretched out his finger to the distance, "Divide it into two halves, one half will be given to the government office, and the other half will be given to our academy."

　Ask for votes, ask for votes.Today is also the third watch.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)