The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Soon, the Ming army suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Guangning. This time, Mao Wenlong did not run away. Instead, he led more than 200 defeated troops to seize the back route of the Jin army with precise vision, attacked Dandong on the edge of the Yalu River, and then stationed himself on Pidao at the mouth of the Yalu River. , supplying goods by sea and following Jin to fight guerrillas

From then on, Pi Dao became a big hidden danger on Hou Jin's back. From time to time, Mao Wenlong would send people out to stab him, then retreat after finishing the attack. This is to bully Hou Jin without a navy. After Mao Wenlong built the defense of Pi Island, Hou Jin had no way to deal with him.

The owner of the island was guarding the island, and the original group of more than 200 people gradually grew into a team of more than 30,000 people.

At this time, Mao Wenlong, who was just twenty-five years old, was just a knight-errant who liked to practice martial arts and do business, and had no idea of ​​becoming a general.

Mao Wenlong came to Fuzhou just to play three poles. The main purpose was not even to borrow money, but to meet his idol Wang Wenlong.

At this time, Mao Wenlong was a little surprised when he heard that Wang Wenlong actually asked him the amount of money he wanted to borrow.

He couldn't help but ask: "Sir, are you really willing to lend me money?"

Wang Wenlong nodded and smiled: "Your business plan is feasible, and you have an uncle like that, so I am naturally willing to lend money."

This is the truth. Even if Mao Wenlong does not become a famous general in this time and space, Wang Wenlong is still willing to borrow money, because Mao Wenlong's uncle can definitely guarantee the profits of his business.

Shen Guangzuo is now an official in the Ministry of War and has great influence on the Liaodong army. Historically, a few years later, he would be transferred to Shandong, where he would be promoted to the rank of envoy to the left.

Shandong in the Ming Dynasty was not only the territory of later generations. Liaoning in this era was also an enclave across the sea from Shandong. This is why Kong Youde, who was born in Tieling in the Ming Dynasty, was called "Shandong Kong Youde".

As a senior official in Shandong, Shen Guangzuo had considerable influence on Liaodong. Otherwise, how could Mao Wenlong run away after the fall of Liaoyang and then turn around and become an officer under Wang Shizhen, the governor of Liaodong? It would be nice if someone else wasn't punished.

But Mao Wenlong didn't know Wang Wenlong's thoughts. In his opinion, he was just talking nonsense, but Wang Wenlong was actually willing to pay. He has been a knight-errant until now, unable to study, hanging around everywhere, and has never been able to make a name for himself. His family also looked down upon him, but they did not expect Wang Wenlong to trust him so much.

In an instant, Mao Wenlong was moved. He carefully calculated with Wang Wenlong and said: "I can't afford to buy a seagoing ship. I plan to rent a ship with a cost of 30 yuan. I will find a relationship to get half of the ship's fee on credit first. It will cost 300 taels." , As for the goods, you can make money by directly transporting grain to Liaodong, and the purchase price of grain is one thousand taels..."

After much calculation, Mao Wenlong finally said: "As long as we have a principal of two thousand taels, we can do this business!"

Wang Wenlong nodded and said: "Okay, I will lend you two thousand taels for your use first, and make a friend and then pay them back after you earn the money."

"Is this... what sir said is true?" He opened his mouth to talk about the business plan and actually got two thousand taels directly. In an instant, Mao Wenlong felt a little pressured by Mr. Jianyang's trust in him.

Wang Wenlong smiled and said: "It just so happens that I have money. You like my books so much, and I am willing to make you your friend."

Seeing Wang Wenlong's sincere face, Mao Wenlong was extremely moved. He couldn't help but stood up and said to Wang Wenlong: "Thank you Mr. Jianyang, two thousand taels of silver, three cents profit. Mao Wenlong will definitely return it before the end of next year. If I break my promise, I will be a man in vain." !”

Wang Wenlong smiled and said: "It doesn't have to be like this, this is just a loan, and three points of profit is considered a lot."

Mao Wenlong was extremely moved, and felt in his heart that Wang Wenlong was a heroic man who spared no expense and righteousness.

Thousands of taels of silver weighed up to a hundred kilograms. If Mao Wenlong had carried it back to Zhejiang alone, it would have been a show-off. Even if he had extraordinary martial arts skills, he might not have had a chance to reach Hangzhou alive.

Wang Wenlong first got three hundred taels of cash in Fuzhou and exchanged it for gold for easy portability. He wrote a letter to Yuan Wuya for the remaining amount, asking him to follow up Shuzhongtang's "Wealth of Nations" and "History of Portugal". I lent the manuscript fee to Mao Wenlong and it was almost enough.

Mao Wenlong was so excited that he stayed in Fuzhou for one night and hurried back the next day - interest would be calculated if he stayed in Fujian. After Mao Wenlong left, Shen Yixiu ran out and secretly pulled Wang Wenlong's clothes corner and asked, "You got five hundred taels of silver?"

Now Shen Yixiu has begun to learn to be the mistress of the Wang family. Seeing that Wang Wenlong easily gave away five hundred taels of silver, he suddenly became worried about his family's future livelihood.

Wang Wenlong smiled and said, "Are you reluctant to part with it?"

Shen Yixiu nodded honestly.

Wang Wenlong laughed loudly: "Don't worry, I will write more books and you will never be hungry."

Shen Yixiu asked: "My husband is going to write a book?"

Wang Wenlong nodded. He has been serializing two novel columns in the "Xun Bao". One column is about martial arts novels and detective novels focusing on entertainment, and the other column is dedicated to serializing novels about world affairs.

The serialization of "Strange People in the World" has ended. Wang Wenlong must write a new work, otherwise his column will have to be opened.

After sending Mao Wenlong away, Wang Wenlong began to conceive of his new work. The appearance of Mao Wenlong made him feel that the history of the late Ming Dynasty was already rolling in.

In addition to the Great Famine, war disaster was not far away, and he suddenly wanted to write a war-related work.

Wang Wenlong wanted to combine subsequent history with this book to warn the world.

With his fame, he can already do some unprecedented creations, and some writing concepts that transcend the times can also be used. If he writes well, he can create a trend, and if he writes poorly, it is still an attempt in literary creation.

On the contrary, without such a reputation, Wang Wenlong's new writing method would probably not be accepted by others, and his works would not even have a chance to be printed and spread, so there would be no point in pioneering a new way.

After repeated deliberation, Wang Wenlong finally started writing. The new work is a vernacular novel, using the form of a historical novel and combining the plot of the later movie "The Tribulation of the Ming Dynasty". It is called "The Record of Cure".

There are two protagonists in the story. One is named Tu Danke, a famous doctor in Suzhou. He has superb medical skills and travels around to treat people.

The other protagonist is Song Changqin, who was born as a Jinshi. He once served as a military commander, led troops to encircle and suppress bandits, and had outstanding military exploits.

Although neither the refugee uprising nor the Manchu invasion of China have occurred yet, the effect of the work's allusion to reality is still too great, and revision is necessary.

Therefore, the background in the book is fictional. The name of the dynasty Wang Wenlong was changed to "Wu Dynasty", and the names of the characters in the original historical story were all changed. Tu Danke corresponded to Wu Youxing, who is still in Zhao'an, and Song Changqin corresponded to The first one was Sun Chuanting, and many characters and events in later history were rewritten by Wang Wenlong and reflected in it.

The beginning of the story describes the chaos in the world from the perspective of Tu Danke, who is traveling around. Bandits are raging, the people are poor and sick, and a great epidemic is about to happen.

(End of this chapter)