Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

In his previous life, Su Mu was just a teacher. Even if he graduated from a Chinese major, it was the first time he could write a novel.

This time I want to do it myself, but I don't know what to do.

But after thinking about it, if I can't write, can I still copy?

Some of the four great classics and Feng Menglong's three words and two beats have stories and some themes, so why bother with them.

Today's Baoding City is a sub-provincial city with a permanent population of [-]. It is also located in the north-south transportation hub, with a huge floating population. The city's influence has completely radiated to the entire southern part of Hebei.

This market is so big that Su Mu sees a bright future.As long as you write a best-selling book yourself, you don't need much. Selling tens of thousands of copies is enough to get you a lot of start-up capital in a short period of time.

A few days ago, although Su Mu also went to the bookstore on the street to buy some sample essays for civil examinations, he didn't see this kind of book for sale in the bookstore.

In addition, he is also blind to the printing and publishing industry of this era, and needs to be investigated before that.

Thinking of this, Su Mu immediately admired Lao Li loudly in front of Lao Li, and chatted about the affair for a long time before asking: "Lao Li, this story is not bad. Where did you buy this book and how much did you spend? I’ve been very bored recently, and I want to get a book and read it.”

During the previous conversation, Su Mu was very eloquent. In his previous life, he had heard a lot of dirty jokes at the wine table, but now that he moved to the ancient times, he immediately made Lao Li very amused.

The two talked for a long time, and Lao Li felt a sense of confidant towards him. Hearing Su Mu's question, he enthusiastically introduced: "It's easy to buy books. However, it looks quite expensive to buy. Why don't we buy books separately in the future? Different books, and then read them interchangeably, so you can save some money.”

Su Mu felt a little impatient: "Yes, Lao Li, you are right. Then, where is there anything to sell?"

Lao Li: "If there is a Lin's Bookstore on Academy Street, it will be sold."

Shuyuan Street is next to the county school, facing the county government, and is the center of Qingyuan County.It's crazy to buy this kind of ** in front of scholars in the big market!

Lao Li probably saw Su Mu's doubts, and said with a smile: "Most of these books are for talented scholars and beauties, and scholars like to read them the most. The Shuyuan Street port is also good, the books are selling well, and when a new book comes out, you have to queue up Rob. Last time when the embroidered portrait version of "The Story of a Crazy Woman" arrived, I was one step late and returned empty-handed. I went to ask the owner of the bookstore and said that the book is selling well in Beizhili , He also gritted his teeth and took out a large sum of money, bought a thousand copies, but they were sold out within three days. If you want to buy some more, you don’t know how long you have to wait.”

Hearing this astonishing data, Su Mu took a breath.One thousand copies were sold in three days. God, even if it is a bestseller in later generations, it may not reach this sales volume.Of course, the speed of logistics in modern society is not what the Ming Dynasty could have imagined. Although the books of the Ming Dynasty sold quickly, the total volume could not increase.

If I write a book like this, I don’t need much, and if I sell [-] to [-] copies a year, how much will it cost?

"How much is a book?"

Old Li stretched out nine fingers.

"Nine essays?" Su Mu was a little disappointed. The booklet he bought last time, which was a mere forty pages, cost thirty cents.Converted into RMB, it is about 30 yuan.However, textbooks are just needed in later generations, and they are the most profitable and best bought.

In contrast, most of the literature books are accompanied by the class, and it is understandable that the value is not high.

For example, the "Pinhualu" just now is just a fast-food reading, after reading it, you can throw it in the latrine to wipe your ass, and it is normal to have a book of nine characters.

Nine pennies per penny, after deducting the cost, it is not bad to earn one penny.

It seemed that this road would not work, and Su Mu felt bitter.

"Nine coins."

"Nine coins...silver... so expensive..." Su Mu stuttered a bit, shit, it's just a book to kill time, but it's sold at a sky-high price, is there any reason for that?

For example, would modern people spend hundreds of dollars to buy a copy of "Story Club"?

"It's a bit expensive, but the bookstore only publishes one new book a month, so it's affordable. You don't just throw away the book after you read it once. The wonderful passages in it need to be savored and pondered carefully to be delicious." Lao Li squinted his eyes and clicked his tongue, as if he was still immersed in the thrilling story atmosphere of the pornographic novel just now.

"I don't want to repair the old man!" Su Mu cursed, and his spirit suddenly became excited.Nine coins, hehe, what an expensive book.The royalties of modern books are 11.00%, and the cost of ancient books is estimated to be higher, and the royalties should be between six and seven.In other words, if you buy a book, you can get six hundred taels of silver, one thousand copies are 60 taels of silver, ten thousand copies, one hundred thousand copies...

No, there is no such thing as copyright these days, and besides, will people tell the author how many books they sell?

Therefore, selling the full copyright is the kingly way.

If I want to do this, I can only go this way, directly find a publisher and sell the book at one time, and the money and goods will be settled without leaving any trouble.Of course, if you want to sell at a good price, you have to find a powerful businessman to cooperate with.

Baoding was considered a big city in the Ming Dynasty, so there must have been many such big booksellers.

"Well, Lao Li, you are right. By the way, which bookstore did this book come from?" Su Mu asked.

Old Li said: "Unexpectedly, Brother Su would choose the edition after reading a book. He is indeed a fellow. It is true that each book is printed in a different bookstore, and the quality is also different. The books produced by the big bookstore are exquisite. Holding them in your hand is like a dream. A kind of fairy-like enjoyment. As for the things in the small bookstore, I can’t read them at all, not to mention the illegible handwriting, and maybe there are missing words and pages, so I don’t have to spoil people’s interest.”

The publishing industry in the Ming Dynasty did not have a unified industry standard. For the same book, the difference in the skills of the printing workers, the quality of the paper, the cost of binding and packaging directly determine the appearance of a book.

When encountering beautifully printed books, such as the clear version of "The Legend of Heroes and Heroes" hidden in the National Palace Museum in Taipei that Su Mu's descendants read on the computer, it is so exquisite that people sigh in their hearts. handwriting.As far as the illustration is concerned, it is a precious work of art.

After nagging for a long time, Lao Liyou said: "This book of mine is produced by the Lin family bookstore. For three generations, Boss Lin has printed examination papers and books for county and government yamen, government schools, and his craftsmen are all skilled. Northern Zhili ranks first among the three prefectures in southern Hebei. The books they print sell very well, even if you go to Beijing, you can still see books from the Lin family bookstore."

"So it's the Lin Family Bookstore!" Su Mu's spirit lifted, he didn't want to see Shao Tai at first.But everyone came to Hu's warehouse every day, so it was impossible not to meet, so it was better to say hello openly, and talk to the owner of Lin's bookstore under Mr. Shao's name to discuss business.