"Brother Gao, Brother Lin," Fang Yun greeted them with a smile.
"Brother Fang!" The two of them walked over with a few other scholars. Everyone had a kind smile on their faces as they scrutinized Fang Yun.
When Fang Yun heard Gao Minghong address him that way, he knew that he was showing off their good relationship. In fact, they had only met once, but Fang Yun wouldn't expose him. After all, it wasn't a big deal.
"This is Fang Yun, Fang Shuangjia. Everyone in the country knows him, so I won't introduce him further. Fang Yun, these are all students from the Prefectural Literature Institute. You will come to the Prefectural Literature Institute in the future, and we will all learn the Divine Path together. Come, let me introduce you one by one. This is Wang Shoukui from Ting County. He used to be a desk chief. "
Wang Shoukui waved his hand and said, "Everyone knows that Fang Yun can't be called a desk chief now. Minghong, you are slandering me. Hello, Fang Yun. I like your 'Twilight'. You're a good man! "
"Brother Wang, you are too polite," Fang Yun said with a smile.
Then, Gao Minghong introduced everyone to Fang Yun one by one.
After the introduction, Gao Minghong said, "You may have heard of it in Ji County. Students from the Prefectural Literature Institute can form their own 'societies.' We are the representatives of the 'Li Shan Society' in the Prefectural Literature Institute. The Li Shan Society is the largest society among the Humble Societies. It has a history of a hundred years. Many of the seniors in the society are already in high positions. The Assistant Minister of Rites and the magistrate of Huang Ping Prefecture were all members of the Li Shan Society."
"I have heard a lot about the Li Shan Society." Fang Yun had heard of the Li Shan Society long ago. He knew that the society here was similar to the famous Fu Society and Donglin Society of the Ming Dynasty. They were all literary societies where scholars studied and discussed politics. Later on, they gradually developed a strong political agenda. They could be said to be the embryonic form of a political party.
There were many literary societies in the Ten Nations. They were generally divided into Humble Societies and Noble Societies. The two societies were opposed to each other internally and cooperated with each other externally.
Prestigious clans, noble clans, sainted clans, and Confucian clans were collectively referred to as landowning clans. Noble clans could be considered landowning clans, but they could also be considered commoners. Those ordinary noble clans and ordinary clans were all commoners.
Not only was Li Shan Society the largest Humble Literature Society in the Prefectural Literature Institute, there was also a Li Shan Society in the Prefectural Literature Institute. That was the real Li Shan Society. The Li Shan Society outside the Prefectural Literature Institute was actually a branch society.
However, the power of a Humble Class was ultimately limited. The largest literary society in Jiang District was the Yingshe Society. It gathered all the students from the famous families in Jiang District and more than half of the students from the distinguished families. In terms of financial resources, influence, and literary positions, it surpassed the Li Shan Society. Many outstanding children of humble families would be invited by Ingsoc.
Gao Minghong said, "We really hope that you will join the Li Shan Society, but don't worry, we won't force you or give you a deadline. It's all up to you to decide when and if you want to join the Li Shan Society. As for Ingsoc, some of them wanted to invite you, but because Liu Zicheng strongly opposed it, Ingsoc did not invite you. The other literary societies know that they are not qualified to invite you. "
"Many thanks to the Li Shan Society for choosing me. I will definitely consider it seriously. Although Ingsoc is good, I am still a child of humble families, "Fang Yundao said.
To the side, Wang Shoukui said in a low voice, "Don't say in front of General Fang Shouye that we are trying to rope you in. You are his nephew, so you can be considered half a landowning household. He probably hopes that you will join Ingsoc."
"Uncle is uncle, and I am me," Fang Yun said with a smile.
Everyone let out a sigh of relief. Fang Shouye's notoriety was too great. He had even burned down the Liu family's pawnshop. They did not dare to provoke him.
Gao Minghong handed over a red invitation card and said, "Every year, on the first day of the fourth lunar month, the Dayuan government will hold two Dayuan literary gatherings in the afternoon and in the evening. The afternoon literary gatherings can only be attended by scholars. Occasionally, there will be a few scholars from the Literary Name University who participate. The evening literary gatherings can only be attended by scholars or those with higher literary positions. There will also be a few county scholars who will receive invitations. However, they must be at least scholars or officials of the seventh rank or higher to participate. "
Fang Yun received the invitation card and said, "Thank you brother Gao and the Li Shan Society for your invitation. I will definitely attend the afternoon literary gatherings in two days."
On the surface, Fang Yun seemed to want to go, but in his heart, he really did not want to go. This was because there were too many literary gatherings in the Saint Origin world.
There were literary gatherings during the seasons, festivals, rain or snow, and after the imperial examinations, merchants would have literary gatherings to promote their products, scholars would have literary gatherings to publish their books, famous scholars would have literary gatherings when they had nothing to do, such as Half-saint's death anniversary, birthdays, and even many people's birthdays. It could be said that there were too many kinds of gatherings.
Currently, not many people knew Fang Yun's address, so he was very quiet. Otherwise, with his reputation, the number of invitations he received these past few days could be counted as waste paper.
"Okay. Since you still want to teach here, we won't disturb you. After the literary gatherings, we will drink and discuss poetry together. Of course, it is enough for us to drink with you. We don't dare to discuss anything in front of you. "
Everyone gave a kind smile and did not refute. They were all convinced by Fang Yun's talent.
"I am still a scholar and am younger than all of you. Don't slander me." Fang Yun finally imitated Wang Shoukui's tone and joked.
Everyone laughed again. They all felt that this Fang Yun was not arrogant and would become a great person in the future. Since they were not on opposing sides, there was no conflict of interest. Naturally, they would do their best to befriend him.
Fang Yun sent the Elementary Scholars out of the door. Gao Minghong coughed lightly and said, "The seniors from the Li Shan Society of the Zhou Wen Academy wanted me to pass on a message to you. Liu Zicheng and his henchmen have been wantonly slandering you and slandering your character. The seniors from the Li Shan Society even defended you. Unfortunately, the Liu family is very powerful and your reputation in the Zhou Wen Academy is very bad. Other than the people from the Fang family who have spoken a few words for you, most people have remained silent. We suspect that Liu Zicheng is trying to harm you. Literary Name, you have to be careful. "
Fang Yun had already heard from Registrar Zhou that Liu Zicheng and Liu Zizhi were up to no good. He said, "Thank you Brother Gao. I will be careful."
After sending off the Elementary Scholars, Fang Yun returned to the teaching room and continued to silently read the scriptures. It was noon when he went back.
Liang Yuan had already taken out five thousand copies of the Romance of the Western Chamber, as well as flyers and bookmarks from the printing workshop's warehouse. He took out a few copies and placed them on the bookshelves. However, there was no promotion yet and not a single copy had been sold.
Fang Yun ate with everyone and returned home.
The next two days were calm and peaceful. Soon, it was the first day of April. It was the time for the Sheng Journal and Wen Pao to be published.
At dawn, there were dozens of people pushing handcarts and standing in front of the study room on the east side of the Zhou Wen Academy. Some of these people were sent by the bookstore, while others were booksellers who were preparing to buy the Sheng Journal and Wen Pao to sell.
The Great Source Residence was so big that there were bound to be people who didn't want to travel too far. The Sheng Journal could be sold for five copper coins and the Wen Pao for one copper coin. Coupled with the sale of other books, they could earn quite a bit in a month.
Compared to the past, the people who bought books for the bookstore didn't change, but eighty percent of the booksellers had changed.
More than twenty booksellers were dressed in uniform white clothes, and there were four powerful black block letters on the front and back of the clothes.
。
On the side, there was a small line of words: Ming Li Street No. 17. The best novel in the world is here! At the end of the words, there was an artistic "Fang" logo. It was very special and left a deep impression on people.
In addition to the uniform clothes of these booksellers, there was a banner propped up on a bamboo pole on each cart. On the left side of the banner was written: "Before the Emperor, the Double Armor and Three Poems Shine Brilliantly, Fang Yun's Romance of the Western Chamber is on sale." On the right side was written: "Grand Scholar Li, the Duke of Sword-Eyebrows, invites you to read the Sheng Journal's Divine Text, Stories of the Pillow."
Below the banner was an advertisement written by Fang Yun.
On both sides of the cart, there was a striking "." Half of the cart was empty, while the other half was filled with bound copies of the Romance of the Western Chamber and Stories of the Pillow. There was a bookmark on each book.
The other booksellers and bookstore clerks were shocked. What kind of trick was this? Using the name of Grand Scholar Li to advertise at the entrance of the Zhou Wen Academy? He was either courting death or had a powerful background.
A bookseller hurriedly walked in front of a bookseller who had changed his clothes and asked, "Why are you dressed so strangely? Which bookstore is this?"
That person proudly said, "We are opened by the Double Armor Desk Chief Fang Yun. Behind him, there is not only the Great Yuan Fang Family, but also a Grand Scholar. We have all signed a contract with him. Our basic salary is one tael of silver per month. The more books we sell, the higher the percentage. Not only do we have a guaranteed income, but we also earn more than before. In the past, other than the three days when the Sheng Journal and Wen Pao were on sale, how much could we earn? In the future, not only can we sell the Sheng Journal and Wen Pao, but we can also sell the books. "
"Is there such a good thing? Can I go? My books are selling very well. Every month, I can earn seven to eight hundred copper coins. Don't I sell them every day? "
"I have seen you sell books. If you can find two more booksellers and get three letters of recommendation, you can come to us. Wait a moment, I will write a letter of recommendation for you. "Saying this, the man took out a pen and paper from the carriage and wrote a simple letter of recommendation.
"Thank you, brother." The man said as he handed over a large copper coin with the words "ten copper coins" written on it.
"You are welcome."
Not long after, all the booksellers without uniforms left. Even the clerks who worked for other bookstores came to inquire.
Just after six o 'clock, a group of servants came and lined up behind the booksellers.
These servants were very surprised when they saw the banner. They asked about the content and price of the Romance of the Western Chamber and Romance of the Pillow. The booksellers patiently answered.
50 copper coins for a 150 page popular novel was not expensive.
"Is your book really Fang Shuang Jia's? Our family's young miss likes his poems very much. "
"Look at us. We spent so much money on new clothes and dared to sell books in front of the Academy of Literature. How can it be fake? It is Ming Li Street, number 17. If you don't believe me, you can check. "
"Oh, that's right. With Grand Scholar Li's guarantee, I will buy one. I think our young miss will like it." A middle-aged woman said.
"I will buy one too. Our young master has always praised the first book proposal."
In a short while, more than 20 books were sold. The buyers all bought because of Fang Yun's Literary Name and Grand Scholar Li's reputation.
At half past six, the Academy of Literature's bookstore was full of people who came to buy Wen Dao and Wen Pao. More and more people saw the advertisements of the booksellers.
Seeing that the bookstore was about to open for sale, ten ox carriages that had just come out of the printing workshop slowly passed by the Academy of Literature's bookstore.
Every ox cart had a banner on it, and it was very eye-catching.
A person stood on the ox carriage and shouted, "Talk about love after reading Western Chamber. Be a great scholar after reading Romance of the Pillow!"
。
。
Qidian's reading page often has problems. I have reported it to the readers, but there is a problem with the server. The technology cannot be improved. Sorry.
After reading the penultimate chapter, the next page is often not the last chapter. Sometimes there is not even a table of contents, so you have to use the bookshelf well. You can read the last chapter directly or go to the book's homepage and click on the introduction.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
