"It seems like Imperial Father hasn't given me any face for half a month.”
"The system hasn't activated the 1st
Yingtian Palace, Tianji Pavilion for a long time.
Zhu Xiong was busy working on the things in his hands when he suddenly remembered this.
He hadn't heard the system's notification sound for a long time,
which made Zhu Xiong a little uncomfortable.
Unknowingly, half a month had passed. During
this time, Zhu Rong had spent most of his time making microscopes and glass mirrors.
He had already sent the microscopes to the Imperial Physician Hall and Xu Miaoyun. It was
said that Xiao Jiuxian had already begun to prepare for the medical hall.
Of course, the main thing they were busy with recently was probably the publication of the Record of Strange Insects.
Zhu Rong had mixed feelings about publishing this book.
If Xu Miaoyun wanted to do it, then let him do it. This would be the perfect time to carry out his plan.
But the sales of this book?
Zhu Xi didn't dare to think about it.
He knew his dark history. He was the devil of the Yingtian Prefecture and the trash of the Zhu family.
Because of the Saint Ascension incident and the Hundred Officials Forced Abdication incident, he became a thorn in the eyes of the hundred officials. To
put it simply, he was the public enemy of scholars.
How many books could he sell?
At this moment,
just as Zhu Rong's imagination was running wild, the
entrance of a bookstore in the Ying Tian Prefecture
was already crowded with people.
There were scholars and servants.
"Didn't you say that you would be selling the Strange Insect Record today? I've been waiting for two hours!"
"What's the big deal about waiting for two hours? My master has already asked me to queue for two hours! "
You're a doctor. Why do you have to line up?”
"Who said that you can't buy it if you're not a doctor?”
"Can't we read the legendary record of mutated insects?”
"That's right. This Penniless Monk also wants to see the world in the Buddha's Eye!”
"I'm from Fujian. I heard that if you buy a copy of the 'Record of Strange Insects,' you can participate in the lottery and get the chance to look at the microscope! "
Me too…
"
While the people outside were discussing,
Xu Miaoyun, Xiao Jiuxian, and the people from the bookstore were waiting for the opening of the bookstore.
"Consort Wu, can you really sell all 3,000 copies?"”
Xiao Jiuxian was sweating profusely as he looked at the mountain of books. He was very worried.
3,000 books. When Xu Miaoyun decided to print so many books, he strongly opposed it. Not to
mention 3,000 books, even 1,000 books were impossible.
This era was different from the future. 99% of the people in the world were illiterate.
Scholars were rare no matter where they were
. The Record of Strange Insects was essentially a medical book.
Counting the doctors in the city and those who were interested in medicine, Xiao Jiuxian estimated that 500 people were the limit.
3,000 books.
Although it was not his own money, Xiao Jiuxian did not want his master to lose money.
However, Xu Miaoyun insisted on going her own way and said that she believed in Zhu Rong's appeal, so
Xiao Jiuxian persuaded them all to come.
Xu Miaoyun, who was beside him, was smiling, but she was actually very nervous.
However, she firmly believed that Zhu Rong's book was not a so-called medical book. If she had to make an analogy,
it should be the popular science book that Zhu Rong had mentioned.
It was a book that opened the door to a new world for all living beings.
With the microscope as a gimmick,
Xu Miaoyun had already used all the sales techniques that Zhu Rong had trained Xu Tong to do.
She had also spread some news these days.
Now was the moment to witness a miracle.、
"Open the door!"
Miss Xu gritted her teeth and asked Xiao Jiuxian to open the door.
"Everyone..."
Xiao Jiuxian didn't have time to say anything before he was squeezed to death by the surging crowd.
Where is the book?
"Over there, how much is it?”
More people than they had imagined swarmed into the bookstore, and the clerk was instantly confused.
"I want three books!"
"I want ten books!"
"
Don't snatch it, I still have to bring it to my classmates in the Academy.”
These people were fighting for their lives, which really scared Xu Miaoyun and Xiao Jiuxian. They had never seen such a scene in their lives.
Not to mention Xu Miaoyun, even
the assistant in charge of printing the "Strange Insect Record" had never seen such a scene.
Some people even fought over a book.
"This is impossible!"
"It's not that bad!"
Xiao Jiuxian was dumbfounded.
The 3,000 copies of the Strange Insect Record were sold out in less than an hour
.
"Shopkeeper, when will you print it?”
"We came from Henan, but we didn't get a single book!”
"If my master finds out that I didn't get a single book, he'll beat me to death!”：
The books were sold out, and many people who didn't grab the books started to make a fuss.
When the shopkeeper of the bookstore appeased those dissatisfied people, the
accountant had already calculated the accounts.
"Miss Xu, we sold a total of 3,000 books of the 'Strange Insect Record' this time. Each book costs 50 copper coins!”
"A total of 15000 copper coins, a total of 150 silver taels!”
"According to our previous agreement, my bookstore will get 40% of the profits, which is 60 taels!
"We will send the remaining ninety taels of silver to your residence later!”
"Ninety taels of silver?"
Xu Miaoyun and Xiao Xianxian also sucked in a breath of cold air.
In just two hours, the Record of Strange Insects was sold for 90 taels?
Although this number did not sound like much, it was still a small sum of money in the Ming Dynasty.
For example, the Duke of Wei's estate had an annual salary of 5,000 dan of grain. One tael of silver in the outside world could buy two dan of grain. In other words, Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, only had 2,500 taels of silver a year. It was only a little over 200 taels a month.
Just like that, Xu Da's annual salary was already the highest among the dukes of Great Ming.
He still had to support the entire Duke of Wei's estate.
Not to mention Xu Da, the founding hero of Great Ming, the Earl of Sincerity, Liu Ji, whose annual salary was 240 dans of grain, his annual salary was only slightly more than 120 taels.
Xu Miaoyun calculated carefully. In just an hour, she had already earned a house in a remote area of Ying Tian Prefecture.
"No wonder you have so many houses!”
"The little bit that he leaked from his fingers is enough for me to live comfortably."
Xu Miaoyun felt like she was in a fantasy. Only by making use of Zhu Rong's resources to make money did she understand how fast Zhu Rong earned money.
The record of mutated insects was just a knowledge that he had casually spread to her. She had recorded it and it had already caused such a huge sensation. There was no need to talk about Zhu Rong's special ways of making money.
"I
didn't expect Wu Wang's Strange Insect Record to be so popular.”
Seeing this, Xiao Jiuxian shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Although he had been slapped in the face, the old man was still very excited.
The more popular the record of mutated insects was, the more it proved that the world was interested in the way of mutated insects.
After Old Man Xiao joined Zhu Rong, he had decided to fully promote this theory. Who would it rely on to really promote this theory?
He was still a scholar in the world.
There were less than one in a hundred people in Ming who could read.
The promotion of any knowledge could not be separated from scholars.
Xiao Jiuxian was also worried that the reputation of Wu Wang Zhu Rong among scholars
would cause the sales of his books to be dismal.
However, neither he nor Xu Miaoyun had thought of this. The reason why the books were selling so well was largely due to Zhu Rong's notoriety. At
this moment,
many officials and scholars in the Ying Tian Prefecture had already obtained Zhu Rong's books.
"I want to see what this devil king can write.”
"Brother Ziwen, let's study the 'Strange Insect Record' carefully and criticize it!”
"Brother Ziwen, why aren't you saying anything?”
"Smells so good…"
No matter what Zhu Rong's reputation was, no one could deny that
he had always been the talk of the town.
The devil of chaos,
the sweet potato that could feed the people of the world, the microscope that could recreate the world in the eyes of the saints,
whether they liked Zhu Wei or hated Zhu Wei,
would not mind buying a book.
Even the Korean Duke Li Shanchang, the Right Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, and the six ministers had a copy of the Record of Strange Insects on their desks.
Many people bought the book with the intention of criticizing it,
but they were soon attracted by the strange and colorful world depicted by Zhu Rong.
In particular, Xu Miaoyun included the seal that allowed them to experience the microscope for free once they opened a medical center in the Wu residence, which
made the book even more popular.
Three days later, 5,000 copies of the Record of Strange Insects were printed and sold out within two hours.
For a time, the paper prices in the Ying Tian Prefecture skyrocketed.
"The Record of Strange Insects" became a bestseller in the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, doctors and scholars in the Apricot Forest and the Academy did not talk about the microscopic world in the eyes of Buddha or the way of strange insects. They were simply not worthy to speak.
Even the Emperor was alarmed by this commotion and summoned Xu Miaoyun to the Hall of Martial Valor.
"Girl, zhen still underestimated you!”
"You've made a small fortune recently!”
"Eight thousand books in three days, four hundred taels of silver. I've only allocated 1,200 taels of silver for Fifth Brother to build the Wu Mansion…"
Old Zhu was overjoyed and stared at his future daughter-in-law with a smile. Fifth Brother had such a good wife, and the Zhu family had another good daughter-in-law.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied.
Especially when he learned from the Ministry of Works that Xu Miaoyun received four hundred taels of silver. Apart from giving ten taels to the servants and fifty taels to Xiao Jiuxian
, she gave the rest of the three hundred and thirteen taels of silver to the Ministry of Works to build the Wu Estate.
In other words, this daughter-in-law would not take a single cent from such a huge sum of money.
It should be known that even though the Record of Strange Insects was narrated by Zhu Rong, the real author was Xu Miaoyun.
She was the first author of this book. If she saved the money, no one could say anything about her. However, Xu Miaoyun's actions showed that she was wholeheartedly on the fifth brother's side and on the Wu Estate's side.
"Girl, I'll send the money from the Ministry of Works back to you
. I'm the emperor after all. I don't need to touch my daughter-in-law's private savings to build a house for my son!"
"Moreover, that unfilial son has also helped zhen earn a sum recently. zhen can't even wait to reward you!”
"But Miaoyun
also knew that the King of Wu was playful and had high requirements. He was not satisfied with the foundation made by the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works, so he tore it down three times!”
"These losses are borne by the country. As the Consort of Wu, Miao Yun has a guilty conscience!”
"This money is just Miao Yun filling filling up the country's deficit!”
"Your Majesty, please retract your order!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded his head in relief, but at the same time, he frowned.
Although he had given him a verbal order to change the name of Prince Wu's residence, this guy was too troublesome.
"He's still renovating that Lao Zi's sewer?”
Elder Zhu recalled this matter and was enraged.
Xu Miaoyun nodded with a smile.
"If I'm not wrong, Your Highness should have brought Miaoyun to the new residence?"”
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