Chapter 35 Acting
Although Wang Jinghui expected that the first issue of "Mei Xue" was of special significance and backed by the strong jury and authors behind it, his sales volume must be quite considerable, but he did not expect that his reserve of 10,000 copies was subscribed by booksellers of all sizes. This kind of hot sales was something he had not expected. But when he got the list of booksellers from Zeng Jianguan, he turned around and realized after thinking about it: the three merchants who could traffic books in Liao Kingdom jointly subscribed 2,000 copies, and the remaining 7,000 copies were subscribed by booksellers that established good cooperative relationships with Commercial Press, and the remaining 1,000 copies were scattered into the hands of more than a dozen other small booksellers.
"It seems that the American strategy of "carrot and stick" is just right for them!" Wang Jinghui looked at the bookmaker's order and smiled and thought that it must be the order he authorized to Zhangguan Zeng to play a role, otherwise these bookmakers would be so obedient! In fact, Wang Jinghui was wrong this time. Zhangguan Zeng did not spend much effort to convince those booksellers, so they automatically sent a large number of orders to the Commercial Press, which made Zhangguan Zeng, who originally wanted to give these booksellers a killing stick, suddenly felt like he was hitting a cotton bag with one punch. The reason why these bookmakers were so active in ordering "Mei Xue" was, on the one hand, it was solid.
However, because the books purchased from Commercial Press are much cheaper than those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, this big family certainly needs to give face. On the other hand, these bookmakers are more optimistic about Ouyang Xiu's appeal in the literary world. The articles selected by them are definitely high-quality. If scholars in the world don't buy one, they will definitely be laughed at. Another reason is that the price of "Mei Xue" is really cheap. The price of 100 min is equivalent to one-third to one-quarter of the "Analects of Confucius". The quality of the book is also excellent, so there is the hot ordering scene that Wang Jinghui saw.
The current commercial printing library is a printing monster in the printing industry of the Song Dynasty. Its efficiency is enough to make the printing colleagues of the Song Dynasty dumbfounded: No printing workshop in this era dares to bear the printing of a literary monthly magazine like "Mei Xue". Its carved plates alone are enough to discourage any printing workshop in this era. Since "Mei Xue" is a monthly magazine, the carved printed engravings can only be used for one month. After this month, the carved plates that the printing workshop spends huge amounts of money will become waste and become worthless, which is a loss that any printing workshop cannot bear. In the eyes of the printing colleagues, the risk of printing "Mei Xue" is far higher than that of super giant books like "Taiping Yulan". After all, after the printing of "Taiping Yulan", its printed engravings can be preserved until the next time there is a chance to use them again.
Commercial Press can calmly complete the layout and printing in a short period of time. Although the price of "Mei Xue" is only 100 cents, with the strength of Commercial Press, the cost price has dropped to 50 cents. After deducting the 30 cents circulation expenses required for booksellers, it is the twenty cents of money that Wang Jinghui promised to the author. Don’t underestimate the 20 cents of money. If you multiply the sales volume of 10,000 copies, it will be 200 cents. The current price of rice is only more than 500 cents per stone. This calculation is quite considerable for a poor scholar, but the prerequisite is that "Mei Xue" must maintain such a good sales volume every month.
Commercial Press has always been a cash transaction. Bookshops pay for the goods without credit, and they dare not rely on the goods from Commercial Press. So soon the shopkeeper Zeng handed over the 200 guan to Wang Jinghui, which seemed very ridiculous in the eyes of Storekeeper Zeng: Since he came to Commercial Press, the business profit he handled each time was not as low as thousands of guan and hundreds of thousands of guan. This was the first time he worked hard for a while and gained so little, and the 200 guan had to be handed over to others. This was really a bit ridiculous for making money.
When Wang Jinghui saw the expression of Manager Zeng, he knew that he was a little unhappy, so he comforted him, indicating that such "long-term investment" is only beneficial and not harmful to Commercial Press. If you can't see profits now, you will definitely make you count the money and your hands will cramp.
Wang Jinghui summoned the thirteen members of the jury, and this time he was the guest at Cuiyu Pavilion. At the banquet, Wang Jinghui handed the 200 stag to Ouyang Xiu in public, and asked the jury to distribute the money to each literati. Since almost all the works of "Mei Xue" in the first issue were from the jury members at the banquet, the only non-existent Su Xun was his father, and they resolutely refused because of the special plot of the literati, which made Wang Jinghui feel very embarrassed.
Ouyang Xiu said: "Additionally, it is all your credit for the publication of "Mei Xue" and it is yours. Although we don't know how much it costs to print a book, we also know that you spend a lot of money on this matter. Although the 200-ton coins are a little less, it can also reduce your deficit. You should not refuse!"
Wang Jinghui said: "Sir, I said in advance that the Commercial Press will never obtain a penny of profit from it. Moreover, these expenses are the income of your hard work. How can I go back on my word today? Please rest assured that I have made sufficient preparations and will never let "Mei Xue" stop publishing due to insufficient follow-up funds! But gentlemen, you have to worry more in the future. This time this is the first issue, we have not prepared enough, and many backward articles have not been sent to you for review. In the future, we will leave a few articles that are new in each issue of the "Mei Xue" monthly articles, so that the newcomers can be displayed faster and earlier, so that the court can discover useful talents."
Sima Guang said: "The change makes sense. We should allow more outstanding works of backward newcomers to be published, which will also help the imperial court select materials. We are not short of this money, but the cost of the pen this time will be left to you as the cost of publishing "Mei Xue" in the future."
Sima Guang and Ouyang Xiu's opinions were supported by everyone, and Wang Jinghui could not refuse any more, but he said: "I will keep the money for more useful places. Last year, I bought a piece of land to build a house not far from the suburbs of the city, and planned to build a college dedicated to the school for poor children. Now the academy is about to be completed, but the teacher in it has not yet been settled. Everyone here is a famous scholar in my Song Dynasty. I wonder if I can come to the academy to explain the meaning of the scriptures to the students in my busy schedule? Please rest assured, you only need to come here a few times regularly, and it will not take up too much time. If you have friends who are well-educated scholars, you can also introduce them to me to teach the students."
Everyone at the banquet was particularly excited when they heard the news. They all praised Wang Jinghui's noble character and praised the scoundrel's face that was thicker than the city wall, saying that they would definitely lend a helping hand to Wang Jinghui in the construction of the academy. Wang Anguo, the only one who had no official position, said that he could go to the academy to give lectures at any time.
"It seems that these literary masters are more cute. The future Emperor of the Shenzong Zhao Xu is not reliable in his work. He has not introduced me to a teacher who can teach in the academy for several months. It seems that publishing a literary monthly magazine like "Mei Xue" made these literary masters quite fond of me, and even helping so easily!" Wang Jinghui thought to himself.
When Wang Jinghui heard Wang Anguo say that he could come to the academy to be a teacher, he was very happy to think: "Although Wang Anguo was a little in the reform and was a little different from his brother Wang Anshi, he was the younger brother of Old Man Wang after all. If he didn't look at monks and Buddha's faces, Wang Anshi and his new party members should be relaxed in this academy!" However, he himself did not believe this speculation, but it was best for Wang Anguo to come to the academy to be a teacher. Although it is not clear why Wang Anguo failed to take the exam, since his literary talent was praised by everyone, it is definitely not a problem to be a teacher at his level.
In March of the second year of Zhiping, Wang Jinghui finally waited for the imperial edict appointed him as the correctional medical clerk. The imperial enrollment was very low-key. King Zhao Xu of Ying brought the imperial edict directly to the civilian clinic to issue an imperial edict to him, and he could take office without having to see the emperor as usual. Wang Jinghui accepted the imperial edict very happily. While appointing him as the correctional medical clerk, Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu also gave him a goldfish bag and a purple one, which was very preferential.
After I accepted the imperial edict, King Zhao Xu of Ying briefly explained to Wang Jinghui some things he should pay attention to when he served as a correctional medical book official, but what made him happiest was that he, the correctional medical book official, was relatively free of time and could not go to work. This solved a big problem for Wang Jinghui, but he would not passively slacking off and wasting such a good opportunity to organize ancient Chinese medicine books.
The next day, Wang Jinghui couldn't wait to go straight to the Xiezheng Medical Bookstore located on the edge of the imperial city on the east side of the city to go to work. When he reported to the Xiezheng Medical Bookstore, he was unexpectedly taken to an independent courtyard by one of the officials, saying that he was going to see the Xiezheng Medical Bookstore's recommendation.
Wang Jinghui was surprised after hearing this, because according to the development of history, the first boss of the Northern Song Dynasty Jingyi Bookstore was Han Qi, the famous prime minister of the three dynasties! This really surprised him. Once the prime minister was just a name here, would he leave behind heavy government affairs and run into the small courtyard of the Jingyi Bookstore to waste time? Could this Han Qi is also an outstanding guy in medicine? Han Qi's medical achievements have not reached the level of historical reputation?
With a lot of doubts, Wang Jinghui finally met the legendary veterans of the three dynasties in a wing room. However, Han Qi is only the prime minister of two dynasties now. No one expected that Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu would die so early, and his reign was beyond everyone's expectations.
"Han Qi, whose courtesy name is Zhigui, is from Xiangzhou. Han Qi lived through the three dynasties of Renzong, Yingzong and Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. He personally experienced and participated in many major historical events, such as resisting the Western Xia and the Qingli New Policy. In his official career, Han Qi had been a prime minister for ten years and assisting the three dynasties. He also had a local career that lasted for more than ten years before and after being demoted to the outside world. However, whether he was the prime minister in the court or was on duty outside, Han Qi always thought about the court and served the country loyally." Wang Jinghui tried hard to recall all the information about Han Qi from his pitiful historical knowledge on the road.
In 1058 AD, Song Renzong appointed 50-year-old Han Qi as the minister of the Central Secretariat and the Grand Secretary of Jixian Hall. Since then, Han Qi began his ten-year career as prime minister. "But the most powerful thing about this guy is to support the emperor. Yingzong Zhao Shu and Shenzong Zhao Xu have a great relationship with him. This support is probably something that no one in the court can compare with. What's more, he successfully helped Yingzong Zhao Shu achieve his rule last year. In the political mountain, he should be his most prosperous time. Compared with his experience of being demoted to Biandu for eleven years after the failure of the Qingli New Deal, it was simply a day! But he finally
It was fallen on the Shenzong. Shenzong was a fighting rooster, full of the intention of the Song Dynasty to sweep the world with the sharp sword of the Song Dynasty's revival. Han Qi advocated a policy of easing in military terms like Fu Bi. To be fair, although such a proposition sounds uncomfortable, it was still a correct strategy compared to the national strength of the Song Dynasty at that time. However, he was demoted to the left because of his opinion with Emperor Shenzong. It seems that although the imperial power of the Song Dynasty was weak, the emperor was not a vegetarian, especially when he met the young, energetic and combative guy, he should be careful in the future!" Dr. Han Qi's experience set a tone for his interactions with Zhao Xu.
When he walked into the wing room, Wang Jinghui saw an old man wearing a purple python robe with a snow-white and neat beard, which was well-behaved; his drooping eyelids revealed the old guy's deep scheming, which was Han Qi, the famous prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. At this time, he was watching a book with concentration next to the desk. Wang Jinghui recognized the title of the book cover written on the cover of his book cover at a glance: "Authentic Surgery".
If the biggest change that Wang Jinghui brought to the medical world after coming to this time and space was surgical operation. Although Huatuo was known as the ancestor of traditional Chinese medicine surgery, his medical books were lost, and his medical skills became a legend that later generations yearn for in the long river of history. However, Wang Jinghui once again made surgical operations reappear in the human world. Although Wang Jinghui only performed a few very simple surgical operations, the impact was huge, enough to vibrate the medical world of this era, which brought him a high reputation. With this technique alone,
Wang Jinghui became one of the famous doctors in the world. After the publication of "Authentic Surgery" by him, it was also the best among the four medical books he wrote. However, the good sales of the books does not mean that anyone dares to perform surgery on patients like him. Although Wang Jinghui wrote the drugs and surgical instruments needed in the book without reservation, he has not heard of any doctor in the clinic that dares to perform surgery. If a patient in Kaifeng, Biandu really needs surgery, he will be recommended by the doctor in the clinic to perform surgery in a civilian clinic.
The official who led the way next to him entered the wing room and said, "Mr. Wang has brought it!"
Han Qi, who was reading a book, looked up at them. Seeing that Wang Jinghui had arrived at his office, he stood up and walked to Wang Jinghui and looked and said, "Mr. Wang is indeed a young talent. He has such medical skills and insights at such a young age!" When he spoke, he raised the "Authentic Surgery" written by Wang Jinghui in his hand.
Wang Jinghui smiled and said, "Thank you for the wrong love between Mr. Han, you can just say that my words are changed. No matter how I count it, I will be your junior. In fact, this book and my medical skills are not unique to me, but from the master who raised me. If it weren't for his words and deeds, I wouldn't have the medical skills we have today. My techniques and medical knowledge were all taught by the master."
Han Qi was surprised and asked, "Where is your master? The court set up this Medical Bookstore to correct the medical bookstore. This is when talents are needed. I can write to the court to recommend your master!"
Wang Jinghui could see that Han Qi was serious, which made him feel an illusion of the scheming impression left by Han Qi on the first side. However, when he asked his master where he was, where could he find it? His teacher was still teaching his junior brother and sister in the medical school in the 21st century! But since he lied, he had to round it up. Wang Jinghui squeezed a sad expression on his face and said to Han Qi: "I have been an orphan since I was a child. I was lucky enough to be rescued and raised by my master. Before he could respect him well, he had already traveled to the west!" After that, he cried out: There is no way, since it is acting, then do all the sets!
Wang Jinghui, the shameless scoundrel, fooled Han Qi, the famous prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. After Han Qi was about to let go of his identity as prime minister, he kept comforting him to be mourned and follow the changes! After Wang Jinghui's "grace" calmed down, Han Qi said: "Change, people cannot be resurrected. Today you passed down your master's medical skills to benefit the people. If your master has a spirit in heaven, you will be relieved! Now you are the seventh-grade editor of the Correction Medical Bookstore. I hope you can do more effort in it!"
Wang Jinghui knew that it was already a great honor to get the seventh-grade editor as soon as he entered the Correction Medical Bookstore. If he was placed in the Hanlin Academy, a top scholar could directly get the seventh-grade official position. Although the two could not be the same, they were the same in official positions, which also made Wang Jinghui feel a little fluttered. From the conversation with Han Qi just now, it was Han Qi who wrote a letter to suggest Emperor Yingzong to summon him to the Correction Medical Bookstore. It is estimated that other ministers such as Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi, Sima Guang and others also wrote letters to the court to recruit him. Among them, Ying King Zhao Xu should deal with it. He knew that he was unwilling to be an official. If he issued an imperial edict rashly, he might be disappointed. Han Qi's memorial gave them room to maneuver. He was also bound to be the editor of the seventh-grade editor.
Chapter completed!