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Chapter 27: Sensation

Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, printing Buddhist scriptures and scriptures was first printed in a single way. Since then, it has become increasingly prosperous. By the Song and Yuan dynasties, it has reached a certain peak. Even in the early Ming Dynasty, due to the prosperity of wood movable type and copper movable type, the printing content has begun to be diverse, and there are many folk printing workshops in Nanjing.

If you want to print, you just need to find a bookstore to find a special printing workshop. As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the most sophisticated group of stereotyped craftsmen gathered here. Ling Xue had already appeared in a workshop in half an hour. The owner came out to greet her. Ling Xue explained her purpose and immediately took out the order.

The boss took it and looked at Ling Xue with a strange look. He looked at Ling Xue with a little incredible feeling.

Ling Xue's beautiful eyes sank and said, "What should I see? Can I print it?"

The boss smiled and knew that he had made a taboo. He smiled and said, "This is easy to say. Most of the words here have ready-made movable characters, so there is no need to be rigid. It's just that ink and typesetting are quite laborious. Do you need 500 copies? This way, you can print them the next day, but you're afraid of the price..." The boss continued, "I'm afraid it's not cheap."

Ling Xue wanted to find a crack in the ground, nodded, and pulled out a silver note: "This is a deposit."

When he saw that it was a silver note, the owner was anxious: "The silver note is not worth the money..."

"Then you will discount the current price."

The so-called silver discount is actually calculated based on the price ratio. A hundred taels of silver bill is roughly equivalent to the value of forty-five taels of silver. The owner was satisfied and nodded and said, "Come at noon the next day."

Ling Xue's actions could not be hidden from many people, including Li Jinglong and several idle noble children in Nanjing.

New news came out again. The woman who was most likely hooked up from somewhere. Someone secretly speculated that the woman might have eloped into Nanjing with the girl from a wealthy family. She used to be a lady from a wealthy family. Now she has committed some evil and was ruined by the guy from the thiefy. The woman took a list and handed it to Yao Ji's printing workshop. As for what the list was, she was vague.

It’s not that these people who were ordered to follow were too lazy to inquire, but that everyone understood that they were not the only one who followed them, and they had no idea how to do it, so no one was going to make a first bird.

An hour later, Li Jinglong, who was wearing a big red official robe, was about to enter the palace to face the saint, and the prince, who was a little anxious recently, frowned even deeper and murmured to himself: "What the hell does he want to do?"

"Master, I'm afraid I'm going to be anxious in the palace."

"I know, I know." After receiving the secret letter, Li Jinglong showed some impatientness and muttered: "Every day I go in, I listen to those ministers gossiping. They were the ones who wanted to reduce the vassals back then, but now they are still the ones who panic now. They all say that I am a fool. Huh, I am the one who sees those nerds who are the real fools! I am the disabled people in the country? I am just incompetent. What about them? They are foolish."

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"That's called "scared-eyed" and I haven't gone out for fun at night these two days, but, haha... It's said that he hid in the inn every day and stayed in the door."

"I've said this is a liar, that idiot, Duke Cao, I want to see when he can collapse, and most of the time he will be so angry that he will jump out of his feet."

"Although five hundred taels of silver is not much, I'm given it to someone and I'm still being played with like this, hehe..."

Such comments are everywhere in a specific circle, and there are too many people who want to watch jokes, which shows Li Jinglong's popularity.

"After that, this thief is willing to bet with Li Jinglong, maybe he may not be able to do it."

"Is there a big skill!" Someone shook his head: "Are you going to be a thief for five hundred taels of silver a month? Come and make money, don't say that the capital is only five hundred taels, even if you give you ten thousand taels, you don't have such ability. Look at this guy who dares not reveal his real name. He is probably a liar who doesn't know where he came from. Anyway, he has thrown his can. Seeing that Li Jinglong is too stupid, he just cheated the silver. He has drunk now. After a month, the silver is spent. Even if Duke Cao breaks his leg, what can he do?"

"That's right. I've seen so many such rascals."

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In a corner of Nanjing City, two ragged men squatted in the corner. Zhang Fu sighed: "This pseudonym Hao's name has caused a lot of discussion in Nanjing City. It's over, it's completely over. The matter is only recently. We must try our best to convey the news and ask the King of Yan to make the worst plan."

The servant next to him was covered in stench, picking up the mudworms on his body, and then throwing them into his mouth openly. Under his fluffy and messy hair, he chewed the corners of his mouth, which was a bit salty, but it was still a bit delicious.

"Master, I'm hungry."

"Bastard, didn't you eat half a steamed bun just now?" Zhang Fu was very dissatisfied with the servant. This guy was just a foodie.

The servant burst into tears: "Young Master, you have eaten half of the steamed bun I asked for."

Zhang Fu held his chin, and the breeze came, and his hair was flying. If he ignored the few bed bugs on his hair, he could vaguely see the long hair floating freely. His eyes under his thick eyebrows looked at the servant with deep connotation: "It's a big deal to do things, and it's a big deal. How can you put your mind on steamed buns? This Hao Fenglou is going to miss the big deal."

The servant nodded in a row: "Yes, Master."

Zhang Fu licked his mouth and returned to reality from fantasy: "Wait until you go and ask for steamed buns from Lin's shop. The steamed buns in their house are full of flour and chewy."

The servant said pitifully: "I want to eat half."

"Idiot, why are you as stupid as Hao Fenglou? You can ask for three steamed buns, and the young master will share half of you."

"It makes sense!" The servant was shocked. The mud worm that had finally rubbed half a stick of incense was not intrigued to eat it. He carefully put it in the bag, thinking about eating it as a midnight snack, and then said, "I'll try it."

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Two days later, one by one, was posted on the streets and alleys.

These lists were posted by some officers from Yingtianfu, and some half-aged children who had bribed them were sent to the docks and book shops.

In fact, there are not many servants in Yingtian Prefecture, and they are not as good as those in the countryside. After all, they are at the foot of the emperor. There are many noble officials and nobles, and they dare not do whatever they want. Many servants are actually recruited. In addition, Emperor Taizu had just passed away for a few years, and the atmosphere of administration is not too bad, so ordinary servants lived a hard life.

At this time, someone asked them to help post the order, but the servants naturally did not refuse.

Their rewards are similar to performance bonuses in later generations. After everyone agreed to where the order was posted, the mysterious employer first gave them ten cents each, and then the employer promised that he would check in various streets in three days. If the order was still there, add ten cents and check it every three days. As long as the order was confirmed to have not been destroyed or removed, there would be fifty cents in one month.

Fifty cents are not much, but they accumulate a lot, and it is a small amount. It is a small task, which is attractive to many of the Tianfu workers. So these workers traveled through the streets and posted orders one by one according to the requirements of the mysterious employer. If ordinary people dared to post things everywhere, they might be taken over and handled. However, the workers are different. They are law enforcement officers and no one interferes.

For the subsequent rewards, the officers were very dedicated. When walking on the street, they had to check out the listings every now and then to prevent anyone from being hurt. If someone dared to destroy them, they would have to come out and scold them.

So, this kind of ‘psoriasis’ immediately appeared in the densely populated areas of Nanjing.

There is never a shortage of people who are good at it in this world, so many people come up to see it. When everyone saw it, they were stunned, and then their faces became strange.

The list is very innovative, with many things listed in it and classified, making people clear at a glance.

For example, the Yihongyuan, which is written above, is marked with four stars behind the Yihongyuan. First, it starts with the environment of Yihongyuan, saying that it is located on a certain street, located in a prosperous place, and it is also said that the door is good and the light is high. In addition, there are also the wine and dishes of Yihongyuan. Since each brothel is looking for flowers and fun, there must be wine and dishes. Although this is just a service, it is quite relevant. The list lists some special dishes of Yihongyuan, such as braised mutton, which are specially evaluated later, and the taste is good, etc.

Of course, the highlight is to evaluate the top brands of Yihongyuan and ordinary fireworks women. Almost every woman has a list of them. What are Dongmei’s specialties, shortcomings, what Chuner is good at, and what are her shortcomings. There are many kinds of things, and it is very picturesque. Even every woman has a special difference, such as her appearance, personality, and what are her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

In addition, there are prices, from high to low, and they are also very detailed, such as the price of the top brand, the price of the wine and food ordered, the usual silver rewards, and the price of the wine ordered is very detailed.

In addition to Yihongyuan, there are several painting boats and brothels in it. The last part of the list also has a special big word: "Certification of thief eyebrows and rat eyes, one fake one is fined ten."

This kind of list is definitely an unprecedented event and has attracted heated discussions. There is no entertainment in this era, and any trivial matter can be brought to the topic of discussion. Now that such a novel thing has emerged, it inevitably has attracted many people to discuss.

Many people have a question: "Who is this thief liked? What is his origin? And is this list true or false?"

People are curious, one is spreading to ten, ten is spreading to hundreds, and there are also many such lists posted everywhere. Since Hongwu, the trend has been very popular, and many things that are taboo can be discussed publicly, so many people are not hindering when they have controversy.

"I seem to have heard of it. I heard that many young men from aristocratic families admire him, saying that he is like a god, but no one he has seen is unexpected."

"Could this person be a fortune teller?"

"Fortune telling? This is not. In short, I can't explain it clearly. I only know a little bit of fur. Some rich young men admire him very much."
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