Chapter 321 The Second Creation of Jin Ping Mei
The thirty-first year of Jiajing can be considered a dull year in history.
In this year, except for Zhu Zaicheng's wedding, which can be said to be a major event, almost all the other things can be said to be unworthy of mention.
So, this year has passed very quickly.
And after this year, the capital expansion project outside Chongwenmen has completed the preliminary underground drainage and underground pipeline reservation projects.
Next, the vast ground engineering construction can begin.
Zhu Zaijing took Si Hua, Li Xuanshi, Meng Chong and several other personal followers and once again came to the outskirts of Xishan incognito.
Zhu Zaijing stood in Lai Qingxuan, which he built with his own inscription two years ago, and once again enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Xishan Mountain.
Zhu Zaijing chuckled and said: "Si Hua still remember this place?"
Si Hua heard Zhu Zaijing's question and replied with a smile: "Of course I am. I remember that the prince came here with his concubine two years ago. At that time, the prince was very interested and specially inscribed the word "Laiqing" to have this viewing pavilion built here."
As Si Hua spoke, he made tea for Zhu Zaijing.
Li Xuanshi, who was also accompanying Si Hua, also helped Si Hua organize the tea sets. When she heard that there was such a story about Lai Qingxuan, she was curious and at the same time lamented how favored Si Hua was.
Since Zhu Zaijing's wedding, except for Princess Li and his concubine Chen, Zhu Zaijing has rarely been lucky enough to choose other attendants.
But Si Hua is an exception.
After the wedding, Zhu Zaijing not only made Si Hua his concubine, but also let her continue to live in the "Zhihua" courtyard as before.
Such an honor is unique among the royal palaces.
Although there are many bullshit things happening between women, Zhu Zaijing manages this area well.
Zhu Zaijing knew that the biggest reason why these women were scheming back and forth in the back house was that they were too idle and just had enough to eat.
So, in order to prevent these women in the back house from having so many scheming ideas and making the back house crazy, Zhu Zaijing also took great pains.
In addition to the special treatment due to his wife and concubines, Zhu Zaijing treated the remaining servants almost equally.
Therefore, Zhu Zaijing's back house is now considered peaceful and nothing has happened.
And in order for them to have something to distract themselves, there are some things to do.
Zhu Zaijing also "invented" a pastime called mahjong for them, and another pastime called theater.
Mahjong, as the name suggests, is mahjong, which Zhu Zaijing copied from the "two to five eighty thousand" that he was familiar with before time travel;
Watching a movie, this is even simpler. Zhu Zaijing is still In the budding state, the two of them made certain changes while commenting on the Kunqu opera "Yay Ya Ya".
The storyline and stage effects are enriched.
Although Zhu Zaijing can’t sing Peking Opera, Henan Opera, Huangmei Opera or anything like that, has he never eaten pork and never seen a pig running?
Therefore, under Zhu Zaijing's guidance and support, the Wangfu Opera Troupe came into being, and the repertoire performed was the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that is now familiar to the Ming Dynasty.
Although this book was written nearly two hundred years ago, during these two hundred years, it has always been spread on a small scale.
Many people know the story of the Three Kingdoms, but not many can tell it in a systematic way.
So after Hongwen Hall and Daming Book Company had just made some achievements and effects, Zhu Zaijing spent a lot of money to reorganize and edit the popular "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" on the market, and finally formed the current "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" 》. Then the original hardcover version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was released in the name of Daming Book Company, which gave the story a systematic logic.
So this book naturally became popular hundreds of years in advance.
Now a genuine hardcover version of the front page "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" published by Daming Book Company has become a rare collection in the eyes of private collectors.
So the original selling price of one tael and eight taels of silver has now been increased by more than ten taels.
The reason why the price is so high is that the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" published by Daming Book Company is not only well-produced, but also has a special genuine edition number.
For private collectors, this edition number is undoubtedly an anti-counterfeiting mark. With the blessing of this information, it would be strange if the first printed hardcover version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was not sold at a sky-high price.
After all, the printing style of Daming Book Company cannot be copied by any bookseller on the market, so this indirectly leads to the scarcity of this book.
Therefore, it is normal for the current hardcover version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to be sold at a high price.
But the later printed hardcover version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was not the front page, so the price returned to rationality, that is, the price was one to two or eight yuan.
No matter how high it is, it's impossible, no matter how low it is, it's impossible.
After all, this set of books went through a lot of steps from typesetting to printing, and the manpower and material resources used were also very complicated.
Therefore, it is still impossible to sell this kind of recreational reading material at a low price.
After all, this kind of book is not like the "popular" literature like the "Four Books and Five Classics" that has become a waste of time, so it is understandable that it is more expensive.
So now with the emergence of Daming Book Company, many frustrated literati with literary dreams have seen the light of day, and they are also quietly changing their thinking and ideas.
They try to submit their manuscripts to the Ming Dynasty Book Company in the hope of winning the favor of the Ming Dynasty Book Company, so that their painstakingly created works can be printed into volumes and distributed all over the world, so that more people can see their talents.
One of the legendary masterpieces, "Jin Ping Mei", which no one is willing to admit as its author until now, has also been typeset and printed by Daming Book Company. However, compared to the small booksellers on the market, this book published by Daming Book Company The set of "Jin Ping Mei" has no illustrations.
However, this set of "Jin Ping Mei" published by Daming Book Company is still very popular. When it was first launched, its sales were even more enthusiastic than "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
I heard that some smart booksellers, after purchasing a large number of "Jin Ping Mei" published by Daming Book Company, specially hired artists to illustrate the books and then packaged them together for sale.
This price is now several times more expensive than the original book published by Daming Book Company.
Faced with such a situation, Zhu Zaijing could only lament that the wisdom of the working people is indeed infinite. They can even think of this method, and they deserve to be able to make money!
Therefore, Zhu Zaijing did not let Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang crack down on this kind of soft piracy, because in Zhu Zaijing's view, this was considered a normal market behavior.
Although Daming Book Company cannot publish illustrated editions, good people will do so, which means that this market is extremely active and extremely promising.
Therefore, during this period of time, Zhu Zaijing couldn't help but feel itchy and wanted to try the pleasure of Wen Chao Gong. However, so far, Zhu Zaijing has not decided which one to copy.
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I took medicine and had a massage, and I felt much better.
(End of this chapter)