Xu Ping looked at Ouyang Xiu in front of him, in his twenties, with a white complexion, and a slight beard on the side of his mouth, which looked young and energetic, but also a little mature. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Nodding, Xu Ping said, "Sit down and talk." ”

The guest sat down, Ouyang Xiu took out a few pieces of paper, handed them to Xu Ping, and said: "Before, in Luoyang, I saw the "Money Law Book" engraved by the county marquis and presided over the three divisions, and the discussion was extremely detailed. Although Xiu's knowledge is shallow, he also wrote a small article about the money law and asked the marquis to correct it. ”

Xu Ping took it, glanced at it casually, and put it aside.

It can't be said that the article is not good, in Luoyang for a few years, Ouyang Xiu was deeply influenced by Yin Zhizhu, and the article has begun to change in the direction of Shanggu, which is very different from the empty content of the previous Siliu prose. But no matter how good the article is, there are not many desirable places in the content, and there is a big gap between the functions of Xu Ping's three divisions and the positioning of the "Money Law Book".

During Ouyang Xiu's years in Luoyang, he basically played and drank, had some romance with female prostitutes, and then studied and wrote articles with a group of literati similar to him, and basically did not participate in political affairs. How can you write a good article with profound content without practical experience? His articles look very imposing at first, citing scriptures and classics, from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, down to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, basically making some empty comments on historical records, and there is nothing to be desired.

The Sansi Engraving Bookstore engraves practical articles, and does not pay much attention to literary and other things, and even deliberately requires it to be superficial, so that people can understand it at a glance, Ouyang Xiu is still far from this point.

Seeing that Xu Ping was not enthusiastic, Ouyang Xiu was a little disappointed in his heart. At this time, his literary name was all over the world, and most of the learned giants in the world praised him, and he was called a genius at first sight. was used to being held by others, and suddenly met Xu Ping's lukewarm attitude, which made him very uncomfortable for a while.

After taking a sip of tea, Ouyang Xiu calmed down and asked Xu Ping: "Why didn't the marquis say anything?" There may be shortcomings in this little article, the county marquis only has to say it clearly, so what's the harm in giving one or two advice? ”

Xu Ping smiled: "If you write an article, you are better than me, how can I guide you?" If you talk about the money law, I have been in charge of money and grain since I was sentenced in Yongzhou and later when I was appointed as the cane sugar minister, and when I returned to the capital, I even presided over the salt and iron division, which is more thorough than you think. With all due respect, your article only lists the money laws of the past dynasties, and basically does not cover the money laws of the current world, where do I know where to start? Bai Letianyan, the article is timely, and your little article is still a little hot in this regard. ”

Xu Ping couldn't point out Ouyang Xiu in the technique of the article, but he didn't look at the content of the article at all. The part of this article about the money law has reached the point where the mixing is flawed and there is no flaw in Xu Ping's eyes, what is the praise point.

Ouyang Xiu listened to Xu Ping's words, and his face was ashamed. He understands his strengths and weaknesses that he really doesn't know much about the specific affairs of the imperial court, and when he wrote this article, he avoided this point and only quoted scriptures. In the eyes of people who don't understand the same, it is still a good article with good rules, and in the eyes of a money and grain expert like Xu Ping, it is not surprising that it is worthless.

At this time, northern Confucianism gradually began to appear revival, and the literature was still short and ancient, and the representative figure was Yin Zhu. Ouyang Xiu, these southern jinshi were influenced by this, and gradually began to integrate the literary style from north to south, until later Ouyang Xiu raised the banner of the ancient literary movement. Under this tide, the evaluation of predecessors has also been affected. Poetry and literature are fashionable. In addition to Han poetry, Ouyang Xiu also studied Li Bai, Shi Yannian specialized in Du poetry, and Mei Yaochen was influenced by some "Chu Ci" and "Lisao". All in all, in the words of later generations, with a few special exceptions, realist poetry has received unprecedented attention. Under this trend of thought, Du Fu's status was unprecedentedly improved, including poets such as Bai Juyi, whose status was very different from that of the Tang Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that Ouyang Xiu's group of people have emerged by borrowing a batch of empty "Xikun Body". As a result, in front of Xu Ping, his article was vaguely said by Xu Ping that it was frivolous and had no actual content, and he was still embarrassed. Although I don't think much of Xu Ping's article in my heart because the language is shallow and the text has no rhyme, I still have to admit that Xu Ping's article does have content.

This topic really can't be talked about, after all, the two are walking on different paths, and it is difficult to resonate.

After calming down his mood and saying a few words of gossip, Ouyang Xiu said again: "When I was young, I used to occasionally get fragments of Mr. Changli's anthology, and I couldn't put it down, and I got a lot. However, at that time, I was young and ignorant, and I only knew that Han Wengong's article was good, but I couldn't explain the subtleties. Later, when I came to Xijing to be in the shogunate of the Qian envoy, I was surrounded by literary scholars, and my knowledge was increasing day by day, and I took out the Changli Anthology to understand its subtleties. In my spare time in the past few years, I have read through the Korean public articles in various collections, carefully edited and collated, and compiled the anthology of Mr. Changli. I heard that the three divisions of the book are well-printed and the book is published quickly, I wonder if it can be collected and published? ”

"What a good thing! Of course! Xu Ping immediately agreed.

The personnel and equipment of the Three Divisions Engraving Book Bureau have been put in place, but they are all printed with the "New Regulations of the Three Divisions" and the "Money Law Books", etc., which are highly practical and cannot be paid attention to by literati and doctors, and have not made a reputation. If you can print a well-designed "Han Yu Anthology", your fame will rise at once.

In this era, regardless of poetry and writing, the later literati all took Han Yu as the ancestor, and the older generation of Yang Yiqian Weiyan and others were already weak. There are Han Yu's anthologies on the market, but the proofreading is rough and there are many errors, most of them are engraved by booksellers in order to make quick money, which makes people uncomfortable to watch. Ouyang Xiu is a master of literature, and he has proofread it with his heart, but it is a rare good book.

Ouyang Xiu stood up and saluted: "Thank you Jun Hou Yucheng for this!" ”

"Sit down and talk slowly." Xu Ping asked Ouyang Xiu to sit down, "Printing books is naturally a good thing, but there are two points I want to make clear to you in advance, so as not to regret it in the future." ”

"The marquis, please speak, listen to me."

"The first point is that a person's energy is always limited, and no matter how knowledgeable you are, there will inevitably be some omissions. Now that you've taken up a position in the pavilion, the pavilion staff are the choice of the moment, so you might as well ask them to help proofread again. Again, the book is printed to be sold, and there is some interest anyway. When the time comes, take 10% of the book price, part of it will be given to you and the people who help with the proofreading, and the other part will be given to the descendants of Mr. Chang Li, what do you think? ”

Ouyang Xiu was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Xu Ping meant by mentioning this.

Usually, booksellers ask someone to proofread a book, and they are paid according to the time or the number of words or pages, and after the salary is paid, the book has nothing to do with the proofreader, let alone the children and grandchildren of the author. However, the Han Yu anthology that came out of the fine school is a grand event in the literary world, and the Sansi Engraving Book Company is owned by the imperial court, so Ouyang Xiu didn't think about money at all.

Xu Ping is very serious, this is related to the seriousness of copyright, and people who write articles cannot be allowed to live by writing epitaphs and Shinto monuments for others. In the future, the printing industry will develop, and orderly copyright protection will allow the industry to develop well.

After thinking for a while, Ouyang Xiu tried to ask: "Junhou, when the anthology comes out, how many copies are the Engraving Bureau going to print?" ”

"How can I get 5,000 copies in the early days, Changli Anthology, but who doesn't buy one and put it on the desk if you have spare money?"

Ouyang Xiu was taken aback, the third division is worthy of being in charge of the world's money and food, and his courage is extraordinary, and he is printing 5,000 copies when he opens his mouth. There are several sets of books with this print run this year, not to mention the limited number of times the engraving has been used, and it cannot be done by temperament.

Thinking about the amount of money again, how can this kind of tome have to be consistently money, and he will draw 100 yuan for each book, and 5,000 books is 500 yuan. This is a lot of money, and even the profit sharing of several parties is not a small amount. This is only the first batch of prints, and if you continue to print it later, won't you be able to eat it for a lifetime?

Seeing that Xu Ping's attitude didn't look like a joke, Ouyang Xiu asked in a low voice, "Is the marquis serious?" ”

"Of course, am I joking? 5,000 copies is not a big number, and we have printed 2,000 copies of the new regulations of the three divisions. ”

In this era, in addition to proofreading, printing books is nothing more than expensive editions and expensive paper. The version is made of letterpress, which is no longer expensive, and the paper three divisions will not be able to make their own in a few days, and the cost will be reduced, what's the big deal.

"So good, so good! In the following, I feel that the amount of money is larger. ”

Ouyang Xiu Khan is about to come down, how much money does he make a year as a left-behind magistrate in Xijing? Even Qian Weiyan often helps young people like them, and he doesn't dare to think of getting hundreds of dollars at once.

Xu Ping looked at Ouyang Xiu's appearance and couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't think too much, there are many ways to give money, and when the time comes, you will have to ask Shi Quanbin from the Tiju Editing Institute to talk to you in detail." For example, if you want to take it all at once, the amount will inevitably be less, or you will give it according to the 5,000 copies printed for the first time. If you sell the book and then divide the profit, then you have to divide it into one at a time. ”

"That's not a lot."

Ouyang Xiuxin said, everyone in your county marquis family knows that they are rich, and they don't take a few hundred guan in their eyes. For myself, I can buy an industry with a few hundred yuan in my hand at once, and I won't have to worry about eating and drinking in the future, how can I be the same?

After saying this, as soon as the two talked about some specific matters, Ouyang Xiu asked again: "Junhou thinks, how can I share the money with others appropriately?" After all, this is the first time I've done this kind of thing, and I don't know the bottom of my heart. ”

For the first time, it is related to the rules set in the back, Ouyang Xiu is destined to be a literary master of this era, his momentum has been achieved, no one can hide his edge, and the influence will inevitably be greater, of course, be cautious.

After thinking for a while, Xu Ping said: "The proofreading is mainly done by yourself, and the people in the pavilion can only help with the proofreading, each person or three times, or five times, depending on your mind." As for the descendants of Han Wengong, you can't be too thin, and you should divide one or two percent from your income. ”

Only a few dozen dollars out? The person who helps the proofreader doesn't have to give too much, Ouyang Xiu also thinks so. But Han Yu's descendants only give a few dozen times, is it a little less? However, Han Yu's articles are everywhere on the market, and no one has ever given him money, which seems to be a lot to give dozens of times at a time. And no matter how many descendants comment on Han Yu's article, they have to give money according to this, so that the Han family can live a worry-free life once and for all. Han Liu's articles have been passed down from generation to generation, are you still afraid that no one will read them?

Ouyang Xiu originally came to Xu Ping with the text, although he didn't want to be appreciated, but he was still a little disappointed that he didn't pay attention to it. Unexpectedly, in the end, he had a huge income because of proofreading Han Yu's anthology, and his mood improved again. (To be continued.) )