Chapter 125: Busy Wenzhao Gong
's family has a bad reputation. It would be difficult to expect Mr. Tuohu to change his mind and go to his family.
Su Ze asked Yu Zongyuan, "Brother Yu, when will your father's birthday be celebrated?"
Yu Zongyuan said, "July 16, which is the middle of next month."
Su Ze calculated the time and found that it was now the sixth day of the month. At the end of the month, there are only ten days left until July 16th.
Yu Zongyuan's face was full of sadness. He saw his mother in tears these few times when he came home, and he felt really reluctant to give up.
Su Ze still attaches great importance to this number one angel investor.
If it's the middle of the month, my literary skills should be able to reach Level 5, and I should be able to write a masterpiece by then.
At worst, I can rehearse a play by myself and wish Yu Zongyuan's mother a birthday.
Su Ze said: "Mr. Tuo Hu is also my teacher. I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade him."
Yu Zongyuan's newly ignited hope was extinguished, but he heard Su Ze say again: "Does your family have a troupe?"
Yu Zongyuan's hope was extinguished. Zong Yuan said: "I raised one, but it can't compare with Mr. Tuohu's troupe, and it can't be on the stage. And they can't sing Du Shiniang." Su Ze said, "When I go back this time
, If Brother Yu is trustworthy, he will send the troupe to Changningwei."
Yu Zongyuan's eyes lit up and he said: "Brother Su still knows how to rehearse opera?"
Then Yu Zongyuan immediately said: "I understand! Brother Su is a great kindness and kindness to me. Remember it forever!"
After saying this, Yu Zongyuan left in a hurry as if he was afraid that Su Ze would regret it.
Su Ze shook his head and led the horse into the city.
Nanping County finally regained its vitality from the dark cloud of "Xu Shisheng met the Japanese", and the shops on the streets became prosperous again.
Su Ze led the horse to the county school. Ignoring the looks of the scholars along the way, Su Ze tied the horse and walked into the dormitory.
As soon as he entered the dormitory, he saw that Chen Chaoyuan and Lin Qingcai had arrived.
Seeing Su Ze come in, Lin Qingcai immediately said: "Brother Su!" He
saw that Chen Chaoyuan was surrounded by letters, and he was sorting these letters.
Su Ze asked in confusion: "Brother Chen, what are these?"
Chen Chaoyuan said quickly: "Brother Su, these are all your things."
"My things?"
Chen Chaoyuan handed a stack of compiled letters to Su Ze said: "These are letters written to you."
Su Ze opened them and saw that these were letters written to his own readers.
The circle of scholars in Nanping County is so large, and after just a little inquiry, you will know that Su Ze is studying in the county school.
This kind of reader exchange was also very normal in the Ming Dynasty. For example, the two major leaders in today's literary world, Yang Shen, who was relegated to Yunnan, and Wang Shizhen, who was an official in the Ministry of Punishment, received a truckload of letters every day. People in the world regarded this as Indicators to measure status in the literary world.
These letters were basically empty words boasting about Su Ze's articles. Su Ze put them aside, and Chen Chaoyuan took out another stack and said, "These are
articles sent to me for review by Brother Su."
Submission?
Isn't this why someone gives you a pillow when you feel sleepy? Su Ze was having a headache about the content of the second issue of "Surprise", when someone came up to contribute.
Su Ze opened these letters, read a few articles, rubbed his eyes and said,
"Brother Chen, quickly find some good articles to wash my eyes!"
Chen Chaoyuan and Lin Qingcai laughed, and Su Ze rubbed his eyes and said: "What are these!"
Chen Chaoyuan said with a smile: "I know Brother Su doesn't like these articles."
Lin Qingcai said: "There is no way, Brother Su became famous overnight, making many people in the county think that writing scripts Novels are a good way out. They copied other people's works and wrote them hastily, so naturally they can't catch Brother Su's eyes." It's not a
good thing if the level of appreciation is too high. The classical Chinese prose that Su Ze read in junior high school and high school were all selected into the textbooks. middle.
When he was reading, he didn't think it was strange, but after traveling through time, Su Ze knew the difference between these famous articles and ordinary articles.
After thinking about it, Su Ze said seriously to Chen Chaoyuan and Lin Qingcai:
"Brother Chen, Brother Lin, I have an errand here. Are you two willing to do it?"
Errand?
Chen Chaoyuan was the first to say: "Whatever Brother Su says, I will help Brother Su if he has something to do."
Lin Qingcai also nodded.
Su Ze said: "Of course we can't let you two do it for nothing. I can give you one tael of silver as monthly salary for this job. It's just a part-time job. What do you two think?" Part-time job means part-time job.
Lin Qingcai and Chen Chaoyuan's eyes lit up.
In fact, strictly speaking, Chen Chaoyuan worked part-time as a lawyer's assistant for his cousin, and Lin Qingcai also did some daily work to supplement the family income.
For the lower-class scholars in the Ming Dynasty, working part-time was a normal thing. After all, studying was very expensive.
One tael of silver a month is actually considered a good wage in Nanping County.
Su Ze said: "I am going to publish "The Surprise" as a newspaper twice a month. I definitely cannot run this newspaper by myself. I want to solicit contributions from readers all over the city. Once they are published in the newspaper, according to the The number of words will be paid for the manuscript."
"I would like to ask you two to review the manuscript for me."
Chen Chaoyuan and Lin Qingcai were stunned for a moment, and Su Ze added: "The review is troublesome, and I'm afraid it will delay the two brothers' studies. If you don't want to, just forget it. Yes."
Chen and Lin immediately said: "Brother Su misunderstood! I am willing!"
Su Ze also did not expect that the enthusiasm of the two of them was so high.
Su Ze didn't know the importance of reputation for low-level scholars like Chen Chaoyuan and Lin Qingcai.
Lin Qingcai's article appeared in the first issue of "Surprise", and the clan congratulated him. The clan leader also donated a set of four treasures of the study room to support his study.
The benefits Chen Chaoyuan received were even more tangible. In the past few days, people who came to him to write deeds were all lined up. These were the effects of reputation.
Both of them have seen the popularity of "The Surprise". Even if the subsequent issues are not as popular as the first issue, they still have huge influence in the county. Being able to review the manuscripts of "The Surprise", their reputations Just go to the next level.
What's more, Su Ze also offers one tael of silver per month, so he would be a fool if he didn't do it!
Seeing that the two of them agreed, Su Ze laughed and passed all the letters written to him to Lin and Chen. Then he said with a smile: "
Then these submissions will trouble you two!"
Lin and Chen immediately said to them. Shi Shi smiled bitterly. He had just laughed at Su Ze, but now the unlucky job fell on him.
After a while, Hai Rui came over and called the three of them to class. After arriving in class, Hai Rui said:
"Xiong Yue has something to do at home, so he won't come this time. Please hand in your last homework first and start class immediately." The
three of them frowned. He frowned. The last time Xiong Yue came to study, he looked uncomfortable and absent-minded. Unexpectedly, he was absent from class this time.
Hai Rui stroked his beard and said, "Xiong Yue asked me for leave because he had something to do at home. You guys, don't think too much about it." One afternoon passed, the imperial examination once again increased by 44 points of experience, and Hai Rui left with the eight-part essay written by three people. go.
Chen Chaoyuan and Lin Qingcai immediately started reading the manuscript, while Su Ze picked up his pen and thought about the articles for the second issue.
Since the first issue of "Surprise" was based on "Du Shiniang's Furious Treasure Box" to boost sales, it must still publish a light and lively novel and drama. Su Ze was searching for the best, which one should he write?
"Fan Jin passed the examination"? No, it’s too sarcastic. Why don’t you offend all the talented people in the county?
"A Dream of Red Mansions" and "Journey to the West"? Su Ze wanted to copy it, but his mind was empty.
Now Su Ze's literary skills are only Level 4. Those below Level 5 are prose, short stories and poems, and the content is limited to high school textbooks.
Su Ze speculated that after reaching Level 5, a medium-length article would appear.
But if you want to recall all the long works such as the Four Great Classics, you have to be at least Level 10 or later.
Su Ze thought for a while, and an article came into his mind!
This one works!
Su Ze picked up the pen and quickly wrote out the story in his memory.
Then the background of the story was modified to make the story closer to Nanping.
Putting down the pen, Su Ze read it with satisfaction and felt that Yinfeng Cece was chilling. It was indeed that person's work!
Lin Qingcai and Chen Chaoyuan, who had been reading the manuscript for half an hour, were already dizzy. They knew that reviewing manuscripts was painful, but they didn't expect it to be so painful!
Reading these articles is simply torture!
Seeing Su Ze getting up, Chen Chaoyuan leaned over and asked,
"Brother Su, did you write the surprising article for the next issue?"
Su Ze nodded. Chen Chaoyuan's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "Can you borrow Brother Su's article for me?" Wash your eyes!"
Su Ze laughed and knew that Lin and Chen were tortured by those manuscripts, so he said: "It's okay to take a look, it's just." "Just what?"
Lin
Qingcai also hurriedly came over, and they They all know Su Ze's skills. Last time they stayed up all night reading "Du Shiniang" to finish it. When they think of Su Ze's new work coming out, they are like fans who know that their idol is going to announce the work, and their hearts are like ants. Same as climbing.
Su Ze said, "I'm afraid the two brothers will have nightmares after reading it now."
"Nightmares? How is that possible!"
Lin Qingcai picked up the still-dry manuscript and started reading it with Chen Chaoyuan.
Su Ze just looked at the two of them with a smile, and sure enough, after a while Lin Qingcai screamed and almost threw the manuscript in his hand.
Chen Chaoyuan's condition was not much better. He was trembling with fear, but he still held the manuscript in his hand and covered his face while reading it.
The two of them were afraid and wanted to watch it, just like people in later generations who watched horror movies with their eyes closed. They read the whole movie with trembling bodies. After watching it, Lin Qingcai asked tremblingly: "Brother Su,
this, this is all Is it true?"
Su Ze laughed and said, "Of course it's true."
At this moment, Lin Qingcai almost fainted from fright, and Chen Chaoyuan also trembled all over and said, "Brother Su, don't scare me!"
Seeing the two classmates In this look, Su Ze remembered the fun of telling ghost stories in the university dormitory, and couldn't help but continue to joke:
"If it's not true, how can it be written?"
Lin Qingcai shouted again, and Su Ze said : "Haha, don't worry, you two, this is all made up by Su."
That night, Lin Qingcai and Chen Chaoyuan spent the night huddled on the same bed. The next day, both of them showed up in class with dark circles under their eyes, causing trouble. Hai Rui glanced at them twice.
Today's class was to correct the exercises assigned last time. Hai Rui glanced at Su Ze, who had a straight back, and was filled with love for talent.
Yesterday, Hai Rui corrected their essays overnight. Chen Chaoyuan and Lin Qingcai's eight-part essays had indeed improved, but they were still far from being in the imperial examination.
But Su Ze's article made Hai Rui's eyes light up. There was no problem whether it was breaking the topic or completing the topic. The part about stereotyped writing was like a model essay. Hai Rui read it twice carefully. If such an article was to be marked in the county examination When he met him, Hai Rui would definitely give him a pass.
Hai Rui was just a little regretful. If Su Ze had studied the Five Classics earlier, he would have been able to pass the county examination next year.
I don’t know if I can wait in Nanping County until the day Su Zezhong becomes a scholar.
Officials in the Ming Dynasty passed the exam every six years, but many officials would be transferred when they did not complete the exam.
If officials were promoted strictly according to the six-year exam, wouldn't it mean that you have to be 100 years old to become a Liubudo official?
And those officials who were not liked by the emperor and Shangguan would also be kicked around.
So what if you get an excellent grade? Promoting you to an official position in a remote place is also a promotion. Some unlucky guys spend their entire lives wandering around the borders of the empire. Being an official is almost the same as being exiled.
Hai Rui's reputation in the prefecture and county was good. He might have been an academic officer for a year or two and then be transferred.
Putting away these messy thoughts, Hai Rui took out Su Ze's article and started explaining it as a model essay.
This kind of model essay explanation is very valuable for scholars like Lin Qingcai and Chen Chaoyuan who do not have the guidance of famous teachers. They immediately listened with concentration.
After listening to Hai Rui's explanation, Su Ze gained some other ideas. After finishing the morning course, everyone felt that they had benefited a lot.
After class was over, Hai Rui called Su Ze to his study room.
"Teacher."
"Rulin, the imperial examination is the right path. Don't indulge in dramas and novels."
Hai Rui persuaded Su Ze with a smile.
Hai Rui was just admonishing. Besides, Su Ze's eight-part essay was good, and top students naturally had privileges. He just didn't want Su Ze to focus all his attention on opera novels.
Hai Rui said again:
"You have a printing shop in Changningwei, right?"
Su Ze nodded. "The Surprise" was printed in Changningwei, and now the whole Nanping County knows about it.
Hai Rui said: "It's like this. I want to compile and publish the famous prose works of our predecessors into a book to revitalize the cultural and educational style of our county. The prefecture and county also support it and allocate funds." "But the government-run printing office costs too much
. , can Changningwei's printing shop take on this job? Of course, the county school also pays to print books, but the funds are limited."
Classical prose?
"Guanwen Guanzhi"!
How could Su Ze forget this!
Literati in the Ming Dynasty admired ancient literature, so compiling and printing such books was the best way to gain reputation!
"Guwen Guanzhi" was written in the Qing Dynasty. It is the most authoritative collection of ancient prose from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China. How could I have forgotten this book!
Many famous articles in high school textbooks come from Gu Wen Guan Zhi! Even if you can’t compile all the ancient texts, you can still publish them volume by volume!
It’s okay to publish a chapter on the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties first!
By the way, Mao Kun, the author of "Eight Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties", is still an official in Guangxi, right? He returned to his hometown to compile "Collections of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties" after he was dismissed from office. He could first make a collection of the works of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Su Ze discovered once again that "literary" skills have great potential!
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