The next day, Chen Yanwen brought news that the princess's bookstore could print and publish books, and several people discussed the matter of publishing books.
Wang Yu said happily, "Okay, thank you, Princess. Do you have any ideas for publishing this book?"
Wang Yu thought that since it was the princess's shop after all, it certainly could not be printed and published for free.
Chen Yanwen: "Yaohua said that I should be responsible for this matter."
Wang Yu thought for a moment and decided that publishing a book couldn't make the Princess Shop lose money. He knew that this book would sell well once it was released. He then said, "Since it's intended for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, the price shouldn't be too high. It should cover the basic costs of paper, ink, and labor, and not make the shop lose money."
This way, there won't be much profit to share with Wang Yu and the others, but they don't mind. Besides, they have benefited a lot from writing and proofreading Mr. Lan's article annotations.
Chen Yanwen nodded: "Okay, wait until the book is printed, and then calculate the cost to know the price."
Now that the publishing issue was resolved, Wang Yu gave the edited book to Chen Yanwen and arranged for people to start printing and publishing it, making sure it was sold to every prefecture and county so that more people could see it. In fact, Wang Yu didn't have to worry. Once they knew it was Mr. Lan's book, other bookstores would rush to buy it.
Afterwards, Wang Yu and Song Boyan prepared to continue compiling the remaining volumes of the Four Books. It was already summer when they had completed all the editing and proofreading. After Song Boyan sent the books to his teacher for review, he asked the bookstore to continue printing and publishing them.
The first volume that was published has been distributed one after another. This book first caused a sensation in the capital. Many people wanted to become Mr. Lan's disciples but had no way to do so. They never expected that they would be able to read Mr. Lan's articles and books in their lifetime.
During this period, the princess's bookstore was always crowded with people waiting to buy books. Later, when other bookstores also had this book, the number of people gradually decreased.
But everyone knows that this series of books are printed and published by the Princess's Bookstore. The Princess's Bookstore has the most people coming every day, and they all hope to buy the latest published books as soon as possible.
Because of the book publishing matter, Chen Yanwen was very concerned about it. He would check on it every day after work to see how the printing was going. Today was the last volume of the Four Books to be published and sold, and everyone who got the news crowded into the bookstore.
Wang Yu and Song Boyan were looking at the bookstore at this moment. "There are so many people here. It's always like this these days. They're crowding into the bookstore like crazy. I even had to borrow a few of the princess's guards to keep order. Otherwise, these students, despite their usual polite manners, would fight over books."
Then he continued, "Because of this book, Zhiyuan Bookstore's daily revenue has increased significantly. The princess even asked for a lower price."
Wang Yu smiled and said, "The price of the books is already very low, and we can't let the princess suffer a loss. After all, there are other books to be published later."
After the four volumes of the book were published, they sent one set to Master Song and several sets to the provincial school. When Master Song in the town received the books and saw that they were Mr. Lan's articles, his hands began to tremble.
At this time, the printed books had not yet been popularized in the counties and towns below, so Master Song did not know that this set of books had been published in Quan Dali. He just thought that Wang Yu and others had obtained them in the capital and sent them to him.
It was not until he finished reading the first book and saw on the last page that the author was Wang Yu and the proofreader was Song Boyan that he was so shocked that he was speechless.
Song Boyan had written back before. He knew that Song Boyan had become Lan Yuanqing's disciple. He had been happy for him when he found out, but he hadn't expected his two students to be so promising. They could even get annotations to Lan Yuanqing's articles. Who was Mr. Lan? The Imperial Tutor, Master Song cherished the books so much that he put them away and studied them diligently every day.
He knew the importance of this set of books, so he asked every student in the academy to copy it and study it. When he found out that even the bookstores in the town were selling it and the price was much lower than other books, he understood Wang Yu's intention. He took the book and said "good" three times in the study, and told the other students about it.
In recent years, because his academy has produced three top students, many students come here because of its reputation. However, he is the only one teaching, so he selected some good seedlings to enter the academy, hoping to produce more students like Wang Yu.
Wang Yu and Song Boyan would occasionally go to a teahouse to drink tea and hear other people discussing this book.
"I heard that Zhiyuan Bookstore has published 'Mr. Chonghua's Four Books, Volume 4'. Would you like to check it out?"
"You just heard the news? I've already bought it. Luckily I went early that day, otherwise they would have been sold out again and I'd have to wait a few more days. How could I miss Mr. Lan's article?"
"Indeed, you said the author of this book is called Wang Yu. Who is he to have access to Mr. Lan's article?"
"Wang Yu, you don't know this. He was the second-place winner in the last imperial examination. The person who proofread this book was the second-place winner, Song Boyan. Mr. Song was also Mr. Lan's student."
When the others heard what he said, they suddenly realized that it was no wonder that he was able to publish such a book. He was actually Mr. Lan's student. Everyone expressed their envy.
Because of this set of books, Wang Yu and Song Boyan became famous in the Dali period.
Afterwards, Wang Yu and his team prepared to compile the annotations and interpretations of the Five Classics. What they had to do was not just to copy the books given by Mr. Lan. In addition to the books, they also had to organize some manuscripts and articles, and then compile them chapter by chapter. After completing the compilation, Song Boyan had to proofread them one by one.
It was already November when they finished the five volumes of the Five Classics. After giving them to Mr. Lan for review, they asked the bookstore to print and publish them one after another. As usual, the two of them sent a set to Master Song and the provincial school.
In August, Qin Wan and the princess gave birth to two girls. Song Boyan had a son and a daughter, which made up a good combination. His nickname was Lele. Chen Yanwen was so happy to have a daughter that he didn't know where to go. He told everyone he had a precious daughter.
The emperor was also very happy about the arrival of his first niece. When the princess was one month old, he made an exception and gave her a title. He also gave her the title of Mingzhu and awarded her Pingchang as a fief. This shocked all the court officials. Although it was against the rules to confer a title on a princess above her rank, the emperor insisted. Later, they thought that the emperor only had one sister, so why bother to be stubborn and make the emperor unhappy.
Princess Mingzhu's full moon banquet was very grand. Everyone from the emperor to seventh-rank officials like Wang Yu attended the banquet. Fortunately, the princess's mansion was big enough to accommodate them all.
Including Zhang Siyuan and Ling Chufeng, who had not been seen for a long time, also came. The emperor personally came to the princess's mansion with the decree of bestowal of the title. After reading the decree of bestowal of the title, the people present also realized more clearly how much the emperor loved this new little princess.
The little princess was only seen once at the banquet before being taken back. Wang Yu and the others could only see the little princess alone when the banquet was about to end. The child was sleeping in her crib. She was one month old and was white and chubby. Even with her eyes closed, you could see her curled eyelashes. Her hair was black and thick. She looked a bit like Chen Yanwen. She was a beautiful little baby.
The full-month gifts that Wang Yu and Cheng Chen gave to the little princess and Lele were a longevity lock and a pair of anklets, as well as a small dress embroidered by Cheng Chen. The little princess had everything, so Wang Yu didn't give her any rare treasures, as long as the thought was there.
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