U Liu Zhicheng's loss in his heart, no one cares.

At least for Han Wang, who has always been on the top, he doesn't even know who the current shopkeeper of Xinhua Bookstore is, and whether he has changed people recently, how can he care about what he is thinking now, let alone realize how much impact the sudden "production reduction" of white paper has had on him.

Regarding this matter, Li Yuanjia only cares about the whereabouts of the paper.

There is no doubt that this year's drought has indeed had a great impact on Wang Pu and them, after all, the source of papermaking materials in this year is very simple, and they are basically all natural. In the spring, many states began to lose rain, and many plants either grew slowly or died directly, which made Wang Pu scratch his head.

However, it is not necessary to say that production will drop sharply because of this.

Because Han Wang paper has always been in short supply, after Li Yuanjia agreed, Wang Pu and they have also been expanding the workshop...... If it weren't for the fact that it was not easy to train a skilled craftsman, it would be too easy for the Han Wangfu, who wanted land and money, to expand.

Therefore, every spring the material acquisition is large, and the scale continues to grow.

For example, Wang Pu has expanded the scope of acquisition to more than 20 states this year, and has offered local businessmen quite high prices to buy. Anyway, there are so many needs in Chang'an and Luoyang, and they are not afraid that the paper they make will not sell. Therefore, even if there are not so many materials in many places, after expanding the scope of acquisitions, there are even a lot more than last year.

But even then, it's not enough.

Not to mention anything else, it is even more difficult to meet the needs of Chang'an City.

More than 20 years after the founding of the country, Datang's consumption power has been further improved, and even the trend of luxury has begun to rise, not to mention just using a little good paper? If it weren't for the fact that the output was really small, and the bigwigs of the Tang Dynasty alone were not enough, those wealthy businessmen in Chang'an City would dare to buy dozens or hundreds of his bookkeeping cards every month......

Paper is expensive for ordinary people, but for the really rich, what is it?

For Li Yuanjia, he doesn't care even more.

In fact, in addition to the blank paper that has to be sent to the palace, the Yingguo Mansion and the Liang Guogong Mansion every month, even the crown prince and the king of Wei have to pay obediently to buy it if they want to use the Han Wang paper, but they can enjoy the preferential treatment of "no queuing, direct delivery" like Zhao Guogong and other bigwigs.

"The book "University", let's print more!"

After Wang Pu arrived at the palace, Li Yuanjia summoned the general who he felt more and more useful, and said with a smile: "Anyway, we sell it cheaply, and we definitely don't have to worry about no one wanting it, maybe there will be many people competing for it at that time...... Haha, how about printing 5,000 copies first? ”

"This ......"

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

Seeing the look on Wang Pu's face, Li Yuanjia suddenly frowned, and asked casually: "Is there any problem?" Or can't Li Zhong print it? ”

Gritting his teeth ruthlessly, Wang Pu smiled bitterly: "King, the seal can definitely be printed, but these five thousand volumes...... Isn't it too much? We only have one bookstore, how many copies of that "Mathematics" have been sold for so long? I'm afraid that our books are piled up on the shelves or warehouses of Xinhua Bookstore, which will not be very cost-effective. ”

Three hundred copies have been sent today, and there are at least three or four hundred stocks outside the city, which is enough in Wang Pu's opinion.

And the pricing is too low, what's the point of selling more?

So after hesitating for a while, Wang Pu still said what was in his heart. Anyway, he now understands the king's temperament, and knows that as long as he doesn't mess around, it doesn't matter if he just says the wrong thing...... If it weren't for the fact that he had already talked about the price before, Wang Pu's proposal was also rejected by Li Yuanjia, and he even wanted to suggest doubling the price of "University"!

The price is still cheap.

So after a pause, Wang Pu licked his lips, and said in a slightly dry voice: "Wang, I think you can print a few hundred copies first, and then print it again when it is almost sold out!" Anyway, Li Zhong's movable type on their side is useless, and the number of words in "University" is not much, so it can be used at any time. ”

In Wang Pu's opinion, his own king is good at everything, but this habit of liking to make up a large whole number is too bad. Especially in the case of "University" this time, there are 5,000 copies as soon as you open your mouth......

Wouldn't the 5,000 copies of "University" be sold for 20 years of Zhenguan?

No matter how cheap the price is, Chang'an's readers are still that kind after all, and most of them already have the book "University", how many people are willing to buy a new one?

Not to mention......

As soon as he thought of the quality of the book's printing, Wang Pu secretly sighed and refused to let himself continue to think about it...... Even if it's just in his heart, he doesn't want to speak ill of his own king, or he doesn't want to do anything good.

"That's ......"

After listening to Wang Pu's words, Li Yuanjia thought for a while, nodded with a smile and said, "Hehe, what you said also makes some sense, too many prints can really only be stored...... But if the number is too small, it won't be interesting, so let's start with 2,000 copies! 1,000 copies in Chang'an, 500 copies in Luoyang, and whatever you send to the rest. ”

In Li Yuanjia's opinion, 2,000 copies is already very restrained.

Because in his eyes, "University" is like a textbook for the 21st century, the kind of textbook that anyone who reads should read...... Well, at least it's the kind of ace instructor!

Print 5,000 copies, but you're afraid you won't be able to sell them?

So seeing that Wang Pu was still a little entangled after hearing the number of two thousand copies, and when Zhang seemed to want to say something, Li Yuanjia rolled his eyelids and waved his hand very dryly: "Okay, it's decided, print out two thousand copies...... By the way, there is one more thing, that is, send someone to buy a shop in Luoyang City as soon as possible! ”

"Luoyang? Buyer's shop? ”

After hearing these words, Wang Pu instantly had a not very good premonition.

"Yes, it's Luoyang."

Squinting his eyes slightly, Li Yuanjia said with a smile: "It's also the second largest city in Datang, if there is no branch of our Xinhua Bookstore, wouldn't it be a pity?" ”

“…… Hehe. ”

After listening to the words of the second largest city and branches, Wang Pu's eyelids jumped twice, and he could only respond to the king with two dry laughs. He knew that when the king began to say something "fresh", it was best for him to listen silently, and then nod his head silently, because no matter what you said at this time, it was useless......

……

Just when Wang Pu was receiving the edification of new words, a few squares away, in the East Market, Xinhua Bookstore ushered in another wave of new customers.

The business in the store is actually very deserted on weekdays.

The popularity of the product is also a little annoying, because in addition to "Mathematics", Xinhua Bookstore also sells pen, ink, paper and inkstone. And those things never need to wait for guests, they are all snatched up on the day they are delivered.

Empty shops, naturally not many people will be interested.

However, the East Market is so lively that every day there will always be some people who see the word bookstore and rush into it without looking closely, and then go around in disappointment.

After the two young scholars walked around, they only saw two books, and they were naturally surprised. One of them picked up a copy of "University" casually, and the moment he opened it, he exclaimed: "Oh, this word is so ugly......