After listening to Wang Pu's words, Liu Zhicheng was very anxious.

Because he knew that no matter whether it was Wang Wang or Wang Pu, he only needed to open his mouth to make this decision, and it didn't take a little effort, but when he arrived at Xinhua Bookstore...... To be more precise, when he arrives at Liu Zhicheng, the difficulty instantly increases by tens, even hundreds of times!

Because unlike Dawang and Wang Pu, Liu Zhicheng needs to directly face those who buy paper.

And behind those paper buyers, there are the most powerful nobles in Chang'an City...... Even if he is not the top boss, if his powerful position has not reached a certain level, where is it possible to buy the now famous Hanwang paper in Xinhua Bookstore every month?

You must know that Hanwang Paper has been in short supply since the day it was listed, not to mention the powerful people in Chang'an City, it is Luoyang...... Even the princes and princes who divided the world, which one has not sent someone to Chang'an to buy it?

And once Hanwang paper has been used, who wants to use other people's white paper?

It's the white paper of the Li family's paper mill, I'm afraid it can't get into the eyes of many top bosses now!

So once Wang Pu and them reduced the supply of blank paper, Liu Zhicheng was definitely the most uncomfortable.

Because the white paper in Xinhua Bookstore is counted every month, and it looks like it is sold on a fixed day every ten years, people queue up to buy it...... But in fact, before it was sent to Xinhua Bookstore, all the blank papers had already been booked!

Behind everyone who came that day, there were people who were qualified to make reservations, or to use Hanwang paper.

And after a long period of measurement and communication, according to the titles and official positions of these bigwigs, the share of Hanwang paper that each of them can get every month was determined...... Some of the lower status ones can even be bought once in two or three months.

If this bit of paper can't be guaranteed now, how should Liu Zhicheng explain to those people?

Of course, the king didn't care about these people, because the people he really cared about, such as the emperor, the crown prince, the king of Wei, and the white paper that Liang Guogong, Zhao Guogong and others needed every month would not be sent to Liu Zhicheng at all, but would be sent directly from the paper workshop outside Chang'an City to their respective mansions!

Therefore, the people who came to Xinhua Bookstore to buy paper are all people who don't care about the king, or are not afraid of offending.

But the king doesn't care, it doesn't mean that he Liu Zhicheng doesn't care!

Even if those bigwigs won't embarrass him as an ordinary subordinate because of this, what about those who come to line up to buy paper every month? Not to mention anything else, since Liu Zhicheng took office as the shopkeeper of Xinhua Bookstore, he has eaten at least a dozen times every month, and each time he is a first-class restaurant in the East Market......

So after listening to Wang Pu's words, Liu Zhicheng immediately panicked: "Mr. Wang, can't you collect more materials?" Our bookstore doesn't have enough white paper to sell every month, so if we start reducing it from next month...... Aren't those people smashing the door of our bookstore? ”

"Smash our door? Who dares?! ”

Hearing Liu Zhicheng say this, Wang Pu immediately frowned and looked at him coldly.

"This ......"

The corners of his mouth twitched twice, and Liu Zhicheng smiled bitterly: "That's what I said...... But Mr. Wang, there will definitely be many people who will be unhappy at that time, and it will inevitably be troublesome! ”

"Huh?"

After frowning, Wang Pu immediately understood what he meant.

However, he was not interested in helping a bookstore manager solve his troubles, so after just hesitating for a moment, he quickly shook his head and said, "No way, the materials we want to use are quite special, and there is definitely no way to accept them now...... Explain more to them, that is, more than half a year, endure it and it will pass! ”

“……”

Seeing Wang Pu's natural look, Liu Zhicheng was speechless.

More than half a year?

Endure it and pass?

It's too easy to say, but when he has to deal with those people, does it work? The current blank paper is not enough, and if the supply is reduced for them, he is naturally not afraid of those who have no friendship, but he is afraid that those who have friendships, especially those who have given him a lot of benefits in the past two months, if it really makes trouble, it will not look good after all.

And......

There is a sentence in his heart that Liu Zhicheng didn't dare to say directly, that is, the reason why he, the shopkeeper of the bookstore, can mix up and make the stewards of the major mansions in Chang'an look at it differently, isn't it just by relying on the blank paper in the store every month? If the amount of blank paper goes down, there will be no more points except for those bigwigs every month, will people still rush to slap him?

"Alright, so be it!"

Just when Liu Zhicheng was depressed, Wang Pu, who didn't care about his feelings at all, waved his hand and said: "In addition to sending books this time, I just want to tell you about this matter, and then I have to hurry up to see the king, and you can solve the rest of the things yourself...... Remember, these book kings are very important, even if they don't make a lot of publicity, they must not be hidden in some corner, so that people can't see them, understand? ”

"Yes, I see."

Biting his lower lip, Liu Zhicheng nodded helplessly.

Otherwise, what else could he do?

He is just the shopkeeper of Xinhua Bookstore, and in terms of status, he can't compare with the Mr. Wang Pu in front of him. For example, this person is about to go to the palace to meet the king, which is something that Liu Zhicheng can't even think of......

"Huh? That's not right! ”

Just wanted to complain about two bitter sentences and complain, Liu Zhicheng's eyes fell on the books he had just sent, and suddenly there was a stir: "Mr. Wang, these books ...... Is it because of these books? ”

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

Wang Pu didn't react for a while, and asked casually.

After swallowing his saliva, Liu Zhicheng asked cautiously: "I mean, is it because these books are going to be printed, so the amount of blank paper will be reduced?" ”

"Huh? Of course not! ”

After a pause, Wang Pu frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you just now, mainly because the materials collected this year are not enough...... Ahem, okay, don't worry about these things, it's only right to do your own thing! ”

Seeing that his expression was very unkind, Liu Zhicheng had no choice but to close his mouth unwillingly.

Really!

While secretly rolling his eyes, Liu Zhicheng also complained frantically in his heart: "It must be because the book is going to be printed, so the output of white paper will decline...... Really, the white paper made is so easy to make, why do you have to work thanklessly to print books? And the printed books are sold so cheaply...... The king doesn't know what to think in his head, and he is always different from others......

Of course, Liu Zhicheng just dared to nag in his heart about these words.

Just when he was struggling in his heart, Wang Pu was already planning to leave, and finally ordered before leaving: "By the way, there is one more thing you have to remember, the king of "Mathematics" has explained it several times, and you must introduce it more when you come to the guest, and you must not ignore it......"