Chapter 51: Happy Liu Zhicheng
Early the next morning, as soon as the drums on the major city gates sounded, the East Market immediately became lively.
It's just that unlike other stores that open their doors early, while cleaning and locating, while waiting for the first wave of customers to arrive, the door of Xinhua Bookstore has been opened after half an hour, and whether it is the shopkeeper or the small servant in the store, it has always been slow and unhurried, which makes the people in the next few shops have a toothache.
While indignant, of course, my heart was full of envy.
No way, who makes Xinhua Bookstore never have to worry about no customers, and even worry about too many customers?
Every month, just three days, every day there is a little bit of white paper from outside the city, and at the same time, there are also supporting top wolf hair and ink, inkstone and other things, often when it comes to the day of new goods, there is a long queue outside the Xinhua bookstore before it opens!
One morning, money and goods!
If it weren't for the fact that there was still a set of books sold in Xinhua Bookstore, which seemed to be called "Mathematics" or something, I am afraid that people would only need to open the door three times a month, and it would only take half a day to open each door.
Therefore, the shopkeeper and Xiao Er of Xinhua Bookstore are definitely the most envied objects in the entire East Market.
But this kind of thing can't be envied
Who made the Xinhua Bookstore have a full Chang'an...... No, it should be the best blank paper in Datang? Just because of this bookstore that suddenly appeared, the number one name of the Li Family Paper Workshop, which had dominated the world for more than a hundred years, had to be relinquished!
And more importantly, they still have no way to take Xinhua Bookstore!
You know, the origin of the Li family paper mill is not small, after all, it can dominate the world for more than 100 years, if there is no hard enough backstage, can it continue from the former Sui to two years ago?
When the name of Xinhua Bookstore was first spread, the surrounding merchants still had a faint sense of anticipation to see the jokes, waiting for when the Li Family Paper Workshop or their backstage would come to make trouble. As a result, no one expected that until now, instead of anyone coming to make trouble, the life of Xinhua Bookstore has become more and more comfortable.
Every ten days, the dignitaries and nobles of Chang'an will send people to line up to buy paper, and each family has a fixed number and takes the matter......
In this way, who still doesn't know what's going on?
Then the name of Han Wang Paper quietly spread throughout the industry, and many people understood who was behind the Xinhua Bookstore - Li Yuanjia, the Han King of Datang!
Although he is only an idle king, after all, he is also the prince of the Tang Dynasty!
In addition, people are still the Yongzhou Mu of the Tang Dynasty, ordinary magnates can't afford to provoke them at all, and although those top bigwigs in the court can afford to provoke them, who is willing to turn their faces with a prince for hundreds of blank papers?
This kind of thing can't be envied......
In the envious eyes of countless neighbors, Liu Zhicheng, the shopkeeper of Xinhua Bookstore, sat in front of the counter, seriously looking at a book in his hand, and at the same time, his right hand kept writing and drawing on a blank piece of paper, calculating and verifying.
The fourth volume of "Mathematics" was a bit difficult for him.
In fact, when this set of "Mathematics" learned the third volume, the content had gradually become difficult for Liu Zhicheng, and he could often only understand two or three pages a day. And in the fourth volume, if there is no guidance from others, Liu Zhicheng will be even more unbearable, and he often can't get over a hurdle for several days.
To put it bluntly, the limits of talent are quite realistic.
Fortunately, he doesn't have much to do every day, and he has enough time and energy to spend on it; Second, he can take a day off every ten years, and he can go back to the school in the palace to consult Ma Liang...... If you're thick-skinned and aren't afraid of being laughed at by others, it's also a good idea to ask the little kids in the classroom.
After all, those boys spend half of their time learning these things, and their progress is much faster than his.
Anyway, for this set of books, Liu Zhicheng has 120,000 enthusiasm.
Because the reason why he was able to replace the previous shopkeeper of Xinhua Bookstore and succeed in ascending to the position was because he secretly learned Tianzhu numbers and the basic four operations, and even learned abacus with Ma Liang, and he played better than those boys in the school...... Although he is Ma Liang's cousin, if he doesn't work hard for so long, how can he please the housekeeper Han Lucheng?
For this set of "Mathematics" books, Liu Zhicheng naturally attaches great importance to it.
So......
After pondering and meditating for a while, he finally understood the knowledge points that he had stuck for a day yesterday, and after figuring it out, Liu Zhicheng instantly felt like drinking a glass of cold juice, and his whole body was refreshed!
"Sizzle...... It's like having another drink! ”
Recalling the taste of chilled juice, Liu Zhicheng subconsciously licked his lips, and a trace of liquid appeared on the tip of his tongue.
Although Han Wangfu already has the secret technique of making ice in the summer, after all, the cost is too high, where can ordinary people have the opportunity to enjoy it? Not to mention the fruit, it was originally a luxury for them, and Liu Zhicheng also had the opportunity to taste it once thanks to the blessing of his cousin Ma Liang, which is still unforgettable......
"So, such a good set of books...... A science, why does the king sell it like this? ”
After retracting his thoughts from the iced juice, Liu Zhicheng returned his attention to the book in front of him, looking puzzled. In his opinion, good things like mathematics and Tianzhu numbers should be tightly covered and only used by his own family, so why should they be printed into books and sold out?
And this set is sold so cheaply!
Obviously, as long as you learn the things in this book, and then add an abacus, you can make a person calculate accounts several times faster, or even more than ten times, which is a skill that is difficult to change!
But what makes Liu Zhicheng most angry is that it is such a good set of books, and it can't be sold!
Where does this make sense?
The account book of the previous shopkeeper has always been there, and Liu Zhicheng already remembers the numbers on it very well, as for after he came...... Hehe, it's been almost a month now, and only four sets have been sold!
And the four people who bought the book, Liu Zhicheng, had seen it, and it was obvious that someone recommended this set of books to them, so they came to buy a set and went back. Many more people seemed to have been introduced, but after standing in the store and looking around for a while, they shook their heads, put down their books and left.
"Alas......"
"Shopkeeper Liu, hurry up and move the books!"
Just when Liu Zhicheng sighed secretly, complaining about the set of "Mathematics" in his hand, and at the same time a little happy, feeling that such a good thing had not been learned by too many people, he suddenly heard a clear voice coming from the door.
"Moving books? What books to move? ”
After a pause, Liu Zhicheng reflexively asked when he turned his head to look.
And when he saw the appearance of the person who came clearly, he was suddenly startled, quickly jumped up from the chair, and ran over with a smoke: "Oh, Mr. Wang, why did you come suddenly?" Today is not the day to deliver paper...... Even if it's the day of paper delivery, it won't let you run it yourself, right? ”
Ignoring Liu Zhicheng's dedication, Wang Puyi waved his hand and said impatiently: "Okay, I'm here to send you a new book today, hurry up and come over to move the book together!" ”
"Huh? Book? ”
was shocked by Wang Pu's words, his eyes widened instantly, and then Liu Zhicheng was overjoyed: "Great! After looking forward to it for a while, I finally looked forward to a new book......"