Chapter 504: Clever Robbery
As early as the day when he first met King Qi, Li Su has always maintained a high degree of vigilance, and he must ask for something when he is courteous, and the children from the emperor's family are not heartless eyes who dig out their hearts and lungs when they meet people, and their attitude is too enthusiastic, and there is always a feeling that a weasel comes to the door to pay New Year's greetings, and Li Su is the chicken who is being worshiped for the New Year......
The mystery of many days has finally been completely solved today.
Movable type printing, well, it is indeed worth the enthusiasm of King Qi, but it is a pity that King Qi is not very old after all, the first half of the matter is very beautiful, very scheming of the city, not in a hurry to do the foreshadowing, the second half is a little too hasty, if he can endure his temperament and approach Li Su in the way of making friends, it will not take long, about half a year Li Su will probably really treat him as a friend, and then in the future, everything is easy to say, maybe in the future, before King Qi wants to do something stupid and stupid to die, Li Su will reach out and pull him, Nip some signs of death in the bud.
Therefore, a person's personality is very important, it can determine how far you can go in this life, how high you can climb, or ...... Damn it.
After all, he was still in a hurry, and the foreshadowing was perfect, but King Qi lacked enough patience to make the whole thing heat up to an appropriate point before making a request, so this matter could be described as anticlimactic, which made Li Sudu embarrass King Qi.
Yin Hongzhi obviously felt a little embarrassed, he was an adult, and he had been immersed in officialdom for many years, he was an old fox, of course he also felt that the time to make this request had not yet arrived, but unfortunately, who told him to put on a nephew with rough hair and a much higher status than him?
Li Su finally understood what Yin Hongzhi meant.
Movable type printing is a treasure, and for King Qi, it is a treasure that can collect money. As for what he just said, "opening up the wisdom of the people of Qizhou" and "the great cause of a thousand autumns", even Li Su couldn't help but boil his blood boiling, and rolled up his sleeves to prepare to contribute to the cause of Datang's literacy eradication. As a result, it turned out that it was just an excuse, and the fundamental purpose of King Qi was to want the business of movable type printing.
How much money can be made by movable type printing, Li Su actually has no bottom in his heart, and the Li family's foundation in Chang'an City is gradually deepening. And there are several deals under the name, to be honest, compared with spirits and perfumes, the buying and selling of books is really a small amount, chewing in the mouth tastes similar to chicken ribs, there are two profiteering transactions in the hand, printing books is dispensable for Li Su, and the money earned is probably not enough to maintain the daily expenses of a family.
Strangely, how could King Qi take a fancy to this small profit?
"Petty profits?" Yin Hongzhi shook his head. sighed: "Li Xianhou underestimated printing, or rather, Li Xianhou's hand was only stirring in the small pot of Chang'an City, and he never looked beyond Chang'an. In the future, there will be more and more readers in Datang, and there will be more readers. Naturally, there are more books to read......"
Li Su said puzzledly: "However, regarding movable type printing, Your Majesty has issued an order, which will be implemented by the government governments in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, and the matter has been handed over to the government to handle, where is the benefit of King Qi?" ”
Yin Hongzhi sighed: "What was handed over to the government." Naturally, it can be taken back, after all, King Qi is His Majesty's own son, if he pleads with His Majesty, and in the future, His Majesty will monopolize the matter of printing books in the world, presumably His Majesty will also agree. You can even set up a new official position for the printing of books, which will be led by the King of Qi, just like His Majesty specially set up a new firearms bureau for the Marquis of Li County, which is advantageous, hehe......"
Li Su suddenly, he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration in his heart.
What a real calculation!
Yin Hongzhi's words were not said thoroughly, or in other words, he deliberately concealed Li Su and grasped movable type printing in his hands, which is not only a matter of making money, but also has a more important role, that is, to capture the hearts of scholars all over the world, this purpose coincides with the intention of the Qinghe Cui family to plot movable type printing.
As for what else does King Qi want to do after capturing the hearts of the world's scholars...... A strange smile appeared on Li Su's lips.
It turns out that every prince is not simple, he has a positive heart, and he is waiting for his father to kick his legs, and that prominent position can be his turn, even if he is not a prince.
The crown prince Li Chengqian will not say it, he is looking forward to his father ascending to the blissful wonderland sooner than anyone else, and Li Tai, the king of Wei, has cultivated a lot of forces in the court, because the prince's recent loss of morality and misconduct, more and more ministers have fallen to the camp of the king of Wei, Wu Wang Li Ke mistakenly broke into the firearms bureau three years ago, whether it was intentional or unintentional, or with what ulterior motives, no one knows, it can definitely be related to his ambitions, and now he knows a Qi king Li You, but he has found another way, knowing that he will first accept the heart of the scholar, and win the treasure from the side. Think about it a few days ago, Steward Xue said that there were many mysterious rangers in and out of the Qi Palace...... Gee!
Li Su knows a total of four princes, all four of them are not simple, they use different methods, the means are dazzling, and they are all very creative, this kind of person lives in a thousand years later, and it is not a problem to do a gold medal plan.
It's just that King Qi showed great ambition and did not shy away from pleading with his father to print books alone, with the wise eyes of Li Shimin and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers, would he not be able to see through his thoughts? A guy who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do this, no matter how you look at it, it is full of a sense of disobedience, if Li Tai, the king of Wei, who is known for his diligence and studiousness, comes to request, Li Shimin is more likely to agree.
Of course, the difficulty of doing this is also very high, not only to keep a low profile and not to be seen through by his wise and martial father, but also to recruit a large number of brave and resourceful civil and military talents who are willing to die for him, not only that, but also need to put on a low profile to cater to the scholars, every day to play a few tricks to welcome each other, see everyone to be surprised and fuss roaring two sentences of "help each other, like a fish in water, the world has taken half of it" and other hypocritical words, these have been done, but also to see the right time, place and people, see if God gives face, I grant you this very noble blessing......
To be honest, Li Su doesn't think that King Qi is this piece of material, most of these so-called ambitions are pampered by the advisors around him, and they are absolutely inseparable from Yin Hongzhi, but Li Su respects other people's dreams very much, no matter how exaggerated and whimsical dreams are, they are worthy of respect, what if they come true one day? Counterattacked? Lucky to hit it?
Yin Hongzhi from entering the door to the present, there is no domineering posture, on the contrary, he seems very gentle and kind, face-to-face with Li Su Kankan, detailed analysis of the pros and cons, as if facing a confidant and old friend who has been friends for many years, happily explain things clearly, so Li Su knows that this guy is actually doing a clever thing, and he does not have a bad feeling for him, but has some appreciation, this appreciation is similar to the perception of Xu Jingzong, the word "bad guy" is really engraved on the door of his head, and he tells you frankly face to face, I want to snatch something from you today, I hope you cooperate well, it's best not to resist, everyone is Sven, it's boring to tear your face......
Yin Hongzhi's expression was a little apologetic, and then he felt that it was not enough to show apologies on his face, so he stood up, solemnly saluted Li Su, and said with a wry smile: "Speaking of it, His Royal Highness the King of Qi is excessive, this matter of the King of Qi is unreasonable, we are wrong, do not push, put aside the identity of the King of Qi, he is two or three years younger than Li Xianhou, he is watching the child mess around, Li Xianhou Mo and him care, movable type printing is a good thing, if Li Xianhou intends to sell, King Qi will definitely give Li Xianhou a satisfactory price, It can be regarded as a favor owed by His Royal Highness King Qi, and this favor can be made by Li Xianhou at any time. ”
Li Su smiled bitterly: "I didn't go to my heart, but Yin Shilang must also know that I have dedicated the secret recipe of movable type printing to Your Majesty a few years ago, since King Qi has the intention of monopolizing the world to print books, in fact, you can plead with Your Majesty, there is no need to come to me." ”
Yin Hongzhi shook his head, sighed, and said slowly: "This thing was created by Li Xianhou, saying that it was dedicated to the imperial court, but in fact it is still Li Xianhou's thing, the old man knows that Li Xianhou has no intention of printing books, otherwise your Li Ji Printing Bookstore will not be without action in the past few years, and only settle in Chang'an City, but the saying is the law, since you want to do this, you can't get around Li Xianhou, presumably you should understand what the old man means." ”
Li Su nodded, and after saying it thoroughly, he also understood.
To put it bluntly, it is because movable type printing was invented by him Li Su, if he doesn't nod, King Qi really can't make a fortune all over the world with this thing, even if Li Shimin agrees to let King Qi monopolize the printing of books, he must summon Li Su to ask before he agrees.
In general, Datang is a country where everyone is reasonable, from the emperor to the courtiers, and then to the ordinary people, they are very reasonable, even if the king of Qi and Yin Hongzhi are scheming, they also came to the door to admit their mistakes to Li Su in advance, admit that they were wrong, and apologize very sincerely, Li Su is the creator of movable type printing, if he says half a word, with Li Shimin's arrogant imperial character, he will inevitably give up, and King Qi's plan will be frustrated.
Looking at the gradually realized expression on Li Su's face, Yin Hongzhi smiled apologetically: "Now I think Li Xianhou understands what King Qi means, things are indeed not authentic, but His Royal Highness King Qi is still very sincere, and the silver money that should be given will not be less, talk about compensation, of course, this compensation Li Xianhou should not be in his eyes, so the old man dared to promise on behalf of His Royal Highness King Qi, this matter Li Xianhou can also join a group, the spirits under his feet and the Cheng family partnership, the perfume and the eldest grandson's family, if the printing technology and the King of Qi partnership, then everyone is happy, I don't know what the Marquis of Li County wants? ”
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PS: There is one more ...... (To be continued.) )