Chapter 354: Chang'an Paper Expensive (3)

It is impossible to make a living without arousing the covetousness of the world, especially the Chang'an elite. Many powerful people used various channels to listen to Kong Sheng's business rules, and even tried to buy the servants in Kong Sheng's mansion at the expense of a lot of money, and obtained the brewing method and related recipes of Kong Sheng's family wine, all of which came to naught.

As a traveler with a strong sense of modern property rights and copyrights, Kong Sheng's self-protection is very strict, and those palace maids who are really involved in the brewing and distillation process are firmly placed in the mansion by him, and there is no opportunity to deal with the outside world.

And even the palace maids who are craftsmen and handymen in these private breweries actually do not master the entire set of technical processes, because Kong Sheng let each person be responsible for a process, without interfering with and contacting each other, and the 40 palace maids are divided into two shifts, one shift of 20 people, day and night shifts. Therefore, even if there is a problem on the palace maid's side, it will not cause the leakage of the core technology.

As for the bookstore, there is no problem. The so-called manuscript resources are firmly controlled by Kong Sheng's own hands, and his brain and rich memory resources are his greatest capital. The four famous novels alone are enough for Kong Sheng to earn a few years.

Even if piracy starts to spread a few days after the new manuscript goes on the market, it does not affect the sales of the original book in general. You must know that this kind of printed single book of novels, each with Kong Sheng's autograph, has collectible value, which no one can imitate and replace.

Kong Sheng strictly controlled the number of genuine books, selling up to 100 copies a day, which was the limit of his lifestyle of signing autographs every night to pass the time. If there is more, it will not be a pastime, but a burden.

Chu Wangfu.

Li Jiao stared at his eldest son Li Shi and Li Kui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and his face changed slightly. Regarding Kong Sheng's recent business and money-making behavior in Chang'an City, Li Li originally disdained it and didn't take it to heart, but today's Li Kui's words aroused his great attention.

Li Kuo is a shrewd bureaucrat. Quite business-minded. From the very beginning, Li Kui concluded that Kong Sheng's two livelihoods would bring him a huge amount of wealth, and he hinted to Li Li that if the Chu Wangfu mastered Kong Sheng's unique channel for collecting wealth, the Chu Wang's family would gain a steady stream of wealth. This will lay a solid foundation for Li Jiao to compete for the throne.

Because Li Jiao is not the crown prince now, even if he lives in the East Palace in the future, he may not become the emperor as he wishes. Not to mention the previous dynasty. Even in this dynasty, there are many lessons from the deposed prince.

If Li Jiao wants to ascend the throne and become emperor, he needs someone to support him. He had to win over useful Manchu civil and military ministers, and he had to do all kinds of behind-the-scenes work, all of which cost money - it was not enough for him, the king of Chu, to rely on him.

Li Jiao's deep gaze fell on Li Kui, and he said softly: "Li Shangshu, the printing workshop that printed books for Kong Sheng may be in our hands?" ”

Li Kuai smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Your Highness, I have thought about this layer in the lower level. But Chang'an is very scheming, he has already bought the printing workshop in his own hands in advance, and even if the printing workshop is used by us, but he can set up his own printing workshop by virtue of the printing skills he has mastered. ”

Li Jiao sighed: "Where is the winery?" ”

Li Kuo sighed lightly: "Your Highness, Kong Sheng is young and shrewd, he set up the winery in the Chang'an Hou Mansion and strictly controlled the output. It is a wishful thinking to control the market and sell at a high price. Now the question is, the process and recipe of his winemaking. How he made this delicious and mellow spirit is still a mystery. I have asked many winemakers to make wine, and there are nearly 100 wineries in Chang'an City, but none of them can make this kind of wine. ”

Li Li's face sank: "Li Shangshu, since Kong Sheng has done such a trick. How can we get involved? ”

Li Kuan smiled coldly: "Your Highness, we might as well salute first and then soldier." ”

Li Li said indifferently: "What do you mean by this? ”

Li Kuo raised his eyebrows: "Your Highness, you might as well send someone to the Marquis of Chang'an Mansion first to talk about cooperative management with that Kong Sheng, he should understand." In Chang'an City, if he cooperates with the Chu Palace, he will earn ten times and a hundred times the money for his livelihood, and on the other hand, if he works against His Royal Highness, he will cut off his own money. ”

Li Li frowned: "Li Shangshu, this Kong Sheng is like a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard, this king sent someone to talk to him about cooperation, I'm afraid there will be no result." ”

Li Kuo glanced at Li Jiao, and said in his heart: Your dignified His Royal Highness the King of Chu has always said that he is ruthless, and you still need to let Li teach you how to do it? There are some things that can only be done but not said, and once they are spoken, they are not interesting.

"If Kong Sheng doesn't know the current affairs, His Royal Highness can participate in the impeachment of Kong Sheng, and say that Chang'an Hou controls the market to wantonly accumulate wealth and compete with the people for profit, corrupts the imperial court discipline, damages His Majesty's majesty, and punishes him for a serious crime." Li Kuo smiled and said in a low voice.

Li Jiao shook his head slowly: "My father will not condemn Kong Sheng for this, Kong Sheng's wine will be sent to the palace every three days, and my father is full of praise for his wine, how can he be punished for this?" ”

Li Kuo couldn't help but smile: "Your Highness, of course, Your Majesty will not condemn Kong Sheng for this, but as Your Majesty's canonized Chang'an Hou, the protégé of the Son of Heaven who is famous all over the world, can Your Majesty allow Kong Sheng to continue to make wine and sell wine regardless of the dignity of the imperial court?" As long as His Majesty decrees, Kong Sheng will hand over the secret recipe for winemaking, and when the time comes, His Royal Highness can take the opportunity to take this into his own hands. ”

Li Jiao laughed when he heard this: "Li Shangshu is really scheming, this king is suddenly open, so he will do it according to Shangshu's suggestion." ”

Li Yu also smiled and bowed to Li Jiao: "In this case, Your Highness, so-and-so will retire!" ”

Corporal Li Lixian sent Li Yu out of the palace with a smile on the ground, and despite Li Yu's repeated humility, Li Li still insisted on sending him out, which made Li Yu extremely moved.

In fact, don't say that it is a core high-ranking official like Li Kui, he is an ordinary fourth- or fifth-grade official, as long as he is valued by Li Li, he will do his best to be courteous and give face.

is good at winning people's hearts, which is one of the most typical characteristics of Li Jiao that distinguishes him from other princes.

Looking at the back of Li Kuo leaving in the car, Li Shi said softly: "Father, Li Shangshu's words are quite reasonable, as long as Kong Sheng doesn't know the current affairs, my father will play the emperor's grandfather, participate in his book, and force him to hand over the secret recipe for winemaking." ”

The corners of Li Li's mouth twitched, and he sneered indifferently: "Li Yu is just a matter of paper, how can this king do this." The person who aims at Kong Sheng's way of making money is not only this king, but anyone can be impeached in front of his father, but this king cannot. ”

Li Shi opened his mouth wide, a little unintelligible about his father's words.

But Li Jiao stretched his face and didn't explain, just turned around and left, leaving a low sentence: "Shi'er, I'll leave this matter to you to do, but remember, this thing can only be done in the dark, not in the open." (To be continued.) )