Chapter 56: A Weapon to Break the Monopoly
As soon as Liu Hao was discharged from the hospital, he was stopped by Liu San. With a mysterious face, he pulled Liu Hao to find an unoccupied room.
After entering the door, Liu San sneakily took out a stack of square paper from his arms and handed it to Liu Hao, the room was a little dim, Liu Hao looked at the paper and couldn't help but think, could it be that this product pulled out a treasure map from somewhere?
After Liu San waited for Liu Hao to catch it, he said to him with a smile: "Young master, this is the paper in our paper workshop." ”
Well? Liu Hao was a little disappointed, Lao Tzu thought it was a treasure map. However, this paper feels a lot better than the crispy feeling last time, a little soft, Liu Hao tore off a piece along the edge, and the toughness is also good.
Grabbing this paper, Liu Hao couldn't help but burst into tears, oh my god! Lao Tzu has been in Datang for so long, and he can finally shave his ass without that damn toilet chip, and he can finally wipe his butt with paper openly, which is really exciting.
Liu San looked at Liu Hao's appearance, and was also very happy: "The young master can finally benefit the students of the world." ”
Liu Hao glanced at this goods, and the excitement of the two of us is not the same thing at all. But now it's really time to start printing.
He asked Liu San: "How is the output of the paper mill now?" ”
Liu San smiled: "The output is no problem, since the cement was made, the people of the paper mill have tried to build pools with cement, and the sealing is not generally good, so all the pools have been changed to cement pools in turn." Now the paper is supplied to the bookstore every day, and there is also a surplus of printing. ”
"Oh? Already in print? Liu Hao was curious.
"Ten days ago, the paper workshop made this kind of paper, but they were afraid that the quality was not good, so they didn't come to report, it happened that the people from the bookstore went, saw this paper and took some to try, I didn't expect the effect to be very good, and began to print it every day, and now thousands of copies have been printed."
After Liu San finished speaking, he took out a book from his arms and handed it to Liu Hao, but he didn't expect Liu San to have a lot of stock in his arms, Liu Hao almost asked him if you are Tinker Bell?
Liu Hao took the book, walked to the window and looked at it, the blue cover was decent, and the title of the book was in Lishu font, which looked very solemn. Flipping through the content, a faint scent of ink wafted out, and the content format was the same as the usual costume books, with branches up and down, read from right to left.
Liu Hao pretended to turn the two pages, and his heart was already in ecstasy: Isn't this another business that can make money?
"Liu San, go and tell President Cen of the Chamber of Commerce, I will go to Chang'an to open a branch in the past few days, and ask him which shopkeeper wants to go with him, and he can take care of one or two over there." Liu Hao flipped through the book and instructed Liu San, he was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and it was better to talk about opening a branch.
When Liu Hao took the paper and the book and put it in front of a group of birdmen, the group of birdmen didn't think so, only Du Fu and Cen Shen were very excited: "Zhicai, this is made by a paper workshop and a bookstore?" ”
Liu Hao nodded deservedly, there is no way to be afraid, this is the most powerful weapon to break the monopoly of the family, and in the future, everyone will have a school and a book to read, even if the family is publicized, the influence will be much smaller. In addition, after the poor students entered the court, the natural hatred of the rich will make the family unhappy.
Yan Zhenqing picked up the book curiously, looked at the small words under the cover, and read it out curiously: "Liu's Bookstore Publishing House, huh?" What does this publisher mean? Does this mean that this book was printed by your bookstore? ”
When Xiao Shiyi Lang heard this, he immediately snatched it and looked at it over and over again: "There is still a price behind this, but it only sells for eighty wen, will it be too cheap?" ”
Liu Hao took a sip of tea leisurely: "My idea is to open a bookstore now to sell books and papers, mainly for poor students who come to Luoyang to study, if you really can't afford to buy books, you can also get a reading card in the bookstore, so that you can take the books you want to read back to read, but you can only borrow one at a time, and you can't return it for more than three days." ”
When everyone heard this, they couldn't stop gasping, and Gao Shi, a scholar from a poor background, said excitedly: "If this is the case, then this move will benefit thousands of poor students in the world, and Zhicai deserves to be worshipped." ”
Liu Hao hurriedly pulled him: "Brother Zhongwu, don't be like this, I'm just doing business, if I can really benefit the poor students, it can be regarded as accumulating public morality." ”
Du Fu said: "Zhicai won't stop printing the books we are waiting for this time, right?" ”
Liu Hao smiled: "Of course not, but I will pay for your manuscript." My people have finished all the production and sale with the engraving, and for every book sold, I will give you thirty percent of the copyright fee. ”
Yan Zhenqing waved her hand again and again when she heard this: "How can I ask for this money?" Anyway, the collection of books is idle at home, and if you talk about this money, you won't be able to share it. ”
Liu Hao shook his head: "Brother Qingchen's words are wrong! If I don't give money, why should I print my own collection of books in the future? The right thing to do is to pay royalties, so don't talk about it. If you are too troublesome, you can also sell the copyright of the book directly to the bookstore, but the income is less than the copyright fee, after all, if the book is more popular, the bookstore will continue to print it. ”
After listening to Liu Hao, Yan Zhenqing still scratched her head and wanted to say something, Chen Shimei suddenly spoke: "Zhicai means to let me wait to set an example, if we don't charge this copyright fee, I'm afraid that someone will not charge for printing books in the future, we don't care about this money, but those poor scholars, if they can subsidize their families because of book printing, they will work harder." ”
This stuffy thing is always like this, if you don't open your mouth, forget it, you can get to the point with one mouth, and of course more often than not, it's about laughter. Listening to his words, Yan Zhenqing arched his hand to him and said, "If it weren't for Zimei's words and enlightenment, I almost missed a big thing." By the way, Zhicai, your "Journey to the West" has been told to us, and the manuscript has also been sorted out by Miss Ling'er, when will I let my brother collect a copy? ”
Liu Hao said with a smile: "In the next few days, the bookstore will start printing the book when it is almost printed." However, this book needs to be warmed up by someone with a good tongue first. After speaking, he glanced at Xiao Shiyi Lang with his eyes.
Unexpectedly, before Xiao Shiyi Lang could react, Du Fu arched his hand and said, "I don't know what Zhicai commands?" If you can do it, you will never shirk. ”
Several other people also expressed their positions, and Liu Hao hurriedly stopped them: "Brother Xiao is the most leisurely here, and please help me." ”
When I heard this: "Zhicai's idea must be fun, say it quickly, for my brother to think about it recently, just to help you." ”
Liu Hao almost laughed when he heard it, it's sun! This product actually began to drag words, and he thought about it, just jumping up and down all day long, where is there half a minute of silence?
However, seeing his enthusiastic appearance, Liu Hao didn't hit him well, and said to him: "In the future, when the heavens and the earth are full, I will also ask Brother Xiao to tell a piece of "Journey to the West", just like I told you at the beginning." And I will prepare a few novel things for you to set off Brother Xiao's graceful demeanor. ”
"Oh? What is it? Zhicai quickly took it out and let his brother take a look. Xiao Shiyi Lang immediately became excited when he heard this.
Liu Hao said with a smile: "It is estimated that I will have to wait for two days, and I need to rush to make it, a set of clothes, and a folding fan." ”
Xiao Shiyilang laughed when he heard it: "Zhicai is really joking, what kind of clothes are there?" Do you want to do something new? As for what the folding fan is? ”
What Liu Hao wants to do is the kind of caftan worn by the storyteller, this kind of clothing popular in the Republic of China, in Liu Hao's opinion, is the clothing that can best express the elegant temperament of men. Although Xiao Shiyilang is quite thin, but since he has practiced Tai Chi recently, his complexion is not bad, and he is not low, wearing a long shirt and holding a folding fan in his hand, he feels very comical when he thinks about it.
Looking at Xiao Shiyilang's eager look, Liu Hao couldn't help but say to him: "You haven't seen that style of clothes, but you definitely like it." In the past two days, I will take a look at the manuscript of "Journey to the West", and don't be ashamed when the time comes. There is also a practice first, and the tone and gestures must be in place. If you want people to listen to it, don't talk about being driven down halfway. ”
Xiao Shiyi Lang smiled coquettishly: "Zhicai, please rest assured, a certain must be better than you at that time." As for who dares to drive me down? Although a certain person is out of the Xiao family, it is not something that can be pinched casually. ”
Chen Shimei said coldly on the side: "If it weren't for the fact that you are a member of the Xiao family, I am afraid that the group of gentlemen in Luoyang will not be able to resolve their hatred when they see you beating you ten times eight times." ”
When everyone heard this, Xiao Shiyi Lang was not angry, and actually began to show off the matter of arguing with Luoyang's gentleman in a brothel. To be honest, there are not many people who can scold him with his mouth, all kinds of slang and swear words emerge in endlessly, if the other party says swearing, he immediately accuses the other party of insulting Sven, this is really not an ordinary underbeating.
In the evening, Wang Wan and the old guy came over for a drink, and a group of birdmen generally told the story of the bookstore and the paper shop. It is estimated that because of the large number of people, Ziyang Zhenren just praised a few words, Wang Wan burst into tears of excitement, and perhaps only he could understand how difficult it is for children from poor families to study.
After being persuaded by everyone for a while, this lord of Luoyang can be regarded as calming down, but he is an official, so he can't be a little more stable?
The old guy asked Liu Hao at this time: "What is the name of the bookstore?" ”
Liu Hao drank a glass of wine, stood up in the curious eyes of everyone and said: "The ancients said: Reading the scriptures tastes like rice, reading history tastes like food, and reading Zhuzi Baijia tastes like fermented rice, these three flavors explain the benefits of reading thoroughly. The name of the bookstore is not called Sanwei Bookstore. ”
"Three Flavors Study? It's a fitting name, good! Ziyang Zhenren slapped the table and startled Liu Hao.
The group of birdmen also shook their heads and tasted those three sentences, Xiao Shiyilang's goods actually followed suit, Liu Hao rolled his eyes, what are you shaking, you don't learn all day long, this time it's quite like that.
Just as everyone wanted to speak further, Liu San ran in: "Young master! Oh no, someone came to make trouble, and they wanted to forcibly buy the lilac girl who sang on stage! ”