165.Chapter 165: It's Time to Reward
"Or ...... Do we compile our own new books that are popular with the powerful and the family, and publish them for sale? ”
When Princess Danyang heard Tang Zhou's words, she felt that it was a joke, publishing a book, it was so easy there, but I don't know how many books have come out from ancient times to the present, but how many can really be handed down?
What's more, if you want the powerful and the family to like it, you can't do it unless it's a book of sages, Tang Zhou wants to say that they make up new books to sell by themselves, how is this possible?
But when Princess Danyang chuckled, she found that Tang Zhou didn't seem to be joking. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
At this time, Princess Danyang's heart was suddenly shocked, she felt that she was wrong, the book of sages can be circulated, although people like Tang Zhou are not sages, but he is also a genius, if he is willing to compile his poems into a collection, I think it will be good to sell.
"You came up with a book of poems?" Princess Danyang asked tentatively.
"A collection of poems?" Tang Zhou was stunned for a moment, as if he had never thought of publishing a poetry collection, and when Princess Danyang saw Tang Zhou's expression, she couldn't help but wonder: "You haven't thought about publishing a poetry collection?" ”
Tang Zhou nodded: "I didn't think about publishing a collection of poems, I only wrote a few poems, and there can be a collection of poems, and although the powerful and the family respect poetry, but a few poems, they copy it themselves, and they don't need to buy it in the royal bookstore because of a few poems." ”
"And how do you want to make a new book?"
Tang Zhou smiled: "Do you still remember the books that the Holy Lord asked the children of the powerful to copy?" ”
"The Analects, Mencius, The University, The Mean, The Book of Songs, The Book of Songs, The Book of Rites, The Book of Rites, The Book of Rites, The Book of Changes, The Spring and Autumn Period, how could I not remember these books."
Tang Zhou nodded: "These books are generally separated, what if we staple these books together?" ”
"This ...... This probably requires a lot of paper and is not easy to bind. ”
"Don't worry, it's okay to divide it into several sets, and we use thread-bound books, which are very collectible, and many of the powerful and wealthy families are book lovers, when they find that the thread-bound books are much better than their scroll books, will they come in and buy them and collect them?"
Hearing Tang Zhou's words, Princess Danyang was blessed to her heart, and said: "Then we will change all the books into thread-bound books, and the powerful and the family will not have to buy a set of books in order to collect them?" ”
Tang Zhou nodded: "Yes, but this will not make the business of the Royal Bookstore continue to flourish, because other bookstores will follow suit, and it is not difficult to do thread-bound books, so if you want the Royal Bookstore to prosper, you still have to work the content of the book." ”
"But it's not an easy thing to do."
"So come to me, I have a way to make your Royal Bookstore more than other bookstores, and only your Royal Bookstore has books that are liked by the powerful and the family, at that time, it was difficult for the Royal Bookstore not to be popular."
Looking at Tang Zhou's somewhat boastful expression, Princess Danyang was trying her best to think in her mind, what kind of book could make Tang Zhou so confident and proud?
But she thought about it for a long time and didn't think about what it was, so she finally had to ask, "What kind of book is that?" ”
"Romance of the Gods."
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Tang Zhou wanted to write a book called "The Romance of the Gods", and after Princess Danyang heard Tang Zhou roughly explain the storyline, she was not optimistic about it, and she didn't like it the most.
So after talking with Tang Zhou, she gave Tang Zhou the freedom to write what Lao Shizi "Romance of the Gods", and she ordered someone to replace all the scroll books with thread-bound books, because of the strong support of the imperial court, so in just a few days, most of the books in the entire Royal Academy have been changed to thread-bound books.
As soon as the wire-bound book came out, it immediately caused a sensation in the entire Chang'an City.
The disadvantages of scroll books are deeply experienced by any reader, now the thread-bound book is not only beautiful, but also easy to read, and more importantly, easy to preserve, one by one erected in the study, looking at it is pleasing to the eye, in this way, who doesn't want to buy a few more copies in the study?
Therefore, after the Royal Bookstore began to sell wire-bound books, the capital's magnates and families sent small servants to buy them, not only now sending people to buy, but also seeing what to buy, as long as it is a wire-bound book, everything has to be bought back, at this time, they also take into account the impact that the royal bookstore's business may have on them?
Of course, another reason why they have no scruples is that thread-bound books are very expensive, and only powerful people and families like them can afford to buy them, and those children of poor families can't even afford half a book.
And just when the magnates and families went to the royal bookstore to buy thread-bound books, Princess Danyang took the samples of thread-bound books to the palace, Li Shimin had already learned from the spies about the sudden popularity of wire-bound books in the capital, and also knew that it was made by the royal bookstore, so when Princess Danyang entered the palace, he hurriedly praised Danyang's way of business.
"Okay, there are many benefits of thread-bound books, and they can arouse the interest of those who read books, so it is also very helpful for the spread and inheritance of my Tang culture.
When Li Shimin vigorously praised Princess Danyang, Princess Danyang smiled lightly: "Brother Huang, you are wrong to praise this time, the thread-bound book is not what I thought, it was Tang Xiaohou who came up with it." ”
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again and again: "This kid, this kid ......"
Li Shimin talked about this kid several times in a row, and only then did he say at the end: "This kid is good, and he has made great contributions to my Datang, so I don't know how to reward him for a while." ”
"Tang Zhou, as my Marquis of the Tang Dynasty, it is natural to do this, and it doesn't matter if the Holy Lord doesn't reward him." Princess Danyang is familiar with Tang Zhou, so she naturally knows that Tang Zhou is not a person who is greedy for rewards.
But after Princess Danyang finished speaking, Li Shimin shook his head again and again: "No, Tang Zhou has made this kind of contribution, if he is not rewarded and left in the history books, wouldn't it be clear enough to reward and punish me?" The boy of the Tang family has made contributions to my Tang Dynasty, although it is not as good as those generals who have expanded their territory, but they should still be rewarded. ”
Princess Danyang smiled lightly, Li Shimin wanted to reward him, she didn't object, and she liked it very much, so she asked: "Then I don't know how the imperial brother is going to reward him?" ”
Li Shimin flipped a few pages back and forth with the thread-bound book, frowned slightly, and after a while, he seemed to suddenly think of something, so he said: "I heard that Tang Zhou's second mother has been looking for someone to talk to Tang Zhou, and last time because of the matter of going to the Qinglou, many girls were unwilling, so that Tang Zhou's marriage was delayed again, I am a talented man of the Tang Dynasty, how can I not even marry a daughter-in-law, in this way, I will help him choose a girl from a good family and give him a marriage." ”
After Li Shimin's words, Princess Danyang, who was still happy because Tang Zhou was rewarded, was suddenly dumbfounded.