Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Killing Begins 4

A new bookstore has opened in Chang'an City, and the price of books is cheap. This is definitely a big deal for readers!

Therefore, before dawn, the scholars from poor families got up early and came to the gate of the Egret Bookstore to wait, they were afraid that there would be many people buying books today, and they would be late and the books would be sold out.

Although the children of the family in Chang'an City are not short of money to buy books, they can not buy a set of books with the usual money, and now they heard that they can buy them for only a few hundred texts, and they were also very curious when they heard the news, so they came to the Egret Bookstore early in the morning to see what happened.

So when the time came, when the shopkeeper and his men of the Egret Bookstore opened the door and were about to sell books, they were also startled when they saw the tightly blocked crowd at the door.

When a guy saw this scene, he was frightened for a long time before he spoke, "Shopkeeper, there are too many people, right?" ”

"Humph——!" The shopkeeper snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "That's a lot?" In a few days, you will know what a real crowd is. ”

"No, it won't! Won't we make a fortune? One of the guys stammered. Selling books in this era is a huge profit! A book can be sold for a consistent amount of money or more, which is no different from buying fans in later generations, it is simply a money grab!

As the shopkeeper of the Egret Bookstore, he knows a little bit about the details of the Egret Bookstore, and he himself has unique means in business, and he is a person who has seen the world, so he doesn't have too much excitement about what he said to his subordinates, he knows how popular the business of the Egret Bookstore will be in the future at this price, so he said with a straight face, "What are you dreaming about?" Why don't you move your books yet? ”

When the man saw that the shopkeeper was about to be angry, he didn't dare to say more, so he hurriedly set up the table at the door, and moved the bundles of study out and put them on the table.

At the Egret Bookstore, we saw the books that smelled of ink, bundles of books being carried to the table in front of them, their eyes glowing, and the greedy looked at these books that were enough to make them think about it for a long time, and they were excited. But because I was worried that the price of the book was too expensive, I was afraid that the news I got before was a rumor, and when I sold the book, it might not be the same price I heard yesterday, so I was a little nervous.

Suddenly, at this moment, a scholar asked loudly, "May I ask the shopkeeper, do the books in your bookstore really sell for 200 wen each?" ”

"yes, what's the problem?" The shopkeeper asked puzzled.

"Really?" The scholar was pleasantly surprised.

The companions around the scholar heard the words of the shopkeeper, their faces all showed joy, they are all from a poor family, usually borrow books and copy books, no money to buy books, this time I heard that a book is only sold for 200 yuan, they took out their savings on weekdays, ready to try to see if it is so cheap, and now they have been admitted by the shopkeeper himself, they are relieved.

"May I ask the store, what books are sold in the bookstore today?" The scholar who had just spoken asked.

"The first book is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was eight years old and compiled with Xu Xiang, a collection of eight volumes of "Yaoshan Yucai", each volume sells for two hundred texts, and the eight volumes sell for a total of six million." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

As a master of management, he naturally knows how to increase the popularity of Egret Bookstore and how to increase the sales of books. And what he is saying now, using the book compiled by the prince as a propaganda slogan, is a means of promotion.

Therefore, as soon as his words fell, the scholars in front of the bookstore exploded and discussed loudly, "Is it really the book "Yaoshan Yucai" written by the prince? ”

"A volume only sells for 200 wen?" Many people asked incredulously. If it was any other book, the shopkeeper had said that they would buy 200 wen for a volume, but the book compiled by the prince and Xu Xiang himself only sold for 200 wen, and they all felt a little unbelievable.

A group of early arrivals of the family were originally standing in the distance to watch the excitement, but when they suddenly heard that what was being sold today was "Yaoshan Yucai" compiled by the prince, they also disregarded their image like crazy, and no longer pretended to be reserved, but crowded into the crowd, ready to pay for a few sets.

Anyway, this is a book written by the prince and Xu Xiang, can they not be moved?

"We don't have much money, can we sell them separately?" Suddenly, a scholar asked.

"Of course!" The shopkeeper had already been instructed, so he replied without hesitation.

After receiving the shopkeeper's affirmative answer, a scholar hurriedly put the two hundred dollars on the table and said to the man, "Then bring me a scroll." ”

"Get me a roll, too." Another scholar said.

"Can I ask for a set of "Yaoshan Jade Color"?" A child of a family asked.

"No problem." The shopkeeper said.

"I want one."

"Give me four volumes."

"I'll buy three rolls."

Suddenly, I got an affirmative answer from the shopkeeper, which made everyone let down their vigilance and began to buy books like crazy.

Because the author of the book "Yaoshan Yucai" was so good that the shopkeeper didn't have time to say the name of the second book. Because everyone thinks that as long as you can buy the prince's "Yaoshan Yucai" today, it is enough, what luxury do you have?

Regarding the book "Yaoshan Yucai", as long as you are a reader, there is no one who has not heard of it. But because it was compiled by Li Hong and there was no large number of publications, no one knew what was written in it. However, with the name of the prince, the readers did not doubt the content of the book.

Even the children of the high-ranking family just now were afraid that the books would be sold out, and they squeezed into the crowd of poor children to buy books regardless of their image and identity.

The shopkeeper of the Egret study was stunned when he saw this scene, he hadn't said the second book sold today, why were these people so anxious? Therefore, he came back to his senses, cleared his throat, and shouted loudly, "Everyone, everyone, the second book sold in our Egret Study today is the Tao Te Ching, and this book is also a book that the prince likes to read. ”

"What? Tao Te Ching? This is a Taoist classic! A scholar exclaimed. Because of the difficulty of printing the book, books like "Tao Te Ching" belong to Taoist classics, even the family gate valve has not been engraved and printed, so even if this book has a history of thousands of years, many people have only heard of the name, and have not read the content at all. Now such precious books are also sold in large quantities, and they are only sold for 200 yuan. The scholars who bought books are crazy, and there are still such good things?

"I want three." Suddenly, a scholar shouted, "This is Daojun's work!" ”

"I want a copy." The man who still had money left over from the poor family shouted.

"Bring me thirty copies." Not to mention the children of the Shi clan, as soon as they opened their mouths, they bought in large quantities. Who doesn't know that the Li Tang royal family regarded themselves as the Taoist monarch Li Er, and who didn't know that Gaozu, Taizong and Gaozong of this dynasty believed in Taoism. Now that the Taoist classics have come out, as the children of the family, how can they not have a copy when they are ready to enter the temple and live in the temple?

"No, I'm going home to borrow money, if I miss today, I don't think there will be such a cheap book to sell anymore." Some children of the poor family had no money after buying "Yaoshan Yucai", and when they watched everyone buy "Tao Te Ching", they stared dryly, thought for a long time, and suddenly said, and left in a hurry. When many of the poor disciples heard his words, they all echoed, "That's right! I don't buy a few more copies at such a cheap price today, I guess I won't encounter such a good thing in the future, and I will have to go home and borrow money. ”

The guys in front of the Egret Bookstore are going crazy, eight guys are selling books outside, and eight guys are moving books out inside, but they still can't keep up with the demand. This kind of hot scene of selling books even alarmed many dignitaries. When they heard that the East and West Egret Bookstore was buying the prince's "Yaoshan Yucai" and Daojun's "Tao Te Ching", they also sent housekeepers to buy it.

Many low-level officials even went to the gate of the Egret Bookstore in person, in addition to buying books, just to see the hot scene of selling books today. They are all from poor families, and they are also very excited to see that the children of poor families can buy books so cheaply.

Among this group of people is Li Chunfeng, the royal secret pavilion, who cultivates and studies Yixue and doesn't care if the children of the poor family can buy books, but he heard that the Egret Bookstore is selling the classics of the Tao Te Ching, and it is still cheap and there are a lot of them, so he came to see it in person. The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism has a history of hundreds of years, and even though the Taoists have emerged in an endless stream, they still fall behind in the struggle with Buddhism, and the previous dynasty worshiped Buddhism and belittled Taoism. Therefore, being able to sell the Tao Te Ching classics at a low price on a large scale is of great benefit to Taoists.

Li Chunfeng, dressed in civilian clothes, personally went to the door of the Egret Bookstore, asked the housekeeper to buy a copy of the "Tao Te Ching" and held it in his hand, and then quietly watched the hot scene of selling the "Tao Te Ching" for a while, and a happy smile appeared on his face.

At this time, his eyes suddenly moved to the restaurant opposite the Egret Bookstore, and saw His Royal Highness the Prince who was condescendingly watching the Egret Bookstore selling books in the restaurant, he was slightly stunned, guessed something, and strode towards the restaurant.

"I didn't expect the scene to be so hot!" Li Hong also came here early in the morning, and he was also surprised to see this hot scene.

"Isn't it?" Yan Zhuang sighed with emotion, "A book only sells for 200 wen, how cheap is this!" ”

"In the future, the children of the poor family will have books to read!" Zhang Cambodia sighed, his face full of joy. Li Qiao, Liu Yizhi and Fan Lubing on the side couldn't help but be overjoyed, because they were all children of poor families, and they experienced first-hand the despair of having no money to buy books and no books to read.

"This is just the beginning, and other books will be published in the future." Li Hong said with a smile, "Of course, "Yaoshan Yucai" and "Tao Te Ching" should always be put in the first place, especially the "Tao Te Ching" classics written by Daojun, we must not only print the original version, but also publish the version that has been annotated by famous artists, so that everyone in the world is familiar with this book. ”

In order to be able to combat the arrogance of the Buddhist Liu Ju, to weaken the Buddhist luck of the martial arts, and to enhance the national fortune of the Tang Dynasty and the luck of his Daojun, Li Hong had to spend his blood like this.

"Wechen understands!" Yan Zhuang bowed down and said.

"Li Chunfeng sees His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" As soon as Yan Zhuang's words fell, he saw that Li Chunfeng had already gone up to the third floor and came to Li Hong, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your support to Taoism." ”

"Li Langzhong doesn't need to be polite!" Li Hong said lightly. But he was very surprised, he didn't expect Li Chunfeng to appear here. For Li Chunfeng, Li Hong has only one request, that is, to receive his subordinates, receive his subordinates, and receive his subordinates. Because he knows too well the abilities of Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang. These two people are definitely strongmen who can continue the fortunes of a country and change the number of lives of a person.

If such a person doesn't know how to use it, I'm really sorry for myself!