Chapter 378: Book
No one knew what the Zheng family and the Li family were negotiating for, but in the afternoon of the same day, someone found that the Zheng family's fleet, which had just returned, was preparing for departure again. And this kind of behavior is obviously not normal.
This kind of thing is shipping, not to mention in ancient times, that is, in modern times, after a voyage, whether it is the ship itself, or the personnel on board need some time to maintain and recuperate, and few people will start a new voyage immediately after completing a voyage.
Seeing that the fleet would not be able to set off until ten days, Li Anran took advantage of this opportunity to continue to let Xiangyun, who had returned to Xiaoyao Villa, purchase a batch of silk and porcelain in Chang'an City and nearby counties, which were very popular with foreign merchants at that time.
At the same time, he went back to modern time and space, asked Hu Linger to contact the printing house, and rushed to print a batch of scriptures.
These scriptures are not Buddhist scriptures, nor are they Taoist classics, nor are they Shinto books that have slowly begun to form a system in the Tang Dynasty, but are brand-new books related to religion compiled by multi-functional exploration ships.
"The Legend of the Immortals", well, Li Anran admits that the name sounds like a web game. But for myself who doesn't know how to name myself at all, coupled with the content of the book, it is quite appropriate to have such a name.
Since it is a biography, it is naturally written as some legends or biographies about gods and immortals. All the legends and allusions in this book are not only linked to what happened or circulated in history as much as possible, but also add a lot of new ones.
But it doesn't matter if it's an adaptation or a new addition. It is also based on "The Romance of the Gods", or to be more precise, it should be compiled against the background of the torrent. In order to facilitate the reading of people at different levels, it is also specially divided into vernacular version and ancient Chinese version.
The number of books in this batch was quite large, and several printing houses were opened at the same time, and the first batch printed millions of copies. And don't look at the quantity, the quality is not bad at all. The antique cover, the typography from right to left, and the good paper.
If such quality is printed in Datang, not to mention the retail price. Even the factory price will not be cheap. Available in modern time and space. After eliminating the costs associated with publishing, the average price per copy is frighteningly cheap.
With the spaceship wisdom brain, the content of this "Legend of the Immortals" can not only make people can't help but think of legends and things that have really happened in history. And. In terms of plot, it can definitely get rid of those so-called novel gods NNN Street.
According to Hu Ling'er. In addition to the title of the book, this book conflicts with a certain web game in China, and the content is actually very selling. If only I could get a press release number. You might even be able to make a lot of money from it.
It's a pity that after having a multi-functional exploration ship, Li Anran's idea of money has faded to the extreme. No way, an asteroid that was once detected by humans on Earth and named Eros contains a lot of gold.
Although there is no way to bring a multi-purpose exploration ship to Datang for the time being, it is still no problem to mine an asteroid. What's more, just because the spacecraft can't be taken away doesn't mean that those equipment can't be taken away.
No, after exploring the situation on the Datang Temporal Stream, Li Anran not only arranged a group of Kunlun slaves to mine gold, but also sent a set of small-scale mining and metallurgical equipment that was standard on the multi-functional exploration ship to the mine.
As for how to use them, the degree of automation of these devices is much higher than that of modern space-time human technology, otherwise it would not be called black technology by Li Anran. You only need to arrange the feeding, discharging and cleaning work, and you don't need to take care of the rest.
With the modern space-time Eros Star and the gold mines on the Datang space-time Liuqiu Island, Li Anran is not only not bad for money, even in modern time and space, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a rich and rival country, so he naturally doesn't care about this little money.
In addition to this "Legend of the Immortals", Li Anran also made the wisdom brain of the spaceship combine the "Bible" of modern time and space, as well as Buddhist scriptures and Taoist classics, and then compiled a "Divine Codex" that will be used for missionary purposes in the future against the background of the flood and famine.
Originally, Li Anran wanted to take the route of the Immortal Dao according to the content of this holy book as he had invented the identity of the Upper Realm Qi Refiner. But after thinking about it, although the immortal road is good, the system is too loose and does not use management at all.
In addition, the threshold of this immortal path is much higher than that of other religions, after all, the rituals, talismans, pills, external strength, internal strength, and so on are too complicated, which is also the reason why the Taoist school has not been able to get Buddhism and Christ, God and other sects in modern time and space.
You think, how simple it is to recite the scriptures, practice the mantra, or even simply believe in such a complex content. Not to mention that the Immortal Dao also pays attention to detachment, and it is all detached, how will it be managed when the time comes?
It is precisely because of this aspect that although Li Anran did not beat the immortal Dao to death with a stick, he also stripped it from the content. The rest are divided into two major contents, Shinto and humanity, and they are still very related to each other.
Speaking of which, this is not entirely because of Li Anran's bad taste, just look at the influence of religious beliefs in various periods of history. In particular, the so-called holy wars of Christianity, tsk, even in modern times, have a rather terrifying influence.
Moreover, Li Anran has also read some novels that describe religion above royal power and imperial power. I feel that these plots in it are not impossible. Even in modern times, it may be difficult to implement, but in ancient times, it was the opposite.
Those techniques that are easily recognized by modern people as high-tech or black technology, in this Datang time and space, there is no need to guide or mislead, and some people will automatically associate with immortal methods and immortal weapons. Just like the electric car that Li Anran got, almost no one doubts that this is the fairy version of the wooden cow and flowing horse.
As for why he wants to divide the content of this "Divine Codex" into Shinto and humanitarian, the main reason is that Li Anran is really not interested in being an emperor, and he is extremely impatient with the matter of conquest.
In Li Anran's opinion, with all the power he has at his disposal, it is purely a brain disease to have the time to be in charge of any dynasty or empire, and to have nothing to do to fight and kill other countries, and it is not as interesting as being a mastermind behind the scenes.
After all, being a chess piece and being a chess player are two completely different concepts and experiences. Of course, when he really needs to make a move, Li Anran will definitely not be stingy to show his magical means to deter those "chess pieces" who don't open their eyes.
It's just that, considering that the foundation of his divine religion is still relatively weak, Li Anran is not in a hurry to establish a religion. In order to open up the situation smoothly, first sell the "Legend of the Immortals" to pave the way, and it is not too late to take it out when the "Divine Codex" is established.
After one million copies of "The Legend of the Immortals" were brought to the Tang Dynasty by Li Anran, they were soon sold at the same time on the commercial street under the name of Xiaoyao Villa and Moyun Zhai in Chang'an City under the arrangement of Xiangyun, and even the study rooms in the surrounding counties were also listed at the same time.
In addition, Xiangyun also had friendly contact with several merchants specializing in the book business. It's just that although Li Anran didn't expect this novel, which is divided into ancient and vernacular versions, to make money, the price is too low and it is easy to attract attention.
But even so, after Xiangyun quoted the price of the book, those booksellers were still happy and smiling. You have hundreds of copies, I have hundreds of copies, and some of them are big enough, and they can be eaten in thousands or thousands of copies. It didn't take much time to digest more than 100,000 copies.
Just kidding, although the content of this "Legend of the Immortals" is just a supernatural legend, it can't stand the excellent quality of the book itself. Whether it is the cover or the inside page, it is not to mention the good paper, and even printed with exquisite patterns as the background of the text.
Not to mention that although the content of the book is a supernatural legend on the surface, if you read it carefully, you will find that many of the stories in it have good morals, including filial piety, handouts, courage, and credit, and so on.
Don't look at Chang'an City and the surrounding counties can't digest so many books, but these booksellers are not limited to these few places. No, there are booksellers who specialize in the business of selling books outside the customs and overseas. (To be continued......)