"Liang Xiao, are you kidding me? If you have the guts, you can sell it to me if you have a 200-liter book!" Duanmu Yuncheng roared.
The book industry is considered the pillar industry of the Duanmu family, and it must ensure its monopoly status with other aristocratic families no matter what.
It is precisely because of the book industry that these aristocratic families can unite because they have enough common interests.
Everyone in Da Chu also had a look of disbelief: "Lan Linghou is joking, a book has dozens or hundreds of pages, and the cost of labor and the four treasures of the study alone is more than 200 yuan, right?"
Liang Xiao said categorically: "I said I would only sell it for 200 coins, it will be 200 coins, and the price will never increase!"
The whole place was in an uproar!
Two hundred articles that will never increase in price?
Not mentioning labor, he didn't consider the soaring prices?
"Of course, occasionally the price can be reduced appropriately!" Liang Xiao suddenly laughed.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Is it possible to reduce the price? ?
Xing Feng, Tuoba Jun and others clenched the teacups in their hands and stared at Liang Xiao.
It must be related to the newspaper incident!
But among the people who can guess the reason right now, only Xing Feng, Lin Shi, Gongsun Yue and others are not worried at all.
These few families do not engage in the book business. The book industry has always been controlled by literati families. Even in Bashu, the Gongsun family also used the book industry as a profit to win the support of those families.
"I, Liang Xiao, have only one purpose for losing money and making money, which is to make more and more people in my country afford to study. In the future, more and more scholars will serve the country. That's all!"
Losing money and making money?
The whole place was buzzing with discussion.
Tuoba Jun and others frowned and stared at Liang Xiao, of course they didn't believe it.
In their opinion, Liang Xiao is far smarter than they imagined and will never lose money easily.
"To make a book of two hundred words profitable, the only way is to greatly reduce labor costs and improve the efficiency of book publishing. Is it possible..."
Dugu Chen murmured to himself, clenching his fists and cracking his knuckles.
The Dugu family also invested a lot in the book industry and hoarded a large number of books.
Once Liang Xiao's books only sell for 200 yuan for a long time, these bookstores can close down.
Without their private wealth and the book industry, they have lost their biggest source of wealth and power.
"A two-hundred-liter book? Let more people afford to read and have more opportunities to get ahead?" Diana looked at Liang Xiao, her heart pounding.
Isn't this also a heroic act?
What the Romans admired was not just heroes who opened up new territories.
Those who can make the country rich and powerful are also heroes.
In comparison, whether Liang Xiao knows martial arts seems not that important?
Mu Qinxue's eyes were full of tenderness, and she looked at Liang Xiao with pride in her heart.
Liang Xiao had told her in advance that his bookstore would not lose money, so she didn't need to worry.
Zhuge Hui is her mentor.
Emperor Gaozu and Shizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, as well as loyal ministers headed by Zhuge Hui, have always hoped that the people at the bottom can afford to study, have more opportunities to participate in the imperial examinations, serve the country, break the monopoly of aristocratic families, and curb the phenomenon of clans.
In this way, each generation of emperors in the Zhou Dynasty could recruit more talented people to assist them.
If Liang Xiao can succeed, it will also fulfill their ambition!
"Oh! Now I can't even marry him~" Mu Qinxue was so happy that she couldn't help but become a nymphomaniac.
Only Li Xinwen, with eyes filled with shock, looked at Liang Xiao, who was eloquently answering everyone's questions on the stage.
Does he want more people to be able to afford education?
How many aristocratic families will be offended by this...
At this moment, Li Xinwen seemed to understand why Xing Feng thought he was a hero.
But, can he really sell a 200-word book?
After Liang Xiao's explanation, everyone finally believed it.
Liang Xiao's bookstore only sells a maximum of 200 copies of each book, and it is sold for a long time!
The starting quantity...
One hundred thousand copies of each type! !
In the central city of Beijing, the plaque of "Lanling Bookstore" hangs high.
A shopkeeper who acted as a sharp-tongued Xuanwei announced in public: "The book business is open! Pre-sale of the Four Books and Five Classics and the literacy readers "Cangjie Pian" and "Shi Zhou Pian". The Four Books and Five Classics only sell 200 texts, and the literacy readers only sell one One hundred and sixty articles!"
The onlookers at the scene looked at the several carts of books, their eyes lit up, and they all asked for inspection.
The shopkeeper randomly picked up various books and read them in public.
"We, Marquis Lanling, assure you that there are far fewer typos than in previous books on the market, and the handwriting is neat, making it easier to read!"
The common people introduced literate representatives and came forward to read. After reading, they were so excited that they roared: "It is indeed high-quality and cheap! In the past, a book of this quality could sell for at least 1,200 yuan!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole place was in an uproar!
All the people dug into their pockets to buy a few copies to take home.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, there are 100,000 copies of each kind, everyone has a share...Mom, please don't crowd me!"
The shopkeeper and the guards kept shouting, feeling pain and pleasure.
On a tall building in the distance, Zhuge Hui, accompanied by Zhuge Cheng and Bai Qin, stared at the noisy scene at the entrance of Lanling Bookstore.
"With a book of two hundred articles, can he really make a profit?"
Bai Qin heard Zhuge Hui's slightly trembling question and quickly explained.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister! The cost is almost all in the materials. Mr. Hou made arrangements in advance and bought almost all the paper mills in the city. No matter how much the price of paper and ink rises, the price of paper and ink will not rise much. At present, each of the Four Books and Five Classics can earn about one hundred cents. , each literacy reading book can earn close to fifty cents! When the market stabilizes in the future, Mr. Hou plans to lower the price!"
"The Marquis plans to use the capital as the center and destroy the bookshops in the surrounding states and counties with cheap books. Then he can logically acquire their useless paper mills and then open bookshops there. From this, he will continue to spread the layout and gradually destroy those Shijia spreads its book business across the country!”
"The Marquis also said that after he has sufficient financial support, it will not be a problem for the bookstore to sell books at cost price or at a small loss!"
"Okay, okay! Let him continue with it, so that people all over the country have the opportunity to study! If anything happens in the court, I will take care of it for him..." Zhuge Hui nodded happily, turned around and went downstairs.
Bai Qin looked at the backs of his departing grandfather and grandson, feeling excited.
This was the first time that he saw tears in the corners of the prime minister's eyes.
Let all people in the world be able to read, but this was the last wish that neither Emperor Gaozu nor Shizu of Zhou could fulfill!
"Brother Xiao will definitely become more and more respected by all people~"
In the West Palace Villa, Empress Duan Yunyi held her chin with her hands, looking at Duan Yunxiu who was dancing with joy like butterflies. The two sisters could not calm down for a long time.
Is his bookshop fulfilling the last wishes of their grandfather and father?
He is my future brother-in-law...
Duan Yunyi no longer knew how to describe her mood at this time.
The exchange meeting became very popular because of Liang Xiao's book sales.
After the shocked people regained their composure, they looked at Liang Xiao with their own thoughts.
Some people are not sure whether Liang Xiao's selling of books in this way is beneficial or harmful to them.
But at least one-third of the children from major aristocratic families felt an unprecedented sense of crisis in their hearts.
Since the previous dynasty, the book industry has been the bottom line of many big families.
Only by monopolizing knowledge can we monopolize public opinion and officialdom, and thus monopolize power.
Empty imperial power is just around the corner!
As long as the status quo is maintained, even if a generation of wise kings and wise ministers appear in the country, after a hundred years, the new king will still be at the mercy of the family.
For example, if Zhuge Hui and Ding Guohou had died a few years earlier, even if the Empress of Zhou had military power, without the support of military pay, wouldn't she still have to be at the mercy of their aristocratic families in the future?
During the Wu Dynasty, there were cases where kings were deposed at will by aristocratic families, and princesses and empresses were forced to marry into aristocratic families!
But now, the man standing on the high platform and talking eloquently wants to break the status quo that they have maintained for hundreds of years before he can reach the throne!
