"Auntie, this question is a bit complicated. My nephew is not very clear about this specific matter. You only need to know that those craftsmen can arrange the entire Tao Te Ching. If Auntie likes it, no matter the cost, In one day, 10,000 copies of the Tao Te Ching can be printed!”
The true meaning of deception lies in half-truth and half-falsehood, one truth and one lie. If it is all lies, no one will believe it, and it will be easily seen through.
But if you get 70% true and 30% false, or 80% true and 20% false, then the credibility will be much higher.
Just like now, Liu Deng is unwilling to reveal anything substantial, but he has already deceived Princess Guantao to death.
Almost every scholar of the Han Dynasty has a copy of the Tao Te Ching.
However, most of the Tao Te Ching in their hands were copied on bamboo slips.
It is very inconvenient to read, and it is even more troublesome to carry. Of course, there are also wealthy people who write the Tao Te Ching on parchment.
But parchment paper has a shortcoming. The fishy smell cannot be removed no matter what, and once it absorbs water, the contents on it will be completely lost.
As for the silk books, the cost is even higher. They are light and thin, but they are not affordable for ordinary people.
"How much money do you plan to let aunt invest in this matter?"
Princess Guantao's eyes lit up, and now she could predict that this thing would make money almost as fast as robbing money.
"Aunt, how do you want your nephew to answer this? I think let's do this. As for copper coins, my nephew is not short of it for the time being, but this country is about to go to war. After the war, there will definitely be a shortage of food in my nephew's place. …”
"You don't need to talk about this matter. My aunt still has 1.5 million shi of food and grain in her hand. One million and ten shi of it are fixed to be handed over to the treasury every year. There is no need to discuss this matter. The remaining All the five hundred thousand stones I paid will be given to you!"
Liu Deng didn't expect that even though this aunt was a womanizer, she could handle things with such magnanimity.
She is indeed the Princess of Guantao!
Liu Deng couldn't help but remind himself secretly in his heart that this was the eldest princess who had sent the emperor to the position of emperor!
But speaking of which, this Gillian is already two years old, and the Eternal Emperor is about to be born...
Thinking of Gillian, I have to talk about Sima Xiangru's "Nangmen Fu", and Liu Deng couldn't help but sigh secretly.
"How come you don't think it's enough? How many people do you have on behalf of the country? 500,000 dan is about right?"
Princess Guantao obviously misunderstood and thought that this boy was too young here.
"Auntie is overthinking, and my nephew is too happy. Then we have agreed that when this battle is over and my nephew's place is short of food, we will send someone to rescue him!"
The two things I had to do today were finally completed, and by the way, I found such a big victim for myself.
"If there is such a good deal in the future, you can come to my aunt. All the spare money in my aunt's hand will be reserved for you. Just tell me when you need it!"
Princess Guantao has completely tasted the sweetness. Although neither of the two transactions has been realized until now, these two big cakes have already made her happy.
"Don't worry, aunt. Of course my nephew will not forget you about this profitable business. However, we still have to keep this kind of business a secret for the time being. Making a fortune in silence is the way to go."
Liu Deng said, winking at the eldest princess and smiling.
"What you said really touched my heart. There are many more people in this court now, and they are all like black-eyed chickens. They don't like others at all. They are really annoying..."
Of course Liu Deng knew who Princess Guantao was talking about. Those royal censors had long been displeased with the fact that the dignitaries in Chang'an City were desperately trying to occupy land. Liu Deng had no intention of intervening in this matter. It's okay for others to say such things, but it's not convenient for him as a prince and king to say it.
However, Liu Deng relieved a lot of pressure for them. He asked the bumpkins to take all their money to the trading company one by one, so they didn't have so much money to buy land.
"Auntie, it's getting late today. We have decided today's affairs. As for this deal, I will send someone to deliver a contract later. Although we are relatives, those specific things still have to be put on paper. , so that it won’t be appropriate to hurt your harmony for these money in the future!”
"There's no need for that. It's embarrassing for no reason. We are all a family. Is it possible that my aunt is still worried that you defrauded her of this little money?"
It is Liu Deng's behavior and habit to be a villain first and then a gentleman, but in this day and age, it seems a little out of place.
"This is different. This business can be passed on to future generations. We'd better be careful!"
"Then it's up to you. How can you, little thing, have so many thoughts!"
Seeing that she couldn't defeat him, Princess Guantao stopped talking nonsense.
After all, the emperor was involved in this transaction. If the accounts were not written clearly, would Liu Deng still have the courage to settle accounts with the emperor in the future?
Princess Guantao also knew that this boy had been busy recently, so she didn't keep him any longer. Anyway, the important things for today had been taken care of, and she also needed to make a careful calculation of how much money she had left.
When I came out of Princess Guantao's place, I saw that the sun was about to set. I had promised to be a guest at Dou's house today.
Not far after I walked out, I heard a loud banging sound.
Living in Chang'an City is such a bad thing. Things like curfews are really annoying, especially for Liu Deng, a person who came from later generations. The sun rises and the sun sets. The future is simply unimaginable.
Looking at the hurried crowds in the market, Liu Deng couldn't help but maliciously guess, is the continuous growth of the population in recent years related to this curfew policy?
After nightfall, the couple closed the door. I'm afraid there was nothing else to do except that.
"Your Majesty, you are going to the Dou family as a guest today. Should we also go back and prepare gifts?"
Du Ziteng and the others had seen how their king entered the eldest princess's house. If he did this again in the Dou family, the reputation of this country would be regarded as bad.
"That's right. Then go back and prepare. But it doesn't have to be particularly grand. It just makes sense..."
Liu Deng was not very interested in this kind of relationship. Speaking of which, he was really busy today. Tonight, there were still a bunch of rubes waiting for him to fool...
