In the next few days, the number of books distributed by the imperial court to various states and counties every day gradually decreased, and school supplies such as paper, pens, inks, and inkstones also dropped significantly. This situation made the people of the aristocratic family very happy.
The family members all agreed that His Majesty Li Er could not hold on much longer.
As a result, the people of the aristocratic family became even more crazy. They did not hesitate to pay some ignorant people to queue up to buy them. Almost all the books for the imperial examination were taken away by the aristocratic family.
At the beginning, the family was very cautious when inviting people to buy it, for fear of being caught by His Majesty Li Er.
However, the family soon discovered that it had a monopoly on the purchase of books and various school supplies for poor students.
The poor students who couldn't buy it complained and even caused trouble from time to time.
The imperial court could only spend most of its energy to appease these people, but did not pay attention to the actions of the aristocratic family.
He could almost turn a blind eye, which made the family even more unscrupulous.
Under the crazy control of the aristocratic family, the books distributed by the imperial court every day were quickly sold out as soon as they were put on sale.
Just when the family thought that His Majesty Li Er and Yang Fan could not hold on for long, the court "forced themselves to hold on" for another ten days.
Soon, the people of the aristocratic family made new discoveries.
According to the report from the spy, His Majesty Li Er not only secretly transported the money donated to build the school out of the treasury, but even went to the Li family in Shaanxi.
Also coming back together were hundreds of cartloads of copper coins and brocade silk.
The money did not enter the treasury, but was sent directly to the royal workshops.
Li Er's saucy operation immediately made the family very angry, and even secretly cursed the emperor for his shamelessness.
Damn it, I didn’t expect that there was no money in the imperial treasury, and His Majesty Li Er actually went to the Li family in Longxi to borrow money!
The Li family in Longxi belongs to a family with five surnames and seven hopes, and is the top wealthy family in the Tang Dynasty.
Due to their close relationship with the royal family, the Li family in Longxi was definitely the vanguard in supporting His Majesty Li Er's reforms.
Once he received the full support of the Li family in Longxi, it was not easy for Li Er to surrender in a short period of time.
At this time, the major aristocratic families were a little hesitant, thinking secretly whether they should hire people to continue buying.
You know, the Li family in Longxi are not soft persimmons who can be manipulated at will.
Besides, it costs money for them to hire people to buy them, not to mention the cost of each book.
Although each book only costs five guan, the amount is too large.
So far, several major aristocratic families have successively purchased nearly one million books. In terms of cost, this is already nearly five million books.
If you include paper, pen, ink and inkstone and other school supplies, several major families have now invested nearly tens of millions of dollars.
Although several major aristocratic families have roped in many aristocratic families to operate together, such a large sum of money is not a small amount.
What's more important is that if they can't force Li Er to surrender to their family, the books and school supplies they bought will have no choice but to be thrown into their hands!
After everyone discussed again, these aristocratic families finally decided to continue buying.
Because the aristocratic family unanimously believed that although the Li family in Longxi supported His Majesty Li Er, the Li family in Longxi would never dare to fight to the death with them.
After all, any one of them would be no worse than the Li family in Longxi.
Besides, even if the Longxi Li family wants to fight to the end, how can the Longxi Li family be able to beat them?
What's more, there are many small aristocratic families behind them supporting them. This time, their aristocratic family is bound to win!
In order to regain the initiative, the family continued to hire people to buy books, and even went even crazier.
But a few days later, His Majesty Li Er secretly left the palace again and visited the founding fathers.
As a result, hundreds of cartloads of copper coins were sent directly to the workshops in the imperial city.
This operation almost made the family members so angry that they almost vomited blood, but there was nothing they could do.
Now it is difficult to get off the tiger, and it has reached the point of no retreat. The only choice is to hold on. If these nobles can help once, how many times can they help His Majesty Li Er?
Although these nobles all belong to the founding fathers of His Majesty Li Er, the background of these people is still inferior to that of their aristocratic families that have been passed down for thousands of years.
Therefore, after a period of time, His Majesty Li Er announced directly in the court that the salary payment of officials this month would be delayed.
After hearing this news, the people of the aristocratic family immediately shut themselves up, and the emperor was too despicable and shameless!
As an emperor, he didn't even have any shame and directly deducted the salary from his ministers, which was extremely shameless.
However, His Majesty Li Er's operation obviously worked very well, and Information Secretary Kong Yingda even announced it soon.
In order to satisfy the people's enthusiasm for learning in the Tang Dynasty, three days later, the imperial court will sell 200,000 books at once to meet the requirements.
Regarding the News Division's uncharacteristic increase in sales, major aristocratic families were not surprised but overjoyed.
I am even more certain in my heart that the imperial court is just struggling and has reached the end of its rope!
As a result, all the aristocratic families decided to destroy His Majesty Li Er's last hope in one fell swoop, even if they lost some money.
After all, money is nothing to major aristocratic families.
Even if you lose, it won't hurt the family's bones.
As long as they can control the right to speak about culture and knowledge, they can quickly earn back the money and even let the court know how powerful their family is.
What's more, His Majesty Li Er has already borrowed everything he can, and it is impossible to borrow any more money.
Besides, His Majesty Li Er borrowed so much money, how will he repay it in the end? Who would be willing to give money to Li Er who is in debt for no reason?
Even the emperor, no one will trust him anymore.
After the Information Department announced the release of 200,000 books in three days, the whole situation became extremely strange.
Because the Information Department decided that real-name registration will no longer be required for this sale, and all people of Tang Dynasty can purchase it.
With such a weird move, it was obvious that the family was ready to give up!
Such actions made the family think that the imperial court could no longer hold on!
If not, we will definitely not change our established principles easily.
Three days passed by in a flash. Unlike the crowded scene in the sales hall, the Zhongyi Hou Mansion was unusually quiet at this time.
Except for the sound of sipping tea from time to time, the people present were silent, obviously waiting for something.
Soon, a burst of rapid footsteps came, and the old eunuch Wang Huangui came to His Majesty Li Er out of breath. Before he could breathe evenly, he quickly reported: "Your Majesty, the 100,000 books and various school supplies sold in Chang'an City are only They were all robbed within an hour.”
"Although there is no news from various states and highways, according to Lao Nu's estimation, the situation should be similar."
His Majesty Li Er, who was sitting in the upper seat, stood up and clapped his hands happily: "Okay! That's great!"
After a while, Li Er gradually calmed down and told Wang Huangui:
"You go to the Royal Workshop and keep an eye on me. In the past few days, arrange the personnel to hurry up and print. Remember, production will be non-stop for twelve hours."
"In a few days, I will give all the students who want to study a job."
"Here!" Wang Huangui replied respectfully, then turned and left.
But inadvertently, his eyes looked at Yang Fan who was leisurely drinking tea.
Wang Huangui certainly knew that His Majesty Li Er's series of operations during this period were Yang Fan's work.
It is simply incredible that he can play with all the major aristocratic families in a flash of his hands and in the middle of applause!
How does he look like a young man? He is simply an old fox.
After Wang Huangui withdrew, His Majesty Li Er laughed loudly and asked loudly: "Xian Xiang, why are you only selling 200,000 copies today, and there are still more than 100,000 copies in stock? Why don't you sell them all at once?"
"The situation is very good now. The aristocratic families are footing the bill anyway. These aristocratic families are so abominable, it would be better if they lose all their money."
"We deliberately stopped real-name registration just to trick them. Now, as long as we sell, the family will buy as much as we sell."
"These aristocratic families have a lot of money. If you don't make money, you won't make it in vain. Today, I can finally be proud and proud. It's really great. I can't wait to empty out all these aristocratic families."
"Invincibility starts with sacrificing the ancestor"
During this period, His Majesty Li Er has been pretending to be cowardly. Although he has received a lot of money, he is really feeling aggrieved.
Ever since Yang Fan said he could close the net, His Majesty Li Er can finally stop pretending.
But I don’t know why Yang Fan didn’t agree to sell all the hundreds of thousands of copies in stock.
In his opinion, if you sell more, the court can make more money, so that they can make a lot of money.
The most important thing is that the top and bottom have benefited, and only the aristocratic families are filling in. Why not take advantage of the victory and sell all the books at once?
Yang Fan put down the tea cup in his hand, smiled slightly and said: "The family can be passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, which shows that they are not stupid."
"The reason they were plotted by us is because they are too proud and usually have their eyes above their heads, which inevitably leads to contempt."
"If we sell them all together, too much volume will be counterproductive."
"According to my calculations, although these aristocratic families are as rich as the rest of the world, most of them only have land title deeds and the like. The liquidity in their hands should have been almost exhausted."
"If you want the aristocratic families to use their roots, these aristocratic families will hesitate."
"What's more, the Aristocratic Family has actually been checking our authenticity during this period. After such a long time, some of them must have started to become suspicious."
"If the imperial court sells them all, the aristocratic family will be more vigilant. They may not even buy this batch of books and school supplies. Instead, they will sell the books in their hands at low prices..."
"You know, the backlog of books and school supplies in the hands of the family will not be sold out for several years. We earn so much, it's okay."
"Starting from tomorrow, the prices of books and various school supplies should be reduced again. Just sell them at cost price!"
"These aristocratic families may be very wary, and they should soon discover our intentions."
Yang Fan's words made Li Shimin a little unbelievable. He thought that he had performed very well during this period, how could he be discovered, so he couldn't help but say:
"My dear son-in-law, how could the family find out? Haven't I been acting according to your suggestions during this period?"
"What's more, the papermaking and printing workshops are heavily guarded. I guarantee that not even a fly can come in and out. The workers working there have been living and dining there during this period. How can the family possibly find out who we are?"
This time he was able to deceive the family, so how could His Majesty Li Er give up such a great opportunity?
What's more, although you have already made a lot of money, who doesn't want to make more?
During this period, Li Er secretly dispatched Baiqi to investigate and investigate secretly to ensure that the family did not know the news here and the manufacturing process would never be leaked.
It would be best to make these aristocratic families miserable. This feeling is really addictive.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, do you know the difference between a gambler and a businessman?"
Although he didn't know why Yang Fan asked this question, Li Er knew that Yang Fan would not let it go, so he followed the conversation and asked: "What's the difference between the two?"
Yang Fan explained with a chuckle: "Although His Majesty is wise and powerful, after all, he lacks some understanding of human nature and his knowledge of the market."
"You must know that gamblers can drop everything and fight to the death, while businessmen think about gains and losses!"
"Although the imperial examination reform may affect these aristocratic families, the process is extremely long."
"With the current situation, the aristocratic family will not risk their lives if they fail to stop it, because they have plenty of opportunities to interfere."
"Therefore, this competition with the aristocratic family is not a desperate battle between gamblers, but more like a competition for profit between businessmen."
"As long as we let the family know that our craftsmanship is superior to theirs, we may have unexpected effects."
"What's more, no matter what era it is, aristocratic families can never be wiped out, because even if these aristocratic families decline, there will always be nobles who emerge and become new aristocratic families. This is never going to happen."
Hearing Yang Fan's words, Li Er gasped and groaned, looking very unconvinced.
As the king of a country, you dare to say that I lack knowledge. Isn't this a joke?
What made him even more angry was that Yang Fan actually said that the family could not be eliminated. Li Er really didn't believe it.
Because this is his goal all along. If it's wrong, then why is he still working so hard?
But what His Majesty Li Er doesn't know is that even in modern times where ordinary people think that everyone is equal, the aristocratic family still exists, but it has just turned from bright to dark.
Seeing the unconvinced expression on His Majesty Li Er's face, Yang Fan explained again:
"Your Majesty, don't be convinced. Politics is not about killing, but about mutual compromise."
"Moreover, we cannot drive out all these aristocratic families. Once the dog jumps over the wall, it is really possible that the world will fall into chaos again."
"From the fact that the aristocratic family can mobilize so many people, we can see that the power of the aristocratic family cannot be underestimated."
"As long as we make good use of them, it may be beneficial to promote the reform of the imperial examination."
"How do you say this?" Yang Fan's words made His Majesty Li Er a little confused and asked in confusion.
Yang Fan did not show off and said: "As long as we introduce advanced papermaking and printing technology, do you think the books purchased by these famous families will be sold at low prices?"
"Although aristocratic families may lose a lot of money, it is better than not being able to recover their capital at all. Once these aristocratic families release such a large number of books and school supplies, the price of pens, inks, paper and inkstones will definitely reach an all-time low. This is not a disguised reason. Will the imperial examination reform help?”
Yang Fan's words made His Majesty Li Er fall into deep thought.
I have to admit that when it comes to conspiracy and imagination, I am far behind Yang Fan.
Thinking of this, Li Er nodded silently and said: "My wise son-in-law's analysis is reasonable. Being able to make the family suffer such a big loss has far exceeded expectations. I'm just a little unwilling."
"This time I cheated the family a lot. Although it can't hurt the family, it's enough to cause them physical pain."
Yang Fan chuckled: "As long as your majesty can figure it out. In fact, the aristocratic family is not terrible. As long as they lose their monopoly on knowledge, they are no different from ordinary people."
After hearing this, His Majesty Li Er did not hesitate about whether he could continue to trick the family. Instead, he quickly asked: "Xian son-in-law, is there any way to deal with the family?"
Yang Fan couldn't help but said with disgust: "I'm not a god, how can I come up with any solution? Besides, if I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, why bother worrying about all this?"
Inside the Cui Mansion in Chang'an City.
The Dang family purchased almost all the books and school supplies sold by the imperial court today.
The children of all the aristocratic families gathered in Cui Mansion to celebrate again, all waiting for the news of His Majesty Li Er's bankruptcy.
Unfortunately, after listening to the report, shocking news came. Not only the imperial court's advanced papermaking and printing technology, but also various school supplies were manufactured cheaply from Tubo.
The children of the aristocratic family who were still in high spirits looked at me and I looked at you, their faces became darker and darker.
Unexpectedly, after hunting geese all day long, one day I would be pecked by an eagle.
During this period, they had been thinking that they were fooling His Majesty Li Er.
But they never expected that instead of plotting against the emperor, they clearly fell into the trap of Li Er and Yang Fan, and they were so happy like fools.
Of course, it was also because of the advanced technology of papermaking and printing that the family made mistakes in their judgment. This was the culprit that caused everything.
I have to say that they are indeed a bit too arrogant and arrogant.
This means that not only will their plan fail, but they will also lose a lot of money.
Nowadays, several major aristocratic families have snapped up a large number of books and school supplies. If they are not processed, they can only be regarded as a pile of waste.
In order to recover a little bit of the cost, after discovering that they had been deceived, these aristocratic families made a decision in desperation.
They unanimously agreed to dispose of all the imperial examination books and school supplies in their hands at very low prices and stop the loss in time.
This has also caused the prices of various school supplies to drop directly to cabbage prices.
When His Majesty Li Er heard that the powerful men of the great families had cut off their wrists, he was filled with admiration.
The family has been able to thrive for thousands of years, and it does have its own set of methods.
That guy Yang Fan is still right!
