"If this story book becomes a must-read for the imperial examination, would it be appropriate for you, Mr. Zhao, to say that these books are filthy and miscellaneous?"
"Are you trying to go against the Imperial Academy?"
Liu Siye looked at Zhao Da with cold eyes and said.
These words made Zhao Da break into cold sweat.
If this is really the case, then he is not only against the Imperial Academy, but also against all the scholars in the world.
Zhao Da looked at Zhao Hongwei subconsciously. At this time, Zhao Hongwei couldn't think of any good ideas.
"Lord Si Ye, my official accidentally mistook this book for a filthy miscellaneous book. I will return these books now."
"From now on, these books will be sold freely in Dongyang County, and my officials will never dare to stop them."
Zhao Da admitted his mistake very directly.
"Is it enough to just return the book?"
As soon as Zhao Da finished speaking, Chen Fan stood up and said.
Hearing this, Zhao Da narrowed his eyes, and a cold light burst out from his eyes as he looked at Chen Fan.
"What else do you want?"
Zhao Da asked dissatisfied.
As the county magistrate, I have already admitted my mistake. What else does this poor boy want?
Looking at Zhao Da's threatening eyes, Chen Fan just smiled indifferently and didn't care at all.
"Master Zhao, these books of mine can make a lot of money in a day! If you take away my books, I will lose a lot of money today!"
"Can you just withdraw it? Who will be responsible for my losses?"
Chen Fan said with a smile.
"If your book is returned to you, you can continue to sell it. What else can you lose?"
Before Zhao Da could speak, Zhao Hongwei said angrily.
Hearing this, Chen Fan didn't panic at all, and even showed a faint smile.
For some reason, when Zhao Hongwei saw Chen Fan's smile, he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart.
"The sage has a saying, every inch of time is worth an inch of gold. You wasted my day, how much gold is that!"
"Do you think we should compensate?"
"Or do you think what the saint said is wrong?"
Chen Fan said with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Hongwei was stunned for a moment.
He wanted to refute, but he didn't dare, because if he had the reputation of questioning the saint, his future would be over.
Liu Siye on the side also showed a smile at this time.
"Chen Fan is right, Mr. Zhao, you should compensate!"
Liu Siye said.
Even if Zhao Da and Zhao Hongwei were reluctant at this time, they could only nod and agree.
"How much do you want."
Zhao Da looked at Chen Fan with wide eyes.
It contained a threat, telling Chen Fan not to open his mouth.
I saw Chen Fan stretching out three fingers.
"Thirty taels, I'll give it to you."
Zhao Da said with disdain, and then asked someone to bring thirty taels of silver.
"Master Zhao misunderstood, it is not thirty taels of silver."
Chen Fan said with a smile.
"You want three hundred taels?"
Zhao Da frowned at this time.
Three hundred taels is a huge amount of money for ordinary people, but for the county magistrate Zhao Da, it is just a drop in the bucket.
But Zhao Da didn't want to give this money to Chen Fan in vain.
"I want three thousand taels."
Chen Fan said with a smile at this time.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Dana's expression suddenly changed, and his brows furrowed tightly.
Even the scholars around him thought that Chen Fan was a little greedy.
"Chen Fan, don't be so shameless. You have the nerve to say three thousand taels. I'm afraid you won't be able to make that much money selling books in your lifetime."
Zhao Hongwei immediately scolded.
He didn't know how profitable it was to sell books.
"This money is not just for me, but for them."
At this time, Chen Fan pointed to the scholars around him and said.
When everyone present saw this, they all looked at Chen Fan in confusion.
"You're not just wasting my time! You're also wasting so many people's time. Don't you want to find a way to compensate them?"
Chen Fan said with a smile.
Hearing this, the scholars around him looked at Chen Fan gratefully. Unexpectedly, Chen Fan was still thinking about them at this time.
"Give me these three thousand taels, and I will make up some money myself. All my books today will be half price."
"It can be considered as compensation to these scholars."
Chen Fan said seriously.
Hearing this, these scholars were even more moved and looked at Chen Fan with burning eyes.
"Mr. Chen loves you very much, but we can't let you lose money. The Zhao family should pay for it."
"That's right, it's the Zhao family who wasted our time. What does it have to do with Mr. Chen! The Zhao family should pay for these losses."
"The Zhao family should compensate us and Mr. Chen for all our losses."
…
At this time, the scholars said one after another.
And he addressed Chen Fan as sir.
At this time, it was Zhao Hongwei and Zhao Da's turn to panic.
If everyone wants them to compensate, then even if they sell the county government office, the money won’t be enough!
"Chen Fan, you just said that I would give you three thousand taels and you would bear everyone's losses. I will give you three thousand taels now."
Zhao Da quickly whispered to Chen Fan at this time.
After saying that, he was ready to ask someone to get the money.
"Master Zhao, that was the price just now. Now I want six thousand taels."
Chen Fan said with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhao Da's expression changed.
"Chen Fan, please don't..."
"If Mr. Zhao doesn't want to, forget it. I wonder if these scholars will rush into the county government office to grab money later."
"What if you, Mr. Zhao, have a lot of money? What will happen?"
Chen Fan said with a smile.
Hearing Chen Fan's words, Zhao Da looked at the people who were gradually losing control, with a look of fear on his face.
Because he has a small treasury in the county government office. If this treasury is discovered by these scholars, then the matter will not be suppressed.
When the time comes, it will be easy for me to spend the rest of my life in prison, and I'm afraid I will be executed directly.
When Chen Fan saw this, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he secretly thought that he had guessed correctly, this Zhao Da's butt was definitely not clean.
"Okay, I'll give you six thousand taels, and you can quickly take these scholars away."
At this time, Zhao Da quietly took out six thousand taels of silver notes from his arms and gave them to Chen Fan.
Chen Fan glanced at the thickness of the banknote, and the smile on his lips grew wider.
"Students, please listen to what I have to say."
At this time, Chen Fan turned around and said to the crowd of scholars.
Hearing Chen Fan speak, the noisy scholar instantly became quiet.
Liu Siye on the side looked at Chen Fan with a hint of admiration. He did not expect that these arrogant scholars would listen to Chen Fan's words so much.
"Master Zhao has admitted his mistake just now, so let's not blame him too harshly."
"Let's not waste time here. Since Mr. Zhao has returned the book, let's go queue up and buy the book!"
"My promise just now remains unchanged. All books purchased today will be half price. This is my thank you for everyone's love for this book."
Chen Fan said with a smile.
These scholars were even more moved when they heard that Chen Fan himself made amends.
The respect for Chen Fan in his eyes grew stronger.
When Chen Fan saw this, he immediately showed a satisfied smile. The effect he wanted was achieved.
And even if the book is sold at half price, there will still be a profit.
Chen Fan did not lose money this time, and with the six thousand taels given by the Zhao family, he made more than before.
Seeing the scholar's expression of gratitude to Chen Fan, the Zhao family and his son felt very uncomfortable in their hearts.
Because they paid for it!
