"Hey, Duke Cao is here." Li Qing stepped forward with a smile, "Come to buy books?"
"Well, I'll give you a thumbs up." Li Jinglong looked around and said, "How do you sell books?"
"Five liang per volume."
Li Jinglong was not short of money, "How many volumes are there in total?"
Li Qing smiled and said, "It's useless to buy too much. A total of 100 original volumes have been printed this time. I might as well collect a set. This book will definitely increase in value in the future."
"Sure, let's get a set." Li Jinglong said, "Five hundred taels, right?"
"Yes." Li Qing nodded, "But if you are not short of money, I would recommend you to get a set of the Supreme Limited Edition, which is more valuable for collection."
"Extreme Edition?" Li Jinglong asked curiously, "Is there anything special?"
"It's nothing, the content is the same." Li Qing said, "However, the cover of the Supreme Edition has the emperor's own inscription, which is more suitable for passing on to future generations. There are only ten sets in total, and they will be gone when they are sold out."
When Li Jinglong heard this, he said decisively: "Let's get the Supreme Edition."
"How much does one cost?"
"Twenty taels and one volume." Li Qing said with a smile, "I'm not an outsider, I'll give you a 10% discount, it's only 1,800 taels."
"Isn't this... appropriate?" Li Jinglong glanced at the head of the household department at the cashier, Qian Hu, the Jin Yiwei, and the young eunuch. "As much as you need, brother, I'm not short of money."
Li Qing smiled and said, "I am the agent, I have the final say."
"Okay." Li Jinglong no longer refused Li Qing's kindness, "I'll have the money delivered later, and wrap the book for me first!"
"It's easy to say, Xiao Guizi will go and make a set of supreme limited edition for Mr. Cao Guo."
Xiao Guizi agreed and immediately called two young eunuchs to get the books.
At this time, Lan Yu arrived in a sedan chair and saw that Li Jinglong was also there, and immediately asked: "How much did he buy?"
"set."
"Bring me two sets."
Li Qing: "..."
"This is the supreme limited edition." Li Jinglong said to his son, "One set is worth four sets."
Lan Yu was stunned for a moment, "Then give me two sets of the Supreme Limited Edition."
Li Jinglong teased: "Do you know how much this set costs?"
"I don't need to know." Lan Yu said proudly, "I never look at the price when buying things. Without him, I have money!"
Li Jinglong: "..."
"Buying two sets is a waste." Li Qing advised, "Besides, this book is not cheap. There are twenty-two volumes, a total of one hundred volumes. Just buy one set."
"So expensive?"
"Didn't you say you were rich just now?" Li Jinglong ridiculed, "Now it's too expensive again?"
"Stop saying a few words." Li Qing glared at Li Jinglong angrily and said to Lan Yu, "Produced by the royal family, plus the supreme limited edition has the emperor's personal inscription, there are ten sets in total, which is very valuable."
After a pause, he added: "It's a bit expensive, but it will definitely retain its value and be passed down to future generations. It can be considered a fortune."
Lan Yu nodded lightly, "Then I'll give you a set, and I'll have the money delivered later."
"Okay, I'll give you a 10% discount, it's only 1,800 taels." Li Qing said, "Xiao Guizi, I'll give you a limited edition set."
…
After Lan and Li left, officials from the Sixth Ministry came after the afternoon court.
"How to sell books?"
"Five taels per volume." Li Qing pointed to the "Silver Trading Only" sign on the side, and then took out the catalog of the book, "You can place an order according to your preference."
A group of people looked around the book list for a while and placed orders one after another. Some bought one volume, some bought two volumes, and if the conditions were good, they bought five or ten volumes.
In less than two quarters of an hour, more than a hundred copies were sold.
Soon, the six ministers and ministers arrived. These people had high salaries. If they could climb to this position, their families would not be short of money, and they would buy dozens of volumes at a time.
Counting Lan Yu and Li Jinglong, nearly a thousand copies were sold in this morning.
The turnover is nearly 8,000 taels of silver!
Li Qing collected all the money, closed the door, and wrote down the remainder of the ceremony.
Only one hundred copies of each volume were printed, so hunger marketing was naturally launched.
——
The next day, the bookstore opened again, and this time more people came.
At this time, the boss came. They were all short of money, and many of them bought the whole set. When Xia Yuanji heard that the bookstore was booming, he kicked out the account manager and became an accountant himself. He was very reluctant to count money.
The business on the third day was not very good. Most of the people who came were people from the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College. They were relatively poor and most of them bought volumes one by one.
On the fourth day, Huang Huai, Hu Guang, Yang Shiqi and other cabinet members came and asked for the Supreme Limited Edition.
"No problem." Li Qing smiled, "One person, one person, or...?"
Yang Shiqi blushed, "Let's buy a set together."
"It's easy to say." Li Qing said loudly, "Xiao Guizi, give a few adults a set of supreme limited edition."
"Wait, wait a minute." Jin Youzi said with a red face, "We don't have enough money."
"Huh?" Li Qing made a face on the spot, "If you don't have enough money, why are you talking about it to entertain me?"
Yang Rong quickly explained, "Marquis Yongqing misunderstood, we... can use our salary to offset the bill."
The second half of the sentence was as thin as a mosquito or a fly, but Li Qing heard it clearly.
"That's it!" Li Qing quickly took out a pen and paper, "Take the money first, and the person who owes you will write an IOU."
Several people were very happy when they heard this, and took out the money from their arms and sleeves. The seven of them dug out at once and managed to collect five hundred taels.
Seeing Li Qing's expression of surprise, Jin Youzi whispered, "Is this... very few?"
"This is too different."
Li Qing frowned and said, "With your salary, the seven of you combined can't make it without food or drink for a year. Forget it, your money is just enough for the ordinary version, so don't grit your teeth."
Yang Shiqi said quickly, "No, no, no, we want the Supreme Limited Edition."
Jin Youzi added, "We will pay it back as soon as possible."
"Do you have money?"
When it comes to money, this minister shows no mercy at all.
What's more, he is the minister, and they are just the emperor's secretaries. Although they were promoted after joining the cabinet, they were only at the fifth rank.
"I've been waiting for several days at Fu Shen's place." Xia Yuanji said displeasedly, "The content of the Supreme Edition and the Regular Edition are the same, so let's get the Regular Edition."
"Master Xia, we...my family has money." Huang Huai promised, "I will send you a letter from the official, and the money will be delivered in two months at the latest."
Jin Youzi said, "My ancestor was a small landowner. Can we use food?"
Li Qing and Xia Yuanji looked at each other, nodded and said, "Okay!"
"Come on, come on, write the IOU first."
…
Half a quarter of an hour later, several people got the Supreme Limited Edition as they wished. Their faces were red with excitement, and they touched the gilded word "Yongle" as if caressing a stunning beauty.
"Okay, okay, I have to go back and take a look." Li Qing said angrily, "Don't delay my business here."
Xia Yuanji also waved his hand, "Didn't you see that there is still someone waiting?"
One of them was the Marquis and the other was the Minister. They didn't dare to go against each other. They bowed and left happily.
As soon as they left, the wealthy gentry who had been waiting came over and said, "Young man, I have met the Marquis and the adults."
"No gift, no gift." Li Qing smiled and said, "How much do you want?"
"The younger one wants one set of the Supreme Limited Edition and one set of the Regular Edition." The rich middle-aged man spoke first.
"The little one also wants a set of supreme limited edition."
"Even the little ones."
Good guy, Li Qing called him a good guy. He picked the most expensive one and bought it. He was worthy of being a wealthy gentry, he just had money.
"Sorry, the Supreme Limited Edition only has one set." Li Qing's face was filled with regret.
Xia Yuanji immediately answered, "In that case, the one with the highest price will get it."
Li Qing nodded: "The starting price is two thousand taels. Each bid increase must not be less than one hundred taels. If there is no bid increase three times in a row, the bidder wins. Do you understand?"
The rich gentry nodded, they were rich and what they wanted was the royal gold-lettered signboard.
"start!"
"Two thousand five hundred taels."
"Three thousand taels."
"Four thousand taels."
…
Good guy, Li Qing still underestimated the wealth of these people. At the same time, he also underestimated the value of the emperor's personal inscription.
The limited edition Yongle Dadian reached a price of seven thousand taels before stopping, and was finally acquired by that wealthy middle-aged man.
At this time, Xiao Guizi reminded, "Master Hou, you seem to have remembered it wrong. There is another one."
"Ah? This..." Li Qing looked apologetic, "Look at my brain, this thing has caused... Well, if that's the case, then let's shoot it again!"
After a pause, he added, "After this edition, the imperial court will not reprint it again. This is the last set of supreme limited editions. If you miss it, it will last a lifetime."
As soon as these words came out, the rich middle-aged man, who was still a little bit hurt, immediately felt happy, while the others were filled with regret.
Everyone knows that the price of this last set will definitely skyrocket, but no one wants to miss it.
This is the "Yongle Dadian" of the whole country. It is produced by the royal family and has the emperor's own handwriting, leaving it to future generations for proper appreciation.
"I'll offer seven thousand taels." A smart wealthy gentleman spoke first and directly called out the transaction price of the previous set, hoping to show that he was bound to win and scare away other rich gentleman.
But, this time, his plan obviously failed.
"I will pay seven thousand five hundred taels."
"Eight thousand taels."
…
The transaction price of the last supreme limited edition set was fixed at 11,100 taels.
Other wealthy gentry did not grab the supreme limited edition, but also bought a regular edition. Some even bought two sets, intending to leave one set to their eldest son and one to their other sons.
The purchasing power of the wealthy gentry was beyond the reach of civil servants and military generals.
In just over half an hour, almost all one hundred sets of the ceremony were sold.
In the end, a wealthy gentleman took care of all the scattered pieces of the ceremony.
After all, this thing is an excellent choice whether it is a gift or a legacy for future generations.
Wealthy gentry generally have a discerning eye and know that as time goes by, the "Yongle Dadian" produced by the royal family will become more and more valuable.
"It's been published, it's really been published." Xia Yuanji smiled from ear to ear, and at the same time, he complained about Li Qing, "Yongqing Marquis shouldn't talk too much. They have sold out in just a few days, so we must seize the time to continue printing. , keep selling!”
"We can't print any more." Li Qing shook his head, "We only print so many copies of each edition. We must ensure the interests of the previous buyers in order to attract more buyers."
After a pause, "Yongle Dadian takes a high-end route and makes money from rich people!"
Xia Yuanji was stunned and nodded thoughtfully.
