The two checked the accounts, no more, no less, the sales totaled 79,000 taels.
The total cost of the workshop, bookstore, and workers is only 3,000 taels. If we look at the workers’ wages alone, it is only more than 200 taels.
The profits are almost as much as the annual taxes of the three counties of the Ming Dynasty, and they are not even 1% of the Yongle ceremony.
You know, there are more than 10,000 volumes of Yongle Dharma!
Xia Yuanji murmured: "If all of this were printed, it would equal half of the Ming Dynasty and half a year of taxes. This... this money is really easy to make!"
Then, he became worried again, "Jinling is rich, but it's not as rich as this. A rich gentleman wouldn't want a grand ceremony without food or drink, right?"
"So advertise."
"What is advertising?"
"Just advertise it widely." Li Qing smiled and said, "Spread the news all over the world and let the wealthy gentry from all over the world come to buy it."
After a pause, "Xia Shangshu stays here to collect the accounts. I will go to the palace to determine the next sales time as soon as possible, and it will also be convenient for advertising."
"Well, Marquis Yongqing is busy." Xia Yuanji nodded with a smile. He liked counting money the most.
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Qianqing Palace.
"What? Seventy-nine thousand taels?" Zhu Di was stunned, and his expression was comparable to that of the Hanhan beside him.
As expected of the two fathers, the fourth child is so similar...the second child is so similar to the fourth child!
"Li Qing, are you lying to me?"
"The Jin Yiwei, the palace eunuchs, and the Minister of Household Affairs are all here. Do I need to lie?" Li Qing rolled his eyes, "By the way, does the Emperor..."
Li Qing raised his hands and rubbed them. The meaning was obvious: Fourth brother, don't draw the cake, come with some practical information.
After making so much money at once, Zhu Di felt that it was unreasonable not to express his feelings, "Second brother, do you still have your golden beans?"
"Dad, if you want to use it, just take it." Zhu Gaoxu was very generous and took out all the golden beans on his body, which was a big handful.
Zhu Di poured his son's handful of golden beans into his hands, and then stuffed them into Li Qing's hands, "I reward you."
Zhu Gaoxu: (⊙o⊙)…
Aren't you going to betray anyone?
Zhu Gaoxu's face was full of pain, and he shouted in his heart: Oh my dad, you might as well have thrown him into the water!
Li Qing weighed it and found that this handful of golden beans was no less than fifty taels, which was not too small. He smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
"Your Majesty, I'm not here to ask for rewards." Li Qing put the golden beans into his arms, "I came here to ask about the printing of the Yongle Grand Ceremony."
"Do you still need to ask?" Zhu Di said, "Continue to print and sell, and send some more copies soon. I want to inscribe, come and serve with pen and ink..."
The fourth child is so excited. Writing two words is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. From now on, he will not be able to make an expedition to the north every year, and Mou Jin'er will build a capital.
By the way, the city on Jiubian also needs to be reinforced, and five thousand more cannons... Zhu Di has already figured out how to spend the money.
I want to write an inscription, no one can stop me, I said so!
Zhu Di rolled up his sleeves and shouted hurriedly: "Li Qing, why are you still standing there? Go and get some printing ceremony!"
"...Your Majesty, please be sensible!"
"It's all money!" Zhu Di couldn't be rational. He felt like he had missed millions without writing any words. "Stop talking nonsense and get a copy quickly."
"Your Majesty, please listen to me." Li Qing couldn't laugh or cry, "Things are rare and valuable, and hunger is a marketing..."
Barabara...
Half a quarter of an hour later, the joy on Zhu Di's face was gradually replaced by regret, "Oh... I'm so happy for nothing!
Then let's print it in another edition. This time we must print more. "
Li Qing suggested, "Your Majesty, in order to ensure rarity and attract the wealthy gentry behind, it is better to print a hundred copies of one original volume on this scale."
"Then print more original copies." Zhu Di now regards wealth as his life, and it is too uncomfortable to feel that he has no money to spend. "I will give you three months to print 500 copies."
"This... I'm afraid it's a little difficult!"
"Then I don't care, you think of a way, I just want the result." Zhu Di said proudly, "I don't care about anything now, only money."
Li Qing: "..."
At this time, the little fat man rushed over in a hurry and said happily, "I heard that the ceremony made a lot of money, how much did it make?"
"Nearly eighty thousand taels."
"So much." Xiaopang rubbed his hands, "Is all the money sent to the treasury?"
Li Qing said: "Xia Shangshu is collecting the accounts. It is estimated that the money and food can be collected in these two days."
"Oh, okay!" Xiaopang said happily, "Qing...Li Aiqing, we can't stop publishing, we have to continue."
Li Qing nodded amusedly.
Zhu Di glanced sideways at Da'er and said, "Boss, I'm going to prepare for the Northern Expedition in two months."
"I have no money, Dad." Xiaopang spread his hands, "It's not like you don't know how much it costs to open the canal and build the capital."
"Then I will send fewer troops. Including supplies, I will only spend 300,000."
"No money, no money!" The little fat man shook his head like a rattle, "Even if it's one hundred thousand, I can't afford it."
Zhu Di felt that he had given in, but he still cried when he saw such a big boy. He was a little annoyed and said, "You fart!"
Zhu Gaoxu took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, "Brother, you are in charge of Daming's money bag, but tell me, where did all the money go?"
“It took a lot of money to open the canal and build the capital!”
"Isn't it?" Zhu Gaoxu sneered, "I heard that someone laid off most of the craftsmen who built the capital behind the emperor's back."
Xiaopang was shocked and cursed secretly: "Who leaked the news?
Damn it, it’s hard to lead the team, there are bad people among the crowd! "
In fact, Zhu Di also knew about this matter. After all, Jin Yiwei was there and he was very well-informed. The reason why he didn't say anything was because he knew that it would not be easy for a big man to mediate, so he acquiesced.
"Boss, let me ask you, do you have any money?"
"No money!" Xiaopang simply shook his head and said, "Father, let me ask you, do you believe me?"
Zhu Di narrowed his eyes, "What if I don't believe it?"
"Then I quit."
"you……!"
"Presumptuous!" Zhu Gaoxu became angry first, "Is this what you should say for the sake of the Son of Man?"
Xiaopang rolled his eyes and said, "Second brother, how about you come to supervise the country?"
"I..." Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, unable to believe his ears, "I am supervising the country?"
"Are you willing?"
"Ahem..." Zhu Gaoxu's heart was pounding. He glanced at his father quietly and said tentatively, "It's not impossible."
After a pause, he continued: "Father, since my eldest brother is unwilling to supervise the country, then I will!"
Zhu Di frowned, "Are you supervising the country?"
"Ang." Zhu Gaoxu nodded heavily, "Father, don't worry..."
"Okay." Zhu Di interrupted, "You are not familiar with government affairs yet. Let's talk about it later when we have the opportunity."
When Zhu Gaoxu heard that there would be an opportunity in the future, he was not in a hurry and promised: "Father, if I supervise the country in the future, the treasury will definitely be rich."
"Well, my father still believes in you. You have been smart since you were a child..." Zhu Di couldn't help but draw a picture.
Zhu Gaoxu ate very deliciously.
Seeing the weird looks on Xiaopang and Li Qing's faces, he felt even better, and said to himself: "You two should just be upset. After all, I am more favored."
…
Li Qing selected 20 people in the Hanlin Academy and asked them to copy 500 volumes of the canon within half a month.
The pressure from Zhu Di was completely dumped by Li Qing to these Hanlin officials.
Then, Li Qing asked Xiao Pang to ask the local officials in Suzhou and Hangzhou to advertise.
There are the most wealthy gentry in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and it is also close to Jinling. I will definitely be able to get there when the time comes.
After half a month of busy work, the five hundred volumes of the canon were finally copied.
Li Qing showed it to the printing craftsman and asked, "Master, can these be used to print a hundred copies in two and a half months?"
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, there will be no problem." The craftsman assured, "It's enough."
"real?"
The craftsman explained: "The reason why it was slow last time was that it took too much time to carve the typefaces. It is different now. The one hundred volumes cover almost all the texts. It just needs to be sorted."
"That's it." Li Qing laughed dumbly, "Okay, you guys work hard, ensure quality, keep improving, if you do a good job, I'll give you a wage increase."
When the craftsmen heard about the increase in wages, they all beamed with joy and promised to print the book well.
Li Qing smiled, pulled the supervisor Baihu in Jinyi aside, and whispered, "Except to prevent them from taking the ceremony out privately, don't interfere with them in other matters."
Hundreds of households raised their hands and said yes.
Li Qing stretched out and said, "Okay, once the copy is printed, go to the other side and let me know."
"I obey my orders." Baihu clasped his fists.
Li Qing happily left the workshop and entered his home opposite.
When I got home, I leaned back comfortably on the recliner. The moderately warm hot tea was delivered in time, "Sir, have some tea."
"Yeah." Li Qing took a sip, his face full of enjoyment.
Wan Ling smiled cleverly and said, "Sir, you seem to be very happy."
"Yes, I am indeed happy." Li Qing said with a smile, "This unique masterpiece, one hundred copies, has been circulated among the people. With the copying, the number is immeasurable. The grand ceremony will definitely be passed down forever, rather than just lying there. The palace is in ashes."
