Li Shimin

Chapter 862
Regarding this, Li Baoding, Li Chengqian and the others were very happy.

While Li Chengqian was busy learning from Weinan's policies, he began to promote them throughout Huazhou.

In addition, it was time to run back and forth between Weinan County and Chang'an City.

Regarding the newspaper matter, Li Chengqian had great expectations.

After two months of busy work, the newspaper finally began to be distributed in all states and counties of Datang.

The reason why it took so long is that Li Chengqian, Li Baoding and others spent a lot of effort on the selection of Tang policies and Confucianism articles, current events in Tang states, and gossip that were published in newspapers.

In addition, there is another reason, because if you want to print 20 newspapers, you need hundreds of printing machines and hundreds of skilled craftsmen. It will take several days for so many craftsmen and machines to print day and night. merit.

Then, in each state and county, it is easy to find two or three children from poor families who can also read numbers. The county schools in each state and county have them.

After 20 newspapers were distributed to each state and county by count, two children who knew how to count immediately took more than a dozen newspapers from the person in charge of selling newspapers in each state and county, and then began to sell them on the street. Yelling for sale.

In this era, written books are still expensive and noble rarities, and ordinary people will not own them.

said the rich businessman.

The student subconsciously hugged the newspaper in his hand tightly.

"Sell another five copies to the old man!"

"Of course it's true. The newspaper started to be created by the crown prince. Who would dare to lie about it?..."

"Hiss...the people of Weinan County live in such a prosperous life, why is His Royal Highness the magistrate of our county?"

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

"Master, there are only those aristocratic families and merchants in these feudal domains. I send the Tang Dynasty newspapers. Can there be more people buying the newspapers?"

Li Chengqian was surprised.

"Directly print 70 copies, 50 copies in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and 20 copies equally among the surrounding vassal states, but in these vassal states, each newspaper sells for at least [-] cents!" Li Xuan said.

"Master, the effect of the newspaper release has come out!"

"40?"

"The Great Tang is mighty, Your Majesty is mighty, if the Great Thief Country dares to rob our Datang caravan, it should capture the barbarian king of the Great Tang Dynasty and make an apology to my Datang caravan!"

"Even if you give birth to a girl, can you still get a subsidy of the usual money?"

This time, the newspaper was printed directly from 20 sheets to 70 sheets, and an extra 50 words were printed. Even after reporting to Li Shimin, the two of them still kept beating their hearts.

Seeing someone asking, the student stopped and quickly replied, "Exactly!"

"Returning to Your Majesty, King Jin's bamboo paper is still five hundred coins a knife. But now newspapers are printed on bamboo paper from King Jin's workshop, and there are not too many bamboo papers in Chang'an City!"

"Five words!"

"What do you mean?"

"... Huaiyuan now has tens of thousands of farm cattle, but are they all young and strong cattle? Are they available for wealthy merchants from all states and counties in the Tang Dynasty to buy?"

And the wealthy businessman had already taken out five Wen and handed it to the student.

As for more people, they were anxious because they didn't buy the newspaper.

"Nonsense, the current territory of my Tang Dynasty is so large, if I don't have more cubs, how can I occupy these territories?"

After counting the effects of each state and county, Li Baoding, Li Chengqian and others came to Lijiazhuang.

"Hiss, how much is the rare treasure of two thousand carts?"

"Five words?"

"How much has it increased?"

In just a few days, all the wealthy businessmen and family officials in the states and counties of the Tang Dynasty all saw what was written in the newspaper.

"..."

In fact, according to the best-selling situation of the first newspaper, Li Xuan estimated that the 70 newspapers, distributed to the counties and prefectures of the Tang Dynasty, may also disappear without any splash.

At this moment, Li Chengqian already had an idea in his mind, but he was still a little worried.

Although the profit from selling a hundred newspapers is not much, it is still a decent business and not envied by others.

"Dried beef? Dried pickles?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there is a shortage of paper in those paper shops now. Therefore, a knife of jute paper is already worth the money!" Changsun Wuji replied.

The rich businessman's face was full of surprise.

It's better to have a few thousand copies left, they can still bear it.However, if tens of thousands of sheets are left at once, the money for buying paper, printing machine wear and tear, craftsman's expenses, and various capitals will suffer a huge loss.

Afterwards, several people's eyes lit up.

The strong resentment directly alarmed Li Shimin.

Hearing this, both Li Chengqian and Li Baoding couldn't help being taken aback.

However, human nature is cheap.

Li Xuan asked curiously.

The five cents was later raised by Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others who felt that a newspaper only sold for two cents, which was an insult to the paper, and even more to the newspaper, so they asked Li Chengqian to raise it!

"Such a large newspaper is full of words, but it only costs five cents?"

"..."

Changsun Wuji smiled wryly, and explained slowly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this matter is due to my lack of consideration."

"Every household in Weinan County has planted one acre of sweet potatoes this year and harvested twelve stones, one acre of potatoes for seven stones, two acres of corn for thirteen stones, and one mu of peppers for five guinea!"

However, for every ten newspapers sold, two cents can be deducted.

Just glanced at the newspaper, the rich businessman's eyes lit up, not to mention the shocking articles written on it, this piece of paper alone is worth five cents!
"Are the words written in these newspapers all the same?
"it's the same!"

As a result, the carriage carrying the newspapers only had more than 100 copies after the newspapers were handed over to the students of the state schools and county schools.

If it can't be sold out, it will be completely left.

Yes!

Fortunately, this time, considering that there are a lot of extra prints of the newspaper, Li Baoding and Li Chengqian agreed that those big families and wealthy businessmen can buy a few more copies, but not more than fifty copies.

"There are farms in Weinan County, and now they have bred [-] chickens and ducks, and [-] hogs. Next year, ordinary people in Weinan County will be able to buy cheap chicken, duck, and hog meat every day?"

And those wealthy businessmen and dignitaries who were waiting in the states and counties but did not buy the newspapers, after hearing that the newspapers had been sold out, immediately began to complain one by one.

Unexpectedly, when he came out today, he happened to meet a newspaper, and asked quickly, "How much is a newspaper?"

Changsun Wuji replied.

You know, this kind of newspaper can only be sold once, and it is only for a few days.

Therefore, many people on the street coveted the newspapers full of words in the hands of the students, but no one dared to snatch them.

"..."

"In Weinan County, which is governed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there is a farming cattle workshop, which is raised by itself on weekdays, and rented out to the people of Weinan County during farming hours. It only costs five yuan per acre, and can it still make money?"

"We can know the things written in these newspapers immediately. Even, for example, the evil deeds of the governor of Anzhou, we can not only know the cause and effect, but also know who the governor of Anzhou is. How to become a governor and what to do in Anzhou every day!
However, for those wealthy businessmen and ordinary people, the envoy of a state is a very big figure, and they may not be able to see each other in their lifetime.

However, a group of spectators at the side also came to their senses, and took out five cents to buy from the students.

"Master, a total of 20 newspapers, an average of [-] in each state and county, were sold out in less than a day!" Li Baoding said with a happy face.

However, His Majesty agrees with the quantity proposed by the Master.

At this time, the weather in Guanzhong has gradually turned cold.

"Your Majesty, I am very pleased to be able to inform the people of the states and counties of the Datang about my series of policies of the Tang Dynasty. Especially in the last issue of the newspaper, the matter of urging marriages and births was very popular in the states and counties. The officials urged, and the elders in the family have spontaneously urged their children who have reached the age to get married and have children!"

"You might as well be bold!" Li Xuan said.

After pondering for a moment, Li Xuan said, "So, have you thought about selling newspapers to places like Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, and Tuyuhun?"

Li Chengqian said: "Master, I want to directly double the number of newspapers for the next issue!"

As soon as they entered the city gate, the carriages carrying newspapers were stopped by aristocratic families, officials, and merchants from various states and counties.

Moreover, for these students who are still children, they can earn more than a dozen coins a day, which is also a large income.

"Really? Five cents can't even buy such a big piece of paper?"

"This Xiaolang, what he is holding in his hand is a newspaper founded by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

A glint of anticipation flashed in the eyes of the newspaper seller.

Li Shimin's eyes widened, "What about the bamboo paper?"

Li Chengqian said tentatively.

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help being surprised.

Therefore, this time, each family has to buy at least a dozen copies, or even dozens of copies.

"Yes, Master!"

……

Because the newspaper is the official property of the Tang Dynasty, and students from the county and prefectures sell it themselves.

"Give me one!"

"These are the biggest temptations for those wealthy businessmen and dignitaries. The key point is that the value of a newspaper and book has already exceeded five cents. Therefore, anyone with some spare money at home will buy newspapers!"

"Hiss, God bless me, Datang!"

"Price increase?"

"Do you know how much bamboo paper Xuanba's papermaking workshop can produce in a day?" Li Shimin asked.

"My Qingzhou navy of the Tang Dynasty found a large island comparable to the territory of the Tang Dynasty outside the sea. The land on the island is fertile and there are various gold and iron mines! The most important thing is that on this treasure island, There are no natives?"

Li Xuan smiled lightly, and said: "My Tang Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven. This newspaper not only contains my Tang government decrees, but also articles about Confucianism in my Tang territory, as well as rumors and secrets of officials and families in various states and counties. Wealthy families and dignitaries in the vassal state must prefer to buy newspapers!"

"Also, in the workshop of His Royal Highness King Jin, there are woolen clothes with a new look?"

"how?"

"Xuanzhou Inspector Zhong Bingjie actually cooperated with the local prominent family to embezzle tax money, and his whole family was confiscated! Several Xuanzhou officials were also implicated!"

"The books in Tianxia Library are so cheap?"

"..."

You can even read articles written by great Confucians..."

Hearing this, although the rich businessman felt a little regretful, he did not force the purchase.

The student hastily and carefully took out a newspaper and handed it to the wealthy businessman.

Nowadays, it is possible to know the secrets of these high-ranking figures through newspapers worth five cents.

Some people were deeply moved, some were ecstatic, and some were full of anger and heartache. As for the merchants, they focused on the product content introduced in the last small section of the newspaper!

As they said that, a group of people looked at the student in the crowd, and a strange light appeared in their eyes.

"Such a newspaper is really so popular?"

However, as the truckloads of newspapers were transported to various states and counties in Datang.

"..."

This matter has been decided, Li Chengqian and Li Baoding can only bite the bullet and start ordering the printing of the second issue of the newspaper.

The wealthy businessman's eyes lit up. He had heard from a friend from Chang'an City that the prince was going to create a newspaper. The newspaper would write the policies of the Tang Dynasty and the secrets of various dignitaries.

Changsun Wuji quickly said: "Your Majesty, every five days, the newspaper office distributes 70 newspapers to the states and counties of the Tang Dynasty. These newspapers did not make much money, but they have already caused the destruction of Chang'an City. Those papers are starting to go up in price!"

The crowd of spectators ignored the students selling newspapers, and leaned against the wall beside them, and began to look carefully.

"It has risen so much?"

"Sell newspapers to these vassal states?"

"Be bolder?"

"...What are you doing with Your Majesty?"

Some people even wrote letters directly to Chang'an City, put them on the desk of Li Baoding of the newspaper office, and sent them to Huazhou Governor's Mansion, and even the mansions of Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others received them. Letters to various relatives.

"No, each person can only buy one!" The student refused without hesitation.

Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others shook their heads slowly.

Looking at the newspaper on the table case, his face was filled with disbelief.

The less things you like, the more you like to rush to buy them.And if you see that there are still many things you like, then you will delay day by day, even if you send them to his home, you have to be reserved for a while.

Li Shimin, who was playing with the cucumbers, tomatoes and other vegetable seedlings in the glass greenhouse in the back garden, was called to the back of Liangyi Hall by Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others.

All the people who watched the fun together on the side also let out a burst of exclamation.

"It's a waste of money. This kind of shocking article is worth a thousand dollars. How can it be put in a newspaper and sold to ordinary people in the world for five cents?"

"Hiss... this is Mr. Li Shi's article?"

"Your Majesty and the princes in the court encourage all the people in the Tang Dynasty to marry and have babies as soon as possible. Every time a baby is born, they can get at least two yuan of subsidies!"

"..."

Li Chengqian, Li Baoding and others responded with some trepidation.

Until a rich businessman with a big belly saw a student with a stack of newspapers in his hand when passing by, and stopped to ask.

"Weinan County also has a team of specialized craftsmen who can build concrete houses for wealthy households in various states and counties!"

"Extremely, extremely, it is necessary to have more cubs! My Tang Dynasty has not experienced famine for three years now, even if I have a few more cubs, I am not afraid..."

"Master, can you print another [-] copies?"

"Your Majesty's forgiveness!"

This time, after printing 70 copies of the newspaper, it was only sold for one day before it was sold out.

"In the ninth year of Zhenguan, Duke Ying of the Tang Dynasty took my 2000 sons of the Tang Dynasty to the west for tens of thousands of miles to conquer the army of big food thieves who dared to rob our caravans of the Tang Dynasty! And fought all the way to the city of the big food thief country , plundered a big food barbarian city, robbed more than [-] carts of rare treasures, and returned triumphantly within a few months!"

Soon, the newspapers in the hands of the students were sold out.

Li Shimin sighed softly, "In that case, I will go to Li's Village in person!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others couldn't help but be overjoyed!

……

(End of this chapter)