The First Happy King of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 646
Time passed, and more than half a month passed in the blink of an eye. News came from the western front. Under the shock of the powerful military strength of the Tang army, Tuyuhun fled thousands of miles away, and the threat from the western front was lifted.

As soon as the news came out, Chang'an cheered again, and the victories in foreign wars made the people of Tang Dynasty more confident, self-improving, and arrogant.

Those Fanbang businessmen in Chang'an seemed a little embarrassed. On the one hand, they hoped that Datang would be strong so that they could earn more money; One day in the future, their country will be wiped out together.

Under such conditions, Li Muyun's bookstore opened, but it is different from ordinary bookstores in that the layout of his bookstore is very strange.

The bookstore, which occupies four storefronts, is very grand, and the inside is completely opened up. In the huge space, there are rows and rows of bookshelves. There are many books on the shelves in different categories. All inclusive.

And in a corner facing the sun, there is a long table with many chairs around the table, which looks very strange, and people don't know what it is for.

His Majesty Li Er, Kong Yingda and others who were invited to attend the opening ceremony, accompanied by Li Muyun, walked around and expressed satisfaction with the stock of books in the store, but they did not understand why he made such an arrangement.

"Uncle Wang, what is that table for? Twenty or so chairs, do you need so many shop assistants in your shop?" Chang Le, Li Er's only favorite daughter, was also on the list, and out of curiosity, she The emperor and everyone asked out the doubts in their hearts.

Not wanting to, Li Muyun shook his head, laughed and said, "That's not for shop assistants, but for people to read."

Li Shimin was taking out a book from the bookshelf and was looking at it in his hands. Hearing this, he turned around and asked, "Reading? What do you mean?"

"It's just reading, just like you are now. You can't stand and read while holding a book, right? Or you need to record something and you can't just stand and memorize it?" Li Muyun's expression was a little weird, as if he was expressing to Li Er's IQ worry.

Li Chengqian has been hiding behind his father, but at this time he stuck out half of his head and asked in an incredible tone: "You mean that people who come here can take out a book from here and sit there Look? What if he doesn’t buy it after reading it?”

Li Muyun spread his hands: "If you don't buy it, you don't buy it, what's the matter!"

"Then how do you make money?" Changsun Wuji asked from the side.

"Hehe..." Li Muyun suddenly laughed, pointing to the rows of bookshelves and said: "These... are the precious treasures left to us by the sages, and they belong to everyone in the Tang Dynasty. My bookstore can be regarded as one at most. Word porter, you can't hide the things of the master's house, and then take the opportunity to ask for money, right?"

The expressions of Li Shimin and the others changed indescribably strange in an instant. Everyone present knew that Li Muyun, that bastard, was just asking for money in a coffin. When did he become so generous?

It also belongs to the precious wealth of everyone in Datang. If so, those who sell books at sky-high prices should all be beaten to death with sticks.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Muyun continued: "Actually, I am not as noble as I just said. I will still sell the books that should be sold, but as a nobleman in the Tang Dynasty, while enjoying the worship of the people, Li has the responsibility to repay the society. Don’t dare to neglect it.”

"As I said just now, books are used to spread culture, not to make profits, so Li decided to open this library for those poor children who don't have the financial strength to buy a lot of books to consult information. I just hope When the day they become famous, they will not forget to give back to the society, and don’t forget that there are still many people in the world who need them to do their part.”

Except for the little girl in Changle whose eyes were reddened by Li Muyun's long talk, the rest of the people were petrified on the spot, and couldn't help saying in their hearts for Li Muyun's ruthlessness: Admiration.

You must know that in the era of the Tang Dynasty, the reason why the aristocratic family was able to influence the court was because of cultural inheritance.

The aristocratic families with a lot of knowledge try their best to cultivate their direct descendants, while those poor families who disobey them or are looked down upon by them have been suppressed by them all the time. Even if Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, sees everything, he can only see it in the end and worry about it , but cannot change this fact.

And the reason why Li Muyun's attack was very spicy this time is that he found the weakness of these thousand-year-old families and directly stabbed them.

Opening a library and providing free reading for people almost opened a secret door for those poor students in a closed secret room. Books that were previously unreadable can be read here, and materials that cannot be found can also be found here. It was found here that in terms of knowledge, they have already reached the same starting line as those children of the aristocratic family.

Coupled with the fact that these poor children have endured hardships and have a deep understanding of the real situation of the people, the two are compared and judged.

This is simply a desperate plan to draw salary from the bottom of the pot. Although it did not take away the things that the family depended on for survival, it spread everywhere the things that they depended on for survival.

If it is combined with the phrase 'books are the wealth of the world', it will immediately label the self-preserving aristocratic family as a villain. Facing countless poor students in the world, no matter how powerful the aristocratic family is, it will be like a car with the arms of a mantis, unable to recover from the situation.

Of course, the aristocratic family can also use some shady methods, but don't forget, for them, Li Muyun is the one with bare feet. If they can't beat this guy to death with a stick, it will make him go crazy and fight for the position of the county king. , if you insist on dying with them, it is also a difficult situation to solve.

After all, the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty also regards the aristocratic family as a thorn in his flesh. If he hadn't relied on them to make the machine of the Tang Dynasty work, he would probably have attacked them long ago.

So if Li Muyun was really desperate to die with the family, His Majesty the Emperor would definitely not stop it when it just happened. On the contrary, he might even provide some convenience for that poor family to settle down.

Faced with such a situation, the aristocratic family is actually waiting to die, the difference lies in the length of time and the shortness of time.

Of course, if they don't want their reputation to be too bad, they can also follow Li Muyun's example and set up a free library, but this is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst, because it is equivalent to digging their own grave. Their favored poor children will still replace them and knock them off the altar.

Moreover, Li Muyun's tricks seemed to be more than that. After calling everyone to sit down, he said again: "Brother Emperor, my lords, I still have some immature ideas here, and I want to ask everyone for their opinions."

None of the people said anything, they all looked at Li Shimin, and then heard the imperialist leader say in a tone of reprimanding his son: "What are you going to do, kid?"

With infinite innocence and grievances, Li Muyun shrank his neck, waved his hands and said, "No, no! I was just thinking, isn't it convenient to print now, my lords, if anyone has a book that wants to be published, our bookstore can help. "

Everyone looked at each other, Li Shimin asked again: "How much?"

Li Muyun stretched out five fingers: "Thousand volumes and five strings, that is, every thousand copies we print, five strings of money, if [-] copies are fifty strings."

As soon as the words fell, Yu Zhining, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but yelled at the table: "Sinister! Thousand volumes and five copies, are you crazy?! Obviously your printing cost is already very low, and now you have produced five copies. The price, you, you...!"

Although Yu Zhining's personality can't be said to be particularly rigid, he is still a scholar after all. Seeing that his little apprentice is so greedy for money, how can he not be angry.

The rest of the people, including Li Shimin, also nodded in agreement, thinking that there was something wrong with Li Muyun's offer.

After hearing Lao Yu's words, Li Muyun's heart also felt hot, and secretly thought that it was really his teacher who was looking for him, knowing to save money for his little disciple.

But due to the fact that there were too many people present, there was no way to say thank you. After thinking about it, I was able to discuss in a tone of voice: "Then how much do you think is appropriate, teacher?"

Yu Zhining patted the table without even thinking about it, and said decisively: "Two puns at most, no more!"

"Well, two times is reasonable." Wei Zheng twirled his beard and shook his head, echoed, paused and said again: "But the old man thinks it's better to lower it a bit, let's do it!"

"Well, then it's consistent, a thousand volumes consistent, the price is quite reasonable." Kong Yingda applauded.

Seeing that everyone was nodding, Li Muyun felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He always felt like he was taking advantage of other people's boss, so he asked hesitantly, "Well..., everyone, are there too few thousand volumes?"

"It's quite a lot, that's it, let's make a thousand copies!" As Li Muyun's teacher, Yu Zhining acted like a feudal patriarch, and finally made the decision.

His Majesty the Great Emperor Li Er also nodded at the same time and said: "That's it, let's make it so, it's consistent in a thousand volumes."

Seeing that everyone supported this price, Li Muyun naturally couldn't say anything. After all, it's not easy to make money these days. No matter how rich he is, he can't throw away the money he got. It means, a thousand volumes are consistent. But everyone, the store is newly opened, who will support you?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay again. It would be fine to publish a book in normal times, but now all the people present are cultural people, so who would be ashamed to take the lead?

In the end, Li Shimin said: "Then it is convenient for Aiqing to publish a copy. If I remember correctly, you seem to have a copy of "Shangshu Zhengyi". Just give this kid a chance."

As Li Muyun's teacher, Yu Zhining is indeed the most qualified person among all the people to let him publish a book, and with Li Er's guidance, he went along with the flow and said, "No, I will obey the order."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Muyun and said, "I will send the manuscript to you when I become a teacher tomorrow, but I have to wait for a while for this money. When the old man saves enough, I will give it to you together."

(End of this chapter)