The First Happy King of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 647
Li Muyun was stunned for a moment, blinked and wondered, "Give me the money? Why do you give me the money?"

When Yu Zhining heard this, he became angry again: "Bastard, didn't you agree just now, a thousand volumes are consistent, do you want to go back on your word!"

Li Muyun was confused, and said blankly: "No, no, it's not repentance, what I mean is, why do you keep giving me money?"

Li Chengqian really couldn't stand Li Muyun's pretending to be confused, and couldn't help but said: "Of course I will give you money, but if I ask you to print a book, I won't give you money, so why should I still ask you for money?"

Li Muyun scratched his head, looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Aren't you talking the wrong way? Don't bookstores give money to authors when publishing books? How can it be possible for authors to pay for themselves?"

Now Li Chengqian was also a little confused, and asked with some uncertainty: "Is the bookstore giving the author money for publishing the book?"

Li Muyun nodded and said, "That's right?! The manuscript fee!"

Li Shimin finally heard some tricks from the conversation between the two young people, interrupted them with a wave of his hand, and asked Li Muyun: "Wait, boy, the thousand-volume five-pass you just mentioned means that every thousand copies are printed, you The bookstore will give the author Wuguan?"

Li Muyun nodded seriously, "That's right!"

'Crack', in an extremely embarrassing situation, the great Majesty Li Er slapped himself on the forehead and stopped talking.

The rest of the people looked at each other again, their faces flushed red, as if they were constipated collectively.

Only Yu Zhining slapped the table angrily again: "Sinister, why didn't you say it earlier!"

Li Muyun said with an innocent face: "What did you say earlier! No, what are you talking about? It's not like you all think that publishing a book is to give me money, right?"

Wei Zheng watched Li Muyun from the side for a long time, seeing that he really didn't seem to be pretending to be stupid, he coughed dryly and said, "King Xiaoyao, the fact is that it is necessary to pay for publishing books in the Tang Dynasty, and the more they are printed, the more money the author needs to pay. more and more."

Now, it was Li Muyun's turn to be embarrassed, and saw this guy slapped himself hard, and murmured: "Pig, I'm a pig."

Because of conceptual problems, Li Muyun made a big oolong. In his impression, if a publishing house wants to publish a certain person's work, it must pay the manuscript fee, otherwise it is illegal and an infringement.

It never occurred to him that in the ancient Tang Dynasty, the rules were reversed. Authors had to pay for their own books if they wanted to publish them. At the same time, I have to ask readers for money.

Of course, such examples also existed in his time, but they were all self-funded books, which were the result of some people wanting to publish books that were not approved by the publishing unit.And although there are such situations, if the book sells well, the author can still recover the investment, which is not the same as publishing a book and requiring the publisher to share the money with the author.

However, it was precisely because of Li Muyun's own slap that the embarrassing atmosphere eased a little. Yu Zhining gave him a hard look and said, "I don't care, the thousand books and five records are what you said. You will have someone come home tomorrow." Come to pick up the manuscript, don’t forget to bring the money too.”

Li Muyun was stunned: "Why? Didn't we just agree on it?"

"You are a local rich man, you have a lot of money in your hand, what are you missing?" Li Shimin knocked on the table, setting the tone for this matter: "It will be decided like this from now on, one thousand volumes and five strings!"

"No, Brother Huang, your eloquence is so eloquent, it doesn't count if you can't speak!" Li Muyun was a little anxious: "If everyone comes to me to print books in the future, then I will have to pay for my wife and children."

Hearing his wife and children, Chang Le, who was standing behind Li Er, gave Li Muyun a hard look. I really don't know what this little girl is pretending to be in her mind. Just a sentence of emotion is worth her stare?

It's just that the way the little girl stared at her was really pleasing, Li Muyun couldn't help raising her eyebrows when she stared at her, and then stared back.

"Cough!" A cough interrupted the flirting between Li Muyun and Chang Le, His Majesty Li Er said threateningly: "Boy, do you want to say that I broke my promise and got fat?"

"Brother Huang, from what you said, even if you lend me a thousand courage, I wouldn't dare to think so." Li Muyun replied with a sneer.

Li Shimin saw that he was very interesting, so he didn't say anything else, just snorted and continued: "Well, since you don't object, then the rules are set like this. Later, you will print more Tang Law and other things, and the money will be taken directly. Just go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

Li Muyun really doesn't understand what His Majesty the Emperor is thinking. The law of the Tang Dynasty, as a legal text, is said to have no single author. Its owner should be the Great Tang Court, and the Great Tang Court wants to print things for Mao. Want money? !

No, this matter is definitely not allowed, and this matter must be explained clearly. Thinking of this, Li Muyun shook his head like a windmill: "Brother Huang, this is not allowed, not everyone can print the law of Tang, then It is the court's legal provisions, and it must be printed by the court, otherwise if something goes wrong, there will be a big mess."

"What kind of trouble can happen?" Li Er asked indifferently: "Could it be that you feel that you have lost money?"

"Of course not." Li Muyun said firmly: "Brother, think about it, the law of the Tang Dynasty is the foundation of our Tang Dynasty. If this book is printed by a private person, if there is something wrong in it, wouldn't it be misleading the people? So I think the law The text of the law should be printed by the court. If the emperor thinks it is inconvenient, I can contribute and only charge the cost of the work, but the proofreading and publishing unit must be signed by the court organization, otherwise you have issued an imperial edict, and the minister will not accept it. Dare to print."

Promulgating legal provisions, this is the exclusive power of the court, and it must not be handed over to individuals. This is what Li Muyun wanted to express. After listening to it, Li Shimin also felt that it made sense. There was an inexplicable taste in his eyes.

……

Li Muyun's new action quickly spread through various channels, and for a while, some people were happy while others were worried.

The joy is for those students from poor families. There are many talented people among these people. However, due to the poverty of their families, many books and materials are what they can’t ask for. Now there is a library where you can read books for free. This is simply a shocking joy for them.

Just one night later, the Wangfu Library, which was written by Li Er himself, was full of people, and even the outside of the library was full of people standing and reading.These people were plainly dressed and looked haggard, but they kept order. Under the sign of keeping quiet, they tried not to make any noise during the whole reading process.

The scenes inside and outside the library were surprisingly strange. There were more than a hundred people reading books, except for the "cracking" sound when the pages of the books were turned, they didn't even have the sound of breathing.

The table with twenty or so chairs is always empty unless someone needs to record something. It seems that everyone is creating convenience for others.

Tian Yuhe looked at everything in front of her with her arms folded, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, she turned her head and said to the librarian next to her, "Go back and build a shed outside, and get some more chairs by the way."

"No!" The steward replied softly.

The surrounding environment was too quiet, so quiet that although his voice was not loud, it was still heard by many people, and then a few pairs of disgusted eyes glared over him, making the manager very embarrassed.

But at this moment, a young man gently closed the book in his hand, and came to Tian Yuhe: "My lord, there is no need for a shed or anything, it is already a big deal for us to read books here quietly!" How dare you bring trouble to the county king because of your kindness."

Tian Yuhe looked at the young man and said with a smile: "It's not easy to study. Besides, it's convenient for others to be convenient for yourself. It doesn't take much effort for us to build a shed, but for you, you can come here to study even on rainy days. Why not do it."

The young man bowed his head and thought for a while, and seemed to think that what Tian Yuhe said made sense, bowed and said: "The students have been taught."

Tian Yuhe stretched out his hand to caress the young man and said: "You don't have to be like this, brother. Everything here is the idea of ​​the county king. I just follow orders. If you want to thank me, just thank my county king."

The young man nodded without saying anything, turned around and returned to his original position, opened the book again, and began to read it. While reading, he raised his head and silently memorized, obviously cherishing this hard-won opportunity to study, and in his There are many young or middle-aged people who are similar to him.

It has to be said that the scholars in Datang are really high-quality. Li Muyun's library only has three employees, so it is impossible to take care of so many people. Even if someone runs away with a book, no one will find out.

But such a thing has never happened. After five days passed unknowingly, there is not a single book in the library missing, not even a folded one.

Those who come to the library to study are real scholars, and their love for books is almost beyond measure, because they can't afford books, which makes them cherish books even more.

And by chance, a teenager with several patches on his clothes discovered another 'big secret' when he accidentally dropped the book, and he couldn't help shouting in surprise: "Oh my God, this, This book only costs fifteen cents!"

The young man's voice startled many people around him, and a middle-aged person beside him said, "What? Fifteen Wen? You don't have a fever, do you? I saw this "Selected Works of Zhaoming" in another bookstore before, and it costs 300 yuan. Where is Duo Wen!"

Seeing that the middle-aged man didn't believe it, the young man immediately turned to the end of the book, pointed to a row of small characters and said, "How could you be mistaken? Look at the back for yourself. It is clearly written here, and the price is [-] cents!"

The middle-aged man looked down seriously, and was dumbfounded at once, and murmured: "It turned out to be true, true, really fifteen characters! This, how is this possible, could it be a misprint, and the first three Baiyue dropped?"

(End of this chapter)