Datang: My Peerless Talent Has Been Exposed

"The nine-rank Zhongzheng system can only be done by the imperial court. It happened that the imperial examinations were good in the Sui Dynasty. I will continue in the Tang Dynasty. If that is the case, half of the foundation of the family will be broken. This is something that the eyes of the current emperor are like lightning. Will let it go."

Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded in approval with a smile on his face. This is what Xiao Zhang is good at, and he likes to tell the truth.

"However, the imperial examination alone is not enough. After all, if most of the scholars are trained by private schools with five surnames and seven Wangs, they will eventually be selected from their sects, and the famous families will eventually become powerful families."

"And my new business can solve this problem, and it can be completely solved."

Before Li Shimin could ask, Zhang Nuo directly picked up the few books he had brought back from the side, slapped them on the table, pouted,

"Look, this is my way!"

Li Shimin picked up the few books in front of him in confusion, the first one was the Analects of Confucius, the second was the Book of Songs, and the rest, except for a collection of Zhang Nuo's poems, were all common classics and history books.

Li Shimin looked through it, and found nothing special except that the paper was good, the handwriting was clear and it looked like the handwriting of the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang.

What does the shopkeeper Xiaozhang mean by saying that?

Looking at Lao Li's confused look, Zhang Nuo shook his head and said with a sigh,

"Old Li, if you usually want to buy a book of this level, how much would you spend? Let's take the Analects of Confucius as the calculation. As long as you can read this book, you can have it at home!"

Li Shimin is not those idiot emperors who have lived in the deep palace for a long time. He really cares about the people and knows the prices of the people.

So after reading it again, he said naturally,

"According to this quality, I'm afraid you need to have two pennies!"

Zhang Nuo looked at him with a smile,

"I'll sell this book for [-] yuan, and it's easy to be fooled!"

Chapter 60 The Power of Books

Li Shimin touched the book, then looked up at Zhang Nuo, then touched the book again, then looked up at Zhang Nuo, repeated several times but still did not speak.

The news that Zhang Nuo just said is really shocking. What does it mean to be innocent in a hundred words?

That means that even if he sells out a hundred coins non-stop, Zhang Nuo still has money to earn, instead of giving him such a price because of the good relationship between the two brothers.

Then there is a lot of knowledge here!

Li Shimin is not a fool, he immediately thought of the method Zhang Nuo talked about to deal with the wealthy families of the five surnames and seven wangs.

Isn't this book the solution? A large part of the reason why ordinary children went to study in the private schools of wealthy and famous families was that they could only read books there.

In later generations, many people disliked the troublesomeness of books and found e-books to be convenient. Even later, e-books were disliked by people, and they were too lazy to read and just listen to books.

But at this time, a book is extremely precious, especially some classics and history books that are used in the imperial examinations. Those who have a little knowledge can borrow from a good fellow villager, and then copy them down overnight.

And the vast majority of people have no place to borrow, even if they can enter private schools, they are already lucky.

If they don't go to private school, they can only listen to oral instruction, and then write on the sand table.

Li Shimin looked at the book in front of him, as if he had seen countless students take a book home, study it carefully, and copy the scene of finally taking the scientific examination.

From then on, he no longer had to worry about the talents recommended by those famous families.

He used to worry about this a lot. Looking at a large number of talents recommended by wealthy families with five surnames and seven wangs, he worried that their influence would become deeper and deeper. If not, the personnel in various departments of the imperial court would be stretched.

It's hard to kill him, but now it's all right, as long as the business of shopkeeper Xiao Zhang officially starts, any family can pay for the price of [-] Wen, and if there are brothers and sisters in the family, a book can be shared.

This is much, much better than before.

Seeing Lao Li's excited look, Zhang Nuo knew that he had figured it out, and continued with a smile,

"Lao Li, I think you've come to understand. That's right, it's exactly what you think. As long as my book starts selling, it will definitely sell all over the street."

"At that time, do you think the government will protect my business and prevent Xiao Xiao from approaching and harassing me?"

Li Shimin slammed the table and said excitedly,

"That's for sure! This is a great thing that will last for thousands of years, and the government will naturally take care of it!"

Having said this, Li Shimin was startled suddenly, then looked at Zhang Nuo nervously and said,

"Brother, you didn't do it with money, did you? Don't ruin your business by then!"

Zhang Nuo smiled sarcasticly. He really did not make this friend in vain. He knew that he cared about his business. He shook his head with a smile and said,

"Lao Li, don't worry. Although this business is not as profitable as our liquor sale, there is still some profit to be made, let alone a loss."

Li Shimin flipped through the book in hand again, raised his head abruptly,

"No, you have more than one hundred coins for these papers. Don't you need money for engraving? Don't you need money for printing?"

Zhang Nuo laughed again, and he was very proud of himself. This is the price difference brought about by technology.In later generations, after the technological gap between China and foreign countries in many industries was eliminated, a large number of high-quality and low-priced products appeared, occupying the market overwhelmingly.

I am just picking up people's teeth, and I have done it in one step. I used advanced technology to reduce costs from the beginning, and lowered the price, making small profits but quick turnover. This is the rhythm of killing other bookstores!

"This is the secret of my ability to make money. I made the paper and the printing. No matter what other people do, I can guarantee that I won't lose money if I sell this book for a hundred cents!"

In fact, not only will it not lose money, Zhang Nuo, a profiteer, makes [-]% of the profit of each book. This is because the initial investment is too large and the technology is not enough to waste too much material.

When it comes time to mass-print a book like this, Zhang Nuo can deduct half of the profit for himself.

Li Shimin felt relieved now, as long as the business can last, he will say hello to the people below, not only the shop, but even the bookstore must be protected, as long as someone makes trouble, he will be killed immediately without hesitation.

This is a century-old plan to solve the major problem in his heart, and no one can tolerate bad things.