Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

In the evening at Wang Weiqi's house, officials from the aristocratic family gathered in a solemn atmosphere.

Wang Weiqi broke the tranquility, "The Prince's Mansion will start selling books tomorrow. We have to think of a way now. We can't be so passive all the time."

If books continue to be sold, our advantage will become smaller and smaller, and we may not even have a place in it in a few decades. "

"What the prince said is true. It's just that I don't know how much the books printed by Prince Ji's house cost, or whether his printing technology is really different from ours.

The printing factory was heavily guarded, and attempts to go in to find out what happened were unsuccessful. Their technical staff are all from the palace of Prince Ji, so it is not easy to obtain information. And I observed that there seems to be a group of people who specialize in monitoring craftsmen. "Wei Ting answered.

"Nowadays, I think the palace also knows about this new technology. Even if we destroy the printing factory, it will not help. We will start working again in a few months at most. We can't keep doing this. We have to find a way to close the printing factory." Cui Inzhi suggested

"This is easier said than done. It's not like we haven't impeached anyone before, but His Majesty has ignored them all and has achieved no results at all.

We all know that the man in the palace has always wanted to kick us out of the court, how could he let it go this time. "Wei Ting sighed and said

"Wei Gong, I have an idea." Wang Weitu said to Wei Ting

"I don't know what to do."

"I read the newspaper today and there were only [-] copies of each book. Should we ask someone to find out if they only sell [-] copies of each book due to cost reasons.

Or for other reasons, I think Mr. Wei is the one who came forward in this matter. Let Concubine Wei help. After all, Concubine Wei is from a noble family, so her words will definitely work. Even if you can't stop, you can find out the cost. "Wang Weiqi gave Wei Ting an idea.

"The imperial concubine lives deep in the palace, and it has been two years since Prince Ji left the palace. Concubine Wei may not be able to control Prince Ji." Wei Ting said uncertainly.

"You don't know this. King Ji has always been filial. After leaving the palace, he went to the palace several times a month. Every time he sent things, he was pulled by a carriage.

In order for the imperial concubine to be taken seriously in the harem, [-]% of the papermaking mill's dividend was still in the imperial concubine's hands. I heard that the imperial concubine has given hundreds of thousands of coins to His Majesty.

The reason turned out to be that there was too much money and no place to put it. So what Concubine Wei said is more effective than anyone else's words." Wang Weidi explained to Wei Ting.

"I don't think it's better than this. Tomorrow we will send someone to pretend to be an out-of-town businessman and buy all his books. Let's see if he has any more. Even if we pay more to buy more and sell more, we won't lose money," Cui Renzhi said.

"But that's too much. As mentioned in the article, they are all in two volumes, a total of eighteen books. If you buy them all, it will cost 180 million yuan. This is not a small amount of money." Lu Chengqing came out and asked

"Each family only has 30 to [-] yuan. It should be okay. I'm just worried about what will happen to him the day after tomorrow." Wang Weitu felt that it was not that simple.

"I think we should give it a try first. Brother Wei will go to the palace tomorrow and give it a try. If it doesn't work, we can buy evenly and sell evenly without losing money." Cui Renzhi thought for a while and said

"Okay, in that case we will buy his book tomorrow. I want to see how much it costs." Finally, everyone reached an agreement.

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The next day, the door of Datang Bookstore next to Datang Paper was already bustling with people. Many nearby students came here as soon as they got the news. Businessmen from all over the country also come here. A book cost ten guan, and it was more than half the price of the imperial examination.

As soon as the bookstore clerk opened the door, countless students came forward. Fortunately, the bookstore sent guards to prevent anyone from causing trouble to keep things going.

"I'm from Jiangnan Province. I want a thousand copies of each." said the man dressed as a businessman who was first in line.

"Lang Jun, we only have [-] copies in total. You want a bit too much. Why don't you wait until next time, the price will be cheaper." The clerk reminded

"No, I just want to go back to Jiangnan today, so I will take them all away directly. We have always had business dealings with the palace. The palace will not refuse to sell to us." The merchant said loudly on purpose, and the merchants behind immediately noticed the situation in front.

"This..." The guy didn't know how to answer the question.

"Since the gentleman wants it, then sell it to him. Pay the money and get the goods." At this time, Wang Xuance walked out as the temporary shopkeeper.

"Yes, Shopkeeper Wang. This gentleman has brought cash. One thousand copies for each book, a total of 18 yuan, which is not a small amount." After hearing what Wang Xuance said, the clerk said. I thought that Wang Xuance used cash to make the businessmen quit in spite of the difficulties. Who can take 18 yuan out with nothing?

"No problem, I'll pay with gold." The businessman said. Although silver is not in circulation at this time, gold is. One tael of gold can be as low as six to ten guan, depending on the recent market.

Wang Xuance's eyes lit up when he heard that someone wanted to use gold. His prince had a special liking for gold. Li Shen once said that copper coins will depreciate, so he should try his best to get gold and silver. However, as a seller, Wang Xuance must suppress the price of gold.

Wang Xuance personally took the merchant to discuss the exchange of gold, and finally exchanged it at the price of seven guans and one tael of gold. A pound of 16 taels and more than 600 pounds of gold were sold directly.

Next, businessmen bought books with cash, and the five hundred and thousand books were sold out in a short time. Many students later stopped working. They started shouting: "Isn't the prince deceiving the scholars? He didn't sell any of them to us and let the merchants buy them all. He also said that it would benefit the people and deceived us."

"Yes, yes, I even suspect that those businessmen were arranged by the palace."

"I must give an explanation today."

"Gentlemen, our palace has printed [-] copies of each book. There is really no inventory in the store. You should also know that the cost of printing is high, and the newspaper also states that it is first come, first served. There is nothing we can do." Guys explain this.

But there were thousands of people here, and no one listened to his explanation. Many people clamored to rush into the bookstore for inspection. If the guards hadn't been armed with knives, they would have lost control.

At this time, Wang Xuance said loudly: "Dear gentlemen, don't worry. I will go back to the palace to ask for instructions from the prince. I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer." After saying this, Wang Xuance left.

When these people heard Wang Xuance's words, their emotions dropped. After all, the prince is still quite scary in this era. There was no choice but to disperse, but the reputation of the palace plummeted during these readings.

At the court the next day, a group of censors and family officials headed by Cui Renzhi began to impeach Li Shen and deceive the scholars all over the world. This is not a trivial matter. Scholars all over the world, I will not write you an unofficial history that will make you infamy for thousands of years. Moreover, both the court and the court were scholars. In order to maintain their status as scholars, they certainly could not let Li Shen bully scholars like this.

"Your Majesty, King Ji's behavior is really insulting to gentlemen. Please convict him." Wang Weiqi requested.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." All the ministers echoed.

"Come here, go and summon Prince Ji." Li Shimin also saw yesterday's newspaper.

I thought it was a good thing, but I didn't expect it to be like this. There must be a reason. Li Shimin guessed that it must be related to the aristocratic family, but he didn't know how Li Shen would deal with it. It is a big deal to deceive the scholars in the world, and I will scold you to death.

Half an hour later, a sleepy-eyed Li Shen arrived at the Tai Chi Hall. Li Shimin became even more angry when he saw Li Shen like this. What time has it been and still sleeping? So he shouted loudly:

"Li Shen, do you know your guilt?"

"My son knows his crime~~~"