Chapter 731 Is that vulgar martial artist Cheng Chubi crazy?
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Naturally, it can be seen that in the past, even articles of about a thousand words of good quality were printed into volumes or copied by hand.
It would cost at least seventy or eighty cents to buy a volume. But now you can read a wonderful article for only five cents, so why not buy it.
Even after buying it, adding money and reselling it to those who are studying, wouldn’t it be possible to make a fortune?
Although many people were unhappy because they could not buy the "Chang'an Xunbao", soon, those newspaper sellers received the notice and vigorously publicized it.
Don't panic if you can't buy it today. There will be a large number of "Chang'an Xun Bao" on the market tomorrow, and they will still cost five cents each.
This kind of news finally gives those late readers some comfort in their hearts.
This also made some Chang'an merchants who had bought a lot of shares secretly and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to temporarily put away their thoughts.
Decided to wait and see how many there will be tomorrow. If tomorrow's "Chang'an Xunbao" is not in large quantity.
Then they and those out-of-town traders will continue to eat this batch of "Chang'an Xunbao", and then secretly ask disguised newspaper vendors to buy them to scholars at high prices.
However, there are not many businessmen who really dare to do this. After all, this is still a time when scholars are king.
If you really offend these scholars to death, businessmen like them will definitely not be able to live without it.
As long as the scholars know that they are behind the scenes and go to the government to file a complaint, well... the fate of these people will be obvious.
But what everyone didn't expect was that before noon, the machines that had been idle in Jinyang Printing Shop were already in operation again.
That kind of speed far exceeds the manual printing of engravings, so newspapers one by one quickly pile up into mountains.
Li Ke didn't even want to sit down, so he wandered in front of the printing machines and encouraged the printing workers.
This excellent royal toolmaker has transformed into a foreman, working hard to urge the craftsmen to print the newspaper earlier.
In order to send 60,000 newly printed copies of "Chang'an Xunbao" to Chang'an tomorrow for sale.
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King Li Tai of Wei stood in the courtyard, looking at nearly 5,000 copies of "Chang'an Xun Bao" bought by servants disguised as ordinary people.
The whole person seemed extremely refreshed, even though King Li Tai of Wei paid thirty thousand coins for these two thousand copies of "Chang'an Xun Bao".
But this little money is just like drizzle to Li Tai, who has a rich net worth.
"Your Highness, what should we do with these "Chang'an Xun Bao"?" the steward Li Eunuch looked at the newspapers piled up on the ground and asked Wei Wang Li Tai.
King Li Tai of Wei kicked the pile of newspapers in front of him with some disgust and gave instructions in a low voice.
"Pile them all to the firewood shed for me and put them aside for now. Didn't Cheng Chubi already tell the people that a large number of "Chang'an Xun Bao" will be transported into Chang'an tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow, you continue to buy. After you buy it, put it in the woodshed."
"I would like to see how much money Cheng Chubi can spend."
Early the next morning, the same number of 60,000 copies of "Chang'an Xun Bao" as on the previous day were all transported into Chang'an City and began to be distributed and sold.
The local merchants in Chang'an City saw this scene and only dared to make small purchases quietly.
As for the merchants from other places, they may have felt that they didn't buy enough yesterday, so they bought another batch.
Scholars in Chang'an also bought part of it, but Wei King Li Tai, who had already prepared for it, finally became the winner of purchasing "Chang'an Xunbao" today.
King Li Tai of Wei looked at the 15,000 newspapers pushed in front of him, and at the huge pile of newspapers that could be pulled by a cart, the smile on his face became more and more radiant.
"Fifteen thousand copies, hahaha... I only spent seventy-five coins, but Cheng Chubi will lose at least five or six hundred coins."
The expression of Eunuch Li, the steward, was not so happy. He waited until King Li Tai of Wei finished speaking before cautiously reporting the matter.
"Well, my slave heard that those newspaper sellers said that a large number of "Chang'an Xun Bao" will enter Chang'an tomorrow."
"???" At this time, Wei King Li Tai was a little confused. He looked directly at the steward Li Eunuch in front of him, and it took him a long time to ask.
"Is that vulgar warrior Cheng Chubi crazy?"
"I really don't know." The butler, Eunuch Li, lowered his head and didn't know how to answer.
King Li Tai of Wei looked at the newspapers and thought about it with a dark face. "That's all, tomorrow...even if there are still more, I'll just collect them."
"Yes, slave, I obey."
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In the blink of an eye, another day passed. King Li Tai of Wei stared blankly at the pile of newspapers in his mansion. Well... there were twice as many newspapers as yesterday.
"According to His Highness's instructions, we collected almost 30,000 copies." Eunuch Li, the housekeeper, looked at the small mountain path made of newspapers with some worry.
After a long while, Wei King Li Tai asked dryly, "Have you sent someone to keep an eye on Cheng Chubi?"
"He's gone. He looks as usual. There's nothing wrong with him being on duty in the East Palace today."
Eunuch Li, the housekeeper, originally wanted to hear from his servants that Cheng Chubi seemed to be very happy today.
However, considering that His Highness was not in a very good mood, Eunuch Li, the housekeeper, decided not to report the news that might cause His Highness a heart attack.
"...Tomorrow, will there be tomorrow?" Wei Wang Li Tai looked at the nearly 30,000 newspapers in front of him and licked his dry mouth, feeling a little sore.
"I didn't hear it today. I guess it's the newspapers that have flowed into the hands of those scholars in Chang'an. I'm afraid they are almost full."
After hearing such an answer, Wei King Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief and once again showed his aloof and arrogant smile.
"Cheng Chubi, a vulgar warrior, seems to be unable to hold on any longer. Yes, you have done a good job..."
The money is not much, even if it is 30,000 yuan, it is only 150 yuan.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid the woodshed won't be able to pile up so many newspapers..." Eunuch Li, the housekeeper, relaxed a little and warned again.
"...You don't have to ask me about such a small matter, just find an unused room and pile it up." Wei King Li Tai said somewhat unhappily.
"Okay, Your Highness, but if Cheng Chubi's next "Chang'an Xunbao" has such a large print run, do we still want to buy it?"
"...Buy! Let me continue. In addition, let the bookshops who print "Chang'an Collected Works" hurry up.
It’s been so long and there’s still no news, it’s extremely incompetent.”
"Tell them, if they can't get the "Chang'an Collected Works" out before the next issue of "Chang'an Xun Bao" appears on the market, don't blame me for being unkind."
Chapter completed!