Chapter 749: Did Brother Chu Bi shed blood when he went to the toilet? (Please subscribe and vote)
Speaking of this, the way Li Ke, His Highness the King of Wu, was beating his chest and feet really made Cheng Chubi feel deeply contemptuous.
"You are still a dignified prince after all, and those traders only made a few hundred dollars.
Looking at your jealous look, I might have thought that you were not a prince but a poor man."
"???" Li Ke looked at Brother Chu Bi with a black look on his face. He felt bad. I am poor to begin with, but I am not a ghost, okay?
"Brother Chu Bi, can you ignore me like this? I'm a little poor if I'm poor, but how can I be so evil in my appearance?"
Li Chengqian suppressed his laughter and quickly changed the subject. "You two, let's discuss serious matters."
Li Ke was unwilling to talk to Cheng Chubi and turned to his elder brother Li Chengqian.
"Brother, don't worry. I've already sent someone over and asked them to print out another 60,000 copies for sale tomorrow."
"Thank you for your hard work, Third Brother. Now it seems that the influence of this "Chang'an Xun Bao" is really quite big.
If this thing is operated properly, the public opinion in Chang'an City will almost be completely influenced by it."
"No wonder my fourth brother tried every possible means to take possession of this "Chang'an Xunbao"."
"Although I didn't succeed, I worked with those aristocratic families and produced a copy of "Chang'an Collected Works"..."
Having said this, Li Chengqian's eyes fell on Cheng Chubi. "Brother Chubi, we must be on guard against this matter."
After hearing what Li Chengqian said, Li Ke immediately became happy.
"Brother, let me tell you, the "Chang'an Collected Works" and our "Chang'an Xunbao" are not following the same path at all."
"Moreover, my little brother went out of his way to find out that the "Chang'an Collected Works" was handed over to the printing house of Zheng's family in Xingyang for printing."
"Their cost, haha... If I tell you, brother, I'm afraid you will be shocked."
"Is it very high? I just remember that Brother Chu Bi told me before that a book of ordinary quality costs about one or two hundred dollars."
After all, Li Chengqian was a flower growing in a deep palace, and the knowledge he knew could only come from the channels around him.
"Brother, I heard that the Zheng family in Xingyang, in order to please our fourth brother, even paid for the printing of "Chang'an Collected Works" for him.
Even so, the cost of a copy of "Chang'an Collected Works" is almost 40 pieces."
"So high?" Li Chengqian was surprised and subconsciously looked towards Cheng Chubi.
"Your Highness, that's for sure. First of all, they use woodblock printing. A woodblock can only be printed a few thousand times at most before it is almost useless."
"And they use tribute paper. The price of tribute paper is so expensive that even when I used it in the past, I felt heartbroken and bleeding."
Seeing Brother Chu Bi's serious nonsense, and seeing Brother Chu Bi go to the toilet without two pieces of tribute paper, Li Ke felt that there was no sense of ceremony.
I really want to ask Brother Chu Bi if the blood he shed came when he went to the latrine.
Of course, the most beautiful Changan Pan An and Li Ke could only dare to complain secretly in their hearts about this issue.
After all, Brother Chu Bi's explosive muscles are very lethal.
Li Ke felt that there was no need for a gentle man like himself, who had thin skin and tender flesh, to behave like a rough old man who would always pull up his clothes and roll up his sleeves, and bulge out his muscles to scare people.
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After listening to Cheng Chubi's explanation, Li Chengqian couldn't help but be speechless.
"According to what you said, if he printed a single edition of "Chang'an Collected Works", he would have to lose at least two to three thousand guan."
"Of course, this is under the condition that he maintains a print run of 60,000 copies. If he wants to imitate us and print 100,000 copies, well, then he will have to put in 4,000 copies."
Cheng Chubi wrenched his fingers and couldn't help but admire this fat Michelin prince. In order to fight with him, he was so damn good that he didn't feel bad for selling his father.
If it were to be published twice a month and printed for a year, I wonder if His Majesty the King of Wei, who is so beloved by His Majesty, would be so poor that he would want to pawn his loincloth.
I don’t know if Uncle Li would slap him loudly at that time if he knew that his own son, who was fat and big-eared, was vindictive and made more than 100,000 yuan a year.
Hmm...Cheng Chubi was very eager to see Uncle Li, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, personally demonstrate to his ministers what it means to be truly kind and filial.
"Ah sneeze!..." Wei King Li Tai, who was reading the "Chang'an Xunbao" in his hand, sneezed horribly.
Li Tai almost blew the lard cake on the plate in front of him onto the table, rubbed his nose, and continued to enjoy the serialization of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in "Chang'an Xunbao" with a disgusted expression and relished eyes.
And he also criticized it while appreciating it. "What the hell are these things written about? Look at this, it's Hedong Jie Liangren's clan."
He's obviously just a vulgar villager who doesn't know where he came from. Haha, this Han clan clan member has also been reduced to selling straw sandals, tsk tsk tsk..."
The butler, Eunuch Li, stood aside expressionlessly, listening to His Highness's complaints, oh no... they were criticisms.
While thinking about how much money I spent today to buy how many copies of "Chang'an Xunbao", that's all.
When he thought of the 2,400 gu of printing fee for the "Chang'an Collected Works" he had just paid, his heart began to bleed with pain.
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Finally, he turned on the complaining mode, and after reading the "Chang'an Xunbao" intently, Li Tai deliberately threw the newspaper at his feet.
It seems that this is not the case, and he cannot express his contempt for this "Chang'an Xun Bao".
Seeing that Li Tai had finally finished reading the newspaper, Eunuch Li, the housekeeper, spoke.
"Your Highness, we have collected almost 20,000 copies of the "Chang'an Xun Bao" today."
"It's not just us, there are many vendors competing with our people."
"Those bastard traders are really unjust people who see profit, that's all. Twenty thousand copies is twenty thousand copies. Tomorrow, if there are more..."
King Wei Li Tai thought about it for a long time with a darkened face, then he toughened up and said.
"Collect some more. Tell me, how can they print so fast and print so many."
"For the second issue alone, I'm afraid they sold at least 100,000 copies of the newspaper. Calculated at 40 cents a piece, that's a full 4,000 cents."
"The old Cheng family, haha... just from their family's properties, I'm afraid they won't be able to earn that much in a month, right?"
Eunuch Li, the housekeeper, thought for a while and felt that he should tell the truth: "Your Highness, since the "Chang'an Xunbao" advertised their Chengjia Restaurant."
"The Cheng Family Restaurant is full almost every day, and it is now considered the best restaurant in the East City. Do you want our "Chang'an Collected Works"..."
King Li Tai of Wei immediately glared at the steward Li Eunuch unhappily, but when he thought of one issue of "Chang'an Collected Works", he would have to sink 2,400 strings.
Chapter completed!