Chapter 722 Did Cheng Chubi smash two or three thousand pieces in one shot?
Chapter 722: Then Cheng Chubi smashed out two or three thousand guan in one go? (Please subscribe and vote)
"Guanyin Maid, I heard that you went to visit your mother-in-law. How is your mother-in-law doing today?"
Seeing his wife walking briskly into the Manna Hall, Li Shimin stood up and smiled.
Empress Changsun nodded somewhat dumbfounded, and she couldn't help but gnashed her teeth when she thought of the scene where the little bastard caught someone and attacked someone.
"Much better. Although that boy Cheng Sanlang has a mouth that can't speak, his medical skills are indeed superb."
Seeing Guanyin's itchy teeth, Li Shimin couldn't help but become curious. "Why, did that boy offend you again?"
"Oh... don't mention him, husband. I went to see my mother just now, and I met Qingque there."
"Oh? This kid is quite filial." Li Shimin said with a happy smile on his face.
Seeing her husband's expression, Empress Changsun thought for a moment and smiled lightly. She just hoped that what Qingque said was true...
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Wei King Li Tai took Zheng Shilang's hand and walked into the house, his face full of joy.
"Sit down, Mr. Zheng. I am worried about the printing house. You, Mr. Zheng, are my timely help."
"Your Highness is too polite. Changsun's official department informed the lower official, and then the lower official found out that Your Highness also thought of starting a publication similar to the Chang'an Xunbao."
"Xiaguan really admires this ambition. Xiaguan happens to have a large-scale printing shop with many skilled craftsmen..."
Li Tai, King of Wei, raised his hand and signaled to Minister Zheng, "Come on, come on, try some of this lard cake. It is the most delicious thing to go with tea."
"That's great. I have compiled a lot of wonderful articles and poems by many knowledgeable people in the Tang Dynasty."
The discussion between Wei Wang Li Tai and Zheng Shilang was very lively, and finally the two reached an agreement.
That is, Wei King Li Tai was responsible for bringing articles and poems to the Zheng family's printing house for printing. The Zheng family's printing house was only responsible for plate making and printing.
The distribution of publications was naturally the responsibility of Wei Wang Li Tai himself, and of course, the expenses were naturally paid by the Wei Wangfu.
As a prince, and a prince favored by His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Tai was not only fat and fat, but his net worth was also fat.
He waved his hand very proudly. "Just let the people below discuss some things about A Du. All I want is the result."
Seeing Wei Wang Li Tai acting like this, Zheng Shilang couldn't speak directly, so he could only smile and nod.
"That's right. With His Highness's financial resources, you naturally don't have to worry about the cost of two to three thousand guan for that issue."
"How much did you say?" Wei King Li Tai almost choked on his saliva and looked at Minister Zheng in front of him with a dull look on his face.
"Your Highness, after Changsun's officials came to look for him, he already asked the shopkeeper of the printing shop if it could be folded into a book of the size of "Chang'an Xun Bao".
One copy costs about forty yuan..."
After hearing Shilang Zheng's cautious explanation, King Li Tai's face became darker and darker.
"According to what you mean, then Cheng Chubi smashed out two or three thousand guan in one go?"
Didn't that kid not even get a salary? By the way, the father and the prince rewarded him with a lot of money.
He distributed the first issue for free, which was equivalent to giving out 2,400 guan. Then, even if he sold the next issue of the newspaper at the cost price of 40 guan per copy.
How many people are really willing to buy it? Even if there are countless rich people in Chang'an City, who is willing to spend forty coins to read a few newspapers?
One issue is forty articles, and after a month, it is one hundred and twenty articles. If you save for a few months, you may be able to buy a book.
Seeing that the extremely wealthy King Li Tai of Wei had been silent for a long time, Zheng Shilang thought for a while and then spoke.
"Your Highness, I can guarantee that this is definitely the cost price. After all, the price of tribute paper is there. There is really no way to lower it..."
Although King Li Tai of Wei was not willing to care about A Du's things, once the number of A Du's things was too large, even he, the King of Wei, would hesitate.
However, when I thought about it, since Cheng Chubi dared to do this, he would follow him. After all, he was a prince famous for his talents in Chang'an, so he couldn't be compared to that vulgar martial artist.
"Then...I will print 60,000 copies first, and we will distribute them for free."
After discussing with Zheng Shilang, Wei King Li Tai finally decided on the name of this newspaper: Chang'an Collected Works.
After all, King Li Tai of Wei felt that the two characters at the end of "Chang Zi Xun Bao" were of too low a grade and style, and he wanted to engage in literature.
Therefore, we decided to name it after "Chang'an Collected Works" to conform to the aesthetics of readers.
However, after Wei Wang Li Tai handed the edited "Chang'an Collected Works" to Zheng's Printing Shop, he received a piece of news.
There are rumors that the second issue of "Chang'an Xun Bao" will be released in a few days, priced at five cents a copy...
After receiving the news, King Wei Li Tai was so angry that he almost wanted to swear.
"Five cents. What five cents can do is buy a bucket of rice. He actually sells it at such a low price. Is he crazy?"
"Sixty thousand copies. Even if he sells out all of them, it's still only 300 coins. What does he want to do..."
Eunuch Li, the steward, saw King Li Tai of Wei who was so angry that he kept roaring. He didn't dare to speak until he vented his anger and sat down panting.
"Your Highness, could someone have leaked the news that you are planning to publish the "Chang'an Collected Works"?"
"So, Cheng Chubi wants to use this method to compete with you, His Highness..."
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King Li Tai of Wei couldn't help being stunned when he heard this. He raised his eyes and looked at Eunuch Li. He walked quickly around the house with a gloomy face. After a long while, he smiled sadly.
"Okay, Cheng Chubi wants to fight with me, right? Then we should have a good showdown with him."
"I don't believe it. With how much wealth their old Cheng family has, can they be richer than me?"
"The first issue is distributed free of charge, and the second issue... also costs five cents a copy."
After hearing the instructions from King Li Tai of Wei, what else could the steward Li Eunuch say, he could only bow his head in agreement.
But when I think about this, I am afraid that in one month, the Wei Palace will have to smash six or seven thousand guan, and in a year... tens of thousands of guan will be gone.
"Alas...Cheng Chubi, why are you so hard on my Highness?" Eunuch Li, the housekeeper, stood outside the house with melancholy on his face.
Forget it, His Highness is angry now anyway, nothing you say will work, the only thing you hope for now is.
Let's see if we can compete with Cheng Chubi in a short period of time. If not...
When the time comes, I would like to advise His Highness not to be like that guy Cheng Chubi.
After all, the Prince of Wei's family has a huge business, so it's okay to spend eight thousand guans on top of Cheng Chubi's head. No matter how much it is, it will easily stretch the government's expenses.
Just when the King of Wei was worrying about the "Chang'an Collected Works", the imperial examination in Chang'an finally came to an end.
The four candidates recommended by Cheng Chubi also slowly left the examination room...