Chapter 176: The eldest grandson Wuji enters the set
After listening to Li Min's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but look thoughtful on his face.
Yes, it would indeed be too dangerous if Min'er were to do this.
Previously, before Min'er had done so many things, he was assassinated by an assassin.
Although there is no evidence to prove that it was Qiwang of the fifth surname who did it.
But in Li Shimin's imagination, it must be inseparable from them.
And Min'er had more important things to do. Compared with books, Li Shimin cared more about the muskets and artillery that Li Min mentioned.
You can't let Mian'er go into battle shirtless for this kind of thing. Mian'er has more important things to do.
If this is the case, then letting Changsun Wuji do this is indeed the best choice.
First of all, the Changsun family has a deep foundation.
Secondly, Changsun Wuji was the most favored and could withstand the pressure and counterattack of the five surnames and Qiwang.
Therefore, although Li Shimin felt that Li Min's proposal to let Changsun Wuji do this must have selfish motives.
But in the end, Li Shimin recognized the candidate proposed by Li Min.
Because Changsun Wuji is indeed the most suitable candidate.
Next, Li Shimin asked with great interest: "Yin'er, at what price are you going to sell this book?"
Li Min couldn't help but smile slightly and said: "Father, I am going to give it to my eldest grandson for thirty ren, and then my eldest grandson can sell it to others for fifty ren."
"However, this will inevitably lead to a counterattack by the Five Surnames and Qiwang. According to my opinion, the Five Surnames and Qiwang will definitely unite and acquire all the books. In this case, we can do this...
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Upon hearing Li Min's plan, Li Shimin's eyes couldn't help but light up, and then he couldn't help laughing.
This strategy of Min'er is really too damaging, but since it is dealing with Qiwang of the fifth surname, there is no problem at all!
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After Li Min withdrew, Li Shimin directly summoned Changsun Wuji to see him.
Not long after, Changsun Wuji appeared in front of Li Shimin.
Changsun Wuji saluted Li Shimin and said, "I see you, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said to Changsun Wuji: "Assistant machine, please read these books first."
Um?
Did the emperor call me here just to let me read these books?
Changsun Wuji was surprised, but he still calmly reached out and picked up a book on Zhenguan's table.
Changsun Wuji was shocked as soon as he got this book.
The paper is really smooth and delicate, and it doesn't have the rough feeling of holding books in your hands at all.
The paper of this book simply exceeded his imagination.
When he opened it and saw the layout inside, Changsun Wuji was also slightly shocked.
Unexpectedly, the printing quality inside was much better than usual books.
However, when he saw the punctuation marks, Changsun Wuji was puzzled for a while. After Li Shimin's explanation, Changsun Wuji understood the wonderful use of punctuation marks.
After reading through these books, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, is this the new edition you recently printed? I'm afraid this book is worth a lot of money, right?"
Li Shimin laughed and said: "Auxiliary machine, guess what the cost of this book is?"
Changsun Wuji pondered for a while and then said: "I think it should be no less than fifteen strings!"
If they were not printed in batches, the cost of these books would be higher than his guess.
After hearing Changsun Wuji's quotation, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing and said: "Assistant machine, if I told you that the cost of each book is only twenty-five cents, would you believe it?
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"What? Twenty-five cents? Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"
Changsun Wuji's palace is very deep, and he has always been inexpressible in his emotions and anger.
But after hearing the cost price mentioned by Li Shimin today, I couldn't help but feel that the price was too ridiculous and I couldn't believe it at all.
As a result, Li Shimin laughed and said: "Auxiliary machine, I know you also run a bookstore. As for these books, I will give them to you at a price of 30 yuan each, and you will sell them at a price of 50 yuan. What do you think?"
What?
Changsun Wuji was a little confused, always feeling that this matter was too ridiculous.
If the emperor is not crazy, I'm afraid he himself is crazy.
Give me each book for thirty cents and ask me to sell it for fifty cents? How is this possible?
Changsun Wuji couldn't help but ask again: "Your Majesty, did you really give it to me for thirty cents and then sell it to me for fifty cents?"
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Not bad!"
"really?"
"really!"
"really?"
"really!"
Finally, Changsun Wuji said helplessly: "Okay, Your Majesty, if you dare to give it to me for thirty cents, I will sell it for fifty cents!"
Li Shimin laughed and said: "Okay, let's settle it then. Auxiliary machine, don't worry, a batch of books will be delivered to the bookstore you run in the afternoon."
Next, Li Shimin actually asked him to leave.
On the way back, Changsun Wuji still felt as if he was sleepwalking, and there was always a feeling that something was wrong.
Is the emperor really not joking? How could such a beautiful book only cost thirty words?
As a result, to Changsun Wuji's surprise, in the afternoon, a batch of books was actually delivered to his bookstore.
This time, hundreds or even thousands of books were delivered, and they only charged Changsun Wuji 30 yuan for each book.
After these books were delivered to the bookstore, Changsun Wuji suddenly felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.
The emperor was not joking. This matter was actually true. Then there must be something wrong in it that he had overlooked.
However, due to the asymmetry of information, Changsun Wuji was as cunning as a fox and could not tell what kind of medicine Li Shimin was selling in his gourd.
What shocked Changsun Wuji even more was that not long after his book came in, there were actually customers coming to the door.
And he came up and asked: "Is it true that your annotated version of the Four Books and Five Classics only sells for fifty copies?"
After getting a positive reply from the shopkeeper, the customer immediately said in surprise: "Quick, give me a copy of everything!"
After getting the book and paying the money, the scholar couldn't wait to open the book, and the surprise on his face was beyond words.
I originally thought that the printing quality of a book worth fifty words would be terrible.
But what he never expected was that the printing quality was beyond his imagination!
And the price of each copy is only a mere fifty cents!
This is simply a huge profit!
No, the news must be spread immediately.
I don’t know if the owner of this bookstore is crazy or something else. He must have marked the price incorrectly. Otherwise, how could it be sold at such a low price?