At this time, Wang Gui, the head of the Wang family, prepared a banquet.
At the banquet, there were all people from aristocratic families.
The news that Tianyi Bookstore sold cheap books and also had annotated editions spread throughout Chang'an City.
How could they not know? Moreover, they knew very well what this meant to their aristocratic families.
With all my worries hidden in my heart, how can I possibly have a safe meal at this banquet?
Therefore, it only took less than half an hour for the banquet to end in a hurry.
Wang Gui directly invited everyone into the living room, cleared out all the maids who were serving, and sent people to guard the door, absolutely not allowing outsiders to approach.
What they need to talk about next is so important that absolutely no trace of it is allowed to be revealed.
After everyone gathered together, Wang Gui couldn't help but said: "Changsun Wuji sold the necessary books for the imperial examination at a cheap price, and they also had annotated versions. This clearly shakes the foundation of our family. I think everyone must be aware of this matter.
Got it, tell me what you think!"
Cui Zhiji of the Cui family couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid Changsun Wuji is not the one behind this. I'm afraid the emperor is standing behind this. Your Majesty, this is a butcher's knife against our family. Don't be careful."
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After hearing Cui Zhiji's words, Wang Gui couldn't help but show approval on his face.
There are people in the Cui family who will follow. Although this Cui Zhiji is not very old, he can see this, which shows his intelligence.
Lu Yong from the Lu family said solemnly: "Young Li Shimin, you are so brave. Has he forgotten how the former Sui Dynasty was destroyed? If you make us anxious, we will join forces to overthrow the Tang Dynasty. We will be responsible for it ourselves."
This emperor."
After hearing Lu Yong's words, the faces of the other families looked a little ugly.
Zheng Hao from the Zheng family couldn't help but say: "Brother Lu, be careful, the Tang Dynasty today is no better than the Sui Dynasty! If it really takes action, it will inevitably drag our family into the abyss."
Li An of the Li family couldn't help but sneered: "But now it's not whether we want to cause trouble or not, but Li Shimin has already raised the butcher's knife high. Could it be that we just surrendered and died in vain?"
Lu Yong sneered and said: "If you make us anxious, we will first cut off his salt industry and iron industry, causing chaos in the world. Then we will secretly promote it. When the time comes, we may not be able to overthrow his rule of Li Shimin."
At that time, the salt industry was controlled by the Wang family, and the Boling Cui family and the Zhaojun Li family jointly monopolized the iron industry.
The Lu family of Fanyang traveled all over the world by boat and carriage, while the Zheng family of Xingyang made silk tea bricks.
As for the super powerful Qinghe Cui, he is involved in everything related to people's livelihood. In other words, he is engaged in all kinds of industries.
If these families join forces to cause trouble, the world will definitely be in chaos.
Of course, if Li Shimin is really determined to clean them up.
It is bound to be possible to completely eradicate all their forces in a short period of time.
If it really comes to this, it will be a dead end.
Unless absolutely necessary, these aristocratic families would not dare to behave like this.
At this time, Cui Zhiji couldn't help but smile and said: "Everyone, what you said is our last choice as a last resort. It seems that it has not reached this point yet, why don't we listen to the opinion of the Wang Family Master?
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After hearing Cui Zhiji's words, everyone else's faces showed thoughtful expressions.
In fact, including Lu Yong and Li An, they sound arrogant, but they are definitely not brainless people.
The reason why aristocratic families can be passed down from generation to generation and survive for hundreds of years despite constant changes in rulers and their ability to maintain the longevity of the family must have a reason for its existence.
If he was such a reckless person, how could he be stationed in Chang'an on behalf of his family?
After hearing Cui Zhiji's words, these people suddenly stopped talking and couldn't help but look at Wang Gui.
Wang Gui smiled faintly and said: "I also think that the matter has not reached the point of death. You several also have a book business, and you have all seen the books they engraved. Then I would like to ask you, if
If you were to engrave it, how much would this book cost?"
Lu Yong said thoughtfully: "At least it will not be less than 1,500 yuan, or even higher, and it is unknown whether it will be 2,000 yuan."
The data given by several other companies are almost all around this number.
Wang Gui nodded and said: "Okay, but the price they sell it for is only fifty cents! So why on earth does the emperor have to lose money to do this business?"
After hearing Wang Gui's words, Cui Zhiji couldn't help but said thoughtfully: "What the head of the family means is that the emperor teamed up with Changsun Wuji to do this regardless of the cost. The purpose is to make it affordable for those poor people.
Books can interrupt our family’s monopoly on culture. And we can make a fuss about this?"
Wang Gui nodded approvingly and said: "Yes, I have exactly what I mean. Since the cost price of this book is at least 1,500 yuan. And their selling price is one-thirtieth of the cost price. If they can reach the discount
If most people in the world can afford to read, the cost is not small, and the emperor is really willing to spend a lot of money!"
"However, do you want to compete with our aristocratic family for financial resources? I'm afraid Li Shimin is too naive? What the old man means is that we will join forces to buy all their books. We will buy as many as they engrave! I would like to think so.
Let’s see how long they can hold on!”
Lu Yong slapped the table and laughed loudly: "What a wonderful trick, the master of the house. Since they want to play, let's play with them!"
Li An couldn't help but said: "The master of the family means that we will jointly invest, advance and retreat together, and give them a severe blow to make them realize how powerful our family is."
Wang Gui stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Yes, that's what I mean. I wonder what you guys think?"
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Soon, several companies reached an agreement, and several companies funded the purchase of all these books.
But this time, Cui Zhiji came forward and went directly to Tianyi Bookstore to make the purchase.
After the plan was decided, Cui Zhiji went directly to Tianyi Bookstore, found their shopkeeper and asked: "Shopkeeper, I wonder how many books like this are there in your bookshop?"
Although the shopkeeper didn't know Cui Zhiji, his eyes were able to tell the difference between high and low when he was greeted.
The shopkeeper did not dare to neglect and said quickly: "This young master, there are probably hundreds of books in our bookstore. I wonder what you mean?"
Cui Zhiji said calmly: "In this way, I have bought all the books in your bookstore. In addition, your bookstore will purchase as many books as you want. This time, I have bought a thousand-guan book."
The deposit can be paid now.”
Hearing Cui Zhiji's words, the shopkeeper couldn't help being surprised and happy, but he also vaguely noticed something wrong.
