In recent times, these major aristocratic families have been spying secretly, but no useful information has been obtained.
On this day, Cui Zhiji went to Lu Guogong's mansion as a guest again.
Cui Zhiji has been in charge of Chang'an City for three years. In the previous three years, the number of visits to Lu Guogong's mansion was probably not as many as in the past few days.
Cui Zhiji was related to Duke Lu's family, because Lu Guogong's wife was from the Cui family and was Cui Zhiji's aunt.
If you calculate it this way, Cui Zhiji and Cheng Chuliang are of the same generation.
However, Cui Zhiji did not get any useful information at Duke Lu's mansion.
Because of this matter, only Cheng Chuliang in the entire Duke Lu's mansion knew the truth.
Others, not even Cheng Zhijie and Mrs. Cheng, knew the details.
Of course, Cui Zhiji is not stupid. He can vaguely feel that there seems to be the shadow of His Highness Prince Liang in this.
Cheng Chuliang and King Liang were very close, so Cui Zhiji would look for Cheng Chuliang every time he came to Lu Guogong's mansion.
However, the opportunity had not come before, and Cheng Chuliang knew that Cui Zhiji was scheming and full of bad intentions.
If not, he might trick him away, so Cheng Chuliang didn't talk to Cui Zhiji at all, leaving Cui Zhiji with nothing to do.
Unexpectedly, this time Cui Zhiji came to Lu Guogong's house, and this time Cheng Chuliang actually invited him into his study, saying that he had a treasure for him to admire.
This time, maybe there is a chance!
Cui Zhiji calmly followed Cheng Chuliang to his study room and found that there were indeed many books in this guy's study room, but these books were very new and had no signs of being turned over at all.
After arriving at the study, Cheng Chuliang secretly took out a folding fan and said to Cui Zhiji: "Cousin, the erotic painting on this folding fan was painted by a famous artist. Look at this painter!"
At this time, Cui Zhiji's eyes were attracted by a stack of papers on the desk.
These papers are white and well-proportioned. They are not the ones sold on the market at all, but are basically the same paper as those sold in Tianyi Bookstore.
Cui Zhiji's heart couldn't help but beat a few times.
Then, he casually commented on the erotic pictures a few times, and asked Cheng Chuliang calmly: "Cousin, where did you buy these papers? The quality is much better than the paper sold on the market, and the price must be very expensive.
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Cheng Chuliang couldn't help laughing and said: "Cousin, you are wrong about this! These papers are all produced by the Changsun family. Because of the improved technology, the price is very cheap. The cost of these papers is only ten times the price of paper on the market at most.
One percent!"
What?
Cui Zhiji was suddenly shocked by the news!
The cost of this paper is only one-tenth of what is available on the market!
In other words, the cost of their books was not as much as they had guessed. It was not even fifteen hundred dollars, but only one hundred and fifty dollars at best!
No wonder they dare to sell it for 500 yuan and still produce so much every day!
Just when I thought of this, I heard Cheng Chuliang say casually: "Cousin, I also heard that the Changsun family has even improved their printing technology. I heard that it was changed to some kind of movable type printing, and they carved out templates one by one.
, pieced together and printed, they can be used over and over again.”
"In this way, the cost of the template is greatly saved. The printing speed is also very fast. I heard from them that the cost of printing a book is probably reduced to one-tenth of that of traditional printing!"
boom!
This sentence struck Cui Zhiji like a thunderbolt.
this!
Their cost actually didn't even amount to one hundred and fifty cash, just fifteen or sixteen cash, which would never exceed thirty cash!
No wonder, no wonder they had the confidence to sell it for fifty cents in the first place.
And then raising the price to 500 yuan was actually a trap for several of their famous families.
Now, each of their families has approximately 50,000 to 60,000 books.
These books were literally smashed into my hands.
Thinking of this, Cui Zhiji couldn't help but feel chilled.
It turned out that the emperor had planned everything.
This time, the emperor is determined to rectify their family, right?
At this moment, Cui Zhiji's face looked particularly ugly.
Seeing Cui Zhiji's expression, Cheng Chuliang couldn't help but asked with concern: "Cousin, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"
Cui Zhiji took a deep breath and suddenly made a decision.
The next moment, Cui Zhiji stood up, bent down and bowed deeply to Cheng Chuliang, and said, "Cousin, you must save me this time!"
Cheng Chuliang quickly helped Cui Zhiji up and said loudly: "Cousin, tell me, who wants to harm you? If I, Old Cheng, can't beat the shit out of him, then he will be able to do it!"
Cui Zhiji took a deep look at Cheng Chuliang, and then told Cheng Chuliang what the major families had done and the current crisis they were in.
Of course Cui Zhiji knew that asking Cheng Chuliang these questions was like asking a blind question.
However, Cheng Chuliang confided so much information to him today, someone must have deliberately asked Cheng Chuliang to reveal it to him.
And this person is very likely to be the current emperor!
Cui Zhiji wanted to hear whether there was any improvement in this matter.
After listening to Cui Zhiji's words, Cheng Chuliang couldn't help laughing and said: "Cousin, you are worrying too much. You are so smart and confused for a moment!"
Cui Zhiji's eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "Cousin, I don't know what to mean by this?"
Cheng Chuliang laughed and said: "It's very simple. Just those stupid guys, so what if they buy books? Can their background be compared with your aristocratic family that has been passed down for thousands of years? What's more, now the imperial examination admissions are all
It's in the hands of your family. Aren't you just going to admit whoever you want?"
Huh?
This seems to be the case!
However, this was definitely not what the emperor told him, and how could Cheng Chuliang have thought of this?
So, Cui Zhiji couldn't help but asked curiously: "Cousin, did you come up with all this by yourself?"
Cheng Chuliang smiled slightly and said: "Of course not, these principles are all the analysis of His Highness Prince Liang."
Cui Zhiji said with a strange expression: "Then His Highness Prince Liang never mentioned it in front of the Emperor?"
Cheng Chuliang smiled and shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Liang said that he and the aristocratic family are at loggerheads, so His Highness will never tell this truth to the Emperor."
After hearing Cheng Chuliang's words, Cui Zhiji's first reaction was ridiculous.
You, a prince, are actually at loggerheads with an aristocratic family?
"What do you mean by this?"
"His Royal Highness Prince Liang said that if the prince ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he will probably have to deal with the aristocratic family and his brothers. If the aristocratic family is eliminated, the prince's target will only be them! And if the aristocratic family is here, then
The prince’s goal must first focus on the aristocratic family!”
