Early the next morning, as soon as the drums on the major city gates sounded, the East Market immediately became lively.
It's just that unlike other stores that open their doors early, clean and place them, and wait for the first wave of customers to come, Xinhua Bookstore's door didn't open until half an hour later, and both the shopkeeper and the store owner were waiting for the door to open.
The boy in the shop always looked slow and unhurried, which made people in several nearby shops have toothaches.
While feeling indignant, of course my heart was also filled with envy.
There is no way, who makes Xinhua Bookstore never have to worry about not having customers, or even having to worry about having too many customers?
There are only three days a month, and just a few pieces of white paper are transported from outside the city every day. At the same time, the matching top-grade wolf brush, ink, inkstone and other items are also transported. Often when the new goods arrive, Xinhua has not yet waited for them.
There was already a long queue outside the bookstore when it opened!
In one morning, both money and goods were lost!
If it weren't for the fact that Xinhua Bookstore also sells a set of books called "Mathematics" or something, I'm afraid they only need to open the door three times a month, and it only takes half a day to open the door each time.
Therefore, the shopkeeper and waiter of Xinhua Bookstore are definitely the most envied objects in the entire Dongshi.
But this kind of thing is something I can’t envy.
Who allowed Xinhua Bookstore to have the best white paper in Chang'an... no, it should be the best in the Tang Dynasty? Just because of this bookstore that suddenly appeared, Lijia Paper Shop has dominated the world for more than a hundred years.
I had to let it go!
And more importantly, they have nothing to do with Xinhua Bookstore!
You know, the background of Lijia Paper Factory is not small. After all, it has been able to dominate the world for more than a hundred years. If there is not a strong enough backing, it can last from the Sui Dynasty to two years ago?
When the name of Xinhua Bookstore was first spread, the surrounding merchants still had a vague sense of anticipation of watching a joke, waiting for when Lijia Paper Factory or their backend would come to cause trouble. In the end, no one expected that,
Until now, not only has no one come to make trouble, but life at Xinhua Bookstore has become more and more comfortable.
Every ten days, dignitaries from all over Chang'an would queue up to buy paper. Each family had a fixed amount, and they took it away...
In this case, who still doesn’t know what’s going on?
Then the name of Han Wang Paper spread quietly throughout the industry, and many people understood who was behind the Xinhua Bookstore—Li Yuanjia, the King of Han in the Tang Dynasty!
Although he was just an idle king, he was also the prince of the Tang Dynasty after all!
In addition, he is still the Yongzhou Mu of the Tang Dynasty, and ordinary dignitaries cannot afford to offend him at all. Although the top bosses in the court can afford to offend him, who is willing to fall out with a prince for a few hundred pieces of white paper?
This kind of thing is something you can't envy...
In the envious eyes of countless neighbors, Liu Zhicheng, the shopkeeper of Xinhua Bookstore, sat in front of the counter, carefully flipping through a book in his hand, while his right hand kept writing, drawing and calculating on a piece of white paper.
Check calculation.
The fourth volume of "Mathematics" is a bit difficult for him.
In fact, after learning the third volume of this set of "Mathematics", the content has gradually become difficult for Liu Zhicheng. Often he can only understand two or three pages in a whole day, and he still swallows the questions in a hurry.
It's kind of like numb claws. In the fourth volume, if there is no guidance from others, Liu Zhicheng will be even more miserable. He often ponders for several days and cannot get over a hurdle.
To put it bluntly, talent limitations are very realistic.
Fortunately, he doesn't have much to do every day, so he has enough time and energy to spend on it; secondly, he can take a day off every ten days and go back to the palace's school to ask Ma Liang for advice... If he is thick-skinned, he won't be afraid of being laughed at by others.
If so, asking those brats in the classroom is also a good choice.
After all, those boys spent half their time learning these things, and their progress was much faster than him.
Anyway, Liu Zhicheng is extremely enthusiastic about this set of books.
Because the reason why he was able to replace the previous boss of Xinhua Bookstore and successfully take up the position was because he secretly learned Tianzhu numbers and basic four arithmetic operations. He even learned abacus from Ma Liang and was better than the boys in the school...
...Although he is Ma Liang's cousin, if he doesn't work hard for so long, how can he please the housekeeper Han Lucheng?
Naturally, Liu Zhicheng attached great importance to this set of "Mathematics" books.
so……
After thinking hard for a while, he finally understood the knowledge point that he had been stuck on all day yesterday. After understanding it, Liu Zhicheng instantly felt as if he had drank a glass of iced juice, and his whole body felt refreshed!
"Hey... I think I need another drink!"
Recalling the taste of iced juice, Liu Zhicheng licked his lips subconsciously, and a trace of fluid appeared on the tip of his tongue.
Although Prince Han’s Mansion already has the secret technique of making ice in summer, the cost is too high after all. How can ordinary servants have the opportunity to enjoy it? Not to mention fruit, which is a luxury product for them, and Liu Zhicheng also trusted it.
My cousin Ma Liang had the opportunity to taste the blessing once, and it is still unforgettable...
"So, with such a good set of books...a piece of knowledge, why does the king just sell it like this?"
After withdrawing his thoughts from the iced juice, Liu Zhicheng returned his attention to the book in front of him, with a confused look on his face. In his opinion, good things like mathematics and Tianzhu numbers should be kept under wraps.
, it should only be used by your own family, why should you print it into a book and sell it for takeaway?
And this set is sold so cheaply!
Obviously, as long as you learn the things in this book and use an abacus, you can make a person calculate accounts several times, or even ten times faster. This is a skill that is hard to buy for money!
What makes Liu Zhicheng angry the most is that such a set of good books cannot be sold!
Where can I reason from this?
The previous shopkeeper’s account book has always been there, and Liu Zhicheng has memorized the numbers on it very well. As for after he came... haha, it has been almost a month now, and he has only sold four sets!
Moreover, Liu Zhicheng had all seen the four book buyers. It was obvious that someone recommended this set of books to them, so they came to buy a set. Others seemed to have been introduced by others, and they were just standing in the store.
After reading for a while, he shook his head, put down the book and left.
"well……"
"Shopkeeper Liu, hurry up and move the books!"
Just when Liu Zhicheng sighed secretly, complaining about the set of "Mathematics" in his hand, and at the same time a little secretly happy, feeling that such a good thing has not been learned by too many people, he suddenly heard a clear voice from
came from the door.
"Moving books? What books are you moving?"
After being stunned for a moment, Liu Zhicheng turned around and asked reflexively.
When he saw the appearance of the person coming clearly, he was startled. He jumped up from his chair and ran over quickly and said: "Hey, Mr. Wang, why are you here suddenly? It's not like you're delivering me today."
Paper day... Even if it’s a paper delivery day, you won’t have to go there in person, right?”
Ignoring Liu Zhicheng's attentiveness, Wang Pu waved his hand and said impatiently: "Okay, I'm here to give you a new book today, so hurry up and move the book together!"
"Ah? New book?"
His eyes widened in shock at Wang Pu's words, and then Liu Zhicheng was overjoyed: "That's great! I have been looking forward to it for so many days, and finally I have a new book..."