Chapter 645 Heavy Punch (Part 2)
Time flies, and more than half a month has passed in a blink of an eye. News came from the Western Front. Under the intimidation of the Tang army's powerful military power, Tuyuhun flew thousands of miles away, and the threat on the Western Front was lifted.
As soon as the news came out, Chang'an was cheering again, and the victory of foreign wars again and again made the people of the Tang Dynasty become confident, self-reliant, and arrogant.
The Fanbang merchants in Chang'an seemed a little embarrassed. On the one hand, they hoped that the Tang Dynasty would be strong so that they could make more money; on the other hand, they were afraid that the Tang Dynasty would be powerful, and they were afraid that this powerful existence would destroy their country one day in the future.
Under such conditions, Li Muyun's bookstore opened, but unlike ordinary bookstores, his bookstore layout is very strange.
The bookstores covering four stores look very grand, and they are completely opened inside. In the huge space, rows of bookshelves are filled with rows of bookshelf. There are many books in different categories on the bookshelf, including astronomy and geography.
In a corner of the sun inside, there is a long table, and there are many chairs around the table, which looks very strange and makes people wonder what it is for.
His Majesty Li Er and Kong Yingda, who were invited to attend the opening ceremony, accompanied by Li Muyun, walked around and expressed satisfaction with the store's inventory of books, but did not understand why he made such arrangements.
"Uncle Wang, what is that table for? More than twenty chairs, do your store need so many ordering shops?" Changle, as Li Er's favorite daughter, was also among the people. Out of curiosity, asked the emperor and everyone about the doubts.
Unexpectedly, Li Muyun shook his head and laughed: "That's not for the shop, but for people to read books."
Li Shimin was pulling out a book from the bookshelf and looking at it. Hearing this, he turned around and asked, "Reading a book? What does it mean?"
"It's just reading books. Just like you are now, you can't read books while holding them, right? Or you can't remember them while you need to record some things, right?" Li Muyun's expression was a little weird, as if he was worried about Li Er's IQ.
Li Chengqian had been hiding behind his father, but at this time he poked his head out and asked in an incredible tone: "What do you mean is that people who come here can take out a book from here and sit there to read it? What if he doesn't buy it after reading it?"
Li Muyun spread his hands: "If you don't buy it, don't buy it, what's the point!"
"Then how do you make money?" Changsun Wuji asked.
"Haha..." Li Muyun suddenly laughed, pointed to the rows of bookshelf and said, "These... are all precious wealth left to us by the ancestors. They belong to everyone in the Tang Dynasty. I can only open a bookstore as a text porter. I can't hide the owner's things and then take the opportunity to ask for money. Are you right?"
The expressions of Li Shimin and others instantly became indescribable. Everyone present knew that Li Muyun, a bastard, was just a cow who was asking for money. When did he become so generous?
It is also a precious wealth of everyone in the Tang Dynasty. If you say that, those who sell books at sky-high prices should all be beaten to death by sticks.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Muyun continued, "Actually, I am not as noble as I just said. I will still sell the books I should sell. However, as a nobleman of the Tang Dynasty, while enjoying the people's tribute, Li did not dare to neglect the responsibility of repaying the society."
"As I said just now, books are used to spread culture, not to make profits, so Li decided to open this library to provide information for poor children who do not have the financial strength to buy a large number of books. He just hopes that they will not forget to give back to society until the day they succeed and become famous, and do not forget that there are still many people in the world who need them to do their best."
Except for the little girl Changle's eyes that were moved by Li Muyun's long conversation, her eyes were a little red, everyone else was petrified on the spot, and she couldn't help but say ruthlessly in her heart: Admiration.
You should know that in the Tang Dynasty, the reason why aristocratic families could have the power to influence the court was cultural heritage.
The aristocratic families that have a lot of knowledge have made every effort to cultivate their own direct descendants, while those poor families who are not convinced or look down upon by them have been suppressed by them. Even if the Emperor of Tang Li Shimin saw through everything, he could only see it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, but he was unable to change this fact.
The reason why Li Muyun's attack this time was that he found the right weakness of these thousand-year-old families and stabbed them directly.
As soon as the initiative of opening a library for people to read for free was introduced, it almost opened a secret door for poor students in a closed secret room. Books that could not be read in the past can be read here, and information that could not be found can also be found here. For knowledge, they have already stood on the same starting line with the children of aristocratic families.
In addition, these poor children have suffered and have a deep understanding of the real situation among the people. Compared with the two, the two are judged immediately.
This is simply a desperate plan to cut off the firewood from the cauldron. Although it did not take away the things that the aristocratic families depended on, it spread the things that they depend on for survival everywhere.
If we cooperate with the saying "Books are the wealth of the people of the world", we will immediately label the noble family that we cherish as villains. Faced with countless poor students in the world, no matter how powerful the aristocratic family is, they will be able to turn the world away from being able to turn the world.
Of course, the aristocratic families can also use some dark methods, but don’t forget that for them, Li Muyun is the barefoot person. If he can’t beat this guy to death with one stick, he will be crazy and fight for the position of the prince and insist on dying with them, it will be a difficult situation.
After all, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty also regarded the aristocratic family as a thorn in his eyes. If it weren't for relying on them to make the Tang Dynasty machine run, he would have probably attacked them long ago.
So if Li Muyun really wants to die with the aristocratic family, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely not stop the matter when the matter just happened. On the contrary, it may also provide some convenient conditions for the settlement.
Faced with such a situation, the aristocratic families are actually waiting for death, and the difference lies in the length of time.
Of course, if they don’t want to make their reputation too bad, they can also imitate Li Muyun and set up a free library, but this is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst, because it means that they are digging their own graves. After several years, the poor children who have benefited from them will still replace them and knock them out of the altar.
Moreover, Li Muyun's plan to be desperate seems to be more than that. After greeting everyone to sit down, he spoke again: "Brother, sir, I still have some immature ideas here, and I want to ask everyone for their opinions."
No one spoke, and they looked at Li Shimin, and then they heard the imperialist leader say in a tone of teaching his son a lesson: "What kind of demon moth are you going to make trouble?"
With infinite innocence and grievance, Li Muyun shrank his neck and waved his hand and said, "No, no! I just thought about it. Isn't printing convenient now? Whoever has a book that you want to publish? Our bookstore can help."
Everyone looked at each other, and Li Shimin asked again: "How much does it cost?"
Li Muyun stretched out his five fingers: "Thousands of volumes and five silos means that every thousand volumes we print, five silos, and if ten thousand volumes are, fifty silos."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Zhining, who was sitting aside, couldn't help but get up: "Mysterious disciple! A thousand volumes of five stakes, are you crazy?! Your printing cost is obviously very low, and now you have a price of five stakes, you, you...!"
Although Yu Zhining's personality is not particularly old-fashioned, he is also a scholar after all. Seeing that his little apprentice is so greedy for money, how could he not be angry?
The rest of the people, including Li Shimin, nodded deeply, saying that there was something wrong with Li Muyun's quotation.
After hearing Lao Yu's words, Li Muyun felt a little warm and said intently that it was his teacher who was looking for him, knowing that he would save money for his little disciple.
But because there were too many people present, I couldn't say thank you. After thinking about it, I could say in a negotiated tone: "How much do you think are appropriate, teacher?"
Yu Zhining slapped the table without thinking, and said firmly: "At most, two stakes, no more!"
"Well, it's reasonable to have two monks." Wei Zheng shaking his head and shaking his head, paused and said again: "But I think it's better to reduce it, you'll be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who
"Well, then it's true, thousands of volumes are always true, the price is relatively reasonable." Kong Yingda praised.
Seeing everyone nodding, Li Muyun felt a little uncomfortable. He always felt like he had taken advantage of someone else's boss. He hesitated and asked: "That..., everyone, isn't a thousand volumes too few?"
"A lot of it, just like that, thousands of volumes are the same!" Yu Zhining, as Li Muyun's teacher, took out the style of a feudal master and finally made the decision.
The great emperor, His Majesty Li Er, also nodded and said, "That's what we have to do, thousands of volumes are the same."
Seeing that everyone supported this price, Li Muyun naturally couldn't say anything. After all, it was not easy to make money these days. No matter how rich he had, he could not throw out the money he had. So he nodded and said, "Okay, according to the emperor's brother and teacher's wishes, thousands of volumes are the same. But everyone, the store is newly opened, who will support you?"
Everyone looked at each other again. It would be nothing if publishing books was done normally, but now all the people present are cultural people, so who can have the courage to take the lead?
Finally, Li Shimin said, "Then it's easier for you to publish a book. If I remember correctly, you seem to have had a "Shangshu Jingyi", which is just right to give this kid a chance."
As Li Muyun's teacher, Yu Zhining was indeed the most qualified person among the people to publish a book. With Li Er's guidance, he followed the flow and said: "I promise, I will follow the order."
Chapter completed!