I'm a marquis in Datang

She didn't expect Du Qi to find out about her reading, which was really embarrassing.

Qianxue explained: "Young master, this is a new book published by Xiaoxiaosheng. The total number of copied books is only two or three hundred. I managed to snatch one, and I asked an acquaintance to leave it. Relationship. Xiaoxiaosheng's book is extremely popular, not easy to buy, and sold out as soon as it comes out."

In this era, there was no movable type printing, mainly woodblock printing.But woodblock printing is slow and easily blurred, so in most cases, it has to be handwritten.

Booksellers who sell books have to spend a lot of effort to copy these books and then sell them.It is precisely this that makes books so precious.

In fact, it is still much better now, after all, there is engraving and printing.Compared with the period at the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, it was mainly written on bamboo slips. At that time, there was no mature paper, and reading was even more difficult.

Today, there are various types of paper.

Therefore, the cost of studying has been reduced a lot, and it is no longer as difficult as it was in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

Even so, it is not easy.

Du Qi pointed at the books and waved, and Qian Xue handed the books to Zhang Xiu.Du Qi glanced roughly, this book is not thick, there are not many words, and the copied words are not neat, especially the plot is extremely strange.

However, Qianxue watched with relish.

Alas, it is still material and cultural life, which is too scarce to make people so rare.

Du Qi stroked the book in his hand, but he had an idea in his heart.The memory in his mind is very clear now, it is like having a library, there are countless books, there are also countless novels, there are crazy men and women, and there are heroic and magnificent martial arts stories.

These books are all available.

Du Qi's tea shops and restaurants are now on the right track.He had nothing to do, so when he saw the books in Qianxue's hands, he was already thinking about building a bookstore to sell books.

This is an opportunity.

Not only can it enrich the material and cultural life of the people of Tang Dynasty, but also allow him to earn a lot of money.

Du Qi had a plan in mind, so he returned the book to Qianxue, saying: "The standard of your book is really low. I need to read books in the future and find some good ones."

"Yes!"

Qianxue lowered her head slightly to answer.

For Qianxue, although she is obsessed with this novel, in fact, reading such a book is really not very upscale.So her understanding of Du Qi's words was to let her read some useful books, not such stupid books about men complaining about women.

Du Qi stood up and said, "You can figure out what to do with the tea shop. I'm going back."

"Yes!"

Qian Xue responded, and immediately asked: "Since the young master is here, don't you want to rest at the tea shop?"

"No, there's still work to do."

After Du Qi said a word, he left the tea shop straight away, and took a carriage to the direction of the restaurant.Today's restaurants are already on the right track, and even large-scale banquet reservations have been scheduled for half a month, which can be described as extremely hot.

After all, the restaurant's dishes are delicious.

This is the result of word of mouth fermentation.

Therefore, countless people held banquets, no longer organizing them by themselves, but coming to restaurants.Because holding a banquet in a restaurant is more upscale and more dignified.

After Du Qi entered the restaurant, he briefly inspected it.In the entire restaurant, all the staff performed their duties and were busy with their own affairs, while Jin Wuque was in charge of controlling the overall situation.

When Jin Wuque learned that Du Qi was coming, he ran over quickly. He came to Du Qi's side and asked, "My lord, what's the matter with you coming to the restaurant today?"

Du Qi asked: "Lao Jin, where are the main booksellers concentrated in Chang'an City?"

Jin Wuque replied without hesitation: "Young master, in Chang'an City, the main booksellers are concentrated in Dongshi and

The West Market and the East Market mainly contain some classic books, such as "Spring and Autumn", "The Analects of Confucius", "Tao Te Ching", etc. These books are generally more expensive.After all, every book is copied out, which is not easy. "

After a pause, Jin Wuque continued: "There are also some booksellers who sell popular books, as well as some classic books. These people are mainly concentrated in the West Market. Among these popular books, there are many things about foolish men and women. Although these Popular books are not up to the grade, and it is difficult to be elegant, but indeed, many people like to read them. Often a book will be sought after by countless people as soon as it is published, and it will become very popular in Chang'an City."

After Du Qi heard it, he thought about it and said, "Do you understand these situations?"

Jin Wuque said: "I have some understanding, not much!"

Du Qi said: "My son's current plan is to buy a bookseller. Do you know any booksellers that are about to fail. After I buy it, I'm going to sell books."

"what!"

After hearing this, Jin Wuque frowned.

His head was shaking like a rattle, and he said in a hurry: "My lord, you can't do it, you can't do it. You are not familiar with the book business at all. If you rush into it rashly, you will definitely lose money in the end."

Du Qidao: "How do you know that my son will definitely lose money?"

Jin Wuque said: "Young master, the operation of the booksellers in Xishi is mainly based on their own book writers.

I write books, so I can keep selling them and earn a lot of money. "

"But the problem is that it's useless to buy a bookseller that is about to fail. In the words of scholars, it's tasteless, and it's a pity to throw it away."

"My lord, please think again!"

"Running a bookstore is not that easy, and there are quite a lot of problems. Whether it's tea or restaurants, there are special outstanding things that others don't have."

Jin Wuque said seriously: "But this book is different."

He disapproved of Du Qi's involvement in the book selling business, thinking it was a loss-making business.

Du Qidao: "Just like tea and restaurants, my son runs a bookstore and has exclusive books. You don't have to worry about this. What I'm asking you now is, do you know such a person?"

Chapter 98

money again

Jin Wuque nodded and replied: "My lord, I also know someone. And this person came to me this morning, hoping that I can support him so that his bookstore can tide over the difficulties. It’s just that I refused. Because investing money into the bookstore now is a waste of money.”

Du Qidao: "Who is this person?"

Jin Wuque replied: "This man's name is Qian Zailai, and he runs a bookstore in West Market. However, his bookstore is full of outdated novels and some classic books. This kind of bookstore is dying, and it is almost out of business. .”

Du Qidao: "Do you know where he lives?"

Jin Wuque said: "My son's plan, is he going to visit Qian and come again?"

"Yes!"

Du Qi nodded and answered.

Jin Wuque said: "Young master, there is no need to visit his residence. Because most of the money is in his bookstore. Even at night, he has to transcribe some books and write some classics. "The Analects of Confucius", "Sun Tzu's Art of War", etc., we can go directly to his bookstore."

Du Qidao: "In that case, then go to his bookstore. Make arrangements, and we will go directly there."