I was a gentleman in ancient times

Wei Su's life in the academy was leisurely and comfortable.

His lectures are always ingenious and can attract many people to listen to them. This time, the dance of ice and fire in the palace has formed a beautiful scenery.

Wei Su supported his head with one hand, and wrote and drew on a piece of paper with a pen in his other hand.It looks disorganized, clueless, a lot of words, you look like words, but in fact they don't look like ordinary words, it just looks weird.

"What are you writing, sir?" Qin Zhan asked with a smile when he saw Wei Su's lazy look when he came in.

These days, I often go here because of paper matters. At first, I asked Zhou Cheng to report, but later I didn’t bother to bother, and I could directly enter Wei Su’s study.

Qin Zhan was delighted. Doesn't this mean that their relationship has gotten closer.

Wei Su looked up at him, said "Oh", and continued to write and draw, "It's nothing, just some wild ideas, just write and write."

After finishing speaking, he put down his pen, stretched out his hand and rubbed his neck, this was a habit from his previous life, and he couldn't change it for a while.

Qin Zhan filled the teacup next to him with hot water, then walked behind Wei Su, and massaged him gently. He was often injured when he was young, so he learned a set of acupoint massage techniques without knowing it, and it was quite effective. of.

Wei Su picked up his teacup and took a sip, sighed, and then closed his eyes comfortably, like a lazy cat.

Qin Zhan stared at his snow-white neck, his eyes were involuntarily dim.

"Why are you here?" Wei Su asked.

Qin Zhan cleared his somewhat dry throat, and his hands kept moving, "I came here to ask when will I start sending papers to Tao's Zhishu Pavilion?"

Patriarch Tao has already sent people to ask questions several times, but each time he always waited and replied before the time came.But this time everything is ready, it should work, right?

Wei Su nodded, "Okay, then let us know that the sale will be open in three days, the quantity is limited, first come, first served. Let someone send the paper over tomorrow, and let the Tao family sell it as planned."

Qin Zhan hurriedly agreed, he had already prepared the manpower, and now it was finally ready to be used.

In fact, he was also impatient. According to Wei Su's plan, he needed to raise a lot of financial resources before he could give it a go.Time is running out, he needs the first sum of money to buy people's hearts.

The three days were neither long nor short, once the announcement came out, Yingyang City was almost boiling, both scholars and civilians were agitated.Just because it is clear in the announcement that Zhishu Pavilion can not only sell paper, but also sell books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, they can still accept it, and they all know that it can be used for writing.But selling books is unheard of for them.

Now which family does not regard books as the lifeblood, that is the heritage of a family.It is impossible for outsiders to watch, let alone sell books.

"Can this book really be sold? Anyone who reads it or not can buy it, and the price is clearly marked?" Someone couldn't wait to ask the staff of Zhishu Pavilion.

"Exactly." The guy explained with a smile, obviously professionally trained, "It's just that there are not many types and quantities at the beginning, and they can only be first come, first served."

Someone felt itchy, "Brother, do you know what book it is?"

The clerk smiled and shook his head, saying, "This is a commercial secret, so I can't tell you in advance, but if you want to know, you will find out in three days. In addition, there is another good news to tell everyone. Ten consumers, there are surprise gifts waiting for you!"

This time, he didn't ask anything, but it made everyone more impatient, scratching their heads and hoping for an early arrival in three days.

The other three families are ready to fight, and have already sent people to inquire about the news. Now that the Tao family has taken the lead, if they don't unite and work together to find a countermeasure, they will be crushed by the Tao family.

"There is no reason for this book to be sold openly. What is Patriarch Tao thinking?" Cui Xuan was furious, wishing he could bring Tao Suiti to his face and beat him up.

Xie Pu looked at the silent Wang Zou and frowned, "Patriarch Wang, don't you have anything to say?"

Only then did Wang Zou open his cloudy eyes, "Do you have any proper solution?" In one sentence, he threw the question to the two of them again.

Cui Xuan couldn't help it anymore, "We have to go to the Tao family. Ask them what they want to do?"

Xie Pu snorted coldly, "Go to the door? Is it useful? The last time I came to the door, I had nothing to say, and Patriarch Tao is still the same."

Wang Zou said: "Now there is no other way, and what Patriarch Cui said is not impossible."

This is to let them go to Tao's house again?Xie Pu was dissatisfied, the last time he and Patriarch Cui went to Tao's house, he couldn't get angry when he saw Patriarch Tao's despicable face.

This old fox has always been the Xie family and the Cui family who charge forward, and he hides behind. When the time comes, all the benefits will be his, and he will be the one who offends others.

Thinking of this, Xie Pu smiled and said: "Since Patriarch Wang's proposal, why not let Patriarch Wang take the lead? Our two families will follow behind the Wang family, and we will work together to see if Patriarch Tao can withdraw this decision."

Wang Zou glanced at him a few times, and finally nodded, "Our three families are one, and we should be united. For the sake of the family's thousands of years of rules, the old man will just take a trip."

Tao Sui had already calculated in his heart that these three people would come to him, so it was no surprise to hear that the three of them came to the door together.It would be strange if they didn't pay attention to making such a big commotion by themselves.

Cui Xuan went straight to the point, without even saying polite words, "Tao Sui! What do you mean? Your Zhishu Pavilion only sells pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Why do you still sell books? How can you use Aduwu for the books of sages?" Trading? It's simply degrading!"

"That's right! Patriarch Tao, this booklet is no different from others. Patriarch Tao should think twice before acting!" Xie Pu nodded in agreement.

Tao Sui glanced around several people, "The Patriarchs came here for this purpose?"

"Exactly." Wang Zou nodded, "Patriarch Tao, selling books has never happened since ancient times. Even if Patriarch Tao wants to be different, there is no need to make a fuss about it."

Tao Sui couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw the angry and earnest expressions of the three.

Cui Xuan was irritable, seeing him like this, raised his eyebrows, and said angrily: "What are you laughing at?" They were looking for him to talk about business, but he treated it like a joke.

"This matter is our Tao family's business. Even if the old man sells books, they are still our Tao family's books. It has nothing to do with the three of you." Tao Sui said leisurely.

"How can it be irrelevant?" Xie Pu snorted coldly: "Anyone can buy books, so besides scholars, peddlers and pawns can also buy them and go back to study? Wouldn't it be messed up in this way?"

Tao Sui stroked his beard and said with a smile: "There is no rule in this world that traffickers and pawns can't read books, right? Some people divide people into three, six, or nine grades, I think it's unnecessary!"

Wang Zou sneered and said, "Patriarch Tao really doesn't understand or is he pretending not to understand? If there is really no hierarchy, wouldn't it mean that the common people are the same as the nobles of the noble families? The bottom line will be ruined once. Tao Sui! You really want to risk the disgrace of the world!" At the end, Wang Zou's tone could be said to be questioning.

Tao Sui's heart was shaken, he calmed himself down, and said just now: "What should I do, no outsiders can comment on it. Besides, this is not up to our Tao family to decide. Patriarch Wang doesn't need to scare me, maybe you can ask Ying Mr. Huangfu, the master of wine offerings from Yangxue Palace." After finishing speaking, he held up the teacup in front of him, "It's not speculative, see off the guests!"

The eviction order has been issued, and several people are annoyed. Once upon a time, Tao Sui was just a dog wagging his tail behind them, but now he can be so stubborn, what does it mean?

There was a deep meaning in Tao Sui's words, since Huangfu Yong was mentioned, it meant that this matter had something to do with Huangfu Yong and Yingyang Academy.Wang Zou had already figured this out, so he got up and said goodbye.

Cui and Xie wanted to say something, but they were signaled by Wang Zou, so they had no choice but to leave.

"We haven't persuaded him to change his mind yet, why did he leave?" Cui Xuan asked.

It wasn't until he left Tao's house that Wang Zou said in a deep voice, "We probably won't be able to stop this matter."

"Why?" Cui Xuan almost jumped, what can't be stopped, if the Tao family really insists on going their own way, the three of them join forces, even if they try their best, they can fight to the death.Unless the Wang family wanted to protect themselves, they were unwilling to contribute.

Xie Pu understood the meaning of the words, pondered for a moment and asked, "Shall we go see Mr. Huangfu?"

Wang Zou raised his head to look at the sky, and his old-fashioned demeanor became even more sluggish. He sighed a long time, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this day will change."

Xie Pu remained silent, leaving Cui Xuan anxiously on the sidelines.It's a pity that no matter how anxious he is, no one cares about him.

Whether three days is long or not, is not short.As soon as Zhishu Pavilion opened the door, it was frightened by the crowded crowd. Fortunately, they had expected it and immediately organized people to maintain order.

There are many people watching the excitement, but there are also many scholars who really want to see books and paper.This Yingyang Academy was originally a sacred place that students all over the world yearn for, and there are countless people who come to study every year.So these people flocked to hear the news.

The area for selling paper is separated separately. A large piece of snow-white paper is spread out, with inscriptions and paintings on it. It looks really majestic, which cannot be displayed by bamboo slips and sheepskin.

Some guys are still demonstrating how to use it. This paper can be cut to the size you need, or folded, so it doesn’t take up much space at all.

Someone was overjoyed, and with a big wave of his hand, he ordered ten tickets on the spot, and he wanted to go back and try whatever he said.

There are also people who come here specially for the books sold in Zhishu Pavilion, and they want to see what kind of books they are and how they are sold.

Booklet is not easy?The clerk led the people to a standing wooden cabinet, "At present we sell two kinds of books, one is "Thousand Characters" dictated by Mr. Yingyang Xuegongwei, and copied by Xuegong students. The "Three Volumes of Zhou Yu" transcribed by Mr...."

Before the buddy finished speaking, everyone was already amazed. They had never heard of this "Thousand Characters" and it was not good to lie.However, everyone knows the "Three Volumes of Zhou Yu". "Zhou Yu" belongs to "Guo Yu", which mainly records various social and political events during the Zhou Dynasty.The entire "Guoyu" is divided into many parts, almost most of which are fragments. I heard that only Yingyang Academy has a complete set.

Now the "Zhouyu" among them is clearly on sale, how is it not gratifying.

Regardless of everyone's eagerness to move, the guy reached out and picked up a book and waved it in front of everyone, and continued: "This batch of books has a total of [-] volumes, and each person is limited to one book. First come, first served, queue up to buy."

Everyone saw that the book in his hand was completely different from the bamboo slips of today. It was made of paper stacked together in many layers, and finally connected together with twine.

Now that they have spoken, no one hesitates. In today's situation, they have already brought enough money. At this time, they are afraid that if they move a little slower, they will not be able to grab it.

All of a sudden there were crowds of people pushing forward one after another. Fortunately, the clerks were well-trained, and one person collected the money and the other took the books, which was also orderly.

In less than a moment, "Zhou Yu" was sold out.The only thing left was the "Thousand Characters" that I had never heard of. The people behind looked regretful and asked the buddy annoyedly, would there be such sales in the future.

The buddy is also a human being, and said with a smile: "I don't know if there will be any more in the future. After all, this is copied by the gentlemen in the academy. If it is sold again, Zhishu Pavilion will definitely notify everyone. But this "Thousand Characters" is also good, It is easy to read, and it can be said to be a book of enlightenment for children. If there are children who have just entered school in the family, it can be said that it will get twice the result with half the effort."

Those who didn't buy the book felt deeply regretful, and their hearts were a little shaken when they heard what the buddy said, so it would be good to buy it back and have a look?Anyway, it's a new gadget, and it's not a loss to buy it.

If you have the first one, you will have the second one. If you can’t buy Zhouyu, you can just buy a children’s book for prestige. Who doesn’t have a few Mongolian children?

The three volumes of "Zhou Yu" are only a dozen thin pages, and it feels very light in the hand. It is no problem to carry dozens of copies of this kind of book by yourself.Unlike the bamboo slips, just two or three volumes are already very hand-wrenching.

In the end, even the "Thousand Characters" was sold out, and later people can only return with regret.

The sales of paper are also very good, especially after some people compare the benefits of paper books and bamboo slips after the book is completed, they no longer have any worries.

Think about it, if you hold a roll of bamboo slips in your hand when you are studying, the weight alone cannot withstand long-term consumption.The paper book is like nothing in your hand, you will not feel tired after reading it for a long time, and it is convenient to carry it with you, and it is also a breeze to copy it with a brush.

In just half a day, the paper and books in Zhishu Pavilion were completely sold out, and when they were told to come back tomorrow, everyone reluctantly left.

The first day of sale, a complete success!

Tao Sui grinned from ear to ear, and handed the account to Wei Su, "Mr. Wei, take a look, today's paper and books are all sold out, here is the entire account."

Wei Su took it, glanced at it roughly, handed it to Qin Zhan who was beside him, and asked, "How's the response?"

Tao Sui nodded, "Very good, many people who haven't bought it are thinking about it. It's just... shall we still sell books in the future?"

"Sell it! Why don't you sell it? You need to have a variety of tricks." Wei Su laughed.

Tao Sui looked worried, Wang Zou's words were still in his ears that day, if the book spread, what would be the consequences?What kind of impact will this have on the aristocratic family?In the future, if the great families of the world unite, will they be able to bear it?

Speaking out his worries, Wei Su was taken aback for a moment, and then he was relieved. These aristocratic families have been trained by elites, and they are all good people. Whenever there is any trouble, the first thing they think of is their own interests. How could he not think of him pushing forward? The purpose of this matter.

Seeing that Tao Sui hesitated to speak, Wei Su had already thought of his worries. Indeed, it was a bit risky for him to take this step. The power of the aristocratic family is extremely powerful now.I'm afraid it will be difficult for Yingyang Academy to fight against the world's aristocratic families.If the interests of the family are threatened and they join forces, it will be a terrifying force.

Wei Su narrowed his eyes, he couldn't irritate them all at once, he was trying to subtly influence them, and now that they had noticed it, they had to re-plan their plans.It is necessary to find a force that can compete with the aristocratic family, what will it be?

His eyes fell on Qin Zhan, who was flipping through the ledger happily, and frowned.

He patted Qin Zhan's head lightly, "How many times have you never seen money? Don't worry, there will be more in the future. I'm afraid you won't be able to count them all!"

Qin Zhan touched his head, a little aggrieved, but he has never seen so much money.Speaking of which, he is really useless as a prince, even a slightly stronger son of an aristocratic family can't compare.

Wei Su pondered for a moment, and then said: "Forget it, the time is not ripe now, so let's temporarily stop selling books, and Zhishu Pavilion will only sell pens, ink, paper and inkstones. At that time, we will say that this book sale is just to celebrate the big paper. Sell, congratulations, gentlemen."

This statement is very plausible, Tao Sui heaved a sigh of relief, and nodded in agreement.He was really afraid that Wei Su would not listen to persuasion and would go his own way. If this was the case, even if there was Yingyang Academy, and the other three families would launch a ruthless attack, it would be impossible to know that both sides would suffer.

Qin Zhan frowned upon hearing this, is this book not for sale?Wouldn't it be that the income will be greatly reduced, and part of today's account is the proceeds from selling books.

"Why don't you stop selling it? It just happens that you can sell more in one fell swoop while gaining popularity." Qin Zhan didn't understand.

I didn't realize that this boy Qin Zhan was hiding the attribute of a money fan before. Wei Su secretly laughed, but explained: "The time is not yet ripe, and there will always be a chance in the future."

Having said that, he paused and looked Qin Zhan up and down.Qin Zhan was terrified by him, and asked cautiously, "What's wrong?"

Wei Su came back to his senses, then sighed, his eyes softened, "It's okay."

He already had a faint idea in his mind, now that the princes and states are standing side by side, fighting endlessly, making the people living in trouble.In the past, he wanted to teach students in the academy, and when the students passed on his ideas, they might be able to change this chaotic world.

Now he is starting to overturn this decision. Sometimes, fighting with war is also a way.

If there is really a force that can compete with the aristocratic family, it can only be a country, a country that is truly strong, rich and unified.Not yet, doesn't mean there won't be in the future.

Wei Su looked at the young Qin Zhan in front of him, and felt an inexplicable impulse in his heart.It's just that this young boy's immature shoulders can really carry these things?

As soon as this idea came up, he suppressed it.

This is not him, not what this young man should carry, it is too heavy and will crush them.

Looking at the ignorant and ignorant Qin Zhan, Wei Su faintly felt guilty.