Datang started from being a salted fish

Chapter 73 Paper Sales
The next day, the Imperial College
The seat that belonged to Li Tai was already empty at this moment.

In the morning, Li Tai went to wait for Kong Yingda at the gate of the Imperial College, and told him his plan and Li Shimin's permission after the meeting.

Li Shimin had spoken, and Kong Yingda could only agree.

In fact, not to mention Li Tai, even he himself has developed a strong interest in this so-called science.

After all, he watched Wang Yin and the others fly into the sky yesterday, and the feeling of shock has not subsided until now.

"Dr. Kong, science can change the world." Recalling what Li Tai said before leaving, Kong Yingda suddenly felt that the books in his hands were a bit dull.

"Dr. Kong?" Just as Kong Yingda was distracted, a cry came into his ears.

"Cough cough, let's talk about it next..." Kong Yingda who came back to his senses hastily coughed twice to cover up his gaffe, and continued to lecture.

How about going to Wang Yin's to listen to it in the afternoon?
Kong Yingda thought so.

Today's Chang'an City is extremely lively, and people everywhere are discussing what happened yesterday.

"Brother Wang, in my opinion, His Majesty is the Son of Destiny, otherwise how could he be favored by the immortal?" Passerby A sighed.

"Brother Li's words are very true. I think it must be the magic weapon bestowed by the heavens to affirm Your Majesty." Passer-by Yi echoed.

"Not only that, I heard from my relatives of the city guard yesterday that His Majesty came back at night last night, and he was riding on the fairy beast with shining eyes." Passerby Jia said mysteriously.

"Is this really true?" Passer-by B asked in surprise.

"It's absolutely true, he saw it with his own eyes." Passerby A nodded affirmatively.

Just as the two were walking and chatting, they suddenly saw a lot of people gathered in front of a shop by the side of the road, so they moved over curiously.

At this time, a man who looked like a scholar came out of the shop with a stack of papers, with an excited look on his face.

The two couldn't help wondering: Could it be a newly opened paper shop?Why is this man so happy?Thinking of this, the two walked in.

The inside of the shop was lively at the moment, a few young men were walking back and forth between the shelves and the counter, packing the papers selected by the customers, and the shopkeeper was cheerfully holding the abacus and collecting the money while doing the calculations.

"Shopkeeper, what is the price of this paper?" Seeing this, the two approached, and Passerby A asked.

"Ten coins for a piece, sir, how much do you want?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile.

"Ten Wen?" Passerby A was stunned on the spot, wondering if he heard it wrong.

"That's right, Shiwen." The shopkeeper nodded.

Regarding the reaction of passer-by B, the shopkeeper said that he was used to it.

After all, every customer who came today had the same reaction after asking the price.

"It's so cheap!" The two looked at each other in surprise.

Compared with the usual price of paper, this price is no different from that for free!
The paper used on weekdays is yellowish in color, but this paper is so white!
I'm afraid this kind of paper can't be bought for hundreds of pennies!But now the shopkeeper only sells ten coins!I'm afraid I'm either stupid or crazy!
Thinking of this, the two of them immediately took out their wallets and started buying.

It doesn't matter whether the shopkeeper is stupid or crazy, the business is to buy it now!
In front of a house in Chang'an
"Thank you, Brother Zhao." Sun Kewen saluted the young man at the door.

Walking on the street, Sun Kewen looked at the books in his hand with a look of excitement: "Brother Zhao is willing to lend me such a precious book, I must not let Brother Zhao down!"

"When did there be a paper shop here?" Just as Sun Kewen was about to go home, he caught a glimpse of a shop on the street.

Sun Kewen's family
"Husband, what are you looking for?" Sun Kewen's wife couldn't help but wondered when she saw that her husband started rummaging through boxes and cabinets as soon as he entered the door.

"Ma'am, where did I put that jade?" Sun Kewen asked without raising his head.

"The box next to the bed in the back room..." But before she finished speaking, Sun Kewen ran in.

Looking at the pawnshop in front of him, Sun Kewen held the He Caiyu in his hand, gritted his teeth and walked in.

Mingde College
"Brother Wang, Brother Li, what made you so happy?" The students of the academy came over curiously when they saw the two walking in with excited faces.

"Of course it's a good thing." The two took out the paper they bought, put it on the table and opened the package.

"This paper is so white..." The eyes of a group of people suddenly became straight: "Where did this paper come from?"

"The two of us passed by Xinghuafang today..." The two of them told what happened.

"This kind of good paper is only ten cents a piece?" Everyone was full of disbelief when they heard it.

Zhang Wanqian is very satisfied at the moment.

A while ago, he came to Chang'an to do business, just in time for the sale of soap and perfume. After experiencing it, he spent money and bought a large batch without saying a word.

Looking at the scene of these three things being sold in Chang'an, Zhang Daqian knew that his trip was safe: even if the price doubled after returning home, he would not worry about not being able to sell them.

At this moment, he just came out of Zuixianju, and while walking back, he was thinking about how much he could earn this trip.

"Huh? Why are there so many people at the door of this shop?" Out of curiosity, he walked over.

When he left, he felt like he was floating up, as if he saw a lot of money floating towards him. . .

After seeing off Zhang Wanqian, the shopkeeper of the paper shop happily calculated today's income with his abacus, while the boys had time to move their arms.

After moving the paper for a day, it felt like this arm was about to break.

"Shopkeeper," at this time a group of scholars came in and ran to the counter: "That kind of white paper is 10 cents a piece?"

Hearing the words, the shopkeeper raised his head and looked at the crowd, then nodded, "That's right, it's ten coins apiece."

"Shopkeeper, give me two coins." Hearing this, a scholar quickly put the money on the counter.

"I want 3 consecutive..."

"Give me a 10-string..."

"Give me a 5-string..."

. . . . . .

"Hey, it's a coincidence that you guys came here." The shopkeeper pointed to the empty shelf next to him: "It was sold out just now."

"This..." The scholars looked at each other, depressed.

Cheng's Paper Shop
"Hey, Mr. Wu, are you here to buy paper again?" The shopkeeper saw his big customer coming in, and hurried up to greet him: "Still the same?"

"Not the usual kind." Mr. Wu looked at the surrounding shelves and asked, "Shopkeeper, do you have that kind of snow-white paper?"

"Snow-white paper?" The shopkeeper was dumbfounded when asked: "Snow-white paper?"Isn't the paper all yellow, how can it be white?I have never heard of it.

"Forget it, I'll look elsewhere." Seeing the shopkeeper's reaction, Mr. Wu knew that he was probably gone, so he turned around and walked out.

"Mr. Wu..." The shopkeeper shouted, but everyone left, so naturally he couldn't hear him.

"You, go around and ask around to see what's going on." The shopkeeper ordered to a servant.

General House

Looking at Kong Yingda, who was listening carefully, Wang Yin sucked his teeth: When did I become a training institution for the elderly. . .

"Next, review what you said today." Seeing Li Shimin winking at him, Wang Yin said.

Villa lobby
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Wang Yin sat down on the sofa, crossed his legs and asked leisurely.

"All the new paper in the shop is sold out today." Li Shimin said with a smile, "Do you want to continue?"

"Of course I will continue to sell it." Wang Yin pointed at the sofa: "Why don't you sell it if you can make money?"

"It's just ten cents a piece, isn't it too cheap? What's the difference between this and giving it away for nothing?" Li Shimin couldn't help feeling distressed when he thought of Wang Yin's price. . .

It can be sold for hundreds of coins, but Wang Yin insists on selling ten coins. How much money will be lost!
"Old Li, take a long-term view." Wang Yin said: "Don't you want to use the humble scholars? If it's too expensive, they will buy it for nothing?"

"What I'm worried about is that the aristocratic family is going to make a move." Li Shimin expressed his worry: "With such a low price, I am afraid that the aristocratic family will buy them all, and their collection of books will become more by then. Let the family grow stronger."

"All right, all right, you can sell it with confidence." Wang Yin waved his hand: "I'll lose if I buy it."

"It's not a problem for them to have more books." Wang Yin pretended to push his glasses: "Leeks always have to grow long before they can be cut, don't they?"

(End of this chapter)