After the run on Ji's Bank paused for a while, it resumed.

As the money in the treasury gradually decreased, Ji Wuyin became anxious.

The silver coins placed in the middle of the bank lobby cannot be moved, and any movement may cause a bigger run crisis.

Damn, Ji's bank, he put in a total of nearly 280 million cash, thinking that it was enough to deal with all large and small runs.

This amount of cash is almost equivalent to the entire family assets of one of Liu and Zhang's families.

How did he know that the southern land was in chaos, and five of the six major families came to withdraw money, which made him tired of coping.

Now, Ji's family can't squeeze out a tael of silver, so he has to think about what to do.

"Don't panic, hold on, it's time for us to act." Xue Xu comforted him.

Ji Wuyin held on for such a long time, restraining Xie Zhan's energy, and bought them the time to develop insignificantly.

Zhou Jing is a scholar in the Southland, with a middle-class family background.

Recently, due to the melee between the six great families, the Southland has become very chaotic.

How things developed, he was confused.All I know is that when the mountain torrents broke out in Xiangke Street of Puxian Temple, Lu Xihua, the eldest son of the Lu family, locked the front and back doors of Xiangke Street, which eventually caused the death of nearly 30 people in the Chen family, including the head of the Chen family and many other members of the family.

Mrs. Chen went to the Yamen to beat the drums to complain, and she tearfully accused Lu Xihua of her crimes.

Killing pays for life, not to mention the death of so many people in the Chen family.At this time, if the Lu family handed over Lu Xihua at this time, nothing would happen.

What the Patriarch of the Lu family did was really infuriating. He even blatantly shielded his eldest son!As a result, public opinion was in an uproar.He said that his son was there to catch the rape, and he didn't lock the door for the Chen family.

Ask him whose traitor he caught, and the Lu family kept silent, how could they not make the onlookers angry?

Even if he, Lu Xihua, went to catch the rape, but it wasn't the lock he put on, was it because of his actions that 30 members of Chen's family were trapped in it when the mountain torrents came, and there was no way to escape?

Lu Xihua deserved his death!

Now he is just asking Lu Xihua to pay for his life alone, and the Lu family doesn't allow it.

The Lu family's blatant disregard of human life and king's law really makes scholars feel uncomfortable.

So these scholars jointly boycotted the Lu family's property, especially the Lu family's bookstore, not to buy books from the Lu family's bookstore, and not to buy their pens, ink, paper and inkstone...

Turned to support the Chen family's property, the Chen family is too pitiful.

Scholars like Zhou Jing didn't know that it was because of their support that the Chen family and the Lu family were evenly matched.

As a result, the Chen family became bloated, lost their minds, and was led astray.

By this time, the Chen family would be in danger unless they could defeat the Lu family and annex its resources.

At this time, the Lu family is also the same.

Having said that, Zhou Jing has been paying attention to the movement of the Yamen.But now a while has passed, Lu Xihua is still in the prison and has not received the punishment he deserved.

It's so annoying!

It's just that they rely heavily on the Lu family's bookstore.Just like now, he ran out of pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

And for scholars, books are their spiritual food, and short-term shortages are okay, but long-term shortages are not acceptable.

There is one thing to say, the Lu family's books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones are still of high quality.

There are other bookstores in the south, but the quality is comparable, and the price is higher than that of the Lu family bookstore, and the price is similar, but the quality is not as good as the Lu family.

Moreover, as a scholarly family in the Southland, the Lu family would release some manuscripts and rubbings of lonely copies from time to time, which was very popular among scholars.

It can be said that many scholars in the Southland were loyal supporters of the Lu Family Bookstore before.

"What should we do now?" Zhou Jing said to himself, are they going to pinch their noses and admit it?This is too spineless!

You know, when the boycott first started, a brother once heard the shopkeeper of the Lu Family Bookstore say in a contemptuous tone, leave them alone, what can these scholars do?They couldn't do without the Lu Family Bookstore.

If he stepped into Lu's Bookshop in a desperate manner, wouldn't he be responding to what he said?

The readers sighed.

The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce Bookstore opened at this time.

In Panyu, the central city of the Southland, in the four districts of the southeast and northwest, there is a Liaodong Chamber of Commerce bookshop next to or opposite to the family bookstores in each continent.

On the opening day, there were crackling firecrackers and lion dance teams, making it very lively.

Such a lively scene also attracted everyone's attention. With the current situation in Nandi and the opening of a new shop, people have to sigh, how courageous it is.

Zhou Jing also noticed the newly opened store, and after a closer look, it turned out to be a bookstore.

On both sides of the gate, there are inscriptions on each side, and the right side reads: "Want to become a master? Come and study! Knowledge allows you to cross classes!"

Great breath!

Before Zhou Jing stepped into the bookstore, he glanced at the left side, and saw the words "Liaodong Chamber of Commerce Bookstore" written from top to bottom on the lintel on the left side, and there was a line of small characters beside it: Nandi Panyu Dongcheng Store.

In fact, the other three stores also have such eye-catching promotional words.

For example, Xicheng store is: Do you want to change your destiny?Come and read!Knowledge allows you to change your destiny!

As the saying goes, if you learn literary and martial arts, you will be the emperor's family.Scholars have a noble face, but it is undeniable, who doesn't go for such a purpose deep in their hearts?It's just that the propaganda words used by the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's bookstore are more explicit.

Do you think the promotional words of Dongcheng and Xicheng bookstores are too utilitarian?

This issue has also been considered by the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, so let me give you something elegant!

Let’s take a look at Nancheng: it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books.Body and mind, one must be on the way.

The last is Beicheng's: The biggest benefit of reading is to get rid of mediocrity. One day earlier, you will have more excitement in life, and one day later, you will be troubled by mediocrity for many days.

Anyway, the layout of the four bookstores is roughly the same, the books inside are all the same, and the four treasures of the study are basically the same, so you can go to whichever bookstore you find pleasing to the eye.

After Zhou Jing walked into the gate, he found that the bookstore was very large, with a unified light log book style decoration style, and there were bookshelves on three sides of the wall, and there were books on the bookshelves.In the middle of the bookstore are three tables, one large, two small, and the four treasures of the study, such as pens, inks, papers and inkstones. a name.

The other two tables are equipped with chairs, occupying half of the entire bookstore.

"What is this for?"

On the first day of opening, Wu Ren happened to visit the store. Hearing his question, he replied with a smile, "These tables and chairs are for everyone. You can rest and read in the store."

so good? "Are you taking money?" Zhou Jing asked.

"No."

"Do you have any requirements?" Zhou Jing looked around. The two tables can accommodate 20 people sitting and reading.

"There is indeed a request."

Zhou Jing understood, "Please tell me."

"If you are reading in a bookstore, try to keep quiet and don't make noise and disturb others."

Hearing this answer, Zhou Jing was stunned.

Wu Ren nodded at him and went to get busy.

Zhou Jing picked up a book that he was interested in, opened the book, and found that the paper of these books was white and the handwriting was neat, but it seemed that they were not all hand-copied like Lu's bookstore.

Suddenly, the brother next to him exclaimed, "The handwriting of these two books is exactly the same!"

This - this -, how did the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce Bookstore do it?Be aware that even if the same person copies the same book twice, the handwriting will be slightly different between the two times.

Zhou Jing wanted to ask the price of the book in his hand, but he looked around, but didn't find the little brother who was talking to him just now, so he took the book and went to the counter.

Zhou Jing found that the brother standing in front of him was a classmate from the same academy as him, but they didn't know each other, they were just familiar with each other.

I saw his classmate ask the boy at the counter, "How do you sell this book?"

Wu Ren went to the warehouse at this time, and Yang Tao was guarding the counter at this time. He came from Tianshui New Village and was the nephew of Yang Wei, the head of the bodyguard.

Yang Tao glanced at the cover of the book, and quoted a price, "Two hundred coins a copy."

"Tell me again, how much?" The scholar who asked the price couldn't believe the price he heard.

Zhou Jing also stretched out his head, glanced at the cover of the book, and he recognized it. The price of this book, at Lu's Bookstore, was five hundred cash!

Yang Tao frowned: "It's the same price as I've said several times! This book is relatively thick, and it takes time and effort! No bargaining!"

Zhou Jing was silent, where did the fool come from?Forget it, this price is right, and it’s also right not to bargain.

He asked, "Xiao Er, where is this book?"

"Three hundred words!"

As soon as Zhou Jing made a sound, the students in front turned their heads.

He and his classmates looked at each other tacitly, and began to go to the bookshelf to choose books.

Look, what did he find?He actually found several manuscripts of lonely copies in this bookstore!Although it is only a manuscript, not an authentic work, it is worth buying and reading carefully, okay?

Because of this kind of solitary copy, the Lu family has treasured it, but it is difficult for them to borrow it to read.

Ask the price again, it's as cheap as picking it up for nothing!

So, these people started to rush crazy!

Wu Ren maintained order on the sidelines, "You don't need to rush, you don't need to grab, we have enough stock, and we won't let everyone lose their favorite books!"

Zhou Jing noticed that it seemed to be the case. Every time they bought a book short, the waiter at the book store would immediately fill it up.

So he felt relieved and stopped grabbing. He took the six books he had chosen to the counter and waited for the checkout to go home.

Wu Ren helped him calculate the price.

While waiting, Zhou Jing happened to see the paper on the side.

So he asked, "Shopkeeper, isn't this paper silver paper?"

Wu Ren said with a smile, "The paper in our store is called Xueguang paper. The quality is very good, not inferior to silver paper. If you don't believe me, feel it."

Zhou Jing touched it and felt that the quality of the paper was really good, so he asked, "How do you sell this paper?"

"Twenty cents for a knife."

Hearing this, Zhou Jing's eyes widened, what, paper is so cheap?Obviously the quality of this paper is not inferior to silver paper, but the price is only half of silver paper!

"Can you make money like this?" Zhou Jing couldn't help wondering, wouldn't they really lose money to grandma's house?

When they bought books and paper at Lu's Bookstore, some of them were from poor families and wanted to make the shopkeeper's price cheaper, but the shopkeeper in turn cried to them that they were poor, saying that the price of Lu's silver paper was not profitable at all.

Wu Ren smiled and said, "It won't be a loss, it's just that you earn less. How about a knife?"

"Come, you must come!" Zhou Jing couldn't help it anymore, "Everything is cheap in your book store, why is that?"

Wu Ren took the paper for him, without raising his head, he just said, "Knowledge should be free. Only when it is free, can knowledge be spread and communicated to the maximum extent, and can be better improved. In this world, only More talent emerges."

This is what his master once said, and he remembered it immediately.

"It's a pity that we can't make it free at present, we can only make it cheaper. I hope that more people will have access to more knowledge."

This sentence, in this era, is very shocking.

Zhou Jing didn't come back to his senses for a long time at this time.

Similar situations also happened in the other three bookstores.

It can be said that as soon as the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce Bookstore opened, it became an instant hit, attracting the favor of many scholars in the South.

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