Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

That night, Mr. Yu personally brought money from the teahouse's one-day proceeds to Shun Palace to send money. By the way, he asked when the little princess's manuscript would be finished.

"Mr. Yu, please sit down." Li Xu came forward to receive him. This old gentleman is actually quite a lovely person, self-willed and stubborn, but he will give infinite patience and persistence to the things he likes.

In this way, people who concentrate on their own fields can generally achieve great achievements. It is understandable that he can become the most popular storyteller in the capital. The little princess is just because of her own cheating device.

"Excuse me for resting, my lord. Here are today's account books and income. You can personally check and accept them." Mr. Yu seriously placed the account book and a bag of gold and silver in front of Li Xu.

Ruyi Teahouse's business has always been very good, not to mention today, it is so good that the income of this day is several hundred taels, which is money that cannot be earned in a lifetime for an ordinary family.

However, both Li Xu and Yu Boming didn't care much about this small amount of money. Li Xu picked up the money bag, weighed it, and said with a smile: "Mr. Princess." After ordering the servants, he returned the account book to Mr. Yu.

Yu Boming stuffed the account book back into his bosom, drank a cup of hot tea, he was used to drinking tea, and the tea in the Palace knew it was high-quality as soon as he tasted it, so he didn't want to leave immediately.

Li Xu had nothing to do, so he was quite happy to have a chat with him, and he asked for some refreshments, and chatted with him a little bit.

The content of the chat between the two still revolved around the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Mr. Yu wanted to know the complete story so much, and it made his heart itch even more after hearing some bits and pieces.

"I don't know if you are interested in selling the stories written by Mr. Yu to this king. I want to publish them for the whole world to read." Li Xu also suddenly thought that this is also a business opportunity.

"This...you're joking. Yu writes small stories, some of which are not even worthy of the stage, so it won't matter if they are published, right?"

"What misunderstanding do you have about your popularity? Look at the daily business of Ruyi Teahouse. If you don't have a lot of skills, you can open branches in various places."

Yu Boming's purpose of opening this teahouse was to give him a platform for storytelling. He never thought about making money. He didn't care about the profit of the teahouse at all. He didn't even know how much money he could make a year, let alone how Li Xu's marketing method, what amount has he lost in the past ten years.

The more Li Xu thinks about it, the more feasible it is. Yu Boming's status is equivalent to a top-tier author in modern times. The kind that can be sold out after millions of copies are printed. In addition to publishing books, he can also develop peripherals. It is absolutely feasible to open a branch and sell You can sell your own tea and snacks, and you can sell your printed scripts, killing two birds with one stone.

"But Yu didn't think about it at all, and Yu didn't want his story to be told by other people."

Li Xu shook his head secretly. This is a typical self-preservation thinking. In this era, people with little achievements like to keep their inventions and creations tightly covered, and pass them down as treasures from generation to generation. Years can turn a baby into a waste product.

The story is also the same. Yu Boming created a popular storybook of this era, but if he doesn’t take the opportunity to spread it, people may not like this style of story after decades.

"If Mr. Yu can trust me, how about entrusting me with full authority? I will buy out the copyright of your story at a price of ten taels per story. I want as much as you have, is it okay?"

Yu Boming doesn't care much about money or not, and ten taels is like a drizzle to him. Of course, his creations of more than ten years can be sold for at least a few thousand taels. If it is replaced by someone else, he may immediately agree .

"What is copyright? What does the prince plan to do when he buys some stories? If they are just published and sold, you can just pick a few good ones. There is no need to buy them all, right?"

"To put it simply, copyright is the ownership of the stories you create. Except for yourself, without authorization, no one else can use these stories for any profit. Although you may not care much about this, and no one knows about it, But this king cares."

Yu Boming suddenly felt that he was greatly respected. Many people in the market would copy his story. No one had ever mentioned that he would pay him a dividend.

"Perhaps the lord doesn't know that there are many merchants in the market that have published Yu's scripts, copying them word for word, or changing them in various ways. Yu's story is not as good as you think."

"No, those are just pirated copies. If this king publishes these stories, he will definitely indicate on the front page of the book that you are authorized to distribute them, or change the method of revenue sharing. You can get money from every book sold. How about we get the commission?"

Yu Boming shook his head, he didn't understand these things, and he didn't care, "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about this with me, I can give you all the stories for free, as long as you do more good things for the common people, it will be regarded as good deeds done by Mr. Yu."

Li Xu had an idea, and said with a smile: "How about this, every time a book is sold, the king will withdraw [-]% of the proceeds to set up a fund, named after you, and the use of this fund can be determined by you For example, it can be allocated as a bursary to poor students, or to the Salesian Bureau to take care of orphans without parents, or to elderly people who have no one to support them, you can choose who you want to support.”

Li Xu wanted to move a modern welfare institution here. Although the implementation would be difficult, it should be possible to implement it if there is targeted funding.

Yu Boming didn't expect King Shun to have such thoughts, he asked in surprise: "You mean, these proceeds are distributed in Yu's name to those in need?"

"That's what it means."

"Then..." Yu Boming became a little excited, "I want to go back and think about it, thank you for the proposal, my lord, I will talk to you when Yu brings all the previous manuscripts tomorrow."

"No hurry, let's make an appointment in three days. I also need some time to sort out the story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This is another business. I will draw up the contract by the way. When the time comes, please bring a knowledgeable shopkeeper over."

Yu Boming left in a daze, and Li Xu also notified Lei Luo to come over overnight, and asked him to bring a few second shopkeepers to prepare to choose someone to take over the fund.

Lei Luo brought a total of three people, one middle-aged and two young men, knelt in front of King Shun, anxiously waiting for King Shun to speak, not knowing whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to summon them in the middle of the night.

Li Xu asked the three second shopkeepers to wait in the side hall, and first shared his thoughts with Lei Luo. He was going to set up a foundation to specialize in the management of charitable funds. Yes, external donations are also included, but the biggest difficulty facing the foundation has always been the problem of fraud. How to use the money properly and control it properly is the most difficult.

It took Lei Luo a lot of time to understand the purpose of the foundation that Li Xu wanted to establish. In fact, it is a large charity organization dedicated to respecting the elderly and helping the young, but the source of the charity funds is no longer the government appropriation. , but a commission from a business, or a personal donation.

It is not easy to manage this money well.

"The lord asked his subordinates to bring someone, did he want to choose someone to take care of this?"

"Yes, what are the personalities of these three people?"

"These three people were all recruited by the subordinates in the capital. The oldest one used to be the accountant. He was the most money-handling person. He was promoted to be the second shopkeeper in the past two years. He has a good character, is stable and reliable. In addition, Two young men, the taller one is Hong Liang, who used to be Jing Zhaoyin's little clerk. He is the most talented of the three. A little stubborn, admitted to death.

There is also Fang Shuoyi, who is quick-witted and eloquent. Many of our guests are brought here by him. I didn't know what kind of second shopkeeper you were looking for, so I brought him too. "

"Okay, I will meet them and ask a few words. If there are no accidents, I will let Hong Liang take over. He is young and careful, and he is more in line with my requirements."

Lei Luo went out and arranged for them to come in for an interview. He told the three of them that King Shun wanted to pick someone to be the chief manager of the new business, and whether they could seize this opportunity would depend on their own abilities.

Being the second shopkeeper is not as comfortable as being the big shopkeeper. The three of them naturally tried their best to express themselves.

Li Xu met the middle-aged man first, asked a few questions, and answered them very steadily. It could be seen that he was a man who had seen the world, thoughtful and principled, and indeed a talent who could be promoted.

Then I met Fang Shuoyi and learned what eloquence is. Li Xu was teased several times, and the laughter spread in the middle of the night, making everyone think that Fang Shuoyi had won the victory. Even if he didn't get the promotion this time, he would definitely be accepted The prince reused it.

Finally he met Hong Liang. He was very reserved and shy. He didn't dare to look up at Li Xu the whole time. He also answered Li Xu's questions in a rigid manner. He didn't make any mistakes. It wasn't until the end that something was different.

Li Xu asked him: "If this king gives you a large amount of money and wants to use it for good deeds for a long time, how will you arrange the expenditure of this money?"

Hong Liang asked weakly: "I don't know how big the big number you said is?"

"Probably more than tens of thousands of taels, and it may continue to increase."

Tens of thousands of taels may not sound like a large amount at first glance, but using tens of thousands of taels to do good deeds is a lot, and it keeps increasing, which is tantamount to doing good deeds right to the end.

"It depends on what kind of good deeds the prince wants to do. Relief for disasters is a good deed, and supporting the weak is also a good deed. I wonder what the money is used for?"

"For now, it depends on what Mr. Yu wants to do. Tell me what you think."

The competition between the little princess and Mr. Yu is well known in the city. Hong Liang thought for a while and said: "From the point of view of a villain, doing good deeds is not just a matter of donating money. First, we need to investigate who needs the money and how much money is needed." , How many people can we support, to what extent, whether to give money or goods, there are too many aspects to consider, I am afraid it cannot be explained clearly in a few words, it depends on the situation."

Li Xu liked the last sentence he said. Indeed, donation is a simple word, but how to use the money wisely is not something that can be explained clearly in a few words. The two people before were very thoughtful and logical. Not missing, but a little too vague.

"If you were asked to be in charge of this area, would you be willing? Can you do a good job?"

Hong Liang's eyes lit up. He was a low-level official. Because he was too upright and unwilling to join forces with his colleagues, he was framed and lost his official position. He had no choice but to start a businessman. His family, relatives and friends could not understand his choice. His colleagues ridiculed him even more, but at this moment, he was very glad that he had retired from Jingzhao Mansion and became the second shopkeeper of a small shop under the name of Prince Shun Mansion.

He was so excited that he knelt down and begged: "Does the lord want to find someone to manage these charitable funds? Please let the villain manage it. The villain is not talented. No one can remember the accounts as well as others do. The business is not as good as others, but it will definitely be done." Use every penny of this money for good deeds, and ask the prince to give the villain a chance."

"You are very confident in yourself. When tens of thousands of taels or even 10 taels of silver are placed in front of you, can you really not be moved? You know, you only need to make a few fake accounts to get a lot of money home. You Can you really resist this temptation?"

Hong Liang replied firmly: "A villain can do it. A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. A villain has read sage books since he was a child. He is definitely not a corrupt person."

"Okay, then you can do it, but this king declares in advance that if you fail to do this, this king will kill you, and you have to supervise the people under you not to make mistakes, otherwise you will also be responsible. "

"The villain understands." Hong Liang kowtowed three times. He felt that he had found his ambition in this life. It was wonderful to be able to use other people's money to do good deeds.

Li Xu saw that he really liked this business, not for power, money and other foreign things, and he was more satisfied immediately. As for whether people's hearts will change in the future, we will have to wait and see.