Chapter 1255: Huang Chong Sells Books
Over time, craftsmen produced a large number of books, which were bound into volumes.
When these books were transported to Liu Yu, Liu Yu looked at the yellow scarf as if he were a yellow scarf.
"Your Majesty, after working day and night, there are now more than a thousand such books." Li Gui said respectfully.
"Good! These books are simply more precious than gold! Liu Yule said hehehe.
Li Gui smiled and said nothing, he also knew the role of these books.
"Zhong Yun, what do you say these books would do if they were shown to those families?" Liu Yu asked.
Li Gui thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the minister really doesn't know. ”
Liu Yu picked up a book and said: "When the family sees these books, one is panic, they rely on the capital to oppress the people, one of which is knowledge. When cheap books appeared, it was a devastating blow to the Maison. The other thing is robbery. They will definitely spend a lot of money on these books. ”
"Your Majesty, these are ordinary books, so they shouldn't be a robbery." Li Gui felt that if he took out all these books, he probably wouldn't be able to sell them at a good price.
"You don't understand the way of doing business. You go and call Cheng Enhou to me, I have something important to discuss with him. Liu Yu said.
Li Gui may understand a little, Liu Yu must have a huge plan.
Not long after, Cheng Enhou, the current uncle of the country, the richest businessman in the world, Huang Chonghuang, the big boss, was taken to the imperial study.
"See Your Majesty!" Huang Chong saluted Liu Yu very respectfully.
Huang Chong's property can be described as rich and rivaling the country. With Liu Yu's admission, Huang Chong's business spread all over the world, and all the merchants in the Han world did not dare to compete with Huang Chong, and even the Hu people outside the fortress did not dare to do anything to Huang Chong when they saw Huang Chong's logo. became the richest businessman in the world, but Huang Chong has always been very low-key. The court stipulated that merchants were lowly people and were not allowed to wear silk and other things in public.
It is a person who knows that businessmen make money, and the Han court also understands that without businessmen, relying on agriculture alone cannot revitalize the whole world, and the existence of merchants is very necessary. At the same time, since ancient times, all kings have restrained merchants and cannot allow them to develop freely. Therefore, even if the merchant was very wealthy and lived a luxurious life, he could not be an official, and he could not wear silk and satin to show off in the market. If you want to wear it, you can wear it at home.
Huang Chong is usually very simple in front of people. When he came to the palace this time, Huang Chongcai put on the noble clothes given by the imperial court, the purpose was to avoid suspicion.
"No formality! Hurry up, please! You and I are relatives, so why bother? "Liu Yu is still very good to Huang Chong, this is from the heart.
Liu Yu is from the heart, and Huang Chong, who has experienced so many battles, also understands, but the words are terrifying, Huang Chong still doesn't dare to make a mistake, and said in fear: "Your Majesty, monarchs and ministers, etiquette cannot be abolished!" ”
"Forget it, you can do whatever you want." What Huang Chong did, Liu Yu couldn't help it, anyway, as a son of heaven, it was already a great grace to treat Huang Chong like this.
"Your Majesty has a lot of opportunities, I don't know what you want to call your ministers today?" Huang Chong asked modestly.
Liu Yu smiled and took out a bound book and said, "Look at this kind of thing!" ”
Huang Chong's eyes shrank, his business was all over the world, even foreign countries in the Western Regions, but he had never seen anything like this at all.
When he got the book, Huang Chongdu trembled, because he saw the word "Zuo Chuan" written on the surface of the book.
Huang Chong gently opened the book and saw that there were countless fonts in the snow-white pages. Huang Chong's family was relatively wealthy when he was a child, and he had the ability to read, so he naturally read "Zuo Chuan".
"How is this done? O God! It's a treasure. Huang Chong couldn't help but say.
Liu Yu smiled, took out a few copies of the "Left Biography" again, and handed them to Huang Chong.
This time it was Huang Chong's turn to be dumbfounded, there were so many.
"Do you see any difference between these books?" Liu Yu pretended to be forced to say.
These left biographies are all printed on the same woodboard, and it would be strange if Huang Chong saw the difference.
Huang Chong didn't think it was fake, and looked at it very seriously, and finally found that these books were all the same, even the spacing between the fonts was the same.
"This..... this..."Huang Chong really couldn't see anything wrong. The minister is incompetent! I really don't see anything different in this. ”
Liu Yu said with a smile: "It's normal for you to not see it, because these books are all printed from the same template." ”
Huang Chong heard the meaning, and a template was printed, that is, it was not just that.
In addition, Liu Yu specially called him over today, so he must have wanted him to do something. Aside from doing business and his own wealth, Huang Chong didn't know what Liu Yu needed to do for himself. In terms of wealth, Liu Yu is richer than Huang Chong, and Liu Yu can't look down on money or anything. Besides, if Liu Yu falls in love with Huang Chong's wealth, Huang Chong won't say a word, even if he is bankrupt, he will give it, because everything Huang Chong is now is given by Liu Yu.
Finally, it's business. If a book printed out of a template is used for trading, it is a monstrous business.
"Your Majesty, do you want your ministers to sell these books?" Huang Chong asked tentatively.
"That's right! Indeed it is! Liu Yu felt that Huang Chong was too smart, and he didn't need to say it himself.
"Your Majesty, this kind of rarity must not be cheap, right?" Huang Chong said.
Liu Yu waved his hand and said, "What I can tell you is that these books are all my things. I'd love to ask you how you can sell these books for a sky-high price! ”
"Sky-high?" Huang Chong's mind began to spin.
After a long time, Huang Chong smiled, he understood what Liu Yu meant, and said: "The minister thinks that he can sell a few copies in Luoyang first, and the one with the highest price will get it!" There are many rich people in Luoyang, and there must be someone who spends thousands of dollars. But I have a little advice! ”
Scarcity is precious, Huang Chong understands this truth very well.
"Tell me about it!" Liu Yu was eager to hear the opinion of this big businessman.
"Your Majesty, when you read these books, you must be going to use them for those who read them in the future. Your Majesty is benevolent, and presumably it will not be sold very expensive. All the people of the world should be grateful to Your Majesty. But if these are used by those big officials, families, and wealthy merchants, it will be difficult for such books to sell at a high price. These people are all about face and attach great importance to appearance. The minister thought that the outside of the book was covered with the finest silk and edged with gold wire, and that it was extremely luxurious, so that it would surely attract a large number of rich people to obediently take out the gold in their wallets. Huang Chong said. Another point is that in the future, if Your Majesty sells these books at a low price, it will not cause dissatisfaction among the first people who bought them, after all, they are the best, and they will not think that they have been deceived. ”
As a businessman, Huang Chong is able to grasp the psychology of all walks of life very well. Rich people and powerful people have a very good face, if the books are simple, no matter how hard Huang Chong is, it is his ability to sell them for a gold.
At the same time, if a large number of books are sold in the future, the price will definitely fall. The business is based on integrity, and he doesn't want to ruin his reputation for hard work.
It's good to leave yourself a way back in everything.
This is Huang Chong's calculation.
The words are reasonable, and Liu Yu is satisfied. Liu Yu felt that he had no problem handing over this matter to Huang Chong.
"Very well, I'll leave this matter to you. If you do it well, you will be in the hands of this book business in the future. Liu Yu said with a smile.
"The Lord's Order is grateful." Huang Chong was grateful, if he gave it all to him, it would be more profitable than any business.
So, Liu Yu called Li Gui, and in front of Huang Chong, ordered Li Gui to make a batch of books according to Huang Chong's requirements, so that Huang Chong could use them to make money.
Li Gui admired Huang Chong so much, such an idea he had never imagined before.
Huang Chong was also frightened, it was actually Li Gui who was leading the matter, it seemed that he needed to be honest when selling these books in the future, otherwise it would not be good for Li Gui to come to him for tea.
The efficiency of the workshop is very high, and there are already some books that are still being made, and adding silk and gold thread to the surface of the books is more of a test of craftsmanship, but these craftsmen can work in the "dark part", these are small problems.
It didn't take long for a full five hundred books to be sent to Huang Chong.
Huang Chong rushed home with these books without saying a word, he still had a lot of things to do.
Huang Chongnai is the richest businessman in the entire Han Dynasty, and if he wants to sell these books at sky-high prices, of course, there is no problem.
After returning home, Huang Chong immediately used all his strength in Luoyang, called all his shopkeepers in Luoyang, and brought these books to them.
When these shopkeepers saw these books, they were amazed, and they were amazed at their bosses, such good things can be found.
"From now on, Ben Hou wants you to sell these books at a sky-high price, are you clear?" Huang Chong likes to call himself Benhou in front of his subordinates.
After all, this is his title, and the Marquis of Chengen is also a nobleman.
Huang Chong's shopkeepers have been in business for so many years, of course, they know that such things can be sold at sky-high prices.
"Owner, don't worry, we can sell every book with hardware!" A shrewd-looking shopkeeper said.
The other shopkeepers all nodded in unison.
However, Huang Chong was very dissatisfied and said, "What did you say? Hardware? What do you see in these books? Snow-white paper, noble silk surface, and the best gold filigree strokes, can you see such precious things in the whole world? You only sell hardware? You've been in business for so many years, can't you even understand this? ”
These words can be said to deny the other party's ability, and the shopkeeper who spoke just now was frightened, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Damn it, I don't know how to pretend to understand." Please also ask the proprietor to make it clear. ”
The others didn't dare to talk, waiting for Huang Chong to speak.
Huang Chong touched his mustache, squinted his eyes and said, "This kind of rare thing is naturally something that only high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen can afford." If you don't say anything, you have to sell it for twenty gold! Can't get a discount yet! ”
What the?! Twenty gold! No discounts! Is this really bought?
"Won't this be too expensive?" A shopkeeper asked tentatively.
Huang Chong shook his head and said, "You don't understand. People who can take out hardware don't mind taking out ten gold. Ten gold has been taken out, and the twenty gold is no problem. You must know one thing, these dignitaries and rich people don't buy the right ones, they only buy the expensive ones. You don't have to worry about running out of books. Even if the rich people in the entire Luoyang have a copy, the descendants of the family behind them also need it. ”
This truth reminded all the shopkeepers, what kind of place is Luoyang City, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the place with the most rich people, and there is no problem with twenty gold.
"I'd like to thank the owner for his advice." The shopkeepers have learned some knowledge today.
Huang Chong naturally understands a lot of things, this is the ability of the richest businessman in the world.
Just do it, Huang Chong immediately gave these books to the shopkeepers under his hands. In order to prevent accidents, Huang Chong recorded the books held by each shopkeeper, so as not to be greedy of these shopkeepers.
The shopkeepers work under Huang Chong's hands, and they get a good salary, and they don't dare to be greedy.
Soon, all the shops under Huang Chong's command that were a little high-end had this kind of high-end books for sale.
Huang Chong used his own propaganda channels to spread the news throughout Luoyang City.
All the dignitaries and wealthy people knew that Huang Chong's shop had rare things for sale.
As a result, the shops selling books were crowded.
The shopkeeper smiled and took out the books with silk packaging and gold wire strokes. The onlookers are wide-eyed, there are such good things in this world.
But as soon as the price of twenty gold appeared, it scared off a lot at once. It's not that they don't want it, it's that they can't afford it.
Someone asked the shopkeeper if he could reduce the price. But this good proposal was immediately sprayed.
"This son, what do you look in these books? Snow-white paper, noble silk surface, and the best gold filigree strokes, can you see such precious things in the whole world? Do you want to reduce the price? Just kidding, right? The shopkeeper sprayed Huang Chong's words on the person who wanted to reduce the price.
Many people shook their heads and sighed, such a good thing is indeed very high-end, and it is also a relatively practical book. It's just that they are shy in their pockets and can't buy it.
After the bargain failed, everyone left, they couldn't afford it, and there was no need for them to stay any longer.
Such a scene appeared in all the shops under Huang Chong's command, and it became crowded from the market.
The shopkeepers are a little anxious, the price is so high, so high that it scares people to death, will it not be sold?
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