"No…You guys haven't eaten in eight lifetimes?”
Li Hao looked at the empty table with only a shiny plate left. His mouth was wide open enough to stuff a big duck egg in!
"Uh... this... He ate rice every day, but he had never eaten anything as delicious as this. Hehehe ~"
Cheng Yaojin reluctantly put down the plate in his hand and smiled awkwardly.
The rest of the people were also embarrassed.
He felt ashamed of his actions just now.
He had no choice.
The pork feast just now was too delicious. It was much more delicious than the mutton they usually ate. They did not know how much they could eat.
"Forget it!"
"I still remember that someone disliked pork before!”
Li Hao rolled his eyes helplessly. When Li Hao had invited him to a feast with pork, none of them had been very happy.
In the end.
He almost ate the plate and table!
"Cough cough ~"
"Godly Doctor, how's the preparation of your bookstore going? When can it open?"
Li Er coughed dryly and quickly changed the topic.
It was said that when it came to eating pork, he had the biggest opinion. However, it was the first time his son took the initiative to invite him to eat, and he was too embarrassed to refuse.
Thinking about the way he ate just now, he felt really embarrassed. He could only cough dryly and change the topic.
At the same time, this was what he was most concerned about.
After all.
This concerned the rule of the Great Tang!
"Everything is almost ready.”
"The movable-type printing and paper-making workshops have all been completed and put into production.”
"Here, this is the sample."
Li Hao took out a few books and handed them to Li Er. They were the most popular four books and five classics on the market, as well as the Spring and Autumn Annals, the Left Turn, and the Warring States Strategy.
Li Er, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui hurriedly picked them up and flipped through them.
Looking at the snow-white paper and the clear handwriting, Li Er and the others immediately widened their eyes and revealed an extremely shocked expression.
"This... This was…Is it the poor quality paper that you said was produced from waste?”
Li Erjie stuttered as he looked at Li Hao.
This smooth texture and snow-white color were actually produced from waste!？
How was this possible?
Even the best paper on the market could not compare to it!!
"Exactly!"
"This kind of paper is just a piece of paper for ordinary people.”
"If you want better paper, you need better materials and more complicated craftsmanship.”
When Li Er and the others heard this, they collectively shut down.
How could this be?
It was simply too good!
At the very least, it was much better than the books circulating on the market!
"Miracle Doctor, how much is the cost of this book? Can ordinary people afford it?" Zhangsun Wuji looked at the exquisite book in his hand and asked worriedly.
"The cost of a book is about five or six copper coins.”
"Unless it's a poor family that can't afford it, almost eighty percent of the people in the Great Tang can afford it.”
Li Hao thought for a moment and gave an answer.
"F * ck!" x4
Li Er and the others collectively cursed!
He was completely stunned by Li Hao!
"A book only costs about ten coins?”Li Er gulped, his voice trembling. He could not believe his ears.
The cost was terrifyingly low!
Books were considered luxury goods in the Great Tang, and the price of a single book was at least a thousand dollars.
And Li Hao's books only cost ten wen!
This gap!
It was simply the difference between heaven and earth!
The price had been reduced by a hundred times!
After the shock, what followed was ecstasy!
With such a low price, it wouldn't be long before the books reached every household in the Great Tang.
Humble students no longer needed to join aristocratic families to study.
This way, they could completely break the monopoly of the aristocratic families!!
"That's great! That was great! That's great!"
Li Er looked at Li Hao with eyes full of love. This eldest son who had been lost for many years had really given him too many surprises!
He wished he could announce Li Hao's identity right now and make him the Crown Prince to assist him in governing the country.
However, the current situation in the court did not allow it.
"Your Majesty, don't look at me like that. I have a wife. I'm not gay!”
Li Hao felt uncomfortable under Li Er's gaze. He quickly held Fang Qingyun's hand, indicating that he was a man who really liked beautiful women.
Li Er's face darkened.
After spending so much time with Li Hao, Li Er naturally learned some strange words.
"Get lost!"
"I have three thousand beauties in my harem, so I naturally won't be gay!”
Li Er said with a dark face.
The surrounding people wanted to laugh but did not dare to. Their faces turned red.
"If you want to laugh, then laugh. This is a private gathering. There's no need for so much etiquette.”Li Er looked at everyone who was trying to hold back their laughter and said helplessly.
"Hahaha!"
As soon as Li Er finished speaking, everyone immediately burst into laughter. It was the first time they had seen Li Er so deflated.
Cheng Yaojin, in particular, held his stomach with one hand and slammed the table with the other. He was laughing so hard that tears were flowing out.
Facing the laughter of the crowd, Li Er did not feel angry at all. Instead, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, feeling an unprecedented relaxation and happiness.
Ever since he became the emperor, it had been a long time since he felt such happiness.
......
After a period of preparation.
Li Hao had opened a bookstore, and the work of popularizing books had been completely prepared.
Li Er specially approved the most prosperous place in the east of Chang 'an City for Li Hao to set up a bookstore. He named it the World Bookstore.
It meant that it was a bookstore for the people of the world.
With Li Er's support, the bookstore's development was very smooth, and all the work was green light.
On this day.
on the sixth day of June
The weather was warm and the sun shone brightly. It was the opening day of the World Bookstore.
As early as three days before the opening, Li Hao had sent people to spread the news, advertise, and announce the prices of the books sold by the World Bookstore.
As soon as the news came out, the entire Chang 'an was in an uproar!
Who in Chang 'an didn't know how expensive books were?
They didn't even dare to think about buying a book that cost ten copper coins!
So...
Before the World Bookstore opened for business, there were already long lines at the entrance, filling the entire street. The traffic in the entire East City was paralyzed!
He had no choice!
The price of the books sold by Tianxia Bookstore was too attractive to the commoners.
In this ancient feudal society where everything was inferior and only books were valued, everyone's desire for books was beyond imagination!
Other than the commoners who couldn't afford to buy anything, the aristocratic families were also paying close attention to the World Bookstore.
Ever since they heard the news of Li Haotian setting the price of the books in the bookstore, the heads of these large aristocratic families could not eat or sleep at night. They were flustered!
Why were aristocratic families called aristocratic families?
It was because they used books to pass down culture and monopolized talent education, forming a huge profit system.
Now that someone wanted to break this monopoly, how could they not panic!？
Everyone was looking forward to it!
Everyone's attention was on him!
Li Hao's World Bookstore had opened!
This also indicated that a storm was about to engulf Chang 'an!
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