Chapter 179: Lao Wei, do you understand?
In the palace, Cheng Yaojin and Gao Yuanjing stood at the door.
Gao Yuanjing also heard about the news that Turks were killed on the official road leading to Wannian County a few days ago.
In addition, the interrogations inside and outside Chang'an City have been extremely strict in the past few days.
Of course he knew what happened.
At this moment, Cheng Yaojin brought him to the palace, saying he was waiting for a banquet, but he waited for an hour and there was no place to sit.
Gao Yuanjing already knew that even if today was a banquet, it was just a Hongmen Banquet.
"Don't be anxious, Mr. Gao, your Majesty will summon you soon." Cheng Yaojin stood aside and said calmly.
But in his heart, he was wondering whether he had told Zhao Chen what he had just explained to Cheng Chumo.
Although Li Ruoshuang said that she was hanging around Zhao Chen every day, Zhao Chen never confirmed the relationship with her.
Even if the relationship is confirmed, Li Jing and the others still need to agree.
With so many possibilities, Zhao Chen and Li Ruoshuang may not be able to succeed.
Then Cheng Yaojin would have to think about his family.
Zhao Chen had a close relationship with the emperor and the queen, and even cured the queen's illness.
With this kind of credit, the future is already bright.
Just now he heard that the emperor and the queen went to Zhao Chen's tavern in person, which was a great honor...
Cheng Yaojin really wanted to seize this opportunity. If Zhao Chen could become his Cheng family's son-in-law, then... hehe...
As Cheng Yaojin thought about it, a burst of joy blossomed in his heart.
Next to him, Gao Yuanjing became even more uneasy when he heard Cheng Yaojin burst into laughter.
Secretly, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty must have known something a long time ago, otherwise...
"Your Majesty has a decree to come to you with a high vision." Xiaohuangmen shouted, and the door of the main hall behind him opened.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please come in." Xiao Huangmen and Cheng Yaojin shouted.
"Okay." Cheng Yaojin nodded and entered the main hall with Gao Yuanjing.
\u003e The palace door closed with a bang, which frightened Gao Yuanjing's heart.
"Meet...meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty." As soon as he saw Li Shimin sitting on the dragon couch, Gao Yuanjing immediately knelt on the ground.
Cheng Yaojin bowed his hands slightly and stood aside, silent.
"Gao Yuanjing, do you know about the auspicious seeds being robbed?" Li Shimin looked at Gao Yuanjing and said calmly.
Although the tone was calm, Gao Yuanjing could hear the murderous intent in it.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, this matter is definitely not what the foreign minister said. Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty are as close as brothers, and the foreign minister has absolutely no involvement in the matter of the auspicious seeds." Gao Yuanjing shouted hurriedly.
"You didn't participate, that means you know the person behind the plan?" Li Shimin's tone was cold, and the hall was instantly filled with a chilling atmosphere.
After all, he is an emperor who has been on the battlefield for many years, and even his imposing manner is enough to make people terrified.
Gao Yuanjing was just an idle prince in Goguryeo, and he only spent his days eating, drinking and having fun.
How could he withstand such intimidation from Li Shimin?
In addition, he did not dare to be an enemy of Datang, so he immediately came out with a tray.
"You said that the person behind this incident was Lun Qin of Tubo?" Li Shimin said slowly after burning a stick of incense.
"Yes...it was Lun Qin. He invited the foreign ministers to participate in this matter, but...but the foreign ministers felt that the Tang Dynasty was the country of the suzerain. If Goguryeo needed it, His Majesty the Emperor would definitely give it to him."
"Foreign ministers will never dare to participate in the robbery." Gao Yuanjing knelt on the ground, his hands and feet trembling.
He didn't even understand that he clearly didn't do anything.
Why did the emperor find out about him all of a sudden?
There had been no movement for several days, so why did it suddenly...
"Lunqin, Tubo,
Okay, I feel very good. "Li Shimin nodded, with a cold murderous intent on his face.
Tubo dared to rob his Tang Dynasty things, he was really impatient to live.
"Your Majesty, if we arrest Lun Qin directly, I'm afraid we won't be able to find out where the auspicious seeds are. How about..." Cheng Yaojin looked at Gao Yuanjing.
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"No, this is your bookstore document."
Wei Zheng was very dissatisfied and threw the bookstore documents approved by his official uniform in front of Zhao Chen.
Wei Zheng is an admonishing official.
Have the right to speak out.
On a normal day, the number of people offended in the officialdom ranges from 1,000 to 800. .??.
Although he was following the emperor's order to get this document for Zhao Chen.
But it doesn't mean what he says.
Without an imperial edict, officials who had been offended by him would argue with him.
Dilly-dallying, it just won’t get done.
When he remonstrated with the doctors, he could only follow the officials and beg his grandpa to sue his grandma.
With great difficulty, he finally got the bookstore paperwork for Zhao Chen.
Now, Wei Zheng was very angry.
"Thank you for your hard work, Old Wei." Zhao Chen picked up the paperwork. The seals on it were complete. The paperwork for opening a bookstore had already been completed.
"Zhao Chen, why do you still want to open a bookstore? You can't make much money from this." Qin Huaiyu came over, took a look, and said.
The books sold in the bookstore are all ordinary books.
It can only play a role in enlightening children.
But there are not many children who can read even in Chang'an City.
There are also many bookstores in Chang'an City.
There are several families in each of the five surnames and Qiwang.
Zhao Chen wanted to open a bookstore, but it was not feasible after all.
“The day before yesterday I saw all the children in the village
At the age of seven or eight, they are still catching fish and shrimps in the fields. If this continues, they will be like their parents and work in the fields all their lives. "
"I thought that if I open a bookstore and print some cheap books for them to read, I won't be able to make much of a difference in the future, but I can at least find an easy job." Zhao Chen explained.
"But no matter how cheap the books are, the printing paper is also very expensive. An ordinary enlightenment book costs nearly 20 yuan per book."
"What's more, this skilled printing technique is all mastered by the Wu surname Qi Wang and other aristocratic families. Zhao Chen, do you want to compete with the Wu surname Qi Wang?" Wei Zheng shook his head, not optimistic about Zhao Chen's so-called opening of a bookstore.
Although Datang's papermaking technology was not backward, it was still very difficult.
All the best bamboo and trees are used.
Ordinary people don’t even have the money to buy a book.
What's more, this skilled printing technique is completely in the hands of Wu Xing Qi Wang.
This is their thing and cannot be handed over.
If Zhao Chen really doesn't know the depth of things, he might be in trouble if he tries to get these things.
"I have the paper and printing technology. As for the books that people can't afford, I can sell them at a reduced price," Zhao Chen said.
"Do you have a way?" Wei Zheng didn't believe it, but he didn't go into details. He then smiled and said, "Zhao Chen, don't always think about doing good deeds. No one will thank you."
"Selling at a reduced price, how much money will you lose?"
The most ordinary people can afford for a book is ten cents, which means that Zhao Chen will lose ten cents every time he sells a book.
There are about 200,000 households in Chang'an City, and each household has one copy. Zhao Chen will also lose two million yuan.
This is equivalent to two thousand strings.
This does not include other costs.
How much money does Zhao Chen have and how long can he be in deficit?
"Losing money and making money, do you understand, Old Wei?" Zhao Chen asked with a smile.
