Duan Lun nodded with a smile, "Yes, a book costs only three cents."

Crazy? Duan Lun is crazy? What is the price of a book with three cents? Even if you sell a book in Chang'an, it costs ten to seven cents. Now it only costs three cents?

The people who heard this were also at a loss.

Duan Lun continued, "If you want to do it, do it, don't be too slow."

"Understood."

The clerk arranged for someone to do business and sold books with three cents a volume.

Three days later, Cui Fu, who had just taken Old Man Xu and Lu Xin to Youzhou, also heard about the three cents of a book.

Cui Fu immediately bought a book worth three cents and started reading it.

This is a book made of paper. Paper is very precious in the hands of aristocratic families. Nowadays, most scholars still use bamboo slips.

Old Man Xu said, "Why is this book so cheap?"

Cui Fu looked at the contents of the book and understood it, "Jingyang's books are sold in Chang'an for only ten cents per book. I heard that Li Zheng was going to increase the number of books on the scale of printing. At present, I am afraid that Chang'an's books will be cheaper."

Lu Xin sighed and said, "The five surnames have mastered books. If there are more books at this moment, I am afraid that the five surnames will not be able to master scholars. Cui Fu, you are right. Li Shimin and Li Zheng have great ambitions."

Cui Fu looked at these hurried passers-by in Youzhou and said with emotion: "If these books are introduced into Shandong on a large scale, there will be a big mess."

"What a big mess?" Old Man Xu asked curiously.

"How do scholars master the five surnames? " Cui Fu said with a smile.

"Use the reputation of the five surnames?" asked Old Man Xu.

"If you think so, you really underestimate the five surnames. The five surnames have more than just reputation to master scholars. Why should scholars all over the world have talent?"

Old man Xu thought for a while and said, "Learn?"

Cui Fu continued, "Where does knowledge come from?"

Old man Xu immediately said, "Books!"

"That's right. The way five surnames master scholars is to master books, or use some knowledge of the older generation to control the talents of scholars by themselves. An ordinary person goes from being ignorant to being able to write articles and needs to read more books, which is not just a skill that can be learned by reading one or two volumes of books."

Old Man Xu nodded after hearing this.

Cui Fu continued: "When the five surnames control most of the books, they control what kind of books the scholars read. Besides, what serious things are the aristocratic families want the scholars to read, the aristocratic families have the final say."

Old Man Xu couldn't help but burst into cold sweat, "Isn't this controlling people's hearts?"

Lu Xinzuo said with some emotion: "Qui Fu is right, this is what aristocratic families have been doing. Otherwise, why do you think the scholars in the world support the five surnames and the Jinshi so much? How many people want to marry the five surnames? This is what the five surnames want to see. People with the five surnames do not want to be emperors, but they will want to control the emperor."

Old Man Xu took a deep breath, and looked at all kinds of people in Youzhou and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Cui Fu glanced at the sky, "It's almost summer, and the weather in Youzhou is still a little cold."

Lu Xinzuo smiled, "After staying in Youzhou for a long time, you will get used to it."

Old man Xu looked at the two and said, "What are we going to do next? Are we going to buy land with money?"

Cui Fu looked at Old Man Xu and said, "Do you like money very much?"

Old Man Xu smiled awkwardly and said, "Old man, I am not smart. I just want to earn more money. I will go wherever I can make money. The old man thinks that Mr. Cui can take me to make money, and the old man, I will make money."

Cui Fu patted Old Man Xu on the shoulder and said, "When the affairs of the fifth surname are gone, your identity will no longer be a small pawn vendor."

Old Man Xu was a little confused and puzzled, "Who am I, that old man?"

Cui Fu sneered: "Do you want to be a clan?"

"Aristocratic family?" Old Man Xu laughed loudly, laughing so hard that he couldn't stand up straight. He held the city wall of Youzhou for a long time before he came back. He looked at Cui Fu and said again: "Can I also become a family?"

Cui Fu said: "What's impossible."

After saying that, Cui Fu tidied up his clothes and walked into Youzhou City.

Lu Xinzuo also followed.

Old Man Xu also hurriedly put away his expression and walked into Youzhou City.

Youzhou City is not very big because it is close to the northern border, and Turkic people come and go from time to time.

The mutton here is also the cheapest.

When they came to a restaurant, they sat down, and there were many people in the restaurant.

It seems that the business is very good.

The shop guy walked up and said, "Three of you want something to eat."

Cui Fu glanced at Old Man Xu.

Old Man Xu cleared his throat and immediately said, "The best mutton, the best wine!"

"Okay!" The guy went to do his business with a smile.

The mutton and wine were brought up quickly, and Old Man Xu smiled and said, "I am happy when I think that people like me can be a clan. Who are the clans? They are all powerful families, but they are people with money and power in their hands and soldiers under their ranks."

Cui Fu set up chopsticks for Old Man Xu and poured wine and said, "Don't be happy because you have become a clan. When you reach a certain level, you will find that the people you come into contact with are different, and the way you look at things is different."

Old Man Xu asked again: "Then nothing is different, what have I become?"

Lu Xin smiled and said, "You have become a beast in a dress."

A person dressed in a more appropriate manner came to Cui Fu's desk. The man looked like a scholar, and his clothes were patched and looked not very rich.

He said respectfully: "Mr. Cui, the five families of the surnames have been to Daishan to discuss things together before, but it seems that nothing has come out. The five families of the surnames have not made any unusual moves now."

Cui Fu gave him a small piece of silver cake and said, "I'm so tired, go and inquire about the actions of other companies."

"Understood."

The scholar took the silver cake and left again.

Cui Fu looked at the two of them picking up the wine bowl and said, "I'll just say that the five surnames actually can't do anything. They can only sit and watch the clouds rise and fall, chat and laugh."

Old man Xu raised his wine bowl and said, "For our plan, for me to join the clan!"

Lu Xinzuo also raised the wine bowl.

The three of them drank the bowl in one go.

Zhang Liang has arrived in Chang'an and has been waiting for His Majesty's summons recently. However, he has been in Chang'an for some time, but His Majesty has not summoned him for a long time.

If you want to ask friends in Chang'an, those old acquaintances are silent or just keep silent.

Zhang Liang was also restless at home.

Jingyang

Li Zheng listened to Xu Jingzong's story, "How is this Duan Lun really doing?"
Chapter completed!