Chapter 369 New Power
Ningxin Garden.
Inside the study.
Li Nuo spent the entire morning signing poetry collections. After signing, he had to write a message. After two hours, his wrists were a little sore from writing.
The poetry collection sold at Li's Bookstore was sold for one or two taels of silver per copy.
And the ones signed by him personally can be sold for ten taels.
Signed and with a message, sold for fifty taels.
If you want a customized message, the price will double.
These were all Fenghuang's ideas. Even though the poetry collection only cost one hundred taels per copy, it still sold very well.
There are many poor people in Chang'an, but there is no shortage of rich people either.
The Li family's business purpose is to rob the rich and help the poor. Li Nuo plans to print some more hardcover editions of the "Medical Handbook". In today's Daxia, almost every literate family has a copy of this book.
Not only in Daxia, but also in a few months, merchants from various countries have already brought this book to other countries. Unfortunately, Li Nuo cannot collect the copyright fee.
But if I can't get it, then I can't get it. Popularizing basic medical knowledge to more people is also a contribution to doctors. It can be said that it is "carrying on the unique knowledge of the ancient sages." After all, the medical sage is also a sage.
Moreover, the wider this book is spread, the more beneficial it will be to his practice.
The medical reform of Daxia had already encountered a bottleneck due to the non-cooperation of the aristocratic families. However, Li Nuo's cultivation level was still increasing at a slight rate every day because someone was helping him expand his influence.
In addition to these poetry collections, Li Nuo also plans to compile his experiences with the Six Arts into a book.
Although the Li family is already very rich, they also have a lot of expenses. Public welfare is one part of it, and they also have to give Li Yun enough money for his research on Mohism. The speed at which these two things spend money is comparable to a bottomless pit.
He had to complete these things before the Lantern Festival next year. After that, he planned to leave Chang'an, give lectures, tour the local areas, and stop by Zhao State to marry his beloved.
After signing the last book, Li Nuo walked out of the study and saw Yiren practicing with Jiaren not far away.
Even Li Nuo has reached the fifth level several times, but the beauty who had the highest cultivation level at the beginning is still stuck at the peak of the fourth level. Seeing her practicing hard every day, Li Nuo had to ask Yiren to be her sparring partner.
Dongfang Qing is playing shuttlecock with Murer Ning'er.
This girl's mentality is even younger than her actual age.
She told me that she had been wandering around with her grandfather ever since she could remember and had never had any friends. No wonder she could have so much fun playing with the two little girls.
Li Nuo walked to the fortune teller who was sitting at the stone table and throwing coins, and said, "Senior, can you help me calculate when the beauty will be able to break through to the Grandmaster level?"
After becoming familiar with his granddaughter, Li Nuo once tried to invite him to his home as a guest. Unexpectedly, this senior from the Yin-Yang School also agreed.
After that, the grandfather and grandson often appeared here together.
Dongfang Xuan looked up at him and said, "I can't predict it."
Li Nuo was surprised and asked: "Why? Didn't you predict her before..."
Dongfang Xuan looked at him and said unhappily, "You ask me, I want to ask you, why is it that when I calculate others, everything is fine, but when I calculate people related to you, the Yin-Yang magic doesn't work..."
He stared into Li Nuo's eyes and asked, "What secrets do you have, kid?"
Li Nuo coughed lightly. No matter how powerful the Yin-Yang magic was, it should not be able to calculate his secret.
In order to avoid further questioning from this Eastern senior, he tactfully walked away, watched Jia Jia and Yi Ren practice martial arts for a while, and then went out with An Ning Fenghuang to inspect the Li family's shop.
There were many customers queuing outside several bookstores.
Most of these guests are women, and many of them are obviously maids from big families.
Poetry is still very popular in upper-class circles.
In addition, Fenghuang also opened several women's clothing stores, recruited some unemployed women at home, and combined her own painting skills and aesthetic attainments to successfully create a brand. The underwear and outerwear sold in the stores are very popular among upper-class women.
Fenghuang has a business acumen that no one else in the Li family possesses.
After looking at the Li family’s shops, Li Nuo asked Fenghuang and An Ning to go back first, and he went to various major medical clinics in Chang'an to have a look.
Although it is difficult to implement medical reform outside, it has been implemented well in Chang'an. Even though low-end and high-end medical care are still very divided, the rich can spend a lot of money to hire high-level doctors to cure various diseases instantly, but the poor people can also get treatment when they are sick, it just takes a little more time.
Li Nuo chose a public hospital of the imperial court and personally saw patients for an hour.
During this period of time, my medical qi was only one step away from reaching the fifth level, but I just couldn't make it.
However, he had a vague feeling that the medical practitioner would make a breakthrough in the near future.
There is still a big difference between the fourth and fifth levels of a doctor. Many difficult and complicated diseases require the fifth level's Qi foundation.
So in the following days, in addition to editing the book, Li Nuo would set aside two hours every day to provide free medical services.
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Chu State.
Capital city.
In front of a book stall somewhere, a bookseller was holding a thick book in his hand and introducing it to the customers in front of the stall: "This medical book was written by the legendary top scholar in six subjects in Daxia. It records the treatment methods for diseases all over the world. It is a must-have at home. In Xia and Zhao, almost every wealthy family has one..."
A customer flipped through the book and thought it was indeed useful. He asked, "How much is this book?"
The bookseller said, "One price, ten taels of silver. I refuse to bargain."
"What, so expensive?"
"This is the latest version of Daxia. I brought it back from afar. No one else can buy it. Do you think ten taels of silver is too expensive?"
"If you don't want to buy it, just stand back."
"I'll have one."
"I'll have one too."
This is the capital of the Chu State, and there is no shortage of wealthy people here. They have heard of the great name of this medical book.
But until now, it has only been sold sporadically by traveling merchants, and there has been no chance to buy it. I happened to come across it today and bought it.
A young man, after buying the last book, walked into a bookstore on the street.
A moment later, on the second floor of the bookstore, he looked at a bloated man and said, "Boss, this book will be a hit. We should speed up the printing of the woodblocks, otherwise others may seize the opportunity..."
The wealthy man hesitated and said, "This is not good. We printed this book without the author's consent. What if he causes trouble for us?"
According to the laws of the Chu State, anyone who privately printed other people's unauthorized books had to return the profits and pay a large sum of money as compensation.
The young man said nonchalantly: "Boss, you think too much. He is in Daxia, how can he come to the capital of Chu to cause trouble for us? If we don't make money from this, someone else will make money sooner or later. The first one to print will make money, and the last one to print will not make any money..."
After careful consideration, the wealthy man finally nodded and said, "Okay, go find a few people from the Mohist School and ask them to make the engravings as soon as possible..."
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Within just a few days, a large number of "Medical Handbooks" were sold in some bookstores in the capital of Chu State.
Because of the practicality of this book, many people have paid attention to it before, but have been unable to buy it.
As soon as this book was released, it was sold out immediately.
Seeing this, other bookstores also began to look for people to carve blocks and print them.
In the past, for best-selling books like this, the authors had cooperation with fixed bookstores, and others could not print the books at will. However, the author of this book was far away in Daxia and it was impossible for him to come to the capital of Chu to sue them.
You don't have to pay any money to the original author, and except for the printing costs, it's all your profit. This kind of good thing doesn't come often.
All of a sudden, all the bookstores in the capital began to sell this book.
When the market in the capital was saturated and they tasted the sweetness, they rushed to print and sell in local areas...
Daxia.
Chang'an.
Li Nuo walked out of the study and was about to go to the clinic for free medical consultation when his steps suddenly paused.
Just a moment ago, the medical energy in his body inexplicably surged a lot.
Li Nuo was very familiar with the surging true Qi. This was... the fifth realm of medicine.
He looked down at his dantian.
Breaking through to the fifth level of medicine is not a strange thing. He is already at the peak of the fourth level and has the possibility of breaking through at any time.
But in addition to the breakthrough in his medical skills, there was also an additional power in his body.
A strange power that was extremely unfamiliar to him.
This power is only equivalent to the level of the Yin-Yang School when they first enter the country. Li Nuo has been in contact with the Yin-Yang School a lot recently, and has also tried to practice the Yin-Yang School. Could it be that he has entered the country through the Yin-Yang School?
He had only been practicing formally for a few days when he reached the state of enlightenment. Could he be a genius in Yin-Yang magic that only appears once in a century?
A Yin-Yang master at the initial stage can be regarded as an ordinary person without any cultivation, and the future he can see is extremely limited, which is probably equivalent to the degree of which foot to step forward first when walking.
Li Nuo looked at a maid not far away.
But there is no future in sight.
He looked doubtful.
This power is not from the Yin-Yang School.
Confucianism, Legalism, Medicine, Mohism, Military Science, Agriculture, Thieves, Diplomacy..., all kinds of power are contained in his body. This inexplicable force appeared in his body. If it doesn't belong to Yin-Yang School, then what could it be?
[ps: Kawen, short one. ]
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