The shop owner helped Li Yi up, a pleased smile on his face: "Mr. Li, you are too polite.
This is the wish of Her Royal Highness, and it is also the wish of all of us. I hope these papers can help you achieve academic success."
Li Yi held the papers tightly, as if holding the hope for the future.
When he left the bookstore, his steps became light and powerful, his heart full of longing and expectation for the future.
These exquisite papers soon caused a sensation in Chang'an City and surrounding areas such as Jinyang and Luoyang.
People flocked to Mingda Bookstore to buy these high-quality and inexpensive papers.
For a time, "Mingda Bookstore" became famous and became a holy place where literati and poets from all over the country gathered.
As the reputation of "Mingda Bookstore" spread, the wealthy families in Chang'an City also began to pay attention to this bookstore.
They initially didn't take this bookstore that suddenly appeared in their head seriously.
But as more and more people flocked to bookstores to buy the high-quality and low-priced paper, the wealthy families began to feel uneasy.
These aristocratic families have always controlled a large amount of resources and wealth, and they are highly vigilant against anything that may threaten their status.
The emergence of "Mingda Bookstore" obviously disrupted their original interest structure.
On this day, the aristocratic families in Chang'an City began to gather in the magnificent hall, privately discussing this suddenly emerging bookstore.
Under the gorgeous glass lamps, their faces were gloomy, and they were obviously dissatisfied with this bookstore that broke the old order.
"Where on earth did this 'Mingda Bookstore' come from?" A middle-aged man in a brocade robe asked with a frown. He was the head of the famous Wang family in the city.
"I heard that it was opened by His Highness Jinyang." Another old man with a sinister face said. He was the patriarch of the Zhao family.
"Look, the quality of this paper is much better than what we usually use, and the price is incredibly low."
"Princess Jinyang? In my opinion, it should be His Majesty! Does he want to strike at my aristocratic family in this way?" The head of the Wang family snorted coldly.
"No matter what his intention is, we can't let him succeed." A hint of coldness flashed in the eyes of the head of the Zhao family.
"If this bookstore continues like this, our interests will be damaged."
"Then in your opinion, how should we deal with it?" asked the head of the Wang family.
The Zhao family patriarch pondered for a moment and whispered, "We can't attack the bookstore directly. After all, Princess Jinyang's name is there.
But we can find a way to make this bookstore paperless.”
"Oh? What do you mean?" The head of the Wang family became interested.
"We can send people disguised as poor scholars to buy large quantities of their paper, causing their stock to quickly decrease."
"Then we copy the purchased paper into books and sell them in our other stores across the country."
"As for the excess, we'll distribute it to the family members. Anyway, the paper is cheap and good enough!"
The Zhao family head explained, "If this happens, their bookstore will be unable to continue operating due to lack of stock."
Upon hearing this, the Wang family's patriarch's eyes flashed with cunning: "This is a brilliant plan!
In this way, we can not only weaken the influence of Mingda Bookstore, but also let Li Shimin taste the taste of failure."
As a result, these aristocratic families took action and sent their servants or confidants to "Mingda Bookstore" to buy paper.
Some of them bought large quantities of paper at one time, while others bought it in batches, trying to quickly reduce the bookstore's paper inventory.
However, the owners of "Mingda Bookstore" are all smart people.
After discovering that the "poor scholars" who bought paper had unusual speech and behavior and purchased abnormal quantities, they immediately began to report it.
Zhang Yutian, the relevant person in charge of the Development and Reform Department, began to investigate.
After some twists and turns, he finally discovered the aristocratic families behind these "poor scholars".
After getting the results of the investigation, Zhang Yutian immediately reported the matter to the little princess.
After hearing this, the little princess just smiled slightly and said, "These aristocratic families have made a good plan.
But do they think that this will leave me helpless?"
She gave the order directly: "Don't worry, we will sell them as much paper as they want.
At the same time, you secretly increased paper production to ensure that our stocks were always sufficient."
Zhang Yutian took the order and left, deeply impressed by the little princess's wisdom and decisiveness.
He quickly made arrangements, increased the production of paper, and closely monitored the purchasing behavior of the wealthy families.
The aristocratic families did not notice anything unusual. They continued to send people to "Mingda Bookstore" to buy paper according to their plan.
However, they soon discovered that no matter how much paper they bought, Mingda Bookstore was always able to replenish its stock quickly, as if it were endless.
In the blink of an eye, another week passed. Thanks to the little princess's unremitting efforts, the printing factory was finally completed and put into use.
As a result, nearly half of the paper produced by the paper mill was sent to the printing factory for further processing and printing.
Inside the printing factory, machines are roaring and workers are busy operating advanced printing equipment.
Exquisite books and picture albums slowly emerge from the printing press, each page printed with clear and bright text and patterns.
The little princess came to the printing factory in person to check the production situation.
She picked up a newly printed book, flipped through it carefully, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
These books are not only beautifully printed, but also rich in content, covering poetry, history, science and other fields. They will surely bring a feast of knowledge and culture to the people of the Tang Dynasty.
At the same time, "Mingda Bookstore" also ushered in an unprecedented grand occasion.
The commissioning of the printing factory ensured that the bookstore had sufficient supply of books, and various new books emerged like mushrooms after rain, attracting countless scholars to come and buy them.
They either stopped to admire or recited in a low voice, their eyes flashing with desire and admiration for knowledge.
However, what shocked the scholars even more was the prices of those books.
They thought that such exquisite books must be very expensive, but when they saw the price, they all showed expressions of disbelief.
The price of each book is shockingly low, and you can take it home for only a few dozen or a hundred coins.
In other words, the prices of these books are hundreds or even thousands of times lower than those in the bookstores of wealthy families.
Moreover, after analysis, the scholars found that on average, each piece of paper only cost two cents.
The scholars quickly realized that such a price was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
They began to rush to buy, and some people even bought a large number of books at one time, for fear of missing this rare opportunity.
The rush to buy was extremely crazy, with people scrambling to grab the books, as if those books were the golden keys to their access to the palace of knowledge.
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