"Ji Su?"
"Wei Teng?"
Luo Yan frowned slightly: "How did the two of them get together?"
Wei Teng is the youngest son of the Wei family. Although the Wei family is his wife's family, the reason why he has risen rapidly in the court is largely due to the power of the Wei family.
However, the Wei family did not fully support his political views, and the biggest disagreement was on diplomatic relations with Lebanon.
So, why would the eldest son of the Wei family hang out with Ji Su?
Luo Yan narrowed his eyes: "Let them in!"
The doorman responded and hurried over to greet him. Although Wei Teng was uneducated and his cultivation was average, he was the most beloved son of Wei Qian, the chief guest. He could neglect anyone except him.
Luo Ming didn't say much. He put Hua Chao's matter aside and stood up and stood behind Luo Yan to welcome the guests.
"Uncle!"
"Uncle!"
A young man in brocade clothes was calling out affectionately from a distance. He was Wei Teng, about seventeen or eighteen years old. Ji Su, dressed in red, was following behind him.
Luo Yan stood up and took Wei Teng's wrist, saying with a smile: "Nephew, please sit down. Why did you come to see your uncle today?"
The intimacy of his attitude is completely different from when he is with his own son.
Wei Teng sighed and glanced at Ji Su beside him: "Isn't it about the bookstore? It's been very busy in Jiangcheng recently, and it got to me without me noticing."
Ji Su also cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister! This is a matter of great importance, so please forgive me for my intrusive visit."
After hearing the two people talking and looking at their performance, he realized that these two people were not mixed together as he imagined.
If you think about it carefully, it is true. Wei Teng has a casual and arrogant nature. He never cares about the affairs of the court. The people he associates with are all playboys from top wealthy families. He has always looked down on hostages like Ji Su. Now that the front line of Yan State is exhausted and the State of Li has taken the initiative to seek peace, there is even less reason for him to get involved with Ji Su.
No wonder, it turned out that he was the one who managed the Wei family's bookstore.
This Ji Su knows how to find people.
He smiled slightly: "Oh? What do you think about the bookstore matter, Master Su?"
"Uncle, please listen to my advice first!"
Wei Teng was not interested in Ji Su's opinion and said directly: "Now everyone in the bookstores in Jiangcheng is in danger, all because of Shangmo Bookstore. Isn't this destroying everyone's jobs? So what I mean is to pick Lan Lingsheng out and report directly to the government, and not allow them to print "Shanhai Guitan" anymore, so that everyone can feel at ease."
You can tell from his tone that he is very anxious. The bookstore is his personal purse. He may not pay attention to it at ordinary times, but the purse has to make money on its own.
Luo Yan looked at him with a smile but did not make any suggestions. Luo Ming had just told him that although the bookstore belonged to Hua Chao, it had always been the accounting office in the backyard and not many people knew about this.
Ji Su instigated Wei Teng to come over, but he didn't even tell him about this.
Luo Yan turned and looked at Ji Su: "What do you think, Master Su?"
Ji Su bowed and said, "Prime Minister! Although Shangmo Bookstore has indeed ruined everyone's livelihood, it is after all a matter between businessmen. Lan Lingsheng is your retainer. If he comes forward, the world will definitely think it is your intention, which will undermine the dignity of a prime minister. I think..."
Wei Teng was unhappy when he heard half of it, and he cursed: "Mr. Ji, if you are not happy, why did you come to me? Are you here to play with me?"
Ji Su quickly explained: "Brother Wei, don't worry, listen to me. After all, the prime minister is the prime minister of a country. He should be fair and selfless, loyal to the country and love the people. This is not suitable for the prime minister to do. Besides, the second volume of "Shan Hai Gui Tan" has sold tens of thousands of copies, and it will not sell for more than a few days.
If we stop now, we won't be able to fill this vacancy, and it will only bring bad reputation to our bookstore. Brother Wei, do you think this is right?"
"That makes some sense!"
Although Wei Teng was indignant, he still nodded. When Ji Su went to see him just now, he brought a printing block. Although it could barely print, the printing effect was very poor, and the entire page was black. Moreover, the block was hard and brittle, so you had to be especially careful when printing, otherwise it would rot directly.
All in all, the cost of each volume is definitely more than three hundred coins.
It doesn’t matter if the bookstore gets criticized, since it’s not blamed on us anyway, but it’s a big problem if we don’t make any money.
Luo Yan looked at Ji Su with interest: "What do you mean, Master Su?"
Ji Su took a deep breath and said, "I heard that Lan Lingsheng has a wide range of knowledge. If he works hard these days, it won't be difficult to finish the third volume of "Strange Tales of Mountains and Seas" before the end of the month. By then, he can charge licensing fees from various bookstores. The price is set at 30,000 taels."
"Thirty thousand taels!"
Wei Teng cursed: "Are you mentally ill? I have to lose money for opening a bookstore?"
Ji Su wiped the saliva off his face and said, "Wouldn't it be hot for Lan Lingsheng to hold these 30,000 taels? Besides, he has the face of the prime minister, so he will naturally return part of it to us. Then we will give him 200 taels for his hard work in each bookstore, so I think he won't lose anything."
Wei Teng's expression eased a little: "That's about right."
Luo Yan, however, acted quite calm about this matter.
Ji Su seemed to have guessed his thoughts. It would be strange if he was happy that he had instigated people to destroy his daughter's business, but he had to do it. He smiled and said, "The Prime Minister is busy with many things. The affairs of a small bookstore may not be in the Prime Minister's eyes, but this is not a trivial matter. The Prime Minister might as well listen to it."
Luo Yan raised his eyelids and said, "Young Master Su, please speak!"
Ji Su said quickly: "The Prime Minister has great connections, so he knows that behind Shangmo Bookstore stands Ying Wuji, the hostage of the Gan Kingdom. The Hundred Schools Festival is just around the corner, and with the current price of books, there will definitely be a large number of orders.
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