Pei Yan's mansion.

The heads of all the aristocratic families have left, but only Wei Xuantong has not left.

"Old Pei Ge." Wei Xuantong frowned and said, "We really want to buy it at a high price?"

"Otherwise?" Pei Yan said, "Xuantong, do you have any other better solutions?"

"The better way is not." Wei Xuantong shook his head and said, "But the problem is that the cost of a set of classics, history, and texts is as high as 400 coins."

“If we buy it at a high price,”

"Pei Shaoqing might have a lion's mouth."

Pei Yan sighed: "It's not that it's not accurate, but it's certain."

"Pei Shaoqing, this dog, will definitely speak loudly."

"We want to buy it for 400 guan, which is absolutely impossible."

Wei Xuantong said: "How much does it cost if this happens?"

Pei Yan said: "No matter how much money you spend, you have to spend it."

"What if, then, what I'm talking about is what." Wei Xuan said, "What if Pei Shaoqing deceived us and the cost of publishing a set of classics, history, and texts is not enough to be as much as four hundred guan?"

Pei Yan's eyes narrowed and he said in a deep voice: "What do you mean?"

"Yes, I suspect this is a trap." Wei Xuan said, "I was worried that we had just spent a lot of money to buy one thousand sets of classics, history and literature collections by Mr. Liu, but the Shouchaosi turned around and printed ten thousand sets!"

"This possibility is not without it." Pei Yan said in a deep voice.

Pei Yan couldn't help but remember that at the beginning of the year, Pei Shaoqing also used those incompetent aristocratic families to cheat various aristocratic families in Chang'an City.

It has cheated them four million stones of food!

Pei Yan even made Pei Shaoqing pit out a shadow.

After thinking about it, Pei Yan said to the outside, "A Zhong? A Zhong!"

After a while, Pei Zhong, the housekeeper of Pei's house, entered and crossed his hands and said, "Alang?"

Pei Yan said: "A Zhong, you have always been proficient in economics. Let's calculate how much it costs to publish a set of classics, history, and texts."

Pei Zhong said: "Alang, I don't know how Shoghasi's movable type printing is printed, so it's really hard to estimate. I'm afraid I'll make mistakes and make a big deal."

"It's okay." Pei Yan said, "You just estimate it by copying."

"According to the transcription, I have actually estimated it a long time ago." Pei Zhong nodded and said, "Including paper, ink and the salary of the copying official, a set of classics, history, and 400 trump cards is not an exaggeration."

"Is that true?" Wei Xuan said, "Is it really worth 400 stakes?"

"I want it." Pei Zhong nodded, "because a set of classics, history, and literature is said to be one, but there are more than a thousand volumes. Even if all of them are transcribed into thread-bound books, there must be at least one hundred volumes."

"So on average, the cost per volume is less than three thousand yuan."

"To be honest, this is not expensive, it can be said to be very cheap."

"It's credible to say so?" Wei Xuan said, "Is there really no problem?"

"At least, there is no problem in terms of transcription." Pei Zhong said, "I want four hundred stakes."

After saying this, he said, "But it is hard to say what kind of printing method is."

"There should be no difference between printing and copying." Pei Yan said, "Xuantong, there is nothing to worry about."

"Yes, there is really nothing to worry about in this way." Wei Xuantong also said relievedly, "A set of classics, history, and literature requires 400 poems, and it is impossible to publish on a large scale."

After a pause, Wei Xuantong said again: "But will Mr. Liu ask the guard and capture officer to print another thousand sets?"

"If you print it again, we will grab it again." Pei Yan snorted, "I don't believe it. If we can still compete with the financial resources of the Liu Mansion by gathering the power of the great sects of our family?"

"Besides, he's begging for bones."

"We can't stay in Chang'an all the time."

Speaking of this, he said, "A Zhong, you can do this matter. You should find Pei Feishu first. Pei Shaoqing ignored the ancestors of the Pei family at all. Pei Feishu still had his ancestors in his eyes. You find him and let him make the situation turn around. No matter what, you have to buy these thousand sets of classics, history, and memorials."

"Now." Pei Zhong replied with his hands crossed.

...

At the same time, at Liu Rengui's residence.

"Grandpa? Grandpa!" Liu Mian shouted and entered Liu Rengui's study.

"Amian, you haven't gone to the Imperial College?" Liu Rengui frowned and said, "You are so inconsistent."

From the planning and layout of classics, history, and collections of classics, history, and then looking at his eldest grandson, Liu Rengui couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

If poor children have books to read, lazy people like Liu Mian will definitely not expect.

However, Liu Rengui was not shaken because he knew very well that their family could not compare with the Du family, Yang family, Pei family, Cui family and other century-old families.

These century-old families have deep roots and profound foundations.

But this group of their Liu family is entirely up to him.

Once he is no longer in the court, he will immediately lose.

So, it’s better to try it while you’re still in the face.

If this matter is done, it will benefit the descendants of the Liu family, just like the descendants of Confucius, Qufu.

"Grandpa, don't rush to criticize me." Liu Mian asked without knowing Liu Rengui's good intentions at all, "I heard that you are going to buy a thousand sets of classics, history, and literature from the Guard and Capture Office?"

"Another give it to the poor children of the Imperial College for free?"

"No," Liu Renguidao, "That's the case."

"Why?" Liu Mian said anxiously, "Grandpa, why do you do this?"

"Amian, you must not forget your roots in life." Liu Rengui said, "Your grandpa is also from a poor family, so he wants to help the poor family members of the Imperial College before retiring."

"If you don't help, why should you help them?"

Liu Mian said: "This is 400,000 yuan!"

"Stop making trouble." Although Liu Rengui spoiled Liu Mian, he did not show any slightest expression.

He also said, "This is my grandfather's last wish. Do you also have to object?"

"Grandpa." Seeing that Liu Rengui said so, Liu Mian had to give up.

...

In a blink of an eye, ten days passed.

The Printing Bureau has also printed a thousand sets of "Collections of Classics, History, and Zi".

Ink, paper, and fonts are all ready-made, so the speed is very fast.

There are a total of twenty-five volumes in the complete set of "Classics, History, and Zi" with about 900,000 words per volume.

Like the auspicious poetry collection, in order to show the grade, the cover is made of sandalwood as the bones, making it look thick.

"Si Cheng, a thousand sets of classics, history, and literature collections, a total of 25,000 volumes, all of which are here." Yang Qi said, pointing to the books that were piled up like hills in front of him.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

After Pei Shaoqing said that, he looked around and said, "Thank you all for your hard work."

After saying that, he turned around and ordered Qingxuan, "Qingxuan, give each person two stagnant rewards!"

"Thank you, Sicheng!" Yang Qihe, the copywriter who participated in the printing, thanked the carpenter and the printer in unison.

At this moment, Cui Erlang came in and reported, "Dalang, Pei Shaofu is here."

"Brother is here?" Pei Shaoqing said in his heart that he was here.

When I arrived at the guard guard of the capture department next door, I saw that Pei Feishu was already waiting.

After recounting the ceremony, Pei Feishu said, "Brother, you and my brothers are not playing tricks with you anymore. I was entrusted by the butler of Pei Ge's mansion and came as a lobbyist."

"It's for the classics, history, and collections of books, right?" Pei Shaoqing said.

"Yes." Pei Feishu said, "Pei Ge Lao said that he is willing to buy it at a high price."

"I'm afraid it's not Mr. Pei Ge, but all the aristocratic families in Chang'an City." Pei Shaoqing said.

"This doesn't matter." Pei Feishu waved his hand and said, "Anyway, I have brought my words. Whether you sell them or not depends on you, brother."

Pei Shaoqing said, "Brother, please tell Mr. Pei, just say I won't sell it. I have promised to sell this thousand sets of classics, history, and literature to Mr. Liu, and I cannot speak without trust."

"This..." Pei Feishu frowned.

Pei Shaoqing said, "Does your brother have something to say?"

Pei Feishu nodded and said, "Brother, there is a saying that I have always wanted to tell you but never said it. As the saying goes, I can't write two characters Pei in one stroke. After all, we and Pei Ge Lao are both from the Pei family in Hedong!"

"So?" Pei Shaoqing said, "Brother hopes that I can ease the relationship with Pei Ge Lao, right?"

"Yes, it's all a family, there's no need to make a fuss like this." Pei Feishu said, "In my opinion, why not just take this opportunity to make peace with Mr. Pei?"

After pausing, Pei Feishu said again: "Brother, you should also see the current situation in the court. Mr. Liu is about to retire and return home, and only Mr. Pei is the auxiliary minister left in the court."
To be continued...