When Du Qi heard this, he shook his head and said, "There's no need to print any more. Ten thousand copies are enough."
Qian Zailai said worriedly, "Young Master, but after the books in the bookstore are sold out, people will buy more books. Then, what should we do if someone else comes to buy it? After all, there are less than four hundred copies left. "
Du Qi's expression was gentle as he smiled and said, "Since they're sold out, we naturally won't sell them. We've already sold ten thousand copies outside. Such a quantity is enough. Although these people who like to read can't buy books in our store, they can buy books from other places. "
"Since there are books outside, there's no need to print more."
"Under such circumstances, if we don't print it, it will make our books seem more valuable. Once we continue to print, it will be easy for other booksellers to not sell the books they buy. "
"Once they can't sell, they might not buy so many in the future."
"Because they bought a lot of books this time, business is good. When the next book sale comes, they will continue to buy books in batches, and the volume will even increase."
"This is also the way of business, understand?"
Du Qi said, "The business of a bookstore is different from that of a tea shop or a restaurant. The contents of a bookstore are very easy to copy. It's impossible to monopolize this market. Therefore, it's best if we can make money. "
After Qian Zailai heard this, he hurriedly nodded.
He agreed with Du Qi's words.
Although Du Qi's words weren't very profound, they enlightened him and gave him some ideas.
Du Qi said, "The price of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms books can't be adjusted downward. However, some classic books, such as' Guanzi ',' Analects of Confucius', 'Laozi', 'Xunzi', 'Zhuangzi', and other books, have to be lowered in price before being sold. "
Qian Zailai frowned and said, "But now, the price of these classic books in the store is already the lowest. If the price is lowered, I'm afraid we'll be making a loss and not making ends meet. "
Du Qi said with a straight face, "Many of the books in your shop were copied by you, or some of them were copied by others. It's not easy to adjust such a price. "
"But next, I will print these classic books in batches. I will no longer copy them. In this way, the cost of the books will be reduced to the minimum, and the price will drop by a lot. "
"This is how we make money."
Du Qi said, "We can lower the price, but others may not have the cost to lower the price."
When Qian Zailai heard this, his eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Young Master is wise!"
After a pause, Qian Zailai said, "Young Master, do you have any other novels? Right now, it's just the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Relying on this one book to sustain it is indeed a little weak. "
Du Qi replied, "I didn't write it."
He was doing this on purpose.
After all, he had specifically used Luo Guanzhong as his signature, so naturally, Luo Guanzhong would be the scapegoat.
When Qian Zailai heard this, he smiled and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, Young Master's words are reasonable. This book was written by Luo Guanzhong. Young Master, a literary giant like Luo Guanzhong still has other works. "
Du Qi said, "There is, but let's wait a few days."
"Yes!"
When Qian Zailai heard this, he immediately became excited.
There was actually a new book.
It was just the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Qian Zailai already found it unbelievable. He didn't expect Du Qi to have other books in his possession. In view of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Qian Zailai's heart was already filled with anticipation.
Qian Zailai said, "Young Master, the shop is busy. I'll be heading back now."
Du Qi nodded.
After Qian Zailai left, Du Qi continued to hide in the residence. However, the weather was getting hotter and hotter. It was so hot that it was suffocating. It was really unbearable.
Du Qi wished that there was air conditioning in this era. Even if there was no air conditioning, having a fan was also good. At least it could relieve the heat. Unfortunately, there wasn't even a fan in this era. The only thing there was was a fan.
Due to this, Du Qi wasn't willing.
He searched his mind for a skill and quickly came up with an idea. However, he looked at Liu Jian and asked, "Liu Jian, do we have ice in the cellar of our residence?"
In this era, many rich families actually stored ice cubes. In winter, they would dig an ice cellar. When it was cold and snowing, they would take the ice back to the ice cellar to store it for use in hot weather.
There were even more in the royal family.
Some large families also had ice.
Liu Jian hurriedly shook his head and said, "Young Master, it's not easy to store ice. We don't have ice in our residence. It's impossible for you to use ice to relieve the heat. If you're hot, I can fan you. "
"No need!"
Du Qi shook his head and replied. He instructed, "Liu Jian, let's go. We're going to the pharmacy."
Liu Jian looked up in surprise and asked, "Young Master, why are you going to the pharmacy?"
Du Qi said, "I told you to prepare the carriage. Just go. Why are you asking so much?"
"Yes, yes!"
Liu Jian smiled embarrassedly and quickly turned to leave.
Du Qi changed his clothes and looked at the scorching sun in the sky. The sun was indeed scorching. Fortunately, Du Qi was riding in a carriage, and there were pharmacies nearby. In addition, Liu Jian was familiar with the roads. In less than half an hour, Du Qi arrived outside a pharmacy.
The pharmacy was called Huichun Hall.
It was a famous pharmacy in Yongxing City.
The doctor in charge was called Zhang Shizai. He was an extremely famous doctor in Chang 'an City. Zhang Shizai was almost seventy years old. He had been a doctor for decades and saved countless people. His medical skills were extremely exquisite.
After Du Qi entered Huichun Hall, he didn't look for Zhang Shizai. Instead, he directly bought medicine and a large amount of saltpeter.
Saltpeter was also a type of medicine.
Therefore, there was a lot of saltpeter in the pharmacy.
Du Qi bought a lot of saltpeter back. Liu Jian was even more puzzled. The problem was that Du Qi didn't explain at all. Therefore, he could only carry a big bag of saltpeter into the carriage and directly drive back.
Liu Jian was still worried that he couldn't keep up with his young master's thoughts. He was worried that something would go wrong. Therefore, Liu Jian asked again, "Young Master, why did we buy so many saltpeter back?"
Du Qi said, "To make ice!"
"Make ice?"
Liu Jian's face revealed an incredulous expression, "Young Master, I have always heard that ice is harvested in winter. Moreover, it requires a professional ice harvester. Ordinary people don't understand. Even if ice is harvested, it can't be stored for a long time. But in this hot weather, how are we going to make ice? "
Du Qi said, "This is what you don't understand. If I say I can make ice, then I can make ice. Liu Jian, don't you believe in me? "
"Of course not!"
Liu Jian hurriedly shook his head and said, "I naturally believe in you. To Liu Jian, you are a god-like existence. Whatever you want to do, you will definitely succeed. "
Du Qi had a smile on his face and continued, "Since that's the case, don't ask anymore. Next, you just need to watch. When we return home, we will prepare to make ice. At that time, we won't have to suffer from the attack of the scorching heat. "
"Yes!"
Liu Jian nodded again and replied.
Since Du Qi said it so confidently, he believed that it would eventually be made into ice.
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