"Give me a set of stamps from the Hundred Schools of Philosophers!"
"I want a set too!"
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Chang 'an East City Gate Relay Station was packed with citizens who had come to purchase stamps. After the news of the first generation of stamps from the Hundred Schools of Philosophers had spread, the price of the stamps in Chang' an City changed three times a day, attracting a large number of citizens to come and purchase them.
No one had expected the Hundred Schools of Philosophers series to stop production after only a month. This was the first generation of stamps. The citizens and merchants of Chang 'an City who were extremely sensitive to business were even certain that the value of this set of stamps would definitely increase.
However, no one had expected it to be so crazy. In just a few days, the market price had increased by five times. Even so, no one had made a move.
"I'm sorry, the Chang 'an Relay Station's Hundred Schools of Philosophers series has already been sold out. We only have the second set of stamps from the World Famous Mountains series left." A courier said helplessly. The relay station still had a lot of stamps, but most of them had already been snatched up. The rest had been distributed by the staff of the relay station. There were no extra stamps at all.
"Ah! It's sold out! "
Everyone couldn't help but feel regretful.
"No, the Chang 'an Relay Station is sold out. Some of the more remote relay stations must still have some in stock. I'll write a letter and ask someone to buy it." Many people were tempted and started to move quietly.
"Then give me a set of stamps from the World Famous Mountains series."
Those who had connections would ask someone to buy it, but those who didn't had their eyes on the stamps from the World Famous Mountains series. The World Famous Mountains series was also the masterpiece of the contemporary master, Yan Liben. It was also the second generation of stamps, so it was naturally worth collecting. More importantly, the second generation stamps were cheap. Each stamp only cost one copper coin, and a set would not cost more than a hundred copper coins. It was extremely cost-effective, so it was naturally suitable for ordinary stamp collectors.
Moreover, even if these stamps didn't increase in value, they could still be used to send letters. In any case, the relay station promised that as long as the stamps were valid forever.
Everyone was tempted and started to buy stamps one by one. In just a short while, the relay station received a large amount of money.
"Brother Mo is brilliant. A single stamp collecting trend actually changed the situation of the relay station." Outside the relay station, Li Chengqian said with a look of admiration.
Although the relay station's communication system was popular, it had only just been established. It still wasn't enough to maintain the huge expenses of the relay station. However, ever since the production of the Hundred Schools of Thought series was discontinued, the originally slow-selling stamps suddenly became popular, and even the sales of the second generation of the World's Famous Mountains series skyrocketed.
Meton smiled proudly and said, "The relay station has just been created. Not only is the imperial court suspicious of it, but even among the common people, only a few people accept it. If we want the relay station to flourish, we have to make it the focus of the world. The stamps of the first generation of the Hundred Schools of Thought are the most important part of this. "
Meton's inspiration came from the Monkey Stamp of the future. As the first generation of zodiac stamps, the value of the Monkey Stamp skyrocketed, and the significance of Meton's Hundred Schools of Thought stamp was even greater than the Monkey Stamp.
"Benefits!"
Li Chengqian nodded thoughtfully.
"That's right. The only way to become the focus of the world in a short period of time is through benefits. Antiques from the previous dynasty and famous paintings can only be enjoyed by high officials and nobles. Collecting stamps is a kind of pleasure, and it's a pleasure that everyone in the world can participate in. If you can enjoy this pleasure and also gain a lot of benefits at the same time, then wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" Merton said.
"That's right!" Li Chengqian nodded in agreement. The Hundred Schools of Thought stamp series had led to the popularity of stamp collecting, and it had also led to a surge in the sales of the relay station's stamps. It could be said that it was killing three birds with one stone.
From now on, when people mentioned the relay station, they would definitely talk about the Hundred Schools of Thought stamp series, and when the Hundred Schools of Thought stamp series was mentioned, they would think of the relay station. Just like the Monkey Stamp of the future, the Hundred Schools of Thought stamp series would become a symbol of the relay station.
"Uncle Fu, release a batch of stamps in Chang 'an City. At the same time, spread the news that we are buying the entire set of the Hundred Schools of Thought stamp series at the price of six hundred copper coins per set," Meton instructed.
"Six hundred copper coins? Isn't that six times the original price?" Li Chengqian clicked his tongue and said.
Meton shook his head and said, "This is not the true value of the Hundred Schools of Thought stamp series. In the future, the price of this set of stamps will increase by a hundred, or even a thousand times. It's not impossible for it to increase by ten thousand times."
"Ten thousand times!" Li Chengqian didn't know if he should trust Meton or stay away from Meton.
Meton smiled. The face value of the Monkey Stamp in the future was eight copper coins. At the peak of the future, a single Monkey Stamp was worth twelve thousand, and the value of the entire Monkey Stamp was as high as one and a half million. Although the popularity of the Monkey Stamp was coincidental, as the first edition of stamps, and with Meton's deliberate manipulation to reduce the circulation of the Hundred Schools of Thought stamp series, even if it couldn't reach the popularity of the Monkey Stamp, it wasn't far off. It wouldn't be strange to say that it could increase in value by ten thousand times.
The trend of stamp collecting was just a spur of the moment for Meton. He wasn't even surprised by the success of the relay station. The relay station was the only communication tool in the world, and its success was natural. In the future, the relay station couldn't be moved, couldn't be contacted, and couldn't be trusted. Which one of them didn't make a lot of money, not to mention that there was only one relay station?
What really caught Meton's attention was the great promotion that the relay station would bring to the newspaper industry. With the relay station's wide distribution channels, the newspaper industry would welcome a true explosion.
Under the secret protection of the relay station, Li Chengqian and Meton walked into the relay station.
"Greetings to Your Highness the Crown Prince and Merton." The manager of the relay station said in fear and trepidation. As the person in charge of the Chang 'an relay station, he knew that his immediate superior, the driver, had been dismissed by the Crown Prince.
"Rise! You've done well! "Li Chengqian waved his hand indifferently.
"Many thanks to Your Highness the Crown Prince!" The manager of the relay station wiped his sweat.
"How many copies of the Mo Magazine can the relay station publish at one time?" Li Chengqian asked.
The manager of the relay station hurriedly and respectfully replied, "Currently, the Mo Magazine has a circulation of 800,000 copies per issue. The relay station has already made preparations. At the very least, we can transport one million copies per issue. It certainly won't delay Merton's matter."
With 800,000 copies per issue, the relay station's income for each issue was 800 strings of coins. With three issues per month, that would be 2400 strings of coins. In one year, it would be 2800 strings of coins.
The two people couldn't help but breathe heavily. Li Chengqian cared about the annual income of the relay station, while Meton cared about the explosive growth that the relay station would bring to the newspaper industry.
"How many copies of the Confucian Magazine each issue?" Meton suddenly asked.
The manager of the relay station blurted out, "Every issue of the Confucian Magazine is about 300,000 strings of coins."
Most of the readers of the Confucian Magazine were intellectuals. The government and private schools at all levels were far less popular than the Mo Magazine among the common people. The relay station also ushered in a big explosion for the Confucian Magazine. 300,000 strings of coins per issue was a number that the Confucian Magazine had never dared to imagine before.
The reformation of the relay station directly promoted the arrival of spring for the newspaper industry.
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