All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

With Li Chang'an moving in with his bags, he finally has his own house in Beijing.

After establishing his own residence, the prince's power was further realized, and this grand palace was not cheap.

Therefore, Li Chang'an's ranking in terms of power and wealth has risen once again!

Chapter 19 Little Alpaca: Was "The Story of the Stone" written for me?

The luxurious mansion was worth approximately 300,000 taels of silver, which significantly boosted Li Chang'an's ranking in terms of wealth.

There are quite a few wealthy people in this world. The rich class has at least a million taels of silver, and the big merchants have tens of millions of taels of silver.

[Your wealth ranking has risen to 3950th!]

[Your power ranking has risen to 180th!]

Li Chang'an's ranking in terms of power did not improve substantially, mainly because he lacked actual power.

Making progress is really not easy.

Of the five dimensions—power, wealth, military strength, romance, and art—military strength is the most important, and Li Chang'an has never stopped cultivating it.

Now that he has the system, Li Chang'an naturally wants to reach the top of all five rankings, so building up his power is the most crucial thing.

As the saying goes, "an army marches on its stomach," meaning that money is the foundation for building power; without money, it's impossible to support so many people.

The fastest way to accumulate wealth is through business; once you have your first pot of gold, you can use that money to make more money.

Therefore, the first thing Li Chang'an had to do was to earn his first pot of gold without arousing Emperor Qing's suspicion.

Although the official system of Qing Kingdom is somewhat similar to that of the Ming Dynasty, the restrictions on princes are not as strict.

It was taboo for princes to make friends with court officials in private, but doing business and making investments was permissible.

Many of Li Chang'an's abilities can be directly used to make money, especially since he is renowned for his talent. Combining poetry, calligraphy, and painting will surely fetch high prices.

The book "The Story of the Stone," which was originally planned to be published, could also be sold together with the paintings and calligraphy, combining the bookstore and the shop into one.

Among the ten villains of Luo Wang, there was a spy who was skilled in calligraphy, whom Li Chang'an called the "Calligraphy Villain".

He could set up a business selling calligraphy and paintings, and then work with Zhao Gao to gradually build an intelligence network in the capital.

Li Chang'an gave the remaining nine villains some money, allowing them to establish strongholds in several major cities, including the capital, Nanqing, and Beiqi.

These people all possess extremely high intelligence skills, and also have a top-tier talent in one of the following areas: blacksmithing, medicine, business, or carpentry.

With Li Chang'an's financial support, they were able to establish themselves in various places first, laying the foundation for the future all-pervasive influence of the Luo Wang organization.

Two weeks later, a calligraphy and painting shop called "Sanyo-kaku" opened in a prime location in Kyoto.

Sanyongge opened very quietly, without even an opening ceremony, and sold only ordinary calligraphy and paintings, with business remaining lukewarm.

This name is too ordinary. Li Chang'an became famous for his three poems at the age of five. The Sanyong Pavilion on the street is as common as the Renhe Supermarket in ancient times.

A month later, Sanyongge published the vernacular novel "The Story of the Stone", which only included the first ten chapters of the first volume.

In the third month, the first thirty chapters of the first three volumes of "The Story of the Stone" were published, finally causing a huge uproar in the entire capital!

In Prince Yong's Mansion.

Li Chang'an is practicing painting diligently. His calligraphy has already reached the ninth rank, and now his painting skills will soon reach the same level as well.

Several hours later, Li Chang'an made the final touch, "Finally done!"

Xi Ren, who was serving her, immediately served her tea. She looked at the lifelike flower and bird painting with admiration in her eyes.

"Your Highness's flower and bird painting is simply superior to all the others in the court. Coupled with Your Highness's unique slender gold calligraphy, this painting is simply a masterpiece!"

Li Chang'an possessed the talent of a ninth-rank scholar. He had been specially instructed in the palace and often visited renowned scholars after leaving the palace.

In addition to the memories of Zhao Ji's famous flower and bird paintings from his previous life, he has completely mastered the calligraphy and painting skills of this deposed emperor.

When Li Chang'an finally reached the end of his practice, he realized that this unique style of calligraphy and painting required a wealthy mindset from childhood to master.

In other words, his current calligraphy and painting skills are unparalleled in the world, and it would be difficult for others to imitate them!

Just then, an excited shout came from outside the door, "Uncle Yong! Uncle Yong! The Story of the Stone was written for me, wasn't it?"

Li Chang'an looked out the door and saw Li Chengze, a handsome young man with an alpaca-shaped hairstyle, rushing hurriedly towards Li Chang'an's study.

Behind him followed Qingwen, who hadn't had time to announce his arrival, along with the eunuchs and maids he had brought with him.

The second prince wore a magnificent crimson robe with a light blue undergarment underneath, making him appear both alluring and noble.

He carried three well-preserved volumes of "The Story of the Stone," and upon entering, he grabbed Li Chang'an's sleeve, his eyes brimming with enthusiasm!

"Uncle Yong, you are the author of 'The Story of the Stone,' Mr. Sanyong, right?"

"I really can't think of anyone else in the world besides Uncle Yong who has such talent!"

"My nickname is Stone, so is 'The Story of the Stone' written for me?"

"Today, Sanyong Pavilion is releasing the fourth volume of 'The Story of the Stone,' and my mother and I have come out of the palace specifically to snatch it!"

Li Chengze's enthusiasm was within Li Chang'an's expectations, after all, the mother and son were both art lovers.

Li Chengze, who is only eleven years old now, has not yet been used as a whetstone and is still quite innocent, which can be seen from his eyes.

Li Chang'an pressed him down into a chair before smiling and saying, "Chengze, where is Consort Shu? Did you come here by yourself?"

The second prince said urgently, "My mother is waiting at the entrance of the Sanyong Pavilion. She still doesn't quite believe that you are the author of 'The Story of the Stone'!"

"But I knew it. The names of the characters in the book are exactly the same as your Twelve Beauties. This book must have been written by you!"

Li Chang'an didn't answer, but looked at the panting Qingwen, "Qingwen, how is the situation at Sanyong Pavilion?"

Qingwen replied quickly, "They're crazy! Everyone's gone crazy! It's a sea of ​​people!"

"Sanyong Pavilion hasn't even opened yet, and the whole street is packed with people. If someone hadn't notified the Kyoto Prefecture to maintain order, a fight might have broken out!"

Li Chang'an said, "I never said that. It's just that the fourth volume is being released today. Who spread this rumor?"

Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, Li Chengze was even more excited. It seemed that he had not guessed wrong; this book was indeed written by Li Chang'an!

Qingwen blinked her beautiful big eyes, looking quite smug. "The first three volumes of 'The Story of the Stone' are updated on the fifteenth of every month. All the book buyers have found out!"

Li Chang'an turned his gaze to Li Chengze and said with a half-smile, "One volume has ten chapters, totaling 80,000 words. How could I possibly write that in a month!"

"The previous three volumes were all manuscripts from the past few years, and now they're all used up. I can't come up with the next volume!"

Li Chengze's eyes were even a little teary. "Uncle Wang, then is Sanyong Pavilion closed today?"

Li Chang'an said seriously, "Yes, of course I'll open it. I want to sell books and make money."

"Didn't you not write the next volume? Then what will you sell when you open the store?" Li Chengze looked puzzled, but a sliver of hope also arose in his heart.

"I'll sell chapters 31 and 32 of 'The Story of the Stone,' and double the price!" Li Chang'an readily replied.

Li Chengze jumped up immediately, "Uncle Wang, you're ruthless! The content is only one-fifth of a volume, yet the price is doubled!"

But then he flashed a fawning smile, “Good Uncle Wang, we’re uncle and nephew, would you mind giving me a copy, Uncle Wang?”

Chapter 20 Chen Pingping: A real man doesn't read "Dream of the Red Chamber"!

Kyoto, at the entrance of Sanyo-kaku.

Urged on by the huge crowd, the doors of Sanyong Pavilion finally opened.

A book-wielding villain dressed as a scholar slowly walked out, and the waiting crowd immediately became excited.

"Manager Su, you've finally opened the door! I arrived before dawn!"

"Finally open! Zuixianju has secured forty copies of Volume 4 of 'The Story of the Stone'!"

If I can't buy it, the girls might drown me in their foot bath water!

"Shopkeeper, give me ten copies! One for each of the ten ladies of the Jingguo Duke's mansion! Who dares to take them from me!"

"Old Su, my brother came all the way from Danzhou, you have to save a copy for me!"

Before the book-wielding villain could even speak, he was already drowned out by shouts. There was a throng of people in front of him, at least a thousand.

However, all of this was within Prince Yong's expectations, and the book-wielding villain was not flustered at all.

He cleared his throat and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, our store has never said that we will be publishing the fourth volume of 'The Story of the Stone' today."

"Su has clarified this many times, why do you still not believe me!"

Despite the book's culprit's words, the crowd did not calm down; instead, they became even more agitated.

"Manager Su, don't lie to us. The amount of paper you've purchased this month has increased significantly, and our shop knows it all!"

"That's right, your Sanyongge ink purchases increased fivefold last month! If you don't print books, who would believe it!"

"Your ten-chapter vernacular novels are going to sell for two taels of silver, enough for me to buy two complete vernacular novels!"

Everyone here doesn't mind your ruthlessness, so Boss Su, don't keep it a secret!

After the culprit and his gang finished complaining, Su patiently began to explain, "Gentlemen, please listen to my explanation."

"Everyone knows how good 'The Story of the Stone' is. Do you think Mr. Sanyong could write ten chapters in a month?"

"The first thirty chapters were all accumulated by Mr. Sanyong over the years, and the current manuscript has been sold out."

At this point, he took out an exquisitely bound book from his pocket. The title of the book was "Stone Age Magazine," and the date was marked at the end.