After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

Chapter 229 Crackdown on Pirate Vendors!

A few days later, Ye Yuwu and Gao Lianzhu discussed and went to the government to report the case. However, these people were very cunning and had ears everywhere. As soon as they heard any movement from the government, they immediately packed up their books and cloth and ran away.

The government didn't have much time either. The idea that it was none of their business and they shouldn't get involved had been ingrained in everyone's mind, so even if they reported it to the authorities, they couldn't be arrested.

Ye Yuwu had anticipated this outcome, so she wasn't in a hurry. She figured she could just scare them a little, make them more nervous, and make it harder for them to sell books.

Meanwhile, while these small vendors selling pirated goods were hiding and dodging, the situation remained the same.

Knowing that this matter could no longer be considered settled, Ye Yuwu did not wait for the master copy sent from Bianjing. Instead, she took the storybook collected by Gao Lianzhu and collaborated with a printing workshop in Chizhou.

Without a master copy, these people are needed. They find each character to be printed, piece them together, and then make a rubbing.

Ye Yuwu was not stingy with her money and spent it to get them to finish quickly.

Not only did they spend money to get the printing press to make the prints quickly, but they also spent money to get the craftsmen who repaired the shops to build them up as soon as possible.

Ye Yuwu's departure time from Chizhou was fast approaching, so she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Fortunately, money can solve anything. The shop was repaired in a few days, and Ye Yuwu still planned to put up a signboard for the bookstore called "Zhiyu Bookstore".

It was also a little scheme of hers, intending to create a "brand" like in modern times, so that when scholars all over the world mentioned bookstores, the first thing that came to mind would be "Zhiyu Bookstore".

The bookstore was ready, and the books were printed overnight.

Ye Yuwu set its price very low.

Because Gao Lianzhu doesn't have many storybooks in her collection, only the "Wuming" storybook, they are currently only having people make rubbings of the "Wuming" storybook first.

As for other newly published books, they will need to be transported from Bianjing to Chizhou before they can be printed.

Therefore, Ye Yuwu only purchased a batch of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, as well as some literary classics, from the bookstore for the time being.

The bookstore was barely filled up.

Then, a sign and banner were placed at the entrance of the comfortable shop, which read "Books for Sale: Mr. Wuming's Storybooks," so that passersby could easily see it at a glance.

In order to fight against these pirate vendors, Ye Yuwu lowered the price, making it much lower than what these vendors sold.

It's possible to make money, but it's less than what's expected.

Not only did she adjust the price, but she also added tea charm and "advertising" for herself.

So after her bookstore opened quietly, many people actually came to visit it.

The main reason was that Ye Yuwu's newly opened bookstore in Chizhou actually had a collection of stories written by Mr. Wuming, and at a much lower price.

This attracted many people to come and buy, and of course, most of these people came specifically to buy Wuming's storybooks.

Upon opening the storybook I bought from there, I discovered that not only was the cover exquisite, but the handwriting was also clear and neat, and there were no typos inside. There were even beautiful illustrations inside, and I heard that as long as you buy a storybook from this bookstore, you can get a calligraphy or painting as a gift.

This painting depicts the portraits of the five main characters from "Starfall Rain." They stand together, each with a different appearance and expression. The artist's skill is truly remarkable; they have managed to capture the distinct personalities of each character.

They are just like the characters in the book, perfectly portrayed, vividly and lifelike.

Moreover, a few lines of text were inscribed on one side of the portrait, which were classic quotes from traditional storytelling.

They held the portraits they were given as a gift with great delight.

Especially the women of Chizhou. They didn't know where they heard the news—that buying a picture book would come with a free portrait—and the next day they flocked to the bookstores to buy the storybooks.

Upon receiving the portraits, they eagerly unrolled the scrolls, and as the portraits gradually unfolded before them, the women couldn't help but scream.

"Ahhh! So handsome! So beautiful! This is exactly what I imagined the Four Young Masters of the Imperial City would look like!"

Later they learned that the owner of this newly opened bookstore had specially hired an artist to meticulously depict the artwork, and that it was so exquisite that it could be hung directly in their own study.

Ye Yuwu's plan to buy the sketchbook and give away a portrait as a gift was a great success.

Who could resist the temptation of buying a storybook and receiving a small gift? Especially for women, it's simply irresistible.

Ye Yuwu not only published regular versions of the storybooks but also published exquisite collections of them.

For this reason, Ye Yuwu also conveyed the concept of authentic storybooks to those who came to buy them.

She told her fans that only their "Zhiyu Bookstore" had the original copies of Mr. Wuming's stories; all others were pirated.

The stories written by Mr. Wuming were only published in their bookstore.

In order to protect the rights and interests of the original manuscripts, she came up with another solution.

It involves creating an ancient-style barcode to facilitate the identification of genuine and pirated copies.

However, this "barcode" could not possibly be done in the same way as modern ones.

Therefore, she plans to use Arabic numerals as the code for the barcode.

Each barcode is recorded in the bookstore's catalog, making each book a unique storybook.

Ye Yuwu not only planned to do this in Chizhou, but also in Bianjing, in order to prevent this from happening again!

It was precisely because of Ye Yuwu's actions that the piracy business in Chizhou could no longer continue.

Because Ye Yuwu collaborated with the printing workshop and negotiated the printing price, he was able to sell the printed materials at a much lower price than those who sold pirated copies.

Moreover, Ye Yuwu instilled in them the idea of ​​supporting genuine books, making these book sellers believe that genuine books were better than pirated books.

Before long, the bookstore's business began to flourish.

Seeing that there is still a lack of talent, it is time to recruit some people to revise books.

She guessed that the letter sent to Bianjing had already been received by Zhang Rouyan by express courier.

She should immediately arrange for someone to send the album and the original print to Chizhou.

What Ye Yuwu needed to do was to have Gao Lianzhu recruit some book repairmen and people who could copy paintings during this period.

Storybooks can be printed, but picture albums cannot. Therefore, we need to recruit painters from Chizhou to make copies, and newspapers also need to be popularized in Chizhou. All of these things take time and effort.

But Ye Yuwu's time in Chizhou was running out.

There was really no other way, so the matter of recruitment had to be entrusted to Gao Lianzhu.

Ye Yuwu only had one condition for recruiting Gao Lianzhu: that he would only recruit women!

The rest were left to Gao Lianzhu's discretion.

Gao Lianzhu was so shocked that she couldn't speak when she heard Ye Yuwu say into her eyes, "Only women will be recruited!"

Gao Lianzhu knew that recruiting women in Bianjing would not be difficult.

Many women in Bianjing were literate.