Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm-Chapter 1597 - 1596: Enshrined in History_1

Receiving a cold stare from Qiao Xiaomai was the norm for Bei Yun, and he didn’t mind. He chuckled and said, "Don’t forget about my Floral Dew."

Xiaomai responded noncommittally and continued chatting with Tong Sanlang; they were discussing the publication of Journey to the West.

Journey to the West had been completed, and Tong Sanlang had used the actual author’s name as a pseudonym because he felt it inappropriate to claim such a masterpiece as his own. The credit should go to where it was due.

According to Yang Wenxiao’s idea, the plan was to first stir up interest at Jiwei Residence and Zuixian Building, as before, and then sell complete copies of the book to earn silver once the hype had built up.

Now that Shen Bai had improved the Papermaking Technique, lowering the cost and increasing the speed, maintaining the book’s pricing at the original level would definitely turn a tidy profit from the sales.

That was Yang Wenxiao’s idea, but Tong Sanlang had another thought. He believed that Journey to the West should be published in the Daqi Monthly to introduce the book to a wider audience in Daqi and also help drive the newspaper’s sales.

The Daqi Monthly had already released two issues, but the sales were dismal, barely achieving break-even.

Tong Sanlang had analyzed the reasons behind this carefully, ultimately attributing the problem to subpar quality.

The truth was that not too many people cared about Daqi’s policies.

Daqi’s gossip was also not fresh every month, and gossip about others, whom many didn’t know well, didn’t capture much attention either.

Unless it was about someone as widely recognized as Xiaomai herself in Daqi, general gossip wasn’t of interest to the public.

The content of the previous two issues of the Daqi Monthly, which combined policy and gossip, indeed lacked appeal to the general populace.

Therefore, to boost the Daqi Monthly’s sales, it was imperative to include more engaging content, and currently, the most interesting content available was Journey to the West.

The plan was to first have storytellers perform at Jiwei Residence and Zuixian Building, then publish the content of their performances in the upcoming issue of the Daqi Monthly. Naturally, the progression in the newspaper couldn’t keep up with that of the storytellers, since the Daqi Monthly was a monthly publication.

This way, the interest in Journey to the West could be sustained over a longer period.

It’s important to keep the hype alive.

"This is a good idea. I’ll tell the Retired Emperor next time I enter the Palace," Qiao Xiaomai agreed.

At that time, she and Tong Sanlang reached their carriage, and both got in; the rest of their party also boarded their carriages, and together they headed towards Capital City.

The city gates were already closed, but with Yang Hao and Yang Ye present, the gates had to be reopened. After entering, Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang returned to the Qiao Residence with banknotes, while the others went to their respective homes.

These banknotes, which had attracted the attention of many, needed to be transported to the Qiao Residence first, and later, quietly taken by Yang Ye to fund the construction of roads and canals.

They had gotten up before dawn today and were busy until late at night. Both were quite tired, and after a quick wash, they went to bed to sleep.

Their bodies were exhausted, truly exhausted, but thinking of the day’s events excited their minds.

"Even in later ages, I’ve never seen anything like today. During our Cut Hand Festival, everyone just stays in front of their computers; there’s no need to go out. I’ve seen the internet crash, but never anything like this," she thought.

Xiaomai had never seen it, and Tong Sanlang had seen even less.

He turned to his side, noticed the faint smile on Xiaomai’s lips, and couldn’t help smiling too. "Today’s sales event will surely make it into the history books," he said.