Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 603 Storybook and Flower Shop

Zhuang Yue also got up and said: "Young master, don't worry, opening bookstores is our old business. As long as you give an order, I can open ten or eight at once."

Du Jinning nodded; "It doesn't need to be too many. It is enough to open a bookstore in each of the five directions. In addition to publishing my scripts, let's sell some regular books. I will write books or scripts in the future. Sell ​​it in these five bookstores."

"If that's the case, the business of these bookstores may not be very good." Zhuang Yue frowned.

The bookstore jointly opened by Du Jinning and Liang Xiankuan took the same path as the bookstore in Guangxi Province, that is, organizing the writing of handwritten scripts, and then collecting and distributing articles from various imperial examination papers from various places. There are also calligraphy and painting.Du Jinning avoids these now, and only sells ordinary books and the four treasures of the study, which is equivalent to avoiding the point of making money. There is no new idea, and the business will definitely not be very good.

Although these bookstores would not lose money, they did not make money. In the eyes of a businessman like Zhuang Yue, they suffered a big loss.

Du Jinning smiled and said, "It won't be a disadvantage. Aren't you still worrying about what kind of business to do? I don't think it's better than a flower shop."

"Flower shop?" Zhuang Yue asked suspiciously, "What flower shop?"

In this ancient time, there really was no serious flower shop.There are places that sell flowers, but they are similar to flower and bird markets. There is only one place in a city, and there are a lot of fish and dragons.

Du Jinning described the business model of a modern flower shop to Zhuang Yue, saying: "Our flower shop can sell flowers, as well as various flowers and grain seeds. Books related to agriculture or planting can also be printed and sold. Even if the flowers are not growing well, you can send our gardener to guide his family."

"In addition, if there is a happy event, you can also ask someone to come to sell it, and decorate the gate, the carriage for welcoming the bride, and the new house with red flowers. You can also ask his friends to rent a flower basket and place it at the door when the store opens. , write your friend's name on red silk as a token of congratulations."

The more Zhuang Yue listened, the brighter his eyes became, even Yao Shuqi's eyes lit up.

"That's great, young master, what's going on in your brain, how can you come up with such a good idea?" Zhuang Yue said excitedly.

Du Jinning waved his hand: "The bookstores I mentioned just now can be opened next to the flower shop, or simply set aside a corner in the flower shop as a bookstore. This will facilitate management, and secondly, it will gain some popularity. .”

"Okay, let's do this." Zhuang Yue said.

When he cooperated with Liang's family to build gardens in Gui Province, Liang Xiankuan naturally refused to give up such a big market in the capital, and started garden construction in the capital as early as a year and a half ago.In the cooperation between the two, Du Jinning is independent in flower planting and does not cooperate with the Liang family.The Du family provided the plants and flowers needed for the garden construction, as well as the design drawings, while the Liang family was responsible for the civil construction.

So Du Jinning has a flower plant base next to the tea garden on the outskirts of the capital.Now that Zhuang Yue wants to have a flower shop, he can just get the flowers directly in the base, and there is no need to make additional preparations at all, which can be described as a unique advantage.Their flower shop can open as soon as they say it, without waiting for the planting time.

Zhuang Yue had a new project, and regardless of the lateness of the time, he left in a hurry to go out or buy or rent a store. Du Jinning ate some snacks and began to think about the original story.

She doesn't plan to be a public copy anymore, but to write a storybook by herself.In this story book, the male protagonist is very talented in planting, and he has studied the books on agricultural planting left by his predecessors—that is, the existing agricultural books in Song Dynasty.Du Jinning has a photographic memory, so after she has read and understood these agricultural books, she can integrate the knowledge well, and screen out the knowledge inside, which is cleverly added to the plot of the story, so that the male protagonist slowly grows in the planting process. Slowly understanding and comprehending the knowledge in the book, and applying it to practice, is the golden finger of the hero.In the story, the male protagonist grows up step by step, and spreads this knowledge after becoming an official, assisting the emperor to create a prosperous and prosperous world.

This is the most common YY routine in modern Internet literature, but it is undeniable that it is popular because it realizes ideals that people cannot achieve in reality.Du Jinning believes that this script will definitely be loved by everyone.

In addition to the joy and pleasure of reading, you can also acquire a lot of agricultural knowledge and accept the agricultural production concepts conveyed in the book.Such a story book will inevitably arouse the attention and disputes of officials and bureaucrats, so that Du Jinning's reputation will spread.

This kind of reputation is different from the reputation of Confucianism. It is beneficial to the country and fame, but because it is highly technical and academic, it is not offensive and will not arouse the suppression and resentment of those political leaders.

In the following days, Du Jinning went to school step by step.Su Jun, who had always been hostile to her, did not dare to provoke them anymore, and behaved with his tail between his legs, while the other students showed kindness; and the students in Taixue were much higher than those in Gui Province, Du Jinning The days in Taixue were like ducks in water, very happy.

Zhuang Yue's flower shop and bookstore opened soon.He followed the business ideas given by Du Jinning, and soon the business of the flower shop boomed.The first episode of the storybook written by Du Jinning also began to be printed and sold more than 20 days later.

However, because Du Jinning wore a new vest again, and the bookstore was not well-known, the book was sold for a few days after it was printed, and only one or two copies were sold.

Knowing the importance of this script to his young master, Zhuang Yue felt anxious, so he came to ask Du Jinning for advice: "Master, in fact, if this script is sold in the bookstore we cooperate with the Liang family, the sales will be much better. Now it is placed in a newly opened bookstore, and there are very few customers."

"Don't worry, my purpose of writing this book is not to make money, but to its political purpose, so just sell it like this and let her ferment slowly. It's too deliberate to reveal Xingzang."

Compared with Zhuang Yue, who was full of business, Yao Shuqi followed Du Jinning, and under his influence, he was much more politically sensitive than Zhuang Yue.

Hearing the words, he also nodded in agreement with Du Jinning's point of view: "Yes, just follow what the young master said, just sell it slowly, don't worry. Now it is quiet and will not attract the attention of hostile forces; it will be detonated when the young master takes office. On this topic, everyone will find that this book has been sold for several months, and no matter how much they don’t like it, they can’t criticize the young master with the words “sensation and opportunism.”

Zhuang Yue suddenly said: "I know what to do."

After he went back, he adjusted his sales strategy. He no longer tried his best to sell the book as before, but put it in an inconspicuous but not remote location. When someone asks, it is taken out for the guests to read.

(End of this chapter)