Because of this, Zhao Feng was completely at ease, and the entire Huaigu Fucheng was developing in an orderly manner, without the need for Zhao Feng to interfere too much.
But there is something new happening on Chen Rou's side.
Since Zhao Feng was promoted to prefect, Chen Rou and Chen Man moved their book club and restaurant headquarters to the prefecture.
Now their business has spread all over Qingzhou, especially Chen Rou's side, relying on newspapers from various places, it can be said that they are making a lot of money.
Even some officials would subscribe to those newspapers, mainly so that they could see what was happening in their jurisdictions and see the reactions of the people from the newspapers.
Even with the help of Zhao Feng, many prefects and counties began to use this newspaper to educate the people and promote new policies, which also made this newspaper begin to become more authoritative.
Judging from the current circulation of this newspaper, the advertising costs required to advertise on it are sky-high. Just relying on this income from advertising, Chen Rou has made a lot of money.
Moreover, Zhao Feng also adapted the story of the Blood Massacre Village into a storybook before and gave it to Chen Rou to print. On the one hand, it was to make the Blood Massacre Village have a good reputation among the people, and on the other hand, it was mainly to make money.
After all, most of the books in this era were Confucius' remarks and poetry anthologies, and there had never been any books of this type.
If Chen Rou could really print out all these stories, they would definitely sell well.
But at this time, Chen Rou was sitting in front of Zhao Feng with a sad face, looking at Zhao Feng with a sigh.
Zhao Feng looked at Chen Rou amusedly and said curiously.
"My good wife, what's going on?"
Chen Rou sighed and said to Zhao Feng.
"Husband, you are still laughing at me, isn't it because of that story novel?"
Zhao Feng looked at Chen Rou in surprise and saw Chen Rou's sad face, so he stood up and came behind Chen Rou, put his hand on Chen Rou's shoulder, and squeezed it gently.
After being pressed by Zhao Feng like this, Chen Rou felt that all the fatigue on her body seemed to disappear.
Then, Chen Roucai asked Zhao Feng in surprise: "Husband, how do you give me a massage?"
Zhao Feng smiled and told Chen Rou to stop moving. He continued to massage Chen Rou's weak and boneless shoulders and said with a smile.
"My massage techniques are very professional."
"What did you say happened to the novel? Did no one buy these books after they were printed?"
Chen Rou sighed, nodded and said.
"It's not that no one bought them. Once these story-telling novels were released, many people were attracted by the stories inside and began to rush to buy them."
"But the problem is that the same book quickly appeared on the market, and the price was cheaper than here, so many people went to buy those books!"
Zhao Feng was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that there would be pirated books in this era?
But if you think about it carefully, this is normal. After all, there is no concept of combating piracy in this era.
Moreover, they had printed those newspapers before. Even if someone wanted to pirate them, they would not be able to produce those engravings faster than them.
It is estimated that many people have become jealous after watching Chen Rou use a simple newspaper to completely revitalize a bookstore that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Even now that she has made a lot of money.
So when they saw that the books printed by Chen Rou were selling so well, they immediately started piracy.
Thinking of this, Zhao Feng couldn't help but laugh in surprise.
When Chen Rou saw that Zhao Feng was still smiling, she patted Zhao Feng's hand helplessly.
"Husband, you are still laughing. Now many people don't come to buy our books. Instead, they buy other people's books."
"And the engraving blocks used to print these books can be used forever. Even if we use movable type printing, there is no way to achieve a lower cost than them."
"Husband, just tell me, what should I do?"
Zhao Feng laughed, sat in front of Chen Rou, and said lightly.
"It's very simple. Since the cost in this area cannot be amortized, wouldn't it be enough to find a way to amortize the costs in other parts?"
Chen Rou was stunned for a moment, then she pursed her lips and said aggrievedly.
"How can we amortize the cost of other parts? The ink and paper we use are bought from the same people as them."
"There are even many people who make paper and run bookstores themselves. We have no way to compare costs with them!"
Zhao Feng smiled slightly and did not directly give the answer to the question, but said to Chen Rou.
"Let me tell you about the situation of the Shen family. You should know that the Shen family was suppressed by others before my help. From being an imperial merchant to a situation where no one buys anything."
"It is precisely because of this that the Shen family fell to Zhao County in the first place. However, the reason why the Shen family has been suppressed has not yet fallen. Do you know the key to this?"
Chen Rou shook her head in confusion, while Zhao Feng looked directly at Chen Rou.
"That's because the Shen family has established a complete supply chain."
"You may not understand what I'm telling you about the supply chain, but you have to know that the Shen family itself is a cloth maker, and what the Shen family does is not just dyeing cloth, but weaving, making and dyeing cloth. Sales, etc., all have their own businesses.”
"They came to Zhao County on the one hand because their ancestral property, the Shen family, started in Zhao County, and on the other hand because Zhao County is a place specializing in the production of raw materials for cloth making."
"For example, there are many people who raise silkworms at home. They collect the cocoons from these people's homes, and the cost price is already very low. They can find some people to turn these cocoons into silk, and finally weave them into silk. They only need to pay Just pay those workers."
After listening to Zhao Feng's words, Chen Rou nodded in understanding.
"Is it because they can manage this aspect themselves that they have very low costs?"
Zhao Feng nodded, and then shook his head, which confused Chen Rou.
Zhao Feng explained to Chen Rou very patiently.
"Spreading costs is only one aspect. The most important thing is that because the Shen family has established a complete supply chain, they don't need to worry about others getting in their way!"
"Just imagine, if someone sees that your book club is very profitable, and then starts to increase the price of paper, what will you do?"
Chen Rou was stunned for a moment, and then said in a very embarrassed tone: "Then I'll just have to suffer this loss!"
