I Became The Legendary Emperor Throughout the Ages After I Started Giving Away My Territory - Chapter 208.1

Chapter 208: Noble families turned people into ghosts, Great Xia turned ghosts back into people!

Song Yufei left with mixed feelings while the witch Yaoyao ran over excitedly.

“Little foolish Emperor, now that the textbooks are printed, can we start selling paper? Can we sell our cheaply produced white paper to the whole world and make a fortune?”

She had been thinking about this business for a long time!

The great noble families relied on this business to make a fortune and become incredibly wealthy.

The Demon Sect had always wanted to get involved, but due to barriers in the industry, they simply couldn’t find an entry point that was worth it.

But now, they had no need to worry.

With Great Xia’s high-quality and affordable white paper, they were sure to sell it all over the world and earn a vast amount of silver.

Every time she thought about this, she was so excited that she couldn’t sleep.

Lin Beifan nodded repeatedly, “Of course, I’m ready. Follow me!”

Half an hour later, they arrived at the paper mill.

By this time, a large amount of paper had been produced, filling several warehouses.

Yaoyao pulled out a few sheets of paper and examined them closely, excitedly saying, “This paper is really good! Not only is it thin and firm, but the key is that it’s also very white. It feels so comfortable to the touch, so I just can’t put it down!”

Lin Beifan laughed proudly, “Of course, I personally improved it! Not only did I reduce the cost of the paper, but I also added some bleaching processes to achieve this effect! I dare say that even if those noble families tried to copy it, they couldn’t reach this level!”

“I believe it, hehe!” Yaoyao laughed happily.

“Yaoyao, let’s sell it at half the market price. We’ll split the profits evenly, how about that?” Lin Beifan suggested.

“Isn’t that too cheap? This paper could actually sell for a higher price…” Yaoyao said somewhat greedily.

She had done her research; even at half price, they would make a killing.

But the quality of the paper was unexpectedly good, so even if it was sold at a higher price, there would be no problem.

After all, scholars sometimes care a lot about face, hehehe.

Lin Beifan spread his arms wide and said loudly, “Yaoyao, think long-term! Selling at half price is mainly to squeeze out the noble families, leaving them no way out! Once they can’t continue their business, and only our paper is left on the market, won’t we be the ones who set the prices?”

Yaoyao’s eyes shone brightly, “Right! How did I not think of that?”

Looking at Lin Beifan, her view of him suddenly changed!

She had always thought she had a good business mind, but compared to Lin Beifan, she was just a small fish!

He was the real cunning merchant!

While she was thinking about earning a handful of melon seeds, he had already planned the entire melon garden!

What’s this called?

This is called having a vision!

“Okay! We’ll sell at half price and squeeze them hard and make them go bankrupt!” Yaoyao exclaimed excitedly.

“Bankruptcy is unlikely, but we’ll definitely make them bleed! Besides, I’ve prepared some other good stuff!” Lin Beifan took out a few booklets.

Yaoyao took them, puzzled, “What are these? ‘The Butterfly Lovers’, ‘The White-Haired Girl’?”

She opened ‘The Butterfly Lovers’ and started reading intently. (TLN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_Lovers)

Lin Beifan explained, “These are storybooks I had written, telling the tragic love story of a poor scholar who falls in love with a girl from a noble family! The scholar’s name is Liang Shanbo, and the noble girl’s name is Zhu Yingtai. She disguises herself as a man to study in the school and falls in love with Liang Shanbo!”

“But because of the gap in their social status, they are torn apart by the noble family! Liang Shanbo is even beaten to death by the noble family and buried in a mass grave. Heartbroken, Zhu Yingtai throws herself at Liang Shanbo’s grave on her arranged wedding day, and the two turn into butterflies, forever entwined…”

After quickly finishing the story, Yaoyao shook her head and sighed, “This story is so touching. It feels like it’s happening right beside me! I don’t know, I have to take this back and read it slowly! By the way, why did you create such a storybook?”

Lin Beifan chuckled, “To make a little money and incidentally to disgust the noble families!”

This tragic story would surely be popular for thousands of years, so why worry about sales?

While making money, he could also disgust the noble families and stir up the rebellious spirit of the lower-class scholars.

Why not do it?

After all, it was no loss to him, right?

Yaoyao gave Lin Beifan a blank look.

This guy is so sinister!

At this moment, Lin Beifan slapped his forehead and exclaimed, “That’s right, I even composed a piece of music for this story!”

No sooner had he finished speaking than he summoned the court musicians to come forward and play “The Butterfly Lovers.”

The classic, melodious tune filled the air once again, painting the love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai with twists and turns, imbued with a sense of tragedy.

Yaoyao was certain that this piece of music along with the novel would become a bestseller around the world.

She couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Lin Beifan, “You really leave no stone unturned in your quest for revenge!”

Lin Beifan chuckled, “Of course! Haven’t they done enough to me? When I have the chance, I naturally want to return the favor!”

“What about this ‘The White-Haired Girl’?” Yaoyao asked, opening another book. (TLN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White-Haired_Girl)

Lin Beifan replied, “It’s also a storybook novel. It tells the tale of a peasant young girl named Xi’er who, due to the torture of a noble family, turns into a white-haired figure, neither human nor ghost, and is known as the White-Haired Girl.”

“But when she arrives in Great Xia, she finally escapes the persecution of the noble family, lives like a human being again, and finds the meaning of life!”

“It goes to show: the noble family turned a person into a ghost, but Great Xia turned a ghost back into a person!”

Yaoyao rolled her eyes at Lin Beifan again, “You really paint the noble family in the darkest colors! But I like it! Hehe…”

Lin Beifan: “Hehehe…”

Then, the two of them held the novels, discussing the plot as they read.

Yaoyao even contributed some scandalous material, which Lin Beifan accepted with an open mind.

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