Nongmen Shuxiangzhi returns to ancient writing books

Chapter 340 Chu Chu's back move

Seeing her like this, Feng Zi'an couldn't help frowning slightly, "Is Chu Huanchen stupid? Doesn't he know the laws of Ming Dynasty? Why didn't he stop you?"

"Although Xie Yu has no official position, he is Ji Li's brother-in-law. Just because of this relationship, that Gao Sheng will definitely go to him. Is Chu Huanchen stupid? Does he think that just because of his status as the eldest son, Can you make Gao Sheng stand by your side?"

"Is he too unaware of how many catties he weighs? He is a piece of trash, and he can't even take care of himself well, so he took you directly to jail!"

Feng Zi'an scolded Chu Huanchen inside and out.

Chu Chu felt a little guilty touching her nose when she heard this, and wanted to interrupt him, but couldn't.

"Isn't it just a private engraving of seals? This matter can't be resolved by private communication with Xie Yu. Why do you have to go to court? Now it has turned into such a result, and you will suffer from this prison!"

"Gao Sheng is a fool. Now that he is on Ji's boat, even if I step forward, Gao Sheng will not let you out." Feng Zian said with a frown.

"Calm down, don't be so impatient." Chu Chu leisurely tasted the food that Feng Zi'an brought over, taking no time to worry about her current situation at all.

Feng Zian couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth. It was true that the emperor was not in a hurry for the eunuchs, so he simply sat down and asked tentatively, "Did you already know this result?"

Chu Chu nodded, "Don't blame Chu Huanchen, he also persuaded me when he knew about my decision, and he told me earlier that even if I go to the Yamen, I will definitely not succeed."

"Then why do you insist on going your own way?" Feng Zian asked in confusion.

Naturally, I want to prevent piracy!As an editor-in-chief, what she hates the most is piracy!
It is the most shameful person to steal the fruits of other people's labor without paying any hard work!
Although she is not the editor-in-chief now, in this era, she hopes to completely eliminate piracy from the very beginning, so as to protect the interests of those who work hard to create books and give books a clean market.

"Do you have other purposes?" Feng Zian, who did not wait for Chu Chu's answer, lowered his voice and asked.

Chu Chu came back to her senses, and smiled slightly, "I'm indeed planning something, something I really want to do."

"Do you not hesitate to fall into a prison?"

"If I can succeed with such a small price, then it's really worth it for me to stay here." Chu Chu said with a smile.

The shallow smile is like a flower blooming in spring, and it just blooms with a pleasant fragrance. Feng Zi'an is absent-minded for a moment, and then returns with a gentle smile, "Since it's what you want to do, I will naturally help you Achieve their goals."

Chu Chu patted him on the shoulder, very relieved, "You are so loyal! After this matter is over, I will give you a new wine, as long as you like it!"

"I'm looking forward to it." Feng Zi'an responded gently.

*
After Chu Chu was imprisoned, news and reprimands spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.

Those bookstalls and shopkeepers who cooperated with Shuxiangju quickly spread the news. You must know that these people have all been favored by Chu Chu, and a copy of "Xiu Xian Zhuan" has given these people a lot of benefits. Good thing, now that Chuchu is in trouble, they naturally won't stand by and watch.

In less than an afternoon, the news that Yin Gaosheng of Jingzhao Mansion was afraid of the Ji family's power and favored Ji's bookstore, which privately engraved and pirated seals, and that Mrs. Chu was imprisoned, flew to every corner of the capital as if he had grown wings.

Naturally, in the process of dissemination, the news has been consciously processed.

For example, Mr. Nan Keyimeng's book is a cooperation with Shuxiangju. Only the book sold by Shuxiangju is genuine. The one sold by other bookstores, such as Jijia Bookstore, is a pirated copy!

This kind of pirated printing without the author's permission is tantamount to stealing. Although the price is cheaper than the genuine one, buying this kind of pirated version is helping the evildoers and helping others!

Such remarks quickly spread among the people.

Some educated scholars spoke even more fiercely, saying, "Don't do good because it is too small, and don't do it because evil is too small." Although it is not a big deal to buy a storybook, if you buy a pirated version because you are greedy for cheap, it is a big deal. For evil.

A series of words such as "a gentleman should do something and not do something", "a gentleman should support the original and protect the interests of the author," etc., quickly blew a hurricane among the literati.

From scholars and students down to masters and Confucians, they all accepted the theory of piracy.

Scholars have always been noble, and the great Confucianists of the time have written many books and said that if some merchants pirate their works for profit, how can it be done?

They are scholars, how can they become tools for those businessmen to make profits!

Because they look down on businessmen, these great Confucianists can't bear such a situation. For the first time, these eccentric Confucianists have such a unified view on one thing-absolutely cannot allow the existence of pirated copies.

Soon, in terms of public opinion, Chu Chu gained the upper hand, whether it was the common people in the market, or those scholars who called themselves Qingliu, they all stood on Chu Chu's side.

Everyone agreed that although Chu Chu is a woman, she is a woman who is not afraid of power, and dares to resist when encountering injustice.

Those shopkeepers of the bookstore who had been favored by Chu Chu gathered in front of the prison of the county government to protest Gao Sheng's sentence, trying to get Gao Sheng to release Chu Chu.

On the other hand, the business of Ji's Bookstore was greatly affected by this incident.

Everyone knows that Ji's Bookstore pirated Mr. Nan Ke Yimeng's "Xiu Xian Zhuan" and sold it at a low price. Now everyone thinks that such behavior is no different from stealing, and they all despise Ji's Bookstore. Such immoral behavior.

Those who are highly enlightened will never go to Ji’s Bookstore at all. No matter what books they buy, they will never consider going to Ji’s Bookstore. What should I do if I buy a pirated copy?But you will be misunderstood by others and help the evildoers!
Those who cherish their reputation are even more eager to walk around Ji's bookstore, for fear of being misunderstood by others, they support piracy in order to save a few pennies.

At the tea stall next to Ji's Bookstore, a group of people gather every day. These people don't do anything else, they just watch the customers coming in and out of Ji's Bookstore. , Trying to make the other party understand the hatefulness of piracy.

Some people are just greedy for cheap and don't know what happened. After being informed like this, some people listened to the other party's persuasion and directly destroyed the pirated version, and some people who were not so rich couldn't listen to what these people said , cursed and left.

However, such people are in the minority. After all, people who have money to buy scripts are not poor people. There is only a difference of [-] yuan between the genuine and pirated versions. As long as the reason makes sense, everyone is still willing to spend more. Twenty Wen, go to Shuxiangju, or buy genuine products from several bookstores that buy from Shuxiangju.

Adding all these together, the business of Ji's Bookstore has really plummeted. There are not many customers in the three-story bookstore.

Xie Yu's expression was extremely embarrassing. Standing in the lobby on the first floor, looking at the tea stand outside the bookstore, there were still a group of people drinking tea, and his eyes still drifted to this side from time to time. His expression was extremely ugly.

"Boss, if this continues, it will be very bad for the bookstore!" Ji San looked worried, as their bookstore basically didn't sell much silver these days.

"I know, you will take care of it in the shop, I'll go out for a while." Xie Yu walked out with a sullen face.

*
Above the court hall, after several ministers had finished playing various matters, a very old man took a step out, bowed his head and said, "Invitation to the sage, the old minister impeached Mr. Ji Ge according to the book, and indulged his wife. Power oppresses people, oppresses the people, and competes with the people for profit! Also ask the Holy One to punish severely."

Ji Li didn't move at all, it was the emperor who was sitting in the top position and became energetic. There was no way, who made Ji Li an official for many years, and among all the officials, he was the one who was impeached the least number of times.

"What is He's saying so seriously? Master Ji is concerned about the country and the people, how can he compete with the common people for profit?"

"My Majesty, recently opened a bookstore called Shuxiangju in the capital, and published several scripts, which are very popular with the people. Therefore, the business of Shuxiangju is very good."

"In order to take care of the bookstalls set up by down-and-out scholars in the capital, or some small bookstores with poor business, the owner of Shuxiangju sells the scriptures to these people at a low price so that they can earn some income."

"But this has affected the business of other big bookstores, and Ji's Bookstore is one of them. As we all know, Ji's Bookstore is the private property of Ge Boss, but recently, for profit, Ji's Bookstore has privately engraved and printed scripts at low prices. The sale has seriously affected the business of Shuxiangju and some bookstores and book stalls."

"I heard that the owner of Shuxiangju was very disdainful of the piracy of Ji's Bookstore. In a fit of anger, he sued Xie Yu, the shopkeeper of Ji's Bookstore, to the yamen. However, Xie Yu went to the yamen with Mrs. Ge. Mr. Fu Yin pointed fingers, threatened and lured, forcing Fu Yin to put the owner of Shuxiangju in prison."

"Now that this matter has spread throughout the capital, Ji's Bookstore's private engraving and piracy has aroused public resentment, especially those scholars, who are even more angry and denounce Ji's Bookstore's piracy for profit!"

"Veteran believes that the trend of private engraving and stealing seals cannot be condoned. The boss of the cabinet is using power for personal gain for his own self-interest. Please punish him severely." The little old man was eloquent and logical, and his words clearly explained the matter.

"My lord Qin, you can't say that. Your Majesty Ge is usually busy with business and has no time to take care of your family's property. Even if such a thing happened, it has nothing to do with your Majesty. Moreover, there is no rule in my Daming Law that no Piracy is allowed."

Zhang Qian, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, immediately stood up to speak for Ji Li.

"It's irrelevant if you say it's irrelevant? Did you put spies in the Jifu? Do you know the affairs of the Jifu so clearly?" King Qi, who never spoke easily in the court hall, was full of sarcasm when he said it, making Zhang Qian's face flushed red , nothing to say.

The emperor looked at his younger brother who was much younger than himself, and then at Ji Li. He was very satisfied with the situation where the two were facing each other. King Qi seldom interfered with court affairs, but once things involved Ji Li, he would absolutely Singing against Ji Li has not changed for more than ten years.

"Brother Qi, the servants of Shuxiangju's owner know each other. The two incompetent brats in the family like to run to Shuxiangju even if they have nothing to do. Although this person is a businessman, he is witty, intelligent, quick-witted, and kind-hearted. , The matter of piracy, my brother thinks it is not advisable! Madam Chu, she should be released immediately!"

King Qi's attitude was upright, strangely he didn't scold Ji Li first, which was extremely inconsistent with his usual behavior.

"It turned out to be a woman?" The emperor became more interested, "I have never heard you praise someone like that."

King Qi didn't speak anymore, he knew what is enough.

The emperor looked at Ji Li who was still silent, "How do you feel, Mr. Ji?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know anything about it at this time. After the next court, I will definitely investigate this matter." Ji Li was neither humble nor overbearing.

"Hmph, you really can't shirk it! You don't know anything at all, and you just want to shirk the matter completely! What does it mean to gain fame and reputation? Today, this king can see clearly."

King Qi still couldn't hold back the roiling anger in his heart, and began to sneer.

Ji Li still remained silent.

"Since Lord Ji has said so, I will wait for your result, let's ebb." Once the emperor opened his mouth, even if the imperial censor who impeached had something to say, he had no chance to say it.

Feng Zian could hold his breath even more, he didn't step forward impulsively, the matter had already started, so the next step would be easy.

*
After Xie Yu left Ji's Bookstore, he went directly to the yamen, found Gao Sheng, and explained in detail what happened to Ji's Bookstore.

"Lord Gao, it's best to resolve this matter as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be very detrimental to you, me, and Master Ge," Xie Yu hinted.

Gao Sheng sighed deeply, "I know, but in the current situation, I am helpless. My mouth is on everyone's body. I can't control what they say!"

Xie Yu smiled sinisterly, "You don't need to bother, just kill chickens and monkeys. Severely punish the perpetrators and see if they still dare to speak nonsense?"

Gao Sheng understood immediately.

In just a few days, so many things happened, and Xie Yu didn't know anything about it. He had already investigated these things about Ji's Bookstore during this period of time, and he definitely had nothing to do with Chu Chu.

After much deliberation, this is the only way to solve the immediate predicament.

Gao Shengshengtang settled the case.

Chu Chu was brought to the lobby. Although Gao Sheng had replaced four new guards, he originally wanted Chu Chu to suffer, but Feng Zian's appearance made him dare not do anything.

Therefore, even though she was in prison, Chu Chu's mental state was still very good, much better than Xie Yu's.

Chu Chu glanced at Xie Yu, and smiled slightly, "Boss Xie looks very tired. I wonder if he has done too many sinful things, so he can't sleep at night?"

Xie Yu stepped forward and angrily reprimanded: "Chuchu, you are still talking sarcastic here! You fanned the flames, spread rumors, and slandered my Ji family bookstore, which caused the loss of our bookstore's customers and caused heavy losses! My lord, please punish this taunt. People! Give justice to the villain!"

Chu Chu mocked lightly, "I've been in prison for the past few days. What happened to your Jijiashufang has nothing to do with me. Don't frame me."

"You are so unreasonable, so arrogant, and you like to bully others. You must have offended many people. Maybe this time, those people you offended are secretly retaliating against you? Don't you put the shit pot on my head?"

"Bold and unreasonable! How dare you speak out loud and unreasonable in the court. It seems that you will not admit it without punishment!" Gao Sheng reached out and pulled out a small wooden stick, and threw it down the court. "Come here, the board will serve you!"

Chu Chu's complexion changed suddenly, and a trace of hostility flashed in her eyes. Seeing the two policemen walking towards her, she loosened her wrist slightly, and just cleaned up the two directly. She still endured it for a while, waiting for news from Feng Zian Woolen cloth?

After all, hurting people in court is not a small crime, right?If this Gao Sheng took the opportunity to attack and make trouble, then she might be really miserable.

Just when Chu Chu decided to endure the calm for a while, she received Xie Yu's sneering gaze, "As a woman, you should stay at home and take care of your husband and children! Do you really think that doing business is such a prudent thing?"

"Don't be naive! I admit that you are a little clever, but this is the capital city, at the foot of the emperor, and it's not something you can eat without a backer!"

Xie Yu walked up to her and stopped, looking down at Chuchu, domineering, "This is the price you paid for refusing to cooperate with us! After you are convicted, there are only a few children left in Shuxiangju. Do you live in the scholarly residence?"

A sinister smile flashed across Xie Yu's eyes, "It's much easier to deal with a few little kids. The capital is so big, it's too easy to make a few kids disappear! And no one will pay attention!"

"Scholarly House, sooner or later I will get it!"

Chu Chu got up suddenly, punched him hard on the chin from bottom to top, Xie Yu couldn't react, her mouth was full of blood, and two teeth fell out.

"Bold! What are you looking at? Take her down for me, and give her a heavy blow!" Gao Sheng gave an order, and all the arresters rushed over.

(End of this chapter)