The Bookstore in Chaoge

Ye Xuan did not offer any explanation after listening to the two women's words.

She just smiled faintly.

This is nothing!

We're still a long way from our goal.

In terms of the lives of ordinary people, the only truly comfortable living areas are limited to the area around Chaoge.

In other vast areas, the people barely managed to make ends meet.

As the saying goes, the revolution is not yet complete, comrades must continue to strive.

Ye Xuan's most fundamental goal is for all people in the world to be prosperous, to live in peace and contentment, to have surplus grain and spare money in every household.

In addition, Ye Xuan's ultimate goal is to create an eternal divine dynasty.

He wants Human Clan being to be like a dragon.

To the Human Clan from such subjugation.

The so-called gods and Buddhas will inevitably be assimilated in the face of their own eternal divine dynasty.

Ye Xuan walked forward, lost in his own fantasies.

The Great Dao in Chaoge was bustling with people, clearly a very lively place.

The Great Dao is lined with restaurants, guesthouses, brothels, and weapons shops of all kinds.

Small auction houses even emerged.

The streets were bustling with pedestrians, giving it the appearance of a mega-city.

Chaoge truly lives up to its reputation as a magnificent city throughout the ages.

Ye Xuan wandered around for a while, only to find a bookstore in front of him.

Ye Xuan was also greatly surprised.

Did bookstores already exist in this era?

Out of curiosity, Ye Xuan went inside first.

However, I discovered that the bookstore was divided into three levels.

The outermost layer consists of piles of bamboo slips.

These bamboo slips were piled up like mountains; although they looked somewhat rough, they were the most popular.

These bamboo slips were also the most popular items purchased by customers.

It was almost like a bustling marketplace.

The middle area contained animal hides and coarse linen.

These items are relatively expensive.

However, there were also quite a few people who came to buy them.

At the very back of this shop, there are precious silks.

Some silk fabrics even imitated the shape of the scrolls made by Ye Xuan, creating simple scrolls in the process.

These items are clearly extremely valuable.

There are relatively fewer buyers.

Ye Xuan walked into the bookstore.

After browsing around for a bit, I picked up a scroll.

Upon unfolding it, he discovered that it was actually his own compilation, "Shennong's Book of Medicine."

However, the Shennong's Book of Medicine recorded on this scroll is only a small part of it.

The content is also slightly different.

Ye Xuan glanced at it twice and felt somewhat dissatisfied.

How could he be satisfied with the book he had painstakingly written and promoted, only to find it contained some flaws?

However, Ye Xuan actually understood.

There were no printers or printing technology in this era.

It could only be copied by hand.

If you copy me and I copy you, and there's a lot of promotion, it's normal to make mistakes.

Some also shook their heads.

It seems we need to find a way to improve this situation, otherwise things can't continue like this.

At this moment, Ye Xuan couldn't help but think of papermaking and movable type printing.

It seems that papermaking and movable type printing are urgently needed.

If it can be successfully manufactured ahead of schedule, it will undoubtedly be another major event that benefits the country and its people.

Ye Xuan shook his head, then took out another book.

This time there were no mistakes, but the handwriting was crooked and messy, making it difficult even for Ye Xuan to understand.

Ye Xuan couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly.

What should we do?

Just as Ye Xuan was smiling wryly, a middle-aged man walked over.

"Sir, what would you like to buy?"

"I'm not bragging, but my shop has the most complete selection in Chaoge."

"I can buy many of the books written by His Human Emperor here."

This middle-aged man is the owner of the shop.

He immediately noticed that the young man was dressed in fine clothes, had a tall and slender figure, and exuded a special aura, clearly indicating that he was no ordinary person.

Such a person would stand out like a crane among chickens even among ten thousand people.

Behind the young man followed two exceptionally beautiful women.

Although her appearance was ordinary, she was still a rather ethereal person.

Therefore, realizing that a distinguished guest had arrived, he naturally took the initiative to come over and greet him.

Upon seeing his master arrive, Ye Xuan couldn't help but speak.

"Shopkeeper, the quality of your products is inconsistent; there are even some errors in certain areas."

"Look at this Shennong's Book of Medicine. It even has the name of this one herb wrong. That won't do!"

The middle-aged man heard Ye Xuan raise a question.

His face immediately turned angry.

This guy probably isn't here to buy books; he's probably here to cause trouble.

How could you say such a thing? That's unfair!

"These books were all written by His Human Emperor himself. Who is His Human Emperor?"

"He is a man of both wisdom and courage, possessing unfathomable talent; how could he possibly make a mistake?"

"Get out of here right now! How dare you question His Human Emperor! If you don't leave, I'll have you arrested and taken to the authorities."

The middle-aged man was furious, and seemed about to start a fight.

Seeing this, Ye Xuan couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

This guy is praising himself so much.

I really can't bring myself to get angry.

"The books written by His Human Emperor the Emperor are naturally without any problems."

"However, there are errors in the book here; it's probably a mistake during copying."

The middle-aged man was even more furious upon hearing this.

"Don't spout such nonsense. The books here are almost entirely first-hand materials, and they were copied by professional scribes. How could there possibly be any errors?"

"If you dare to spout nonsense again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Upon hearing this, Wushuang was standing next to Ye Xuan, immediately became furious.

"You insolent commoner, how dare you utter such arrogant words?"

Do you know what kind of person my young master is? How dare you be so rude?

Wushuang's heart had already been devoted to Ye Xuan.

Now someone actually dares to speak disrespectfully to the Human Emperor.

This naturally infuriated her.

Little did they know that this middle-aged man was no ordinary person either.

"You woman are utterly immoral."

"Your son came to my bookstore to cause trouble, and instead of stopping him, you encouraged his arrogant behavior?"

"What kind of place do you take this place for? This is Chaoge, not a place for you to run wild!"

"His Majesty painstakingly wrote this divine book, a feat of immeasurable merit. How dare you people spout such arrogant words, claiming that His Majesty's divine book is flawed?"

"Get out of here right now! The generals on patrol are coming and will drag you out. You'll suffer physical pain if they do."

Wushuang seemed unconvinced and wanted to speak again, but was stopped by Daji beside her.

Ye Xuan smiled slightly, seemingly unconcerned.

The other party rebuked him angrily.

However, they praised the Human Emperor to the skies, which made it impossible for him to get angry.

"Shopkeeper, my two maids have rather bad tempers; I've spoiled them. Please forgive them!"

"I've heard that all the books written by His Majesty are masterpieces, so I came to take a look. Why don't you sell me these two books, shopkeeper?"

Ye Xuan was holding the "Shennong's Book of Medicine" and the "Mental Arithmetic" book next to it!