Seeing that Li Ling really didn't know the details of the Wan family, Gu Yuezi introduced in detail: "Although the Wan family is not a wealthy family, it has become a major force in Hengzhou Prefecture by relying on the continuous growth of the business world. Not to mention small businessmen like you and me, small people, even high-ranking officials in the prefecture must treat each other with courtesy.

"In terms of their strength, it is beyond the reach of a small businessman like me. The bookstore is only an industry they have only dabbled in for several years. What can really make them make a lot of money is the opening of money houses and restaurants in Hengzhou Prefecture, as well as carriages connecting north and south to north and south transportation, and some other small industries. To say that he is humble to make money every day.

"It is precisely because of this strong wealth that the Wan family has always been in the officialdom and has a wide range of friendships. The governor of the Lianghuai River invites the head of the Wan family to meet every year. Even the Beijing officials in Luoyang City have many contacts with them. The background is deep and the backing is so big that the merchants of Hengzhou Prefecture are no match for them. Compared with them, my Gu Family Bookstore is a worthless existence, that is, the difference between giant elephants and rats."

Originally, I just briefly introduced the situation of the Wan family to Li Ling, but after saying that Gu Yuezi was a little confused. His opponent was such a huge creature. Can his own small bookstore compete with him?

Li Ling also exclaimed twice. He didn't expect that such a powerful merchant could have been able to make such an ancient dynasty. Didn't the status of merchants in all dynasties not high? Why did the situation in this Dayue Dynasty have been a little different? Of course, in his opinion, this so-called huge family is just like this. Which of the big enterprises in later generations is not larger and more terrifying than them?

He could even make a joke: "After you say this, there is no difference between Wanjia and the banker in our county. Didn't it just rely on collusion between officials and businessmen and monopolize some industries?"

"If you compare Wanjia to the dealer, you look too highly at the dealer, and too underestimate Wanjia. These two are incomparable. The backer of the dealer is only a classic history. Once the new county magistrate really wants to get rid of them, they are still very sure. Moreover, Zhuangqiang manages all white and black industries, and they are not allowed to go to the table at all. The yamen can handle it at any time. But Wanjia is different. Their industries are all compliant and legal. Not to mention the government office, it is not easy for the governor-level senior officials, and even the court wants to deal with him." Seeing that he was speaking lightly, Gu Yuezi hurriedly emphasized again.

Li Ling smiled, and did not argue more, but just said to himself: "That may not be. Which businessman is not on the verge of breaking the law in order to make money, just to see if anyone wants to arrest them."

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing. It seems that the enemy we are facing is not a good person." Li Ling glanced at the two of them and smiled, "But I also heard that Wanjia has just entered the bookstore industry, so both the experience and the connections that can be used are very limited, right?"

"That's also relative to their other industries. With their property, even if they pull and hair, they are thicker than my thighs. In fact, as early as last year, the Wanjia sent someone to ask me to buy my bookstore, but I sternly refused. But I didn't expect that their movements were so fast that they had reached their tentacles to Jiangcheng County in less than a year. I heard that now, six of the bookstores in seven or eight counties under my Hengzhou Prefecture have fallen into their control, which shows that they have made great efforts this time, so..."

"So we can't let them succeed, otherwise they will have the final say in the books of Hengzhou Prefecture. This is definitely not a good thing!" Li Ling immediately expressed his opinion: "Although this matter is indeed difficult, we are not completely at a disadvantage. At least we still have two advantages." Li Ling cheered up again and expressed his opinion.

But Gu Yuezi was stunned when he heard this: "Can we still have an advantage? There are two more?"

"Of course, this first one is that Jiangcheng County is our place after all, and his family is an outsider after all. Whether it is the people here or the owners of bookstores, you have had a deep friendship with you for many years. You will always help you when the time comes, right? This so-called location is my!"

This was justified, which made Gu Yuezi nod and the old shopkeeper asked curiously: "What is the second advantage?"

"The second advantage is that you have me!" Li Ling smiled and pointed to his nose, but they were stunned again. Gu Yuezi reacted quickly enough and reluctantly nodded, "Brother, what you said is also reasonable. Your book "The Gods" is indeed very sales, at least it can make my bookstore a little longer. But you also know that among the many books in the bookstore, it is actually those must-read books such as classics, history, and collections of books that really make money. As for novels, it can balance income and expenditure, and make the books in the bookstore more diversified. So..."

Of course, Li Ling understood the true intention of the other party so tactfully. Although his Fengshen was popular all over the county, after deducting the royalties and costs, the profits that really fell into Gu Yuezi's hands were only a little bit. He just couldn't explain it clearly. He wanted to explain it again now, but Gu Yuezi frowned and said, "And just what Wanai said, I'm afraid they have already prepared a new book to compete with Fengshen."

"Are you saying what he said before leaving? Are he going to plagiarize my ideas and write a similar book?" Li Ling immediately understood. This matter is too common in later generations. Once a novel or a film and television drama becomes popular, countless followers will emerge, either shoddy or similar. Anyway, they have to squeeze out all the surplus value of that work before they can stop.

"Yes, he should have made this idea."

"But is it time to go?" The old shopkeeper hesitated and said: "We have already published the third volume of the Book of Conquering Gods, and we will probably have the fourth volume soon." After hearing this, Li Ling could only smile bitterly. The fourth volume was just beginning, and it was really a long way from the delivery of the manuscript.

Gu Yuezi nodded first, but then thought of something, and his face changed: "If they had intended to publish a similar novel, it would have taken a lot of time, but what if someone had written a few volumes earlier and then asked to cooperate with them? As far as I know, there is now a person in Jiangcheng County who is imitating Fengshen to write novels."

"Ah? Who?" Li Ling said curiously.

"Mr. Dai, Dai Chang'an!" Gu Yuezi gritted his teeth and said, "Just over a month ago, your Conquest of God was selling well, so he came to the door again and took out a book of novels he said he had written hard. As long as he read the Conquest of God, he could tell at a glance that this book was imitated according to your ideas. However, he put the age in the earlier Xia Dynasty and then changed the characters."

"What happened?" Li Ling was really amused and crying. He didn't expect that scholars of this era were so real. He was not at all behind when he took advantage of the hot topics. Then, he realized that Dai Changan should be the young man who inspired him to go back to write books. It seems that he and him are really destined to be.

Gu Yuezi looked at Li Ling again and said, "At that time, I sternly rejected his request to publish the book. Such behavior is too shameful and is not something Gu can do."

The old shopkeeper also sighed: "But I didn't expect that Mr. Dai did not give up. Now he sent the book to Wanjia Bookstore. They may not have any concerns. In this way, the impact on the Congshen is quite large. Their price will definitely be much lower than the price of our books, so as to seize customers."

This made Gu Yuezi sigh again, and he obviously felt a lot of pressure. Everyone has a great career and can use it to hurt others, but Gu Family Bookstore is obviously not an opponent.

Li Ling is actually fine. After all, this letter of God is not original. After all, he is also a plagiarist, so he cannot accuse Dai Changan of such a move. However, this does not mean that he is willing to accept such a situation. He just sneered: "Even so, whether anyone buys a novel or not depends on who wrote it wonderfully. If it is a novel with boring content, no matter how cheap it is, no matter how fast it is, everyone will not buy it. I have confidence that no matter how fast it is, when the fourth volume comes out, he will still be able to kill him without the power to fight back!"

Gu Yuezi nodded immediately: "I am still very confident in you, Brother Li. To be honest, it is me, and I am looking forward to your subsequent story."

Li Ling said a few words of humility before he said with a solemn expression: "Actually, brother, you are wrong. The advantage of my so-called advantage lies in me is not my novel, but me. Maybe you can't understand it now, but next I will use practical actions to let you know what I use."

After pausing, seeing that the two of them were a little confused, he said, "So what we have to do next is two things. The first is to gather all the bookstore owners in the county town and establish an offensive and defensive alliance with them. Only when everyone is united can they compete with Wanjia Bookstore."

But Gu Yuezi hesitated and said, "Is this really feasible? Those bookstore owners have many competitions, and their relationship with me is also different from each other..."

"As long as you call everyone together and then I come forward, you should be 80% sure that they nodded." Li Ling saw Gu Yuezi nodding and raised two more fingers: "The second thing is more critical, that is, find out the insider who secretly communicated with Wanjia in the bookstore!"

"How do you say this?" Hearing this statement, Gu Yuezi and the old shopkeeper were stunned. They found that they could not keep up with Li Ling's rhythm. What an insider?
Chapter completed!