Jiang Dajiang Er thought that he traveled between the houses of two groups of nobles and wealthy businessmen on a daily basis, and met many high-ranking families. Although he maintained respect for Hong Dashou, there was always a sense of perfunctoryness in it.

"I have a few volumes of novels. Can you resell them?"

"Please give me a chance to read it." Jiang Dajiang Er looked at each other, then lowered his head and said to Hong Dashou.

The meaning is very clear. If you wrote it yourself, we will basically not take it seriously. If the level is too low, don't do any inward investment. We Hanyang scholars are so busy, so don't make fun of other people like you.

No matter how big the novel market in Hanyang is, it’s not something that cats and dogs can get ahead of. The capital of our book writers is to make money, to make a profit. If it doesn’t make money, we will just accept the books.

"Wait!" Hong Dashou didn't understand what they meant.

But the reality is like this. If you want to monetize your novels, you can only rely on the platform of their book philanthropists, otherwise you will end up in a cold cave, living in an unknown place for the rest of your life, without earning a penny.

People under the eaves have to bow their heads!

No matter whether you are a future high-ranking official or a famous businessman, you are just a younger brother now. A younger brother must be bound by these rules. If you don't want to be bound, just get out of here.

It is like this at all times and in all countries!

Soon Lin Shangwo personally went to Hong Dashou's house and brought out a box of novels and placed them next to Hong Dashou.

At this time, Hong Dashou was sitting on the verandah of the house, and Jiang Dajiang was standing in the yard, moving up and down. On the contrary, the sitting Hong Dashou was taller than them.

They couldn't just stare at Hong DaShou blankly. They could only see a whole box of books from the corner of their eyes, and then Hong DaShou randomly pulled out a book from among them.

"This is the "Midnight Thunder Recommends the Blessing Monument", please take a look."

What Hong Dashou submitted was just a prose work, not too large in length. It was one of the works of Ma Zhiyuan, a master of Yuan opera, and there are also references to this work in the "Legend of Pisces" in the Ming Dynasty.

However, this work, which is both a play and an essay, is well-known in 9102, not because of its content, nor its main purpose, nor because of its author.

It is purely because the article contains a curse word from the Yuan Dynasty, and it has remained popular for hundreds of years.

Silly dick!【Note 1】

Well, this word comes from the Yuan Dynasty. I think the level of swearing back then was probably not much different from today.

As a book scholar, Jiang Da Jianger knows Chinese characters, and his level of Chinese characters is pretty good. In addition, he has been engaged in the novel business for many years, so he has at least the ability to identify and appreciate Chinese characters.

Soon these two people were conquered by Ma Zhiyuan's prose. It's a joke. He is the golden signature of the four great Yuan opera masters and has been in Chinese language textbooks across the country. His level must be excellent. It's not enough to convince these two book philistines.

A matter of words.

"How is it?"

"Sir, can you give me the second volume?" Jiang Er looked excited and asked directly.

"What are the rules in the bookstore?" Hong Dashou joked a little. He wanted to read books for nothing regardless of money. Isn't this a dream?

"It's too small, please forgive me." Jiang Er heard this and hurriedly explained.

"Then give me a price."

"Just this volume or two volumes?"

"What's the explanation?"

"A single volume is worth fifty, and the whole volume is worth a hundred and two."

"You two may not bully me too much!" As soon as Hong Dashou finished speaking, Lin Shangwo understood and went up to grab the book.

"Don't you dare!" They both apologized together.

"To be honest, there are far more scholarly scholars in Hanyang than you two."

"Three hundred taels for both volumes!" Jiang Da instantly more than doubled the price, but he was still a little unsure.

"Give it to him!" Hong Dashou turned to Lin Shangwo and said.

The second volume of "The Monument of Recommended Blessings" was also taken out of the book box and handed over to Lin Shangwo.

Jiang Dajiang Er originally thought that they hated Hong Dashou and the business would not be successful, but he never thought that Hong Dashou was so easy to talk to and sold as soon as he was told. The price that he thought he would have to raise actually went up without any hesitation.

accepted.

After the others left, Jin Douji, who continued to watch the whole process, also sat in the corridor and admired Hong Dashou's business vision.

"If I remember correctly, you bought more than forty copies, right?"

"yes!"

"Isn't that twelve thousand taels!"

"Hahahahaha, the one just now is one of the twenty-four songs in one volume, and one volume is worth more than 7,000 taels!"

"Seven thousand for one film? Two hundred and eighty thousand for forty films!" Jin Douji was so shocked that he almost couldn't hold his jaw back.

"It just so happens that this one only has twenty-four songs, and the others don't have so many." Hong Dashou laughed heartily.

They were copying the government, copying everything from heaven to earth, and everyone could see the result. But Hong Dashou didn't copy a single word, and sold it as soon as he moved it in. He didn't make a name for himself, but he was sure to make a profit.

Moreover, Hong Dashou is not afraid of piracy at all. If he dares to publish pirated copies these days, he is guaranteed to have his hands and feet chopped off by Hanyang calligraphers the next day, put into a sack, tied with a big blue stone, and sunk to the bottom of the Han River.

Don't underestimate how strict and unreasonable the guild system under the feudal system is these days.

It not only protects the interests of those within the guild, but also strongly resists and cracks down on outsiders and forces that infringe on the rights and interests of the guild.

If a few pirates dare to share the Hanyang scholar's pie, reporting it to the official will be of no use. If any of the pirates find out, it means that the pirate's death is imminent.

The king's law can only control the places where the king's law shines, and the darkness and backside where the king's law cannot shine. I'm sorry, lynching based on customs is more effective.

As for why he sold a set of two volumes for only three hundred dollars, this is also very simple. Hong Dashou wants to do a long-term running business, and cannot squeeze everything out in one fell swoop. Although the source of goods is with Hong Dashou, the calligrapher

They couldn't sneak into the envoys and go to Yanjing to buy it.

But when they got desperate, they gritted their teeth and stamped their feet, and bribed any leader of the Beijing merchant group to bring him back from Yanjing.

Instead of squeezing them desperately, it is better to give up the profits so that they will not jump over the wall and flip the table in a hurry, and buy from Hong Dashou.

Although he makes less money, he can still do it for a longer period of time. Hong Dashou is still hanging around in Hanyang, so he must consider the long term and have a far-sighted view in everything he plans.

Lin Shangwo, who was listening to Hong Dashou's competition next to him, was particularly attentive and nodded from time to time.

Feudal society has all kinds of disadvantages, but it adheres to a set of rules for everything. Even the emperors and kings who claim to be supreme are actually within the limits of the rules. If you break these rules, no one can survive long.

Before he had the strength and courage as great as the sky, Hong Dashou chose to operate within this framework and move around within this inextricable set of rules.
Chapter completed!