Chapter 2072 (1/2)
After the foreshadowing of the legend of shooting and carving heroes and the romance of the Three Kingdoms, the book ”getting married in the wrong sedan chair to the right man” soon became popular. Most of the people who bought the book were maids of some girls or maids of their wives.
On the first day, more than 700 copies were sold in 15 bookstores.
The next day's sales were even more terrifying, reaching more than 1200 copies.
Puyang Houfu.
Puyang Hou, Hou Wenchang, was the eldest brother-in-law of the emperor, the so-called national uncle.
Hou Wenchang took a sip of tea and asked Gong Li's housekeeper, ”is everything clear? Who is the owner behind the fifteen bookstores? ”
Song Yan's plagiarized books are on fire. Not only the pirates are making up their minds, but also some powerful people. After all, tens of thousands of liang of silver are paid in a month. Who can resist this temptation.
Hou Wenchang, the Marquis of Puyang, is one of the most powerful people who want to make an idea of Songyan bookstore.
, however, he did not rush to find it. Instead, he made a secret investigation, and decided to find out the details of song Yan.
The housekeeper said: ”Hou ye, I inquired that the owner of the fifteen bookstores is song Yan. He is a recent candidate, and he is Cai Zixiao's disciple!”
The best-selling of those three books also led to the sales of other books in the bookstore. In the past, a bookstore earned more than ten liang of silver a month. But now, without counting those three books in a month, the net profit has also reached more than fifty Liang.
Fifteen bookstores make a profit of seven or eight hundred Liang in one month, and ten thousand Liang in one year.
It's no wonder that the powerful people will see the profits of bookstores.
”He is actually a disciple of Cai Zixiao!”
Hou Wenchang frowned a little, and felt that things were not easy to handle. Although he was a marquis, he was also the uncle of the dynasty. However, those civil servants did not necessarily take him seriously. They didn't like him, even if he was mixed with several books, it was not a strange thing.
Therefore, there is no need, he is not willing to offend those civil servants, especially Cai Zixiao is the emperor of literature, and has great influence in the court.
But he gave up. He was reluctant to make a profit of hundreds of thousands of liang of silver that year.
The housekeeper also knew the strength of the civil servant. He turned his eyes and suggested: ”Hou ye, I heard that song Yan only has a bookstore in the capital city, but there is no bookstore in the nearby counties and counties. However, there are many industries in our Hou mansion. In fact, the reason why the business of the 15 bookstores is so good is the three books. As long as Hou Ye takes the books from Song Yan, we Hou The government takes the bookstores in the surrounding counties and counties, orders the local government to crack down on piracy and check piracy. We can also make a lot of money. If we can't, we can directly produce pirated books! ”
In the capital, those civil servants don't take Puyang Hou seriously, but few local officials dare to argue with him, so this method really works.
”In this way, you take benhou's post to the banquet!” Although Hou Wenchang has planned to do it according to the housekeeper's advice, he still wants to eat the bookstore in the capital city.
After serving Hou Wenchang for so many years, the housekeeper didn't know what he thought. He sighed a little. He was very worried about his Marquis's mutton not being eaten, but he was getting into a mess.
The other side.
Song Yan received booksellers from surrounding counties and counties, and went to Tai college.
He didn't expect that the county booksellers around him had such a smart nose that they came to his door the day after the new book appeared. Maybe they tasted the sweetness. These booksellers actually took 5000 new books and 2000 old books directly from him.
The main reason is that although the contents of pirated books are the same, the typesetting is not good, and the illustrations are also vague. Unlike the genuine books, the illustrations are all colorful, clear and lifelike.
Ordinary poor people are willing to save money to buy pirated books, but those with a little identity are willing to buy authentic books.
Although it's a little slow to sell, it's still easy to sell out.
”How do you do, young master song? I'm the steward of the Houfu of Puyang. This is the invitation card from my Lord. I hope you can go to your house for dinner!”
As soon as he stepped into the yard, an old man came to meet him. He was very polite. He was followed by two martial artists, but they were not strong enough. At best, they reached the level of martial arts.
”The Marquis of Puyang?”
After staying in the capital for several months, song Yan naturally knew who the Marquis of Puyang was. Hou Wenchang, the eldest brother-in-law of the emperor, was said to be greedy and lustful. His concubines alone reached 17.
”He went to the party himself? What's the purpose? ”
In a flash, he thought of his tormented bookstore.
However, he had expected such a thing for a long time, so he didn't worry. What's more, he was the golden elixir of Taoism. He didn't even fear the emperor, and he was afraid of an idle marquis.
Then he received the post and said, ”wait a moment, Butler Hou. I'm going to wear clothes all over!”
”Prince song, please help!”
After a while, song Yan changed into a white gown, and then boarded the carriage to pick him up.
Half an hour.
The carriage arrived at the marquis.Then he stopped in front of a hall. Outside came the voice of Butler Hou: ”Mr. Song, here you are, please get off!”
”Good!”
Song Yan got off the car in response to the sound.
Then he entered the hall under the guidance of the butler.
There are two pretty maids in the hall.
”Young master song, wait a moment. I will inform the Marquis right now!”
”Housekeeper, please help!”