However, the dynasty had strict control over the buying and selling of fertile land, and not anyone could buy it if they wanted to, and they could buy as much as they wanted.

For example, those businessmen bought more than ten acres in the name of building houses. Don't count on more, even a corrupt official like Qin Shou would not dare to sell fertile land indiscriminately.

Once it is found out from above, it is not only a matter of losing office, but also a matter of extermination.

However, if you are a scholar who has won the lift, then you can confidently apply to the government to buy good land.

Depending on the area and the amount of land, up to 300 acres can be purchased.

If you win the jinshi for a while, let alone the imperial court, the imperial court will generally directly reward the fields. If you buy it yourself, there is theoretically no limit to the number of acres.

The premise is that someone is willing to sell.

After all, most of the fertile land is in the hands of the country land or the squire, and such people are usually not short of money and will not sell land easily.

Gu Ming is not worried about this.

First, the county magistrate of Guobei County is his father-in-law, and second, he has a good relationship with the squires.

If you really want to buy some land, how can the other party give some face.

All in all, Gu Ming is ready to dilute his identity as a businessman and slowly transition into a literati and a squire, which is the foundation of the current world.

With such a plan, Ma Yun came to the door to talk about cooperation, which also played into Gu Ming's heart.

After chatting for a while, Wang Dalong couldn't help but put down the book, and said sincerely: "Gu Xie Yuan really has only learned people, these books are really well written, and they are not inferior to famous ......masters at all."

This is not against the will.

Although it is only a cursory flip, based on his experience in more than ten years of business, the content and style of these books are indeed quite outstanding, and they are also very suitable for the public to read.

Second, he saw the hot sales scene of Wenxing Study with his own eyes, and the facts are better than everything.

If you miss this village, you won't have that store.

"Thank you for the praise."

After a few polite words, the shopkeeper Wang and Ma Jiao discussed a few words, and decided to order 2,000 copies of each book first, and then add them according to the situation.

As a result, Gu Ming smiled and waved his hand, and said to Ma Yun: "Brother Yun, why don't you change the way of cooperation?" ”

Ma Yun was stunned, and subconsciously asked, "In what way?" ”

"That's the case, why don't I leave the copyright of the book to you in the future.

In other words, I am responsible for providing you with the manuscripts, which you can print, advertise and sell yourself, including wholesale to booksellers......"

After Gu Ming's explanation, Ma Yun, Xu Jiaying, and Wang Dalong couldn't help but be stunned.

Obviously, the trio were more satisfied with such a plan.

"Great, Brother Gu's proposal is very good, it's just ......" Ma Yun was a little puzzled: "Why did Brother Gu suddenly change his mind and not prepare to run the study?" ”

"It's not that I don't run it, I'm going to hand over the study to others to take care of, so that I can make time to do something else, such as organizing all kinds of exchanges in the poetry and painting club, reading, writing books, and ......"

"Ha, I see! Brother Gu doesn't want to get involved in business too deeply, which is understandable, after all, Brother Gu is now a dignified person, and if he comes forward to take care of everything himself, it will inevitably cause people to get sick. ”

"That's right, Brother Yun just understands."

"Actually, I have the same idea as Brother Yun and Brother Gu, and the main thing is that the shopkeeper Wang takes care of ......."

After chatting for a while, Gu Ming couldn't help but get up and said, "In this way, the three of you will go to the courtyard to drink tea first, and I will go to Leping and them to discuss how to cooperate." ”

"Okay, you go get busy first, and we'll walk around the yard by ourselves."

So, Gu Ming immediately got up and left, and went to Nie Xiaoqian to discuss first.

Nie Xiaoqian naturally has no opinion, she knows Ailang's thoughts very well, and retiring behind the scenes is undoubtedly the best way.

Subsequently, Gu Ming summoned He Yongliang, Su Ling, and Dong Sheng and talked about his decision in general.

As soon as he heard what Gu Ming said, He Yongliang couldn't help frowning and said, "But if you do this, I'm afraid that most of the profits will be handed over, it's not cost-effective, right?" ”

Su Ling didn't speak, and listened quietly.

"Leping, in fact, according to my opinion, the retail of the study will not be affected. At that time, the books sold in the study will still be printed by ourselves, and the profit will not be less.

However, the wholesale part is not good, and it has to be handed over to the other party.

At the same time, I intend to leave the business of the study to the three of you. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Su Ling couldn't help but be taken aback.

Why is that? Are you leaving Guobei County? Dong Sheng asked anxiously.

Gu Ming smiled and waved his hand: "It's not to leave, it's just that I don't want to get involved in business too much."

At present, the reputation of the study has been started, you only need to work hard. ”

That is to say, in the future, you will be in charge of the study, and you only need to hand over 30% of the profits, and you will distribute the rest by yourself......"

For He Yongliang and the three of them, this is undoubtedly a happy event with pie in the sky.

After all, the store belongs to Gu Ming, and he founded it single-handedly, and they have seventy percent of the profits, and they still have seventy percent to share, and the income is much higher than before.

"Of course, I'm not saying leave it alone...... For example, in the Poetry and Painting Club, I will personally come forward and hold some gatherings and activities on a regular basis.

For example, poetry tastings, calligraphy and painting exchanges, etc., in this way, the popularity will inevitably become more and more popular......"

Hearing Gu Ming's explanation, He Yongliang and the others were even more at ease.

Soon after, Gu Ming took He Yongliang and others to the courtyard to meet with Ma Yun and the others.

After chatting a few words, they sat down together, drinking and chatting while talking about cooperation......

In the end, a mutually satisfactory plan was negotiated.

Roughly speaking, Gu Ming's current books, including the next four volumes of "Dream of Red Mansions", will no longer be sold to other booksellers in the future, except for those previously booked by booksellers.

Ma Yun has full authority to act as an agent for the printing, publicity and sale of books, and regularly pays Gu Ming remuneration.

The remuneration is not fixed, and is mainly divided according to the sales volume of the book. Whether it is wholesale or retail, it is based on a 5% commission on the fixed price.

In short, the more you sell, the more Gu Ming points.

It's a good thing for both sides.

The cooperation method was negotiated, and the two sides formally signed the contract.

According to the terms of the contract, Wenxing Study can print its own books, but it can only be used for retail sale.

That night, the two sides naturally couldn't help but celebrate.

The next day, Gu Ming accompanied Ma Yun and the three of them to the county seat for a walk.

However, there is nothing interesting in Guobei County and its surroundings, only Lanruo Temple is the most famous...... It's a pity that it's a murderous name.

Can't you take the three of them to Lanruo Temple for a big adventure, right?

After staying for two days, Ma Yun and the others left Guobei County with the sample book, and began typesetting and printing after they returned.

On the third day after the three of them left, the second batch of 10,000 copies of "Dream of Red Mansions" was finally delivered.

As soon as the book arrived, He Yongliang arranged for someone to send 4,000 copies to Jinhua Mansion to be handed over to the shopkeeper Yu, and enclosed a letter explaining the reason, so that he could go directly to Yuhang Mansion to talk to the shopkeeper Wang in the future.

After that, another 2,000 copies were consigned and sent to Yuhang Mansion to be handed over to Ma Yun.

The remaining 4,000 copies were left in the study and sold slowly.

Judging from the current situation, these 4,000 copies of "Dream of Red Mansions" may not be backlogged for too long, and the previous inventory has almost been sold out, and the popularity has not decreased.

After all, the people who come to buy books are not limited to people from Guobei County, but also include a large number of outsiders who come here.

In this way, the taverns, restaurants, and inns in the county have been stained, and the passenger flow can be said to be booming.

This kind of heat lasted for almost half a month before it slowly began to decline.

However, the staff of the Poetry and Painting Society is relatively stable, and a group of regular customers have been formed.

After all, the name of the person, the shadow of the tree.

Many scholars in the city have applied to join the Poetry and Painting Society, hoping to have the opportunity to communicate with Gu Ming face-to-face.

According to Gu Ming's previous idea, joining the poems, paintings, and poems required payment of membership fees.

But now I've changed my mind and it's free to join. However, anyone who applies to join must have relevant talents. For example, calligraphy, poetry and songs, music, painting, and so on.

In this way, it can also avoid some indiscriminate and elegant people who fish in troubled waters.

……

This night, Gu Ming finally began to submit the main quest.

[Mission completed]

[Gain XP 1200]

[Obtain Level 3 Skill Charm*1]

[Obtain Wrap Rank Exchanger*1 (Blue)]

[Get Special Item: Guzheng (including a sheet music)]

"1200 points......"

Seeing the experience points of the reward, Gu Ming couldn't help muttering to himself.

Such a result is neither unexpected nor surprising, and it is not far from what was expected.

Importantly, it's finally time to upgrade!

In reality, his fame is already Xie Yuan, but the level of the system character is still Gongsheng, and now he is finally going to be promoted.

Presumably, after the upgrade, there will inevitably be a qualitative leap in strength.

Subsequently, Gu Ming observed the guzheng rewarded by the system, which looked indeed antique and of excellent quality.

The appearance looks the same as an ordinary zither, but since it is a special prop, it must also have its special features.

As for the score...... Gu Ming took a look, and there were almost 100 classics on it, including classic songs from the previous life, as well as famous songs inherited from this world.

Next, they exchanged for skill runes and carry-on package upgrade charms.

There's nothing to say, first upgrade the painting to level 3.

Subsequently, the silk bag was upgraded from white to blue.

Previously, the white quality silk contained about a cubic meter, but after the upgrade, it instantly became tall, and it was estimated that it was the size of a small room.

There's even more stuff on the bottom, and it's not a problem to put two beds.

After a while, Gu Ming walked out of the room and came to Nie Xiaoqian, who was meditating in the courtyard, and whispered:

"Xiao Qian, my cultivation is about to break through to a new realm tonight, I don't know how long it will last, don't panic at that time, and don't come in and disturb."

"Oh?"

Nie Xiaoqian opened her eyes in surprise.

Gu Ming smiled and nodded.

"Great, Yu'er and I will stay outside and won't let anyone disturb you."

"Well, I'll go back to the house first, no matter what happens, don't panic."

After speaking, Gu Ming waved his hand, turned around and walked back to the room.

Then he called out the system interface, brewed his emotions for a while, and then called out the system interface, and clicked on the "+" sign at the character level with a thought......