With the development of Liyu firm in Lixian, various advanced production tools developed by the Lanxing Autonomous Group have been continuously promoted, which has gradually led to the all-round development of the productivity of the entire Lixian. The improvement of the productivity of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info means that the grain output continues to increase, the economic exchanges of the counties are getting closer and closer, the business atmosphere is becoming more and more intense, and the prototype of the market economy of Lijun is gradually formed.

Driven by economic interests, many people in the counties of Lixian County also learned the model of Liyu firm and set up their own businesses or workshops in each county. In the beginning, these new firms only sold the specialties of the prefectures, and there was no competition with the Liyu firm. But I don't know who took the lead, and several of them boldly copied the products of Li Yu Company, and the price was more favorable, and they openly competed with Li Yu Company.

After all, the market economy is a new type of thing, whether it is the royal family or the Li family, there is no law that stipulates that other people's products cannot be copied, and the Li family, as the ruler of Li County, has not adapted to this huge change, and cannot and cannot intervene in the changes in the market at all. Under the influence of this copycat wind, the market competition is becoming more and more fierce, and many new businesses or markets are opened every day, competing to produce and sell products imitating the Li Yu firm.

How can people who have not greatly improved their living standards and awareness care whether your products are copycats or not, as long as the price is low and the quality is poor, it doesn't matter. Some of these knock-off products are of better quality and cheaper than those sold by the Liyu firm, and some of them can even produce new gadgets that the Liyu firm does not have. As a result, those emerging businesses that specialize in selling copycat products soon occupied a large market share in Lijun, and after some preparations, they actually challenged the monopoly position of Liyu firms. They used advanced marketing methods and better product quality to quickly grab the market that originally belonged to the Li Yu firm. The people prefer to buy products from these firms and workshops, rather than trade with the backward Li Yu firms, and the people's dislike for cultivators has always made the business of the Li Yu firm with a Li background even more bleak.

At this juncture, there were several fatal "product quality accidents" in the goods of Li Yu Firm. A group of hunters who had purchased a certain batch of muskets from the Liyu firm were unexpectedly exploding in a battle to strangle monsters; a batch of pesticides sold by the Liyu firm were found to have a large amount of water seepage, which had no effect at all; a batch of lighters sold by the Liyu firm were extremely easy to explode by themselves, which also led to several fires...

These accidents of the Liyu firm made people more and more disappointed with it, and they became more and more reluctant to choose the Liyu firm. After a brutal market competition, the business of Li Yu business is getting bleaker and bleaker, most of the trade in Li County is monopolized by those emerging businesses, and Li Yu business only occupies less than five percent of the share, for a time, Li Yu business income has decreased significantly, and there is no longer the appearance of the past year.

This sudden change made the Li clan extremely annoyed, and the clan elders even planned to clean up these businesses in a forceful way, but due to the royal family's ban on nobles interfering in the affairs of the counties, they had to endure it.

However, once the floodgates of desire are opened, it is difficult to close them again. The Li family, who had already tasted the sweetness of monopoly trade, naturally wanted to re-monopolize the market, and these suddenly appeared businesses and workshops, which made them irritated at the same time, but also had doubts, and after some speculation, they actually sent people to secretly investigate.

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"Is that really the case?" asked the Great Elder of the Li Clan as he stroked his beard, a hint of murderous aura in his eyes that could not be hidden.

In front of him, standing respectfully stood the chief treasurer and the second treasurer of the Li clan who were responsible for managing the Li Yu business in the whole county, while the other six elders of the Li clan elder council sat around the big elder, listening to what the two of them were reporting.

In the past six months, Amazon, Taobao, and Wanda, the three newly established firms, have boldly sold products similar to those of our Liyu firm, and the quality is better than ours, and the prices are lower, so that those mortals and casual cultivators have gone to them! Our sources of goods are all from Xiaoyu County, and these three businesses were not established in Xiaoyu, so where did their products come from? After some investigation, the younger generation found that the workshops that supplied these three firms were also from Xiaoyu County! The richly dressed shopkeeper squinted at the rat eyes and reported to the Great Elder with emotion.

"Hmph, Xiaoyu County?!, what is the current situation of the Liyu firm in the whole county, and how much income do we have now?" the Great Elder asked irritably.

The two shopkeepers glanced at each other, their faces changed slightly, and the big shopkeeper thought for a moment before he said hesitantly: "Patriarch, our monthly income is less than 200,000 taels..."

"What! That's it! Did you make a mistake! What did you do?!" said the second elder who had a burst of temperament on the side.

The two shopkeepers hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Elder, spare your life! The younger generation is incompetent!

These two people are members of the Li clan, and naturally have a more or less blood relationship with these elders. The Great Elder was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Forget it! You two get out!"

Hearing the words of the Great Elder, the two persons in charge of the Li Yu firm hurriedly bowed to the Council of Elders and the others as if they heard the amnesty, and fled quickly.

After the two of them went out, the Great Elder slapped his palm, and quietly walked out of the secret door on the side of the hall, only to see that this person was covered with a black robe all over his body, exuding a heavy bloody aura, and he didn't know when he appeared here.

The Great Elder asked, "Black Prison, how is the investigation of the matter of the three firms?"

The black-robed man bowed slightly to the elders and said, "Two days ago, my subordinates secretly sent people to secretly arrest the three shopkeepers of Amazon, Taobao and Wanda. It turned out that all the people of these three businesses were all from Xiaoyu County. The company's capital and business model are all from Xiaoyu County. Not only that, but even the eight workshops that supplied them with their products have production technology from Xiaoyu County. ”

The Great Elder raised his eyebrows and said gloomily: "As expected, it turns out that it is really the people of Xiaoyu County who are playing ghosts!"

The second elder on the side was furious, slammed the table, and shouted angrily: "Who did it from Xiaoyu County?

The black-robed man said: "According to the three shopkeepers, they are not residents of Xiaoyu County, and they originally ran their own small businesses. But half a year ago, someone in Xiaoyu County took the initiative to find these three people, and proposed to cooperate with these three people to set up a new business, and ensure that there is absolutely no problem with quality, but the shares of the company must be accounted for by Xiaoyu County. The subordinates specially sent people to Xiaoyu County to investigate, and the people from Xiaoyu County who found these three people turned out to be the Lanxing people of Xiaoyu County. ”

"Haven't you heard of the Blue Star Clan!" the Great Elder thought for a moment and blurted out.

The black-robed man immediately replied: "Great Elder Qiqi, this Blue Star Clan is an overseas race that just migrated to Xiaoyu County five years ago. They are said to have come from a small island deep in the Ocean, and their people are all ordinary mortals. But as soon as he came to Xiaoyu, he showed all kinds of strange skills, and in a short period of time, Xiaoyu County was transformed into another prosperous appearance. Xiaoyu County's achievements today are all so-called by these people. At the beginning, Xiaoyu County asked us to establish a Liyu business, and it was the attention of these Lanxing people, including all the products of the Liyu business, all of which were made by these Lanxing people. ”

After listening to the report of the black-robed man, the Great Elder nodded and remained silent. The third elder on the side suddenly interjected and asked, "Blue Star Clan, is this really the case? When you were investigating this matter, did you catch a Blue Star Clan person to confirm it?"

The black-robed man replied honestly, "When we secretly searched for those three shopkeepers, we found that they were preparing to contact a Blue Star Clan. But the man seemed to sense something and fled ahead of time, and we didn't catch him. However, the subordinates can definitely be sure that this person must be from the Blue Star Clan, and the reason why the Li Yu business has appeared in this situation in the past year is definitely related to the Blue Star Clan. ”

"Bastards, these mortals are so bold, how dare they hurt us behind our backs?!"

"What do these mortals think they are?!How dare they rob us of food?!What a reversal!"

"Kill them!"

After hearing this, the elders immediately shouted with emotion. The Second Elder stood up even more suddenly, and asked the Great Elder for instructions: "Great Elder! This matter must not be spared lightly by those Blue Star Clansmen! Please allow me to immediately lead a team of family guards and personally go to Xiaoyu County to take the lives of those mortals!"

Seeing the attitude of the elders, the Great Elder did not immediately express his support for this. A hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, those Blue Star Clan people dare to oppose us, this is naturally unforgivable! Now that the patriarch is leading the clan guards to participate in the war on the border between Gui and Vietnam, he has explained before he leaves, asking us to wait for Taoguang to cultivate and develop our strength secretly, and we must not act rashly and arouse the speculation of the royal family. Although the lives of those mortals are nothing, if we do it to Xiaoyu County now, the movement will not be small, and it will be easy to be noticed by the royal family who have long suspected us, and even send a supervision envoy to question. If this is the case, I am afraid it will affect the future plans of our clan. ”

Hearing the clan's plan, the elders suddenly looked terrified, but the second elder was not reconciled, and asked dissatisfiedly, "Are we just letting those mortals go?!"

The Great Elder shook his head and said slowly, "Of course not! Mortals dare to go against the cultivators, this kind of thing has never happened again! Those Blue Star Clan people naturally have to be wiped out! However, we must have the right reason and the right time, and now is not the right time to do it." ”

At this time, the four elders on the side suddenly said: "Great Elder, elders, there is a plan below, not only can punish those Blue Star Clansmen, but there are also great benefits to be desired, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?"

"Oh?!" The Great Elder was immediately overjoyed and said, "Fourth, what are your plans?

The four elders smiled slightly, and slowly explained his plan, and after everyone heard it, they suddenly became enlightened, and they couldn't help nodding their heads in agreement. The Great Elder clapped his hands and laughed and said, "Wonderful! Then do as the fourth elder said, let those Blue Star Clan people live a little longer! Anyway, they won't be able to go anywhere, and when the opportunity comes, we will settle the new accounts and old accounts together!Hahaha!" After speaking, all the elders laughed together.