Sitting on the roof, Li Xin suddenly felt like he was overlooking all living beings.
Li Shui sat next to him and said a little speechlessly: "Brother Li, it's just two newspapers? As for that?"
Li Xin said with a smile: "Brother Huai, I find that I have been able to understand 10% or 20% of the essence of your life..."
Li Shui: "..."
Am I so obscene?
"The General tabloid sold three thousand copies today. The Confucian newspaper sold 2,800 copies today..."
Some good people specially calculated the sales volume of the two newspapers.
Of course, this so-called troublemaker was actually sent by Li Xin.
Supporters of the Confucian newspaper quit immediately when they saw that their beloved newspaper was lagging behind.
They began to spend money like crazy to increase the sales of the Confucian newspaper.
The results of spending money were quickly seen, and the sales volume of the Confucian newspaper exceeded 3,500.
As a result, within half an hour, this sales volume was overtaken by General Tabloid.
On this day, the two newspapers were fighting for each other, and the fight was very lively.
Li Shui asked Li Xin in confusion: "Why do so many people buy your general tabloid?"
Li Xin coughed dryly and said with a smile: "Actually, no one bought it. I hired those people to create momentum."
Li Shui: "..."
Awesome, everyone knows how to hire pirates. Why didn't I realize this guy had this kind of talent before?
But after thinking about it, Li Shui was relieved.
In ancient times, who could be a great general was not full of scheming tricks?
If he was really stubborn, he would have been tricked to death so many times on the battlefield.
it's getting dark.
Li Xin jumped down from the wall and said with a smile: "Let's go home and count the money."
Li Shui: "...Aren't you bored?"
However, Li Shui was also idle, so he decided... to watch Li Xin count the money.
The two people entered the accounting room one after the other.
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Ying Zheng looked at the two newspapers spread out on the table.
The General tabloid has maintained its past standards and is as exciting as ever.
The Confucian newspapers, on the other hand, innovate and use a new way to run newspapers.
However, when Ying Zheng read the Confucian newspaper, he didn't feel anything.
After all, Ying Zheng is the most noble person in the world.
Diaosi counterattack? From rags to riches? Is this interesting?
However, Ying Zheng was quite interested in the stories written in the Confucian newspaper.
He asked the young eunuch beside him: "Is this story true?"
The young eunuch said respectfully: "I've already asked someone about it. It's a lie. It was made up to trick people into buying newspapers."
Ying Zheng chuckled: "These Confucian scholars usually talk about benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, but it turns out they are nothing more than that."
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In Meng Ji's mansion, Meng Ji was kneeling in front of his mother's room door.
A little maid came over and said to Meng Ji, "Sir, please go back. Madam said she doesn't want to see you today."
Meng Ji looked bitter: "Then when will mother see me?"
The little maid said: "I don't know, but it depends on what the lady wants..."
Meng Ji asked, "How do you say that?"
The little maid said: "I think I will never want to see you again."
Meng Ji suddenly turned pale.
The little maid hesitated for a moment and said to Meng Ji: "Madam said that you are unfilial by slandering your mother as a concubine."
"You deceived the world because you don't believe it. You did this kind of thing just to make money..."
When the little maid said this, she suddenly got stuck.
Meng Ji asked worriedly: "What?"
The little maid said awkwardly: "The following words are so unpleasant that I dare not repeat them. In short, Madam feels that you are an unfaithful, unfilial, unrighteous and untrustworthy person. She said that you have insulted the Meng family..."
Meng Ji sat on the ground dejectedly.
After a while, another little maid came out and said to Meng Ji, "Madam has something to say."
Meng Ji quickly asked: "What are you talking about?"
The little maid said: "Madam said that when you are in the mansion, this house is already dirty. She doesn't want to see you, and hopes that you can leave."
"If your Excellency refuses... Madam will leave on her own. In short, she will no longer be in the same house as Your Excellency."
Meng Ji smiled bitterly: "Of course I left. There is no reason for the old lady to leave."
Meng Ji's head drooped, and he walked outside dejectedly.
Unexpected, unexpected.
I have studied poetry, calligraphy and etiquette all my life, but in the end, I turned into an unfaithful, unjust and unfilial person?
What is the difference between this and pigs and dogs?
Alas, if I had known this was the case, I should not have agreed to Shopkeeper Ma's request in the first place.
Meng Ji got on his carriage and planned to go to another house.
Rich people all have more than one house.
As a result, when Meng Ji's carriage arrived on the street, he heard the people around him talking about it.
Someone said: "Look, Master Meng Ji's carriage, you must be in it."
Someone said: "You are really a role model for the local people."
Someone else shouted loudly: "Lord Mengji, you are a role model for us poor people."
Someone else shouted: "Master Mengji, I have memorized all your stories and told them to many people."
Meng Ji, who was hiding in the carriage, suddenly burst into tears: Could it be... is this what the people want?
It feels so good to be supported by others.
Meng Ji suddenly felt very comfortable, although this kind of popular sentiment was obtained by nonsense.
But...it's really comfortable.
Meng Ji became more and more reluctant to part with him.
He wanted to find Shopkeeper Ma and ask him to compile some more articles.
Anyway... I've already cheated once, so it doesn't matter if I cheat a few more times, right?
As for my mother...
Meng Ji hesitated a little, but listened to the shouts of the people outside.
Hey, it’s like this now anyway, let’s break it down.
Although his deeds are false, his encouragement to the people is true.
Using lies to do good deeds is not necessarily wrong.
Well, even though there are ten thousand people, I will go.
Meng Ji suddenly felt that his image in his heart was getting taller and taller.
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The battle between the general tabloid and the Confucian broadsheet has been going on for three to five days.
During these three or five days, there was victory and defeat for each other. And both have accumulated a large number of die-hard fans.
Under Li Xin's control, the two newspapers were full of fire all day long, attacking each other.
People who read newspapers just liked this, so the money Li Xin earned was already piling up like a mountain.
Some courtiers knew the inside story. They looked at Li Xin's pile of Qin Banliang and couldn't help but feel envious: They also came here by train, how come Li Xin...how could he make money?
Alas, comparing people to each other is so irritating.
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Recently, people in Qi and Lu have walked out of their homes and gathered outside Ying Zheng's palace, full of hope and asking the Qin soldiers standing guard when the next sacrifice will be held.
These people all made a lot of money from this grand sacrifice.
The people's prayers naturally quickly reached Ying Zheng's ears.
He immediately summoned his ministers for discussion.
If it were any other time, there would definitely be courtiers who would object to the sacrifice. And as usual, they have to talk about a bunch of things, such as wasting money and wasting people's money, and emptying the national treasury.
But now, they can't tell.
Because this sacrifice did not bother the people at all.
The people were very happy and almost took the initiative to join in.
After all, in this sacrifice, the people who participated in the labor were paid, and those who provided the utensils for the ceremony were also rewarded.
And this sacrifice did not hurt money, let alone empty the treasury.
But where did the money for this sacrifice come from?
The courtiers thought for a while, and suddenly discovered sadly: This money... seemed to come from them. Isn't this sacrificial ceremony held with tickets?
The most pitiful thing was Li Si. He spent so much money and even wrote an IOU to the banished immortal. It was absolutely miserable.
Ying Zheng said calmly: "My lords, what do you have in mind?"
A court official stood up and said, "I think... this sacrificial ceremony should not be held too much."
Ying Zheng asked curiously: "Why is this?"
The courtier gritted his teeth and said bravely: "I thought... although the sacrificial ceremony did not waste people or money, the tickets were very expensive. Even the ministers in the court were not rich in money. If things go on like this, some people might have difficulty living. ah."
Ying Zheng: "..."
This reason is really new.
The courtiers were also a little helpless. Although this is true, no one expected that things would develop to this point.
It has to be said that Ban Xian is really a harmful person, and he specifically harms people with official positions.
Ying Zheng looked at the courtiers and said calmly: "The worries of the ministers are understandable. Huaiguzi."
Li Shui responded.
Ying Zheng said: "What do you think should be done?"
In fact, Ying Zheng also felt that it was indeed a good idea to use the courtiers' money to hold the sacrificial ceremony.
When the people are happy, so are we. But what the courtiers said was true, and all officials could not be turned into beggars.
Therefore, he hoped that Li Shui could come up with a suitable solution that took into account all aspects.
Li Shui thought for a while and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion that is not very mature."
Ying Zheng nodded: "But it doesn't matter."
Li Shui said: "Although the sacrificial ceremony does not waste people or money, it still costs a lot of money."
"Although my country, Da Qin, is becoming increasingly prosperous, in some places, especially in remote areas, the lives of the people are still very difficult."
"Therefore, I believe that although this money should be spent, it should also be spent wisely."
"For example, this time, during the sacrificial ceremony, a beauty sprinkled flower petals. This was a bit of a waste."
The courtiers were a little speechless: Didn't you decide the regulations for the sacrificial ceremony? Why are you still scolding yourself?
Li Shui said: "But it is not appropriate to keep everything simple. In that case, His Majesty's majesty cannot be reflected."
"Therefore, I suggest that your majesty set a rule. A small sacrifice every five years and a big sacrifice every ten years."
"In this way, because the sacrifice is not held every year, the people will cherish it especially. And because it has been prepared for five or ten years, the sacrifice ceremony can be more grand."
"And because the courtiers have been given five years to recuperate, the courtiers should not feel so distressed when they buy tickets again."
courtier:"……"
Damn it, you’re still convinced of us, right?
After listening to Li Shui's analysis, Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "You are indeed the banished immortal of my Great Qin."
Li Shui said modestly: "My mind is not even one ten thousandth of His Majesty's."
Ying Zheng chuckled and said to the people around him: "In that case, it's settled. Let's announce the list some day and tell the people."
Everyone agreed and had to retreat.
Some courtiers have already begun to draft and think about writing memorials.
I have to find a way to tell His Majesty, let Your Majesty know how difficult the life of officials is...
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Qilu and Qilu are very lively.
But there is a small cabin, but it is very quiet.
Inside the hut, Cang Ding was locked up.
Cang Ding was tied to a pillar and tortured.
But he always gritted his teeth and insisted that he was not Dongyi.
It has to be said that this man is indeed a man, at least in terms of his ability to withstand beatings, which is admirable.
The pawn guarding Cang Ding was not in a hurry either. After all, it doesn’t matter whether this person admits it or not.
On the day they captured Cang Ding, Qin soldiers raided the Dongyi camp and captured all the Dongyi people.
When Cang Haijun was caught, he was completely at a loss.
Aren’t you going to be the king of Qi Di? Why did he lose so quickly? He was actually captured by a small group of Qin soldiers?
At this moment, Cang Haijun felt that his world was about to collapse.
From confidence to inferiority in just a moment.
Finally, under the Qin Bing's questioning, Cang Haijun recruited them all.
After the Qin soldiers obtained Lord Canghai's confession, they handed it over to Li Si.
Li Si is a Tingwei after all.
He looked at the confession and fell into deep thought.
This confession stated that a man named Zhang Liang commissioned the Dongyi people to carry out the assassination.
And this Zhang Liang... Li Si was impressed.
Isn't that the housekeeper of Huaiguzi's house?
So... Huaiguzi's housekeeper participated in the assassination?
This is interesting.
This is an excellent opportunity to overthrow Huaiguzi.
If he could bring down Huaiguzi, he would never have to pay back his debts.
Of course, this is just Li Si's imagination.
After all... there were too many good opportunities like this, and everyone thought they could bring down Huaiguzi, but what happened in the end? Instead, he was bitten back and his head was in a different place.
Li Si was a little scared.
No, no, no, Li Si doesn't think he is afraid, Li Si thinks... he has become smarter.
Assess the situation and do not make unnecessary efforts.
He walked around the house all night with his hands behind his back, becoming more and more worried as he walked.
Zhang Liang is a rebel, so is Huaiguzi a rebel? This doesn't make sense.
Therefore, if you sue Huaiguzi, you will probably not win.
But with such a piece of evidence in front of me, I would not be willing to use it if I didn't want to use it. I have to get some benefits no matter what.
It’s really confusing.
Finally, Li Si had an idea and suddenly thought of a way. He held the confession in his arms and hurried to Li Shui's residence.
He planned to sell the confession to Li Shui, and then ask Li Shui if he could use the confession to pay off the debt and forgive some of the debt.
Hehe, Li Si felt that he was really a smart person.
