The prince has traveled to the fairy world, has extensive knowledge, and has many methods. He has original intentions and can realize them through many methods.
A group of courtiers still don't know whether Emperor Chongzhen has also traveled to the immortal world. They only speculate that he might have been angrily reprimanded by Emperor Taizu Gao, that's all.
In line with the principle of estranged relatives, Zhu Yuanzhang would also fall in love with the young prince who was just in his prime, thus alienating an unfilial descendant who was over thirty but could not stand up...
Since he moved to the southern capital, the new orders issued by the emperor were basically learned from the north. It can be said that he has learned what he has learned and sold it now.
For example, the "Nandu Daily" has all the layout styles exactly the same as the "Jingshi Daily", every bit the same.
It's just that the latter was published and distributed by the newspaper office of Prince Consort Gong Yonggu, while the former was published and distributed by the General Affairs Department of Nandu.
One is a private person and the other is a court, that's the difference.
For the rest, even the issue price is the same.
Thanks to the strong academic atmosphere in Jiangnan, "Nandu Daily" began to sell well from the day it was published.
You can read this newspaper as far east as Songjiang, as far as Xuzhou, and as far south as Ningbo.
But it is much better than the "Jingshi Daily" that everyone waited for for half a month.
The circulation of the first issue of "Nandu Daily" was as high as 500,000 copies, and it took nearly half a month to stop printing.
For such a size, the entire Jiangnan naturally cannot digest it, and it can continue to be transported west and south.
From the beginning to now, the daily sales volume has been more than 100,000 copies, which is equivalent to one thousand taels of silver, and the profit is nearly half.
Including advertising fees, you can earn no less than fifty taels of silver every day, which is tens of thousands of taels a year.
As the number of pages increases, profits will naturally increase and can grow to more than tens of thousands of taels in the future.
Of course, Chongzhen would not choose to give up directly on this business that was making huge profits every day.
After arriving in Nandu, he made an agreement with the Secretary of General Affairs that both parties would get half the profit.
The emperor was responsible for guidance and planning, coming up with the operation method of a newspaper and investing strategically.
The General Affairs Department is responsible for editing, printing, and distribution, ensuring that newspapers can be purchased by the audience on time.
At first, the General Administration Secretary, a local coward, did not agree to split the profits with the emperor. However, due to Gong Yonggu's example, the emperor could take over this profitable business on his own, so he could only make compromises and concessions.
"Chifu is too optimistic. Such merchants have been discouraged decades ago. I know this very well. Today, merchants are evading taxes and do not want to make up the difference or pay taxes in full. Relying on certain The moths are hopping around in the government and the public, and the merchants are emboldened to do whatever they want! Does the second minister think that I will continue to accommodate such evil people? In the long run, where is the justice of heaven? The imperial court has no money to use troops. In the final analysis, the merchants evade taxes, and the imperial court There is nothing you can do about it. Don't you think this reason is ridiculous? Doesn't the Taicang tax bank in the Ministry of Revenue have been stolen by people who evade taxes? These evil people are all thieves! Such evil deeds are treason, so It's treason, it means surrendering to the Donglu! In the eyes of these evil people, the Ming Dynasty is not worth as much as one hundred taels of silver. In the hearts of these evil people, I am not as valuable as a good banquet! Although the metaphor is a bit crude, but what I said That's the truth! Such evil people really care about the imperial court and are truly loyal to the emperor and serve the country. How can they evade taxes to eat and drink and have sex? I want to make them pay taxes in full, but I have become a coward or even a tyrant. ! That’s good, I will do as I wish!”
If it weren't for the profiteers who had to pay their taxes, Chongzhen would have killed all these scum!
Japanese thief! Night theft!
Steal every day! Steal every month! Steal every year!
It is definitely not possible to stop this unhealthy trend without thunderous means.
These profiteers in Jiangnan are addicted to stealing tax money. If they don't steal for a year, they will feel uncomfortable.
If the two sides really broke up, Chongzhen would not need to estimate his own reputation, and would not need to pass the responsibility to the traitor, and could go into battle himself.
"..."
After Gao Hongtu heard this, he stopped trying to persuade the emperor. Now that Chongzhen was still angry, the more he tried to persuade him, the more counterproductive he would be. It was better to wait until the anger subsided.
"Your Majesty, scholars have recently petitioned to request the imperial court to liberalize newspapers and allow localities to publish, print and distribute them on their own!"
Since the emperor just mentioned the newspaper, Zhan Guangheng, the general affairs envoy (third grade) of the General Affairs Department, felt that he should take this opportunity to report the not-so-good news first.
"Oh? Humph! Is this because people from all over the world have seen the benefits, and they don't want to be restrained, but they also want to use newspapers to criticize my new order, and are they planning to play against the imperial court?"
A certain traitor once reminded Chongzhen that newspapers published by private individuals or yamen must be controlled by themselves, because newspapers are the best weapon for external propaganda.
Whoever controls the newspapers will control the direction of public opinion. Not only can orders at all levels be widely publicized, but they can also combat gossip in the market at will.
Not to mention that I can earn some pocket money for Aunt Tian and the others. At least the food and drinks in the rear residence can be paid for by the money earned from the newspaper, which leaves a large amount of support invisibly.
Previously, some scholars had printed a large number of newspapers promoting their own ideas without permission from the court.
Putting aside the right or wrong of this behavior, almost all the content in the newspapers was criticizing the emperor and the prince.
After Chongzhen saw it, he ordered the factory guards to destroy the printing dens and arrest all the writers.
He will be released only after he writes a confession. If he commits the crime again, he will be severely punished.
This was not the end of the story. The factory guards arrested more than ten batches of people, numbering no less than several hundred people.
They all plan to print their own newspapers and compete with the "Nandu Daily".
Some of them have even obtained advertising sponsorships. You can imagine how rampant these Jiangnan scholars are.
More than half of the participants were from Donglin. If Qian Qianyi didn't know, he was just pretending to be stupid.
"Tell all the scholars that I can only make decisions about the newspaper. The prince said that this is a special period, and control measures must be implemented to prevent evil people from colluding with foreign enemies and spreading remarks that harm the interests of the court. The scholars purchased the "Nandu Daily", But you can’t write it yourself, let alone print and distribute it! Those lawless people hope that Nandu, and even the whole Jiangnan, will be in chaos, so that they can cooperate with Donglu and subvert our Ming Dynasty! I tell these thieves that this is wishful thinking , a daydream! As long as I am still alive, the Ming Dynasty will not fall! Even if I am gone and there is still a prince, the Ming Dynasty will still not perish! On the contrary, the prince has learned a lot of immortal magic and is gradually promoting it. From now on In the future, the Ming Dynasty can only become stronger and stronger. The north can regain Liaodong, and the south can resist the red barbarians, so as to create a foundation that will last forever!"
I won't let you publish newspapers by yourself, and I will stifle your ambition to death!
You can only read my newspaper, even if you gnash your teeth with hatred, it will not help!
Don't say that I won't let you wait for it now, I won't let you wait for it in my lifetime!
Let the merchants behind you just give me money!
Delivery every day!
Delivery every month!
Give it away every year!
Do you want to collect money openly?
Go ahead and dream!
Chongzhen would rather not make money than let these scum who are deliberately working against him all day long publish newspapers.
Now that I can publish a newspaper, the scum cannot. This huge gap can show a unique advantage.
It doesn't hurt that the scum don't buy their own newspapers and continue printing with the money they get from merchants.
Since it cannot be sold in Nandu or even Jiangnan, it can be transported to other places for sale.
Anyway, we don’t need this little money right now. It doesn’t matter if the account period is longer. We should disgust the scum first.
"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"
After Chongzhen finished his impassioned speech, it was Huang Degong who took the lead in paying homage. This was a secret skill he learned from Beiting...
"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live..."
With the fake "Lord of Hell" taking the lead, all the civil servants and generals had to shout the same words regardless of their will.
"My dear friends, I have an idea! Since scholars are eager to learn knowledge, I am not unreasonable. Why not have one share issued by the General Affairs Department and another share issued by the Ministry of Rites. I don't ask for more, and I still hold 50% of the shares. , I wonder what you guys think, dear?"
Don’t you want to read more newspapers?
I meet your requirements!
Then make another one!
Of course it’s mine too!
I'm going to be so angry!
"Your Majesty is wise! This method is very good. It can broaden the way of speech and educate scholars. The Xinbao and the Nandu Daily complement each other, it can be said that it is the best of both worlds!"
Ni Yuanlu was the first to speak to express her full support. As the Minister of Rites and the censor of Youqiandu, although Ni Yuanlu was upright, she was not pedantic.
When she was on duty in Beidu, Ni Yuanlu saw the benefits of newspapers and knew how the prince controlled external public opinion through newspapers, which was a very clever method.
After arriving in Nandu, the newspapers were in charge of the General Affairs Department and had little to do with the Ministry of Rites. At most, some new orders issued by the Ministry of Rites would be published in the newspapers.
Newspapers were a lucrative business, and everyone in the Ministry of Rites was jealous of them. However, due to the power of the General Affairs Department, it was not convenient for the Ministry of Rites to plunder it.
Now that it is coming from the emperor's mouth, it is a golden saying that must be implemented as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams.
"Your Majesty, the General Administration Department currently has insufficient manpower to compile newspaper content. If we redeploy it again, I'm afraid..."
Zhan Guangheng, the general envoy, could not refuse directly. This would not only offend the emperor, but also offend the entire Ministry of Rites. The newspaper was related to the interests of hundreds of officials.
Therefore, I had to find a reason to excuse it. Anyway, the General Affairs Department would not send anyone in. If the Ministry of Rites wanted to run a newspaper, it would have to find a way to do it on its own.
"Your Majesty, the staff of the Ministry of Rites can compile books. Compiling newspapers is a matter of course. There is no need for the help of the General Secretary. The Ministry of Rites can complete the compilation on its own. I just don't know what your Majesty will name the new newspaper?"
As long as the emperor nodded, Ni Yuanlu decided to take over all the work. This was a good opportunity to bribe his subordinates, who were mainly locals.
Apart from anything else, with the newspaper as an income, the food in the Ministry of Rites will be much better than it is now. If you are a cannibal, you will have a short tongue, and even the petty officials will not look down upon you.
"Well, since Ni Aiqing is so confident, I feel very relieved. This report is called..."Da Ming Daily"!"
The treacherous son still had the intention to keep this most resounding name for himself.
Since it was a newspaper founded by the Ministry of Rites, Chongzhen decided to use it directly.
"Your Majesty is wise! This is a very good name! "Da Ming Daily" will definitely help my Ming Dynasty become stronger and stronger, surpassing the majesty of the Han and Tang Dynasties!"
Ni Yuanlu was extremely happy. The emperor's nod on this matter, and the newspaper's name was given by the emperor, which was half the success.
"Okay! Let me borrow Ni Aiqing's good words!"
After being scolded by the scum of Donglin and Fushe for a long time, Chongzhen was certainly willing to listen to flattery like a breath of fresh air.
Moreover, if it works properly, you can make two kinds of money, wouldn't it be nice?
The Ministry of Rites did not publish books very often, and most of the printing plants were idle.
It is a good thing for the craftsmen to be able to use it now and start working every day.
Counting reporters, editors, craftsmen, newsboys, etc., a newspaper can support hundreds of people.
As the silver came in and out, the traitor said that this was called "taking it from Shang and using it from Min"!
It is indeed a good thing to be able to employ displaced teenagers and children so that they can support themselves and have food and clothing.
As the old saying goes - Don't do evil because it's small, don't do good because it's small!
I guess so!
But for those businessmen who evade taxes and don't want to pay in full, Chongzhen only hopes that these scum will die soon!
It doesn’t matter whether you can’t die for a while or don’t want to die.
As long as you live one day, you have to pay one day's tax!
Even if he claims that he has no income in the near future, he still has to pay because he must first make up for fifty years of debts before he can talk about anything else!
"By the way, Ni Aiqing, the first issue of "Da Ming Daily" should be prepared more carefully. I will give Aiqing some methods of compiling the newspaper for your reference. Before mass printing, please let me have a look!"
Chongzhen planned to use this thing to fight against those scum. If it was effective, he would explain it later and come up with a third newspaper.
"I obey!"
As long as they can make money, those in the Ministry of Rites will definitely do their best.
For such a good thing, Ni Yuanlu felt that there was no need to deliberately mobilize it.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan to tell you!"
Zhang Shenyan, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, felt that everyone else had already spoken, and it was his turn to speak.
“I love you, but it’s okay to say so!”
Chongzhen was in a slightly better mood now. If he was still as angry as before with the scum of Donglin and Fushe, he had already retreated to the back mansion to rest.
"The Ministry of Industry recently received news from Ma'anshan that local officials were unable to contain the people's protests and asked His Majesty to remove mine supervisor Han Zanzhou and cancel the mining project. They said that the mining had damaged the local feng shui and also involved the ancestral graves of some people's homes!"
Zhang Shenyan was determined not to be able to solve such a major matter, so he had to find an opportunity to report it to the emperor and let Chongzhen make the decision.
The Ma'anshan iron ore project was a major event that the emperor decided to carry out more than a month after he arrived in the southern capital.
As a result, how long has passed and everything is still spinning...
As the imperial mine supervisor, Han Zanzhou arrived in Ma'anshan. However, people came to disturb him every day, making it impossible to open the mine smoothly.
Facing the people's vandalism, looting and burning, Han Zanzhou did not get the imperial decree. Even though he had a large number of factory guards in his hands, he did not dare to suppress them rashly. At most, he would just drive them out.
"I have received the report submitted by Han Zanzhou, and I have recently granted him the right to kill it first and then report it. Ma'anshan is where the dragon vein of our Ming Dynasty is located. The prince received military advice from Liu Bowen in the immortal world and wanted to turn this dragon vein into a giant steel dragon. Once it is formed, our Ming Dynasty will An invincible position. However, there are many unscrupulous people in the local area, and they are influenced by bad people, who have repeatedly blocked the mining, with ulterior motives and sinister methods. Ma'anshan is neither farmland nor land, and it belongs to me. No matter who dares to build a tomb on this mountain, It is a crime of great disrespect! I am not a fool to advertise the land expropriation in newspapers. In addition, local farmers can become workers in the future, be hired by steel mills, and get paid according to their work. Isn’t it better than relying on the sky to make a living? Much more appropriate? I haven't convicted such Diao Min, but he has already beaten him down. It is really ridiculous! Mine supervisor Han Zanzhou has ordered his subordinates to exercise restraint, but Diao Min thinks that he is cowardly and cowardly, and humiliates his subordinates in every possible way. . I want those evil people and Diao Min to know that what they have done has harmed the interests of the Ming Dynasty, ruined the feng shui of the Dragon Vein of the Ming Dynasty, and made His Majesty Taizu Gao Emperor displeased. I will not condone or condone such incidents happening again, and will not do so again. If the gangsters are caught, they will be severely punished!"
Dare you talk to me about Feng Shui?
Ma'anshan is full of Ming Dynasty dragon veins!
Whoever dares to deliberately destroy the feng shui of the royal family is committing treason!
The current mine supervisor is definitely not the mine supervisor of the Wanli period. Bullying Han Zanzhou is equivalent to bullying me!
