'The emperor is here? '
Lin Yunhong was stunned for a moment, a little happy, and quickly said: "Let him in!"
Ning Zimin, the Minister of Household Affairs, said: "Your Majesty, that old minister..."
"Don't rush back now. Lin Jieyuan is also here. If you have any questions, you can talk to him."
Lin Yunhong wanted to see if Lin Yi could handle Ning Zimin, which would be a test for him.
Now he is just a court minister.
In the future, he will face not one, but hundreds of officials in the court. That will be the biggest test.
"good!"
After Ning Zimin heard His Majesty's words, he immediately became interested.
…
Lin Yi entered the royal study and was about to speak when he saw Ning Zimin standing aside from the corner of his eye.
He had seen this person at the great court meeting where His Majesty beheaded his rebellious ministers.
"Chen Linyi, pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Before Lin Yi bowed down, Lin Yunhong was lifted up by a soft force and said: "No courtesy!"
"Lin Jieyuan came to the palace to ask for an audience. Why?"
Lin Yi carefully took out Dayan's first weekly newspaper from his arms, handed it to Lin Yunhong, and said with a chuckle: "Your Majesty, this is the first weekly newspaper printed by Dayan Weekly."
Ning Zimin, the Minister of Household Affairs, stretched his neck when he heard this.
"Oh? The Ministry of Industry is not slow!"
Lin Yunhong's eyes lit up. Although Zhang Judong was making trouble in the Ministry of Household Affairs, he was really unambiguous in his work.
He took the weekly newspaper and read it carefully, unable to hide the joy in his eyes.
After reading these three articles, he could still have huge fluctuations in his emotions. When Dayan officials, people, and scholars read them, the effect would undoubtedly be even greater.
"Okay, okay!"
Lin Yunhong wanted to be shocked by the crime. He carefully handed the weekly newspaper to Mei Zheren and said, "Let Shangshu Ning take a look."
When Ning Zimin solemnly took over the weekly report, Lin Yunhong cast an encouraging and affirming look at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
His Majesty was satisfied, and his mind was more than stable.
Ning Zimin was not very optimistic about the Dayan Weekly, although it was useful to the court.
But it is really troublesome to operate, and manufacturing movable type fonts is a huge consumption of manpower, material and financial resources.
Even because of this incident, Zhang Judong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, wanted to demolish the yamen of his Ministry of Husbandry.
Under His Majesty's pressure, he had already allocated hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, as well as rice paper and ink purchased by the Ministry of Revenue from various places... that was all money.
But now, as Ning Zimin looked at the weekly newspaper in his hand, his skinny hands couldn't help but tremble slightly.
By the end, my body was shaking.
"His Majesty……"
Thump!
What shocked Ning Zimin was not the weekly newspaper itself, but the three articles in the weekly newspaper.
He was always in tears.
Those shocking numbers are vivid lives.
common people.
A chivalrous man.
Dragon Guard...
As the Minister of Household Affairs, he naturally knew about the demon infestation incident in Nanxiang Mansion, but the Zhenfu Department and the Ministry of Punishment did not announce it.
In addition, he had also heard about the incident of the female bachelor in Jintian Prefecture, but he never expected that the officials of Jintian Prefecture would be like this.
Even the academy has done something that is outrageous to both humans and gods.
If such things are not made public, it is condoning sin.
Lin Yi looked at Ning Zimin who was kneeling down and crying, and naturally knew why he was moved.
This is Dayan with limited information. What the court did and what His Majesty did.
It will always only be circulated among small circles.
People outside can only guess or inquire based on the slightest hint of trouble.
But he felt that the reaction of the Minister of Revenue was a bit exaggerated.
Too much force?
"People, rise up!"
Lin Yunhong said softly, he is not a tyrant, and his violence will always only target officials who have nothing to do with their bodies.
I am also somewhat grateful to Ning Zimin, a veteran of the two dynasties who is capable of doing things.
I can share a lot of things with him.
"Your Majesty, I am so ashamed!"
Ning Zimin stood up, wiped away his tears, and said, "This veteran knows Lin Jieyuan's thoughts and also knows the significance of Dayan Weekly to the court."
Said.
Ning Zimin bowed to Lin Jieyuan and said, "Lin Jieyuan, it is a blessing for the court to have a rookie like you. If the Ministry of Household Affairs has surplus food, it will definitely support you with all its strength!"
'I've said it, but I haven't said it yet. I'm really rich. I hope you'll always remember...'
Lin Yi was complaining like this in his heart, but he still replied: "Master Shangshu is interested."
Ning Zimin felt ashamed.
"His Majesty!"
Lin also saw that the Minister of Household Affairs was here, and he could discuss the pricing of next week's newspaper, and said: "Now the first batch of movable type plates and typefaces from the Ministry of Industry have been sent to Dayan Weekly. When the printing workers recruited tomorrow are in place, large quantities of printing can be done. "
"It just so happens that Mr. Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue is also here. The student would like to know the appropriate price for this weekly newspaper?"
Lin Yunhong nodded slightly, looked at Ning Zimin and said, "What do Ning Shangshu think?"
The Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue calculated the cost in his mind and quickly gave the answer: "In my opinion, the layout of this weekly newspaper is novel, and the handwriting and articles are excellent. I feel that even the scholars can gain some talents by understanding..."
"The price starts from one tael of silver, which I think is very suitable."
The characters are so beautiful and the layout is relatively new.
He felt happy when he saw it, and the price was too low, which was a bit of a waste. With the wealth of those scholars, one tael of silver was nothing at all.
"no!"
Lin Yi decisively refused.
"Well?"
Ning Shangshu looked at Lin Yi in astonishment. The money sold would eventually be turned over to the state treasury.
This is something that increases Dayan’s heritage.
Who among the officials of Dayan would dare not to buy the Dayan Weekly, which is spearheaded by His Majesty? This happens once every seven days.
One million weekly newspapers, that’s one million taels of silver.
If there are not enough to print one million copies, people from other households will help with printing, and even officials will take the lead in lending money to the court.
Lin Yunhong did not express his position, but looked at Lin Yidao: "Lin Jieyuan, tell me your reasons."
"Your Majesty, Master Shangshu's price is too outrageous."
Lin Yi shook his head and said sternly: "The student was born at the bottom of Dayan, and he knows that it is not easy for the people to survive. One tael of silver is the entire expenses for a family of five in Dayan for a month."
"For a family to go without food and water for a month to buy a piece of paper and ink like this, students can't do it."
"The student is very confused, how did Master Shangshu do it and dare to ask for a price of one tael of silver?"
Lin is also not afraid of offending people.
The Minister of the Ministry of Finance is still able to stay in the court at such an old age, so he must be capable.
But he had no idea how miserable the people of Dayan lived.
"Lin Jieyuan, you..."
Ning Zimin was scolded mercilessly by Lin Yi, and his good impression of Lin Yi also disappeared too much.
He said seriously: "I admire you very much. You are talented at a young age. It is a great blessing for the imperial court to have such ideas and actions. Once this weekly newspaper is distributed to Dayan officials and scholars and priced at one tael or more, it will be a huge benefit to the imperial court. "
"Ordinary people are illiterate, but those who are literate can still get away with a tael of silver."
"The Ministry of Household Affairs clearly calculates the taxes paid by local governments every year. The average annual income of the common people is as high as more than ten taels per person."
"A family of five can share an average of fifty taels, which leaves more than thirty taels of silver every year. For just one tael, you can learn about the major and minor affairs of the court. How is this outrageous?"
As the Minister of Household Affairs, Ning Zimin knew very well that the people of Dayan were actually living quite well.
Poor people are just lazy!
