In the imperial study room, Li Shimin finished reading the newspaper, nodded with satisfaction, and slowly put down the newspaper.
Rarely, I felt a little leisurely and asked: "My dear friends, what do you think of this newspaper?"
"Your Majesty, this Datang Daily is really a grand ceremony for us scholars! The promotion of Tang literature, especially Su Fan's papermaking skills and unique printing skills, will be of great benefit to the future!"
Fang Xuanling quickly put away the newspaper in his hand and waited until he returned to read it carefully.
Now, this newspaper has just been published and is being circulated by everyone.
It only took half a day before news came back. Although this newspaper had just been published, it was already as expensive as Luoyang paper.
A total of 10,000 copies were printed on the first day, and almost every bookstore in Dafang City had 1,000 copies. Now, they have been sold out in half a day.
Whether it's the above knowledge about various parts of the world, interpretation of government affairs, or even appreciation of poetry and prose, there is always something that interests you.
Coupled with the two cents for a piece of paper, Fang Xuanling felt that ten thousand copies were missing.
"Yes, Your Majesty, from now on, this newspaper can help the court spread the people's righteousness and spread the holy will. It is indeed a wonderful way!"
"Yes, yes!"
Two or three more blasts rang out in response.
In the imperial study, besides Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and Tang Jian were also there.
"Hahahaha~"
Li Shimin laughed proudly. This papermaking technique would be the foundation for breaking through the Guanzhong family in the future.
Now those aristocratic families probably think that I am spending my money just to compete with them.
Little did they know that in the future I would be able to distribute newspapers widely and make money on my own.
How beautiful~
When the preparations for printing the book are completed and the literature is widely distributed.
Those Guanzhong aristocratic families reacted to the new papermaking and printing techniques.
How wonderful will that look be?
Just thinking about it makes Li Shimin very excited~
Li Shimin put away the excitement in his heart and said: "Xuan Ling, from now on, the appeals from the imperial court and the publications of university scholars will be reviewed by you and then handed over to Datang Daily for publication!"
Fang Xuanling's eyes lit up and she quickly responded: "Thank you, Your Majesty! I will definitely do my best! I will live up to your Majesty's trust!"
Wei Zheng on the side secretly exhaled angrily.
If Old Man Fang takes on this position in the future, I am afraid that many courtiers and scholars will want to lick Old Man Fang’s old face in the future.
If Mr. Fang has some thoughts in the future, he can post more of his own articles, which is really a good thing.
Even Wei Zheng, who has always been unmoved by fame and fortune, is quite envious.
Li Shimin frowned and said, "Ahem, it's just that today's "Journey to the West" was told by that boy, so it's really boring."
"Xuanling, how many days in advance did Mr. Tang say that he would leave articles in advance for the publication of Datang Daily?"
The corner of Wei Zheng's mouth twitched. You just read it again.
He didn't know, but His Majesty was probably trying to get somewhere with Tang Sufan again.
"Your Majesty, Datang Daily has three drafts, and Ma Zhou from Chang'an Bookstore is responsible for printing them one day in advance!"
Li Shimin pondered slightly: "Oh, that's it~ Ahem, let's do this. I'll send someone to get tomorrow's newspaper for me later. This newspaper has just been published, so I have to review it."
Fang Xuanling tacitly understood it, but she didn't know what His Majesty was thinking.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I will do it this afternoon!"
Li Shimin felt his heart tremble when he thought of some of the plans Tang Sufan had discussed with him two days ago.
He couldn't help but reveal a charming angle at the corner of his mouth. In the past, he had his own hands on things and made plans, but it was just to eliminate the roots of some aristocratic families.
Nowadays, he can not only make money, but also promote the literary culture of the Tang Dynasty, and can also eradicate the foundation of the aristocratic family. It is simply killing three birds with one stone!
In addition to being busy these two days, Li Shimin was very happy.
"By the way, Xuanling, what about Ma Zhou?"
Li Shimin picked up the boiled water and took a slow sip.
Who would have thought that the tea in the Imperial Study Room of Datang Tiandi was just ordinary boiled water.
Because Li Shimin was used to drinking tea before Tang Sufan, since the tea from Guanyin Maid stopped, Li Shimin really couldn't get used to the strong tea soup.
After all, the taste seems to be really strong in comparison.
So I just drank boiled water myself.
Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, after my observation over the past few days, I have found that Ma Zhou is indeed a good official with a clear mind and a good understanding of people. He is a rare talent!"
"Other than that, he is quite kind-hearted, and his vision in some official matters is also very unique!"
Li Shimin nodded slowly: "It seems that the person that that boy has chosen can't be wrong!"
"Let's do this. I'll bring Ma Zhou into the palace tomorrow and let me take a look!"
Fang Xuanling respectfully accepted the order. He knew that Ma Zhou was very lucky~
Li Shimin raised his eyes and looked at the sky outside the imperial study room, and his thoughts changed.
Wei Zheng glanced aside.
Said: "Ahem, Xuanling, that guy is always tired. I think I should go and have a detailed discussion with him about this bookstore. What do you think?"
After saying that, he couldn't help but turn his back to Wei Zheng and secretly cast a glance.
Fang Xuanling immediately understood that His Majesty wanted to go out and relax, and it was a sunny day, yes, it was time for dinner!
Fang Xuanling couldn't help but feel a little moved.
His mind, which had been an official for many years, was spinning crazily at this moment, and he immediately said: "What your Majesty said is very reasonable. This Datang Daily is indeed too important. Not only that, the issue of publishing the book in the future will affect the world's scholars, and I also feel that I must go Last time!"
Of course, Du Ruhui immediately followed suit: "Your Majesty is right, he must leave this time!"
It’s been a few days since I’ve had food from that kid’s house, so I’m really thinking about it.
Looking at the supportive people, Wei Zheng rarely had any words to criticize.
Naturally, he could see some of His Majesty's thoughts.
But it is true that these things are too important, and it is not impossible to go there.
The monarch and his ministers made an agreement and decided to change clothes quickly and hurry up, otherwise it would be after dinner... Oh no, what if the boy is not there after dinner?
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Today, the main house of the Zheng family in Qinghe was quite lively.
Many clan elders were called to discuss matters in the main hall.
Everyone held a newspaper in their hands.
I don't know how long it took, but the person sitting in the first place was Zheng Yunhe, the current head of the Zheng family and the second-rank Guanglu doctor in the current imperial court.
Looking at the newspaper in his hand, he frowned deeply and said in a deep voice.
"Fellow clan elders, can you tell what the current emperor means by this 'move'?"
Everyone thought about this newspaper for a long time, and none of them thought that it was possible that the current Holy Emperor would make a loss-making business at this time?
But today, after investigation by servants, nearly 10,000 copies of this newspaper were sold in one morning.
And Chang'an Bookstores suddenly appeared in various cities, as if there was an inexhaustible supply of newspapers?
"Patriarch, I wonder where this Chang'an Bookstore comes from so much paper? And the quality of this paper is not much worse than the Qingyun paper from my Zheng family paper mill?"
"And there are so many of them as soon as they appear. This... is really incredible..."
A clan elder couldn't help but frown and said.
Zheng Yunhe's frown deepened, and that was the problem.
Where did the man in the palace go to find so much paper in one night?
Could it be that it was premeditated?
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