[BL MTL] After being dressed as cannon fodder, he fought with the villain.

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Chapter 241 Gu Mu knows

An hour later, Gu Mu came out of the basement, filled with a murderous aura that made his subordinates not dare to approach.

Gu Mu waved off his men and ran to the back mountain alone for a while to calm down.

It turned out that my brother had ruined the Yu family once a long time ago. Even though Gu Zhen's brother was recognized by the Yongning Marquis Mansion in his lifetime, he returned to the Marquis Mansion as a concubine and was poisoned by Xia Yinglian from the beginning to the end. When the truth about the child exchange was completely exposed by Song Ze and Zhou Shun, Yan Xiangmian had already ascended to the throne. With him standing behind Yu Wenshao, the impostor, Li and Gu Zhao's He had no choice but to swallow it with blood, and the murderer received no punishment.

Since my brother knows that Gu Zhen is reborn, does he also know these things? Therefore, from the beginning, my brother did not have any expectations for the Yongning Marquis, so he did not feel any emotion when he saw Yongning Marquis defending the poisonous woman and the counterfeit. In any case of disappointment, the only thing my brother would protect from the beginning to the end was Li, a poor woman.

Just now in the dungeon, Gu Mu almost couldn't hold back the murderous intention in his heart and strangled the ungrateful woman to death. She entered the capital and lived a good life because of Gu Zhao and Gu Yao, but after her rebirth, she did not want to take away Gu Yao's husband. , just to sit back and watch Gu Zhao's future be ruined.

When did my brother give up on this woman completely? It was the epidemic in Qingling Mansion. Gu Mu just learned from the woman's mouth that a serious smallpox epidemic broke out in Qingling Mansion before she was reborn, and many people died. But at that time, this woman just wanted to escape alone, without any need. The idea of ​​reminding the government was to watch countless people die due to smallpox. Even though there was Song Ze, the future chief minister, whom she most wanted to marry in that city, she still chose her own life.

That time she really pissed off her brother. Even so, he just made her a dead person in the Gu family and left her to fend for herself outside. As expected, her brother was too kind.

In that life, Yan Xiangmian stood out in the competition for the emperor's heir, and ascended the throne after the emperor's death. Yu Wenshao and Yongning Houfu, who were closely related to Yan Xiangmian, also enjoyed great glory.

In that life, there was no princess at all. The princess may have had ambitions, but no one inspired her hidden ambitions in her heart, and entrusted her infatuation to a scumbag. In this life, the scumbag also fell in love with the princess at first. However, at the critical moment, he asked Gu Zhao to remind him a few words, and in the blink of an eye he asked the princess to cut through the mess quickly.

In that life, he never met his brother at all. He didn't know how he survived when he was seriously injured. In the mouth of the woman Gu Zhen, he was a demon who killed his father and mother and killed his whole family. He was a complete stranger to his brother. Gu Mu couldn't accept this situation at all. How could he have nothing to do with his brother?

And patricide is still possible, as is matricide? Gu Mu sneered in his heart. He didn't need to experience all that personally to guess that this was just a crime framed by his enemies. If he hadn't been able to take his mother out in time, her mother would have died in that gang. In the hands of others, if his mother is gone, what nostalgia will he have for the people in that house? It would be better for all those people to go to the ground and kowtow to his mother and confess their guilt.

As for whether he will be defeated by that guy Yan Xiangmian in the end, I'm afraid the world is too big and he just feels that living alone is meaningless. But even if he dies, how long can Yan Xiangmian live a comfortable life? Can Song Ze turn the tide? Will Yan Xiangmian trust Song Ze? Even if Song Ze was here, he probably wouldn't be able to save the Zhou Dynasty.

I think it was because my brother knew that in the life that Gu Zhen lived, it was Yan Xiangmian who came to power, so after he discovered the princess's identity in the Qingling Mansion, he specifically said those words to the princess. Apart from the wrong gender, the princess was actually He is more suitable to succeed than anyone else. For the elder brother at that time, all he had to do was disturb Yan Xiangmian's path to the throne. Yan Xiangmian could not adopt the throne and could not ascend to the highest position, and Yu Wenshao also lost the biggest advantage. The backer doesn't pose much of a threat to my brother.

It turns out that my brother has been hiding so many things in his heart for a long time, so does he also know that he is the murderous devil that Gu Zhen said? Brother, do you ever regret knowing that you saved a demon? Thinking of this, Gu Mu suddenly wanted to run to his brother immediately and ask him for confirmation.

No, my brother is different from others. Even if he knew those things, he would not dislike him. My brother is different from others.

Thinking of Gu Zhao's existence and how his destiny had changed because of Gu Zhao's appearance, Gu Mu suddenly felt more at ease.

Gu Mu didn't want to stay here alone, so he turned around and walked down the mountain. He suddenly thought that at first his brother had no choice but to stir up the princess's ambition, but now he sincerely wanted to push the princess to the throne. Gu Mu knew very well that this was What a difficult thing, in the eyes of many people, it would be such a treasonous thing to risk the world's greatness, but what a wonderful thing it would be if it could be done. Anyway, let him tell him, that girl's position is better than those few Xiangzi is much better. Even if Yan Xiangmian is kicked out, he still can't stand the remaining three Xiangzis. Yan Xiangxi is more pleasing to the eye.

There was also the emperor's uncle. Gu Mu thought of the emperor and sighed in his heart. If possible, he hoped that the emperor's uncle could live for a few more years. Although he and the emperor's uncle had the intention of taking advantage of each other, compared to the man who got up in the southwest , after all, he still felt a bit of elders' protection from the emperor's uncle, and that girl must have hoped for the same.

Gu Zhao did not go to the Ministry of Industry that day and stayed in the Hanlin Academy. He even surprised Yan Tao. In the evening, he left the Hanlin Academy with Gu Zhao and Song Ze. While walking, he joked with Song Ze, Gu Zhao, and Yan Tao. Tao's son will be preparing to take the scholar examination in two years, but Gu Zhao and Song Ze can't even make it home.

"I'm just waiting to drink the wedding wine of you two. I also want to bring my son to ask Song Liuyuan for a glass of wedding wine to enjoy your happiness. I don't need six yuan. I will be very satisfied if I can pass the junior three yuan exam."

Gu Zhao Smiling: "Then you just wait to drink Song Ze's wedding bar. I'll be single." "

Don't worry, you will make so many daughters' families sad and disappointed."

Song Ze was speechless and shook his head, then looked at He went to the carriage parked outside and reminded Gu Zhao: "Someone is here to pick you up."

"Huh? Could it be Viscount Pingnan again?" Yan Tao followed and looked over curiously.

Sure enough, the curtain of the carriage outside opened, and a man who was eye-catching jumped out from it. Yan Tao was so impressed that he admired him in his heart. Now, in addition to Song Liuyuan and Gu Zijue, the candidates for a good son-in-law in the capital are also this man. As for Viscount Pingnan, I don’t know which daughter in the capital could match Viscount Pingnan’s face.

When he saw Gu Zhao walking up to Viscount Pingnan with a relaxed smile, Yan Tao felt like his eyes were dazzled. Speaking of a good match, he suddenly felt that Gu Zhao standing with Viscount Pingnan was the most eye-catching person in the capital. He shook his head quickly to get rid of the strange thoughts that suddenly appeared in his mind.

Since Gu Mu came to pick up Gu Zhao, Song Ze said hello to them, and watched Gu Zhao get on the carriage and leave with Yan Tao. After that, the two of them separated and went back to their respective homes.

Gu Zhao felt that the smell of wood smelled very good today: "You have already gone back, and you came out to pick me up?" The smell on his body was clearly that of someone who had just taken a bath.

Gu Mu didn't want Gu Zhao to smell the smell on his body that day again. Obviously his brother didn't like that smell, so he took a bath after returning from outside and then went out to pick up his brother.

"I want to pick up my brother to have dinner with me. I asked my consort about a new good place."

Gu Zhao was really happy after hearing this: "Okay, if you eat well, order a few more portions and pack them back, and ask my mother and the others to try them too." Taste."

"By the way, there is something happy to tell my brother."

"What is it?"

"I heard something from His Majesty that the Li family is going to be transferred back to the capital, but it is not until the transfer order is officially issued that they can return to the capital. It will take some time." Gu Mu also deduced it based on the clues he got, and was sure that His Majesty might reuse the Li family.

Gu Zhao was even more happy when he heard the news: "Both uncles are coming back? That's great. My mother will definitely be overjoyed when she hears this good news. My mother has been separated from the two uncles for many years. Waiting for them to come back." Now that they are in Beijing, mother can have more places to go and people to talk to. By the way, how could His Majesty suddenly remember to transfer them back to Beijing."

Gu Mu would not hide these things from Gu Zhao, and he expressed his speculation: " I think Your Majesty may be because you, my brother, have a princess. After the Li family returns to the capital, their interests are tied to yours. If you stand on the side of the princess, then the Li family can only stand on the side of the princess. Your Majesty is I want to increase the weight of the princess."

Gu Zhao understood that the emperor wanted to pave the way for the princess. Thinking about the temperament of the Li family, he said, "Don't worry too much about this. The two uncles of the Li family are relatively open-minded people. Especially since my uncle has been in the northwest border city for these years, the folk customs there are much more open than those

in the capital." "Is someone in the court attacking the princess now? That's why Your Majesty came up with the idea of ​​transferring the Li family back to the capital?

Gu Mu sneered: "No, many officials in the court have recently expressed their dissatisfaction with the princess's handling of politics. There are people behind this, just those three guys on the left and right, who will do such little tricks." There is no princess ,

Gu Mu also looked down on those three guys. Apart from gender, what advantages did those three guys have?

"What did the cabinet ministers say? Where is Mr. Yao?" Gu Zhao was not surprised that this happened. Although he drank a little too much at the Qionglin Banquet, at first he could clearly see that the three people had a crush on the princess. They were probably afraid of the princess's abilities, so they wanted to suppress her.

"Old Man Yao? That old guy is used to fighting with each other. He just doesn't help each other. He watches other people fight back and forth. When the quarrel breaks out, he stands up and says a few words to let those guys calm down for a while."

"After all. This is the chief assistant, don’t underestimate him."

Chapter 242: From darkness to light.

Gu Mu originally had a lot of things to ask his brother, but he swallowed them back as soon as they reached his lips. What he saw in his brother's eyes was full trust in him, so why should he care about those Mo Xu? For some things, he just needs to be the best wood in his brother's mind.

So in the end, Gu Mu just accompanied Gu Zhao to have dinner at a humble restaurant at home, and after finishing the meal, he packed several dishes that he was satisfied with. Looking back, Mu did not kidnap Gu Zhao back to his Viscount Mansion, but He was sent to the door of Gu's Mansion, and after watching Gu Zhao enter the door of Gu's Mansion, he turned the carriage and returned to his Viscount Mansion.

Staying with his brother, his heart has calmed down. Next, he has to think carefully about how to go in the future.

He still has the life of Gu Zhen's woman, and there are still some details that he needs to know from the woman. But through the torture in the afternoon, he already knows that this woman does not know many details, let alone the major events in the court. Those scrambles behind.

But there are a few major things that require his attention and arrangements that need to be made in advance.

Because of his brother, this life has changed a lot compared to the one Gu Zhen said. What made Gu Mu the most gloating was the major reversal of Yan Xiangmian's fate. This man was the future emperor in Gu Zhen's mouth. , but now he is in despair, and he has fallen out with Yu Wenshao. They are no longer the most loving couple in Gu Zhen's mouth.

Gu Mu knew clearly about the quarrel between the two, because he had arranged for people to keep an eye on them. Perhaps because the emperor kicked Yan Xiangmian out of the list of candidates, Yu Wenshao's attitude towards Yan Xiangmian was no longer the same. They were originally very close, but after Gu Zhao was selected as the top pick in high school, Yu Wenshao got drunk every day. One day, Yan Xiangmian bumped into Yu Wenshao and rolled with another man. The two had a big fight and then broke up, so they spent the whole day There is one more drunk person.

Gu Mu was very proud, very proud. Just because Gu Zhao pushed a little from behind, a future emperor died on the way and became an alcoholic. A loving couple also turned into a resentful couple. It can be seen that the love in Gu Zhen's mouth is full of water. At least Yu Wenshao deliberately approached Yan Xiangmian with a purpose.

The turmoil in the court also spread to the Hanlin Academy and had a great impact. Within two days, Gu Zhao heard a dispute in the Hanlin Academy. The dispute was about the princess's opinion on the government. Unfortunately, Gu Zhao was also involved. The person who pulled him in was the second-ranked Yang Weizhan. When he heard this man speak out, Gu Zhao knew that this dispute was controlled by Yang Weizhan, and he was also deliberately dragged into it by Yang Weizhan. , not only him, but also Song Ze.

Gu Zhao sighed in his heart. To a certain extent, it makes sense for scholars to look down on each other. Is Yang Weizhan's behavior also showing favor to Yan Xiangjin?

Yang Weizhan guided the topic with a bit of malice in his eyes: "We might as well listen to the opinions of the number one scholar and Tanhua Lang. Song Zhuangyuan and Gu Tanhua must have high opinions on this matter, right?" "Yes

, I don't know what Song Liuyuan thinks of this matter. Gu Tanhua, on the other hand, seems to be closer to the princess. Gu Tanhua..." "

It is precisely because of the close relationship that Gu Tanhua is the best person to persuade the princess." Yang Weizhan quickly positioned Gu Zhao.

Song Ze and Gu Zhao glanced at each other. They couldn't see Yang Weizhan's intention and hostility towards them. I really don't know where he got such hostility.

Song Ze said calmly: "The princess is your majesty's only heir. It is normal for your majesty to have a preference for the princess. What's more, the princess previously went on patrol for heaven and made great achievements. How can she be obliterated just because she is a woman? I Men of this generation should be more open-minded."

Song Ze's words were echoed by several people. At the Qionglin Banquet that day, the princess's demeanor impressed many new scholars, so today I heard people led by Yang Weizhan criticize the princess. He was very dissatisfied with the government's behavior and started arguing with them.

Gu Zhao dusted off his sleeves and said calmly: "Your Majesty chooses the talented and capable. That is what your Majesty and the cabinet ministers have to worry about. We should do our duty well. Gu is not that capable of influencing the princess's thoughts. , If Mr. Yang feels that the princess has done something wrong, Mr. Yang can advise him himself."

After Gu Zhao finished speaking, he ignored Yang Weizhan, rolled his sleeves and left. He and Yang Weizhan have the same official position, and no one is higher than the other. Wait, he wants to leave or stay, can Yang Weizhan stop him? Now that Yang Weizhan has made it clear that he is on the opposite side, why should he save face for Yang Weizhan anymore.

Gu Zhao left, and Song Ze also bowed his hands to Yang Weizhan and left. Yang Weizhan looked at the backs of the two people, his face livid with anger, and then he insisted on making the dispute even bigger and involved more people. The noise was noisy, with the intention of letting the court hear their voices.

Through the door, you can hear the excitement outside. Song Ze came running to talk to Gu Zhao.

"What does Yang Weizhan mean?"

"He has surrendered to someone a long time ago. He is doing things for that person, and he deliberately targets the two of us. He has a really big appetite." "

In the current situation, we cannot let them continue. Let's keep making trouble like this."

Gu Zhao tilted his head and said, "Maybe it's not necessarily a bad thing. At least making this trouble has made the princess's intention to participate in politics clear. Many people used to pretend to be deaf and dumb, but now it's made clear. The princess may be able to walk from the dark to the light and participate in politics openly."

Song Ze suddenly said: "Is this why your majesty allowed the people below to argue?"

Gu Zhao shrugged: "Anyway, I don't think it is possible for your majesty to be unable to control it. From the court."

Song Ze nodded with deep sympathy. Your Majesty's power is very powerful. Yang Weizhan can jump so high now, which is not necessarily a good thing.

The two of them communicated in a low voice, so as not to hear through the wall. After a while, someone knocked on the door and poked his head in. It was Yan Tao: "I guessed that Song Liuyuan was here, so I came in to hide."

Gu Zhao couldn't figure out Yan Tao . What are his thoughts on this matter? This man is usually a little unruly, making it difficult to guess what he is thinking. He seems to be a very open-minded person, but after all, they have only known each other for a short time.

Gu Zhao smiled and said: "You were also caught by Mr. Yang and wanted to express your opinion?"

Yan Tao winked: "Yes, you were caught and fooled by me. We have just entered the officialdom. How can we do such a big thing?" It's mixed. Besides, I finally graduated from high school, and I just want to stay in this court properly and don't want to get involved in such a big thing."

Gu Zhaowei raised his eyebrows. Some people may be like Yan Tao. I just want to be wise and protect myself. In this important matter of seizing the throne, if a person's position is not good, he may lose his head. If the emperor insists on supporting the princess to ascend to the throne, and the ministers confront the emperor and anger the emperor, the emperor has nothing to do with the high-ranking ministers. Why don't you touch the lower officials to vent your anger?

Nowadays, new scholars who have just entered the officialdom should not jump as hard as they can to show their presence. The higher they jump, the easier it is to become cannon fodder. It doesn't matter that Yang Taifu is behind Yang Weizhan, but it is dangerous for other people with no background to get involved.

Gu Zhao echoed: "Yeah, it's not easy to pass the imperial examinations one after another. I also want to stay here properly, but I don't want to go back to my hometown to farm." After hearing

Gu Zhao's words, Yan Tao's mouth and eyelids twitched. How can other people say this kind of thing? Gu Zhao made people not believe a word he said it. He was obviously telling lies. In addition to being the Tanhua Lang, he was also the fifth-grade Viscount of the imperial court. He had such a great achievement, who could It's not even his turn to go back to his hometown to farm.

Suddenly realizing this, Yan Tao was immediately envious of Gu Zhao. That contribution was the amulet on Gu Zhao's body. This guy was much smaller than him, but he could stand more firmly in the court. Too much, Yang Weizhan chose to operate on Gu Zhao, but he really chose the wrong person. Has he forgotten how Gu Zhao got his title?

Song Ze was almost amused by Gu Zhao's serious attitude.

Gu Zhao couldn't avoid this matter when he went home at night. After dinner, Gu Yao came to the study to find him, as if she wanted to talk to his third uncle.

"Yaoer, what's wrong with you? Aren't you busy opening a branch?" After reorganizing the two shops, Gu Yao is currently busy with the third shop. The reputation of Pinxiang Shop has increased a lot recently. Occasionally, Gu Zhao could smell the fragrance of snacks from Pinxiang Shop in the Hanlin Academy, and he didn't know who was hiding and eating them secretly.

"Third uncle, I heard people talking about the princess outside today. Third uncle, Sister Xi wants to..." Gu Yao was much bolder now, so she didn't dare to say the following words.

Gu Zhao said it for her: "The princess aims for the throne. If the princess can succeed, she will become the first female emperor in the history of this land and write a glorious chapter in the history books."

Gu Yao felt blood all over her body just listening to it. He was boiling, but worry still prevailed in his heart: "I didn't expect Sister Xi to have such great ambitions, but the opposition outside is too loud. I'm worried that if Sister Xi fails to succeed, what will happen to Sister Xi?"

" If you don't succeed, you will succeed. Yao'er, your third uncle and the Gu family have actually been on the princess's ship for a long time. The princess and your majesty will not allow us to disembark halfway, so you have to believe that the princess will succeed, and your majesty will also let us The princess succeeded. I believe that if the princess takes over, she will be a wise king who can do better than the other three. The princess has a benevolent heart to love and protect her people."

At first, Gu Zhao was just for his own selfishness and did not want Yan Xiang to Mian came to the throne, but when the princess went on tour, he saw that the princess was more valuable than other Xiangzi people. He did not expect that the dignity of the princess could reach that level, so from that time on, he became more sincere I hope the princess comes to power.

Gu Yao took a deep breath. She never thought that she could be exposed to such a big thing, but the prospects described by her third uncle also made her heart agitate. If the princess could really become the first female emperor in history, what an exciting moment it would be. To be able to witness such a scene with one's own eyes is a blessing in disguise.

Chapter 243 Yao Shoufu’s Past

Seeing Gu Yao's uncontrollable excitement, Gu Zhao had to remind her: "Yao'er, you are so close to the princess that you are even like sisters. This matter is not considered a secret in Beijing. Now that the princess has embarked on this path, Yao'er There will be a lot of temptations and dangers around you, so Yao'er, you should also pay attention to it. You will face a lot of challenges, so be mentally prepared." Gu Yao was indeed shocked by what the

third uncle said, but she changed her mind. Thinking of Sister Xi's sincerity towards her, if she couldn't even overcome this difficulty, wouldn't it be a huge letdown to the princess's friendship?

Although the pressure on her shoulders suddenly increased a lot, Gu Yao was also inspired to fight: "Uncle Third, I will be careful, I will not let anyone ruin Sister Xi's important event." Gu Zhao thought for a while and said: "

Tomorrow Mu Mu and I will ask for two guards to be by your side. I can rest assured that you have someone by your side when you come in and out."

Gu Yao did not reject Third Uncle's kindness. Although she also hired guards to accompany her to protect her safety, outside After all, the people invited were not as safe as those from Third Uncle and Gu Mu.

That night, Gu Yao tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, and she was very excited. When she got up the next day, although there were some green shadows under her eyes, she was still in good spirits. It was hard to tell that she hadn't slept all night. In the busy snack shop Things are still turbulent.

Gu Zhao didn't worry too much about the rest of his family, because there were always people hired by Shi Mao and his wife to follow them, and how many people dared to openly attack the families of officials and their families at the feet of the emperor in the capital?

As for what Gu Mu said about the Li family's return to Beijing, Gu Zhao hasn't explained it to Li yet, thinking it's better to wait until the order comes out, lest Li wait too long.

As Gu Zhao expected, the emperor was indeed paying attention to the public opinion outside. This was also his first attempt to promote the princess to the throne, so he did not control public opinion too much. He wanted to see what the ministers and the people outside were doing. Acceptance: Although many people have criticized the princess's participation in politics in recent days, believing that the female chicken Si Chen is against the principles of yin and yang, some officials have stood up to speak for the princess. What surprised the emperor even more was that the lower-class people accepted the princess when they mentioned it. degree is better.

The emperor also knew about the commotion in the Hanlin Academy. In the court, Taifu Yang strongly opposed the princess's participation in politics. Therefore, the emperor was not surprised that Yang Weizhan was so active in the Hanlin Academy. The three fathers, grandson, father and son stood in the same position and were determined to follow the princess. I'm dead.

A coldness flashed in the emperor's eyes, and then he looked at Yao Shoufu in front of him: "Where does Yao Aiqing think I should put Yongfu for training next?" Yao Shoufu looked up at the emperor and sighed in his heart. It seems that compared

to the other three clan members, My dear, Your Majesty would rather hand over the throne to someone of your own blood. Can the ministers in the court really influence His Majesty's decision to choose the successor to the throne among the three Hou Yuan people of Xiang's generation?

Seeing that Yao Shoufu lowered his head and said nothing, the emperor turned the ring on his hand and said: "I remember that Yao Aiqing once had a beloved daughter who was smart and very popular with Yao Aiqing. Unfortunately, she died in the struggle in the backyard."

Yao Shoufu did not expect that . When the emperor would come to uncover his scars and mention the old pain in his heart, his face would inevitably show sadness. Back then, he had not climbed to the position he is now. She was his youngest daughter, who had shown her intelligence since she was a child. , although his son also won the Jinshi and entered the officialdom, when it came to poetry and prose, his son was worse than his beloved daughter. He regretted many times that his beloved daughter was not born as a boy, otherwise he could have won the number one scholar.

But such a daughter who was full of literary talents was trapped in a struggle in the backyard. Someone tampered with her during the birth, killing one and two. Even though he later climbed up to a high position and used his power to take revenge on his son-in-law's family, he exiled the whole family for three years. Thousands of miles away, but I can no longer save my daughter's life.

Before his daughter got married, he had protested why women could not be allowed to take part in the imperial examination. If she could take part, she would definitely be as good as any man in the world. He once felt that his daughter was too bold and regretted teaching her scriptures and giving her such ambition. , Now that old things are brought up again, Yao Shoufu can't help but wonder, if his daughter was born later and met Princess Yongfu, would his daughter's dream be realized one day? My daughter is full of talent and learning, can she just be reduced to a mediocre woman in the backyard, wasting her time caring for her husband and raising her children?

After all, Yao Shoufu was unwilling to accept his daughter's fate. He looked up at the emperor again, his eyes a little moved, and finally sighed and said, "Your Majesty, the road for the princess is not easy." The emperor smiled and said, "

I think, even if this is Xi'er will not regret the road that leads to bloodshed, but how can he know whether the other road will be safe to the end?"

Yao Shoufu let out a long sigh, yes, when his daughter got married, he also hoped that her daughter would be safe and happy. , but what’s the result? With tears in his eyes, he bowed and said, "It's a pity that my daughter was born late these years and didn't get to know the princess."

The emperor stepped down and helped Yao Shoufu up, patted his hand, knowing in his heart that Yao Shoufu had been persuaded by him. From the two sides not helping each other before, now they stand behind the princess.

Xi'er told him about Yao Shoufu's youngest daughter. Otherwise, how could he pay attention to Yao Shoufu's daughter who died young? But he didn't expect that it would have such an effect, which made Yao Shoufu, an old fox, shaken.

The emperor felt complacent in his heart because his daughter's taste was better. Even if he was the emperor, he might not be able to influence the thoughts of all his ministers.

In fact, Yao Shoufu had always been a bystander before. He had already seen the thoughts of the emperor and the princess, but he just felt that the most noble father and daughter in the world were too naive. Later, as the three Xiangs joined the court, The princess kept taking action, and regrets often arose in her heart. How could the princess be born as a girl? Otherwise, if she were a prince, there would be nothing to do with the three candidates of Xiangzi's generation. Those three people were inferior to the princess in terms of political opinions and vision. There was a lot of difference, especially the things the princess did when she was on tour, which made Yao Shoufu very impressed.

Yao Shoufu was not very satisfied with the three Xiangs. No matter which one of them came to power, it would not necessarily be a good thing for the Zhou Dynasty. If the princess came to power, how much worse could things get? Maybe it can also give Da Zhou a new lease of life.

In the Hanlin Academy, Yang Weizhan was very proud. After his unremitting efforts, his camp won more support and overwhelmed the other camp. Seeing Song Ze Gu Zhao who did not even dare to show his face, Yang Weizhan He felt more and more happy in his heart, and combined with what his grandfather had said about the situation in the court, Yang Weizhan firmly believed that the conspiracy of that small group of people would never succeed. Even His Majesty would not be able to compete with the entire court and the general trend of the world. Otherwise, Your Majesty How could it be possible for several His Highnesses to enter the court together? Doesn't this prove His Majesty's compromise with the ministers?

Princess? What's wrong with the princess? Isn't the princess not a woman? A woman should stay at home and serve her mother-in-law, raise children, take care of the housework, and contribute to the family. A woman should abide by the female precepts, be virtuous, speak well, and work well at home. Follow your father, follow your husband when you get married, a woman wants to climb over a man? Simply whimsical!

Gu Zhao and Song Ze could hear Yang Weizhan's proud voice through the door. Gu Zhao secretly sighed and shook his head. Nowadays, it is impossible to overwhelm his opponent in public opinion. The princess can reach this stage only because of her identity. Convenient, because she is the emperor's only descendant, otherwise it would be very difficult for the emperor himself to support her.

Because the imperial power overrides everything else, the emperor can push the princess to the forefront, and because of the imperial power, some people have to compromise.

It will take a long time to reverse the concept of this macho feudal dynasty. From the perspective of the people at the bottom, the first thing to do is to get women out of the family and take control of the economy. So at this time, the Li family and others decided to The spinning and weaving workshops are very important.

Of course, it was not enough for the Li family to have just one workshop. Gu Zhao was eager to move. He must further improve the spinning machines and looms so that the merchants could see enough profits, and then there would be more merchants. Throwing yourself into it, this is an industry that is conducive for women to join. Maybe just a small machine can shake the cornerstone of a dynasty.

The improvements Gu Zhao made to the spinning machines and weaving last time were relatively small. Now this situation makes him feel that he is too timid. Thinking of this, Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows.

"What are you thinking about? What good things have you thought of?" Song Ze looked over curiously. Far from being depressed, Gu Zhao seemed to be a little excited.

Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows and said, "I think I should go to the Ministry of Works again and have a good chat with Mr. Zhao."

Song Ze couldn't laugh or cry: "What do you want to do again? I heard my mother say, you let the Ministry of Works do it The spinning machine sent over is very good. Mom has never seen such an efficient and labor-saving spinning machine."

Gu Zhao said proudly: "There are also higher and faster machines. Do you believe it? Why do you think women have such a low status? Everyone in the world thinks Women exist dependent on men. They obey their father at home, their husbands when they get married, and their sons when their husbands die."

Song Ze's vision was limited and could not be compared with Gu Zhao, a person with the memory of future generations, and asked curiously: "Why?" "

Because ? Women have been trapped at home since they were born, unable to control their own destiny. But if all women were like Yao'er, able to make money and support themselves, they would have confidence even if they got married. Now, will the status of women still be like this?"

Song Ze imagined such a scene, and there were several role models around him. He nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, but how can we make women in the world change their status? "

That is to vigorously develop the textile industry. Now one day, spinning and weaving workshops are blooming everywhere in the Zhou Dynasty. What will happen?" "Who

will plant the fields?" Rural women are also the labor force of the family and need to work in the fields.

"Then improve agricultural equipment and increase the efficiency of work."

"It's easier said than done. Throughout history, every improvement requires a lot of time. Gu Zhao, do you have a clever trick?" "

Actually, there are many private experts. Quite, it just lacks enough incentive mechanism."

As the two were talking, there was another noise outside.

Chapter 244 Princess's Household Department

Gu Zhao couldn't help but wonder what was going on outside. He seemed to be able to hear Yang Weizhan shouting something. Gu Zhao opened the door out of curiosity, grabbed a person and asked what happened.

"Master Gu, the palace has just gone to court. Something big happened during the court meeting today."

"What big thing?" Gu Zhao was shocked.

The adult looked at what was going on outside, and then whispered to Gu Zhao: "The news came back that the cabinet minister Yao Shoufu fully supported the princess's entry into the Household Department. After Yao Shoufu finished speaking, many officials were confused, but there were still some. Some people stood up to support Yao Shoufu, but the other three were also arranged to join the six departments for training."

"Really?" Song Ze came out from behind and said in shock, Yao Shoufu had never been involved in this matter before. Expecting that he would just keep silent and become a blockbuster, no wonder Yang Weizhan shouted in disbelief.

"It's true. It's absolutely true. Yan Xiangjin entered the Ministry of Personnel, Yan Xiangxiao entered the Ministry of Rites, and Yan Xiangqi entered the Ministry of Punishment. It was decided at the meeting today. Someone's plan failed. The princess actually entered the Ministry of Households for training. It's gone." This person was a little gloating. I really don't think everyone likes Yang Weizhan for causing trouble in the Hanlin Academy.

"It's more interesting now." Gu Zhao said with a low smile.

The noise outside was very loud, forcing the chief bachelor of the Hanlin Academy to come out and reprimand him a few words, and then the outside became quiet. Even Yang Weizhan had to go back to his seat honestly, otherwise even with his grandfather, he might not be able to achieve good results. eat.

Judging from the arrangement of the four people, the princess is undoubtedly the biggest winner. The Ministry of Household Affairs has always been known as the money bag of the dynasty. It holds the economic lifeline of a dynasty. The arrangement of the princess into the Ministry of Household Affairs obviously has deep intentions. In fact, it belongs to Yan Xiangjin Well, the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of all officials and controls the assessment and selection of all officials. The relationship is of great importance. Compared with the princess, Yan Xiangjin loses without seeing her.

The remaining two are a little worse, but compared to the past, they only participated in politics, that is, expressed their opinions, and the emperor and officials may not necessarily adopt them. They do not hold real power, but after all, they have come into contact with the power of the court, so although they are unwilling to , but these two also accepted the order happily and wanted to express their gratitude.

In Gu Zhao's view, the purpose of pushing the three Xiang characters out together was to protect the princess and leave the candidate's supporters speechless. Without the princess in front, these three people would not be able to enter the six-part experience, so they had to hold on. After all, it was a big step forward. On the other hand, these three people entered the sixth part together with the princess. In fact, these three people were allowed to serve as the princess's whetstone.

When Gu Zhao went home that day, he happened to meet Gu Yao coming back from her work. Two women were following behind her. Judging from the aura on their bodies, they must be guards. When they saw Gu Zhao, they bowed respectfully and then left. Silently retreated behind Gu Yao, very quiet.

Gu Zhao blinked. When he told Gu Mu, he didn't specifically specify that he wanted female guards. Of course, women are better and would make it easier for Gu Yao to do things, but he had some doubts. Are these two female guards related to the princess? Forget it, it doesn't matter whether there is a relationship or not. If it is someone sent by the princess, it means that the princess values ​​​​the sisterly relationship between her and Yao'er.

Gu Yao was very happy to see her third uncle. She ran over and asked in a low voice: "I heard that the princess wants to go to the household department to practice? Is this news true?"

Gu Zhao smiled, and everything in the court was spread outside. , nodded and said: "It's absolutely true."

"That's great." Gu Yao clenched her fists and exclaimed excitedly in a low voice.

Everyone also brought up this topic during dinner. Although Mrs. Li and Mrs. Gu were surprised, they were more excited. They all had a very good impression of the princess, especially the princess who was on good terms with Gu Yao, which invisibly made her more interested. layer one’s own identity.

Mrs. Gu said excitedly: "Some people outside say that the princess wants to be the queen. Is this true? If the princess really can become the queen, it will be so honorable for us women." Gu Zhao was surprised that his mother's acceptance

was so high. Perhaps this best represents the views of some people at the bottom.

Li was surprised and said: "If the princess can really do that, it will be a blessing for us women, but this road is not easy."

Mrs. Gu waved her hand and said, "What are you afraid of? Even the emperor supports it." Princess, speaking of it, the princess is the only child of the old saint. This position should be occupied by the princess. I would not be willing to adopt someone else's child. After all, it is not my biological child. It is separated by one layer. How can there be a biological child? That's thoughtful."

The old man said nothing and listened with a smile. For him, as long as it doesn't affect Gu Zhao's future, it doesn't matter who will be in power in the future. As long as the people can live a good life.

Gu Zhao also listened with admiration, thinking that the old lady and the others had not connected the princess's rise to power with them at all, and would not think that the workshop run by these women was of any importance.

Gu Zhao felt that he could not slack off, so as soon as his job was lost, he ran back to the study to look up information in preparation for going to the Ministry of Industry tomorrow to further improve the spinning wheels and looms.

In the busy schedule, several months passed in the blink of an eye. The Gu family received a letter from Shuiyun Village in Qinghe County. The two Jinshi archways built under the personal supervision of Gu Daniu had been completed. The day of completion was considered a grand event in the local area, attracting many people. How many big shots came to visit.

Neither Gu Zhao nor Song Ze asked for leave to go back to their hometown to visit relatives. The county government wanted to allocate funds to build the Jinshi Archway. Song Ze also entrusted this matter to the eldest brother of the Gu family together with Gu Zhao. He learned in the letter that Gu Daniu actually went to the hospital for this important matter. Bian Tofu Square was left to my daughter-in-law to take care of, and she concentrated on the construction of the archway until it was completed.

This made Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu proud. Although they had just arrived in the capital not long ago, they already wanted to go back and have a look. One of them belonged to their son Gu Zhao. This is the Gu family and Shuiyun Village. What an honor.

A few months later, another batch of spinning wheels and looms were delivered to workshops outside the city. The cooperation between Gu Zhao and Master Zhao became more and more pleasant. If Gu Zhao was not a Tanhualang, Master Zhao would have wanted Gu Zhao to be transferred to the factory as soon as possible. When the Ministry came, not to mention Mr. Zhao, even the old minister of the Ministry of Industry asked about Gu Tanhua several times.

This time, the spinning wheels and looms were driven by both manpower and hydraulic power. The hydraulic facilities were completed early and they were waiting for the machines to be delivered for trial operation.

Mr. Zhao came with him to see how these machines would operate.

There are also female workers in the workshop gathered together to watch these new machines. Now there are dozens of female workers in the workshop. These women are paid according to their familiarity and completion of the operation. The least one can get half a month. Two taels of silver, and the most was more than one tael of silver. The yarn spun and the fabrics woven could not be used up by Bri's garment shop. They tried to sell it to other countries, but the remaining cloth was eaten by the Wang family. , and Mr. Wang said that he can eat as much cloth as he wants. Not only can he sell it in the capital, but he can also transport it outside the capital.

It was also because of this that Li and the others gave up their courage to allow the workshop to produce normally, and to make the workshop a place where women nearby wanted to join. When these female workers went out, they became the envy of many people. They earned more money than men in a month. Many, who wouldn’t want to be like them?

The female workers gathered together were chattering.

"This machine is better than the one we use? How much cloth can we weave that day? The more cloth we weave, the more wages we get?" "No, there should be new regulations

. Well, after all, the weaving is mostly the work of the machine, not us."

"I really envy Lin Qiufeng. Just because she is literate, she gets more wages than us. Do you think we should also find some time to attend literacy classes? Are you going to learn how to read?"

Outsiders were envious of the wages they earned every month, but little did they know that they were also envious of those who earned more than them. Because Lin Qiufeng was literate and her hands and feet were flexible and diligent, she was promoted to them within a short period of time. He became the foreman and had 20 people under his supervision. This made the female workers who originally thought it didn't matter whether they were literate or not, also became motivated, all for the sake of earning more money.

After the wages they earned were taken back, their status in the family was greatly improved, especially that of Lin Qiufeng, who was originally divorced and returned to her parents' home because she had no children. She was disliked by her sister-in-law. When the workshop was recruiting workers, she was the first to sign up. Now, When she returned to her parents' home, even her sister-in-law had to support her and work in a workshop if she wanted to follow her footsteps. No one thought she was a freeloader anymore, and even more matchmakers came to her door.

"It's moving. Wow, the machine actually started to turn without relying on people. It's really amazing!"

When the machine was turned by water power, there was cheering all around. Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Li both went out of their way to Mrs. Song and Mother Song puffed up their chests and felt proud. This was a machine in their workshop, specially made for them by the Ministry of Industry.

After the machine was running normally, Li and the others recruited skilled female workers to get familiar with the machine and try to start using it as soon as possible. At the same time, they also had to discuss recruiting a group of novices. As more machines were added, the original manpower was not enough, and the machine could not be left there. Fall into ashes.

Gu Zhao invited Mr. Zhao to visit the village and the workshop. Mr. Zhao sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect this workshop to be so well run. It can earn a lot of money this month." Gu Zhao took out a few banknotes and handed them

over . After getting it into Master Zhao's hands, he said: "We have made money in the workshop, and the Ministry of Industry has also made less. This is the money for the machine this time. I will give it directly to Master Zhao, and Mr. Zhao will take it back." Master Zhao next.

Of course, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry do not work for nothing. After collecting the banknotes, Mr. Zhao touched his chin and said: "Can our Ministry of Industry add another revenue item? The spinning wheels and looms we make are the best. Of course. A large part of Master Gu's credit goes into this. Does Master Gu think this method

is good?" Gu Zhao nodded and said, "Of course it's a good method, but I'm afraid this matter still needs the approval of Master Shangshu."

"Yes, Zhao will do it now. Hurry back and find Master Shangshu to apply." Mr. Zhao didn't bother to visit Zhuangzi. He hurried back when he had an idea. What's more important than generating income? The more income they generate, the more money they will receive.

Gu Zhao looked at Master Zhao's back as he hurriedly left, smiling without saying a word.

Chapter 245 Ruyi Workshop

Mr. Li is destined to have a double happiness today. He has just finished his work in the workshop. Gu Mu also sent someone to report the news. The court officially issued a transfer order to the two uncles Li. They will return to the capital soon. Mr. Li was overjoyed and moved to tears. They all came out, and other people congratulated Li one after another.

At that time, Gu Zhao had come back first and did not stay in Zhuangzi. However, he also got the news while he was in the Hanlin Academy. Who didn't know his life experience now? The two Master Li who were going back to Beijing were him. His biological uncle, when they came back, Gu Zhao's back was even stronger. Not only was he powerful, but his backers were also powerful.

Yang Weizhan felt a little unhappy. He was originally very unhappy when the princess entered the household department. The noise he made did not achieve the expected effect. Instead, it made the princess take a step forward. He was very annoyed, even if Yan Xiangjin entered. The bureaucracy could not make him feel any less angry. Now Gu Zhao's two uncles were going back to Beijing. From what his grandfather revealed, they were afraid that their official positions would not be low when they came back.

Yang Weizhan couldn't understand what His Majesty meant by this, and why he would transfer these two people back to the capital at this juncture. Judging from the situation, it seemed that they would be reused.

It's a pity that Yang Weizhan is no longer happy. Recently, his popularity in the Hanlin Academy has also dropped significantly. It's not that everyone has stayed away from him, but that everyone's energy has been attracted by another new thing.

Gu Zhao felt that there had been such a big commotion in the Hanlin Academy before, and Yang Weizhan was easily led by the nose. It was really because he was too busy, so he might as well find something for them to do, so he asked Song Ze and Ye Xiuming to return the favor. Yan Tao and other new scholars who were familiar with him came up with ideas and worked together, and a newspaper similar to the official Di Bao was published.

Newspapers have long existed, that is, the official Di Bao, but they publish official documents and official dynamics, such as the transfer of officials, etc. When the discussion about the princess's participation in politics was so intense, Gu Zhao thought about newspapers. , through newspapers, more people can participate, and more people can see relevant news, increase public participation, and even guide public opinion without leaving any trace.

Di Bao was too official, and everyone could write their own articles and comment on current affairs in this newspaper. Everyone was very enthusiastic about new things, and it set off a small climax in the Hanlin Academy, and more and more people joined in.

Gu Zhao's point of view is that if he wants to expand the influence of this newspaper and let more people see it, it must take into account more classes, not just for scholars. The scope of the newspaper is too narrow, so it must be considered The content published in newspapers is popular and popular.

"But many people are illiterate, and it is useless for them to read newspapers."

Gu Zhao suggested: "We can set up a few more reporting points in the capital and send people to read the contents of the newspapers at those points regularly. I believe it will be There will be many people willing to listen."

"Then running such a newspaper will require a lot of human and financial resources. I'm afraid there won't be much money for us to squander."

Looking back, Zhao did not propose the practice of later generations, which was to publish Advertisement, but he thought that with so many smart people and so many people contributing, someone would always think of a way to make money instead of relying on funding from above to run a newspaper. The new scholars who came in with him actually wanted to show off their results. The court will see that the more beautiful the results are, the easier it will be to get into the eyes of senior officials and His Majesty, and he will be able to get a good official position in the future, and his career development will be smoother.

Song Ze was pushed out as the leader. Who called him Liuyuan? Liuyuan's identity already provided many conveniences. When the first freshly released experimental tabloid was placed on the desk of the Master of the Academy, , the bachelor also took it out and read it with great interest. There are more than a dozen articles in it that are remarkable. After all, the Hanlin Academy gathers the most talented students in the world, and they have passed various assessments. There is no way the articles they write may be bad.

The bachelor expressed his appreciation for this move, and everyone turned their attention to this tabloid, which was much more beneficial than the previous controversial debate. As the bachelor of the academy, he made too much noise here. He will also have no good fruit to eat.

The bachelor specially allocated one hundred taels of silver to this group of new scholars headed by Song Ze, then turned around and sent one of them to the emperor.

"Sent by the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy? Something produced by the new group of Jinshi led by Song Liuyuan? Bring it to me and have a look."

At first, the emperor thought it was similar to the Di Bao, but after reading a few articles, he became interested. , one of the articles was written by Song Liuyuan on the debate between men and women. It was not written from the perspective of whether they could participate in politics, but purely discussed the relationship between the two. However, it also wrote Song Liuyuan's point of view. The two complement each other. , instead of one being the main one and the other being the supplementary one, the emperor felt that the writing was very wonderful.

There is also a person who prefers criminal law and wrote a very twists and turns and bizarre case, which makes people follow the article involuntarily. When the final result comes out, people are amazed by the case. One case made him write it very vividly. At that time, Gu Zhao When I read this article, I felt that this person would be very popular in later generations writing detective novels.

The emperor also found a short story written by Gu Zhao in the corner. He quickly read the short story. After it was funny, he looked thoughtful. He wondered whether Gu Zhao put such a short story here. There is another profound meaning.

Gu Zhao's short story is not a side story, but an introduction to the Ruyi weaving workshop run by several women of the Li family. How large it is now, how many spinning wheels and looms can be spun and how much weaving can be done in a day, He also wrote about the situation of several female workers, without using their real names of course, and compared their situations before and after they entered the workshop.

This short story did not show off Tan Hwa Lang's literary talent at all, so it made the emperor laugh out loud. However, after pondering the underlying content of those words, the emperor began to think seriously.

During these years of his reign, the emperor did not know anything about the affairs of the people and allowed himself to be deceived by his subordinates. He knew how much money ordinary people needed to make a living and how much money a grown man could earn in a year, and the article Among them, the wages earned by a skilled female worker even exceeded the income of an adult man.

The emperor immediately called several officials, and also called the princess to his side. The officials who were called were flattered, because they did not have many opportunities to meet the emperor. When His Majesty asked them, although he did not understand why His Majesty suddenly wanted to He knew this, but after thinking about it, he immediately told what the emperor wanted to know.

"This is the highest number?"

"Exactly, this is the amount that the weaver can weave from dawn to dusk. This is just ordinary cloth. If you need to weave patterns, the speed will be greatly reduced." "

You guys go down."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'm leaving."

"Is this why your father suddenly called me here?" Yan Xiangxi asked curiously. She had just joined the Ministry of Household Affairs recently and was busy with affairs. Although someone was taking her with her, she couldn't. Because of her status as a woman, not many people thought she could do anything practical, but the more so, the more the princess wanted to make some achievements and impress the officials.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs should also have relevant statistics. Xi'er, please come and read the articles written by Gu Zhao." The emperor handed the tabloid to Yan Xiangxi and pointed at the location of the short story with his finger.

Yan Xiangxi naturally knew about the existence of Ruyi Workshop. They had just listened to the figures reported by the officials. Looking at the situation written in this short story, Yan Xiangxi was also shocked: "The speed of weaving in Ruyi Workshop is compared to It's much faster over there in the south of the Yangtze River. It's almost doubled."

"Yes, and the price of cloth sold by Ruyi Workshop is also lower than elsewhere."

Yan Xiangxi rolled his eyes and said, "This is What is the effect of Gu Zhao’s improved machine? Because more cloth is woven, the cost is reduced a lot, and the selling price is also reduced. If..."

What is people's livelihood? It is not just the problem of eating and clothing for the people. The Great Zhou Dynasty The common people were far from being able to have enough to eat and wear warm clothes. Therefore, the lower price of cloth meant something. How could the princess not notice it?

"What is this? How could Gu Zhao write this on it?"

Seeing that his daughter was keenly aware of the problems, the emperor was very happy and said with a smile: "It is a tabloid created by the Hanlin Academy headed by Song Liuyuan. It is similar to the Di Bao, but not as formal as the official. This is the first one on a trial basis. If feasible, the Hanlin Academy plans to promote it to the outside world." "

So who does Gu Zhao want to write to?"

Ordinary people include officials. If If you don’t understand this situation, you won’t be able to see the information revealed in this short article. Therefore, it is obvious who Gu Zhao is writing to: “Is he writing it to his father? Or is he writing it to the outside world? Those businessmen read it? Only businessmen engaged in this industry will pay attention to these data."

"Can this tabloid get into the hands of businessmen? And did Song Liuyuan open a backdoor for this guy, otherwise this kind of article could be published? Go up?" The princess felt disgusted, because at this moment, she also glanced at several other articles. The articles written by others should be elegant and content, which made Gu Zhao's article very different.

"Then it depends on what young people like them do. However, Gu Tanhua was really wasted in the Hanlin Academy. Since he wants to go to the Ministry of Industry so much, let him go there in advance. A few days ago, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry also Mention this kid in front of me." Of course, some people complained in front of him, saying that Gu Zhao, the scout and the Hanlin editor, was not doing his job properly. The emperor felt that transferring him to the Ministry of Industry would satisfy both parties, and we were very happy.

Yan Xiangxi also laughed out loud when he heard it: "Let's give this tabloid to my father. I think it is much more interesting than the imperial newspaper."

"Take it away." The emperor waved his daughter away.

Before the results came out in the tabloid, an imperial edict was sent to the Hanlin Academy. Gu Zhao, who received the edict, was still confused as to how it could be the edict for him.

Chapter 246 Promotion

After the eunuch read the imperial edict, Gu Zhao quickly thanked him. It turned out that he was promoted and moved to a new position. It would be good to transfer him to the Ministry of Works. He himself thought it would be good to go to the Ministry of Works to get some things out.

"Congratulations to Tanhua Lang for being promoted two levels in a row and becoming the head of the Ministry of Works." The eunuch who announced the decree smiled and congratulated Gu Zhao. Even though he was going to the Ministry of Works, this eunuch knew very well that His Majesty valued Tanhua Lang very much and was specially transferred to him. He went to work at the Ministry of Industry.

"Thank you very much." Gu Zhao's face also beamed with joy. He was originally a seventh-grade Hanlin editor, but when he was transferred to the Ministry of Works, he became the chief of the sixth grade. How could it not be a good thing after he was promoted two levels?

"Lord Gu, stay here. Our family will take the first step."

After the eunuch left, people from the Hanlin Academy immediately gathered around to congratulate Gu Zhao. This time, Gu Zhao was the first person to be assigned an official position among the new scholars who entered the Hanlin Academy. Many people think that the Ministry of Works may not be a good place to go, but when they see Gu Zhao, they often go to the Ministry of Works, and they know that he does not go there unwillingly, and that this is exactly what he wants.

"I'm treating you tonight,

so don't leave." "Okay, we must have a big meal tonight."

Yang Weizhan felt sour in his heart. He never expected that Gu Zhao would be the first person to leave, but this time it was just He felt sour, but he didn't think the Ministry of Works was a good place to go. He didn't notice that none of the three Xiangs and Princesses went to the Ministry of Works. Mr. Zhao, who dealt with Gu Zhao, could tell by his appearance that working in the Ministry of Works was hard. You have worked hard, but the biggest fear is that hard work may not yield results. If something goes wrong, you will be held accountable, which is thankless.

Yang Weizhan didn't think that Gu Zhao would be able to achieve results quickly after going to the Ministry of Industry, so he felt sad, but he felt somewhat comforted. His grandfather had already arranged for him what to do next, and this time it would be even more complicated. There is reason to believe that he will get in front of Gu Zhao soon.

Song Ze and Yan Tao also congratulated Gu Zhao. They all knew that the Ministry of Works was exactly where Gu Zhao wanted to go. He went to the Ministry of Works without any cover-up. Apart from anything else, Yan Tao knew about the car tires and soap. Gu Zhao made both of these things. I don't believe he can't make other good things.

When Shi Dingshan came to pick up Gu Zhao that evening, he knew that Gu Zhao was going to treat him, so he went back to inform him and waited until the time was almost up before going to the restaurant to pick up Gu Zhao.

Gu Zhao's promotion to the fifth rank of the Ministry of Industry made the Gu family and Li family very happy. They also served several dishes at home that night to celebrate Gu Zhao.

When the imperial edict was sent out from the palace, Gu Mu knew that his brother had been promoted. He wanted to take Gu Zhao over to celebrate his brother alone, but he was a little late. His brother made an appointment with his colleagues first, which made him depressed for a while.

Most of the people who came to the banquet were people involved in running the tabloid. Everyone at the table also talked about the situation of the tabloid. At present, everyone has sent it to various government offices through their own channels, hoping to solicit the opinions of those officials, and then see if they should be based on it. their opinions for improvement.

Gu Zhao put down his glass and reminded: "Our tabloid doesn't have a name yet. We can't always call it tabloid when we mention it in the future. I think it's necessary to give it a catchy and catchy name so that it can become more and more popular in the future." Big, everyone will know that it is a newspaper run by us." "

Yes, Brother Gu is right. I also think it is not good to always call it a tabloid. It limits the development scale of our newspaper." At this time, everyone said It is quite ambitious. I want to turn this small newspaper into a major newspaper and make this newspaper known both inside and outside the capital.

So during the dinner, everyone discussed the name of the newspaper again, diverting everyone's attention away from the people who were here to drink from him. Gu Zhao also breathed a sigh of relief. The last time he was drunk, he had been reminded that he must not Drunkness happened again.

After a long discussion, the minority followed the opinion of the majority and decided to name the newspaper "Beijing News". Gu Zhao secretly thought, this name is big enough, it will overwhelm the official newspaper, but the name of the newspaper is "Beijing News". It's great that they got the names in the newspaper. Who told them they were the first ones?

There was also someone who drank too much. Before leaving, he took Gu Zhao's hand and asked Gu Zhao not to forget their Beijing News when he went to the Ministry of Industry. He would write an article in every issue and submit it to Song Liuyuan. Gu Zhao repeatedly agreed not to take it with him. How can he do it? When the Beijing News becomes bigger, this is such an important outlet for public opinion. How can we let it go?

After leaving the restaurant, Gu Zhao saw a familiar figure waiting outside. Others also saw it. It was not surprising at all. It was normal for everyone that Viscount Pingnan went to the Hanlin Academy to pick up Gu Zhao. He also went to the Hanlin Academy. He had given Gu Zhao food and supplies, but even his brothers did not have such a deep friendship.

Gu Zhao sent everyone to the carriage that picked them up one by one. After watching them leave, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned around and walked towards Gu Mu. His eyebrows were smiling and his cheeks were stained with blush. Gu Mu watched Gu Zhao, who was walking towards him like this, had a trace of obsession in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"My brother didn't invite me to invite him to dinner." Gu Mu complained.

Gu Zhao laughed and pulled him into the carriage: "Of course I have to treat you to a drink alone, so that I can show that I value you. Did Brother Shi ask you to call him back?" Gu Mu followed him into the carriage and gave him

a hand behind him. , thinking that my brother's waist is really thin, but what he said out of his mouth was very serious: "Yes, you asked me to send him back. Anyway, I will pick him up, so let's go back to the house and have a drink. I can celebrate my brother alone." ."

Gu Zhao did not respond immediately and sat down in the carriage. He hesitated and looked at Gu Mu who followed him in and sat down: "Do you really want to drink tonight?" If you really

want to drink, it will definitely not be done with one or two cups. , but if he drinks any more, he will definitely get drunk again. His drinking capacity is really bad, and he doesn’t dare to let go and exercise his drinking capacity. What if he drinks too much and starts talking nonsense?

A smile flashed in Gu Mu's eyes. Ever since he got drunk that time, his brother had avoided drinking. How could Gu Mu not know why? But he pretended that he didn't know and said, "It would be inappropriate to drink again tomorrow. If my brother is promoted today, then It's time to celebrate today, because tomorrow will have tomorrow's things."

Gu Zhao had a headache: "My parents are still waiting for me at home."

"I'll take my brother back after the drink."

Can he go back after the drink? Gu Zhao felt a headache and pressed his eyebrows. What could he do? He had no choice but to risk his life to accompany the gentleman, and asked tentatively: "Did I really just sleep after drinking too much last time?" "

Yes, what else?"

Gu Zhao could only hope that he would still be the same after drinking too much tonight. I fell asleep and kept giving myself psychological hints in my mind. Maybe more hints will work.

So after the two of them returned to Viscount Pingnan's Mansion, they had wine and food again, which Gu Mu had ordered the kitchen in the mansion to prepare in advance. Gu Zhao pulled Gu Mu and talked about it, but in the end he drank five glasses of wine. , eyes sparkling after drinking, sitting there just looking at Gu Mu smiling stupidly.

"Brother, are you drunk?"

"Nonsense, I'm not drunk. Mu Mu, don't try to lie to me. I'm going to bed." He had obviously

drunk too much and was already drunk, but looking back, Mu was a little dumbfounded. His brother didn't seem to be drunk. He was so easy to deceive, and even after drinking too much, he remembered not to talk much and to go to bed. Gu Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but his original intention was just to tease Gu Zhao, so after hearing this, he helped Gu Zhao and walked to the room.

"Brother, who am I?" Gu Mu said in a persistent tone.

Gu Zhao poked his face with his finger: "Aren't you a fool? Why are you asking such a strange question?"

Gu Mu opened his mouth and laughed, yes, what on earth does he mind? Since he was rescued by his brother, he didn't Is it just my brother's wood? The entanglement this time is really unnecessary.

Gu Mu nodded and said happily: "Yes, I am my brother's wood." Even

the next emperor will not be Yan Xiangmian, so he is no longer the murderous devil King Mu in Gu Zhen's mouth. Nothing in the world is constant, but there are some things that remain unchanged, such as Gu Zhao's position in his heart. If there is any change, it will only make Gu Zhao's position in his heart become more and more important.

Seeing the bed in front, Gu Zhao immediately climbed up on it, then pulled up the quilt, closed his eyes and fell asleep obediently, but the next moment he opened his eyes again, looked at Gu Mu standing in front of the bed and said, "I It's time to go to bed, you go to sleep too."

Gu Mu had no choice but to turn around and go out regretfully: "Okay, I'll be next door, brother, call me if you need anything."

Gu Zhao waved his hand and told him to go to sleep quickly. Seeing Gu Mu go out, Finally he closed his eyes with satisfaction, and he really fell asleep this time. Gu Mu came over to look at him a few times without feeling relieved. He didn't expect his brother to be so well-behaved after he fell asleep. He would look like him when he slept, and he would still look like him after a night.

The next day, Deng Si brought over a bowl of hangover soup and massaged Gu Zhao's head. Gu Zhao secretly sighed that he really shouldn't have drank too much. In fact, he didn't like drinking or getting drunk in that life in his memory. After being unconscious, even if it's just one person, he still likes to live soberly.

Trying to think back, just like last time, I still can’t remember when I left the wine table and how I went back to my room to sleep. What’s better than last time is that this time I didn’t take a shower and changed into dirty clothes, but I still smelled like alcohol on my body. of.

Driver Deng said wisely: "We have prepared warm water for the young master." "

I'm going to wash up, please, Deng Si."

"No trouble, no trouble at all. I'll prepare a change of clothes for the young master." Deng Si Le When I was busy, there was no one better to serve than Gu Zijue. I was more willing to do most things myself, and I was very polite to him.

New official uniforms were also delivered to Gu Zhao by Gu Mu. After putting on the new official uniforms and having breakfast, Gu Zhao went to the Ministry of Works to report. He went there by himself and knew the way. His direct boss is Mr. Zhao, which is great.

"Mr. Zhao, I'm here to report."

"Mr. Gu, just as I was talking about you, you came. Come in quickly. I'm looking forward to your arrival." Mr. Zhao was very happy. Your Majesty is so awesome that he will be here so soon. Gu Zhao was sent over. He had reported to the summit about the batch of machines before. He was also called over by Master Shangshu for questioning. He told the truth that those machines could not be built without Gu Zhao.

Chapter 247 Beijing News

The minister of the Ministry of Industry was Mr. Ge. He was very angry with Gu Zhaohe and encouraged him a lot.

Mr. Ge belongs to the royalist faction and firmly follows the emperor. As for himself, he is also not optimistic about the three Xiangzi generations. On the contrary, the princess, who is a woman, has more signs of a wise emperor in his mind.

Gu Zhao was only a sixth-grade director when he entered the Ministry of Works, so there was no ceremony. Anyway, when he entered the Ministry of Works, he just rolled up his sleeves and worked. There were not many cliques, so Gu Zhao got involved on the first day he came. Busy.

Spinning wheels and looms are already being manufactured, but Mr. Zhao is worried that these machines will not be sold if they are built, which will be a waste of everyone's hard work.

When Mr. Zhao and the craftsmen expressed their worries, Gu Zhao smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhao and everyone, these machines will not be accumulated in the warehouse and gather dust. We will just wait for the opportunity to come. Then it can be shipped."

Master Zhao was surprised, but if he asked Gu Zhao again, he would not say anything, and Master Zhao was helpless.

In addition to following Mr. Zhao in charge of these machines, Gu Zhao also continued to learn and speed up the process of integrating into the Ministry of Industry by reviewing information. His life was very fulfilling, much busier than before in the Hanlin Academy.

Mr. Zhao was also paying attention to the movements of businessmen outside, but he never noticed the opportunity that Gu Zhao mentioned appeared. Gu Zhao naturally knew it, but he never told Mr. Zhao that his attention was not in the right direction. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also had one, but he found that few people in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce were interested in it.

Not many people paid attention to the Ministry of Industry, but now this Beijing News has appeared in the streets and alleys of the capital. Don't underestimate the enthusiasm of the new batch of Jinshi from the Hanlin Academy. After soliciting opinions from all parties, they will be the first to do so. The edition was revised again and again, and then it was finally released to the whole capital. Not only did it set up many reporting points in the capital, but it also cooperated with storytellers in teahouses. When the first edition of the Beijing News came out, it caused a lot of enthusiasm.

Because it was a new thing, and the people of the Zhou Dynasty always liked to watch the excitement, so after the gong was sounded, it immediately attracted a large number of onlookers. It was in the teahouse that when the storyteller announced the name of Song Liuyuan, everyone drank tea People who heard about the book cheered loudly. Liuyuan's name had equally high influence among the people of the Zhou Dynasty and the civil servants.

Song Ze considered that some of his readers would be illiterate, so he tried to write the content as concisely and easily as possible. After listening to Song Ze's remarks at the teahouse and outside the street newspaper, everyone felt that Song Liuyuan's words were too reasonable. .

"No wonder Song Liuyuan was able to get the top prize in the Sixth Yuan Examination. Look how well written it is. It's worthy of the birth of Wenquxing." "This is

the truth that Song Liuyuan said. Can what Song Liuyuan said not be correct? That must be right. , I know that women are as important as men, and neither one can survive. How can your family be without a mother-in-law? Haha!" "

There is an article written by Song Liuyuan, is there anyone else writing it? Where is the second place? And Tan Hua Lang What? Tan Hwa Lang was the one who discovered that cowpox can prevent smallpox." "

Yes, yes, we also want to hear Tan Hwa Lang's article. Let's see if there is any." "

Yes, there is. You can rest assured. I will tell you below. Let me read the article written by Tanhualang."

Compared with the second place, everyone pays more attention to Tanhualang. The common people have a kind of respect for Tanhualang, the sixth-ranked number one, but for Tanhualang, that is more It was still a kind of love and gratitude, because more and more people gathered around, and they cheered from time to time, thus attracting the wealthy families passing by to stop and watch. There were no seats in the teahouse, and some people just walked in Standing and listening, there were people even at the door.

The newspaper reader read out the short story written by Gu Zhao. It was very simple and contained no complicated or obscure words. It was just some introductory content. However, after reading it, it aroused waves of alarm. From time to time, someone asked, "What's this?" Is it true?" and "Can you really earn so much?" A lively discussion ensued.

Someone at the registration desk happened to know a girl who had entered the Ruyi Workshop, and she confirmed: "This is true. I know that Ruyi Workshop. A young daughter-in-law from our village joined that workshop to work. She earns a month's salary." The old man had a lot of money. Not long after he entered, the family put on new clothes and ate meat several times. Not only did he get a lot of money, but I heard that he could also buy a workshop at a low price. The cloth weaved in it is equivalent to saving a lot of money." "

Now all the girls in our village want to work in that workshop, and a group of new people have been recruited, and two more girls have been selected from our village. Once you've been selected, a matchmaker comes to your door and says you're going to marry her. How much income can you get if you marry into your husband's family? It's a pity that the workshop only accepts women but not men, otherwise the door frame will be squeezed through." There was a man named Jin

. Because the business was not going well, the businessman could only pass the time by walking in circles on the street. He accidentally noticed the excitement at the registration office and stopped to listen. It was just for fun. At first, I heard that there was an article written by Tanhua Lang, the number one winner of six yuan. Out of awe for scholars, Mr. Jin listened carefully. Who doesn't know how difficult it is to be the number one scholar in the sixth prize? Tanhualang has become famous early on.

But after listening to Tan Hwa Lang's article, Mr. Jin was stunned for a moment. How could this be possible? It’s not like he has never been exposed to the weaving industry. A weaver with one machine cannot weave so much cloth without eating or drinking in a day. Could it be that Tanhua Lang made it randomly without knowing the inside story?

But when someone revealed that a young daughter-in-law from the same village was working in a workshop called Ruyi, Mr. Jin quickly asked loudly: "Does this Ruyi Workshop have anything to do with Tanhualang? Why would Tanhualang write about Ruyi Workshop? "

People who read the newspaper have been told that if someone asks, they should answer truthfully. So after hearing this question, they smiled and answered: "It does matter, it does matter a lot, because Ruyi Workshop is ours." Tanhualang's biological mother and adoptive mother also had several good wives who ran the business together, and the spinning wheel and looms in Ruyi's workshop were made by Tanhualang himself under the supervision of the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry, which can be regarded as supporting his mother's approach. "

"The machine that Tanhualang asked the Ministry of Works to get? Is it a new machine?"

"I'm not sure about this. This gentleman can go to the Ministry of Works to ask, or go to the Ruyi Workshop to have a look."

"Thank you very much, Can I buy a copy of what this is called?"

"Newspaper, this is the Beijing News, you can buy it, ten copper coins a copy."

"Give me ten copies!" Mr. Jin shouted proudly, of course even if you buy it The next ten copies were only a hundred copper coins, which was the cheapest item he bought.

After getting the Beijing News, Mr. Jin found the article written by Gu Zhao and carefully read the data several times to confirm that it was correct. He was overjoyed. If it was true as written in the article, he would no longer want this business in Beijing. , he went back to open a weaving workshop, and he had to do it early.

"Come on, let's find someone to inquire about the location of Ruyi's workshop and rush over to have a look. If it works, we'll go to the Ministry of Industry to see if we can buy the machine." The

same situation happened in the teahouse, and even the businessmen in the teahouse There are more newspapers than the ones on the roadside. There are always a few of these businessmen who have been exposed to the weaving industry. They have discovered the business opportunities in it. After buying a few newspapers, they left the teahouse, either to the Ministry of Industry or to the Ministry of Industry. Ruyi Workshop Run.

Everyone who participated in the Beijing News in the Hanlin Academy was very nervous that day. Some people even went directly to the teahouse to see the reactions of the audience. When the report information was summarized in Song Ze and the others, including Song Ze, they also breathed a sigh of relief, and then He raised his head and smiled: "The situation is good. Not to mention how many people listen to the Beijing News, more than 500 copies of the Beijing News were sold at various locations today. Everyone, we need to keep up our efforts." "

Sold out unexpectedly So many copies? It's beyond my expectation."

"Haha, there are some contributions from my family."

"There are also some of me."

Song Ze didn't say anything. He was also worried that the Beijing News would not be sold, so he asked the book boy around him to quietly buy a few copies. Although the quantity was not too much and he could not even recover the capital, it was at least a good start. Song Ze has been keenly aware that such a newspaper will have considerable influence after it is promoted.

"Does Song Liuyuan know which of these articles is the most popular in the streets?" "

It must be Song Liuyuan's. I have to stop and listen to it because of this title." No one was upset, after all, Song Liuyuan's was moved out The name attracts the audience, which is also a way they came up with. Only in this way can they retain people and attract the attention of passers-by.

"Song Liuyuan's articles are naturally popular, but there is another person who surprised us, and that is Gu Tanhua." "His

? The one introducing Ruyi Workshop?" If it weren't for Gu Zhaotanhua's reputation, Everyone wanted to take down the short story he wrote, or replace it with another one, but Gu Zhao refused to change it. Later, because he only needed a corner, everyone let him go, just this once.

Now that he heard that his article was so popular, everyone wondered: "Why is this?"

"Haha, after listening for a while, I found that many people are paying attention to the income of the female workers in this Ruyi workshop, and many people are envious of it. Female workers can earn so much wages, which is no worse than adult men." "

I noticed that some businessmen were very interested after hearing these contents. They bought many copies of the Beijing News on the spot, and seemed to want to go to Ruyi Workshop to read them. Look."

"It actually has such an effect? ​​Did Gu Tanhua foresee it a long time ago?"

Song Ze was also the one who insisted on putting Gu Zhao's short story in the Beijing News. Although he didn't think about it as deeply as Gu Zhao, he knew it. One point, Gu Zhao would not post such an article for no reason. He must have had his intention in posting it, and Ruyi Workshop is indeed worth recommending. He also wants more people to know about the existence of Ruyi Workshop.

Now that he heard that a businessman was interested, Song Ze felt that he might know Gu Zhao's purpose. He was not only promoting Ruyi Workshop, but also the machines from the Ministry of Industry. Is the businessman interested in the machine mentioned in the article?

Author's gossip: Gu Zhao is the leader of the sixth rank. I made a mistake in the last chapter and wrote it as the fifth rank. It's not that fast.

Chapter 248 Advertising

"Aunt Gu, someone is coming to visit our workshop again."

Mrs. Gu immediately came out happily: "Here again? Leave it to my old lady, I will take them to visit."

She is the oldest, and she is completely ready to receive male customers. No problem, so she happily went out to receive the second wave of guests. The first wave was a businessman named Jin. After the visit, they went straight to the Ministry of Industry. Mrs. Gu was very happy.

"Does this gentleman also want to see the machines in our Ruyi Workshop? Then come with my wife." "

How do you call me sister-in-law?"

"My husband's surname is Gu. You can call me Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu."

" Then let me call you Sister-in-law Gu. Is the Ruyi Workshop mentioned in the Beijing News your home? Oh, by the way, my surname is Qian, so my sister-in-law calls me Brother Qian." "It turns out to be Brother

Qian, what you are talking about is The Beijing News, of course, is our Ruyi Workshop, it was written by my son." Mrs. Gu said proudly.

"So the old sister-in-law is actually Tan Hualang's adoptive mother? It's disrespectful. I should call the old sister-in-law an old lady." This person has a royal title, and Mr. Qian immediately valued the elderly woman in front of him. a bit.

Old Mrs. Gu was so happy that she couldn't smile from ear to ear, but she didn't like to put on airs as an old lady, no matter outside or at home, so she still called her "Sister-in-law" to be cordial. Zhao'er told them that someone wanted to visit the Ruyi Workshop. Even if you let them come, you are not afraid that they will buy the same machine for spinning and weaving. Because there are so many people in the world, no matter how much Ruyi Workshop expands, it is impossible to do all the business. As long as the cloth woven by Ruyi Workshop is of high quality, you are not afraid of selling it. stay home.

Because Gu Zhao said these things in advance, the management staff of Ruyi Workshop cooperated very well.

Mr. Qian looked around with Mrs. Gu and was shocked. According to his observation, the article in the Beijing News was not exaggerated, but very factual. These machines are really better than the best machines in Jiangnan. It was a good time, so after leaving the Ruyi Workshop, I went straight to the Ministry of Works. Only the Ministry of Works had this machine.

Mr. Zhao thought that the machine he made was going to collect dust. Unexpectedly, a businessman suddenly found a way to come to the Ministry of Industry to inquire. Someone brought the businessman to him.

"The machines used in Ruyi's workshop were indeed made by our Ministry of Industry. How did Mr. Jin know this?" "It

was written in the Beijing News, and it was written by Mr. Gu, the Tanhua Lang. I heard that Mr. Gu also joined the Ministry of Industry. ?" Mr. Jin took out one of the Beijing newspapers and handed it to Mr. Zhao.

Beijing News? It seemed familiar. Mr. Zhao took the newspaper and looked in the direction of Master Jin's finger. He saw the article written by Gu Zhao introducing Ruyi Workshop.

Mr. Zhao suddenly realized something and hurriedly ran to a corner to get something. Sure enough, there were two big characters on it, the Beijing News. He also found an article written by Gu Zhao in the same corner and quickly asked someone to call Gu Zhao. come over.

After Gu Zhao came over and received Master Jin's intention, he acted very calmly. Master Jin looked at the machines placed in the warehouse, and then successfully negotiated a business and reached an order agreement with Master Jin for twenty machines. This also includes training maintenance personnel for Mr. Jin. If the machine is out of town, it is impossible to send it to the capital for repair if the machine breaks down, so the service provided by the Ministry of Engineering is very considerate.

After delivering it to Mr. Jin, Mr. Zhao was still in a daze. He caught Gu Zhao and asked, "Are you going to sell twenty machines?" "

Yes, twenty machines. This is just the beginning. There will be a second and third batch next." , Our machines are good, there will always be people who know the goods come to buy them."

"Did Mr. Gu write this article specifically just for these machines? Mr. Gu thought of it at that time? But at that time, Mr. Gu hadn't come to us yet The Ministry of Industry, right? Could it be that Mr. Gu has already expected to join the Ministry of Industry?"

Gu Zhao laughed: "Although I have the intention, this matter is not something I can make the decision on. At the beginning, I just wanted to contribute to Ruyi Workshop and these The machine makes an advertisement."

"Advertise? Advertise it widely? Master Gu's move is really unique. It shouldn't be done. I didn't take the Beijing News seriously. It seems that the Beijing News of the Hanlin Academy is doing well. , our Ministry of Industry is the first to benefit."

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed, and the second issue of the Beijing News has been published, and the popularity remains high. The first issue of the Beijing News has also been collected by many fans. About Ruyi in the Beijing News The workshop is also known to more people.

Mr. Zhao is so happy all day now. The joy he exudes when he goes out and comes in can be seen by anyone with eyes. How can he not be happy? Not only have dozens of machines backlogged in the warehouse been sold, , and the craftsmen still need to rush to complete the order. These machines alone have increased their department’s income a lot.

This change was not taken seriously by other departments of the Ministry of Works at first, but people kept coming to the Ministry of Works to ask about spinning wheels and looms, and some people paid more attention when they saw machines being carried out one after another from the workshop. Next, I realized that since Gu Zhao wrote an article in the Beijing News, the spinning wheels and looms made by Mr. Zhao and Gu Zhaoxin have been selling like crazy. It seems that the subsidies they have distributed to everyone this month have increased a lot. , which made people in other departments jealous and came to learn from it.

Is it that simple? Just because Gu Zhao wrote a short article of a few hundred words in the Beijing News, he could make a big business worth several thousand taels? How much money is one word of Gu Zhao worth? If it continues to be sold like this, it will really live up to the words "one word for a thousand pieces of gold".

They all came to the Beijing News to study this situation and see if they could learn anything from it. This matter not only spread in the Ministry of Works, but also spread to other yamen, circulated around the Sixth Department, and finally returned to the Hanlin Academy In everyone's ears.

Except for Song Ze, everyone woke up one after another.

"It turns out that Mr. Gu is the most cunning one among us. No wonder Mr. Gu was the top pick in high school and earned several thousand taels of silver for the Ministry of Industry with a short story. He hasn't finished earning yet." "I'm talking about those

businessmen . It's all because of reading our Beijing News that they went to the Ministry of Industry to buy those machines. Shouldn't our Beijing News take a commission from it?" "

Oh, I heard a word from the Ministry of Industry, called advertising, that is, What does it mean to advertise widely? Do you think this is another purpose of our Beijing News? Gu Zhao must have taken a fancy to this a long time ago and wrote that short story." "Let me tell you, why did

Mr. Gu insist on doing this in the first place? Putting such a short story that shows no literary talent in the Beijing News really has another purpose. He must be secretly traveling to Chencang." This

incident provided these people with a new idea and direction for running a newspaper. A newspaper worth ten cents is a good idea. For them, it is really impossible to recoup their capital. No matter how expensive it is, it is estimated that the sales of this newspaper will fall. But if there are other ways to make money, then they can not only recoup their capital, but also lower the price of the Beijing News. Then The Beijing News can be accepted by more people.

After thinking about this link, everyone suddenly became energetic. They also paid special attention to the Ruyi Workshop and found that since the short story in the Beijing News, the cloth woven in the Ruyi Workshop can no longer meet the demand. , because many cloth shop owners found Ruyi Workshop because of the Beijing News article and found that the quality of the cloth woven in the workshop was really good and the price was lower than that of their peers, so they ordered batches of goods on the spot. Now there are still many businessmen there. Waiting in line for the new batch of fabric to come down.

I heard that because the needs of these merchants could not be met and the orders could not be completed, Ruyi Workshop was discussing whether to order an additional batch of machines from the Ministry of Industry to expand the scale of the workshop again. As expected, this proposal will be approved and the scale will be expanded. It's a matter of time.

All this happened because of the article in the Beijing News, which was beyond their expectations.

Although Song Ze had expected it, the result still surprised him. Unexpectedly, his mother was so busy that she couldn't go home for two days. She only sent a message back and asked him to have dinner at home alone. She would not go home. Sorry, Song Ze couldn't laugh or cry about this.

Song Ze foresaw the prospect of advertising and made the decision: "We will do an experiment in the next issue and contact a merchant to promote it. If we can make money, we can lower the price of our Beijing News. It would be best if you could buy our newspaper for one or two cents. I believe more people will be willing to buy it then."

"Is it really that low? But it's worth a try. It doesn't matter if you fail."

"Yes, you can give it a try. However, we need to be careful when choosing merchants. Our Beijing News has just established a foothold in the capital, so

we cannot destroy the city walls." "That's right," Song Ze nodded, "Let's search separately first, and then summarize it."

When Song Ze went home at this point I went to the Gu Mansion to find Gu Zhao first. Gu Zhao happened to be back and took him to the study to talk.

Song Ze asked him straight to the point: "Have you anticipated the current situation all along? Do you just want to sell the machine to more people? Aren't you afraid that my mother's workshop will have too many competitors?" Gu Zhao touched his chin and

said. : "With so many competitors, what will be the final result? That is, the price of fabrics will fall, which will ultimately benefit the people. Don't worry, if the weaving workshops can't make enough profits, those businessmen are not stupid, and they will still invest their money. Once they enter, they will look for other ways to make money. But if there are more weaving workshops, more women will come to work in the workshops. When female workers earn money, some people's ideas will also change."

Song Ze Only then did he understand that this was what Gu Zhao really wanted to achieve. Just like what Ruyi Workshop did, he knew that including the previous embroidery class in Qingling Mansion, it had changed the fate of many women, such as those in the current workshop. What will be the final fate of the foreman Lin Qiufeng, a woman who was abandoned because she was childless? But now not only her brother and sister-in-law are coaxing her, but even the matchmaker has come to arrange marriage arrangements for her, so Lin Qiufeng has no thoughts of marrying again for the time being, otherwise the second marriage may not be worse than the first marriage.

Lin Qiufeng is just an example, and there are many similar situations. If such workshops bloom everywhere, how many women will leave their families and have their destiny changed from then on?

Song Ze smiled happily and said: "My layout is too small. I came here today to ask you, how about we advertise for other businesses in the Beijing News? The word "advertisement" comes from your Ministry of Industry, and it has something to do with you, Gu Zhao. Yes."

Chapter 249 Saving a Restaurant

Gu Zhao smiled and said, "If I didn't tell you, you wouldn't have come this far."

Otherwise, Song Ze wouldn't have come over to ask him. He just took a chance and made a free batch for the Ministry of Works and Ruyi Workshop. Advertising, merchants will have to pay money if they want to advertise in the Beijing News in the future.

Song Ze laughed. It was not because of the influence of Gu Zhao's article that they discovered the effect of so-called "advertising". Gu Zhao was always one step ahead, so Song Ze came here specifically to ask Gu Zhao about advertising. The two discussed the matter in the study for a long time. Even the dinner was sent to the study by Mrs. Gu for them.

Although receiving commercial advertisements can bring revenue to the Beijing News, the Beijing News cannot advertise blatantly. After all, this is a newspaper run by a group of scholars from the Hanlin Academy, and it is led by Song Ze, a six-yuan man. If it is contaminated by the smell of copper, , which will obviously lose value among scholars, so this step should be taken very carefully.

In fact, Gu Zhao felt that there was no need for people from the Hanlin Academy to do it themselves. Maybe some businessmen had noticed the business opportunities and were trying to find ways to get in touch with the Beijing News of the Imperial Academy.

As Gu Zhao thought, not all businessmen in the capital were blind. The Ministry of Industry was selling machines very prosperously, and the Ruyi Workshop, which was originally very inconspicuous, is now famous throughout the capital because of an article published in the Beijing News. I heard that the workshop received so many orders that it was too late to weave. It is not busy with expansion again. This is the second expansion. This time, the combined number of the two machines may be more than 10,000. There are more than 100 units. How impressive is the profit from this? This was just brought about by an article by Tanhua Lang.

This made many businesses jealous and itchy, and they discussed privately whether they could imitate Ruyi Workshop. Of course, Tanhua Lang and the others could not be invited. The background of Ruyi Workshop had already been revealed with this exposure. , Tanhualang’s biological mother and adoptive mother were all inside, so they didn’t think about it.

Tan Hua Lang can't be hired, but he might be able to find a way through the Beijing News. If he spends money to ask some scholar to write an article for them and publicize it, he will definitely attract a lot of attention and make his business and Ruyi Workshop Still thriving.

Therefore, these businessmen went through various channels one after another, looking for people to speak in front of the new scholars who were organizing the Beijing News or their family members. Therefore, not long after Song Ze's task was assigned, before everyone could implement it, there were businessmen themselves. When he took the initiative to come to the door, everyone suddenly realized that no one was stupid, and there were many smart people.

There were also many businessmen who directly brought money over, which was called pen and ink fees. These information were all summarized to Song Ze. No one collected money in private. They had just entered the officialdom and were all people who wanted to work hard in their careers. Become a veteran in officialdom.

Song Ze discussed with everyone and formulated a few rules. Gu Zhao's article actually provided an excellent template. The article was full of explanatory text and was not exaggerated. Those who want to boast about their products can Over-the-top advertising will never be accepted. It is tentatively planned to accept one merchant's advertisement in each issue, and it must go through on-site inspections.

Song Ze also reminded everyone: "Our first goal is to run the Beijing News well and make the Beijing News accepted by more people in the capital. In the future, when we go out of the capital, advertising can have a certain effect." "Yes,

we in Beijing The newspaper has just started, so we can't give people any excuse to criticize our Beijing News." While everyone was focusing on running the newspaper, they also paid attention to the voices around them. There were some unpleasant words in the Hanlin Academy, even though it was from some people They have ulterior motives, but they must also position themselves correctly and not lose their reputation as scholars.

The first merchant who was finalized was more cautious in the Beijing News and only charged one hundred taels of advertising fee. This was a time-honored restaurant in the capital, but under the suppression of other restaurants with ulterior motives, the business was gradually weakening. According to this trend If it goes on, it will probably close down soon.

This restaurant has been open for several generations. The owner is a cook himself. It is said that his ancestors were from royal chefs. However, the backstage is not as big as other restaurants. The young owner of the restaurant is more interested in the new Beijing News and has heard about Ruyi Workshop. He also conducted an on-site inspection and found that Ruyi's workshop was really prosperous and there was no time to weave cloth, so he came up with the idea of ​​a last-ditch effort.

It happened that Gu Zhao had also eaten at this restaurant, and later he took Song Ze there to eat. Knowing that it had a good reputation, the young owner asked the chef to show off his special skills and treat the people who came to inspect the restaurant to a meal. The inspector also checked the hygiene of the kitchen and the freshness of the ingredients. In the end, everyone voted unanimously. The only thing to consider was whether it would offend the owners behind other restaurants. Those owners are actually powerful people in Beijing.

Probably everyone had the confidence that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, so they still chose this restaurant. The roast duck served in the restaurant was very delicious. Therefore, when the third issue of the Beijing News came out, everyone who paid attention to the Beijing News found something in the corner. This introduction about the restaurant is not fancy, and it still uses a plain introduction style, but it still makes everyone talk about it.

"Is this restaurant really delicious? I don't know why, but after reading the introduction above, I want to try the roast duck in this restaurant." "I have heard of the name of this restaurant. I heard that it

will soon be closed. Go down, did the Beijing News take money from the restaurant, so I wrote this article? I want to follow the path of Tanhua Lang and Ruyi Workshop." "You will know if it tastes good or

not. If it doesn't taste good, , let’s see if I don’t ruin the Beijing News.”

“Yes, yes, eating in this restaurant is not that expensive. You can still afford one or two meals. Let’s go and try it.”

This restaurant is called Jun Lai On the day when the third issue of the Beijing News was released, the restaurant suddenly became full of guests from the original deserted place, and people kept coming to inquire about it. Jun Lai's young master was so happy that he couldn't wait to advertise in the Beijing News. The effect is so good that as long as we retain even one-tenth of this wave of customers, Junlai will not go bankrupt.

Many guests who came to eat because they read the Beijing News expressed surprise after the meal. Jun Lai's chef is quite good at cooking, and the roast duck is indeed unique. Why didn't he have a great reputation before?

Some old diners still pointed out the reason for this. The location of Jun Lai is not very good. In the past, it always relied on the chef's skills to attract diners. However, later due to the emergence of a Grand Hyatt Restaurant, Jun Lai slowly started to open. The ground fell into the cold.

The Grand Hyatt Restaurant is much more luxurious than Junlai. It is not far from Junlai, but it occupies the best location. It also hired two chefs from Junlai generously and took away several of Junlai's exclusive dishes. , and also took action to suppress Jun Lai, making it increasingly difficult for Jun Lai to do business. If it doesn't improve, he will close his shop and return to his hometown.

"The Grand Hyatt Restaurant has such a big background? This is a bit unethical."

"No, but who told us that there is a clan figure behind the Grand Hyatt Restaurant? In his early years, Jun Lai relied solely on his cooking skills to gain a foothold in the capital. Yes, the people do not fight with the officials, not to mention that it is a clan, so Jun Lai’s boss has no choice but to admit defeat. I haven’t been to Jun Lai for a while, but Jun Lai’s chef has come up with two more dishes, which are a bit fresh. This roast duck is really good. Jun Yue didn't learn from it."

"I see, if Song Liuyuan and the others do this this time, will they offend Jun Yue's backers?" "

That's Song Liuyuan, that clan dares to take action against Song Liuyuan?"

Today Jun Yue The shopkeeper was so angry that the Junyue Restaurant occupied a location at the intersection. To have a meal at Junlai Restaurant, one had to pass by the Junyue Restaurant. On that day, the shopkeeper saw waves of people coming there, and there were even many people because of Unable to find where Jun came from, he came to Junyue to inquire.

"Shopkeeper, I know what's going on. Shopkeeper, please read the Beijing News. Jun Lai has published an article on it, which is right up there with the article reviewing Tanhua." A waiter ran back from outside and brought back a piece of paper. A copy of the Beijing News was handed to the shopkeeper and pointed out the location of the article.

The shopkeeper glanced at the two or three hundred words of the short story and was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared: "Okay, what's going on? Why did everyone suddenly run towards Jun Lai? Jun Lai is so How can a small restaurant be compared with our Grand Hyatt Restaurant? What’s going on with this Beijing News? Don’t they know the background of our Grand Hyatt Restaurant?”

"Shopkeeper, I have inquired about it. The Beijing News was led by Song Liuyuan of the Hanlin Academy with a group of new scholars. This is the third issue. You must have spent money to come to the restaurant, so the Beijing News helped them. I didn't expect so many people to read the Beijing News. They just went there for the Beijing News."

The shopkeeper became even more angry, why would Song Liuyuan, a good person, get involved in this kind of thing? How shameless are these intellectuals? Aren’t they the ones who dislike businessmen the most and reek of copper?

"You watch here, I'll go find the owner."

"Okay, shopkeeper."

Junyue Restaurant has a high self-esteem, so it didn't pay much attention to the Beijing News before. Ruyi Workshop has the backing of their Junyue Restaurant Big? Their boss's surname is Yan, but now that it's only the first day, the shopkeeper is a little out of sorts.

Other businesses are paying close attention to Junlai Restaurant. They want to know how effective an advertisement in the Beijing News can be, and whether the situation of Ruyi Workshop is a special case, or whether it can be promoted across the board.

So they observed for several days in a row and found that except for the first day, the number of diners in Jun Lai Restaurant still did not decrease, and the business was very prosperous. The restaurant had to send more people to greet the guests, but even so, it was still too busy.

This is equivalent to saying that a short advertisement in the Beijing News saved a restaurant that was on the verge of bankruptcy.

The business community in the capital caused quite an uproar because of Jun Lai's situation. One person was like this and two were like this. This shows that advertising in the Beijing News is indeed very effective. More and more businesses want to advertise in the Beijing News. .

Chapter 250 The influence of Beijing News

Not only the merchants are paying attention to this matter, but Mr. Zhao from the Ministry of Industry is also paying close attention to this matter. He also wants to know whether Gu Zhao's article is a special case.

One day, Mr. Zhao specially brought two roast ducks for Gu Zhao and others to eat. The others asked curiously: "Could it be the roast duck from you? How did Mr. Zhao buy it? We wanted to go over and have a taste, but it was a pity that we had to wait. There were too many people and I didn’t have much time to queue up, so I couldn’t get anything to eat.”

Mr. Zhao laughed and said, “That’s because I borrowed the title of Tanhualang, and the owner of the restaurant specially left two for me. The young owner said , thanks to the inspiration given to him by Tanhua Lang, he thought of advertising in the Beijing News and made a desperate move. Unexpectedly, he was a big success. Come on, come on, Tanhua Lang takes the lead, and this whole bird belongs to you." Gu Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry

. I didn't expect that his name could have such an effect. Mr. Zhao is also a narrow-minded person.

Mr. Zhao shook his head and sighed: "I didn't expect the advertising effect to be so good. I thought Song Liuyuan and the others would keep running this Beijing News at a loss, but now it seems there is no need for it." A director like Gu Zhao said: "

This Beijing News It was pretty good. I also read this issue. I particularly liked the article about solving crimes. I also heard about one thing. Dali Temple seems to be trying to poach people there." "

Yes, yes, I heard that too. I heard that adults from other yamen are also interested in publishing articles in the Beijing News."

Gu Zhao also laughed when he heard this, and there were articles about criminal investigation in three consecutive issues of the Beijing News. Because of their wonderful writing, they became very popular. , the popularity is suitable for all ages, literati like to watch it, and ordinary people who are illiterate also like to listen to it. It is normal for Dali Temple to be disturbed.

The articles in the Beijing News are all written by people from the Hanlin Academy themselves, but there is no need for him to say that the acceptance of submissions will definitely be implemented soon. People from all walks of life will join, which will greatly enrich the content of the Beijing News and increase the number of people. its readability.

As far as he knew, the author also had the ambition to enter Dali Temple, and this time he would definitely achieve his goal ahead of schedule.

As for scholars who like it, because the scientific examination textbook has questions related to criminal law, it directly puts an ambiguous case. If you are an official who is trying the case, how would you judge the case, so it is not for hobby, but for the imperial examination. Also pay attention.

The emperor is also paying attention to the Beijing News. This is a new thing. The emperor wants to know how far the Beijing News can develop. If it is allowed to develop, the emperor keenly feels that the impact it will have will not be small. After all, it involves writing. Although Zhou The DPRK has never engaged in literary inquisition, but that doesn’t mean there are no taboos.

Sometimes the literati are like swords, killing people without blood. Of course, it is now handled by people like the Hanlin Academy, and the Beijing News actually has a certain official nature, so the emperor has not reached out to interfere for the time being, but is paying attention to its development.

Three issues of the Beijing News were collected. When Yan Xiangxi came from the Ministry of Household Affairs, she saw her father with his eyes closed and someone read the Beijing News to him, and she couldn't help but laugh.

The emperor opened his eyes and smiled: "Xi'er is here. Listen to the contents of this Beijing News. It's quite good. I heard that this issue of the Beijing News also saved a restaurant that was about to close down?"

Yan Xiangxi said. Yile: "I didn't expect that my father would also hear about this. It's indeed good. Ning Yang really likes that Jun Lai restaurant. Before, the restaurant couldn't open and had to close. He was not happy for a long time. But in the past two days, he has been very happy. "Father, it turns out that advertising is so effective."

The emperor tapped his fingers on the table in front of him and said, "This is because the Beijing News is doing well. There are many people reading and listening to the Beijing News, so they are willing to experience it." Let’s see if what is said in the Beijing News is true or false. How many copies of this issue of the Beijing News have been sold?”

Yan Xiangxi knew this: “Because I got a hundred taels of ink money from you at the restaurant, so there are only five copies of this issue of the Beijing News. For one copy of Wenqian, more than 3,000 copies were sold on the first day. Including those sold later, the total should be more than 5,000 copies."

The emperor was surprised: "No wonder it has such an effect, the Beijing News is selling well. Ah."

"There are merchants who want to cooperate with the Beijing News to transport the Beijing News and sell it to other places."

"Good idea, it seems that I still underestimated the Beijing News."

"Song Liuyuan is in charge of this matter, Father. You can rest assured about him."

The emperor nodded. His daughter was right. Putting it in Song Ze's hand made him feel more at ease than others. Next, he could see what kind of monsters and monsters wanted to jump out.

Yan Xiangxi was very relieved and had no intention of reaching out to the Beijing News because Song Ze was in charge. Song Ze's position was undoubtedly the same as Gu Zhao's, so she didn't need to worry the least. What she needed to worry about was the other three. Talent is right.

The emperor asked with concern again: "The one who suppressed you at the restaurant is the Grand Hyatt Restaurant? Who owns that restaurant?"

To be able to suppress you so unscrupulously, it is obvious that there are powerful people in the capital behind the Grand Hyatt Restaurant. Who knows who it is.

Yan Xiangxi raised his eyebrows and said, "Father, you asked the right person. I happen to know that the real master behind this restaurant is Prince Rong."

"Is it him?" The emperor was shocked.

Yan Xiangxi admitted frankly: "Yes, it is Prince Rong. His son-in-law was not happy to see his consort earlier, so he made a special investigation and thought of helping if he could." This matter should have been easy for her, " But I didn't expect that it was Prince Rong's restaurant, so I couldn't help but reach out. "

Who is Prince Rong? It just so happens that he is Yan Xiangxiao's father. If Yan Xiangxi intervenes, the father and son will think that he is deliberately causing trouble for them, and may even cause trouble in the court. Then Prince Rong and his son will not look good. She wasn't optimistic either, so she had to give up.

The emperor asked: "Has Prince Rong come to the restaurant recently to target you again?"

Yan Xiangxi shook his head: "I haven't heard of it. I'm afraid that now that the commotion has started, Prince Rong won't be able to do anything blatantly." After all, Yan Xiangjin and Yan Xiangqi will definitely keep an eye on them, they are competitors.

The emperor shook his head. The competition between restaurants was of no importance to him. It would be better to pay attention to this than to pay attention to the follow-up situation of the machines sold by the Ministry of Industry. It is also a good thing that the Ministry of Industry can generate its own income, which can save the allocation of the Ministry of Household Affairs. For example, Previous research on Eucommia gum required investment.

In addition, he was also worried that the increase in weaving workshops would cause drastic fluctuations in the cloth market. At the same time, he was also keenly aware of the issue of female workers involved. Gu Zhao’s article made it so obvious, and spinning and weaving undoubtedly It is more suitable to use female workers. Women are attentive and fast. Because of his daughter, he paid special attention to the use of female workers.

The three Xiangs couldn't ignore the existence of the Beijing News, especially Yan Xiangxiao. He happened to be present when the shopkeeper of the Junyue Restaurant came to talk to his father. The father was very angry at the time and wanted to teach Jun Lai a lesson. , I also think that Song Ze and others stretched their hands too far. Don't they know that the owner behind the Junyue Restaurant is their Rongjun Prince's Palace? If he still reaches out his hand even though he knows it, he obviously doesn't take Prince Rongjun's palace seriously.

Because his son participated in the battle for the emperor's heir, Prince Rong felt that his status had been greatly improved. If his son won that position, it would be possible to confer him the title of Supreme Emperor in the future, so he looked down upon other people and dignitaries.

So what if Song Ze is the top six pick? It's not just about working for the royal family. This glorious body belongs to the royal family only if it is given to you. Otherwise, you will just sit on the bench.

Yan Xiangxiao, who was present, immediately stopped him and asked the shopkeeper to retreat first. Then he spoke earnestly to Prince Rong. Prince Rong himself had no talent, but he was just the type who would go wild when he got proud, but Yan After all, Xiang Xiao has been in the officialdom for some time, and with the advice of his staff, he has put a lot of thought into it. At this time, Rongjun Palace is definitely not suitable for taking action. With so many people in the capital watching, once he takes action, Rongjun Palace will not end up in trouble. What a good reputation.

"Father, my child's reputation is very important now. He must not be known as a bully, lest it spread to His Majesty's ears."

King Rongjun said angrily: "Is this the only way to let it go?"

Yan Xiangxiao is not very arrogant. Most of the money earned by the Junyue Restaurant goes into his pocket and is used to train people and win over officials. Of course, it is not enough. Once the business of the Junyue Restaurant drops, the money he gets will It will also be reduced a lot, and it will also have an impact on his plans, so how can he be indifferent to this matter.

"Father, of course we can't let it go like this, but we can't take action now. Even if we do, we have to wait until this storm has passed and everyone no longer pays attention to this gentleman coming to the restaurant. We can't suppress Song Liuyuan, on the contrary, we have to win over him. After all, the name Liuyuan is very useful."

"But this man refused even Xiao'er's invitation to have a drink. Didn't you say that he is very close to Gu Zhao? Has he already turned to the princess's side? "Prince Rongjun said angrily.

Yan Xiangxiao frowned and said, "It's hard to say. Don't worry, father. You have to support him a little now. When his son's big things are accomplished, it's time to settle accounts with them."

Prince Rongjun was happy after hearing this: "Yes, it's just that I can write a few articles. What dares to spoil my son's good deeds and make him unable to eat?"

Yan Xiangxiao narrowed his eyes and smiled. He never thought that one day he would be so far away from the throne. , although the princess Yan Xiangxi is a threat, Yan Xiangxiao does not think that she will eventually sit in that position. It is simply whimsical and idiotic that a woman dares to compete with them for the throne. Instead of focusing all her energy on Yan Xiangxi He might as well focus on Yan Xiangjin, who is his biggest competitor.

At Prince Ning's house, a staff member suggested to Yan Xiangjin: "Master, why don't you keep this Beijing News in your pocket? According to my subordinates, this Beijing News has great potential." "

Oh? How do you say this?" Yan Xiangjin asked with his hands behind his back.

"Public opinion, the Beijing News can influence the public opinion in Beijing. If the Beijing News is in our own hands, then the Beijing News can become a sharp tool in our hands to guide the public opinion to our side. When the time comes, the master's cry At the highest level, Your Majesty has to consider the voices below."

Yan Xiangjin was excited when he heard it, but he was worried: "But the Beijing News is in the hands of Song Ze, and Song Ze is too close to Gu Zhao, so he will be biased. Me?"

"If Song Ze won't take the hard way, why don't we run the second Beijing News ourselves and use our own people to do it."