"Do you know which of our commentaries is the most famous?" The storyteller asked with a smile as he twisted his gray beard. The atmosphere of the pen fun pavilion www.biquge.info teahouse is not bad, and someone immediately returned.

"You didn't have this business before, and it only started this year, who knows!"

"Haha, you don't know, the little old man will tell you." The old man replied with a smile, "If you want to say that this is the most famous, it should be Song Xiance, who has the title of Xiaoge Lao, he was a Taoist priest at the beginning, and he traveled to Baoding, Hebei Province, and happened to be pulled by the head of the Liu family to read the newspaper at that time. ”

"In this way, a good story has been achieved, and I wait for the business of reading newspapers to be regarded as truly flourishing." What the old man said was interesting, and the merchants listened attentively, and they had all heard this story, but it was not so detailed. It is precisely because of the luck of the Liu family that they are quite enthusiastic about people who can read newspapers.

"Song Xiance can be said to be the ancestor of this industry, he once had a sentence, that is, to read the newspaper continuously, and the news of each newspaper should be read comprehensively." The old man shook the newspaper in his hand, "Everyone, please see, in the entire issue of the newspaper, in addition to the news announced, there are some small news, such as the transfer of some officials, the re-downgrade of the governor, and some others. ”

The old man said with a spittle, and the people below listened attentively, and Zhu Youxiao also had an expression of watching a play, looking at everything around him. The newspaper was imported by him, and the entire Ming Dynasty, the local branches of the Imperial Daily, were also slowly established under his leadership.

However, he never imagined that after the newspaper usurped the dominance of the literati over public opinion, there would be such a development, and it would bring about an industry that interprets newspaper policies, which is really an incredible change.

In addition to him, other businessmen, including the queen, the two concubines, and Liu Ruoyu and other servants, also wanted to hear what this bookish old man could think.

"You guest officers should know the class theory of the master of the royal road." The old man asked, "Before His Majesty came back, this article set off a lot of momentum and made countless people look sideways. ”

"Yes!" The businessmen who were close nodded secretly, the new Four People's Theory has made countless people dispute, of course they have been, businessmen have been classified into a class, and the murderous language and writing have shocked countless people, and so are businessmen, and now the emperor is dealing with the landlord, and when the landlord is finished, he is not going to deal with the businessman.

Now the collection of commercial taxes is not very smooth, the cabinet is so poor that they can't open the pot, and even the emperor has to pay for the construction of roads.

"Since all the guest officials know it, then it is not difficult to understand the real purpose of His Majesty the Holy Emperor to launch this road construction plan." The old man came to a conclusion.

This made the merchants dizzy to hear, how can this be understood, I still don't understand anything. Some businessmen even took out the newspapers of the day and compared them with today's newspapers, but they did not find anything.

"Hehe, don't worry, guest officers, let Xiao Lao'er explain. Before His Majesty returned to the country, there was a class theory to pave the way, making a big noise, which made people feel frightened, for fear that His Majesty the Holy Emperor would come back and kill, however, since His Majesty returned with a large army in triumph, it has been more than half a month now, the fine willow army has been taken back, and the hussars have also entered the Shanhaiguan, but His Majesty, who returned from a great victory, has no action, which makes people suspicious. ”

"Today, when I read this newspaper, the old man's first reaction was that His Majesty's means came." The old man sighed in admiration, "Thirty million taels of means, what a big deal!"

Since the newspaper boomed, Zhu Youxiao has taken the lead in public opinion, and naturally tends to favor himself when propagating, especially the matter of equalizing the land, and he has to report every bit of progress in the newspaper, and the obstacles he has received are also, so as long as he likes to read newspapers, he has a relatively clear understanding of the process of land reform today.

These are all carried out under the gaze of Zhu Youxiao, and he is naturally not afraid of any river crab beasts, what to say, how to be spicy, how to criticize those who are secretly blocked as worthless, and expose their subtle thoughts.

And these were reported in front of the people's eyes through newspapers, so that they had a more comprehensive understanding of the government. Since the beginning of the newspaper, many people in the Ming Dynasty have an understanding of the political situation and know what is against them. At least, they can all name the eight elders now.

"This is His Majesty's means?" The businessmen present looked down one after another, looked at the newspaper in front of them, and searched for it inside. After a while, there was a newspaper on all the tables, all of which were bought by Xiao Er.

As they watched, their eyes were fixed on the final demand - the surrender of the land. Just now, their attention was absorbed by 30 million taels, and they didn't pay attention to this last pre-requirement at all, and now someone named them, these people can do business, and they are not stupid, and they quickly associate it.

"This is a division and disintegration!" A businessman exclaimed, "Thirty million taels to divide and disintegrate is really a big deal!" After admiring it, he seemed to think of something, and suddenly looked a little depressed, "In that case, wouldn't we, the merchants who have no land, not be able to participate in the auction, and we must have the land donation certificate of the local government to participate." ”

As soon as these words came out, the other people's faces froze, thinking about it carefully, it seems to be the case, especially the old man who told the story just now said that this is His Majesty's means of counterattacking, and their faces are even more ugly, this is His Majesty's means to win over those rich landlords, not to send money to these peddlers and pawns.

For a while, the entire hall on the first floor was full of deflated sounds, and the room was quiet, and there was no longer the excitement of hearing about the investment of 30 million taels of silver just now, and I couldn't eat it, this meat was useless in fat.

"This group of profit-oblivious businessmen." In the private room where the storyteller was frequently rewarded, a middle-aged man looked at the merchant below with disdain, "No wonder the master of the royal road said in the article that the merchant must not be allowed to take power, otherwise the entire Ming Dynasty will be sold to them." ”

"Father, this is the emperor's means, so should we participate? That's 30 million taels, as long as you can become a supplier of raw materials, then the money ......," said a young man who was somewhat similar to him next to him, his eyes sparkling, it was the light of silver.

"Don't be in a hurry, listen to what this old man has to say, I didn't expect that there are still a few brushes in this house, and I can see something, and it is not in vain that I have to find here." The middle-aged man nodded his chin towards the first floor.

The two of them quieted down, intending to listen to what was going on.

In the hall on the first floor, the whole article is full of mourning, and anyone who sees a piece of fat meat in front of him, but he can't eat it is like this, not to mention 30 million taels of silver, this is not a fast fat, but a whole fat pig.

Suddenly, a businessman stood up with the newspaper in his hand and asked loudly, "Sir, could you please read the article again, does it say that there are restrictions on auctions?" Is it only the cement quota auction that must give up the land, or whether all the supplies must be provided with materials. ”

The merchant's words, like the crowing of a rooster in the morning, brought the merchants in the entire hall to life. They immediately reacted, yes, building a road is not only about cement, but also about other things, such as tools, paving stones, and cement sand and pebbles.

Besides, with so many workers gathering, eating is also a problem, so should the food supply also be restricted from auctioning?

All the businessmen had a heated discussion, and they all looked at the article carefully, but it did not say anything, and it was said that the quota for the auction of cement technology was to donate the land, and as for the supply of other materials, it was not said.

"What do you think, sir?" A lot of people asked.

The old man was also a little distressed, scratched his beard and said, "This little old man can't confirm it, anyway, the daily newspaper didn't say it." ”

"Oh, why didn't I think of it, these can also be auctioned!" Zhu Youxiao patted his head, "Isn't the money for this road repair coming!" "It's just that in a blink of an eye, he felt that it was inappropriate, cement could only be auctioned in the name of technology transfer, but other auxiliary materials were purchased, and this kind of thing was limited to quotas, which is not good."

Moreover, it is the cabinet that goes out and sells these places, which is the same as donating prisoners, using money to sell fame, and the impact is very bad.

"Forget it, I have to give up." Zhu Youxiao thought about it, for the sake of the credibility of the cabinet, he could only give up the idea with a heartache, "However, we still have to add the restriction on the donation of land, well, and the amount of land sacrificed, it is useless to donate less than this standard, and all those who exceed this standard must be sacrificed." ”

"However, according to Xiao Lao'er's estimate, it must be all of them, and only by donating land to the government can he participate in this cooperation, this is His Majesty's counterattack, how can it be possible for people to take advantage of it plainly." The old storyteller added.

This sentence once again overshadowed the group of businessmen.

It's just that some people's minds turn quickly, since they don't have land in their name, then they go and buy it, don't you have the land you buy, as long as you participate in this business, the money you buy land will be earned back, and maybe you can still register a number with the government and leave a good reputation.

This is in response to the emperor's call.

Some of the businessmen's eyes rolled and crept out while others were distressed.

"Thank you for cheering on the guest officer, that's the end of today's commentary." Seeing that the scene was deserted, the people gradually dispersed, and the old man did not stay long, so he retired.

"Let's go, let's go shopping." Zhu Youxiao stretched his waist, and he gained a lot this time.

"Okay, Childe." As soon as they heard that they could go shopping, several women were very excited, even Zhang Yan, who has always been dignified.

Subsequently, the group left the teahouse.

[Author's digression]: Today I finally rushed out, there is something to do at night, tomorrow I have to get on the train, on the bunk, I don't know how to yard it. Bitter also!