And just when a certain Hou Ye was happily at home with his little wife in his arms, after the whole Xianyang gradually fell silent into the night, the Daqin Metropolis Newspaper was still brightly lit and full of people.

Today's newspaper office is no longer the grass platform team of the past, but has a separate office no less than the Academy of Sciences, and there are 20 printing stations in the printing workshop, and every minute of the difference is almost five newspapers printed at the same time.

So more than 3,000 copies of the newspaper were printed overnight, and before dawn, bundles of printed newspapers were loaded onto horse-drawn wagons and transported to the place where the newspapers were sold.

"Good news, special issue of Daqin Metropolis Daily, free of charge~"

As soon as the day dawned, some special newspaper and periodical sales outlets in the southeast and northwest of Xianyang City had already begun to have newsboys carrying satchels and began to sell newspapers.

Today is not the date of sale of the new issue of the newspaper, although there are still people who buy the newspapers that are printed on weekdays, but there are not many people, and the newsboy directly stuffs these folded newspapers into the hands of those who wear scribe clothes, and even calls it a special issue of the great victory, and does not want money.

The person who inexplicably took the newspaper unfolded it and looked at it, and was completely shocked by the largest two lines in the center of the front page.

"Blood creates a monument, and heroes are immortal!"

The contents of the newspaper were even more shocking, and soon there were countless exclamations of excitement one after another.

Many of the people who got the newspaper simply sat down on the side of the road and began to read it aloud, which soon attracted a large number of passers-by.

This special issue is also two newspapers, but there is only one kind of content, that is, about the raid on Hebei, of course, there are also some descriptions of the Henan war, but Li Xin's army has recovered Henan for 20 days, during which there have been two consecutive issues of newspapers dedicated to reporting the process and news of the victory of the Henan War, so this special issue is mainly aimed at Jiang Hu's raid on Hebei, which took more than a month to attack the Xiongnu royal court and behead Mandanyu.

Because there is Li Shun's battle report as information, so this news is similar to a war, from the beginning of the preparation to the smooth return to the border of the Great Qin, almost every battle in it has a detailed description, which also focuses on the process of several major battles, especially the final battle of the Que Wangting, but also used two full pages, the war is vividly described, the raid began, how the head man Danyu and the Xiongnu nobles and the envoys of Xinli and other countries who were drinking the banquet fled in panic in all directions, and the soldiers of Daqin fought hard regardless of life and death, How to resist in the chaos of the Huns, the war horses hit the arrows and flew sideways, and the captain Jiang Bu chased the Huns Shan Yu alone, and finally roared in the midst of the ten thousand troops and cut off the head of the head Man Shan Yu......

This is the most special newspaper, not only free, but also the content is exciting to read, although many of the places are adapted by the people of the newspaper according to Chen Xu's requirements, the scenes of the war and the shaping of heroes are made up out of thin air, but the people who read the newspaper do not know the truth or falsehood, so all the people who get the newspaper are fascinated and shouting and screaming one by one, and the people who heard the news have surrounded a few little newsboys in the middle, and soon blocked the whole street, Countless hands reached out in the air and shouted for newspapers.

Before the hour came, the palace gates were opened.

Qin Shi Huang had already put on his court clothes and was about to go to court, and at this time he was sitting on the big chair in the Zichen Hall to watch a few twists and turns, which were all things to deal with in the morning today.

"Newspaper, Your Majesty, the newspaper has sent a special issue for today's sale!" Outside the door, a forbidden soldier hurried in, holding a newspaper in his hand.

"Special issue, what? Take it in and I'll take a look! Qin Shi Huang put down the fold in his hand, and a palace man took the newspaper from the forbidden army and respectfully sent it to the table.

"Huh~" Qin Shi Huang was completely attracted by the two lines of big characters in the center of the newspaper at first sight, and picked up the newspaper in amazement and read it.

The content is still the content of the battle report written by Li Shun yesterday, but the details are a lot more detailed, and every word and sentence reads as if it is immersive, as if he is a Great Qin soldier, who is waving a sword and galloping on a horse to fight against the Huns in the vast grassland, especially the scene of fighting with the Huns, the description is even more blood-boiling.

"Good...... Well, it turned out to be like this......"

Qin Shi Huang couldn't help but praise loudly while watching, and from time to time he slapped the desk and shouted!

"Your Majesty, it's time to go to court!" A palace man whispered to the side.

"Well, tell me to go down, I'll be a little late!" Qin Shi Huang didn't even raise his head.

"Oh~" The palace people retreated.

Half an hour later, Qin Shi Huang appeared in the court hall with newspapers and recitals, and the civil and military officials had been waiting for a long time, and many of them were also holding newspapers in their hands and were gathering with their colleagues around them to watch.

Saluting and greeting, the monarch and the ministers sat down, Qin Shi Huang's eyes swept over the entire hall, and said with a slight smile on his face: "Fang Cai saw the special issue of the newspaper, and I was fascinated for a while, and it seems that you Aiqing have also read the special issue, I don't know how to feel?" ”

"Your Majesty, this special issue is exciting to read, and it vividly shows the bravery and fearlessness of my Great Qin soldiers, and I think it is very good!" Nei Shi Ling Qi was the first to stand up and say.

"Yes, if this newspaper spreads, the people of the world will know that this unprecedented victory will make people feel the joy and excitement of victory far more than a good news and an edict."

"Blood creates a monument, and heroes are immortal...... Your Majesty, just like these two sentences in the newspaper, this great victory not only shocked the Hun barbarians, but also let the people of the world know the courage and fearlessness of my Great Qin soldiers, these dead warriors are worthy of our memorial and commemoration! The commander of the military department stood up and said.

After reading this newspaper, many ministers who were not interested in the military newspaper were moved by the content of the newspaper, and many people rushed to stand up and express their feelings.

"Your Majesty, this time General Jiang Hu raided Hebei with 2,000 horsemen, traveled thousands of miles to attack the Xiongnu royal court and beheaded Mandanyu, and captured his wife and many Xiongnu nobles, which is indeed an unprecedented feat in my Central Plains, so the minister suggested that the newspaper should print tens of thousands of copies of this newspaper and arrange for the post guards to be delivered to all counties and counties to spread the word to the world, so that the people of Daqin will know about this great victory!" When the feelings of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs were almost published, the right minister Feng Qujian stood up and said.

"I'm afraid this matter will not be easy!" Li Si shook his head and said.

"Why?" Feng Quji asked with some confusion.

"Feng Xiang doesn't know, today's special issue is free!" Standing behind Feng Quji, the official Ling Shen Gongyan reminded in a low voice.

"Free?" Feng Qu was stunned for a moment, and then his face became a little solemn.

"Yes, it is precisely because this newspaper is free, so it is too difficult to ask the newspaper to print tens of thousands of copies for free, and it is ten yuan for a newspaper on weekdays, even if it only prints 50,000 copies, it is 500,000 yuan, and the newspaper may not be able to support this money, not to mention that since the newspaper opened, it has never received a stone of grain in the Inner History Mansion, and hundreds of people in the newspaper office are all supported by the income of the newspaper, and the forced apportionment is afraid that it will be the end of killing chickens and taking eggs."

Feng Qujian frowned and turned to look at Neishi Ling Qi: "Lord Qi, can't the Neishi Mansion even take out 500,000 yuan?" ”

Qi Tang's face twisted like a bitter gourd, and his cheeks twitched and looked at Feng Quji: "Feng Xiang, the Inner History Mansion only controls a few counties near the Beijing Division, not growing in the money pile, and now the History Museum, the Book Office, the College of Engineering, the College of Agriculture, the Academy of Sciences, the Health Center, the factories outside the city, the construction of dams and waterwheels, and the construction of bridges and buildings, these are all preparations for my Inner History Mansion, and the daily consumption is like running water, where do you let me squeeze out the 500,000 money for you!" ”

Although the Inner History Mansion is also a county of Great Qin, it is not under the jurisdiction of the three provinces and six ministries, but under the direct management of the emperor, because Xianyang is within the scope of the Inner History Mansion, and has a very special status, the previous Inner History Mansion Order is one of the Nine Qings, so the status of the Inner History Order is also very special, although Feng Qujigui is the right minister, but he can't directly order Qi Tang, printing newspapers is a good thing, but if it costs money, forget it, the Inner History Mansion is now poor and can't open the pot, since the Qinghe Marquis came to Xianyang, spending money everywhere, And the speed is getting faster and faster, Qi Tang feels that he can't hold on anymore.

After Qi Tang finished speaking, he naturally didn't forget to beat a rake, and said with a smile: "Feng Xiang, the household department is in charge of the world's granaries and taxes, and you can squeeze out 500,000 yuan by yourself!" ”

Feng Qujian twitched a few beards, and said with a dark face: "Now is the time when the green and yellow are not harvested, where is the surplus grain, not to mention that although there is grain in the granaries in various places, it is the national capital, how can it be used casually, there are not many coins in the treasury, only more than 100,000 ......."

"Feng Xiang, more than 100,000 is a lot, if you throw it to the newspaper, they will naturally find a way to ......"

"Hmph, how can it be done, the currency reform is about to officially begin, and the officials' salaries will be changed to coins to be issued, I am worried that the coins are not enough, by the way, Zhao Shaofu, when will the newly minted coins be transported to the treasury, and now many officials are not willing to receive food, but want to receive coins......" Feng Qujian said and turned his head to talk to Shaofu Ling Zhao Wei.

Zhao Wei's face was quickly twisted together, and he said with a wry smile: "Feng Xiang, right now I have just put the matter of copper mine and copper smelting in order, and the Mint is speeding up the minting of new coins, but you also know that a worker slave can only mint three or five hundred coins a day, and there are more than 60,000 officials in more than 800 counties in 36 counties in the world, and if all of them are changed to distribute coins, the consumption of copper alone will be a little frightening, not to mention the time and manpower consumed......

Currency reform is about everyone, in addition to the ordinary people are not very sensitive to the demand for money, the people living in the city are deeply aware of the importance of money, and there is a great benefit, that is, convenience, go out to eat and drink Lazar can not always take a few sacks of grain or a few pieces of cloth to go around, so money is the best equivalent exchange material, and the people are also happy to accept, so to the current Daqin, the function of money is more and more important, grain and cloth have slowly withdrawn from life transactions, On weekdays, in addition to the official ranks, almost all people use coins in their lives, so this is also the reason why Chen Xu quickly won the support of the emperor and the Manchu civil and military after proposing the currency reform.

Without him, the time has indeed come for monetary reform.

But at present, although the Great Qin has been implementing half a tael for several years, it has not been taken seriously, and the abolition of the currencies of the former six countries is not very thorough, except for the Central Plains, many places in remote counties and counties still have some messy coins, and for various reasons, it is not easy to suddenly complete the rapid unified replacement from grain cloth to coins.

Therefore, the court soon muttered to each other again and began to discuss this topic related to their lives.

Qin Shi Huang: ......

Feng went to the roof of the building crookedly, causing Qin Shi Huang to be very depressed, originally he happily wanted to discuss this special issue, after all, this is a great achievement under his leadership, but now the military officials seem to be discussing money.

"Papapapa~" Qin Shihuang lost patience after listening for a while, and gently knocked on the imperial case a few times, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military officials stopped the discussion together.

"There are priorities, monetary reform can not be achieved overnight, it can not be achieved overnight, what I said is still this special issue, Feng Xiang said very much, this battle to raise the prestige of my Great Qin, deter the Northwest Zhuhu, make the Huns want to be broken, enough to ensure the stability of my Great Qin border for decades, the special issue to promote the might and courage of my Great Qin soldiers, when spread to the world to let the people know, so this newspaper must be printed and spread to the world, what good way do you Aiqing?" Qin Shi Huang's majestic eyes swept across the court.

Many of the ministers bowed their heads and remained silent, while others began to discuss in low voices.

The right minister couldn't handle it, and many people were naturally reluctant to get involved, and a few minutes passed quickly, and still no minister stood up to share the emperor's worries, and Qin Shi Huang's face became slightly gloomy.