Chapter 40: The Birth of the News Agency (1)

After sleeping on the thatched bed for a few days, Zhang Xiang still missed the feeling of the thatched bed a little, causing him to feel that he was not used to sleeping after returning to the Horse Mansion for a few days.

It wasn't because of anything, but because of those nights, Qin Elegy would sleep with him in the corner of the hut every night, and the two talked about a lot of interesting things.

Qin Elegy will tell him some things about the Snow God Mountain, as well as the things on the rivers and lakes.

And he will joke with Qin Elegy that he is a prophet, and the world will change greatly in a thousand years, with many countries, and all kinds of weapons called high-tech, as well as endless oceans, outer space, spaceships, and so on.

Often when Qin Elegy hears his 'incredible' prophecies, he will look confused, and listen to it as a story, but he still listens to it with relish and looks very cute.

And he will fall asleep laughing.

Although the few days with Qin Elegy were short, what they gave him was the most down-to-earth feeling he had in this world.

And after knowing the ins and outs of some things from Qin Elegy, Zhang Xiang also had a clearer goal for some things in the future.

I always felt that I was alone, weak, and I always had the feeling of being powerless in my heart, so I could only plan slowly in my heart and slowly figure it out.

And now, knowing that Qin Elegy and Yuan Shen came to his side, he was even more at ease.

It's been a few days since he got home, and in the past few days, under the conditioning of Zhao Hanyan's palace medicine, his injuries have almost recovered.

The chief housekeeper Qian Ziang would come to him every day to report on the progress of Lao Longhe's new workshop, which was almost ready to enter the state of making new cloth at any time.

The public rental house on the Qinhuai River was also rented after Qian Ziang and Huang went to the official mansion, according to Zhang Xiang's opinion, it was 20% more than the market price, of course, the extra price was from the Horse Mansion.

After dinner that day, Zhang Xiang called the little slave to get into the carriage and went to the newly rented public rental house.

When he arrived, Qian Ziang was beckoning his men to put up a plaque for the new store, and the name of the new store was Zhang Xiang's 'Fuji Cloth Shop'.

Seeing Zhang Xiang's carriage coming, Qian Ziang hurriedly came over to greet him.

"Pony"

"Money Steward"

After the two said hello, Zhang Xiang walked into the store.

This shop is converted from an original inn, and the area is quite spacious, and the lower floor is more than enough for the shop.

Upstairs is the original guest room, which has been opened up and used as a future warehouse, and only two rooms are reserved for rest and chores.

Zhang Xiang walked up, the upstairs is currently very clean, Zhang Xiang was quite satisfied after walking around, and said to Qian Ziang behind him with a smile: "Steward Qian, I didn't expect you to take care of the workshop and the new store in such a quick time, it seems that my worries are unnecessary." ”

Qian Ziang hurriedly said: "The old slave doesn't dare to take credit, this is all the effect of the early arrangement of the concubine, and the old slave just finished the matter according to the arrangement of the concubine." ”

After Qian Ziangzhi moved from Zhao Hanyan from the palace to the princess's mansion, he has been Zhao Hanyan's housekeeper and has been with Zhao Hanyan for four years.

After Zhao Hanyan and Zhang Xiang got married, he also followed him to Pingzhou Horse Mansion and continued to be the housekeeper of the Horse Mansion.

Like him, there is also Mr. Du Boguang, these two people, plus the little slave, can be said to be the most reliable henchmen around Zhao Hanyan, on weekdays, the affairs of the house are all taken care of by these three people.

Therefore, Zhang Xiang naturally trusts Qian Ziang and Du Boguang, which is why he asked Qian Ziang to be the shopkeeper of this new store.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Xiang said to Qian Ziang: "By the way, Steward Qian, this upstairs space can't be used for the time being, right?" ”

Qian Ziang nodded: "The space on the floor downstairs is actually enough for the store, but these public rental houses in the government must all be rented together, so I naturally rented them according to the requirements of the concubine." ”

Zhang Xiang smiled and said: "That's good, I have other uses for this upstairs, don't come up in the future, don't come up with idle people, you can also find reliable people for the guys in the shop downstairs, you can use the servants of the Horse Mansion, don't recruit people who don't trust you, wait a minute, I'll draw up a list, you help me buy the things on the list and put them on this floor." ”

After explaining some things to Qian Ziang, Zhang Xiang took the little slave and left.

On the carriage, the little slave finally asked with curiosity: "What are you going to do, donkey?" ”

"Be a news agency."

Zhang Xiang smiled mysteriously.

"News Agency?" The little slave looked confused.

Zhang Xiang said: "To put it simply, it is a place to collect all kinds of big news and small news, and then summarize and disseminate them. ”

"Oh!" The little slave seems to understand whether he understands or not, and his little brows are wrinkled cutely, making a thinking appearance.

Zhang Xiang didn't explain much to her, but planned in his heart.

The idea of becoming a news agency was an idea that Zhang Xiang got from the gossip he often heard when he was a gentleman in the academy and ate noodles at that noodle stall.

In this era, ordinary people can only understand the dissemination of information through this method.

However, after this method is transmitted from person to person, a lot of the original real information will become tasteless, not uniform, and will derive many different versions, and you won't know whether it's true or false when you get the information.

This feeling of information closure made Zhang Xiang very uncomfortable, so he had such an idea in his heart, but he didn't have time to think about how to do it.

It wasn't until Qian Ziang told him about the public rental housing of the new store that he felt that he had a chance.

It's just that before it was carried out, it was assassinated.

This assassination gave him a serious lesson, and in the days when he was recuperating from his wounds outside the city with Qin Elegy, his thoughts became even stronger.

And to this day, those assassins who are still hiding in Pingzhou City make him always vigilant when he goes out, relying on the power of the government, and he doesn't know when he will find these assassins.

Although Zhang Xiang treats people gently on weekdays, he is not a soft persimmon in his bones, others respect him for a foot, he can return it, others bully him one step, even if he chases to the ends of the earth, he will be killed.

This time these assassins almost killed him on the streets, how could he let it go?

Therefore, as soon as his injuries were healed, he immediately activated the plan of this news agency, and the government could not find the assassins, so he came to find them himself, and instead of finding out all the assassins hiding in Pingzhou City.

As long as you have enough information in your hands, you will get twice the result with half the effort in doing anything.

Soon, Zhang Xiang came to Huating Academy.

I haven't been here for a long time, and I feel very cordial when I hear the sound of those children reading in the school.

He Yunzhang learned the news of Zhang Xiang's arrival and hurriedly came out to greet him.

In the past, he felt that Zhang Xiang had no talent, and he was just a colt, and he didn't look up to Zhang Xiang very much in his heart.

Since Zhang Xiang's song "Water Tune Song Head" came out on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he no longer dared to have contempt in his heart.

Readers are like that, cheap!

"I don't know what's the point of returning to the academy this time? Does the colt want to come back to teach? ”

After inviting Zhang Xiang to his study and sitting down, He Yunzhang asked.

Zhang Xiang shook his head: "Now I don't have time to come back to teach, and I need to take care of the business of the Horse Mansion." ”

"The colt is so talented that he is really willing to be a businessman?" He Yunzhang felt very regretful.

Zhang Xiang smiled and said, "How can Mr. show me a clear way?" ”

He Yunzhang froze for a moment, shook his head with a wry smile: "It's also the identity of the colt that affects the colt." ”

Zhang Xiang said: "Whether you enter the world or not, in fact, as long as you have the world in mind, everything you do is the same, isn't it?" Everything has a law, and everyone has their own duties, from the court members to the small people in the market, what they do is just the difference between big things and small things, but as long as they do good things, aren't they also contributing to the country? ”

"How can this be the same?" He Yunzhang retorted: "Virtuous people, to be in their position, to seek their position, in order to share the worries of the people of the world, if everyone is like a horse, the virtuous do not occupy their positions, let those who do not learn and have no skills in their positions, the world will not be chaotic?" ”

Zhang Xiang glanced at him a little speechlessly, this He Yunzhang is good anywhere, but he is too drilly.

He said: "Like me is just an example, in this world, there are talented people, virtuous people, countless, one less me, there will be better people than me in their positions, this can not be generalized, Mr. He should also know that Yang Zhongkang was dismissed from the capital and came back!" ”

He Yunzhang nodded: "It is rumored that he was framed, so he was dismissed." ”

Zhang Xiang also nodded: "Yes, although Yang Zhongkang is back, isn't there someone in Wenzong Academy to take his place!" ”

"But later, Zhou Anbang, a great Confucian in the capital, also recommended Liu Xiang to let him go back and be reinstated." He Yunzhang said.

"But Yang Zhongkang didn't go, does it have an impact?" Zhang Xiang smiled: "This is not the same as the knowledge of being an official, and reading well does not mean that you can be a good official." ”

In fact, there are more deep-seated things Zhang Xiang feels that there is no need to explain it too clearly to him, when he arrives in the officialdom, it has already involved thick black knowledge, and he probably can't figure it out now.

There are too many high-spirited scholars like him, who have not experienced officialdom, and do not understand the depth of it at all, and only think that as long as he reads well, he can be a good official and shine on the lintel.

This is just a YY idea, Yang Zhongkang used to be the same as him, but although half of the reason for the current Yang Zhongkang is because Liu Qingyin is unwilling to return to the capital to be an official, he should also see through the deceit of officialdom.

When Zhang Xiang, who had experienced betrayal and business failure in his previous life, first came to this world, he probably had the same mind.

This is also the reason why he and Yang Zhongkang were able to hit it off at first sight.

If it weren't for the truth about the loss of Liangzhou, he actually didn't want to do more.

Speaking of which, it's just that I can't help myself.

But these are not understood by He Yunzhang now.

Seeing He Yunzhang's contemplation, he smiled again: "Mr. He, maybe there are some things you don't like to hear, but I still want to say that in my opinion, this person has no distinction between high and low, everyone has parents, wives and daughters, and the class division is just the so-called system divided by the higher people, and the long-term system will make those who are in the lower class gradually have an inferiority complex and feel inferior, in fact, from the perspective of life, everyone is the same, and there is no point in dividing it back and forth." So I think that no matter who you are or what you do, there is no need to divide the ranks, whether it is a member of the court or a small person in the market, as long as you can do what you do well, it is enough. ”

"I can't join the business, but as a businessman, I will do my job as a businessman." Zhang Xiang smiled slightly.

It's just that after listening to Zhang Xiang's words, He Yunzhang on the side was shocked and speechless, he didn't expect Zhang Xiang to say such a big rebellious thing.

This kind of talk is going to punish the nine clans in this era, especially Nanchu, where the imperial power is so majestic.

This kind of talk can be said to be contempt for the system and for the imperial power.

But Zhang Xiang didn't think that He Yunzhang would denounce him, just the two of them here, don't say that He Yunzhang wouldn't dare, even if he dared, no one would believe it! There is nothing good to do except ask for it.

Zhang Xiang knew that He Yunzhang couldn't accept his words, of course, he didn't expect He Yunzhang to accept it, this was just a cry he pressed in his heart, and now He Yunzhang is such an object of confiding, naturally venting out.

After speaking, he felt much more comfortable in his heart, looking at He Yunzhang, who was still shocked, Zhang Xiang got up and patted him on the shoulder: "Mr. He, I know you don't like to hear these words, since you don't like it, forget it!" I came to Mr. He today because I have something important to ask for. ”

He Yunzhang finally suppressed the shock in his heart, as Zhang Xiang expected, he couldn't believe this kind of words at all, and said in a hoarse voice: "Don't dare to ask for each other, I don't know what the matter is with the horse?" If Yunzhang can do it, he will definitely do his best. ”

Zhang Xiang said: "I want to ask Mr. He to help me hire some readers, the requirements are not high, as long as they can write, they can write one thing simply and clearly, preferably those from poor families, in terms of remuneration, I will hire them at the same price as Mr. Academy, and I need ten at present." ”

"I wonder what the colt was hired for?" He Yunzhang frowned and asked.

Zhang Xiang knew what he was thinking, so he explained: "Don't worry, I won't do anything hurtful, I just hired to help me record some things, that's all, Mr. He manages the academy, and he should have a lot of contact with it, so I came to Mr. He for help." ”

He Yunzhang was a little relieved, and said: "I do know a lot of such scholars, and they all want to come to the academy to be a gentleman, but they can't meet the requirements of Mr. ”

Zhang Xiang said: "That's what you need, please ask Mr. He to help me hire ten." ”

He Yunzhang nodded: "It's not a difficult thing, but I want to tell Mr. Su about it." ”

Zhang Xiang nodded: "Yes, then please Mr. He." ”

After saying the purpose of this trip, Zhang Xiang also took his leave, he wanted to see the students who had taught in the past.

Naturally, he was looking for a 'news writer'...... (Belated update, 4,000 words, thank you for your love!) )