"Have you ever seen the reverse side of the newspaper?"

Regarding Chongzhen's question, Liu Ximing did not answer directly.

Chongzhen flipped through another Central Plains newspaper, and there were many small boxes behind it, in which all kinds of different information were written.

"Evergreen firm endorsement, the soap sold by this firm, can clean all greasy dirt, easy to maintain personal hygiene, in epidemic prevention also has a miraculous effect, this product North Zhili, Shandong ...... It is available for sale in other Changqing firms. ”

In addition to this article, there are many advertising messages of various businesses.

"I'm about to ask you this, what kind of system is this when the content posted by these businesses is actually all for sale? How can business affairs be discussed together with the major affairs of the imperial court? ”

Liu Ximing said with a smile: "Your Majesty, what you asked about how the Central Plains News affects the epidemic prevention in various places, and the epidemic prevention funds that the minister talked about before are also related to it. ”

As soon as he heard that it was related to money, Chongzhen's interest suddenly increased.

"How this is related to the epidemic prevention funds, please elaborate."

Liu Ximing bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the business endorsement has been around since ancient times, and the minister will call this kind of endorsement advertising, which means that the merchant can make his various commodities and goods widely known to the world through advertising, so that the business will prosper." ”

"It is precisely because of this reason that businesses are often willing to pay to publish all kinds of advertisements in order to promote their own business names, and the minister has met a group of businessmen who have the heart of serving the country through the relief of the capital, and this time they will pay for it, and the minister will publish it in the Central Plains Daily."

"In order to spread the epidemic prevention all over the country, the price of each copy of the Central Plains newspaper is only three cents, which is only the cost of paper."

"Therefore, the assets that these businessmen are in for endorsement are used to fund the distribution of the Central Plains Daily on the one hand, and on the other hand, they are used as epidemic prevention funds.

"How many taels of silver did Qing raise?" , Chongzhen's eyes lit up.

"The minister has raised a total of about 50,000 taels, but this is all the endorsement fees of the Central Plains News in the next few years."

Liu Ximing smiled bitterly, "This is also because the household department has no money to use, so the minister made this decision, if Your Majesty feels that the reputation of the court has been insulted, please also ask Your Majesty to punish it." ”

In fact, Liu Ximing's words are simply talking nonsense with his eyes open.

The so-called various firms in the Central Plains News are actually the names of the Liu family that have changed their vests.

After all, he is a keyboard warrior, often surfing the Internet, how can he not have a trumpet.

In order to avoid the risk of being detected by Jinyiwei, and in order to further confuse the public, at this time, there are more than 30 businesses of various types under the name of the Liu family.

As for the 50,000 taels of silver, it was a figure he decided after thinking about it.

This data is not too big, so that the emperor and courtiers can think about other things, and they can hide their own expenses in epidemic prevention.

Hearing Liu Xi's complaint, Chongzhen also smiled bitterly.

In his heart, Liu Ximing was a scholar, so he naturally stayed away from such businessmen, but now for the sake of the king, this important minister did not hesitate to lose face, which is really commendable.

Compared with the practices of other ministers in the imperial court, Chongzhen appreciated Liu Ximing even more.

"Qing Zhen is a capable minister who governs the country, this goes to the Central Plains, if I can return smoothly, I will inevitably be entrusted with reuse, you know the way of management so well, I think it is more suitable for you in the household department, hahaha."

"As for the affairs of the merchants, they are all for the expediency of the country, and I can't blame you."

After Chongzhen finished speaking, his face showed some strange expression, "Ahem, since Qing said that the businessman is willing to pay for the advertisement, then I don't know, ahem, cough." ”

"I don't know if the imperial court can enrich the treasury through this method, Liu Qing, you also know, the treasury is really empty now."

Liu Ximing heard Chongzhen's ridicule that he wanted to transfer him to the household department is heart trembled, this Lao Shizi is not willing to take it, so Chongzhen will not be able to save even ten Liu Xi's lives.

"The minister just knows some small ways, where do you dare to compare with the officials of the household department, compared with the affairs of the household department, the minister feels that the military affairs are better, although there is a risk of swords, but it is not as busy as the household department."

"Hahaha", Liu Ximing's words of evasion did not arouse Chongzhen's disgust, but made him laugh, and his good feeling in his heart was even worse.

In these years, no one is willing to take up military affairs, and since Liu Ximing dares to say this, he is no longer shirking, but daring to do anything.

Liu Ximing thought for a moment and bowed again: "As for the fact that the imperial court wants to use the merchant to endorse it, the minister thinks that it is a good try, after all, the merchant is profit-seeking, and the minister can raise tens of thousands of taels in the name of the governor of the Central Plains, let alone the imperial court." ”

"Well, that's right."

Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, he didn't have the idea that the credit of the imperial court had collapsed in his consciousness, and seeing that Liu Ximing also agreed, at this time he was already thinking in his heart how to spend the money he earned.

"Master", seeing Chongzhen stunned on the spot, Wang Chengen couldn't help but remind in a low voice.

Only then did Chongzhen react and smiled silently.

"By the way, what about what you said in the newspaper about recruiting scholars into the scene?"

"The minister said before that epidemic prevention is beyond the minister's ability, and now the local officials are tired of other affairs, so the minister has to recruit unsuccessful soldiers."

"Moreover, as the minister said in the newspaper, the court has been raising scholars for three hundred years, and at this time of crisis, it is a good time to select talents.

Seeing Chongzhen nodding frequently, Liu Ximing hurriedly made a request.

"Your Majesty asks for your permission, if you are willing to go to the Central Plains to fight the epidemic this time, please ask Your Majesty to order the Ministry of Rites to give priority to the matter of awarding officials."

"That's right."

This time, Chongzhen did not hesitate, and directly waved his hand and agreed.

As Liu Ximing said, he also became more and more aware of the limitations of the imperial examination system, and the new scholars did not know anything about court politics, which really annoyed him, the emperor.

Not to mention the prelude to the king who Chongzhen in the Qianqing Palace is becoming more and more interested in Liu Ximing, at this time, in the guilds of various parts of the capital, because of the Central Plains newspaper brought back by Gu Yanwu and others, there was also a big uproar.

Because of the prevalence of the imperial examination, basically all provinces have guild halls in Beijing, so that it is convenient for the province to raise children to catch up with the examination.

Most of these halls were set up by merchants in the province in order to make more incense in the future.

At this moment, in the Nanzhili Association, because there are many people in the Restoration Society, and many of them are acquainted with the Huang Zongxi brothers, so in the past few years, the Huang Zonghui has been poaching in it.

It was precisely for this reason that Gu Yanwu walked into the Nanzhili Hall with the Central Plains Newspaper in his mouth, and as soon as everyone heard that it was the new Amber Liu Ximing to recruit staff, they all talked about it for a while.

"Brother Mi, what do you think of New Amber's move? The younger brother already has an idea, if he doesn't succeed in this course, the younger brother will go to the Central Plains with Xinamber. ”

Gu Yanwu is 26 years old this year, and the person he asked about has a thin face and a broad nose and high raised eyebrow bones.

Fang Yizhi's face was a little embarrassed: "After all, this is a big epidemic, and if you are not careful, I am afraid that you will be in trouble, and it is inevitable that my brother will fall in my heart." ”

"Yes, yes, I'm just a scholar, I can't do such mundane things, I'm afraid it's just a mess if I go, if you want me to say, let's stay in the capital and be a good official."

Next to Fang Yizhi, another young man with a long face and thick eyebrows also followed the fan and answered.

Gu Yanwu also recognized this person, who was as famous as Fang Yizhi.

At this time, the voices of everyone in the hall also came into their ears, but most of them were not very concerned about the recruitment, and only a few scholars who already planned to join the Datong Society were quite excited.

Gu Yanwu smiled disapprovingly, and Xin Amber made it clear in the newspaper that because it was a matter of danger, it was not appropriate to be morally involved in this matter.

Those who can go are naturally noble, and those who can't go are not necessarily despicable.

It's just that after this incident, Gu Yanwu also understood instantly.

After all, there are only a few people in this world and their own paths, or Brother Wujiang said well, my generation fights the sword and does the way, all by will, if there is no original intention, then the road will not work.

Glancing at Huang Chunyao and the others, who also had some smiles on their eyebrows, several Fushe movers who had already planned to join the Datong Society disappeared into the hall together with a tacit understanding.