In the back garden of the Jianghuai Economic Mission, although the small lake in the courtyard has been covered with a thick layer of ice, and a pavilion by the lake is surrounded by a straw curtain, although it is a bitter cold wind, but this Zhu Mingzhong is sitting in the pavilion with a person, eating hot pot and barbecue while eating with great interest in a copper pot.

Although he is not very particular about eating and drinking, it does not prevent Zhu Mingzhong from enjoying his life here according to the habits of later generations, of course, in the eyes of outsiders, this is a kind of frugality, just like now, the so-called hospitality, but just a few catties of mutton, a little cabbage, that's all, although it is simple, but it does not prevent Zhu Mingzhong from talking with the guests in front of him.

"Chengren, actually, a few months ago, I didn't believe that one day, my father would be able to get what he wanted? Therefore, I was the first to shave my hair in the family, and it is precisely because of this that my father regarded me as unfaithful and unfilial, and still does not want to see me! ”

When looking at Zhu Mingzhong, Zhu Dayong's tone seemed to have a sense of cangsang.

"Many people are like this, senior brother, it is not easy to be like others, and it is not easy to be in the same stream."

Zhu Mingzhong said leisurely, he didn't think there was anything for the "senior brother" who came to the door in front of him. After all, although he shaved his hair, he never made a show.

"Lonely loyalty, easier said than done?"

Shaking his head, Zhu Mingzhong took a sip of the rice wine that was still warm and sighed.

"There is only Song in the hot-blooded cavity; Who is outside the Lonely Mountains...... The world only remembers the loyalty of Prime Minister Wen, and how many people remember the inferiority of traitors such as Zhang Hongfan? ”

"Since ancient times, no one has died, leaving Dan to take care of his sweat...... Prime Minister Wen's reputation has spread for thousands of miles, and Zhang Hongfan and others must be stinking for thousands of years. ”

"It's a pity, the world is always like this, we can always remember loyal martyrs like Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang, but we will always forget traitors like Zhang Hongfan, who doesn't know this Yue Wumu and Prime Minister Wen Cheng, but how many people know that Zhang Hongfan? Even now, how many people know that Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou? ”

"It's really amazing that life is like this."

Zhu Dayong sighed.

"Changyi, you can come to Qinghe this time, even if the master doesn't want to see you, but it doesn't mean that there is no chance to redeem it, so I want you to do something, if this thing can be done well, not only can you redeem the master's forgiveness, but also achieve a meritorious career!"

Zhu Mingzhong unconsciously revealed the ambition in his chest, more than half a year ago, he was just following the crowd, and even sometimes thought about escaping to Taiwan and even overseas. And now, as time passes, there is always a surge of ambition in his heart.

"Accomplish a great ......"

Looking at Zhu Mingzhong, Zhu Dayong smiled.

"Chengren, how many years older is my brother's idiot, but my brother believes that with you in Jiangbei, within a few years, you will definitely be able to do something that others dare not think of!"

What kind of work is it?

Maybe in the eyes of others, it is just the Ming Zhongxing that "expelled the Tartars and restored China", but in Zhu Dayong's view, there was another one less than three hundred years ago who had a similar feat. People always have some selfish intentions!

Perhaps, in the past ten years, in the face of the collapse of the Hongguang Dynasty, he was willing to be silent in the countryside for the people, but it does not mean that he did not have the dream of becoming a scholar, and it is precisely because of this that he left his hometown and came to Qinghe to try to exchange for his father's forgiveness, but his father could not accept his initiative to shave his hair.

But just when he was about to leave, Zhu Mingzhong left him, and now he was given a chance.

A chance to make a difference!

Because of this, his loyalty to Daming is relatively limited, so he naturally chose to give his loyalty to the one in front of him.

"Look ......"

Standing up, Zhu Mingzhong pointed to the distance, and sighed with some pride:

"Last year, this place was under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, at that time, how could the people of the world have thought that one day they would be able to recreate the clothes of the old country? As long as I am given enough time, I can restore the whole world, like this Jiangbei, and let the people enjoy peace again, but this is not enough......"

Not enough?

looked at Zhu Mingzhong in some surprise, and Zhu Dayong's eyes were full of puzzlement.

"Look, the world is ......"

Looking into the distance, for a long time, Zhu Mingzhong said leisurely:

"For more than ten years, the world has slaughtered millions of prisoners for the Qing Dynasty, but even so, you see that in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han officials are in high positions, and there is more than one person who is determined to work on the ground? Compared with the time when the Meng Yuan destroyed the Song Dynasty, it was even more than that, thinking that I had a Ming monk for nearly three hundred years, but I ended up like this, what is this? ”

"Because the price of betrayal is too low! The returns are too high! ”

Zhu Dayong sighed.

"In the first year of Hongguang, the Qing captives went down to the south of the Yangtze River, and issued an order to summon the sons of the old country, even if they were deputy tribute students, those who entered Beijing could be awarded officials, if it wasn't for the Qing captives in Jiangnan who killed too much, wouldn't everyone be like the northerners? However, a few years later, how many of these Jiangnan scholars did not go to the imperial examination? ”

The price of betrayal is too low!

Zhu Mingzhong nodded, this is what he admires about Zhu Dayong, he will not say a big truth like others, but directly say the key - interests! Even the reason why he shaved his hair and was willing to obey the people back then was because of interests. is to protect some of the Zhu family's family business.

"Isn't that the case, not only is the price of betrayal extremely low, but even after betrayal, in order to stabilize the situation, we will also retain the old officials, and there are also puppet officials in Jiangbei!"

Looking at Zhu Dayong, Zhu Mingzhong first took a sip of wine, and then continued.

"That's why I'm ready to let everyone in the world know that betrayal comes at a price, not like now, without the slightest scruples!"

Then Zhu Mingzhong expressed his thoughts, in addition to liquidating the traitors and their families, he would also liquidate the officials who went out of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

"Chengren, if this law is implemented, although it can make the people of the world dare not easily help and abuse, but I am afraid that there will be a lot of resistance, and if you don't ask anything else, it will abolish the fame of the scholars since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and I am afraid that I don't know how much scolding will be added in vain."

Looking directly at Zhu Mingzhong, Zhu Dayong said calmly.

"If Chengren intends to implement this law, this law can be written by me, so that this infamy can be attributed to me! Other people are not suitable, after all, such as Gu Ning people, they are all people who are interested in being of great use, at this time, you have to cherish his feathers. ”

He glanced at Zhu Daxian with some surprise and did not speak. There is no need for any language at this time.

After taking a sip of wine, Zhu Dayong said:

"I've been thinking about a lot of things for a while. Sometimes, there is always nothing wrong with people's insistence, if it weren't for my father's insistence, I'm afraid I might have been able to become a Manchu Qing Dynasty, and now, wouldn't I be a traitor like everyone else? ”

Listening to Zhu Dayong's words quietly, Zhu Mingzhong did not interrupt him. In fact, the reason why he chose Zhu Dayong as the host of the newspaper is that in addition to his certain talent, more importantly, he is not as "pedantic" as others, and he knows how to advance and retreat. This is a basic requirement for a newspaperman, to be precise, a newspaperman controlled by Zhu Mingzhong, after all, for him, the newspaper must become his mouthpiece.

“…… Perhaps, it was my father who saw through my character and gave me the word "Changyi", but it's a pity...... After all, I was not as resolute as my father had hoped. ”

"Actually, this matter is not unfolded in the way of the above book, Chang Yi, I am going to start a newspaper!"

Looking at Zhu Dayong, who seemed to have an understanding, Zhu Mingzhong slowly explained the newspaper in his mind, and then spent an hour describing the newspaper in his mind to him.

Slowly, Zhu Dayong was attracted by the future described in his mouth, so that in the end he looked completely thoughtful.

"If you really want to achieve all this, then the most important thing is not to be guilty of words, only in this way can you supervise the government through the Qing Council in the future, so as to influence the imperial court. Otherwise, even if this newspaper is run, I am afraid it will not be able to form a civil opinion! ”

Zhu Dayong's seemingly calm expression revealed a hint of expectation, he was completely attracted by the future of the newspaper, not only because the future newspaper can influence the government's decisions, but more importantly, the influence of the newspaper in the future, which is even far more than the influence of the so-called "Shilin leader".

Looking at Zhu Dayong with a little surprise, Zhu Mingzhong didn't expect that he would be able to derive such a point of view, although he didn't completely agree with this sentence in his heart. But he knows that not being convicted for his words is a necessary prerequisite for being a scholar or a newspaper.

On the other hand, although running a newspaper is related to the mastery of the propaganda front, it is not necessary to carry out reform in the future, and what Zhu Mingzhong needs is not a change like Zhang Juzheng and others, but a three-dimensional reform from the bottom up and involving all aspects, and this change will even fundamentally change the face of China for thousands of years. It is for this reason that while it is important not to sin for words, it is by no means absolute.

"It is important for the people to clean up, but it is ......"

Staring at Zhu Dayong, Zhu Mingzhong bluntly stated his purpose.

"There is always a purpose for running a newspaper, but the senior brother who is tired of doing it is for the sake of ......"

"In order to turn the discussion into a use!"

Before Zhu Mingzhong finished speaking, Zhu Dayong interrupted him and said.

"Senior brother is not a stupid person, since the senior brother is willing to run a newspaper at any cost, it is naturally useful!"

We are all smart people, and sometimes we don't need to say something, but sometimes we need to say it. Zhu Mingzhong nodded and said.

"If the newspaper is done well, it can make money!

After all, more than 200 years later, newspaper tycoons emerged in Europe, the United States, and modern China, and it was not until after the television era that those newspapers that influenced the world for one or two centuries began to slowly come to an end. But in this era, Zhu Mingzhong believed that newspapers could bring huge profits.

"What the junior brother is trying to do is just a profit!"