"Oh, Wanxi is here, come over and let the mourning family see." Empress Dowager He stretched out her hand happily.

Zhang Wanxi smiled slightly, got up and walked over.

Like all the elders, Empress Dowager He's eyes were full of love, and she took Zhang Wanxi's hand: "Okay, good, this queen should pay attention to the system, every word and deed represents my Tang demeanor." Don't learn from the emperor, hang around all day long. ”

Zhang Wanxi looked at Li Ji with a smile in her eyes, Empress Dowager He has always been very good to her.

"Auntie, how can the child be hanging, why are you so innocent out of thin air."

"What innocence, don't think I don't know, who is like you as an emperor, running out of the palace every day. I don't talk about you, you dare to talk back. Look at how well-behaved people are, I can tell you, you don't have a proper shape, don't spoil my Wanxi. If you dare to bully her, I won't spare you. ”

A smart mother-in-law will say that her son is not, and then praise her daughter-in-law. This is a qualified mother-in-law, after all, her son is her own, she can say and scold as much as she wants, and her daughter-in-law needs to be coaxed.

Sure enough, Zhang Wanxi was very happy, she felt that Empress Dowager He was the best mother-in-law in the world.

Li Ji stuck out his tongue: "She has such a powerful backstage, who would dare to bully her."

Empress Dowager He said bluntly: "That's right, Wanxi entered the door of our Li family, and I am her backstage."

I met the Queen Mother and spent it in a pleasant atmosphere. The only thing that made Li Ji depressed was that he felt that Zhang Wanxi was born to the Empress Dowager He and that he picked it up.

At noon, Li Ji summoned Han E alone, and he had a more important matter to hand over to him.

"Han E, how is this movable word Ying doing?"

Han E was overjoyed: "Your Majesty, this ** character is really magical, and dozens of sets of fonts have been fired now." You can combine English at will, and the efficiency is many times faster. ”

"Well, I summoned you today to ask you, if you typeset English at will, such as this note in my hand. If you are asked to take 10,000 copies, how long will it take? Li Ji shook the note handed by the courtier in his hand and said.

"Back to Your Majesty, if it is just a recital, it can be completed in less than half a day. If it's a few editions of the English in turn, it's faster. Han E replied truthfully.

Li Ji is very satisfied, as long as Ying's speed keeps up, he can do another thing.

"Very good, promising, go and pass the bad handsome Fan Yao and Jin Wuwei General Xiao Nuoyan to meet together. Fuquan, you go and call Zhang Wenwei and Zhu Youneng together. ”

Youwei and Fuquan bowed down to receive the order and took a few eunuchs out of the palace.

Newlywed Yan'er, Li Ji was in a happy mood. The emperor is happy, and only those who are courtiers will have a good life.

At this time, it is best to speak quickly, taking advantage of the emperor's good mood, and generally asking for anything can be achieved.

Han E arched his hand and stood up: "Your Majesty, the minister has a suggestion, I hope Your Majesty can adopt it."

"Say, as long as it's for me, I will agree." Sure enough, Li Ji was in a happy mood and happily agreed.

"Your Majesty, the minister has been thinking. This is so fast that there is no need to engrav or proofread every edition. It is better for His Majesty to publish daily bulletins and strange things in the capital and distribute them to all ministries. First, the officials of various ministries can understand the current political trends of the court, and secondly, they can also be used as a topic for after-dinner conversations, so that people can understand the life of the people in the capital. ”

Li Ji was overjoyed when he heard this, this Han E was really smart≡ he actually recruited him for this matter, he wanted to open a newspaper and make a newspaper.

"Hahaha, Han E, your words are exactly what I mean. This is called a newspaper office, and I want to set up a department in the capital, which is called the newspaper department. I will print the daily current affairs of the court, and I will not only send them to the officials of the ministries, but also to the entire capital every day. ”

It was past noon, and Li Ji said that he had dinner with Zhang Wanxi in the Lizheng Palace. But it's all this hour, the emperor hasn't come yet, and Zhang Wanxi is a little impatient.

The newlywed wife is not seen for a moment, as if every other three autumns. Unable to stick together at the moment when it was like glue, Zhang Wanxi pouted and looked at the food on the table in a daze with her hands on her cheeks.

Fluttershy pushes forward, "Queen, this meal is getting cold. Why don't you eat first, and you don't have to wait for Your Majesty. ”

Fluttershy was Zhang Wanxi's maid when she was in Zhang Wenwei's mansion, and Zhang Wanxi was canonized as the queen, and she entered the palace with her as a personal palace maid.

"I don't want it, I'm going to wait for His Majesty to come and eat together." Zhang Wanxi's Xu pouted even higher.

Zhang Wenwei and Zhu Youneng quickly entered the palace, and not long after, Fan Yao and Xiao Nuoyan also followed to the Datong Palace.

As soon as Li Ji said that he would set up a newspaper department, Fan Yao and Xiao Nuoyan expressed their support on the spot. Zhu Youneng looked confused, what do you care about my birds?

Zhang Wenwei resolutely objected: "Your Majesty, it is not bad to set up a newspaper department. But this type-making and typesetting is said to be more efficient, but the daily expenses are not a one-time rotation. Paper and ink labor have to be paid. And this money is for the household to come out, and this year, the grain and grass of the three armies have not yet been settled, and the minister thinks it is inappropriate. ”

Li Ji snorted: "Who said that let them read it in vain, this newspaper is not enough for a few buns." If the officials of the ministries wanted to read the newspaper, they had to pay for it. ”

They were discussing government affairs, and Zhu Youneng didn't understand why they called him. said that he would not be involved in politics, so he stood up and said: "Your Majesty, you are busy first, and the minister will retire first."

"Stop, I still have something to ask you." Li Ji called .

Zhu Youneng had a headache, but fortunately he didn't become an official. As soon as he heard about these things in the officialdom, he had a headache and sleepiness, and since the emperor would not let him go, he had to sit down and yawn lazily.

The loser is as restless as lice, and everyone is used to it, and no one pays attention to him.

Zhang Wenwei said again: "How can it cost just five cents?"

Han E's heart moved: "Lord Zhang, the cost of a newspaper is naturally not enough. If it's a hundred, a thousand, it's enough to cost. The more you print, the lower the cost. If you have 10,000 copies, the newspaper department will be able to make a profit. ”

Zhu Youneng, who was originally sleepy, woke up when he heard the word profit, and he quietly pricked up his ears and listened attentively on the side.

Li Ji's also smiled: "A thousand copies of a newspaper can be sold for five yuan, and 10,000 copies are fifty yuan, and the yamen of the city, the departments of the forbidden army, and the private sales in the capital, I am afraid that this newspaper department will make a lot of money, but it needs to be invested by the household department in the early stage."

Fan Yao heard it: "This matter is very wonderful, the current affairs of the imperial court are informed to the people in the form of newspapers, which can not only let the people understand the imperial court policies in a timely manner, but also broaden the people's horizons, why not."

Xiao Nuoyan also nodded: "Yes, many people just complain every day that they don't know the seasons of the imperial court, especially those rich businessmen, who hope to get some policies of the imperial court."

This method seemed to be feasible, and Zhang Wenwei thought about it and no longer objected: "Han E, how much does it cost to set up a newspaper department?"

Han E pinched his fingers and calculated: "Rough estimate, 20,000 is enough."

Li Ji glanced at Zhu Youneng: "The newspaper department is a government-run newspaper, mainly focusing on current political news. We can also encourage private newspapers to be run by the private sector, as long as they promote the policies of the imperial court and publicize public opinion. ”

Zhu Youneng heard that he could make money, and his heart itched when he heard it for a long time. When Li Ji said that the people could run it privately, he hurriedly raised his hand and stood up: "Your Majesty, the minister can run a people's newspaper office in the people."

Li Ji glanced at him: "I have recruited you precisely for this purpose, the people's newspaper is all-encompassing, and you can print and distribute the strange things in the capital, and the folk jokes and anecdotes."

Han E thought for a while: "Lord Zhang, in this way, if the household department is willing to allocate 20,000 yuan to run a newspaper department." Within two years, the newspaper company will be able to make a profit. ”

Li Ji smiled: "In two months, I can make the newspaper department return to its capital in two months, and I can make a profit in three months."

Zhu Youneng knew that Li Ji could only: "Li, that majesty, tell the minister, how to make a profit?"

"Advertising."

"Advertising?" Everyone asked in unison, what is advertising?

Li Ji nodded: "Exactly, once this newspaper is published." The price can also be set low, even if you lose money, you have to let the people scramble to buy. When the people bought the newspapers, we could get the rich businessmen to advertise in the newspapers. For example, if you want to be a person in Zhu Youneng's Zhu Ji grocery store, you have to advertise in the newspaper to promote the benefits of your grocery store, and the people will know what treasures your grocery store has after reading the newspaper. In this way, those clothing shops, shoe shops, teahouses, wine shops, cloth clothes and knitting, firewood, rice, oil and salt, as long as they want to advertise in newspapers, they have to pay. Whoever gives more money will be advertised. ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was still in color, so wouldn't this newspaper make a lot of money.

If those merchants in Beijing want to increase the popularity of their stores, they will inevitably go to the newspaper to advertise. When the time comes, you can also bid and sponsor.

The content of government-run newspapers is naturally based on current political news and spreads positive energy. For example, a privately run newspaper like Zhu Youneng can be all-encompassing and wantonly rendered, entertainment, anecdotes, machinery, essays, as long as it is attractive, it will be published, and when sales go up, advertisements will gather.

"Well, that's a good thing." When Zhang Wenwei heard this, he also became interested.

"Zhu Youneng, your private newspaper can be all-encompassing. But remember not to distort the facts, make up nonsense to slander others and slander the court, otherwise I will put you in prison. "Li Ji has to hit him from time to time.

Zhu Youneng touched his head: "This, this is natural."

"Okay, Fan Yao, Xiao Nuoyan. I can ask the newspaper department to co-organize it with you bad people and Jin Wuwei, you have many eyes and ears in the capital, and any folk anecdotes can be published. ”

Fan Yao and Xiao Nuoyan were overjoyed, and if the newspaper company was co-organized with them, they would also be able to make a lot of money and water.

Regarding the news that happened to the people of the capital, what else did the bad people and the guards of the Jinwuwei not know?

When Zhu Youneng heard this, he thought about it, and he whispered to Fan Yao and Xiao Nuo: "If there is any news in the capital, don't forget your brother, brother will never treat you badly."

This guy is really bold to bribe in front of the emperor. This is also Zhu Youneng's cleverness, that is, he deliberately let Li Ji hear it, so as not to make trouble in the future.

The newly established newspaper must attract attention, so that the people can scramble to buy it, so they have to turn a blind eye and pretend not to hear.