The next evening, Yihong Courtyard.

As usual, it was an after-dinner meeting.

Today's topic is very concentrated, and there is no other reason, all the sisters saw the report of Yanjing Morning News's acquisition of Shangjing Daily on the front page of the morning newspaper.

Speaking of Shangjing Daily, the sisters have also heard a little about it, it is a new newspaper that competes with the Yanjing Morning News, but unexpectedly, just after a month of publication, it was actually bought by the Morning News, which surprised and surprised them.

"Second brother is very capable, tell us what's going on." Tanchun asked Jia Wei with a smile.

The news reported by the morning newspaper, although the font is large and extremely eye-catching, but the content is very small, it is a short message.

This is Jia Wei's intention, leaving a large blank space for the outside world to speculate.

As a result, those businesses who sit on the sidelines and want to set up new-style newspapers are even more afraid to act rashly.

Seeing Tanchun ask at this time, Jia Wei touched his nose, "I can't deserve the praise of the third sister, but they are short of funds and can't hold on, so I will see the opportunity to buy it." This kind of more or less deceitful and unscrupulous inside affair is not easy to mention with the sisters in the boudoir, so he just pinched his head and talked about it.

"It's as simple as that?" Tanchun opened his dark eyes and said in surprise.

"Yes." Jia Wei smiled and nodded, looking at the rest of the sisters.

Daiyu, Li Kun, Yingchun, and Xichun were just surprised, and at the same time, they were a little disappointed, and they felt that it was unremarkable.

Baochai and Baoqin are different, they are smiling while pursing their lips, and their expressions are also meaningful.

Jia Wei's eyes touched the two of them, and they exchanged a tacit look at each other.

At that time, when he borrowed money from Baochai, he told the sisters that he would solve the matter by decisive means, so the matter was hidden from the other sisters, but he could not escape the eyes of the two of them.

……

Before I knew it, time passed, and when it was time (nine o'clock in the evening), the sisters took their leave.

Jia Wei sent them outside the courtyard gate, stood for a while, and was about to return to the courtyard, but saw the first few lanterns gradually coming to this side, and took a closer look, but it was Baochai and Baoqin who turned around and came back with the maid.

For a while, Jia Wei couldn't help laughing.

There is no need to guess, it must be Baochai and Baoqin who came over to inquire about the acquisition of Shangjing Daily after the sisters left.

Among them, most of them are still Baoqin's pinching.

Baochai is concerned about everything, but after all, he is older and has always acted calmly, even if he is curious, he will not return halfway in order to inquire about the inside story.

The Baoqin Cardamom girl, with a lively temperament, can do this kind of thing.

Walking towards them, the two sides met not far from the gate of Yihong Courtyard, Ying'er, Wen Xing and several other maids were standing far behind, Jia Wei looked at Baochai and Baoqin, with a smile on her face.

Seeing him like this, both sisters knew that Jia Wei had guessed why they had returned.

Baochai's beautiful almond eyes contained a smile, and he didn't speak, and Baoqin Gege smiled, "Brother Bao knows the reason why we came back?" Tell us about the acquisition of Shangjing Daily, we all want to know what your decisive means are. ”

Hengzhu couldn't hide it from the two of them, Jia Wei groaned slightly, and told the truth about it, but omitted the murder case.

After hearing this, Baochai and Baoqin were a little stunned.

Although the two sisters are very smart, after all, as women, they have never heard of such scheming and calculations.

Even though it was Baochai, she had said to Baoqin before that "the business journey is treacherous, and the hearts of the people are tilted", but now that a real business dump is in front of her, she can't help but be surprised.

After being stunned for a moment, it was Baochai who smiled first and said, "It is not easy for Brother Bao to do business abroad, but this matter has finally been resolved." Congratulations. ”

Baochai's words made Jia Wei's heart warm, and in his simple words, there was a taste of empathy, and he was busy with a slight gesture and thanked him.

Bao Qin also opened her mouth at this time, but exclaimed, "Brother Bao, you are really a good means and good ability, no wonder my sister praised you in front of me last time, saying that you will do big business in the future." But no, in just one month, the rival of Shangjing Daily was brutally defeated, and it may not be possible to change to another one. ”

When Jia Wei heard this, he first smiled and said humblely, and then looked at Baochai.

Baochai smiled, "I said such things to her, and Brother Hengzhu is worthy of it." ”

While talking, he secretly blamed his cousin.

Last time, she said that she leaked her mouth in front of Baoqin, saying that Jia Wei would be a big person in the future, and she was worried that Baoqin would make fun of her, so she came back quietly, saying that she meant that Jia Wei would be a big business person in the future.

Unexpectedly, Baoqin actually said this in front of Jia Wei today.

Jia Wei didn't know the careful thoughts of her daughters, and said with a smile, "No matter how big the business is, it can't compare to your Xue family, pearls are like earth, gold and iron......"

When Baochai and Baoqin heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

At that time, they had talked about this topic, and Jia Wei also said it at this time, which couldn't be more coincidental.

Holding back the smile, without waiting for Baochai to speak, Baoqin said, "Sister, she also said, saying that you are doing business on your own, and our Xue family can't compare." ”

When Jia Wei heard this, he looked at Baochai again.

Two red clouds flew up on Baochai's smooth and fair face, covering it with a fan, and his eyes didn't know where to look.

The cousin mentioned just one sentence, and actually said her praise for Jia Wei one after another, which was really embarrassing.

Even a person like her, who is calm and dignified when she encounters trouble, is a little overwhelmed.

Seeing this, Jia Wei pondered for a while, and then understood, and was busy diverting the topic, the two sides chatted a few words, the Xue sisters left, and Jia Wei also returned to Yihong Courtyard.

……

Time flies, two months have passed in a blink of an eye, it is the end of July, and the solar term has passed the white dew early, close to the autumn equinox.

During this period, the newspaper developed rapidly.

The newspaper was already priced and was quite successful, and after the price was set, 15,000 newspapers were still in short supply.

In terms of advertising, due to the obvious final effect of the Qingyunxuan case, after a period of time, it gradually attracted the attention of various businesses in Beijing.

At first, Jia Wei also took the staff of the advertising department to contract advertising business in Beijing, but in the back, most of the merchants took the initiative to come to the door.

At present, with the boom of the advertising business, the business scope has also been expanded, and it has begun to intervene in the intermediary field.

The morning newspaper soon expanded by eight pages, from sixteen to twenty-four.

After all, the original four-page advertising section can no longer accommodate the surge of merchant advertisements and newly expanded intermediary advertisements.

The personnel adjustment of the newspaper has now been arranged.

Kong Li was promoted to vice president, and Wang Yu succeeded Kong Li as editor-in-chief of the editorial department.

The logistics department has been split into a department of the advertising department, and now it has been separated into three departments: the department department, the procurement department, and the administration department, and Chen Lei, Wang Ming, and Ye Gui are the department directors.

The Logistics Department was withdrawn.

As for himself, he still serves as the president and also serves as the head of the advertising department.

On the surface, there seems to be no change, but in fact, he has either transferred most of the transactional functions to Kong Li, or directly delegated to various departments, even if it is the most important advertising department, he has also removed a lot of authority and handed it over to Lin Yongfu, so that Lin Yongfu can be familiar with the work of the advertising department and concurrently serve as the director of the advertising department at any time.

On the morning of this day, as soon as he came to the newspaper office, Jia Wei ordered someone to find Ye Mingcheng.

After Ye Mingcheng arrived, Jia Wei went to the back garden with him and instructed the clerk not to come and disturb anyone.

Sitting on the stone boat by the river in the back garden, Jia Wei's face was serious, even more so than when Ye Mingcheng's murder case was planted.

The matter of this explanation is very important, and it is related to the layout of future precautions, and he cannot but be extra cautious.

"Mingcheng, from today onwards, you only have a name for the post of the head of the External Relations Department, and the affairs of the department will be handed over to Zhang Wenting, and I have another important errand for you to do...... If you rent a courtyard near the Imperial City, I will find reliable people from inside the palace to call the people, and you are not allowed to buy people from outside...... In terms of money, I will pay 300 taels a month, and if there is a large amount of expenses, I will pay ......"

Ye Mingcheng listened carefully and nodded from time to time.

Jia Wei first took him to the back garden, and as soon as he opened his mouth, his expression and tone were different from usual, and he soon realized that today's conversation was by no means simple.

Therefore, he also consciously put away his slightly casual behavior in front of the second master on weekdays, sat in a proper manner, and did not dare to wander slightly.

“…… What I ask you to do is to get close to and make friends with two important people, one is the power of the Daming Palace to supervise the palace, and the other is Chen He, the commander of the Dragon Guard. Father-in-law Dai has a good relationship with our house, but it is not enough, we still have to step up the settlement, Chen He has not had much contact with our house, and we must try our best to close the relationship...... In short, do your best to flatter, do what they like, and serve them well, and from now on you will be in charge of the matter...... When the time is right, I will meet with them once or twice......"

Ye Mingcheng wrote it down, and was secretly surprised.

He had no way of guessing what the second master wanted to do, but the identities of Dai Quan and Chen He were extraordinary, so it was conceivable that this matter was extremely unusual.

didn't dare to ask more, and after Jia Wei finished explaining everything, Ye Mingcheng left and began to prepare for the matter.

PS: Daming Palace is the main hall of the Tang Dynasty Imperial Palace, where the court is located, and the original book is used to borrow it. Dai Quan is not only the eunuch in charge of the Daming Palace, but his identity is extremely prominent, and he is the great eunuch who assists the emperor in the government, which is equivalent to the eunuch of the Ming Dynasty. This note.