The manuscript fee of the "Daming Imperial Daily" also began to rise, and more and more people were willing to contribute to the "Daming Imperial Daily", and the number of reporters of the "Daming Imperial Daily" also began to increase, and every province of the entire empire already had a resident reporter of the "Daming Imperial Daily". "Daming Imperial Daily" has been able to influence the entire empire.

Compared with the "Daming Imperial Daily", the scope of influence of the "Daming Confucian Daily" is still limited to the south and the north. This has a lot to do with the positioning of the two newspapers, and the "Ming Imperial Daily" has paid great attention to taking the lower line from the beginning, using vernacular Chinese. Of course, "Daming Imperial Daily" is a newspaper run by Zhu You's school, and it is also a must-read for the upper class.

"Da Ming Confucianism" is different, from the very beginning it took the upper line, completely abandoned the people at the bottom, if a barely literate people take the "Da Ming Confucianism" may not be able to understand. This also makes ordinary people unwilling to listen to these people of the "Daming Confucianism" at all.

This also makes there is a huge gap between the influence of the two newspapers in the private sector.

……

Zhang Guoji also returned to Beijing at this time. When he heard the rumors in the palace, he couldn't stay in Nanzhi, and couldn't wait to rush back to Jingshi.

After Zhang Guoji returned to Beijing, the first thing was to meet Zhang Yan.

"Empress, I've heard rumors in the palace, what does the emperor mean?" Zhang Guoji asked anxiously. He knew that he could have today all thanks to his identity as the ruler of the country, and if he lost this identity, in the Jiangnan area, neither the merchants nor the local government would sell face to him.

"Father, you don't have to worry about this matter, the emperor has already dealt with it." Zhang Yan comforted.

"I have to worry! You are now favored by the emperor, naturally no one can threaten you, but what if you fall out of favor? Zhang Guoji said worriedly.

"The emperor is a generation of saints, and the emperor once said that I will always be the emperor's queen, and no matter what, it will not change." Zhang Yan said.

"The emperor is also a person, people like the new and hate the old, you still don't understand the truth that flowers are red for a hundred days, people are good for a thousand days, you will grow old one day, you have no children now, once you fall out of favor, have you thought about the consequences?" Zhang Guoji said solemnly.

"The emperor won't......" Zhang Guoji's words made a lot of sense, and Zhang Yan seemed to have lost his confidence when he said this. In Chinese history, there have been countless deposed queens, and there are many reasons for being abolished, but most of the deposed queens have ended miserably.

"The human heart is the most difficult to guess, I have seen too much in the past few years, when the scenery is beautiful, all the people come to compliment you, and when you are down, all the people will come to step on you. You are gambling now, betting all your bets on the emperor, you have no capital to rely on, and once you fall out of favor, you don't even have a chance to turn over. Zhang Guoji said.

"So what should I do?" Zhang Yan asked softly.

"Let Zhang Yan enter the palace, Zhang Yan is also eighteen years old this year, the reason why she has never married, she is the backhand left for her father, the two of you are in the palace, there is someone to discuss in the future, if Zhang Yan can give birth to a prince, you are in the palace, and you may even become a prince." Zhang Guoji proposed.

"I'm afraid this won't work, the emperor is in charge of state affairs, and he hasn't spoiled a newcomer for three years." Zhang Yan said.

"Then think of a way, the emperor is also a man, in the empire, whether it is an official eunuch, or an ordinary businessman, or even a famous Confucian, the one who is not fifty or sixty years old is still accepting fifteen or sixteen-year-old concubines." Zhang Guoji said vaguely. His meaning is very clear, as long as he is a man, there is no bad look.

"This matter can't be rushed, let me think about it." Zhang Yan said softly.

"This matter is not only related to you, but also to the prosperity of the Zhang family, for the father's grade, everything should be enjoyed, but your brother is still young, once the Zhang family falls, your brother will really have an unpredictable future." Zhang Guoji admonished.

Zhang Yan is not what later generations said "Volde", of course, in fact, in feudal society, there are very few "Volde", once a woman marries, it is really like water spilled out, if there is a so-called "Voldemort" in feudal society, it can be divorced, the first of the seven is "disobedient to the parents, for its rebellion", here the parents refer to the husband's parents.

Although Zhang Yan is not a "Voldedemon", she has to consider the future of the Zhang family and her younger brother. Zhang Yan thought for a while and said, "I will arrange this matter as soon as possible." ”

"Okay, I'll see the emperor later, and I'll work hard for you in this matter." Zhang Guoji said.

……

Zhu Youxiao really wanted to meet Zhang Guoji now, and he wanted to know the real situation of overseas trade and the search for the Jinshan fleet from Zhang Guoji's mouth.

"Our caravan has run a total of one round trip this year, but the profit is extremely considerable, one tael of silver can become about four taels on average, which is more profitable than any business." Zhang Guoji said excitedly.

"Where have you gotten farthest? Where have you been? Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The caravan went as far as Batavia, and went to Manila, Champang, Siam, and other places." Zhang Guoji replied.

"Did the people in the caravan reflect what the living conditions of the local Chinese were?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Listening to the reaction of the caravan, the caravan was warmly welcomed and warmly received by the locals everywhere it went, especially the Chinese were even more enthusiastic about our arrival. In the 31st year of Wanli, the Spaniards killed nearly 30,000 Chinese in Manila, and when our caravan arrived in Manila, the local Chinese were greeted with tears. Zhang Guoji replied.

"I'll have to settle this account sooner or later. Next time I go to Manila, I will secretly send some of your weapons to the local Chinese. Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

"No." Zhang Guoji nodded and said.

"How's the expedition team looking for the Golden Mountain?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"According to the information received by the minister, the expedition team has found the New World on the treasure map, but has not found the Golden Mountain." Zhang Guoji said regretfully.

"And what did you find?" Hearing the news from Australia, Zhu Youxiao's originally depressed mood was much better.

Australia is extremely rich in minerals, and it is still an empty land that no one occupies, which is a rare opportunity for Zhu Youxiao, who wants to take Australia before the Westerners.

"There are many wild people and many strange animals, but there are no mountains of gold." Zhang Guoji emphasized again.

(End of chapter)