After the new opening of the Wenxuan Academy, the Ministry of Industry found a courtyard in the southeast corner of the imperial city, which served as the location of the yamen of the Wenxuan Academy, and was a neighbor of the Zhan Shifu. For the newly baked envoy of the Li Academy, the biggest advantage is naturally that he is close to home, and he does not have to rush seventeen or eighteen miles to Guozijian at every turn. Now he only had to pass from the southwest corner of the imperial city to the southeast corner, so he resumed riding in a sedan chair.

Pravda's chief writers and craftsmen are to be transferred from the country, along with the 200,000 copper movable type. These movable characters made Shi Saijiu feel very distressed for a long time, but for the sake of Li You finding a new way out for the prisoners, he would not be verbose with the court.

During this period, there was another happy event, Zhu Fanghe was finally promoted to the fifth grade of the Ministry of Ceremonies. For a while, Zhu's mansion was also full of congratulatory guests, and Li You couldn't arrange for a banquet when he wanted to invite Mr. Fanghe, and finally Zhu Fanghe took time to open a table of banquets at home, and invited Li You to come to the door to drink overnight, which was regarded as congratulating.

At this time, the weather is getting warmer, this table of banquet is placed in the pavilion in the back garden, the moon in the sky is shining, and the fragrance of flowers in the dark night is also quiet and elegant.

Li You raised his glass and said, "Congratulations to Mr. on his ascension!" ”

Zhu Fanghe drank all the wine in the cup, but said with a wry smile: "Since Jinghe won the Tanhua in the second year, it is only the fifth grade so far, only comparable to you, do you say this is also worth celebrating?" ”

Eight years from seven to five grades is normal for ordinary officials, and it can even be said that it is not slow, but for the three tripings of the imperial examination, it is not normal, especially if you want to compare with an official surnamed Li who is from a miscellaneous background, it is really discouraging. This is still because of the drag of the clan identity, and it must be known that the anti-clan, anti-clan, and anti-eunuch are the three defenses of civil officials.

Li You said modestly: "I saved the ancestral tomb of your Zhu family, and I exchanged my life for the five products, otherwise I would still be a magistrate in Yangzhou now." These opportunities are all a godsend of chance. Where can I compare to Mr. Fanghe as an official, calm and solid. ”

"You don't have to dismiss me, I've figured it out. Since the benefits of clan status have been used. That would also have to bear the disadvantages of clan identity. But don't be modest, I bet with you, don't look at your background. But in the future, you will rise faster than me. ”

Li You said with a smile: "Now it is a fluke to have a five-grade court official, and how dare you win Longwangshu." ”

"On the merit of saving the ancestral tomb. You should have been promoted to two grades, but you were suppressed by the imperial court, so I gave you a positive five grades. ”

"This is all in the past, and it is impossible for the court to pursue the reward a second time, so it is useless. Mr. Fanghe is going to make a joke about this. ”

Zhu Bulang put down the wine glass and said, "Do you think I'm laughing because I've drunk too much?" Don't look at you as a miscellaneous background, sometimes it's a good thing. In fact, the court is not wary of you, and they all know that no matter how much you are promoted, you will not be able to be a squire, a scholar, or a scholar, and you may be able to become an official at any time.

So when you have the opportunity to justify your name, others will not try to stop you under the contempt of others. If you can't go up and suppress a person who is destined to have no future, you will be lucky enough to do things yourself. Again and again there are good opportunities. As far as I guess. It is estimated that you will not be too slow until you reach the third grade, but after the third grade, it will be a moat.

Take the present. You have been promoted from Jinghe to Wupin in the winter of the eighth year, and it has been a year and a half, and if you say that you have been in office for three years, it has already passed half of it. In the past year and a half, you haven't stopped, from the government to the same knowledge and rectification of the salt law to the right inspection school and the imperial envoy, and then to the current envoy of the Wenxuan Academy, there has always been a steady rise. There are pro-people officials, science and technology officials, and court officials, and they have unconsciously saved up qualifications in a short period of time, which is a very strong foundation. As long as there is an opportunity in the next one or two years, it is very logical to be promoted to the fourth grade. ”

"Then I can only borrow your auspicious words!" Li You snorted, "Congratulations on your ascension tonight, why are you talking about me against the guest?" ”

Zhu Fanghe laughed and said, "It's more interesting to talk about you, not boring." Speaking of which, you are not very kind to Li Denggao, although he has a hateful face, you just beat him to the dust, and you will step on him. Let him be an official under you, how do you want to rectify him in the future? ”

Li You sighed: "Who knows what is in my heart!" At that time, no one in the Yamen of the Manchu Dynasty accepted Li Denggao, and if I didn't come forward, wouldn't that delay the matter? Dragged and dragged on, what if Li Denggao didn't leave the Hanlin Academy? Therefore, if I want to cook raw rice into mature rice, I must strike while the iron is hot and let Li Denggao leave the Hanlin Academy. ”

Zhu Bulang suddenly realized, "I see, you think things are really agile!" I understand this feeling. Li Denggao and you have become a great enmity of life and death, if you still let him stay in the Hanlin Academy and be promoted along the path of the Cilin official, he will also have the opportunity to become Zaifu in the future. Therefore, if you want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and drive him directly away from the Hanlin Academy, then he will have no chance in this life. ”

However, it was said that Li Denggao, although he nominally became the head of the Wenxuan Academy, he has always said that he is not sick, and he has never appeared so far. However, Li You didn't care about this, he was out of sight and out of mind, and then ushered in two court judgments on the left and right.

The left court sentenced the general to the shore, and he was appointed through the normal selection of the ministry, and he was originally the head of the Ministry of Rites, and this time he was appointed as the judge of the left court of the Wenxuan Yuan, which can be regarded as a promotion.

The right court judgment is concurrently held by Wu Sheng, the right senator of the General Political Division, because it involves the matter of the original Di Bao, it is more convenient for the officials of the General Political Department to concurrently serve as the right court judge, which is also recommended by Li You.

After the three officials of the main and deputy halls were all present, the first meeting was held. After the greetings, he gradually got to the point, and for Pravda, the right court judged that Wu Sheng was naturally the only one who looked forward to Li You, and only Weinuo never had any opinions, and he didn't want to show anything.

However, the left court judged that Jiang An had some thoughts, and said to Li You: "This official heard when he was in the imperial court that this Pravda only allows Zaifu Jiuqing and above to publish articles, and it is too difficult for others to publish articles, which is not conducive to brainstorming and unfair to other courtiers. ”

Li You said: "What the imperial court needs at present is to concentrate, not gossip, but what the court said is not unreasonable, the official has his own ideas!" ”

"I wonder what the envoy has to do?" The general asked.

Li You glanced at this newcomer Zuo Yuan judge, this guy has a lot to say, and after thinking about it, he replied: "Only other courtiers below the third rank are allowed to discuss the articles posted by Zai Fu Jiuqing, and they are not allowed to start another topic." In this way, it will not give all the courtiers a way out, but it will not be disorganized. Is there any doubt about the verdict? ”

In fact, Li You has turned Pravda into a newspaper similar to the 21st century online blog, and Zai Fu Jiuqing and others are naturally similar to those who have opened a blog, saying what they want to say and holding the right to speak, while others are restricted from commenting on blog posts.

In doing so, he also deliberately distinguishes himself from Mingli and plays a different role in public opinion. At the same time, he formed an equal interest with Zai Fu Jiuqing to support the development of Pravda, and after all, it was these bigwigs who had the final say in the court.

The general court judge pondered for a moment, and then asked about something else, "The household department has only allocated 1,000 taels to Pravda this year, and with the current practice, this amount of money is far from enough, and it is imperative to avoid a deficit in the treasury. ”

Li You looked up and down, "Among the three halls of this hospital, it is better to sentence the court to the management of the secretary office, so as not to work too hard!" ”

Each yamen has a secretary office, which is mainly responsible for two tasks, one is logistics and miscellaneous work, and the other is the exchange of official documents. The secretary office is a miscellaneous official in the yamen, and it is not a core business. Li You sent the court to be in charge of the secretary office, obviously expressing dissatisfaction and rejection in disguise.

Li Yuan's envoy felt that the court's judgment as a newcomer was too positive, and the deficit was not visible to the blind, so he needed to be deliberately reminded? Therefore, it is necessary to give the General Yuan a dismissal, so that he can completely figure out whose world is in the Wenxuan Academy.

In the stunned gaze of the general's judgment, Li You got up and threw off his sleeves and withdrew from the flower hall, and went directly to the hall to inspect the matter. In fact, he has long been aware of the future development of Pravda, but it has never been timely, but now it is almost the same.

Li Yuan made up his mind, so he began to write a book: "Pravda is not only the official newspaper of the imperial court, but also the mouthpiece of the imperial court, and it must be read by officials all over the world. As for how to issue it, it should be handled by the Wenxuan Yuan, and there is no need for the imperial court to bother with it. ”

Li You's trick is also the experience of his previous life. Since it is an official newspaper, it does not engage in apportionment and distribution, so it is an official word in vain. At the beginning, Shisai Liquor ran the Pravda, but it was so loss-making that it couldn't do it, because it was too honest and not open-minded, and it didn't think of borrowing the east wind of the imperial court to apportionment subscriptions. As long as the imperial court orders that all yamen must subscribe, then at least it is easy to recover the capital, and it is not a problem to set a higher price.

As for asking whether the cabinet agrees or not, Li You really can't think of any reason for the cabinet to disagree. The columns of the six scholars are all in the newspapers, and if there is enough reason to forcibly spread them to all the yamen and schools in the country, can they not be happy? Isn't it true that literati just want to show others, and of course the more readers the better.

This is also the reason why Li You built a column for Ge Lao, it is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, which is definitely a win-win effect.

As for asking the officials in the yamen if they were interested in reading this Pravda, according to Li You's analysis, they were very interested. In those years, there was no other media channel, and there was a newspaper with regular circulation that published a large number of high-ranking officials' remarks and trends, which was also excellent research material for officials at all levels who wanted to rise up.

The opportunity here is the living space of Pravda, which is a completely different model from the Enlightenment. There are 1,000 counties in the world, 3,400 state capitals, plus schools, and there are 3,000 yamen in this part alone; In addition, there are also yamen stationed in various places, such as guarding roads, patrolling roads, tax bureaus, and river berths, as well as various gates of the Jingshi, and at least 5,000 yamen can be made.

With an average of three copies per yamen, that is the number of 15,000 copies. If each Pravda is set at the price of one penny of silver, then the income for each period is one hundred and fifty taels, and even if the cost of polishing is deducted, it will still be earned.

Of course, the biggest question is, the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, how to transport Pravda to all provinces, provinces and counties across the country? Relying on the post station is already a bit overwhelming, and it is estimated that it cannot afford to send tens of thousands of newspapers.