"If only you could understand! Big companion, show the newspaper that Liu Awu made to Fan Weicheng. Yang reformed and commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen agreed. Then from a box, take out a stack of paper, handed to Fan Weicheng, this is exactly the appearance of the newspaper after the day, and the newspaper after the day is not much different, that is, the handwriting is a little larger, now the use of movable type printing, the effect of movable type printing, can not achieve the effect of the printing press, but also can only make the handwriting bigger, so as not to be blurred. The newspaper that Yang has been looking forward to for a long time is finally coming out, and after solving many problems such as cost problems and movable type printing, this newspaper is finally about to meet people.

Fan Weicheng took the things handed over by Wang Chengen, opened it and took a look, a very large piece of paper, compared with the paper of painting, is very different from the ordinary Di Bao, the content inside, piece by piece, read the content of one side, if you want to see the other side, you have to turn it over, it is also good, you can fold the Di Bao at will, and you can look there if you want to see it.

"Your Majesty, this is ......," Fan Weicheng asked puzzled.

"Fan Weicheng, this is the Di Bao that I made, you must have seen the previous Di Bao, it was all copied one by one, the same as the book, now, I plan to make a new Di Bao, make the Di Bao in a whole package, divided into eight pages, is what you see now, you take a look at this Di Bao first, and then I will continue to tell you." Yang Gai did not directly tell Fan Weicheng what to do, this matter needs to be communicated, and others have to understand their intentions.

Fan Weicheng was puzzled, and read the newspaper by himself for a long time. After seeing it, he said, "Your Majesty, the minister has finished reading." ”

"Okay, it's good that you've finished reading it, this kind of newspaper is printed with movable type printing, and from the time you get the news to the time it is printed like this, one night is enough." Yang Gai explained first.

“…… One night? Fan Weicheng asked silently, looking at the newspaper in his hand in surprise, when he was the county magistrate, if he wanted to know the news in the province and the capital, it all depended on the people who copied the newspaper, because it was copied by hand, so the speed was quite slow, and he could only pick up the key copy, if according to what the emperor said now, he could make such a multi-word newspaper in one night, then those who relied on copying the newspaper to make a profit, I am afraid that their jobs will be smashed.

"Yes, how much does this newspaper cost in one night, Fan Aiqing, guess again." Yang was also quite satisfied with the paper that Liu Awu had made for himself, and the machine for printing newspapers. The cost of the newspaper is low, and the speed of the newspaper is quite fast, which is all thanks to the teaching of Yang Reform, the exhaustive method, in the face of the exhaustive method, many things are not difficult, Yang Reform especially believes in the royal fan, the poor, take the money to smash.

"Your Majesty, the minister can't guess, I'm afraid I'll get a tael of silver for such a lot of words." Fan Weicheng guessed a small amount, according to his experience as a magistrate a few years ago, if he wanted to go to the capital or provincial capital to copy a mansion newspaper, it would not work without a few taels of silver, and it would take several days to copy the mansion newspaper. Because most of the newspapers are copied by hand, not to mention the slow speed, and the person who copied the newspaper is also a literate person, so it is impossible to drive others to copy the newspaper for free, and the reader has no forced labor to levy it.

"A tael of silver? Hehe, a thousand dollars? It's a little too much. Guess again......" Yang Gai said with a smile, Yang Gai is quite satisfied with the cost of this newspaper.

"Back to Your Majesty, five hundred wen?" Fan Weicheng guessed a limit price.

"No, guess again?" Yang Gai said.

"Back to Your Majesty, two hundred Wen?" Fan Weicheng asked in disbelief.

"Hehe, I told you, this is printed by movable type printing, not hand-copied, guess again." Yang Gai gave a hint and continued.

"Your Majesty, should it only cost thirty or fifty dollars?" Fan Weicheng changed his thinking, he has also seen the printed newspaper, generally the circulation is particularly large will use engraving, engraving takes time, needs capital, so, is not a big thing, not an important thing, the demand is not large, will not use engraving printing, and movable type printing is said to be cheaper than engraving, Fan Weicheng guessed a "limit price".

"Hehe, actually, this Di newspaper, if you sell it, it will only cost ten cents a copy." Yang Gengai said with a smile.

“…… Ten Wen? Your Majesty, you heard me right. Fan Weicheng was so surprised that he got carried away, so many words, only ten yuan, this is cheaper than cabbage! Fan Weicheng didn't believe it was true. [Ten wen for a newspaper, the price reference is "seven copper plates to buy two newspapers" in "Selling Newspaper Song", the price of a newspaper at that time was 3.5 wen, the money of the Ming Dynasty was worth more, just use ten wen, which is considered to leave room for it. 】

"Hehe, that's right, it's Shiwen, Fan Aiqing, what do you think will happen when this kind of report comes out?" Yang asked heuristically.

Fan Weicheng woke up from his surprise and began to think about the emperor's question, once such a cheap newspaper came out, then those who relied on copying the newspaper for a living would be afraid of starving to death.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister can only say to this mansion report, the stone is shattering! As soon as this thing comes out, those who relied on copying the newspaper to make a profit in the past are afraid that they will not be able to survive. Fan Weicheng could only marvel at the cheapness of this kind of thing.

"It's not this, this is one thing, but, on the other hand, I ask you, what is the impact of this kind of newspaper, is it just this?" Yang asked again heuristically.

"Something else? Does Your Majesty mean to ,...... Oh! The minister understands that His Majesty's Mansion Newspaper is so cheap, there must be a very, very many people who buy it, and everyone in the world must compete to buy this kind of Mansion Newspaper? ......" Fan Weicheng seemed to have thought of something.

"Hehe, if only you could understand! This thing is cheap, the amount of information in it is not hand-copied Di Bao can be compared, it is movable type printing, and it is far from being comparable to engraving printing, so, cheap, good, fast, with these conditions, people will see a lot. I ask you again, what is the name of the General Administration? Yang asked heuristically. In this matter, you have to show your intentions, otherwise, others do not understand your intentions, and when they start to do things, they will definitely be afraid and will not be able to do things.

"Back to Your Majesty, the General Secretary, it is the ...... where it is uploaded and distributed, alias, but 'Yintai'?" Fan Weicheng thought for a while and replied.

"'Gintai'? No, think again. Yang Gengai then asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, but 'Tongzheng Temple? ......'" Fan Weicheng thought for a long time, but he didn't think of any special nicknames for the General Administration.

"Forget it, it's not this, the General Administration Department also has another nickname, that is, 'mouthpiece', have you ever heard of this word?" Yang Reform inspired.

"Mouthpiece?" Fan Weicheng became nervous inexplicably, this word is really an image, and it broke the true meaning of the General Administration in one sentence.

"Yes, it is the mouthpiece, the function of the general political department, many of which are embodied in the Di Bao, through which the imperial court informs the world of the major events, policies, and decrees of the imperial court, which is equivalent to a person's mouthpiece. Do you understand what I mean by this newspaper? Yang Reform was inspired again.

Fan Weicheng suddenly felt creepy, and the two strands were unnaturally clamped.

“…… Back to Your Majesty, the minister understands that His Majesty wants the minister to go to the General Administration Department and be His Majesty's mouthpiece? "Fan Weicheng understands that the emperor wants to control the public opinion of the world! Since ancient times, public opinion has not been in the hands of the emperor, it has always been in the hands of scholars, and now, the emperor wants to seize the power of public opinion! The emperor's plan is not small! Fan Weicheng suddenly felt that something big had come, and he was worried and uneasy, but also full of hope. No wonder the emperor said that he wanted a henchman to do this, no wonder so, no wonder so! Fan Weicheng became nervous, and his two hands trembled slightly.

"Good! It's good if you can understand, I just want you to go to the General Administration to be my mouthpiece, to do a good job, to become stronger, bigger, and to grasp the mouthpiece of preaching to the people of the world for me, this matter is very important, not a confidant, I am not at ease, so I summoned you, I don't know if you have confidence. Yang Reform has always guided Fan Weicheng and made him understand his intentions, only in this way will he not be bad because of misunderstandings in his future work.

"Return to Your Majesty, the minister is willing, Your Majesty is so trustworthy to the minister, the minister has nothing to repay, only to repay the monarch with blood." Fan Weicheng quickly thought it through and immediately agreed, this is the time to operate, and it would be a fool to refuse. He is also a person who can toss, after a few years of being a county magistrate, he jumped from the local to the center, although he is just a Shanglin Yuan book, an official of the seventh grade, but he is also a central yamen, do it for a few years, jump to other departments of the central government, it is not too difficult, if it is an ordinary person, he can't toss here, and then a note to recover the stolen goods, so that he became a "fine" Qincha, and then, became the emperor's person, entered the Jinshi class for a few months, and became the emperor's henchman, to be the emperor's mouthpiece, This opportunity, I have to say, is not something that ordinary people can have, and the road after that can be described as the Cotai Strip.

"Okay, I'm afraid that you don't understand my intentions, but now that you understand, then it's good, this kind of newspaper, printing machines and workers, I have prepared it for you, you only need to be responsible for the content of the publication, those that should be sent out, those that should not be sent out, this is your business, you have to learn to guide public opinion for me, without the support of public opinion, it is difficult for me to do things! …… Therefore, you have a great responsibility, and you must control public opinion for me, do you understand? Yang Gai said tirelessly.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister understands that he must manage the mouthpiece for His Majesty, guide public opinion, so that the corporal and the people of the world can understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts, and will not let irrelevant words affect Your Majesty." Fan Weicheng happily agreed.

"Good! Then I will hand over this task to you, the machines and workers are already ready, there is only one person in charge of the content of the newspaper, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, and now with you, you can start,...... Now that the matter is urgent, you should organize some reliable and trustworthy people today to form a team dedicated to editing the Di Bao and start making the Di Bao, and tomorrow I will see the new Di Bao,...... The new Di Bao is finally responsible for your review, before the sub hour of each day, the reviewed manuscript will be handed over to the printing house in the inner court, and they will be responsible for printing, and the next morning, they will distribute the Di Bao to various neighborhoods, and hand it over to the newsboys to sell the newspaper....... People who can deeply understand their own intentions do this. If it weren't for the fact that tomorrow I would discuss the collection of taxes with the ministers, I would fight the kings and ministers; If it weren't for the fact that the impact of this incident is too great, it will affect the historical trend in the future, Yang Reform for a while, he will not decide to let Fan Weicheng be responsible so quickly, his "own people" are really less, Yang Reform was originally going to let Liu Jishan be in charge of running a newspaper, I believe that with his mouth, the dead can be said to be alive, running a newspaper, is the best, however, things always deviate, Liu Jishan went to the customs to be a liaison envoy, to do diplomacy, this matter, it was delayed, and now it is an emergency, Yang Reform grabbed a mess, caught a Fan Weicheng, and without letting Fan Weicheng get familiar with the business, he went straight to the horse, fortunately, the preliminary preparations had been done before, but it was stagnant because of Liu Jishan's unexpected transfer, and now, it can be regarded as starting again.

"Your Ministers obey." Fan Weicheng replied very seriously.

"Well, it's good if you can understand, I really don't have much time for you, tomorrow morning, there will be a big argument, it's about my tax, I'm afraid you know the complexity of the matter,...... Tomorrow someone will tell you what happened and what the court meeting is, and then I will tell you what I mean, and then you will guide public opinion according to my meaning, and it may be a little troublesome to do it at first, but you can rest assured, I will support you and support you......" Yang Reform has also put a lot of thought into dealing with the ministers tomorrow.

As soon as Fan Weicheng heard that the emperor talked about collecting taxes, he understood what was going on, no wonder the emperor said it was a big controversy, this matter is indeed difficult, and it is even more troublesome, who can not understand everyone's greasy? But they don't say anything, they all put not competing with the people on their heads, the emperor wants to collect taxes, it's just one word, it's difficult! As soon as the four words of competing with the people came out, God blocked and killed God, Buddha blocked and destroyed Buddha, and the emperor blocked it, drawing an oo to curse him, so that he would be stinking for 10,000 years.

"The minister understands what His Majesty means, and he must guard the public opinion for His Majesty, Your Majesty can rest assured." Fan Weicheng replied.

"It's good that you can understand, how many rank officials are you now?" After Yang Reform finished explaining, he began to place positions for his own people and rewarded them, who would work hard if he didn't give himself a sweetness?

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is now studying in the Guozijian, and his previous official position is Shanglin Yuan's book, and he is the seventh rank [should be a third-in-command, the front is the left and right supervisor, and then the front is gone. There is still a period of time devoted to the fine of silver......" Fan Weicheng replied.

"Good! Otomo, what is the name of the newspaper managed by the General Administration? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the General Administration Department is in charge of the Di Bao, it should be someone under the General Administration, or a few experiences." Wang Chengen agreed.

"Oh? How many officials is this experience? "There are too many officials in the Ming Dynasty, and the bigger official Yang Reform can still remember that this kind of official is too small, and Yang Reform even has heard of the official name for the first time.

"About five to eight grades." Wang Chengen replied.

"Good! In this case, Fan Weicheng, you should go to the Department of Communications to do an experience, and be responsible for the experience of managing the Di Bao [I'm not sure if the Di Bao is managed by a certain experience], the official product, just give a positive six products, and make up for the previous ones. "Yang Reform is not stingy, and he directly promoted people from the seventh grade to the sixth grade, which can be regarded as a two-level promotion.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Longen......" Fan Weicheng didn't say a word, knelt down and kowtowed, his own official finally rose, and his future finally brightened.

"Get up...... Big companion, do it according to my wishes, and give a special explanation, Fan Weicheng is in charge of the affairs of the Di Bao, and how to get the Di Bao is up to Fan Weicheng, don't send him an idle job. "This matter is too urgent and too important, and Yang Reform has to ramble a few more times.

"Your Majesty, the slave and maid understand, they must do what Your Majesty wants, and they will not miss Your Majesty's affairs." Wang Chengen agreed, Wang Chengen participated in this matter almost the whole process, and he was clear about what the emperor wanted to do and what effect he wanted to achieve, so he naturally understood the power of this.

"Fan Weicheng, you need manpower and funds to run this newspaper, I will first allocate you 20,000 silver coins from the inner court, which is your funds, and the printing house will not be returned to you for the time being, it will be managed by the inner court for the time being, it will be safer, and when the newspaper has a scale and results, the printing house will be allocated to you, and there may be a special newspaper ......office at that time," Yang Reform said again. It's not that Yang Reform doesn't worry about Fan Weicheng, but because this kind of movable type printing machine, now it can be made, only the inner court's economic factory, which belongs to the supervision of the celebrity, Yang Reform also expects his own newspaper to occupy an advantage in technology, so it is still placed in the factory to be more safe, and the banknote research and development center is in a place, where the confidentiality measures are very good, and it is not easy for ordinary people to get the printing machine out of it.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Fan Weicheng didn't hesitate, so he agreed.

"Big companion, let Jinyi Weijia send people to the factory to be responsible for Liu Awu's safety and ensure that the secrets in the factory are not leaked, understand?" Yang Reform was wordy again.

"Back to Your Majesty, the slave and maid understand, let's do it." Wang Chengen agreed to come down and went to do it immediately.

After arranging many matters, Yang Reform relaxed a little, for tomorrow's battle with the ministers, Yang Reform is not less moved, now, it has come to this point, tomorrow no matter whether he loses or wins; Whether you can win the support of the ministers to collect your own taxes, or not, you will win. If the ministers support it, then it is even better, they can immediately collect all kinds of taxes, and their financial pressure will be relieved immediately, if they can't do it, it doesn't matter, after the atomic bomb booms and explodes, the fish killed are not one or two, and it is enough for themselves to eat for two years, and after the atomic bomb, they will collect taxes again, and no one should be able to stop them.

Thinking of this, Yang Gai relaxed with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

(To be continued)