The internal affairs office is in Yingtian Bookstore, which is a quiet yamen, except for the examination and approval of plate making matters, and no one may come to the door all year round.

Now that Yang Shiqi has taken over, according to Zhu Gaoxu's orders, time is money, and the original two people have now become a team of dozens of people.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, there was a sound of reading papers in the house.

Zhu Gaoxu pushed the door and walked in.

Hired workers in robes sit in two rows, all writing hard.

During the Ming Dynasty, printing technology was still backward, and each movable type board had an independent number, and the hired workers needed to accurately find the corresponding movable type.

After arranging and combining, it is submitted to the printing office and handed over to the workers to print into a book.

Even the two of them didn't notice when they entered the room, and Yang Shiqi, who was the leader, sat on the ground, staying in front of the thick pile of books, reviewing them line by line.

I picked up a piece of steamed bread, smashed it directly into the ink-filled saucer, dipped it, stuffed it into my mouth, chewed it carefully, and was unconscious.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly shook his head, Yang Shiqi entered the Shi because he watched all the way, knew the roots, and had an absolutely superior character.

But to make a mistake is to make a mistake, and this is not so easy to turn the page.

"Ahem." Zhu Gaoxu cleared his throat.

Yang Shiqi followed the prestige, hurriedly put down the half-eaten steamed bun in his hand, and hurriedly got up, half of his face was dyed black by ink, which looked very funny.

"Your Highness, you are here, during this period of time, the engravers of the bookstore have more than doubled the original font size, greatly reducing the consumption of paper, the original 100-page script, the cost of 30 wen, now only 10 wen."

Lin Hao looked at Yang Shiqi, a famous politician in history, who had gone through five dynasties, served as an auxiliary minister in the cabinet for more than 40 years, and was the first assistant for 21 years, and he was still a fellow countryman.

Now nearly forty years old, it seems that his career is not smooth.

"Let's talk about it."

Zhu Gaoxu slapped a copy of the Red Chamber on his desk.

Yang Shiqi hurriedly picked up the notebook, opened it, and looked at it carefully, frowning.

You must know that the original manuscript of the Red Mansion has not left the housekeeping office.

"Your Highness is coming with me."

Yang Shiqi got up, walked out of the house, and came to the study.

"This palace trusts you, and I will give you full responsibility for this business, and now the manuscript has not been published, and it has been circulated in the world, how can you explain it?"

Zhu Gaoxu pointed at Yang Shiqi's nose and scolded.

"Wechen has failed His Highness's expectations, and now he has made a big mistake, and I ask His Highness to punish him."

Yang Shiqi knew that now that the Red Mansion was leaking, the loss caused was not small, so he took the initiative to bear it.

"If you want to avoid losses, the only way to trace the source is to find the problem."

Lin Hao reminded on the side that Yang Shiqi is a talent, so don't ruin his career because of such a trivial matter.

"Let's talk about it."

Zhu Gaoxu sighed.

"His Royal Highness's orders, Wechen dare not slack off, and the employees who organize the manuscript are all Wechen's cronies, so I never thought that they would have problems."

"According to the process, after the hired workers determine the movable type printing number, I personally lead them to the printing office, and each printing has a number of records, and the waste manuscript is also destroyed on the spot, and after the printing is completed, the printed version is brought back to the residence by Wechen himself."

"There will be no problem with the printing office, if it is really leaked by the bookstore, it must be the hired workers."

Yang Shiqi's back was already soaked with sweat.

The pirated printing of private bookstores is already a tacit thing, after all, it has to leave a way for people to live.

That's all tacit, and after the manuscript has been rolled out, it will be printed and sold to make a profit.

The leakage of the manuscript of the book that has not yet been released is a big problem.

"Who do you think it will be?"

Lin Hao then asked.

"This volume of Red Mansions, whether it is paper or ink, is a defective product, and at first glance it is printed by the last private bookstore, and the engraving printing that has been eliminated is still used."

"According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, those who pirate official manuscripts will be punished for the crime of killing their heads, and ordinary workshop owners simply do not have the courage to print pirated copies before the next volume of the Red Mansion is on sale, and there is no way to get the original manuscript."

"Presumably, the person behind him has a lot of power, and every employee may turn against the water under such interests, please give His Royal Highness some time, and Weichen will definitely give an explanation."

Yang Shiqi clutched the corners of his clothes, nervous to the extreme, beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down his forehead.

"Why bother."

Lin Hao led Zhu Gaoxu to the internal affairs office.

The employee did not know the identities of the two, and only regarded them as officials of the bookstore, and did not care.

"Among you, some people leaked the original manuscript of the Red Mansion, give it a chance, stand up yourself, and don't blame the past."

Between the words, Lin Hao's gaze was closely fixed on the people present.

"Of course, if it weren't for the heavy profits, that person wouldn't have been able to do such a despicable thing, there are 10,000 taels here, stand up by yourself, take the silver and return to your hometown, enough for your expenses for several lifetimes."

"This official swears as Dr. Guozijian that he will not be investigated, and on the bright side, you will be executed, and you will never be implicated again, but if this official finds out, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, you will not slack off!"

Lin Hao slapped ten 1,000 taels of Ming Dao Xing treasure banknotes on the case and looked at everyone.

Immediately after, a dramatic scene was staged.

The eleven hired workers all stepped forward and knelt down towards Lin Hao.

it!

Except that Yang Shiqi is all undercover, this is also playing your sister.

"That lord gave me and others two hundred taels of silver each, as well as a mansion in Tianfu, and promised to introduce him to the court as an official afterwards."

"After assembling the manuscript, while Lord Yang was not paying attention, he privately collected the waste manuscript, took it out of Yingtian Bookstore, and handed it over to Xishanfang Tongzhou Bookstore."

"Is what the Lord said true, we will divide this ten thousand taels of silver, and we will never respond to the sky in the future."

……

The employees kowtowed.

Yang Shiqi's face was full of black lines, how long has it been, and none of the people he worked with were left, all of them were rebelled, no wonder he didn't notice it.

A fierce look flashed in Zhu Gaoxu's eyebrows, and he slammed his fist on the desk: "It's too much of a deception!" ”

"What does Your Highness mean by this?"

Lin Hao asked with a slight squint.

"Tongzhou Bookstore is the property of Yao Xiang's family, and Yao Xiang has always made peace with the prince, and this matter is most likely instigated by my eldest brother."

Zhu Gaoxu hated it so much that he challenged his bottom line again and again.

Hearing this, Lin Hao was also relieved, except for the crown prince, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, who else dared to be so blatant.

"Please spare your life, the little one is also a ghost for a while......"

……

These hired workers can be regarded as understanding the situation, and the one standing in front of them is actually the prince of the dynasty.

It's completely cool now.

"You will continue to stay in the bookstore, don't make a noise, since he wants the original manuscript, then give it to him, and then arrange for you to leave Yingtian when he has the opportunity in the future."

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a long time and spoke.

Since the eldest brother didn't regard himself as a brother, don't blame him for being ruthless.