On the other hand, newspapers for the common people are not so popular.

Although the news that the imperial court was going to issue a newspaper before this spread in the capital, the price of two pennies still made many people feel painful.

For them, instead of spending two pennies for such a piece of paper that wipes their buttocks, it is better to use these two pennies to do something else.

Therefore, although the scene was very lively, the vast majority of the people had a wait-and-see attitude towards this, and after half an hour, there was not even a person willing to pay for it.

In the end, seeing the dismal sales, the shopkeeper in charge of selling the newspaper had to reluctantly reduce the price of the newspaper to a penny.

After the price of the newspaper dropped by a penny, someone was finally willing to pay a penny for a novelty.

I saw a middle-aged man in coarse linen clothes groping for a penny from his arms, handing it over to the servant in charge of selling newspapers, and then spoke.

"Bring me a newspaper!"

Seeing that someone was finally willing to pay for the newspaper, the shopkeeper immediately smiled and bent his eyebrows, and handed over a newspaper to the middle-aged man quite enthusiastically, and the people on the side were also quite curious, and hurriedly came up.

The man took the newspaper and began to read it carefully.

The newspaper in front of me, except for the four words of Daming Daily on the top, the rest of the content is all illustrations.

The man's eyes were quickly drawn to the illustrations in the newspaper, although they were rather rudimentary, and the characters were sketched out in just a few strokes, but unexpectedly, there was a different kind of charm.

The middle-aged man looked at the illustrations in the newspaper and guessed what was going on.

"Look at this costume, the two sides seem to be fighting, this side seems to be my Ming army, and I don't know ...... over there"

Just as the middle-aged man was still speculating about the identities on the illustrations, he heard a urging sound in his ears.

"Hasn't the front line won recently, and the army next to it must be the army on the Tatar side!"

"Quick, hurry up and flip back, we want to see what's going on behind it?"

When the middle-aged man came back to his senses, he suddenly found that in front of him, there were already people gathered.

At the moment, they were craned their necks and looked at the illustrations in the newspaper with relish.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man hurriedly covered the illustrations in the newspaper with his hands, and immediately spoke.

"This is what I paid for, you have to see you buy it!"

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he carefully folded the newspaper and put it in his arms, and then walked away quickly.

The middle-aged man's behavior was undoubtedly despised by everyone at the scene.

"Bah, what a stingy, what a person!"

"It's just that it's gone when you see the most exciting, really!"

On the one hand, these people are reluctant to pay for it, and on the other hand, they want to see the story play out.

Eventually, driven by curiosity, many people paid for a newspaper.

And the first thing they did when they bought the newspaper was to fold it carefully, just like the middle-aged man before, and then leave quickly.

In this way, the common people of the capital knew that the newly released newspapers of the imperial court were very interesting, and they could be bought for only a penny.

For these people, they only need to spend a penny to find half a day of fun, is there a more cost-effective pastime?

For a time, the entire capital set off a craze for reading newspapers.

……

The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

At this moment, Lu Fang was respectfully waiting beside Jiajing, reporting to him on the sales of newspapers after statistics.

"Your Majesty, newspapers are in short supply!"

When Lu Fang said this, he paused for a moment, and his tone was full of excitement.

"Today, the Information Agency reprinted a total of five newspapers, and all the five newspapers were sold out!"

"The part of the newspaper that was oriented to the gentry ......"

Before Lu Fang's words were finished, he was interrupted impatiently by Jiajing: "Okay, let's talk about the point, how are the newspapers sold in the face of ordinary people?" ”

When Lu Fang heard this, he immediately reined in his thoughts and immediately reported: "Your Majesty, newspapers for the common people are also in short supply!" ”

"In addition, according to the person sent out by the slave maid to inquire about the news, he reported that at present, the people of the entire capital are discussing the new issue of the imperial court's newspaper, and the illustrations in the newspaper are very popular."

After listening to Lu Fang's report, Jiajing's face was also full of excitement, and he immediately ordered.

"Well, it seems that the strategy adopted before is correct, it is better for your side to print a few more times, and the part of the newspaper for the common people is acceptable even if it doesn't cost money!"

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, he immediately responded respectfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After this, I saw Lu Fang's face hesitant, and immediately leaned close to Jiajing's ear and said in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, today Yan Ge Lao and Xu Ge Lao ...... them"

After listening to Lu Fang's narration, Jiajing couldn't help frowning and spoke.

"Oh, there's still such a thing?"

When the words fell, Jiajing fell into thought, and the look on his face became solemn, and after a while, he saw Jiajing come back to his senses and admonish Lu Fang.

"Lu Fang, send a few Jinyi guards to Zhejiang, I want to see what happened over there!"

When Lu Fang heard this, he lowered his head deeply, and immediately responded.

"Obey, Your Majesty, the slave will do it!"

……

Night, Yan Mansion.

When Yan Shifan finally finished handling the affairs of the cabinet and came back from duty, he happened to pass by Yan Song's study.

Seeing that the light in the study was still on, Yan Shifan planned to go to comfort Yan Song and let him rest early.

With this in mind, Yan Shifan knocked on the door of the study, and only after getting permission did he push the door in.

When he saw the neatly stacked newspapers in front of him, which was as tall as a person, he couldn't help but drop his jaw in shock.

"Father...... Father, you are ......"

When Yan Song saw Yan Shifan coming, he did not stop the movements in his hand, but carefully folded the newspaper in his hand and put it back on.

Seeing this, Yan Shifan carefully asked after organizing the language in his mind.

"Father, you did this in one day today?"

"At the moment, Zhejiang is in a hurry......

Faced with Yan Shifan's doubts, Yan Song didn't say anything, just handed a newspaper in his hand to Yan Shifan, and said, "Look at it, the newspapers issued by the imperial court are still very good!" ”

In the end, Yan Shifan had no choice but to bite the bullet, took the newspaper from Yan Song's hand, and browsed the contents on it.

But Yan Shifan's mind was not on this at all, and he saw the newspaper advertisement about Liuxinju pickles at a glance.

After a while, I saw Yan Shifan put down the newspaper in his hand, and immediately asked Yan Song.

"Father, I still think it's ......"

Seeing this, Yan Song sighed helplessly, and immediately motioned for Yan Shifan to sit down on the vacant seat on the side, before he explained unhurriedly.

"Why do you think I'm going to go there myself?"

Yan Shifan heard this and responded without thinking.

"Because today is the day when the imperial court officially publishes the newspaper, Your Majesty must be ......"

When Yan Shifan said this, he seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and his face was full of incredulity.

"Father, are you saying that you took this opportunity to secretly pass on the news to Your Majesty?"

Yan Song saw that Yan Shifan had misunderstood what he meant, shook his head imperceptibly, and immediately explained.

"Not exactly, I mainly want to take this opportunity to explore the reality of Xu Jie!"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he subconsciously raised his doubts: "But father, how do you know that Xu Jie will definitely come, and if he doesn't come, what will happen?" ”

I saw Yan Song glance at Yan Shifan, and his tone was full of undoubted meaning: "With what I know about him for so many years, he will definitely come!" ”

"I'm just in this process, incidentally, to make Your Majesty suspicious of this matter, because only after Your Majesty learns about this matter, will he Xu Jiefang throw a rat trap!"

"And we can take this opportunity to delay a little longer so that we can come up with a response as soon as possible."

When Yan Song said this, the look in his eyes was obscure, and he muttered to himself silently.

"Alas, I just don't know what His Majesty's attitude is!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he began to cough violently, and Yan Shifan on the side saw this, and he didn't care about other things, so he hurriedly stepped forward and patted Yan Song's back gently.

After Yan Song's cough eased a little, Yan Shifan's face was full of worry, and he immediately asked.

"Father, not long ago, I went to ask Imperial Doctor Li to come to the door and prescribe those prescriptions for you......

When Yan Song heard this, he waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

"It's okay, I've already taken the medicines that Imperial Doctor Li prescribed to me."

……

At this moment, in King Yu's Mansion, Xu Jie also gathered everyone together to discuss countermeasures.

In the study, I saw Xu Jie's frowning and telling everyone about the things that happened during the day without the slightest reservation.

After listening to Xu Jie's narration, Gao Gong on the side suddenly flashed such a thought in his mind: "You said, will Yan Song be taking this opportunity to explore the truth on our side?" ”

After listening to Gao Gong's idea, Xu Jie also followed up to express his agreement: "Yes, I thought so at first, but I always felt as if I was missing something?" ”

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng, who was silent on the side, turned his gaze to Xu Jie, his face was full of solemnity, and immediately confirmed to Xu Jie: "Elder Xu Ge, you said before that Yan Song deliberately mentioned the matter over there in Zhejiang, right?" ”

When Xu Jie heard this, after thinking for a while, he responded without thinking: "Well, yes, Yan Song took the initiative to mention the matter in Zhejiang to me at that time, but I didn't pay attention to it!" ”

After getting Xu Jie's confirmation, Zhang Juzheng fell into contemplation again, and kept muttering: "Today is the day when the imperial court officially launches newspapers, in that case, why did Yan Song mention this matter in front of the public?" ”

At this moment, Zhu Zaikun on the side seemed to have thought of something, his eyes were bright, and he added.

"Have you forgotten, what day is today?"

Hearing Zhu Zaikun's words, Xu Jie subconsciously responded: "Today is the day when the imperial court's newspaper is officially on sale, what's wrong?" ”

Immediately afterwards, Xu Jie's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration, and he turned excitedly: "I understand, today is the day when the imperial court officially releases newspapers, and Your Majesty will definitely pay attention to this matter!" ”

"If there is any trouble, Your Majesty's side will definitely know about it as soon as possible, maybe right now, Your Majesty has already sent Jinyi Guards to Zhejiang!"

Seeing this, Gao Gong on the side changed his face slightly, and immediately admonished Xu Jie: "Elder Xu Ge, since this matter involves Your Majesty, should we be cautious, if Your Majesty investigates it, we can't afford it!" ”

Xu Jie just glanced at Gao Gong indifferently, then clenched his fists, and said in a deep voice: "What are you afraid of, before this, I will erase all traces!" ”

"Right now, if he Yan Song wants to get food, he can only start from the two provinces of Jiangxi and Fujian, Jiangxi, I have already greeted Cao Shunhe, the governor of Jiangxi, and asked him not to transfer grain without authorization, even if he Cao Shunhe is disobedient, I am already fully prepared!"

"Over there in Fujian, the current governor of Fujian is Tan Lun, who is our person, so don't worry about it at all!"

"At that time, even if Your Majesty investigates, he will not be able to find our heads, as long as we grit our teeth and survive this period of time, we can officially launch a decisive battle against the Yan Party!"

When Xu Jie said this, he made another promise to Gao Gong: "Don't worry, when the Yan Party is eradicated, the life of the common people will be better, before that, it is just some necessary sacrifices!" ”

Zhang Juzheng on the side was indifferent to Xu Jie's words, he knew very well in his heart that even if Xu Jie really overthrew the Yan Party, the life of the common people would not be easy.

The corruption situation on the Qingliu side is comparable to that of the Yan Party, and in some places, it is even better!

Although Zhang Juzheng also wants to make his own career, the cabinet is a place where seniority is arranged!

Only when the previous one falls, or leaves, can the later person have a chance to ascend to the position.

And he and Yan Shifan, although they participated in the daily deliberations of the cabinet, in fact, they did not officially enter the cabinet!

And now, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, no matter when the time comes, whether it is Xu Jie's success or Yan Song's desperate survival, in short, there will be major changes in the cabinet members.

At that time, he will also have the opportunity to officially enter the cabinet, and then, he only needs to boil up his qualifications again, and when he successfully takes over as the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng will be able to unhindered and display his ambitions wantonly!

"Let's stay up a little longer, Zhang Juzheng, it'll be you soon!"

After Zhang Juzheng looked around, he quietly withdrew his gaze and said to himself silently.

……

Jiangxi, Nanchang Province.

At this moment, Cao Shunhe, the governor of Jiangxi, looked at the notice in front of him, which was personally issued by the household department, and fell into deep thought.

The above content is very simple, that is, Cao Shunhe must not mobilize food for any reason in the near future!

Cao Shunhe, who had been up and down in the Huan Sea for many years, was keenly aware of the abnormality, frowned, and said to himself silently.

"What the hell is going on, how could the household department suddenly issue such a notice?"

"Could it be that the fight has started from above again?"

Thinking of this, Cao Shunhe sighed helplessly, and then sighed with emotion.

"Alas, fighting all day long, no one has ever thought of doing something practical for the people!"

(End of chapter)