Unexpectedly, as soon as Ying Zheng came up, he aimed at Confucianism, and Heng Gaozhuo's face suddenly turned pale, and he didn't know how to react.

It was Ran Fang, who still maintained a calm look on his face, even when he heard that Ran Fang didn't like Confucianism, he didn't have any expression, and he didn't even get angry.

With a relaxed smile on his face, he placed the piece on the table again.

"This matter has nothing to do with Confucianism, the minister is just choosing a capable person to be in charge of this matter."

"If he is not a Confucian natural, as long as he can handle the affairs of this newspaper well, the minister is willing to believe him unconditionally."

Seeing Ying Zheng's face getting more and more ugly, he seemed to be very dissatisfied with his answer.

Ran Fang suddenly changed his words, and he said directly: "Besides, this newspaper is to give the people a chance to understand Daqin, and also to let the people everywhere have a greater sense of belonging to Daqin, so this language must be gentle and appropriate." ”

"Although Confucianism has some wrong ideas, in terms of getting along with the people, I am afraid that no one understands the hearts of the people better than them."

"If it is entrusted to the ministers of the DPRK and China, the right to speak will definitely be high, and I am afraid that when the time comes, not only will it not give the people a sense of belonging, but it will also cause the people to rebel."

"Wouldn't that be worth the loss?"

"What's more, the ministers of this newspaper will supervise, if they have any suspicion of deliberately promoting Confucianism, the ministers will definitely not agree!"

Heng Gaozhuo didn't understand why Ran Fang would mention officials, but he also knew that Ying Zheng was very dissatisfied with his being the president, so he lowered his head and said nothing, for fear that he would be removed by His Majesty's order.

It was Wei Liang, whose eyes flashed with surprise.

Unexpectedly, with a few words from Ying Zheng, Ran Fang was able to guess Ying Zheng's intentions, and took the initiative to explain the reason for his actions.

It is true that Ying Zheng was happy when he saw the planning of the newspaper, but when he saw that the president of the newspaper behind him was Heng Gaozhuo of Confucianism, he suddenly looked a little ugly.

After following Ying Zheng for a long time, Wei Liang knew that with Ran Fang's piece of jade in front of him, Ying Zheng's dislike for Confucianism was not too high now, so he would not be angry when this matter was handed over to Confucianism.

But the newspaper office plus the paper mill and movable type printing factory, it is a big matter, all the Confucianism is to do, and if the officials of the DPRK and China are not allowed to interfere, then Yingzheng will not be happy.

But now that Ran Fang has quietly explained his reasons, Ying Zheng's face really doesn't have the anger just now.

However, the expression on his face was not very happy.

"This is true, but what does the paper mill and the printing house mean?"

"Nowadays, the paper in the city is made by people sent by the Shaofu, and it is also distributed by the Shaofu to the officials of the court."

"If you build a paper mill like this, won't anyone be able to use paper?"

Hearing this, Ran Fang knew where Yingzheng's unhappiness came from.

The previous paper, because it was made in Shaofuzhong, was a symbol of power for the nobles and officials in the city as long as it could be used.

But now giving this right to the newspaper is unacceptable to them.

In this way, there is no difference between them and civilians.

Ran Fang was not afraid at all, he pretended to ponder for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "Although the paper mill can make more paper, it is also used to make newspapers. ”

"And this newspaper is all used to sell money, except for the newspaper that people give to Your Majesty every day, which is free, and the rest is bought with money."

"Also, in addition to the paper used by the newspaper, the rest of the paper is also used to sell for money."

"Nowadays, this paper is a rare thing in the city, and it is naturally a very honorable thing for those court officials and nobles to be able to use paper."

"So if this paper can be bought with money, I think they will be willing to pay for it."

"At that time, the minister will also take out a certain amount of money from selling paper and hand it over to the national treasury, and the rest will be used to support the daily expenses of the newspaper."

"In this way, those nobles who are unwilling to pay for Great Qin, can't they let them pay for it?"

"Then the treasury can be filled again, what Your Majesty wants to do is to repair the Great Wall, build a mausoleum, fight the Huns, and collect hundreds of Yue, so naturally there is no need to worry about the emptiness of the treasury, and the officials in the court and the central government must not have complaints because of this matter."

I have to say that Ran Fang will still take care of Yingzheng's careful thinking.

Sure enough, when he heard that this paper was used to sell, and most of the money obtained could go into the treasury, the anger in Ying Zheng's heart suddenly disappeared.

He looked at Ran Fang, his eyes were a little more joyful than just now.

"You've always had an idea, so the widow won't interfere with your work."

"I'm here today, just because I miss the breakfast you made that day, and I just want to come to your house to have a good meal."

"No one is allowed to mention those things in the DPRK today!"

Ran Fang nodded immediately, not piercing Ying Zheng's embarrassing thoughts.

He smiled and said, "It just so happens that the minister has studied a new dish called hot pot in the past few days, please taste it." ”

"The minister will let them prepare, please come to the table and wait for a while, and you can eat in a while."

The matter of the newspaper just now passed like this, as if the matter they had just argued about had not been brought up at all.

Ying Zheng was also very satisfied, but when he heard the word "hot pot", his eyes still lit up a little.

Although he hadn't heard the name of this food, he had 100% trust in Ran Fang, and since Ran Fang dared to present this thing to him, it must be extraordinary.

It's just that when I heard Ran Fang say a stick of incense, I was still a little surprised, what dish can be made so quickly?

Not only that, when he saw the dining table that Ran Fang said, Ying Zheng was a little shocked.

The table doesn't look like it's made of wood, and there's a round hole in the middle, and next to the hole there's a chimney that leads to the outside?

Although he didn't understand, he still sat down in a chair next to him, waiting for the waiter to serve the food

A moment later, he saw attendants rushing in, each with a crystal clear plate on top of which was some food that looked undercooked.

There was also an attendant who placed the pot on top of the hole, and the pot was only water, and it looked very light.

"It's ...... Is it freshly made? ”

"This meat and vegetables are raw, how can we eat them?"

Ran Fang mixed two bowls of simple sauce and put them in front of Ying Zheng before sitting on a chair next to him.

Behind them stood Wei Liang and Heng Gaozhuo, both of whom also looked at how Ran Fang was going to eat with novelty.

At first, Ran Fang didn't think about eating hot pot, but he went to the kitchen by chance, only to find that all the bronze utensils used here were there, and so was the pot.

On a whim, he thought that this pot must be good for eating hot pot.

It's just that there is no carbon now, and if it is too choking to smoke with firewood, after thinking about it, he made such a hot pot table, a fixed table specially used to eat hot pot.

After the water boiled, Ran Fang picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it in the pot.

Then he explained to Yingzheng: "This hot pot is to cook while eating, after the water in this pot is boiled, put what you want to eat in it, and when it is cooked, you will dip it in this sauce and eat it." ”

"It's just that this sauce is a little simple, after all, there are some things that are really not available in this house, but the taste is already very good."

"Your Majesty tastes it."

Under Ran Fang's explanation and demonstration, Ying Zheng also learned to eat hot pot, so he also picked up the meat and put it in the pot, boiled it for a few minutes, picked it up, and dipped it in the sauce and ate it.

"This ...... It tastes really good. ”

"Sir is really going to enjoy it......"