Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 86

"You better stop laughing." After seeing Li Xiaozhu's mechanical smile, Zhu Zhanchang was a little speechless.

Li Xiaozhu returned to her face that was never very happy. Looking at the butterfly language being sung, she thought that if she could laugh as brightly and movingly as hers, it would be great, and she might be a lot more pleasing.

Who doesn't want to be liked by others.

At the end of the song, the second uncle applauded with satisfaction: "Okay, okay." You took out 20 taels of silver, and Dieyu took the silver with a slight bow.

"Butterfly thanked the Lord of Han for the reward."

"Go out and tell people that I like this shepherd, and if you come out to sing and ask for trouble, you will report my name."

The mother Sang who followed Die Yu saluted constantly: "Thank you, Lord Han, thank you Lord Han, Die Yu, thank you Lord Han quickly."

"Die Yu thanked Lord Han." Die Yu still maintained her posture. This is what Prince Han likes. If you are as flustered as Mammy, you will lose your dignity.

Die Yu is naturally happy, which means that someone is covering it. One is that it is enough to say it out, and the other is that some prodigal sons who have no morality dare not do anything to themselves. The name of Prince Han is here.

After listening to the tune, Prince Han finally agreed to leave. When he walked to the door of the tea house, Zhu Zhanchang turned around and said, "Mr. Lin Miao, I will trouble you about the entertainment section, and you have to find a more precise accountant."

"The old man must do his best."

Zhu Zhanchang looked at Ji Zhenlun, a Qinhuai writer who hadn't said a word for a long time, and said, "Your book is actually well written. If you change it, it will be serialized in the newspaper."

Zhu Zhanchang's words brought light to Ji Zhenlun's eyes again.

After seeing off a few people, Lin Miao smiled and said to Ji Zhenlun, "You have met a noble person."

"Mr. Lin Miao, can my book really be serialized and published in a newspaper?"

"Yes." Lin Miao nodded, Ji Zhenlun raised his arms and shouted, Lin Miao signaled that he should not be too complacent, and then said: "Today you meet a noble person, and I also met a noble person. Although I am old, I would like to pave a way for future generations who love novels. Road, let the good stories be heard."

However, Zhu Gaojiao didn't care about Zhu Zhanchang's newspaper, but still reminisced about the tune of the butterfly language just now.

"Zhanyi just now, I saw that the Qing shepherd smiled at you several times. Do you have any unique method for the Qing shepherds? Why do these Qing shepherds like you very much."

"Maybe it's because I see that I'm a big kid."

Zhu Gaojiu looked puzzled: "Is this word a compliment?"

"I don't know why anyway."

"Where to go next?"

"I have to go to the bank."

Zhu Gaojiao yawned: "Then I won't go, you two follow him, and I'll go." Two guards were sent to protect Zhu Zhanchang and he left.

Zhu Zhanchang came to the Central Bank of Daming. At this time, Zhao Quan's Industrial and Commercial Bank of China had been established. At the same time, there was also the Agricultural Bank of Daming, which received the most attention. Because the Central Bank of Daming was not responsible for personal business, the door was not very lively. It's been very busy.

A lot of people were busy coming and going, so Zhu Zhanchang went straight to Ma Xiang.

At this time, Ma Xiang had a lot of paperwork piled up on the table. Recently, he has been busy for them, because everyone in the banking business is new, and if there are unreasonable things, they can only constantly find solutions at work.

But they have always maintained enough enthusiasm to make achievements, get promoted, and have to work hard?

"His Royal Highness, why are you here?" Ma Xiang saw Zhu Zhanchang, the shopkeeper, who had to put down his work no matter how busy he was.

"Let's see what's going on, and I'll ask you where our food stamp paper comes from."

As the head of the Banknote Printing Section, this matter is under his control.

"The original paper for treasure notes was made by the Baochao Paper Mill under our Baochao Division, and now the improved paper for food stamps is also used."

"Are you free to take me to the Baochao Paper Factory? There is also a printing factory."

Although Ma Xiang had a lot of things to do, he had to accompany Zhu Zhanchang, so he took Zhu Zhanchang to the Baochao Paper Factory, with the printing factory next to him.

Zhu Zhanchang looked at the paper factory. The current papermaking process is incomparable with modern times, but he has no knowledge in this regard, and can only rely on the craftsmen of Daming.

For newspaper paper, Zhu Zhanqian put forward several requirements: "thin, hard, and light." Paper mills are all masters, and now there is definitely no way to meet Zhu Zhanqin's newspaper needs 100%, but they can't be too demanding , do it first and then talk about it.

"Ma Xiang, after the paper is ready, I will have someone send the printing template in a few days. Because it is the beginning, I may have to trouble you to coordinate it."

"His Royal Highness, I am too frightened to say that. It is my honor to be able to help Your Highness."

In the Ming Dynasty, the application of movable type printing was very common, and the printing technology was sufficient for the time being.

Newspapers are much simpler than steam engines. Hardware requirements can be done at this stage, but it is not easy to do well in content.

"Maxiang will let the people who come to print and the factory settle the money when the time comes."

"How dare we accept your money, Your Highness."

Zhu Zhanchang said in a low voice, "Your Majesty means that the newspaper is made in the name of a private person, and using the imperial court's paper mill and printing factory is already beyond its authority. It's fine to trade normally and collect money normally."

"Listen to His Highness's arrangement."

Zhu Zhanchang amplified his voice and said, "By the way, His Majesty issued the Purple Gold Stele and the Medal of Yongle. If the improvement of papermaking is done well, it can be awarded. All walks of life and pioneers can be rewarded."

When the paper craftsmen heard Zhu Zhanchang's words, they also began to talk about it. In areas they didn't understand at all, they could only offer rewards to improve Daming's basic industries.

Ma Xiang asked curiously, "Your Highness, how do you sell this newspaper?"

"There are some small newspapers and magazines set up in the streets and alleys. You can buy a copy for a few coins or a small amount of food stamps when you pass by. They record the freshest current affairs for everyone to read, and also publish novels."

"Then I have to order one first." Ma Xiang said with a smile, half flattering and half really wanting to see it.

Thinking of the newsstand problem, Zhu Zhanchang remembered that the newsstand should be placed in a lively location, with the function of selling some gadgets.

Modern newsstands sell books, drinks, and many literary works with colors. Otherwise, it is impossible to maintain the operation of a newsstand by selling newspapers alone.

In this era, find some lively places and let those artisans who sell sugar or buy handicrafts sell them.

It happened that Lin Miao had a very high level in this line of rivers and lakes. After asking the guard to tell Lin Miao his thoughts, Lin Miao signaled that he would do it well.

This trip, from the content to the real newspaper, to the sales channel, is a complete run. Compared with the constant trial and error of the steam engine, it is really much easier.

On the other hand, Zhu Di sent two censors to him the next day, which gave Zhu Zhanchang a headache.

One of the major features of the Ming court was the speech officials. The Ming Dynasty speech officials were mainly composed of the imperial censors and the six divisions. Most of them were not high or even low in rank, but their political status was extremely prominent.

Discipline the emperor, control the way of speech, impeach and picket hundreds of officials and officials, inspect and inspect local officials, Ming spokesmen, especially young officials, all used to persuade the emperor to take his place, and were punished for remonstrance, even if they advertised the way you work.

A group of officials faithfully fulfilled their duties of supervision and picket, set things right, clearing the source of the original, going forward and succeeding, seeing death as home, and taking it as their responsibility to turn the tide in the past.

Therefore, the emperors and ministers who are often engaged cannot come down to the stage, and the prince is in control of the court, but because he ate too much, he was rebuked by the imperial censor several times.

Not to mention the King of Han, there are basically people picking on him every morning, if he can do it, I'm afraid they will be beaten every morning to vent his anger.

King Zhao was said to be not working hard enough because he had few children. If someone had not stopped Zhu Gaojiu from pulling out the censor's skin on the spot.

As soon as the two young censors appeared, one of the tall and thin middle-aged men shouted arrogantly.

"What's wrong with me, Li Shimian? Your Majesty wants to punish me to accompany the emperor's grandson to do that kind of newspaper. My two-rank jinshi are not used to play games with the emperor's grandson. Tomorrow I will go to the palace gate to avenge my injustice. Everyone in the city knows that the emperor bullies people."

(End of this chapter)