Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 195 The first issue is finalized

Chapter 195 The first issue is finalized

Naturally, Zhu Yuanzhang would not take it lightly as for the memorial that Hu Weiyong personally sent to the palace. He immediately put down the memorial in his hand and started processing it first.

But at this glance, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

"Wei Yong, these officials obviously receive salaries, why do you still pay them?"

Here he comes!

As soon as he heard Zhu Yuanzhang say this, Mr. Hu showed his face like a subway old man on his mobile phone on the spot.

Damn it, I knew this guy would be the first to focus on this.

This man really has no money.

However, what needs to be explained still needs to be explained, otherwise, this matter will be messed up.

He still hopes to take the approved documents and go back to continue brainwashing people.

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, the emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers. How can there be any reason to just make people work without paying them."

"Your Majesty, I understand that it is already stated in the articles of association. After several consecutive issues are published and the influence of Ming Weekly increases, there may be more submissions."

"But now, the editors within our newspaper must write it one by one."

"After all, only if they come up with examples, others will know what manuscript we want!"

"Therefore, I promised these bonuses to make them pay more attention and work more!"

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little dissatisfied, Hu Weiyong had an idea and put forward a condition.

"Moreover, in just one year, the Ming Dynasty Weekly News Agency will be able to become self-sufficient."

"The salaries and operating costs of all officials will be paid by the newspaper itself."

"So, Your Majesty, you have to wait for a year to get a government office that only works for free. How wonderful!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was happy when he heard this.

Got it!

Weiyong still understands us!

Hehe, if it can be like this, that would be really good.

Thinking of this, Lao Zhu no longer struggled with this matter, which was equivalent to acknowledging that Hu Weiyong was using money to hit people.

However, he frowned and asked another question.

"No, Weiyong, let's see here, why did you, the chief official, get a fourth rank?"

"We think it's good for you to be such a big deal. Why don't you get yourself a higher grade?"

"We really think it doesn't matter if you get a second-grade one!"

"You...we can't wrong you!"

Hu Weiyong's heart moved!

Well, I knew this old boy Zhu Yuanzhang was going to do this.

Why did I deliberately only want a fourth-grade official position? Isn't it because I'm afraid that if I set a high position, a lot of bad things will be thrown at me?

Moreover, if my real level is high, wouldn't it be easier for you to transfer me to other departments as a coolie?

That's it, pretty good!

Seeing that Hu Weiyong was silent, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Hu Weiyong was thinking about the court and himself.

After all, when the yamen is first established, the general staff's grades will be kept in mind, so that they can be rewarded later.

Just because it was a little unfair to the first chief officer.

As a "loyal minister and good general" of the old Zhu family, Mr. Hu naturally doesn't care about this thing.

No, after getting Zhu Yuanzhang's approval and taking the masthead specially inscribed by Lao Zhu and the Yamen plaque, Mr. Hu returned directly to the newspaper office.

As soon as I told everyone that all the regulations of the Yamen were passed, the cheers of the officials never stopped.

All fools know that this newspaper company is in the right place.

Just for the money and future inside, they all made a fortune.

Of course, whether you can earn more depends on how well the previous issues of the newspaper sell.

Obviously, these matters are closely related to all the officials from top to bottom of the newspaper office. Therefore, under Hu Weiyong's constant brainwashing, these officials who were usually pampered were driven around like donkeys.

Five days later, after constant adjustments and revisions, the first issue of Daming Weekly was finally released by a group of people.

All the officials looked at the thick stack of newspapers in their hands, about the size of two books, with the smell of ink, and almost burst into tears.

"Look, this is the word I wrote, this is my name, hahaha"

"Writing lyrics is nothing. Look, our name is here. Shiwen is not as popular as your acid words, hahahaha."

"That's great, that's great, we really did it!"

"..."

All the officials couldn't help but sigh as they looked at the newspapers in their hands.

After a lot of hard work, I finally got this thing out.

God knows how many scoldings they received during this period?

God knows how many times they wrote a manuscript back?

God, who can know their suffering.

But now, looking at the newspapers in their hands, they feel that everything is worth it.

After Hu Weiyong carefully checked it twice, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he took the first newspaper into the palace.

Since it is a new thing, it naturally has to be given to the investor Zhu Yuanzhang.

You can't let him feel like his money was wasted.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had never experienced the information bombardment of later generations, simply couldn't put it down when he looked at the newspapers with all kinds of information written in his hands.

"Hey, these anecdotes are interesting!"

"Hey, there are also prices for rice, noodles, grains and oils on the street here. This is good!"

"Haha, Weiyong, you wrote this article praising us yourself. It makes us feel embarrassed!"

Yes, in the first issue, Hu Weiyong shamelessly wrote a vernacular article flattering Zhu Yuanzhang.

Just come up with a gimmicky title, stir up the mood, and use some parallel sentences to create an atmosphere.

I didn’t know how many Internet articles and copywriting I saw in my previous life, but now that I have done something about it, it will naturally make people excited.

The key is that he is not talking nonsense, what he writes is the real achievements of Lao Zhu.

After all, Lao Zhu is indeed a legend.

And with Lao Zhu's nod, the first issue was officially finalized.

On the issue of issuance, Hu Weiyong, uncharacteristically, stopped calling on people in official circles.

Instead, he collected a group of beggars in the city who had no food to eat.

After having someone clean them up briefly, each of them was given a pair of coarse cloth clothes with "Da Ming Weekly" written on the back.

Then they became employees of Daming Weekly Newspaper.

Every day they have to get newspapers from the newspaper office and go to designated areas to sell them.

If they sell newspapers, they will get an extra income for each additional copy.

For these beggars who used to have no food or clothing, this is like rain from heaven.

The next day, when people took to the streets as usual, they found a large number of children appearing out of nowhere carrying a bag.

These children all wore uniform clothes and shouted loudly as they walked.

"Take a look at the weekly newspaper appointed by His Majesty. If you pay thirty cents a copy, you will know all the major events in the world!"

"Take a look, take a look..."

(End of this chapter)