I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 420 No one thought about it, do something practical for the people
On the other hand, newspapers issued to ordinary people are not so popular.

Even though the news that the imperial court was about to issue a newspaper had been widely circulated in the capital before this, the price of two cents still made many people feel distressed.

For them, instead of spending two pennies to exchange for such a piece of paper that is too disgusting to wipe their buttocks, it is better to use the two pennies to do something else.

Therefore, although the scene was very lively, most of the common people took a wait-and-see attitude. After a while, there was not even a single person who was willing to pay.

In the end, seeing the dismal sales, the shopkeeper in charge of selling the newspaper had no choice but to lower the price of the newspaper to a penny.

After the price of newspapers dropped by a penny, at last someone was willing to pay a penny for a novelty.

A middle-aged man in coarse linen fumbled for a penny from his pocket, handed it to the boy in charge of selling newspapers, and immediately said.

"Bring me a newspaper!"

Seeing that someone was finally willing to pay for the newspaper, the shopkeeper immediately frowned with a smile, and handed a newspaper to the middle-aged man enthusiastically.

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

In the newspaper in front of me, except for the four characters Da Ming Daily on the top, the rest of the content is all illustrations.

The man's eyes were quickly attracted by the illustrations in the newspaper. Although those illustrations were rather crude, and only a few strokes were used to outline the characters, they unexpectedly had a different charm.

The middle-aged man looked at the illustrations in the newspaper and guessed the contents.

"Look at the costumes. The two sides seem to be at war. This side seems to be my Ming's army. I don't know where..."

Just as the middle-aged men were still guessing their respective identities on the illustration, they heard a sound of urging coming from their ears.

"Didn't the front line win recently? The army next to it must be the Tatar army!"

"Quick, turn back quickly, we want to see what happened behind?"

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

At this moment, they are stretching their necks, looking at the illustrations in the newspaper with relish.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man quickly covered the illustrations on the newspaper with his hands, and immediately opened his mouth.

"I bought this with money, you have to buy it yourself!"

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

This behavior of the middle-aged man was undoubtedly despised by everyone present.

"I'm so stingy, who the hell!"

"That's right, it's gone when you see the most exciting, really!"

On the one hand, these people are unwilling to pay, and on the other hand, they want to see the next development of the story.

In the end, driven by curiosity, many people paid for a newspaper.

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

In this way, people in the capital know that the new newspaper released by the imperial court is very interesting, and it only costs one penny to buy it.

For these people, they only need to spend a penny to find fun for half a day. Is there any more cost-effective pastime than this?
All of a sudden, there was an upsurge of reading newspapers in the entire capital.

……

The Forbidden City, the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

At this moment, Lu Fang is respectfully waiting beside Jiajing, reporting to him the newspaper sales after statistics.

"Your Majesty, newspapers are in short supply!"

When Lu Fang said this, she paused for a moment, her tone full of excitement.

"Today, the News Agency reprinted five newspapers in total, and the five reprinted newspapers were all sold out!"

"The part of the newspaper for officials and gentry..."

Before Lu Fang finished speaking, Jiajing interrupted impatiently: "Okay, let's talk about the main point. How are the sales of those newspapers for ordinary people?"

Hearing this, Lu Fang immediately calmed down, and immediately reported: "Your Majesty, the supply of newspapers for the common people is also in short supply!"

"In addition, according to the report sent by the servant who went out to inquire about the news, the people in the entire capital are currently discussing the new newspaper issued by the imperial court. The illustrations in the newspaper are very popular."

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

"Well, it seems that the previous strategy is correct. You'd better print a few more times. 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, she immediately responded respectfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After that, I saw Lu Fang showing hesitation, and immediately approached Jiajing's ear, whispering.

"Your Majesty, today Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge..."

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

"Oh, there is still such a thing?"

After the words fell, Jiajing fell into thinking, and the look on his face became serious. After a long while, Jiajing came back to his senses and warned Lu Fang.

"Lu Fang, send a few Jin Yiwei to go to Zhejiang, I want to see what happened there!"

Hearing this, Lu Fang lowered her head deeply, and immediately responded.

"Obey, Your Majesty, this servant will do it now!"

……

At night, Yan Mansion.

When Yan Shifan finally dealt with the affairs of the cabinet and came back from his 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 go to bed early.

With such thoughts in mind, Yan Shifan knocked on the door of the study, and only after getting permission, he opened the door and entered.

When he saw the neatly stacked newspapers that were as tall as a person in front of him, his jaw dropped in shock.

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

When Yan Song saw Yan Shifan coming, he didn't stop what he was doing, but carefully folded the newspaper in his hand and put it on it again.

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

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

"Right now, Zhejiang is extremely urgent..."

Faced with Yan Shifan's doubts, Yan Song didn't say anything, but handed Yan Shifan a newspaper in his hand, and said, "Let's take a look, the newspapers issued by the imperial court are pretty 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 above.

But Yan Shifan's mind was not on this at all, he saw the advertisement about Liuxinju pickles in the newspaper 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 feel..."

Seeing this situation, Yan Song sighed helplessly, and immediately motioned Yan Shifan to sit down in the empty seat beside him, before explaining unhurriedly.

"Why do you think I have to go there in person today?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shifan responded without thinking.

"Because today is the day when the imperial court officially publishes newspapers, His Majesty must..."

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

"Father, do you mean that you took this opportunity to secretly pass the news to His Majesty?"

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

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

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

I saw Yan Song glanced at Yan Shifan, and his tone was full of indisputable meaning: "Based on what I have known about him for so many years, he will definitely come!"

"I'm just making His Majesty suspicious of this matter by the way, because only after His Majesty learns about it, Xu Jiefang will make a move!"

"And we can also take this opportunity to delay some more time so that we can come up with countermeasures as soon as possible."

When Yan Song said this, the look in his eyes was dim, and he said silently.

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

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

After Yan Song's cough eased a bit, Yan Shifan asked with a worried look on his face.

"Father, not long ago I invited Imperial Physician Li to come to my door, and the prescriptions I prescribed for you..."

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

"It's okay, I've already taken the medicines prescribed by Dr. Li."

……

At this moment, in Prince Yu's mansion, Xu Jie also called everyone together to discuss countermeasures.

In the study room, Xu Jie frowned tightly and told everyone what happened during the day without any reservation.

After listening to Xu Jie's narration, Gao Gong on the side suddenly had this thought in his mind: "You guys said, could Yan Song use this opportunity to find out the reality on our side?"

After hearing Gao Gong's idea, Xu Jie immediately expressed his agreement: "Yes, I thought so too at first, but I always feel like I'm missing something?"

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng, who was silent on the side, turned his eyes to Xu Jie, his face was full of solemnity, and immediately confirmed to Xu Jie: "Old Xu Ge, you said earlier that Yan Song deliberately mentioned What happened in Zhejiang, right?"

Hearing this, Xu Jie thought for a moment, then responded without thinking: "Well, yes, Yan Song took the initiative to mention the things in Zhejiang to me at that time, but I didn't pay attention to it!"

After being confirmed by Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng fell into deep thought again, and kept murmuring: "Today is the day when the imperial court officially sells newspapers, so why did Yan Song mention this in person in public? ?”

At this moment, Zhu Zaixi, who was 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 Zaiyi's words, Xu Jie responded subconsciously: "Today is the official release day of the imperial court's newspaper, what's the matter?"

Immediately afterwards, Xu Jie suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and turned excitedly: "I understand, today is the day when the imperial court officially sells newspapers, and His Majesty will definitely pay attention to this matter!"

"If there is any disturbance, His Majesty will definitely know about it as soon as possible. Maybe His Majesty has sent Jinyiwei to Zhejiang right now!"

Seeing this situation, Gao Gong's face changed slightly, and he immediately advised Xu Jie: "Mr. Xu Ge, since His Majesty is involved in this matter, should we be more cautious? I can't bear it!"

Xu Jie just glanced at Gao Gong indifferently, then clenched his fists tightly, and said in a deep voice, "What are you afraid of? Before that, I wiped away all traces!"

"Right now, if Yan Song wants to obtain food, he can only start from Jiangxi and Fujian provinces. In Jiangxi, I have already told Cao Shunhe, the governor of Jiangxi, not to adjust the food without authorization. Even if Cao Shunhe is disobedient, I'm already fully prepared!"

"In Fujian, the current governor of Fujian is Tan Lun, one of our people, so don't worry at all!"

"At that time, even if His Majesty investigates, we won't be able to find our heads. As long as we grit our teeth and survive this period of time, we can formally launch a decisive battle against the strict party!"

When Xu Jie was talking about this, he made a promise to Gao Gong: "Don't worry, when the Yan Party is eradicated, the people's life will be easier. Before that, it's 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 brought down the Yan Party, the life of the common people would not be easy.

The corruption situation in Qingliu is comparable to that of Yandang, and even worse in some places!

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

Only when the former ones fall or leave, will the later ones have a chance to take over.

And although he and Yan Shifan participated in the daily cabinet discussions, in fact, they did not officially join the cabinet!
But right now, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Regardless of whether Xu Jie succeeds in overthrowing Yan, or Yan Song survives from desperation, in short, there will be major changes in the cabinet members.

At that time, I will also have the opportunity to officially join the cabinet. Next, I only need to work through my qualifications, and when I successfully take over as the chief assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Juzhengfang will be able to display his ambitions without any constraints!
"Let's wait a little longer, Zhang Juzheng, it will be your turn soon!"

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

……

Jiangxi, Nanchang Prefecture.

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

The above content is very simple, it is to prevent Cao Shunhe from mobilizing food for any reason in the near future!
Cao Shunhe, who had been in the officialdom for many years, was keenly aware of the abnormality, frowned and said silently to himself.

"What happened? Why did the household department issue such a notice all of a sudden?"

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

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

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

(End of this chapter)