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Chapter 137 Zhu Youxiao’s Investment (Please subscribe)

In the second year of the Apocalypse, Xu Hongru, a member of the White Lotus Sect, incited his followers to rebel in Jingzhou, Qizhou, Hebei and Yuncheng, Shandong. He supported Xu Hongru as the Zhongxing Fulie Emperor, established the title of Mahayana Xingsheng, established official positions, and established political power.

As soon as this incident came out, the White Lotus cultists in Hebei, Henan and other places also responded one after another, covering half of Shandong and the vast areas on both sides of the canal. They blocked water transportation and severely damaged the government and soldiers many times. It took the Ming court eight months to wipe out them.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao glanced at Sun Yingyuan expressionlessly.

Historically, Xu Hongru will rebel next year, which is still more than a year away. As long as you give yourself time to train the Jingying camp, send Jin Yiwei to arrest him in advance, and if there is still rebellion, send the Jingying camp and Shandong to jointly encircle and suppress him, and everything will be fine.

"The White Lotus Sect has been repeatedly banned. I will talk to my brother when I get back and ask him to say hello to Shuntian Mansion to see if they can investigate strictly. If there is any news, let the court know as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be too late to trigger a civil uprising. .”

After thinking about it, he also comforted Lu Xiangsheng. Lu Xiangsheng originally just wanted to complain, but he didn't expect that this young man not only listened, but also wanted to help him.

"Thank you, Brother Wang. If you are so concerned about national affairs, you must be a person who cares about heaven and earth. Please accept Lu's worship."

After saying this, he bowed his hands. Zhu Youxiao did not comment and accepted his bow with a smile.

"Sir, please give me some tea. Brother Lu, you haven't been here for a while. Why do you have time to drink tea now?"

Huang Dong happened to come over to refill tea, but he was secretly surprised by this scene.

He knew that Lu Xiangsheng was a good candidate, and he was still so young, so he would have a bright future.

Most people would treat each other with courtesy when they met him, but now this man accepted Lu Xiangsheng's bow calmly, and he was even more convinced that this man was not a simple man.

Lu Xiangsheng is very familiar with him, so naturally he won't be so outspoken.

"I've been visiting relatives and friends these past few days, and now I finally have some free time. Come and sit here and kill some time."

Zhu Youxiao just learned from Lu Xiangsheng that this person fled from Shandong, so he also wanted to take this opportunity to ask about the disaster situation in Shandong.

"Brother, I heard that Brother Lu fled here from Shandong last year, so I would like to ask how the disaster was when he left. Is there any relief from the government?"

When Huang Dong saw the young master asking him, he glanced at Lu Xiangsheng and spoke with a sad expression on his face.

"Alas, there are so many natural and man-made disasters these days. I remember when I left, one of the more than 30 households in our village had already starved to death, and seven or eight households had fled."

"Then the government doesn't care."

"They said they were offering porridge, but when I went there, I found that there was no queue. They said it was porridge but it was just rice soup. It was useless. I could only sell the four acres of land at home to the landlord at a low price. Master, come here to join your uncle."

Huang Dong didn't tell Zhu Youxiao about the escape process, and Huang Dong was the only one who managed to reach the capital.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but lament his ill-fated fate. Just imagine that if he traveled through time and became an ordinary person in the late Ming Dynasty, he might not be able to survive in such a situation. He felt a little pitiful for Huang Dong.

So he looked at He Ning. He Ning also understood what Zhu Youxiao meant, and immediately took out a silver ingot and handed it to Zhu Youxiao.

"It's fate that we meet each other. I'm very sad to hear about your situation from Brother Lu today. There's nothing I can do to help you. It would be good for you to take this money and help support your family in the future."

Seeing the young man bring him a large silver ingot, Huang Dong shook his head like a rattle and quickly refused.

"No, sir. This is too valuable. I can't accept it. Besides, I have a living now and can live a comfortable life. Thank you very much, sir."

Seeing Huang Dong's refusal, Lu Xiangsheng also started to speak for him with a smile.

"Brother Wang, he actually came here to help the waiter. He also has a job now and makes a lot of money. He can earn more than ten taels of silver in a month."

"What kind of business?"

This statement aroused Zhu Youxiao's interest. Huang Dong fled to the capital and had no background or background. How could he make so much money in a month?

"Huang Dong, come on, introduce your business to Mr. Wang, and ask him to give you some business advice."

Huang Dong didn't hesitate when he saw this, and explained it directly to Zhu Youxiao.

"Brother Lu was joking, I earned hard money. Now the General Affairs Department does not sell the "Da Ming Daily" every day, but the quantity is small and the price is high, so I queue up to buy one every day and hire someone to extract the content. Sell ​​it to people who need it at a low price and make a profit from the price difference."

Isn't this equivalent to buying it yourself, piracy and reselling it, but Zhu Youxiao doesn't care about this.

"See if there are a lot of people buying your business."

Huang Dong nodded, rubbed his hands, and felt a little proud.

"It's true that the General Affairs Department's newspapers are very expensive and cost a penny. Most people can't afford them. I copied them and sold them for fifty pence, and many more people bought them. It's a pity."

After listening to Huang Dong's explanation, Zhu Youxiao instantly felt that he still had some ideas, and nodded calmly.His purpose of publishing a newspaper is to let the people at the bottom understand the public sentiment and control the power of public opinion. However, if the price of the newspaper is high, naturally fewer people will buy and read it, and his purpose will naturally not be achieved. Therefore, Huang Dong's approach is actually still there help him.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Huang Dong and thought he was a talent.

"I've also read this newspaper. The imperial court reports, Hanlin reviews, etc. are quite good. I didn't expect that the people would pay attention to it and make money like this. It seems that you are also a person with ideas."

"Thank you, guest officer. The common people are very interested in the daily news from the imperial court. Especially scholars and merchants want to read it. Although there was a newspaper in the past, it was inconvenient after all. Now that there is a newspaper, naturally everyone wants to buy it. I took a trick."

"You come into contact with newspapers every day, so do you think there is anything that can be improved about this newspaper?"

Seeing that he could analyze the advantages of the newspaper, Zhu Youxiao wanted to test him. If his words were good, he would not mind helping this person.

Huang Dong was not annoyed when he saw Zhu Youxiao kept asking. He thought about it for a while and patiently told Zhu Youxiao.

"I come from a humble background, have no knowledge, and don't know any improvements. However, when I was selling, someone actually said a few points. I also wrote it down. When I see the guest today to ask, I will tell you. , please forgive me if I didn’t say it well.”

"When I was selling it, I found that there was too much content in the newspaper. There were more than 20 pages of memorials, comments, etc. in one newspaper. I think this is why it was so expensive.

But I think many people just want to know the outline of the matter and are not interested in the content of the memorial. So I think if the newspapers have more outlines of the court affairs and compress the content to four or five pages, it will be cheap and can be printed in large quantities. More people watch. "

"In addition, this newspaper is currently only distributed in the capital, and the quantity sold is small. Although I heard that it can be sold in other provinces, there is no news. In addition, many people from outside will order from me. I am also thinking about how to make a living from this business. Big, so that outsiders can also read the "Da Ming Daily", which will make more money."

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"Okay, okay, you are indeed a talent. You have a sharp eye and can see the current problems of the newspaper at a glance. No wonder you can make money."

Huang Dong said five or six things in one breath, and Zhu Youxiao nodded repeatedly. This is indeed a problem for newspapers at present, but the people in the General Affairs Department only care about printing and not circulation, so if Huang Dong hadn't mentioned these issues, he would have never mentioned them at all. have no idea.

"Since you are honest with me, let me give you some suggestions to make your business bigger. Newspapers are expensive now. Even if you sell them for fifty cents, some people still think they are expensive.

Instead of doing this, you can find teahouses, restaurants and other places where people eat and rest, and tell them that they can attract customers to the store by having someone read the newspaper. In ancient times, there were tea doctors, and now it is not a bad idea to have newspaper doctors.As long as these stores are not stupid, they will definitely agree. "

"As for the fact that there are many people who want to buy, but the General Affairs Department sells few. Then let's see if we can discuss with someone from the General Affairs Department to let you order newspapers in large quantities. Then you can find someone to sell newspapers in the capital. As for people from other places who want to If you buy it, you can send it to various provinces through the post station, and it is not impossible for the orderer to pick up the newspaper directly at the various post stations."

Huang Dong thought it was feasible after hearing Zhu Youxiao's first suggestion, but when she heard the second suggestion, she immediately felt it was unreliable.

Not to mention whether he has the money to do these things, let's just say that he is an ordinary citizen with no connections. The people in the General Affairs Department don't have to worry about selling newspapers, so why should they let him order a large number of newspapers.

So after listening, he looked embarrassed and expressed his doubts.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xiangsheng laughed out loud after hearing this and patted Huang Dong on the shoulder.

"Thankfully, I thought you were smart before, but why don't you understand now? You definitely can't do it alone, but what if you have someone to help you?"

As he said that, he looked at Zhu Youxiao.Huang Dong also reacted at this time, and immediately made up his mind and bowed to Zhu Youxiao.

"I'm confused. If I can come up with such suggestions, I think the young master will definitely help me. I, Huang Dong, am just a commoner, and I know that opportunities are hard to come by. Please give me a chance, so that I, Huang Dong, can do something." Something is coming."

As soon as Zhu Youxiao came in, Huang Dong felt that he was not an ordinary person. During this period of time when he was selling newspapers, many local gangsters came to him, and even many noble servants made things difficult for him. He knew that he was just an ordinary person. Without a backstage, I have to swallow this hardship by myself.

Although he didn't know who this young man was this time, he still believed Brother Lu's vision, so he felt guilty and wanted to seize the opportunity to take a gamble.

When Zhu Youxiao saw this, he also teased Lu Xiangsheng.

"You, today is just a one-sided affair, so just try to find trouble for me."

Then he turned to Huang Dong who was bowing and said.

"Today you and I are destined to meet each other. I see that you are also a talent. Since you are determined to achieve something in your career, I can also help you. I will give you capital and help you connect people. But how far you can achieve it depends on your ability. Good fortune.”

Huang Dong was overjoyed when he saw this, thinking that he had really made the right bet. He immediately thought of inviting Zhu Youxiao, Lu Xiangsheng and others to a restaurant to have dinner and drinks to discuss what to do and how to divide the profits.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and refused directly.

"Forget it, forget it, I finally came out to play once, but I still want to see the lantern festival. As for the newspaper, I leave it to you. Someone will come to you in a few days and give you 3000 taels, which will be used as my investment money. .

As for the General Affairs Department, I will recruit people to say hello. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, go to the General Affairs Department and someone will naturally receive you to discuss the matter.I've almost finished drinking, and I'm still thinking about going out to have fun. "

As he said that, he wanted to get up and leave.

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