Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 480 Brother-in-law, you have worked hard for the Ming Dynasty (Please subscribe!!)

platform?!
Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled when he heard this. "A newspaper is just a piece of paper. How can it become a platform?"

"Ahem, Your Majesty, this is just a metaphor from your son-in-law." Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't understand, Ouyang Lun had to speak directly: "People all have the habit of visiting markets, and the people also like the hustle and bustle, and they will also hold various markets."

"What does this have to do with newspapers?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Now that so many people in Daming read newspapers, isn't it like everyone is going to the market together? It will be quite lively?" Ouyang Lun smiled slightly, "So we can not only advertise in newspapers, but also publish statements, recruit workers, matchmaking, missing person notices, etc.!"

“Of course, there is a fee for publishing these in the newspaper, which is also a source of income.”

"In addition to this, we can also let everyone who buys the newspaper participate in a game, and the lucky winner of the game will receive a grand prize. Of course, participating in the game also requires paying a certain fee, which is another source of income!"

"Game? What game?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked hurriedly.

"Well, Your Majesty has asked me to keep it a secret. I am still designing this game. Once it is completed, I will definitely satisfy Your Majesty." Ouyang Lun said with a smile.

"You are keeping me in suspense again!" Zhu Yuanzhang muttered, and then asked, "Do you have any other ways to make money using newspapers?"

"Of course there are ways, but you can't bite off more than you can chew. If you take too big a step, you may end up hurting yourself. The income from newspaper sales, advertising, news publishing, and game participation fees can bring at least 200 million yuan a year to Ming!" Ouyang Lun said slowly: "And as Ming develops, there will be more ways to operate newspapers, and even new carriers will emerge to make more money!"

"As for now, I think it's good enough to do all that I just said."

Ouyang Lun’s words were very pertinent. The emergence of newspapers only allowed “news” to enter every household in the Ming Dynasty. As a time traveler, Ouyang Lun was well aware that there were many ways to play with newspapers and news, but the hardware facilities in the Ming Dynasty could not keep up.

However, as time goes by, driven by many revolutionary technologies, the hardware problem will definitely be solved in the future.

An increase from 100 million to 200 million, this looks pretty good. Zhu Yuanzhang was quite satisfied, so he did not blame Ouyang Lun. On the contrary, Zhu Yuanzhang was more curious about what the game that Ouyang Lun mentioned would look like.

"Ouyang Lun, since you have told the truth, I will leave this matter to you!"

"The newspaper must be established here for me! And make a lot of money."

"Also, I wonder if I can participate in the game you mentioned?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked seriously.

"Of course, this game is for all the people of Ming Dynasty. Anyone who is from Ming Dynasty can participate in it!" Ouyang Lun answered firmly.
"Okay! Ouyang Lun and the prince can go ahead and do it boldly. Don't let me down!" Zhu Yuanzhang said excitedly.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will work hard!" After saying that, Ouyang Lun raised his head again. "Your Majesty, there shouldn't be anything else to do next, right? Can I go back directly?"

"Go!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had already gotten the answer he wanted, so naturally there was no reason to force Ouyang Lun to stay.

"Your Majesty, Prince's brother-in-law, I will take my leave!"

After saying this, Ouyang Lun left the Hall of Supreme Harmony. He walked away so quickly that he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Watching Ouyang Lun disappear from his sight, Zhu Yuanzhang muttered softly, "Biao'er, what on earth is in Ouyang Lun's brain? Why can he always come up with some unheard-of methods?"

"Your Majesty, I have also thought about these issues before. Brother-in-law Ouyang's knowledge far exceeds that of anyone in the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Biao said with some admiration.

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless for a while, "I asked you to judge, not to sing praises to Ouyang Lun! You must remember that you are the crown prince of Ming Dynasty, the future emperor of Ming Dynasty, and the only one you can worship is yourself!"

"Oh, I understand!" Zhu Biao nodded.

"Biao'er, don't you find it strange that Ouyang Lun is so smart?" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask puzzledly.

"Father, what's so strange about this? Talented and righteous people often have special hobbies or personalities that are different from ordinary people. Isn't Brother Ouyang's case just right?" Zhu Biao said indifferently: "Besides, it is rumored that when you were born, the sky was full of red light, like a god descending to the earth. Isn't this much more legendary than Brother Ouyang's!"

"Well, he can be the same as us! No, what I mean is that the strangeness in Ouyang Lun is different from ours!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"I think they are similar. They are both different from ordinary people. My father is a god who came to earth and a natural emperor. And my brother-in-law Ouyang may also be a god who came to earth and a natural smart man!" Zhu Biao said with a smile.

"You really were fooled by Ouyang Lun." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head. He now regretted letting Zhu Biao study with Ouyang Lun, but he had no choice but to learn!

"Your Majesty, I still have many questions I would like to ask my brother-in-law Ouyang. I will withdraw now." After saying this, Zhu Biao hurried away.

"Ah" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and shook his head again.

Ouyang Lun had just come out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and had not taken a few steps when Crown Prince Zhu Biao caught up with him.

"Brother-in-law, the Crown Prince, will you not continue to listen to His Majesty's teachings?"

Ouyang Lun teased.

"Brother-in-law, please stop teasing me. My father asked me to run a newspaper with you, but I have many questions I want to ask you!" Zhu Biao said with a smile.

Looking at Zhu Biao's eagerness for knowledge, Ouyang Lun couldn't help but admire that Zhu Biao was indeed very different from Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Brother-in-law, I have said everything I should say in front of His Majesty. You were there at the time, so what questions do you have?"

"What you said in the Hall of Supreme Harmony was just a rough outline. Now we two have to discuss how to do it specifically." Zhu Biao said impatiently: "Brother-in-law, should we call the relevant officials together and assign them tasks?"

"Or we can learn from our father and go on a secret visit to learn about newspapers across the Ming Dynasty. Of course, we also have to talk to the people. Only in this way can we know the true situation and problems of the newspapers. Then we can work hard to correct and optimize the problems we find!"

"Without further ado, let's set off now!"

"No, no, I want to go back and lie down!" Ouyang Lun waved his hands repeatedly, and even quickly took two steps back to keep a relatively safe distance from Zhu Biao. He was really afraid that Zhu Biao would rush over, grab his hand and run out of the palace.

It was sad enough for him to come to the Ming Dynasty to "work" for Zhu Yuanzhang, and it was absolutely impossible for him to be a "hard-working worker"!
He had just talked so much with Zhu Yuanzhang without even drinking a sip of tea. He now had to go back to the clan residence to rest immediately.

Um! ?

Seeing that Ouyang Lun rejected his suggestion without hesitation, Zhu Biao was puzzled and said, "Brother-in-law, this matter is urgent! How can you not be anxious? Are you fooling your father with what you said to him? No wonder your father said that you can fool people and asked me to pay more attention. I thought it was not true, but now..."

Forehead.
Ouyang Lun's face was full of black lines.

At this stage, I cannot destroy my good image in Zhu Biao's eyes, otherwise where can I find a perfect tool like Zhu Biao?

"Brother Prince, I think you really misunderstood." "Actually." Ouyang Lun covered his forehead with his hands, and his body swayed slightly, as if he was unable to stand steadily.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao asked with concern, "Brother-in-law, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? Do you want me to call the imperial physician for you?"

"I'm fine, just too tired. I'll be fine after a while." Ouyang Lun said slowly.

"Too tired?" Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, then he thought of something and said quickly: "Brother-in-law, you must be tired from dealing with the Confucianism chaos, newspapers and the imperial examination reform during this period of time!"

"Although you didn't participate in handling specific matters, the solutions were all yours, which consumed too much of your energy. This is called..."

Ouyang Lun: “It’s a headache.”

"Yes, it is a headache. Although you seem to have it easier than any of us, you are the most tired one. What's more, you have to bear the pressure brought by your father!"

"I understand this the most!"

Zhu Biao looked at Ouyang Lun with great sympathy, and there was no longer any doubt in his eyes.

I rely on!

Prince's brother-in-law, you are worthy of it! Your imagination is even better than I expected.

Originally, Ouyang Lun just wanted to pretend to be tired so as to avoid Zhu Biao's suspicion and have an excuse to go back and rest. However, he did not expect that Zhu Biao's ability to imagine was so strong that he directly portrayed him as a person who worked hard for the Ming Dynasty.

While Ouyang Lun was thinking, Zhu Biao put his hand on Ouyang Lun's shoulder and said, "Brother-in-law, I have seen all your efforts. Although my father often doesn't understand you, I do!"

"Don't worry about the newspaper operation. Since my father asked us to take charge, although I can't help you with the method, you can rest assured that I will do the work!"

Seeing Zhu Biao's determined look, Ouyang Lun nodded, "Okay!"

Then Ouyang Lun took out a memorial and handed it to Zhu Biao, "Brother-in-law, this is the newspaper operation manual I wrote late at night. It details the steps for how the newspaper should be run next. You just need to follow the steps above!"

“It’s really great to have this thing!”

Zhu Biao took the memorial and said seriously, "Brother-in-law, don't worry, I will do it myself and will never waste your efforts!"

"You're not feeling well, go back and rest!"

"Come on, I'll help you back!"

Ouyang Lun waved his hand and refused, "Time is precious, Prince, you should go and take care of business first. The clan residence is not far away, I can go back alone."

"This..." Zhu Biao hesitated.

"Brother Prince, the future of the Ming Dynasty lies in your hands. Please don't let my efforts go to waste, otherwise my efforts will be in vain!" Ouyang Lun said very solemnly.

"Yes, brother-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely do what you asked me to do!" Zhu Biao nodded heavily.

"Come on! I have high hopes for you, brother-in-law of the Crown Prince!" Ouyang Lun patted Zhu Biao on the shoulder, then turned and left.

Watching Ouyang Lun's back as he left, Zhu Biao suddenly felt that Ouyang Lun's back was very great, and couldn't help but sigh: "Father always said that Brother-in-law Ouyang was lazy and unmotivated, and had no idea of ​​the overall situation. I think Father is wrong this time, very wrong!"

"Brother-in-law Ouyang is the most hardworking and motivated person I have ever seen, and his heart is filled with the Ming Dynasty!"

"Others may not understand Brother-in-law Ouyang Lun, but I do!!"

Zhu Biao had been watching Ouyang Lun go away, and then he reacted, "Hurry up and take a look at the specific steps in Brother-in-law Ouyang's memorial. I just need to follow these steps!"

As he spoke, Zhu Biao had already opened the memorial.

"Regarding advertising revenue, the first step is to gather all the heads of state-owned and private enterprises. All those in Kyoto should come, and a few representatives from other regions should be called. The representatives must have sufficient strength and prestige in the local area."

"Hold a meeting with them and explain to them in detail the benefits of advertising in newspapers!"

"After they understand the benefits of advertising in newspapers, we will announce the recruitment of advertising space in major newspapers. Since the number of spots is limited, all spots will be auctioned!"

"Brother-in-law Ouyang has great means!"

After seeing this first step, Zhu Biao's eyes suddenly lit up.

Zhu Biao wanted to read the entire memorial, but after thinking it over, he closed it and said, "No, I have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. I will finish the first step first and then look at the next one!"

After carefully putting away Ouyang Lun's memorial, Zhu Biao walked towards the Ministry of Revenue.

"Advertise those products in newspapers? Will the merchants accept it? And how do we set the price? If it's too expensive, the merchants won't buy it. We can't force them to buy it, right? If we set it too low, the court will suffer the loss."

When the Minister of Revenue Guo Zi heard the news, he was quite puzzled and said, "Your Highness, please think twice about this matter!"

"Should we go and discuss this with the Prince Consort?"

Zhu Biao shook his head and said firmly, "No need. This matter was given to me and Brother-in-law Ouyang by my father. Brother-in-law Ouyang has already given me all the key points before I came. From now on, I will be fully responsible!"

"So that's how it is. Since the Prince Consort already knows, I will fully cooperate with His Highness!" Hearing that Ouyang Lun had already agreed, Guo Zi no longer hesitated, "But, does Your Highness have a solution to the problem I just raised?"

"My brother-in-law didn't tell me about the price. Since he didn't say anything, it doesn't matter. Besides, advertising space is not something a businessman can get just by wanting it. He must participate in the auction. After the auction is over, the price will naturally come out." Zhu Biao thought for a moment and said slowly.

"That makes sense!" Guo Zi nodded. "Then I will go down and prepare now. Do you want to invite the Prince Consort to the scene on the day of the Merchants Conference?"

Hearing this, Zhu Biao thought seriously, "Brother-in-law has been working hard for the court, and he is exhausted. Let's wait until everything is done before reporting to him."

Um! ?

Guo Zi was stunned. Was the person the prince was talking about really the prince consort he knew?

(End of this chapter)