When everyone is in a desperate situation, they always want to seize any opportunity for life. This is the human instinct to survive.

In the prison of the Nanjing Criminal Department, those civil servants who were lucky enough to survive Xiaoling had different thoughts. They were either waiting for Master Wang with expectation and constantly cursing Prince De, or they were waiting for new opportunities with expectation.

When it comes.

Shi Lei came to Duke Wei, no, it should be the Governor's Mansion, entered the Prince's study, bowed first, and then reported.

"Your Majesty, I just came from the prison."

"oh."

Zhu Guoqiang was looking down at a directory of military officers and assistants that he had just compiled.

In troubled times, seizing military power is more important than anything else!

This is a matter of life and fortune, a matter of overwhelming importance!

At present, there are five sources of officers and soldiers in Zhu Guoqiang's army. One is the soldiers who followed all the way from Jinan, the other is the remnants of Liu Liangzuo who were recruited, the third is the sailors from the Peacock Banner, and the fourth is brought by Huang Degong, Mou Wenxu and Yang Yufan

The Ming army, the fifth is the Minzhuang organized and trained by Liaodong and Shandong.

Just look at the origins of these officers and soldiers, and you will know what Zhu Guoqiang's true direct lineage is, but if you want to conquer the world, you don't just rely on direct lineage, but you have to twist all the power into a rope. How can this person with mixed origins

Build your troops into your own army!

This is the most important thing!

Since it is to be built, the army needs to be reorganized, and how to adjust the officers during the reorganization is undoubtedly the top priority. But how to reorganize it will not arouse the opposition of others, especially Huang Degong, Mou Wenxuan, and Yang Yufan.

This is something Zhu Qiangguo has to consider.

Balancing interests is the most troublesome. After all, the ultimate goal of balancing is for yourself.

"What's the situation like there?"

Putting the roster together, Zhu Guoqiang looked at Shi Lei and asked.

"Your Majesty, many of them still have grievances against you! In fact, I really don't understand why they should be spared. It would be great if we killed them all yesterday!"

Facing Shi Lei's sigh, Zhu Guoqiang smiled and said.

"Killing is easy! But killing is heart-breaking! The reason why I kept them here is because these people are Shilin leaders. Killing them casually will definitely cause a backlash in public opinion. I occupied Nanjing by relying on the temporary public support.

, If you want to be like Emperor Gao, take Nanjing as the foundation and take root here, you can't just rely on temporary achievements. If the people of Shilin are not on my side..."

Zhu Guoqiang shook his head and said helplessly.

"The reason why Emperor Chengzu moved the capital to the capital was probably because of Jiangnan's resistance to him. In any case, in the eyes of the world now, the one in the capital is still orthodox. Even though I built the governor's palace, although I still guard the

I have the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, but if someone incites it, the reputation of disobedience will still be attributed to me, ordinary people..."

Zhu Guoqiang asked with a rather sighing sigh.

"The people in Nanjing may be on my side, but what about the whole of Nanzhili? If the whole Shilin says that I am a rebel! Then in the ears of the people, I am a rebel and a rebellious minister. Therefore, if I want to be in the

If Jiangnan can stand firm, it must win the hearts and minds of the people with them! Win public opinion! In fact, it means winning public opinion!"

The experience of another world tells Zhu Guoqiang the importance of fighting for public opinion. Those who win public opinion win the world. The reason why those gentry in the Ming Dynasty were able to incite public opinion at every turn was ultimately due to their control of the grassroots topic power!

And why are the people willing to believe in the gentry?

Because these gentry are all the ‘big Vs’ around them!

The government is trusted by the familiar ‘big Vs’ around us!

This is also the basis for the "big V" to incite public opinion. Therefore, in Zhu Guoqiang's view, winning and controlling public opinion is now even more important than fighting.

"The reason why I don't move them now is because I want to wait until the time is right to bring these people out and start a public opinion war."

War of public opinion.

People of this era obviously didn't expect that much. It can even be said that the reason why many emperors, generals and ministers throughout the ages failed in political struggles was precisely because they ignored public opinion.

For Zhu Guoqiang, whether in history or reality, he has seen too many characters who win political battles to win public opinion.

"But the prince has long nights and dreams. The longer he leaves those people there, the more likely it is that something will go wrong."

"It's okay. It's better to have problems now than in the future. Keeping them will naturally be of great use,"

After smiling, Zhu Guoqiang changed the subject and asked.

"Have you found the person I want?"

The prince's question made Shi Lei nod.

"Your Majesty, that person is in Nanjing. As long as your Majesty wants to see him, you can invite him to your residence at any time!"

It seems that history has not changed much. He is still in Nanjing as in history, which is good. It will be easier to handle this matter with him.

"Then invite him over!"

When he received the invitation from the Governor's Mansion, Yu Yingjia felt his legs were weak. After all, he had... heard and witnessed the murder of the Governor and the Crown Prince.

What is this man doing to me now?

Yu Yingjia couldn't figure it out. He was just a businessman and a bookseller. He didn't have much money. Even if that man wanted money, he didn't have to come to him. After all, there was money in the city.

There are quite a few businessmen there. No matter how hard it is, he can't get his turn.

But what if he asks me for money?

1000 taels.

5000?

Or more?

It's terrible!

However, despite the fear and uneasiness in his heart, Yu Yingjia still came to the Governor's Mansion and came to the Governor's presence.

"The common people have seen the Grand Governor!"

After the ceremony, Yu Yingjia stood there and saw a book in the hand of the Grand Governor.

Is the Grand Governor reading a book?

What book?

As a bookseller, Yu Yingjia instinctively came up with such an idea. At this moment, he saw the governor put down the book in his hand.

It's actually "Journey to the North"!

"My father's "Journey to the North" is quite well compiled and the book is good, but its popularity is even more admirable! Being able to take advantage of the situation to launch it, when it comes to publishing a book, my father can be called the first person in history!

"

Looking at Yu Yingjia, Zhu Guoqiang had a smile on his face.

Because the literacy rate in the Ming Dynasty was extremely high, this greatly enriched the market culture, especially the prosperity of the market. The publishing industry was naturally extremely developed. Booksellers in the Ming Dynasty understood the "people-oriented" business strategy and knew that seeking profits is the most important thing.

In order to do business, they were able to put aside their pretense of being "literary people" and take the actual needs of ordinary people as their starting point for printing books.

What about medicine, agriculture, industry and commerce, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, poems and essays of contemporary people, Huanggang secret scrolls, college entrance examination essay selections... whatever books the masses need, booksellers in the Ming Dynasty will produce them. Of course, the favorite books of ordinary people will always be popular books.

In the vernacular, all kinds of gods and ghosts, talented men and beauties, monks and nuns, officials and famous prostitutes were published one after another. In short, the booksellers of the Ming Dynasty would do their best to meet the cultural needs of the common people!

Faced with this huge blue ocean market, the huge profit returns are driving booksellers to think of ways. Amidst the waves, a group of booksellers finally get ahead of the times with their stunning but unscrupulous operating methods.

Among them, Yu Yingjia's father Yu Xiangdou was the leader! He was not only good at publishing books, but also making headlines. "Journey to the West" turned out, and the crowds were empty, and Luoyang paper was expensive. He immediately organized travel to the southeast, north, and south, and then

Coupled with the pirated version of "Journey to the West", he was able to make a living in Southeast and Northwest. Not only that, he could plagiarize, pirate, and... He was definitely a qualified publisher with no moral integrity and no limits, and a precise grasp of the needs of the masses.

Shang, but...he is dead!

It doesn't matter if he dies. His son is still alive and continues to work in the publishing industry to promote cultural prosperity. His business skills are the same as his father's, or even worse. And someone like him has no morals and no limits.

A publisher is exactly what Zhu Guoqiang needs.

Although he didn't know what "taking advantage of the heat" meant, Yu Yingjia still heard that the governor was praising his father, so he naturally smiled and accepted it.

"My late father published hundreds of books in his lifetime, and all of them were not popular with the people. It is a pity that the common people failed to learn the skills of my late father, and now they can only barely maintain the library. I really feel sorry for my late father!"

Yu Yingjia is modest. It is true that his father is a standard marketing genius, but he is not bad either. When Yu Xiangdou was alive, he mainly focused on activities in Jianyang, which was the center of the piracy industry in the Ming Dynasty. But Yu Yingjia took the business

He was brought to Nanjing and established a foothold here, expanding his business to the north and south of the Yangtze River. If it were not for the change of dynasties, the massacre after the Qing army entered the customs, the ban on the destruction of academies, the prohibition of private family education, the prohibition of people gathering and other obscurantist policies,

Coupled with the overall decline of the publishing industry caused by literary inquisition and other reasons, I am afraid that his achievements will not be worse than his father.

"You are different from your father. He is a publisher and is better at writing. In this regard, you are not as good as him, but you are better at publishing. It is evident that you have been able to build the library business to this point in the past few years. This is

The first time I asked you to come over, I just wanted to use your talents for my own use!"

Some talents are of no use to the superiors of this era. But in Zhu Guoqiang's view, not to mention the others, he is the one in front of him. If he is used well, he is even equivalent to an army of 100,000.

"Lend me my talent?"

Opening his eyes in surprise, Yu Yingjia said in confusion.

"Grand Governor, the common man is just a bookseller! What talents can he have?"

"Lending you your talent in selling books!"

Smiling at Yu Yingjia, Zhu Guoqiang made his thoughts clear to him directly.
Chapter completed!