Lu Yihao laughed and said: "Brother Zheng, am I right? I can't give you any advice, but someone can give you some advice. I have always been very optimistic about the young master, but he is hiding in the market now."
Wang Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Lu, you are no longer invisible."
"Oh! Don't you do it anymore?"
Wang Mu shook his head, "That child is too naughty. My grandmother loves him so much that she can't even say a harsh word. I really can't teach him."
"That's all, it's too unfair for you to be a teacher."
Zheng Tongquan rolled his eyes and said, "I wonder if Mr. Wang has a high position now?"
"I just resigned this morning and have nowhere to go yet."
"Why don't Mr. Wang come to the newspaper to work? I still need someone responsible for editing."
"Newspaper office?"
Wang Mu was stunned for a moment. Uncle Zheng Guo actually also ran a newspaper. He asked tentatively: "I wonder what kind of newspaper Uncle Zheng Guo writes?"
"You must have read the Beijing News."
Wang Mu was startled and turned back to look at Lu Yihao. Lu Yihao nodded, "Uncle Zheng Guo has a 30% membership in Lin'an's "Beijing News", and His Highness King Yong has great trust in him."
Wang Mu then suddenly realized. He thought for a while and said with a smile: "The content of "Beijing News" is very good now. Isn't there no editor?"
Zheng Tongquan shook his head, "The content is a matter of the main writer and reviewer, but Mr. Wang must understand that the Beijing News is more than just a newspaper. It is the mouthpiece of His Highness King Yong and a sharp dagger. It plays an important role in newspapers."
It was done well, but the public opinion weapon was still too weak. The Express criticized Sichuan and Shaanxi three times last year, but the newspaper was unable to do anything and was very passive.
This time Huang Yougong reported the Seven Deadly Sins of King Yong with his real name, but the newspaper office thought of sending people to threaten Huang Yougong and make him admit his mistake in the newspaper. They actually thought this was Huang Yougong's personal behavior, which really disappointed me."
"But didn't the Beijing News do a good job before? The price even increased to ten yuan a piece, which made the whole city look forward to it. I felt that there were masters manipulating it."
"You are talking about Hu Yun. He did a good job before, but now he no longer cares about the newspaper. He has been appointed as the special envoy of King Yong and is responsible for the Sichuan-Shaanxi Museum. The current owner is called Yue Chen. During the Xuanhe period, he was the second largest in Bianliang.
The deputy chief editor of the newspaper "Tabloid" has rich experience and strong ability, but he lacks power sensitivity. I am worried that the "Beijing News" will gradually lose its way as it runs."
"I understand, what does the editor do?"
Zheng Tongquan smiled slightly and said: "The editor is like the helmsman of a big ship. The owner of the museum is responsible for the navigation of the ship, paper, ink, personnel, distribution, etc. However, the sailing direction of the ship is controlled by the helmsman. In fact, it is supervision and is not subject to the control of the museum.
The Lord has jurisdiction.”
Wang Mu thought for a moment and said, "Let me think about it!"
"Okay! Mr. Wang, please think about it, let's continue talking about Huang Yougong's seven deadly sins!"
Zheng Tongquan pointed at the newspaper and said: "Sir, the second crime mentioned in the newspaper is to purchase land from farmers at a low price and then sell it at a high price to make a hundred times the profit, which seriously harms the interests of farmers. I just asked the old man and he said that this is indeed the case.
thing."
Wang Mu asked puzzledly: "The land in the hands of farmers is farmland. No matter how you buy or sell it, you won't make a hundred times the profit, right?"
Lu Yihao said slowly: "I heard that it was the expansion of the city. The farmers' land used to be farmland and cost 20 guan per acre, but after the city expansion it became residential land. The price of residential land in Jingzhao is as expensive as that in Lin'an."
Wang Mu sneered, "This is the same as Article 5. Isn't it normal for the government to expand the city and expropriate farmers' land? In the past, when Lin'an expanded the city, they also expropriated thousands of acres of farmers' land and only gave it to farmland.
The market price compensation is called expropriation here in Lin'an, but in Jingzhao it becomes a sale, which is disgusting."
Zheng Tongquan slapped his thigh, "Why didn't I think that it was the government that expropriated the land, not King Yong who bought and sold the land? These bastards could be so shameless!"
Lu Yihao smiled and asked: "Then what is the fifth crime of robbing the imperial salt tax?"
Wang Mu smiled and said: "Gong Lu should know this answer better than me!"
Lu Yihao sighed for a while: "As we get older, we don't remember many things in the past."
Wang Mu knew he had made a mistake and said quickly: "Let's just say it! The current Lin'an court has never collected the salt tax from Jinghu Road. In the past, it was controlled by Yang Yao. After Yang Yao, it was controlled by private salt dealers. Now
It should be that the Sichuan-Shaanxi Army suppressed the private salt dealers and took back the salt tax from Jinghu Road and Jinghu Road from the private salt dealers. What does it have to do with the imperial court?"
"I see!"
Zheng Tongquan patted his forehead and said: "Now that we have solved six problems, we can criticize the other party severely."
Wang Muxiao asked: "I wonder if there is any problem that has not been solved?"
"The seventh sin they mentioned is that His Highness recruits talents on the surface, but behind the scenes he favors nepotism and suppresses the virtuous. Those who are not from Sichuan and Shaanxi are not used, causing countless job seekers to return in despair."
"Let me answer this question!"
Everyone turned around and saw two people walking down the hall. In the front was Lu Yihao's eldest son Lu Jin, and behind him was a man in his thirties who looked very capable. He was Hu Yun, the special envoy of King Yong who was stationed in Lin'an.
Hu Yun often came to Lu Mansion and was very familiar with Lu Yihao. Of course, he was even more familiar with Zheng Tongquan. Together, they ran Lin'an's "Beijing News".
Hu Yun came in, bowed and said with a smile: "New Year's greetings to the old man!"
Lu Yihao stroked his beard and chuckled: "Okay! Okay! Happy New Year to you too, Da Lang, and bring me a chair for Special Envoy Hu!"
Hu Yun gave Zheng Tong another anniversary, and then noticed Wang Mu, "This is!"
Wang Mu smiled and said: "I, Wang Mu, used to be an aide to Mr. Zhang, and I am very familiar with Mr. Lu."
Hu Yun thought for a while and suddenly said: "Could it be Mr. Rujing?"
"That's Mr. Zhang's reward for me. I really can't deserve it!"
"I've heard of Mr. Mister's name for a long time."
Lu Jin brought a chair, asked Hu Yun to sit down, and served tea to his maid.
Zheng Tongquan asked: "Special Envoy Hu just said that you know the answer to the seventh deadly sin. What do you mean?"
"To be honest with Zheng Dongzhu, I saw today's "Express" and was really angry, so I immediately came to Zheng Dongzhu. Your family said you were not here, so I rushed to the Lu Mansion. Unexpectedly, Zheng Dongzhu was here. The seventh deadly sin was completely
It is a slander against King Yong and a way to vent personal anger, but I know the reason."
"Want to hear the details!" Everyone pricked up their ears.
Hu Yun then said calmly: "Last month I received a document from Jingzhao, requesting me to set up a recruitment branch in Lin'an to receive talents who are willing to go to Sichuan and Shaanxi for development. Of course, there are conditions, and Jinshi is required.
Qualifications or excellent official reputation are also acceptable. If I pass the review here, then I will provide a payment.
Huang Yougong was mentioned later in this document, saying that this person also went to Jingzhao to apply for the job, but during the period he went to a brothel to drink wine and was refused employment. This bastard actually wanted to burn down the palace of King Yong, but failed and spent the night
He escaped, so he made up the seventh crime."
Everyone nodded, "I see, that can be used to expose this bastard."
Wang Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Isn't this appropriate?"
The three of them looked at him together, "Why?" Zheng Tongquan asked.
"Because there is no conclusive evidence, Huang Yougong will be caught, saying that since he dares to report with a real name, he is not afraid of us slandering him. If we can't produce evidence, we will actually crack down on the crime of reporting with a real name. I'm not saying not to
Expose him, but now is not the time, the effect will be counterproductive, this is the protective effect brought by real-name reporting, you cannot use this incident to deal with him, you must use other things to deal with him."
Hu Yun pondered for a moment and said: "I really have no evidence. He is just mentioned in the official document. But my new deputy may know about it. I will ask him later."
Lu Yihao stroked his beard and nodded, "Wang Mu is right. If the emperor wants to kill a powerful official, he will never kill him immediately. Instead, he will demote him first. After a year, everyone will almost forget about him. Then he will send someone to kill this person.
No one is paying attention anymore. For the same reason, now that the limelight is on, it is best not to touch Huang Yougong. After this storm is over, everyone will forget about it and then deal with him."
Zheng Tongquan asked Wang Mudao: "In Mr. Wang's opinion, how should we deal with it?"