The Crown Prince was having breakfast that day, which was a lot less bland today. He had clear porridge with side dishes. The Crown Princess served him a third bowl of porridge beside him: "Your Highness, this is the third bowl today. You have been unwell recently."
If you feel uncomfortable, you’d better eat less.”
"You only eat clear soup and little water, and you're not even allowed to drink more porridge?" The prince was a little angry.
The Crown Princess sighed helplessly: "This year's autumn wind is even colder. Your Highness, you will feel uncomfortable every day when winter comes. Your Majesty has given another order. You should eat less."
Zhu Gaochi didn't want to say anything more to her, so he opened the newspaper on the table.
Although the newspaper was not published every day, Zhu Zhanzhen finally decided to call it Daming Daily.
"What is Zhan Zhen doing? The book is not a book, and the zhezi is not a zhezi." Apparently the princess did not understand what her son was tinkering with.
"Zhan Zhen, your brain is really smart, and it is far beyond the smartness of ordinary people." Zhu Gaochi praised his son and flipped through the newspaper.
The first page was the news that the Huitong River was fully connected, but it also let all the water transport merchants get the news. It was equivalent to an announcement, and there was no need to go to the city gate to post it, and people did not have to stand around to watch.
The current affairs on the second page was written by Li Shimian, about the recent news about the changes in Oara in northern Xinjiang, "Book of Expeditions on the Barbarians in Northern Xinjiang".
I have to say that Li Shimian, an old troll, is still good at it. He passionately briefly described the plundering of our Central Plains Dynasty by the northern nomads over the years starting from Zhu Yuanzhang's uprising against the Yuan Dynasty, and also deeply denounced Shi Jingtang at that time.
The matter of ceding the north.
A brief excerpt: "Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, north of the Great Wall, evil people in the wasteland, barbarians with no manners and no laws, have aimed at plundering our Central Plains and killing our people, women and children. Taizu gathered people's hearts to resist the Mongols and drive out the Tatars.
To restore China, if the succeeding subjects are still humiliated by the barbarians, it will be disloyal, unjust and unfilial, and the Ming Dynasty will not give up an inch of its territory."
The whole article is about feuding with the enemies of the northern country, blood feud from generation to generation, the old troll is very good at trolling people, and he is also very good at slapping people.
There is not a single curse word in the whole article, but only one theme. The Ming Dynasty refused to give up any territory, and he continued to support Zhu Di in his personal expedition to the Northern Expedition. Zhu Di applauded after reading this article.
This is really not a case of Li Shimian changing his temper and flattering Zhu Di, but a matter-of-fact essay that Zhu Zhanzhen gave him.
He insulted the emperor and the common people, and spared no effort when attacking foreigners and barbarians. He was 100% supportive of Zhu Di's personal conquest.
Looking at this article, Zhu Gaochi smiled bitterly: "I shot myself in the foot. This article has been seen by the people. By then, all groups will be excited and demand the Northern Expedition."
This is the power of cultural propaganda, which resonates with people and allows their ideas to influence others.
Zhu Gaochi turned to the novel page, which serialized two novels, the Romance of the Yang Family Mansion by the Qinhuai poet, and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms reorganized by Yanbo Diaosou.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a new version of an old book, while The Romance of the Yang Family is a new book.
"Why is Your Highness interested in reading novels?"
"The Romance of the Yang Family tells the story of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty and Yang Ye, and the fight against foreign enemies. The day before yesterday, Zhan Yan came to ask me what I thought of such a novel. I thought it was good. The people of the Ming Dynasty had the idea of fighting against foreign enemies. It was very good.
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"Your Highness, why are the prices of various markets in Yingtian Mansion written here?" The Crown Princess saw the commercial edition.
"Price prices, rare goods, including whether the canal is blocked, and food harvests in various places will be published on it, so that the people can learn more information."
"What is this ranking, taxation?" The princess noticed the names of ten people written in the column on the side. She looked carefully and saw that it was taxation.
"Well, Zhan Zhen and His Majesty asked for permission, and Your Majesty indicated that it can be done. This is why Your Majesty asked this newspaper to be done in a private name. If it was done in the name of the imperial court, it would mean that these people would be pressured to pay taxes. Your Majesty was afraid that
It's not good to do this now, it would be much better if it was done in a private name, but these figures were given to Zhan Chang by the Ministry of Revenue."
"Is there no problem with this?" The princess was a little worried.
"It's okay. The name of an outside merchant is on the newspaper. Even the censor of the imperial court who writes the newspaper will still have financial income. Yes, it is an employment relationship. The order of tax payment in the business can also be said to be arranged by outsiders. Some people are afraid of being famous, and some want to be famous.
He probably wants to be famous more."
The princess became interested when she saw the last page: "This last page is more interesting. There are lantern riddles and pairs." She liked this kind of content better.
On this day, not only in the palace, but also in the streets and alleys of Yingtian Mansion, a thick stack of newspapers appeared on the stalls of small vendors. You only need to spend three to five copper coins or an equal amount of food stamps to exchange for one.
At first, no one was interested, but gradually when I saw people holding newspapers in teahouses or breakfast stalls, people started asking. Gradually, the newspapers were sold out, and the first batch of printed copies was not enough.
People quickly accepted these fresh and fast ways of obtaining news, and newspapers became the most efficient carrier for them to obtain information.
In the Yunde Tea House, Mr. Lin Miao took the stage today, telling not the story of the Three Kingdoms, but the newly released Romance of the Yang Family. Ji Zhenlun ordered a cup of tea, sat in the audience position, and listened to the story he wrote with tears in his eyes.
, I heard someone cheering for me and secretly wiped my tears.
My book turned out to be really good.
In the streets and alleys everywhere, some storytellers took newspapers and began to tell children and illiterate peddlers the novels serialized in newspapers. This was much cheaper than buying books, and serializing them once in a while also entertained the audience.
The audience will still come to listen to his next lecture, his business is guaranteed, and he has become a loyal customer of the newspaper.
Newspapers also flowed into some business houses. Big bosses saw themselves on the list and became big taxpayers. Some were happy and some were sad. Those with strong backgrounds were happy, while those with weak backgrounds were more worried.
Overall, I am very happy.
The entertainment section on the last page is the most popular among women in the boudoir. They have limited entertainment activities in the boudoir. They like to admire literati. Those who have learned some culture can make pairs and guess lantern riddles by themselves. Finally, there are some simple ones.
A page for teaching people how to read and write.
Literary officials looked at current affairs and national affairs, and they were most concerned about national affairs. At the court meeting the next day, someone came to the palace with newspapers and demanded a heavy reward for Li Shimian, who had already supported the Northern Expedition for his book on the expedition against the barbarians in the northern frontier.
The ministers were even more excited. Those ministers who did not support the Northern Expedition could not suppress the excitement in the court today.
Zhu Di was happy, but he didn't like Li Shimian's mindless temper. In the end, he secretly asked Zhu Zhanzhen to give him a considerable increase in royalties, which was equivalent to a secret reward from the top brother.
This was the first newspaper to have such an effect, which exceeded Zhu Di's expectations and also exceeded Zhu Zhanzhen's own expectations.
In the prosperous age of Yongle, when the country was prosperous and the people were strong, people had great demand for these entertainment and current events.
Moreover, this newspaper is enough to be circulated for several days, and the content on it is enough to spread for several days.
Zhu Zhanzhen, who was finally free, was lying on the rocking chair. At this time, the room had already been lit with charcoal. It was very cold this year, and the prince was not feeling well, so everyone in the hospital was more careful.
Zhu Zhanzhen, who thought he could finally have some time off, received the news that Chen Xuan came to see him.
