Bianliang Shiyue Chapter 64 This smell is too familiar
On the second day, Lu Yao had no intention of going to the factory or store anymore. He was still thinking about the Duan family.
Bao Zheng had given the list to Zhao Zhen yesterday. No matter what, the results would appear today, but it was as if this matter had not happened and no one mentioned it.
It seems that the status of the mastermind behind the scenes is so high that even Zhao Zhen is unwilling to announce him.
Lu Yao and Tang Xi ordered two noodles at a street noodle stall, hoping to hear if there was any news from the neighbors.
After waiting for an hour, he suddenly heard some news that interested him.
The speaker was sitting at the table next to him, looking like two workers unloading goods by the river.
"Have you heard?" one person whispered to another person.
The other person looked at the man with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "What should I hear?"
"Prince of Runan County! Yesterday I heard that Prince of Runan County got very angry at home and even injured several of his own sons."
"What's so strange about this? Doesn't he get angry every day? Fortunately, he has many sons. If he only had one, he would not be beaten to death. Fortunately, if he has more sons, he can share some of it."
"This time is different. I heard that he beat one of his sons until he is still lying in bed. He said his leg was broken and he won't be able to recover in a few months."
"So cruel? Being his son is very unlucky. I don't know what made Prince Runan so angry."
Zhao Yunrang, the king of Runan County, was the third son of Zhao Yuanfen, the king of Shang.
Because after the death of Song Zhenzong's eldest son Zhou Wang Zhao You, Zhao Yunrang has been raised in the palace. Some people once thought that he would be the next emperor. Unexpectedly, Song Zhenzong had a son in his later years and gave birth to Zhao Zhen, and Zhao Yunrang was sent out of the palace in despair.
go.
Although he was sent back to his mansion with Xiaoshao music, he became the governor of Weizhou.
But if you don't even have the throne, what's the use of these things?
Now he is the chief minister of the royal family and is in charge of all matters of the Zhao family, but he does nothing most of the time.
His greatest achievement is that he gave birth to more children and more sons. He gave birth to twenty-two sons in a row, which was in sharp contrast to Zhao Zhen who did not have a son. He really had a strong fertility.
It's no wonder that after his ideals were shattered, only childbirth could bring him satisfaction. Let Zhao Zhen see that he is no better than you in other matters, but when it comes to giving birth to a son, you will never be able to compare with me.
Zhao Yunrang's temper was notoriously bad. He would yell at home when nothing happened. There were too many sons, and there were also many troublemakers. Either this son got into trouble today or another son got into trouble. In short, none of them went well, except for the only one.
A thirteenth son, Zhao Zongshi.
He is the future Song Yingzong Zhao Shu.
No matter before or now, he is the best successor to the next emperor, so even if he is pretending, he must pretend to be well-behaved.
Lu Yao also roughly understood the whole story.
The reason why Zhao Yunrang was so angry last night was because what happened yesterday was related to a certain son in his family.
Maybe his son took a fancy to Lu Yao's rich fortune and wanted to rob it. Originally, this matter was not a big deal.
With Zhao Yunrang's status, there is nothing wrong with robbery. Unexpectedly, he secretly visited Zhao Zhen in Su County. The men he recruited even waved knives against Zhao Zhen. This was no small matter.
The one who was interrupted is probably the culprit of this incident.
Zhao Yunrang did not take his life because of the relationship between father and son.
This is a critical moment for Zhao Zongshi. If Zhao Zhen still doesn't have a son in another two years, Zhao Zongshi will most likely be approached by the palace again and named the prince. Unexpectedly, he, a brother, is frantically holding Zhao Zongshi back.
If Zhao Zhen gave up the idea of making Zhao Zongshi the crown prince because of this, Zhao Yunrang would probably be angry to death.
There are several princes like Zhao Yunrang in Bianliang City, and they also have sons. It can be said that everyone has the opportunity to become the emperor. Everyone is eyeing this position, and Zhao Zongshi is not the only one.
If something happens to the Runan County Prince's Mansion, these people will probably wake up laughing from their dreams.
Fortunately, Zhao Zhen did not tell this matter, which also gave Zhao Yunrang enough face.
Lu Yao felt much relieved after hearing the news.
The culprit couldn't get out of bed for several months. Besides, after this incident, Lu Yao's property will definitely be noticed by Zhao Zhen. No one will bother Lu Yao at this time. It can be said that Lu Yao is in trouble
It is safe for a long time.
Thinking of this, Lu Yao suddenly felt relaxed and no longer had to live in fear.
Lu Yao took advantage of the time before noon to go to Xinhua Bookstore and found that the business here was still booming. After asking the shopkeeper, he found out that the best-selling book was not the Four Books and Five Classics, but Dream of Red Mansions.
This made him wonder. Do these scholars today like to read love stories so much?
I really can't figure it out.
After further questioning, it turns out that the ladies from noble families are the ones buying the most.
They didn't dare to go out to buy, so they asked their servants to come and line up to buy early in the morning. I heard that many ladies were chanting "My Baoyu" at home.
Lu Yao was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. This era is also rich in nymphomaniacs. As expected, women have not changed since ancient times. They are really magical creatures.
After not being to Han Mansion for a few days, Lu Yao came to Han Mansion again carrying gifts.
Han Yonghe was not at home to handle matters at the Ministry of Rites, and only Han Wenyuan came out to greet him.
Not to mention how friendly I was when I saw this long-lost uncle, we exchanged pleasantries for a while.
When asked if Han Yunyu was there, Han Wenyuan said that Han Yunyu was not there and had been invited out by a group of ladies from noble families. He said that they had organized a place to discuss Dream of Red Mansions, and the place where they often gathered was named Shitouju.
As the first person to read Dream of Red Mansions and have a backdoor to read the last 20 chapters of Dream of Red Mansions, Han Yunyu was directly respected by these noble ladies as the number one person in Red Mansions. Her status was comparable to that of Ouyang Xiu in the literary world.
Lu Yao finally knew why Dream of Red Mansions was so popular. It was Han Yunyu who brought the love. Now those ladies would be ridiculed if they had not read Dream of Red Mansions.
Unexpectedly, Han Yunyu was able to help him so much before she was married to him. She was indeed a good wife.
What else would the Han Mansion have to offer without Han Yunyu? Lu Yao stood up and said goodbye to his uncle Han Wenyuan.
What Han Wenyuan meant between the lines was that he wanted Lu Yao to stay for lunch. As for who would cook the meal, there was no need to think about it.
Lu Yao cooks for the sake of his future happiness. It is really a fool's errand to want to eat the food he cooked even when Han Yunyu is not here.
When Han Wenyuan said goodbye, he looked at Lu Yao with a lot of resentment.
Lu Yao really had something to do when he left Han Mansion. He wanted to trouble someone, and that person gave him a lot of headaches.
Lu Yao walked into the printing factory with his hands behind his back. Seeing that everyone was busy, he cleared his throat twice and coughed: "Everyone is busy!"
When everyone saw that Lu Yao was coming, they immediately stopped what they were doing and shouted to Lu Yao: "Hello, boss."
Some people came up and asked if they could make money by buying newspapers and books.
You will definitely earn a lot of money. The printing factory Lu Yao now adopts a three-shift working mechanism, where people do not need to rest while their tools are resting.
The printing rollers were rolling so fast that they were almost smoking. Even so, the newspapers and books were not enough to sell.
The popularity of Bianliang Daily is beyond everyone's imagination. Almost all of them are sold out as soon as they are taken out. Now Lu Yao doesn't have to let the children who buy newspapers run around, but in various places in Bianliang City.
Set up a newsstand and let the children sell newspapers in the newsstand.
Lu Yao made a rough estimate and found that the daily sales of Bianliang Daily were around 500 guan, which meant that the daily printing share was 100,000 copies.
It is true that the printing capacity of the printing factory has reached its limit, otherwise one hundred thousand copies would be a little too low based on the number of people in Bianliang.
Lu Yao plans to expand the printing plant next month and at least increase the printing speed to three times the current speed. Even that will not satisfy those people in Bianliang who want to read newspapers.
"Don't worry, everyone, I, Lu Yao, will definitely not lose money to you. I also know that you have had a very hard time this month. Starting from next month, everyone's salary will be increased by 500 yuan."
As soon as Lu Yao finished speaking, the whole factory cheered and shouted good things about Lu Yao.
Lu Yao pressed his hands to suppress these sounds and said with a smile: "You should work faster, otherwise you will not print enough newspapers tomorrow and those people will start scolding me again."
There was another burst of laughter.
The place where Lu Yao came was in the deepest part of the printing factory, the editorial department that excited countless people in Bianliang.
This is also the most troublesome place for Lu Yao.
Pushing open the door of the editorial office, Lu Yao looked at the dozen or so editors who were half-clothed and struggling to write materials for the future newspaper as if they had eaten five stones.
Even Lu Yao has never seen this kind of work passion in later generations.
Most of the people he recruited were scholars who had not made the list, and they were all looking forward to the next scientific examination in a few months.
They were disheartened when they failed to pass the exam. They did not expect to be recognized by everyone in the newspaper. This feeling was not to mention how refreshing it was. Their vanity was satisfied, so everyone was as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Complete strength.
They extracted the most newsy things from what they saw and heard written by secret reporters sent by some printing plants, and exaggerated them in words to make these stories more lovable.
Lu Yao looked at the manuscript that had been written on the side.
Suddenly he saw a particularly familiar piece of news.
The title above reads, 'Shocked! Suxian Iron Works has made a major breakthrough, and steel that can be tempered hundreds of times is no longer hard to find.'
Lu Yao felt a headache just reading it. The person who wrote this article was definitely the person who wrote about the discovery of iron ore and the mine disaster. This feeling was so familiar.
Lu Yao raised the manuscript and shouted loudly: "Who wrote this? Come forward. I want to see which god it is?"