After the Wenxuan Yuan was newly opened, the Ministry of Industry found a courtyard in the southeast corner of the imperial city to serve as the seat of the Wenxuan Yuan's yamen, and it was a neighbor of Zhan Shifu. For the newly minted Li Yuanshi, the biggest advantage was naturally the distance from home.
Now that it was close, there was no need to rush 17 or 18 miles to get to the Imperial College. Now it was just a matter of crossing from the southwest corner to the southeast corner of the imperial city, so he resumed taking the sedan chair.
The editors and craftsmen of the Jiansheng affiliated to Pravda had to be transferred here from the Imperial College, as well as the more than 200,000 copper movable types. These movable types made Shijijiu feel distressed for a long time, but seeing that Li You found a new one for the Jiansheng
For the sake of a way out, he stopped talking to the court.
There was another happy event during this period. Zhu Fanghe was finally promoted to the fifth rank of the Ceremony Department of the Ministry of Etiquette. For a time, the Zhu Mansion was full of congratulatory guests, and they came in droves. Li You wanted to invite Mr. Fanghe to a banquet, but he couldn't make it. Finally,
Zhu Fanghe took the time to hold a small banquet at home and invited Li You to drink at home overnight as a congratulation.
At this time, the weather was getting warmer, so the banquet was placed in the pavilion in the back garden, with the moon shining in the sky and the fragrance of flowers in the dark night, making it quiet and elegant.
Li You raised his glass and said, "Congratulations, sir, on your promotion!"
Zhu Fanghe drank all the wine in his glass, but said with a wry smile: "Since Jinghe won the top prize in the second year of his career, he is still in the fifth rank, and is only equal to you. Do you think this is worthy of celebration?"
Going from the seventh rank to the fifth rank in eight years is normal for ordinary officials, and it can even be said that it is not slow, but for the imperial examination Sandingjia, it is not normal, especially for someone who comes from a certain background.
The official surnamed Li wants to compare, which is really frustrating. This is because he is hindered by his clan status. It should be noted that guarding against the clan, guarding against honorary relatives, and guarding against eunuchs are the three defenses of civil servants.
Li You said humbly: "I saved your Zhu family's ancestral mausoleum and paid for the fifth grade with my life. Otherwise, I would still be the magistrate of Yangzhou today. This kind of opportunity is a God-given coincidence. How can it be compared to flying a crane?
Sir, he is a steady and solid official."
"You don't need to explain me, I have already figured it out. Since you have benefited from the benefits of clan status, you must also bear the disadvantages of clan status. But don't be hypocritically modest. I dare to make a bet with you. Even if you have no family background,
.But in the future you will definitely rise faster than me."
Li You chuckled and said: "To have a fifth-grade court official now is already a blessing. How dare I go to Longwang Shu?"
"In terms of your contribution to saving the ancestral mausoleum, you should have been promoted to the second rank, but the imperial court suppressed you, so I gave you the fifth rank."
"This is all in the past, and it is impossible for the court to pursue the reward again. It is useless to talk about it. Mr. Fanghe, don't make fun of it."
Zhu Bulang put down his wine glass and said seriously: "Do you think I'm joking after drinking too much? Even if you come from a poor background, sometimes it's a good thing. In fact, everyone in the imperial court is not wary of you. They all know that you will never be promoted.
A minister, a minister, a bachelor, or an official may reach the top at any time.
So when you have a legitimate opportunity, others will not try their best to stop you because of their contempt. If you don't make the mistake of suppressing a person who is destined to have no future, you will be very lucky, you can do things yourself, and you will have good opportunities again and again. It is said that
I guess that you won't be too slow until you reach the third level, but after the third level, it will be a natural chasm.
Take the current situation as an example. It has been a year and a half since you were promoted to the fifth rank in the winter of the eighth year of Jinghe. If you say that you have been in office for three years, you are already halfway through. You have not stopped during this year and a half.
From the rectification of the Salt Law to the Imperial Envoy of the Youjian School and Qiandu, to the current envoy of the Wenxuanyuan, he has always been steadily promoted. There are officials who are close to the people, officials of science and technology, and officials of the imperial court. Unknowingly, he has accumulated a lot of money in a short period of time.
Once you have the qualifications, this is a very solid foundation. As long as there is another opportunity in the next one or two years, it will be a natural thing to be promoted to the fourth grade."
"Then I can only borrow your good words!" Li You laughed, "Tonight is to congratulate you on your promotion, why are you talking about me like a guest?"
Zhu Fanghe chuckled and changed the subject: "It's more interesting to talk about you, not boring. Speaking of which, you were too unkind to Li Denggao. Although he has a hateful face, you can just knock him out of the world. Why don't you go there?"
Step on him. Let him serve as an official under you. How do you want to deal with him in the future?"
Li You sighed: "Who knows what I'm thinking! At that time, no one in the government accepted Li Denggao. If I didn't come forward, wouldn't it be delaying the matter? If Li Denggao didn't leave the Hanlin Academy, it would be delayed.
What should I do? So I want to make cooked rice from raw rice, and I must strike while the iron is hot to get Li Denggao to leave the Hanlin Academy."
Zhu Bulang suddenly realized, "I see, you are really quick to think about things! I understand this feeling. Li Denggao and you have become a life-and-death enemy. If you let him stay in the Hanlin Academy and follow the path of Ci Linguan, he will be promoted in the future.
There is also a chance to become Prime Minister. So if you want to eliminate the root cause and directly drive him out of the Hanlin Academy, then he will have no chance in this life."
But it was said that Li Denggao, although he became the dean of the Wenxuan Academy in name, he had always complained that he was ill and had never appeared before. However, Li You didn't care about it, out of sight and out of mind, and then two more people came to him.
Court ruling.
General An, the judge of the Zuoyuan, was appointed through the normal selection process of the Ministry of Personnel. He was originally the head of the Ministry of Rites. This time he became the judge of the Zuoyuan of the Wenxuanyuan, which can be regarded as a promotion.
The Right Court Judge is concurrently served by Wu Sheng, the Right Counselor of the General Affairs Department. Because it involves the original Dibao matter, it is more convenient for an official from the General Affairs Department to concurrently serve as the Right Court Judge. This was also recommended by Li You.
After the three officials, the chief and the deputy, arrived, the first meeting was held. After the greetings, it gradually got down to business. Regarding the Pravda, Wu Sheng, the right court judge, naturally followed Li You's lead and obeyed. He had no opinions and did not want to show anything.
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But General An of the Zuoyuan had some ideas and said to Li You: "I heard it when I was in the court, saying that this Pravda is only allowed to be published by Prime Minister Jiuqing and above the third rank. It is too difficult for others to publish articles. This is not conducive to brainstorming and is helpful to other people."
The courtiers are unfair."
Li Youdao: "What the court needs now is to concentrate instead of talking all over the place. However, what the court judge said is not unreasonable. I have my own ideas!"
"I wonder what good advice the court envoy has?" asked the court judge.
Li You glanced at the newly arrived judge from the left court. This guy talked a lot. After thinking about it, he replied: "Only other court officials below the third rank are allowed to discuss the articles published by the Prime Minister Jiuqing. No new ones are allowed."
Topic. This will give all the courtiers a way to express their opinions without being disorganized. Is there any doubt in the court's decision?"
In fact, Li You turned Pravda into a newspaper similar to the 21st century Internet blog. Naturally, Zaifu Jiuqing and others are similar to those who started blogs. They can say whatever they want and control the right to speak, while others
People are restricted and can only comment on blog posts.
This approach of his was also intended to differentiate himself from the Ming Li newspaper and exert different effects on public opinion. At the same time, he had shared interests with the Prime Minister and the Nine Ministers to support the development of the Pravda. After all, it was these big names who had the final say in the court.
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The judge pondered for a moment and then asked about something else, "The Ministry of Revenue has only allocated one thousand taels for the truth this year. With the current practice, the money is far from enough. The top priority is to avoid depleting the national treasury. The Li family must be careful."
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Li You looked up and down and said, "Among the three halls of this hospital, I would like to send the court to manage the administrative department, so as not to work too hard!"
Each yamen has a Si Affairs Department, which is mainly responsible for two tasks, one is logistics and miscellaneous, and the other is official documents. The Si Affairs Department is a miscellaneous official in the yamen and is not part of the core business. Li You sent the general to be in charge of the Si Affairs Department.
It is obviously an expression of dissatisfaction and rejection in disguise.
Li Yuanshi felt that Jiang Yuanjian, as a newcomer, was too positive. Not even a blind man could see the shortcomings. Did he need to remind him deliberately? Therefore, he needed to give Jiang Yuanzhi a warning and let him understand it thoroughly.
Who owns the world in the Propaganda Institute?
Under the astonished gaze of the judge, Li You stood up, tossed his sleeves, exited the flower hall, and went directly to the court to review the matter. In fact, he had already had a plan in mind regarding the future development of Pravda, but he never had the opportunity, but now he has
about there.
The envoy Li Yuan had made up his mind and started writing the memorial: "Since Pravda is the official newspaper of the imperial court and the mouthpiece of the imperial court, it is required to be read by officials all over the world. Therefore, I boldly requested the imperial court to issue an edict.
Order all yamen and schools in the world to subscribe to Pravda, so as to serve as a mouthpiece. As for how to distribute it, it should be handled by the Propaganda Institute, without the imperial court having to worry about it."
Li You learned this trick from his previous life experience. Since it is an official newspaper, if you don't do some distribution, then you will get an official name in vain. When Shi Jijiu started Pravda, he lost money and couldn't continue it. He suffered because he was too honest.
, I am not open-minded, and I would not have thought of using the imperial court's influence to allocate subscriptions. As long as the imperial court orders all yamen to subscribe, then at least the cost can be easily recovered, and setting a higher price will not be a problem.
As for asking whether the cabinet agrees or disagrees, Li You really can't think of any reason for the cabinet to disagree. The columns of the six bachelors are all in the newspaper. If there are enough reasons to force the promotion to all yamen and schools across the country, can they not
Are you happy with it? Isn’t it the purpose of a literati to show his words to others? Of course, the more readers the better.
This is also the reason why Li You built a column for Ge Lao. It is easy to enjoy the shade under the big tree, which is definitely a win-win effect.
As for asking the officials in the yamen if they are interested in reading Pravda, according to Li You's analysis, they are very interested. There are no other media channels these days. There is a regularly published newspaper that publishes the remarks and developments of various high-ranking officials.
It is also an excellent research material for officials at all levels who still want to rise in the ranks. No matter how bad it is, it is also a topic of conversation in the officialdom.
The opportunity here is the living space of Pravda, which is completely different from that of Mingli. There are one thousand counties and three to four hundred state capitals in the world, plus schools, there are three thousand yamen in this part alone; in addition, there are
There are yamen such as those stationed in various places for guarding the roads, patrolling the roads, taxation bureaus, and riverside offices, as well as various tribunals in the capital. There can be at least 5,000 yamen.
With an average of three copies per yamen, that is a circulation number of 15,000 copies. If each copy of Pravda is priced at one penny, then the income per issue is 150 taels, even after deducting the polishing fee.
No matter how you look at it, you are making money.
Of course, the biggest problem is that the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory. How to transport Pravda to all provinces, prefectures and counties across the country? The post station is already a bit overwhelmed, and it is estimated that it cannot bear the task of sending tens of thousands of newspapers.
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