"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers! The first issue of Yingtian Times!"
"Editor-in-Chief, Nan Shufang, Bachelor of Science, Yingtian Times of the Ming Dynasty!"
In the past few days, the weather has become more and more normal, with a slight spring feeling of gentle breeze and drizzle in previous years. As the weather improves, the worries caused by the floods in Huaibei a few days ago are immediately forgotten.
Suddenly there were more people on the streets.
At the feet of the Emperor, there has always been no shortage of idle people with spare money and time. They gathered in teahouses in small groups to listen to books, taste tea, or tell jokes.
Suddenly, several children appeared on the street, waving newspapers in their hands and hawking, attracting the attention of everyone in the street.
"What the hell is a newspaper?"
"Explain the talented editor-in-chief?"
As soon as the newsboy told about an open-air teahouse with a pergola, he was stopped by a wealthy member of staff.
"Hey, boy, what is this newspaper?" asked the officer.
"That's what's new in our Ming Dynasty!" the newsboy said with a smile, "It encompasses all kinds of things in the world from ancient times to the present..."
"Hi! Never heard of it!" The staff member laughed, "How much does it cost per portion?"
When the newsboy saw the business, he nodded and bowed with a smile, "Ten cents a share!"
"Hiss!" The officer suddenly frowned, "It's not cheap!"
Ten cents can buy ten big meat buns, and you can listen to music and books for a day.
I have money in my pocket, but I don’t spend it like this. Money should be saved and spent, so that it lasts for a long time.
Seeing the member's hesitation, the newsboy immediately shouted, "Look, this newspaper was compiled by Wen Quxing. It was printed by the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty and was made of fine paper. Even ten cents would not be enough to make the paper money...
." As he said that, he saw that the member of staff still seemed to be feeling distressed and hesitant, and then said, "How about you and a few other gentlemen buy a copy together and watch it together?"
"Forget it, forget it!" The man waved his hand, "No!"
The newsboys immediately became anxious. They were all children from poor families in the capital. They had finally found a job selling newspapers. If they couldn't sell even one copy, they would be in trouble that day.
Immediately, the newsboy's eyes lit up.
Lifting up the newspaper in his hand, he shouted to the curious eyes of everyone on the street, "Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, long live the Lord's words, Zhu Gaochi, the minister of the South Study Room, the Crown Prince of Yan, Ba Zhao, the Minister of Integrity, and He Guangyi, the commander of the Jinyiwei. The Metropolitan Procuratorate
The three departments of the Criminal Department of Dali Temple jointly interrogated the case of the consort Fu Zhong and Wang Ning selling illegal salt."
"Selling newspapers, the imperial envoy Xin Yande went on a killing spree in Huaibei, and punished thirty-two corrupt officials..."
"Wait a minute!" The member of staff who just felt the ten cents was very painful stopped the newsboy again, "The prince-in-law is selling private salt? How can we judge if we don't say anything?"
"Say, it's written on it?" the newsboy said with a smile, holding up the newspaper, "But I can't say that for a young person!" Then, with a slight smile, "Selling newspapers..."
Suddenly, a shout came from the tea stall nearby, "Get one!"
Then a burly man stepped forward, threw out a handful of money, took a newspaper and returned to his tea stall.
Everyone looked over and saw several powerful men at the stall over there, surrounded by a young man with a face like a crown jewel.
"Okay, okay, let's have one!" The member of the team didn't hesitate any longer. He reached for the money and asked for a newspaper.
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The newspaper is very thick, and with two or three folds together, it still has some weight in your hand.
It is all written in fair regular script, printed clearly and with a hint of ink fragrance.
"Xiangong Liu, come and read it, my brain hurts when I see these words!" The foreigner threw the newspaper to a Confucian scholar at the same table.
The latter took it over and saw a few large characters printed in the most conspicuous place, "The Case of the Consort Selling Smuggling Salt!"
"Fu Zhong, the prince-in-law, is the founding hero of the country, the son of Fu Yingguo, and the son-in-law of the Supreme Emperor, Princess Shouchun."
"Consort Lu Xian, the son of the former Marquis of Ji'an..."
As soon as he thought this, the surroundings were suddenly crowded with heads watching the fun and listening to the story.
The names in the newspaper were all big shots that the common people could not afford to offend. They were from two different worlds. But suddenly they heard that these big shots had become prisoners of crime, and the hearts of these common people actually changed.
It also gave rise to some inquiring thoughts.
But most of all, I still watch the fun, gloat, and have fun!
"The princes of the Ming Dynasty are guilty of the same crime as the common people!" Liu Xianggong continued to read, "Therefore, His Royal Highness Prince Yan, the Minister of Nanshufang, wrote to the emperor, the nobles involved in the case, the royal consort, salt transportation officials, salt merchants, etc. were all confiscated.
The family property is used to control floods in Huaibei. All beheaded according to law, killing one to serve as a warning to others!"
Suddenly, the surroundings were quiet for a while.
Then someone took the lead and shouted, "Okay!"
"happy!"
"Just do it!"
Immediately afterwards, a lot of discussion started.
"These bastards have been lacking nothing since they were born. They will live a lifetime of wealth and wealth, and yet they are so greedy that they sell their money for personal gain?"
"Corrupt officials and profiteers all deserve to be killed! Just like a few days ago, those drug stores raised their prices, so just kill them!"
"Hey, if we deal with it this way. Then according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, all the family property will be confiscated and added to the state treasury. The female family members will be sent to the Jiaofangsi or sent to Yunnan and Luzon. Males within three generations will not be allowed to take the imperial examination... Hehe, this is retribution!"
"Tsk, tsk, that's the prince-in-law! Is he about to lose his head?"
"What's wrong with the prince-in-law? Haven't you heard that the prince breaks the law and the common people are guilty, so your prince-in-law has an extra ball? To put it nicely, he is the prince-in-law, but to put it badly, isn't he just the one who barged in the door?"
"Hey, if you ask me, the current Yongchang Long Live Lord of our Ming Dynasty is also very hard-hearted! The prince-in-law will cut him off whenever he breaks the law, without leaving any room for it!"
"Bah, what's wrong with the emperor's kiss for his fifth uncle, the King of Zhou? Isn't he more powerful than the prince-consort? Isn't he trapped in Fengyang and even deprived of the king's title?"
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cough!
With a cough, the surrounding area suddenly became quiet.
The person who just said what the emperor did to his fifth uncle was none other than the newspaper buyer.
He also suddenly woke up. He seemed to have said something too much. He quickly lowered his head and drank tea to hide the panic on his face.
"Hey, everyone, please take a look!" Liu Xianggong opened the newspaper and continued to shout, "The three countries of Ryukyu, Luzon, and Burma have officially submitted an application to the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty to ask the Ming Dynasty to allow their king to bring his family to Beijing.
Pay tribute to the emperor and wish you good luck for thousands of years!"
"What kind of place is this?" the officer asked with an eyebrow raised again.
"Anyway, they are thousands of miles away!" Mr. Liu said with a smile, "They are all vassal states of our Ming Dynasty!" He added, "King Komatsu of Japan and Shogun Ashikaga also requested to send envoys again.
....”
"I know that, are they the fucking Japanese pirates from the past?" The member scolded, "Damn it, they Japanese pirates used to rob and kill things along the coast, but now they pay tribute instead?"
"This is the power of the Kingdom of Heaven!" Liu Xiangggong explained openly. There were three layers of eyes around him. "He was originally disobedient to our Heavenly Kingdom, but now he has been subdued by us. Now we know how many eyes Lord Ma has."
, why don’t you quickly flatter our Ming Emperor?”
"Yes!" Everyone nodded, feeling quite proud and justified.
"Isn't it fucking mean to give in after being beaten?" The officer cursed and then laughed, "But, I can't keep my spirits up! Although I haven't read any books and don't have much knowledge, but these years
, it’s because we, Ming Dynasty, are getting more and more angry!”
"Look, the Tatars in the north have been subdued. The Japanese pirates in the south have been pacified. The noisy Goryeo has been destroyed! Last year, there was a sacrifice of prisoners at the Meridian Gate in the Battle of Burma. Looking at it this way, where are our enemies of the Ming Dynasty?
?”
"This is the fucking weather in China, right?"
This chapter has been completed!