Chapter 346: The Pretty Widow Enters the Yang Family at Starry Night
This issue of Di Bao is the first issue of Di Bao that Shen Yi has handed over since he took office as Sizheng.
Shen Yi is very much looking forward to the effect of this issue of Dibao.
The first is to make money.
The two stores listed in this issue of the Di Newspaper, Mr. Shen, are behind them, and after the matter is settled, not only will the business of these two stores improve, but the Di Newspaper Company will also make a lot of money. When the time comes, he
The job of Secretary Zheng will be much easier to do.
The other thing is about Yang Fan.
Because Shen Yi was threatened by the Yang family last time he wrote an article for Di Newspaper Company, so although this article about Young Master Yang was also written by Shen Yi, he took the initiative to sign it.
It's just that the name signed is not Shen Yi's name, but a fictitious name.
You should smile.
From now on, Shen Yi will use a pseudonym when writing articles in Di Bao. Ying Xiaoxiao is just his first name. There may be Li Shuren in the future, and it is not certain that a name like Zhao Manke will appear in Di Bao.
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Early the next morning, the Di Newspaper Department started publishing a new issue of the newspaper as scheduled.
In addition to Jiankang's Dibao, there were several other Chedi newspapers that were distributed to other major cities.
Literacy rates were very low in this era.
Therefore, the number of Di newspapers does not need to be particularly large. In a very large city like Jiankang, ten or twenty thousand copies are more than enough. Precisely because the literacy rate is not high, those who can buy Di newspapers and understand them can
Most of them are middle- and upper-class people in Jiankang City.
These people have one characteristic in common.
That means having a certain spending power.
So the two advertisements written by Shen Yi in Di Bao were very effective.
This morning, before Xu Ji Chuan Chuan Chuan Xiang opened for business, someone knocked on the door of Xu Ji and asked when it would open.
At this time, Xu Ji was already being taken care of by Ding Man. When he saw someone knocking on the door, Ding Man simply opened the door for business in the morning. Fortunately, Xu Fu asked them to prepare some more materials in advance, otherwise Xu Ji would probably close the store in the afternoon today.
Out of business.
After all, you can't make much money selling food.
What really makes money is the business of scholars in this era, that is, pens, inks, paper, inkstones, and antiques.
It was also in the morning, and the gate of Huangshizhai, which originally had no business, was pushed open. A group of four scholars came to Huangshizhai to ask if there were any Huangshi inkstones.
At this time, the shopkeeper of Huangshizhai was Xu Fugang, who was hired from a big store in Bitong Lane. Seeing the business, the nearly forty-year-old shopkeeper smiled and led four people to a shelf.
On this shelf, there are about a dozen or twenty inkstones, all of which are yellow in color. According to the shopkeeper, these are Huangshi inkstones that have been passed down from the ancestors of Huangshi Zhai and have a history of decades.
This inkstone was used by the founding Prime Minister Li Xiang and Yao Xiang during the reign of King Sejong.
An inkstone only costs one hundred taels of silver, so you can be a good boy.
The four scholars obviously did not have that much money, so in the end they scraped together two hundred taels of silver, bought two inkstones and left.
After the business was completed, the shopkeeper, who was nearly forty years old, looked back at an inconspicuous young man behind him who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, as if he was an apprentice, with a smile on his face.
"My boss, your luck is really good. I heard that Huangshi Zhai is about to become obsolete. Sometimes it can't be opened for ten days and a half. It only took a few days for you to accept it, and then it opened."
Xu Fu was observing the entire transaction process.
Seeing the shopkeeper calling him boss, Xu Fu shook his head slightly, smiled at the shopkeeper, and said: "Shopkeeper Wu, I don't know much about this business. Just treat me as an apprentice. I will learn more from you. "
"This is unacceptable."
Shopkeeper Wu waved his hand and was about to speak when two more people opened the door and walked in together.
"Is this the old name of Huangshizhai?"
Shopkeeper Wu immediately put on a smile and greeted him: "Authentic Huang Shi Zhai, a century-old brand, guaranteed to be genuine..."
Seeing shopkeeper Wu going up to greet the guests, Xu Fu did not watch. He opened the door thoughtfully and left, buying a copy of the latest Di newspaper from a bookstore on Dongshi Street.
He can recognize the words, but not all of them.
Especially the words in newspapers are often clumsy and clumsy, which may make it difficult to read fluently.
However, he still found the story of the Huangshizhai old trumpet in the Di newspaper, a legendary story of the ups and downs of a century-old trumpet, and the story of the famous inkstone used by two generations of prime ministers.
Xu Fu struggled to read this story, but he only had a rough look.
Finally, Shopkeeper Wu saw off the fourth group of guests today. Xu Fu came forward with the newspaper, pointed at the contents of the newspaper, and said: "Busler Wu, what is specifically written here? Can you tell me?" Do I miss it?"
Shopkeeper Wu reached out to take the newspaper, glanced at it briefly, and showed a look of ecstasy.
"Dong... Dong's house, this is?"
"This is the imperial newspaper."
"I...I know."
Shopkeeper Wu was trembling a little as he spoke.
He was happy and surprised.
Fortunately, when I went to work at Huangshizhai a few days ago, the small boss in front of me promised to give him a commission.
At that time, he felt that Huang Shizhai's business was not good, so he was not prepared to ask for commission. However, the owner named Xu insisted on paying commission without reducing the monthly payment, so Shopkeeper Wu agreed.
Now, with this Di newspaper, Huang Shizhai's business will gradually improve, which is of course an unexpected blessing for him.
And what’s surprising is…
Not long after the little boss in front of me took over Huang Shi Zhai, Huang Shi Zhai was accidentally recorded in the Di Bao published by the imperial court. If you had to say that this was a coincidence, shopkeeper Wu would never believe it.
He raised his head in surprise and looked at the seemingly innocent little boss in front of him. He put away the last trace of contempt in his heart and turned it into full awe.
My boss must have a very strong relationship with the imperial court!
Shopkeeper Wu patiently explained to Xu Fu word by word what was written in the newspaper. As soon as he was halfway through writing, the door of Huangshizhai was pushed open again, and about seven or eight people filed in at the same time, talking all around. Tongue began to ask about the Huangshi Inkstone.
Shopkeeper Wu hurriedly went to receive the guests.
Xu Fu was like a little apprentice, standing quietly behind Shopkeeper Wu, carefully observing his every word and action, listening carefully to every word he said, and even watching the reactions of these customers.
This beggar from Jiangdu, under the guidance of Shen Yi, is growing rapidly visible to the naked eye.
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Needless to say, there is no need to talk about business matters. After all, Di Bao has grown into a large scale in the past two years, and advertising appears for the first time in this era, so the effect will not be too bad.
However, after the Di Bao was published, some people in Jiankang City, especially those who were officials, paid more attention to the last article in the Di Bao.
The title of this article is very eye-catching.
"It's love at first sight, when your noble son meets your beautiful lady."
"In February, a husband is widowed, and a pretty widow enters Yangmen at starry night."
The signed author is Ying Xiaoxiao.
Although Mr. Yang's name was not mentioned in the article, 99% of the people in Jiankang City who had contact with Yang Fan could tell who the article was about.
What's even more clever is that this is an article published by the Di Newspaper Division, which means that it may represent the emperor's intention in a certain sense.
Ever since, some of the censors in the censorship station had already started to feel itchy hands.
Mr. Yang, who was the party involved, also got the Di newspaper immediately. After reading this article, his face immediately darkened. After swearing a few words angrily, he hurried back home. In front of Yang
I saw Mr. Yang Xiangguo watering the flowers in his backyard.
Yang Fan knelt down directly on the ground, holding the newspaper in his hand, and kowtowed: "Father, someone is slandering my reputation!"
"This is to slander people with time!"
He lowered his head so low that it hit the floor tiles, and his forehead even touched the dust on the floor tiles.