Internal funds are the emperor's private treasury.
Therefore, what Eunuch Gao meant was that from now on, the internal treasury would take half of the Di Newspaper Company's business. Fortunately, the emperor still had a conscience and was not a free hand, so he gave an investment of ten thousand taels of silver a month.
At present, the monthly income of Di Newspaper Company is less than 10,000 taels.
Neiwei has seen the potential of Di Newspaper Company in the future. As long as Di Newspaper Company continues to develop according to Shen Yi's arrangements, it will not be difficult to earn more than 20,000 taels of silver a month in the future. Therefore, Neiwei's investment will definitely be profitable.
More importantly, the emperor also had selfish motives in this matter.
Originally, in this era, the imperial government's yamen agencies rarely had other inputs except tax collection. There was no precedent for a money-making yamen like the Di Newspaper Division, and the salary of the Di Newspaper Division was paid by the Ministry of Household Affairs. In theory, Even if the newspaper office makes money, it should be handed over to the Ministry of Accounts.
The emperor's intervention meant that the Di News Agency, which was affiliated with the Ministry of Rites, actually became a royal institution. According to later generations, it should be said to be a royal holding company.
Of course, it will definitely be beneficial to Shen Yi to spend half of the proceeds. After all, the "business" of the Di News Agency will be jointly run with the emperor from now on. No matter who wants to touch the Di News Agency, the emperor will There will be no reaction.
The more important benefit is the conditions given by Gao Ming.
In terms of intelligence capabilities, there is an unknown difference between the current Diji News Division and the Imperial Guard. After all, the Imperial Guard is the emperor's close relative and the emperor's eyes and ears. It is an intelligence agency that has been developed for who knows how long, and the Di Di Telegraph Division has entered this field. field, it only takes two months.
It's hard to say whether we can find out anything by using the Di News Bureau to check on Fan You, but the concealment is definitely not enough, and maybe Fan Shilang will find out.
And if the internal guards are willing to help with the investigation, not only the Fan family of Jiangdu can easily find out everything, but also some unwiped feces on the buttocks of Minister Jiankang Fan.
As for whether the court will take action after finding out...
When the time comes, just think of other ways. After all, Mr. Shen doesn't have no backers in the court. He has an uncle who is the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, and even Mr. Zhang Jing and Mr. Zhang can be obtained by Shen Yi.
Seeing that Shen Yi agreed, Eunuch Gao nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Since Shen Sizheng has agreed, how about we transfer a few accounting offices from the inner treasury to help the Di report department manage the accounts?"
Shen Yi smiled bitterly: "That's not necessary. The official has already prepared to borrow some accounting rooms from the Ministry of Accounts."
"You borrowed yours from the Ministry of Household Affairs, there is no conflict."
Eunuch Gao smiled and said: "With a few more accounting offices, the accounts can be calculated more clearly."
As he said that, he glanced at Shen Yi and said calmly: "The Di Reporting Department will handle Pei Yuan's matter as soon as possible."
Shen Yi nodded, and then sighed: "Eunuch Gao, I have done a great job for Your Majesty. The palace must protect the safety of me and my family..."
"rest assured."
Eunuch Gao said quietly: "The internal guards have guaranteed that they will protect you. As for your family..."
He was silent for a while, and then continued: "People in the court are all about rules and respect. Those people are not robbers and will not attack your family members. If they really don't follow the rules, they will naturally Someone is not following the rules with them."
"but…"
Eunuch Gao glanced at Shen Yi, with an unclear smile on his face: "But Shen Sizheng, you still have to think more about whether you have done anything wrong and whether you have any evidence. You have been investigating people recently. Of course, Someone is also checking you."
After hearing these words, Shen Yi was shocked.
He stood there, stunned.
Eunuch Gao's words were no longer a hint, but an explicit statement.
It means that he is checking Fan You, and Fan You is also checking him.
Shen Yi stood there, his head turning rapidly, wondering if he had made any fatal mistakes in the more than two years since he came to this world, and they were fatal mistakes that could be caught!
Suddenly, the back of Shen Yi's head felt numb.
He thought of a possibility...
Seeing Shen Yi frozen in place, Eunuch Gao smiled, turned around with his hands behind his hands and said, "We still have something to do in the palace, Shen Si Zheng, you are busy."
After that, he turned and left.
Only then did Shen Yi come to his senses and hurriedly sent Eunuch Gao out of the door. Then he staggered back to his study, picked up a pen and wrote two letters, and then asked the General Post to send them back to Jiangdu.
At this time, Mr. Shen is already an official.
Although his rank is not high, it is impossible for him to use "express delivery" of four hundred miles or six hundred miles, but it is less than two hundred miles from Jiankang to Jiangdu, so the letter he writes can still be sent to Guanyi. Delivery is possible the next day.
After writing the letter, Shen Yi immediately had someone send it to the official post as quickly as possible. Then he left the Di newspaper office and went straight to the Ministry of Revenue to ask for an audience with the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
He is a junior official of the eighth rank. Normally, he would not be able to see him, not to mention the minister, one of the great nine ministers, or even the doctor of the household department or even the foreign minister. Fortunately, Shen Yi handed over the name sticker. , and claimed to be Zhao Shangshu's nephew, so he entered the household department smoothly and was taken to the door of Zhao Shangshu's classroom.
After knocking on the door, Zhao Changping's voice came from inside.
"Come in."
Shen Yi then pushed the door open and walked in, then turned around and closed the door, bowing his head respectfully to Zhao Changping: "Uncle."
Zhao Changping was at work at the moment. He didn't even raise his head when he heard this, and said, "Zi Heng, please sit down for a while and wait for me."
Shen Yi took a deep breath and did not dare to say anything. He could only sit on the chair and wait obediently. After about a stick of incense, Zhao Shangshu finally finished writing the memorial at hand. He dried the ink and looked up at Shen Yi.
"It seems that this is the first time that Ziheng has come to the Ministry of Household Affairs office to look for me. Is there something urgent?"
Shen Yi stood up silently and sighed: "Uncle, someone in the palace came today and said that I was checking on Mr. Fan, and Mr. Fan was also checking on me."
"It has been more than two years since my nephew took the exams and entered the officialdom. After thinking about it, there is actually no clue to investigate. The only one that is not a clue..."
Shen Sizheng sighed: "It's during the county examination."
"Master uncle should know about this matter."
Shen Yi looked serious and said: "Uncle, if it was my nephew's life and death, honor and disgrace, I would never come to see my uncle. But this matter is related to the reputation of the academy, and my nephew is worried that they will make a big deal out of it. Make a fuss."
After hearing Shen Yi's words, Zhao Changping just frowned and thought about it.
Jiangdu County Examination Strict Ceremony Fraud Case.
Yan Mingli was one of the boys who had a mutual guarantee agreement with Shen Yi. He was actually encouraged by Fan Dongcheng to cheat on the county examination.
Moreover, the Fan family not only knew about this matter, but also had evidence.
If the Fan family makes a fuss about this matter, it will indeed pose some threat to Shen Yi.
Zhao Shangshu finally frowned.
He lowered his eyebrows slightly and said, "Unless Fan You is crazy..."
"Uncle..."
Shen Yi bowed his hands and sighed: "I've already broken my skin."
"My nephew has already written to Brother Yi An. He is now in charge of the Jiangdu County Government. There should be a chance for him to make amends."
Zhao Changping nodded and said slowly: "Uncle, I know about this matter."
The newly appointed Minister of Household Affairs had a dull voice.