"I was impulsive about the matter of the Academy. However, this matter has become a foregone conclusion. The interests involved are very important. The civil and military officials of the whole court are watching, so I cannot return it to you."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
After these nobles heard this, they all sighed, but they did not have any resentment towards Lin Fan.
"Alas! His Royal Highness is not to blame for all this. It is all the fault of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty!"
"That's right, His Highness the Crown Prince acts impulsively because he is young. Those civil and military officials who don't know how to advise are the ones who deserve to die!"
"Haha! Not only do they deserve to die, if I were His Highness the Crown Prince, I would definitely scold them severely. However, since we have a newspaper, we can also scold them harshly!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, we ask for a privilege. This is a civil and military court. If someone does something wrong, we can reprimand him. Moreover, His Highness the Crown Prince will support us!"
The man from the noble clan said in a deep voice.
These people just spoke to Lin Fan's heart. He smiled and said: "Haha! These words of yours really spoke to the heart of this prince!"
"Why does this prince let you take charge of the newspaper?
To put it bluntly, it is to restore clarity to the world. As long as what you write is true, no one will hold you accountable."
"However, this is where my prince said his ugly words. In the future, the newspaper office will definitely become a more important department than the Six Departments of our Ming Dynasty. If you dare to use the newspaper office to throw dirty water on my Ming Dynasty, I will not agree to it!"
After Lin Fan said this, he glanced at everyone indifferently. These nobles naturally knew that Lin Fan's words were a warning to them about who their power came from.
However, the power of this newspaper is indeed great. These noble people really want to take charge of the newspaper. When the time comes, the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty will give them three points.
"Ahem! Your Highness, I will be the first to express my opinion. I will definitely help His Highness run this newspaper!"
"That's right, the newspaper society is in our hands, and it's foolproof. You know, we are the most talented people in the Ming Dynasty!"
"Your Highness, we will abide by our responsibilities and will never do anything to harm the Ming Dynasty."
Everyone expressed their opinions one after another.
Lin Fan said directly: "Everyone, in this case, we can talk about salary next."
"Well! Salary!"
"Your Highness, what do you mean, this newspaper is funded by you, and you still want to pay us?"
"This! Your Highness, I find this unbelievable. Do you really want to pay us?"
Everyone looked at Lin Fan in shock.
Lin Fan said: "How can I let you work in vain?
Money will definitely be paid to you. After all, how much do you think you should get?"
hiss!
Everyone thought that taking charge of the newspaper office had already received great benefits, but they didn't expect that Lin Fan would also give them money. This was a huge favor!
"Your Highness, our requirements are not high, as long as we can maintain our livelihood!"
"Yes! Since I couldn't open the academy, I have no source of income, and the whole family is waiting for food."
"Your Highness, everything is at your discretion!"
This group of people are all fine people.
At this time, no one said how much money they would receive. As for Lin Fan, Lin Fan was not a fool. These people have been talking nonsense from just now to now!
You should know that although the gentry seldom did business, they controlled a large amount of land and rented it to tenants for cultivation. They did nothing every year and could receive 50% of the rent from others.
Although he later imposed additional taxes on them, they still made some money. It is sheer nonsense to say that the whole family would not have enough to eat at this time.
"Everyone, let's do this. For your work in the newspaper, I will give you 5,000 yuan a month. How about that?
This is equivalent to five thousand taels of silver!"
Lin Fan said directly.
Five thousand yuan!
All the nobles present widened their eyes and looked at Lin Fan in a wrong way, saying: "Your Highness, you didn't lie to us, did you?
It’s really five thousand yuan!”
"This is too much. Your Highness, you have given us so much money. What if the imperial court's finances cannot be maintained?"
"Your Highness, we know that you, Corporal Xian, value us, but we don't want to drag you down because of this!"
Everyone said one after another that although they said they were worried about the financial support of the imperial court, they were very honest and no one stood up to persuade him.
Lin Fan smiled slightly, knowing that the five thousand yuan made them very satisfied, and the next step was to make a show of it!
"Everyone, I, the Prince, have one more thing that I need you to take care of."
Lin Fan said.
"Your Highness, please tell me, as long as we can do it, we will definitely do it truthfully."
The nobles said one after another.
"You should know that I asked the Ministry of Rites to compile the textbooks for elementary school, middle school, and high school. These are the unified textbooks for children throughout the Ming Dynasty!"
"However, the academies recently opened by this prince are for outstanding talents selected from high schools. They have to study more advanced books."
"It's just that these books need to be compiled. The people in the Ministry of Rites are still improving the books for elementary, middle and high schools and have no time to spare. Most of the bachelors in the Hanlin Academy are old and lack energy!"
"It would be great if you could help me compile books."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
When they heard that it was about compiling books, the nobles present laughed and said, "Haha! Your Highness, we thought you were going to say something."
"It's just a small thing, we've done it for you!"
"Your Highness, we are all people with outstanding literary talents. We have just compiled a few books. I will write a few articles when I get back!"
After hearing this, Lin Fan shook his head and said, "Everyone, this book is not just a matter of you writing a few articles, but a textbook that can really impart knowledge!"
"Among them, we should excerpt some articles that encourage people to be positive. At the same time, they can also be thought-provoking and let them understand their responsibilities and contribute to the prosperity of the country!"
"Of course, these are just literature books. We also need to produce more advanced mathematics books. You need to find ways to figure these out!"
"The difficulty is very high. How about I give you one year?"
The group of people all laughed when they heard that Lin Fan gave them one year to compile the book.
"Haha! Your Highness, your demands are not high!"
"Isn't it just excerpts of some positive articles?
For the Spring and Autumn Period, the Four Books and the Five Classics, we can just select the chapters, and I can also annotate them!"
"Yes, as for mathematics, we are 100% fine. After all, we have read all the mathematics books produced by His Royal Highness."
"Although the method of solving the problem is very novel, we can understand it. If we study it carefully, we should be able to develop more advanced methods of solving mathematical problems."