Qin Hui sat alone in the house, sipping the fragrant tea, but he was different from Cai Jing and others. When Cai Jing and the others sipped the fragrant tea, they devoted themselves to savoring the comfort that the fragrant tea brought to the tip of the tongue, showing a sense of leisure.
Enjoy, but Qin Hui is different. No matter what he is doing, there is a hint of thinking in his eyes.
After a while, a man dressed as a butler walked in and said respectfully: "Master, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and Fan Gaishi are outside the door asking for an audience."
"These people can't hold themselves back even if something big happens." Qin Hui seemed to have guessed why they came. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Let them come in."
"yes."
After a while, I saw Hu Yi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, and Fan Xing, who was in charge of the matter, walking in. They stepped forward and saluted: "I have seen Qin Shaozai before."
Qin Hui stood up and bowed his hand in return, extending his hand and saying, "Please take a seat, please."
As soon as the three of them sat down, Fan Xing said excitedly: "Qin Shaozai is really good at predicting things. As soon as the two thousand copies of the Confucian Journal came out, they were sold out and they were widely sought after by Confucian scholars."
Qin Hui acted very calmly, because he had already expected it, and there was no surprise at all. He just smiled and said: "Really? That's good, that's good. I'm afraid that Fan will waste all his money."
Fan Xing said hurriedly: "Young Master Qin is serious. We are all Confucian scholars, and the other party is slandering Confucianism. If we don't come forward now, how will we do it?"
Qin Hui smiled and nodded, but did not express any opinions, because no matter what school of thought, it was a political tool for him, and he was a smart man. How could he be constrained by these things?
Thought.
Hu Yi added: "I think the Privy Councilor must be very depressed now. By doing this, he is making wedding clothes for us! I really want to see the Privy Councilor's expression now."
You people, you really forget the pain when the scar is healed. Qin Hui put away his smile and said: "You must not be careless because of this. The Privy Council is not easy to mess with. You must understand that he is the real leader of the whole thing. We are just
It’s just a way to get a piece of the pie.”
It turned out that this was just Qin Hui's last thought. He had no intention of starting a private newspaper. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but because he didn't have the money. But at the press conference that day, what he said to Li Qi almost made him lose his mind.
All the Confucian scholars in the world were offended, and he also expected that Li Qi wanted more than this, so he thought of using this to increase his influence among the people. Of course, he also used this to persuade the Fan family and establish the Confucian Journal.
Obviously, his strategy achieved unprecedented success. This Confucian newspaper was just right and quickly won the support of Confucian scholars.
Fan Xing also said: "What Shaozai said is that no matter what, the Privy Council still has the support of the emperor. We must not be careless because of this."
Hu Yi suddenly frowned when he heard this. He said with a hint of caution: "Shao Zai, do you think this is what the Emperor and the Privy Council have agreed upon? If so, will we offend the Emperor if we do this?"
Qin Hui shook his head and said with a smile: "Even if this is what the Emperor and the Privy Council have discussed in advance, you don't have to worry."
Fan Xing heard that there was something in Qin Hui's words and asked, "How do you say this?"
Qin Hui said: "It's very simple. Because the emperor doesn't want public opinion to be controlled by just one person. Besides, we are competing fairly and are not doing anything illegal. By the way, is there any movement from the Privy Council?"
They both shook their heads at the same time.
Fan Xing said: "Our Confucian newspaper has just come out, they probably haven't reacted yet."
"That's true." Qin Hui nodded slightly and sighed secretly in his heart. It seems that I am still too jealous of him. He added: "This is just the beginning. We still have a lot to do. But you have to understand one thing.
Our purpose this time is not to target the Privy Councilor, let alone a clique dispute. It’s just that the Privy Councilor’s light is so dazzling that anything related to him will cause a certain sensation. So far we have
We still live under his light, we must strive to get out of his shadow as soon as possible. If the people in the world only know that there is a privy envoy in the court, it will only show how incompetent we are."
Fan Xing nodded and said: "Yes. I have remembered it."
Hu Yidao said: "Nowadays, the Privy Council rarely comes to the morning court. He does not do his job all day long and ignores state affairs. He is too arrogant. I don't think it will take long. Whether it is Shaozai's influence among the people or
Both in the court and in the government will surpass him."
Qin Hui shook his head gently and said: "No, no, no, you are totally wrong. The Privy Councilor is by no means an arrogant person. Not only that, he is also a very cautious person, and he is like this with everything. I am
He promoted me, I know this much better than you."
At this point, he suddenly frowned and thought to himself, but is he being too cautious in doing this? This is too abnormal. Is he carrying out another conspiracy? But this doesn't make sense! Alas,
I really hope he can do something, but he doesn't do anything, but it's giving people a headache.
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At this critical moment, the emergence of the Confucian Journal did cause a lot of sensation, and the Song Dynasty Times Weekly was also affected a lot, because in the past there was only one newspaper, the Song Dynasty Times Weekly, and there was no object of comparison, but now it is different
, many people began to compare the two newspapers together. Although the Confucian scholars chose to side with the Confucian newspaper, the Song Dynasty Times Weekly has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people after all, and these impacts are not enough to shake the status of the Song Dynasty Times Weekly.
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But in any case, the emergence of Confucian newspapers helped Confucian scholars a lot, and the battle between Confucianism and other schools of thought became unprecedentedly fierce.
Li Qi was as unprofessional as ever, working on newspaper matters during the day and rehearsing plays with Gao Yanei and others at night. However, he did not do it himself. He also recruited ten people from the music class of Taixue College to be assistant directors and let these assistant directors make arrangements.
, he mentioned it a little later, and his life was actually very fulfilling.
But these leisurely days always pass so quickly. Unknowingly, it has arrived in December, and the glass is finally officially sold on this day.
This is really what you have been waiting for!
The store is located in the Zuixianju Group. As soon as you enter, you will see art works made of glass all around. Just taking a look at them, the customers feel that the trip is worthwhile.
However, this glass is temporarily out of reach of the common people because its price is set at eighty guan each, but if you buy a pair, it only costs 150 guan, and if you buy five or more, you will get a bottle of champagne as a gift.
I have to say that this price is already very luxurious, but Li Qi’s definition of a glass is not the cup itself, but a work of art. Then the price is not expensive. A Guqin can be sold for a thousand guan. I sell it.
Eighty guan, isn't it very common? And the magnifying glass is sold for 100 guan, this is really sucking blood.
Fortunately, there are wealthy businessmen everywhere in Tokyo. In one day, all the 500 glasses and 100 magnifying glasses carefully prepared by Li Qi were robbed.
And Zui Xianju made a huge profit of 40,000 to 50,000 yuan in one day. It also set a sales record for that day. It took a year to finally get the title of poor household.
Li Qi lived like a spring breeze in the cold winter, and the money came so quickly.
Not only that, he also planned to let those Jewish businessmen lead the team to expand the overseas market of glass. The merchants of the Song Dynasty were still relatively unfamiliar with HNA, and those Jews were away all year round, so Li Qi hoped that the merchants of the Song Dynasty could learn something from these Jewish businessmen.
Knowledge of doing business overseas.
The sales of Zuixianju were in full swing, and the other merchants were only jealous. They couldn't make this glass.
On the day the glass was sold, three more newspapers were published under the Song Dynasty Times Weekly. They were the Economic Journal, the Life Journal, and the Science Journal.
It means that four days out of seven days a week, people can read the latest newspapers, and the contents of the first page were all arranged by Li Qi himself with great effort. It contains a lot of little knowledge from later generations, and
They are all closely related to life, such as nutrition, hygiene, diseases, occupational diseases, and some farming tips. In short, everything is based on the lives of ordinary people.
As soon as these three newspapers came out, they immediately attracted great attention from the people, because the emergence of these three newspapers also prompted the emergence of a new profession, that is, newspaper readers. Because many people are illiterate, one newspaper
They, they don't understand, this is a business opportunity.
Many children from poor families went to some restaurants and tea shops to read newspapers to the guests in order to attract customers, and the restaurant owners paid them wages.
In addition, the emergence of newspapers also allowed many people to recognize many words from them.
Inside the palace.
Zhao Kai sat on a chair, holding a glass in one hand, looking at the champagne inside, and marveled: "This glass is so amazing, so beautiful."
Li Qi, who was sitting at the bottom, muttered to himself, "Of course the ones who don't need money are beautiful!"
Zhao Kai took a small sip with a look of enjoyment on his face, glanced at Li Qi, and said hehe: "I have heard the latest news about your Zuixianju in the palace. Your ability to make money is really jaw-dropping.
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Li Qi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's words are really flattering. This is just a one-time deal, and I am still in debt." Facing this iron rooster like Zhao Kai, ministers who don't cry about poverty are idiots.
Zhao Kai coughed several times and quickly changed the subject: "Oh, Qin Hui recently proposed to change the imperial newspaper into a newspaper similar to the Times Weekly of the Song Dynasty, hoping to increase the relationship between the imperial court and the people. What do you think of this?
?”
Li Qidao: "Of course this is a good thing!"
Zhao Kai waited for a long time, but did not wait for the next step, and said: "That's it?"
Li Qidao: "I believe Qin Hui has already explained the benefits, so there is no need for me to repeat it. After all, the emperor's time is precious."
Zhao Kai shook his head helplessly and said: "You, haha, that's all, that's all. In fact, I have already meant this, but don't think that it has nothing to do with you. You still have to hand over a memorial and give some
Opinion, after all, you have much more experience in this area than Qin Hui."
Ri. Didn't you ask me to help my opponent deal with myself? Li Qi muttered to himself, but said: "Yes, Wei Chen has remembered it."
Zhao Kai hummed and said: "Let's put these things aside for now. I came to you today because I have something serious to discuss with you. The Dali envoy has already arrived at Yingtian Mansion, and I believe he will arrive in the next couple of days.
It’s Beijing.”
Li Qi was stunned for a moment and said with a wry smile: "It seems that I will leave Beijing soon."
Zhao Kai looked worried and said: "But the situation in the north is not clear yet."
Li Qidao: "There is Zongze over there in the north, and the veteran general is here. I believe there won't be any big problems. The key lies in the end of this year."
"End of the year?"
"Yes, Xixia needs to pay a certain annual tribute to the Kingdom of Jin at the end of every year. If Xixia plans to become independent, then they will definitely not pay the annual tribute this year. So I estimate that if Xixia wants to become independent, it will be at the end of this year. Once Xixia
With independence, our Song Dynasty can officially retreat behind the scenes and watch the show, and the North will have no worries."
Zhao Kai pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "What you said makes sense. When to send troops to Dali will be decided by your Privy Council. Regarding the matters in the north, I will personally take over. But you must remember that this time you will go on an expedition.
, I don’t ask you to be quick, but I must get the rewards you deserve. You must know that I would rather go hungry than mobilize the resources of Jiangnan for this trip to the south. More importantly, the success or failure of this trip will depend on it.