Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 587 Recruiting security is not a fluke, blocking has its own reasons

"You are Zhang Yuansheng, the owner of the Beijing News?"

"Yes, yes." Zhang Yuansheng looked at the middle-aged green-robed official in front of him, trying to show a flattering smile on his tense face.

"Do you know what my position is?"

"The grassroots don't know." Zhang Yuansheng had some guesses in his mind, but he still shook his head.

"This official is Huang Chunyao, the head of the Information Department under the Propaganda Department. This time, I am ordered to rectify the newspaper industry. The Beijing News recently sold an average of over 30 copies per issue, ranking first among non-governmental newspapers, so this official came here in person."

As Huang Chunyao spoke, he walked away, wandered around, and looked into the room with the flashlight he borrowed from Jin Yiwei.

Everyone in the Beijing News, some of whom were flashed by the flashlight, trembled in fright.

Because no one knows what will happen to them when they are arrested this time.

When Huang Chunyao returned to the large courtyard where Zhang Yuansheng and others were guarded, he was followed by a young green-robed official in his 30s and [-]s, but it was Lu Yuanfu, the inspector of the Information Department.

This person is not only Huang Chunyao's fellow countryman, but also his disciple, and also a member of the Zhiyan Society.He is honest and simple, and he is very serious in reading and doing things, so Huang Chunyao recruited him into the Information Department to listen to him.

"Boss, this Beijing News is indeed the number one newspaper among the people's newspapers for decades. I looked at its printing workshop, and it turned out to be a set of quite exquisite copper movable type. It is really rich!"

Huang Chunyao laughed and said, "That's right, the benefactors behind the Beijing News are big and numerous. Are you right, Mr. Zhang?"

Speaking of the last sentence, Huang Chunyao looked straight at Zhang Yuansheng.

The weather was already hot, but now in the yard, without ice cream, and in the crowd, Zhang Yuansheng's clothes were drenched with sweat.

However, hearing Huang Chunyao's question, he still couldn't help shivering.

Then he looked at the calm and relaxed Jin Yiwei around him, and only then did he realize that since the government came here to wrap up their Beijing newspaper executives, and with the participation of Jin Yiwei, they might have found out their details.

Even the gentry and big landlords behind him may not be able to hide.

So, he suddenly knelt down with a plop, and said: "My lord, Cao Min has absolutely no intention of singing against the imperial court, they are all forced by others."

After much deliberation, he felt that he was doomed today, so he simply confessed his guilt first, and tried to blame the person behind him for what he thought was the biggest crime.

Huang Chunyao said: "Then you go into the house and write a confession, and explain clearly the benefactors behind the Beijing News, who among them were just you, the Beijing News, and the imperial court.

If you have done your confession, I can count you as guilty and meritorious, but if you conceal something, I can only hand you over to Jin Yiwei for interrogation. "

As he said that, Huang Chunyao deliberately bowed his hands to the general banner headed by Jin Yiwei.

In fact, Jinyiwei Nanzhen Fusi also provided intelligence assistance for the news department to rectify the newspaper industry, and then sent a few people as representatives to monitor it this time, and the highest-ranking one was the general banner.

But Zhang Yuansheng didn't know this, and really thought that his family was being targeted by Jin Yiwei.

Not to mention those rumors in the Jinyiwei Prison before, it is scary even now - it is said that there is a soul-absorbing magic weapon bestowed by the Holy One, which can trap people's souls, and even if they die, it is difficult to reincarnate.

Doesn't this mean that you can't escape even if you die?
Zhang Yuansheng had been a businessman all his life, so he was timid. Hearing this, he nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and hurried into the house to write his confession.

Huang Chunyao looked at the others again, and named them one by one based on the information, "Chief editor Zhao Liangcai, and finance manager Li Weijin... each went to a room to write their confessions, telling you about the Beijing News' illegal affairs, secrets, and the money behind them. Everything about the Lord is explained clearly.

If there are people who know the truth and don't report it, what will happen if they don't tell the truth? "

"no, I'm fine."

Chu Liangcai and the others were not rebels or thugs, nor did they have a deep background. No one dared to oppose the court, so they immediately cooperated to write a confession.

At the same time, people from Jinyiwei and the Information Department also began to search for text-related items in the various houses of the Beijing News.

About an hour later, Zhang Yuansheng, drenched in sweat, came out first.

Huang Chunyao looked at his confession and found that it was basically consistent with the information he had, but he did not express his position. Instead, he was going to wait for all the confessions of the Beijing News to come out and compare them before expressing his position.

However, this does not prevent him from continuing "friendly communication" with Zhang Yuansheng and other Beijing News executives.

"Zhang Yuansheng, even if the crime you committed is not a capital crime, if you are sentenced severely, you will have to confiscate your home and go into exile. At your age, whether you are exiled to the northwest or the southern border, you probably have little hope of getting there alive, right? "

Zhang Yuansheng wanted to say that he was in good health, maybe he could hold it.

Of course he wouldn't say that, so he turned his head and said, "I also ask the master in charge to point out a clear way."

Huang Chunyao said: "I was ordered to be in charge of the News Department, which means that the imperial court allows the existence of non-governmental newspapers and periodicals.

However, if you have run the Beijing News for decades, you must also know the role of newspapers, which can influence and even manipulate public opinion, and are indeed the mouthpiece of the country.

Therefore, all newspapers and periodicals must be under the control of the imperial court and published in accordance with national laws and regulations before they can exist.

At the same time, in the future, there will be more than one official newspaper under the Information Department, and the official of the Beijing News is quite optimistic.

If your confession has no concealment and no mistakes, then you can make up for it by turning the Beijing News into an official newspaper. "

After hearing this, Zhang Yuansheng thought that Huang Chunyao was asking him to directly donate the property of Beijing News, and felt a pain in his heart.

But he still knew how to choose between property and life, and immediately said: "Caomin would like to donate the Beijing News to the imperial court."

Huang Chunyao frowned when he heard this, and said, "What is a donation? If this is done, the Minbao Support Office under the Department of Information will invest in the Beijing News, making the Beijing News a public-private joint venture newspaper.

Those of you here who are available and available will continue to work in the Beijing News, and maybe even get a part-time job.

It's just that it's no longer running a newspaper for the gold behind you, but running a newspaper for me, Daming, which is the right way for the newspaper industry.Do you understand? "

After hearing these words, Zhang Yuansheng was stunned for a few breaths before he realized that he was ecstatic.

If it is true what Huang Chunyao said, even if the imperial court pays only a little money for the shares, but still holds a large share, his Zhang family will also take advantage of it.

Why did he rely on those benefactors?The main reason is not for money, but for the protection of those forces.

But in terms of power, is there anything bigger than the imperial court in this world?

If the Zhang family can cooperate with the imperial court to run a newspaper, as long as they don't risk their lives in the future, wouldn't it be equivalent to owning an asset as a fellow practitioner with the country? !
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuansheng felt lucky again—fortunately, he didn't take chances when he wrote the confession, and explained everything that he should explain clearly.

At the same time, he wondered if he was able to turn a bad luck into a good fortune this time because he never let the Beijing News tamper with the Daming News article?
If the Beijing News learns from certain newspapers, tampers with the articles of the Beijing News, and distorts the meaning of the imperial court's policy, is there still a chance of being "recruited"?
"Don't worry Zhang Yuanwai." At this time, Lu Yuanfu smiled and said, "Starting tonight, the entire Yingtian Mansion and even Nanzhili, and many public newspapers will be rectified.

It is really fortunate that the Beijing News can be safe by the imperial court.Some other well-known newspapers and periodicals, such as "Jiangnan Xunbao" and "Jinling Evening News", falsified Daming News articles, distorted facts, and misinterpreted imperial policies. Our Information Department directly ordered them to be blocked and seized. "

Sure enough!

Zhang Yuansheng felt even more grateful in his heart, and at the same time cast a grateful look at Lu Yuanfu.

···
Day times.

It's the day of the publication of Da Ming Pao again.

Not many people noticed anything in the morning, but in the afternoon, many people felt something was wrong.

"Hey, doesn't Jinling Evening News always like to publish it in the evening when Da Ming Pao is published? Why didn't I see it today?"

"The Jiangnan Xunbao is gone too—this Jiangnan Xunbao claims to be published faster than the Beijing News. What happened today?"

"Don't you know? These newspaper offices have been sealed up by the imperial court!"

"Seized? Really or not?"

"My family lives next to the "Jiangning People's Daily" newspaper office. Last night, I saw the imperial guards go to surround the newspaper office. The battle was like catching rebels. It was very scary."

"···"

Another day passed, and when people found that many other newspapers and periodicals that were used to being one day behind Da Ming Pao had disappeared, there were more discussions on this matter.

But it was also on this day that notices were posted on bulletin boards everywhere, giving an official explanation on the matter.

　Third more.

　　Patch (3/4)

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)