Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 196
These days, Shanghai is quite lively.

There are three things that involve the minds of the people in Shangjing.

the first thing:

The news of the top three in the first class has spread all over the streets and alleys of Shangjing.

Champion: Tang Gao, from Nanzhili;

Second place: Huang Chu, from Guangdong and Guangxi;
Tanhua: Cai Ang, a native of Huai'an Prefecture.

The pilgrimage is about to begin, and what follows is the bustling spectacle of the first and third parades on the street.

The second thing is:

The newly opened Jinghua No. [-] Teahouse and Bookstore are still as lively as ever.

The staged "Guild Beauty Case" is still hot.

Not only has it become the common people of Shangjing, but it has also become a popular gathering place for candidates who passed the Jinshi examination in Shangjing.

Naturally, it also attracted many young ladies who wished to see Zhongdi Juzi.

For a while, the front of Jinghua No. [-] Tea House was extremely lively.

I heard that the second place Huang Chu and Tanhua Cai Ang have also been here.

However, Tang Gao, the number one scholar, heard that he was called by his teacher Yang Tinghe to remind him, so he never had time to come here for entertainment.

And one more thing, that's absolutely nonsensical.

The two candidates in Shangjing wrote articles and started a scolding war.

Ordinary people may not know these two people, but they are well-known in the circle of students.

These two are Xia Yan and Zhang Cong.

At the beginning, the two wrote and scolded each other, and printed and distributed it.

All in all, it makes sense:
One said that Fang Zhi's "Poetry" was for fame;
One said that Fang Zhi's "Jing" was trying to deceive the world;
One said that the other party's character was corrupt, that he had no relationship with the girl in Goulan, and he didn't care about his wife;
One said that the other party cheated the world and stole the name, and loved to give warmth to the lost husband.

That scolding battle was really lively.

What interested the public the most was that somehow a newspaper named "Jinghua Tabloid" was born out of nowhere.

The newspaper not only introduced in detail the causes of Zhang Cong and Xia Yan's scolding battles, but also attached the manuscripts of the two scolding battles several times.

Reported the details of this heated scolding battle from a third-party perspective.

Many scholars and scholars rushed to read it, and commented on which one was higher and which was lower.

There was also a big discussion about it.

As for ordinary people, they regard this matter as a lively new gossip article.

When it was sent for free a few days ago, it was quickly sold out.

In the days that followed, the newspaper not only followed up with the report, but also included the latest news and anecdotes from Shanghai.

For example, the specific time, route, and matters needing attention for the champion parade;
The gossip about the No. [-], No. [-], Tanhua, where are the people, whether there is a marriage partner, etc.

There were also guests who brought horses to Jinghua Tea House to drink tea, but the servants were not strict in guarding the horses, and the horses ran away.

Tabloids wrote in detail about the specific characteristics and conditions of the horse.

After a few days, someone actually met the horse and said that he saw it in a family.

The guest directly reported to the official, and really chased the horse back.

Because it was interesting and useful, "Jinghua Tabloid" became famous for a while, and a copy was hard to find.

Some people lined up and couldn't get free ones, so they simply bought them at a high price.

Next, the "Jinghua Tabloid" has two editions a week, which are all gossip from all walks of life in Beijing and information related to people's lives.

In addition, the script of "The Case of Gui Mei" has also begun to be serialized in tabloids,
100 copies of each issue of the newspaper are free, and one copy is 7 Wen for the rest.

Gradually, tabloids gradually gained a large audience.

Not only students and scholars, but also many women who like to read scripts.

As soon as each issue of the newspaper comes out, there are people waiting in line, and it is unscrupulous to loot it all in a short time.

……

"Your Majesty, this is today's newspaper."

Just after breakfast, the subordinate put "Jinghua Tabloid" in front of Zhu Houzhao.

This newspaper has basically become his daily must-read content.

"Your Majesty, it's all about miscellaneous lace affairs, why are so many people watching this stuff?"

Jiang Bin felt that such tabloids were useless.

It's trivial all day long, but why do so many people like these things?Readers are so weird!

"Wenxuan, you are loyal and capable. It's just what I said before. You should read more books. Don't underestimate this kind of tabloid. Sometimes, the pen of a scholar is worth a thousand troops."

"Your Majesty, is this tabloid really that powerful?"

Jiang Bin was still a little puzzled.

"I can't tell, but even though Qin Shao is young, I always feel that he is not simple, he is a useful talent!"

Zhu Houzhao vaguely felt that Qin Shao was a little familiar. He had felt it since the first time he saw him, but he couldn't say where he met him.

"Since the emperor appreciates him so much, he can simply be absorbed by us for our use."

Jiang Bin didn't understand that since the emperor liked the young man named Qin Shao, why didn't he use it?

"not the right time yet!"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were a little unclear.

"Wen Xuan, find someone to keep an eye on his newspaper."

"Yes!"

……

Jinghua Tabloid Office.

In fact, it is in a house in the backyard of the printing factory.

I wish the old man and Zhang Cong are here.

Although I wish the old man passed the Jinshi examination, Jinshi has an internship period in Shangjing.

Except for the top few who can be admitted to the Hanlin Academy for internship, most of the other Jinshi are assigned to the Jiuqing Yamen for internships.

Non-Hanlin can't join the cabinet, and the Hanlin Academy is not just for anyone who wants to go in for an internship.

The old man Zhu felt that he was very satisfied to be admitted to Jinshi.

Even though he was assigned to an intern in the etiquette department, which was leisurely and not very luscious, he was still very happy.

Besides, although he is old-fashioned, he is kind and sincere, and he comes from an aristocratic family.

Even though he is a newcomer, he gets along well with people inside.

I usually come to Qin Shao to help when I am not on duty.

As for Zhang Cong, besides studying and preparing for the next exam, he usually has nothing to do.

In order not to be idle, he is very enthusiastic about working in tabloids.

He is good at writing articles, and his writing is spicy and interesting.

As long as Wang Yin and the others inquire about the gossip, if you tell him, he will soon be able to write a spicy and interesting article.

Zhang Cong can now be said to be the editor-in-chief of the newspaper.

Although "Jinghua Tabloid" previously adopted a free sales method, it has now begun to make profits.

Qin Shao also hired a failed candidate to be Zhang Cong's deputy.

That person is Zhang Cong's fellow villager, the two of them have a good relationship, and they know each other well.

"Now that you have entered the Ministry of Rites, it feels like being idle."

Zhang Cong is writing a gossip article.

It was a strange thing that happened in Shangjing.

It is said that it is Wang Xiaolang, a medicine merchant, who is originally from Guangdong, and has made a baby marriage with his childhood sweetheart, Miss Xu.

It's just that the woman's family moved elsewhere later.

Later, when it was time to get married, when I went to find the other party, I found that the woman's father had committed a crime, and the family was basically destroyed, and Wang Xiaolang's fiancée was also missing.

Now Wang Xiaolang is doing business in Shangjing, and his family is in Shangjing.

On this day, Wang Xiaolang went to Lanxiangge HAPPY with his partners, and met a girl he liked.

After the relationship between the two parties deepened, they chatted and found out that this sister turned out to be Miss Xu who had been engaged to him.

It turned out that Miss Xu's father committed a crime, and her family members died, and she was also sold to Lanxiang Pavilion.

The two sides understood their identities, hugged their heads and cried loudly.

When Wang Xiaolang returned home, he told his wife about it, and his wife sympathized with Miss Xu very much.

The husband and wife collected money to redeem Miss Xu.

This matter was so bizarre that it spread quickly.

Zhang Cong wrote about the incident and added some of his own opinions.

Then I handed it over to the assistant for typesetting and copying, and a new version will be published tomorrow.

"The Ministry of Rites is the Qingshui Yamen, and I'm a newcomer, so what's the matter?"

Zhu Zhishan said disapprovingly.

He has a leisurely personality, and Jinshi needs two years of internship in Shangjing, and they will be sent to other places to work at that time.

"Have you figured out where you want to work after the internship?"

Zhang Cong has finished today's work and is interested in chatting.

"There are still two years left. How can I think so much about the future? At first, I wanted to go back to my hometown, but now I think it would be nice to go to Anlu Prefecture. I used to live there before, but I miss it a few years after I came out."

Zhu Zhishan sighed a little.

"I see that you almost regard this student Ziming as your own son now, and you don't care much about your own son. You don't want to live with your student in the future, do you?"

Even though Zhang Cong is usually a sophomore, his eyesight is a bit sharp, and he has long seen that the relationship between the old man Zhu and Qin Shao is too close, so that those who don't know it think they are father and son.

"The student is half a son! So what? Ziming has always been caring, even more caring than my son! I see that you also circle around Ziming every day. Earlier, I wanted you to help him, but you still think you can do it?" In business, he was not on the table, but now he is acting positively."

"Let me tell you, this is obviously not something in the pool. Why did I confiscate him as a student? It's because his ability is too strong, and I deserve it."

Zhang Cong sighed.

"Hahaha! Bingyong, you have always been arrogant, I never thought there would be someone you would submit to!"

Seeing Zhang Cong's expression, Zhu Zhishan couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Xizhe, you know my ambition is not just to be a Jinshi in the imperial examination, but to be a mere local official. I am 45 years old now. Even though I am younger than you, more than half of my life has passed. Leave it to me. There is too little time to develop my ambitions, too little! And now I have not won the first place!"

"Even though I said before that I still have confidence, it's okay to land again, how can I not be anxious and depressed? It's just that I see hope in doing this "Jinghua Tabloid" now! Maybe I can really do a big job!"

"Bingyong, what do you mean? It's just an entertainment gossip tabloid, what did you say..."

"Xizhe, could it be that you have forgotten the tabloids of the Song Dynasty?"

(End of this chapter)