Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 520 Your Highness, set up a post office

“It’s never a shame to like making money!”

“Even Sage Kong said that as long as he can make reasonable money, even if he is asked to serve as the gatekeeper of the market, he will do it.

But if he cannot make money through legitimate means, he will choose to pursue his ambitions and hobbies!
  Maybe, we can also use another way to make money..."

"..."

Zhu Gaochi was speechless, "Teacher, the words of a saint cannot be interpreted in this way!"

Guo An smiled faintly and asked, "How should we interpret it?"

Zhu Gaochi said seriously: "Teacher, although the sage once said that wealth can be sought after, even if it is a man with a whip, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, just do what I like... However, the sage also once said: "Food is a waste of food." , drink water, bend your arms and rest on it, and enjoy it. Being rich and noble through unrighteousness is like floating clouds to me."

"It turns out that saints have also endured these hardships!"

Guo An sighed softly, with a look of compassion, "Sage Kong has so many disciples, but he still has to endure such hardships. It's really undeserved!"

Zhu Gaochi's eyelids trembled slightly, "Teacher, Saint Kong is a down-and-out nobleman. He endured hardship in the first half of his life! In the second half of his life, after having disciples to follow him, life will be much better!"

Guo An added: "In this case, Sage Kong must have made money before he became famous!"

"What the teacher said is very true!"

Zhu Gaochi sighed slightly and decided not to continue arguing with his teacher, otherwise he would be disrespectful to the saint!
  Guo An smiled softly, "Therefore, if someone outside wants to imitate Di Bao, there is no need for His Highness to be so angry!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Gaochi's expression condensed and he looked at Guo An in surprise.

"Teacher, I worked so hard to build the Dibao. As soon as it was successful, they dared to imitate it. How could I not be angry?"

"Your Highness, you know best how much money it will cost to build a newspaper? How many postmen will you need to recruit?"

"This……"

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback.

Guo An's face was full of disdain, "Since those people don't know what they are talking about and want to imitate Di Bao, then let them do it!
  If they lose, they will only pay hundreds of thousands of taels of banknotes, or millions of taels of banknotes.

If they succeed, Ming Dynasty will be able to collect an additional one million taels of business tax every year! "

"The most important thing is that Di Bao can earn tens of millions of taels of money every year, which can even be worth [-] million taels of gold... As long as they can hold on, they can be considered capable!"

Zhu Gaochi's face lit up and he reacted instantly.

In the Ming Dynasty, how many merchants were able to spend so much money to open a newspaper residence? Even if they can afford to start a business, can they maintain it?

Although he, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, would not be jealous, there were so many vassal kings, dignitaries and gentry in the Ming Dynasty...

"Teacher, as the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, I must act impartially!"

"It's okay!"

Guo An waved his hand casually and asked: "Your Highness, I wonder how the new issue of Di Di's newspaper is going?"

Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi's face suddenly became happy, "Teacher, the [-] copies of the Di newspaper this time have just been delivered to the states and counties in the Ming Dynasty. They have been sold out before they start selling!"

"That's good!"

Guo An was slightly relieved, "It's stable now!"

"Is it stable?"

Zhu Gaochi was stunned, and then he did not think carefully about Guo An's words, but directly said again: "Teacher, there are more people who want to buy Di Bao this time.

I wonder if we can print more in the next issue? "

"Duoyin?"

Guo An glanced at Zhu Gaochi strangely and nodded slightly.

"Since His Highness wants to print more copies, then print another [-] copies!"

"Thank you teacher!"

Zhu Gaochi looked overjoyed.

Guo An was helpless. If he printed an extra [-] copies, he would lose more than [-] taels of money. What was there to be happy about?
  "Your Highness, how is the postman's mailing business?"

Postmen, that is, the senders who transport and deliver Di Bao. Today, the transportation of Di Bao and these senders all use the post station of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, he changed his name to postman after Zhu Gaochi.

This word is indeed much nicer than the name Guo An randomly chose at first, so Guo An also called him postman!
  Zhu Gaochi said slowly: "Teacher, those gentry and scholars who buy Di newspapers now are still paying attention to the government decrees and the situation of corrupt officials and evil gentry in Di newspapers, or the text of the merchants' advertisements, and they are not interested in the postman's mailing business and purchasing business. I don’t pay much attention to it.”

Guo An thought for a moment and then said: "Well, then set up a post office to manage mailing and purchasing services! And put an advertisement in the Di newspaper!" "Post office?"

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but was stunned again, "Teacher, set up another business company?"

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Bao Di has started to make a lot of money. Even if we set up a post office, it will only cost hundreds of thousands of taels of money at most!"

"Teacher, what kind of business name is the post office?"

"Back to Your Highness, the post office is the company responsible for managing postmen and their work. The post office will..."

……

In Fengtian Hall, after listening to Zhu Gaochi's words, Zhu Di couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Post office, are you going to open another store?"

Zhu Gaochi replied: "Father, the post office only needs five hundred thousand taels of treasure to come here specifically to assist Di Bao!"

"Can!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "If there are not enough postmen, maybe you can hire some couriers who have quit!"

"Thank you dad!"

Zhu Gaochi quickly thanked him.

After thinking about it, Zhu Di couldn't help but ask again: "We heard that a few blind people also want to open a newspaper office. What do you think about this matter?"

Zhu Gaochi smiled disdainfully, "Dad, if they can invest so much money, then it's up to them.

No matter what, it is impossible for them to compare with the child's newspaper, nor can they affect the child's newspaper! "

Zhu Di nodded slightly: "That's good!"

……

A few more days.

Two magnificent and noble-looking carriages were pulled out of Jiangjun Mountain and sent all the way to the Imperial Palace and the East Palace.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di, and this time there was Xu Huizu, both stared around the carriage with eyes wide open and excited faces. They took a closer look at it twice, and the more they looked at it, the more they liked it.

After a while, Xu Huizu said with a face full of amazement: "Your Majesty, the entire body of this car is made of steel plates. Even the inside of the car wall planks is mixed with steel plates. It is very comfortable and safe!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, but couldn't help but look at the words engraved on the handlebar!

"Jiangjunshan Carriage Workshop?"

Xu Huizu and Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but be startled.

On the side, Guo An couldn't help but blush, "Your Majesty, forgive me, this is a minor fault!
  Wei Chen believed that although the Jiangjunshan Carriage Workshop was the best-quality workshop in the Ming Dynasty, the aroma of wine was too deep in the alley, so he ordered the workshop craftsmen to engrave the carriage workshop mark on all carriages to show it to the world. I am Jiangjunshan Carriage Workshop!

Who would have thought that the craftsman would be so stupid as to carve the words "Jiangjunshan Carriage Workshop" on the handlebars..."

Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but his eyelids twitched slightly.

"Are you asking us to advertise for you?"

Guo An couldn't help but look aggrieved, "How could your Majesty speak like this? Jiangjunshan Workshop is your Majesty's workshop!"

Zhu Di: "..."

"Okay, let's send our own craftsmen to Jiangjunshan Workshop to make our large and jade gowns!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Guo An responded quickly.

He didn't dare to participate in Zhu Di's large chariots and jade chariots.

These are equivalent to later generations of Rolls-Royce, Big Red Flag, and a level of luxury that Guo An feels he cannot describe. He can only say that Zhu Di will have a large carriage, driven by an elephant, three meters high and two meters wide, with hanging hangings all around. Ruyi dripping bead boards are also engraved with various gold patterns in some places. They are extremely exquisite and cannot be built by ordinary people!

Seeing Guo An's happiness, Zhu Di just glanced helplessly and didn't say anything more.

However, Xu Huizu still asked with excitement: "Guo Changshi, what will happen if a carriage equipped with such rubber tires is used to transport baggage?"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, then replied honestly: "It should be a lot easier if we return to Wei Guogong!"

……

(End of this chapter)