Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

After half an hour.

Zhu Gaochi tensed his body and walked into Fengtian Hall.

soon.

Zhu Di's roar came from the palace, and all the officials and guards inside and outside the palace looked nervous and trembled.

They have never seen His Majesty so angry!
  And His Royal Highness the Prince has just entered...

For a long time.

Zhu Gaochi just came out of Fengtian Hall.

The whole person looked very depressed and a little frightened.

People passing by were full of surprise. This Crown Prince has always been favored by His Majesty. How could he be reprimanded by His Majesty today?

Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince has fallen out of favor?
  But soon after, His Majesty's reprimand to Zhu Gaochi spread throughout the palace, and then to the ears of all the powerful officials in the capital.

Immediately afterwards, it was also reported that several old ministers were relying on their old age and crying to His Highness the Crown Prince, begging for a carriage.

"Your Majesty is angry?"

"Your Highness is kind, these old thieves are so shameless!"

"Hmph, let His Highness be trained and see how we deal with you!"

"..."

While a group of dignitaries and officials looked angry, some of the dignitaries and officials who also had this idea suddenly stopped all their thoughts.

Yes, that Crown Prince is kind and easy to bully! However, His Majesty is still here!
  ……

It was a few days later.

With the release of the new issue of Di Bao, officials and gentry throughout the Ming Dynasty began to

"Jiangjunshan Carriage Workshop builds rubber-tired carriages. No matter what the bumpy road is, it will be smooth without any bumps..."

"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were the first to buy one!"

"When Wei Guogong saw this, he also rushed to buy one! He personally took dozens of guards to pick up the carriage from the carriage workshop, just because he was worried about being robbed on the way..."

"Rubber tires are extremely precious and extremely difficult to manufacture. Only two hundred carriages are sold each year!"

"A carriage with steel plate and rubber tires costs [-] taels of banknotes! A carriage with wood and rubber tires costs [-] taels of banknotes..."

"Hiss...it's just a carriage, but it's so expensive!"

"Let's go to the capital!"

"Master, there are only two hundred carriages. We can't get them even if we go to the capital!"

"Ugh!"

"Someone, call the housekeeper!"

"What are your orders from the lord?"

"We have a letter. You should send it to the capital in person, and bring a thousand taels of treasure money with you. I want to experience for myself whether the rubber-tired carriage is as mysterious as what the newspaper said!"

"Yes, my lord!"

"..."

Hundreds more people went to the capital with enough money and letters.

Duke of Wei.

Xu Huizu looked at the Di newspaper in his hand and couldn't help but feel angry.

"Dinghaihou, didn't you say you won't advertise?"

On the side, Xu Zengshou chuckled and said: "Brother, we think that Marquis Dinghai definitely wants to use my eldest brother to promote this rubber carriage to the capital or the officials of the entire Ming Dynasty!"

"The way this guy does things is nothing like a Ming Dynasty prince!"

Xu Huizu looked helpless, but not very angry.

Anyway, those workshops in Jiangjun Mountain can be regarded as the property of the Duke of Wei.

However, this advertisement described Wei Guogong in such a bad light. He could already imagine how many people would laugh at him when he went to court in the past few days!

In this regard, Xu Zengshou didn't say much, but took out a Di newspaper from his arms and handed it to Xu Huizu.

"Brother, please read this newspaper again!"

"What's so cool about this?"

Xu Huizu took it casually, looked at it for a few times, and suddenly his expression condensed, staring closely at Xu Zengshou!
  "This is not the prince's newspaper!"

"no!"

Xu Zengshou slowly shook his head, "It's just a newspaper that was forged by thieves!"

"Dog guts!"

Xu Huizu was furious and said angrily: "Lao San, where did you buy this fake newspaper from? We will bring someone to smash their nest!"

Xu Zengshou replied: "Brother, I bought this newspaper from a street vendor, and this one also costs ten cents!"

"Street vendor?"

Xu Huizu's expression narrowed slightly and he continued to ask: "Have you sent someone to check?"

"Brother, we have sent two teams to investigate!"

"Not found?"

"Brother, this newspaper was not printed in the capital, it seems to have been shipped in from outside!"

"What a bunch of thieves!"

"No, your Majesty needs to be informed of this matter!"    "..."

"Someone made a counterfeit so quickly?"

In Fengtian Hall, seeing Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou looking surprised, Zhu Di just smiled faintly.

"We have heard the news about this a long time ago!"

Xu Huizu couldn't help but asked: "Your Majesty has known about it for a long time, so why didn't he send someone to capture him and bring him back!"

"Is there any law in the Ming Dynasty that prohibits the sale of newspapers?"

Xu Huizu was shocked, "Your Majesty, do you want these thieves to bully His Highness like this?"

"How can the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty be insulted at will?"

Zhu Di smiled coldly.

Xu Huizu held up his hand and said, "May I ask Your Majesty, is there anything I can do for you?"

Zhu Di waved his hand casually, "The prince and Marquis Dinghai can take care of just a few thieves!"

"Wei Chen understands!"

……

Simultaneously.

The news that there was a false report from Di Di began to spread throughout the capital.

All the dignitaries and gentry stretched their necks, wanting to see what was going on in the palace.

Unfortunately, there was no movement in the palace.

There was no movement even at the newspaper offices on Taiping Street. It seemed that there was no such fake newspaper.

For half a month, except for the princes, gentry, and dignitaries who were all fighting for rubber-wheeled carriages, the entire capital was calm!
  See here.

The gentry and dignitaries who had been watching breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time were full of excitement.

"Since His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not pursue the case, then we will also start a Dibao!"

"Exactly, we can also earn this kind of money!"

……

"Teacher, four more companies have started to run Dibao!"

Zhu Gaochi came to Dinghaihou Mansion and said with a strange expression.

"Are they so brave?"

Guo An couldn't help but look surprised.

Zhu Gaochi asked: "Teacher, what should we do?"

Guo An smiled faintly and asked: "Your Highness, I wonder if ordinary merchants can talk about imperial decrees, appointments, removals, transfers, removals, rewards and punishments, and laws of officials at will, and can they publicize the Jinyiwei case at will?..."

"If they are allowed to go ahead and spread the word like this, what should they do if they spread rumors out of nothing and create trouble?"

"Teacher, this..."

Zhu Gaochi instantly understood what Guo An meant and couldn't help but widen his eyes, but his eyes were full of joy.

Naturally, he was extremely disgusted with those thieves who dared to imitate the Di newspaper!

Guo An continued: "After a period of time, when all the residence newspapers come out, His Highness can send someone to buy some to see if there are any untruths!
  In this way, you can report to Your Majesty..."

The teacher is indeed as Master Daoyan said, the teacher is the person with the most evil in Da Ming’s belly!
  After listening, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but nodded subconsciously.

Guo An continued: "Your Highness, let them be as unbridled as they want during this period of time!"

"Well, let them be wild for a while..."

Zhu Gaochi walked out of Dinghaihou Mansion with a calm expression.

……

Weizhou!

In a certain mansion.

Several people in gorgeous clothes couldn't help but beam with joy after hearing the report from the steward below.

"Eighty thousand copies, a total of [-] copies. We have just sold in several states, but we can actually sell so many!"

"Moreover, His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seem to have no reaction at all to this matter!"

"I heard that Duke Wei and several distinguished nobles went into the palace to report to His Majesty, but His Majesty still ignored them!"

"Hahaha, Your Majesty also allows me to wait for the sale of residence newspapers!"

"Hahaha, expand again, hire a few more people, hire dozens of craftsmen, and print [-] copies of Di Bao in the next issue!"

"Two hundred thousand copies?"

"Isn't it too much?"

"Yes, with two hundred thousand copies of the Di newspaper, we will lose two thousand taels of silver!"

"Would you like to take a moment?"

"No! Since His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do not stop it, those who are waiting and watching will inevitably start building residences!
  If we don't seize it early and wait until those people react, we won't be able to sell, and we won't be able to sell advertising fees! "

"This...printing!"

"print!"

... (end of this chapter)