Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

The new counterfeiting of Di Bao soon caused an uproar throughout the Ming Dynasty.

All the gentry and merchants were full of surprise.

Immediately, everyone stretched their necks and stared at the capital.

How dare those thieves plagiarize His Highness the Crown Prince's newspaper in a fair and just manner? Even openly raising advertising?
  Simultaneously.

In the Dinghaihou Mansion.

Zhu Gaochi brought four copies of the residence newspaper with a solemn expression on his face.

"Teacher, these thieves are so rampant!"

"It's a bit crazy!"

Guo An also nodded heavily. He didn't expect those people to be so bold.

Although there is no such thing as patent rights in this world.

But Zhu Gaochi, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, is a patent!

For a little money, I dared to copy it exactly as it was without any modifications.

Even advertising started so early!
  Thinking about it, Guo An asked: "Your Highness, do you know how many copies of these newspapers have been sold?"

Zhu Gaochi frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then said, "Teacher, I heard that one copy sold more than [-] copies.

The remaining two copies are both around [-] copies! "

"They actually sold so many?"

Guo An couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Exactly!"

Zhu Gaochi's face was filled with anger.

Guo An asked again: "Your Highness, I wonder how much the advertising fees for these newspapers have been charged. Have you paid the tax?"

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi was startled, and then his eyes lit up.

"Teacher, I don't seem to have heard that these newspapers have advertising fees, let alone paying taxes!"

"Humph!"

Guo An sneered, "Your Highness, they dare to evade taxes!"

Zhu Gaochi's face was filled with coldness, "What a thief!"

"Your Highness, they still dare to promote the imperial decree privately!"

"It's time to re-examine!"

"..."

soon.

Zhu Gaochi left Dinghaihou Mansion.

Guo An looked helpless. The merchants and gentry of this era were too rampant in this regard!

With these few points alone, it would be too easy to deal with a few merchants and gentry!

……

Huizhou!

In a large manor surrounded by mountains and rivers.

Three richly dressed old men sat around a table.

On the table are the recently issued Di newspapers.

Everyone's face was full of excitement.

"I didn't expect that such a mere newspaper might seem like a loss-making business, but as long as there are advertising fees, it can actually be so profitable!"

"Six hundred thousand taels of treasure! Although it is far from that person's, in one year, it will be close to seven million taels of treasure!"

"Hahaha, even if I give those few filial piety [-] million taels of banknotes, we can still get [-] million taels of banknotes for each family!"

"That Marquis Dinghai is really a great fortune-teller!"

"When the next issue comes, I will hire some more postmen and print another [-] copies!"

"Can!"

"At that time, I can collect more advertising fees!"

"It's a pole, it's a pole!"

"Try to seize as many state capitals as possible. These newspapers are the silver mountain for us and others!"

"Hahaha……"

Suddenly, the old man on the side couldn't help but said worriedly: "Everyone, would it be inappropriate if I don't show filial piety to His Highness the Crown Prince and Marquis Dinghai?"

"How could it be wrong?"

Another old man smiled softly, "Those of you who are filial to us have already given us a guarantee!"

"But……"

"Mr. Zhang, don't worry. It's not like I'm waiting for a Di Bao. Don't both Beiping and Nanchang Prefectures have Di Bao?"

"Exactly, if we don't speed up a little bit, by the time the person in Beiping Mansion reports, we and these people won't have a chance!"

"Beiping Mansion..."

Suddenly, there was a commotion coming from outside the house.

"Who are you?"

"Jinyiwei needs to make noise when handling the case!"

"Jinyiwei?"

All the old men in the room were suddenly surprised.

Why is Jin Yiwei here?

Immediately, before anyone could react, several figures broke through the door and entered. “You thieves dare to disseminate court orders privately and refuse to pay taxes, so why don’t you arrest them as soon as possible?”

"Take it!"

All the old men looked miserable.

Jin Yiwei's shooting speed is still very fast!

Less than half a month's work.

More than a dozen merchants and gentry from three residences were arrested and interrogated one by one by Jin Yiwei.

"He is actually so unkind?"

In some palaces, everyone's face was full of anger.

However, there is nothing to be done.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really ruthless!"

"Yes, if you don't take action, that's it. Once you take action, those people will directly spend all their wealth!"

"Especially, there is a newspaper from Beiping Mansion!"

"Tsk tsk..."

As the news spread, the ambitions in the entire capital, as well as among the gentry and dignitaries from all over the Ming Dynasty, disappeared completely.

Simultaneously.

The news about those postmen who distributed Di newspapers and could deliver letters and objects gradually spread in the Ming Dynasty.

A group of postmen also began to have additional business.

Guo An just listened to the news and didn't pay much attention to it.

Instead, he started running to Jiangjun Mountain frequently.

In the steel workshop, Xu Cai, Tao Yizhen and other master craftsmen all looked at Guo An in disbelief: "Master Hou, is there really such a steam car?"

Guo An said quietly: "You can make it!"

Xu Cai still frowned, "But Lord Marquis, such a huge steam car requires at least a thousand kilograms of steel and several months of work!"

Guo An looked determined: "Then we must make it too!"

Seeing this, Xu Cai, Tao Yizhen and others could only sigh helplessly and bowed slightly to Guo An.

"Please rest assured, Lord Marquis, we will definitely forge it as soon as possible!"

"Very good!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "You don't have to worry about the consumption of money and steel. As long as it can be forged, each of you will be rewarded with at least one thousand taels of silver!"

"One thousand taels of silver?"

"Official silver!"

"Thank you Hou Ye!"

"Thank you Hou Ye!"

Guo An smiled softly, waved his hand and said, "Don't delay any longer. Take the drawings and go forge as soon as possible! If you have any difficulties, please come to me at any time!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

……

It was a few days later.

Guo Ang reported to Guo An with a happy face, "Master Marquis, the military academy has been capped!"

"Capped?"

Guo An's face lit up and he shouted: "Xu Yong, follow me into the palace!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

Soon, a carriage drove from Dinghaihou Mansion to the palace.

Inside Fengtian Temple.

Guo An reported to Zhu Di respectfully: "Your Majesty, all the buildings in the military academy have been completed!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up and he stared at Guo An closely.

"The military academy is finally completed?"

Guo Andao: "Reporting to Your Majesty, only the main building has been completed, and the rest is the courtyard, roads, gardens, and some green plants of the military academy and the school grounds!"

Zhu Di said: "In this case, it won't take a few days!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Guo An flattered casually.

As for the decoration of the military academy, I'm afraid there won't be any decoration other than putting a layer of cement on the room and installing the doors and windows!

Anyway, they are all a bunch of rough guys. No matter how well-decorated they are, they can’t stand up to those rough guys!
  The rest, in the hands of hundreds of craftsmen and laborers, really couldn't last more than a few days.

Zhu Di became more interested, "Let's go and have a look!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Guo An responded quickly.

"Yi Shiha, hurry up and send someone to inform Wei Guogong and Cao Guogong! Let them follow us to Jiangjun Mountain as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

"His Majesty summoned me?"

"Going to Jiangjun Mountain?"

After receiving the news, Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong quickly ran towards Jiangjun Mountain with a few guards.

... (end of this chapter)