The Prodigal Son's Happy Life - Chapter 342

[Chapter 342 Capital afternoon report]

When the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou heard this, his heart jumped up.

But it only lasted for a moment, and then it became cold again.

His Highness Prince Ning’s words would have had some credibility seven days ago, but now

he sighed in his heart.

There is no good thing in this world that can be obtained for nothing.

The reason why His Highness Prince Ning thought of himself at this time must be for other reasons.

If it is true as Prince Ning said, then seven days ago, he waited in front of Prince Ning’s Mansion for such a long time, why was he not even willing to see him?

However, even if Prince Ning wants to deal with a small businessman like him who has no power and no honors behind him, it is as easy as squeezing an ant on the roadside to death.

Therefore, no matter what Prince Ning’s true purpose is, he has no possibility of rejecting it.

In this world of the jungle, the law of survival is so cruel.

Having been in business for many years, he has single-handedly transformed an ordinary bookshop into the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou, one of the three major bookshops in the capital. Naturally, he understands this truth.

Thinking of this, he sighed in his heart, raised his eyes, looked at His Highness Prince Ning in front of him, and pretended to be excited: “If His Highness Prince Ning orders me, I will die without mercy!” When

Prince Ning heard this, his face changed .

Smile.

Since the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou can say this, he should know what he means.

It’s always so easy to talk to smart people.

You can understand the meaning behind it in just one or two sentences.

After the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou expressed his attitude, he accepted his fate and was not as embarrassed and nervous as before.

He raised his eyes, looked at Prince Ning in front of him, and asked, “I wonder what His Highness wants to tell me to do?”

Prince Ning smiled and asked, “Do you know why Zhuxuan Zhai is so successful? Even to the point where other bookstores in the capital cannot survive?”

The shopkeeper of Baijuanlou had a strange expression on his face when he heard this question.

As the shopkeeper of the bookstore, no one knows this issue better than him.

When Zhuxuanzhai first started, it relied on wonderful story books such as “The Romance of the West Chamber”.

However,

no matter how exciting and attractive this story is, it cannot be a monopoly.

The fundamental reason why it has been able to develop and grow like this is because they have the right to speak!

And this right to speak lies in the Jingshi Morning News and the Jingshi Evening News, which are popular in the entire Gyeonggi region, and even the people in the palace like to read them!

Could it be

that the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou seemed to have thought of something? The expression on his face changed instantly. He looked at Prince Ning in shock and said, “Could it be that His Highness Prince Ning wants me to start a newspaper!?”

This newspaper is no small matter, especially It is in the Gyeonggi region, and is almost as influential as the imperial court’s announcement, or even more influential than the imperial court’s announcement.

After all, the things recorded in this newspaper are things that the common people talk about on a daily basis. For them, this is much easier than reading those uneasy court announcements.

Therefore, whoever Zhuxuanzhai says is good is good, and whoever it says is bad is bad.

The minds of the common people are much simpler than those of the big shots in the court.

They only believe what they see and hear.

Everything published in this newspaper is true, so why shouldn’t you believe it?

But what they don’t know is that

even if everything published in the newspaper is true, it doesn’t mean that the truth is like this.

After all, he has seen selective reporting more than once.

The most important thing is that this newspaper cannot be run by anyone who wants to run it!

The people in the imperial court are much smarter than merchants like them.

A slightly smarter person can understand what this newspaper means.

What’s more, it’s the people in the imperial court.

When the newspaper first appeared, the Ministry of Rites and the Kyoto Prefectural Government all sent people to Zhuxuanzhai to seal it down.

But in the end they all failed, while the Jingshi Morning News and the Jingshi Evening News became more and more prosperous.

This shows what?

It shows that Zhuxuanzhai, or Zhuxuanzhai’s newspaper, has been recognized by the one in the palace!

Who knows if he founded a newspaper, whether the person in the palace would still approve it?

When all this is unclear, if others imitate Zhuxuanzhai and start a newspaper in a hurry, they are probably setting themselves up for trouble.

No one can know what the consequences will be in the end.

Therefore, the bookstore in Kyoto City can only watch Zhuxuanzhai grow day by day, to the point where no one can shake it today.

It’s not that the bookshop owners in the capital are all idiots and don’t know the importance of newspapers, it’s just that they don’t have the same situation as Zhuxuanzhai.

“That’s right!”

Prince Ning stood up from the Grand Master’s chair, looked at the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou in front of him, and said, “It’s the newspaper!”

The shopkeeper of Baijuanlou got the affirmative answer and trembled involuntarily as if he thought of something.

There was a look of hesitation on his face, he opened his mouth, and finally said: “It’s not that I’m timid, it’s just that I really don’t dare to publish this newspaper without His Majesty’s permission!”

Prince Ning said to the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou These words seemed to have been expected in his heart, and there was no expression of dissatisfaction.

He just walked up to him, looked at him, and said, “Do you think, in my father’s heart, is my position more important, or that of Fang Xiu, the thief?”

“This”

is the shopkeeper of Baijuan Tower. He opened his mouth but didn’t dare to make a sound.

If it were in the past, needless to say, as long as anyone can think of it, his son must be more important.

This point is exactly the same whether it is the homes of ordinary people or the homes of emperors.

But judging from the current situation, His Majesty obviously wants to give up on his son.

On one side is the abandoned son who is almost certain, and on the other side is the current powerful minister.

The powerful minister may not be considered, but at least he is an important minister and a pillar.

How to choose should not be too difficult.

Although he thought so in his heart, he didn’t say anything.

When Prince Ning saw this scene, he frowned slightly, but did not continue to dwell on this issue.

Instead, he returned to his seat and sat down. He looked at the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou who was sitting in front of him and ordered: “The

Beijing Morning News.” The shopkeeper of Baijuanlou was slightly startled and said subconsciously: “Your Highness, this is the Beijing Morning News.”

When King Ning heard this, he smiled and said, “I am talking about our newspaper, let’s call it the Jingshi Evening News!” When

the

shopkeeper of Baijuanlou heard this, he knew that the matter had been decided. , there is no room for further negotiation.

A prince’s decision, even if it means abandoning his son, is something that a small businessman like him cannot change.

He sighed secretly, cupped his hands towards Prince Ning, and said respectfully: “Young man, I understand. Just call me the afternoon report from the capital.”

(End of this chapter)