The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 135 A Little Panic
"Really? Then hurry up and speed up printing. Sell as much as you can!" Lin Hai said quickly.

"Don't worry, you didn't come back from the previous court. I saw that the sales were very good, and I have already ordered the craftsmen to step up the printing. I estimate that it will be sold out today, even if [-] copies are printed," Princess Chenxi said with a smile. .

She and Lin Ruoxue spent a lot of thought in the past two days.

Nowadays, newspapers are selling like hotcakes, which gives me a sense of accomplishment.

"Okay, it seems that I will report to you in the future, so I don't have to worry about it at all." Lin Hai said.

"That's right, this princess has also learned to do business since she was a child. This trivial matter is not worth mentioning."

Working together in the newspaper office, Princess Chenxi no longer regarded Lin Hai as an outsider.

His tone of voice also seemed a bit naughty.

After all, she is just a girl under twenty, and she only needs to maintain a certain dignity in front of outsiders.

Lin Hai stretched out his thumb towards her.

"By the way, there's one more thing. Your family's business has been advertised in the newspaper. Be sure to see if business has increased in the past few days.

Only in this way can we know how effective the advertisement is. "

Most of Lin Ruoxue's family owned a fiefdom, relying on rent collection and rewards from the emperor.

Business is almost gone.

But Princess Chenxi's family has a lot of properties, and every business has been advertised.

This is Lin Hai's benefit to Princess Chenxi.

Princess Chenxi nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll tell you to go down and report the company's business in the evening."

"I'll go home and eat first, and I'll leave this place to you. If you need anything, just come to my house or the Yamen to see me!"

"Okay, the Yamen's matters are more important, you go quickly!" Lin Ruoxue agreed.

Lin Hai got on the carriage and went to the Prince's Mansion to read the printing.

Because there is only one set of templates, the printing speed is much slower.

However, the newspaper originally did not have a few pieces of paper, and each set of movable type was redundant.

Some sections can be printed separately and simultaneously, which greatly increases efficiency.

Watching the craftsmen work very skillfully.

It only takes two to three seconds to print one page.

Printing tens of thousands of copies in one day is not a big problem.

The most sales will definitely be on the first day, and less will be sold in the following days.

After all, newspapers can be circulated, and some people can read their friends' copies, so there is no need to buy them.

Seeing that the workshop was in good order, Lin Hai went home with peace of mind.

Qiao'er has prepared all the meals and is waiting at the dining table.

Seeing Lin Hai coming back, he quickly got up to serve him.

"Just wash your hands and eat. There is no need to change into official clothes. I still have to go to the Yamen after dinner." Lin Hai said.

"Aren't you going to manage the newspaper office? Why do you have to go to the Yamen? I have already bought the newspaper, and the stories on it are really good."

Lin Hai asked with a smile: "Can you understand? If you have any words you don't know, tell me and I will teach you!"

"I can almost recognize it. My husband taught me a lot of words in the past. In the past few days, my husband has also taught me a lot of words. Xiaolian and I are both learning.

Xiaolian doesn’t know as many words as I do, so I can teach her a few words. "

"This is good. The more you teach others, the faster they will learn." Lin Hai said with a smile.

"By the way, my husband went to court today, why did he come back so late? Did something big happen in the court?"

"It's nothing serious, it's just that the Queen Mother came to me to ask about the newspaper after the next court session. After I came back, I took a look at the situation of the newspaper office and found that the sales were pretty good.

I guess it won’t take long to make money. "

Lin Hai explained.

"My husband is really amazing. He can make money in any business." Qiaoer admired him immensely.

"Haha, of course. I dare not say anything else. There are not many people in Da Xia Dynasty who are better than me in business."

After Lin Hai finished eating, he rushed to the Yamen.

Although I didn't go to the Yamen for two days, not much happened.

Especially today when newspapers are on sale, most people's attention is on the newspapers, and there are very few people causing trouble.

Lin Hai came to the Yamen and saw many people reading newspapers.Some are judging poems and essays, and some are reading short stories.

Lin Hai didn't stop him and went to look at the trial records.

If there is an unfair case, it can be corrected promptly.

Ordinary people read newspapers as a pastime.

But for many ministers and aristocratic families, it feels very bad.

Especially the article above about Lin Tiangui's expedition was very exciting.

Lin Tiangui's image in the hearts of ordinary people will definitely be improved to a higher level.

The more this happens, the harder it will be for them to deal with Lin Tiangui.

The higher Lin Tiangui's prestige is, the more anyone who dares to deal with him will be despised by the people.

Anyone with a little bit of brains will know that even if you are a powerful minister, you cannot lose the support of the people.

What they want is power, and what they want is glory and wealth for the rest of their lives.

If you become a traitor in the eyes of the people, even if you are temporarily prosperous, you are not far away from death.

The key is that the biggest obstacle to these powerful officials and aristocratic families is Lin Tiangui.

As long as Lin Tiangui is around, they will not be able to fully control the government.

But now Lin Tiangui's status in the hearts of the people has improved a lot.

It becomes more difficult to suppress him.

Chen Deyong was so angry that he threw the newspaper on the table.

"It's unreasonable to actually create momentum for Lin Tiangui. Who runs this newspaper?"

The housekeeper replied respectfully: "Master Qi, this matter has been specially investigated. I don't know who the owner is for the time being. However, the people in charge are Princess Chenxi and the prince's eldest lady.

There is also a special signature on the newspaper, so it must be unmistakable.

I guess it is very likely that the Queen Mother supports it. "

"The queen mother?"

Chen Deyong suddenly realized.

"She really played a good game of chess and had such a brilliant idea."

"She wants to improve her status in the hearts of the people and use the people to suppress the courtiers."

"It specifically says that Lin Tiangui went on an expedition and raised money for disaster relief. The people must be grateful after reading this. She must not let her succeed in this matter, and we must also print a newspaper.

Take this opportunity to build momentum for our family. "

Chen Deyong said.

"I'm afraid it's not that easy to do!" The housekeeper looked embarrassed.

"Why? Don't you just find a few scholars to write articles? It's enough for us disciples from aristocratic families to just write some articles."

"The newspaper seems to have only three large pages, but the content is very simple. First of all, there is half a large page where poems are published, and they are all good poems selected from all the poetry societies in the capital.

In addition, these stories are also carefully selected, and I don’t know how many people’s submissions were received.

There are also news and interesting stories. To collect these, a lot of manpower must be mobilized.

If you just write articles, I’m afraid not many people will be willing to read them.

Whoever thought of printing a newspaper was really talented.

The most important thing is that newspapers only sell for two cents. This is a completely loss-making business.

I roughly calculated that I would have to sell it for ten cents to break even.

Excluding printing and engraving, I am afraid I will have to pay at least several hundred taels of silver a day.

It's not a small number in one year. "

The housekeeper has studied this specifically and really can't figure out how to maintain it.

Chen Deyong was so angry that he gritted his teeth and had a cold light in his eyes.

"Hmph, this is just losing money to make money. Ever since Lin Hai became an official, he has made a lot of money for the Queen Mother. Otherwise, the Queen Mother would not be able to afford so much money as compensation.

It is certain that the newspaper was Lin Hai’s idea! "

(End of this chapter)