Just like that, without Jiang Li knowing, Grand Tutor Xue had already appeased the emperor's mind and put an end to the thoughts of those who wanted to frame Prince Jingling in secret.
Soon, the first issue of the newspaper appeared and caused a sensation.
"Newspapers for sale! Newspapers for sale! Two cents a copy. Just two cents and you can sit at home and know everything that's going on in the world."
"Would you like a copy of this annotation of a famous work by a contemporary scholar, which only the emperor can see?"
"Newspapers on sale! The secret of the eastern suburbs of the capital, the incessant crying in the middle of the night, turned out to be this! The first issue of Daning Daily will take you to find out!"
“…”
Overnight, the streets and alleys were filled with children carrying green cloth bags. They shuttled through every corner of the capital, shouting slogans that made people stop and watch.
Since the publication date of the first issue was finalized, Jiang Li officially opened a special column for selling newspapers in the bookstore under Gu Qingchen. At the same time, he also recruited many homeless and begging children to be newspaper boys, and the bookstore owner Mo Xiang led them to promote the newspaper.
Mo Xiang is the girl who loves reading the most in Mo Yun Pavilion. After reading the first promotional slogan written by Jiang Li, she learned from it and combined the content of each issue of the newspaper to come up with various selling slogans for the children, which are a mixture of elegant and vulgar. As a result, the newspapers are sold very quickly every day, which makes Jiang Li amazed.
No wonder Mo Qi said that if women were not allowed to take the imperial examinations, Mo Xiang would definitely have a place in the court.
For a time, people in the capital not only knew about the newspaper, but also knew that this winter, there were no more children freezing to death or starving to death on the city walls.
Therefore, the people's response was far stronger than Jiang Li expected.
Less than half a month later, Mo Xiang proposed to buy the shop next to the bookstore, and at Jiang Li's instruction, changed its name to "Liuli Baofang".
On the opening day, not only did the emperor send someone to deliver a plaque, but even Emperor Xue came in person. It attracted many scholars to gather, and the influence of the newspaper expanded again.
"Princess, this is the newspaper's account book."
Every seven days, Mo Xiang would come to deliver the account books to Jiang Li and also report on the recent situation of the newspaper office.
"Hurry and sit down."
From the moment she saw Mo Xiang, Jiang Li had been drawn to this elegant girl. If she hadn't known Mo Xiang's background, Jiang Li would have assumed she came from a family of scholars.
The heavy snow in the capital has not stopped since the past two days. Jiang Li asked Bai Zhi to bring another hand warmer to Mo Xiang.
"Didn't I send someone to tell you that you didn't need to deliver the account books these days? Are you freezing?"
Seeing the little girl's red hands, Jiang Li asked Bai Zhi to get the frostbite ointment she made. "A scholar's hands are the most delicate. You must take good care of them."
Before meeting Princess Jingling, Mo Xiang had heard stories about the princess from Mo Yun Pavilion, including how she cured the prince, defeated the disciples of Yaowang Valley, and became the first female medical officer in Daning.
Therefore, she has long regarded people as objects of worship in her heart.
Later, when Mo Xiang heard that she was going to do something for the princess, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep well for several nights.
After receiving the gift from the princess, Mo Xiang's eyes almost turned red, and she quickly stood up and prepared to pay her respects.
"Hurry up, these are just some small things. You can ask Mo Qi or Mo Jiu for more when you're done. You've done a big thing for me, so I can't treat you unfairly."
Jiang Li joked with a smile.
Mo Xiang then nodded shyly.
“Have many people submitted articles recently?”
Jiang Li flipped through the account book and found that it was pretty much what she expected.
Mo Xiang nodded, "Ever since the first batch of writers who submitted their works were requisitioned and received their silver, more and more people are submitting their works now."
"If you have your own opinions on the article and think it's good, just accept it. Don't worry about submitting too many articles. You can also organize some of the good ones and then make a collection of them and sell them separately."
"yes!"
Jiang Li looked up and saw Mo Xiang smiling brightly, and she knew that the submission issue had been giving her a lot of headaches recently.
"Before the New Year, you should continue to familiarize yourself with the operation of the newspaper. After the New Year, we will open the newspaper in other places, and you will be busy then. In addition, the business of the newspaper is now stable. Just remember to set aside 50% of the money on the account every month and give it to Mo Jiu. The rest is the net profit of the newspaper."
Seeing that everything was almost done, Jiang Li asked someone to prepare the hot pot. "The prince has gone to the military camp today. It's too boring to eat alone. You guys can eat hot pot with me."
As soon as it snowed, people wanted to eat hotpot, but unfortunately Gu Qingchen didn't have the chance to enjoy it, so Jiang Li called Bai Zhi, Mo Qi, and Mo Xiang to go to the dining hall to liven up the atmosphere.
"Princess, I have something else to tell you."
Just as he was about to get up, Mo Xiang called Jiang Li.
"Since the previous issue, we've officially launched the section dedicated to solving mysteries and catching criminals. These are the clues we've received in the past few days."
Handing the manual he had taken out of his sleeve to Jiang Li, Mo Xiang continued, "I've also tried to analyze it, but all the clues currently point to one thing: the murderer completely disappeared about thirteen years ago."
Jiang Li thought for a moment and sneered, "Then write in the next issue of the newspaper that someone has provided a key clue and the murderer is about to surface."
After all, he had disappeared for twenty years. If she wanted to make Wu Youjin appear, it would be impossible to find a needle in a haystack. What she wanted from the beginning was to alert the snake and then let it show its tail.
Qin Mansion.
"Jiang, Li."
If you were to ask who Qin Ji's nightmare is, it would be just two words: Jiang Li.
The man tore up the latest issue of the newspaper and looked towards the outside of the yard with a fierce look in his eyes.
He had long known that the leader of the Wuxiang Sect was the traitor of Yaowang Valley that the royal family had been pursuing for twenty years, but so what? Their goals were the same, and that person would be his greatest help in achieving great things.
But no one expected that Jiang Li could find the key clue of a person who had been hiding for so many years just by using a piece of torn newspaper.
He was only worried that after being caught, the man would betray him, and if that happened, the Qin family would be finished.
"Young Master, there is a secret letter."
The secret guard presented the letter, and Qin Ji recognized the mark on it, which was from the leader of the Wuxiang Sect.
His eyes darkened, and Qin Ji quickly tore open the letter, hoping that it wasn't bad news.
"There's a change of plan. We'll take action against the Crown Prince ahead of time."
There were only eleven big characters on the secret letter, but they made Qin Ji break out in a cold sweat instantly.
According to the previous arrangement, they were going to wait until the third prince had gained a firm foothold in the court, and then arrange some unexpected events to pull the crown prince down from the position of heir apparent.
But now, that useless Third Prince is still under house arrest. If he were to attack the Crown Prince directly at this time, wouldn't that be...
Looking at the newspaper he had torn into pieces, Qin Ji took a deep breath.
It seems that we have to take a risky move this time.
He took out a pen and paper and wrote "Prepare for the 29th Annual Banquet" before asking the secret guard to deliver it.
Half a month later, there will be the palace's annual banquet. On that day, all the ministers will bring their wives into the palace, and the third prince's feet will also be disemboweled. If anyone wants to take action against the crown prince, that day will be the best opportunity.
Thinking of this, Qin Ji wrote another letter and asked someone to take his jade token to the palace to Concubine Yue.
If you want to get things done smoothly, finding someone to stop Jiang Li is the top priority.
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