Chapter 1460: Unaware

At the Zhou family, Zhulan was flipping through this month's promotional newspaper. Now one could pay to subscribe to the newspaper, which would be printed at the beginning of each month based on the number of subscriptions, and one could pick it up in the middle of each month with the subscription receipt.

The content of the propaganda newspaper became increasingly rich, including the court's policies, propaganda articles, and some criminal cases.

Of course, only wealthy families can subscribe. Ordinary people are reluctant to spend money to subscribe, and will still read the news in front of the city gates or walls.

Zhulan was flipping through the propaganda newspaper, which was bound into eight or nine pages. She didn't care about the articles and didn't understand the court's policies. Instead, she liked to read the section reporting cases.

Xue Han came in and saw that her mother was looking at it seriously, "Mom."

Zhulan looked up and asked, "It's so cold, why are you back?"

"I've come to bring you some fruit."

"Your filial mother knows that you don't need to come back in person in such a cold weather."

The girl has been weak since giving birth, and she feels sorry for her.

Xue Han stood and turned around twice, "Look, I'm wearing very thick clothes."

Zhulan held the lady's hand and said, "It's so cold."

Xue Han had no choice. Her hands and feet were cold. The imperial physician said she needed to be properly nursed back to health. "Mother, what were you looking at so intently just now?"

"I was reading the newspaper, and it reported the case from the Ministry of Justice."

Xue Han sat down and said, "I just don't like reading it. It would be better if there were some stories on it. The articles above give me a headache."

Zhulan also doesn't like reading articles written in classical Chinese. She has lived in ancient times for so many years, but she still can't get into it. She can still read the travel experiences written by her son-in-law, but her son-in-law hasn't submitted any articles to the capital this year, so the articles above are even more boring.

Zhulan said, "If you want to read the story, you'll have to wait a few years."

Don't even think about it now. This is the court's propaganda newspaper, and all articles published have to be reviewed again and again before they are published. However, with the demand and development, various newspapers will appear in the future.

Zhangzhou, Yushuang accompanied her mother to the street, "Mom, this is the weaving shop I told you about."

Zhao looked at the flower baskets and her eyes lit up. "The craftsmanship is indeed exquisite."

Yu Shuang helped her mother into the shop, "This is also a feature of our county."

There are too many people who can weave in each state, but they don't use bamboo for weaving, and the output is not high, so they have never been famous. Because there are not many poor merchants coming here, the weaving shops can barely make a living.

Zhao looked around under the shopkeeper's expectant gaze, frowning slightly, "Are these the only ones?"

The shopkeeper said, "Yes, there are only these few kinds."

There was disappointment in Zhao's eyes. She was used to seeing the products in weaving shops in the capital, and the styles here were too monotonous.

Yu Shuang sighed when she saw the shopkeeper's dark eyes. There were all kinds of good things in the capital. My mother had very high standards. She asked, "We provide the drawings. Can we customize them?"

The shopkeeper looked up in surprise and said, "Yes, yes, our shop's craftsmen have inherited the old skills from generation to generation. As long as we have the pattern, we can weave it."

Zhao wanted to buy some special products to bring back to Beijing. There were too many good things at home. She wanted to buy some special products, but the county was too poor and there were only a few shops. After thinking for a while, she asked, "Does the shopkeeper have paper and pen?"

"some."

Zhao picked up the pen and drew a few strokes, then thought about it and added a few more strokes, "Can a vase like this be woven?"

The shopkeeper carefully picked up the paper and said cautiously, "I'll go ask the master."

The shopkeeper came back quickly, looking happy, "Okay."

Zhao smiled a little more and took the paper, "I'll send the design back later."

She didn't keep the things she drew, she just let her son-in-law draw them.

The shopkeeper was very excited, as they all knew the county master's wife, and they all said that the county master was from the capital, and the Yue family were high-ranking officials in the capital. If this order was successful, there would definitely be people who would follow suit and buy from him.

Zhao left the shop and said, "Let's go back too."

Yushuang, "There are too few shops in the county. When the county becomes wealthy, there will be more shops."

Zhao nodded and sighed as she looked at the people begging on the street. They couldn't save everyone. Her husband had bought a farm in Zhangzhou and had taken in many people recently. They couldn't help more.

In the evening in the capital, Zhou Shuren came back and told Zhulan about the court affairs. Zhulan was not in high spirits, "I have heard about it."

Zhou Shuren, "The emperor didn't urge me to get engaged, so I'll take a closer look at the Yu family."

Zhu Lan curled her lips, "That's because the Emperor is confident that the marriage will be successful."

"Well, I looked at Master Yu a few more times today, but Master Yu was unaware of it."

Zhulan raised her eyebrows, "Oh, if you side with us, I won't be happy either."

Zhou Shuren, "The emperor thinks this is a good marriage. Although it is indeed a good marriage, the emperor spoke for this marriage. In the future, Yuyi will be in the Yu family, and the Yu family will not dare to bully her."

Zhulan's face looked better. "Then there's no need to rush into getting engaged."

Zhou Shuren, "Yeah."

Zhulan saw Shuren holding up the brochure and asked, "Didn't you read it at the Ministry of Revenue?"

"I'm a bit busy today and don't have time to watch it."

Zhulan pointed at the article and said, "Several articles in this long-awaited promotional newspaper are about fish cakes, and there is also an article that mentions grain donations, but it does not mention that the Wen family took the lead in donating grain."

Zhou Shuren, "The emperor will not erase the Wen family's contribution in leading the grain donation. This should be the Wen family's instruction."

The emperor knew that he could not hide the truth, so he would not waste his efforts to erase the credit and appear petty and narrow-minded.

On the contrary, the Wen family really wanted to gain a good reputation, but they did not dare to ask for the gratitude of the people of the world.

Zhulan thought the same thing, "The Wen family has become smarter."

"Yes, the Wen family just had a conflict with our family. Wen Xu's drunken madness brought shame to the Wen family and would have become a laughing stock the next day. But the Wen family proposed a grain donation in the morning, and Wen Xu's drunken madness became a trivial matter."

Zhu Lan played with the hairpin in her hand, "The second branch of the Wen family has been abolished, the third branch has been weakened, the first branch is the only one in power, and the fourth master Wen has more power."

"You have a clear understanding of the Wen family."

"Who caused our family and the Wen family to be in opposition? I will naturally do more research."

Zhou Shuren chuckled and continued to look at the brochure. He finished it quickly and said with emotion, "The transportation is still not convenient. If it were more convenient, we could publish a few more issues every month. Alas, the news is transmitted too slowly."

Zhu Lan asked curiously, "The newspapers sold well, so they must have made a lot of money."

Zhou Shuren shook his head, "It takes a lot of investment. Some places deliver newspapers for free. It takes a lot of manpower and material resources, but it doesn't make any money."

"In fact, each state government can also publish some local newspapers, as long as the capital controls them."

"It's impossible in the next one or two years. All states are worried about food now."

Zhulan stood up and said, "I'm going to wash up first."

"Um."

The next day, because the New Year was approaching, the emperor wanted the people to have a good New Year. If the New Year was celebrated well, the people would be hopeful. The emperor had already purchased cloth, meat, etc.

Zhou Shuren thought to himself that the emperor donated grain from the imperial estate last time, and this time he used his private treasury to purchase a large amount of supplies as New Year gifts and to boost his popularity.

He didn't even know when the emperor purchased the large quantities of supplies.

This batch of supplies will be distributed to the poorest counties first. The emperor has already made arrangements.