The happy life of a prodigal

Without His Royal Highness King Ning as his backer, his Baijuan Tower could only remain the same as before.

Sell ​​some Four Books and Five Classics that only Confucian scholars would buy, barely surviving in the capital.

Moreover, I heard that Zhuxuanzhai will also publish the Four Books and Five Classics some time ago, which are still hardcover.

At that time, the situation of Baijuanlou may become even more difficult.

He was ready to turn Baijuanlou into a restaurant, but he learned that His Royal Highness King Ning wanted to see him!

If it was placed seven days ago, knowing that His Royal Highness King Ning was going to see him, the shopkeeper of the Baijuanlou would probably wake up laughing even if he was sleeping.

But now...

But in my heart there was only apprehension and uneasiness.

After all, His Royal Highness King Ning is already in danger, so what can he do for his Baijuanlou?

Sitting on the grand master's chair in the main hall of Prince Ning's Mansion, the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou lowered his head, thinking wildly in his mind.

At this time, a man in a fancy dress came in.

The shopkeeper of Baijuanlou raised his head, glanced at it, and suddenly felt that the whole person was tense, got up hurriedly, bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, Your Highness..."

King Ning went straight to the first seat, and after sitting down, he waved his hands and said, "You don't need to be polite, just sit down."

The shopkeeper of Baijuanlou didn't dare to sit down in front of King Ning, but he didn't dare to disobey his orders either.

Standing in place, for a while, I don't know what to do.

King Ning glanced at him, and said, "It's okay if you don't want to sit... Do you know why this king is seeing you today?"

The shopkeeper of Baijuanlou lowered his head and said in a trembling voice, "Small one, I don't know..."

King Ning picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "Then you should know why you wanted to see me a few days ago, right?"

When the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou heard this, he felt a 'thump' in his heart, and began to think in his mind.

At that time, did I do anything to offend His Royal Highness Ning, so that His Royal Highness Ning missed me at this time.

But after thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't figure out why.

After all, at that time, I didn't even see the face of His Royal Highness King Ning.

King Ning put down his teacup, looked at the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou, and said indifferently: "Don't you know what you are going to do?"

When the storekeeper of Baijuanlou heard this, he couldn't hold on any longer, knelt down on the ground with a bang, and said in a trembling voice: "Little one, I really don't know where I offended His Highness...

Your Highness, Your Highness..."

People who are over half a hundred years old have tears in their eyes before they finish a sentence.

"Even if the little one did something, it was just an unintentional mistake. Please enlighten me, Your Highness!"

Seeing this scene, King Ning was slightly taken aback.

Obviously didn't expect things to turn out like this.

He looked at the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou who was kneeling on the ground, smiled, and said, "I asked you to come here today to discuss the matter of Baijuanlou. Don't think too much about it."

The shopkeeper of Baijuanlou was slightly taken aback when he heard this.

What about the Hundred Scrolls Building?

He raised his eyes, glanced at King Ning cautiously, thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Young one, I'm stupid."

King Ning smiled and said, "Stop kneeling on the ground, get up and talk."

When the storekeeper of Baijuanlou heard this, his nervousness finally eased a little.

He slowly stood up from the ground, lowered his head, still looking embarrassed.

King Ning looked at him and explained: "The last time you wanted to see me, was it because of the matter of Baijuanlou and Zhuxuanzhai?"

When the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou heard this, he was puzzled, not understanding what His Royal Highness King Ning meant when he suddenly mentioned this matter.

But he didn't dare to ask, so he could only nod his head and replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, it is indeed because of Baijuanlou and Zhuxuanzhai."

King Ning nodded and said: "That day, you told me that if you don't restrain Zhuxuanzhai, in time, Zhuxuanzhai will become the only bookstore in the capital.

The rest of the bookstores will be driven to a dead end by Zhuxuanzhai and have to switch to other businesses? "

When the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou heard this, although he lowered his head, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

It turns out...His Royal Highness Prince Ning knew his intention last time!

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but before he opened his mouth, he heard King Ning say: "This time, this king asked you to come, just to tell you that your chance at Baijuanlou... is coming... !"

Chapter 342

When the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou heard these words, he jumped up in despair.

But it only lasted for a moment, and then it cooled down again.

His Royal Highness King Ning's words had some credibility seven days ago, but now...

He sighed inwardly.

There is nothing good in this world for nothing.

The reason His Royal Highness King Ning thought of himself at this time must be due to other reasons.

If it is true what King Ning said, then seven days ago, I waited in front of King Ning's mansion for such a long time, why didn't I even want to see myself?

However, even for the current King Ning, if he wanted to deal with such a powerless and powerless small merchant with no nobles behind him, it would be as easy as crushing an ant on the side of the road.

Therefore, no matter what King Ning's real purpose is, he has no possibility of refusing it.

In this world where the law of the jungle preys on the strong, the law of survival is so cruel.

Having been in business for many years, he has single-handedly turned an ordinary bookstore into the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou, one of the three major bookstores in the capital. Naturally, he cannot fail to understand the truth.

Thinking of this, he sighed in his heart, raised his eyes, looked at His Royal Highness Ning Wang in front of him, and pretended to be excited and said: "If His Highness Ning Wang has orders, the little one will die!"

King Ning smiled when he heard this.

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

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

One or two sentences can understand the meaning behind it.

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

He raised his eyes, looked at King Ning in front of him, and asked, "I don't know what His Highness wants to order the little one to do?"

King Ning smiled and asked, "Do you know why Zhuxuanzhai is so successful, even to the point where other bookstores in the capital cannot survive?"

When the storekeeper of Baijuanlou heard this question, he had a strange expression on his face.

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

When Zhuxuanzhai started its business, it relied on wonderful scripts such as "The Romance of the West Chamber".

But......

No matter how wonderful and attractive the script is, it cannot be monopolized.

The fundamental reason why they can develop and grow to what they are today is because they have the right to speak!

And this right to speak... lies in the popularity of the entire Gyeonggi, even the Jingshi Morning Post and Jingshi Evening News that the palace man likes to read!

Could it be...

The shopkeeper of Baijuanlou seemed to have thought of something, the expression on his face changed instantly, he looked at King Ning in shock, and said, "Could it be that His Highness King Ning wants to start a small newspaper!?"

This newspaper matter is no small matter, especially in Gyeonggi, it is almost comparable to the imperial court's announcement, and even more influential than the imperial court's announcement.

After all, the things recorded in this newspaper are things that the common people like to talk about on weekdays. For them, it is much easier than reading those disturbing court announcements.

Therefore, this Zhuxuanzhai says that whoever is good is good, and whoever is said to be bad is bad.

The minds of the common people are much simpler than those of the great figures in the imperial court.

They only believe what they see and hear.

The things published in this newspaper are all true, so why not believe it?

But what they don't know is...

Even if the things published in the newspaper are all true, it does not mean that the truth is the case.

After all, he had seen the selective reporting more than once.

The most important thing is that this newspaper can never be run by anyone who wants to!

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

What this newspaper means, a person with a little intelligence can understand.

What's more, those people in the court.

When the newspaper first appeared, the Ministry of Rites and the Yamen of the Kyoto Prefecture all sent people to Zhuxuanzhai to seize it.

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

This shows what?

It shows that Zhuxuanzhai, or the newspaper of Zhuxuanzhai, has been approved by the person in the palace!

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

With all this unclear, if others hurriedly imitated Zhuxuanzhai to start a newspaper, they would be in a cocoon.

What will happen in the end, no one can know...

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

It's not that the bookstore shopkeepers in the capital are all idiots who don't know the importance of newspapers, it's just that they are not in the same situation as Zhuxuanzhai.

"That's right!"

King Ning stood up from the grand master's chair, looked at the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou in front of him, and said, "It's a newspaper!"

The shopkeeper of Baijuanlou got an affirmative answer, as if thinking of something, he trembled involuntarily.

Hesitation appeared on his face, he opened his mouth, and finally said: "It's not that I'm timid, it's just that if this newspaper doesn't have His Majesty's permission, I... I really wouldn't dare!"

King Ning seemed to have expected these words from the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou, and he didn't show any expression of dissatisfaction.

He just walked in front of him, looked at him, and said, "Do you think, in the heart of the emperor, is this king's position more important, or Fang Xiu's thief... is more important?"

"This......"

The shopkeeper of Baijuanlou opened his mouth, but didn't dare to make a sound.

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 an ordinary family or an emperor's family.

But judging from the current situation, it is obvious that His Majesty wants to give up his son.

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

Power ministers may not be counted, but at least they are important ministers and pillars.

How to choose should not be too difficult.

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

Seeing this scene, King Ning frowned slightly, but he did not continue to dwell on this issue.

Instead, he went back to his seat and sat down, looked at the shopkeeper of Baijuanlou standing in front of him, and ordered: "Jingshi Wubao..."

The shopkeeper of Baijuanlou was slightly startled, and subconsciously said: "Your Highness, it is the Jingshi Morning Post and the Jingshi Evening News..."

When King Ning heard this, he smiled and said, "This king is talking about our newspaper, which is called Jingshi Wubao!"

When the storekeeper of Baijuanlou heard this, he knew in his heart that this matter had already been settled and there was no room for further discussion.

A prince's decision, even if it is to abandon his son, cannot be changed by a small businessman himself.

He sighed secretly, cupped his hands towards King Ning, and said respectfully: "I understand, I'll call it Jingshi Wubao."

Chapter 343 The Angry Confucian Scholar