Northern Song Dynasty gangster: Start the game with a dog's head, and Mr. Bao spares his life

On the same day, Cao Bin did it himself and began to spread a lot of money.

Printing workshops, newspaper offices, editors, newsboys, publicity...how big or small the project can be done in just one day.

Driven by Yin Zi, everyone worked overtime, and the first batch of Da Song Daily was printed in the early morning of the third day.

When countless newspaper boys shuttled through the streets and alleys of Tokyo in the early morning sunshine, the old readers of Banyue Talk had already got their first newspaper.

"Dragon Babu?"

"Eh? There's something on the back! About the impact of the new salt policy on the common people? It was actually written by the minister of the court!"

At the same time, there is also a kind of lace tabloid with poor paper quality, which quietly appeared in Tokyo and quickly became popular.

The content here is very exciting.

"Why is Cai Jing obsessed with his stepmother? The feud between Prime Minister Kou and a woman from a brothel! Why does Pang Ji have to test his son's blood for a blood test! There is a touching story about a black face and his sister-in-law!"

This day was a day when public opinion in Tokyo City exploded.

Where have the people of Song Dynasty seen so much excitement?

Especially the lace tabloids, which were full of explosive points, aroused people's strong interest.

Even the "salt policy" in Dasong Daily was discussed.

After all, the salt administration is related to the daily life of the common people, and there are ministers in the court and in the vernacular to make notes, so it is rare to explain it so clearly.

For a moment, all the topics were shifted away from Grand Master Pang's incident.

One is old things, and the other is that there is no real evidence.

The fresh topics are too exciting, who still entangles in vague events?

So no matter how those people with ulterior motives guide, the topic can't be brought back, and I am very depressed.

Grand Master Pang also received two newspapers. He looked at his headline and said very depressed:

"Juncai, you are going too far. If you write like this, won't this old man become the laughing stock of the world?"

Cao Bin laughed and said:

"The grand master's story is just a gimmick. It's easy to clarify. You might as well make a sacrifice. Don't you still have Cai Jing and Kou Zhun with you?"

"Change the subject, it's just true and false, change the image, always take your time,"

Grand Master Pang looked at Bao Zheng's article and said sourly:

"Then why did you write Bao Heizi so well?"

Cao Bin is speechless, can your reputation compare with Bao Zheng?Have no points in mind?Isn't it written like this to increase credibility?

Early the next morning, when Bao Zheng was about to go to work, he saw Zhan Zhao hurried in and asked in surprise:

"Guard Zhan, what happened?"

With a solemn face, Zhan Zhao handed the newspaper to Bao Zheng and said:

"My lord, this kind of thing is said to be called a newspaper, which is roughly similar to the imperial palace newspaper."

"One of them seems to be started by Uncle Zhong Jing, and the other is unknown."

Bao Zheng looked at the novels on the "Da Song Daily" first, and said: "It's just a legend, and it's sold in a different way."

When he saw the article discussing the salt policy on the back, his expression became more serious, and he looked at the signature of the article before he relaxed and said:

"It's not too outrageous for the courtiers to express their views on the government!"

Zhan Zhao smiled wryly, and handed over another lace tabloid, "My lord, let's read this one!"

The first title is "Why is Cai Jing's son obsessed with his stepmother?" in bold.

Bao Zheng frowned after reading it, his face was already a little angry, but when he saw "the touching story of Bao Heimian and his sister-in-law", his complexion changed drastically.

His black face had already turned red and black, and he said angrily, "Slandering the courtiers deserves to be killed!"

But when he scanned the content of the article, he realized that he had misunderstood. It was written about the story of the elder sister-in-law who was the mother and went through all kinds of hardships to support Bao Zheng to study.

The story was so touching that Bao Zheng's eyes became moist, and he said after a long while:

"It's not a random fabrication. Although the details are slightly different, it is generally true!"

He looked through other stories, and besides some anecdotes and unofficial histories, he had also generally heard of Kou Zhun's experience.

Although the stories of gifted scholars and beautiful ladies are popular, the romantic affairs of the prime minister of the current dynasty are a big melon.

Bao Zheng pondered for a moment, and said:

"Although it doesn't seem to be a fake, it's not appropriate to write courtiers without permission. The government has to report it to the officials for disposal."

At this moment, a yamen servant came in and said, "My lord, this is a new newspaper published today."

Bao Zheng took it and took a look, and found that on the Da Song Daily, there was an article praising the emperor, and the signature on it was Cao Bin.

And the lace tabloids are just anecdotes from the previous dynasty, and no more sensitive topics are written.

He was silent for a moment, and asked casually, "Guard Zhan, what do you think of this matter?"

Zhan Zhao scratched his head and said, "Why do I think this tabloid looks like Uncle Cao? But Grand Master Pang..."

Bao Zheng squinted his eyes, nodded and said: "You guessed right, this is most likely made by Uncle Zhong Jing, he always does things unexpectedly, nothing is impossible."

And Cai Jing's mansion.

Cai Xiao held the lace tabloid and looked at the headline "Why is Cai Jing's son obsessed with his stepmother", and almost vomited blood with anger:

"Who is it? Who made it up and ruined my reputation? I'm going to kill him!"

At this moment, the butler of the Cai Mansion came in and said, "Young master, the master let you go."

Cai Xiao trembled in fright, and said with a mournful face:

"Housekeeper, do you believe that all the newspapers are full of nonsense?"

The old housekeeper sighed and said, "Young master, don't worry, this old servant believes in you."

Cai Xiao was overjoyed, and just about to speak, the old housekeeper continued:

"As for whether Master Xiang believes you or not, I don't know."

Cai Xiao almost fell over, but even if he knew that Cai Jing was angry, he still had to go.

"What do you think about this?"

Cai Jing rolled his eyelids and glanced at him.

Cai Xiao fell to his knees with a thud, and said, "Son, I won't dare again!"

Cai Jing's eyelids jumped a few times, and he looked at Cai Xiao with disgust.

Although his energy-raising skills are astonishing, he has always been calm, but now he almost can't control it.

If there was not only such a son-in-law, he wished he could kill him directly.

After trying to endure for a long while, he sighed:

"The strong man is embarrassed! I never expected that Pang Ji would have such courage and means, and he could defeat the old man's careful calculation with just one move,"

"Newspaper? It's really extraordinary and wonderful!"

Hearing this, Cai Xiao cheered up:

"Father, do you think Pang Ji did this?"

Cai Jing said coldly: "What are you happy about? With this stigma attached to you, do you still have a future?"

Cai Xiao finally remembered the impact of this incident on him, and suddenly felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his head, and he was dumbfounded.

It took a while to wake up and said, "Then what should I do?"

As he said that, he immediately stood up and said, "I want to sue the court. They are slandering and slandering me. I want to ransack all those people's homes and execute them."

Cai Jing glanced at him and said:

"Don't forget who is behind that newspaper. Pang Jiruo took the opportunity to ask the court to investigate you. Can you withstand the investigation?"

"Even if nothing is found out, your reputation will be widely spread in Shilin."

Cai Xiao said bitterly, "Then what should we do?"

Cai Jing nodded and said:

"To muddy the water, you also go to set up a newspaper... newspaper to mess up public opinion."

"Let everyone know the truth and falsehood, as long as the court doesn't care, your troubles will subside."

After understanding the operation method of the newspaper, he immediately realized its great role, and it could even help him control the government.

Therefore, not only did he not intend to block such things as newspapers, but he even wanted to add fuel to the flames.

Helping Cai Xiao calm the public opinion is just to test the waters.

Cai Xiao's eyes lit up, and he finally cheered up and said:

"My son understands, I'll do it now!"

Looking at his back, Cai Jing pondered for a while, and said to the steward:

"Go get ready and let Madam go back to her hometown to rest for a while."

The housekeeper understood and said: "Master Xiang, don't worry, this old servant understands."

The printing industry in Song Dynasty is very mature.

Cai Xiao's actions were also very fast, and the newspaper matter was settled within a day or two.

In his view, it is nothing more than changing printed books into printed short stories.

At the beginning, he directly asked people to write many stories to tout himself, hoping to directly reverse his reputation.

But no one bought it at all.

This kind of flattering article, even if it is given away for free, no one will want it, and at most it will be treated as toilet paper.

After he lost a large sum of money, he suddenly realized that the tabloids could sell well, but it was just more pornographic news about big people.

He has also learned to be smart. I don't know how to do it myself, can I still follow the gourd?

So, he found a group of scholars and wrote short stories wantonly, with some flattering of himself mixed in.

Isn't it just editing?Who doesn't seem like it.

Cai Xiao was pleasantly surprised to find that this turned out to be an extremely profitable industry, and there were countless people who were willing to pay for these stories.

He was not the only one who discovered this, so within a few days, small newspapers became a popular industry, and a large number of businessmen flowed into this industry.

Cai Xiao is still restrained here, and will not write too much news. With Cai Jing as the umbrella, he will not be pressured by the court for the time being.

Those businessmen can't control so much. Since the court didn't seize them, it means they are capable.

As a result, what is going on is hot, and the identity of the protagonist of the story is getting higher and higher.

All of a sudden, the entire city of Tokyo was bustling with weird news everywhere.

What are "The secret of the great master going to the toilet for an hour", "The story of Lao Qin, the concierge of the mouth mansion", "Short palace at night"

Although the title is taboo, the content is extremely bold.

Even Cao Bin was a little stunned when he saw it, you really learned the essence.

He hurriedly found Huangfu Xiaoyi and said, "You didn't participate in the tabloids yourself, did you?"

Huangfu Xiaoyi giggled and said: "Uncle, don't worry, I have handed over this matter to a Khitan merchant from the very beginning, and he doesn't understand anything at all."

Cao Bin was relieved and said:

"Don't contact him again. In addition, release the article interviewing Mrs. Pang and Mrs. Bao tomorrow, and severely criticize the lace tabloids and other newspapers with false statements!"

"Publish another article 'supporting the court's comprehensive crackdown on public opinion chaos'."

"Do these bastards think that Da Song can be slandered? Wait a minute, I have to write a memorial to remind the officials!"

The interview with Bao Zheng's sister-in-law was not fabricated by Cao Bin, he actually sent someone to Bao Zheng's hometown.

His definition of Dasong Daily is truthful and authoritative.