Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

“Now that you're going to Jianjiang, you can act freely.”

Fang Zheng Yi chuckled: “Then I can rest assured.”

“I thought His Majesty would be angry this time because the newspaper reports went too far.”

Emperor Jing glanced at him, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: “Fang Qing, you really underestimate me. I haven’t taken your little squabbles to heart.”

“What I hate is that you and the Crown Prince didn’t even discuss it with me.”

“In the past two years, my Great Jing has been much more peaceful, and many people have become richer. What you have done is only scratching their skin.”

“From high-ranking officials and powerful families to ordinary people, all are my subjects, and I treat them equally.”

“Usually, they all pretend to be noble and virtuous, but when something happens, they are all waiting for me to speak.”

“I have been very kind by not cutting their flesh. Fang Qing, you have done a good job. Those who achieve great things should not be constrained by trivial matters.”

“However... this time the imperial court has lost face. From now on, every edition of the newspaper issued by the newspaper office must be sent to the palace for me to review, and it can only be issued after my imperial approval.”

“The newspaper office can no longer act recklessly under the name of the Crown Prince. From now on, it will be renamed Banshan Daily.”

“As for the money earned by the newspaper office, I don’t care. You and the Crown Prince can divide it.”

“Your Majesty is wise! I will send someone to take care of it later.”

Fang Zheng smiled.

As expected, when it comes to reaping the rewards, His Majesty is not soft-hearted at all.

The emperor will definitely not let any minister control something like a newspaper.

This matter was also expected.

But as for the money... His Majesty obviously didn't realize the huge profit potential hidden in the newspaper!

As for renaming the newspaper office, Fang Zheng would have changed it even if Emperor Jing hadn't said anything. The newspaper office hasn't started charging for advertisements yet.

If he were to use the Crown Prince's name to collect money for advertisements, it would be somewhat inappropriate, and a large group of people would definitely jump out to object.

Emperor Jing looked at Fang Zheng with admiration in his eyes.

He can handle affairs, make money, and speak beautifully, and his popularity is so bad.

Not bad!

“There is one more thing. At the court meeting today, Zhang Shi submitted a memorial to me, saying that the various departments of the imperial court should open new daily newspapers. What do you think?”

Zhang Shi has this kind of operation? The old thing has something!

Fang Zheng thought for a while and said: “This is a good thing, which can greatly enhance the influence of the imperial court.”

“The decrees of His Majesty and the imperial court are issued from the center, and the original intention is good, but they often go astray in the implementation stage.”

“In this way, the decrees can reach the people directly, which can reduce many mistakes.”

“However, I believe that the newspapers should be reviewed by the cabinet, and the various departments have no right to directly issue newspapers, so that His Majesty’s will can not be misinterpreted and the decrees can be communicated.”

“However, it is obviously inappropriate for the newspapers to be written directly by the various departments. I suggest setting up another institution to select talents from the grassroots level, so that it can be more appropriate.”

“Simply engaging in empty talk is tantamount to harming the people.”

Fang Zheng paused suddenly.

“What’s more, the efficient papermaking method is in the hands of His Majesty and the Crown Prince. If other departments want to issue newspapers on a large scale, it is absolutely impossible without the new papermaking method.”

“Now, the price of Banshan Daily, five Wen per sheet, can only barely maintain a balance between profit and loss.”

After listening, Emperor Jing only replied faintly: “Well said, these are words of planning for the country.”

Fang Zheng couldn't help but slander.

It seems that His Majesty was confronted in the court and came to him for recognition.

The emperor can't avoid vulgarity!

He would definitely do it even if he didn't say it himself.

However, this time he brought the papermaking method, it was really a lucky hit.

Emperor Jing suddenly rolled up the things he had just written on the table and threw them to Fang Zheng.

“Guo Banban, bring the sword!”

Guo Tianyang turned around and took out a very ornate sword from the cabinet behind him, and then walked to Fang Zheng.

“This sword was seized from the imperial palace of Qian Kingdom back then, and I like it very much.”

“Now I will bestow it to you. With my imperial decree, you can travel unimpeded to Jianjiang without any worries!”

“If you handle the errand well, it will naturally be a great achievement. If you don’t handle it well, I won’t blame you.”

Fang Zheng silently took the sword and looked it over.

Oh! The legendary Shangfang Sword! It can kill treacherous officials, and even... uh....

But upon hearing that this was a sword from the Qian Kingdom, Fang Zheng hesitated and said: “Your Majesty, can this Qian Dynasty's sword kill officials of this dynasty?”

Emperor Jing glared: “What are you talking about! Where is there any Qian Dynasty! It's all mine!”

“If there is nothing else, you can go out!”

“Yes! I also want one hundred Shi of Prosperous Age Sweet Potatoes from the imperial estate to take to Jianjiang.”

Emperor Jing agreed casually without hesitation.

Then he looked at Fang Zheng with a smile: “What prosperous age sweet potatoes, it’s sweet potatoes, right? It’s a bit awkward to call it that.”

Fang Zheng smiled awkwardly: “Your Majesty is wise!”

“In the future, do less of these fancy tricks, it’s extremely boring!”

“Then I will take my leave.”

“Wait a minute, what is the relationship between Master Li and you?”

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Fang Zheng returned fully loaded, wandering around the palace with the sword before slowly going home.

This wave is not a loss for him, he exchanged it for a Shangfang Sword and an imperial decree.

With two invincible buffs, he can go out and wander around.

After leaving the palace gate, Fang Zheng immediately rushed to Banshan Workshop.

The top priority now is to arrange all the things at hand.

Emperor Jing only gave him a month to take office, which is only half a month at most, and the remaining half a month must be set aside for traveling.

If there are any accidents on the road, it will delay time again.

When he arrived at the Crown Prince's newspaper office, Li Yuanzhao was sitting in his position with a gloomy face.

Seeing Fang Zheng coming, his eyes lit up and he immediately got up to greet him.

Fang Zheng pulled a chair and sat in front of him.

Li Yuanzhao wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start.

Fang Zheng didn't speak either, flipping through the newspaper at hand, checking for typos.

After a long time, Li Yuanzhao spoke first: “Lao Fang, are you really leaving?”

“Really leaving, His Majesty also gave me a sword.” After saying that, Fang Zheng slapped the sword on the table.

Li Yuanzhao twitched the corner of his mouth when he saw it: “I asked my father for this sword for a long time, but he didn’t give it to me. Now it has fallen into your hands.”

“What am I going to do when you leave?”

Fang Zheng sighed: “Your Highness is now managing thousands of people and can already stand alone. There is no difference whether I am here or not.”

“Now there are still many things that need Your Highness to be busy with, and I can’t help.”

“I also want to go to Jianjiang, I have no confidence without you by my side!”

Many new reporters in the newspaper office poked their heads out of the cubicles.

Lord Fang is leaving?

The conversation between these two people... hiss~ it's a bit interesting!

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Fang Zheng wanted to ease it: “How about this, I heard that there is a new play in Banshan Square today, let's go see the play tonight, and we can chat while watching.”

“Then you don’t care about the newspaper office anymore? Many sections are written by you.”

“Let them work overtime! But recently the brothers in the newspaper office are indeed a bit tired, and they can’t eat well or sleep well.”

“Ruyun! Ruyun!” Fang Zheng roared twice.

An old nanny ran up from the stairwell in a panic.

“Lord Fang, what are your orders?”

“Starting today, add a pot of egg drop soup to the canteen for lunch to nourish the brothers. Thicken the starch a bit, add more vegetables, and less eggs. Eating too much of that stuff is too much heat!”

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