Yi Zhishu was afraid that he would talk about a topic that he was not familiar with, but when he mentioned the topic of newspapers, he could be said to be right in the middle, and even said: "Guangzhou Weekly and Macao Monthly are foreign language newspapers, how many foreigners can there be in Guangzhou?" It is strange not to accompany money, but Chinese newspapers are different, Brother Wu try to think, what is the situation if a newspaper is read by tens of thousands of people? What would it be like if 100,000 people saw it? ”

Hearing this, Wu Changqing asked like a cannon: "So many people watch? How much can a newspaper sell? Ten or twenty? How much can you earn after deducting costs? Besides, how can so many people read newspapers in Guangzhou? ”

"To expand circulation and increase influence, naturally we can't limit ourselves to Guangzhou." Yi Zhicontent said with a smile: "Although Guangzhou's geographical location is a little remote, Guangzhou is a treaty port of the Qing Dynasty, not to mention the attention of the whole country, but also the focus of attention of several coastal provinces.

As long as the newspaper is well run, not to mention the nationwide distribution like Di Bao, at least it can be distributed in several southeastern provinces, and the circulation of 100,000 is only a conservative estimate.

As for the price, the private newspaper naturally cannot be expensive, so that the ordinary people will not feel distressed when they buy a newspaper, deducting the cost, it is enough for a newspaper to earn a copper coin. ”

"Just a penny?" Wu Changqing said casually: "Even if it can sell 100,000 copies, the first phase is only more than 100 silver dollars, how many can it be in a year?" Five thousand? ”

"Brother Wu, don't just think about making money by selling newspapers." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "A newspaper that publishes several provinces in the southeast, how can it only rely on the profit of selling newspapers? ”

Wu Changqing was as smart as he could, but he couldn't react for a while, five thousand silver dollars was just that idea profit in Yi Zhi's mouth, could it be that there were other big profits in running a newspaper? In the face of his face, he didn't want to ask too much, and secretly pondered to himself.

Yi Zhizhi is not broken, let him figure it out by himself, and hang his appetite, it is not a bad thing.

The three of them walked silently for a while, and Yi Zhizhi spoke: "Brother Wu may get the imperial court's mansion report?" ”

"Di Bao? The old man's study is there. Wu Changqing said: "However, it is not complete, it is just an excerpt of the content that the old man cares about, such as the appointment and dismissal of civil and military officials in Guangzhou, disasters, wars, and so on." As he spoke, he hesitated a little before he said, "You want to report to the palace...... Is it for a newspaper? Is it forbidden to publish the contents of the newspaper in the newspaper? ”

"Di Bao is originally issued all over the world, why talk about violating the ban?" Yi Zhizhi said disapprovingly: "Could it be that the court newspaper does not allow the gentry of the world to read it?" ”

That may not be seen, Wu Changqing didn't dare to agree with this, but he didn't distinguish it from him, because he didn't know about the control of Di Bao and local tabloids, and he had to go back to check to find out, and now he couldn't distinguish it at all.

Seeing that he was silent, Yi Zhizhi was content but struck with a hot iron, and continued: "It shouldn't be difficult for Brother Wu to get a complete report of the palace." ”

"The Doge's Palace should be complete, I'll try it." Although Wu Changqing said that he was quite upset about Yi Zhizhi and had a good friendship, he was not clear about the situation of Di Bao, so he did not dare to take care of everything, leaving some leeway.

The group returned to Xiguan by boat and said goodbye at the wharf, Yi Yunchang and Wu Changqing went to Yihexing, and Yi Zhicontent took a sedan chair back to his home, originally he planned to visit Xiguan, but Li Wang, the accompanying servant, and the sedan chair man were specially told by Yi Yunchang, so he had to go home obediently.

After returning home, Yi Zhizu went straight to the east across the courtyard, he didn't sleep well last night, and now he has properly solved the problem of Fu Taixing, he is relaxed, he just wants to go back to make up for sleep, before entering the courtyard door, Li Wang, the little servant with him, hurried two steps, and said: "Young master..." ”

Yi Zhizu stopped, looked at him and said, "Something?" ”

Li Wang is in his early twenties, he is quite Zhou Zheng, he has been following Yi Yunchang, and he was only assigned by Yi Yunchang to follow Yi Zhixiang this morning, he is not too clear about Yi Zhi's temperament, so he hurriedly bowed his head and said: "The young master has just recovered from a serious illness, and his wife is very worried, and he is in a hurry to leave this morning, and the young master has not gone to say hello, and now he is back to ......." ”

Wake up early to say hello, and go home to say hello? That's a bit too much, isn't it? Yi Zhishu suddenly felt that his head was big, a little hesitation, raised his feet and went to the main courtyard, the impression of his mother was very doting on him, he did not resist in his heart, as soon as he entered the main courtyard, he bumped into Lin Shi instructing the maid to water the potted plants, he hurriedly walked up, smiled, and said: "The child asks his mother to say goodbye." ”

"Le'er is back." Lin looked at his face with a smile, and then said with concern: "I'm tired, your father is really good, he let you go out before he gets better, and he can't delay it for two days if there is any emergency." She didn't know that Fu Tai was in danger of going out of business, and she didn't know what the father and son were going to do when they went out early in the morning.

Seeing that she didn't seem to know at all, Yi Zhishu naturally wouldn't talk much, once he talked about it, he was afraid that he would have to explain for a long time, he hurriedly smiled: "It's not in the way, it's all in a sedan chair, and I can't get tired of children." After talking to Dong Laxi, he quickly excused himself for not having a good rest last night and retreated, and returned to his East Cross Courtyard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Lin Da'an and the other three little guys hurriedly came up to greet them, all of them were newcomers who had only been arranged today, Yi Zhishu looked at them one by one, they were all between seventeen or eighteen years old, and they all looked very energetic, how did he know that this was specially selected for him by his cheap old beans, and said that it was carefully selected by the housekeeper Su Yunqing, and nodded with satisfaction at the moment, and said, "Come here." ”

Entering the hall, after washing his hands and washing his face under the waiters of Chunmei and Xia He, he went back to the room and took a stack of silver dollars before slowly pacing out, standing still on the steps, Li Wang saw the opportunity and quickly moved the chair out and put it behind him, and when he sat down, Xia He sent a small teapot to him.

Yi Zhishu Tai, who was waiting for him, secretly thought that it was really comfortable to be a young master, took a sip of tea, glanced at a few small people standing at the bottom of the steps, and said loudly: "In my place, one is to be loyal, the second is to abide by the rules, and the third is to be diligent in doing things." ”

"The little ones understand."

"Let's talk about three rules first, first, things in the yard, no matter how big or small, even trivial things cannot be mentioned to the outside world, and they are not allowed to be discussed in private. Second, Young Master Ben is at home, no matter who comes, you must report it first; Third, this young master's study, without permission, can not step further, there is something to report. ”

Saying that, Yi Zhixiang glanced at Chunmei and Xia He, and specially advised: "You two are the same." ”

Chunmei and Xia He are all stunned, what can be in the study? Why did the young master suddenly attach so much importance to the study? After being stunned for a moment, the two of them hurriedly squatted down and said, "The slave obeys the order." ”

The four little guys also bowed down in unison and said, "The little ones obey the order." ”

Yi Zhishu nodded, took out a stack of silver dollars, handed them to Chunmei, and instructed: "One person will be rewarded with one piece, and the same is true for the two of you, let Li Zhonggui divide the rest equally among the four of them, and tell them to recuperate with peace of mind, and after the injury, Young Master Ben has other errand arrangements." ”

Several maids were stunned, how could the third young master suddenly be so generous? Seeing that Chunmei took the silver dollar and saluted, several people reacted, and immediately bowed down and said, "Thank you, Young Master." ”

"Following Young Master Ben will naturally not treat you badly, as long as you work hard, Young Master Ben guarantees that you will all be able to make a difference in the future." Yi Zhishu paused, stretched out two fingers, and said: "Now explain two things, one is to inquire about the details of Wu Changqing, a child of the Wu family, this matter should be fast, be careful not to let people notice."

Besides, Young Master Ben has just recovered from a serious illness, and there will inevitably be his usual playmates visiting him in the past two days, and you have to get familiar with these people as soon as possible, so as not to make jokes when the time comes. As he spoke, he waved his hand, "Let's all go and get busy." ”

The four little guys who were waiting retreated, Xia He pursed his lips and smiled: "The young master is tired, the slave maid will rub it for you?" ”

Will you also get a massage? Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "It's too stuffy in the house, move a deck chair to the shade of a tree." ”