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Episode 1: New Arrival Chapter 632: Opening Trivia

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    After the Wenxuan Yuan was newly opened, the Ministry of Industry found a courtyard in the southeast corner of the imperial city to serve as the seat of the Wenxuan Yuan's yamen, and it was a neighbor of Zhan Shifu.  For the newly minted Li Yuanshi, the biggest advantage is naturally that he is close to home and does not have to travel 17 or 18 miles to the Imperial College.  Now he only needed to cross from the southwest corner to the southeast corner of the imperial city, so he resumed riding in the sedan chair.

    The editors and craftsmen of the Pravda newspaper will be transferred here from the Imperial College, as well as the more than 200,000 copper movable types.  These movable types made Shi Jijiu feel distressed for a long time, but for the sake of Li You finding a new way out for the supervisors, he stopped talking to the court.

    There was another happy event during this period. Zhu Fanghe was finally promoted to the fifth rank of the Ceremony Department of the Ministry of Etiquette.  For a while, Zhu's house was full of congratulatory guests, and Li You couldn't arrange a banquet with Mr. Fanghe. In the end, Zhu Fanghe took the time to hold a banquet at home and invited Li You to drink at home overnight as a congratulation.

    At this time, the weather was getting warmer, so this simple banquet was placed in the pavilion in the back garden, with the new moon shining in the sky, and the fragrance of flowers in the dark night, which was quiet and elegant.

    Li You raised his glass and said, "Congratulations, sir, on your promotion!"

    Zhu Fanghe drank all the wine in the glass, but said with a wry smile: "Since Jinghe won the third prize in the second year, he is only in the fifth rank, and is only equal to you. Do you think this is worthy of celebration?"

    Going from seventh rank to fifth rank in eight years is normal for ordinary officials, and it can even be said that it is not slow, but for the imperial examination Sandingjia, it is not normal, especially for those who are from a certain background.  The official surnamed Li wants to compare, which is really frustrating.  This is because of the drag of the clan status. It should be noted that guarding against the clan, guarding against honorary relatives, and guarding against eunuchs are the three defenses of civil servants.

    Li You said humbly: "I saved your Zhu family's ancestral mausoleum and got the fifth rank in exchange for my life. Otherwise, I would still be the magistrate of Yangzhou today. This kind of opportunity is a gift from God by chance. How can it be compared to flying a crane?  Sir, he is a steady and solid official."

    "Don't explain me, I have already figured it out. Since you have benefited from the benefits of clan status, you must also bear the disadvantages of clan status. But don't be hypocritically modest. I dare to make a bet with you. Even if you have no family background,  . But in the future you will definitely rise faster than me."

    Li You chuckled and said: "To have a fifth-grade court official now is already a blessing. How dare I go to Longwang Shu."

    "In terms of your contribution to saving the ancestral mausoleum, you should have been promoted to two ranks, but the imperial court suppressed you, so I gave you a full fifth rank."

    "This is all in the past, and it is impossible for the court to pursue the reward again. It is useless to talk about it. Mr. Fanghe, don't make fun of this."

    Zhu Bulang put down his wine glass.  He said sternly: "Do you think I was joking after drinking too much? Even though you are from a poor background, sometimes it is a good thing. In fact, everyone in the court is not wary of you. They all know that you will never be a minister, a minister, or a bachelor no matter how high you are.  , being an official may end at any time.

    So when you have a legitimate chance, others will not try their best to stop you because they look down upon you.  You can't make the mistake of suppressing a person who is destined to have no future. As a result, you will be very lucky, you can do things yourself, and you will have good opportunities again and again.  According to my guess, it is estimated that you will not be too slow until you reach the third level, but after the third level, it will be a natural chasm.

    Take the current situation as an example. It has been one and a half years since you were promoted to the fifth rank in the winter of the eighth year of Jinghe. If you say that you serve for three years, you are already halfway through.  You haven't stopped during this year and a half.  From being the magistrate of the government and rectifying the Salt Law, to being the imperial envoy to the Imperial Academy, and now to being the envoy of the Wenxuanyuan, he has always been promoted steadily.  There are officials who are close to the people, officials of science and technology, and officials of the imperial court. They have accumulated qualifications in a short period of time without realizing it. This is a very solid foundation.  As long as there is another opportunity in the next one or two years.  Being promoted to level four is a very natural thing.  "

    "Then I can only borrow your good words!" Li You laughed, "Tonight I am congratulating you on your promotion. Why are you talking about me when you are a guest?"

    Zhu Fanghe chuckled and changed the subject: "It's more interesting to talk about you, not boring. Speaking of which, you were too unkind to Li Denggao. Although he has a hateful face, you can just knock him out of the world. Why don't you go there?"  Step on him. Let him serve as an official under you. How do you want to deal with him in the future?"

    Li You sighed: "Who knows what I'm thinking! At that time, no one in the government accepted Li Denggao. If I didn't come forward, wouldn't it be delaying the matter? If Li Denggao didn't leave the Hanlin Academy, it would be delayed.  What should I do? So I want to make cooked rice from raw rice, and I must strike while the iron is hot to get Li Denggao to leave the Hanlin Academy."

    Zhu Bulang suddenly realized, "I see, you are really quick to think about things! I understand this feeling. Li Denggao and you have become a life-and-death enemy. If you let him stay in the Hanlin Academy and follow the path of Ci Linguan, he will be promoted in the future.  There is also a chance to become Prime Minister. So if you want to eliminate the root cause and directly drive him out of the Hanlin Academy, then he will have no chance in this life. "

    But it was said that Li Denggao, although he became the Chancellor of the Wenxuan Academy in name, he had always beenThere are 3,000 yamen; in addition, there are yamen such as those stationed in various places to guard roads, patrols, taxation bureaus, and riverside offices, as well as various yamen in the capital, which can make up at least 5,000 yamen.

    With an average of three copies per yamen, that¡¯s 15,000 copies issued.  If each copy of Pravda is priced at a rip-off price of one cent of silver, then the income per issue is one hundred and fifty taels. Even if the polishing expenses are deducted, it is still a profit no matter how you look at it.

    Of course, the biggest problem is that the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory. How to transport Pravda to all provinces, prefectures and counties across the country?  The inn is already a little overwhelmed, and it is estimated that it cannot afford the task of delivering tens of thousands of newspapers.

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