Chapter 645 Li Shimin was very worried that the court would be rich because he was competing for profit with the people. Qin Huaidao knew it in his heart, and it was not competing for profit with the people at all. Because business is now developed, many places need to hire workers to work.

Moreover, the income of the people in Chang'an City has increased significantly because many workshops have hired people. Now there are universities, a large number of students renting houses and eating, and they are all consumed. Even the eggs from the people in Qinzhuang are very easy to sell now.

Moreover, Qin Huaidao hired a lot of people at cargo stations everywhere, hiring them to transport goods at the cargo stations.

After sitting on Li Shimin for a while, Qin Huaidao went back with the melon seeds. Qin Huaidao wanted to dry it and wanted to make a greenhouse of watermelon. Anyway, there were several greenhouses in his garden. Qin Huaidao planned to build a few more greenhouses.

This winter, not only will greenhouses be added to Qinhuai Dao Mansion, but also to those Duke Mansions, greenhouses will be built. They all hope to eat some fresh vegetables in winter.

Qin Huaidao returned to the mansion and told the servants to dry the melon seeds well, so he went to the study to read the book.

The next day, Li Shimin talked about building the official residence, and finally passed the process of building 500 new official residences. It would be best if Li Daliang bargained, and only was willing to pay one-third of the money. The remaining money would be paid by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

In the afternoon, the Ministry of Works sent officials to measure the land and plan those houses. Anyway, those official residences have models. Before, 100 official residences were built, and now it is enough to build them according to the drawings.

Within a few days, the construction started. The Ministry of Works hired thousands of people to work, hoping to build all the houses before the winter so that in the winter, the officials could be moved in.

Qin Huaidao began to discuss newspaper matters with Kong Yingda in his mansion. The court had already discussed it. The general manager of the Tang Dynasty newspaper was Kong Yingda.

"Well, the first page is mainly about major events that happened in the court. For example, this time, the Ministry of Works is going to build a new official residence. You can report it. In addition, because it is the first issue, I suggest that Your Majesty write an article, which is to say blessings to the people of the Tang Dynasty.

In the second page, I suggest reporting on some matters of various departments. For example, the Ministry of War was fighting in Tubo this time, and some heroic deeds can be reported. In addition, for example, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is preparing to adjust the taxes of farmers this time and reduce the taxes of farmers by 10%. It can also be issued during discussion.

The third is to report some good phenomena in the Tang Dynasty, such as the straight road from Chang'an to Luoyang. These are all possible, and positive ones can be reported. Negative ones still need to consider the impact. You can ask Your Majesty for advice.

For example, a head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs who had just seized corrupted 4,000 stagnant of money can also be reported to let the people of the whole country know that our Tang Dynasty does not allow officials to be corrupt. Once they are caught, they will be dealt with seriously.

This time, the head of the Civil Affairs Department may be asked to be executed in the autumn, and his family will also be exiled! Of course, this question needs to be asked by Your Majesty." Qin Huaidao asked Kong Yingda.

"Well, okay, but I have a few reports here. Can you see if it's OK? One is about the grand event of college, and the other is mostly the Tang Dynasty workshops. Do they discuss whether the Tang Dynasty needs to focus on business?" Kong Yingda took out a few articles and handed them to Qin Huaidao.

"It's important to commerce? This does not exist. The Tang Dynasty does not emphasize commerce. It attaches importance to all its identities. Merchants, craftsmen, farmers, scholars, scholars, and scholars, farmers, industry and commerce all attach importance to it!" Before Qin Huaidao read the memorial, he felt that this article was here to provoke trouble, so he started to speak to him.

"Yes, but now there is a discussion among the people. It is said that the Tang Dynasty has begun to pay attention to merchants. Some scholars think this is very inappropriate. Merchants seek profit and may abandon the law. So it is time for this article to be sent over. I am still hesitant!" Kong Yingda said to Qin Huaidao.

"Who wrote it?" Qin Huaidao said and looked through the back and found that it was written by Changsun Wuji.

"Duke Zhao, your Majesty said it is right? I want to open a discussion page to discuss the government affairs, that is, everyone can write any remarks. As for whether it is used, it needs to be reviewed! What do you think of this article, how do you think of Duke Hu?" Kong Yingda looked at Qin Huaidao and asked.

"Do you see, Father?" Qin Huaidao asked as he looked at Kong Yingda.

"I've seen it and said I want you to make a decision!" Kong Yingda stared at Qin Huaidao and said.

"Then I'll post it, but I will also publish a comment to discuss the so-called identity of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce in the Tang Dynasty. There is no layering in the Tang Dynasty. As long as it is my people of the Tang Dynasty, it is the same. The Tang Dynasty will pay attention to it and do not distinguish between these!" Qin Huaidao said to Kong Yingda.

"Okay, I also want to read the article written by Duke Hu!" Kong Yingda looked at Qin Huaidao with a smile and said.

"When will the first issue be released?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"The plan is three days later, and we have connected with the printing factory. According to regulations, the first issue of newspapers must ensure that each county has one copy. In the later stage, the order will be delivered. Each county will count how much to order! According to your suggestion by Duke Hu, anyone can order, one penny per issue." Kong Yingda sat there and said to Qin Huaidao.

"Well, haven't you answered the advertisement?" Kong Yingda asked.

"No, according to what you said, you can do some advertising in the last half of the page. After the advertising income stabilizes, you only need five cents to order newspapers for a year. The other income will be compensated by advertising." Kong Yingda said.

"In this way, several workshops of the Ministry of Works are advertising this time, one is a leather bag workshop, the other is a wool material workshop, and the other is a porcelain workshop. I will ask those responsible persons to talk to you. Well, the advertising cost per quarter is 60 guan, and the control of 100 words is one-sixteenth of the half-board!" Qin Huaidao said.

"This, according to what you said, wouldn't the advertising revenue per month cost 320 guan, which is quite a lot in a year!" Kong Yingda said.

"Well, it's 20 guan now. In the future, bidding is required. It needs to be bid once every quarter, with the lowest price of 20 guan.

You have to know that a large number of people must have ordered this newspaper. If the order exceeds 10,000 copies, have you ever thought about how much does it cost per issue?" Qin Huaidao asked at Kong Yingda.

"Well, I don't know this yet!" Kong Yingda shook his head and said.

"The cost of paper is more than 40 guan, and the cost of printing is more than 20 guan. One period is 60 guan, and a year is 77 guan, which is nearly 5,000 guan.

In addition, do those who write articles need royalties? And newspaper staff also need money? According to the standards I set, as long as the articles are adopted, one hundred words per penny is probably a few hundred pennies per issue. These are all small money.

The key is that we need to enable the daily newspaper to achieve financial independence without receiving subsidies from the court, or even to give money to the court.

So, let’s follow this price. In addition, my Qin family dim sum workshop, Hualu Water Workshop, and the goods station will also book advertisements for three months. At that time, I will send money to you. If other merchants also place advertisements, they can also do so. According to this standard, bidding will start in three months!" Qin Huaidao said to Kong Yingda. Kong Yingda heard it and nodded.

After Kong Yingda left, Qin Huaidao returned to the study and started writing articles. He came to face Changsun Wuji. He actually said that it was wrong to value business.

Qin Huaidao did not mention valuing commerce, but mentioned that the people of the Tang Dynasty were equal in their identities, as long as they did not violate the law.

Three days later, the first issue of the newspaper came out, not only were the various prefectures distributed it, but Qin Huaidao and other officials in the capital would almost order one.

The first issue was to print 3,000 copies, and the most were sold in the bookstore. There were about 1,000 copies left. I bought it on the first day. What made everyone wonder if you were the most bought by those merchants.

There was no way, the court stepped up the printing of 1,000 copies. The next morning, it was wiped out and 2,000 copies were printed in the afternoon. By the morning of the next day, it was sold out.

Originally, Kong Yingda wanted to add printing, but Qin Huaidao told him not to print, and just print 10,000 copies in the next issue.

At this moment, in the court, the two articles of Qin Huaidao and Changsun Wuji were discussed, and many officials supported Qin Huaidao.

Some poor officials support Qin Huaidao instead, let alone those businessmen, they also support Qin Huaidao.

Some businessmen even hire some scholars to write articles and send them to the newly established newspapers, hoping to publish them.

"The old man Changsun Wuji is too much. What's wrong with us businessmen? We businessmen are not making money with our own hands? Why are they a lowly person? Without us businessmen, did he make all the things that Changsun Wuji uses for his family? "

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"I just don't agree! His family has no industry, his family has a fabric workshop, is he a businessman, his family has a restaurant, is he a businessman? He can be a businessman, but we can't do it?"...

"Changsun Wuji, a hypocrite, actually said that we businessmen are lowly professions and are profit-seeking. Changsun Wuji does not pursue profits, and we are profit-seeking. What about him? His family owns many industries and has tens of acres of fertile land. What is he? Is he a businessman? Is he not a businessman's behavior when he sells those grains?"...

Many businessmen were very annoyed when they saw Changsun Wuji's articles. They looked down on others. They were still comfortable reading Qin Huaidao's articles. They did not violate the law, so why can't they be businessmen?

I didn’t steal, I didn’t rob, I didn’t cheat, I didn’t cheat, so why do I say that I was a lowly person? And Changsun Wuji also sat at home, reading the newspaper.

"It's nonsense, merchants are pursuing profits. Since ancient times, the law can regulate good merchants? However, Qin Huai Taoist has so many industries, so he is on the side of the merchants." Changsun Wuji said very unhappily after reading Qin Huai Tao's article.
Chapter completed!