From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 255

The mansion given by the senior sister is still under renovation. Even if the speed is fast, it will take about half a month to clean and renovate it.

Zhou Yuan is not in a hurry to move. In the past two days, he mainly accompanies Jianjia and Ningyue to stroll around Shenjing, go to the six major lanes, go to the temples around the imperial city, etc.

What makes Zhou Yuan unhappy is that Wanyan Daichan is like a dog-skin plaster, always sticking to everyone. Ningyue, Qu Ling and others don’t know her identity and still call her a sister.

If Zhou Yuan stands up and says a few words, he will be unanimously opposed by the sisters.

"Brother Zhou, don't do this to Sister Yan."

Xue Ningyue whispered: "It's not easy for Sister Yan to work hard in Shenjing alone. We are all friends, and it's only right for us to have fun together!"

Zhao Jianjia couldn't help but nod: "That's right, it would be great if Ruan Zhi was here too, then we sisters would be together."

Zhou Yuan couldn't refute, so he could only change the subject and asked in confusion: "Speaking of Ruan Zhi, where did they move to?"

"Yuehai!"

Xue Ningyue said: "When we left, At that time, Ruan Zhi still missed you, but it was a pity that you were in Baiyun Mountain and I didn't have time to say goodbye to you. "

Zhou Yuan frowned and said, "What are you going to Yuezhou for? Is her father's fiefdom there?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Jianjia tilted her head and said, "Husband, don't you know? The fiefdom of the Southern King is in Yuezhou, and Yunzhou is just Ruan Zhi's hometown. It's good that they can stay for nine years. When Ruan Zhi left, she said that it was His Majesty who urged her. "

Zhou Yuan didn't speak, but just pondered the meaning of what the eldest sister did.

In his opinion, it was a very unusual thing for a prince to live in his hometown for nine years without going to his fiefdom.

And after living there for nine years, he was suddenly urged to go to his fiefdom, which was also very unusual.

The eldest sister is not a person who does things without purpose. Does this mean anything?

It's a pity that we are on the street now and there is no map to see.

Wanyan Daichan chuckled and said, "Do you want to know the specific location of his fiefdom?"

Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Miss Yan knows? Tell me quickly!"

Wanyan Daichan said, "It's a pity. Some people don't like me very much, and they don't even want me to play with them."

Why is this said in a sarcastic tone?

Zhou Yuan hurriedly said, "Miss Yan is broad-minded and will definitely not be the same as me."

Qu Ling chuckled and said, "So, I told you not to offend women. We women are very vengeful. Sister Yan has been doing business all over the world. She must have done business with Guangdong merchants. She may know the situation in Yuehai very well."

Wanyan Daichan didn't waste time, but chuckled and said, "The fiefdom of the King of Xunnan is in Jiangmen, south of Yuezhou, with 3,000 households."

Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then fell into deep thought. Jiangmen... This name is very interesting.

I remember that before the New Year, Wang Ang came to my house specifically and talked about the situation in Yuehai.

The foreign devils were no longer satisfied with occupying Haojing, but sent troops to Xiangzhou and began to plunder the people of Dajin in large numbers.

Jiangmen, adjacent to Xiangzhou.

Is the eldest sister going to use the hands of the royal family to restrict the activities of the red-haired devils?

Zhou Yuan didn't know much about the situation there, so he could only guess.

For a moment, he lost the mood to go shopping.

He waved his hand and said, "You guys continue to go shopping. I'm going to take care of something. Qu Ling will come with me."

Zhao Jianjia said, "What is it? If possible, let's come up with some ideas together."

Xue Ningyue didn't say anything, but her eager eyes clearly showed that she didn't want to be separated from Zhou Yuan.

"Okay, let's find a teahouse to talk."

Zhou Yuan brought the four girls to a private room in a teahouse, overlooking the street, with a great view.

He chuckled and said, "It's not a big deal. You all know that I wrote to Qu Ling last year to ask her to come to Shenjing. In fact, I had something important to do."

"Due to the popularity of "Three Kingdoms", Mo Yun Zhai has become the top bookstore in Dajin, and its real-time dynamics are followed by countless people."

"I deliberately did not finish the Three Kingdoms, but stopped at the 103rd chapter 'Sima of Shangfang Valley is trapped in Wuzhangyuan and Zhuge prays for the stars'. I also want more people to keep paying attention to Mo Yun Zhai and pave the way for my future."

Qu Ling hurriedly said, "Wait! Everyone is paying attention to "Three Kingdoms". We understand this. In fact, readers throughout Dajin are scolding you. You update once a day, and now you have stopped updating for a month. There are people blocking the door of Mo Yun Zhai every day to scold you. No one knows this better than me."

"But what does top stream mean? What does real-time dynamics mean?"

The other three women also nodded hurriedly. Obviously, they are also paying attention to "Three Kingdoms" and are confused about professional terms.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry about the details. What I mean is that Mo Yun Zhai is the most popularThe bookstore that has received attention, it's time to do our big thing. "

"Qu Ling, I asked you to come to Shenjing to open a bookstore, not to sell "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but... to run a newspaper!"

"Run a newspaper?"

The four women couldn't help but stare.

In fact, there have been newspapers in this era, including official newspapers, court newspapers, and privately run policy newspapers, which mainly discuss some national policy ideas and the like. They are all literati and scholars who are self-centered and have no broad influence at all.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Yes, run a newspaper, and run it seriously, and run the most influential newspaper."

Qu Ling smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "I say Zhou Yuan, you are really short of money, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has been bought for twenty taels of silver, and every chapter you update is money, why bother to stare at the meager income from the newspaper?"

Wanyan Daichan couldn't help but nod and said: "Besides, you can't make much money, because there are very few people who buy newspapers, just those literati and scholars. "

Zhou Yuan glanced at everyone and said, "Do you think I'm doing this for money? The ultimate goal of running a newspaper is to control the public opinion position and lay a solid foundation for all the controversial things we want to do."

Xue Ningyue said ignorantly: "What is the public opinion position?"

The other three women were also confused.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "In simple terms, it is to influence the people through propaganda and speech, so that the people will support us and stand on our side."

"Let me give you an example. You go out and ask everyone what they think of Zhuge Liang, a historical figure."

"I believe that most people will say that he is smart, loyal, and dedicated. This is not because they understand history. More than 90% of people do not understand history. It is because they know "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

"Through "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", they think Zhuge Liang is wise and loyal, Guan Yu is righteous and heroic, and Zhang Fei is brave but reckless."

"This is how people's thinking is influenced subtly. ”

“If I want to do something, I win people's hearts in the newspaper in advance, will it be quite smooth to do it?”

“Don't underestimate the power of public opinion. How did Han Tuo lose? He lost the King of Chu, and he lost the foundation of righteousness. With the phrase "circle the Confucian scholars to kill him", he completely lost the hope of victory and everyone could kill him.”

The four girls were more and more shocked as they listened, and gradually realized the horror of public opinion.

Qu Ling also ran a bookstore, and understood it more deeply, so he hurriedly said: "So what should we do? If it is the same as other newspapers, how can we use the natural advantages of Mo Yun Zhai to form influence?"

Zhou Yuan said: "It's very simple. The content and form must be completely innovative. In terms of form, our newspapers should not only be posted, but also sold to the outside world. The layout should be innovative, and it should be combined with simple illustrations to be closer to ordinary people."

“In terms of content, we should talk about what the people are most interested in. In addition to current affairs and policy discussions, we should also publish some gossip, such as a certain courtesan wrote a new poem, and a certain official bought a few concubines. ”

“Don’t set a threshold for the content, let everyone participate in this feast of cultural innovation.”

Zhou Yuan said: “Within three days, I will give a detailed plan. Qu Ling, you should start preparing to look for a location to open Mo Yun Zhai.”

“Make enough gimmicks. The next chapters of “Three Kingdoms” will be serialized in newspapers, and will no longer be sold separately.”

“Disclose the title of the next chapter of “Three Kingdoms”, which is called ‘The Falling Star Han Prime Minister Returns to Heaven and Sees the Wooden Statue, and the Wei Governor is Frightened’.”

Qu Ling listened very seriously, but Zhou Yuan’s last sentence broke her defense directly.

She suddenly raised her head and said in surprise: “What did you say? The Prime Minister is dead?”

Zhou Yuan said: “Is there a problem?”

Qu Ling gritted her teeth and said: “Bastard! The Prime Minister has surrounded Sima the traitor! But you let the sky rain! Now you directly write the Prime Minister to death. Do you know how to write a book, Zhou Yuan!”

“Hahahaha! "

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing out loud and said, "If you are so excited, the readers should be even more excited. The opening of the Shenjing branch of Mo Yun Zhai must be very lively."

Qu Ling gritted his teeth and said, "Those readers will kill you!"