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The merchants stared at Xiao Ming, and after his words fell, there was a brief silence. Finally, Ding Wanquan was the first to speak. He said, "Your Highness said that you cannot easily agree, which means there is still a chance for us. We hope Your Highness can clarify." "Please clarify, Your Highness," the other merchants echoed in unison. Xiao Ming glanced at Ding Wanquan. This old man was indeed good at reading people, which was why he had amassed such a fortune. However, Xiao Ming wasn't someone…-
1.3 M • Ongoing
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In the dim light of the evening, the merchants who had come to visit Xiao Ming gradually departed. Xiao Ming had instructed Luluo to hand over the recorded donations to Li Kaiyuan. These merchants had only made verbal promises, and whether they would fulfill them remained uncertain. However, Xiao Ming wasn’t worried about them breaking their promises. The introduction of the membership system had stripped these merchants of any excuse to use the names of feudal lords or princes to curry favor. Through…
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"Brother Wang, since His Highness is unwilling, there must be a reason. Are you here to upset His Highness this time?" Qin Mu said lazily. Compared to the Wang family, the Qin family was closer to Xiao Ming. However, the incident in Cangzhou had severely weakened the Qin family, and they harbored some resentment toward Xiao Ming. But this resentment could only be buried deep in their hearts, as the incident had shown them that Prince Qi no longer needed to cater to their whims. "Brother Qin, why would…
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The emergence of glass in this era was undoubtedly a highly profitable industry, and its potential for immense profit made even Xiao Ming unable to remain calm. For this reason, he entrusted the management rights of glass to his Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce. However, if Xiao Ming monopolized the glass trade, merchants from other regions would naturally be displeased. They might cause trouble when operating in their own territories. Therefore, Xiao Ming proposed a plan to auction off the sales rights for…
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"Your Highness... this commoner is willing!" Fan Zeng was visibly excited. He had lived an unremarkable life and never imagined that such an opportunity would come to him in his later years. If he didn't seize this chance now, when would he ever get another? "Good. The newspaper office in Bowen Academy will be completed by the end of the month. Although it will be somewhat rudimentary, it will be ready for use by then. You can start selecting the staff for the newspaper office now. Here is a document…
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"Your Highness, this is the tube used for blowing glass." While the materials were being heated, Chen Qi handed Xiao Ming a ceramic tube. Once the glass liquid was formed, if one wanted to shape the glass, blowing would be required. In fact, this was the most critical part of glass production. Because the temperature of the glass liquid was so high, and Xiao Ming didn’t have heat-resistant alloy tubes, he had to use a clay-fired ceramic tube. After all, he couldn’t even produce a seamless steel tube…
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At the command headquarters, Xiao Ming showed Pang Yukun the information he had received the previous night. The issue of the village heads also made Pang Yukun frown. There were many villages within the six prefectures, and the number of village heads was equally large. While not every village head was connected to the powerful families, the previous night's events suggested that at least thirty percent of them were. "Your Highness, supporting a new village head is one solution, but what if the two…
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Zhu Wuliu was fifteen years old and lived in Zhujia Village, Taiping County, Qingzhou. From the time he could remember, his father had been a tenant farmer for the Wang family, one of the powerful local clans in Qingzhou. Every year, seventy percent of their harvest had to be handed over to the Wang family. He had two older brothers, Zhu Yier and Zhu Sansi. Both of them worked as cowherds for the Wang family. When Zhu Wuliu was nine, he too had to join his brothers in working for the Wang family, all for…
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That evening, Fan Zeng submitted his daily observations to the prince's residence. After reading them, Xiao Ming became even more certain of the current situation. The village elders, often the most respected figures in their communities, were typically elected as village heads. However, the reality was that many of these village heads colluded with powerful local families for money, oppressing the common people. They were the claws and fangs of these powerful families. Fan Zeng also mentioned the…
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The newspaper was passed around among the crowd. Xiao Ming explained, "What you hold in your hands is a newspaper. The role of a newspaper delivery boy is to deliver these newspapers to various towns and counties and read them aloud to the people. This task is simple but also very important. After reading the newspaper, you will also be responsible for gathering the grievances of the people and reporting them back to Qingzhou." The scholars nodded in agreement. At this moment, Fan Zeng spoke up, "Your…
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