"Lao San, what's going on with that newspaper you mentioned before?"

On the way from the palace to Xiyuan, a fat man in golden armor suddenly asked Wang Bing about what he said about the newspaper on the Meridian Gate Tower.

"Oh, it's similar to the imperial newspaper and those copying newspapers..." When the little fat man mentioned it, Wang Bing suddenly became interested, and then introduced the function of the newspaper to the little fat man in detail.

"Lao San, according to what you said, as long as it is used properly, wouldn't this newspaper be able to help the court control all the public opinion in the world?" After hearing the 'power' of this newspaper from Wang Bing's mouth, the little fat man couldn't help but look excited.

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There is no way, after experiencing this love affair, especially after the Meridian Gate Public Trial, the little fat man's understanding of public opinion has made a qualitative leap.

"Not only that, as long as it is used properly, this newspaper can not only control the world's public opinion in the hands of the imperial court, but can even add many real 'censors' to the imperial court, instead of those who only know how to talk about benevolence, justice and morality all day long...

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"No, this newspaper must be in the hands of the imperial court, in my hands!" Before Wang Bing could finish speaking, the little fat man gasped and said "viciously".

"Of course, otherwise it wouldn't be a tool for the literati to fight against dissent!" Wang Bing was quite supportive of the little fat man's decision to keep the newspaper in the hands of the court.

"Then it's settled! Yang Rong, go back and learn from the third child and start running this newspaper for me as soon as possible!"

On this ordinary trip to Yulinwei, the matter of a newspaper that would become the mouthpiece of almost the entire Ming Dynasty was decided in a few words between Wang Bing and the little fat man.

"Boom!"

However, just when the little fat man was still excited about the newspaper, the few people who had just arrived in front of the Habayashi Guards suddenly heard the roar of two bird cannons coming from the Habayashi Guards camp.

Voice!

Originally, the Yulin Guards often practiced using muskets, so gunshots were not uncommon. But from these two roars, Wang Bing clearly heard something unusual.

"Your Majesty, the chamber may have exploded!" Upon hearing the unusual roar, Wu Bing couldn't help but feel his heart sink.

"Let's go and have a look!"

When he heard that it was a bird shot blasting, the little fat man couldn't help but frown, and then he ran towards the camp with big steps.

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"Nonsense, who asked you to increase the charge without authorization? Do you think the more gunpowder you charge, the more powerful it will be? It stands to reason that General Qi and General Li are also experts in using firearms. How could you still make such a low-level mistake?"

Looking at Qi Panzong and Li Zunzu, whose faces were blackened by smoke, Wang Bing ignored their right hands that were still dripping with blood and scolded them angrily.

It turned out that the reason for the explosion of the bird gun this time was due to a shooting range competition between Qi Panzong and Li Zunzu. In order to increase the power of the bird gun, the two people coincidentally chose to increase the charge of the bird gun. As a result, it caused

Both of them exploded.

Fortunately, in order to "look cool", the two of them shot sideways with their right hands and one hand. In addition, the power of gunpowder in this era was not very powerful, so the injuries of the two were not serious.

"Third brother, let them bandage the wound first!" Looking at the bleeding arms of the two, the little fat man turned red.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. It's just a little flesh wound, it's not a problem." After hearing the little fat man asking them to bandage the wound, Qi Panzong and Li Zunzu hurriedly patted their chests to express that it was okay.

"Wrap it up first, otherwise military law will not be enforced later! The two of you changed the charge of the blunderbuss privately, causing the blunderbuss to explode. You should have been beheaded. But thinking that you two were also practicing, I have the right to record this time as a punishment.

Forty military sticks!”

Before Qi Panzong and the other two could finish rejoicing, Little Fatty, the red-faced guy, changed his tune and immediately announced the punishment for the two of them.

"I will finally accept my punishment!"

Seeing the sudden change in the little fat man's face, the two had no choice but to accept the punishment in despair.

"Don't think that's the end of it. The two of you broke the musket in violation of military regulations, and the money was deducted from your military pay. Well, considering that you are all my personal guards, Yu Lin, I will give it to you.

For a discount, let’s deduct it from the price of thirty taels of silver per piece!”

Just when Qi Panzong and the two were dejected, the little fat man was so evil that he increased the cost of the gun tenfold and asked them to compensate.

"His Majesty……"

"No need to thank me, just go and bandage the wound!" Before the two of them could protest, they were driven away by the little fat man with a very 'generous' wave.

"Ah~ can you please pour a little less? It hurts!"

"The third child said that if you don't wash the wound clean, it will become suppurative!"

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"Your Majesty, we have to find a way to fix the amount of gunpowder!" While Qi Panzong and Qi Panzong screamed while being disinfected and cleaned with strong alcohol, Wang Bing picked up an explosive gun.

Bird Gun said.

"Hasn't the amount of medicine been clearly specified?" After hearing what Wang Zhu said, the little fat man asked a little strangely.

"Your Majesty, that just stipulates how much medicine to pack. It doesn't matter when you're practicing. But if you're on the battlefield, you'll inevitably make mistakes when you're nervous."

"Then what else can we do? You can't equip it with several blunderbuss like a Franco machine cannon, right? That's too expensive!" After a period of military training, the little fat man has a very good understanding of the current Ming army equipment.

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"Yes, it's a gun, hahahaha!" After being reminded by the stingy little fat man, Wang Bing suddenly remembered that paper shell bullets had been popular for a long time before the appearance of metal bullets.

"Third brother, the business of the trading company has not been settled yet. If we equip the blunderbuss with sub-guns, it will cost a lot more, and the blunderbuss will have to be modified, which may weaken the blunderbuss.

performance."

As soon as Wang Bing said that he wanted to equip the bird with a blunderbuss, the stingy little fat man immediately found several reasons. Although these reasons were very reasonable, in the final analysis, the real reason was that the little fat man did not want to spend more money.

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"Don't worry, it doesn't cost much, and there is no need to modify the gun for the time being!" Seeing the little fat man's performance, how could Wang Bing not know that this guy was worried about money again.

"Haha, that's all I said. As long as it can increase the safety of using the gun, I don't care about the money!"

After hearing Wang Bing say that it didn't cost anything, the little fat man immediately became generous again, which made Wang Bing feel contempt in his heart.

"Your Majesty, although this blunderbuss doesn't cost much, the modification of this blunderbuss still costs money!" Wang Bing couldn't help laughing when he saw the little fat man changing his face at a speed that was comparable to that of a Peking opera.
Chapter completed!