408: The Great Qin Know-it-all!

Ji San saw the situation and explained for Lin Yue, "This time, His Majesty was able to agree, thanks to Brother Lin's advice before His Majesty."

Baixiao Sheng immediately understood upon hearing this, "Thank you, Brother Lin. Don't worry, Brother Lin, I also have some friends who can relay news from all over Great Qin to me."

Lin Yue smiled, then asked the question in his heart, "How often is your newspaper published?"

"My plan is to publish it daily in Xianyang City, and then every ten days, produce a finely edited version to be distributed in all the commanderies of Great Qin!" Baixiao Sheng explained to Lin Yue.

"Can you handle all of it?" Lin Yue frowned slightly.

This isn't like in reality, where you find a hot topic, write a news article, and click send to publish it.

The speed of information dissemination in this world is already inconvenient, plus writing manuscripts and arranging them on a single sheet of paper. Additionally, selecting single character type molds for typesetting, then printing after organization also takes time. After printing, it needs time to air dry, and then be distributed throughout Xianyang City and its surroundings. All of this needs to be completed within a day, and Lin Yue felt a headache just thinking about it.

"Don't worry, Brother Lin, I, Baixiao Sheng, am confident!" Baixiao Sheng said indifferently, looking as if everything was under his control.

"Alright, but His Majesty has ordered that every edition of the newspaper must be submitted to Sima Yi for review. If it's rejected, you'll have to rewrite it, so you understand..." Lin Yue reminded him.

Baixiao Sheng laughed upon hearing this, "Don't worry, Brother Lin, I know what to write and what not to write."

"That's good." Lin Yue nodded. As a player, since Baixiao Sheng wants to establish a newspaper industry in Great Qin, he must be a professional in reality, and he definitely knows what he can and cannot touch.

"Oh, by the way, may I ask, Brother Lin, who is this Sima Yi?" Baixiao Sheng asked.

"Sima Yi. After you finish writing the newspaper, give it to me, and I'll take you to his office." Lin Yue said.

Baixiao Sheng's eyes showed a hint of surprise and excitement upon hearing this. He would get to meet Sima Yi?

This 'treacherous minister and rebel' hated by countless officials in later generations—if ancient officials were to vote on who was the 'most disliked' person, Sima Yi would undoubtedly win!

Because in ancient imperial courts, when someone said you were the Sima Yi of the current dynasty, you'd better actually be Sima Yi!

Otherwise, whoever was branded with that label would die without a burial place.

Changsun Wuji, despite being Li Zhi's maternal uncle, could not escape death after being labeled as such; Li Jing, after being branded with this, sprang up from his deathbed, enduring a bumpy journey with his ailing body, finally dispelling Li Er's suspicions on the verge of death.

When Li Shanchang, the Prime Minister of the Great Ming, first retired, Zhu Yuanzhang was worried even if he fell ill. Even during Hu Weiyong's rebellion, when someone implicated Li Shanchang, Old Zhu still spared him out of old affection.

But as time went by, three years later, and then three more years, and then three more years... Good heavens, Old Zhu looked and thought, it's been twenty years, A-Chang, how are you, you thieving scholar, still alive and well?

Why do you look more and more like Sima Yi?

Snap! The sweet darling of Old Zhu's heart immediately became a soul under the blade, without the slightest hesitation!

It can be said that Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and others should thank Sima Yi for being born a few hundred years later.

Because after him, age was no longer a life-preserving charm for powerful officials; in fact, quite the opposite, it was a death warrant!

Such a legendary figure undoubtedly held a fatal attraction for Baixiao Sheng!

If he could have the honor of interviewing him, wouldn't this newspaper "explode" among the foreigners!

Baixiao Sheng rejoiced inwardly.

"Alright, now that we have His Majesty's approval, we can finally relax. Brother Bai, tell your plan to Brother Lin and see if there are any omissions." Ji San said with a smile.

"Okay." Baixiao Sheng nodded and introduced to Lin Yue:

"Xianyang City has a population of 300 million, which is enough for our initial market. The content of the daily newspaper will mainly focus on the major and minor events in Xianyang City from the previous day, supplemented with interesting anecdotes from various parts of Great Qin, primarily to broaden horizons. This makes information retrieval convenient, and we can achieve daily publication without a problem.

Then, every ten days, we will publish a special edition of the newspaper, featuring military and national affairs from the past ten days, and distribute it to all the commanderies of Great Qin, focusing on military and national affairs!

This way, neither military and national affairs nor entertainment will be lacking, and with the two mutually promoting each other, there's no need to worry about newspaper sales, and there will be enough time."

"Good, different professions are like different mountains. I, an outsider, won't interfere. I wish you success!" Lin Yue toasted with tea and then drank it all.

He knew nothing about doing business, but since Ji San and Widow Qing, such wealthy merchants, had agreed, he, who hadn't invested any money, didn't need to worry about it.

"Thank you, Brother Lin, thank you, everyone!" Baixiao Sheng also returned the toast to the three of them!

He had toiled in the news industry in reality for decades; the grand ambitions he had when he first started had long been worn away, and he had been in a state of depression until last year.

But the emergence of "ascension" was the turning point in his life! While others treated this epoch-making virtual reality game as entertainment, he found a second spring for his career here!

He could now foresee that he would shine brightly in the Great Qin market, which was hundreds of times larger than reality!

"Then let's get started. The old woman is currently idle and hopes to see the newspaper's debut soon." Widow Qing also smiled.

"Okay." Baixiao Sheng responded.

"According to the previous agreement, you will contribute your skill as shares, taking two-tenths of the shares. Senior Qing will take three-tenths, I will take two-tenths, and The Two Generals will each take one-tenth of the shares.

So now, I will put in 20,000 taels of silver, Senior Qing will put in 40,000 taels of silver, and General She Jian and General Zhao Tuo will each put in 10,000 taels of silver, totaling 80,000 taels of silver as initial investment. The money from these two generals is currently with me, and I will hand it over to you shortly."

Ji San's expression was more solemn than ever: "Additionally, Senior Qing and I will collectively provide another 40,000 taels of silver, given to you separately, for the purchase of the Printing Technique. As you know, this technique is of great importance to the imperial court."

Baixiao Sheng nodded in understanding; he knew the principle that an innocent man is guilty for possessing a treasure. Handing it over to the imperial court now was also what he wanted to see, and he would still receive 40,000 taels of silver. At the current exchange rate of 800 dragon coins to one tael of silver, he could exchange it for 32 million dragon coins!

Even after splitting it with the chief editor, Great Qin Xiaoxiaosheng, he could still get over 10 million dragon coins!

He felt a bit emotional about the unpredictability of life; after years of hardship, his first windfall came in such a way!

With this money, he could finally settle down in the Magic City and provide a better, happier life for his wife and daughter!

"Well then, I wish Brother Bai a resounding success!" Ji San said with a smile!

Everyone toasted with tea, gently clinking their cups.

"Oh, by the way, what will this newspaper industry be called?" Lin Yue suddenly asked.

Baixiao Sheng laughed heartily, full of ambition:

"Great Qin Daily!"