The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Upon hearing this, everyone dispersed and left. Jiang Fan, led by Liu Fu, went to the imperial study.

"Fan'er, I didn't let Yan'er go with you. Do you blame me?" In the imperial study, Emperor Yan looked at Jiang Fan and said.

"Father, I know you are doing this for my own good. Besides, I never thought of letting Yan'er go with you!" Jiang Fan smiled and shook his head, looking indifferent!

He had never thought of letting Chu Yan'er accompany him. He had a lot of things to do and needed someone to take care of them. His wife was the best candidate.

When Emperor Yan saw him like this, a look of relief appeared on his face.

"Well... You are worthy of being my son. You have not let me down! I am going to send 20,000 Zhenyuan troops to help you this time?"

Jiang Fan shook his head upon hearing this.

"Father, the capital is an important place, and the troops cannot be moved at will. Once the troops in the capital are moved, it will cause panic among the people. Moreover, if someone takes the opportunity to spread rumors, it will be even more disadvantageous to me. Moreover, if 20,000 troops rush to Jinzhou, the food and grass needed on the road will be greatly wasted. There is no need!"

If he really asked Emperor Yan to dispatch troops from the capital, Ye Ren and others would probably find an opportunity to criticize him to death and try their best to discredit him!

After all, the garrison troops in the capital cannot be mobilized at will at any time. Even the troops that can be mobilized, such as the Zhenyuan Army, will not be used at will unless it is absolutely necessary.

The last time he sent 50,000 troops to the border for support, it had already caused panic among the people! If he sent another 20,000 to Jiang Fan, Ye Ren and others would probably accuse Jiang Fan of being a disaster that brought disaster to the country and the people!

Furthermore, the supplies needed for the 20,000-strong army would also place a huge burden on the imperial court.

Otherwise, the Emperor of Yan would not have mobilized 50,000 troops from the 16 prefectures close to Jinzhou! He could have directly mobilized troops from the capital!

Although Jiang Fan knew that Ye Ren and others would definitely cause trouble on the road, he could still handle it within the territory of Dayan!

"Then I will send you 2,000 Zhenyuan Army light cavalry to help you secretly?" Emperor Yan was still a little worried and said to Jiang Fan.

He was very satisfied with his son's overall view at this time, but he was still worried that Jiang Fan would get into trouble. Ye Ren and others were still worried about their son's death!

Jiang Fan thought about it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I will be careful, father, don't worry!"

Although it would be a good thing for him to have two thousand light cavalry to help him, Jiang Fan still refused. He didn't want to leave any chance for Ye Ren and others to scold him.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan sighed and said nothing more.

He gave Jiang Fan a few more instructions and then asked him to go to the harem to meet Concubine Su, Jiang Xing, and Concubine Ning!

On the other side, Ye Ren and others left the palace together. Along the way, they looked at each other and looked in the direction of the imperial study, their eyes full of confusion.

"Prime Minister Ye, why do you think His Majesty asked that kid to go to the imperial study?" Huang Zhenren couldn't help but ask.

"Or maybe he was giving some instructions! No matter what it is, this trip to Jinzhou is a foregone conclusion! The rest depends on us! We must not let him return to Kyoto alive this time!" Ye Ren's eyes were slightly cold.

"Now that the Jinzhou matter has been settled, should we publicize it in the newspaper? In addition, our newspaper has been published for three days and sales are rising steadily. Can we find someone to discuss the business section?"

Huang Zhenren looked at Ye Rendao.

Ye Ren nodded and said with a smile: "I have already asked Zhu Xuanji to handle the business section. There should be results soon. We can go over and ask him now."

When the others heard this, they showed joy on their faces, and then they left the palace and came to the eldest prince's mansion.

As soon as they entered the door, Zhu Xuanji, who was in charge of the newspaper, greeted them anxiously and said to them with an unpleasant look:

"Prime Minister Ye, Prime Minister Fan, Mr. Huang... the First Prince, the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince... something terrible has happened! The Kyoto Morning Post published an announcement today that the cooperation period for the commercial section will be changed from seven days to one month!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ren, the eldest prince and others frowned and looked displeased.

"Isn't this a good thing? Why are you so anxious? Jiang Fan made a bad move. During the one-month cooperation period, many businesses will not be able to get advertising space. They can't advertise in the Morning Post, so of course they will come to us!"

Ye Ren's words made the others nod their heads, and they all thought it made sense. They secretly cursed Jiang Fan as a waste, destroying his own Great Wall!

Zhu Xuanji heard this and said with a bitter face, "That's not the case. The Morning Post not only changed the cooperation period, but also gave great guarantees to the merchants. If the newspaper is suspended or the losses are caused by other reasons, there will be ten times the compensation. With such guarantees, even if the cooperation period of the Morning Post is extended, many merchants will not be able to cooperate with us for the time being, but most of the merchants are unwilling to cooperate with us!"

He tried to contact some businesses today, hoping to cooperate. At first, these businesses were interested, but the problem was that after Jiang Fan’s morning announcement came out, all the businesses refused!

"Humph... why are you so impatient? Even if that's the case, we can still do it! Isn't it just ten times the compensation? This is actually just a gimmick to attract people."

Huang Zhenren snorted coldly and scolded him angrily. He felt that Zhu Xuanji was fucking useless.

Compensation seems to have many benefits, but by the time the compensation is really paid, the newspaper will probably be gone.

In the final analysis, this agreement is just a decoration! They can offer 10,000 times the compensation, no problem!

"But the Morning Post's announcement also said that if any business advertises in other newspapers, they will be permanently blacklisted by the Morning Post and will no longer cooperate! Compared to the Morning Post, we are just starting out, and others don't trust us! Those businesses are afraid of losing the opportunity to cooperate with the Morning Post, so even if we offer compensation conditions, they dare not cooperate!"

Zhu Xuanji said with a bitter face again.

As soon as he said this, Ye Ren and others were shocked and felt a surge of horror in their hearts.

Just now they thought Jiang Fan made a bad move, but they never expected that Jiang Fan would actually attack them directly in the face.

The phrase "never cooperate" is likely to scare off many businesses, as they are not yet able to compete with Jiang Fan's Morning Post, even though it seems to be thriving now.

But the problem is that they don't have Jiang Fan's mass base, so it's understandable that people don't believe in their strength.

Jiang Fan's move meant that they lost the opportunity to open a business section. Then they could only make a little money by selling newspapers.

A feeling of anger and unwillingness surged in the hearts of Ye Ren and others. This Jiang Fan was really good at causing trouble. If he didn't take action, it would be fine. But once he took action, they could hardly resist.

Just as the few people were getting angry, Zhu Xuanji said again: "There is another thing. The cheap copies of Morning Post in various bookstores are now limited in supply. Buyers must show their identity cards from Jingzhao Prefecture. And they must be scholars. Even after buying, they cannot buy again within a limited time!"

As soon as he said this, Ye Ren, the eldest prince and others opened their eyes wide and did not come back to their senses for a long time.

They looked at each other and suddenly felt like they were about to fall into Jiang Fan's trap!

Before, a few people were still thinking proudly that Jiang Fan would definitely sell cheap paper in order to keep his promise to the people.

Therefore, they were fearless and thought that if Jiang Fan did not sell paper, they could use public opinion to destroy Jiang Fan's reputation.

At that time, Jiang Fan would not only be branded as a dishonest person, but he would also have to sell paper.

But they never thought that Jiang Fan would come up with such a tricky way to break the impasse.