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Chapter 385 Newspapers and College Planning

If you want to say what is the most popular in Chang'an nowadays, it is of course the Huaming snacks sold all over the streets under the banner of Huaminglou!

The happiest thing for the people of Chang’an every day is to go out to eat some snacks and drink with the workers before or after work, and the total cost is not much!
Liu Laogen, as one of them, is going to have something to eat with a few co-workers today!
It's just that when they walked to the food stall where they often ate, they found that it was for many people!

This is normal, but these people don't seem to be here for dinner today!
Because they all gathered around the snack cart, stretching out their ears attentively, as if they were listening to something!
"Selling newspapers! Two papers for one copy! The Marquis of Shiping eradicated smallpox, and after being vaccinated, you will be free from it for life!"

Suddenly, a child with a cloth bag full of papers around his neck was holding a piece of paper in one hand and waving it in the wind, while shouting!

"Lao Gen, what is this doll doing?" the worker asked doubtfully.

Liu Laogen said: "If you ask, you will know. I don't know!"

The worker nodded and said yes, and stepped forward to grab the child and ask.

When the worker came back, Liu Laogen asked, "How do you say it?"

The worker said mysteriously: "One good news and one bad news, which one should I hear first?"

"Get out! Tell me quickly!" If there is any news, just say it directly, good or bad news, is it because you want to count the words?
The worker was bored, and said: "The Marquis of Shiping eliminated smallpox, and he can still be safe for life! What kind of newspaper is that kid selling, saying that it has the latest news of the Tang Dynasty! However, this newspaper is not cheap, it costs two cents One!"

Two pennies, this is like a chicken rib to Liu Laogen and others!
"The Marquis of Shi Ping eliminated smallpox! This is great news, but the newspaper... This kind of rare thing should only be made by the Marquis of Shi Ping! It's only two pennies, you have to buy a copy for anything!" Liu Laogen Excited.

The worker looked at him with contempt, and mocked, "Are you literate?"

"Uh..." Liu Laogen was suddenly embarrassed!

"I knew you would be like this! It is said that Shi Pinghou marked the pinyin in the newspaper so that the common people could understand it. He also wrote the full version of the pinyin in the newspaper for our self-study! Shi Pinghou is really a kind person. Ah!" the worker said with emotion.

"It sounds like you know pinyin!" Liu Laogen seized the opportunity with a wave of irony!
"Oh! I don't know it, but my son is studying in the library now, and he knows Pinyin!" the worker said proudly.

"Which library? How much is Shuxiu?" When Liu Laogen heard this, he immediately became interested. If the workers can afford their son's education, then he must be able to, too!The friendship between the two for decades, no one knows the other!

The worker laughed cheaply and said, "Oh, I'm bored without eating!"

"This meal is mine!" If you can let your son study, what is the money for this meal!
"Hey! Then it's settled!" the worker smiled, it's so rare to eat old roots!
"Say it!" Liu Laogen said angrily!

"It was built by Shiping College. Several academies have been opened in Chang'an. They say they are preschool classes! They specialize in teaching children to read and write. As for Shuxiu... each class costs a penny, and a class lasts half an hour! I heard that Shiping College What kind of formal branch will be set up in the next year. These preschool students can take the exam in January and July every year. After passing the exam, they can enter the branch to study. And... And! It is said that these students who enter the branch to study, in After studying for three years, you can take the exam. After passing the exam, you can go to Shiping College to study! And, I also heard that there are many kinds of medical majors and mechanical majors in this Shiping College! When the children graduate, even if they are If you don’t want to be an official, you can do business or become a doctor by yourself!” The worker said a lot in one breath, then swallowed and signaled to Liu Laogen that he was thirsty!
The two had already come to the food stall, Liu Laogen ordered the dishes, turned his head and said, "Where did you hear these, why don't I know!"

"My Qigu's son went to Shiping to take part in the assessment. He told me! This is internal news, and it hasn't been released yet!"

At this moment, the owner of the food stall came to serve the food, and interjected: "Guest officer, although your news source is accurate, but the news was just published in the newspaper today, and everyone in Chang'an knows about it!"

The worker smiled awkwardly and said, "Haha, what is the proprietress doing there? Why are there so many people surrounding her!"

Liu Laogen didn't look at the worker at this time, obviously the boss knew more than the worker, he was an employee of the Junfeng Group, and he had the most lucrative job in Chang'an!
The boss said: "Tell me that! Isn't it because Lord Hou made a newspaper? There are too many people in Chang'an who are illiterate, so those of us who eat snacks will read the newspaper to the customers! This newspaper is a good thing. There are all kinds of big and rare things, and you can also read and write, which is specially prepared for people like us!"

"Is there such a thing? Now that you read the newspaper, doesn't everyone need to buy a newspaper? Just listen to you and read it!" Liu Laogen asked with a sudden change of mind.

"Brother Liu, you don't understand this! Those who are rich will be short of two pennies, and others don't have to crowd with us! Besides, there are always literate people in Chang'an, so if they buy it themselves, don't see it. Is it? And we are only reading the newspaper at the specified time, it is impossible to let this delay our business!" The boss said familiarly.

"Ah...haha, yes, yes!" Liu Laogen smiled awkwardly.

"Master Hou can really cure smallpox? That's a plague!" the worker wondered!

"So what about the plague, our Marquis is very capable!" the boss said proudly.

"Then what's the matter with this vaccination? Does it cost money? It must not be cheap!" Liu Laogen's words hit the root of the problem.

"That's not true. The vaccination is very simple, but it also requires a professional doctor to help you inoculate! As for the cost, I don't know yet. The imperial court should vaccinate the common people. After all, this can prevent smallpox for life. How much trouble will the court save, won't it!" The boss said speculatively, as to whether the court will do this, he doesn't know.

"Oh, boss, this kind of thing can't be said!" Liu Laogen stopped him hastily, for a person like him is afraid of such a sensitive topic!
"Then what's the matter, it's impossible for him to be an official and arrest me just because of this!" The boss said indifferently.

"That's right, you have Lord Hou backing you, how could you be afraid of such a thing!" the worker realized.

"You can't talk nonsense. Although we are working for Lord Hou, we still have our system. If anyone messes up, we don't need others to clean up, Lord Hou will clean us up!"

"Haha, boss, go get busy, let's chat for a while!"

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(End of this chapter)