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Chapter 329 Subtly educate the common people? (first update)
Chapter 327

If you want to run a long-term and stable newspaper, and if you want not to be suppressed by the government, naturally, you have to go through the road of the government first.

But the problem is that Wang Yang doesn't have any official path to follow. Since there is no path, he should just go directly to the upper-level route, today's day.

"You want to run a tabloid?" In Prince Duan's mansion, Zhao Xu looked at Wang Yang in front of him with some amusement, and really couldn't understand why this guy would want to make a fuss about it.

A few days ago, I just took out a bunch of the second couplets of the unique couplets, which left countless literati and wise men in the entire Bianliang cultural circle speechless. Run tabloids.

"Your Majesty, what Wang wants to run is not the kind of tabloid newspaper that uses current affairs news to bluff people's attention. What Wang wants to run is a newspaper that can appeal to both the refined and the common, and can also educate the common people... Your Majesty, please read, This is a sample draft..." After Wang Yang spoke seriously for a long time, he took out two folded sample drafts from his pocket.

One was handed to Zhao Xu, and the other was naturally given to Zhao Ji.Zhao Xu looked at it with interest, and immediately noticed the difference in Wang Yang's tabloid.

"The characters are so small, and such a newspaper must not have four or five thousand words?" Zhao Ji tutted.Well, this guy left the Gongyuan two days ago, and after returning to the mansion, he slept for a whole day before he was relieved.

After hearing that Wang Yang was looking for the emperor to discuss important matters, he invited the officials to the mansion for a small gathering.

"It's about [-] words. I plan to do an issue every five days, and the number of words in each issue is about this much." Wang Yang nodded and said.

"This is really quite new. I actually recorded on paper what farmers are suitable for in this season. There is also this policy theory. I remember that it seems to be a relatively famous one during the first imperial examination since the founding of the Song Dynasty. Policy theory, I didn't expect you to publish this article..."

Zhao Xu watched the fourth edition from the beginning to the end with great interest, and then he slammed his mouth. "The things in your place are really interesting. I never thought that a tabloid could do this..."

"There are things about farming and mulberry to educate the people, and there are also strategies and knowledge to attract scholars, and these novels and romances are entertaining. This travelogue in a foreign country really opened my eyes. I didn't expect that outside of my Song Dynasty, there would be There is still such a country... but there is more to come?"

Wang Yang nodded. "Of course there are, but you have to wait until the next issue of the newspaper to see them."

When Wang Yang said this, Zhao Xu was startled at first, and then couldn't help laughing. "If you do these things, it will be quite inexperienced. Don't forget to give me a share when the time comes."

"Your Majesty, Wang has another unfeeling request. I want to publish an issue every five days, so this newspaper is going to be called "Tokyo Houbao". Well, I hope that Your Majesty can keep calligraphy..." After Wang Yang laughed, Only then did he express his purpose of inviting the emperor to come down.

"The other thing is, I hope that Your Majesty, you can say hello to Shizhong, the sub-province who specializes in reviewing the residence newspaper..."

Zhao Xu couldn't help being a little stunned. "You're worried about these things of yours, that's impossible."

"Your Majesty, if this newspaper only has three to five thousand copies per issue, that's fine, but if its sales volume increases by ten times or even a hundred times, and it will not only be published in Bianliang, Tokyo in the future?"

"Will it be that exaggerated?" Zhao Xu slapped his mouth, thinking that there are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of copies of this thing, the amount is too outrageous...

"It's not an exaggeration, but it's very possible, Your Majesty, you think, those tabloids that use sensationalism to win people's attention, even if they sell for twenty or thirty yuan, can sell three to five thousand, or even seven or eight thousand copies.

The newspaper run by Wang not only has far more content than them, but more importantly, it almost not only meets the needs of scholars, even ordinary people can read the stories on it for entertainment..."

"And on this newspaper, you can also record some warning quotes or short stories that persuade people to be loyal, filial, benevolent, loyal to the emperor and patriotic, so as to open up people's wisdom and correct people's customs..."

Before, Zhao Xu was just smiling and interested, but to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, he only felt that the tabloids made by Wang Yang were just Wang Yang's personal hobbies.

But after hearing what Wang Yang said later, Zhao Xu's expression was also different, and his expression became serious. "Sir, do you mean that this newspaper can also serve as an educational function?"

"It's natural. That's why Wang thinks about these newspapers, according to the seasons, and records the agricultural and mulberry events in accordance with the seasons. He just wants to see if it will be effective." Of course, Wang Yang couldn't guarantee it, but he started with farming. After all, the emperors of the Song Dynasty were very concerned about farming.

"In that case, then I will inform my subordinates about it." Zhao Xu replied after pondering for a while, nodding his head emphatically.

Wang Yang couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, with Zhao Xu's nod of approval, the matter was more than half settled.

"Eh... sir, apart from the excerpts of the persuasion of farming and mulberry from agricultural books, and the excerpts of policy theory from past classics, these are all created by you?" Zhao Ji asked suddenly at this time.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but subconsciously glanced at those serialized novels, even those life tips, and the last travelogue to various countries.I couldn't help but feel a big hole in my heart.

"It's not all. It's mostly the stories of gods and ghosts heard from the folks in the countryside. It's nothing more than compiling them into books." Wang Yang smiled dryly and shook his head.

But even so, Zhao Xu and Zhao Ji's brothers were still shocked, and Zhao Xu felt more and more that Wang Yang's talent was just a tabloid that fell into the eyes of others and was only used to make money. How to educate the people.

The important thing is that what he used was the "Yuanyou Printing Technique" that he dedicated to himself before.This made Zhao Xu, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, even more looking forward to whether this newspaper can play the role of subtly educating the people that Wang Wushan said.

Three days later, the first issue of "Bianliang Houbao" finally happened in Bianliang, Tokyo, with [-] copies. Wang Yang asked the Cuju Club to send out a group of younger brothers to help, and distribute it for free in various places in Bianliang in the Song Dynasty, and it was still there Wanhong boutique clothing store and Yihonglou have set up distribution points.

And I also noticed that the first five issues of the newspaper are free. The most important thing is that the four words "Bianliang Hou Bao" were actually written by the emperor of Song Dynasty, which really shocked many people who got the newspaper. .

Can this shit be called a tabloid?Could it be the kind of tabloid that would be censored if people in the government read it?The calligraphy of the dignified emperor of Song Dynasty all appeared on it.

Moreover, the format of its content is very novel, whether it is those interesting novels, or the content of encouraging farming and mulberry seasons, or the selection of strategies and theories extracted from those classics, people are really amazed.

And the last travel note of various countries is also eye-catching. The original country of those white-skinned monkeys is different from my Song Dynasty.

Hey, there is actually a word in the middle. On one side, there is an advertisement for the Wanhong boutique clothing store, and on the other side, there is an announcement about a new program recently rehearsed by Yihonglou.

And it also stated on it that with this newspaper, within three days, you can go to Yihonglou to have fun, and a pot of fine wine will be provided for free, and customers of Wanhong boutique clothing store can enjoy a [-]% discount.

(End of this chapter)