Time travel, sell Tang poems at the beginning

The group of people left the palace and the carriage walked on the busy street. Lin Feng closed his eyes and carefully recalled everything that had just happened in the Hall of Wende.

Damn, this old boy Luo Hong dares to spread rumors and slander me. It seems it’s time for me to show him some shame. Thinking of the public opinion war, Lin Feng’s first thought was to start a newspaper.

Newspapers are a propaganda method that only appeared in modern society. This is really a dimensionality-reducing blow to Dayan. In the face of such a powerful propaganda tool as newspapers, those rumors of Luo Hong are simply a joke.

"parking!"

As soon as the carriage stopped, Lin Feng got out of the car.

"Yu Qiang, come here."

Yu Qiang quickly walked up to Lin Feng and bowed his hands respectfully, "Sir, what are your orders?"

"Yu Qiang, take the guards to the nearby streets to see if there are any large bookstores for sale? If there are, come over and let me know. Lieutenant Cheng and I will be waiting for you at the Pinming Pavilion Tea House."

"Yes, my lord!"

"Brother Lin, do you want to open a bookstore?"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Brother Cheng, it's a long story. Let's go in and have a drink and chat."

Pinming Pavilion.

Private room on the second floor.

Lin Feng briefly explained the matter of the newspaper to Cheng Tianhu while drinking tea.

"Brother Lin, the idea of ​​your newspaper is indeed very good, but for such a large newspaper, the paper cost alone is estimated to cost three or four cents. If you add the printing fee, it will still cost five cents a piece. Even five cents is enough." I can buy half a catty of grain, but not many people in Fengyang City are willing to buy it!"

Lin Feng nodded. It seemed that he had to use papermaking and movable type printing to reduce costs. It would be perfect if the price of newspapers could be reduced to two or three cents per sheet.

Lin Feng was drinking tea while thinking about what to do next. Cheng Tianhu didn't bother him when he saw this. Time passed quickly, and an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

"Dong dong dong..."

Suddenly, there was a rapid knock on the door of the private room.

"Come in!"

As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, Yu Qiang opened the door and walked in, "Mr. Lin, my subordinate found a large bookstore called Shizi Bookstore for sale through Yaxing. Would you like to go and have a look?"

"Take us there right away."

"Yes, my lord."

Donghuamen Street.

Shizi Bookshop.

As soon as Lin Feng stepped out of the carriage, an old man dressed as a shopkeeper came to greet him enthusiastically, "Guo Youcai, the shopkeeper of the Little Shizi Bookstore, pays homage to Mr. Lin."

"Shopkeeper Guo, how much money do you plan to sell this scholar's bookshop for?"

Guo Youcai quickly raised his hand and said, "Mr. Lin is very generous. I am just the shopkeeper of Shizi Bookstore. Our boss, Chang Mingqi, asked for 10 taels of silver."

"Mr. Lin, I've asked my assistant to inform my boss to come over. Why don't you go inside and visit us first? Our boss will be here soon."

Lin Feng nodded, "That's fine!"

"Master Lin, please!"

"Mr. Lin, this store is where books are sold. The second floor above is where the store clerks rest. The backyard of the store is where books are printed. In addition, our bookshop also has a supporting paper mill outside the city. "

As he walked, Guo Youcai introduced the layout of Shizi Bookstore to Lin Feng. Along the way, he realized that Shizi Bookstore was indeed quite large and suitable for publishing newspapers.

The backyard of the bookstore.

A group of employees were carefully printing books. When they saw Guo Youcai and Lin Feng, who were wearing official uniforms, coming in, they quickly raised their hands and saluted, "My lord, my dear."

Lin Feng waved his hand casually, "You guys are busy and don't worry about me. I'm just taking a look."

After some observation and understanding, Lin Feng discovered that Dayan's printing technology had developed to the stage of full-page engraving and printing, and was only one step away from movable type printing.

At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed as an aristocrat quickly walked up to Lin Feng and bowed his hands respectfully, "The young scholar Chang Chou, the owner of the bookstore, pays homage to Mr. Lin."

"Dr. Chang, your official bookstore is not big. Is it a little expensive to sell it for 10 taels of silver?"

"Master Lin, our Shizi Bookstore is being sold as a whole package. In addition to the bookstore, it also includes the paper mill in Guojiazhuang outside the city. The price of 10 taels of silver is already very affordable."

"Master Lin is a young sage personally conferred by His Majesty. His poetry and prose are unparalleled in the world. Shizi Bookstore will definitely become famous in the hands of Master Lin. I feel honored to be the former owner of Shizi Bookstore." .”

"Let's do this! If Mr. Lin really wants to take over Shizi Bookstore, I will accept 9000 taels of silver from Mr. Lin, which means longevity. I wonder what Mr. Lin wants?"

Lin Feng nodded, "Dong Chang's family is happy, so that's settled."

"Yu Qiang!"

Yu Qiang walked quickly to Lin Feng, folded his hands and saluted, "Please give me your orders!"

Lin Feng took out a 10 tael silver note from his arms and handed it to Yu Qiang. "You and Chang Dong's family go to the dental shop to go through the transfer procedures, and then hand over 9000 taels of silver to Chang Dong's family."

"Yes, my lord!"

After Chang Cho and Yu Qiang left, Guo Youcai immediately summoned all the employees in the bookstore.

"Everyone, from now on, I will be your new boss. Everyone's jobs will remain unchanged, and each person's monthly salary will be increased by [-]% on the original basis."

The salary was increased, and everyone had happy smiles on their faces. They all bowed their hands to Lin Feng, "Thank you, sir!"

Lin Feng nodded, "From now on, we are a family, please introduce yourselves!"

After Lin Feng finished speaking, a tall old man in his 50s stood up first, "Sir, the younger one's surname is He Mingdu. He is the engraver of the bookstore. These two are my apprentices Wang Chao and Xu Cheng, our master and apprentice." The three of them are responsible for engraving in the bookshop."

"Cha Chao, Xu Cheng pays homage to your lord!"

Lin Fengchong nodded to the two of them and considered them acquainted.

"Sir, Sun Chi is the foreman in charge of printing. These four are my half-apprentices."

"Little Wan Cheng, Shi Chong, Liu Chuan, and Hou Chuan have met you, sir." The four people standing behind Sun Chi all bowed their hands to Lin Feng.

"Sir, these two are Jiang Fan and Shi Fu, the bookstore's clerks in charge of selling books." Guo Youcai said.

"Jiang Fan and Shi Fu pay their respects, sir!"

Lin Feng nodded, "Shopkeeper Guo, are everyone from the bookstore here?"

"Back to your lord, Zhuo Jing is responsible for cooking and cooking in the bookstore. Now he is going out to buy vegetables. In addition, Quan Zi and three guys are responsible for producing paper in Guojiazhuang outside the city."

Lin Feng nodded. Shizi Bookstore has a total of sixteen employees, which is considered a medium-sized workshop in Fengyang City.

"Everyone, starting from tomorrow, Shizi Bookstore will officially change its name to Fengyang Daily. Shopkeeper Guo, I will leave it to you to change the name of the store."

"Yes, my lord!"

"Fengyang Daily will no longer sell books but newspapers from now on."

"Sir, you don't know what a newspaper is?" Guo Youcai asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Lin Feng smiled and then briefly introduced to everyone what a newspaper was.

"Sir, your newspaper is very creative. It's just such a big piece of paper. How much should we sell it for?" Guo Youcai asked.

"Let's tentatively settle on five cents each. Shopkeeper Guo will prepare a quieter place for me, and prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones."

"Yes, my lord!"