History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

"The first issue will be less printed, so we will print [-] copies." Minning made some calculations, settled on this number, and then said to Lin Yuan, "Print a few copies of the sample magazine first, one for Long Live, and one for Long Live. Give it to me, and give the cabinet another point." It's not that she doesn't know that the cabinet is hostile to the newspaper, and disdains that these imperial policies are directly published to ordinary people who don't understand anything.

In their view, the policy of the imperial court should be shown to the officials, and then let the officials pass it on to the people.

It's just that Minning was very surprised that the emperor supported her, and encouraged her to continue to do it boldly. This was the support that the fourth master didn't get, and it always made her feel a little nervous.She faintly felt that she had become a puppet in the hands of the emperor. As for what the emperor wanted to achieve through her newspaper, it was no longer within her control.

In fact, she doesn't even want it in the newspaper, so she might as well just give it to the emperor.

I don't know what happened these two days, but fourth master took the initiative to open up a study room for her in the outer courtyard, giving her a special place to talk with his subordinates.But looking at the little eunuch who looked like a wooden man, she felt a little depressed.

It's not without conditions, you should avoid suspicion or you have to avoid suspicion.

The sample was sent to Qianqing Palace, and the emperor was a little surprised when he saw the thick stack of big-character posters.Although sample issues were also sent before, they were not much like books.Unexpectedly, when it was actually made, it was as big as eight books, with words printed on the front and back of the big paper.The mimeograph of the newspaper that just came out is still wet.

The emperor opened the first page, which indicated the number of newspaper issues and the use of break symbols in the following articles.

After briefly introducing the general content of the newspaper, the emperor continued to scroll down. The newspaper not only contained paragraphs of text, but also had illustrations.This is really interesting. The first page explains in detail the main policies issued by the imperial court this year, and also interviewed the people in several surrounding counties about their views on the policies.

The emperor took this paragraph very seriously. Seeing that some counties were perfunctory, he was furious. Seeing that some counties were seriously implementing policies, he nodded slightly to express his satisfaction.

Only then did the emperor understand that this newspaper can not only let the people know the latest policies of the imperial court, but also help supervise the officials.

If newspapers spread throughout the Qing Dynasty, wouldn't it mean that a net would be spread all over the world, and the whole people would help him supervise all officials.

Like embezzlement of food for disaster relief, wherever a dangerous situation occurs, the court will not be overshadowed by local officials, resulting in delays in disaster relief time.

However, specific regulations are still needed. Since Ge Ge from the old four family got the newspaper out, there should be a way to solve this problem.

It's a pity that newspapers are limited to the capital.

Thinking about it this way, the emperor decided to bring it up tomorrow morning, and let the ministers take a good look at it, so as not to stare at that little thing all day long, fighting like a black-bone chicken, not as good as a woman with a bright heart.

Minning didn't know that he was set by the emperor with a big ambition. If he knew, he would have sold all the business in his hand and shrank like a quail.

Unable to figure out what it meant, Minning could only touch the river and cross the bridge to continue according to the previous plan.

"Gege, it's time to drink the medicine."

Minning, who had just returned to her yard, suddenly had a bitter face. She is really fine, she has never been pregnant, half of it is because she is counting her safe period, and the other half is because of the camphor wood. Of course, it may be due to luck. Let her avoid these three years.

But these are indistinguishable from the doctor girl Ye in front of me. As soon as she comes to her yard, she helps her recuperate her body, and it is indispensable to supplement her medicine every day.

Later Minning simply avoided her and stayed in the outer courtyard for a long time.

"Bring it!" Minning sighed, knowing that she would have to drink the medicine if she caught her.

Doctor Ye brought the medicine, Min Ning touched the bowl, she knew from Wen Wen's look that it was time to stop her.

After drinking the medicine in one gulp, she hurriedly took the water that Biying brought, and took a few sips to suppress the strange smell.After smacking his mouth and reminiscing about the smell, Minning almost felt sick, and quickly diverted his attention.

"By the way, Dr. Ye, I heard that Imperial Physician Ye has confirmed the effect of vaccinia. In the next few days, the imperial court will send the imperial hospital to guide the people to vaccinate. How about I give you a few days off and you can go to help?"

Doctor Ye's medical skills are not inferior to her grandfather's, but because of her gender, she can only be subservient to her identity as a medical girl. She walks around the backyard of a wealthy family and is responsible for treating some gynecological diseases.

This time, the fourth master specially invited Min Ning to recuperate her body, because she was afraid that she would not be able to conceive because of the damage caused by the camphor tree.

Doctor Ye has been working hard since she entered Minning's yard, but she found out that Minning had some menstrual irregularities, so she prescribed a lot of menstrual-regulating drugs such as motherwort.

Not to mention that the relatives that Minning visits once a month are really not so painful. She thought that this problem could be solved after giving birth, and her breasts also began to swell, as if there were signs of growing again.

It is because the effect is so obvious that Minning, who has always been shy about taking medicine, will drink the medicine honestly every time he is caught.

"Thank you, Gege," said Doctor Ye, feeling Minning's pulse. She stretched her brows and said, "A little problem has been recuperated, and Gege's body is fine." So if she is infertile, it can only be said that fate is not enough.

Minning immediately said, "Since there is no problem, I will report it to the Lord. It's a pity that Dr. Ye's excellent medical skills stay in my small yard."

It's better to send the person away quickly, she really doesn't like the multiple ghosts in her yard.

Doctor Ye smiled and said: "Ge Ge may not know that Lord Belle has already borrowed Minnv from his grandfather, and she will follow Ge Ge in the next few years."

Hearing this, Minning instantly turned bitter.

On this day, there were suddenly many newsboys walking around the streets and alleys in the capital shouting to sell newspapers. on the street.Some people stopped the newsboy curiously, and as long as they were literate, they would not hesitate to spend a penny to buy a copy.

The storytellers in some teahouses also read newspapers instead.

"...The judge of Tai Hospital, Ye Kou, led the eight doctors in the pox clinic. After more than a month of experiments, it was confirmed that the fact that vaccinia can resist smallpox is true. The emperor and the cabinet discussed that they will vaccinate the people outside Shuntian Mansion on November [-]st. , this time, due to the small amount of vaccinia, the vaccinated people need to transfer the vaccinia free of charge after getting pox, the following should be noted that vaccinia needs to be vaccinated under the guidance of a doctor, do not try it yourself..."

In a certain teahouse, a storyteller was reading a newspaper, and some people below were listening attentively, in complete silence.

When Mr. Storyteller finished reading this passage, there was an uproar below.

"Is it true what the newspapers say? Can vaccination really protect against smallpox?"

"It should be true that there are even official documents from the cabinet. This newspaper is good. In the past, only officials received the mansion newspaper. What was written on it was not just official words and two mouths. He explained it at will. Now that there is this newspaper, what is going on in the court?" We can also know a penny..."

"I just want to know, is it true that it said that there will be rain tomorrow? This sunny day doesn't look like it's going to rain."

"Whether it's true or not, we'll know tomorrow."

"It turns out that horse-wheeled carts are sold at Liulichang. I have been watching others ride them before, but I don't know where to buy them. I didn't expect to buy them at Liulichang!"

"Didn't the boss say it? You can buy it within ten days, and it only costs 99 cents to bring the newspaper. I plan to buy a newspaper too. Are you going?"

"Go, why don't you go? I've wanted to buy one for a long time. You don't know that my neighbor bought one last time. He rode it around the alleys for a long time. I asked him where he bought it several times, and he didn't know. He put it off. Hey, I finally found a place this time."

"Anjia Soap? Why does the name sound so familiar? Remember, didn't you use soap with this name before? I couldn't find it when I bought it later. It turned out to be at Zhushikou. I bought it when I was passing by. A few pieces, after washing with his family's soap, the skin is not dry at all..."

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As soon as the officials who had just finished the court came home, they ordered the servants to go to the street to buy a newspaper. After reading it, many people felt a little bit in their hearts, knowing that the sky was about to change.

The first issue of the newspaper produced [-] copies, and Minning had a hunch that it might not be enough, but he didn't expect it to sell so fast, so he had to ask the printing factory to print another [-] copies.

In fact, she didn't know that before the newspaper came out, there were already small circles discussing it. The reason was the recruitment leaflets that were sent out. Many people wanted to see what the newspaper looked like, and then see how to contribute.

Therefore, there are bound to be many people who buy the first newspaper.

After reading the newspaper, many people began to write. After finishing writing, they sealed it and asked servants or book boys to throw it into the big green bucket outside the newspaper office.

The newspaper office was really busy. Feng Xiang returned to his seat with a pile of letters and began to open them one by one.

You can put it aside, some writing like rotten shit is thrown into the wooden box aside, and it will be burned in the end.

In addition to the busy editors, there are also reporters scattered all over the capital. These people are all holding a wooden board, paper and a pencil sandwiched between the wooden boards. When they see news worth writing, they quickly write a few words The words are summarized, and then fill in and polish after going back.

As time goes by day by day, people in the capital have become accustomed to a daily newspaper.

The previous issues of newspapers also spread to the surrounding cities, and were brought to the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangnan is the base camp of literati, and many hermits and Confucian scholars are hidden in Jiangnan.

The arrival of newspapers also shocked Jiangnan Shilin.

There are many small circle literary societies in the south of the Yangtze River. These literary societies regularly organize poetry and tea parties to spread some good articles in order to improve their reputation. The emergence of newspapers allows them to see another more convenient method.

More people thought about it and wanted to run a newspaper of their own.

So Jiangnan Shilin wrote to the emperor through the governor of Liangjiang, hoping that the imperial court would allow private newspapers in Jiangnan.

When the emperor received this brochure, he immediately smiled. He had already received a secret report from Jiangnan. Those literati had already tried to run a newspaper, but there was no cheap type printing machine. A literati whose daily necessities are expensive, this time he took the initiative to bow his head to the imperial court for help.

Finally, one day when he saw these literati bowing their heads to him, the emperor smiled happily, and then called his fourth son, "Go back and write me a report on the management of the newspaper."

Fourth master quickly realized that it was not for him to think, but to find the person who published the newspaper.

"My son complies."

After leaving the palace, the fourth master did not go back directly to the mansion, but let the carriage circle around. He saw through the window that there were children with toys playing at the entrance of the alley, and young people riding a horse-drawn cart through the streets. There are people, and the old man who has put on a down jacket to avoid the cold is changing the charcoal for the stove at the door.

He suddenly discovered that Angege's businesses had already influenced too many people invisibly, and these could still be discovered, and there were more undiscovered ones.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered what An Gege once said, she was born with Su Hui.

Back in the mansion, Fourth Master returned to his nonchalant look, and first went to Fujin's courtyard to see his son-in-law.

"Master, this An Gege receives men in the outer courtyard all day long. Although he is said to be her subordinate, the influence is always bad, right?"

After the fourth master checked the Three Character Classic that Honghui had memorized, Fujin looked worried.

It was only when she came back this time that she realized that An Gege's business was so big that she had already registered in front of Long Live God.

It's not a good thing for a concubine to be strong and his wife to be weak, Fujin felt a sense of crisis in his heart.

The fourth master frowned immediately, "What nonsense are you talking about? This matter is allowed by the master, not to mention that An Gege is accompanied by eunuchs from the outer court every time he meets people, and he doesn't meet the outer man alone!"

Fujin forced a smile, "That's why I was worrying too much, Lord, I was also worried. Since the Lord knows everything, then I won't ask."

Then she changed the subject again, "Master, Hong Hui is already four years old, can he be vaccinated at this age?"

As long as people are full of people, there is no one who is not afraid of smallpox. Originally, Fujin wanted to wait until his son was older and stronger before getting the pox. Now that the dangerous human pox has become the harmless cowpox, Fujin can't wait to hurry up. Plant it for Honghui.

The fourth master shook his head first, "Wait a while, and inoculate the adults in the family who have never had smallpox. If there is no danger, then inoculate Honghui." He had already had human pox when he was a child, so there was no need to inoculate it, but Many eunuchs and maids in the mansion have never planted.

Originally, he planned to wait until the two sons were five years old before vaccinating, but suddenly the safer cowpox appeared, and the fourth master immediately changed his mind. The eldest son was vaccinated first, and the second son was also vaccinated when he was one year old.

Fujin said in a casual tone: "I don't know if An Gege has had acne before, if not, I just happened to plant it together this time." Putting An Gege and his servants together in this way, Fujin felt a little secret pleasure.

So what if you can do it again?This background is not even as good as Li Gege's, and her innate ability can restrain her.

Fourth Master also thought of this question, An Gege's family background was not very good before, unlike Fujin who was born in a famous family and had acne when he was a child.

"Thank you for your concern, I've already had acne before." Minning pulled off the sleeve of his left hand, revealing a shallow dent on his arm.

"Vaccinated on the arm?"

In order to convince the fourth master, Minning gestured at the small hole and said, "It's just a small cross wound on the arm, and the liquid from the cowpox is applied. At most, the body will feel a little hot, and the wound will itch and pus. Don't go away." Touch it, and it will be fine in ten days."

"So you got cowpox."

Minning suddenly came to his senses and looked at Fourth Master embarrassingly.

Fourth Master asked her expressionlessly, "That is to say, you already knew that vaccinia can resist smallpox?"

Seeing him staring at her coldly, Minning couldn't help shrinking her neck, her lips twitched, and finally admitted, "Yes, I knew it a long time ago."

Fourth Master put on a thoughtful look and asked her, "Then you also taught me the method of cowpox?"

Having been caught, Minning had no choice but to continue to admit, "I sent someone to do it." She also did a good deed with immeasurable merit, so he shouldn't blame her for it, right?

Although Fourth Master had already guessed, when she admitted it, he was still a little shocked. What did An Gege have in his mind, so many ideas came out endlessly, and now he can even solve smallpox.

He felt that he already believed that she had Su Hui.

Thinking of Khan Ama's explanation again, the fourth master vaguely guessed what Khan Ama wanted to do, but he couldn't remind her directly, the only thing he could do was to give her a child. If something happened, he hoped to keep her at the last moment This little life.

"Vaccinia is related to the entire Qing Dynasty, and I have to thank you for being willing to make it public."

Minning hurriedly waved, "Master, this is what I should do. Since I know it, I can't hide and choke."

What's wrong with fourth master, he suddenly became so polite to her, the polite Minning was not used to it.

Fourth master also stopped continuing this topic, and instead talked about Jiangnan's plan to start a newspaper.

Minning immediately replied: "It's simple. Let the imperial court set up another department to issue some regulations to define what newspapers can and cannot publish. There are also regulations on publishing books, whether it is running a newspaper or publishing a book. Books must first be submitted to the court for review. After the review, the court will give a newspaper number and book number. Only those with these two are officially allowed to be published. If they do not, they are privately published books, which can be banned by someone. "

Fourth Master couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows. Why did he publish the book privately? It can only be said that he couldn't pass the imperial court's review. This kind of book was published with ulterior motives.Afterwards, he felt that this method was very good. He could select out some people with ghosts and secrets, instead of beating them all to death with a stick.

"Okay, write me a detailed charter." Fourth Master rubbed his brows and said.

Minning had already prepared for it. From the beginning, she didn't intend to keep the newspaper in the capital in her own hands. In fact, she liked those gossip tabloids more than the official newspapers of the imperial court.

So I made preparations early, and based on what I knew in my previous life, combined with the current situation of the Qing Dynasty, I wrote some publishing management methods that are very characteristic of the Qing Dynasty.

"This is just my humble opinion. If the cabinet has a good method, it can be added." At the beginning, she never thought about reporting news freely, at least not in the next few decades.

I only hope that she can see that scene in her lifetime.

The next day of Xiaoxue is the Empress Dowager's birthday festival, although it is a small year, but there is no room for sloppy, the gifts that should be presented still have to be presented.

Minning took a look at the workshop, originally wanted to give a music box, but unexpectedly the emperor ordered to present a music box with Mongolian music before the Queen Mother's birthday.The workshop came to ask for help. Minning made an exception and drew the blueprint of the music box. The base is a prairie carved out of a whole piece of emerald jade. There are several golden horses standing on it. After you use the bottom base, the base will rotate. , the horses run along the base, as if galloping on the grassland.

As for the music, we have to let the craftsmen experiment one by one.

As soon as the music box was delivered, the craftsmen who made the music box were immediately rewarded by the palace, and it was not in vain to work overtime to make the music box.

Without the music box, Minning could only think of other ways. Later, when he found out that other people in the backyard had prepared either embroidery or Buddhist scriptures he had copied himself.

Thinking of this, she had another idea.

Others copied the scriptures, so she printed the scriptures, and the scriptures were printed in Mongolian. Because of the rush of time, she only printed the "Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra".

If you find more people, you can drive out the scriptures overnight, and the words are deliberately printed so big that the empress dowager can see clearly without glasses.

And this volume of scriptures is just a stepping stone. She remembers that there are many local tyrants in Mongolia, and there must be a big market for books in Mongolian version there.

She has been coveting wool and suet from Mongolia, but she has no way to get in touch with it. It would be great if she could get an order from Mongolia through the empress dowager this time.

With contacts, we can do more business.

Although the empress dowager had a small birthday, the Yongshou Palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and it looked very festive. Before reaching the gate of the palace, red lanterns with the auspicious character of longevity were hung along the way.

Originally, the emperor wanted to do a big one, but because a sum of money was allocated at the beginning of the year to repair the embankment of the Yellow River, the emperor and his harem had become frugal for more than half a year, so the empress dowager proposed to simplify it.

But the simplicity of doing things does not mean that they are perfunctory, there must be something that should be there, it can only be said that it is limited to Yongshou Palace.

Minning’s princes’ little princesses don’t have the status to present gifts to the queen mother in person, so they only put the gifts together with other princesses and handed them to the head of internal affairs of Yongshou Palace, and then opened a few tables in the side hall. Ge Ge side Fujin is sitting in the same side hall.

Of course, there is also a difference of status here. Cian Fujin only sits with the prince of the same status, Cian Fujin, talking loudly about the latest fashion jewelry and clothes, and they are sitting at the table at the far end, either silent, or Gathering to chat small talk, and then have the same boring daze as Minning.

There was a lively sound from the main hall, and the people in the side hall could only listen. The difference in identity was exposed at this moment. The main room and the concubine room are different after all. The color of envy and jealousy.

Presumably there will be a new round of house fighting after returning.

Not long after the Empress Dowager's birthday festival, Minning received an order before receiving any news from Yongshou Palace.

The order came from Jiangnan, and they asked for typesetting and a typesetting printing machine instead of anything else. It was clear at a glance that the newspaper's process was clear.

However, the price is not low, and the quantity required is also large. Two sets of lead type are required for each model, and two typesetting printing machines are required.

This was only the first order, and Minning received more than a dozen more one after another. Minning was a little shocked. This Jiangnan would not get together to open a newspaper, right?

Then she frowned and thought, if there are not as many writers in the north as there are in the south, then since the Jiangnan side has got the news, the Fujian and Guangzhou side will react soon.

She immediately sent people to open another font factory and typesetting printing machine factory, specializing in the production of lead type modules and typesetting printing machines.

No matter who buys her, she will sell it, even if someone in the capital buys her.

Anyway, no matter whether it is opening a newspaper or a bookstore, the newspaper or book will have to be reviewed by the court in the future, and it doesn't matter how many type printing machines she sells.

As long as the bottom mold of the characters can still be used, it is only a matter of time before how many lead types are produced.

Moreover, the lead type will be worn out if it is used for a long time. If you don't want to use other molds to make do with these, you will be a repeat customer in the future.

She just needs to keep the formula of lead type. Of course, if someone gets the formula from foreigners, she also welcomes it. A single type factory alone cannot meet the needs of the entire Qing Dynasty.

Years passed in the blink of an eye, and the Empress Dowager seemed to have discovered the Mongolian Heart Sutra and recruited Minning into the palace.

"Are you from the Xiaosi family?" The Empress Dowager put on her glasses before looking up and down Minning said in Manchu.

Minning had just taken off his down jacket when he entered the door, and now he was only wearing a thin green jacket, looking full of spring.

"Go back to the Empress Dowager, yes." She knelt on the ground and answered in half-Manchu.

Before returning home, relying on the impression of Manchu when I was a child, I made up with Madam Shi, but I have forgotten it since I haven't said it in the past two years.

"You wrote this book? Do you understand Mongolian?"

"Don't dare to hide it from the Empress Dowager, this book was printed by the slave servant's bookstore. I found someone who can speak Mongolian to write it in big characters, and the craftsmen rubbed it down and printed it in Mongolian."

The Queen Mother suddenly babbled something, and Minning looked bewildered.

The Empress Dowager said regretfully in Manchu again, "It seems that you really don't understand Mongolian."

Minning couldn't help but have black lines all over her face, this empress dowager was really beyond her expectations, she looked like an old child.

Then the Empress Dowager said: "I heard from Concubine De that you opened a newspaper outside the palace to report on things outside the palace. I also read the newspaper, and the picture is pretty good, but the word why isn't it Mongolian or Manchu?" language?" Where is Concubine De, it was clearly mentioned by the emperor, but there were some things that the emperor couldn't tell his son's concubine, so he transferred them to the empress dowager.

Minning was immediately stunned by the question. Yes, the current official scripts of the Qing Dynasty are Manchu, Mongolian, Han, Tibetan, and Hui. The latter two are only used in Tibetan and Hui areas, but the first three are It is commonly used in the capital, and even official documents are trilingual.

She was negligent, and forgot that the current Qing Dynasty is not the late Qing Dynasty when people who spoke Chinese and learned Chinese characters later made it difficult to find bannermen who could speak Manchu fluently.

"Go back to the Empress Dowager, because the recruited people can only speak Chinese, so there are no newspapers in Manchu and Mongolian. I also want to thank the Empress Dowager for reminding me. I think there will be such newspapers soon."

I almost forgot the current national policy. If it takes a while, it will definitely provoke protests from the Manchurians and Mongolians in Beijing. A newspaper that only publishes Chinese is simply a provocation to the bannermen.

Thinking of this, Minning couldn't help but look up at the Empress Dowager, wondering if the old man meant to mention her, or was he simply dissatisfied with the lack of Mongolian newspapers?

Hearing Minning's assurance, the Empress Dowager said with satisfaction: "The Ai family will be waiting for your Mongolian newspaper. There is not even a Mongolian-speaking person on weekdays, so you can only play cards to pass the time. If you have time, you can Come to accompany the Ai family." The empress dowager automatically changed her name, obviously she said in the name of the empress dowager now.

Minning was flattered and quickly agreed.

The empress dowager was also very happy. After finishing the emperor's entrustment, she left people to eat together.

During this period, Minning made a lot of promises, promising to print various Buddhist scriptures for the Empress Dowager, and also tentatively asked if Mongolia needed them. Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager directly helped Mongolia to place a list of books to print.

As for which books to print, only someone from Mongolia can know.

Minning was very happy. This meant that she would have to wait for a while, and she was willing to wait. This meant that the person who came was not low-status, so there was a possibility of cooperation.

This day is the annual Lantern Festival, and people are immersed in the ocean of lantern festivals during the day.

The newspaper office canceled the holiday and officially went to work, and many reporters were sent out to find some news topics along the street.

The newspaper office has a lot of people recently, and there are already hundreds of newcomers who are still training, which makes the newspaper office redundant, but the newspaper office seems to only care about it and has no plans to lay off staff.

During this period, people from the newspaper were constantly being poached, and the people inside the newspaper knew what was going on, because they had also encountered such poaching.

It's just that some people still wanted to stay in the capital, so they didn't leave.

Feng Xiang was also contacted by people from Jinling, and he was absolutely happy to learn that Jinling also planned to start his own newspaper. He directly refused.

Going back at this time can only be locked at home to get married, he believes that his father is absolutely capable of it.

However, he refused due to personal reasons, and Feng Xiang felt a little guilty. When people from Jinling asked about some things about the newspaper, he said everything without any hindrance.

The small book during the training was also sent.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, when he was training for newcomers, he saw that person again, and realized that the content in that little book was very simple to him, but it was like astronomy to those who had never been in contact with it.

Feng Xiang explained to this person in detail, and took him to the news a few times to read the detailed process of publishing newspapers.

It can be said that there are no details, and in case he would forget, he even drew a picture of the newspaper distribution process and handed it to him.

He was not the only one who did this. He obviously found that several colleagues were also so mysterious when leading people, and when he thought about himself, he understood what was going on.

Later, many people did this, and no newspapers stopped them, so everyone directly started a small stove for their fellow villagers.

About a month later, when it was the year before, many people gathered together to resign, leaving the newspaper office much empty in an instant.

I thought that was all there was to it, but I didn't expect that after the New Year, more people would be recruited, and the newspaper office would be full.

These people naturally have complicated northern accents, and it is difficult for them to communicate. Later, the newspaper office stipulated that they were only allowed to speak official Chinese in the newspaper office.

"Hey! The editor-in-chief of this report still hasn't given it!" Zhang Shaoyang came out with a manuscript, his tone a little bored.

"Is it the news that the cabinet scholar occupied the neighbor's aisle?" Feng Xiang raised his head and asked when he heard his words.

Zhang Shaoyang nodded depressedly, "As long as officials are involved, these reports will be suppressed, and our newspaper will almost become the imperial court. These can be reported, but the two editor-in-chiefs have been suppressed."

Feng Xiang was touched, and said earnestly: "No, whoever made the editor-in-chief an official, our newspaper has a dirty foundation."

When I said this, many people on the side agreed: "No, many of my reports were suppressed, and I didn't give a reason, only one sentence was not allowed to report. I hate it and want to fight with those two bastards. "

It can be seen that there are deep grievances for literati to say these words.

Zhang Shaoyang was secretly happy, pretending to be casual, and said harshly: "Now there are several newspapers in the capital. If we pretend to be a grandson like this, why don't we just go out and run one ourselves!"

As soon as this proposal was mentioned, many people’s eyes lit up. Yes, they are all old people in the newspaper office. Those reports can’t be made clear too early. There is no need for the two editors to press their heads. Those bastards can open a newspaper, why can't they open it?

A group of people looked at each other carefully, and someone immediately got up from their seats and stood at the gate to watch out.

About a dozen other people gathered around Zhang Shaoyang, "Brother Zhang, if we run our own newspaper, what good regulations do you have?"

Zhang Shaoyang showed a look of surprise, as if he was just talking casually, but suddenly found that these people were serious, his face became serious.

"I think the literary societies in the south of the Yangtze River ask salt merchants to pay for their newspapers. We need a lot of money to buy words and typesetting printing machines before opening a newspaper office. This is indispensable. As for the location of the newspaper office, we must first make do with it, and we will have money in the future." There must be a lot of rich people in the capital, and I happen to know one, the one that often advertises in our newspaper. If you agree, I can discuss it with the other party."

Let the literati lower their face to join forces with businessmen, many people can't pass the test in their hearts.Doesn't that mean that this newspaper also has businessmen?

Many people fell silent immediately, and it was obvious that they were still unwilling. Zhang Shaoyang seemed to see what these people were thinking, and continued: "This person has no other requirements, but just wants to leave him an advertisement in the newspaper." The advertising fee is only [-]% of others. If we can return the money to him in the future, then the advertising fee will still compete with other businessmen. Moreover, the content of the newspaper’s reports is under our control, and he has no right to interfere.”

This condition is not only good, but too good.

"Which merchant is willing? This is obviously beneficial to us." Someone asked suspiciously.

Zhang Shaoyang smiled wryly, and then patted the stack of old newspapers next to him, "You don't even look at our newspapers these days, any of the advertisements on it have a relationship with the editor-in-chief, and this ad is almost becoming the editor-in-chief. I edited my own business newspaper, and the merchants who supported our newspaper earlier were squeezed out. Naturally, these people didn’t want to, so they wanted to start their own business newspaper, but they didn’t know how to run a newspaper, so they thought about it first Spend money to support a family, and wait until you figure out the process of running a newspaper before running it yourself.”

To put it simply, it is to borrow the chicken to lay the egg.

It's just that this method is beneficial to both parties. The newspaper has solved the initial funds and overcome all the difficulties at the beginning.And the merchant didn't lose anything, he just lent out a sum of money, which will be returned later.During this period, you can also get an advertising space that only costs [-]% of the cost, and the process of running a newspaper is included, which is beneficial no matter what.

But other people didn't take this matter to heart. If they can run a newspaper, others can also do it. Naturally, they will have to rely on their own ability to compete for the market share of the newspaper in the future.

"Then why don't you try?" Someone glanced at the people around and asked tentatively.