"Since ancient times, most of those who seek justice for the people are famous ministers who dare to offend the powerful and ask for the lives of the people. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"However, how many Qing officials and important ministers are like this in the history books?"

"What's even more resentful is that after these celebrities offended the powerful, few of them were able to get out of the way?"

"Instead of pinning your hopes on ethereal ministers and officials, it is better to let the people control their own destiny."

"If the common people want to protect their own rights, they must have a straightforward heart, and someone must dare to speak for the common people!"

"If the people have been wronged, they can expose officials who violate the law and discipline through the newspaper to attract the attention of public opinion."

"With the attention of public opinion, there will be a deterrent to officials who violate the law and discipline, and the government will send the imperial history to investigate."

"Could it be that the Metropolitan Protector is going to let Qian preside over the affairs of the newspaper?"

As he spoke, Tao Qian pointed to the tip of his nose with a look of disbelief on his face.

Tao Qian never thought that Wei Shuo would arrange such an errand for him.

It can be said that going to the newspaper to do things is the most in line with Tao's intentions.

In this way, he does not have to pay attention to the flies and dogs in the officialdom, but can also point out the country and promote the words through the pen in his hand.

It can also be used to support the family, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

"Exactly!" Wei Shuo smiled and nodded.

He chose Tao Qian to act as the newspaper office, and at first glance, he saw that this person was very good-natured, not afraid of the powerful, and dared to speak out.

Second, it is also because the other party is new to the city, and has nothing to do with the local interest groups in Hexi, and can do things from a more fair perspective.

"This, this...... This, when do I start doing things? Tao Qian was a little impatient for a while.

"Hehehe, Mr. Yuan Liang, don't worry, the newspaper is still under construction, at least it will take some time before it can open normally."

"In addition, as the first newspaper in Hexi to open, there must be heavyweight event reports to make a name for itself."

"It just so happens that Mr. can take advantage of this gap to inspect various places in Hexi, in addition to collecting materials, you can also experience the duties of observing the wind."

"When the newspaper opens in the future, it will be up to Mr. Yuan Liang to be responsible for training the wind watcher."

"Mr. Yuan Liang, this is the first private newspaper in Hexi, Shuo hopes that in the future, you can uphold the principle of telling the truth and telling the facts, seek truth from facts, be impartial, neither distort the facts, nor follow the trend and spread rumors."

"Please rest assured that you are willing to vouch for your personality and never do anything that violates your conscience."

"Well, Mr. Yuan Liang's temperance, Shuo can still be trusted."

"In addition, you don't need to worry about government interference, Shuo will warn everyone not to interfere in the operation of the newspaper."

"Don't worry about diving like this!"

"To be honest, what worries me the most is that once the newspaper exposes the evil deeds of officials, the government will not investigate the relevant responsible persons, but will come to the newspaper to trouble."

"Today, I have a promise to protect the capital, and I finally put my mind at ease."

"Hahaha, Mr. Yuan Liang, but please rest assured, once an official comes to the door to look for trouble for no reason, you can go directly to the Metropolitan Protectorate to find me."

"In addition, you can also find the body, the Tao and them."

"I'm bringing the two of them here today, just to let everyone get to know each other, so that Mr. can come to the door to do things in the future."

At this time, Song Miao got up and arched his hand at Tao Qiangong and said: "Please rest assured Mr. Yuan Liang, with Xiang here, everything is going well in the Dingbao Newspaper Pavilion." ”

"Thank you, Lord Changshi." Tao Qian didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly got up to return the salute.

A heated discussion ensued around the newspaper, and the others quickly agreed, but when it came to choosing a name for the newspaper, there was another quarrel.

"Dadu Hu, it's too straightforward to call "Hexi Xunbao", right?" Tao Qian was very dissatisfied with this name, which had no cultural connotation.

"Isn't it good to be straightforward? How easy to understand! not only named the source of the newspaper, but also told outsiders to issue it once every ten years. ”

"Don't fix those sour things, you have to understand, the newspaper represents ordinary people, you are too elegant, how many people can understand?"

"But even if it's all vernacular, those ordinary people don't necessarily know how to read?"

"They can't understand it, but they can understand it, right?"

"Mr. Yuan Liang doesn't know that Hexi has been popularizing education on a large scale for seven consecutive years."

"Although Shuo does not dare to guarantee that everyone under his rule knows how to read, at least there are people in every household who are studying in the school."

"When these young people come home, they can read the newspaper to their families, so it has to be easy to understand."

Although Tao Qian was persuaded by Wei Shuo, he was always a little unwilling in his heart, and always felt that the things of literati should be elegant.

Wei Shuo seemed to see through Tao Qian's thoughts, and only heard him say again: "Of course, I don't object, I will have time for you to get a newspaper with elegant content in the future." ”

"By the way, Dadu Hu, how much does a newspaper sell?"

"Let's settle for three cents for the time being."

"This ...... Isn't that a bit high? Ordinary people can't afford it, right? ”

"It's not a low price, but you have to understand that the people who can afford the newspaper will be ordinary people?"

"It is conceivable that unless Hexi's economy achieves great development, newspapers will still be a luxury for ordinary people in a short period of time."

"Since most people can't afford to buy newspapers, how can we get the common people to accept them?"

"It depends on the restaurants and teahouses that are all over the place, and there are many storytellers in such places."

"You can sell them newspapers and let them act as newspaper commentators every day."

"In this way, even if the common people don't know how to read or can't afford to buy newspapers, it doesn't affect their liking for newspapers!"

After discussing the price, Tao Qian discussed the newspaper layout with Wei Shuo.

Because the consumer groups targeted by "Hexi Xunbao" are poor scholars, merchants, handicraftsmen, self-employed people, rich peasants, etc.

Therefore, the whole page contains very rich content, which is divided into four and eight editions.

According to the results agreed by the two, the first edition is the headline news, and the whole newspaper is introduced; The second, third, and fourth editions are current political affairs; The fifth and sixth editions are columns and topics; The seventh edition is an advertisement, and the eighth edition is flexible.

Everyone felt that they would do this for a few issues at first, and then slowly increase the layout according to the situation.

"Dadu Hu, this ...... The paid advertisement ...... "Tao Qian is most reluctant to let the mundane defile the sacred cause of the newspaper."

"Hehe, if you don't have money, how will your newspaper run it?"

"You don't think you'll pay for yourself by selling newspapers, do you?"

"Advertising is the most important source of income for newspapers in the future, and with this income, newspapers can be self-sufficient."

"Only by completely not relying on others can the newspaper look at all kinds of problems from an objective and fair perspective!"

Next, Wei Shuo and the others had a heated discussion about how to run the newspaper.

Judging from the experience of later generations, the first few issues are the most important for news publications.

Although there are no competitors at present, the effect and influence of the previous issues cannot be ignored.

If you want to grab people's attention and attract attention, the first few issues have to be sensational.

"In Mr. Yuan Liang's opinion, what is the best thing to publish in the first issue?"

"It is said that the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the great victory of Longyou are all sensational events, but unfortunately they are all a thing of the past now, and they can only be used as supplements for the time being."

"As for the poetry masterpieces and scholars' gatherings, although they can arouse the popularity of readers, they are not very attractive to ordinary people."

"And the main purpose of "Hexi Xunbao" is to serve the throat of the common people, so I think that the first issue should be to report on the common people."

"Hahaha, Mr. Yuan Liang's words won my heart!"

"Shuo Zheng intends to rectify the rule of officials, and Mr. can take the opportunity of the opening of the newspaper to visit various places privately and publish the problem coefficients that have been found."

As soon as he heard this, Tao Qian immediately became excited. He seemed to see countless corrupt officials fall in despair under his pen.

Wei Shuo glanced at Tao Qian, who was excited, and kindly reminded: "Mr. Yuan Liang, in order to cooperate with your secret visit, I will ask the Metropolitan Protectorate to issue you the relevant documents, but don't think that everything will be fine in this way." ”

"You must know that this trip is full of dangers, and if you don't get it right, your life is in danger."

"Hahaha, as long as corrupt officials can be punished, I don't care about any danger."

"There is still more than a month before the newspaper really opens, and Qianzheng can take this opportunity to make an unannounced visit in Hexi."

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"My lord, the newspaper industry has great potential for development, and it has the effect of educating the people and influencing public opinion, why do you award this weapon to ordinary people?"

"Why can't it be operated by the government?"

As soon as he left the Tao family, Song Miao couldn't help but ask Wei Shuo about his doubts.

Wei Shuo glanced at Song Xuan and shook his head slightly.

"Physical industry, don't think about letting the government do everything."

"That will only lead to bloated institutions, reduce the efficiency of the government, and at the same time make it easy to form interest groups."

"The newspaper industry can play a more supervisory role if it is handed over to the private sector, and the government only needs to do a good job of supervision."

"Public opinion is like a double-edged sword, it cannot be controlled too strictly, so that it loses the use of supervision, and it cannot be too indulgent so as not to be used by petty people."

"It is up to the government to grasp the proportions and strive to steer public opinion to the favorable side."