Chapter 347: Another Chinese New Year's Eve
Li Si couldn't understand the child's excitement. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but just drive away, what is this, I liked it when I was a child, and when I grew up, I also participated every year. It's just that in recent years, it's slowly faded, and it's not about the same every year.
'Okay, okay, okay, okay to take you there at night. For his crying and troublesome son, Li Si originally wanted to give him two butts, but he thought that it was almost the New Year today, so he let him go. agreed to his request, and sure enough, as soon as he agreed, the sky immediately turned cloudy and sunny, and the heavy rain stopped, so he ran out to show off to his friends with cheers.
These merchants, who make all kinds of money, have their brains moving on this idea. ', Ma. Yuan Zhen put down the newspaper, and Ma Fu also ordered a lot of copies, and someone would deliver it every morning on the day of the sale. Horse. Yuan Zhen is at night, watching casually.
'Shuntian Xunbao, what is the origin of this newspaper?' No one had heard of it before. Someone on the side asked. I heard that it was Canton, a maritime merchant from the south, who originally just wrote about some overseas experiences, but then he thought that he could sell it like this. ', Ma. Yuan Wu said. Although the background of the boss behind it was revealed, he would not say that he was the major shareholder behind the newspaper.
Of course, he didn't pay for it, but just did the stocks. There were no dividends in the first few months, and it wasn't until this tenth year that the dividends were paid after making money. Horse. Yuan Wu also thought that these businessmen could really make money, and the imperial court used to spend a lot of money on white-haired mansions, but now people rely on this to make money.
Shuntian Xunbao, Shuntian, of course, is the son of Li Chen, but this will not be known. The ten-day report, limited by the current speed of message delivery and the relationship between manpower, can only be issued every ten days. Ten days is exactly ten days, and it is called Shuntian Xunbao.
Some of these news were collected from various market news, and some were brought by merchants who came to Beijing. They talked in restaurants and teahouses, and were heard by the doctors, sold to newspapers, and included in newspapers. In other parts, news agencies from all over the country have gradually spread to each other, and they have been passed on.
In order to run a newspaper, Li Chen spent a lot of money, and the price should not be too expensive in order to promote it. At first, it was 20 Wen, but I found that the price was slightly higher, and gradually adjusted to 10 Wen today.
'Shiwen, how can this be, it will lose money. When he heard the news, Li Yining jumped up, the so-called head-killing business is done, but no one does the money-losing business.
With these ten cents, the newspaper can't make any money at all. To give the newsboy, add paper and printing, and the ten pennies will get the newspaper, which is a great profit and loss.
Two draws? How can there be two equals, Li Yining threw away the abacus, she doesn't need to calculate it, she knows that she has a loss, and the newspaper still has to pay the editor's salary. They don't have to eat? The money for selling newspapers and printing and paper is just right, so how to pay the editor's salary? It also has to be paid to those who are responsible for finding out the news, doctors, coachmen, porters, etc.
'Whew... Li Chengyu, what news did you not tell me? After calming down, Li Yining suddenly smiled and said, "I heard that someone will harass the senior sister if there is something to do, do you want me to go to Ah Xiang to complain." ’
"Don't, what kind of harassment, I just care about my sister's diet and daily life, and see if she is adapting." Li Chengyu jumped up, "Besides, this is what my uncle has to order, she said that you will definitely jump up, and you must learn to calm down."
Uncle is saying that low prices are powerful promotions, and then we can sell advertisements. As long as she said this, Li Yining understood, she was just too excited just now, and she didn't expect it for a while, "Uncle said, the better this newspaper sells, the stronger the advertising effect, and the more expensive it can be collected, and the advertising fee alone can make up for the income." ’
Now this Shuntian Xun report can be heard in almost every corner of Chang'an. There are many people like Li Si, who are a little literate and ink, and they are not enough for scientific research. Nian Nian is simple and simple to get a newspaper, which is enough.
Some of them may be in a teahouse, some in a restaurant, and read to others in exchange for a cup of tea or wine. Some of them are read to the neighbors, and Bo is lively.
It's good to make money, otherwise how would we be promoting it elsewhere now.' Li Yining breathed a sigh of relief, if this newspaper had to rely on subsidies, it would be better not to do it.
Now, Suncheon Xun Bao has planned to gradually distribute newspapers in some big cities, such as Yangzhou and Luoyang. Establish a newspaper and be responsible for the printing and sales of local newspapers. On the one hand, it is to seize the market and occupy the market before others find business opportunities.
On the other hand, it also plays a role in exchanging news, and now news from other places still relies on rumors, relying on merchants who come and go to Chang'an. In the future, newspapers will be established in various places, and local newspapers will be published and information will be collected.
Well, that's right, this is a kind of secret agent in disguise, which is also one of the purposes of Li Chen's letting Fu Bo and them gradually promote newspaper offices across the country.
It's not about letting journalists be spies. However, newspapers inherently have the responsibility of supervising and the function of public opinion, and in this era when the transmission of information is slow and relatively closed, and in the era when some corrupt and perverted methods of bending the law are relatively primitive, the supervision of various newspapers can have the effect of clarifying the rule of officials.
After all, in these years, there are still relatively few officials who are greedy for ink and have the means. It is nothing more than scraping the land and collecting taxes without authorization, otherwise it is cruelty to the people, framing or corrupting the law, and arbitrarily sentencing after accepting bribes. These things can't stand the test, it's nothing more than relying on the sky high and the emperor is far away, and the supervision is not enough. Otherwise, it is a thief from top to bottom, and the upper level is at the upper level.
If you let them know today that if you rely on an official uniform, you will set up a name to collect taxes, or the remnants of the people will succeed, you may be stabbed out by the newspaper at any time, and if you don't do it well, it will go to the sky, and if you don't do it well, you will make trouble all over the world. Their behavior will be a little more restrained, and they will have to exploit the people a little less.
Of course, all this is still in the planning, Li Chen thinks so, but God knows if it must be as he thinks. He will not put the difficult matter of clarifying the rule of officials, the difficult matter of the ages, all on the supervision of newspapers, and besides, reporters are also limited, and they are not policemen.
'Lord, is there really a fish bigger than a boat, or even an island?' Li Yan held the bowl and looked at Li Chen, "Of course there is." Will the big fish really become a Kunpeng? Of course not, a fish is a fish, and it can't be a bird.' ''Oh. That.... ''Eat it, I don't want you to have it in your mouth.'' Seeing that his son was going to ask again, Li Chen picked up a prison pill and stuffed it into his mouth.
Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, Li Chen gathered several members of the family, his old mother Zheng, son, daughter-in-law Chao, three new concubines, were all recruited by Li Chen to the Zichen Hall to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together.
To be honest, this is not in line with the rules, but at present, those who dare to contradict Li Chen, or feel discouraged, are now quite corpses, so no one dares to talk at all.
'Mother, this slice of meat is scalded, and you are stained with sauce. After dealing with his son, Li Chen gave a piece of hot meat to his mother, Zheng smiled and ate it, she had good teeth, and she ate this very thin piece of mutton with sauce.
Tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, more special, in order to have a feeling around the hearth, Li Chen specially let people prepare hot pot, a lot of winter vegetables, and meat slices that were frozen overnight and frozen. Kindness? You said that at this time in the Tang Dynasty, there were out-of-season vegetables? Yes, but it's not that remarkable, because there are many hot springs near Chang'an, and the hot spring water can be used to grow winter vegetables.
Don't sit at the dinner table and read the newspaper to your child. Chao Shi took the newspaper that Li Chen had just put on the table, stained with oil and water, and gave it to the palace maid who was waiting on the side.
Now this newspaper is also sold in the palace. Li Chen didn't know how many copies he had ordered in the palace, anyway, Xiaohong told him that every release day, there were people reading newspapers in many places in the palace. Li Chen had no objection to this. I also gave encouragement if I wanted to do the opposite, and once a palace maid who was reading the newspaper was reading the newspaper, and was discovered, and she was going to be punished heavily, but Li Chen happened to pass by.
After he asked the reason, he forgave the palace maid for his innocence, and asked her to read the newspaper to other illiterate people every release day. This change, in addition to the palace maid who was overjoyed, originally thought that she would be severely punished, but as a result, she was pardoned, and she could read the newspaper openly, which was really a great joy.
But she didn't rejoice for long, because the next decade, after the newspaper came. Few dared to hear it. Even the palace has fewer people reading newspapers. It was probably Li Chen's previous cruel and vicious performance, which was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but this kind act was regarded as a moody act, which made people even more frightened.
As a result, on the release day, except for a few who were not afraid of death and came to listen, everyone else did not dare to approach at all, and even read less newspapers. God knows if he gets caught again, the next time will be a pardon or double the punishment.
'Master, master, let's go burn the court.' The kid ate quickly, and after eating two bites in three bites, he pestered Li Chen to burn the fire.
'You sit down for me.' Li Chen's eyebrows were straight, and everyone else was still eating. Just now, in order to take care of him, several people scalded meat slices, vegetables and everything, they all fed him first, but as a result, he ate three mouthfuls and two mouthfuls, and began to be restless, and the angry Li Chen pressed him to the seat, if it was not Chinese New Year's Eve today, he would have to spank.
'Okay, okay, grandmother will take you to burn the garden. Zheng got up and took her grandson away, she was old and ate less, although she had fed her grandson a lot of things just now, but several other daughters-in-law and sons had given her food, and she had eaten almost enough.
'Mother, don't let him get too close to the fire. ''You know, I've pulled you from childhood to adulthood. Zheng replied and dragged Li Yan away. The rest was Li Chen and a few concubines, the atmosphere suddenly relaxed, talking and laughing with each other, Li Chen had a big appetite, threw a bunch of meat slices into the hot pot, and then poured a few sips of cold fruit wine.
Then he wiped his mouth and beckoned the others to continue eating, and he had to go out and say hello. (To be continued.) )