Li You's views seem to be very reasonable, and they all sound powerful, but they are still called Guan Xiurust and can't rest assured. Because truth cannot be directly converted into money, there are still many variables in the process, and not every conversion can be successful.

She has been in business for so many years, and she has seen a lot of things. At first, there are too many people who can talk about the truth, but in the end, there are still a few who make a lot of money.

Speaking of a thousand words and ten thousand, the cost of paying tens of thousands of taels of silver every year is too high, and in the absence of a precedent to follow, Aunt Guan really can't imagine that she can easily earn it back, let alone give the newspaper away for free. If this is a game for the power field, the price is too great.

This kind of insight is actually normal for her... In the end, Li You had to say: "You and I am still young, even if we encounter the worst situation and waste all the money, then we can find a way to earn it in the future, and the green mountains left behind are not afraid of no firewood." ”

Yes, Master Li's job is an official, and doing business can only be regarded as a hobby to match his job. Even if you lose thousands of taels of silver, as long as the power is still there, it is indeed a green mountain that does not worry about running out of firewood.

There is no more convincing reason in the dynasty. Thinking of this, Guan Xiuxiu's position was loosened, and he acquiesced in the husband's behavior of blindly burning a lot of money.

But suddenly she remembered a question, and she spoke again: "Husband, you said that you wanted to open a silver number, and finally gave that woman sixty percent of the shares; You took some coal shops, and gave the woman forty shares; This time you opened a newspaper office, how much do you plan to give away for nothing? ”

Li You said dissatisfiedly: "What you said is not right, what do you mean by giving it away for nothing?" It was all an exchange for a reason, not to mention that it was not given to the eldest princess. ”

"Even if it's not for nothing... But who is that for? Guan Xiuxiu said curiously.

Li You diverted the conversation and said, "You still don't have to ask more, of course this time I will give them half of the shares." First, the eldest princess lent copper movable type, and if there was no copper movable type, she would not be able to make a newspaper, and these copper movable types would be worth thousands of taels when converted;

The second is if it is really done. Other people's families don't have newspapers that can compete with them for the time being. The public opinion weapon has really become my own, and this is very likely to cause accidents. never planned for a rainy day, or gave half of the royal shares. It's good to put on the royal flag, and when the time comes, it's a big deal to just pay dividends and get out. ”

But he said that on the side of Guozijian, Master Li had indeed become a dispensable idle position. Only occasionally went to supervise discipline, and most of the energy was transferred to the newspaper office.

If you have money and people, you will be efficient, and by the beginning of March, everything is ready, and you can start printing newspapers, and I heard that the newspaper office of the Guozi Supervision Office has also completed preparations and is ready to print at any time.

At present, the only one that can be called a competitor is this one, although Li You does not think that Shi Xijiu and his two teammates can be stronger than him in running a newspaper, but he is still quite concerned, and there is no big mistake in being careful.

This morning. Li You entered the newspaper hall of the Guozi Supervision Office in a graceful and dignified manner, and no one questioned it or stopped him. If placed on another plane. It's simply incredible. Between two hostile media outlets, if the boss of one enters the door of the other. It's strange if it doesn't cause an uproar.

Li You went to the craftsman first and asked for the layout of the word plate, how dare those craftsmen disobey the master of the five products, and bring the word plate to him in a proper manner. Li You carefully looked at the style of the word plate, and he could roughly deduce the publication style, so he knew it in his heart.

Immediately, he found Vice President You Shaoqing, and after chatting a few words, he asked casually: "When will your newspaper be printed?" What's the price? ”

Lord You has no sense of secrecy, and the gentleman's speech dispute. Everything must be said to others, just like there is a public recital that is afraid that others will not know? Second, it is impossible not to cooperate with Li You. Therefore, he told the truth: "There is an early dynasty on the sixth day of the first month of March, the seventh day of the third month is printed, and the eighth day of the third month is sent out. It's just that the cost is a little tight, so I can only send the first issue for free, and each copy in the future is tentatively set at three cents, and I can't send it all out for free like Lord Li. ”

"What is the first issue of your newspaper mainly talking about?" Li You put on the appearance of peer exchange.

You Shaoqing did not hide it, and replied: "In addition to reporting the edict issued by the court on the sixth day of the first month of March, it is mainly a matter of persuading farmers. Because it is now the time for spring ploughing, it is a matter of great planning, so it is necessary to conform to the time of the day, persuade the people to do their work, and correct the hearts of the people. ”

Although Li You's face was expressionless, he almost laughed out loud. Yes, agriculture is the foundation of the country, and this statement is indeed true, politically tenable, even after a few hundred years.

But the question is, among the millions of people in the capital, there are officials, petty officials, sergeants, eunuchs, honorable relatives, merchants, and craftsmen, and how many of them are farming? A newspaper published in the capital, with great fanfare, persuaded the peasants, who to persuade?

Competitors are still in the primitive stage of this blind self, so there is no need to worry! Hearing this, Master Li was completely relieved, and said in a tone of admiration: "You are worried about the country and the people, and this official admires it very much. ”

You Shaoqing smiled slightly proudly: "This was proposed by this official when I discussed with Lord Shi and others, and Lord Shi also appreciated it." In the end, Lord Shi personally made a persuasion of agricultural literature, the official was the preface, and Sun Yushi wrote a poem, which happened to be a homepage version. ”

"Very good, very good..."Before leaving, Li You suddenly remembered another question, and turned around and asked: "The newspaper should be distinguished from the Di newspaper, there should always be a name, what is the name of your newspaper?" ”

"Lord Shi said, when you first advocated running a newspaper, there was a sentence that he admired very much, that is, the search for the truth of things. So Lord Shi decided that the newspaper should be named Pravda. ”

Pravda Li You was stunned for a moment. This is a joke that only a traverser can laugh at, he was afraid that he couldn't help but laugh and cause people to misunderstand, so he immediately took his leave, bowed his head and hurried out of the newspaper office.

Back at his newspaper, Li You summoned the editor-in-chief Cui and several foremen and editors-in-chief, and instructed: "If you inquire about the official newspaper, it will be printed on the seventh day and sent on the eighth day, and we will also come on this date." ”

Editor-in-chief Cui asked: "The name of the newspaper has not been decided for a long time, I wonder what the proprietor has in mind?" ”

Li You thought for a while and made up his mind, "Guozijian is called Truth Daily, and we will call it Mingli Bao, and take the meaning of Reason!" ”

"Good!" Whether it's true or not, the editors-in-chief have praised it.

In March of the 10th year of Jinghe, the Beijing Shuangbao, which was slandered by the ignorant people of later generations in this time and space as "the truth is not true and the reason is not clear", was officially born, which is obviously a significant event that must be learned in history textbooks.

The name and date are set, and what is missing is the main topic. Li You also said: "In the future, the homepage page must have a theme, and the theme must be seen by me, so I will discuss the theme of the first issue now." This is related to a good start, and it must be cautious. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and no one spoke first for a while. Li You didn't want to take care of everything, after all, his main business in the future is estimated to be officialdom, and the newspaper will have to rely on these people to run it, so he asked inducingly: "This theme must be able to arouse people's grievances, and I must speak up, so that people can scramble to watch." Think about it, what are the current dissatisfaction in the capital? ”

One of the editors-in-chief suddenly said angrily: "I have a question!" ”

Li You raised his hand and encouraged: "That's all it can say. ”

The man said impassionedly: "The most unjust thing in my generation is nothing more than in the officialdom, why is the clear stream and turbidity clear?" They are all children of saints, why are there differences between heaven and earth? The country is too educated to raise 3,000 people, is it just to fill up the miscellaneous flow! In the shallow view, the first issue should be a clear argument, ascend a shout, and the world will respond! ”

Li You understands that he is expressing this emotion as a prisoner, and this is indeed a problem. But unfortunately, this topic is not good, at least not at the moment, it is not the right time.

First, I don't want to arouse the disgust and resistance of all high-level groups, after all, the bigwigs are all from a clear background. It's just a matter of complaining a few words in private, openly creating such public opinion, and I'm afraid that I will be ostracized immediately.

The second is that he was originally a miscellaneous current in a miscellaneous stream, and he finally washed himself into a pseudo-clear stream with great difficulty, and with a strong deterrent power, others easily did not dare to take advantage of his shortcomings to provoke. If you provoke this topic yourself, isn't that self-exalted?

Third, who cares about this issue in general? It is estimated that 90 percent of the people in the capital will not care about the turbidity current problem.

However, this kind of conceptual problem is really not urgent, and Li You rarely continued to induce it with patience: "Regarding the debate on inviting turbidity, the current power of this newspaper is very small, and it is not enough to bear the consequences, so it must be put in the future." Think about it carefully, is there anything that can make the vast majority of people in the capital feel painful at the moment? The total time that this official lived in Beijing did not exceed one year, and he was very unfamiliar, and he had to rely on your brainstorming. ”

Another editor-in-chief suddenly realized, "There is a thought in the bottom." ”

Li You continued to encourage him to speak freely, and the editor-in-chief: "The roads of the capital have been plagued for many years, only a few main roads are stone roads, and the rest are dirt roads. Now it's spring again, the ice water in the West Mountain is melting, and the wind is blowing in the north, so I'm afraid that the whole city will suffer again! ”

Is it still like this? Li You really doesn't know, the two periods he lived in Jingshi were from autumn to winter, and there was no spring and summer, so it was really unclear. High-fived and sighed: "This theme is good!" Just write it! ”

Editor-in-chief Cui wondered: "What everyone knows, why write it?" Didn't the proprietor say that he wanted something new and fast? ”

"Of course you can write, the actor will change, and each one is cleverly different! Listen, the theme here is not how bad the road is, this blind man can see it, what is there to say. And the real theme is that the system problem causes bad consequences! Li You said confidently: "The construction of streets in Beijing seems to be under the control of the Ministry of Industry? Then we can speak out for all the residents of the capital and accuse the Ministry of Industry of inaction, anyway, the Ministry of Industry Yamen is relatively weak, and Hu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is also about to become a master! ”