However, he said that when he heard that there was a copper movable type, Master Li went to the font library to inspect it himself. Sure enough, there were rows of wooden shelves, which were divided into different sizes of movable type.

After reading it, he asked Zou Dian: "If this official has 16,000 words, divided into eight pages, and uses the smallest font size, can he arrange the characters in one day?" ”

Hearing so many words on a page, Zou Dianshu was taken aback, thought about it and replied: "Two thousand words per page, even with the smallest font size, that size is equivalent to a few small cases, and now there is no such a large word plate, and it will take a few days to do it." If you have a word plate, use one or twenty craftsmen, and there should be no problem in arranging the word plate in one day. ”

In Li You's view, this is enough to meet the current demand. As for manpower, it is not a problem, there are not 1,000 but 800 miscellaneous servants allocated by the imperial court to the Guozijian, and it is not a big problem to draw out dozens of them for typesetting plates.

Out of the classic hall, Sun Siye pointed to the front and said, "There is the palm food hall and the meeting hall..."

"You don't have to look at it." Li You commanded. He had a plan in his heart, and he didn't have the heart to continue his rounds, and planned to talk to the stone sacrifice wine again. In the case of Guozi's newspaper supervision, the start-up funds are not a problem, and he can borrow from the silver number, but in terms of manpower, he can't bypass the stone sacrifice wine.

The reason why he made up his mind to start a newspaper was because Li You judged that it was a win-win situation, and if there was a good time, it would be very worthwhile to do it.

As far as he is concerned, as long as he becomes a newspaper, all kinds of benefits are self-evident. Public opinion is also power, and controlling public opinion to influence politics is nothing new. What's more, just having the title of "the founder of the modern newspaper industry of the Ming Dynasty" is vain enough, and it is no problem to write it into history textbooks hundreds of years later.

At the same time, it can relieve the pressure and emotions of the prisoners of Guozi to a certain extent, and it can also be regarded as his Li You's political achievements, who called him sent by the imperial court to rectify the prisoners and calm the hearts of the people. Although the original intention of the imperial court was to find a position to send him away, and did not expect him to do any earth-shattering deeds, but if he can be brilliant, there is no need to be ambiguous.

Li You estimates that he will use more than 100 inmates to run this newspaper, but if the model is formed. Other inmates who cannot be elected to the official can return to their hometowns to learn from them, which can solve the employment problem very well.

In fact, among all the strata in the world, scholars are the most difficult to wait, and they have both spiritual pursuit and material needs, which are simply two points - job bowl and decency. Being an official, especially a beautiful job, can easily meet this need, and Li You sees this very thoroughly.

But the crux of the problem at present is that after the rise of the imperial examination, the prison students are no longer popular, and it is becoming more and more difficult to elect officials. There is no way to change this system. There is only another way. Running a newspaper may be a good way out.

If the newspaper can make money, it will solve the problem of the jobs of the participants, and at the same time, it will be for the readers who eat the newspaper. It also has a certain amount of decency.

First, there is no need to do business and work, and there is no need to engage in cheap work; Second, if the written things can be circulated by tens of millions of people, it will be a great incentive for readers. It is enough to make a person feel a light on his face; The third is to stimulate the words to point fingers, which can satisfy the desire of these people who cannot be officials and scholars, and produce an illusory "uncrowned king" psychology for spiritual masturbation.

And Li You also understands that if the newspaper is used well, it can also give the prisoners a channel to vent their emotions, relieve the pressure of reality, and reduce the trouble caused by various unstable factors.

From the perspective of the overall environment, the dynasty has a little benefit, although there are often old winters to lament that people's hearts are not ancient and the world is declining. But it is undeniable that folk thought is very active.

The imperial court is not strictly controlled by this court, and even theoretically supports the voice of the people (although it is only the idealistic ancestral law that is offered), and blocking the way of speech is considered a mistake (not a crime) on anyone, of course, the premise is not to promote the murder of officials, rebellion, disobedience, and filial piety.

Moreover, the commercial prosperity during the Taiping period was also the soil for the survival of such a novelty as newspapers. Although Guozijian's political status is declining, it has a great wealth of manpower and a seemingly reliable technical accumulation.

On the way back to Yilun Hall from the Classics Hall. Li You lowered his head and pondered as he walked, and felt more and more that the feasibility was very high and it was worth trying, even if it might require some capital investment in advance.

He didn't speak, and the escorts naturally didn't dare to make a casual noise. After being silent until the east room of Yilun Hall, Sun Siye said goodbye to Master Li.

"Newspapers? You mean copying newspapers? The stone sacrifice wine asked.

In addition to the official residence newspaper this year. There is a business of copying newspapers among the people, which can be regarded as the prototype of newspapers. Especially when encountering hot events, there are always all kinds of plagiarized newspapers circulating wildly, but in the eyes of Master Li, this is a bit similar to the situation where popular posts in the 21st century are reprinted everywhere, which is neither professional nor formal.

He briefly talked about his idea with the stone sacrificial wine. When Lord Shi heard that dozens of craftsmen and hundreds of prisoners would be mobilized, and that they should be regularly printed and sent in the capital, he intuitively felt that it was not a trivial matter. Then he said cautiously: "After this matter has passed the court, it will be dealt with." ”

"If everything is done, what else can be done? So what's the use of you and me? Li You said disapplausively: "There is nothing forbidden in the Da Ming Law, of course you can do it!" Dare to ask if Daming Law has a clause prohibiting newspapers? ”

Shi Saijiu still said: "No matter what, after all, it is a big matter, and you can't be careless." ”

Li You made a resolute decision: "The manpower is ready-made, and in addition, there is no need to use a penny of silver from the treasury, and there is no violation of the law, so why do you need to play?" The official's intention has been decided, get ready this month, and start printing and distributing newspapers next month! ”

Shi Saijiu pondered for a moment, this Li You and him are not subordinate to each other, and no one can use power to subdue the other party, but Li You's measures are likely to be beneficial to Guozijian, at least a beneficial attempt and exploration, and it seems that it is not necessary to be a villain.

In the end, Lord Shi could only helplessly say: "If you want to do it, you will do it, and this official will never stop it, but this official still has to play the court, and you don't want to stop it." ”

Seeing that the other party was always determined to play, Li You could only let him act, but he got the promise of Lord Shi to "never stop it", which was acceptable.

Back in the west room of his Yilun Hall, Li You didn't care about the situation of the new public house, so he ordered the miscellaneous servants: "Pass on the words of the official, tell the supervisor of the reckless hall to come to the front of the hall to listen to the training after the class!" ”

Guozijian Sixth Hall, the Spontaneous Hall is the highest level, and the promotion of the inmates to the Spontaneous Hall means that they are facing graduation and officially obtaining the birth of a prisoner, and they are also the most sensitive to the future.

It was common for the prisoners to gather to listen to the training, so it did not cause any fluctuations. At noon, six or seven hundred students gathered under the terrace of Yilun Hall, waiting for the lecture of the new inspector.

Li You took the stage and looked down, and found that there were not a few people who exchanged heads and ears, and they were really scattered. coughed and said, "Who this official is, I think many people such as Er must have recognized it two years ago. Two years ago, the official was investigating the case, but this time he was ordered by the imperial court to wait for the future! ”

The two words of the future are very heavy, and the prisoners can't help but listen carefully.

Li You's voice was like a bronze bell, and he said in a demagogic voice: "After thinking about it, this official has decided to run a newspaper to seek a good future for you, but this official only needs the best talents, and select a hundred people from among you to use it!" ”

When Master Li said this, he deliberately stopped, waiting for some prisoners to raise their hands to question, but they glanced back and forth a few times, but no one asked, all the prisoners just pulled their necks and looked at each other.

At this time, he suddenly realized that in these years, the teacher lectured, and the students could not interject casually. Although he didn't praise it, he was very uncomfortable, but he had to continue to talk to himself.

"Presumably, you and the others have seen the Di Bao, but it is only a copy and compilation of the imperial court's edict, and there is no discussion about it! And if this official wants to run a new newspaper, he must make his voice heard and discuss the affairs of the world! This new newspaper will be sent to every street and alley of more than 500 shops in 36 squares in the five cities of Beijing, and the words in the newspaper will be known all over the city overnight! ”

Speaking of which, Li You noticed that many prisoners had clearly shown strong interest. Then his voice raised an octave again, "And when the newspaper is written, I will choose someone from among you to write it!" At that time, you were a celebrity who wrote articles by hand, and the newspaper would pay you to polish your pen, which was enough to worry about food and clothing! Isn't it beautiful! ”

"Good!" There was finally a reaction at the bottom, and a few prisoners on the side applauded together.

Presentations are an interactive process, and the audience responds enthusiastically, so that the speaker is easy to engage. Lord Li almost hoarsely incited: "The newspaper is too rigid, the newspaper is too rough, and the new newspaper of this official is definitely different from the two. Advocate exploring the truth of things, speaking on behalf of the saints, on behalf of the society, on behalf of the people, the high temple is worried about the people, and the far away of the rivers and lakes is worried about the king! In addition, there is a fixed moisturizing pen, which is the best of both worlds! ”

The prisoners were thrilled when they heard this, and they had both money and face to earn, and it really went to their hearts...

Once again, it was emphasized that there was a "expensive" moisturizing pen, and finally Li You concluded: "The ancients said, if you are not a good person, you will be a good doctor, and this official thinks that in the future, it should be a good reward if you are not a good person!" Writing books and words is a great merit, if you are a newspaperman, you can write books and words every day, and the written text will be published, and everyone will watch it! Be cautious and cautious as an official, and it is inevitable that there will be restraint in the morning and twilight, how fast it is to be a newspaper person! ”

"If you can be selected, you can be an official! The name of the subject can be high school, you can go to seek fame! Start a newspaper, just to stay a place for you to retreat! This is the way that the official racked his brains and came up with to raise a soldier, just hope that you will not live up to the country's favor and serve the country! ”

I don't know when, the stone sacrificial wine walked out of the east room, stood behind and listened to Li You's speech, and sighed: "The old man also wants to write." ”

Li You turned his head and was about to say something, when suddenly an old prisoner with a half-white beard stumbled forward and knelt under the stage, shouting with tears streaming down his face: "Yu has been in prison for more than ten years and has nothing to do!" The court has eyes, and today I see a solid scholar! How can we not be grateful! ”

The stone sacrifice wine couldn't hold his face when he landed, snorted coldly, brushed his sleeves away, and it must be no good thing to be with Li You. How much work he has done conscientiously, he can't stand up to Li You's empty words.

Li You laughed a few times and greeted in a low voice: "That old prisoner is ignorant, Master Shi don't worry, wait for me to teach him a lesson!" ”