After the stock of periodicals was sold out, the matter was not over, and there were still many magicians who wanted to see the print of the 'advanced technology'.

Holding on to the first brush, do you want to wait for the second issue of math journals such as the masters who didn't buy it, and play a fan version of hunger marketing?

Guess what will happen to the printing workshop after the outrage? The intellectuals of the lost land are on the same level as the bowl-knocking masses of the earth?

The great magician Kabanbai didn't dare to stand up to so many peers and juniors. A handful of old bones can't withstand so many people's tosses.

Someone thought about it, anyway, the printing workshop is not as formal as the publishing house on Earth, so there are many manipulation methods available. For those who can't wait for the second phase, the registration and purchase system is adopted. To put it simply, as many people register, as many copies as they print. In this way, you can avoid guessing the sales volume, guessing less and having to add three brushes, and guessing more will become inventory.

However, there are apprentices with flexible brains, and it is recommended that it is not the order mode of the school of commerce, collect the money first, and then print the book.

Someone refuses such a suggestion without thinking about it. Of course, this will be more secure for the printing workshop. But if someone makes a mistake in the process, or something goes wrong on your side, causing the money to be collected, but the thing is never handed over to others, then it will offend people. If someone takes the opportunity to make trouble, it's always a problem. Now that the journal is starting, there is no trouble to be caused.

If you don't collect the money first, someone makes a reservation but regrets it, and it is the face of the person who loses it. If anyone really wants to spread the reputation of a man who doesn't talk much, it is also based on real evidence, and who is to blame.

Even if there is a magician who puts his face out and doesn't want it, how much does it cost to print a periodical? Not counting the value of the published knowledge, the cost of a simple paper copy is less than 1 kiel (1 gold). Just because someone doesn't like to see inventory just because it's a waste of resources doesn't mean they can't afford it.

In contrast, the risk of offending people by collecting money first, and the inventory risk of collecting money later, are really of different magnitude. For the sake of insurance, it is a no-brainer to choose which one.

If there is a person who does not know where to come from, he will order a hundred or a thousand copies in one go. Hehe. Small, play this kind of trick that is rotten on the earth, ignore them, and have a hole in the brain.

But there are really such people coming to the door! However, the other party is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and intends to sell it outside the holy city of Estali.

Of course, this aspect of the matter is left to the dean of the college with a wide range of people to discuss. Even if there is something behind the other party, this well-informed old man will not be easily fooled, and it will be more powerful to find the field. The mysteries are not old scholars who only know research and don't know anything about foreign affairs.

As for the number of periodicals printed from the second issue, in order to have a more accurate grasp, some apprentices suggested that the same registration and purchase system could be adopted as this time. It's like Earth ordering a one-year magazine or something.

However, this is not an indiscriminate game such as collecting money first, or starting a discount promotion after a year. After discussion, the pre-registered purchaser of the Lost Land version can enjoy the convenience of hand-delivered to the door and then collect the money.

In this way, these people who are willing to buy for a long time can avoid the trouble of running in line. You know, it's not just the magicians in the VI district of the Holy City who buy math journals. The masters of other areas have to come to Kabanbai Academy in District VI, and there is a long distance to walk on two legs.

In addition to printing the number of people who have registered their willingness to buy, the second issue should be enough to print one or two hundred more books. In addition to handing over to the Great Library and keeping it for themselves, there are also those who want to buy it on the impromptu basis. But there aren't many people like that, and math journals aren't easy reads that anyone wants to take with them.

The finishing touches on the first issue of the mathematics journal are well underway, and preparations for the second issue must begin.

Because of the method of submitting to a mathematics journal? Printed on the back cover of the first issue? So in just a few days after the hot sale, a large number of submissions were collected. Thankfully, someone's method of submission is a specially set up magical webmail mailbox, and if you give an actual address, you won't be overwhelmed by snowflakes of letters.

To cope with this staggering number of manuscripts? Lin decided to implement a plan ahead of schedule and told the people who came to the math class during the break in class. That's the Mathematics Journal Selection Committee.

"So, what does this committee do?" Someone asked.

"To put it simply, it is to distribute a large number of submissions to the committee members for review. When committee members find that they find something suitable for publication in a periodical, they will put it up and discuss together what to put in the periodical. After all, the space is limited, and it is impossible to put everything on it. If there is really good new knowledge, but it is limited by the layout problem, you can book it as the content of the next issue of the journal as appropriate. ”

"Isn't that your job? Master Tripwood. ”

"I'm a founder, yes, but I'd rather have a system for the distribution of journals. This is a system that can last for a long time even without me. ”

Someone is so ambitious, although he didn't say it explicitly before, everyone is more or less aware of it. But it's a good thing after all, and there is no reason not to support it, so everyone is still very interested in how the details should be arranged.

"I expect the selection committee to be 10 people, including me," Lin said. Each manuscript will be randomly selected by two committee members, and as long as one person recommends it, it can be brought out for discussion. Since the first day of each month is the journal release date, according to previous experience, the time for proofreading and printing takes about 7 to 10 days, so I plan to set the 18th of each month as the submission deadline of the month, and the manuscripts submitted after that will be counted as the next month. On the 19th of each month, the selection committee meets to decide what new information to publish. The printing operation began on the 20th. ”

There was no committal for such an arrangement. What everyone wants to know more is, how are these committee members selected?

In this regard, Lin said directly: "Of course I am one of them, at least until I finish the mathematics I am scheduled to teach, I have to leave a publication in the journal to publish this part." For the remaining nine people, the way I can think of now is open recruitment. But at this stage, I don't think that anyone from outside will be familiar with our mathematical methods, except for everyone who comes to the math class, so the judging committee will be selected from among you. Waiting for the time to be ripe, external recruitment is not ruled out. ”

's words were regarded as holding everyone present without a trace. So everyone showed a smug expression, and no one showed dissatisfaction. But someone didn't say it to death, but this 'time is ripe', and they interpret it separately.

Making sure there was no objection, Lin continued: "Of course, there will be a salary for this job, but not necessarily everyone wants to do it, so I only recruit volunteers. If there are less than 9 volunteers, the number of volunteers will be mainly for the time being, and the insufficient number will be left for further recruitment in the future. If there are more than nine volunteers, I will use a math test to select the eight people with the highest scores, and the one with the lowest score who did not hand in the blank papers, and I will form the first selection committee with me. ”

Although there is no deep-rooted imperial examination system in the past, it is not completely devoid of the concept of 'test'. For example, the promotion assessment of apprentices is a test that the mages will pass in their lives. So for someone to say, when the number of volunteers exceeds the required number, it is a very reasonable way to use the merits of the test as the criterion for selection. However, which sub-criterion is the lowest score in the selection?

In response to everyone's questions, Lin replied: "I think everyone can understand the selection of the best people. Because the test results are excellent, the testee's understanding of mathematics can be explained from a certain face; But does a person with a bad score mean that the tester has a poor understanding of mathematics? I don't think that's absolute. Maybe it's just that this person has a different way of thinking and has a different point of view, so they will come up with different results. Mathematics has a single answer, but it is not so absolute for whether something is good or bad. Perhaps such a person will be able to see what others have overlooked, and thus be able to evaluate all the new knowledge submitted to mathematical journals for publication from a more comprehensive perspective. ”

Such a statement made everyone below start a discussion. It sounds like someone is convinced, but there are also people who are not so in favor. Lin added at this time: "Actually, I don't think you need to worry too much. Because this can only be regarded as a temporary method. After all, it's something that no one has ever done, and if we want to do it, it's like crossing a river in a groping, and when we can't move forward, we have to turn back and choose other directions to go down, which is a normal thing. We just need to uphold the idea of expecting knowledge to accumulate and improve, and do our best to try and challenge the unknown, and that's it. ”

All that has been said and done, and no one insists on opposing opinions. If you find that this practice is not good in the future, you can correct it.

Seeing that everyone had no opinions, Lin finally said, "If there are no other questions, then we will tentatively hold the first test in two days." Those who are interested in becoming a member of the selection committee can register today and tomorrow. Because everything is a grassroots creation and the system is not yet perfect, the term of office of the first selection committee member is tentatively set for one year. That is, after the release of the 12 issues of the journal, a new selection committee will be re-elected, but the method is not necessarily the same. The salary is tentatively set at Ckiel (100 gold) per month, as well as a free periodical. Whether to adjust or not depends on the future situation. If you have any comments, you are welcome to put them forward for discussion. ”

Listening to someone's arrangement, it is already in all aspects, quite thoughtful, and everyone agrees for the time being. However, some people still asked, "If I am a member of the selection committee, can I still submit my paper?" ”

After thinking about it, Lin said bluntly: "I used to be inclined to avoid such a question. But then I thought about it, because the submission is allocated, and it is not necessary to submit it yourself, but it will be selected by yourself. Even if it happens to be selected by yourself and recommended, it may not necessarily be passed at the final meeting. If it is really passed, it does not mean that the new knowledge is valuable, and it has nothing to do with who published it. So I finally decided that there was no need to shy away from such behavior for the time being. Of course, try this for a while to see how it works. If necessary, it will be revised in the future. ”

Someone didn't say yes, but in fact, you can use the practice of sealing the name, and wait until the final printing stage to list the names of the selected articles. If they all do this, and there are still people who are so cheeky that they said at the runoff meeting that I wrote that article and insisted on recommending it for selection, then they would have to admit it.

It's just that this kind of practice doesn't need to be made public here, it's an internal matter of the selection committee.