This, this, this....

Wu Junbo and the others looked at the layout of Daming Daily designed by Lan Bin, even if they listened to the meaning of Lan Bin's words, they guessed that the first issue of Daming Daily could not publish all the articles they wrote.

But looking at the design layout of Daming Daily, it seems that there are two large sheets, but there are only one page, and according to the frame drawn on the picture, each page can only hold two to three articles.

Two large sheets are equivalent to holding four to six articles.

What does this mean?

It means that the articles published in the first issue of Daming Daily, except for the one written by Lan Bin, the number of articles that can be accommodated in the rest of the pages does not exceed five.

And there were ten of them.

The probability that everyone will publish an article in the first issue is only half.

Such a low adoption rate not only makes them uncomfortable, but also makes them worried, worried that their articles will not be selected.

Lan Bin waited for a moment before he said, "What do you think of the design of the first issue of Daming Daily?"

"President, how many articles will be selected for the first issue of the daily newspaper?" Wu Junbo and the others knew each other, even though they could see it from the layout of the daily newspaper, but they still had a trace of luck.

Lan Bin smiled: "The design drawings have been marked, depending on the number of words in the article, no more than six."

Really!

Wu Junbo's luck in his heart was shattered, and he forced a smile and said, "President, you see that there are ten of us here, and the daily newspaper page can only publish five articles. Isn't that a little less?"

"The proportion is a little less, but the quality of the paper for printing newspapers is currently only suitable for printing one side. In the future, the papermaking process will be innovated, and double-sided printing will be considered. By then, each daily newspaper can hold up to 10 articles, and all of your articles will be published!" Lan Bin said again.

At present, there is no paper that can print double-sided paper on the market, but the price of double-sided paper is not low. The circulation of the newspaper, according to his estimates, is at least 10,000 copies a day.

The cost of printing double-sided paper is too high.

In addition, in the early stage of newspaper distribution, high-quality paper is used, and if it is adjusted to low-cost paper due to cost considerations, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among readers and lead to the loss of readers.

After all, it's easy to be luxurious, but it's hard to be thrifty.

Rather than adjusting the paper later, it is better to use general paper and print on one side at the beginning of the issuance.

Lan Bin said so, Wu Junbo and others had nothing to say, and secretly encouraged themselves in their hearts to write an article that could be on the first page of Daming Daily, and said: "That's the case, we have no opinion on the design of the layout of Daming Daily, and it all depends on the president."

"Okay, you have no opinion, then it's decided!"

Lan Bin nodded, and said, "After you go back, sort out the information on the collection of commercial taxes that you have collected, and then write an article, and hand it over to me in these two days."

"No problem, just set the content of the first issue of Daming Daily and arrange for printing."

"Yes, President!" Wu Junbo and the others got up one after another.

"Alright, you guys..."

"Cousin, cousin..."

Lan Bin was about to let Wu Junbo and the others go down, when Zhu Xiongying's voice suddenly sounded outside the study.

Lan Bin raised his eyebrows and hurriedly said, "Okay, it's okay, you guys can go back!"

"President, students quit!" Wu Junbo and the others also heard Zhu Xiongying's voice, and knew who the person who called Lan Bin's cousin was, and their hearts were hot, but they didn't linger and left with a very interesting salute.

Before leaving, they did not forget to return the article written by Lan Bin and the design drawings of the layout of Daming Daily to Lan Bin.

"Students, see His Royal Highness the eldest grandson!"

Wu Junbo and the others just opened the door of the study, and met Zhu Xiongying who came in a hurry, and saluted one after another.

"Excuse me!"

Zhu Xiongying shook off two words, ignored Wu Junbo and the others, and went straight into the study.

Wu Junbo and the others sensibly exited the study and closed the door of the study.

"Look at you running sweaty, sit down and drink some water and rest for a while!"

In the study, as soon as Lan Bin put away the articles and design drawings he had written, he saw Zhu Xiongying, who strode in, sweating on his forehead, beckoning Zhu Xiongying to sit down, and calling someone to pour tea for Zhu Xiongying.

Zhu Xiongying waved his hand and said, "Cousin, this is not in a hurry, first show me the birthday gift you prepared for me."

Since the last time Lan Bin pretended to be mysterious in front of him, he didn't even reveal the information of the gift, which made him think about it every day.

Now that he can finally see the gift, he doesn't care if he sits or not, he just wants to see Lan Bin's mysterious gift right away.

"What's the hurry? Can the birthday gift still run away?"

Lan Bin said this, but in fact, he came to the desk, picked up the cloth covering the globe, and lifted it: "Big nephew, you come to see this gift, you are not satisfied!"

"It's a ball?"

Zhu Xiongying stepped forward with anticipation, and when he saw the globe, he was shocked, isn't it! My cousin is mysterious, he has hidden his birthday gift for so long, is it a wooden ball?

Although this wooden ball is exquisite in workmanship and very novel in appearance, you can take such a wooden ball as a birthday gift and give it to the emperor's grandfather.

It's too....

When Lan Bin saw Zhu Xiongying's reaction, he knew what was going on, and said with a smile: "Big nephew, don't underestimate this wooden ball, it is not only a wooden ball, but also has a very special meaning in it."

"What's the point?" Zhu Xiongying was stunned and said suspiciously.

"Let's see what's written on it?"

Lan Bin stretched out his fingers, flicked the globe, and rolled the map pattern marked with Daming on the globe in front of Zhu Xiongying before he stopped moving the globe, and said mysteriously.

Zhu Xiongying looked at the globe and then at Lan Bin, before he stepped forward, leaned over and looked at the surface of the globe carefully, and saw at a glance that on the surface of the globe, a piece of the pattern marked with Da Ming was marked.

The pattern also bears the name of the city of Daming.

After thinking about it, he said with some uncertainty: "Cousin, is this the map of the Ming Dynasty?"

"That's right, this small piece of map you see now is the map that contains the entire Ming Dynasty!" Lan Bin nodded.

"Cousin, you actually printed the map of the Great Ming Dynasty on such a wooden ball... Wait, cousin, are you mistaken, why is there only so much in the Ming Territory?"

Zhu Xiongying was happy at first, but he inadvertently glanced at the map of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the territory of the Yuan and other territories marked around the map of the Ming Dynasty, and was a little confused, didn't Mr. say that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, and it is the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire?

Why is it that the territory of the Ming Dynasty on this wooden ball has not yet been Beiyuan University?

Mistaken, right?

Lan Bin expected Zhu Xiongying to ask this question, and spread his hands: "There is no mistake, there is indeed only so much in the Ming Territory!"

The territory of the fifteenth year of Hongwu is not the territory of later generations.

At present, the Northern Yuan Dynasty has not been extinguished, and still occupies a large amount of land in the territory map of later generations, such as Northeast China, Gansu and other places.

In comparison, the territory of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is much larger than the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that most of the territory of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is a bitter cold land, which is not as good as the territory of the Ming Dynasty.