With today's technical foundation and personnel proficiency, this "Ming Pao" has survived the printing of half a month.

Naturally, the capital was the first to see this first official newspaper that would be officially released on the first day of November in the fourth year of Jiajing.

Tomorrow there will be a big meeting tomorrow, but the Forbidden City has been busy since the afternoon.

Mainly in the area of Donghua Gate.

Here, at one time, there were three civil officials of the fifth grade: Langzhong Huang Zongming of the Department of Soldiers, Cui Tong of Langzhong of the Department of Etiquette and Ceremonies, and Xue Hui of Langzhong of the Department of Officials.

But there is another person here, and the original official position is much larger than them: Zou Shouyi, the former right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, who walked in the former imperial study, was recommended by Wang Shouren and was promoted by Wang Qiong and others.

He is now the president of Ming Pao Bank.

The grade is still there, and it is the third grade, which is also the grade range of the presidents of many "state-owned enterprises" today: the third grade or the third grade.

However, Liu Yu, the sincere uncle in front of him, has another super title in his body, and he also has another new identity: the president of the Tongyi Bureau.

Now the six of them are standing at the gate of a courtyard in the southeast outside the Donghua Gate, and in front of them are a line of carriages.

The small courtyard in the southeast corner outside the Donghua Gate now has a new sign: Ming Pao Xing.

At this moment, a foreigner who used to work under Cui Tong served as the manager of the distribution department of Ming Pao Bank, and he was facing his colleagues who used to be the director of the Automotive Clearance Division of the Ministry of War, and now he went to the Interpretation Bureau as the manager of the civilian department.

Under the watchful eyes of the guards of the Forbidden City, at this moment, many sturdy eunuchs were walking out of the Donghua Gate in groups of two and carrying many bookcases.

The coachman and the escort in the carriage were also in groups of two, and when the people of the Ming Bao line received a box from the eunuch and put a note on it, they took it and carried it to their own car, and the car was full and left.

Zou Shouyi saluted Liu Yu: "Mr. Liu Yi, this first issue is very important, and I have worked hard. ”

Liu Yu received the emperor's special grace and was re-named as a sincere uncle several generations later.

Ancestor Liu Ji and Liu Bowen are so prestigious, but Liu Yu is a little empty now, and said to Zou Shouyi sincerely: "I have to ask Zou Bao for more advice." Huang Langzhong, now the post station is still changing, and you should ask Huang Langzhong for advice. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare to ......" Huang Zongming was the first to speak.

He was a little tangled in his heart.

The Ministry of War's Driving and Cleaning Division, which is in charge of all matters such as the Halo Book, the Honor Guard, the Praetorian Guard, the Post Transmission, and the Stable Shepherd.

Among these duties, because the emperor himself is involved, where is the turn to get the chariot to speak to the chauffeur and the guards?

And now it is fair to say that the post bureau of the whole country will be responsible for the post office, and the matter of grazing related to military horses will be changed to purchase from the herd supervisor.

But Huang Zongming is only five grades, and he can't oppose it under the determination of His Majesty and the center of the imperial court.

After hearing that the emperor gave a lecture to the president and managers of the Interpretation Bureau in the Palace, Huang Zongming actually regretted that he did not go directly to the Interpretation Bureau.

Those who can be closer to the emperor are better places, and the original official promotion paths of the Ming Dynasty have become more and more.

Looking at the busy scene in front of him, he looked at Cui Tong: "Cui Langzhong, this official report is all from the hands of your colleague Lin Xiyuan, right?" ”

Cui Tong was a tanhua in Zhengde's twelfth year, but Lin Xiyuan was the top three that year.

But now, as the editor-in-chief, Lin Xiyuan has the opportunity to meet with the emperor at least once every half a month, and the office is directly in the Forbidden City.

In comparison, he, the editor-in-chief, is more important than Zou Shouyi, the president who is in charge of many miscellaneous affairs of Ming Pao Bank.

Cui Tong heard another layer of meaning conveyed in Huang Zongming's tone, and he just said lightly: "Mao Zhen was originally talented, but now he is also walking on thin ice. This "Ming Pao" is written in simplified Chinese, and Cui is still busy with official business. Since this place is well organized, Cui will go back to get busy first. Mr. Liu Yi, the "Jiajing Dictionary", you have to worry about it and be sure to send it to the various offices. This matter is also about Xue Langzhong's own test skills. ”

Xue Hui smiled bitterly when she heard this.

That's right, Lang Zhong, who is the official department of the Ministry of Officials, will have one more item in the Ministry of Officials' examination of officials from next year: whether official documents are presented in simplified Chinese.

And how well this matter is implemented is not only related to Cui Tong, the ceremonial Qing official in charge of Daming cultural and educational affairs, but also related to the examination of Xue Hui himself.

“…… Don't dare to slack off. ”

At the beginning of the establishment of the Translation Bureau, there were two large orders, one from the Ming Pao Bank, and the other from the annual delivery of official documents from the imperial court.

The original post station, between various departments and departments, the accounts are really difficult to calculate.

Liu Yu now feels very big.

The post stations were a huge system, which in turn was scattered throughout the country.

The cost of operating the post station was not only originally funded by the Ministry of War, but also from local taxes.

When the coaches passed through the post station, in addition to providing a place to live and be responsible for food, the post station also had two major expenses: the ration of the servant and the ration of materials such as horses, post boats, and stagecoaches.

Although each has its own standards, it will naturally exceed a lot when it comes to the local area.

Those who can enjoy the service of the post station are all used to verify and match. But the management of the test is also chaotic.

Liu Yu knew how heavy the burden was on his shoulders, and how huge an interest group the entire post station system was, which involved various prefectures and posts, and also undertook too many services between places to usher in and send to.

But now, His Majesty wants to clarify the process between the officials at the same level and the upper and lower levels of the Ming Dynasty with the expenditure and income of silver money.

Liu Yu not only still has to bear the heavy responsibility of passing on the military information and official documents of the Ming Dynasty, but also has to achieve the goals of "using the post station system to serve the people, promoting the exchange of news and materials, reducing the pressure of local post service, and reducing the financial pressure of the post station system".

For Liu Yu, it is too new.

Fortunately, as the sincere uncle who was renewed by Meng Shu'en, and as the president of the Interpretation Bureau, he had many opportunities to consult the emperor, and he was also allowed to hire professionals within the Interpretation Bureau, and he was qualified to apply for titles and favors.

In addition, the emperor's "start-up capital" to the Translation Bureau includes the assets and personnel system of the national post station system that has been built, as well as a full 500,000 taels of silver.

Now Liu Yu is also looking forward to this newspaper being sent to the whole country, because in this issue, all enterprises have first taken out 50 taels of silver to advertise as His Majesty said, and recruited talents from all over the country.

There are many new words, the word enterprise is said by the emperor, and advertising is also said by the emperor.

Everyone is indeed very short of people, and most of the people in the original government offices that have been restructured still tend to retain their civil status.

Liu Yu didn't know if anyone would come to apply.

……

It is difficult to recruit high-end talents, but as long as there is a salary, the employees in charge of delivery are easy to recruit.

There are many people in the capital, and there are some people in the post station.

The Beijing Station of the Interpretation Bureau is located in the original Huitong North Hall.

The original site of the hall is the Yantai Station of Shuntianfu, after several expansions, there are now two museums in the north and south, with a total area of more than 40 acres, and nearly 500 houses of all sizes.

This hall was originally used to live in the tributary period of the Sifang Domain, but now it has all the north and south halls to the Interpretation Bureau.

Among them, the South Building is larger, and the headquarters of the Interpretation Bureau is located here.

Its west side is next to Shanglin Yuan, and then to the west is the Tai Hospital, Qin Tianjian, Imperial Medicine Depot and Honglu Temple, northwest across Shanglin Yuan is the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and due north is the Hanlin Yuan.

The main entrance to the south of the hall is located on Dongjiang Rice Lane, which was later renamed several times and became Dongjiaomin Lane.

The Huitong North Pavilion is closer to Donghua Gate, which is later east of Wangfujing Street.

Now it is very busy with the Beijing Station of the Interpretation Bureau of the North Pavilion.

"Line up the team, get the signs and send the orders one by one."

On the west side, in the former building of the delivery office, many people of different heights are lining up.

Each of them used to wear different clothes, but now they all wore undyed cloth coats. The gown fabric is very cheap, but the style is the same, the front chest is sewn with an embroidery piece, the top looks like a double knot without tassels, and the word "Yi" is embroidered below.

The whole dress, the highest cost is probably this embroidery piece, although the embroidery piece does not pursue much refinement.

But that's the most delicate part of the whole outfit after all.

And each of them has a hat, which is much better.

How can the average person wear a hat? Confucian scholars and high-ranking officials often wear hats, and hats are a manifestation of identity, cultivation, and etiquette.

This hat is very similar to the fluttering scarves and scarves that many Confucian scholars like to wear, except that the front and back slopes of the hat are a little wider like the eaves, which can block the light rain a little.

On the front slope of the hat, there is also that embroidery piece.

In addition to the officials and officials of the Ming Dynasty, the employees of the Interpretation Bureau now also have their own "uniforms", although they are very simple.

But they were excited.

The excitement also included that their status was called employees, which meant that they were members of the Interpretation Bureau, not temporary recruits. Later, there is a stable salary.

Now, Fang Sanhu, the employee at the front of the team, nervously received three things.

A bulging large cloth bag, a wooden skewer engraved with the words Beijing 73 of the Interpretation Bureau, and a piece of paper with several columns of words already written.

Then, he stretched out his finger nervously: "Ji Steward, press here?" ”

"Click here!" The steward in front of him nodded, "Fifty copies, if you miss the wrong delivery, or sign for the wrong receipt on the dispatch form, the articles of association have been told to you." ”

"The little ones know, the little ones know."

Fang Sanhu pressed his handprint where he pointed, and then wiped his finger on the pants he was wearing, and then he carried the somewhat heavy cloth bag, and rushed out with a wooden skewer in one hand and a dispatch in the other.

He was responsible for sending it to the area of the country's eunuch.

According to Xiucai, who was in charge of checking with the station before, Guozijian wanted to send twenty copies, and there were several small yamen and five official families next to it.

Fang Sanhu had already come to the door, and he knew who should sign for it.

Today, he received his own sign: Beijing Seventy-Three.

All I need to send is this newspaper now, and then I will send the "Jiajing Dictionary" again, but there may be letters from home and new people in the future.

The more things sent by No. 73 were recorded in the station's books, the more he would be paid.

Fang Sanhu didn't want to send a new place in the future, so he didn't know people, he didn't know the words on it, and he always needed to consult the teaching talent in the station.

This word still needs to be more recognized.

Running all the way to the place he was responsible for, Fang Sanhu went straight to Guozijian.

Naturally, it was the porter who was responsible for signing, but although this porter had been confessed by the sacrificial wine and had seen Fang Sanhu himself, now he was also in trouble: "Do you want to sign?" I can't write, and I can't afford it. You wait, and I'll see if the books are there. ”

Fang Sanhu had no choice but to wait here first.

Some of the inmates who came in and out saw him and were attracted by his strange dress.

"Station?" Someone said rather interestingly, "Now the postman has a new outfit?" ”

"The mere post man is also wearing a scarf? It's just that this free scarf is like a mountain pressing on the top, and it can't be free. The other laughed rather amusemently.

Tang Shunzhi in the crowd was quite surprised in his eyes and looked at it seriously.

"Yingde, why don't you leave?"

Tang Shunzhi looked at his companion when he heard this: "I forgot something, you go first, and I will come later." ”

After they talked and laughed and left, Tang Shunzhi walked up to Fang Sanhu and asked with a smile: "This brother Tai, but the Translation Bureau is here to deliver the newspaper?" ”

Fang Sanhu was like a heavenly abyss from him, and he was a little nervous in the face of his inquiry: "The grass people are here to deliver newspapers. ”

"But you can't find the book?"

How much does Tang Shunzhi pay attention to these new things? As a leading prisoner, he often corresponded with students and professors in Huangming University, and knew that now there is a translation bureau, knows the "Jiajing Dictionary" and simplified Chinese characters, and knows the newspaper.

In fact, these things are not hidden from anyone.

Things as a post station are about to change, and many things have already been spread, but they haven't officially changed.

The Hanlin Academy participated in the compilation of the simplified Chinese "Jiajing Dictionary", and some gentry in the capital also talked about it for a long time.

Tang Shunzhi, a popular person and potential stock who will take the exam next year, has already met one of the Hanlin bachelors with the convenience of the supervisor.

Besides, now Zhang Zilin of the Ministry of Rites appreciates him a lot, Tang Shunzhi has not yet graduated from high school, but he has actually made a name for himself in the capital.

In the "Jiajing Dictionary", he actually has a manuscript and is already familiar with the new writing of many characters.

Now, he was eager to see the new newspaper for the first time.

Knowing that Fang Sanhu was waiting for someone to sign for it, Tang Shunzhi said: "Xu Dianshu went to the palace to study, and it was until five o'clock before night every day...... Oh no, I'm only back at the end of the day, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a long time. ”

Sure enough, at this time, the porter came back: "Xu Dianshu is not here, you can send it before tomorrow." ”

Fang Sanhu was suddenly anxious, wouldn't he have to be trained when he went back?

"I'll sign it for Xu Dian. It's just that they sent it to Guozijian, signed it to show that they had received it, and then sent it to Xu Dianshu's office. ”

Tang Shunzhi opened his mouth, and the concierge naturally recognized him, a high-profile inmate in the national prison next year.

He thought that as long as someone was involved, why should he be offended?

"With Master Tang's signature, it is naturally possible."

After all this effort, Fang Sanhu finally sent out the ten copies of "Ming Pao" to be sent to Guozijian, and after thanking Tang Shunzhi, he happily collected the signed dispatch and rushed to the next place.

And in the gatehouse of Guozijian, Tang Shunzhi said again: "Xu Dianshu hasn't come back yet, I'll take a look here first." It's a lot, and you don't have anything to do with it, okay? ”

"Nature, nature! You are always a literary and opera star, and the little one wishes to be closer to your old man, and bring some talent back to smoke my unsuccessful little son. The porter was full of smiles, "Master Tang, the little one will make you a pot of tea?" ”

"That's not a big deal." Tang Shunzhi just smiled, knowing that he would still make a pot of tea, and it wouldn't be bad.

After taking a copy of "Ming Pao", Tang Shunzhi first opened his mouth slightly.

…… Why do you read the articles in this newspaper from left to right and then from top to bottom?

It is very conspicuous, after all, the word Ming Pao is the largest, and its position is not in the upper right corner, but in the upper left corner.

The same is true for the other headings, not vertically, but horizontally from left to right.

Tang Shunzhi pondered for a while, and felt that there was only some deep meaning in it...... couldn't figure it out for the time being, so he continued to force his habit to watch it first.

Then the mouth opens wider and wider.

The ten newspapers "ordered" by Guozijian were not only read by the officials in charge, but also allowed to be circulated and copied by the prisoners.

Tang Shunzhi's first reaction was very simple: Daming is really going to change completely.

At this time, Yang Yiqing, who had been in the northwest town for four years, had just returned to the capital, and he was now arranged to live in the south hall of the Huitong Pavilion temporarily.

Liu Yu personally accompanied: "According to the Law on the Treatment of Officials, the Ministry of Travelers and Lodging Officials who have been ordered to travel abroad has already signed an agreement with the Interpretation Bureau, and the station can be signed here." ”

Yang Yiqing looked at him blankly.

Liu Yu was also a little embarrassed: "The Interpretation Bureau can only strictly enforce the hospitality standards. Of course, the excess, I personally arranged. I have admired the making of the Taiwan for a long time, and today I also invite the Taiwan to enjoy the light, and I will be the host. ”

“…… In that case, I naturally paid out of my own pocket. Yang Yiqing also smiled awkwardly, "After being away from Beijing for a long time, what kind of appreciation does sincerity talk about?" I also intend to ask Mr. Liu Yi more about the current situation in Beijing. That's what it's called, right? ”

"That's what people call it now." Liu Yu stretched out his hand, "Please." If I talk about the current situation in Beijing, I will first use this "Ming Pao" as a link, and first talk about it with Taiwan? ”

"I'm tired."

Yang Yiqing has naturally received news from Beijing for the general direction, and he still has the identity of a counselor after all.

But the details...... He was also surprised: "Why is this "Ming Pao" like this? ”

At night, the well-meaning people in the capital and those who only learned the news later were all discussing this issue.

Why is this first official newspaper, not to mention that the text is already like this, and why is the typography also a new style?

But this issue is not worth mentioning at all in the face of the amount of information conveyed in the newspapers, and is often the first topic to be discussed by those who have seen it with their own eyes.

Tang Shunzhi, who has never forgotten it, has come to the restaurant where he and his friends are drinking, and said what he read one by one.

What I harvested was a stunned face.

(End of chapter)