After properly placing the Xiong brothers in their apartment to rest, Qi Yu immediately summoned Tan Junyan to discuss matters in the second hall of the government office.
Discuss specific matters regarding the establishment of a newspaper.
Is Qi Dalang trying to strike while the iron is hot?
Pretty much, there's no need to put it off.
This is a new thing that few people know about. Tan Junyan spent a lot of effort to get a rough idea. However, he is still in the dark and does not understand it thoroughly.
"Sir, I still have some confusions. I hope you can give me some advice."
"Oh? If Guangling has any questions, you might as well ask them."
"Yes!" Tan Junyan cleared his throat and said: "According to what you just said, running a newspaper only requires two common skills: movable type printing and papermaking. If this is the case, why not seek talents locally instead of going to
Where are the Xiong brothers from the capital city coming here?"
This means that there are a lot of talents of this type in Qiongzhou and they are not scarce. There is really no need to look far away.
However, Qi Yu shook his head and said: "Operating a newspaper is not as simple as you think! Let's put it this way, first of all, you must have certain operational capabilities to allow this business to continue healthily. In addition, there are also
It requires the use of some special abilities, such as manuscript selection, review, finalization, typesetting, publication, etc. Ordinary people cannot do this kind of work. Therefore, I put a lot of effort into luring the Xiong brothers to come.
this."
I see!
The old saying is true, every profession has hidden areas of expertise that ordinary people cannot see.
Every other line is like a mountain.
"Oh, by the way, the Xiong brothers are new here and are not familiar with the place, so you must remember to give them more help." After a pause, Qi Yu said in more detail: "In this way, you ask the small kiln factory to
Make impressions for them free of charge, without any mistakes. In addition, we must ask the paper mill to help them develop low-cost straw paper for printing. You must personally take care of all these trivial matters, and you must not be careless."
"Yes!" Tan Junyan agreed, and then said: "Sir, you have put so much effort into establishing a newspaper, but you don't know what the benefits are. If the profit is only trivial, how can it be worth our care?"
Qi Yu was startled and replied with a smile: "The benefits, haha, there are four aspects!"
"Oh? Which four aspects?"
Qi Yu took a sip of tea, moistened his throat and said: "The first point is that setting up a newspaper can allow unemployed literati to write and submit articles to earn income. If they can make a living, they will no longer have to lament that their talents are not recognized. The second advantage is a bit abstract.
, let me put it this way, after the people of Qiongzhou become rich in material terms, they will pursue spiritual enjoyment, and the upcoming newspaper will just fill this gap. This move will help improve the people's happiness in life.
, naturally it cannot be ignored.”
After a pause, he continued: "The third point is that newspaper advertisements can increase the government's tax revenue, which is conducive to the fiscal replenishment of households. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. The fourth point is also the most important point among them. If there are special circumstances,
During this period, newspapers can play an incomparably important role, even better than denunciation articles."
"Oh? Oh..."
Understand?
How do you say this? Half and half!
Qi Yu looked at Tan Junyan, who was still confused, but did not explain any more.
Continue to discuss filing matters.
From a technical perspective, the processes involved in this matter are not complicated. One is papermaking and the other is printing. It cannot be said that it is done at the drop of a hat, and it can be done easily.
Tan Junyan is very confident in this!
As expected, it only took more than ten days to complete all preparations for the Qiongzhou Xunbao. The next step was to plan the release of the first issue.
However, before the release, a grand opening ceremony must be held.
It’s a must this time!
When it comes to grandness, there is nothing better than having a big shot come out to support it.
Who is the biggest?
Haha, of course it’s our Master Qi!
That's right, the opening ceremony was presided over by the magistrate Qi himself and the ribbon was cut and unveiled. After that, he also published a passionate "Opening Ode", which was a rare treat for the literati who were watching the excitement.
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Also present were the various ministers of the government, the major professors of the government, and professors from the polytechnic.
Even if you look at the entire Qiongzhou, this scene is definitely one of the best.
However, this is not the end!
Mr. Qi, who pursues the ultimate, also used a new type of ceremonial artillery for the first time to build momentum for this ceremony, and even called it an instant hit!
All in all, the specs are huge!
After the ceremony is over, it will be officially opened for business!
Qi Yu announced on the spot: The first issue of the epoch-making newspaper has begun publishing!
"We're selling newspapers, we're selling newspapers, three cents a copy!"
"If you want to pay homage to the great humanist writer of Qi, you only need a small amount of three cents to do so."
What?
Mr. Qi’s writing style?
That's worth it!
purchase!
Look, the printing of this newspaper is really good, the words are clear, but the paper quality is a bit poor, but it does not affect reading, it is acceptable.
A closer look reveals:
Under the four characters of "Qiongzhou Xunbao" written by Qi Yu himself, there is a front page headline written by him. The title is: One mother can raise ten children, but ten children cannot save one mother. Why?
?
On filial piety?
Yes, Qi Yu just wants to use this first opportunity to promote our traditional Chinese virtues, and also take the opportunity to correct those ethics that have deviated from the track.
Filial piety is the foundation of life, the root of morality, and the most important positive energy.
In history, many emperors advocated filial piety and regarded it as a model for the world. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty even proposed the lofty concept of governing the country with filial piety. This shows how important filial piety is to a country, or even a nation!
Qi Yu believes that if a person doesn't even know how to be filial to his parents, then that person is not worthy of your relationship at all. The reason is very simple. No matter how close you are to him, you can't kiss his biological parents, right?
His parents are unfilial, so you still expect him to be loyal to your friend?
This is a critical essay that pays great attention to arguments and arguments.
Now that we have the arguments, where are the arguments?
Let’s look at the ten unfilial sons mentioned in the title!
As soon as this article was published, it immediately became the focus of public opinion, and advocating filial piety has also become a hot topic at the moment.
In the teahouse, there are some storytellers who have kept up with the times, trying to read and comment on newspapers: "A kind-hearted woman still feeds back, and a lamb still kneels at its feet. People who are unfilial to their relatives are not as good as grass and trees..."
In fact, the audience under the case were all rough people, and they could not understand these famous poems. However, under the interpretation of the storytellers, they turned into easy-to-understand vernacular.
This special way of reading newspapers was figured out by Qi Dalang after hard thinking. There was no other way. Who made the people in Qiongzhou less literate?
For the common people, they have long been tired of hearing about the events of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. How can such fresh current affairs news be interesting?
I have to say that the storyteller’s eloquence is amazing!
Not only were they eloquent, but they also had a sharp tongue. Under their vivid words, they directly shaped the ten unfilial sons into negative examples known to women and children, and were despised by almost everyone.
Seeing that the social landscape was showing signs of improvement, Qi Yu secretly breathed a long sigh of relief.
"This essay is like a bright light in the darkness, pointing out the moral direction for the people of Qiongzhou today. With this guidance, they no longer have to worry about being dazzled by money and selfish desires..."
This is what the media does!
Especially if there are official people speaking out like this, it will be even more influential.
However, what surprised Qi Dalang even more was that the first advertisement had an immediate effect.
After hearing the news, some businessmen from Guangdong came to Qiongzhou almost unanimously. The specific purpose is not yet known. However, it is said that they secretly gave Sun Dacai a lot of money in order to introduce him to the prefect of Qi.
"Inland merchants, what are they doing here?" Qi Yu was startled after hearing this and muttered to himself.