. But when he heard that there was copper movable type, Mr. Li went to the type library to check it out in person. Sure enough, he saw rows of wooden shelves with movable type of several sizes stored in categories.
After reading it, he asked Zou Dianji: "If I have 16,000 words, divided into eight pages, using the smallest font size, can I arrange the typeface in one day?"
Zou Dianji was surprised when he heard that there were so many words on one page. He thought about it and replied: "There are two thousand words per page. Even in the smallest font size, the size is equivalent to half a small case. There are no such big words nowadays."
It will take several days to make the dial. If we have a dial, we can use ten or twenty craftsmen to arrange the dial in one day."
In Li You's opinion, this is enough to meet the current demand. As for manpower, it is not a problem. The imperial court allocated only 800 to 800 servants in the Imperial College. It is not a big problem to draw dozens of them to type plates.
After leaving the classics hall, Sun Siye pointed forward and said: "There are the dining hall and the banquet hall..."
"There's no need to read it now." Li You ordered. He had some concerns in his mind and had no intention of continuing the inspection. He planned to talk to Shijiu Jiu again. In the Imperial College, starting a newspaper is not a problem, and he
You can borrow money from a bank account, but in terms of manpower, you can't get around stone sacrificial wine.
The reason why he made up his mind to run a newspaper was because Li You judged that it was a win-win situation. If there was a good opportunity, it would be worth doing.
For him, as long as he runs a newspaper, the various benefits are self-evident. Public opinion is also power, and controlling public opinion to influence politics is nothing new. What's more, he only has the title of "Founder of the Modern Newspaper Industry in the Ming Dynasty".
It is vanity enough, and it will be included in history textbooks hundreds of years later.
At the same time, it can relieve the pressure and emotions of the Imperial College students to a certain extent. This can be regarded as Li You's political achievements. Who said he was sent by the imperial court to rectify the imperial students and calm people's hearts. Although the imperial court's original intention was to find a place to send him, it did not expect him to be able to
No matter what earth-shattering deeds you do, you should be outstanding if you can. No need to be vague.
Li You estimated that he would need at most a hundred or so supervisors to run this newspaper, but once the model is established, other supervisors who cannot be elected officials can return to their hometowns and learn from it, which will greatly solve the employment problem.
In fact, among all classes in the world, scholars are the most difficult to serve. They need both spiritual pursuits and material needs. To put it simply, they are two things-a job and dignity. Being an official, especially a good job, can easily satisfy this need.
Li You saw it very clearly.
But the current crux is that after the rise of the imperial examination, supervisory students have become less popular. It has become increasingly difficult to elect officials. Li You cannot change this system, so he can only find another way. Running a newspaper may be a good way out.
If the newspaper can make money, it will solve the job problem of the participants, and at the same time, it will also bring a certain degree of dignity to the scholars who make a living from the newspaper.
First, there is no need to do business and work, and there is no need to engage in low-level jobs; second, if what is written can be circulated by tens of millions of people, it will be a great incentive for scholars, enough to make people feel bright in their faces; third, it encourages the use of words to point fingers.
, it can satisfy the political discussions of this group of people who cannot be officials and scholars, and create the illusory "uncrowned king" mentality for spiritual masturbation.
Moreover, Li You also understands that newspapers, if used well, can also provide supervisory students with 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 general environment, the imperial dynasty has some advantages. Although Lao Dongheng often laments that people's hearts are not as good as the times, it is undeniable that folk thoughts are very active.
The imperial court's control over this was not strict, and it even theoretically supported the people's voice (although it was only an idealistic ancestral law that was enshrined). It was considered a mistake (not a crime) to block people's speech (not a crime). Of course, the premise is that
Don't promote killing of officials, rebellion, disobedience and unfilial piety.
Moreover, the commercial prosperity during the Taiping years was also the soil for new things like newspapers to survive. Although the political status of the Imperial College was declining day by day, it had an extremely rich manpower and 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. He increasingly felt that it was very feasible and worth a try, even if it might require some initial investment.
He didn't speak, and the people accompanying him naturally didn't dare to say anything casually. They stayed in silence until they arrived outside the east room of Yilun Hall, where Sun Siye bowed and said goodbye to Mr. Li.
"Newspaper? You mean copying newspapers?" Shi Jijiu asked.
These days, in addition to the official newspapers, there is also a business of copying newspapers among the people, which can be regarded as the embryonic form of newspapers. Especially when encountering hot events, there are always various copies of newspapers circulating crazily, but in Mr. Li's eyes, this is a bit similar
In the 21st century, the situation of popular posts being reprinted everywhere is neither professional nor formal.
He briefly talked about his idea with Stone Sacrifice Wine. When Master Shi heard that dozens of craftsmen and hundreds of supervisors would be needed, and that they would be printed regularly and sent out in the capital, he intuitively felt that it was not the case.
It's a small matter. He said cautiously: "This matter will be dealt with after it is reported to the court."
"If everything is dealt with, what else can be done? Then what use are you and me?" Li You said disapprovingly: "There is nothing prohibited in the Ming Law, of course you can do it! I dare to ask if the Ming Law can
Is there a clause prohibiting filing a newspaper?”
Shi Jijiu still said: "No matter what, we are dealing with such a big deal that we cannot be careless."
Li You made a decisive decision: "The manpower is readily available. In addition, there is no need to use a penny from the national treasury, and we have never violated any laws and regulations. Why should we report it? I have made up my mind. I will make preparations this month and start printing next month."
Send a report!"
Shi Jijiu thought about it for a moment. Li You and he did not belong to each other, and neither could use power to subdue the other. However, Li You's actions were probably good for the Imperial College, at least it was a useful attempt and exploration. It seemed that he insisted on being a villain.
no need.
In the end, Mr. Shi could only say helplessly: "You can do whatever you want, and I will never stop you. But I still have to report to the court, so you don't want to stop me either."
Seeing that the other party always insisted on going to court, Li You could only let him do what he did, but after receiving Lord Shi's promise to "never stop him", he was able to accept it.
Returning to the west room of his Yilun Hall, Li You didn't care to look at the situation of the new public house, and ordered the servant: "Pass this message to the supervisor of Suixing Hall to come to the front of the hall after class to listen to the training!"
Among the six halls of the Imperial College, Suixingtang is the highest level. A student who is a supervisor is promoted to Suixingtang, which means that he is about to graduate and officially obtain the status of a supervisor. He is also the most sensitive to his future prospects.
It is common for supervisors to gather to listen to training, so it did not cause any disturbance. At noon, six to seven hundred supervisors from Suixing Hall gathered under the terrace of Yilun Hall, waiting for the new supervisor to give instructions.
Li You stepped on the stage and looked down, and found that there were a lot of people talking to each other, and it was indeed very casual. He coughed and said: "Who am I? I think many people including you recognized me two years ago. What I was doing two years ago is
Investigate the case, but this time I have been ordered by the imperial court to help you with your future!"
The word "future" carries so much weight that all the supervisors couldn't help but raise their spirits and listen carefully.
Li You's voice was like a bell, and he said loudly and seductively: "After much deliberation, I have decided to run a newspaper to get a good future for you. However, I only want the best talents. I will select a hundred of you."
People use it!”
When Mr. Li said this, he deliberately stopped and waited for any supervisor to raise his hand to ask. Unexpectedly, he glanced back and forth a few times, but no one asked. All the supervisors just stretched their necks and stared at each other.
It was then that he suddenly realized that these days, students were not allowed to interrupt when teachers were teaching. Although there was no compliment and it was very uncomfortable, he had no choice but to continue talking to himself.
"I believe you have all seen the Di newspaper, but it is just a copy and compilation of the imperial edicts, without any discussion! And if I want to start a new newspaper, I want to express my voice and discuss the world's affairs! This new newspaper
, will be sent to every street and alley with more than 500 shops in 36 squares in the five cities of the capital, and the words in the newspaper will be known throughout the city overnight!"
Speaking of this, Li You noticed that many supervisors had obviously shown strong interest. So his voice raised an octave again, "When it comes to publishing articles in the newspaper, I choose someone from among you to write the article! At that time, you and others are very tricky.
The celebrity who wrote the article will be given money by the newspaper to polish his writing, so that he can have enough food and clothing to live comfortably! Isn’t that wonderful!”
"Okay!" There was finally a response from below, and several supervisors nearby cheered.
The speech is an interactive process, and the audience responds enthusiastically, which makes it easy for the speaker to get involved. Mr. Li almost shouted at the top of his lungs and encouraged: "The Di newspaper is too rigid, and the copied newspaper is too rough, but my new newspaper is definitely different from the two. I advocate exploration.
The truth of things should be spoken for the saints, for the country, and for the common people. If you live high in a temple, you will worry about the people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about the king! In addition, having the capital to polish your writing on a regular basis is the best of both worlds!"
The supervisors were very excited when they heard this. They could gain both money and face. It really touched their hearts...
Emphasizing once again that it was "expensive" to polish the pen, Li You finally concluded: "The ancients said that if you don't be a good appearance, you will be a good doctor. I believe that from now on, if you are not a good appearance, you will be a good reward! Writing a book and setting a good example is a great merit.
, If you are a reporter, you can write books and make statements every day. Once the document is published, everyone will watch it! Being an official is cautious and cautious, and you will inevitably feel restrained day and night. How can you be happy as a reporter? "
"If you can be selected in the official election, you can go and become an official! If you can go to high school with a major, you can go and seek fame! Starting a newspaper is just to give you a place to retreat! This is what I have racked my brains to come up with.
In the way of a scholar, I only hope that you will not betray the country and serve the country!"
At some point, Shi Jijiu came out of the east room, stood behind and listened to Li You's speech, and sighed: "I am also excited to write."
Li You turned around and was about to say something. At this moment, an old supervisor with half-white hair suddenly stumbled forward and knelt down under the stage. With tears streaming down his face, he shouted: "I have been in prison for more than ten years and have nowhere to go."
! The imperial court is discerning, and today we see a scholar who is serious about his work! How can we not shed tears of gratitude!"
Stone Jijiu suddenly lost his composure, snorted coldly, and walked away. There must be no good things to do with Li You. How much work he had done conscientiously could not match Li You's few empty words.
Li You chuckled a few times and greeted in a low voice: "Master Shi, don't be upset with the ignorant words of the old supervisor, until I teach him a lesson!" (You are welcome to come and your support is my biggest motivation.)
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