Six hundred and twentieth chapters ice and fire double heaven
When the Ministry of Industry was meeting in Chapter 656, he angrily kicked the door of the court room away because he was squeezed out of the Imperial College newspaper office. ([] ) At that time, Mr. Li also left a few cruel words - "Everyone has something to do today.
I am grateful for the favor, and I will continue to pay tribute to you in the future!"
I didn't take it seriously at the time, just saying that it was Li You's helpless words, but now it seems that it has become a reality. This "Mingli Daily" is Li You's revenge move out of anger!
There was discussion throughout the court: "Those cabinet ministers really shot themselves in the foot, ostracizing Li You for no fault of their own. Now they are causing endless trouble."
All in all, no matter whether the government or the people, have they ever seen such sharp and powerful reading as "Mingli Bao", which is suitable for both refined and popular tastes and suitable for people of all ages? Therefore, "Mingli Bao" is very popular.
When the publication was launched, Li You planned to have a circulation of 10,000 copies. However, out of caution, he did not give away so many copies. At first, he only gave away 6,000 copies. Later, when he saw that the demand was stronger than expected, he gave away more copies.
The scope of submissions was further expanded and the number was increased to the planned 10,000 copies.
Even 10,000 copies were not enough, but due to cost considerations, Li You decisively limited the circulation to 10,000 copies. The current coverage of 10,000 copies is already very wide. If more copies are printed, then the number of copies will be
The more there are, the higher the cost, but the actual influence cannot increase much, so it is not cost-effective.
If it weren't for the politically correct requirement that "officials are not allowed to do business," he would have wanted to charge. He believes that even if he charges, as long as the price is low enough, the number of subscriptions will not drop.
Even if you charge a symbolic penny for each copy, you can recover 10,000 copper plates in each period. And these copper plates can be used to make money, all deposited in your own bank account, and you can conduct exchange business between silver and copper coins to make profits.
...It's a pity that this business opportunity can only be watched but cannot be earned for the time being.
In the world of ice and fire, the situation of the Pravda on the other side of the Imperial Academy is not so good. If there is no Mingli Pao, the Pravda may be considered a novelty, but compared with the Mingli Pao, the Pravda is boring.
On March 17, in the newspaper hall of the Imperial College Office, Pravda President Shi Jijiu, Vice President You Shaoqing, and Vice President Sun Yushi each sat silently. On the ground between them, there were piles of
several issues of newspapers.
Although the newspaper office of Pravda is limited to allocating expenses under the Ministry of Household Affairs and is worried about being impeached for "wasting public funds", so it is restrained and does not dare to spend money like Li You's Mingli Daily. However, in the first two issues of its first publication, the average number of pages per issue was
Two thousand copies were also given away in this issue.
However, it is impossible to give away Pravda for free forever. At least the capital must be earned back. Otherwise, it will be unclear if it is attacked by thoughtful people like Li You as shorting the national treasury.
It involves operating at public expense and losing money. If you can explain clearly, you may be criticized for not being able to explain clearly. This is definitely not something that these Qingshui officials can bear, and it may become a stain and doubt on their resume.
So after preheating for two issues, Pravda began to charge for the third issue. When newspaper reporters delivered the newspapers to various places every day, they collected money by the way. The tentative price of each newspaper was five cents. In this way, each issue also
I can recover ten copper coins, which is more than one hundred copper coins a month, and I should be able to barely maintain my expenses.
It can be said that the idea of the three presidents is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. The two thousand copies of Pravda given away in the first two issues were indeed accepted. When they started to charge for the third issue, most of them were not wanted.
Already.
There are free and better-looking Mingli newspapers, but most people are really not interested in paying to subscribe to Pravda. Beijing officials are not as poor as local officials, not to mention that it is a hassle to prepare a few copper coins every day to subscribe to a newspaper.
matter.
In the end, the number of subscriptions for each issue was only about a hundred, including the Imperial College itself, and they were basically subscriptions obtained through friendship through personal relationships. No one wanted the remaining newspapers, so they had to return them and piled them on the floor in front of the three of them.
Already.
Vice President You Shaoqing broke the silence in the room and said helplessly: "Two thousand copies, one hundred copies, a twenty-to-one subscription ratio is really overwhelming! We were ordered by the imperial court to run a newspaper, and we were criticized both internally and externally.
After witnessing the official report, what is the appearance of going to see the princes in the court now? Li You escaped decisively and neatly. He must have expected this situation, so he was waiting to see our jokes!"
Another vice-president, Sun Yushi, said bitterly: "If it weren't for the trouble caused by the Mingli newspaper, our Pravda would be so miserable! Li You gave away the Mingli newspaper for free, so how could our newspaper be comparable? But I
It depends on when the Ming Li Bao can be delivered, and whether his family, Li You, will have endless wealth and wealth!"
Shi Jijiu let out a long sigh, "It's useless to argue! The most urgent task is what to do next? How many copies of each issue will be printed? Will we print a hundred copies of each issue from now on?"
This number is so pitiful that it would make people laugh when told about it. The imperial court sent one official, two deputies and three officials to supervise the matter with great fanfare, and did not hesitate to use the manpower of dozens of supervisors and dozens of craftsmen just to print a hundred newspapers? Two deputies
The CEOs looked at each other in confusion and no one answered.
Shi Jijiu thought about it for a moment, and then made up his mind: "Starting from the next issue, we will continue to give away free gifts! No matter what, we can't let the joke of 100 copies continue!"
"This is not a long-term solution. Does Master Shi have any ideas?" You Shaoqing asked.
Shi Jijiu glanced at the two vice presidents and suddenly felt a sense of disgust for no reason. He found that compared with people like You and Sun, Li You seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
If these two people hadn't parachuted into the newspaper office, maybe Li You wouldn't have been squeezed out, and if Li You hadn't been squeezed out, this embarrassing situation wouldn't have happened now.
Master Shi was thinking in his heart, and said calmly: "What's the idea? I have an idea in mind, but I don't know if it will work. I'll talk about it later."
At the same time, Li You was reviewing tomorrow's manuscripts in the Mingli Newspaper Shop. It was said that in recent days, the morale in the newspaper shop was good. The supervisors who were originally more or less reluctant were all in high spirits and swept away the past.
An air of depression and decadence.
First of all, the newspaper is so prosperous, and all the supervisors of Mingli Newspaper Shop are proud and proud. The supervisors are all classmates, and the bleak situation in the Imperial College newspaper office has also been heard, and there are rumors that the newspaper office will be abolished.
In comparison, naturally we are happier here.
Secondly, it can criticize current ills, attack ministers, and attract the direct attention of the emperor. For ordinary supervisors who have been suppressed for a long time, it is a pleasure. This kind of spiritual pleasure cannot be bought with any money.
The speculation was successful again, and Bai Siwen, who was promoted to one of the four foremen and chief editors, was expressing his determination to Li You eloquently, "Since I met Mr. Li, Wan Sheng realized that there is no need to be a marquis in life. I just want to know why Han Jingzhou means it."
I just wish I could know Jing Jing as soon as possible! Now that I can do my best under the master, I will have no regrets in this life!"
Amid Editor Bai's flattery, Li You commented a few sentences on the manuscript, and suddenly someone came to send a post. After accepting it, he opened it and read it. It turned out that it was Mr. Zuo, the doctor of the Literature and Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel, and Zhu Fanghe, the foreign minister of the etiquette department of the Ministry of Etiquette.
The husband's two friends jointly hosted and treated him to a meal.
How did these two people end up in the same place? After Li You thought about it several times in his mind, he figured it out. Whether it was a message or a showdown, these two people must have been entrusted with something.
Maybe some big bosses had given in, so they entrusted these two friends to act as middlemen.
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