"Fushe controls the public opinion of Qingliu. As long as they stop attacking Sun Yuanhua on a large scale, Sun Yuanhua's political life will be saved. Is this what you mean?"
"That's what it means." Yu Eshui said, "Although Dong Lin does not control the Yanguan, the name of Qingliu who restored the society has gained a lot of momentum in the government and the public. Before his death, Zhang Pu had vaguely influenced the public opinion of the government and the public.
The ability of this clear stream cannot be underestimated.”
"But can Fushe help this?" Wang Ding is skeptical. What they are doing now is, to put it bluntly, similar to what American lobby groups are doing. Fushe is equivalent to a powerful political party.
In the final analysis, to succeed in lobbying, one must clearly state the interests, and two, there must be an exchange of interests.
Wang Ding felt that from the perspective of the stakes, it was difficult to say that Fushe would help Sun Yuanhua in order to protect Zhou Yanru - after all, Sun Yuanhua and Xu Guangqi were not from the Donglin lineage. Sun's downfall had a great impact on Zhou Yanru, but Zhou Yanru
Donglin and Fushe may not necessarily have a unified view on whether the fall will have a serious blow to Donglin.
From the perspective of interest exchange, the Senate could not offer any benefits in exchange for Fushe. Fushe was most concerned about gaining power in the court and local areas, so Fushe did not hesitate to make pre-arrangements in the examination room.
, to obtain scientific titles for their own people. In comparison, the Senate currently has very little influence on the court - unless it is a war.
"No, Fushe has a great chance of saving Zhou Yanru!" Jiang Shan said, "Wen Tiren is Donglin's mortal enemy. If Zhou Yanru is driven away, Fushe will lose all its influence in the cabinet center - this pair of people want to rejuvenate
During the Ming Dynasty, it was a disaster for Fushe to seek to refresh the government."
Historically, after Wen Tiren drove away Zhou Yanru and became the chief minister, Donglin's power in the court suffered a heavy blow. Not only did Wen Tiren oppose Donglin everywhere, but the eunuchs who were designated as "reverse cases" also continued to fight back.
In order to reverse this decline, Fushe did not hesitate to make every effort to help Zhou Yanru return to the cabinet seven years later.
It can be seen that Zhou Yanru was Donglin's main ally in the central government. Especially in 1631, Zhou Yanru made a great "contribution" to the restoration of society in the joint examination. Zhang Pu would not fail to understand the value of having a well-meaning chief minister in the cabinet.
Jiang Shan believed that as long as the interests and risks involved were explained to Zhang Pu and others, it would be possible for both parties to cooperate.
Li Yan said: "This task can be handed over to Zhao Yingong - he has already established friendships with some key personnel of Fushe in Hangzhou. He can completely use these relationships to get close to Zhang Pu and perform persuasion work."
"Isn't it a little strange that he came forward? What's his motive?"
"Don't forget that Zhao Yingong is also a backbone of the Hangzhou Church, and Sun Yuanhua is a Catholic. He came to the rescue out of fellow-religious friendship, which is both emotional and reasonable."
"Send electricity to Hangzhou immediately."
In Hangzhou during the first month of the year, due to the Little Ice Age, not only the rivers were mostly frozen, but there was also thin ice on the banks of the West Lake.
Although the weather is cold, the streets are still lively. It is the first day of the Lunar New Year and all shops are open, but those who have enough food for the night are busy visiting relatives and friends to pay New Year greetings.
Zhao Yingong is now one of the "celebrities" in Hangzhou. Since Zhang Dai and Fang Yizhi came to visit his perfect bookstore, it has become a famous cultural salon in the city, not to mention the scribes in and outside the city.
Ordinary people in the city also know that Wanbi Bookstore is an "interesting place."
In particular, some scholars from the Fushe in Zhejiang. Under the leadership of Fang Yizhi, they often came here to gather and discuss the "study of studying things". Zhao Yingong gained this knowledge through the "Beginner's Study of Light" and other books gifted to him by Zhang Dai.
It had a very good effect. He successfully attracted these scholars who were concerned about studying things to come to Wanbi Bookstore, thereby achieving his goal of getting close to the core figures of Fushe.
"The New Year is almost over." Gao Xuan sighed as he stepped onto the steps of Wanbi Bookstore - compared to the first time he came to Wanbi Bookstore at the beginning of last year, his complexion was much better, and the clothes on his body were also looking better.
He was neatly dressed, holding a bamboo fracture fan that never left his hand regardless of spring, summer, autumn or winter, and looked like a scholar. It was obvious that he had been well fed and dressed warmly recently, and his life was quite comfortable.
Since Gao Xuan accepted the job of Wanbi Bookstore and became a contracted writer, earning an income of two taels of silver per month - his originally embarrassing life has improved greatly, and his voice has become much louder in front of his father-in-law and brother-in-law.
Gao Xuan was an "editor" and a staff member of the book shop. The clerk in front of the door did not greet him and allowed him to walk straight through the hall to the "editorial department" at the back.
The editorial office is located in the "Wanbi Building", which is an "Australian-style" blue brick three-story building with a garden. There are about a dozen rooms upstairs and downstairs, which are used for editors, writers, and proofreaders to do "reading and writing"
The whole team of editors and proofreaders was used - Zhao Yingong specially established the "Tianshui Society" in Wanbi Bookstore.
The main task of this publishing house is not to edit the finished books - they are all printed on the paper patterns shipped from Lingao and do not require any editing work. The publishing house only proofreads some of the traditional book patterns shipped from Lingao.
My main job is to edit various popular publications, especially magazines.
These popular reading materials are all printed using lithographs. This printing method is quick to produce plates, takes into account both pictures and texts, and is very suitable for small-scale and multi-batch printing operations. The first popular magazine in China, Dianshizhai Pictorial, was printed using lithographs. This inspired Zhao Yingong
The idea for publishing business came from Dianshizhai Pictorial.
However, his business scope is much wider. There are three magazines published regularly, each targeting different groups of people. The first one is "Tianshui Life Weekly", which is aimed at readers like Zhang Dai and Fang Yizhi: they
Most of them have the title of scholar and scholar, and some are Jinshi and hold official positions. They are in a favorable situation, and many of them have long been unlucky. They are the middle and upper class among scholars and have considerable pursuit of spiritual life.
"Tianshui Life Weekly" is divided into four sections: current affairs reviews, reading notes, culture and entertainment, and anecdotes. Its positioning is roughly in the style of the old time and space triptych or Phoenix: it has a certain grade and depth, but it is also a popular reading.
Zhao Yingong knew that although the crowd was positioned as a middle- and high-level crowd, they were well-known and influential among the intellectual class. The reading hobby of this group of people would inevitably affect many people, just as white-collar workers always unconsciously imitate business elites. If
If we work hard to gain popularity among the target group, this magazine will radiate to the entire intellectual class.
As for the introduction of science and technology, Zhao Yingong classified it as anecdotes for the time being - changing the concepts of scholar-bureaucrats does not happen overnight, and moreover, it is necessary to popularize new scientific concepts to traditional intellectuals who have no basic scientific concepts but regard themselves as masters of knowledge.
It is too difficult, so we might as well start with a humanistic perspective to change their ideas.
The second type is "Wanbizhai Pictorial", which is a different time and space pirated version of "Dianshizhai Pictorial", with pictures and texts mixed, mainly pictures. The content is mainly overseas anecdotes, social anecdotes, and natural science popularization, and the target group is
Urban citizens of a certain financial capacity. The content is easy to understand.
Both pictorials use 16-page pages and are beautifully printed. Because they target a higher level of people, the price is also higher. Zhao Yingong launched a third magazine targeting the lower class people: "Shan Hai Jing Pictorial". This kind of pictorial is the largest
The cost of paper and printing is reduced to a certain extent, cheap paper is used, and the lithographic plate making is relatively simple. The format is reduced to 32 karat.
The content is mainly social news, mixed with folklore and social novels, supplemented by a small amount of popular science knowledge. It is mainly expressed in the form of comic strips - there is very little "text", only a few sentences, not only in vernacular but also in popular Chinese characters.
.This is an excellent recreational read for ordinary people who have little or no literacy.
Hangzhou is a commercial city with a large population engaged in the tertiary industry and a very developed citizen culture. Urban civilians have a great demand for entertainment. "Comic strips" such as "Shan Hai Jing Pictorial" are suitable for their needs.
Zhao Yingong hired a group of down-and-out literati to work for the publishing house at a cost of one to two taels of silver per month, and they were nicknamed "editors". Some were engaged in writing, and some were specialized in painting.
Gao Xuan walked into the yard. The servant at the gate was sweeping the floor. When he saw him coming in, he quickly called him respectfully: "Mr. Gao!"
Gao Xuan nodded politely and asked, "Is the master here?"
Zhao Yingong must come to the "editorial department" every three days in the morning to "guide the work." Counting the days, it is almost time to come today.
"The master didn't come today," the servant said. This made Gao Xuan a little surprised. Although Mr. Zhao usually speaks and behaves a little strangely, he is very disciplined in doing things. He will not change his habits unless there are special circumstances.
Gao Xuan entered the small building by himself and came to his "official room". The sign hanging at the door was "Social Department". This department specializes in writing social news and market stories. It is also the department with the most local readers.
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The windows of the room have been cleaned and are bright and clean. Several rows of old-style desks face each other and are placed back to back. The elders felt familiar as soon as they entered. However, the four treasures of the study were placed on the desks.
Several "editors" had already arrived in the official room and everyone was greeted one by one. As soon as Gao Xuan sat down, a servant brought breakfast.
Mr. Zhao is a very good person. Because most of the editors are from poor families, he always provides a breakfast to the "editors" who come to work every morning. Although it is nothing more than white porridge with fried dough sticks and dried Xiaoshan radish, it is not suitable for poor people.
It’s enough to warm the heart and lungs. (To be continued.
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