My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 505 News
But just as Liang Xin and the others left, they saw Ma An holding a large piece of paper in his hand, running in excitedly and shouting: "Your Majesty, I found the paper for the newspaper!"

Ma An is in charge of the newspaper, but his educational level is too low, so he can only let Liang Xin be the editor-in-chief, while he himself is responsible for other affairs of the newspaper, such as the printing of the newspaper.

Zhu Zhanhe reached out and took the large paper from Ma An. He saw that this kind of paper was thicker, but the quality was not good. It was a bit like the newspaper paper of later generations.

In addition, on this piece of paper, articles were printed on both sides, but the ink did not show through, indicating that this kind of paper can be used to print newspapers.

"How much does this paper cost?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked again, the pricing of newspapers cannot be too high, so costs must be controlled, and the cost of paper is obviously one of the largest costs of newspapers.

"The cost is not high, and I have negotiated with the papermaking workshop. If we want this kind of paper in large quantities, they can reduce the price by another [-]%!"

Maan replied excitedly again.

During this period of time, he has been looking for suitable paper. After many experiments and comparisons, he finally selected this kind of paper.

"Okay, then choose this kind of paper. In addition, the articles in the newspaper are almost finished. Tomorrow you ask Liang Xin and the others to start the layout and publish the first page of the newspaper as soon as possible!"

Zhu Zhanhe immediately agreed that news is time-sensitive. If the article written now is not sent out as soon as possible, it will be useless in a few days.

"Don't worry, Prince, I will definitely deliver the first page of the newspaper to you no later than the day after tomorrow!"

Ma An promised, patting his chest.

The next morning, Ma An, together with Liang Xin and others, formatted the article in the newspaper as quickly as possible, and then rushed it to the nearby printing workshop to complete printing.

After the first newspaper was printed, Ma An immediately ran to the palace and delivered it to Zhu Zhanhe.

This was the first newspaper in the world, so Zhu Zhanhe cherished it very much. He had someone make a wooden frame, put the newspaper in it, and then put it in his study for collection. If it had been kept for hundreds of years, it would definitely be It can fetch a sky-high price.

The early morning mist has just receded, and the city of Beijing has begun a bustling day. Early-rising people have begun to appear in the streets and alleys, and vendors have begun selling breakfast items such as steamed buns and fried dough sticks.

Shopkeeper Xu opened the door of the teahouse and started the day's business. His teahouse was not big, but its business was very good. The main reason was that the tea in his shop was good and there was a storyteller, so many tea drinkers liked to come in the morning. He drinks tea here.

Not long after the store door opened, a fat old man walked in carrying a birdcage and said to Shopkeeper Xu: "Businesskeeper Xu, it's still the same old rules!"

"Okay, please wait a moment!"

Shopkeeper Xu agreed and quickly served a cup of Yuqian Longjing tea and two snacks.

This fat old man, surnamed Huang, once passed the imperial examination. Although he did not become an official because of his age, the Huang family was not short of money, so Huang Juren usually lived a leisurely life and liked to walk around with birds.

Huang Juren drank tea and ate snacks, and occasionally fed snack dregs to the starlings in the cage. He looked very happy.

With the arrival of Huang Juren, several regular customers soon appeared in the store. These people all knew each other and started chatting with each other as soon as they met, talking about some anecdotes in the capital.

But at this moment, someone suddenly burst into the teahouse excitedly and shouted: "Everyone, good news, look at what this is!"

The person who came in was also a regular customer of the store. He was waving a large piece of paper in his hand and his face was full of excitement.

"Hou Qi, why are you so happy about a piece of broken paper?" Huang Juren couldn't help but smile and said sarcastically when he saw the man coming in. This Hou Qi is a businessman and likes to come to the teahouse to drink tea, but Huang Juren has always looked down on him. I feel like he smells like copper, and no one usually makes fun of him.

"Broken paper? I think you are old and confused. This is called a newspaper. It is the latest newspaper published in the capital. It is full of useful news!"

Hou Qi was not angry. Instead, he sat at the table next to Huang Juren and smiled at the people around him: "Everyone, didn't a big case happen in the west of the city yesterday? A family of eight was wiped out. Do you know about the case? result?"

"Do you know the outcome of the case that just happened yesterday?"

Someone next to him asked curiously.

"Of course, it is clearly written in the newspaper that yesterday's massacre was because the family that was killed did not pay back the money. As a result, the murderer got angry and killed each other's family with one knife. It is estimated that in a few days, this murderer will also be sentenced. Behead!”

Hou Qi proudly raised the newspaper in his hand and said.

Most of the people who come to drink tea in the early morning are a bunch of idlers who like to spread gossip. Anyone who has the first-hand news will immediately become the focus of everyone.

So as soon as Hou Qi finished speaking, someone came over curiously.

Hou Qi was also very generous. He spread the newspaper on the table and watched it with the people who gathered around him. Some of them were illiterate and begged others to help them read the contents of the newspaper.

"The imperial court is planning to organize a fleet to sail to the Western Ocean again. It will still be led by Zheng Naijian. This time it will go further. Is this news true or false?"

Someone saw a report in the newspaper and immediately asked with suspicion.

Since the opening of the sea in the Ming Dynasty, going to sea was no longer the exclusive domain of the imperial court. Various private ships entered and exited the port. Therefore, in the eyes of many people, there was no need for the imperial court to organize fleets to sail to the Western Ocean.

"Of course it's true. Do you know who runs this newspaper?"

Hou Qi asked the people around him with a mysterious face.

"Who did it?"

The people around him were also very considerate and asked immediately.

"Hey, let me tell you, the person who runs the newspaper is said to be the chief steward of the Han Dynasty, and is even related to the Prince of Han, so do you think this news is true or false?"

Hou Qi said with a proud smile.

"That must be true. As long as it's going to sea, it's all related to the Han Palace!"

Someone immediately echoed that after all, the Ming Dynasty was able to open the sea, all thanks to Zhu Zhanhe. This is something everyone knows.

As soon as he heard that the newspaper was related to the Han Palace, many people were attracted to watch again. This made Hou Qi even more proud. He took the newspaper and told everyone about the contents of the newspaper. For a while, he was frothing at the mouth. He was even more lively than a storyteller. .

Seeing Hou Qi's proud look, Huang Juren next to him was also very jealous. In the past, he was the focus of everyone in the teahouse, because he was a Juren and his family was powerful, so he could get a lot of information that others could not. Unexpectedly, a businessman like Hou Qi would steal the spotlight today.

However, being angry, Huang Juren was also very curious about the newspaper in Hou Qi's hand. He wanted to see the content on it, but he was too embarrassed to get close to it.

(End of this chapter)