A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 661 Charm
Currently, the Department of Information has a close relationship with the Department of Intelligence and the Department of Education and Culture, because the ambassador of the Department of Information is Liu Benshen, the former head of the Internal Affairs Section of the Information Department, a doctor of the newspaper, and the editor-in-chief of later generations, but a member of the former Department of Education and Culture. Confucianism in Baoan Prefecture taught Jiang Hongsheng.

Liu Benshen was transferred to the Information Department, and there were different opinions. This person was regarded as the right-hand man of Wen Daxing, Ambassador of the Intelligence Department, but faintly, he seemed to threaten Wen Daxing's position, especially now that he had lost his right arm and his energy was not as good as before.

The general is a person who misses old love. He transferred Liu Benshen to the Information Department to avoid the two tigers fighting.

And Liu Benshen's seat was replaced by Li Shouqin, the son of Li Yi'an, the former security guard and former guard of the intelligence department, who was also a deep middle-aged man.

It turned out that another instructor, Huang Riguang, was the moderator of the miscellaneous commentary. At this time, he was holding a manuscript, looked at Jiang Hongsheng in front of him, and said in surprise: "Brother Jiang, this... what is this 'Favorite Jin Ping Mei'?" The background? There is always his manuscript, and it must be published?"

He couldn't help being surprised. Not long after the newspaper was established in March, there was a person named "Sunrise Dongfang" who contributed articles from time to time...not called contributions, but brought in. I heard that his articles were all published by Ambassador Liu Benshen of the Information Department, I personally handed it over to Jiang Hongsheng for him to publish it.

About half a month later, 'Favorite Jin Ping Mei' also came and enjoyed the same treatment.

Strange and strange, you know, most of Daming's pen names at this time are the master of Asking Zhuxuan, the unfilial student of Pingjiang, the owner of Fangcao House, the layman of Meihuaxuan, etc. The "sunrise east" is a bit strange, but But fortunately, the pseudonym is also quite artistic, and when you think about it carefully, it is also heroic.

Moreover, the commentary manuscripts he wrote are positive, promote righteousness, and closely follow the main theme. Since the publication of the newspaper, they have a large number of fans in Xuanfu Town, both among the people and the army.

This 'Favorite Jin Ping Mei'...

I won’t mention the pen name, it’s not on the platform, and the comments are sharp and spicy. Although most of them are singing praises, they imply suggestions, criticisms, and even often quarrel with "Sunrise East", causing controversy. Love Jin Ping Mei' who, may have been beaten by some.

Perhaps, in the entire Information Department, only Ambassador Liu Benshen knows who this "Favorite Jin Ping Mei" is, but he is unpredictable and never reveals his words.

In the face of inquiries from the outside world, the spokesperson of the Information Department also took the opportunity to say: "There have been ulterior rumors that Xuanfu Town excludes dissidents, abuses gentry and bachelors, and blocks speeches. The existence of 'Favorite Jin Ping Mei' is proved by iron facts Nothing exists."

He was impassioned, and finally said: "Welcome to Xuanfu Town. Here, scholars, civilians, businesses, and businesses are all a paradise."

Huang Sunguang also wondered who the "Favorite Jin Ping Mei" is, and the manuscript can be passed without review. Does it have a deep background?

However, he admits that the current commentaries written by 'Favorite Jin Ping Mei' have caused controversy and at the same time greatly increased the number of papers submitted by the newspaper.Of course, they have to pass the gate of the proofreader.

Facing Huang Riguang's question, Jiang Hongsheng smiled wryly: "Brother Huang, don't ask any more questions."

He took another note with a few pseudonyms written on it: "Also, in the future, the manuscripts of these people will also enjoy the same treatment, and no additions or deletions are allowed. School Sun's manuscripts will not be interfered with."

Huang Riguang looked at the note and read: Riding a crane to Yangzhou, flowers blooming and beards blooming, Han style everywhere in the world, once a soldier, old Jiachang, punching Nanshan and kicking Beihai, etc. pseudonyms.

The one riding a crane down Yangzhou, the flowers are blooming and the beards are folded, I have never heard of it, the wind is everywhere in the world, he used to be a soldier, and he has seen it in the military newspaper set up in the teaching ground of Xuanfu Town, the old man The pseudonyms of Jiachang, Punching Nanshan and kicking Beihai occasionally appeared in military newspapers.

Now, they also moved to Jiji?

From "Sunrise in the East" to "Punching Nanshan and kicking Beihai", the pen names are all messed up. Who are these people?Huang Riguang was puzzled.

In the early morning of the 24th, in the gate square of the newspaper office's backyard, densely packed newspaper delivery vehicles were parked. These newspaper delivery vehicles were all tall horses, and they could quickly deliver newspapers to various places in Xuanfu Town.

"Drive, drive."

Newspaper trucks emitting the scent of ink set off in batches, some went to various newspaper shops in the town, some went to various roads in Xuanfu Town, and the most important thing was to send them non-stop along the newly built official road. Donglu, after all, there, the literacy rate is too high, and it is also the main group of people who buy newspapers.

The Xuan Town Times is published every six days, and each newspaper is worth one copper coin, or five food stamps. After all, in Xuanfu Town, the purchasing power of food stamps is higher than that of silver coins and copper coins.

There is no objection to this pricing and the buyers. After all, Ming books have always been expensive, and a copy of Xuanzhen Times is divided into many editions. How many words are there in it, it is so worth it.

"Line up, Chinese nationality is preferred."

Compared with the newspapers of later generations, the sales staff in Xuanfu Town are full of superiority. There are newspaper shops in Changping Street, Gulou East and West Street, and Yinyuan Street in the town. Buyers need to queue up. Chinese nationality is preferred, and owners of teahouses and restaurants are given priority.

Seeing the high-spirited priority purchase of the front staff, the naturalized citizens and temporary residents in the rear all looked worriedly, lest it was their turn and the newspaper would be gone.

Many of these people are even from Datong Town, Shanxi Town, and resident personnel sent by Xuandawai. Right now, one of their important tasks in Xuanfu Town is to buy newspapers. Means, quickly delivered to the hands of the owner.

Over the past few months, the charm of the newspaper has attracted more and more people's attention. This is one of the reasons why Xuanzhen Times is printing more and more due to the strong demands of the masses.

Seeing the benefits of the newspaper, many people in the town have applied to start a newspaper, and some people in the capital are planning to start a newspaper. Last month, the Sanjin Business Daily was grandly born.

"My lord, my lord, here are the newspapers."

A follower happily rushed into the governor's mansion, and called out to Governor Zhu who was pacing anxiously in the hall.

Seeing his appearance, Zhu Zhifeng glared at him: "The hair is dry."

He couldn't wait to say: "Bring it quickly."

After receiving the newspaper, smelling the faint scent of ink on it, Zhu Zhifeng was refreshed.

The layout of the newspaper in hand is quite similar to that of later generations. The printed characters use copper movable type. ", "magnetic board", "wooden movable type", "copper movable type", "lead movable type", "tin movable type" and other styles.

Copper movable type was popular in Wuxi, Suzhou, Changshu, Nanjing and other places in Jiangsu during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty. Many rich and powerful merchants were making copper movable type books, the most famous of which were Huajia and Anjia in Wuxi.

However, during the Tianqi and Chongzhen periods, due to the decline in economic capacity, the cost of copper movable type printing was felt to be too high, and people in the world mostly used wooden movable type. This relatively cheap printing method was published by the Mansion Newspaper, and it was even handwritten. How many capitals were supported? Copywriter.

It's just wooden movable type printing, the printing quality is not good, the font is skewed, and the ink color is scattered, so Wang Dou still thinks it is better to use copper movable type printing. His first consideration when setting up a newspaper is not the cost.

Holding the newspaper, Governor Zhu lay comfortably on the chair and put on his own glasses. This thing that Daming once called "叆叇" was originally tied to the ear with a string, but one day Wang Dou was bored and ordered the craftsman to follow the style of later generations. , created the temples, renamed the glasses.

Soon it became popular, and related glasses factories were set up. After all, Daming, there are many guys who are rich, short-sighted, or presbyopic.

In this regard, Governor Zhu once scolded Wang Douhuang for abandoning his career, a majestic marquis, who actually made strange and obscene things, and completely forgot that the convenience he had now was all thanks to Wang Dou.

Coughing, and ordering his servants to make tea, Governor Zhu excitedly unfolded the newspaper, and sure enough, his proclamation was published.

The stone in Governor Zhu's heart finally fell, and he took a sip of tea and watched the content slowly and carefully.

The headlines on the front page were, of course, the content of the call to action that had been merged by Wang Dou. Governor Zhu did not comment.

Then below is Wang Dou's father-in-law, Xuanda Governor Ji Shiwei's call to action: "Woohoo, the sage has a saying, the three generations won the world through benevolence, and lost the world because of inhumaneness. The reason why the country is destroyed is also the same..."

It is undeniable that Wang Dou's father-in-law is talented, but he just scribbled thousands of words. The first two thousand words did not get into the subject for a long time, so Wang Dou had to give up his essay.

But Governor Zhu shook his head and praised, "Grand Ji's article is wonderful, you can drink it."

Then, the following is Governor Zhu's own proclamation: "My husband..."

Another thousand words.

The more he appreciates his articles, the more satisfied Governor Zhu feels. He appreciates himself for a long time, but at the same time he is annoyed.However, Wang Dou was only selected as the four characters of "Fengtian crusade", which was not as good as Fu Mingqi.

He snorted: "This Wang Dou is outrageous."

What follows next is Datong Governor Wei Jingyuan's proclamation: "Only my great ancestor, Emperor Gao, was ordered by heaven to have thousands of lands. To the west and north of Mierhu Rong, we set up the capital of Shanxi in Ganzhou and the capital of Shanxi. In Datong, Wanquan was headed in Xuanfu, Daning was set up outside the mouth, and Liaodong was set up in Liaoyang, Liaodong..."

"Although it's slightly worse than the old man, it's a testament to his talent."

Governor Zhu commented.

Then there is the call to action from Du Xun, the eunuch in charge of Xuanfu Town.

"Say and all the Tartars in Guihua City know that I am going to send troops tomorrow. You should surrender quickly. Teach your Tartars to manage affairs and count the household registration records so that we can accept the investigation. In the city The chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, and horses outside the city also need to be counted, so you can’t miss one. You can’t avoid the heavenly soldiers coming, and if you surrender, the world will be peaceful..."

If we talk about the pioneer of vernacular writing, Ming Taizu is one of them, and Eunuch Du also has three tastes in his heart. However, looking at this essay, Governor Zhu sneered and dismissed it: "vulgar and uneducated, ignorant and incompetent."

The content of the Times is very rich, but Governor Zhu quickly turned to the comment section, and his eyes lit up. An article "Favorite Jin Ping Mei" was published on it. The legs applaud.

At first, he rejected the pseudonym "Favorite Jin Ping Mei", but the content of the comments he wrote quickly attracted him, and finally he was fascinated.

Governor Zhu sighed from time to time, wondering who this "favorite Jin Ping Mei" was, otherwise he would have had a long chat with him over wine.

……

In the capital, Wang Dehua cheered and jumped in: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this issue of Xuanzhen Times is here."

Emperor Chongzhen said happily, "Hurry up and let me have a look."

(End of this chapter)