"There is another thing that can also increase the income of newspapers, and that is weddings! If the rich and gentry want to make their children's weddings happy and lively, they can publish them in the newspapers. It is a kind of show off! Two hundred taels of silver can get half a page. For advertisements, if printing technology is available, it would be more appropriate to use red to add joy!”
There is no need to publish funerals for the time being. Readers will be disgusted by reading them. No amount of money is allowed, lest it affects the subscription and sales of the newspaper.
Happy events are different. There are fifty times a year for such good things, that is ten thousand taels of silver. Not to mention a wedding, it is a fat house marrying a concubine. As long as you are willing to spend money, the newspaper will congratulate you.
For those local tycoons, a mere two hundred taels of silver should not be a problem. As long as it can be known throughout the city, even a thousand taels of silver will be thrown away.
A certain prince originally wanted to say one hundred taels, but good things come in pairs, so he should start with two hundred taels. If he really dares to spend money, a full version of 500 taels is not impossible. It's not strange if there are many people with money.
At the beginning of its establishment, the newspaper had two tasks. The first was to communicate government orders, and the second was to make as much profit as possible. Both tasks must be completed at the same time, and neither task could be left behind.
"By the way, if a gentleman wants to show off his literary talents and is willing to spend money, he can publish his works for no less than half a page and fifty taels!"
This is more expensive than an advertisement of the same area, because editors have to review it, and craftsmen have to code blocks, and not a single word can be wrong.
In comparison, the content of an advertisement is only a few dozen words, and the text only needs to be smooth and easy to edit.
For example, the two tea merchants who dared to be the first to eat crabs published the same advertisement for thirty days a month, and they got one thousand two hundred taels of silver, which really made the prince consort like them to the core.
A certain prince thought that it would be very interesting to see which illiterate gentry dared to show off his own work and let the scholars criticize him verbally and writing, and he could watch the fun while making money.
"After the first issue, the newspaper can begin to publish expert comments. They should express their own opinions on the decrees issued by the imperial court. The content must be positive and adaptable, but it cannot be blindly flattering, which can easily make people disgusted. The author's name can be used Pseudonym, if you wish, you can also use your real name. The editor does not need to write the content of the Zhuanjia Review section. You only need to accept submissions. You can select a few insightful articles from the submissions and publish them after I have read them. And the corresponding manuscript fee will be paid according to the number of words, the price is 20 yuan per 100 words, but it must be in vernacular that the common people can understand."
Most of the scholars who submit articles are doing it to earn a good reputation, so there is no need to offer them an exorbitant price.
Just keep it to the same level as Wu Weiye who just made it up at home. If it's too high, it will increase the cost of the newspaper.
If the article is truly unique and the scholar wants to make money, then there is no need to be a writer and he can be hired directly as an editor.
The editor of the newspaper has a monthly salary of 10 taels of silver and can take four days off per month, as long as he completes the work at hand.
For the gentry, such a job with a meager salary was completely disdainful to them.
But there are many poor scholars, and earning ten taels of silver per month is enough to support their families.
There are very few scholars like Fang Yizhi whose biological father is a governor.
The vast majority of them are either rich but not talented, or talented but short of money.
Both types of people hope to stand out, preferably by being named on the gold medal list and honoring their ancestors.
But this year's palace examination is probably not going to work, and the guys who were named on the gold list will also be put out by the prince.
They were all sent to Shaanxi. On the surface, everyone expressed gratitude, but secretly they were working hard to avoid going to that poor place in the northwest.
If your family has no money, you have failed in the palace examination, and you still want to stay in the capital, being an editor is undoubtedly a good job.
This is also what literati do, and they still work for the Prince Consort. Many people want to apply for the job, but they all fail to meet the admission standards.
Even if I can't pass the Jinshi examination in the future, I just need to hug the Prince Consort's big legs tightly.
"I am determined to carry out the instructions given by His Highness one by one!"
Gong Yonggu established his team by hiring one editor for every four pages, but if the newspaper wanted to increase its pages, the configuration of one editor-in-chief and four editors would be a bit difficult.
If the number is increased to twenty-four pages, then everyone's workload will be increased by half. The editor-in-chief Fang Yizhi will be extremely busy, because he has to read every page from beginning to end, or even twice.
In order to reduce the chance of typos, Gong Yonggu implemented a cross-review method in the newspaper. After the two editors are sure that their pages are flawless, they can review each other to correct the content twice.
"That's good, this second phase is also good!"
While chatting with his uncle, a certain prince was browsing the "Jingshi Daily" published tomorrow, and he did not forget to praise him.
I didn't expect that the sales volume of the first phase would reach such a level. Although the supply still exceeds the demand, we still have to implement it according to the original plan.
Since it is a daily newspaper, it must be published and distributed every day. You cannot print only one issue just because the sales of one issue soar. It will become a street leaflet.
From a theoretical perspective, the first issue can only be regarded as asking for advice, letting the audience in the capital know that there is such a media that everyone can watch and play, and the price is not too high.
The second issue was the real thing that opened the door for the aboriginal people to start cultivating their habit of continuous reading and subtly turning them into the target audience for disseminating government decrees.
"Jingshi Daily" is a tool for a certain prince to combat rumors and disseminate government decrees. Those side stories are just bait to attract readers.
If you just want to make money, there is no need to expend so much energy. If you have the time, it is better to find a few wealthy locals to negotiate about opening a mine and setting up a factory.
"Your Highness, the first assistant, second assistant, minister, etc. are waiting outside the courtyard!"
"Xuan!"
A certain prince's original intention was for them to also read the newspaper published the next day, and not wait until the morning to read it, so as not to delay the business, or maybe the pot was already boiling outside, and they were still in the dark.
It just backfired, and the intention was good, but it turned out to be a routine for these guys. Not to mention that they came at the right time, even if they came early, they would find reasons not to leave.
Gozen's food is much more delicious than the ones at home. Even a bowl of beef ramen is fragrant and has endless aftertaste. And it's free. You can eat until you can't stand up.
Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou went even further. In the name of reporting military affairs, they even brought in the generals under their command and feasted on them. A certain prince tolerated it for the sake of their hard work and merit.
Civil servants and military generals were very interested in the "Jingshi Daily". As long as they read the newspaper, they would be well aware of many major events that happened in the court, even if they could not go to the court for a meeting or even be summoned by the prince.
Civil servants were very interested in the first few editions. After all, they were related to their own and other people's career. They could also rejoice when they saw a certain bug having bad luck and being caught by factory guards.
The generals are very concerned about the next few editions, especially the content of the last two editions. "Qi Pa Jing Hua Yuan" makes them wait, but they have no choice but to publish two editions in one issue. If you want to read it, you have to wait patiently.
If they had known that this was a story fabricated by Wu Weiye, they would probably have sent troops to press for it.
However, the editor-in-chief Fang Yizhi has been hoarding content for two or three days. I hope he will not be kidnapped...
Yesterday it was Li Juesi, Chen Biqian, Yang Shicong and others who came to charge. Today it is the turn of four former cabinet members, Zhang Sizhi, Chen Yan, Wei Zhaocheng and Yao Minggong, and they are on the front page.
The imperial edict is about the military pay embezzlement case. Several principal criminals have been brought to justice in the past few days, their property has been confiscated, and their family members have been assigned to mountain buildings to mine. This can calm the morale of the military, boost morale, and increase the sales of newspapers.
From the current point of view, there is nothing that can stimulate the sales of newspapers more than imperial edicts. Since everyone from the gentry to the common people believe in this thing, then they should publish it vigorously in the early stage, and strive to have imperial edicts every day, so that everyone feels that they are worth buying.
The contents of the second and third pages will be even more eye-opening for everyone, that is, how these four things fought against a certain prince on the day of the court meeting. Since they are dead, they are determined to bear the blame, and they can't bear it.
Regardless of whether a certain prince is dead or alive, as long as he dares to open his eyes and tell lies, he is deceiving the emperor and turning his back on his superiors. He must bear the blame, and the whole family must bear the blame, and no one can escape.
The fourth and fifth pages are about going to Yang Shicong's house for a meal. Although readers were not present at the time, they will look at Yang Shicong with admiration after reading the embarrassing stories of the old Yang family.
Yang Shicong is a typical person who deceives superiors and hides information from others. If he does not seek death for three days, he will feel uncomfortable on the fourth day. Anyone who knows his true face will think that he should have been killed long ago.
That’s it for today’s complaints, more exciting content will have to wait until tomorrow.
The front page of tomorrow's newspaper will be about the remarks of Shang Zhou Zuo, the former censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who said he would abolish the elders and establish younger ones, and the related punishments. I believe it will stir up a thousand waves with one stone.
Pages six and seven introduce potatoes and sweet potatoes, following yesterday’s announcement that the court will vigorously promote the planting of crops in Shandong and Shaanxi.
In order to make it more vivid and familiar to readers, Gong Yonggu also asked a carpenter to carve two special plates, print them into pictures, and add labels.
The names corresponding to the labels are noted below, so that when the pictures and texts are combined, readers will have a concrete and intuitive understanding, making it clear at a glance.
After everyone browsed the newspaper like a quick glance, dinner was almost ready, and today they could enjoy boiled meat slices.
Looking at the red and oily pot in front of them, every foodie's face showed a look of joy.
Unlike restaurants, the imperial meal has plenty of tenderloin slices. Even if the generals can't eat meat to their fullness, they can still make rice with soup.
A certain prince specifically ordered it to be slightly spicy, so that everyone would not feel a certain part of the body burning and uncomfortable when it was convenient later...
In addition to the meat slices covering the entire surface, there are also a lot of fungus, bean sprouts, enoki mushrooms, and Chinese cabbage underneath, which also tastes unique.
Since the spicyness of the boiled pork slices is moderate, which meets the taste needs of most people, everyone starts with two bowls of rice. After eating, their faces are glowing and their spirits are high.
Fortunately, it won't be long before the two commanders-in-chief will lead their respective generals to go south to suppress the bandits, otherwise everyone will treat the East Palace as a restaurant.
It was undoubtedly a blessing to be able to eat such delicious food, but it was also a bit disturbing. Fang Zhenghua waited until the prince had eaten the royal meal before coming in to report.
"Your Highness, the mastermind and criminals have been brought here. After verification by my subordinates, it was these people who killed the newsboy!"
"Eastern Failure" has another job, that is, he is ordered to rescue the newsboys who were robbed by the gangsters in the city, and at the same time, he will kill all those who committed crimes against the wind.
As a result, during the interrogation, it was discovered that six newsboys were killed, more than ten people were detained, and more than thirty people were robbed, all because they carried a large amount of copper coins with them.
The total amount of copper coins carried by each newspaper boy was less than two taels of silver, but to those gangsters, mosquito legs were just meat, not to mention that they were delivered to their doorstep and the other party had no power to fight back, so it was just free money.
"Yeah~!"
This was originally an errand of Yin Houdongzeng of Shuntian Prefecture, but a certain prince felt that some people had become impatient, and unless something happened, he felt that he had no sense of existence.
In this case, let them follow their wishes. Not only can they enter the palace to show the prince, but they will also let the people in the city know what they have done for a long time.
"You can kill people for a few taels of silver. You guys are really eye-opening to me!"
The dozen or so people in front of me looked like they had suffered a lot, and their clothes were all stained with blood. After being captured by the Dongchang feudal lord, they were first beaten up, and then the feudal lords didn't care whether you wanted to attack them or not. They will all be "well served".
There is no need to worry that this move will embarrass the prince or even make him angry. Yao Ji specifically told Fang Zhenghua that for some people who are provoking troubles, disobeying orders, and bullying the people, Dongchang is the king's law, and they can be caught first and reported later. Just don't kill him directly.
"Are you going to follow the rebels in the capital camp and cause trouble in the inner city in the next few days?"
Daring to kill the Prince Consort's newsboy without authorization would be a slap in the face of a certain prince. What's more, in this three-acre land in the capital, it would be tantamount to acting domineering under Yaoji's eyes. He was clearly ignoring the power of God and seeking his own death.
"...The villain...don't dare!"
"The villain...has...eyes...but no beads!"
"Please, Your Highness..."
After being taught a lesson by the feudal lords, the heads of these gangsters were swollen like pig heads. They were worried that they would threaten the safety of the prince. Their hands and feet were tied up and they were thrown to the ground unable to get up. They kept squirming like Strips of giant human-shaped maggots!
"Blood debts must be repaid with blood! I was too lazy to listen, so I dragged them all out, blocked their mouths, and showed them to the public after Ling Chi! Publish this news in the newspaper tomorrow and publicize it widely!"
Madan!
Even I dare to kill my people!
Then don't blame me for being rude!
I have been cleaning up the tea merchants for the past two days, and you are trying to steal the show.
It's okay now, the show has been taken away from you, and you can't continue acting anymore.
There are only a dozen people, and it seems that they are not even enough to fill the gap between the teeth of the Lord of Hell.
After enjoying Lingchi here, I was ready to be fucked over there.
"Also, next time before the suspect is dragged in, the beating is not allowed to bleed. The beating must be separated by a paper shell. This way there will only be internal injuries, otherwise the floor will have to be washed!"
Yao Ji was very dissatisfied with the group of chickens who had stained his small yard with dog blood. If the waiter could not clean it in time, it would be difficult to wash it off after the blood coagulated and dried, unless the slates on the ground were replaced. .
The beautiful mother and aunt had a meal in Kunning Palace, and she and the loser discussed "making love" and washing the floor in the East Palace. I wonder if they would still have an appetite after hearing the news, but with mahjong, the concubines can relax Physically and mentally.
"...I obey your order!"
Fang Zhenghua now understood what the little prince had learned. He didn't expect that there was such a way of beating people. He would definitely let his subordinates try it on prisoners when he got back. If it worked, he would use this method in the future.
