The two major newspapers, the Capital Daily and the Empire Daily, were the first to publish the news of Huang Taiji's demise. As a result, millions of copies were sold that day.
Subsequently, newspapers such as Beidu Evening News, Daming Metropolis Daily, Jifu Morning News, and Beizhili Daily published by the Ministry of Rites, which have only emerged in recent years, also published the good news one after another.
Since it is good news, the title must not be black, but red. This is worthy of the tens of thousands of taels of funeral expenses Huang Taiji paid for a certain new emperor.
Since all the newspapers have been sold out by readers, the owners of newsstands, the newspaper boys shouting along the street, and even the editors of newspapers are looking forward to the death of the chicken several times a year...
All printing plants that print newspapers are working overtime because readers from other places also want to read the authoritative media breaking news from Beidu as soon as possible.
According to estimates by the media group, the reading wave caused by the death of Huangtaiji can bring the total sales of various newspapers to more than 5 million copies.
You don’t have to be a coffin shop to make money from dead people, this is the skill of editors...
The next day, Ming Dynasty's most influential military media, "Modern Military" and "Global Arms", published their latest issues.
It mainly introduces the resume of Huang Taiji, as well as the past confrontation between a certain new emperor and him, and finally the impact of Huang Taiji's death, as well as the possible threat to the Ming Dynasty after Shunji takes over.
The price of a newspaper ranges from ten to twenty yuan, a military magazine costs as much as one or two hundred yuan, and a special issue of Emperor Taiji costs as much as five hundred yuan.
Even so, buyers flocked to them, because the content of these two magazines has always been large in quantity. Not only were their editing skills very good, but they also provided well-founded analysis of the war, and they were also very intuitive with pictures and texts.
The magazine is half as thick as a book and twice the size of a thread-bound book. It is very easy to flip through, so it has a huge readership.
In addition to the government offices and the military, merchants, entertainment venues, scholars, wealthy gentry and other groups were all loyal customers of these two magazines.
Ten thousand copies of the special issue were sold out as soon as it went on the market, and many readers who found it unsatisfactory ran to the newspaper office and asked for a sequel!
sequel?
"Secret History Outside the Customs" is endless!
Most readers think that since Huangtaiji has died, it is time for Shunji to appear, and more exciting content will be ushered in, you know...
The author of "Secret History Outside the Passage" has been writing non-stop in recent years, maintaining a level of publishing six books a year.
I believe that after getting the news that Huang Taiji died, this author will also introduce new things.
Shunji, Dorgon, Dayuer...
Just thinking about it makes your mouth go dry and your throat smoke!
A certain new emperor believed that for any two of the three of them, Albert Wu could write the plot of a book.
This guy has really created a magnificent career, and it can be updated as long as your hand can still hold a pen.
Considering that this guy was already over fifty, a certain new emperor also relaxed restrictions on him.
There is no need to write it yourself, just let someone else write it, and Wu Weiye can just dictate it.
Lao Wutou has made a lot of money in recent years. He can earn six thousand taels of silver a year, and when sales are good, he can earn tens of thousands of taels a year.
In terms of income, it is not much worse than some merchants, and there is no need to support a bunch of followers.
Now Wu Weiye has moved to Xincheng and lives in a two-story small foreign-style building given to him by a certain new emperor.
Although it is not as good as the courtyard in the old city, you can climb up and have a distant view, and you can also plant flowers in the front and back yards.
More importantly, life has become much more convenient with lights, telephones, refrigerators, running water, and flush toilets.
In addition to the Yu family whom he married nearly thirty years ago, Wu Weiye, who was wealthy and wealthy, also married six more concubines.
Basically, you marry someone every three or four years, otherwise you will feel a lack of creative inspiration...
It was only after these women entered the house that they suddenly realized what their husbands were doing.
But they are all very happy, because they are also loyal readers of this book, and now they have finally found the rightful owner!
When Wu Weiye got stuck in his creation, the concubines took turns giving Wu Weiye advice based on the scenes in the book.
The Ming Dynasty has always had a trend that it does not matter how old a man is, as long as he is talented.
If you have both talent and money, that would be perfect!
Even if Wu Weiye knew his destiny, he could still marry the perfect young lady who had just grown up...
It's just that although this job is very profitable, it is also very dangerous. Once the identity is disclosed to the outside world, there is a possibility of life being lost.
Albert Wu stayed at home most of the time. When he felt bored, he would go to the yard to relax.
Even if they go out, they will be accompanied by factory guards. If they are detected by Braid, they will take action.
All concubines who entered the concubine were warned by the factory guards that if they leaked the news, Wu Weiye would be killed.
Every one of them will be caught and imprisoned, and they will never come out again in this life.
As a benefit of sealing, all kinds of goods in Qianqi Department Store, as long as they are not particularly in demand, will soon appear in Wu's house!
Wu Weiye and his wife Yu Shi were not used to this kind of life at first, but later they became accustomed to it, and they could enjoy the benefits of having factory guards deliver goods to their door without leaving home.
This is probably not even the case with those from the General Chamber of Commerce in the city, and there is no need to queue up when going to the store, and you can buy whatever you want.
The concubines are not old, and if they do not abide by the family rules, then Wu Weiye and his wife Yu will go into battle together.
After sunset, put on a professional suit and use various tools to discipline it...
Over the years, in addition to "Secret History of the Borderlands", many similar competing products have appeared on the market.
For example, "Couple's Adventures in the Jianghu", "The Legend of the Captive Killer Heroes", "The True Colors of the Country", "The Legend of the Prince", "The Talents of the Ming Dynasty", etc. are all comparable to "The Secret History of the Passengers".
Among them, the plot of "The Legend of the Prince" is the most bizarre. It describes a certain prince as a martial arts master. He is not only gifted with supernatural powers, but also has acquired immortal magic. He can pierce through more than a dozen Donglu cavalry on the opposite side with a single blast.
With a few beautiful beauties and a group of followers who were also masters around him, he faced the swarming Donglu soldiers. He was always outnumbered and won every battle.
When Wu Weiye saw the book for the first time, he was immediately stunned. He didn't expect that it could be written like this and that it could be sold on the market.
This shows that the author has been allowed to create in this way, and it is very likely that he has received the highest approval.
After the book was launched, not only was it not left out due to its bizarre content, it actually sold very well.
Several other books have their own merits, and Wu Weiye has some understanding of them.
Appropriately adjust the content of your work to make it more palatable to the public.
In the case of a certain new emperor, as long as there are no books that are against him, the court, or his father and support Braid, and the literary talent is qualified, then it can be published.
It doesn’t matter that the plot is incredible, this is the best place for readers of Ming Dynasty, otherwise how could they spend money to buy books?
You can write steam tanks, you can write airship paratroopers, you can write mechas.
It’s okay to become the protagonist yourself, at least have the ability to fly, escape and go through walls and lock your head!
That's right, that "Legend of the Prince" was written by a certain new emperor, the non-famous writer Chen Chen.
This guy is very talented in writing. After reading "The Secret History of Guanwai", my hands became itchy.
When factory guards came to the door, he thought he had committed a crime.
It was only after I saw the true master and heard the words that I suddenly understood.
A certain new emperor gave him a summary of the story. As a reference, he also provided a famous man in history who defied the will of heaven and changed his fate - Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu!
Chen Chen read Wu Weiye's works and received advice from a certain new emperor. He first wrote a trial of 20,000 words and submitted it.
After being corrected by a certain new emperor, I knew my shortcomings and the direction I should take, and then I started writing like water.
After three volumes of "Legend of the Prince" were published in a row, it became comparable to "The Secret History of Guanwai" in terms of sales.
Unlike the latter, which focuses on describing the gang outside the customs, the focus of "Legend of Prince" is to have fun, that is, a certain Taizi coder goes to braid his hair and writes some plots as embellishments.
It can be said that it is 70% cold-blooded and 30% enthusiastic. This kind of content arrangement can whet the appetite of readers and reach the point where they can't stop...
Therefore, it only took half a year for Chen Chen to reach the level of earning more than a thousand taels per book, and successfully joined the ranks of Ming Dynasty's first-tier merchants.
As a popular author, Chen Chen also wanted to meet the author of "Secret History of Beyond the Pass".
But for safety reasons, we gave up.
When the other person's family sees him, his identity may be revealed through a casual conversation.
People who make a living by beating Donglu must not let Donglu Xizuo in the city know their true identity.
If this leads to a fatal disaster, then the gain outweighs the loss.
A certain new emperor gave high-level protection measures to every author he approved to write.
Unless the factory guard leaks the secret himself, it will be difficult for outsiders to know the identity of the author.
The factory guards are also very satisfied with the job of protecting the author. After all, it is a fat job.
Eat when you should, drink when you should, make a lot of money, and be the first to read new books on the market. It would be too much to be dissatisfied.
The prosperity of Beidu's media market is just a microcosm of the Ming Dynasty's move towards the ZTE. Because more people are literate, there will naturally be more people buying books, newspapers and periodicals.
A certain new emperor established a primary school in Beidu fifteen years ago, and a middle school ten years ago.
After the Imperial College was renamed Beidu University, and after ten years of development, this system for further education gradually took shape.
Beidu's primary school, middle school, and university each require five years of study. Only students whose class hours and grades meet the standards can get a diploma.
Elementary school admission is free and no fees are charged, but after graduation you need to find your own way.
Admission to middle school is also free, but you need to pass an exam after graduating from primary school and pass the exam before you can be admitted.
However, middle school is a targeted training. After graduation, you don't have to worry about livelihood problems, and your own businesses come to recruit people.
College admission also requires passing an exam, which is more difficult and has higher thresholds, but employment prospects after graduation are unprecedentedly good.
This refers to students who have passed the exam. For those students whose families are not short of money and have bought a place to study, they can go home to take over their studies after graduation...
College students who have obtained a diploma can study in the Hanlin Academy, participate in scientific research projects at the Academy of Sciences, become official officials in the court or local governments, or do management work in enterprises.
Because there are many majors in universities, for example, students from poor families can study business administration and become managers after graduation.
A certain new king held just one training class that year, so much so that the price of the lecture notes went sky-high.
If you think about it again, it would be a rare thing to listen to a certain new emperor's lectures.
If he had some spare time, if a certain new emperor inspected Beidu University, he could still feed the students chicken soup for an hour...
As long as you are admitted to Beidu University, not only will all tuition and miscellaneous fees be waived, but each student will also receive five taels of silver per month for living expenses.
A certain new emperor wanted to use this trick to recruit and win over the brightest young people in the Ming Dynasty so that they could make the most of their talents.
Every year, the college entrance examination is held in the morning, and if it snows or rains, it is postponed until the sky clears.
This is also the reason why no matter how hard the Northern Expedition is, a certain new emperor will come back before the end of the year.
For example, Xu Jiufu, a disciple of Zuo Maodi, the governor of Shaanxi Province, had really terrible answers on that paper...
After I went to Shaanxi, because I had a strict teacher and the fat man was afraid of death, I didn't dare to get into some bad habits.
Apart from his preference for eating some mutton, he has basically not committed any major crimes. Twenty years have passed. Thanks to passing the examinations in consecutive years and with Zuo Maodi's recommendation, he has now been promoted to the prefect of Qingyang Prefecture and is now in the fourth position. Taste it.
Zuo Mao was the first person to say that Shaanxi also has Shen Xun, who is known as "Shen Bapi", as the patrol censor. The sharp-eyed Shen Xun also thinks that Xu Jiufu can be promoted, so there is a ninety-nine chance that Xu Jiufu can be promoted. Can't be wrong.
Qingyang Prefecture was not much better than Yan'an Prefecture where the Yanchang Oilfield was located, but because oil was discovered like the latter, it suddenly became rich.
Due to tight border customs, the oil produced by the Yanchang Oilfield was mainly supplied to the northern region, especially for military purposes in city defense.
Later, after the Qingyang Oilfield was officially exploited, the oil supply to the south was completely liberalized. The Malian River could be used to pass through Xi'an and reach Huguang, allowing oil to smoothly enter many cities along the Yangtze River Basin.
After Shaanxi established two large oil fields, a large coal mine, and a large gold mine, the employment situation has been greatly improved.
In addition, after surviving the Little Ice Age, the weather improved, and food supply was no longer a problem.
While Sun Chuanting was stationed in western Shaanxi, he also defeated the Tumot cavalry several times.
However, since the center of the imperial court is in the northeast, it is still necessary to make good friends with the other party for the time being.
As a sweetener, the imperial court agreed with Zuo Maodi to start mutual trade in the Hexi Corridor.
As long as the Tumut people use horses to transport the salt from the salt lake, they can exchange it for various Ming products at preferential prices.
After losing troops and generals, and realizing that the Ming army was difficult to defeat, the Tumut chiefs had no choice but to admit defeat.
Because their allies Li Zicheng and Chai Shihua had no intention of counterattack, these two gangs lived happily in the Western Regions and did not want to cause trouble at all.
Without the support of their allies, the Tumut people also realized that they could exchange white salt for a steady stream of Ming people's goods. After trying several times without being cheated by the other party, they recognized this way of getting along with each other.
